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[duffer]

when is batista due back?

About a month before he starts wrestling again, but I think we might see him quite a bit on TV before then, especially considering the Orton situation.

 

[duffer]

That's great news. I remember reading an interview with William Regal, and he thinks Harry is the next big thing when it comes to Professional Wrestling. He's apparently just like his dad in the ring with shades of Bret Hart and a young Chris Benoit, yet they say he also understands the business unlike a lot of young performers today.

He's getting to skip the WWE Developmental Process at OVW, so he must be pretty damn good and Vince and Hunter probably see a fair amount in him. There's talk of him being paired up with Chris Benoit on screen as his young 'student' (like Shelton Benjamin with Kurt Angle when he came in), which would be a nice way for the WWE to introduce him to the fans as a legitimate performer due to the amount of respect everybody has for Chris Benoit.

Some British mates I know who've seen him live reckon he's a touch under Davey in the ring, but when you consider how good the Bulldog was that's nothing to be ashamed of. But Bret has come out and said he was amazing, a bit smaller than his dad(obviously minus the roids) and a bit Michaels like in the ring. Either way, him and Burchill could be star performers in the ring if handled properly. I just hope Burchill's pirate gimmick gets over. He's way too gifted in the ring to be wasted by the WWE. Can't wait to see him go.

Other Interesting News...

John Cena may be headlining against Rob Van Dam at the ECW PPV this summer as part of a plan to turn him full-fledged heel soon after. Originally, the widespread believe in WWE was that Triple H would want to headline the ECW PPV as a heel against ECW's own RVD in a title defense. However, because Hunter may be turned babyface, they don't want to put Hunter in a position to be booed badly by an ECW crowd since it could be too fresh in people's minds when they try to turn him. Instead, the thought is Cena would get booed by nearly 100 percent, if not 100 percent, of the ECW crowd whether he enters as an "official" babyface or heel, and that could be used as a further impetus for his eventual change in attitude to full-fledged heel. A dark horse candidate is Edge, who could win the title at Backlash and headline against RVD at the ECW PPV.

Interesting take on the situation. This is exactly what I would do, building up Triple H as your face only to be taken apart by the ECW crowd is not a good way to go. Cena's popularity is really taking a dive and if the long term WWE plan is to make him heel, let him keep the belt up until July and let him continue to bore the audience.

I can imagine the ECW faithful completely booing John Cena out of the building, especially since their favourite son, RVD is challenging for his first ever WWE Championship. I could also see Edge getting massive boos from the ECW crowd, but most people probably respect him for his wrestling ability. Cena however would get the most hostile reception anybody could ever get with an ECW crowd.

I would love to see Cena vs RVD with Rob going over at ECW, but I don't know if I can stand having Cena as a lamo face for another couple of months. They should turn him heel ASAP, but they're more worried about how many lunchboxes with Cena's heead on it they can sell to the 8 year olds watching.

Apparently Rey is started to get some boos too now that he's gone over. Maybe some suspicion that he used Eddie's memory too much to get the title or maybe some Backlash, as he has been sort of forced down our throats for a while now. Either way, the first few months of his reign are vital, he's gotta go out there perform out of his skin and prove that he deserves to be given the ball. I hope he does, else we may not see another small man win a ME for a long time.

 

[GotSpin]

That Burchill guy is a very entertaining wrestler, watched a few minutes of his match a few weeks ago.

 

[ash chaulk]

that guy that attacked undertaker was it the big guy from longest yard forgot his name

 

[Buddhmaster]

Dalip Singh. The guys massive, but you should've seen him a couple of years ago. He had just got out of bodybuilding, and he was bloody massive. Guess Vince got him off the juice before he even started.

 

[ash chaulk]

they said that Orton has had his ankle broken thanks to angles ankle lock is that the cover up for his suspension

 

[shaka]

most likely. If he is suspended, why is he still shown on smackdown?

 

[ash chaulk]

i believe in king of the rings he gets the broken ankle

 

[masterblaster]

most likely. If he is suspended, why is he still shown on smackdown?

Randy Orton's suspension commenced on the 12th of April and Smackdown was filmed on the 10th of April, and this gave the WWE the chance to write Orton out of any storylines and out of the WWE. So this 'broken ankle' is nothing but a 'worked' (fake) injury in order to give him that suspension time.

 

[masterblaster]

Randy Orton Gone for Good?

The PWTorch Newsletter reports that Randy Orton’s 60 day suspension, is actually an indefinite suspension. There are reports that he simply may not be brought back.

To keep him away from TNA, they may keep him under contract until his deal is over, while paying him the smallest amount of money possible. Orton would just have to stay at home collecting checks as he wouldn't be able to work anywhere else.

There are some in the company who believe that he would benefit from counseling.

This news headline is probably just a bunch of sensationalism, but more often than not people in real life outside the ring think Orton's an idiot. His behaviour if it is like this really is not acceptable in any organisation in the world, let alone the WWE. It's a shame too, because I think he's a half decent performer with a lot of potential.

But if he doesn't come back, then the WWE have a huge list of stars they can legitmately push for the World Heavyweight Championship and for being the next generation superstar (Ken Kennedy, Carlito, Harry Smith, Bobby Lashley etc.) I doubt he'd be fired completely, but with the WWE you never know.

 

[oz_fan]

Randy Orton Gone for Good?

The PWTorch Newsletter reports that Randy Orton’s 60 day suspension, is actually an indefinite suspension. There are reports that he simply may not be brought back.

To keep him away from TNA, they may keep him under contract until his deal is over, while paying him the smallest amount of money possible. Orton would just have to stay at home collecting checks as he wouldn't be able to work anywhere else.

There are some in the company who believe that he would benefit from counseling.

This news headline is probably just a bunch of sensationalism, but more often than not people in real life outside the ring think Orton's an idiot. His behaviour if it is like this really is not acceptable in any organisation in the world, let alone the WWE. It's a shame too, because I think he's a half decent performer with a lot of potential.

But if he doesn't come back, then the WWE have a huge list of stars they can legitmately push for the World Heavyweight Championship and for being the next generation superstar (Ken Kennedy, Carlito, Harry Smith, Bobby Lashley etc.) I doubt he'd be fired completely, but with the WWE you never know.

If it is changed to indefinate suspension I'd say he was gone. I think his annoyed people with a lot of influence (Taker, Flair, Triple H).

 

[GotSpin]

If it is changed to indefinate suspension I'd say he was gone. I think his annoyed people with a lot of influence (Taker, Flair, Triple H).

Orton should learn to "Know his role"

 

[GotSpin]

Kind of sad that Raw is relying on God to fuel its main storyline

 

[alternative]

Yep, its kinda boring to hear all this GOD stuff.. Raw is making things quite boring..

On another note: when are we going to see a new general manager for RAW

 

[pinchy81]

yes i think thats long over due

 

[masterblaster]

Yep, its kinda boring to hear all this GOD stuff.. Raw is making things quite boring..

On another note: when are we going to see a new general manager for RAW

Well Raw isn't that bad. The God thing is quite bad, but it's interesting that both Triple H and Shawn Michaels are making all these DX gestures and what not. With both of them now playing the face role and getting major DX chants, there's a chance it'll be back. Edge is as entertaining as always and Charlie Haas is back!

Regarding the GM position, I don't know why they let Eric Bischoff go. I always thought he was an entertaining personality.

 

[masterblaster]

TNA Lockdown is on in a couple of days and the card looks pretty good. The whole special gimmick about this entire PPV is that all the matches are inside a 6 sided steel cage. Matches to watch are the International X Showcase between Team USA and Team Japan, Christian Cage vs Abyss for the NWA World Title and Samoa Joe vs Sabu. Should be an alright PPV.

 

[GotSpin]

Well Raw isn't that bad. The God thing is quite bad, but it's interesting that both Triple H and Shawn Michaels are making all these DX gestures and what not. With both of them now playing the face role and getting major DX chants, there's a chance it'll be back. Edge is as entertaining as always and Charlie Haas is back!

Regarding the GM position, I don't know why they let Eric Bischoff go. I always thought he was an entertaining personality.

Meh if they bring DX back they will be over in a matter of months, and its so obvious how they do it.

 

[Buddhmaster]

Watched the Styles vs Samoa Joe vs Daniels (I think) match from late last year. Probably the best match i've ever seen.

 

[oz_fan]

Found this at http://pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.asp?id=17629&p=1

WWE IS BRINGING BACK ECW AS A FULL TIME ENTITY, MAKING PLANS TO SIGN TALENT FROM THE GLORY YEARS FOR NEW VENTURE
by Dave Scherer @ 2:56:00 PM on 4/23/2006


WWE has made the decision to bring back Extreme Championship Wrestling as a full time entity and has begun talking with former ECW talent about returning to work for the new version of the legendary promotion. As of right now, WWE is targeting a September return for the promotion. No decision has been made as to exactly how the company will be brought back yet. It's possible that it will take over the present OVW territory, that it will be a promotion that gets matches on the Raw and/or Smackdown promotions or possibly in some other manner. Sources have told us that Paul Heyman and Tommy Dreamer will be booking ECW when it starts up.

WWE has already contacted a number of ECW wrestlers and contracts will be sent out to them this week. The talents are being offered three year deals which consist of a series of one year contracts, with rollover clauses. A number of wrestlers have been contacted so far. We can confirm that WWE has talked with The Sandman, Francine and Balls Mahoney and will be sending contracts out to them this week.

Great news.