August Wrasslin' |OT| of John Cena and TNA or whatever :\

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Remember guys, don't touch those Rey Mysterio cups or else Rey will bounce in out of nowhere, not selling his injury and have his way with you with a straw.
 
Lunchbox said:
why are the ropes white?

what happened to the red ones?
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They often get changed mid show including the canvas. That's often one of the reasons for the long stupid skits, they're changing the ring. It's probably to prevent staff infections etc.
 
Silly Shemus, haven't you seen Avatar? It's a bluff territorial display when they start thrashing around like that.
 
Screw every league that airs in America right now besides Dragon Gate USA. Im tired of talk, talk, talk, punchy/kicky, spot-festy, matches.

Damn you TNA for turning into a retirement home!

Gonna go watch me some Masato Yoshino vs BxB Hulk, and then watch Bryan Danielson choke out Cima.
 
I'm watching a random Raw I recorded on my PC back in 03(Raw after Goldberg showed up). :lol @ the big red X over Stone Cold's face in the Raw intro

:lol @ Kane/RVD talking about being high

this shit is awesome

Jeff Hardy/Rock match!

Brotista from today and Rock in 03 would make an awesome tag team
 
ROH confirmed on their HDnet show last night that for the Glory by Honor IX iPPV in New York on September 11th it will be;

The Kings of Wrestling (Castagnoli & Hero) vs The World's Greatest Tag Team (Haas & Benjamin)

Woo, can't wait for this one - should be a great match!

Kerry Von Erich (c) vs Ric Flair (AJPW 24/05/84)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEpsl6QDqgU - 1/2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZTPSuMapHM - 2/2

Kerry Von Erich defends the NWA World Heavyweight Title against 'The Nature Boy' Ric Flair in Japan - from All Japan Pro Wrestling's 24/05/84 show.

Aja Kong vs KAORU (GAEA 02/13/00)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-0lf5n0NoQ - 1/2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU0Tkmt-pt0 - 2/2

Aja Kong & KAORU battle it out for the AAAW Title in this intense and bloody brawl from GAEA's 02/13/00 show. Awesome joshi match.

Antonio Inoki vs Dusty Rhodes (NJPW 01/01/84)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvuIVGnkDYE - 1/2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL0lS9kmkQE - 2/2

The American Dream (w/ Bad News Brown at ringside) takes on NJPW founder Antonio Inoki - pretty good match, although the finish is a bit screwy.

Jushin Liger vs Hirose Hase (NJPW 5/6/91)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Emf9GnZNTUQ - 1/2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJelDZQkbGE - 2/2

Jushin 'Thunder' Liger vs Hiroshi Hase from NJPW's 5/6/91 show*

*handheld camera quality, but an awesome match.
 
In an interview on the "PWI Weekly" podcast this week, AJ Styles sounded frustrated and confused by some elements of the decision-making in TNA.

Specifically, Styles expressed disagreement with the decision to take the TNA World Title off him and giving the title to Rob Van Dam earlier this year.

"I definitely didn't understand it. For the life of me, I couldn't figure it. I was very surprised that they would want me to lose that title after holding it for so long, and to somebody who hasn't been in wrestling for over a year, and came from WWE to win the World Title so quickly," Styles said.

"And he should have been tired from wrestling a match before that (against Jeff Hardy). I was very conflicted on that. It was like, 'I have no idea what's going on here anymore.' I don't know how to put it in words. I was pissed off - I don't want to say that - but at the same time, I was very confused. 'Okay, I guess I'm not the star that I thought I was here at TNA. I guess I'm just a TNA guy.'"

Part of Styles's frustration was evident when he gave a politically correct response when asked about TNA turning him heel at the beginning of the year. Styles said he's a team player and will do what the company believes is best. However, he said he felt he could have made more money for TNA as a babyface champion before they cut his run short by turning him heel.

Considering his tenure, Styles said he thinks he should be given more opportunities to contribute creatively. Styles said he learned that, from his perspective, TNA apparently didn't view him as highly as he thought he was viewed. Styles was responding to some people calling him "the face of TNA."

"Sometimes, I wish the higher-ups would say, 'Hey, A.J., what do you think about this?' But, I don't get that. So, I feel like, 'Okay, I'm a regular old wrestler and that's it,'" Styles said.

Styles also gave a blunt assessment of the changes in TNA this year. He said TNA should not have moved to Monday nights when asked about the timeslot changes in 2010 and how it's affected the audience being able to follow the product on a week-to-week basis.

"We never should have switched to Monday nights. We know that now. I wish that we would have just gone live on Thursday nights. The first one we did on Monday nights was huge, but Thursday nights was our night. There's no mistake about it; Monday night is WWE's. It's theirs. We need to own Thursday nights," Styles said.

Styles continued: "I think there are mistakes that we have done. I don't know if it's necessarily the people we've brought in, but there's stuff where surely they took a step back and thought, 'Okay, maybe we don't need this.' There were some people brought in who I don't think we necessarily needed. But, there's Jeff Hardy. He sells so much merchandise; he's making so much money for this company. There are other guys I think who deserved a shot at TNA who are not here that I'm very confused they're not here because I think they could make money."

Styles identified Delirious as one wrestler he would have brought in to TNA because of his experience and knowledge in the business. He also commented on TNA releasing Christopher Daniels.

"It was very disturbing at first. I was very upset and confused," he said. "I hope it's not a long time (before he comes back), or they'll bring Chris back."

During the interview, Styles was asked about TNA president Dixie Carter's job performance. Styles gave a positive assessment that Carter is willing to take risks and "some pay off; some don't," but the company is learning from those risks.

Regarding the X Division, Styles talked up Amazing Red, X Division champion Doug Williams, and Generation Me. He said the issue he sees with the presentation is a lack of emphasis on wrestling and their personalities.

"We have to have more X Division matches in there," Styles said. "We have to let people see it. If it were up to me, we would have a little more wrestling and less talking. But, I've said that since the beginning."

The X Division comment also played into what Styles said in response to how TNA could eventually surpass WWE.

"Build our wrestlers so our people know them," Styles said. "We have to make sure people know who these people are and make them important. And our storylines to go along with the character - you need to finish and end those."

Regarding the current ECW emphasis in TNA, Styles optimistically said he thinks it's "interesting." He said he hopes it helps the company and he's not bothered by the current focus on ECW wrestlers during TNA's TV time.

"It's interesting. I'm anxious to see Jerry Lynn-Rob Van Dam again. There's going to be other matches that are classic ECW. I'm not really bothered with it," Styles said. "It is kind of weird we're having a PPV for those guys, but it's interesting. I think people will buy this PPV to see, 'I wonder what's going to happen.'"
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http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TNA_News_1/article_42856.shtml
 
It's a shame for AJ. He is so talented but with TNA he has just become another guy with no real meaning. Same for Joe. TNA's ability to squander talent is just sad.
 
Bootaaay said:
Kerry Von Erich (c) vs Ric Flair (AJPW 24/05/84)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEpsl6QDqgU - 1/2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZTPSuMapHM - 2/2

Kerry Von Erich defends the NWA World Heavyweight Title against 'The Nature Boy' Ric Flair in Japan - from All Japan Pro Wrestling's 24/05/84 show.
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Oooh, thank you for this. WCCW was my gateway drug for wrestling and I remember seeing that match on TV where Kerry won the title from Flair at the Parade of Champions show. I never saw the rematch where Flair regains the title.
 
B-Rad Lascelle said:
He can be mentored by Ted DiBiase. Wouldn't that be the ultimate insult?
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They both lack mic skills so I thnk it'd be a good fit. AJ does have more in ring charisma overall.
 
DKehoe said:
It's a shame for AJ. He is so talented but with TNA he has just become another guy with no real meaning. Same for Joe. TNA's ability to squander talent is just sad.
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I must be the only person that doesn't like Samoa Joe. But I like Styles, and thought he should have made the jump to WWE after WCW went under. He's right about Monday nights too. Not sure why TNA wants to go head-to-head, just to be shown-up.

On another note, when is the Dixie Carter Youshoot thing coming out? PEACE.
 
Pimpwerx said:
I must be the only person that doesn't like Samoa Joe.
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I don't mean this in a "you just don't get him" way but how much of him have you seen? Is it only his recent TNA matches or have you also seen his old ROH stuff and his early run in TNA?
 
By Jason Powell

Samoa Joe blew up backstage after his time limit draw with Jeff Hardy, which aired on Thursday's TNA Impact. Joe headed backstage and yelled at Vince Russo in front of TNA president Dixie Carter.

Joe made it clear going into the match that he felt counting down to the time limit would give away the draw finish. However, Russo apparently instructed ring announcer Jeremy Borash to announce that there were 30 seconds remaining in the match.

Powell's POV: Joe was not at the tapings last Monday or Tuesday in Orlando. He was at the Comic Con event in San Diego the preceding weekend, so I suppose it's possible that he was scheduled to be off on Monday, but the timing is certainly interesting. A source felt that Joe was right about the 30-second announcement giving the finish away, yet added that Joe handled the situation poorly by letting his temper get the best of him.

8/3 Update: One source claims Joe was actually yelling at production team members Keith Mitchell and David Sahadi, while others say it was Russo. Either way, it's very telling that he has not appeared for the company since the outburst.
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http://www.prowrestling.net/artman/publish/mostpopulararticles/article10013330.shtml
 
smh.... such a stupid fucking company. Just release him already, he'd be better off on NXT season 3 at this point.
 
I have yet to see Joe live up to the hype. I guess it's not his fault, but I don't really watch TNA consistently to know everything. I did see him here in town once for a PPV. He headlined against Booker T. The ending to that match made NO FUCKING SENSE.
 
When I think of TNA, I always thought of Joe, Daniels, and Styles. I wouldn't be shocked if Joe or Styles end up quitting one day within the next six months or so. Especially Joe.

Oh, and:

Todd sent word that WWE recently put the Nexus armbands up for sale on their WWEshop.com website. The armbands are selling for $8.00.
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