Nice Guy Eddie Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 38 minutes ago, J.T. said: Yep, former NWA Heavyweight Champion who dropped the belt to work shows for Ring of Honor. What compelled him to show up here is anybody's guess. Money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zev Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 41 minutes ago, J.T. said: Yep, former NWA Heavyweight Champion who dropped the belt to work shows for Ring of Honor. What compelled him to show up here is anybody's guess. Dropped that title to work shows for a Northeastern promotion? Maybe he's a big Shane Douglas fan. Why'd he show up for Impact? It's the new Nitro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 11 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said: Money? In this federation? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 4 minutes ago, J.T. said: In this federation? Ok. Global Gold, 24 Karen Jarett 8 x 11's, and a signed Jeff Jarrett Slapnuts guitar 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 29 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said: Ok. Global Gold, 24 Karen Jarett 8 x 11's, and a signed Jeff Jarrett Slapnuts guitar Exactly. Dane will end up being paid in Global Gold, guitar picks, and tassels. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zev Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 So he's Bubba The Love Sponge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 1 hour ago, zev said: So he's Bubba The Love Sponge? Hogan fucked Dane's wife, too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zev Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Nah, he's not an NWA supporter. He's still sore they worked shows with the AWA back when Verne was demanding a fifth of Hogan's t-shirt money and Japan tour pay. Brother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thibs Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Looks like WWE is hiring more "talented free agents" that used to work in TNA. Gunner is next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 As long as TNA is keeping the "talent-free agents". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 3 hours ago, Thibs said: Looks like WWE is hiring more "talented free agents" that used to work in TNA. Gunner is next. Samoa Joe was a talented free agent. I always associated Joe more with ROH anyway. Joe got to TNA because of his ROH run. Gunner falls under "eh, why not?". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammo~! Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Also, I guess more importantly is WWE pays on time, and in money. Why shouldn't Joe or AJ or Roode or even Gunner go get a paycheck? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thibs Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 The "pay on time thing" is a moot at this point. Regarding Joe, I think he's slow, plodding and a shell of himself. And his reaction from the crowd has been shoddy at best. The talents certainly aren't wrong for going to WWE-- not at all. Just saying that if roles were reversed, Impact would be tarred and feathered for bringing in WWE castoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRR Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 2 hours ago, Thibs said: The "pay on time thing" is a moot at this point. Regarding Joe, I think he's slow, plodding and a shell of himself. And his reaction from the crowd has been shoddy at best. The talents certainly aren't wrong for going to WWE-- not at all. Just saying that if roles were reversed, Impact would be tarred and feathered for bringing in WWE castoffs. Kind of like what TNA has done from day one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammo~! Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Yeah, Samoa Joe has lost a step in his old age. Let's hire Hornswoggle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thibs Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 No Joe's hasn't lost a step at all he looks like Blitzkreig circa 1999 out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thibs Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 44 minutes ago, Zartan said: Kind of like what TNA has done from day one? Sure-- like WWE is doing now. If you look at it objectively, they've done a decent job of rehabing certain careers that were going nowhere in WWE. Idk why that's considered a bad thing. Guys like EC3, Lashley, Eli Drake (not so much lately). Guys like Christian and Tomko back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdangerously Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 The "TNA Castoffs" the WWE is signing aren't over 50 and drug-addled, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 So they created a 2017 version of the Patriots in WCW in 1991 and didn't include the guy who actually lost his leg in real battle. Assume Chris Melendez is still wrestling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 On 4/25/2017 at 11:54 AM, Thibs said: Looks like WWE is hiring more "talented free agents" that used to work in TNA. Gunner is next. Gunner wants to work full time? I thought he caught the acting / stuntman bug and semi-retired? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamBroken Posted May 26, 2017 Author Share Posted May 26, 2017 Big Poppa Pump still rules! Shera/Sutter vs. KM/Kongo was a fun cluster of a tag but the post-match was awesome. Loved everyone involved's expressions, Sienna especially is great and Rosemary's always the best. Enjoyed the mixed tag, always a big fan of Alisha and the main event was solid as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Blue Sam Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 On 4/24/2017 at 6:47 AM, Sammo~! said: I mean yeah WWE is hiring talented free agents and paying them on time, but at least they aren't going "That Claire Lynch thing seemed to go well for TNA, lets do that" I seem to recall WWE did their own version of Claire Lynch when they had Daniel Bryan's physiotherapist pretend they were having an affair just after he won the title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 1 hour ago, Sky Blue Sam said: I seem to recall WWE did their own version of Claire Lynch when they had Daniel Bryan's physiotherapist pretend they were having an affair just after he won the title. That was Chelsea Green, aka Laurel Van Ness, btw. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammo~! Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 I tuned in just for the Steiner segment. Haven't watched Impact in weeks, but I loves me some Scott Steiner. Hard to tell how much he's aged since he was covered in chain mail and leather but that Steiner Recliner didn't look so hot. And they kept cutting away to extreme closeups of Borash and Park making really goofy "I'm so surprised or maybe I have diarrhea?" faces. Which was hilarious and awesome for the wrong reasons. I have a feeling the tag match is going to be a total stinker with broken down Joseph Park and retired Scott Steiner having to carry non-wrestler JB and not-really-a-wrestler-anymore-but-can-probably-still-take-a-bump Josh Matthews. It's going to be a slow motion car crash and my only interest in it isn't from the story building to it, but from morbid curiosity about how much of a mess it's going to be. Didn't watch any of the show outside of the Steiner segment. Still at this point I'd rather just have Scott come out and cut insane rambling promos than see him wrestle. A 15 minute Scott Steiner fever dream promo would be 1000% better than another boring Bruce Prichard segment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Was there a time when the Steiner Recliner did "look so hot"? I don't recall it looking particularly good even in WCW. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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