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Post by 04wayne on Oct 28, 2009 1:46:24 GMT 1
HE'S BACK!!! THE LEGEND IS BACK!PROMO VIDEOHULK HOGAN IS RETURNING TO PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING - TNA!
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Post by Panda on Oct 28, 2009 16:20:42 GMT 1
A great coup for TNA but you have to wonder whether it will lead to yet more talented young wrestlers jobbing to guys who should've retired 10-20 years ago...
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Post by Panda on Oct 31, 2009 14:51:27 GMT 1
Ozzy & Sharon Osbourne will be hosting Raw this Monday! The following week, Raw takes place in Sheffield and will be hosted by Ricky Hatton!
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Post by Sauron on Oct 31, 2009 21:26:47 GMT 1
Well Sharon & Ozzy can't be any worse that the two racing drivers last week.
I loved it when one of them said Kofi Johnson
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Post by 04wayne on Nov 1, 2009 23:58:54 GMT 1
Well only 15 years ago Misterhammer, Hogan transformed WCW into the biggest sports-entertainment company in the world.
His acquisition will hopefully be good for TNA. Although he is going round saying he's basically running the promotion now, and that he's second in command only to Dixie's father! :/
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Post by Panda on Nov 2, 2009 2:29:53 GMT 1
Well only 15 years ago Misterhammer, Hogan transformed WCW into the biggest sports-entertainment company in the world. Yes - for a couple of years. It didn't last because it was the same old faces dominating constantly and the fans ended up switching back to WWE because they were creating new stars like Austin, The Rock, and Foley, some of whom had previously been in WCW and never got a fair crack of the whip. There's no doubt it will help TNA in the short-term but if they're going to be a long-term challenger to WWE's dominance they need to start pushing some of the (comparatively) younger guys more.
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Post by 04wayne on Nov 5, 2009 23:40:29 GMT 1
I find it difficult to accept criticism's towards TNA's lack of pushing their talents (and WCW's too) when the WWE has been pushing the same stars for the last 5 years. In WWE's top tier - the only veterans that deserve their continued place are the Undertaker & Triple H. How can you criticise WCW for not building new stars?! Goldberg, Rey Mysterio & the entire cruiserweight division were all as heavily promoted as the veterans. Too much emphasis is placed upon WCW's supposed downfalls and not enough is placed on their achievements. Anyway, I honestly could discuss this ALL day! But this is WWE/TNA's time, so I'll ssh!
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Post by Panda on Nov 5, 2009 23:46:20 GMT 1
I find it difficult to accept criticism's towards TNA's lack of pushing their talents (and WCW's too) when the WWE has been pushing the same stars for the last 5 years. In WWE's top tier - the only veterans that deserve their continued place are the Undertaker & Triple H. I agree completely but the reason WWE is able to be so complacent is because there's no competition for them right now. In time, it could be TNA but they've got a long way to go. Too much emphasis is placed upon WCW's supposed downfalls It's hard not to, given the way things played out in the end... Good to have some discussion going in this thread again. ;D
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Post by Panda on Nov 21, 2009 16:25:22 GMT 1
Survivor Series card:
WWE title - Triple Threat Match John Cena v Triple H v Shawn Michaels
World Heavyweight title - Triple Threat Match Undertaker v Chris Jericho v Big Show
Batista v Rey Mysterio
Survivor Series Elimination Match John Morrison, Shelton Benjamin, Evan Bourne, Matt Hardy & Finlay v The Miz, Jack Swagger, Sheamus, Drew McIntyre & Dolph Ziggler
Survivor Series Elimination Match Kofi Kingston, Mark Henry, MVP, Christian & R-Truth v Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase, Cody Rhodes, CM Punk & William Regal
Survivor Series Elimination Match Mickie James, Melina, Gail Kim, Kelly Kelly & Eve Torres v Michelle McCool, Beth Phoenix, Alicia Fox, Jillian Hall & Layla
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Post by -Big Dan- on Nov 23, 2009 1:56:33 GMT 1
My predictions for Survivor Series:
WWE Title: HHH World Title: Taker Batista v Mysterio: Mysterio Team Morrison v Team Miz: Team Miz Team Kingston v Team Orton: Team Kingston Team Mickie James v Team Michelle McCool: Team Michelle McCool
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Post by Panda on Nov 25, 2009 20:48:54 GMT 1
First matches announced for TLC:
WWE title - Tables Match: John Cena v Sheamus
Tag titles - TLC Match: Chris Jericho & Big Show v DX
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Post by 04wayne on Nov 26, 2009 12:38:11 GMT 1
Absolutely brilliant to see the Show in the world-title picture again; I just wish he'd drop a LOT of weight, so that he can keep going for some years to come. Has anybody seen the recent Ric Flair/Hogan gruesome pic? LMAO!
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Post by Panda on Nov 26, 2009 20:36:35 GMT 1
Oh man... Thanks for that, Hulkster.
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Post by -Big Dan- on Dec 5, 2009 18:00:32 GMT 1
Eddie Fatu, known most famously as Umaga, died last night after suffering 2 heart attacks.
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Post by Panda on Dec 5, 2009 18:24:27 GMT 1
Sad news. He was pretty good for a big guy though there was clearly something amiss when WWE released him.
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Post by 04wayne on Dec 5, 2009 20:52:53 GMT 1
Pretty good for a big guy? He had agility that wrestlers have his size could only dream of! He was a phenomenal athlete, regardless of size. Anybody that can bring out an excellent match with John Cena (as Umaga did at Royal Rumble 2008 or 2009 I believe?) is brilliant! On a serious note, this is a really sad loss for the industry. RIP Umaga
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Post by Panda on Dec 5, 2009 21:01:35 GMT 1
Pretty good for a big guy? He had agility that wrestlers have his size could only dream of! He was a phenomenal athlete, regardless of size. Anybody that can bring out an excellent match with John Cena (as Umaga did at Royal Rumble 2008 or 2009 I believe?) is brilliant! His matches with Cena were indeed great. It was actually the '07 Rumble! Can't believe it was 3 years ago! A shame he never got the chance to progress...
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Post by 04wayne on Dec 6, 2009 13:02:44 GMT 1
Blimey, that is going back SOME time! lol! ==== Hulk Hogan Announces TNA Will Go Head To Head Against WWE On Monday Nights
Hulk Hogan was shown at ringside with TNA Owner Dixie Carter and Eric Bischoff during tonight's The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale.
Before the Kimbo Slice - Houston Alexander fight, Hogan was interviewed by Joe Rogan at cageside. Hogan said he was a huge UFC fan, and said he was partnering with TNA.
He confirmed that TNA Impact! will start airing on Monday nights starting January 4th, going head-to-head with WWE Raw. When asked when he'll wrestle again, Hogan replied, "you never know."
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Well he has some balls, I'll give him that! :/
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Post by Panda on Dec 8, 2009 20:06:36 GMT 1
I've been catching a bit of TNA on Friday nights on Virgin1 lately (and I don't mean Sexcetera ). Nigel McGuinness (Desmond Wolfe) is looking very good. Interestingly, I've heard rumours Hogan wants to get rid of the 6-sided ring...
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Post by Panda on Dec 14, 2009 20:27:25 GMT 1
TLC results:
ECW title: Ladder Match Christian bt Shelton Benjamin to retain the ECW title
Intercontinental title Drew McIntyre bt John Morrison to become the NEW Intercontinental champion
Women's title Michelle McCool bt Mickie James to retain the Women's title
WWE title: Tables Match Sheamus bt John Cena to become the NEW WWE champion
World Heavyweight title: Chairs Match The Undertaker bt Batista to retain the World Heavyweight title* (* Batista originally won the match following a low blow but Teddy Long ordered the match to be restarted)
Randy Orton bt Kofi Kingston
Unified Tag titles: TLC Match DX bt Chris Jericho & Big Show to become the NEW Unified Tag champions
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