April 2024 Wrestling Talk

[MoeCristyV.1.6]

Jinder and the gang going to AEW and making a difference in ratings would be so hilarious. 

[blitzkrieg]

15 hours ago, TheVileOne said:

The correct move would be to have Jinder Mahal three months from now attack Hook on PPV. Jinder can say he just made AEW and Hook relevant again.

Jinder comes out while Hook is in the ring and cuts a promo calling out Hook not realizing that he's in the ring with him.

[RazorbladeKiss87]

On 4/20/2024 at 7:46 AM, Matt D said:

Tony looks like the dad in an 80s sitcom where a lovable Soviet soldier accidentally lands in America and befriends the kids of a suburban family and they have to hide him from the nosy neighbors.

I'm eagerly awaiting this Cannon Group production.

[Peck]

Add Von Wagner to the list of WWE Releases.

[Curt McGirt]

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Kazushi Sakuraba vs Santino Marella has been announced for Bloodsport: BUSHIDO on June 22nd at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo Japan

 

[assfax]

 

[Infinit]

I've known Anthony/Santino casually for about 15 years. I remember joking with him about how much better a Russian he was that Nikita Koloff. Dude is a legit judoka (he actually trained a friend's daughter to multiple championships) and I'm so glad for him to get this booking against a legend like Sakuraba. 

Edit: i bet he must be once again be  training like a real aminal for this match lol

Edited April 22, 2024 by Infinit

[assfax]

Also, Bloodsport dream booking: Jan Nortje vs Undertaker where they glue broken glass to their fists.

[caley]

5 hours ago, Peck said:

Add Von Wagner to the list of WWE Releases.

This last stretch he was not too bad, but his first stretch in NXT he might have been the single worst actor I've seen on WWE TV. Yes, worse than Austin Theory.

[Curt McGirt]

That hype video is something else, dude is a straight killer (and bonus points for the Conan rip!). It's crazy that a guy who could have blown up to a likely King of Pancrase years earlier ended up being one of the funniest comedy guys in wrestling, then a super serious trainer, and is now gonna have a dream match with the freakin' Gracie Killer. 

[hammerva]

15 hours ago, caley said:

This last stretch he was not too bad, but his first stretch in NXT he might have been the single worst actor I've seen on WWE TV. Yes, worse than Austin Theory.

That lisp of his was so bad that he was almost hard to decipher.  Which led to the classic CUM TOOTHDAY meme that people are still using.   Going from Kyle O Reilly to Robert Stone was a huge upgrade in being able to promote himself 

[Dolfan in NYC]

19 hours ago, Curt McGirt said:

 

I thought Santino's neck was fucked six ways from Sunday?  

Also... can he actually use the Marella name?  Unless the E let the copyright lapse?

[Log]

He used the name in TNA/Impact recently, so he must've had the rights to it.

He did a match or a couple there, too. He was on one of the last Bloodsport shows, as well. So, I think he can at least work a little.

 

[Curt McGirt]

He's either got some balls or is really healed up if he's gonna go up against even an old Sakuraba in a shootstyle match with a fucked neck.

[RIPPA]

And Cameron Grimes (Trevor Lee) to the release list

[The Natural]

Just now, RIPPA said:

And Cameron Grimes (Trevor Lee) to the release list

Fuck.

[Technico Support]

17 minutes ago, RIPPA said:

And Cameron Grimes (Trevor Lee) to the release list

I'd guess he's a surefire pickup for AEW or TNA.  I put slightly better odds on TNA but I hope it's AEW, as I've missed the Carolina Caveman.

Edited April 23, 2024 by Technico Support

[Zakk_Sabbath]

10 minutes ago, Technico Support said:

I'd guess he's a surefire pickup for AEW or TNA.  I put slightly better odds on TNA but I hope it's AEW, as I've missed the Carolina Caveman.

Slightly off topic, but I happened to catch Impact from the first week of April on the YTTV channel, and they're pretty quietly building kind of a cool roster - like, I definitely didn't have Mustafa Ali vs Rhyno or Ziggler vs Alexander on my bingo card this year (at the f'n ECW Arena, no less). Don't get me wrong: I'm always down for more fresh faces in AEW, but dare I say it, I'm beginning to think TNA is no longer quite the death sentence it once was post-Hogan & Friends

[Log]

23 minutes ago, Zakk_Sabbath said:

Slightly off topic, but I happened to catch Impact from the first week of April on the YTTV channel, and they're pretty quietly building kind of a cool roster - like, I definitely didn't have Mustafa Ali vs Rhyno or Ziggler vs Alexander on my bingo card this year (at the f'n ECW Arena, no less). Don't get me wrong: I'm always down for more fresh faces in AEW, but dare I say it, I'm beginning to think TNA is no longer quite the death sentence it once was post-Hogan & Friends

It's been really good for a few years now. The roster is, like you said, really interesting and they cycle people through quite a bit, so no one gets too stale.

[Eivion]

4 hours ago, Dolfan in NYC said:

I thought Santino's neck was fucked six ways from Sunday?  

Also... can he actually use the Marella name?  Unless the E let the copyright lapse?

He has been wrestling a few matches each year since 2017 according to cagematch.

I assume WWE either let the copyright lapse or his relationship with them is just that good. 

[hammerva]

1 hour ago, Technico Support said:

I'd guess he's a surefire pickup for AEW or TNA.  I put slightly better odds on TNA but I hope it's AEW, as I've missed the Carolina Caveman.

At the very least he is a main eventer at Deadlock Pro given their location.  But I would think TNA would be interested 

 

[John E. Dynamite]

1 hour ago, Technico Support said:

I'd guess he's a surefire pickup for AEW or TNA.  I put slightly better odds on TNA but I hope it's AEW, as I've missed the Carolina Caveman.

I could see Trev salvaging the Matt Hardy signing if they book it right.

[WebConn89]

Trevor Lee was in Impact for a couple years he could always go back.

[John from Cincinnati]

Put the TNA world belt on him immediately. 

[caley]

Grimes crypto-millionaire gimmick was basically the first time WWE has ever been up on a current events gimmick rather than months...years....behind. The fact that it somehow lead to him being one of the most over faces on the NXT roster was a testament to Grimes' personality. His main roster run was sabotaged by coming up when Vince was in charge and didn't get/didn't care about him or his gimmick, so by the time he was out Grimes was already basically seen as a JTTS and probably too late/too small to rehab his image.

I still kinda think he has "it" to some degree and could be a big player for someone down the line: AEW, TNA or I could even see him being a good fit in Japan.