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[Dr. Evil]

For all of the hype surrounding Mr. Winning Charlie Sheen, him shutting down his Twitter page is a blow for the WWE.

 

[Wheels]

Charlie knows alot about blow I bet.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Charlie knows alot about blow I bet.

Maybe he'll teach Cena a thing or two about Women.......

 

[Dr. Evil]

I wish this was real:

[YT]MHg2z9ZgdEc[/YT]

 

[brainchild81]

You say pointless, but I say entertaining.

Nevertheless, Cena/Rock II is pointless period since it takes away the whole 'Once in a Lifetime' gimmick the match had. And John Cena would win obviously, so what fun would this match be when we will already know the outcome if they pair up a second time? No way would Dwayne win a second time in a row and especially if the WWE title was on the line.

Undertaker vs Brock Lesnar may very well be my second choice, but I definitely don't want to see it. At least give us a match of the two guys leaving the next day while giving us a match of two guys staying in the company and possibly someone who could very well end the streak. Besides, how many more matches does 'Taker have? Might as well still use him fresh to end his streak while they can

Ditto. UT v Cena seems like the best option(none of them are great) & Cena should end the streak & retire UT. I still want Punk to end the streak tho.


I have no problem w/Cena beating the Rock if they should wrestle again, but I'd rather they wait until Cena can get over w/the other half of the crowd

 

[Metallo]

And...I still enjoyed it.

I don't care. I still thought it was weak. And it doesn't change the fact that long term it didn't do sh**. When it was over it was over.

I just think it's time for Undertaker to lose. 20 even wins and we don't know how long 'Taker can keep this up. It's best to have someone end the streak now before they push it too much where 'Taker can barely stand five minutes in a match; thus, Cena, the face of the WWE, should be the one to end it.

Stop thinking about what you want for a minute and look at reality. You keep misssing the point. What if he DOESN'T lose? Then what? Thats what I'm talking about.

Also...If it was OK for Cena to beat Taker then that mean it was OK for him to beat Rock: A forty year old past his prime who can't or won't give the company the time he used to. Oh the hypocrisy. Funny how you were OK with the results of WM28 but you have a problem with Taker, who despite his age STILL delivered a better story than the Rock did. He and Triple H saved the show from Rock and Cenas mediocre performance. Even their match at 27 was better.

And once again Taker has to come in and be man enough and talent enough to help the companies future when a prima donna doesn't.

It's nice to know that you seem so butt hurt you STILL have to put in your two cents of how Cena got screwed over with that match. For the longest Rock was going to lose, did ya know that?

And its nice to now you still have markish tunnel vision. Butt hurt? Nothing like that. Its called thinking long term. Your kind of thinking is whats gotten the business into the rut its in. If you could stop talking about the Rock long enough maybe you might realize that.

Vince changed his mind on the finish because he's gotten too old and out of touch to think outside the box the way he finally did when Austin turned things around in the 90's. He wants a quick fix. People predicted a year ahead of time that what the finish would be and thats because Vince has been playing it save. Doesn't matter what he had pencilled in before because he has a history of changing finishes the way he did. It was always a real probability.

 

[Wheels]

Maybe he'll teach Cena a thing or two about Women.......

Or coke.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Sheen will probably reveal the secret to Cena's dominance: He's a warlock who drinks tiger blood.

 

[Metallo]

Maybe a few (or a lot) of wrestlers should follow Sheens lead and quit Twitter.

 

[Anno_Domini]

I don't care. I still thought it was weak. And it doesn't change the fact that long term it didn't do sh**. When it was over it was over.

And what would it have done for Cena long term? Either way, Cena/Rock will have done nothing. It would not have won those fans of The Rock as much as Rock didn't win the fans of Hulk Hogan. Sure, it would've been a nice "passing the torch" moment, but Cena has been the face of the company for quite a while, why would it even matter? It was just a match and a great one for Rock's fans. Get over it.

Stop thinking about what you want for a minute and look at reality. You keep misssing the point. What if he DOESN'T lose? Then what? Thats what I'm talking about.

Reality is that Undertaker has been passed his prime and if he can only wrestle once a year, it shows that sooner than later he's going to put his boots up and retire. It's best to place him in a match against the face of the business at the moment while they both can so Cena can end the streak. That's reality. Thinking 'Taker doesn't want to lose and keep going when there's no telling how much longer 'Taker has left in the tank.

Also...If it was OK for Cena to beat Taker then that mean it was OK for him to beat Rock: A forty year old past his prime who can't or won't give the company the time he used to. Oh the hypocrisy. Funny how you were OK with the results of WM28 but you have a problem with Taker, who despite his age STILL delivered a better story than the Rock did. He and Triple H saved the show from Rock and Cenas mediocre performance. Even their match at 27 was better.

Lol, stop acting so immature. You think I preferred the Rock/Cena match? REALLY? Or are you just saying **** to try to make your point? Sure, Undertaker pulled an amazing match, but STILL....twelve months later and you expect Undertaker to pull another great match? He's gonna want to retire when he still can and not over do it and then end up getting surgery after surgery like Hogan.

Plus, once more...know what you're talking about first. I'm only saying 'Taker needs to retire when he can; I am not totally for it as he's still one of the best, but he needs to at least retire before he can't give all he can.

And once again Taker has to come in and be man enough and talent enough to help the companies future when a prima donna doesn't.

You do know that Dwayne Johnson didn't have to come back, right? No, you're not butt hurt after all

And its nice to now you still have markish tunnel vision. Butt hurt? Nothing like that. Its called thinking long term. Your kind of thinking is whats gotten the business into the rut its in. If you could stop talking about the Rock long enough maybe you might realize that.

Long term? Since when did Rock's return supposed to be part of a long term picture at all? He was meant to bring back some fans that have been lost in the mix of the last couple of years and give WM 28 amazing numbers, to which he did both. That "kind of thinking" did not ruin WWE at all. And Cena beating Rock would've been the better picture long term? Yah...exactly how?

Vince changed his mind on the finish because he's gotten too old and out of touch to think outside the box the way he finally did when Austin turned things around in the 90's. He wants a quick fix. People predicted a year ahead of time that what the finish would be and thats because Vince has been playing it save. Doesn't matter what he had pencilled in before because he has a history of changing finishes the way he did. It was always a real probability.

So...you should be pissy at Vince, not Dwayne

 

[Darkness Falls]

I wish this was real:

[YT]MHg2z9ZgdEc[/YT]

me too

 

[Metallo]

And what would it have done for Cena long term? Either way, Cena/Rock will have done nothing. It would not have won those fans of The Rock as much as Rock didn't win the fans of Hulk Hogan. Sure, it would've been a nice "passing the torch" moment, but Cena has been the face of the company for quite a while, why would it even matter? It was just a match and a great one for Rock's fans. Get over it.

Something he and WWE could talk up and promote WHILE HE'S THERE EVERY WEEK. How hard is that for you to figure out?

It matters for the same reason Hogan beat the greats he did or the same reason Sting beat the greats he did despite being the face of the company for years. Watch something besides Rock matches and The Attitude era and you might know that.

Not about "getting over it" when people like you keep slobbering over how the cards should be worked around his participation and further stealing the spotlight when not really doing much for the product. Don't like it? Too f***ing bad.

Reality is that Undertaker has been passed his prime and if he can only wrestle once a year, it shows that sooner than later he's going to put his boots up and retire. It's best to place him in a match against the face of the business at the moment while they both can so Cena can end the streak. That's reality. Thinking 'Taker doesn't want to lose and keep going when there's no telling how much longer 'Taker has left in the tank.

And none of that means he's going to lose. Like I said get real instead oif fantasy booking because you've got a double standard and want Taker to hang them up. He COULD beat Cena. Then what?

Lol, stop acting so immature. You think I preferred the Rock/Cena match? REALLY? Or are you just saying **** to try to make your point? Sure, Undertaker pulled an amazing match, but STILL....twelve months later and you expect Undertaker to pull another great match? He's gonna want to retire when he still can and not over do it and then end up getting surgery after surgery like Hogan.

This from the guy who calls people ********? Grow the f*** up yourself and take off your mark glasses. I don't have to say anything to make a point when its common sense. Last time I checked the time off seems t be HELPING Taker. Why do you think there is talk of him returning for a program at Survivor Series? Guess you convenietly forgot that part to sell your bullsh**. Get a clue.

And even the broke down old man still stole the show from The roided up Great One. Ooops....

Plus, once more...know what you're talking about first. I'm only saying 'Taker needs to retire when he can; I am not totally for it as he's still one of the best, but he needs to at least retire before he can't give all he can.

Thats not the issue. Damn you don't get the point.

You do know that Dwayne Johnson didn't have to come back, right? No, you're not butt hurt after all

Who gives a f*** if he didn't have to come back. Not the point. You sound like you're some lovesick fanboy. Yeah he didn't get anything from coming back...except a big paycheck, promotion with a large male demographic for his movies, and his ego stroked by McMahon for going over. And it was his ex wife and current manager who suggested he come back. Not the altruistic bullsh** you seem to believe.

Long term? Since when did Rock's return supposed to be part of a long term picture at all? He was meant to bring back some fans that have been lost in the mix of the last couple of years and give WM 28 amazing numbers, to which he did both. That "kind of thinking" did not ruin WWE at all. And Cena beating Rock would've been the better picture long term? Yah...exactly how?

And THIS shows why you don't know what the F*** you are talking about. Why pay THAT much money and throw your top guy under the bus if it doesn't help the company long term? Amazing? WM28 did a LOWER buyrate than WM23! How amazing is the great ones drawing power when Cena and Michaels outpoped his buyrate? He certainly didn't do sh** for Raws ratings.

The company needs to do more than bring back some Attitude Era fans who bail as soon as he leaves. They need to bring in NEW fans to grow the company. They didn't really do that. Its the same kind of problems WCW and TNA have had but you're apparently blind to those.

So...you should be pissy at Vince, not Dwayne

Like you said genius Dwayne didn't HAVE to come back. If he didn't Cenas time could have been occupied some other way. And if Rock wanted Cena to go over he would have...if he's as great and popular as you say he is. All top guys at his supposed level have had that stroke. Can't have it both ways on this one.

 

[Wheels]

Don't post anything else yet. I'm getting some popcorn ready.

 

[Metallo]

You post something because you're one of the the people who don't verbally jerk off to only talking about the Rock and the Attitude Era 24/7 and have an interest in the business as a whole past and presend and future.

 

[Anno_Domini]

Something he and WWE could talk up and promote WHILE HE'S THERE EVERY WEEK. How hard is that for you to figure out?

Yah, I get that. He should've been around more, but he wasn't. Why stress out on what could have happened?

It matters for the same reason Hogan beat the greats he did or the same reason Sting beat the greats he did despite being the face of the company for years. Watch something besides Rock matches and The Attitude era and you might know that.

I will take your advice because you're so right about me. Me and only loving the Attitude Era

Not about "getting over it" when people like you keep slobbering over how the cards should be worked around his participation and further stealing the spotlight when not really doing much for the product. Don't like it? Too f***ing bad.

Lol, what?

Seriously, what the **** are you talking about? My idea for Cena/'Taker is the better choice, imo. Not Rock/'Taker, not Rock/Cena, not Lesnar/'Taker and not Lesnar/Cena.

And none of that means he's going to lose. Like I said get real instead oif fantasy booking because you've got a double standard and want Taker to hang them up. He COULD beat Cena. Then what?

He could. But at least with Lesnar and Rock, those two choices are a given that Undertaker will win. Give me a match with Undertaker that could go both ways.

This from the guy who calls people ********? Grow the f*** up yourself and take off your mark glasses. I don't have to say anything to make a point when its common sense. Last time I checked the time off seems t be HELPING Taker. Why do you think there is talk of him returning for a program at Survivor Series? Guess you convenietly forgot that part to sell your bullsh**. Get a clue.

And yet that's only a rumor still. Good try though.

And even the broke down old man still stole the show from The roided up Great One. Ooops....

Again, here you go again...not even caring that I know that the Undertaker/HHH match stole the show because you think I'm only for Rock. Nice one, but still wrong. Again though, good try

I await your next "comeback".

Thats not the issue. Damn you don't get the point.

Although...that IS the point that I am going for when talking about Undertaker vs Cena but yet you turned this into a Cena/Rock argument

Who gives a f*** if he didn't have to come back. Not the point. You sound like you're some lovesick fanboy. Yeah he didn't get anything from coming back...except a big paycheck, promotion with a large male demographic for his movies, and his ego stroked by McMahon for going over. And it was his ex wife and current manager who suggested he come back. Not the altruistic bullsh** you seem to believe.

Again with the whole act of you knowing everything about me, lol.

The company needs to do more than bring back some Attitude Era fans who bail as soon as he leaves. They need to bring in NEW fans to grow the company. They didn't really do that. Its the same kind of problems WCW and TNA have had but you're apparently blind to those.

And will they do that with Cena's same shtick?

Like you said genius Dwayne didn't HAVE to come back. If he didn't Cenas time could have been occupied some other way. And if Rock wanted Cena to go over he would have...if he's as great and popular as you say he is. All top guys at his supposed level have had that stroke. Can't have it both ways on this one.

And if Cena wanted to still win, he would have since he has as much leverage as anyone in the company right now.

You post something because you're one of the the people who don't verbally jerk off to only talking about the Rock and the Attitude Era 24/7 and have an interest in the business as a whole past and presend and future.

You're a riot

 

[Anno_Domini]

I'm out.

Sorry if I can't continue this to anyone verbally jerking off to John Cena.

 

[Metallo]

Yah, I get that. He should've been around more, but he wasn't. Why stress out on what could have happened?

Because its still discussed and posted about and the same sh** is still going on, Hawking.

I will take your advice because you're so right about me. Me and only loving the Attitude Era

Stop sounding like a busted record sometimes and prove otherwise.

Lol, what?

Seriously, what the **** are you talking about? My idea for Cena/'Taker is the better choice, imo. Not Rock/'Taker, not Rock/Cena, not Lesnar/'Taker and not Lesnar/Cena.

Better choice because you say so? Get a f***ing clue and drop the ego. I think they all suck. You can think what you want to but don't try to push it like its fact that its "better."

He could. But at least with Lesnar and Rock, those two choices are a given that Undertaker will win. Give me a match with Undertaker that could go both ways.

Except he could easily end up winning. And like I said funny how Taker needs to lose when you have no problem with Rock beating Cena. Lame that Taker has to pick up Rocks slack but then he's been doing that with prima donnas for 20 years.

And yet that's only a rumor still. Good try though.

With better sources tha half the sh** you've been posting about. You've been using the rumor mill as fodder for your bullsh** fantasy booking so obviously you've paid soe attention to it.

Again, here you go again...not even caring that I know that the Undertaker/HHH match stole the show because you think I'm only for Rock. Nice one, but still wrong. Again though, good try

I await your next "comeback".

And yet you seem to keep ignoring the point. And you keep going on about how much "amazing" work Rock did for Mania.

Although...that IS the point that I am going for when talking about Undertaker vs Cena but yet you turned this into a Cena/Rock argument

No its been about the whole card and how the potential matches affect each other. Rock vs Cena is one of those potential matches and their past work together affects that. People have already been talking about that.

Again with the whole act of you knowing everything about me, lol.

You're posts say it all. If you want to show otherwise talk about other things. Not my fault you drone one about the same small block of sh**. YOU are the guy who said Rock didn't have to come back yet you make it seem like he was doing everyone a favor. He wasn't.

And will they do that with Cena's same shtick?

The problem with what you're saing is that Cenas BEEN doing that. Are you blind? He actually brings in new KIDS...instead of bringing back jaded smarks who can't let got of the Attitude Era.

And if Cena wanted to still win, he would have since he has as much leverage as anyone in the company right now.

Which once again shows you don't know what you are talking about. Rocks a movie star outside of WWE. That always makes Vince swoon. Cena doesn't have as much stroke as past guys simply because of the way the company has changed in the last decade. But he DID do the job without much fuss. Something he doesn't get much credit for.

You're a riot

No its just the truth. God forbid we have more posters with a wider range of interest instead of someone who talks about the same sh** from the Attitude Era. Its always engaging talking to guys like Antman who can look ahead and not be stuck in the past.

I'm out.

Sorry if I can't continue this to anyone verbally jerking off to John Cena.

No its called being unbaised unjaded and respecting hard work and wanting to see the company I enjoy grow in the future instead of being stuck in the past. Look into it. Its not about quick fixes or instant gratification unlike what certain people seem to be ok with. That's whats been hurting the WWE.

Some of us actually WANT wrestling to be around in 20 years with new faces getting a shot at their dream instead of seeing the same old faces hog the spotlight as the audience dwindles. We're WRESTLING fans. Not Attitude Era fans. Not WWE fans. Wrestling fans.

 

[Wheels]

Hey WWE Divas, are you ready for her?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe6wEHHlH68

Sarah Del Rey is gonna give your body a harder pounding than Batista does at a Motel 6.

 

[Hunter Rider]

I wouldn't be shocked if Mickie turned heel. They've teased it. Mickie hasn't worked heel in years and she's kind of lost some steam. Only problem is Velvet is the only babyface even close to being as popular but if they can use Mickie to get Brooke more over it won't matter as much.

They've also got Sarita who could carry Brooke better than most.

I don't know why TNA seem so reluctant to use Sarita, she is a good worker and has plenty of personality, she's make an ideal heel contender for Brooke.

I wonder if Aces ad Eights is part of the group of talent from Ring Ka King or from Mexico. Aces? Eights? Its obviously a play on cards and every deck has a King (of the Mountain). My money is on the guy in charge being Double J. Sting fired him after all. I'm interested but they need to have a plan for this angle and I have a fear that they don't.

This is the nagging problem I have with the whole angle, it feels like it will come down to essentially being Sting vs Jarrett yet again, not a match I want to see at all.

I don't think AJ admitted to sleeping with the crack ho rather than they showed him perplexed and stunned at what she said. The logical thing to do would have been for AJ to say "hey I never slept with you, so how is that possible" but of course nothing in this storyline has been logical so why start now.

That's why I thought he admitted sleeping with her, as he just kept mumbling "I don't know!" when he was asked. I'd cut this awful angle more slack if it was driving a fresh feud or pushing a new heel, but at the core it's just a set up for more AJ/Daniels matches and only serves to push a 42 year old mid carder heel.

I wondered about the number of guys in Aces & Eights last night too, but I'm guessing when it is revealed that there is maybe 4 or 5 guys they actually use and they say the rest were hired thugs (or they just firget about the number this week period). I'm betting you have Jarrett behind it (possibly with Bischoff?) and they use Luke Gallows, Domino, Chris Masters, and maybe some other talent such they've used iin Ring Ka King.

They could do it that way I guess, it just felt like when the NWO suddenly became bloated with jobbers. Bischoff or Jarrett don't really interest me, just like above I'd be less cynical on the angle if I knew it was going to push a fresh heel rather than retreading old, tired feuds.

Brooke Hogan scares me. She looks like a tranny and walks like she's trying to keep her junk tucked between her legs.

She does seem to have gotten butcher and no amount of short dresses and heels are going to cover that up. I also think she comes of completely false when talking about how much she knows.

I wonder about that too with Brooke, but I get the impression she'll be fine as she seems like she works hard. I think you're right that she'll feud with Tara.

The "Boo stuff between them the other week felt like a potential start to the angle, and I think it's a good choice for Brooke, who unlike Velvet is clearly improving in the ring in her execution and timing.

My thoughts exactly. I'm no longer interested in Taker matches unless its Sting

The only one that really interests me now is Taker vs Cena based purely off the fact Cena is the only guy that I can believe may beat him. However I think the match can still help younger guys just by going toe to toe with Taker at Mania.

 

[Hunter Rider]

As someone who really wants to see The Rock vs Brock Lesnar, I say let's have 'Taker vs Cena at WM 29. I mean, if we were to get a Rock/Cena II it'll just make their last match even more hilarious with erasing the 'Once in a Lifetime' tagline. Plus, what good would a second match really do for Cena or Rock? At least with Rock/Lesnar, there could be more of a wonder as to who the winner could be, especially if the WWE title is in the picture. With Cena/Rock, the obvious winner will be Cena for two reasons(Cena is the plausible answer to continue with being the champ as well as Rock's contract being over).

Plus, with Cena going up against 'Taker, we could see a heel turn for 'Taker as well as Cena possibly ending the streak. Going from losing his big match against Dwayne to a year later where he ends the streak.

The thing for me is that once again there will be 4 guys getting main event focus at the most important wrestling event of the year, and 3 of them will be gone 24 hours after the event is over.

Personally I don't want to see Rock vs Brock as Rock's atheltic slickness has dwindled and Brock's ground and pound MMA laced style does not fit well with a guy who could really do with someone lighter to work.

The thing that also sucks is that they say whoever Taker chooses to face, the other two will face each other, meaning we could end up with Cena vs Rock or Brock again, neither of which makes any sense, Rock/Cena was supposed to be a one off and Cena has already beaten Brock.

I know some will say that Punk, Bryan and Sheamus aren't as big of stars and it's Mania, but if these guys are ever going to be bigger stars then they need to be showcased as such at Mania. Put Punk vs Brock, Taker vs Sheamus and Rock vs Bryan. Let these big names give back and help elevate the next guys expected to carry the company over the next 5-10 years, even if they lose (Which I expect Bryan and Sheamus would), the status of match on a Mania would be great for them.

 

[The Sage]

As usual when it comes Mania main-events, I agree with HR. I can't believe the company isn't trying to do this anyway.

 

[Metallo]

The thing for me is that once again there will be 4 guys getting main event focus at the most important wrestling event of the year, and 3 of them will be gone 24 hours after the event is over.

Personally I don't want to see Rock vs Brock as Rock's atheltic slickness has dwindled and Brock's ground and pound MMA laced style does not fit well with a guy who could really do with someone lighter to work.

The thing that also sucks is that they say whoever Taker chooses to face, the other two will face each other, meaning we could end up with Cena vs Rock or Brock again, neither of which makes any sense, Rock/Cena was supposed to be a one off and Cena has already beaten Brock.

I know some will say that Punk, Bryan and Sheamus aren't as big of stars and it's Mania, but if these guys are ever going to be bigger stars then they need to be showcased as such at Mania. Put Punk vs Brock, Taker vs Sheamus and Rock vs Bryan. Let these big names give back and help elevate the next guys expected to carry the company over the next 5-10 years, even if they lose (Which I expect Bryan and Sheamus would), the status of match on a Mania would be great for them.

Right. Doesn't matter if they aren't as big of a group of stars. Wrestlemania is also show where the top guys have also elevated the stars of the future.

Certain people here forget that and want the quick fix money matches. Thats why I say Vince is too concerned with short term thinking now. In the past Mania is where Roddy Piper has given Bret Hart the rub and Hart gave Austin the rub. There's one clear example of that cycle.

For all the money WWE is paying some of these guys they should be using them to make their show better long term and elevate the lower carded talent. For all the crap Cena gets between he Rock and Lesnar he's the only one who has been used that way in the past year and we got Punk at the top.

How can guys like Sheamus and Bryan get elevated when WWE isn't willing to take some risks and make them look more legitimate? Chris Jericho understands this and he IS investing in the future of the business that gave him so much. HE is willing to help people in the spot he was when they need it. And it REALLY matters now because that kind of selflessness is needed now more than ever with the business in a slump. Guys like Rock should see the same thing Jericho and Cena have seen in Punk and realize they need to invest in the future of the company. THATS giving back.

 

[Superark]

I don't know why TNA seem so reluctant to use Sarita, she is a good worker and has plenty of personality, she's make an ideal heel contender for Brooke.

I sincerely thought when she first debuted, she was going to be the replacement for Gail Kim after she left. She has all the tools t be over. Looks, mic work, and she's phenominal in the ring. TNA let their best female workers go in Hamada, Melissa Anderson, and Roxxi. They could at least let Sarita go to work!

Though this isn't the main reason she isn't being used, but one problem TNA has is that they just do not have enough programming given the number of people on their roster. They need a second show.

That's actually one reason I loved that WCW was 3 hours because they used the time for several talents and gave the wrestlers time to work. WCW, when it was good, was a program I had zero problem with being 3 hours because you knew you'd enjoy the majority of it.

Given how good TNA is right now, I wouldn't mind them going 3 hours; however, TNA has had a habit of going back to horrible booking so maybe not.

This is the nagging problem I have with the whole angle, it feels like it will come down to essentially being Sting vs Jarrett yet again, not a match I want to see at all.

I completely understand. We've seen those two work a lot together and it does feel like old hat. I'm probably a little biased, since I'm the biggest Sting mark here, but I think there is an interesting story they can tell here if booked right. Jarrett needs to come back and play a complete bastard, evil heel who is feels spiteful that he was fired, lost his company, and was passed over for the HOF. He needs to play it straight and not comically or over-the-top like he has in the past. Jarrett, when he is "on" is damn good.

The match needs to be full of bells and whistles to cover up short comings in the ring. Honestly, anything other than a No DQ grudgle match wouldn't make sense anyway.

That's why I thought he admitted sleeping with her, as he just kept mumbling "I don't know!" when he was asked. I'd cut this awful angle more slack if it was driving a fresh feud or pushing a new heel, but at the core it's just a set up for more AJ/Daniels matches and only serves to push a 42 year old mid carder heel.

Like Metallo said, this is like a bad ECW angle (even those angles were terrible despite revisionist history).

What I hate is that they keep stretching this out when it could have been over within a couple of weeks. It makes AJ and Dixie look like the biggest goofs in the world. Besides, this Crack****e now has no redeeming qualities now that she's basically turned on AJ (since it will be an obvious lie and they gave us an omen with her smoking a cigarette while pregnant).

It sucks because on the one hand, TNA feels this is an important angle and it gives AJ a lot of air time and a big role on TV. On the other hand, he could be used so much better in I dont know a WORLD TITLE PRGRAM.

They could do it that way I guess, it just felt like when the NWO suddenly became bloated with jobbers. Bischoff or Jarrett don't really interest me, just like above I'd be less cynical on the angle if I knew it was going to push a fresh heel rather than retreading old, tired feuds.

Of course this is me just guessing it's Jarrett. I could always be wrong and it could lead to someone else, though I do not know who. I do sincerely feel like it will lead to the debuts of Gallows, Domino, and Chris Masters. I'm hoping Harry Smith signs, but I do not know if he will given his focus on MMA right now.

She does seem to have gotten butcher and no amount of short dresses and heels are going to cover that up. I also think she comes of completely false when talking about how much she knows.

It's obvious BS and I do not think any fans buy it. TNA know it too because they have not put her in front of a live audience with a mic since her debut when she was booed like crazy. It's asinine of her to say she knows more about wrestling than the like of the female workers on the roster.

The "Boo stuff between them the other week felt like a potential start to the angle, and I think it's a good choice for Brooke, who unlike Velvet is clearly improving in the ring in her execution and timing.

Yet another omen with the "Boo" remark. Tara does her best work as a heel anyway so I hope she does turn. Working against Tara in the ring will give her valuable experience and further help her learn how to work a match.

I feel bad for Velvet. She works hard, costantly does independent shows, and is massively over. The poor girl just doesn't have it in the ring no matter how much she works. The great thing about her is she is so ridiculously hot that it will not hurt her career. At least she is willing to work her butt off and isn't a diva in the locker room. That will serve her well.

The only one that really interests me now is Taker vs Cena based purely off the fact Cena is the only guy that I can believe may beat him. However I think the match can still help younger guys just by going toe to toe with Taker at Mania.

At one point I felt the same way, but seeing how Cena lost against Rock at Mania, the intrigue of whether Cena would win against a veteran like Taker is lost on me. I have no doubts they'd serve Cena up for Taker to Tombstone. Besides that, Cena winning does nothing for him. He is already made and they had Taker lose one of the defining pieces of his legacy for nothing.

Taker obviously isn't going to lose to anyone, so he needs something special to draw interest. The only thing left is Sting or like you said, a young guy who can be made in the process.

The only problem with that is WWE would need to book a young guy well enough starting now until Mania and it has to be someone the fans are clamouring over for it to work. I'd say Ryback if he was over, but he's not. WWE needs their Austin Aries or Goldberg for them to pit against Taker. I just do not see WWE booking any young guys well enough that they'd be willing to pay to see them wrestle Taker.

 

[Dr. Evil]

The Rock has (some) talent in the ring and he's charismatic enough for Hollywood to give him a chance, but of course, Hollywood will give anyone a chance (such as anyone associated with Adam Sandler or Tom "True Lies was the only good movie I made" Arnold).

He's building up an action resume once again, however he's no where near the level of a Stallone, Schwartzenegger or Willis. Sly, Arnold and Bruce have had iconic action characters. Stallone has Rocky and Rambo. Arnold has the Terminator and Bruce is John McClain. The feeling I think the producers feel that his Fast Five character Lucas Hobbs should be in the same category. The problem is that the Fast and Furious Franchise is Vin Diesel's. Vin started on it, took a little break from it and is now back on the franchise.

The Rock is an action star, no question about that. He doesn't though have an iconic character. His Fast Five co-star Vin Diesel is at least known for two characters: Dominic Torreto and Riddick. Are they iconic characters like Rocky or John McClaine? Time will tell, but those are the two characters Diesel is best known for. The Rock only is known for his time in WWE.

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

Wish Sheen was the anonymous GM.