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03-22-2010, 03:37 PM | #5506 | |
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03-22-2010, 03:39 PM | #5507 |
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How in the hell can people watch pro wrestling anymore these days. They had their glory years with Rock, Austin, Goldberg, nWo, DX, Monday night wars etc.
Now the characters are either older than shit, or are just plain reeruned |
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03-22-2010, 03:41 PM | #5508 |
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That's a one off Mania match, Bret Hart isn't going to be in any storylines after that at least not as a wrestler.
There's a difference. |
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03-22-2010, 03:45 PM | #5509 | |
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That Hart-McMahon agnle might be working for he marks in the stands but it is very boring to me. I would rather see a good match with some actual wrestling. Maybe a Kofi Kingston match or for that matter a couple guys off NXT. Cena/Blahtista is another rehash. I understand they only have so many main eventers but how many times do I have to see Cena/Bautista/HHH fight one another. Enough already. Sheamus might have cut a decent promo but fact of the matter is the guy is still a effin reerun. No doubt that Edge/Jericho will put on a good match but how many times are they going to force this fued down our throughts. This is basically the Christian/Edge fued that was years back. To that point Christian should be getting more run than he is. He needs to be on RAW but McMahon is still punishing him for going to TNA. |
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03-22-2010, 03:47 PM | #5510 |
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03-22-2010, 03:49 PM | #5511 |
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Actually, H is I believe 43 which is younger than Hall or Nash..
And frankly Taker, HBK and even Triple H to an extent can still go, if you compare them to the NWO guys they look like ****ing Gods. No one cares about the ages unless the guys show their ages, watching people like Hogan, Hall, Nash still try to wrestle is just sad, HBK and Taker can still go. |
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03-22-2010, 03:59 PM | #5512 |
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If memory serves, Michaels and Undertaker now are about the same age as Flair and Hogan...when they were headlining WCW...
To see those guys as important figures in TNA now is just really, really sad. As far as the Hart/McMahon angle working for the "marks in the stands", well, they're the ones paying for the product, and they outnumber you. And me. They're really the ones that count. |
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03-22-2010, 04:17 PM | #5513 | |
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The problem as I see it is after WCW was bought by Vince the business went down hill. The marks are not smart enough to turn off their set or not show up after getting spoonfed the same match all the time. I think the industry needs TNA to do something so Vince will get off his ass and step up the product. I do enjoy the NXT show but find Smackdown boring on most nights. My problem is I long for the days when the Monday Night wars were just that. That was the golden age of wrestling for me. |
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03-22-2010, 04:20 PM | #5514 |
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The WWE does not care about TNA just like about 80% of wrestling fans don't.
Whether you hate the WWE or not isn't the issue, they turn a profit, TNA doesn't and TNA repeatedly does stupid shit. |
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03-22-2010, 04:24 PM | #5515 |
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I love NXT, it's my favorite thing in wrestling right now. If they're ever going to get fresh faces on the air, get passed recycled talent and feuds, that show is the way they can do it. Unfortunately it's only pulling a 1.0. (Which is still more than TNA.) I wish I had some idea for how they can induce more people to watch.
TNA is never going to do anything with Vince Russo in charge. I think it's more likely we'll see that company fold than see them challenge WWE in any meaningful way. WWE is as hot right now as it has been for years, even recycling the same guys. I fully expect it to go back to dullsville once 'mania is over. Although even now it can be hit-and-miss from week-to-week or even segment-to-segment. I think the best thing they could do is get away from carnival side-show bullshit like hornswaggle and khali, and cut back about 150% on the bad comedy, but, unfortunately for those of us over the age of 12, they're trying to be a "family" product. What's missing in wrestling for me right now is an "adult" alternative. |
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03-22-2010, 04:29 PM | #5516 | |
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To say Triple H can go is not saying much. Guy as three moves and one involves hitting people with a Sledge Hammer.Taker has 3 good matches a year and the rest are junk in my opinion and Michaels still puts on a show..not the Showstoppa anymore but still good. As for people not caring about TNA, I agree. If nothing else their move to Monday night might get them som additional fans for when they move back to Thursday nights. I personally dislike the writing on both programs but like the pure wrestling on TNA better. On the Mic the guys in the WWE are head and shoulders better. |
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03-22-2010, 04:33 PM | #5518 |
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TNA's wrestling is only going to get more and more like WWE's judging by the direction they've been going since January 4th.
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03-22-2010, 04:35 PM | #5519 |
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I don't think it's worked for anybody. They need to either drop it or cut back on how often they have them. Weekly is just overkill, and there's really not that many c-list stars for them. Pete Rose tonight? Really?! I know he has the WWE connection but seriously...
For a long time Smackdown was the (far) better show of the two, they have the better wrestlers, but they've fallen back a little and Raw's gotten a little better. |
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I like the buildup to HBK-Taker. When I first heard about it, I thought "aww crap, HBK's gunna job again," but with the buildup, it's made me think twice. I think Sheamus is awful and don't care about his match vs. HHH, but whatever. And I usually hate Batista & Cena, but I've enjoyed Batista's promos for the most part. As for Punk-Mysterio, I friggin' LOVE CM Punk (no homo...maybe a little). The creepy persona with the long beard and SES just works perfectly. I'm not a big fan of Rey's mic skills, but can deal with it. I'd love to see him turn heel after losing to Punk by joining the SES, but am not holding my breath. This is the first time I've been excited for more than 1 or 2 Mania matches at a time and am considering buying a PPV for the first time in about a year and a half... |
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