Go2Sleep Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Nigel couldn't have done any better than Barrett did in that angle. Putting them against Cena is what did that angle in. It's definitely possible that the angle still would've bombed, but it didn't help that the group didn't have anyone who looked like they belonged in the ring with the likes of Cena or Orton in the abscence of Bryan either. All due respect to Wade, but there's a huge gap in talent between him and prime Nigel. It's very possible the powers that be would have been more comfortable giving Nigel more to work with. Or maybe Cena would've fallen in love with Nigel like he did with Bryan and tried to put him over whenever he could. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 This is assuming TNA ever actually was an opportunity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buy Me a Burrito Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Barrett is awesome. The end. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spontaneous Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Samoa Joe may have held all of TNA's titles but it is things like losing to Angle in their first match, losing to Angle via chair shot at Hard Justice 2007 killing his momentum, losing to old man Sting at Bound for Glory 2008 without even getting a rematch, promising to take out the MEM at Slammiversary 2009 but then joining them, getting kidnapped by ninjas, getting choked out by Jeff Jarrett and getting in trouble for the "phantom of the impact zone" line. Repeated stupid junk that barely is a toe in the water in the steaming pile of what could have been that is TNA. For my money the worst is Slammiversary 2009. He has been feuding with Angle since he arrived in the company and has been chasing the title for the entire year but somehow he just decided to take the money. He should have been gunning for Angle as he did in 2008, you know when Lockdown 2008 was and still is I believe their highest selling PPV. For WWE it has to be Nigel. Who knows why it didn't happen but he had it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultimoDANK Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Going through WWE threads I'm consistently shocked at how many of you have strong feelings on the divas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Going through WWE threads I'm consistently shocked at how many of you have strong feelings on the divas. I have to wonder if the "Nattie sucks" people still cling to that opinion after Takeover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebbie Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Nigel had 6 concussions like it was a cool thing to get. Why is he a missed opportunity for the WWE when his head probably would've fallen off after a month? And Nattie still sucks. Get over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammo~! Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Samoa Joe may have held all of TNA's titles but it is things like losing to Angle in their first match, losing to Angle via chair shot at Hard Justice 2007 killing his momentum, losing to old man Sting at Bound for Glory 2008 without even getting a rematch, promising to take out the MEM at Slammiversary 2009 but then joining them, getting kidnapped by ninjas, getting choked out by Jeff Jarrett and getting in trouble for the "phantom of the impact zone" line. Repeated stupid junk that barely is a toe in the water in the steaming pile of what could have been that is TNA. Okay, that sounds amazing and not at all like a missed opportunity. Can someone explain the context of this? Samoa Joe has been kidnapped by ninjas! Are you a bad enough dude to rescue Samoa Joe? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanChessgame Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Samoa Joe may have held all of TNA's titles but it is things like losing to Angle in their first match, losing to Angle via chair shot at Hard Justice 2007 killing his momentum, losing to old man Sting at Bound for Glory 2008 without even getting a rematch, promising to take out the MEM at Slammiversary 2009 but then joining them, getting kidnapped by ninjas, getting choked out by Jeff Jarrett and getting in trouble for the "phantom of the impact zone" line. Repeated stupid junk that barely is a toe in the water in the steaming pile of what could have been that is TNA. Okay, that sounds amazing and not at all like a missed opportunity. Can someone explain the context of this? Samoa Joe has been kidnapped by ninjas! Are you a bad enough dude to rescue Samoa Joe? The angle could have been saved had they sent the Bad Dudes to rescue him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebbie Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Samoa Joe may have held all of TNA's titles but it is things like losing to Angle in their first match, losing to Angle via chair shot at Hard Justice 2007 killing his momentum, losing to old man Sting at Bound for Glory 2008 without even getting a rematch, promising to take out the MEM at Slammiversary 2009 but then joining them, getting kidnapped by ninjas, getting choked out by Jeff Jarrett and getting in trouble for the "phantom of the impact zone" line. Repeated stupid junk that barely is a toe in the water in the steaming pile of what could have been that is TNA. Okay, that sounds amazing and not at all like a missed opportunity. Can someone explain the context of this? Samoa Joe has been kidnapped by ninjas! Are you a bad enough dude to rescue Samoa Joe? After spending a long, long, long time looking like a couch with a drawing of a penis on his face, (okay maybe not too long but it was embarrassing) Bischoff had him kidnap to undo the shitty TNA booking. When he came back, he was the Joe of old.. But I stopped watching shortly after. So idk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodear Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 I might say Awesome Kong/Karma's WWE run was one of my biggest disappointments from the last few years. Not to say it was either party's fault but that train never got a chance to leave the station. To think she could have been taking heads off Barbie's this entire time. Hero is overrated but could have done more but wasn't a real good fit with WWE. Samoa Joe has been on cruise control forever. I would have like to see Bad Influence get a rocket strapped to them in TNA and maybe actually give A Double something to do for the past two years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kafkonia Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Where was Volkoff from? Somewhere in the USSR, right? I thought he was from Lithuania. He should stage a comeback with Aksana to feud with Rusev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spontaneous Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 If Nigel had not gotten all those concussions he would have made it. The ninjas thing was stupid, it wasted Joe's time and went nowhere. It accomplished nothing. It was supposed to lead to the awful nWo retread they did at BFG 2010 but Abyss assumed that role while Joe did nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kafkonia Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Samoa Joe may have held all of TNA's titles but it is things like losing to Angle in their first match, losing to Angle via chair shot at Hard Justice 2007 killing his momentum, losing to old man Sting at Bound for Glory 2008 without even getting a rematch, promising to take out the MEM at Slammiversary 2009 but then joining them, getting kidnapped by ninjas, getting choked out by Jeff Jarrett and getting in trouble for the "phantom of the impact zone" line. Repeated stupid junk that barely is a toe in the water in the steaming pile of what could have been that is TNA. Okay, that sounds amazing and not at all like a missed opportunity. Can someone explain the context of this? Samoa Joe has been kidnapped by ninjas! Are you a bad enough dude to rescue Samoa Joe? The angle could have been saved had they sent the Bad Dudes to rescue him. Or the Dynamic Dudes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Web Conn Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Joe should have won at Hard Justice 07. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 I wonder how many concussions came from his headbutting the ring posts in worthless matches? Worthlessly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fresh Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Going through WWE threads I'm consistently shocked at how many of you have strong feelings on the divas. I have to wonder if the "Nattie sucks" people still cling to that opinion after Takeover. Yes. Nattie sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fresh Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Kaval vs. Mysterio like we almost had woulda been fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fresh Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Does Joe really count as a missed opportunity? He's held most of their titles. The entire promotion is just one big missed opportunity. I assumed the missed opportunity those people were talking about was that Joe never went to WWE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Spanish Waiter Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Joe thought he was too good to be Umaga, imagine if he'd come in and fucking dogged that gimmick by trying to be too cool for it? That would have been far worse than any good Joe could do. And alternate reality phantom lord whining that WWE wasted him by not letting him be a short fat tough guy that should have ended that streak and beaten Cena clean six months in a row. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Going through WWE threads I'm consistently shocked at how many of you have strong feelings on the divas. I have to wonder if the "Nattie sucks" people still cling to that opinion after Takeover. Yes. Nattie sucks. Then move over, Akira Hokuto, because Charlotte is the greatest woman wrestler ever, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spontaneous Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Low Ki wouldn't work, look how many bridges he has burned over the years. He is not worth the trouble. His fault, nobody else's. It is a shame but I don't miss his dull runs in ROH where you know he was winning or losing on a major fluke. I am still annoyed over that ridiculous finale with Jay Lethal at GBHIV. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodear Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Yes. Nattie sucks. Then move over, Akira Hokuto, because Charlotte is the greatest woman wrestler ever, Well no, but Nattie is wildly inconsistent on a week-to-week basis. Her first round tournament match with Layla was dog fart awful and paled in comparison to the Bayley/Banks match from the same show. The spacing was hot garbage and the timing was completely off. Nattie will have a good match one week and a complete piece of plop the next. There is way too much variation from the average to consider her 'good'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 I actually really like Layla in that match. She was working the dance moves into her repertoire really well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 The Charlotte match was much better than "good," though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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