The Wrestling Thread's got...needs - Part 216

[Wheels]

The random tying of The Rock to every wrestling subject is always amusing...

 

[famicommander]

Do you think the Bomaye is gonna make it in WWE? I don't.

No way. Not if the curb stomp didn't.

The big concern is the Styles Clash.

 

[Incrediblejeff]

I had to give up on TNA.I never give up on companies,but I just couldn't put myself through it anymore.Have they improved since the move to POP ?

 

[Dr. Evil]

 

[Dr. Evil]

 

[Dr. Evil]

 

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[Dr. Evil]

 

[famicommander]

I had to give up on TNA.I never give up on companies,but I just couldn't put myself through it anymore.Have they improved since the move to POP ?

I would say the shows have improved, but it's still nothing special. The highlight so far is Beer Money reuniting after five years apart. Looks like they could be feuding with the Wolves for the tag titles soon.

As far as wrestling shows go:
Lucha Underground > Ring of Honor Wrestling > NJPW on AXS >>>>>>> NXT >>>>>> Impact >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Raw >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Smackdown

 

[Wheels]

I had to give up on TNA.I never give up on companies,but I just couldn't put myself through it anymore.Have they improved since the move to POP ?

Not really. They have bright spots but I think their talent pool is pretty sad when compared to WWE, NJPW, ROH, and even LU. They also don't have the creative abilities to maximise the talent they do have.

 

[Incrediblejeff]

I really wish I had the axis channel so I could watch NJPW.

 

[Dr. Evil]

AXS TV.....owned by Shark Tank's Mark Cuban (that's what he's now known for, not for his ownership of the Dallas Mavericks of the NBA).

 

[famicommander]

Not really. They have bright spots but I think their talent pool is pretty sad when compared to WWE, NJPW, ROH, and even LU. They also don't have the creative abilities to maximise the talent they do have.

Even with all the departures lately, they still have:
Bobby Roode
James Storm
Eddie Edwards
Davey Richards
EC3
Gail Kim
Awesome Kong
Bobby Lashley
Jeff Hardy
Matt Hardy
Kurt Angle (probably leaving soon, but still)
Drew Galloway
Eric Young
Grado
Trevor Lee
Zema Ion
Robbie E
Eli Drake
Abyss
Rockstar Spud
Mike Bennett
Tigre Uno
Mia Yim

I'd say that's a very good roster. More than enough to fill two hours a week with great wrestling.

But yeah, creatively they're still TNA. And that's always been the problem.

 

[famicommander]

I really wish I had the axis channel so I could watch NJPW.

Try NJPWworld.com. It's like 8 bucks a month.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Does Bobby Lashley still come out to the ring and point while Kurt Angle laughs manically?

Because that's all I remember about Lashley in TNA.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Speaking of WWE Hall of Fame....

I do hope that Floyd Mayweather never goes into the celebrity wing. He is afterall, the Ray Rice of Combat Sports: a woman beating, illiterate wannabe thug of a boxer. Now same was said of Mike Tyson years ago, but he seems to have mellowed out in recent years. Mayweather shows no signs of mellowing out.

I do hope the WWE never does business with that moron ever again.

 

[famicommander]

The WWE HOF is already full of awful people:
Jimmy Snuka - beat a woman to death with his bare hands
Mike Tyson - convicted rapist
Abdullah the Butcher - knowingly infected other wrestlers with hepatitis
Donald Trump - Donald Trump
Hulk Hogan - racist
Steve Austin - woman beater

And that's just off the top of my head

 

[Wheels]

Even with all the departures lately, they still have:
Bobby Roode
James Storm
Eddie Edwards
Davey Richards
EC3
Gail Kim
Awesome Kong
Bobby Lashley
Jeff Hardy
Matt Hardy
Kurt Angle (probably leaving soon, but still)
Drew Galloway
Eric Young
Grado
Trevor Lee
Zema Ion
Robbie E
Eli Drake
Abyss
Rockstar Spud
Mike Bennett
Tigre Uno
Mia Yim

I'd say that's a very good roster. More than enough to fill two hours a week with great wrestling.

But yeah, creatively they're still TNA. And that's always been the problem.

I suppose it's subjective but really have no interest in watching Robibie E, Abyss, Eric Young, Spud, or Grado. Matt Hardy is good as a name people know but he's not moving so good anymore. I almost fell asleep while he was on offense in that tournament final against EC3.

 

[SpideyVille]

The WWE HOF is already full of awful people:
Jimmy Snuka - beat a woman to death with his bare hands
Mike Tyson - convicted rapist
Abdullah the Butcher - knowingly infected other wrestlers with hepatitis
Donald Trump - Donald Trump
Hulk Hogan - racist
Steve Austin - woman beater

And that's just off the top of my head

Not to mention, they have a pornstar in Sunny, which is ironically the same reason Chyna may never be allowed in.

 

[Docker2.0]

Speaking of WWE Hall of Fame....

I do hope that Floyd Mayweather never goes into the celebrity wing. He is afterall, the Ray Rice of Combat Sports: a woman beating, illiterate wannabe thug of a boxer. Now same was said of Mike Tyson years ago, but he seems to have mellowed out in recent years. Mayweather shows no signs of mellowing out.

I do hope the WWE never does business with that moron ever again.

Hopefully Mayweather makes it in.

 

[Slushy]

 

[runawayboulder]

Hogan for the Washington logo = lmao

 

[Incrediblejeff]

Try NJPWworld.com. It's like 8 bucks a month.

I don't think I can afford anymore streaming services,lol.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Hogan for the Washington logo = lmao

New England Cenas does make sense since a lot of people are sick and tired of the dominance of Cena in WWE and Patriots in the NFL. If it was NBA logos, it would be the San Antonio Cenas.

BTW, The Pats will go back to the Super Bowl. As long as Tom Brady and Bill Belichick are still with the Pats, they will always be a Super Bowl Contender.

 

[Dr. Evil]

The WWE HOF is already full of awful people:
Jimmy Snuka - beat a woman to death with his bare hands
Mike Tyson - convicted rapist
Abdullah the Butcher - knowingly infected other wrestlers with hepatitis
Donald Trump - Donald Trump
Hulk Hogan - racist
Steve Austin - woman beater

And that's just off the top of my head

Not all Hall of Fames have "perfect people." The Pro Football Hall of Fame still has this guy, and it's the only thing he has left in the last 22 years that is still of great meaning to him:

http://www.profootballhof.com/players/o-j-simpson/

And the Baseball Hall of Fame recently inducted Mike Piazza, who's name has been linked to Steroids.