GuerrillaMonsoon Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Built up as an upcoming world-beating tag-team with Kevin in their corner. Kevin does a SWERVE and costs them a match with whatever random guys get thrown at them. Either that or TNA has them come out wearing dresses for no particular reason. They would be much better off waiting and going to whatever JJ's new thing turns out to be. Yes, it will be shit, but at least it will be somewhat recognizable as a wrestling program, something that TNA is not. They'd have them doing a John Edwards gimmick where they channel the dead Von Erichs during the matches - the power of the claw hold, taking off their boots to wrestle bare feet, coming to the ring completely drugfucked, etc. Then it just goes a little too far, when they start goosestepping to the ring as Nazi sympathizers, and TNA's final episode is a PSA where TNA wrestlers reach out to those Von Erich kids who "just seem a little down lately". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Spanish Waiter Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Maaan one thing by finger eleven came on the radio (Canadian content law wooooo) and it reminded me of this video they put on the Benoit DVD. That period from like late 2003 to Eddie's death was probably the peak of my fandom. Hard to look back on it now like.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newb82 Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 I see on the newz sites that WWE is doing final background checks on Kevin Steen and Willie Mack, at which point they will both be signed. They don't LOOK like WWE stars, but it's pretty smart of WWE to lock up the top indie guys before AAA and Global Force get going. I'm 100% behind Steen showing up with some wacky French name trying to get Zayn to come to the dark side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubbymark Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 http://chicago.cbslocal.com/?podcast_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.podtrac.com%2Fpts%2Fredirect.mp3%2Fnyc.podcast.play.it%2Fmedia%2Fd0%2Fd0%2Fd1%2Fd5%2FdF%2Fd0%2Fd1%2F15F01_4.MP3%3Fauthtok%3D5562416180000007775_7JhRK1Fp2X8yz836P513EmDbFk&podcast_name=Jim+Ross+on+the+Laurence+Holmes+Show&podcast_artist=Laurence+Holmes&station_id=391&tag=pages&dcid=CBS.CHI Pretty good Jim Ross interview by Laurence Holmes tonight on WSCR AM in Chicago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 I see on the newz sites that WWE is doing final background checks on Kevin Steen and Willie Mack, at which point they will both be signed. They don't LOOK like WWE stars, but it's pretty smart of WWE to lock up the top indie guys before AAA and Global Force get going. I'm sure that's what they were thinking. Better lock up Steen before Jeff Jarrett turns him into an international superstar and cuts into all of our profits. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Boy, I wish I had a dime for every international superstar Jeff Jarrett's made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 I think you could raise that on kickstarter. Without offering any rewards. Or a product. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 "Quick, sign the two fat guys before JJ makes them the new Austin vs Rock!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztor Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan IS professional wrestling. as a kid, i always enjoyed his interviews/matches, even if he wasn't anywhere near my favorites. as a teen, i really just liked to yell "HO!" and make fun of him. as an adult, i appreciate that he has a limited repertoire but still makes every match seem like it matters. and with the least effort. i've never seen a crowd NOT chant "USA" along with him. He always makes it look like he's out there having fun. If i was a Survivor Series captain, Duggan would be one of my choices. and what more can you really ask for? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Web Conn Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 If I remember right Jim Duggan was one of the few people to get the crowd to boo Goldberg during Bills "heel" run in the summer of WCW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Lord Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 If I remember right Jim Duggan was one of the few people to get the crowd to boo Goldberg during Bills "heel" run in the summer of WCW. Duggan as the ultimate WCW homer was so under appreciated during the whole half the roster is part of the NWO thing. Duggan could get anyone to root for him though. All it would take is him doing that clap and getting the crowd chanting USA...USA...USA. I mean hell, as much as I like Lana and Rusev, I was ready to root for Duggan to take him down with a 3 point stance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Now that you mention it, I can never remember a time where a crowd was like "fuck you Duggan, get outta here". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenalysis Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Duggan has to be one of the all-time most underraced faces in history. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Mid-South Duggan was outstanding. Duggan's "drooling idiot" character in the WWF didn't do a lot for me, but he did get good crowd reactions. Feel like the company left money on the table with that one. A serious Duggan character could have gotten over huge for them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick B. Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Boy, I wish I had a dime for every international superstar Jeff Jarrett's made. You'd have...ZERO DIMES! I miss Enzo Amore. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 It's called "working the marks", duh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultimoDANK Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 What's he supposed to say? "Well I may be working with a small company called Ring of Honor this summer. Then next year at the Royal Rumble I'll make my return to the WWE." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Is everyone sort of on the same page with the Bryan story now? He on Jericho basically said that he was never supposed to end up with the title at Wrestlemania, that he was there to put Orton over in the lead up to the unification match in fall and then to put Bray over on the way to Cena. There wasn't some sort of master plan, except for to use him to get people over for Cena to face. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playa Shunna Ver 3.0 Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Someone once asked Terry Funk tat same question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bink_winkleman Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Yeah, I listened to the Jericho/Bryan thing last night and it was almost startling how right everyone was who was rolling their eyes at the "master plan" thing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Gregg, come to the office please. Mr Winkleman means to have words with you. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Is everyone sort of on the same page with the Bryan story now? He on Jericho basically said that he was never supposed to end up with the title at Wrestlemania, that he was there to put Orton over in the lead up to the unification match in fall and then to put Bray over on the way to Cena. There wasn't some sort of master plan, except for to use him to get people over for Cena to face. Like I said the night of Mania, kudos to WWE for doing the right thing, but let's not forget they had to be dragged kicking and screaming to get there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Spanish Waiter Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Eh it's not like they said "Steve go out there and make yourself the biggest star in the history of the business" It's better when it's organic. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 It's actually totally better that they didn't have a plan, because it means more to me anyway that the crowd and Daniel Bryan actually changed their minds. WE HAVE THE POWER! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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