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[X Knight]

I'd rather WWE just buy TNA and put it out of their misery.

plus they'd pick up Sting, too.....hopefully.

 

[Pink Ranger]

I'd rather WWE just buy TNA and put it out of their misery.

plus they'd pick up Sting, too.....hopefully.

VINCE: Steve, now that we've bought TNA, we'd love to have you on board.

STING: No problem.

VINCE: I think you could do some legendary work with guys like Undertaker, Cena and Punk.

STING: Looking forward to it.

VINCE: Now just sign the contract here, and we can get you fitted for your glittery vest and cowboy hat.

STING: ... aaand goodbye.

 

[Kaleb]

I wonder if Paul Hayman would consider buying TNA if he had enough finacial backing?

 

[Hunter Rider]

I just feel burnt out, the tag title match was a great opener and Punk vs Ryback exceeded my expectations and the visual of Punk demolishing Heyman on top of the Cell was really cool, but nothing else stood out on the card, Cena's match with Del Rio built to a solid ending but the commentary was hilariously over the top and the bulk of the match was sluggish.

The Bryan vs Orton finish was just garbage, not only was it the wrong finish in my view but it was also badly executed and for the second PPV spoiled what was becoming a very good match between two excellent workers.

 

[Pink Ranger]

I wonder if Paul Hayman would consider buying TNA if he had enough finacial backing?

I guess the question would be if a financial backer would take a chance letting Heyman spearhead the operation. Heyman is a great creative mind, but a terrible businessman.

 

[sweetre15]

If I were in control of the WWE talent right now, judging from the crowd reactions this is who I'd push in each division and demote(not bury but knock them down the card)

The Champions

Daniel Bryan - WWE Champion

Dolph Ziggler - WHC champion

Big E Langston - IC champion

Dean Ambrose - US champion

AJ Lee - Divas Champion

The Rhodes Dynasty - Tag Team champions


Title chasers(for all the titles mentioned above within reason, so dont freak out if a female competitor is in this list)

CM Punk

Christian

Cody Rhodes

Sheamus

Mark Henry

John Cena

Chris Jericho

Brock Lesnar

The Prime Time Players

The Shield

The Usos

Antonio Cesaro

Kofi Kingston

Miz

Wade Barrett

Bray Wyatt and The Family

Natalya

Summer Rae

Layla

Wrestlers I'd either take off of TV:

Curtis Axel

Ryback

Jack Swagger

The Bellas

Cameron

Sin Cara

Santino Marella

The Great Khali

Hornswoggle

Fandango


Talents I'd call up from NXT to build up:

The Ascension

Corey Graves

Kassius Ohno

Sami Zayn

Leo Kruger

Xavier Woods

Paige

Bayley

Emma

Sasha Banks

 

[sweetre15]

I am against it, because I like Chris Jericho and don't want to see him ruin himself financially by trying to acquire a wrestling company.

Now, if Jericho wants to work with another corporation with deep pockets to buy TNA, and then work for that corporation as a consultant, then fine. But I would not want any wrestler using their own personal finances on a wrestling promotion. Look at Paul Heyman.

From what I hear outside of the fact that Jericho himself is rich, I hear Tim Tebow and others are actually business partners with him so who knows if he'd drain himself or not since he'd probably be smart enough to get a good network deals with sponsors etc.

 

[bullets]

Chris Jericho is going to appear on The Talking Dead next Sunday. That's the second wrestler besides CM Punk that I can recall. I would love to see either of them guest star on Walking Dead.


So is the Punk vs Ryback feud officially over? Also they should of had Bryan win and overcome the odds for a couple months. I'm kinda bored with the feud and product in general right now.

 

[X Knight]

yeah.......there better be something interesting tonight on RAW.......

cuz both the Bryan/Orton feud and the Punk/Ryback feud have run their course.

 

[Pink Ranger]

From what I hear outside of the fact that Jericho himself is rich, I hear Tim Tebow and others are actually business partners with him so who knows if he'd drain himself or not since he'd probably be smart enough to get a good network deals with sponsors etc.

I'm sure he is rich, but I'd like him to stay rich by using as little of his own money as possible for significant business ventures. Purchasing TNA and watching it fail could be as financially disastrous as marrying all of the ex-wives of Hogan, Flair and Cena in one week.

One reason Panda Energy can justify its TNA purchase is that it (presumably) gets a fairly strong cash flow from its power plant business to remain in the black. Although I'm sure Jericho is very smart, I'm not sure if the business ventures he owns provide a high enough income level to let him lose lots of money for a few years while rebuilding TNA.

That's why Shane via You On cable purchasing TNA would be interesting as a fanwank scenario. As a cable company, presumably they've got the cash flow to keep TNA afloat, and the property matches their core business model quite well too. Not to mention they have a foothold in the largest consumer market on the planet.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Adam Cole is the official champion. Jay never actually lost the title, so he he had his own belt made and is calling himself the real champion.

Doesn't matter who the ROH Champion is as long as its not Steen.

 

[X Knight]

I like the idea posted several pages back where WWE buys TNA and combines that with NXT as its developmental program for new wrestlers.

 

[Incrediblejeff]

I have a feeling that if TNA is up for sale that Viacom may end up buying it.

 

[X Knight]

does Viacom own Spike??

 

[Dr. Evil]

does Viacom own Spike??

Yes.

 

[X Knight]

thanks.

 

[Wheels]

Viacom would put Sleezy E in charge. Can anyone say Garrett Bischoff mega push?

 

[TheNextNolan22]

yeah.......there better be something interesting tonight on RAW.......

cuz both the Bryan/Orton feud and the Punk/Ryback feud have run their course.

Especially the former.

 

[TX85]

I wonder how long it'll take the Dixie family to actually sell the company and for someone to actually buy it,This could take days or months

 

[O_B_Juan]

Maybe the FOX network will buy TNA and put them on Sundays after football.

 

[TheNextNolan22]

If anything, Spike will probably end up buying them because they really like Eric Bischoff and a name like him will spark interest in a buyer of a wrestling company. Same thing would apply if Hogan were still there.

 

[sweetre15]

Speaking of Brie Bella: Her typical moveset seems to consist of jumping clotheslines, a snapmare, dropkicks, a hairpull slam, and the X factor. Recently she's added a roll into Northern lights suplex sequence and a single leg crab. My advice to her is to atleast be willing to add a vertical suplex, fireman's carry, headlock takedown, spinning heel kick, a ddt variation and some submissions for good measure. If she can do that and improve her execution of her moves so they dont injure people then maybe she can make a decent case for herself in her current position. Learning how to work an audience would be a plus too.

 

[The End]

Is there any particular clip, perhaps on youtube or dailymotion, that shows why Kevin Steen is considered horrible and over-rated here? I haven't watched any ROH in years.

 

[TheNextNolan22]

Is there any particular clip, perhaps on youtube or dailymotion, that shows why Kevin Steen is considered horrible and over-rated here? I haven't watched any ROH in years.

I'm not one of those guys, but he just recently jobbed to Michael Bennett. Once he was the John Cena of ROH and now he's just another guy. In PWG, he's still awesome. Met him at the PWG Tenth Anniversary show back in early August and is one of the nicest wrestlers I've ever met.

 

[TheNextNolan22]

Speaking of Brie Bella: Her typical moveset seems to consist of jumping clotheslines, a snapmare, dropkicks, a hairpull slam, and the X factor. Recently she's added a roll into Northern lights suplex sequence and a single leg crab. My advice to her is to atleast be willing to add a vertical suplex, fireman's carry, headlock takedown, spinning heel kick, a ddt variation and some submissions for good measure. If she can do that and improve her execution of her moves so they dont injure people then maybe she can make a decent case for herself in her current position. Learning how to work an audience would be a plus too.

Her match last night was alright. Nothing special at all, but as good as we're gonna get from Brie these days.