BradVanDam said:
HBK has let himself go in retirement. :lol
BradVanDam said:
BradVanDam said:*rko's Keyser*
Lunchbox said:why are the ropes white?
what happened to the red ones?
The Ted vs Khali match drained the color from them.Lunchbox said:why are the ropes white?
what happened to the red ones?
:lol :lol HBK <3 <3BradVanDam said:
Same with Alberto Del Rio.Azuran said:They need to give Orton the strap already. Stop delaying the inevitable please.
BradVanDam said:
jobber said:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9IwzaOzyoA 3:50 & 57 seconds
I'd watch old episodes of Raw over the shit that was on tonight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDa4A7v3-z0
http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TNA_News_1/article_42856.shtmlIn 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.'"
He can be mentored by Ted DiBiase. Wouldn't that be the ultimate insult?Liu Kang Baking A Pie said:AJ Styles on next season of NXT confirmed.
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.
They both lack mic skills so I thnk it'd be a good fit. AJ does have more in ring charisma overall.B-Rad Lascelle said:He can be mentored by Ted DiBiase. Wouldn't that be the ultimate insult?
Good shit, nice to know that the talent (I doubt AJ is the only one who feels this way) knows how confusing and shitastic their creative direction is... oh, and I think going live on Thursdays is a great idea.RBH said:
O_O...........jmdajr said:
DON'T CLICK ON THIS, Keyser Soze! FOR THE LOVE OF EVERYTHING HOLY, DON'T DO IT!jmdajr said:
jmdajr said:
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.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.
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?Pimpwerx said:I must be the only person that doesn't like Samoa Joe.
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.
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.