In theory they keep signing new talent. They've shown a lot more interest in top ROH talent now that they know they're a draw in NXT, for instance.
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In theory they keep signing new talent. They've shown a lot more interest in top ROH talent now that they know they're a draw in NXT, for instance.
BoboBrazil
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I just don't see anyone on the level of the guys they've already signed other than Samoa Joe, the Briscoes, or AJ Styles. Styles doesn't want to work the WWE schedule. Briscoes should have been hired a long time ago. I don't see anything special that stands out from the ROH new class.
If they keep bringing in people like Uhaa then this thing can keep rolling on for another cycle or two. By the time you've got 15 or so real hot NXT stars already on the roster or ready you can probably try a brand split again, get them on Smackdown, steal some RAW people/a few veterans from the indie scene that know the WWE system and have fun that way. Will bring better ratings to Smackdown, will help differentiate the live events that you still need to do monthly but can now get some better builds, and let RAW be RAW, moving the huge hits over from Smackdown.
Adam Cole is top class. People who are down on him probably just look at him as another vanilla midget, but his charisma is off the charts.
JPeeples83
Member
Loved the show-opening hype video and the opening promo exchange really made Drew Galloway seem like a huge deal. Taz talking about King's capture suplex reminding him of some guy...who was gone. Well, that was a bit sad - that was an Al Bundy lamenting moment there. Fun little match here - I liked Drew's chop to the back, apron tilt a whirl, and use of the Future Shock. Thanks to Dean getting that back over as a finish, it really works well now for him. Good little hype video for the women's title match later. GLORIOUS evil meeting between Bram and Storm. And then Destination America put up another one of those stupid spoiler videos. If you were wondering who wins TONIGHT'S MAIN EVENT, don't bother - they just told you Kurt wins it to face Lashley in April.
Matt-Bram was really fun, although Bram's finisher now being called THE BRIGHTER SIDE OF SUFFERING is stupid. Great promo from Magnus and Spud's new Union Jack suit rules. FANTASTIC promo between EC3 and Spud here. TNA has made a hair vs. hair match seem like a big deal in 2015 - kudos. Spud comes off like the world's tiniest badass - much like a modern Spike Dudley, which fits his finisher nicely.
Knockouts title match was shockingly good given how little Kong can really do. She dominated and looked strong, while Taryn played the face in peril - the DQ finish sucked, but it was building to something bigger and I'm looking forward to the Gail-Taryn-Kong three way. Davey got claw marks shaved into his head - yikes. Tag title match was a fun clusterfuck. Loved the triple dives from the faces. Triple threat main event was okay - it never got out of first gear, and at least they got a finish out of that chairshot to the head. Stupid to do unprotected chairshots at all, let alone in TNA, but whatever - they're not going to learn.
http://jayreviewsthings.blogspot.com/2015/03/tna-impact-wrestling-3-6-15.html
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http://www.imagebam.com/gallery/3yks1ud4ytm58nqlgwditcnbmk1dy0x1
Matt-Bram was really fun, although Bram's finisher now being called THE BRIGHTER SIDE OF SUFFERING is stupid. Great promo from Magnus and Spud's new Union Jack suit rules. FANTASTIC promo between EC3 and Spud here. TNA has made a hair vs. hair match seem like a big deal in 2015 - kudos. Spud comes off like the world's tiniest badass - much like a modern Spike Dudley, which fits his finisher nicely.
Knockouts title match was shockingly good given how little Kong can really do. She dominated and looked strong, while Taryn played the face in peril - the DQ finish sucked, but it was building to something bigger and I'm looking forward to the Gail-Taryn-Kong three way. Davey got claw marks shaved into his head - yikes. Tag title match was a fun clusterfuck. Loved the triple dives from the faces. Triple threat main event was okay - it never got out of first gear, and at least they got a finish out of that chairshot to the head. Stupid to do unprotected chairshots at all, let alone in TNA, but whatever - they're not going to learn.
http://jayreviewsthings.blogspot.com/2015/03/tna-impact-wrestling-3-6-15.html
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http://www.imagebam.com/gallery/3yks1ud4ytm58nqlgwditcnbmk1dy0x1
Perspicacity
Banned
Tweeting about transformers movies get you dropped from my Twitters real quick Beef
serenewarfare
Banned
Shine show tonight was pretty good. The first half was nothing special, but the second half was pretty great. Lots of flat finishes though. I'll probably have a full review up at some point tomorrow.
BronsonLee
Member
I am calling Sunny Mac into Wrestler's Court for having the gall to say Guilty Gear Xrd is shit
Wolfenstein was pretty good though
Reneledarker
Banned
Pretty funny that Drew is working with her ex again, the one that killed his push.
Anyway, Drew cage match against Strong in Evolve should be great.
Anyway, Drew cage match against Strong in Evolve should be great.
I wash everything after done cooking/eating. Always.
Harder to do this with a 2 year old running around, but that's the ideal.
Serpentine
Banned
been there several times. always sucks
Carnby
Member
Thanks bud!
Podcasts help. Can't imagine doing this without music or entertainment of some sort running in the background.
reptilescorpio
Member
OlliOlli 2!
Pretty sure Leon had a try out back in January at WWE.
Whoa. The system works! For now at least. Odds on if/when he returns?
Yeah just saw that, hopefully it means she'll give it another shot one day if things continue to improve. I'm sure there are tons of people at WWE who'd love to see her on the main roster.
Haha that's hilarious, pretty sure Big Show used to do that back on ECW WWE.
What was the reaction for Balor like?
Yeah that was pretty painful to even get to stop while Chrome was having an aneurysm, internet down here is way too slow to cope with that :/
Not cool enough to replace my DDP Yoga one for around the house sadly. One of the few shirts with writing on the back I can stand.
Flippy Shit: The Movie.
Love it! Might as well go all out if you're going to do it at all.
I'd say lol at Dreamer wasting all that money on companies to track down and prosecute stream watchers but it's much more likely he has no clue what day of the week it is, let alone engage a company to go to that degree of effort.
Stunner:
Excellent spot. Excellent.
For real? So he keeps a job, just gets pushed behind the scenes more? Mother fucker. He should be cast out for that shit, Vince needs to call up Dixie and get him moved over there.
Serpentine
Banned
Pretty much. They're a life saver for sure
I have a 2 year old. Maybe mine is not as insane
LOL. Maybe. My wife also works from home and has limited time for lunch breaks and things, so stuff builds up.
serenewarfare
Banned
Demott is really out guys. No office job.
avengers23
Banned
You mean wait for PWG to raise up some indy wrestlers, have them get noticed by ROH, and then see them get poached by WWE?
avengers23
Banned
As for washing dishes, I wait until everybody's asleep upstairs.
Professor Beef
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I didn't even know you were following me
Shadowlink
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I just don't understand whats going on in the gif...is he diving, soaring, or falling gracefully?
Biggest-Geek-Ever
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Probably the dumbest spot I've seen in a televised wrestling event since Goldberg punched that limousine window
dr3upmushroom
Banned
When pigs fly...
Paracelsus
Member
It can't be a suicide dive, it's clearly either a miserably botched missile dropkick or a failed attempt at a bronco buster world record.
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
Or maybe he was just like "I'm gonna grind this rail motherfuckers".
Mr. Luchador
Member
1300 in attendance for NXT's Cleveland show, by far their biggest ever.
Must feel pretty good.
Distinctly teen/older crowd too. Reminds me of the Attitoode Era.
reptilescorpio
Member
Maybe Joe was hoping for an injury so he could get out of the TNA blackspot.
Yay! Great to hear the rumours were wrong and he really is out on his arse.
Yay! Great to hear the rumours were wrong and he really is out on his arse.
avengers23
Banned
Helldivers: pretty fun. Tense because everything can and will kill you.
Let us add this to the jam pumping gif collection:
Let us add this to the jam pumping gif collection:
FeedMeAStrayCat
Member
I was there, and it was fucking amazing! High as fuck at the moment, and about to go to sleep, but the highlights were: Cesaro and Balor, Women's Fatal Four Way, Neville and Owens, and Itami and Tyson Kidd. Okay, pretty much the whole event. Set the place ablaze. Oh and Regal was there! And Zayn, but just for a promo, no match
I see you saw my post. :')Helldivers: pretty fun. Tense because everything can and will kill you.
Let us add this to the jam pumping gif collection:
JPeeples83
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The "Demott got an office job" thing was just speculation - it was never confirmed as such on the breaking news audio show or Wrestling Observer Live on Friday.
reptilescorpio
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I'm a few hours away from hopping on a plane to Indiana. Might be meeting Bushwacker Luke while I'm there; Depends on how things go while I chase many of my dreams and begin the turning point in my life.
Are there any major wrestling events to be watched between now and next Sunday that I should try to make time for? Mainly curious on if I'll miss any NJPW stuff, I can't find an event calender.
Are there any major wrestling events to be watched between now and next Sunday that I should try to make time for? Mainly curious on if I'll miss any NJPW stuff, I can't find an event calender.
Round two of the NJ Cup is tomorrow, I believe.
No problem! If you have to pick one from that list, then ROH is definitely the way to go, both in terms of talent roster and the quality of show that you expect from them.
I'm going to Indiana to meet my partners family, look at apartments and compare schools, and
see about throwing myself into the wild world of wrestling. Probably will be looking at wrestling programs in Illinois though.
JPeeples83
Member
ROH's TV production isn't great, but thanks to TNA's getting so much worse, they're actually better-looking than TNA now - still far below Lucha Underground though. Live, ROH is a fucking blast. I went to their final Manassas show with a friend who wasn't even a wrestling fan and he had so much fun there. I wish I'd gone in '09 though when they had Flair - oh well.