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[Bowser]

Just watched the Aries/Roode match from last night to wash the taste of that terrible RAW from my mouth. Wow, what a great match. The first time Aries launched himself into that guardrail looked PAINFUL. Really excited to see how TNA books Aries' title run.

TNA really has become must watch wrestling TV these past two months.

 

[Novid]

I forgot to mention, this would also lead to an awkward moment with AJ seducing Cena to be with the champ, her acknowledging his divorce on TV, and Cena probably providing us with a sequel to the Cena/Eve gif.

Then Eve gets invoved runs down AJ, Cena walks away with his theme ending the PPV

 

[GaimeGuy]

Yeah, it's a thin story going in circles, but I will commend AJ, Bryan and Punk for actually selling the storyline, cheesy as it is. They're committed to it, which is more than I can say for Cena who basically ignores storylines.

This is how the angle has developed over the last month:

June 18: AJ dances around the ring in a kane costume, distracting Kane, causing him and bryan to lose.
June 25: AJ does fake breakup discussions with punk, bryan, and kane while looking at her reflection in a 3 panel mirror.
AJ dances around the ring, distracting kane, causing him to be eliminated in a 3 way dance with punk and bryan. Kane "breaks up" with AJ.
July 2: AJ dances around the ring, but neither Punk nor Bryan pay attention to her. So she tries to commit suicide via table, but kisses punk and shoves him through bryan through the table when punk tries to stop her. Raw ends with her mimicking Bryan's yes chants.
July 9: AJ makes out with punk and bryan. AJ proposes to punk. Bryan proposes to AJ (to gain an advantage for the title match). Punk rejects AJ's proposal and tells her Bryan's just using her. AJ slaps both punk and bryan, does bryan's "YES! YES! YES!" thing, and raw ends with AJ's music.

I mean, it's fucking awful. There's NOTHING there. NOTHING. NO DEVELOPMENT. NADA

It would have been a complete disaster and trainwreck with anyone else (say, Cena, Ryder, and Eve)

 

[Novid]

Just watched the Aries/Roode match from last night to wash the taste of that terrible RAW from my mouth. Wow, what a great match. The first time Aries launched himself into that guardrail looked PAINFUL. Really excited to see how TNA books Aries' title run.

TNA really has become must watch wrestling TV these past two months.

The payoffs even from bad storylines work.

 

[eldoon]

I just hope Roode gets a lawyer out and gets Bryan Hebner fired and his belt back at the end of impact.

 

[IC_Champion]

Crazy Bob Backlund was amazing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFP3ZuAkNj8

So, can we expect the same from Sandow?

 

[Kaladin]

Crazy Bob Backlund was amazing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFP3ZuAkNj8

Chris Jericho is a Bob Backlund Wanna-Be.

 

[SquashMatch]

Just watched the Aries/Roode match from last night to wash the taste of that terrible RAW from my mouth. Wow, what a great match. The first time Aries launched himself into that guardrail looked PAINFUL. Really excited to see how TNA books Aries' title run.

TNA really has become must watch wrestling TV these past two months.

When a company gets hot, they almost can do no wrong. The Crackhead Claire Angle lead to another Styles-Daniels match, with one of the worst stips in Wrestling, and they absolutely knocked it out of the freaking park with one of the best matches of the year. They have developed a ton of guys to the point where about 10 guys could be Champ and it wouldnt be a reach. They even let their Diva's put on decent matched from time to time. I hope and pray viewers start to take notice because the ratings are still stagnant despite the product improving leaps and bounds.

 

[Reiko]

This is how the angle has developed over the last month:

June 18: AJ dances around the ring in a kane costume, distracting Kane, causing him and bryan to lose.
June 25: AJ does fake breakup discussions with punk, bryan, and kane while looking at her reflection in a 3 panel mirror.
AJ dances around the ring, distracting kane, causing him to be eliminated in a 3 way dance with punk and bryan. Kane "breaks up" with AJ.
July 2: AJ dances around the ring, but neither Punk nor Bryan pay attention to her. So she tries to commit suicide via table, but kisses punk and shoves him through bryan through the table when punk tries to stop her. Raw ends with her mimicking Bryan's yes chants.
July 9: AJ makes out with punk and bryan. AJ proposes to punk. Bryan proposes to AJ (to gain an advantage for the title match). Punk rejects AJ's proposal and tells her Bryan's just using her. AJ slaps both punk and bryan, does bryan's "YES! YES! YES!" thing, and raw ends with AJ's music.

I mean, it's fucking awful. There's NOTHING there. NOTHING. NO DEVELOPMENT. NADA

It would have been a complete disaster and trainwreck with anyone else (say, Cena, Ryder, and Eve)

The story is completely stupid on paper... But it's actually working.

 

[IC_Champion]

This will end up being perfect material for the next Botchamania.

 

[Professor Beef]

This will end up being perfect material for the next Botchamania.

This might be one of those times where he makes an episode of BM with only one fed.

 

[mechashiva]

Need something better than Raw to watch but too cheap to order ippv's of Dragongate or Chikara.

Try this - http://www.hulu.com/search?query=Original+American+Gladiators&st=0&fs=

 

[RBH]

Smackdown spoilers:

Spoiler

Smackdown is now Zackdown. Zack Rider kicks off the show. His first thing to do as acting GM is to do the biggest fist pump. The whole crowd does it. Out comes Alberto Del Rio. Ryder announces that Del Rio will face Sin Cara tonight.

Alberto Del Rio defeated Sin Cara via submission.

The Big Show tells Ryder that he's doing a sucky job as GM. Ryder makes a match between Big Show and The Great Khali for tonight. Khali does the fist pump.

Primo (w/ Epico and Rosa Mendes) defeated Darren Young (with Titus O'Neil).

Sheamus and Ryder are backstage talking and are interrupted by Chris Jericho. Sheamus calls Jericho out, but Jericho says he's not there to fight. Ryder makes Jericho vs. Sheamus for tonight.

Dolph Ziggler and Cody Rhodes defeated Christian and Santino Marella after Ziggler pinned Marella.

The Big Show defeated The Great Khali. They slapped each other, and then Show knocked out Khali with the WMD.

Ryback defeated Tyler Reks.

Damien Sandow defeated Justin Gabriel.

Sheamus defeated Chris Jericho. Del Rio comes out as Sheamus is celebrating and attacks him. Del Rio then locks the arm bar onto Sheamus.

WWE is taping both Raw & SmackDown tonight from the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. The reason for the double TV taping is due to the Waldo Canyon fire which led to WWE cancelling the SmackDown taping from Colorado Springs, Colorado.

 

[Kaladin]

I feel sorry for anyone who was in attendance tonight and had to sit through five hours of this shit.

 

[Novid]

When a company gets hot, they almost can do no wrong. The Crackhead Claire Angle lead to another Styles-Daniels match, with one of the worst stips in Wrestling, and they absolutely knocked it out of the freaking park with one of the best matches of the year. They have developed a ton of guys to the point where about 10 guys could be Champ and it wouldnt be a reach. They even let their Diva's put on decent matched from time to time. I hope and pray viewers start to take notice because the ratings are still stagnant despite the product improving leaps and bounds.

Outside of Hardy - yes, we have 11 or so guys i would not have a problem with being champ. Last time it happend AJPW had one of its greatest years, NJPW was in that UWF war - which at least 6 or so could have been in Hashimoto's spot but It was final proof in 96 he was the man. WCW in 1997 had 5 or 6.

 

[IC_Champion]

So,

Spoiler

do we need another wrestling wedding event

?

 

[Novid]

Smackdown spoilers so far:

Spoiler

Smackdown is now Zackdown. Zack Rider kicks off the show. His first thing to do as acting GM is to do the biggest fist pump. The whole crowd does it. Out comes Alberto Del Rio. Ryder announces that Del Rio will face Sin Cara tonight.

Alberto Del Rio defeated Sin Cara via submission.

The Big Show tells Ryder that he's doing a sucky job as GM. Ryder makes a match between Big Show and The Great Khali for tonight. Khali does the fist pump.

Primo (w/ Epico and Rosa Mendes) defeated Darren Young (with Titus O'Neil).

Sheamus and Ryder are backstage talking and are interrupted by Chris Jericho. Sheamus calls Jericho out, but Jericho says he's not there to fight. Ryder makes Jericho vs. Sheamus for tonight.

Dolph Ziggler and Cody Rhodes defeated Christian and Santino Marella after Ziggler pinned Marella.

The Big Show defeated The Great Khali. They slapped each other, and then Show knocked out Khali with the WMD.

Ryback defeated Tyler Reks.

Damien Sandow defeated Justin Gabriel.

Smackdown already better than Raw?

 

[Professor Beef]

I feel sorry for anyone who was in attendance tonight and had to sit through five hours of this shit.

At least they get Ryback.

 

[Plywood]

Spoiler

Ryback defeated

Tyler Reks.

whaaaaaaaaaaaaa

 

[Professor Beef]

Spoiler

Ryback defeated

Tyler Reks.

whaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Good. Fuck Tyler Reks.

 

[Plywood]

Good. Fuck Tyler Reks.

Bu-bu-but Matt Hardy.

 

[Novid]

As for NJPW, they are starting the G1 Climax in couple of weeks, the story line for the July First event was Togi Makabe calling Tanashi out for his prissness. Other Heavyweight match was a matter of respect Between Kea and Akiyama. After the show, the announsement made by Mutoh is that Hashimoto's son might be 1/4 Tokyo Dome event.

 

[thepotatoman]

Smackdown spoilers

Spoiler

Jerico v shamus somehow match of night. And i hate shamus.

 

[SoulPlaya]

Smackdown spoilers

Spoiler

Jerico v shamus somehow match of night. And i hate shamus.

It apparently was a long one too.

 

[MiniDitka]

It apparently was a long one too.

Jericho would have won if he'd used the

Spoiler

FUCKINATOR

 

[SoulPlaya]

Jericho would have won if he'd used the FUCKINATOR

Don't worry, Ditka, you'll be Fuckinating in no time. KOG can't carry a grudge that long, can he?

 

[bangai-o]

if the direct tv thread in ot is correct, Direct Tv subbers will not be watching TNA even if they wanted to. the are dropping Spike.

 

[Shao Kahn Going Shopping]

Spoiler

Sin Cara getting buried as fuck.

Must be payback for the gun incident.

 

[MiniDitka]

Don't worry, Ditka, you'll be Fuckinating in no time. KOG can't carry a grudge that long, can he?

He took my positive reinforcement the wrong way lol

 

[SoulPlaya]

He took my positive reinforcement the wrong way lol

He doesn't understand Fuckination. That's OK, though. He shall see the light.

 

[bangai-o]

Spoiler

Sin Cara getting buried as fuck.

Must be payback for the gun incident.

Sin Cara has no use for a gun. where do you get your odd information?

 

[Shao Kahn Going Shopping]

Sin Cara has no use for a gun. where do you get your odd information?

In Mexico, Del Rio once approached Cara (as Mistico, of course) backstage and had a gun pulled on him by Mistico's entourage.

 

[bangai-o]

He doesn't understand Fuckination. That's OK, though. He shall see the light.

this is a pg thread Soulplaya. Kog should fine you.

 

[SoulPlaya]

this is a pg thread Soulplaya. Kog should fine you.

Check the tag.

Go ahead and fine me.

 

[MiniDitka]

He doesn't understand Fuckination. That's OK, though. He shall see the light.

Yes he will

 

[bangai-o]

Check the tag.

Go ahead and fine me.

so.
you think your untouchable.
*thuganomics violin intro*

 

[maxxpower]

Wait so Smackdown came right after Raw?

 

[remnant]

The story is completely stupid on paper... But it's actually working.

But it's not. AJ is working because she is cute and the crazy chick thing was interesting at first but does anyone really care about Punk or Bryan right now. There is no meat to this, and personally I hope they split the three up after MitB.

The took a decent hook and ran into the ground. AJ is a star though.

Compare the booking to this Aries/Roode. This is a joke.

 

[SoulPlaya]

so.
you think your untouchable.
*thuganomics violin intro*

 

[SoulPlaya]

Yes he will

Come on now, how can anyone deny this?!

 

[G-Fex]

Very unsatisfied with the way my show and broadcasting shit is going.

Going to re-evaluate things again.

Today fucking sucks.

 

[TOM f'N CRUISE]

omg LOLOL

"COME HOME!"

 

[MiniDitka]

Very unsatisfied with the way my show and broadcasting shit is going.

Going to re-evaluate things again.

Today fucking sucks.

Spoiler

Needs more FUCKINATOR

What exactly are you unhappy with?

 

[bangai-o]

Very unsatisfied with the way my show and broadcasting shit is going.

Going to re-evaluate things again.

Today fucking sucks.

is internet lagging?

 

[G-Fex]

Not in the mood. I'm out wrasslegaf.

 

[MiniDitka]

Not in the mood. I'm out wrasslegaf.

Hope tomorrows better for ya.

 

[SoulPlaya]

Spoiler

Needs more FUCKINATOR

What exactly are you unhappy with?

Fuckinator to save WTF!

 

[British Monsoon]

Didn't watch RAW, thought this was cool though (pinched from Sucio);

 

[Nelo Ice]

Didn't watch RAW, thought this was cool though (pinched from Sucio);

Fucking :lol. Raw at least had 1 redeeming quality.

 

[bangai-o]

are we having a guest GM now?