Official Pro-Wrestling Thread (WWE, TNA, ROH etc.)

[sledger]

Mate of mine actually attended live. Shame he doesn't really know anything about wrestling.

Haven't actually bothered to even look at the results of it myself, but from what I gather from other people it was a reasonable show.

 

[GIMH]

Watched some of it, seemed like such a waste not to genuinely hire these talents and incorporate them into the TNA product. The original PPV which is being shown as Impact, this week, has a tremendous card which may have really racked up high buy rates.

Nah, TNA doesn't generate high buyrates and although I would agree that it seems a decent card, RVD V Abyss is hardly mainstream main event material. Where would it sit on the Summerslam card? Somewhere just above Alicia-Melina perhaps.

Anyway, speaking of Summerslam, I just have one comment about (yet another awesome) Raw

EDIT - well I was gonna post a graphic of Team WWE and Nexus facing off, but for some reason whenever I go to upload the screenshot it just goes black. Er, strange.

EDIT 2 - just tried attaching

EDIT 3 - right, that's worked but it's a bmp, if anyone fancies posting it normally into the thread and can do so, feel free. Dunno what happened there really, worked fine when I did it with HBK/Bret, and then Jericho. Weird.

 

[sledger]

Haha just watched the final segment. That was gun. So much heat for this invasion angle.

 

[Majin]

Yeah watched the segment on the 'E website, cracked up when Jericho dragged Young across the ring flailing punches at him, was awesome. Also GIMH were you trying to prt-scrn the video? it always comes out black if you do that, the BMP is black as well for me.

 

[duffer]

Batista making a lot of noise regarding crossing over to MMA late this year or early next year. He asks for us to "give him a chance to earn respect" in MMA.

I actually wish the guy luck but I'm unaware of what amateur atheltic background he has that would enable him to step up to the bloody Strikeforce level of competition he wants to fight in. Bloke is 40+ as well and he doesn't strike me as a Randy Couture/James Toney type of guy and WWE programs mean he has a lot of miles on his body. Could make a joke about how many times he's actually "worked" over his WWE career but that's probably a bit harsh.

 

[GIMH]

Yeah watched the segment on the 'E website, cracked up when Jericho dragged Young across the ring flailing punches at him, was awesome. Also GIMH were you trying to prt-scrn the video? it always comes out black if you do that, the BMP is black as well for me.

Yeah I tried to print screen it paused. Has worked for me on my laptop before though, but I am on someone else's atm.

 

[Manee]

Spoiler

NXT was pretty standard this week. Everyone expected to see Cannon eliminated this week and shock horror, it happened. As long as Kaval, Hennig, Harris and Riley get contracts at Raw or Smackdown, this season was a success.

 

[sledger]

Henning is an absolute guarantee for a contract surely. Imagine the others mentioned are as well.

 

[Manee]

Henning is an absolute guarantee for a contract surely. Imagine the others mentioned are as well.

He is okay, but does lack a personality - he doesn't seem like he could be a big heel or face, either way, seems quite bland.

 

[sledger]

Yeah, but he's Curt Henning's son. For that reason alone he is pretty much guaranteed a run on the real roster for a while I imagine.

 

[GIMH]

I thibk he's the best of the lot personally

 

[sledger]

I've not actually seen a lot of any of the roster, not on NXT anyway. Saw a load of Low-Ki from his XPW days and other stuff. Have always assumed Hinnig was good though, has been getting a lot of hype for a while now.

 

[Manee]

I thibk he's the best of the lot personally

I'd say Husky Harris is the best, followed by Kaval/Riley/Hennig who are on the same level, imo. Harris has a certain 'it' factor whereby you take notice of him. He has the unique build but he can work in the ring and is clever with what he does. It all depends whether his diversions from the NXT challenges have been scripted, but if they haven't, then it is clever that he refused to do a promo about 'doorknob' and that he did the obstacle course challenge methodically (tackling the highest hurdle and doing proper pressups) rather than quickly and sloppily. These sort of things make you take notice of him and so I think he can be a big star. Would not want Watson to win NXT, but any of the other four and I wouldn't be too bothered, I just hope they are all used properly when they do get to the big time.

Hennig is very old school with his personality, or lack thereof, and I'm unsure whether or not that will work. He is a normal person, in the wrestling business like Bret Hart, rather than a larger than life personality, like his father, for example. This doesn't preclude him from success, but means he will have to work hard and perhaps pay his dues for several years to gain the love and respect of the fans.

 

[Jono]

Have tuned into NXT once in a while for 10 mins or so. That mustache guy was weird as hell.

 

[GIMH]

I've not actually seen a lot of any of the roster, not on NXT anyway. Saw a load of Low-Ki from his XPW days and other stuff. Have always assumed Hinnig was good though, has been getting a lot of hype for a while now.

Ugh, forgot Kaval somehow, he's actually clearly the best, am already dying for him and Rey Rey or Evan Bourne to mix it up.

I'd say Husky Harris is the best, followed by Kaval/Riley/Hennig who are on the same level, imo. Harris has a certain 'it' factor whereby you take notice of him. He has the unique build but he can work in the ring and is clever with what he does. It all depends whether his diversions from the NXT challenges have been scripted, but if they haven't, then it is clever that he refused to do a promo about 'doorknob' and that he did the obstacle course challenge methodically (tackling the highest hurdle and doing proper pressups) rather than quickly and sloppily. These sort of things make you take notice of him and so I think he can be a big star. Would not want Watson to win NXT, but any of the other four and I wouldn't be too bothered, I just hope they are all used properly when they do get to the big time.

Hennig is very old school with his personality, or lack thereof, and I'm unsure whether or not that will work. He is a normal person, in the wrestling business like Bret Hart, rather than a larger than life personality, like his father, for example. This doesn't preclude him from success, but means he will have to work hard and perhaps pay his dues for several years to gain the love and respect of the fans.

Hmm, this whole series has been scripted, IMO (no evidence for this). I felt in series one parts were off the cuff but this time it all seems quite scripted and staged. I know it's pro-wrestling but series one really mastered the worked shoot. It's why I was so attached to the first series tbh.

Kaval necking Layla the moment of the series IMO, wag

 

[Manee]

Hmm, this whole series has been scripted, IMO (no evidence for this). I felt in series one parts were off the cuff but this time it all seems quite scripted and staged. I know it's pro-wrestling but series one really mastered the worked shoot. It's why I was so attached to the first series tbh.

Surely the challenges are not entirely scripted. No one would ever give Titus O Neil "make it a win" or give Eli Cottonwood that moustache promo, which I loved from a British humour standpoint but which just came across as someone not being able to give a promo - though it was a difficult topic.

BTW, a lot of people that I come across hated Lucky Cannon with a passion, is that the case on CW?

It is interesting to contrast Daniel Bryan and Kaval. Bryan lost every match, Kaval has two wins on NXT, Bryan was made to look like an idiot on the mic and Kaval got to make out with Leyla.

 

[Manee]

Have tuned into NXT once in a while for 10 mins or so. That mustache guy was weird as hell.

"I don't have one...I have the best moustache" is now my favourite moment in WWE history.

 

[GIMH]

Surely the challenges are not entirely scripted. No one would ever give Titus O Neil "make it a win" or give Eli Cottonwood that moustache promo, which I loved from a British humour standpoint but which just came across as someone not being able to give a promo - though it was a difficult topic.

BTW, a lot of people that I come across hated Lucky Cannon with a passion, is that the case on CW?

It is interesting to contrast Daniel Bryan and Kaval. Bryan lost every match, Kaval has two wins on NXT, Bryan was made to look like an idiot on the mic and Kaval got to make out with Leyla.

I felt the promo challenge seemed waaaaaaaay scripted...compare it to the first series where even guys that were competent on the mic looked stupid except for Wade...that was the moment they decided to give it to him I think.

And yes, Lucky Cannon is the worst wrestler I have ever seen in WWE.

I know what you mean re Bryan-Kaval, but Bryan got put over much, much more on the mic than anyone else across the two series. They really pushed him throughout. Goddamn I hope they bring him back.

 

[Manee]

I did tell you that the WWE wouldn't be able to carry through a credible long term storyline with Bryan. Pre Nexus, he had a highly uncredible victory over Miz and then would have likely faded into the minion role of all the non Wade Barrett season one rookies.

 

[GIMH]

Sorry but that has nothing to do with anything. He was dispensed of for political reasons and was hugely over beforehand, and after his name has been chanted at various events since. He would have been a key part of nexus but for the tie thing.

Edit - also, why the hell was the win over miz uncredible????