Playa Shunna Ver 3.0 Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 My mom bought me an XFL football when the league started. We used to play touch tackle with it, and it ruled. That's the legacy of the XFL for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 A few more years later, and I could easily have seen Under Armour joining up and using the XFL to gain attention. Possibly, but they were already gaining a foothold in creating gear for multiple sports. Under Armor did seem like one of those things that would just fade away or turn into a Walmart thing, but now they're one of the premiere companies creating clothing and gear for athletes. Before Adidas, Nike, or anyone else, Under Armor had their giant logo on the double doors in the Wrigley Field outfield. Now they create so many college unis. I never thought Notre Dame would move away from their Adidas contract, and then they chose to sign with Under Armor. It honestly wouldn't surprise me if they eventually did something crazy like put Mitchell and Ness out of business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Cheers, EdA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonL21 Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 I still refer to the long-sleeved compression shirts as "Under Armours". Even the Nike ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Entertainment Weekly just announced Smackdown is moving to USA in 2016, and the new Tough Enough season will be on USA starting 6/23. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted April 7, 2015 Author Share Posted April 7, 2015 Entertainment Weekly just announced Smackdown is moving to USA in 2016, and the new Tough Enough season will be on USA starting 6/23. The official WWE release Here's the official release from WWE: NEW YORK, NY and STAMFORD, CONN – April 7, 2015 – USA is expanding its commitment to the live action entertainment company WWE, bringing SmackDown to the network in the first quarter of 2016. Now the exclusive cable home to WWE marquee properties, USA airs the powerhouse Monday Night Raw live 52 weeks a year and the reality competition series WWE Tough Enough, which returns this summer in a reimagined format with live elements. “WWE consistently delivers one of the largest and most socially engaged live audiences in entertainment and we’re excited to expand our long-standing relationship and be the true cable home for the WWE fan,” said USA Network President Chris McCumber. “WWE is proud to have SmackDown join Raw as part of our expanded partnership with USA Network,” said WWE Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Vince McMahon. “The combination of the #1 cable network and two ratings juggernauts provides a destination for our viewers and an extraordinary platform for our partners.” Earlier this year, USA announced the renewal of WWE Tough Enough, premiering Tuesday, June 23 at 8/7c. The reimagined series will feature an all-new format with live elements and more fan participation than ever before. In addition, WWE recently unveiled a new brand campaign “For The Hero In All of Us,” that engages consumers through #MyHeroIs, inviting fans to name their favorite WWE Superstars and share personal and inspirational stories of heroism. Monday Night Raw on USA is the most-watched, regularly scheduled, year-round program on cable, airing a live three-hour block every Monday night, 52 weeks a year. Raw has been a cable mainstay for more than 20 years and is consistently a top ten show on television. Year-to-date Raw averages 1.95MM P18-49, 2.02MM P25-54 and 4.43MM total viewers P2+ and SmackDown averages 1.1MM P18-49, 1.22MM P25-54, and 2.86MM total viewers P2+. In 2014, Raw and SmackDown reached 55.9MM total viewers P2+. With more than 800 original episodes, SmackDown is the second longest-running weekly episodic program in U.S. television history, only behind Monday Night Raw. Over the past 15 years, SmackDown has been broadcast from 170 different venues, in 148 cities, in seven different countries including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Iraq, Japan, Italy and Mexico. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playa Shunna Ver 3.0 Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 I pray to Allah or Jesus or whoever that USA doesn't ask for 3 hours of SmackDown! a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydneybrown Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Has anyone done a history/review of the XFL that goes beyond "Lol Vince failed"? There were so many things that went wrong that they had little control over, but could have been alleviated with a little foresight. There's a very good book called Long Bomb: How the XFL Became TV's Biggest Fiasco that literally goes week by week through the entire season and shows how huge the promotion was when it started and how/why it failed as huge as it did. You can get it on Amazon for three bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Mann Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 So, like everything else involving Scott Steiner talking, there simply is no way to just make this shit up. http://uproxx.com/prowrestling/2015/04/scott-steiner-is-under-investigation-for-allegedly-threatening-to-kill-hulk-hogan/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playa Shunna Ver 3.0 Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Oh man. Please fix that link. I need to see this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Click on that switch-looking thing in the upper left of the reply box. This will grey out all the idiot-tools like the bold button and require you to use board-code instead. Enclose the word "youtube" in brackets ([]), and follow that with the URL of the youtube video you are attempting to link. Following that with "/youtube", again in brackets. Voila. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 "We told you last week about an “ugly incident” between Scott Steiner and Hulk Hogan’s wife Jennifer that led to Big Poppa Pump being banned from WWE’s Hall of Fame ceremony. Details of the incident are starting to emerge, and according to TMZ Sports, they’re a worst-case scenario: Steiner is now being investigated for felony terrorist threats (!!) for physically confronting her and allegedly threatening to kill the Hulkster. From this morning’s report: Here’s what we know … Hulk’s wife Jennifer flew into San Jose for WrestleMania on March 26th — and claims Steiner grabbed her at baggage claim and said he plans to “kill Terry” [Hulk’s real name] as soon as he lands. Sources close to the Hogans tell us … Jennifer didn’t recognize Steiner and called Hulk immediately — who took the next flight into S.J. and went with her to file a police report early the next morning. We’re told cops are now investigating Steiner for “felony terrorist threats” — and so far, officials have already gathered airport surveillance video which we’re told shows Steiner confronting Jennifer. As for Steiner, he’s been very public about his dislike of Hogan for years — and blames him for the demise of WCW wrestling … where Scott and Hulk were allies in the NWO. You may read that and think, “Scott Steiner is an insane old wrestler and was just cutting a promo and can’t tell the difference between fantasy and real life.” If the allegations are true, Steiner’s comment on the investigation confirm this: We reached out to Steiner for comment — who told us, “Typical Hogan. He’s just a punk.” Word to all wrestlers: You can’t say the stuff you’d say about other wrestlers on a wrestling show to people in real life, even if they’re your former co-workers. It just doesn’t translate. It’s like trying to do math in a wrestling promo. You can threaten peoples’ lives on television and get away with it because it’s all part of the show. If you’re cutting promos on one terrified lady in an airport? Totally different. We’ll keep you updated on the investigation as it unfolds. Until then, we’ll imagine Steiner went through the San Jose airport like they were the crowd at Ring Ka King." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Oh Scott, you're such a scamp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playa Shunna Ver 3.0 Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Hogan needs to get his woman in line or take Nash's advice. She needs to know how the business works brother. If you have a beef, it is perfectly acceptable to threaten that persons wife. It's a tradition that goes back to Strangler Lewis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Hogan's married again?! Are he and Flair too proud to learn from John Cena? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianChris Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 "WCW wrestling" COME ON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brysynner Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 So all the video shows is Scott getting angry at Jennifer? Scott's known tho fly off the handle but at the same time, the only lie detector test Hogan could ever pass is the doctored one from Smackdown. I'd guess Steiner knew who she says, told her to tell Terry that he's a motherfucking pussy bitch, and went on his way. Jennifer calls Hogan to tell him a large muscular man confronted her in the airport and said vulgar things about him, he exaggerates the story. Still considering Steiner has a pending lawsuit against Hogan, this is really really dumb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 If you think someone exaggerated something Scott Steiner said while angry, you don't know very much about Scott Steiner. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Mann Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 So all the video shows is Scott getting angry at Jennifer? Scott's known tho fly off the handle but at the same time, the only lie detector test Hogan could ever pass is the doctored one from Smackdown. I'd guess Steiner knew who she says, told her to tell Terry that he's a motherfucking pussy bitch, and went on his way. Jennifer calls Hogan to tell him a large muscular man confronted her in the airport and said vulgar things about him, he exaggerates the story. Still considering Steiner has a pending lawsuit against Hogan, this is really really dumb. Which is why Scotty's response was what a 12 year old bully would say when his victim went to a parent/teacher/cop instead of fighting him after school. As opposed to, you know, anything that resembles a denial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 If you think anyone could understand something Scott Steiner said while angry, you don't know very much about Scott Steiner. ftfy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brysynner Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 That's Scott's response for anything though. The problem for me is it's very possible that Steiner said some stupid shit, it's also very possible that Hogan is lying as I'm not sure Hogan knows the meaning of the word "truth". I hope Steiner isn't that stupid to ruin his lawsuit against Hogan/Bischoff/TNA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playa Shunna Ver 3.0 Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 I have a feeling this is 98% Steiner being a fucking nut, and 2% Hogan bullshit. Actually, this is probably more like 90% roid rage, 9% Steiner being a fucking nut, and .09% Hogan bullshit. The rest falls under miscellaneous. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tromatagon Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 This is awesome Like dude I love Hulk Hogan but this is awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Scott Steiner was Christian Bale's voice coach for the batman movies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooks Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 There are actually people who think that if you have a beef with a guy it's perfectly acceptable to harass the guy's wife in an airport because "Hahaha, Scott Steiner!"......got it. I mean, even if they exaggerated what he said (which could go either way, who knows) it takes a real piece of shit to confront a man's wife over your problem with said man. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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