The WWE Wrestlemania 25 Thread

[quote name='mykevermin']General Managers on the whole can go die in a pit. Putting this paint-by-numbers set of tits in the GM position exemplifies just how little advance planning WWE engages in.

Josh Matthews is announcing with Matt Striker on ECW, so I suspect Grisham gets the SD slot. Shame we couldn't have JR and Striker. Would be *fantastic* - Striker has a true vault of wrestling knowledge in his brain, and can still call a match as a heel commentator if needed.[/quote]



lol, again I agree! But as far as WWE is concerned any heat is good heat. Only if GMs got zero reaction would we ever see them disappear.
 
[quote name='gunm']Only if GMs got zero reaction would we ever see them disappear.[/QUOTE]

Funny you mention that. I turned on ECW to see Teddy Long acting like he's Al Jolson (I swear to christ he's a black man playing a white man playing a black man his dress and mannerisms are so stereotypically fucking racist) dragging out that generic blond tart to be the GM, and I'm thinking "well, this episode is going to be a shitshow - no wonder I don't watch."

But as Teddy started talking at the beginning, it was a hard camera shot that covered the whole ring. The dudes in the front row were looking to their sides, behind them, or on their cell phones (in the "I'm having a conversation, could you keep it down" sense, not the flailing mongoloid "HAY LOOKIT ME AH'M ON TEEVEE AH'M SOFA KING FAME-OSS!" sense). They cut away for half a second to a different camera angle for a moment, and when they jumped back to the hard camera, it was ZOOMED UP IN TEDDY'S FACE SO BLOODY CLOSE THAT YOU COULD SEE HIS NOSTRIL HAIR, DUDE.

It's "camera magic," but the thing is that nobody gives a flying fuck about Teddy Long. Or Tiffany. Maybe Vickie, but Teddy Long has sold as many wrestling tickets in the past 4 years as I have. The crowds speak, and the WWE changes it to tell the story they want. They don't listen to crowds as near as much as they claim to. See how over Christian is? Right. Well, you're a mark and a fool if you think he's going to do anything substantial in his WWE tenure. IC title at best, but that's just a symbol that means "fuck, I gotta carry this through airport security every day." Ain't no prestige on that belt.
 
It took me all of 45 seconds to find Tiffany naked on the internet, and that's pretty much all I needed to see of her in any capacity. To paraphrase William Regal, get this filthy trollop out of my wrestling and off of my television.
 
I like Teddy Long , but admit that as GM (doesn't matter which one) he's basically worthless.

More specifically he hasn't been worth anything , or nearly as entertaining since he went to ECW.
 
The closest thing I get to marking out for Teddy Long is if I am napping while watching TV and he happens to come out, I hear his entrance music and wake up, thinking Rodney Mack has returned.
 
A couple of sites are reporting that the cameraman who got flattened by 'Taker at Wrestlemania was actually a planted Sim Snuka. I thought he got fired.
 
[quote name='JJSP']A couple of sites are reporting that the cameraman who got flattened by 'Taker at Wrestlemania was actually a planted Sim Snuka. I thought he got fired.[/quote]

Nah, Manu was the one who got fired. I think they sent Snuka Jr back to OVW or whatever the minors are called these days
 
I don't get the whole "GM" thing, either, but I can only guess that it's Vince McMahon trying to live his "real sports league owner" dreams vicariously. No one cares, although people love to hate Vickie.
 
[quote name='gunm']I don't get the whole "GM" thing, either, but I can only guess that it's Vince McMahon trying to live his "real sports league owner" dreams vicariously. No one cares, although people love to hate Vickie.[/QUOTE]

"Excuse me!" enough to take the paint off walls.
 
I will admit the whole "eeeexxxxccccuuuusssssseeeeeeee mmmeeeeee" is pretty funny.... at least the crowd's reaction to it is.

On that note reportedly the WWE will be doing a Wrestlemania 25 special for NBC in August. Any bets on how much editing will be done to the HHH/Orton match to:

A) Make the crowd look like they actually gave a crap.
B) Make the match actually look good.

I'll bet a penny on it. No more, no less.
 
Teddy Long's awesome if only for the fake heart attack he had during his wedding to some diva. Though that also brought Vickie Guerrero into power, so for that I hate him just a bit more than I like him.

They should just bring back Ric Flair as the GM of Smackdown and make Steve Austin the Sheriff of Raw while putting Teddy back in charge of the kiddy table at ECW.
 
After his performance at Wrestlemania and on Raw, WWE have decided to make Ricky "The dragon" Steamboat a regular performer for the next month or so.

The current plan is to put him against Jericho in a singles match at Backlash.
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Former TNA champion Chirstian, who recently returned to the WWE told ESPN that he remains confident that he'll get a world title push in the WWE,despite rumors that Vince doesn't see him as a top star.

“I actually feel like I’m in the best shape I’ve ever been in. I’m a little older, a little wiser, and I think things are going to be a lot different for me this time around. I think this time I’ll definitely reach my full potential, and at some point, I will be World Champion.”
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numbskull.
 
Steamboat still looks good, but he's not 1980s Steamboat anymore. Hell, he's not even 1990s Steamboat.

Sure, bringing him back is awesome for nostalgia, but anyone who thinks he can work a 5-star, "OMG AWESOME!" match is wearing 1989-tinted glasses.
 
Didn't say that. But he can still move around a ring in ways that Piper/Snuka couldn't/shouldn't.

His springboard splash to the outside at WM showed he has limited leaping abilities. But he can still go, man.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']Fair enough. Those are some good examples.

doesn't mean I believe in the validity of the brand split at all, but I'll accept Punk's ascendancy to support your claim.[/QUOTE]Also, it's going back a few years, but I feel we would never have seen an Eddie Guerrero or Chris Benoit (I know, I know) title reign if it weren't for the brand split. I doubt they would have been pushed past the IC-title level otherwise.

Then there was that great period of smackdown where much of the airtime was dominated by Mysterio/Edge/Los Guererros/Benoit/Angle matches. Meanwhile RAW was doing the Katie Vick thing. Hmm... is it better to have a really good show and a terrible show, or two mediocre shows? I mean, maybe my memory of the time is tainting things... but I remember Smackdown being really good and Raw being REALLY bad around that time.
 
If anyone can drag him to a 5star match, it's Jericho.

If it's kept under 15 minutes, and Y2J got most of the heel offense in, I'm sure they could work a beautiful match. They even have the whole story setup perfectly. Y2J is disillusioned with the legends of the past, and Steamboat used to be his idol. In a way it's up to Jericho to put his former idol out of his misery.
 
[quote name='BustaUppa']Also, it's going back a few years, but I feel we would never have seen an Eddie Guerrero or Chris Benoit (I know, I know) title reign if it weren't for the brand split. I doubt they would have been pushed past the IC-title level otherwise.

Then there was that great period of smackdown where much of the airtime was dominated by Mysterio/Edge/Los Guererros/Benoit/Angle matches. Meanwhile RAW was doing the Katie Vick thing. Hmm... is it better to have a really good show and a terrible show, or two mediocre shows? I mean, maybe my memory of the time is tainting things... but I remember Smackdown being really good and Raw being REALLY bad around that time.[/QUOTE]

Unfortunately right now we have THREE very mediocre shows.

WWE is very over exposed. I'd rather they just cut all the dead weight, run two (maybe 3) shows a week and focus on five titles. Seriously there's only roughly 30 or so performers in WWE I'd want to see anymore anyhow.
 
...I feel like there's already only about 30 that actually get tv time across all three brands.

ECW
1.Finlay
2.Mark Henry
3.Christian
4.Dreamer
5.Kidd
6.Swagger
7.Bourne
8.Miz
9.Morrison

Raw
1.Jericho
2.Orton
3.HHH
4.Rhodes
5.Dibiase
6.CM Punk
7.Mysterio
8.Cena
9.Batista
10.Kane
11.HBK
12.Santino
13.Kofi

Smackdown
1.Edge
2.Jeff Hardy
3.Matt Hardy
4.Big Show
5.MVP
6.Shelton
7.Undertaker
8.R Truth
9. Carlito
10. Primo
11.Kendrick
12.Ezekiel
13.Kozlov
14. Khali (questionable at the moment)

Then there's the ones who are almost never on TV, which isn't really that many.
1.Jesse
2.Festus
3.Noble
4.Haas
5.Burchill
6.Shad
7.JTG
8.Ziggler
9.Snuka
10.Chavo (wheeling Vickie doesn't count)
11.Funaki
(note this was just off the top of my head so I may be missing a few)

I feel like the brand split is good for one thing, it eliminates the low card. Stephanie alluded to this in her Congress interveiw where she said they don't have low carders. They do, they are just barely used. If all 35 active performers were available for a 3 brands, and the titles were reconsolidated, we wouldn't see as many wrestlers getting the opportunity to shine as there are. It'd be the top half of the Raw/Smackdown/ECW wrestlers dominating the midcard through main event. The guys who are solid midcarders (Kendrick, Kofi etc) on all three brands would almost certainly be relegated to the low card, and not get anywhere near a belt.

But at least it would make them more selective about who comes up from developmental.

(Sorry for way too long post)
 
[quote name='JJSP']It took me all of 45 seconds to find Tiffany naked on the internet, and that's pretty much all I needed to see of her in any capacity. To paraphrase William Regal, get this filthy trollop out of my wrestling and off of my television.[/quote]

please keep that hot peace of ass on television...

also just random..

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is monty brown still with wwe???? (or marcus von cor or whatever...)
 
[quote name='strongpimphand']is monty brown still with wwe???? (or marcus von cor or whatever...)[/QUOTE]

No he asked out of his contract because he had to deal with personal issues. i think his sis passed away and he had to tend to the kids or something. Word on the sheets is that he's close to resigning with the WWE.
 
Seriously... :rofl: @ this Smackdown taping spoiler.....

* The Great Khali b. Santino Marella
- Santino comes out and says that he could be drafted to SmackDown, so he opens a challenge for any wrestler in the back. The Great Khali comes out and says he can't quit thinking of Santina and he wants a kiss or he'll fight Santino. Santino declines and Khali demanded a referee come out and ring the bell.
 
[quote name='Demolition Man']Seriously... :rofl: @ this Smackdown taping spoiler.....

* The Great Khali b. Santino Marella
- Santino comes out and says that he could be drafted to SmackDown, so he opens a challenge for any wrestler in the back. The Great Khali comes out and says he can't quit thinking of Santina and he wants a kiss or he'll fight Santino. Santino declines and Khali demanded a referee come out and ring the bell.
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I'll admit, I get a kick out of both guys, so I don't mind it.

Would you be kind enough to post a spoiler-free match listing for Smackdown?
 
As great as Steamboat looked (all things considered), I really don't want to see him do a month or more of this. I was hoping WM would've been his kudos/farewell, but I figured him showing so well was going to lead to this.
 
[quote name='Demolition Man']Seriously... :rofl: @ this Smackdown taping spoiler.....

* The Great Khali b. Santino Marella
- Santino comes out and says that he could be drafted to SmackDown, so he opens a challenge for any wrestler in the back. The Great Khali comes out and says he can't quit thinking of Santina and he wants a kiss or he'll fight Santino. Santino declines and Khali demanded a referee come out and ring the bell.
[/QUOTE]
umm.....wow

that's some prison yard stuff right there

either do this *thing* or we're going to fight
 
[quote name='Matt Young']I'll admit, I get a kick out of both guys, so I don't mind it.

Would you be kind enough to post a spoiler-free match listing for Smackdown?[/QUOTE]

Non-spoiler match listing for SD!

Michelle McCool Vs Gail Kim

Kofi Kingston Vs Big Show

Santino Vs Khali

Cutting Edge segment featuring John Cena

Non-Title
Priceless w/ Orton Vs Colons

Stretcher Match
Matt Hardy Vs Jeff Hardy

Reading the spoilers, it actually seems like SD! could be a decent show. Really convinces me that the brands should be dissolved and dead weight should be cut.
 
[quote name='gunm']As great as Steamboat looked (all things considered), I really don't want to see him do a month or more of this. I was hoping WM would've been his kudos/farewell, but I figured him showing so well was going to lead to this.[/QUOTE]

I imagine they will run him into the ground like all the other legends over the years.

Enjoy it before it gets really sad, folks!
 
The wacky Cody/ODB segment was the best thing on the show. That thing reminded me of the greatness of the Nidia/Noble duo, which ruled. This was a very wrestling-lean show even by Impact standards. I think there was a whopping five minutes of wrestling for the first hour. I can't even think of a show with less wrestling on it than that. Fortunately, some of the non-wrestling stuff this week was quick good - I dug the Sting interview and thought he made some great points about Foley being unpredictable while adding another layer of intrigue to the match by noting that it could very well be his (Sting's) last due to his bad knee and Foley's psychotic nature.

Foley wasn't as "on" tonight with his mic work as he's been in the past, but I liked him at least attempting to add a personal touch on his makeshift match against Shelley by stating that it was months in making due to his son wanting to look like Shelley, while Shelley wanted Foley's hide for that ridiculous turkey costume he was forced to wear on the Thanksgiving Impact last year. At least that stupid thing led to SOMETHING happening later - even if it was long after the point of relevance. Speaking of which, when are LAX gong to make use of their cases? Supermex used his before, but was given it back, while Homicide hasn't given a shit about ever getting an X title shot, and neither 'Cide or the 300+ lbs. Hernandez cared about Foley possibly costing them a shot at the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag titles. Although to be fair, there's been no reason given for them to actually care about those belts. They just look bad, and are on the line in a match no one is buying the show to see.

The main event was a decent match, but I could have done without the Guns needing Sting's help to win in a handicap match in their favor. Sure, they "beat" Foley, but they gained nothing in doing so. It's just another example of the Nash-Rey/Hogan-Kidman deal, where a veteran "puts over" a younger talent, who gains absolutely nothing. Although I'm sure this wasn't due to political B.S. from Foley, but was instead just a really stupid booking move. Of course, in the big picture, things will work out fine after this - the most important thing was the match be used to build up Sting and Foley, and it did. Foley looked better than he has before in TNA, giving some fans (like myself) hope that his match at the PPV will be good, and Sting furthered the story along by getting revenge on Mick by hitting him with the chair.

Definitely not a great Impact, but not one of the worst, and it at least brought the comedy in Mick Foley possibly becoming a Jr. Heavyweight Champion. Hernendez possibly becoming one at Lockdown is also fine comedy, and I wonder what New Japan thinks of this goofy stuff. I'm sure they're content to see their belts and name be exposed to an international audience, but I imagine they'd also like it to be done in a way that doesn't make one of their titles look like a joke.

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Quotes -
DW - Booker T will have a revenge factor in mind when he takes on Joe in the man advantage contest later tonight!
Jarrett - Sting, what do you want, I HAVE BUSINESS TO TAKE CARE OF RIGHT NOW IN MY OFFICE!?
Sting - Who’s running the company? Is it Jeff Jarrett or Mick Foley!?
Jarrett - I’M KNEE DEEP IN B.S. HERE - THE LAST THING I NEED IS YOU ON MY CASE! MICK AIN’T RUNNING NOTHIN’ AROUND HERE - I’M CALLIN’ THE SHOTS!
Steiner - Sting, step back. Jeff, this is what I was telling you about last week. MICK’S MAKING MATCHES THAT DON’T MAKE NO SENSE! YOU PUT DA COMPANY IN DA HANDS OF AJ AND JOE AGAINST US! IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY - IT SHOULDN’T BE THIS WAY. There’s an easier road to go down.
Jarrett - Scott, THAT’S NOT EVEN AN OPTION!
Steiner - Jeff, I know yer hearing me - I care about you, we need to go back there and talk about this between me and you!
Tenay - THE MOTORCITY MACHINE GUNS!? WHAT BUSINESS IS THIS OF THEIRS!?
Tenay - HOW ABOUT STEINER TRYING TO BRAINWASH JEFF JARRETT!?
DW - BRAINWASH!? WHAT!? HE’S THE ONLY ONE MAKING SENSE!
Shelley - Chris and I were in the back playing RE 5 and SF IV and we couldn’t help but hear you, Sting. It’s not fair that you had to wrestle Joe last week Sting and Foley had the night off, but I guess that’s what happens when Foley’s the boss here. Jeff, the Guns aren’t just the most attractive team in TNA - we’re a tag team for hire now. Reason being that Thanksgiving Eve 2008 was one of the worst nights ever - I had to wear a turkey suit that smelled like burnt hair. I don’t know why, and I got punched and double arm DDTed by Foley and it’s been eating me up inside ever since. You wanna give Foley a tune-up match? HOW ABOUT FOLEY AGAINST THE GUNS IN A HANDICAP MATCH! Do I need to text, e-mail, or use a smoke signal, Jeff!?
Jeff - YOU WANT HIM!? YOU GOT HIM!
Foley - I’m at a loss for words, so I’ll just steal some from KC and the Sunshine Band - THAT’S THE WAY, UH HUH, UH HUH, I LIKE IT! These guys are great white meat baby faces! I’ve gotta tweak the match!
JB - How do you tweak a match, Mick?
Ad Guy - 14 HOURS OF CLASSIC JEFF JARRETT MATCHES!
Foley - Jeff, you found your smile tonight, but I wanna tweak the match tonight!
Jett - Tweak?
Foley - JUST TWEAK IT! SIZZLE THE STEAK BROTHER!
JB - Is something wrong, Jeff? It’s just Mick being Mick. IT’S NOT STEINER, IS IT!?
Tenay - I’M INTRIGUED AT HOW MICK FOLEY IS GOING TO “TWEAK” HIS MATCH TONIGHT!
DW - Jeff is drowning and it’s obvious that Steiner’s just trying to throw him a lifeline. Jeff is clearly INTRUGED BY HIS WORDS!
Tenay - Tonight, MY REVEALING INTERVIEW WITH STING!
Tenay - As you see, Bashir has put together this ANTI-USA GROUP!
DW - HE’S A VICTIM! IN YOUR MIND AND EVERYONE ELSE’S MIND, HE’S SOMEONE WHO COULD SNAP AT ANY TIME!
DW - Bashir took advantage of the situation.
Tenay - TOOK ADVANTAGE?! HE USED THE BELT!
DW - What belt?!
Rhino - As everyone knows, I love this country, and at Destination X, I walked to talk with… Mr. Neil, and that’s why I asked for this time.
Rhino - It would be my honor to train you in a wrestling ring so you could live that dream and live it for an honorable man.
Neil - THANK YOU!
Lauren - We’ll keep the entire TNA audience posted on your progress! Now he’s dedicated his life to living his life in his fallen friend’s honor!
DW - VELVET’S GOT THE SCISSORS! SHE’S CUTTING THE HAIR OF RAISHA SAEED!
Tenay - OH IS AWESOME KONG GONNA BE PISSED OFF!!!!
(during Beautiful People beat down recap)Tenay - THIS RECAP HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO YOU BY OBSERVE AND REPORT! YOU CAN SEE HOW SERIOUSLY HE TAKES SECURITY!
Devon - If we didn’t open up an academy, then the art of wrestling would be lost.
Sting - I’d have to be a schitzofrenic to know what’s going on in Mick Foley’s head.
Tenay - You’ve mentioned retirement, what about Lockdown?
Sting - In 1990, my left knee was reconstructed. If that kind of injury happens now, there is no comeback. In 1994, in Germany, it was Mick against Van Vader, and I was in the back. The next thing I know, he’s tangled in the ropes, there’s blood and I didn’t think anything of it. Gary Capetta came into the locker room with a human ear, and said Sting, I think I have Cactus Jack’s ear, and he came into the locker room, pulled back is hair…no ear. I said “Cactus, you all right”, and he said “I think I lost my freaking ear, BANG BANG!”. That sums up my opponent at Lockdown - he’s out of his mind, and he’s got the right crowd. Every night, I know it could be my last, but against Mick, I very well know it could be my last match.
Lauren - CHRIS, I SHOULD REPORT DR. STEVIE TO THE BOARD OF HEALTH!
Abyss - NO, DON’T DO THAT!
Lauren - FINE, I WON’T, BUT NEXT TIME, I’M COMING WITH YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT CRAP DOESN’T HAPPEN AGAIN!
DW - Shelley and Sabin have laid awake at night for FIVE MONTHS TO THINK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED WITH MICK FOLEY!
Foley - To tweak or not to tweak - that is the question! Why tweak the main event with you against both Machine Guns? Both are tremendous wrestlers. It’s a match that would push me to my limits, but I have tweaked it in my notebook, it’s got my next book, Crossing the Line. A few months ago, I was at my son Huey’s basketball game, and I said to my wife that he looked ridiculous with that haircut and my wife said “Mick, let him do his own thing, and we don’t bug you about your hair”. Point well taken, and I found this card from Dewey - MMG 24/7 365. I asked him what was and he said he wanted to look like Alex Shelley. If I may, here’s a photo - my son wants to look like ALEX SHELLEY! Sure, we could have a normal match, but I’M GONNA TWEAK IT! TONIGHT’S MAIN EVENT IS A FIRST BLOOD MATCH! And to make sure there’s no interference and that the Sting has a great view, I want Sting to be down here as the special guest enforcer! AS LONG AS I’M AT IT, I’D LIKE JEFF TO BE DOWN TO DO WHATEVER THE HELL FOUNDERS DO AT RINGSIDE! AND HERE’S MY PROMISE TO YOU - I’VE MADE MY HOME A MACHINE GUN-FREE ENVIRONMENT AND I’M SURE NOT EVEN TED NUGENT WOULD WANT THOSE GUNS, AND WHEN I’M DONE, NO KID WILL WANT TO LOOK LIKE ALEX SHELLEY AGAIN! HAVE A NICE EVENING! BANG BANG!
Tenay - WHO’S GONNA BLEED TONIGHT!? Let’s get an update on Sharmell!
JB - Booker, what happened!?
Booker - JB, normally, I’m joking around. But this is serious man, it’s serious bidness. I’m the best entertainer ever, but what happened last week had nothing to do with entertainment. I gotta put it in my mind, it’s all in my imagination as to what happened, and Joe, what’s gonna happen tonight won’t be left to the imagination, sucka.
Angle - You see, I may be the leader of my team at Lockdown, but tonight has nothing to do with getting the man advantage, we have families, I’m coming down with Book and I’m not leaving his side. You wanna unleash your Nation of Violence, UNLEASH IT ON ME! THIS TRIBAL MANSLAUGHTER ENDS TONIGHT!
Tenay - Can Joe be trusted in Lethal Lockdown!?
DW - HELL NO HE CAN’T BE TRUSTED!
(as Joe stands still)Tenay - THE BODY LANGUAGE OF JOE TELLS US WHAT HE TOLD AJ EARLIER - I DON’T NEED YOUR HELP!
Jarrett - I’d like to say for a good DVD sound byte that I’m a thrill seeker, but I’m not.
Jarrett - When the red light is on, you’re the character you see in your mind.
Deaner - WOODY THE WOODPECKER LIVES HERE!
ODB - I’ve met the pecker a few times.
Deaner - YOU MET DA PECKER!?
ODB - BAM! (grabs Woody’s pecker)
Deaner - HEY, THIS IS MY DATE!
Ray - I think we’re in the upper percentile of tag teams in history.
Devon - It’s like a book with us - if you’ve enjoyed the first ten chapters, then you’ll like the rest.
Ray - If you look at the titles, then we’re definitely up there. We’ve won the ECW, WCW, WWE, All Japan, New Japan, HUSTLE, NWA, and TNA Tag titles. Every one of our 21 title wins has been a little bit different, being a world champion always carries with it a certain responsibility…
Tenay - DURING THE BREAK, KEVIN NASH MET UP WITH SURVIVOR AMAZON’S JENNA MARASCA!
DW - He’s working his magic!
Shelley - Foley, 20 years ago, when you began your legacy, we were trying to beat Billy Mitchell’s Donkey Kong record. You can take our IWGP Jr. TAG TEAM TITLES TONIGHT IF YOU BEAT US!
Sabin - Foley, first blood or not, you’re not in there with two jabronis, you’re in there with two of the best wrestlers in the world. Mick, you can barely get out of bed in the morning, let alone wrestle. Tonight, at your expense, the Guns are gonna do what they do best - make a name for ourselves!
Shelley - If we need to give another ticket to the Gun show, we’ll give ya one, Sting. See ya out there.
Ray - Beer Money vs. 3D - The biggest match in tag team history. I can’t think of a bigger tag team title match. This is the ONE match that me and my brother are looking forward to. To say that you’re the New Japan and TNA Tag champions says that you’re the best in ANY WRESTLING FEDERATION THAT EXISTS TODAY! Devon, whadya think Beer Money’s gonna do when the Philly fans chant “WE WANT BLOOD” in a match against the most violent tag team in the world today. Philly’s another town to Beer Money - it’s not just another town for us! After Lockdown, you’ll be calling us 22 time tag team champions!
Devon - TESTIFY!
Ray - If they can beat us, then they can call themselves the greatest tag team in the world today! Philly is the jungle, and Beer Money, you’re gonna die! Storm’s in the ring with one-half of one of the greatest tag teams ever with his brother Rick, but it’s pretty obvious we have topped anything they ever did!
DW - Nash interfered…for some reason.
DW - I’m glad 3D left the table - they were prodding and poking me!
Tenay - WHAT A COINCIDENCE THAT YOU GET SOME BASS IN YOUR VOICE ONCE THEY LEAVE!
DW - I WAS JUST A FEW SECONDS AWAY FROM TELLING THEM!
Tenay - OH SURE!
JB - I’VE GOT SOME BREAKING NEWS ABOUT A “MAJOR WRESTLING PERSONALITY” WORKING FOR A “MAJOR WRESTLING COMPANY” LOOKING TO COME HERE TO TNA!
Love - Kong, Raisha’s not gonna make it tonight - we left her in a pool of her own blood, hair, and vomit! And tonight, we’re gonna give you a makeover that we can all agree is long overdue!
DW - THE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE TRAUMATIZED THE GOVERNOR SO BADLY SHE NOW GOES BY DAFFNEY!
Tenay - IMPACT’S TV RATINGS HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY THROUGH THE ROOF!
Penzer - This is your Impact main event - a first blood handicap match for the IWGP Jr. Tag Team titles!
Tenay - That barb wire bat is either his tribute to the opening week of MLB or his weapon of choice as he threatens to carve the Guns up like a Thanksgiving turkey!
Tenay - TNA FOUNDER Jeff Jarrett has said that he wants to stay in his office - he doesn’t want to come out here and cloud the issue!
DW - Correct me if I’m wrong, but in all the years we’ve seen the Guns, I don’t ever think we’ve seen them bleed!
Tenay - Sabin dropkick TO THE BACK of Foley!
DW - OH WE KNOW WHAT HE’S POINTING TO, WE KNOW WHAT HE’S GONNA GRAB!
Tenay - IT’S THE TRADEMARK SOCK!
(looking at bloody sock)Ref - THAT’S BLOOD! THIS IS OVER!
Foley - This is not what I promised. I said I’d bust someone wide open! NOT TO COME UP WITH HALF A THIMBLE FULL OF BLOOD! Shelley, I’m gonna make you suffer! (he grabs the barb wire bat, leading to Sting hitting Foley with a chair causing him to bleed)
DW - That’s revenge for Sting after all the shots from Foley!
 
Good god TNA....

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Former TNA production manager Randy Ricci wrote an e-mail to the Wrestling Observer's Dave Meltzer in response to Danny Bonaduce's decision to wrestle a match in TNA.

In the e-mail, he recalls a company meeting about the build for the 2007 Slammiversary pay-per-view in Nashville, saying TNA president Dixie Carter was fuming over her people not being able to get in touch with Vanilla Ice, Jonny Fairplay and "some other no-name." According to Ricci, this was the most upset he had ever seen her, to the point that people genuinely looked like they feared for their jobs. Later during the meeting, Ricci jokingly says, "Hey, don't worry folks. I think I may be able to dig up contact info on Bobcat Goldthwait."

"Dixie and the SVP gave me stares from hell and then Don West and Terry Taylor busted out laughing to make it worse," Ricci wrote.

Here is Ricci's e-mail in it's entirety:

"Bonaduce? Cmon. Can you imagine how much this is going to cost TNA? I will never ever understand why Dixie Carter and her SVP do things like this. And trust me, this is all Dixie and her people. Scratch that. I do understand why they think they are doing it.

At meetings close, Dixie projected her frustration about another failure, on her people when she went off about no one getting in touch with Vanilla Ice, Jonny Fairplay, and some other no-name. She was so pissed. This was the most pissed I had seen her up to that point. And people were scampering, pointing fingers and genuinely looking like they feared for their jobs. I couldn't help it. I tried to bite my tongue and I was really hoping it was a joke. I had to say, 'Hey, don't worry folks. I think I may be able to dig up contact info on Bobcat Goldwaith.'

Dixie and the SVP gave me stares from hell and then Don West and Terry Taylor busted out laughing to make it worse. For a second, I was jerky, but then I thought, 'How embarrassing is this? They are bleeding money and Vanilla Ice was going to save the day.

Then there was the infamous Pacman Jones embarrassment, Blago (Rod Blagojevich) in the Main Event Mafia and now Bonaduce. These idiots think that because he was on that Hulk Hogan crappy celebrity's thing that somehow Bonaduce gets a rub. And that this is one step closer to tapping the 'in' crowd. Some imaginary new breed of wrestling fan that TNA is going to develop. How's that working for you guys? You can't even develop any wrestling stars.

I would also love to see how far behind they are on their bills as well. They owe people money that work for them and provide services while they go out into the mainstream media with this kind of crap, alienating the people that work with them, and for them, even more because I guarantee you that what they are spending on this future flop could cover all that back pay. I'm telling you, this is just Dixie and her SVP doing nothing but playing live wrestling dolls."
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Shame. Back when they were successfully signing on bigger names like Christian, Sting, and Angle, I was starting to become hopeful that TNA could actually become a solid niche competitor against the 800lb gorilla that is WWE.
 
[quote name='gunm']WM wasn't that bad. So no one thought HBK/Taker was worth the price of admission alone?[/quote]

I might pay half the admission price (maybe a little more) if all I was getting was:
MitB
HBK vs Taker
Matt vs Jeff
and maybe Edge vs Show vs Cena

the rest of the card was pretty disposable. As much as I found the Diva Battle Royal and the Rey vs JBL matches amusing those belonged on free tv. HHH vs Orton was only good for helping me fall asleep.
 
[quote name='gunm']WM wasn't that bad. So no one thought HBK/Taker was worth the price of admission alone?[/quote]

It was good, but I don't it was worth $55 or whatever they were charging just for one match. Especially when it's supposed to be "the biggest PPV of the year".
 
25 was far from one of the worst PPVs ever - it wasn't even the worst WM this decade. X8 was worlds worse, and 23 didn't have anything as good as HBK vs. Taker, although Batista vs. Taker is close.
 
I never thought I'd say this, but I actually enjoyed Cena'a promo just now. I like the way he outlined he and Edge's history together, and I liked the fire and passion in his voice near the end.

If he did that more often, he may actually grow from awful to tolerable.
 
Maybe I'm spoiled from having just watched Wrestlemania and haven't watched wrestling for a while before that, but I DVRed Smackdown for the Hardy match and I felt like, for the main event match that hinged on incapacitating your opponent, there really wasn't much going on.
 
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