TNA Wrestling Discussion

[Mike53421]

Wonder if Flair can help AJ cut a promo. They certainly seem to be pushing AJ to the sky and trying to make him a household name (since paying attention to TNA since January 4th I have noticed he is their go-to guy right now).

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by Dirk504

The only guy the WCW.... NOT NWA, put over in a major way was Goldberg.

Booker T and Diamond Dallas Page were also put over in WCW.

[DetroitSportsFan]

I wish I was a fly on the wall to see this....

It has been confirmed that Awesome Kong attacked radio show host and TNA backstage personality Bubba the Love Sponge at yesterday's iMPACT! taping in Orlando.

Kong was reportedly upset due to the "F*** Hati" tweet Bubba posted on his Twitter account over the weekend. She has been taking part in fundraising efforts for the relief fund for Haiti, which was rocked by an earthquake last week.

Bubba was sent home from yesterday's taping, as was Kong. A source within the company notes that Bubba has major heat in the locker room.

[Rob71]

Why is Bubba The Love Sponge even there? Listening to his voice on the radio is bad enough, but having to look at him while hearing his voice is just too much. Having Abyss or someone demolish him backstage would be watchable.

[Dirk504]

Originally Posted by Redliner17k

I don't know how you don't like Anderson...Anderson! He is golden on the mic! Yes, he has had misfortune in the WWE, but give the guy a change!

I never said, you said, WWE is WCW! It's just everyone things TNA is WCW 2.0 because they have some ex-WCW wrestlers! TNA is making stars, but it takes time! You have to remember, TNA is only 8 years old unlike the WWE which is over 50 years old!

One more thing about the 4 sided ring...Why do you watch BD? You don't just watch it because it has great PQ, but because of other things! You don't watch TNA to look at a 6 sided ring, but the wrestlers in it!

True.... I do enjoy watching TNA for other reasons.... but those reasons are being tainted by the Hulkster as we speak. Samoa Joe appears to be getting phased out. Daniels got pinned clean by Val freakin Venus and what happened to World Elite? These are all TNA originals that are getting screwed and it hasn't even been a month?

I hope your right, but as of now, it doesn't look too good.

[Dirk504]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

Booker T and Diamond Dallas Page were also put over in WCW.

True... I forgot about those two.

[paperthrower2000]

Originally Posted by Rob71

Why is Bubba The Love Sponge even there? Listening to his voice on the radio is bad enough, but having to look at him while hearing his voice is just too much. Having Abyss or someone demolish him backstage would be watchable.

Do what McMahon did to Bischoff,throw him in the back of a garbage truck.

[Rob71]

Originally Posted by paperthrower2000

Do what McMahon did to Bischoff,throw him in the back of a garbage truck.

Since you mentioned Bischoff, is Kong beating the hell out of Bubba real, or is this a set-up for a future match between the two. I don't see him having a problem using Haiti in a staged event, but I'd like to think TNA has a little class.

[Mike53421]

Wow, this producer video from Monday's tapings is pretty bad: Working Video Clip of TNA Producer Lecturing Fans at Impact - Wrestlezone.com

[paperthrower2000]

Originally Posted by Mike53421

Wow, this producer video from Monday's tapings is pretty bad: Working Video Clip of TNA Producer Lecturing Fans at Impact - Wrestlezone.com

So fans are cast members now?

[Mike53421]

The guys near the filming of that clip sound a bit moronic too, with the random chanting and such. Telling fans when/how to cheer and boo is I guess standard on other TV shows, but not so much for live pro wrestling.

[Dirk504]

Originally Posted by Mike53421

Wow, this producer video from Monday's tapings is pretty bad: Working Video Clip of TNA Producer Lecturing Fans at Impact - Wrestlezone.com

Thanks for that link. This sucks sooooo much. I heard one guy say, "this is why we don't watch WWE". Well TNA can't stop people from changing their channels.

[paperthrower2000]

In my own humble opinion and I know that TNA is going though changes ,but I think they are going to implode. I watched the history of the AWA a few weeks ago and when they went out of their market and expanded hot and heavy trying to match the WWF they failed and killed themselves.I hope I am wrong because I really like the promotion.I guess time will tell.

[SteelPen]

Originally Posted by paperthrower2000

So fans are cast members now?

Originally Posted by Mike53421

The guys near the filming of that clip sound a bit moronic too, with the random chanting and such. Telling fans when/how to cheer and boo is I guess standard on other TV shows, but not so much for live pro wrestling.

Originally Posted by Dirk504

Thanks for that link. This sucks sooooo much. I heard one guy say, "this is why we don't watch WWE". Well TNA can't stop people from changing their channels.

What...You didn't know we're cast members? We make or break a wrestling show! Doesn't matter how good the show is, if the "cast members" are sitting on their asses and not saying anything, then the show will suck on TV! There not telling us, who to boo/cheer for! They're telling us not to curse, use the bird and/or gang signs! You people are making this like this is new to you! If any of you been to a NFL, NHL or MLB game and you are cursing, using the bird and/or gang signs...guess what, they will throw you out of the stadium/arena!

[Dirk504]

Originally Posted by Redliner17k

What...You didn't know we're cast members? We make or break a wrestling show! Doesn't matter how good the show is, if the "cast members" are sitting on their asses and not saying anything, then the show will suck on TV! There not telling us, who to boo/cheer for! They're telling us not to curse, use the bird and/or gang signs! You people are making this like this is new to you! If any of you been to a NFL, NHL or MLB game and you are cursing, using the bird and/or gang signs...guess what, they will throw you out of the stadium/arena!

Umm so after 6 years of taping in Orlando.... all of a sudden the fans need to follow rules? If you look up an interview Hogan did with IGN the week before the January 4th live taping, he said that what the fans chant are important and if they don't like the product, then he's doing something wrong. He also said that's one of the reasons he likes TNA.... because of the passionate fanbase. We now know that was BS. Well the fans have spoken and Hogan is trying to quiet them. In the NFL you can get thrown out of games for cursing or harrassing other fans.... so you're correct. But if your home team is playing crappy or the refs are screwing them over.... then I guess if the crowd starts booing, giving the ref the finger, or yelling "this is BS".... then Roger Goodell can come on the field and censor everyone.

Dude this is a show that airs on Spike TV.... breasts are shown on damn near every show, as well as UFC... who's fan base will let Dana White know if the product is crappy. I can't even imagine Paul Heyman censoring the old ECW crowd. The fans are what can make or break you. I bet if the fans were screaming "this is F*c*ing Awesom" .... Hogan wouldn't care.... but since they're pissed at this "new" product.... he's trying to lay the law down. He should be trying to make the show better instead of censoring fans. Because you can't quiet people in their home and my friends and I were ALL thinking that this is such BS.

Look I'm not against TNA... I'm just against the crap I've been seeing since Hogan has taken over. If things get better, then I'll eat all of my words, but as of now, me and ALOT of fans are pissed off at these "changes".

Dude - Val Venus beat Daniels????? WTF

[Rob71]

Originally Posted by Mike53421

The guys near the filming of that clip sound a bit moronic too, with the random chanting and such. Telling fans when/how to cheer and boo is I guess standard on other TV shows, but not so much for live pro wrestling.

If WWE is smart, they'll play this up by having one of their "heels" get valets to hold up applause signs during the match when he pulls off a move.

[STARSCREAM]

Originally Posted by rob71

if wwe is smart, they'll play this up by having one of their "heels" get valets to hold up applause signs during the match when he pulls off a move.:d

lol

[krazyclown]

Hulk Hogan was on Bubba The Love Sponge's radio show this morning. Here is what I heard.

Hogan wants to kill all house shows in TNA until the TV comes together and then in no time they will become a force that people will pay attention to. Seriously.

Hogan has no plans to bring in just his friends. Really Hulk?!? He said he only met Ken Anderson on the Australian tour and knew that the guy had what it took.

Bubba then talked about the incident with Awesome Kong earlier this week, calling her a ***** and saying he was mad at what she did to him. Hogan played it off as it being menstrual-related.

Bubba said he was pushing for a bigger role in TNA but now hates the wrestling business. Hogan said, "Wow!"

Hogan talked about how less is more and spoke about a segment with Scott Hall and Sean Waltman that was taped this week. Hogan put over Ric Flair as being really on his game once he got rolling with AJ Styles.

They talked for like 15 minutes and basically Hogan's focus was to emphasize how he is going to show everyone how the business works since TNA has done nothing since its inception.

[Mike53421]

I never really had an opinion before but Hogan is coming off like a real *******, especially if this doesn't pan out. If it does pan out, I'll eat my words.

[paperthrower2000]

Originally Posted by Mike53421

I never really had an opinion before but Hogan is coming off like a real *******, especially if this doesn't pan out. If it does pan out, I'll eat my words.

If this pans out I will eat the entire dictionary.