The Wrestling Thread.....Has No Confidence - Part 34

[JabarR]

Shane Helms is now part of Lucha Libre USA!!!

 

[Slushy]

I do believe Gail was treated as a jobber as punishment for going to TNA in the first place.

 

[JabarR]

I do believe Gail was treated as a jobber as punishment for going to TNA in the first place.

That's why I say she should go to Lucha Libre USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Wheels]

That's why I say she should go to Lucha Libre USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah, because that company is going places.

 

[Project862006]

gail never had the personality to become more than she was she has a very boring personality

she may be crazy but melina had tons of charisma and personality which is why she became a multiple time divas champ

gail kim in her 2 wwe runs imo never got over

even when wwe gave her the title in her debut

 

[Specter313]

Gail has plenty of personality, they just never gave her a chance to show it this time around. She showed it plenty during her time in TNA, without her that division might not have taken off the way it did. And Gail was also plenty over in her first run with WWE when she was a heel, especially when she teamed with Molly Holly.

 

[Project862006]

really i dont remember that shows how much of an impact she made on me lol

 

[cabel]

I'm almost certain I could count the number of matches Gail had this run on one hand.

 

[bullets]

I'm almost certain I could count the number of matches Gail had this run on one hand.

I remember that botch-fest her and Mickie James had on Raw. Good times. They could of done more with her though , her scrapping with the bella twins wasn't going to garner much interest.

 

[Lobo]

Gail was/is good but I think a bigger loss to the divas division was Katie Lea aka Winter. She had a good look, good in the ring and great on the mic.

Beth Phoenix vs Winter ladder match

 

[Benstamania]

Even JR can't stay "gone" for over a week... and it appears they're rehashing the Cole/Lawler storyline only now it's Cole vs JR.

And.. I'm so glad it's the main event!

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[bullets]

It's a mistake to move J.R. from commentary. I just listened to Cole , Booker T, and the kid from tough enough "call" Smackdown. God help us.

 

[BlackLantern]

Josh Matthews has become a good commentator....but he works better with only one person

 

[Hellion]

Josh Matthews has become a good commentator....but he works better with only one person

Matthews??? He was part of the 1st Tough Enough right?......has he always been a commentator/personality or have they ever put him on the roster as a competitor...........I remember he was dating/married now to the female hostess of one of the recap shows way back when (03-04 maybe)....don't remember her lasting that long and her duties were regulated to those recap shows on like at 1-2am...

 

[Hunter Rider]

I'm not going to lie, if you asked me who was in my top 3 favorite wrestlers of all time, Hogan would be in there. I hate his political BS and his ego can drive me nuts, but I love the Hulk Hogan character, though in TNA he's been awful as a character. That being said, he does so many things to sabotage the people he works for and I'm not sure he even realizes it. He lives in a bubble. You are absolutely right in that Hogan believes he's the most relevant man in wrestling.

I was only ever a fan of Hogan when he was Hollywood Hogan, his heel work was great, and to his credit he was a huge success as face and heel, not many pull that off at the very top. As for his sabotaging of TNA, I'm not sure Hogan even knows he's doing it these days, it's become such second nature for him, and in truth he is a lot like Vince, he surrounds himself with yes men that feed his ego as they need him to leech off.

The only thing Hogan does deserve credit for and has above anyone else in the business is that he is a pop culture icon still. He is still all over the media and most people still think of Hulk Hogan when they think wrestling.

No doubt, Hogan is and always will be the most famous wrestler ever, without him there's no Vince and vice versa. All the guys earning millions now are eating off the table Hogan laid, no matter what Flair says.

Unfortunately, Hogan and TNA have not used this to their advantage. Instead, Hogan spent the better part of two years only promoting himself with no mention of TNA when he did media appearances and TNA just let him get away with it. And when Hogan finally does promote TNA after he just signed his new deal, he buries the main event and much of the other roster

It's just plain idiotic!

This is where Dixie must shoulder part of the blame, at the end of the day she is his boss and is not controlling her employee well enough.

As far as HHH, I think what he did is just as bad, if not worse, because his comments were heard on a mucher broader scale and in-front of WWE's viewing audience. Kayfabe or not, you cannot tell you audience that the other guys on the roster do not matter. Most of you audience knows the business is a work, but they still have to believe guys are credible within confines of the storylines.

I haven't been a fan of Triple H for quite a few years but I have to defend him on this one, the comment was in character and an angry piece of smack talk to a bunch of guys who stabbed him in the back, I didn't see it as more than that. I mean The Rock used to downgrade most of his opponents every week.

It's that very reason CM Punk was legitimately pissed at HHH's comments last year on RAW when he said there was no one else on the roster who could challenge him besides the Undertaker. It buried the entire locker room and made the other guys seem less important.

I agree with this one completely, that was a self serving burial promo because it was a calm and matter of fact ego stroking delivery.

HHH has done this twice now and as far as I'm concerned, HHH is another guys who thinks he is more relevant than he really is. I mean look at how everything was about CM Punk not too long ago and he was the MAIN focal point of the storylines and now few weeks later, HHH has made himself the centerpiece of RAW and the main focal point.

I'm concerned with this as well, but we keep hearing about how big things are planned for Punk, he's a smart guy and wont get worked by H. I'll wait until the end of the year and see where things stand then before bagging him on this one.

Chael Sonnen's amazing wrestling style interview with Ariel Helwani
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Wow can that guy talk! I mean I don't even like MMA and watched the entire 19 minutes, somehow I doubt he'd fancy wrestling though judging from that interview.

AJ STYLES RESPONDS TO HULK HOGAN'S COMMENTS YESTERDAY

By Mike Johnson on 2011-10-15 14:05:58

AJ Styles responded to Hulk Hogan's statements about Styles, Bobby Roode and other talents during an appearance on Sirius Radio's "Busted Open" via his Twitter account, writing: "Frustration setting in when your own guys bury the company that u have worked so hard for........ Brother!"

http://pwinsider.com/article/62530/aj-styles-responds-to-hulk-hogans-comments-yesterday.html?p=1

Well said, I wish AJ would give WWE a shot when his contract is up, now is the right time for a talented young guy like him to make the move.

Kevin "vanilla midget" Nash has put AJ Styles over in interviews, even going as far as comparing him to HBK, so that should speak volumes.

Really?

Yum!

 

[JabarR]

I had a thought. Could you imagine Mick Foley coming in as full-time GM of RAW, how would you think John Laryngitis would react?

 

[Team Andino]

Especially the Dudleyz

Remember they were only "half brothers" and Spike was the afterbirth that actually survived.

 

[Darkness Falls]

i love this
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[E-Man]

You know who I'd love to see from MMA in WWE?

CHAEL SONNEN!!

It's amazing that he is the best wrestling heel who isn't a pro wrestler!

Chael Sonnen's epic UFC 135 Post-Fight Challenge to Anderson Silva
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Chael Sonnen's amazing wrestling style interview with Ariel Helwani
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I had a thought. Could you imagine Mick Foley coming in as full-time GM of RAW, how would you think John Laryngitis would react?

He would probably tell him that he's out of line.

 

[the_ultimate_evil]

The WWE's booking style = Kevin from the Office. If you are fan of the Office, Kevin gets more ******ed every year and so does the WWE. It seems to me that the WWE has Kevin, Al Bundy, Peter Griffin and Homer Simpson working for them.

HEY nobody insults mr bundy

 

[Rincewind]

The WWE's booking style = Kevin from the Office. If you are fan of the Office, Kevin gets more ******ed every year and so does the WWE. It seems to me that the WWE has Kevin, Al Bundy, Peter Griffin and Homer Simpson working for them.

I have the nagging feeling that Al Bundy would probably book a pretty awesome wrestling show if given the opportunity

 

[Superark]

Wow can that guy talk! I mean I don't even like MMA and watched the entire 19 minutes, somehow I doubt he'd fancy wrestling though judging from that interview.



Well said, I wish AJ would give WWE a shot when his contract is up, now is the right time for a talented young guy like him to make the move!

Yea I doubt he'd ever do anything with pro wrestling. He's simply taking pro wrestling as an influence and using it to hype fights. The guy has an incredible ability to draw an ire from the MMA fanbase. People either loe him or hate him. He is the talk of the MMA world.

He's very smart and is very quick-witted and can speak off the cusp. Wrestlers could take a note or two from Chael Sonnen when is comes to cutting promos.

Weak! I cannot wait to see Chael stomp Anderson

 

[Pink Ranger]

I have the nagging feeling that Al Bundy would probably book a pretty awesome wrestling show if given the opportunity

Al Bundy and Jay Pritchett working together would be the best management team in WWE history.

 

[Dr. Evil]

I have the nagging feeling that Al Bundy would probably book a pretty awesome wrestling show if given the opportunity

He'd book all of the WWE Divas in a mud wrestling match....not that there's anything wrong with that.

 

[IronLion]

John Laryngitis is Al Bundy.....