Light Tubes Is Not A Wrestling Thread! - - - Part 57

[TX85]

What they need to do is learn to fix their online server.

Well the CC yeah although I personally don't care about it,But Online match making works fine as I play everyday with buddies for hrs and in fact I just got done playing online a bit ago and I played about 3 hrs worth and no lag at all!!(except a second or two when people would leave the matches)

 

[Dr. Evil]

I have long believed that Vickie's in the WWE because the WWE didn't want a lawsuit from her blaming them for his death.

 

[LOBO3315a]

I've always thought it was out of respect. Eddie did everything the business asked of him, and was a great character in and out of the ring. He had pulled himself out of some dark times, and was a big draw for the Hispanic community. Vince probably wanted to be seen as doing the right thing by Eddie's family by them as well. Vickie will always have a job in the WWE for that reason alone.

 

[DBryan]

Plus she's actually good at what she does.

 

[Dr. Evil]

I've always thought it was out of respect. Eddie did everything the business asked of him, and was a great character in and out of the ring. He had pulled himself out of some dark times, and was a big draw for the Hispanic community. Vince probably wanted to be seen as doing the right thing by Eddie's family by them as well. Vickie will always have a job in the WWE for that reason alone.

That too.

If her daughter, Raquel Diaz was to ever make it to the active roster, Vickie's time in the WWE (as an on-screen character anyways) will end. She will probably serve in the same role within the WWE as Edge and Shawn Michaels (as an Ambassador for the WWE) if Raquel establishes herself.

 

[Kaleb]

I want to like Orton more. I certainly don't loathe him and he's got all the tools to be great. He's smooth in the ring and he's obviously improved but man there is such a disconnect with him in terms of character. I think that affects his style and work in the ring. He's kind of dull...especially as a face. He's a natural heel.

I feel the same, I just think that over the years he has seen the business more as meal ticket for his family than something that he loves, Ive noticed his pasion for the business is no longer there.

 

[Van Petrol]

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/B5STDCV
A survey for WWE'13!(moves&entrance call names)

They must, MUST include a custom Stone Cold (Champion) entrance a la The Rock.

 

[TX85]

That too.

If her daughter, Raquel Diaz was to ever make it to the active roster, Vickie's time in the WWE (as an on-screen character anyways) will end. She will probably serve in the same role within the WWE as Edge and Shawn Michaels (as an Ambassador for the WWE) if Raquel establishes herself.

Well Vickie could manage her for a while,She can come in as a face and so Vickie turns to be at her daughters side or come in as a a heel and Vickie introduces her,Later on when she starts being established then Vickie can move on from onscreen!!!

 

[TX85]

They must, MUST include a custom Stone Cold (Champion) entrance a la The Rock.

Indeed!

 

[Daniel Thompson]

Ok just listened to the audio from PWInsider.com about what Bischoff was going to do with WCW.

-Bischoff was going to completely overhaul the company and the look with new logos, etc.
-WCW was going to hold all of their Nitro's out of an arena in Las Vegas and try to make it almost like a Vegas attraction to save on costs
-Most of their shows were going to be done out of the south west.
-Bischoff was going to hire a booker named John Mewes(sp?) who was a well known booker in the hardcore wrestling community. He booked many of the independents in Michigan. Bischoff found out about him and was going to bring him in to have complete autonomous control over the crusierweight division. Mewes was going to rebook the cruisers and whatever new talent they brought in for the division.

So WCW was going to become a west coast wrestling promotion and not be a southern one anymore, thats interesting. I think they would of been able to make more money having Nitro in LA everyweek then LV.

Also were was Thunder and Saturday Night going to be held at? So bascially wCw was going back to its NWA/JCP roots with the main shows being held in tv studios and ppvs in arenas.

 

[Daniel Thompson]

Ok just listened to the audio from PWInsider.com about what Bischoff was going to do with WCW.

-Bischoff was going to completely overhaul the company and the look with new logos, etc.
-WCW was going to hold all of their Nitro's out of an arena in Las Vegas and try to make it almost like a Vegas attraction to save on costs
-Most of their shows were going to be done out of the south west.
-Bischoff was going to hire a booker named John Mewes(sp?) who was a well known booker in the hardcore wrestling community. He booked many of the independents in Michigan. Bischoff found out about him and was going to bring him in to have complete autonomous control over the crusierweight division. Mewes was going to rebook the cruisers and whatever new talent they brought in for the division.

Can I get a link to watch and hear this?

 

[Wheels]

Dixie Carter spoke with us earlier today saying there would be a lot of changes in the next few weeks as far as the presentation of the shows after her meetings yesterday with Spike TV. She wasn't specific, only saying it would play out soon and would include format changes and new elements to the show. She said the company is making a very conscious decision to focus now on young talent.

http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-...-talks-going-to-wwe-wwe-does-angle-last-night

 

[bullets]

anyone else think it is time wwe turned Orton heel

Orton is a better heel character. Not sure how they would balance it out but I can see him turning heel before the years end.

If I had to guess I'd say Miz , Swagger , and Mark Henry might get face turns. Miz and Swagger especially need to do something different.

All hell broke loose for the WWE from a publicity standpoint after that happened. I might be in the minority, but I believe that resulted in the WWE going TV PG.

I'm sure it went into the decision process. WWE had to make themselves kid friendly again. The Benoit incident is one of the worst possible things that company had to endure.

^ I still can't believe what happened, regarding the Benoit family in 2007.

I still remember the day I read about it. I hope nothing like that ever happens again.

True but I did enjoy the tease of Bret Hart vs The Undertaker and them making their entrance and squaring off even though we all knew the match wasn't going to happen.
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Barrett pulled what I shall henceforth call "The Rob Conway." Other notable instances of "The Rob Conway" were done by Carlito at WM21 and Michael Cole on the most recent Smackdown.

Oh how the mighty Nexus has fallen. That was a bit unintentionally comical with the lights going out and people being in different positions. They really could of had fun with that one.

It was interesting to see Bret and Undertaker in the same ring together after so many years.

Also interesting that Taker's feud with Kane will be his last one that isn't centered on Mania.

 

[TripleR]

Even with those changes, I doubt WCW would have survived or would have ever came close being real competition for WWE again. Bischoff's biggest problem has always been a reliance on past stars and refusal to push new stars.

As bad as Vince is with the "size matters" mindset or stalling young guys pushes, Bischoff is worse. He's a guy who to this day says he doesn't see Jericho as top of the card material and defends his decision to keep him down in WCW. He has no real eye for talent, and when he does admit younger or smaller guys are talented, chooses to keep them down the card as a side attraction while putting the focus on fading stars or rookies who are as green as they are muscled.

Furthermore, he's a one trick pony when it comes to booking. After the nWo angle, he either refused to or couldn't come up with anything else good, and kept going back to it until it got ran into the ground. Even in TNA, what'd he do? "The Band" got back together, then Hulk turns heel, Immortal, Sting fights them. It never ends, he can't come up with anything else.

 

[The Sage]

-- Eric Bischoff, who once considered Bret Hart a friend, now views "The Hitman" in a negative light. When asked for comment on the legendary wrestler on Twitter, he responded, "Another sad, bitter person. Too many of them in this business."

Bischoff made similar comments two years ago during an interview with Monday Night Mayhem shortly after Hart railed the TNA Wrestling executive producer and Hulk Hogan via Twitter: "I feel sad for Bret, because Bret is one of those people, and there are a lot of them, he's the type of person that needs someone to hate in order to feel significant himself."

-- Kazarian will sport an all-new look when he competes in tonight's Lethal Lockdown match at TNA Lockdown. The TNA veteran cut off his trademark long hair as he appeared at Saturday's Lockdown Fanfest with a shaved head.

A photo of Kazarian's new look can be seen here.

-- TNA X Division Champion Austin Aries turns 34 years old today. He will celebrate his birthday by competing in Lethal Lockdown tonight at TNA Lockdown.

Jim Ross posted his latest blog this afternoon. As always, the blog is a must-read, you can check out some highlights below.

Cena vs. Lesnar: "Getting tons of folks asking for predictions for the upcoming Lesnar vs. Cena bout at Extreme Rules in Chicago on PPV. The only thing that I know for sure is that the live audience in Chicago will be restaurant quality. Is Cena 'due' after losing to Rock at WM28 or will Lesnar lose his first WWE bout in years? It makes for some compelling, episodic TV, in my opinion, but one has to consider Lesnar's likely 'ring rust' when analyzing this main event and making educated guesses.

"Cena vs. Lesnar is what a main event should be, too close to easily call a winner."

If The Undertaker has retired: "I might be naive and I know that I'm out of the loop, which, BTW, isn't a gripe, but IF Undertaker was going to retire, don't you think that WWE would make a HUGE deal of it? Can you think of another wrestler's retirement that would be as impactful as the Undertaker's at this point in time? So....I am still of the mindset that Undertaker will return to the ring at the appropriate time."

The Rock's WWE Championship plans: "Rock says he wants to be WWE Champion again. Time will tell if he can pull that one off but if that were to occur it would likely be following some intriguing, episodic TV leading into the big match. I think that it's going to be a compelling year regarding the WWE Title."


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[the_ultimate_evil]

just for some for fun shots of the latest wwe house show here in belfast, not by best work but not bad for 25 rows from the ring lol

 

[the_ultimate_evil]

 

[Kaleb]

Those are some great pics.

 

[Wheels]

Kassius Ohno tweet:

Killer end to this wk's FCW. When that @TheDeanAmbrose bit hits the Net, a lotttta people are gonna watch. Dyin to see him v. @RealKingRegal

 

[NDX]

These are some great shots.

Kassius Ohno tweet:

So you know what you have to post for us in the next few days, AM.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Anyone think that the WWE is waiting until a return to the states to release people?

 

[Wheels]

So you know what you have to post for us in the next few days, AM.

Should be up tomorrow. It might be late like last time, but hopefully it gets online earlier in the day.

 

[NDX]

Anyone think that the WWE is waiting until a return to the states to release people?

Of course they are. They're not going to fire anyone while on the road, they're not the NY Mets.

 

[Dr. Evil]

 

[MMMMM...Pancakes]

Awesome pics ultimate evil.