The Squared Circle

[NDX]

sources: Wrestling Observer Newsletter, PWInsider.com

-- Recently released WWE writer Dave Lagana is getting ready to move out to California to look for a new job.

-- Ron Killings probably won't be starting in WWE until at least after WrestleMania. WWE told him to fulfill all of his independent bookings through the end of March. Killings still has some bookings for AAA in Mexico.

-- Big Show recently paid a visit to WWE's developmental territory in Tampa, Florida Championship Wrestling.

-- Never fear Vickie Guerrero fans, she will be making her return to television on next week's SmackDown.

-- Triple H is favoring a match between himself and John Cena at WrestleMania, instead of a match against Randy Orton. Michael Hayes is suggesting that they promote the match like boxing by calling it "HHH-Cena II". Also, Triple H wants to turn heel at some point in the near future.

-- Former TNA wrestler Chris Harris signed a contract with WWE on Tuesday. Nothing yet on what plans they have for him and when he'll be starting.

-- Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter did a poll on his website, WrestlingObserver.com, asking site visitors if they believe John Cena is being honest with his assertion that he's never used performance enhancing drugs before in his life. Only 9% of voters absolutely believe that he's never taken performance enhancing drugs before in his life. Here are the final poll results:

- I believe for sure John Cena has never taken performance enhancing drugs: 9.1%
- I believe for sure that he has: 47.4%
- I believe he probably has, but I can't say for sure: 33.5%
- Possibly he has, but I don't believe so: 10.0%

-- Spike TV officials have noticed the high quarter hours ratings the women of TNA have been garnering on Impact the last few months (the women matches are often the highest-rated segments on Impact), and they're looking to take advantage of that.

Over the last two months, TNA and Spike TV officials have been talking about giving the TNA Knockouts their own spin-off weekly one-hour program. As of late, talks have gotten really serious so it's looking more and more likely that it will happen sometime down the line.

Should TNA start a Knockouts spin-off showcase show, they will be adding even more women to the roster. They only have ten women in wrestler roles at the moment (Angelina Love, Awesome Kong, Christy Hemme, Gail Kim, Jacqueline, ODB, Payton Banks, Roxxi Laveaux, Traci Brooks, Velvet Sky).

-- A fan asked Ms. Peyton Banks on her MySpace page if she's signed a contract with TNA, and she said that she's actually not. Banks wrote, "No, im not signed but I am fine with that."

-- Rumors regarding Raven's apparent departure from TNA appear to be untrue to a degree. He's still under contract to TNA, but they don't really have any major plans for the 43-year-old, reports PWInsider. Also, Raven has set one person to handle independent booking inquiries for him in the near future, so it would appear that he's planning for life after TNA.

 

[BlackLantern]

-- Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter did a poll on his website, WrestlingObserver.com, asking site visitors if they believe John Cena is being honest with his assertion that he's never used performance enhancing drugs before in his life. Only 9% of voters absolutely believe that he's never taken performance enhancing drugs before in his life. Here are the final poll results:

- I believe for sure John Cena has never taken performance enhancing drugs: 9.1%
- I believe for sure that he has: 47.4%
- I believe he probably has, but I can't say for sure: 33.5%
- Possibly he has, but I don't believe so: 10.0%

o my god what a shocker.....people on the internet reading Meltzers' column think cena has used performance enhancers....seriously I would happily go to jail if it meant ending Dave Meltzers' life

 

[LastSunrise1981]

Whether Cena has used steroids or not is irrevelant, it's his business and his body so it has nothing to do with any of us.

 

[LastSunrise1981]

This problem has an easy remedy. Shut your ****ing mouth....if you're a writer or member or creative and you are told not to say anything to people outside the wwe...dont do it....its not that hard

Or maybe come up with better storylines that better the product and actually surprise the fans? That's also an easy remedy for that problem as well.

 

[NDX]

Even if the storylines were better, they'd still get leaked. That's why BL is saying they need to keep their yaps shut.

Although, I like the idea of them booking around leaked ideas. If I recall, it gave us Hardy headlining one of the big 4 PPVs, damn near solidifying his main event status.

Whether Cena has used steroids or not is irrevelant, it's his business and his body so it has nothing to do with any of us.

Wrong, it is very relevant.

These people are role models for many kids (particularly Cena and the other mega-faces WWE has produced) and if they know that Cena and the like used steroids to get their body and gain their success, they could be likely to do the same. Especially when they start and the middle school level, they only see how the steroids advance the physique, not the horrifying after affects, and could be influenced to use them in the future to gain that edge.

It's not as uncommon as people think for high school student athletes to have used performance enhancing drugs.

 

[Colossal Spoons]

Good thing you don't read my posts thoroughly 'cause I posted the Lesner/Mir results last page. Hopefully the show will be on Daily Motion by tomorrow.

No no, I purposely skimmed it lol

 

[NDX]

Well, since this is a wasted post, Hunter, can you rename this thread to have Ghost Rider in the title?

http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=242038

 

[NDX]

No no, I purposely skimmed it lol

Sure, sure.

In case you haven't seen it yet, Lesnar vs Mir:

http://www.dailymotion.com/relevanc...b0a_video-ufc81brocklesnarvsfrankmirlas_sport

Hell of a crowd reaction.

 

[BlackLantern]

Even if the storylines were better, they'd still get leaked. That's why BL is saying they need to keep their yaps shut.

Although, I like the idea of them booking around leaked ideas. If I recall, it gave us Hardy headlining one of the big 4 PPVs, damn near solidifying his main event status.



Wrong, it is very relevant.

These people are role models for many kids (particularly Cena and the other mega-faces WWE has produced) and if they know that Cena and the like used steroids to get their body and gain their success, they could be likely to do the same. Especially when they start and the middle school level, they only see how the steroids advance the physique, not the horrifying after affects, and could be influenced to use them in the future to gain that edge.

It's not as uncommon as people think for high school student athletes to have used performance enhancing drugs.

Regardless of the content, a leaked storyline is still leaked......Steroid and performance enahcers trickle down....professional athletes start using, then college kids think or feel they need to take them to stay competitve, then HS kids who want to compete in college feel they have to take them to keep up with college athletes.....so it is damn relevant. I dont know about you all and im not a parent, but I dont think i would be comfortable with my 14 year old taking steroids or HGH to get size for Jayvee football

 

[Sarge 2.0]

o my god what a shocker.....people on the internet reading Meltzers' column think cena has used performance enhancers....seriously I would happily go to jail if it meant ending Dave Meltzers' life

What?

Seriously, how can you believe that Cena hasn't used roids?

And how do you blame Meltzer for that? Meltzer is one of John's most vocal supporters. But you wouldn't know that because you don't know anything about Meltzer, you just bash him.

 

[Sarge 2.0]

Yeah i much preferred HBK in his place and the others that were able to branch in from that since HBK isn't as hoggy.


He's always had awesome entrance music and his whole walk to the ring is still one of the best entrances in the business i'd say.

And I still manage to enjoy the hell out of almost any match he puts himself in.

But if this is what he's going to do every year come Mania, then I just don't know how to feel about him.

Oh, and Lesnar tapped? Yeesh.

 

[BlackLantern]

What?

Seriously, how can you believe that Cena hasn't used roids?

And how do you blame Meltzer for that? Meltzer is one of John's most vocal supporters. But you wouldn't know that because you don't know anything about Meltzer, you just bash him.

Did I say or have i said anything about whether Cena used roids ? No I didnt. I was merely commenting about how the anti-Cena crowd would simply scream "steroids" simply because they don't like him. Dave Meltzer and the other IWC "journalists" are basically entertainment reporters. They observe and report on a form of entertainment, no more and no less..and Dave Meltzer is basically the Billy Bush or Ryan Seacrest of professional wrestling

 

[NDX]

Or maybe those people saw pictures and video of Cena as the Prototype and how he was twice the size he is now.

 

[Lobo]

I <3 Christy

 

[NDX]

Source - Wrestling Observer Newsletter

- As an interesting note to the career of Brock Lesnar, his original gimmick in WWE was the stuttering gimmick that nearly ruined Matt Morgan&#8217;s career.

- Here are the updated WWE DVD releases with the Sting and Savage DVDs being pulled:

* HHH: King of Kings, March 25th

* Superstar Profile, April 1st

* Evolution of the Hardys, May 6th

* The Rock, June 3rd

* Best of Starrcade, July 8th

* Life & Times of Mr. Perfect, September 9th

* Complete Hell (Hell in a Cell anthology), October 7th

* Edge, November 4th

- It will be interesting to see if WWE makes any changes to their pay-per-view pricing. When WWE made the decision to go from $34.95 to $39.95 they did it because they did not want to look &#8220;cheaper&#8221; than the UFC. UFC has recently raised their prices to $44.95 so one can only wonder if WWE will follow suit and raise their prices to keep the pace.

- Since WWE&#8217;s move to High Definition, there have been numerous complaints from cable customers whose company&#8217;s do not offer the USA Network or Sci-Fi Channel in HD. Cablevision, the cable provider that services the Greenwich, CT area including the McMahon family mansion, does not carry the channels. While McMahon could obviously get the chancels via satellite, he couldn&#8217;t be happy that his own cable provider does not offer the channels.

- A popular independent wrestler that works primarily in the Carolinas under the name Janus has been telling friends that he has signed a developmental deal with WWE and will begin training in Florida Championship Wrestling in Tampa soon. Janus is said to have a tremendous look as he is an African-American with the stature of Bobby Lashley. He received his training in Virginia Championship Wrestling and has been on the indy circuit for about a year.

 

[Lobo]

Taker's been in the game longer than HHH, any of you tired of him?

Yes

Character, yes. In-Ring, no.

Basically. I was never a big Taker fan, I respect him as a legend and all just never one of my favorites

is that Christy with blonde hair ??

Stacy Kiebler

 

[Mister J]

- Here are the updated WWE DVD releases with the Sting and Savage DVDs being pulled:

ESPNews showed highlights of the Lesnar/Mir match and commented that "Lesnar tapped out to the ankle lock just like he used to do against Kurt Angle".

 

[NDX]

Yeah, the loss of the Savage dvd really is depressing. That's something I've wanted to see since the WWE started producing this dvds.

 

[BlackLantern]

ESPNews showed highlights of the Lesnar/Mir matched and commented that "Lesnar tapped out to the ankle lock just like he used to do against Kurt Angle".

some of the sportscenter guys are wrestling fans....Van Pelt is one....im sure there are a few fans there in Bristol...Lesnar started out strong for a whole 45 seconds...its his inexperience....I have a weird feeling he will be sticking around the MMA scene for a bit

 

[NDX]

I'm still surprised at the reaction Lesnar received when he was announced and during his post-match. Even though he lost, he looked good, and with more training he could do well for himself.

Then again, I don't know **** about MMA.

 

[BlackLantern]

Lesnar even had his strumpet of a homewrecking skank, Rena, there.....but I think with more in-ring experience he could do fine....

 

[Hunter Rider]

My view on Taker is that while i am not a massive fan i do like him and i do respect the hell out of him, he's a unique performer the likes of which will never be duplicated, he is also one of the best big match workers of all time.

In the ring ive not noticed a drop in his level or his amount of high end matches in the last decade, since changing his style in 96 from zombie Taker to what we see now, he has been pretty awesome consistently.

I admit i prefer the Biker Taker character, he is a great promo and never gets to use it as the mystic Taker, but the main reason is that like Bret said, the art of pro wrestling is to create the suspension of disbelief in the audience, when Taker does his "magic" nonsense that ruins an angle for me as it's so silly, fortunately of late he has not been involved with that, so we get the admittedly amazing entrance and the great ring work, so if he could just talk more like he did the other week then that'd be perfect

And I still manage to enjoy the hell out of almost any match he puts himself in.

But if this is what he's going to do every year come Mania, then I just don't know how to feel about him.

It's true that he is still one of the best workers around and if he was sticking to feuds with Regal, umaga, Finlay perhaps ? etc then that'd be cool, like what HBK has done, but this Mania thing he does is growing weary.

 

[Sarge 2.0]

ESPNews showed highlights of the Lesnar/Mir matched and commented that "Lesnar tapped out to the ankle lock just like he used to do against Kurt Angle".

OK, now that is hilarious.


So apparently, Taker, JBL, and Austin got big pops from the MMA crowd last night. Austin getting the biggest pop of all, and even Barry Bonds (who was in attendance) marked out for him.

 

[Dr. Evil]

that Barry Bonds was booed during Brock's Fight. I wonder how they got that hat size for his gigantic head (to paraphrase Joe Rogan).

I don't see the problem with WWE Superstars at the event. Vince McMahon has a lot in common with UFC President Dana White. They both have massive egos, they are both at the top of their businesses and they have former employees who hate them.

And yet the posters at Sherdog are ticked off at the WWE Superstars in attendance.

Undertaker meets Matt Hughes:

[YT]7h-I-hsSDz4[/YT]

 

[BlackLantern]

that Barry Bonds was booed during Brock's Fight. I wonder how they got that hat size for his gigantic head (to paraphrase Joe Rogan).

I don't see the problem with WWE Superstars at the event. Vince McMahon has a lot in common with UFC President Dana White. They both have massive egos, they are both at the top of their businesses and they have former employees who hate them.

And yet the posters at Sherdog are ticked off at the WWE Superstars in attendance.

Undertaker meets Matt Hughes:

why would any one be upset at something like that....its Vegas, the hot ticket that weekend...are the wwe superstars supposed to just sit home, perform and not enjoy themselves???