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Cowardith?
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ODB has her first good match, well, ever, and it's against Angel Williams?
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ODB's match and promo ruled, while the Shark Boy (with Shark Family) skit was... something. I'm looking forward to seeing Yuji Nagata on TV again, I just hope TNA doesn't kill the match with a million camera angles and DW and Tenay actlng like a jackass on commentary. So far, this show has been the best parody of a pro wrestling show I've seen all day - hopefully the main event (and Global Impact) are good, because this show is just dreadful so far.
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Also, the Brother Ray promo was awesome.
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I'm glad to see ODB doing well and being treated with dignity in TNA, which is more than she would have got in WWE.
Speaking of dignity, it looks like Eddie's been dead long enough to bring back the "they're Latino, so they steal things" ensemble. GREAT.
Speaking of dignity, it looks like Eddie's been dead long enough to bring back the "they're Latino, so they steal things" ensemble. GREAT.
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I think a few sites have received bogus spoilers, so I don't know where to find legit ones.
Did I just see Bob Sapp in the "Pros vs Joes" commercial?
Did I just see Bob Sapp in the "Pros vs Joes" commercial?
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[quote name='cdubb1605']off the topic of tna, anyone know where i can find this weeks SD spoilers? lop and pwinsider havent posted them.[/QUOTE]
http://forums.thesmartmarks.com/index.php?showtopic=89316
They are real. I had 2 friends at the event. one was the black guy in all red who held up such signs as "Anton", "Punk/Guerrero III", and "Sexy Shaman" on ECW.
http://forums.thesmartmarks.com/index.php?showtopic=89316
They are real. I had 2 friends at the event. one was the black guy in all red who held up such signs as "Anton", "Punk/Guerrero III", and "Sexy Shaman" on ECW.
[quote name='mykevermin']The sad thing is, while I would immediately say "it wouldn't work in getting Lashley over," I would have said the same thing about Santino Marella by judging his early heel promos. Boy would I be wrong about that (and where's he been? It's like they're intentionally holding him back.)[/quote]
i haven't really seen him much since he got packaged with carlito. its like wwe has this innate ability to essentially create gold, and then promptly re-bury it.
i haven't really seen him much since he got packaged with carlito. its like wwe has this innate ability to essentially create gold, and then promptly re-bury it.
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Stone Cold Shark Boy was so awesome.
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So what is the deal with the Brock Lesnar video footage next week?
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[quote name='mykevermin']I had a dream the other day that I was interviewing McMahon, Tim Russert-style, about racism in pro wrestling.
You can't forget, this was the guy who, less than 4 years ago, put together and showed video packages that had Kenzo Suzuki coming in as a reincarnation of a World War II-era Nippon general. :shock: Wasn't he even named "Hirohito"?[/quote]
I remember that. Just ridiculous. Although, it all pails in comparison to Tony Atlas working as Saba Simba, literally using the gimmick of a spear chucker. Why? How did McMahon deem that would be ok?
You can't forget, this was the guy who, less than 4 years ago, put together and showed video packages that had Kenzo Suzuki coming in as a reincarnation of a World War II-era Nippon general. :shock: Wasn't he even named "Hirohito"?[/quote]
I remember that. Just ridiculous. Although, it all pails in comparison to Tony Atlas working as Saba Simba, literally using the gimmick of a spear chucker. Why? How did McMahon deem that would be ok?
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[quote name='Mr. Beef']Wow. I...just don't know what to say to that.
Didn't Burchill's "pirate" gimmick get somewhat over for about like what, 2 months?[/quote]
I thought this gimmick was canned because Vince didn't get it as he'd never seen Pirates of the Carribean. Vince's logic there was if he hadn't seen it, then no one else must've seen it either.
Didn't Burchill's "pirate" gimmick get somewhat over for about like what, 2 months?[/quote]
I thought this gimmick was canned because Vince didn't get it as he'd never seen Pirates of the Carribean. Vince's logic there was if he hadn't seen it, then no one else must've seen it either.
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God bless Mitchell - he found a way to make the Abyss storyline seem somewhat plausible AND turn himself, the wife and child-beating sadist, into a face in the process.
The Shark Boy stuff was hilarious, although it made... oh, everyone into a joke, it led to Harris making even more great points about Impact being a shitty program, and led to Sharky's Stone Cold impersonation, which was fantastic on TNA Today, but fell a bit flat as the payoff to a two-hour long running joke IN THE SHARK TANK UNDER THE SEA AT THE IMPACT ZONE!
This was quite possibly the funniest Impact ever. It had Tenay facials, those wacky skits with SHARKY, a bunch of skits with no prior build (like one with Kip and BG immediately following an AJ/Karen one), and was so rushed that they had to do quick fades throughout every replay video package in the main event.
I'm loving the X division gets Killed storyline, and I wouldn't mind if it leads to the division dying, Steiner claiming that he's got a shot a the title, and then Cornette is forced to rename the division the Scott Steiner Memorial division and name Scott Steiner as the S Dvision champion, who then wins all of his matches with THE MOVE of the X division - the top-rope Frankensteiner. If the division doesn't die, I wouldn't mind skits showing Team 3D on a fitness program involving Slim Fast, Power Bars, and yoga classes (with some cameos by DDP).
God this whole thing is great - the X division either dies, or becomes about weight limits, but with no limits, but also with Scott Steiner, who is at least a bit over 275, being the top contender, and that Cornette speech about it being about PASSION was ridiculously fantastic.
The Dustin-Crystal skit was... odd, but led to some comedic lines on commentary, as did THE RAT BEING MISSING in the cage, while the Roode storyline plods along, but also led to some comedy on commentary, and made Matt Morgan look inept once again.
This show was way, way, way too reliant on skits, and only ONE MATCH on this two hour show was given time. That was the main event, which was a good, fast-paced spotfest until Joe was eliminated, and it then became a good AJ-Christian match that made me want to see them square off on PPV.
I liked the way Joe was eliminated, as it protects him since he was screwed over, but makes Matt Morgan look corrupt, which isn't good, as no reason was given for him supporting the ref, and leaves the impression that he wasn't actually watching the show. Otherwise, it worked, and the ending of the Cage-AJ portion of the match was fairly creative and exciting.
Quotes for 1/18/08 -
Tomko's come across marvelously on Global Impact, as have Team 3D. Tenay was actually given a chance to be "the professor" with this special, and I loved it, as he rattled off wrestling history quickly, and actually added a great deal of context and importance to the Nagata-Angle match. Global Impact is a night-and-day difference from regular Impact, especially the show we just saw tonight.
I'm glad that they're giving it a DVD release, and hope they release a full-length documentary and the whole show, and don't just dump this one-hour show on DVD, as this has been a very effective show at selling the DVD, and had some great comments by Tomko and Ray about how grueling the schedule of a wrestler is.
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Impact screens -
JUMBOEST JUMBO SHRIMP!
The Shark Boy stuff was hilarious, although it made... oh, everyone into a joke, it led to Harris making even more great points about Impact being a shitty program, and led to Sharky's Stone Cold impersonation, which was fantastic on TNA Today, but fell a bit flat as the payoff to a two-hour long running joke IN THE SHARK TANK UNDER THE SEA AT THE IMPACT ZONE!
This was quite possibly the funniest Impact ever. It had Tenay facials, those wacky skits with SHARKY, a bunch of skits with no prior build (like one with Kip and BG immediately following an AJ/Karen one), and was so rushed that they had to do quick fades throughout every replay video package in the main event.
I'm loving the X division gets Killed storyline, and I wouldn't mind if it leads to the division dying, Steiner claiming that he's got a shot a the title, and then Cornette is forced to rename the division the Scott Steiner Memorial division and name Scott Steiner as the S Dvision champion, who then wins all of his matches with THE MOVE of the X division - the top-rope Frankensteiner. If the division doesn't die, I wouldn't mind skits showing Team 3D on a fitness program involving Slim Fast, Power Bars, and yoga classes (with some cameos by DDP).
God this whole thing is great - the X division either dies, or becomes about weight limits, but with no limits, but also with Scott Steiner, who is at least a bit over 275, being the top contender, and that Cornette speech about it being about PASSION was ridiculously fantastic.
The Dustin-Crystal skit was... odd, but led to some comedic lines on commentary, as did THE RAT BEING MISSING in the cage, while the Roode storyline plods along, but also led to some comedy on commentary, and made Matt Morgan look inept once again.
This show was way, way, way too reliant on skits, and only ONE MATCH on this two hour show was given time. That was the main event, which was a good, fast-paced spotfest until Joe was eliminated, and it then became a good AJ-Christian match that made me want to see them square off on PPV.
I liked the way Joe was eliminated, as it protects him since he was screwed over, but makes Matt Morgan look corrupt, which isn't good, as no reason was given for him supporting the ref, and leaves the impression that he wasn't actually watching the show. Otherwise, it worked, and the ending of the Cage-AJ portion of the match was fairly creative and exciting.
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Ad Guy - LAST WEEK ON IMPACT, SHARK BOYS’S BAD LUCK CONTINUED, A NEW REPLACEMENT WAS ANNOUNCED, AND A FEUD RAGES ON!
Borash - Guys, I didn’t know we were wearing tuxes tonight.
Angle - There is no we - there’s AJ and I, and then there’s you - the interviewer.
Angle - This is the Angle Alliance, EVERY NIGHT IS CHRISTMAS!
EY - CHRISTMAS? IS SANTA HERE!?
Angle - Yes Eric, he’s in the limo.
EY - REALLY!?
Angle - Yes (Angle shuts limo door on EY)
Tenay - TONIGHT WE SETTLE KURT ANGLE’S TNA TITLE SITUATION!
DW - AND FATHER JAMES MITCHELL REVEALS THE SECRET THAT ABYSS SAID HE WOULD TAKE TO HIS GRRAAAAVVVEEEEE!
Shelley - Last week, we were in the penthouse, and while TNA Impact was playing, we heard Team 3D issue a challenge to the Motor City Machismo Guns! If they win, the X division disbands. Here’s the way I see it - the Motor City Machine Guns are good enough to win the TNA World Tag titles, AND YOU BEAT KURT ANGLE FOR THE X DIVISION TITLE! However, if we win, we get to change Newton’s laws and institute a weight division - 275 pounds!
Ray - BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAAAHH! You guys are pretty damn funny tonight, we gotta get down to 275 - I ALREADY WEIGHT 275!
DW - Put the other foot on the scale.
Ray - Now Devon is a little over 300 - but he’s training for Mr. Olympia - HIS TRAPS ARE BIGGER THAN AWESOME KONG’S ASS! WE ARE IN THE BEST SHAPE OF OUR LIFE, WE ARE BUFF, CUT, RIPPED, CHISELED AND JACKED! My Brother Devon could be a male model on the cover of Jet Magazine he’s so damn good looking! So let me get this straight - when we beat you in the hardcore falls count ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD MATCH, the X division will go back right under the rock it came from. We got that right?
Lethal - YEAH, YOU GOT THAT RIGHT, STEAMPUFF!
Tenay - LET ME SEE IF I’VE GOT THIS STRAIGHT - IF THE GUNS AND MACHISMO WIN, TEAM 3D HAS TO GET DOWN TO 275 WITH WEEKLY WEIGH-INS, BUT IF 3D WINS, THE X DIVISION HAS TO DISBAND!
DW - I don’t trust these guys as far as Tomko can throw ‘em!
Tenay - It seems to me that if Team 3D wins, the X DIVISION DISBANDS, but if they lose, they have to wrestle at 275 pounds! TO THE BACK WITH CRYSTAL AND ABYSS!
Crystal - Abyss, tonight, Father Mitchell said that he’s going to reveal YOUR DEEPEST, DARKEST SECRET!
Abyss - THE SECRET EMERGES TONIGHT! OVER MY DEAD! BODY!!!! THE REVELATION WILL MARK THE END OF FATHER JAMES MITCHELL AND JUDAS MESIAS! YRRRRRAAARRRGGHHHHH!
DW - Recently, it seems like Shark Boy GETS A NEW BODY PART INJURED EACH WEEK! LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THIS SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS!
(during SHARK BOY video package)DW - WHAT IS THE PURPOSE!? WHAT IS THE POINT!?
DW - NOW LET’S GO TO JB, AT SHARK BOY’S HOME!
JB - We’re here with Shark Boy’s family, his daughter, Ariel, and Dr. Fishman.
Dr. Fishman - I think that Shark Boy may have finally reached low tide (masked family breaks out in tears)
(EY’s music hits, but he’s locked in the limo)Dutt - Eric, you’re not locked in, just pull the knob, here I’M BLESSING YOU! HERE! COME OUT!
Tenay - Eric has the drinking championship of his drinking buddy, he lost the DCS, YES, THE DRINKING CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES, and at Against All Odds, he’ll wrestle James Storm. Not only that, BUT THE X DIVISION IS AT STAKE!
DW - TOMKO IS TRYING TO TURN ERIC YOUNG INTO LINDA BLAIR!
Tenay - I THINK HE’S TRYING TO EXCORCISE THE DEMONS OF ERIC YOUNG!
Tenay - HERE COMES JAMES STORM, HE HIT’S THE EYE OF THE STORM ON ERIC YOUNG, AND HE TAKES HIS DRINKING BELT! It’ll be on the line at Against All Odds! (Tomko kicks Storm’s ass and gives EY his drinking belt and beer) LET’S GO TO THE BACK WITH CRYSTAL AND CHRISTIAN CAGE!
Cage - There used to be a time when I’d have to think for Tomko, but now he’s on his own, and he didn’t stab me in the back LIKE AJ STYLES! AJ’s trying to protect me from Kurt, but I wish he’d protect me from his wife Karen, because every time she opens her mouth, you can SMELL HALF OF PITTSBURGH!
Tenay - OUR BROADCAST PARTNER CRYSTAL WAS ASKED TO TAKE DUSTIN RHODES TO THE WORKSHOP OF DUSTIN’S SPLIT PERSONALITY, BLACK REIGN! GOOD LUCK WITH THAT!
Dustin - WHAT’S HJAPPENING TO ME! AAAHHH AAAHHHHHHH!
Tenay - OH I HAD A FEELING THAT WASN’T GOING TO GO WELL!
Tenay - You know, with ODB’s popularity rising, I get asked all the time “DOES ODB REALLY MEAN WHAT I THINK IT DOES?”
DW - AND I ASKED HER POINT BLANK, AND SHE TOLD ME IT STANDS FOR ONE DIRTY BITCH!
Tenay - If I can steal a line from David Sahadi, the TNA knockout division is an eclectic mix of beauty and brawn!
DW - That almost describes ODB PERFECTLY!
Tenay - There is no pretensce with ODB - you get exactly what you see!
DW - OH YES YOU DO!
ODB - AWESOME KONG, I’M TALKING TO YOU! YOU BEATEN EVERY BROAD HERE IN TNA… BUT YOU HAVEN’T BEATEN ONE, YOU HAVEN’T BEATEN THE ODB! OHHH!
Crowd - ODB! ODB!
ODB - So, I have a great idea, why don’t me and you hook it up at Against All Odds for the TNA KNOCKOUTS TITLE! AAAHHH! Kong, I love to fight, and sometimes, jus sometimes, I like to get whooped, but you ain’t gonna be whoopin’ me, and you know what, ODB ISN’T JUST ANOTHER PRETTY FACE!
Tenay - ATTENTION MARKETING - THERE’S YOUR T-SHIRT! NOW LET’S GO TO CRYSTAL, SHE IS PACING OUTSIE THE LOCKER ROOM OF KEVIN NASH!
Nash - Everyone knows that talk is cheap. You’re big, you’re over, and tonight, you have a chance to get a title shot. You get the title, you get the girls, you get the money. Do it, big man.
Tenay - Let’s return to the DEEP BLUE SEA and get an update on the condition of Shark Boy.
JB - Well, things have taken a turn for the worse…
Harris - JB, shut up, this is the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever seen. I’m so desperate for TV time that I’M HANGING OUT WITH SHARKS!
Cide - YO YO YO, WE DOWN WITH SHARKY AND HIS FAMILY!
Family - HEEEE’SSS DDDYYINNGGG!
Harris - The only thing dying here is my career!
Tenay - At Final Resolution, Kaz took Black Reign’s arctic fox.
Tenay - Earlier, we saw Crystal take Dustin Rhodes to Black Reign’s workshop and he was completely oblivious. Dustin Rhodes doesn’t know he’s got a job around here.
DW - He does when he’s around Black Reign. …Black Reign’s workshop.
Tenay - HERE COMES DUSTIN RHODES AS BLACK REIGN!
DW - He’s got his little Arctic fox! THE RAT ISN’T IN THERE!
DW - HE JUST CRUSHED KAZ WITH THE CAGE!
Tenay - HE HIT KAZ WITH THE CAGE!
DW - HE MISSES HIS ARTIC FOX!
JB - Father Mitchell, a week ago, you promised to reveal the secret of Abyss.
Mitchell - JB, fans are used to bait and switches in wrestling, well, not tonight. In just a little while, I’m going to reveal the secret that’s been hidden for 20 years. It will be revealed to the entire world, Chris, and it will CHANGE YOUR LIFE!
Tenay -UP NEXT, ABYSS IN ACTION, ON THE NIGHT THE SECRET IS REVEALED!
(next)Tenay - AJ STYLES HAS TO CHOOSE BETWEEN A TITLE SHOT OR GIVING KURT ANGLE TWO MONTHS OFF, LET’S GO TO THE BACK WITH JB AND FIND OUT!
AJ - Tomko, good buddy, GOOD FRIEND, what should I do?
Tomko - AJ, it’s time for AJ to do what AJ wants to do - you won the world title without Kurt Angle, and you won one half of the tag titles without him. Do what you want to do - it’s just that simple. (Hoyt comes out, points to his crotch, and humps the camera during his entrance)
DW - We’re all intrigued about the secret - JAMES MITCHELL SAID THIS WOULDN’T BE A BAIT AND SWITCH! WE’RE GONNA FIND OUT THE SECRET TONIGHT!
Tenay - THAT’S NOT ALL - TONIGHT, WE’LL FIND OUT THAT THE WINNER OF THE TAG TITLE SHOT FEAST OR FIRED BRIEFCASE, BG JAMES, WILL CHOOSE HIS NEW TAG TEAMMATE!
Mitchell - CHRIS, TIME HAS RUN OUT, ARE YOU READY TO TELL EVERYONE THE TRUTH? ARE YOU READY TO REVEAL THE SECRET ONCE AND FOR ALL? (Abyss shakes head no) FINE! CAMERA MAN, COME WITH ME!
DW - IS HOYT GONNA DO THAT BACKWARDS MOONSAULT HE DOES SO WELL!? YES! OH, HE MISSED! BLACK HOLE SLAM!
Mitchell - Chris, it’s time for your secret to come out, and don’t bother trying to find me because you won’t be able to find me. Mike Tenay’s been asking me why I’m so obsessed with you, and it’s not something I could reveal so quickly. Of course, your mother, THE WHORE, BELIEVE ME, THE WHORE, let you do anything you wanted, while the man of the house had to discipline you with an electrical cord, and I had to put her in line! EXCUSE ME FOR NOT HAVING ANY COMPASSION FOR YOU ABYSS, BECAUSE YOU BETRAYED ME WHEN THAT COLD-HEARTED BITCH SENT THREE BULLETS THROUGH MY BACK! NO MATTER IF YOU CHANGE YOUR NAME TO YOUR MOTHER’S MAIDEN NAME OF PARKS, YOUR LAST NAME IS MITCHELL! I AM YOUR FATHER! NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU TRY, YOU CAN’T WASH YOUR GENES OFF OF YOU! NOW, THE TRUTH IS OUT! EVERY TIME YOU CALL ME NAMES! EVERY TIME YOU DO THAT, YOU SHOULD LOOK IN THE MIRROR AND SEE YOURSELF! THE DEED IS DONE! LIVE WITH IT!
DW - WOW!
Tenay - You know what, Don? THE PIECES OF THE PUZZLE HAVE FINALLY COME TOGETHER
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Tenay - FOR MONTHS, WE’VE QUESTIONS FATHER JAMES MITCHELL’S OBSESSION, WELL, NOW WE KNOW WHY! LET’S GO TO CRYSTAL WITH ABYSS’S REACTION! (Crystal follows him, Abyss yells, then leaves)
Tenay - Robert Roode hired his stalker as Ms. Brooks’ replacement.
DW - If you think about it, he hired her for persistence!
(Val rejects a kiss, Dutt gooses her)Tenay - Sonjay trying to get a little kiss from Val…
DW - But Dutt, Dutt… got a little butt!
Tenay - I couldn’t have put it better myself!
Tenay - You know, I’ve gotta agree with Jim Cornette - DON’T FIRE OR SUSPEND ROODE, LET BOOKER T DEAL WITH HIM!
DW - YES, BOOKER’S GONNA KILL HIM! FLAT-OUT KILL HIM!
DW - Earlier, Earl Hebner tried to get Ms. Brooks out of the ring, but he had no luck - SHE’S STILL AT RINGSIDE!
Tenay - TO THE BACK WITH JB AND AJ STYLES!
AJ - I’ve been thinking about it, and I could take the shot, or give Angle the month off…
Karen - AJ’s been thinking LONG AND HARD about it, and he’s gonna do what’s right…(camera cuts immediately to the back where BG, Kip, and Crystal are without any warning)
BG - My partner’s on his way…
Kip - GOOD, I hope he’s a better man than me, because YOU’RE BOTH GONNA GET YOUR ASSES KICKED!
(to voodoo queen)BG - COME ON, LET’S GO!
Tenay - In this dire time, we’re back TO THE SHARK TANK! Beats having Chris Harris as a guest. I understand THE KNOCKOUTS ARE HERE!
Velvet - Look. Around. The. Gills. He’s. Green. Around. The. Gills.
Love - There’s only one way to help him. Mouth. To mouth.(camera cuts to the ring with Kip and BG)
Kip - Okay, let’s get this going, because TWO PEOLE ARE GONNA GET THEIR ASSES KICKED! But first, let’s recap - at Feast or Fired, I HANDED YOU A TAG TITLE SHOT, and we’ve been partners for 10 years…
BG - You know, at the risk of sounding fruity, I’m gonna say that I gave you ten years of my life. You’re gonna shut the hell up for five minutes, and I’ve been BLEESED BY GOD TO HAVE MY DREAMS COME TRUE! I dreamed of becoming a wrestler, and I DID, I DREAMED OF BEING ON TOP OF THE WRESTLING WORLD, AND YOU AND ME WERE, AND I ALWAYS HAD A HERO, WHO WAS A WRESTLER HIS WHOLE ADULT LIFE JUST TO FEED HIS DAMN FAMILY, AND I HAVE A DREAM TO STAND SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH THE TOUGHEST SON OF A BITCH I’VE EVER KNOWN. HE GAVE ME EVERYTHING I GOT, AND IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU MY PARTNER, MY HERO, MY FATHER! BULLET BOB ARMSTRONG!
Tenay - You know, in normal circumstances, I’d question him picking a 67 year old man as his partner, but THIS IS BULLET BOB ARMSTRONG! HE’S THE REAL DEAL! Kip has no problem with it, he’s always considered himself part of the family, to the point of taking the last name “James”. (everyone hugs)
DW - We’ve gotten to know Bullet Bob over the years, from the beginning of TNA, and even at 67 years old, he’s one of the toughest men alive!
Tenay - WE’RE HEADED BACK TO THE SHARK TANK ONE LAST TIME!
DW - HE’S FIGHTING THE CURRENT ALL THE TIME!
JB - Nurse Babs is still here, things don’t look good.
EY - Sharky, YOU GOTTA FIGHT! FOR SPONGEBOB! WELL, HE’S NOT A FISH, BUT HE LIVES UNDER THE SEA! WHAT ABOUT JAWS!? MAYBE HE NEEDS SOME WATER! GUYS, HIS EYES ARE OPENING!? SHARKY!? IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY!?
Shark Boy - YES, THE NEXT TIME YOU STICK THAT THERMOTER UP MY ASS, I’M GONNA KICK YOUR ASS!
Tenay - From the Shark Tank to the Gold Medalist - next week, we’ll have exclusive footage of Brock Lesnar’s training for his UFC debut, and Kurt Angle talks about getting into MMA!
Angle - Two great things are gonna happen tonight. One, my prodigy, AJ Styles, will win the triple threat and give me two months off until Lockdown, and the other great thing is that they’re gonna air GLOBAL IMPACT after Impact, where all of you are gonna get the opportunity to see Kurt Angle defend his OTHER WORLD TITLE against Yuji Nagata in one of his greatest matches ever. IT’S REAL! IT’S DAMN REAL! THANK YOU!
Tenay - THE STAGE HAS BEEN SET FOR OUR MAIN EVENT! BUT FIRST, LET’S GO TO CRYSTAL WITH JIM CORNETTE!
Cornette - Scott, you’ve got it all wrong about the X division, it’s about a mindset, and showing that you’ve got THE PASSION!
Steiner - There’s nothing about being 4 feet tall, being 125 pounds, and being the size of an oomph loopah?
Cornette - NO, IT’S ABOUT BEING THE BEST!
Steiner - BEING THE BEST!? I’M THE BEST!
Cornette - THERE YA GO, SCOTTY!
Tenay - I THINK WE’RE WATCHING SAMOA JOE MATURE RIGHT BEFORE OUR VERY EYES!
DW - Cage and Joe are measuring each other - they know how important it is!
DW - CAGE JUST CREAMED AJ STYLES! WE’VE GOTTA SEE THAT AGAIN!
DW - SAMOA JOE WITH A SUICIDE DIVE! WE’VE GOTTA SEE THAT AGAIN!
Tenay - WE’LL BE BACK WITH MORE OF THIS MATCH!
Tenay - IT’S THREE HOURS OF TNA TONIGHT ON SPIKE TV! AFTER THIS SHOW, IT’S GLOBAL IMPACT FROM THE TOKYO DOME IN TOKYO, JAPAN!
DW - THE REFEREE SAW JOE THROW THE CHAIR OUT, AND I THINK HE’S JUST DISQUALIFIED JOE!
Tenay - STAY TUNED, BECAUSE AFTER THIS SHOW, YOU’LL SEE TNA STARS AS YOU’VE NEVER SEEN THEM BEFORE IN THE TOKYO DOME!
DW - Just an indication of how quickly TNA is rising throughout the world
DW - OH, HE HIT’S THE PELE! THE BACKWARDS KICK!
Tenay - LET’S SEE IF THE PRINCE OF PHENOMENAL CAN FOLLOW UP!
Tenay - THE TOP-ROPE SPIRAL TAP MISSES, LOOK AT HOW CHRISTLY QUISTIAN GOES UP TOP FOR THE FROG SPLASH!
Borash - Guys, I didn’t know we were wearing tuxes tonight.
Angle - There is no we - there’s AJ and I, and then there’s you - the interviewer.
Angle - This is the Angle Alliance, EVERY NIGHT IS CHRISTMAS!
EY - CHRISTMAS? IS SANTA HERE!?
Angle - Yes Eric, he’s in the limo.
EY - REALLY!?
Angle - Yes (Angle shuts limo door on EY)
Tenay - TONIGHT WE SETTLE KURT ANGLE’S TNA TITLE SITUATION!
DW - AND FATHER JAMES MITCHELL REVEALS THE SECRET THAT ABYSS SAID HE WOULD TAKE TO HIS GRRAAAAVVVEEEEE!
Shelley - Last week, we were in the penthouse, and while TNA Impact was playing, we heard Team 3D issue a challenge to the Motor City Machismo Guns! If they win, the X division disbands. Here’s the way I see it - the Motor City Machine Guns are good enough to win the TNA World Tag titles, AND YOU BEAT KURT ANGLE FOR THE X DIVISION TITLE! However, if we win, we get to change Newton’s laws and institute a weight division - 275 pounds!
Ray - BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAAAHH! You guys are pretty damn funny tonight, we gotta get down to 275 - I ALREADY WEIGHT 275!
DW - Put the other foot on the scale.
Ray - Now Devon is a little over 300 - but he’s training for Mr. Olympia - HIS TRAPS ARE BIGGER THAN AWESOME KONG’S ASS! WE ARE IN THE BEST SHAPE OF OUR LIFE, WE ARE BUFF, CUT, RIPPED, CHISELED AND JACKED! My Brother Devon could be a male model on the cover of Jet Magazine he’s so damn good looking! So let me get this straight - when we beat you in the hardcore falls count ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD MATCH, the X division will go back right under the rock it came from. We got that right?
Lethal - YEAH, YOU GOT THAT RIGHT, STEAMPUFF!
Tenay - LET ME SEE IF I’VE GOT THIS STRAIGHT - IF THE GUNS AND MACHISMO WIN, TEAM 3D HAS TO GET DOWN TO 275 WITH WEEKLY WEIGH-INS, BUT IF 3D WINS, THE X DIVISION HAS TO DISBAND!
DW - I don’t trust these guys as far as Tomko can throw ‘em!
Tenay - It seems to me that if Team 3D wins, the X DIVISION DISBANDS, but if they lose, they have to wrestle at 275 pounds! TO THE BACK WITH CRYSTAL AND ABYSS!
Crystal - Abyss, tonight, Father Mitchell said that he’s going to reveal YOUR DEEPEST, DARKEST SECRET!
Abyss - THE SECRET EMERGES TONIGHT! OVER MY DEAD! BODY!!!! THE REVELATION WILL MARK THE END OF FATHER JAMES MITCHELL AND JUDAS MESIAS! YRRRRRAAARRRGGHHHHH!
DW - Recently, it seems like Shark Boy GETS A NEW BODY PART INJURED EACH WEEK! LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THIS SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS!
(during SHARK BOY video package)DW - WHAT IS THE PURPOSE!? WHAT IS THE POINT!?
DW - NOW LET’S GO TO JB, AT SHARK BOY’S HOME!
JB - We’re here with Shark Boy’s family, his daughter, Ariel, and Dr. Fishman.
Dr. Fishman - I think that Shark Boy may have finally reached low tide (masked family breaks out in tears)
(EY’s music hits, but he’s locked in the limo)Dutt - Eric, you’re not locked in, just pull the knob, here I’M BLESSING YOU! HERE! COME OUT!
Tenay - Eric has the drinking championship of his drinking buddy, he lost the DCS, YES, THE DRINKING CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES, and at Against All Odds, he’ll wrestle James Storm. Not only that, BUT THE X DIVISION IS AT STAKE!
DW - TOMKO IS TRYING TO TURN ERIC YOUNG INTO LINDA BLAIR!
Tenay - I THINK HE’S TRYING TO EXCORCISE THE DEMONS OF ERIC YOUNG!
Tenay - HERE COMES JAMES STORM, HE HIT’S THE EYE OF THE STORM ON ERIC YOUNG, AND HE TAKES HIS DRINKING BELT! It’ll be on the line at Against All Odds! (Tomko kicks Storm’s ass and gives EY his drinking belt and beer) LET’S GO TO THE BACK WITH CRYSTAL AND CHRISTIAN CAGE!
Cage - There used to be a time when I’d have to think for Tomko, but now he’s on his own, and he didn’t stab me in the back LIKE AJ STYLES! AJ’s trying to protect me from Kurt, but I wish he’d protect me from his wife Karen, because every time she opens her mouth, you can SMELL HALF OF PITTSBURGH!
Tenay - OUR BROADCAST PARTNER CRYSTAL WAS ASKED TO TAKE DUSTIN RHODES TO THE WORKSHOP OF DUSTIN’S SPLIT PERSONALITY, BLACK REIGN! GOOD LUCK WITH THAT!
Dustin - WHAT’S HJAPPENING TO ME! AAAHHH AAAHHHHHHH!
Tenay - OH I HAD A FEELING THAT WASN’T GOING TO GO WELL!
Tenay - You know, with ODB’s popularity rising, I get asked all the time “DOES ODB REALLY MEAN WHAT I THINK IT DOES?”
DW - AND I ASKED HER POINT BLANK, AND SHE TOLD ME IT STANDS FOR ONE DIRTY BITCH!
Tenay - If I can steal a line from David Sahadi, the TNA knockout division is an eclectic mix of beauty and brawn!
DW - That almost describes ODB PERFECTLY!
Tenay - There is no pretensce with ODB - you get exactly what you see!
DW - OH YES YOU DO!
ODB - AWESOME KONG, I’M TALKING TO YOU! YOU BEATEN EVERY BROAD HERE IN TNA… BUT YOU HAVEN’T BEATEN ONE, YOU HAVEN’T BEATEN THE ODB! OHHH!
Crowd - ODB! ODB!
ODB - So, I have a great idea, why don’t me and you hook it up at Against All Odds for the TNA KNOCKOUTS TITLE! AAAHHH! Kong, I love to fight, and sometimes, jus sometimes, I like to get whooped, but you ain’t gonna be whoopin’ me, and you know what, ODB ISN’T JUST ANOTHER PRETTY FACE!
Tenay - ATTENTION MARKETING - THERE’S YOUR T-SHIRT! NOW LET’S GO TO CRYSTAL, SHE IS PACING OUTSIE THE LOCKER ROOM OF KEVIN NASH!
Nash - Everyone knows that talk is cheap. You’re big, you’re over, and tonight, you have a chance to get a title shot. You get the title, you get the girls, you get the money. Do it, big man.
Tenay - Let’s return to the DEEP BLUE SEA and get an update on the condition of Shark Boy.
JB - Well, things have taken a turn for the worse…
Harris - JB, shut up, this is the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever seen. I’m so desperate for TV time that I’M HANGING OUT WITH SHARKS!
Cide - YO YO YO, WE DOWN WITH SHARKY AND HIS FAMILY!
Family - HEEEE’SSS DDDYYINNGGG!
Harris - The only thing dying here is my career!
Tenay - At Final Resolution, Kaz took Black Reign’s arctic fox.
Tenay - Earlier, we saw Crystal take Dustin Rhodes to Black Reign’s workshop and he was completely oblivious. Dustin Rhodes doesn’t know he’s got a job around here.
DW - He does when he’s around Black Reign. …Black Reign’s workshop.
Tenay - HERE COMES DUSTIN RHODES AS BLACK REIGN!
DW - He’s got his little Arctic fox! THE RAT ISN’T IN THERE!
DW - HE JUST CRUSHED KAZ WITH THE CAGE!
Tenay - HE HIT KAZ WITH THE CAGE!
DW - HE MISSES HIS ARTIC FOX!
JB - Father Mitchell, a week ago, you promised to reveal the secret of Abyss.
Mitchell - JB, fans are used to bait and switches in wrestling, well, not tonight. In just a little while, I’m going to reveal the secret that’s been hidden for 20 years. It will be revealed to the entire world, Chris, and it will CHANGE YOUR LIFE!
Tenay -UP NEXT, ABYSS IN ACTION, ON THE NIGHT THE SECRET IS REVEALED!
(next)Tenay - AJ STYLES HAS TO CHOOSE BETWEEN A TITLE SHOT OR GIVING KURT ANGLE TWO MONTHS OFF, LET’S GO TO THE BACK WITH JB AND FIND OUT!
AJ - Tomko, good buddy, GOOD FRIEND, what should I do?
Tomko - AJ, it’s time for AJ to do what AJ wants to do - you won the world title without Kurt Angle, and you won one half of the tag titles without him. Do what you want to do - it’s just that simple. (Hoyt comes out, points to his crotch, and humps the camera during his entrance)
DW - We’re all intrigued about the secret - JAMES MITCHELL SAID THIS WOULDN’T BE A BAIT AND SWITCH! WE’RE GONNA FIND OUT THE SECRET TONIGHT!
Tenay - THAT’S NOT ALL - TONIGHT, WE’LL FIND OUT THAT THE WINNER OF THE TAG TITLE SHOT FEAST OR FIRED BRIEFCASE, BG JAMES, WILL CHOOSE HIS NEW TAG TEAMMATE!
Mitchell - CHRIS, TIME HAS RUN OUT, ARE YOU READY TO TELL EVERYONE THE TRUTH? ARE YOU READY TO REVEAL THE SECRET ONCE AND FOR ALL? (Abyss shakes head no) FINE! CAMERA MAN, COME WITH ME!
DW - IS HOYT GONNA DO THAT BACKWARDS MOONSAULT HE DOES SO WELL!? YES! OH, HE MISSED! BLACK HOLE SLAM!
Mitchell - Chris, it’s time for your secret to come out, and don’t bother trying to find me because you won’t be able to find me. Mike Tenay’s been asking me why I’m so obsessed with you, and it’s not something I could reveal so quickly. Of course, your mother, THE WHORE, BELIEVE ME, THE WHORE, let you do anything you wanted, while the man of the house had to discipline you with an electrical cord, and I had to put her in line! EXCUSE ME FOR NOT HAVING ANY COMPASSION FOR YOU ABYSS, BECAUSE YOU BETRAYED ME WHEN THAT COLD-HEARTED BITCH SENT THREE BULLETS THROUGH MY BACK! NO MATTER IF YOU CHANGE YOUR NAME TO YOUR MOTHER’S MAIDEN NAME OF PARKS, YOUR LAST NAME IS MITCHELL! I AM YOUR FATHER! NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU TRY, YOU CAN’T WASH YOUR GENES OFF OF YOU! NOW, THE TRUTH IS OUT! EVERY TIME YOU CALL ME NAMES! EVERY TIME YOU DO THAT, YOU SHOULD LOOK IN THE MIRROR AND SEE YOURSELF! THE DEED IS DONE! LIVE WITH IT!
DW - WOW!
Tenay - You know what, Don? THE PIECES OF THE PUZZLE HAVE FINALLY COME TOGETHER
!
Tenay - FOR MONTHS, WE’VE QUESTIONS FATHER JAMES MITCHELL’S OBSESSION, WELL, NOW WE KNOW WHY! LET’S GO TO CRYSTAL WITH ABYSS’S REACTION! (Crystal follows him, Abyss yells, then leaves)
Tenay - Robert Roode hired his stalker as Ms. Brooks’ replacement.
DW - If you think about it, he hired her for persistence!
(Val rejects a kiss, Dutt gooses her)Tenay - Sonjay trying to get a little kiss from Val…
DW - But Dutt, Dutt… got a little butt!
Tenay - I couldn’t have put it better myself!
Tenay - You know, I’ve gotta agree with Jim Cornette - DON’T FIRE OR SUSPEND ROODE, LET BOOKER T DEAL WITH HIM!
DW - YES, BOOKER’S GONNA KILL HIM! FLAT-OUT KILL HIM!
DW - Earlier, Earl Hebner tried to get Ms. Brooks out of the ring, but he had no luck - SHE’S STILL AT RINGSIDE!
Tenay - TO THE BACK WITH JB AND AJ STYLES!
AJ - I’ve been thinking about it, and I could take the shot, or give Angle the month off…
Karen - AJ’s been thinking LONG AND HARD about it, and he’s gonna do what’s right…(camera cuts immediately to the back where BG, Kip, and Crystal are without any warning)
BG - My partner’s on his way…
Kip - GOOD, I hope he’s a better man than me, because YOU’RE BOTH GONNA GET YOUR ASSES KICKED!
(to voodoo queen)BG - COME ON, LET’S GO!
Tenay - In this dire time, we’re back TO THE SHARK TANK! Beats having Chris Harris as a guest. I understand THE KNOCKOUTS ARE HERE!
Velvet - Look. Around. The. Gills. He’s. Green. Around. The. Gills.
Love - There’s only one way to help him. Mouth. To mouth.(camera cuts to the ring with Kip and BG)
Kip - Okay, let’s get this going, because TWO PEOLE ARE GONNA GET THEIR ASSES KICKED! But first, let’s recap - at Feast or Fired, I HANDED YOU A TAG TITLE SHOT, and we’ve been partners for 10 years…
BG - You know, at the risk of sounding fruity, I’m gonna say that I gave you ten years of my life. You’re gonna shut the hell up for five minutes, and I’ve been BLEESED BY GOD TO HAVE MY DREAMS COME TRUE! I dreamed of becoming a wrestler, and I DID, I DREAMED OF BEING ON TOP OF THE WRESTLING WORLD, AND YOU AND ME WERE, AND I ALWAYS HAD A HERO, WHO WAS A WRESTLER HIS WHOLE ADULT LIFE JUST TO FEED HIS DAMN FAMILY, AND I HAVE A DREAM TO STAND SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH THE TOUGHEST SON OF A BITCH I’VE EVER KNOWN. HE GAVE ME EVERYTHING I GOT, AND IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU MY PARTNER, MY HERO, MY FATHER! BULLET BOB ARMSTRONG!
Tenay - You know, in normal circumstances, I’d question him picking a 67 year old man as his partner, but THIS IS BULLET BOB ARMSTRONG! HE’S THE REAL DEAL! Kip has no problem with it, he’s always considered himself part of the family, to the point of taking the last name “James”. (everyone hugs)
DW - We’ve gotten to know Bullet Bob over the years, from the beginning of TNA, and even at 67 years old, he’s one of the toughest men alive!
Tenay - WE’RE HEADED BACK TO THE SHARK TANK ONE LAST TIME!
DW - HE’S FIGHTING THE CURRENT ALL THE TIME!
JB - Nurse Babs is still here, things don’t look good.
EY - Sharky, YOU GOTTA FIGHT! FOR SPONGEBOB! WELL, HE’S NOT A FISH, BUT HE LIVES UNDER THE SEA! WHAT ABOUT JAWS!? MAYBE HE NEEDS SOME WATER! GUYS, HIS EYES ARE OPENING!? SHARKY!? IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY!?
Shark Boy - YES, THE NEXT TIME YOU STICK THAT THERMOTER UP MY ASS, I’M GONNA KICK YOUR ASS!
Tenay - From the Shark Tank to the Gold Medalist - next week, we’ll have exclusive footage of Brock Lesnar’s training for his UFC debut, and Kurt Angle talks about getting into MMA!
Angle - Two great things are gonna happen tonight. One, my prodigy, AJ Styles, will win the triple threat and give me two months off until Lockdown, and the other great thing is that they’re gonna air GLOBAL IMPACT after Impact, where all of you are gonna get the opportunity to see Kurt Angle defend his OTHER WORLD TITLE against Yuji Nagata in one of his greatest matches ever. IT’S REAL! IT’S DAMN REAL! THANK YOU!
Tenay - THE STAGE HAS BEEN SET FOR OUR MAIN EVENT! BUT FIRST, LET’S GO TO CRYSTAL WITH JIM CORNETTE!
Cornette - Scott, you’ve got it all wrong about the X division, it’s about a mindset, and showing that you’ve got THE PASSION!
Steiner - There’s nothing about being 4 feet tall, being 125 pounds, and being the size of an oomph loopah?
Cornette - NO, IT’S ABOUT BEING THE BEST!
Steiner - BEING THE BEST!? I’M THE BEST!
Cornette - THERE YA GO, SCOTTY!
Tenay - I THINK WE’RE WATCHING SAMOA JOE MATURE RIGHT BEFORE OUR VERY EYES!
DW - Cage and Joe are measuring each other - they know how important it is!
DW - CAGE JUST CREAMED AJ STYLES! WE’VE GOTTA SEE THAT AGAIN!
DW - SAMOA JOE WITH A SUICIDE DIVE! WE’VE GOTTA SEE THAT AGAIN!
Tenay - WE’LL BE BACK WITH MORE OF THIS MATCH!
Tenay - IT’S THREE HOURS OF TNA TONIGHT ON SPIKE TV! AFTER THIS SHOW, IT’S GLOBAL IMPACT FROM THE TOKYO DOME IN TOKYO, JAPAN!
DW - THE REFEREE SAW JOE THROW THE CHAIR OUT, AND I THINK HE’S JUST DISQUALIFIED JOE!
Tenay - STAY TUNED, BECAUSE AFTER THIS SHOW, YOU’LL SEE TNA STARS AS YOU’VE NEVER SEEN THEM BEFORE IN THE TOKYO DOME!
DW - Just an indication of how quickly TNA is rising throughout the world
DW - OH, HE HIT’S THE PELE! THE BACKWARDS KICK!
Tenay - LET’S SEE IF THE PRINCE OF PHENOMENAL CAN FOLLOW UP!
Tenay - THE TOP-ROPE SPIRAL TAP MISSES, LOOK AT HOW CHRISTLY QUISTIAN GOES UP TOP FOR THE FROG SPLASH!
Tomko's come across marvelously on Global Impact, as have Team 3D. Tenay was actually given a chance to be "the professor" with this special, and I loved it, as he rattled off wrestling history quickly, and actually added a great deal of context and importance to the Nagata-Angle match. Global Impact is a night-and-day difference from regular Impact, especially the show we just saw tonight.
I'm glad that they're giving it a DVD release, and hope they release a full-length documentary and the whole show, and don't just dump this one-hour show on DVD, as this has been a very effective show at selling the DVD, and had some great comments by Tomko and Ray about how grueling the schedule of a wrestler is.
Global Impact quotes -
Sahidi - OVER THE NEXT HOUR, YOU WILL SEE FANS LITERALLY OCEANS APART UNITED FOR THEIR LOVE OF ONE PASSION - PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING! TNA IMPACT GOES GLOBAL!
Sahidi - Kurt Angle will be defending his IWGP WORLD TITLE AGAINST YUJI NAGATA!
Angle - Going to Japan is a huge thrill for me - the fans here want a great match, and if you don’t have one, you’re not rocking them.
Tomko - I was joking around earlier that I could move to Japan - I love it here - I understand a little Japanese (he speaks that in Japanese). The fans are used to a different style, they call it strong style.
Ray - Going to New Japan is new for us, and we can’t say that about many things. We never had a chance to be here while in WWE, and we finally have a shot tonight. I think this is a good way to show U.S. fans the style of Japan, it’s more based on the fighting spirit as opposed to the entertainment side. I think once this show’s over, TNA’s gonna take a nice, big step into proving that they’re… a contender in the American style.
Tomko - This is the life of a superstar - taking the subway to get to the gym. You gotta do what you gotta do.
Interviewer - Mr. Abyss, if I could…(Ray points at interviewer to get him to respond, Abyss shakes head “no”)
Angle - Beating Nagata is gonna be a test for me - AND I’M GONNA GET AN A+! I’m sick of people saying I’m not the real IWGP Champion - I beat Brock Lesnar - Yuji Nagata didn’t, Tanahashi didn’t, I DID, and I’m gonna hold this belt for as long as I’m wrestling.
Abyss - NAKANISHI IS A GREAT COMPETITOR! ONE DAY, ABYSS AND NAKANISHI WILL MEET AGAIN! DO YOU SEE THESE SCARS!? DO YOU SEE THIS BLOOD!?
Ray (exhausted) - You think being a wrestler is easy? It
ing isn’t.
Rick Steiner - It’s always an honor to come to Japan and um… uh… display our talents.
Tomko- WE BEAT THE STEINERS! WE ARE THE GREATEST TAG TEAM IN THE WORLD TODAY! JANUARY FOURTH, 2008!
Sahidi - ONE MAN TRIES TO REGAIN THE TITLE THAT DEFINED HIS CAREER, WHILE ANOTHER MAN TRIES TO HOLD ONTO BOTH OF THIS WORLD TITLES! Yuji Nagata, a strong, shoot-style mixed martial artist!
Tenay - It’s Mike Tenay and Don West for Global Impact, tonight, it’s Yuji Nagata against Kurt Angle for the IWGP Third Belt Championship. Yuji Nagata is a 15 year pro, and since 1992, New Japan has started the year with a Tokyo Dome show, everyone from Sting, to Hulk Hogan, to Randy Savage has competed here. Kurt Angle won an Olympic gold medal in 1996 despite competing with a broken neck, has held world titles in every organization, won what is known as the IWGP Third Belt Championship when New Japan stripped Brock Lesnar of the title when he started training for MMA. Antonio Inoki arranged a title match, won by Angle in June of 2007 in Tokyo Japan. Tonight, it’s the meeting of Kurt Angle and Yuji Nagata, two men who are very similar, and when we come back, we’ll detail the similarities.
Tenay - He and Nagata are both 38, both are two-time national champions, Angle in the United States, Yuji Nagata in Japan. Both men have similar styles, both men weigh the same. Both men will use leg submissions and suplexes. The striking dynamic is different, as Nagata will rely on leg strikes. Both men are also known for having exceptional stamina.
DW - Think about where they are - the Tokyo Dome - the Yankees have been here, and next year, the Red Sox are opening here. Of course, there was the famous Tyson-Douglas match did.
Tenay - Yes, that fight didn’t sell out the Tokyo Dome, the next time, a New Japan show did - that just shows how important pro wrestling is in Japan.
Tenay - The politics behind the title that Angle holds are remarkable - it’s to the point that New Japan has an interim IWGP Champion.
(Angle does the figure four)Tenay - Kurt Angle was recently seconded to the ring by the Destroyer, and he added the figure four to his arsenal.!
DW - Here’s what happened during the commercial break, NOW LET’S GO BACK LIVE!
Tenay - To give you a sense of how different things are, let’s give you a taste of what the original Japanese commentary is like (commentary switches to Japanese for 20 seconds)
DW - NAGATA’S GOT THE CROSSFACE SUBMISSION ON! Angle’s so close to tapping, but he grabs the ankle and…
Tenay - Angle with the ankle lock applied! Think about how much pain Angle’s previously-broken neck was in during that crossface!
DW - These two warriors are exhausted, and they’re still exchanging hard blows.
Tenay - ANGLE UNGLEASES THE UPPERCUT, BUT NAGATA HITS HIM WITH A KNEE TO THE RIBS!
DW - ANGLE’S GOT THE ANKLE LOCK APPLIES, HE’S SITTING ON THE BACK OF THE KNEE! THERE’S NOWHERE FOR NAGATA TO GO! HE’S RUNNING OUT OF STEAM! HE TAPS OUT!
Tenay - Angle retains his IWGP World title and is still TNA WORLD CHAMPION.
Tenay - To a list of names that Kurt Angle has beaten that reads like a who’s who, from Steve Austin, to the Rock, to Big Show, we can add Yuji Nagata to that list!
Sahidi - Kurt Angle will be defending his IWGP WORLD TITLE AGAINST YUJI NAGATA!
Angle - Going to Japan is a huge thrill for me - the fans here want a great match, and if you don’t have one, you’re not rocking them.
Tomko - I was joking around earlier that I could move to Japan - I love it here - I understand a little Japanese (he speaks that in Japanese). The fans are used to a different style, they call it strong style.
Ray - Going to New Japan is new for us, and we can’t say that about many things. We never had a chance to be here while in WWE, and we finally have a shot tonight. I think this is a good way to show U.S. fans the style of Japan, it’s more based on the fighting spirit as opposed to the entertainment side. I think once this show’s over, TNA’s gonna take a nice, big step into proving that they’re… a contender in the American style.
Tomko - This is the life of a superstar - taking the subway to get to the gym. You gotta do what you gotta do.
Interviewer - Mr. Abyss, if I could…(Ray points at interviewer to get him to respond, Abyss shakes head “no”)
Angle - Beating Nagata is gonna be a test for me - AND I’M GONNA GET AN A+! I’m sick of people saying I’m not the real IWGP Champion - I beat Brock Lesnar - Yuji Nagata didn’t, Tanahashi didn’t, I DID, and I’m gonna hold this belt for as long as I’m wrestling.
Abyss - NAKANISHI IS A GREAT COMPETITOR! ONE DAY, ABYSS AND NAKANISHI WILL MEET AGAIN! DO YOU SEE THESE SCARS!? DO YOU SEE THIS BLOOD!?
Ray (exhausted) - You think being a wrestler is easy? It
ing isn’t.Rick Steiner - It’s always an honor to come to Japan and um… uh… display our talents.
Tomko- WE BEAT THE STEINERS! WE ARE THE GREATEST TAG TEAM IN THE WORLD TODAY! JANUARY FOURTH, 2008!
Sahidi - ONE MAN TRIES TO REGAIN THE TITLE THAT DEFINED HIS CAREER, WHILE ANOTHER MAN TRIES TO HOLD ONTO BOTH OF THIS WORLD TITLES! Yuji Nagata, a strong, shoot-style mixed martial artist!
Tenay - It’s Mike Tenay and Don West for Global Impact, tonight, it’s Yuji Nagata against Kurt Angle for the IWGP Third Belt Championship. Yuji Nagata is a 15 year pro, and since 1992, New Japan has started the year with a Tokyo Dome show, everyone from Sting, to Hulk Hogan, to Randy Savage has competed here. Kurt Angle won an Olympic gold medal in 1996 despite competing with a broken neck, has held world titles in every organization, won what is known as the IWGP Third Belt Championship when New Japan stripped Brock Lesnar of the title when he started training for MMA. Antonio Inoki arranged a title match, won by Angle in June of 2007 in Tokyo Japan. Tonight, it’s the meeting of Kurt Angle and Yuji Nagata, two men who are very similar, and when we come back, we’ll detail the similarities.
Tenay - He and Nagata are both 38, both are two-time national champions, Angle in the United States, Yuji Nagata in Japan. Both men have similar styles, both men weigh the same. Both men will use leg submissions and suplexes. The striking dynamic is different, as Nagata will rely on leg strikes. Both men are also known for having exceptional stamina.
DW - Think about where they are - the Tokyo Dome - the Yankees have been here, and next year, the Red Sox are opening here. Of course, there was the famous Tyson-Douglas match did.
Tenay - Yes, that fight didn’t sell out the Tokyo Dome, the next time, a New Japan show did - that just shows how important pro wrestling is in Japan.
Tenay - The politics behind the title that Angle holds are remarkable - it’s to the point that New Japan has an interim IWGP Champion.
(Angle does the figure four)Tenay - Kurt Angle was recently seconded to the ring by the Destroyer, and he added the figure four to his arsenal.!
DW - Here’s what happened during the commercial break, NOW LET’S GO BACK LIVE!
Tenay - To give you a sense of how different things are, let’s give you a taste of what the original Japanese commentary is like (commentary switches to Japanese for 20 seconds)
DW - NAGATA’S GOT THE CROSSFACE SUBMISSION ON! Angle’s so close to tapping, but he grabs the ankle and…
Tenay - Angle with the ankle lock applied! Think about how much pain Angle’s previously-broken neck was in during that crossface!
DW - These two warriors are exhausted, and they’re still exchanging hard blows.
Tenay - ANGLE UNGLEASES THE UPPERCUT, BUT NAGATA HITS HIM WITH A KNEE TO THE RIBS!
DW - ANGLE’S GOT THE ANKLE LOCK APPLIES, HE’S SITTING ON THE BACK OF THE KNEE! THERE’S NOWHERE FOR NAGATA TO GO! HE’S RUNNING OUT OF STEAM! HE TAPS OUT!
Tenay - Angle retains his IWGP World title and is still TNA WORLD CHAMPION.
Tenay - To a list of names that Kurt Angle has beaten that reads like a who’s who, from Steve Austin, to the Rock, to Big Show, we can add Yuji Nagata to that list!
Impact screens -
JUMBOEST JUMBO SHRIMP!
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If you're gonna stalk the guy, why not follow him to the gym or something like that? Probably more likely to take a quick picture, than if you're pretending to arrest him.
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[quote name='Matt Young']So what is the deal with the Brock Lesnar video footage next week?[/QUOTE]
It'll apparently just be video of him training for his UFC fight with Frank Mir, with the implication being, like every other time TNA's mentioned him, THAT HE'S COMING TO TNA!! Which he isn't. Unless he gets the shit beaten out of him by Mir in February, or UFC and TNA reach a deal to have him wrestle.
TNA and UFC have reached a business agreement though, outlined here - http://www.wrestlingobserver.com/wo/news/headlines/default.asp?aID=21858
Also, TNA is holding Destination X at the Scope. I guess the company standing to lose their asses at the AAO venue just wasn't enough for them, although I do commend them for running PPVs at venues people have actually heard of. Unfortunately, the effect of doing that will likely be negated by thousands upon thousands of empty seats being shown on camera.
Global Impact screens -
It'll apparently just be video of him training for his UFC fight with Frank Mir, with the implication being, like every other time TNA's mentioned him, THAT HE'S COMING TO TNA!! Which he isn't. Unless he gets the shit beaten out of him by Mir in February, or UFC and TNA reach a deal to have him wrestle.
TNA and UFC have reached a business agreement though, outlined here - http://www.wrestlingobserver.com/wo/news/headlines/default.asp?aID=21858
Also, TNA is holding Destination X at the Scope. I guess the company standing to lose their asses at the AAO venue just wasn't enough for them, although I do commend them for running PPVs at venues people have actually heard of. Unfortunately, the effect of doing that will likely be negated by thousands upon thousands of empty seats being shown on camera.
Global Impact screens -
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[quote name='mykevermin']I'm glad to see ODB doing well and being treated with dignity in TNA, which is more than she would have got in WWE.[/quote]
Which is interesting as she's essentially using Chris Farley's "Drunk Girl" character.
Which is interesting as she's essentially using Chris Farley's "Drunk Girl" character.
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The only good thing about iMPACT! was the main event and the Knockouts match. Oh, and Senshi vs. Kaz, too.
That Sharkboy shit was mega-corny / shitty, as was most of the other shit.
The Abyss shit wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.
The wrasslin' was good, though.
That Sharkboy shit was mega-corny / shitty, as was most of the other shit.
The Abyss shit wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.
The wrasslin' was good, though.
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The wrestling was very good last night, but the skits were unbearable.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5RDQCTOsXA[/media]
Was this on TNA last night?
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5RDQCTOsXA[/media]
Was this on TNA last night?
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Dick Tracy
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[quote name='mykevermin']Was this on TNA last night?[/QUOTE]
I don't think so.
Those packages are supposed to air during iMPACT! next week, I hear.
I don't think so.
Those packages are supposed to air during iMPACT! next week, I hear.
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Why haven't they released Lance Hoyt yet?
I like that Jimmy Rave, though.
I like that Jimmy Rave, though.
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[quote name='Brak']Why haven't they released Lance Hoyt yet?[/QUOTE]
Because these are the same people who had 15 minutes worth of Shark Boy is dying segments?
Global Impact made Tomko look like a million bucks - and the overall contrast b/w that program and the bullshit storylines in Impact shows that TNA knows how to put together compelling television - and that it'sing criminal that they still make the shows they do.
Because these are the same people who had 15 minutes worth of Shark Boy is dying segments?
Global Impact made Tomko look like a million bucks - and the overall contrast b/w that program and the bullshit storylines in Impact shows that TNA knows how to put together compelling television - and that it's
ing criminal that they still make the shows they do.
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Side note: I read that Dutch Mantel was the one who wrote that Shark Boy shit. (Shark Boy and Eric Young are among Dutch's favorites.)
Dutch Mantel sucks dick.
Imagine how sweet TNA would be if they fired all of their hack bookers and hired Heyman, or something.
I'm definitely gonna buy that Global iMPACT! DVD.
Dutch Mantel sucks dick.
Imagine how sweet TNA would be if they fired all of their hack bookers and hired Heyman, or something.
I'm definitely gonna buy that Global iMPACT! DVD.
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Dutch Mantel never meant shit to anybody. The only reason I know his name is a result of watching Smoky Mountain Wrestling over a decade ago. And he wasn't shit then.
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To my bewilderment, Impact got its highest viewership level ever last night as 1.62 million people (leading to a 1.2 rating) viewed Impact, while Global Impact, the vastly superior show, only got a 0.8 rating (with 949,000 people viewing).
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[quote name='JaytheGamefan']To my bewilderment, Impact got its highest viewership level ever last night as 1.62 million people (leading to a 1.2 rating) viewed Impact, while Global Impact, the vastly superior show, only got a 0.8 rating (with 949,000 people viewing).[/quote]
Whether it was superior is irrelevant since Global had a later (worse) time slot.
Whether it was superior is irrelevant since Global had a later (worse) time slot.
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global impact was a+
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Chuck Palumbo has become the lamest "bad-ass" babyface that I can recall. He's now as cool as Screech Powers, which brings about a few questions. Will Becky the duck have a cameo appearance? If so, Would Palumbo job to the duck? And finally, will Mr. Belding be the guest referee of the HISTORY MAKING FIFTH MATCH between Noble and Palumbo?
I'm not sure if having the "Smack of the Night" as Palumbo getting beyond pissed at Michelle last week was a horrid move, or a great one due to the unintentional comedy, but I like that they're making Noble the good guy in this feud, as he's really done nothing wrong and just comes off as a lovable loser in this, while Palumbo looks like an asshole, and Michelle looks... incredibly skinny. I dig her new attire and finisher though, they at least did something to make her stand out from the rest of the chicks on the roster.
The main event was quite good, and brought back fond memories of the 'SmackDown six" era with three of the men involved then in this match (and then bringing back sad memories, as two of the men involved are dead, and the other was fired due to serious drug and health problems). Anyway, this was a fine match. Chavo and Edge worked well as a team, and this match made me care more about Chavo-Punk for the title than their previous three one-on-one matches did. Chavo came out of this looking great, and it seems to me like he's willing to go along with the Edge-Vickie thing to further his career, and will just let Vickie fall on her face once Edge reveals that he's only with her to advance his career.
Finlay-Khali was good for what it was - I loved the chest chop to Finlay (on the apron) while Khali was standing on the floor. Finlay sold it perfectly and Khali looked like a monster being able to deliver that devastating a blow despite having his opponent being above him. Finlay playing Ricky Morton in this match worked well, and I'm looking forward to the Belfast brawl quite a bit as Finlay's got a good track record with his Khali matches, and the anything goes nature of that match works well for both men.
Quotes -
I'm not sure if having the "Smack of the Night" as Palumbo getting beyond pissed at Michelle last week was a horrid move, or a great one due to the unintentional comedy, but I like that they're making Noble the good guy in this feud, as he's really done nothing wrong and just comes off as a lovable loser in this, while Palumbo looks like an asshole, and Michelle looks... incredibly skinny. I dig her new attire and finisher though, they at least did something to make her stand out from the rest of the chicks on the roster.
The main event was quite good, and brought back fond memories of the 'SmackDown six" era with three of the men involved then in this match (and then bringing back sad memories, as two of the men involved are dead, and the other was fired due to serious drug and health problems). Anyway, this was a fine match. Chavo and Edge worked well as a team, and this match made me care more about Chavo-Punk for the title than their previous three one-on-one matches did. Chavo came out of this looking great, and it seems to me like he's willing to go along with the Edge-Vickie thing to further his career, and will just let Vickie fall on her face once Edge reveals that he's only with her to advance his career.
Finlay-Khali was good for what it was - I loved the chest chop to Finlay (on the apron) while Khali was standing on the floor. Finlay sold it perfectly and Khali looked like a monster being able to deliver that devastating a blow despite having his opponent being above him. Finlay playing Ricky Morton in this match worked well, and I'm looking forward to the Belfast brawl quite a bit as Finlay's got a good track record with his Khali matches, and the anything goes nature of that match works well for both men.
Quotes -
Cole - Welcome to the HOME OF THE DEADMAN - FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN!
Taker - It’s not often that I come out here and put a microphone in my hand, because on most occasions, I don’t have much to say. I don’t talk about taking souls - I JUST DO IT! But in 9 days, I will step into the ring at the Royal Rumble, the same Royal Rumble that I won last year. Why I’m out here is simple - I’m out here to issue a warning to the 29 men who will step into that ring with me. To those 29 men, listen to my words and listen carefully - if you stand before me, you will fall before me. If you enter that ring, you will rest in peace! (BDV’s theme hits)
Cole - UH OH! IT’S THE QUARTER-TON MASTADON, BIG DADDY V!
Striker - Undertaker, there’s one big difference between this year’s Royal Rumble and last year’s - Big Daddy V wasn’t in last year’s Rumble, and with all of your atherial powers, how can you possibly get this man over the top rope?
Cole - WHO CAN POSSIBLY ELIMINATE THE GREAT KHALI FROM THE ROYAL RUMBLE!?
Coach - ...yet another EXCELLENT question, Cole.
Cole - FIRST TIME EVER ON NETWORK TELEVISION - Finlay versus the Great Khali!
Coach - The Great Khali has improved by LEAPS AND BOUNDS!
Cole - As documented on WWE.com, THIS MAN BENCHPRESSED 600 POUNDS AS PART OF HIS DAILY ROUTINE!
Coach - Hornswoggle may be small in stature, but he isn’t small in weight!
(Clips of Hardy swanton dive off the set air)Cole - Randy Orton suffered head and neck trauma and left a medical facility the next day, while Jeff Hardy LEFT THE MEDICAL FACILITY WITHOUT EVEN BEING EVALUATED!
Cole - How about Jimmy Wang Yang?
Coach - He could be most improved in 2008... Well, not most improved, but most talked about.
Cole - Every near fall wears Moore down more.
Coach - …no pun intended.
Cole - Yang’s excited about the Rumble - he bought a new pick-up truck.
Coach - Ford? Chevy?
Cole - Ford.
Cole - Yang and even Moore are two-steppin‘!
Coach - I don’t know if that’s in their repertoire, but I’ll give them an A for effort.
Cole - IT WILL BE IF THEY KEEP WINNING!
Cole - Imagine THE ANIMAL IN HD NEXT WEEK!
Cole -- Three years ago, Batista entered the Rumble at number 28 and won it!
Coach - HE DOMINATED FROM BEGINNING TO END!
MVP - MVP is talking, which means BIG THINGS POPPIN’ and LITTLE THINGS STOPPIN’. It’s time for the VIP Lounge, for people BETTER THAN YOU! My guest is definitely better than you - his career spans over 35 years and he’s held 16 world titles - “THE NATURE BOY” RIC FLAIR!
Cole - The Nature Boy’s career is going strong, HE’S STILL ALIVE AND KICKIN’!
Flair - Thanks for that introduction, but when I hear VIP lounge, I WANNA DANCE, WOOO! I’ve been tearing up VIP lounges since before you were born. You’re good, but you don’t have what it takes to beat me!
MVP - What about Vengeance? June 27,2007 - I BEAT YOU!
Flair - You’re half-man, half-amazing, BUT I’M THE MAN! There’s no denying my loss to you, but I’ve beaten Buddy Rogers, Triple H, Hulk Hogan, The Rock, the Undertaker - WOOO! I look at losing to you as a blemish on my career that I have to correct. I like you, you remind me a lot of a young man named Ric Flair, when he was young and boisterous.
MVP - I’M BETTER THAN RIC FLAIR!
Flair - Really? THEN WHY WAIT UNTIL THE ROYAL RUMBLE!?
MVP - We’re not gonna waste that here in Mobile, Alabama - we’re gonna do that at THE MECCA, Madison Square Garden. The jet-flying, limo-riding, kiss-stealing son of a gun will meet the half-man, half-amazing modern-day mack! The whole world will know that the greatest of all-time isn’t better than you! (Flair chops him)
Cole - MVP - note to self - it won’t be that easy at the Rumble!
Cole - BIG NEWS - The winner of the 2007 diva search, Eva Torres, IS COMING TO FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN!
Cole - Layla uses EVERY PART OF THE RING AS A WEAPON!
Cole - Michelle used to be a junior high history teacher.
(Michelle does a dropkick)Coach - You can’t learn that in history class.
Cole - Nope, NOT AT ALL!
Palumbo - I just feel horrible about what happened last week. I shouldn’t have taken my anger out on you. You’re my best friend, WE’RE BEST FRIENDS!
Noble - ARE YOU KIDDING ME? You just bring her roses and you think that makes up for what you did last week?
Michelle - Chuck, you’ve apologized and Jamie, you’ve been nice to me this whole time, CAN’T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG? FOR ME!?
Noble - For you? Okay.
Chuck - Sure.
Cole - IMAGINE HOW GOOD THAT WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE IS GONNA LOOK AROUND EDGE’S WAIST NEXT WEEK IN HD!
Coach - If you’d never seen these two team up before, YOU’D THINK THEY WERE TEAMING FOR YEARS! They’re that cohesive! …I’m talking about Rey Mysterio and CM Punk.
Taker - It’s not often that I come out here and put a microphone in my hand, because on most occasions, I don’t have much to say. I don’t talk about taking souls - I JUST DO IT! But in 9 days, I will step into the ring at the Royal Rumble, the same Royal Rumble that I won last year. Why I’m out here is simple - I’m out here to issue a warning to the 29 men who will step into that ring with me. To those 29 men, listen to my words and listen carefully - if you stand before me, you will fall before me. If you enter that ring, you will rest in peace! (BDV’s theme hits)
Cole - UH OH! IT’S THE QUARTER-TON MASTADON, BIG DADDY V!
Striker - Undertaker, there’s one big difference between this year’s Royal Rumble and last year’s - Big Daddy V wasn’t in last year’s Rumble, and with all of your atherial powers, how can you possibly get this man over the top rope?
Cole - WHO CAN POSSIBLY ELIMINATE THE GREAT KHALI FROM THE ROYAL RUMBLE!?
Coach - ...yet another EXCELLENT question, Cole.
Cole - FIRST TIME EVER ON NETWORK TELEVISION - Finlay versus the Great Khali!
Coach - The Great Khali has improved by LEAPS AND BOUNDS!
Cole - As documented on WWE.com, THIS MAN BENCHPRESSED 600 POUNDS AS PART OF HIS DAILY ROUTINE!
Coach - Hornswoggle may be small in stature, but he isn’t small in weight!
(Clips of Hardy swanton dive off the set air)Cole - Randy Orton suffered head and neck trauma and left a medical facility the next day, while Jeff Hardy LEFT THE MEDICAL FACILITY WITHOUT EVEN BEING EVALUATED!
Cole - How about Jimmy Wang Yang?
Coach - He could be most improved in 2008... Well, not most improved, but most talked about.
Cole - Every near fall wears Moore down more.
Coach - …no pun intended.
Cole - Yang’s excited about the Rumble - he bought a new pick-up truck.
Coach - Ford? Chevy?
Cole - Ford.
Cole - Yang and even Moore are two-steppin‘!
Coach - I don’t know if that’s in their repertoire, but I’ll give them an A for effort.
Cole - IT WILL BE IF THEY KEEP WINNING!
Cole - Imagine THE ANIMAL IN HD NEXT WEEK!
Cole -- Three years ago, Batista entered the Rumble at number 28 and won it!
Coach - HE DOMINATED FROM BEGINNING TO END!
MVP - MVP is talking, which means BIG THINGS POPPIN’ and LITTLE THINGS STOPPIN’. It’s time for the VIP Lounge, for people BETTER THAN YOU! My guest is definitely better than you - his career spans over 35 years and he’s held 16 world titles - “THE NATURE BOY” RIC FLAIR!
Cole - The Nature Boy’s career is going strong, HE’S STILL ALIVE AND KICKIN’!
Flair - Thanks for that introduction, but when I hear VIP lounge, I WANNA DANCE, WOOO! I’ve been tearing up VIP lounges since before you were born. You’re good, but you don’t have what it takes to beat me!
MVP - What about Vengeance? June 27,2007 - I BEAT YOU!
Flair - You’re half-man, half-amazing, BUT I’M THE MAN! There’s no denying my loss to you, but I’ve beaten Buddy Rogers, Triple H, Hulk Hogan, The Rock, the Undertaker - WOOO! I look at losing to you as a blemish on my career that I have to correct. I like you, you remind me a lot of a young man named Ric Flair, when he was young and boisterous.
MVP - I’M BETTER THAN RIC FLAIR!
Flair - Really? THEN WHY WAIT UNTIL THE ROYAL RUMBLE!?
MVP - We’re not gonna waste that here in Mobile, Alabama - we’re gonna do that at THE MECCA, Madison Square Garden. The jet-flying, limo-riding, kiss-stealing son of a gun will meet the half-man, half-amazing modern-day mack! The whole world will know that the greatest of all-time isn’t better than you! (Flair chops him)
Cole - MVP - note to self - it won’t be that easy at the Rumble!
Cole - BIG NEWS - The winner of the 2007 diva search, Eva Torres, IS COMING TO FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN!
Cole - Layla uses EVERY PART OF THE RING AS A WEAPON!
Cole - Michelle used to be a junior high history teacher.
(Michelle does a dropkick)Coach - You can’t learn that in history class.
Cole - Nope, NOT AT ALL!
Palumbo - I just feel horrible about what happened last week. I shouldn’t have taken my anger out on you. You’re my best friend, WE’RE BEST FRIENDS!
Noble - ARE YOU KIDDING ME? You just bring her roses and you think that makes up for what you did last week?
Michelle - Chuck, you’ve apologized and Jamie, you’ve been nice to me this whole time, CAN’T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG? FOR ME!?
Noble - For you? Okay.
Chuck - Sure.
Cole - IMAGINE HOW GOOD THAT WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE IS GONNA LOOK AROUND EDGE’S WAIST NEXT WEEK IN HD!
Coach - If you’d never seen these two team up before, YOU’D THINK THEY WERE TEAMING FOR YEARS! They’re that cohesive! …I’m talking about Rey Mysterio and CM Punk.
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[quote name='mykevermin']Dutch Mantel never meant shit to anybody. The only reason I know his name is a result of watching Smoky Mountain Wrestling over a decade ago. And he wasn't shit then.[/quote]
Memphis wrestling fans have known the name for well over a quarter century. He wasn't shit even then. The only thing I know he's done of note was give Steve Austin his name (according to Austin's book).
Memphis wrestling fans have known the name for well over a quarter century. He wasn't shit even then. The only thing I know he's done of note was give Steve Austin his name (according to Austin's book).
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[quote name='Zen Davis']Smackdown 6?[/QUOTE]
That was the common moniker given to the era of SD when Chavo/Eddie, Rey/Edge, and Angle/Benoit were tearing it up in tag matches.
Last night's UWF shows were just...epic disasters. Well, at least the first one, which BEGAN with a bad George "the Animal" Steele knock-off, which was so bad Bruno and Craig DeGeorge started talking about Bruno's favorite zoos and talking about the various animals Bruno had wrestled... and then the show got even weirder, as a one-on-one match was so bad that Albano was calling the wrestlers gay, saying they had no training, and Bruno Sammartino asked Herb Abrams just why he hired such shitty wrestlers. Oh, and Albano then called it a HALL OF FAME MATCH because ABC, CBS, and NBC were filming it for a documentary.
Then, Herb Abrams, a balding, out of shape guy came into the ring, RAN WILD, and fell on his ass attempting to stomp people. Then for the main event, chairs were used, tables were used, and it took five minutes for the ref to ever call for a DQ.
The second show was a blast, and featured Louie Spicolli taking a huge bump after lightly walking into his opponent doing a Superman pose, Greg Valentine stating that he should be WORLD CHAMPION OF THE UNIVERSE BECAUSE HE KNEW THE FIGURE FOUR, and had a good Orndorff-Williams match, until the first DQ of two (in this ONE FALL MATCH), which even had the announcers baffled. What an amusing trainwreck those shows were.
Quotes for 1:00 AM show -
1:30 AM show -
That was the common moniker given to the era of SD when Chavo/Eddie, Rey/Edge, and Angle/Benoit were tearing it up in tag matches.
Last night's UWF shows were just...epic disasters. Well, at least the first one, which BEGAN with a bad George "the Animal" Steele knock-off, which was so bad Bruno and Craig DeGeorge started talking about Bruno's favorite zoos and talking about the various animals Bruno had wrestled... and then the show got even weirder, as a one-on-one match was so bad that Albano was calling the wrestlers gay, saying they had no training, and Bruno Sammartino asked Herb Abrams just why he hired such shitty wrestlers. Oh, and Albano then called it a HALL OF FAME MATCH because ABC, CBS, and NBC were filming it for a documentary.
Then, Herb Abrams, a balding, out of shape guy came into the ring, RAN WILD, and fell on his ass attempting to stomp people. Then for the main event, chairs were used, tables were used, and it took five minutes for the ref to ever call for a DQ.
The second show was a blast, and featured Louie Spicolli taking a huge bump after lightly walking into his opponent doing a Superman pose, Greg Valentine stating that he should be WORLD CHAMPION OF THE UNIVERSE BECAUSE HE KNEW THE FIGURE FOUR, and had a good Orndorff-Williams match, until the first DQ of two (in this ONE FALL MATCH), which even had the announcers baffled. What an amusing trainwreck those shows were.
Quotes for 1:00 AM show -
DeGeorge - There you see the Keeper and the Animal. The Animal has that little stuffed animal he wants us to call his “friend”.
Bruno - It’s not a teddy bear, is it?
DeGeorge - Doesn’t appear to be.
DeGeorge - Mean Mike isn’t JUST A WRESTLER, he hosts a wrestling radio show in the Ft. Lauderdale area, and has a cable access show.
Bruno - So what’s his main job?
DeGeorge - I think Mean Mike’s his main job, and regular Mike is just a morning guy.
DeGeorge - We’re at the zoo - The Animal is feeding the crowd in a twist. Because the crowd usually feeds the animal, right?
Bruno - You’re confusing me.
DeGeorge - When was the last time you went to the zoo? What was your favorite animal the last time you went to one?
Bruno - There’s this great zoo in Philadelphia, and my favorite animal, I forget the name, was a 400 pound gorilla.
DeGeorge - Was he an opponent of yours?
Bruno - Nope.
DeGeorge - But you did wrestle a bear and an orangutan, right?
Bruno - Yes, I did. I don’t mind telling you that the bear got the better of me.
(Keeper pins foe)Bruno - An arrogant pin with his foot on his opponent’s chest! THAT IS SO ARROGANT!
Albano - Yes, yes, yes wrestling fan, the fat man with the rubber bands. You’ve heard about size six shoes, size nine shoes? WELL HERE’S A MAN WITH A SIZE 10 HEAD! A SIZE TEN HEAD!!!
Koloff - THE ONLY THING GREAT ABOUT THIS COUNTRY IS TAKING YOUR MONEY! (Albano spits on his feet)
Albano - What do you think about this ninja, Bruno?
Bruno - How should I know? His face is covered.
Albano - Look at these guys - one’s got a hood on his head, the other has skulls on his tights. It’s getting Satanic, it’s ridiculous. It’s… (Albano gets cut off mid-word for ad break)
Bruno - WHAT AN ARMDRAG!
Albano - You can tell he’s been to the Buddy Rogers school of hard knocks.
Bruno - What a poorly executed arm drag.
Albano - Bongo might be good by around 2027, by the time of the next lunar, lunar, LUNAR ECLIPSE! These guys look like they were trained by Jim Barnett.
Albano - This match is being filmed by ABC, CBS, and NBC for a wrestling documentary - THIS MATCH IS GOING IN THE HALL OF FAME!
Bruno - These guys need to wrestling school.
Albano - That referee does, too. He’s been looking the other way for half the match.
Albano - I haven’t seen this Super Ninja do any Japanese moves.
Albano -This reminds me of Kowalski vs. Carpantier.
Bruno - Herb, why do you hire these people? Is it as a favor to their mothers?
Herb - Yeah…
Herb - Red, you’re suspended for 30 days!
DeGeorge - THIS IS MAKING HEADLINES!
DeGeorge - HERB ABRAMS IS ATTACKING RED! HE MAY HAVE A NEW CAREER!
DeGeorge - IT HAS BROKEN LOOSE, FOLKS!
Announcer - Here are the BLACK HEARTS, and their opponents… we can only name one, because the other is a mystery… THE FIRE CAT(Crowd boos)
DeGeorge - RAY’S GOT THE BIG TABLE! HE CLUBS HIM WITH THE BIG TABLE! (ref does nothing)
(bedlam breaks loose)DeGeorge - The referee is struggling to make sense of this.
Bruno - Da referee should be counting, not being outside the ring. There should be a count out.
Bruno - Herb, you got involved in one heck of a rubarb, earlier.
DeGeorge - FINALLY WE HEAR A BELL! I don’t know who won. This is about as wild and wacky as it gets.
DeGeorge - They’ve used CHAIRS, TABLES, STEPS, THE CONCRETE FLOOR, AND A POPCORN VENDOR!
Bruno - It’s not a teddy bear, is it?
DeGeorge - Doesn’t appear to be.
DeGeorge - Mean Mike isn’t JUST A WRESTLER, he hosts a wrestling radio show in the Ft. Lauderdale area, and has a cable access show.
Bruno - So what’s his main job?
DeGeorge - I think Mean Mike’s his main job, and regular Mike is just a morning guy.
DeGeorge - We’re at the zoo - The Animal is feeding the crowd in a twist. Because the crowd usually feeds the animal, right?
Bruno - You’re confusing me.
DeGeorge - When was the last time you went to the zoo? What was your favorite animal the last time you went to one?
Bruno - There’s this great zoo in Philadelphia, and my favorite animal, I forget the name, was a 400 pound gorilla.
DeGeorge - Was he an opponent of yours?
Bruno - Nope.
DeGeorge - But you did wrestle a bear and an orangutan, right?
Bruno - Yes, I did. I don’t mind telling you that the bear got the better of me.
(Keeper pins foe)Bruno - An arrogant pin with his foot on his opponent’s chest! THAT IS SO ARROGANT!
Albano - Yes, yes, yes wrestling fan, the fat man with the rubber bands. You’ve heard about size six shoes, size nine shoes? WELL HERE’S A MAN WITH A SIZE 10 HEAD! A SIZE TEN HEAD!!!
Koloff - THE ONLY THING GREAT ABOUT THIS COUNTRY IS TAKING YOUR MONEY! (Albano spits on his feet)
Albano - What do you think about this ninja, Bruno?
Bruno - How should I know? His face is covered.
Albano - Look at these guys - one’s got a hood on his head, the other has skulls on his tights. It’s getting Satanic, it’s ridiculous. It’s… (Albano gets cut off mid-word for ad break)
Bruno - WHAT AN ARMDRAG!
Albano - You can tell he’s been to the Buddy Rogers school of hard knocks.
Bruno - What a poorly executed arm drag.
Albano - Bongo might be good by around 2027, by the time of the next lunar, lunar, LUNAR ECLIPSE! These guys look like they were trained by Jim Barnett.
Albano - This match is being filmed by ABC, CBS, and NBC for a wrestling documentary - THIS MATCH IS GOING IN THE HALL OF FAME!
Bruno - These guys need to wrestling school.
Albano - That referee does, too. He’s been looking the other way for half the match.
Albano - I haven’t seen this Super Ninja do any Japanese moves.
Albano -This reminds me of Kowalski vs. Carpantier.
Bruno - Herb, why do you hire these people? Is it as a favor to their mothers?
Herb - Yeah…
Herb - Red, you’re suspended for 30 days!
DeGeorge - THIS IS MAKING HEADLINES!
DeGeorge - HERB ABRAMS IS ATTACKING RED! HE MAY HAVE A NEW CAREER!
DeGeorge - IT HAS BROKEN LOOSE, FOLKS!
Announcer - Here are the BLACK HEARTS, and their opponents… we can only name one, because the other is a mystery… THE FIRE CAT(Crowd boos)
DeGeorge - RAY’S GOT THE BIG TABLE! HE CLUBS HIM WITH THE BIG TABLE! (ref does nothing)
(bedlam breaks loose)DeGeorge - The referee is struggling to make sense of this.
Bruno - Da referee should be counting, not being outside the ring. There should be a count out.
Bruno - Herb, you got involved in one heck of a rubarb, earlier.
DeGeorge - FINALLY WE HEAR A BELL! I don’t know who won. This is about as wild and wacky as it gets.
DeGeorge - They’ve used CHAIRS, TABLES, STEPS, THE CONCRETE FLOOR, AND A POPCORN VENDOR!
1:30 AM show -
Bruno - Here comes Wild Thing Steve Ray, and WHAT ABOUT CUTIE PIE?!
Bruno - We’ve got a bunch of big, super powerhouse matches!
Bruno - Wild Thing’s got his cap and jacket on - take it off and get down to business with Cutie Pie!
Bruno - Right now, they’re measuring each other. TACKLE!
(Louie walks into standing foe, falls down)Bruno - What a dumb move by Cutie Pie!
DeGeorge - Cutie Pie’s had a lot of success… it just hasn’t shown up in the win column. It might one of these days though.
Bruno - You can tell this guy’s from California - look, he’s got a surfboard.
DeGeorge - YES, HE’S SURFING IN THE RING!
Bruno - He’s got a surfing outfit on, a beach outfit.
DeGeorge - Looks kinda like a wetsuit.
Bruno - When I watch movies from the ‘20s… it looks like he’s wearing a bathing suit from back then.
DeGeorge - Sunny Beach hits his Tidal Wave…
Bruno - You know, a lot of these moves have been around for God know’s how long - they just put a new name on it… for their character.
Albano - YES WRESTLING FANS, THE FAT MAN WITH THE RUBBERBANDS, BATMAN, LOU ALBANO! I’VE GOT ONE OF THE BEST WRESTLERS EVER, A MAN I WAS WITH WHEN HE WAS INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION, GREG THE HAMMER VALENTINE!
Valentine - I SMARTENED UP AND WENT MY OWN WAY, MADE MY OWN BOOKINGS!
Albano - ONE THING YOU DID RIGHT, YOU CAME TO THE UWF - IT HAS THE FINEST WRESTLERS IN THE WORLD! YOU’RE GOOD, BUT YOU WERE BETTER BEFORE YOU TURNED TO THE SOUR!
Valentine - I’M HERE! FREE SPEECH! I CAN TALK ABOUT WHATEVER I WANT! I CAN TALK ABOUT HOW FAT AND UGLY YOU ARE! I SHOULD BE THE WORLD CHAMPION IN ANY FEDERATION! THE WORLD, THE UNIVERSE, BECAUSE I’M THE MASTER OF THE FIGURE FOUR!
Williams - The stock’s up, the yen’s up, and you know what else is up? DR. DEATH STEVE WILLIAMS!
DeGeorge - WE GET A BELL - HE’S BEEN DQED FOR USING AN UMBRELLA!
Bruno - I really doubt an umbrella could hurt him.
(after five minutes)DeGeorge - If this was a boxing match, they’d have stopped it 10 minutes ago.
Bruno - WILLIAMS JUST GAVE HIM HALF A DOZEN HEADBUTTS AND FELL ON HIS BEHIND AS A RESULT OF IT! AND THE ROOFEREE IS STAING ON THE INSIDE OF THE RING, AWAY FROM IT ALL!
DeGeorge - If the referee, Hernandez, is going by the wrestling referee textbook, he’s being very unorthodox.
DeGeorge - HELL IS BREAKING LOOSE HERE!
DeGeorge - I thought this match a single DQ before, when Williams hit Hernandez.
Bruno - PULL DESE GUYS APART BEFORE THEY BLEED TO DEATH! For crying out loud…
Bruno - We’ve got a bunch of big, super powerhouse matches!
Bruno - Wild Thing’s got his cap and jacket on - take it off and get down to business with Cutie Pie!
Bruno - Right now, they’re measuring each other. TACKLE!
(Louie walks into standing foe, falls down)Bruno - What a dumb move by Cutie Pie!
DeGeorge - Cutie Pie’s had a lot of success… it just hasn’t shown up in the win column. It might one of these days though.
Bruno - You can tell this guy’s from California - look, he’s got a surfboard.
DeGeorge - YES, HE’S SURFING IN THE RING!
Bruno - He’s got a surfing outfit on, a beach outfit.
DeGeorge - Looks kinda like a wetsuit.
Bruno - When I watch movies from the ‘20s… it looks like he’s wearing a bathing suit from back then.
DeGeorge - Sunny Beach hits his Tidal Wave…
Bruno - You know, a lot of these moves have been around for God know’s how long - they just put a new name on it… for their character.
Albano - YES WRESTLING FANS, THE FAT MAN WITH THE RUBBERBANDS, BATMAN, LOU ALBANO! I’VE GOT ONE OF THE BEST WRESTLERS EVER, A MAN I WAS WITH WHEN HE WAS INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION, GREG THE HAMMER VALENTINE!
Valentine - I SMARTENED UP AND WENT MY OWN WAY, MADE MY OWN BOOKINGS!
Albano - ONE THING YOU DID RIGHT, YOU CAME TO THE UWF - IT HAS THE FINEST WRESTLERS IN THE WORLD! YOU’RE GOOD, BUT YOU WERE BETTER BEFORE YOU TURNED TO THE SOUR!
Valentine - I’M HERE! FREE SPEECH! I CAN TALK ABOUT WHATEVER I WANT! I CAN TALK ABOUT HOW FAT AND UGLY YOU ARE! I SHOULD BE THE WORLD CHAMPION IN ANY FEDERATION! THE WORLD, THE UNIVERSE, BECAUSE I’M THE MASTER OF THE FIGURE FOUR!
Williams - The stock’s up, the yen’s up, and you know what else is up? DR. DEATH STEVE WILLIAMS!
DeGeorge - WE GET A BELL - HE’S BEEN DQED FOR USING AN UMBRELLA!
Bruno - I really doubt an umbrella could hurt him.
(after five minutes)DeGeorge - If this was a boxing match, they’d have stopped it 10 minutes ago.
Bruno - WILLIAMS JUST GAVE HIM HALF A DOZEN HEADBUTTS AND FELL ON HIS BEHIND AS A RESULT OF IT! AND THE ROOFEREE IS STAING ON THE INSIDE OF THE RING, AWAY FROM IT ALL!
DeGeorge - If the referee, Hernandez, is going by the wrestling referee textbook, he’s being very unorthodox.
DeGeorge - HELL IS BREAKING LOOSE HERE!
DeGeorge - I thought this match a single DQ before, when Williams hit Hernandez.
Bruno - PULL DESE GUYS APART BEFORE THEY BLEED TO DEATH! For crying out loud…
Zen Davis
Banned
Details On WWE HD, No More TitanTron/SD! Fist, More
Date Added: January 19, 2008
Story By: Ryan Gray
The following is an article from WWE.com:
Mike Grossman, WWE's Senior Vice President for Television Operations, will be watching every moment of WWE’s week-long debut in high-definition with anticipation – and some nervousness. Those new HD cameras cost a pretty penny, and if, say, WWE Champion Randy Orton grabs one to clock Jeff Hardy with a high-def cranium shot, Grossman might just grit his teeth a little as the high-tech device gets swung.
“That could be a problem,” Grossman replied with a cautious chuckle. “Let’s hope not.”
WWE’s switch to HD required a complete renovation of WWE's production equipment, from the cameras and microphones at ringside to the production truck parked out back. It also necessitated re-creating WWE's production processes from the standard-definition age.
"We went from doing the show the same way for a number of years, in the same truck, to having to reinvent everything," said Duncan Leslie, WWE Vice-President, Technical Events Operations. "All the infrastructure had to change. It's sort of like going from black & white to color."
Such a radical transformation meant not only new HD video cameras, but more powerful and colorful lighting elements. The result? A view of WWE that, until now, you could only get live in the arena, in a front-row seat – a view that has technical crews extremely aware of the tiniest elements.
"There's nowhere to hide," Leslie explained. "Every T-shirt in the audience can be read. Every bead of sweat, every scratch on the canvas is seen. What you see through the HD lens, you'd see with your eyes live."
The crowning jewels of the high-definition renovation are two new state-of-the-art production trucks. WWE worked with NEP Supershooters of Pittsburgh, Pa., to design and build the trucks that replaced the standard-definition vehicle, and will lease a custom truck designed for HD transmission.
Leslie said the new trucks feature miles of cable and more than 100,000 buttons, as well as a massive monitor wall to display the numerous camera feeds. "We're a sporting event, we're a concert” he said. “What we make these trucks do is totally unique [in the industry]."
"Reset" for the set and more
Say goodbye to the iconic Raw TitanTron, as well as the SmackDown fist and mirrors. They’ve seen their last television tapings.
To take full advantage of the high-definition platform, a radically redesigned entrance set will be shared by all three of WWE's signature shows. Exact details regarding the set will remain top-secret until Raw’s is unveiled Monday night. However, a shoot in Florida last November brought all the Superstars together to record the new show openings in HD. Additionally, new intros and graphics for Raw, SmackDown, ECW and pay-per-view events are rumored to feature some 3-D elements.
"There will be several video elements that will be pretty slick,” Grossman asserted. "It will be a whole new show. It's going to be spectacular."
After the show, then...
Another reason to make the leap to WWE HD, notes Duncan Leslie, is post-broadcast potential.
"What we do today, we also use tomorrow," he explained. "We want to be able to repurpose these events that we produce and tape. Going forward, it's going to be an HD world, so we should have HD content that we can make DVDs out of, and use this material for the future."
According to Mike Grossman, WWE has yet to decide whether to distribute its high-definition pay-per-view events on HD-DVD or Blu-Ray format discs. Either way, the shift to HD programming will open the eyes of our fans worldwide.
“The move to high-definition programming is another step in WWE’s ongoing mission to provide our fans with the most engaging, exciting product possible," Grossman said. “This upgrade will be the first of many technological advances for our brand in 2008.”
Date Added: January 19, 2008
Story By: Ryan Gray
The following is an article from WWE.com:
Mike Grossman, WWE's Senior Vice President for Television Operations, will be watching every moment of WWE’s week-long debut in high-definition with anticipation – and some nervousness. Those new HD cameras cost a pretty penny, and if, say, WWE Champion Randy Orton grabs one to clock Jeff Hardy with a high-def cranium shot, Grossman might just grit his teeth a little as the high-tech device gets swung.
“That could be a problem,” Grossman replied with a cautious chuckle. “Let’s hope not.”
WWE’s switch to HD required a complete renovation of WWE's production equipment, from the cameras and microphones at ringside to the production truck parked out back. It also necessitated re-creating WWE's production processes from the standard-definition age.
"We went from doing the show the same way for a number of years, in the same truck, to having to reinvent everything," said Duncan Leslie, WWE Vice-President, Technical Events Operations. "All the infrastructure had to change. It's sort of like going from black & white to color."
Such a radical transformation meant not only new HD video cameras, but more powerful and colorful lighting elements. The result? A view of WWE that, until now, you could only get live in the arena, in a front-row seat – a view that has technical crews extremely aware of the tiniest elements.
"There's nowhere to hide," Leslie explained. "Every T-shirt in the audience can be read. Every bead of sweat, every scratch on the canvas is seen. What you see through the HD lens, you'd see with your eyes live."
The crowning jewels of the high-definition renovation are two new state-of-the-art production trucks. WWE worked with NEP Supershooters of Pittsburgh, Pa., to design and build the trucks that replaced the standard-definition vehicle, and will lease a custom truck designed for HD transmission.
Leslie said the new trucks feature miles of cable and more than 100,000 buttons, as well as a massive monitor wall to display the numerous camera feeds. "We're a sporting event, we're a concert” he said. “What we make these trucks do is totally unique [in the industry]."
"Reset" for the set and more
Say goodbye to the iconic Raw TitanTron, as well as the SmackDown fist and mirrors. They’ve seen their last television tapings.
To take full advantage of the high-definition platform, a radically redesigned entrance set will be shared by all three of WWE's signature shows. Exact details regarding the set will remain top-secret until Raw’s is unveiled Monday night. However, a shoot in Florida last November brought all the Superstars together to record the new show openings in HD. Additionally, new intros and graphics for Raw, SmackDown, ECW and pay-per-view events are rumored to feature some 3-D elements.
"There will be several video elements that will be pretty slick,” Grossman asserted. "It will be a whole new show. It's going to be spectacular."
After the show, then...
Another reason to make the leap to WWE HD, notes Duncan Leslie, is post-broadcast potential.
"What we do today, we also use tomorrow," he explained. "We want to be able to repurpose these events that we produce and tape. Going forward, it's going to be an HD world, so we should have HD content that we can make DVDs out of, and use this material for the future."
According to Mike Grossman, WWE has yet to decide whether to distribute its high-definition pay-per-view events on HD-DVD or Blu-Ray format discs. Either way, the shift to HD programming will open the eyes of our fans worldwide.
“The move to high-definition programming is another step in WWE’s ongoing mission to provide our fans with the most engaging, exciting product possible," Grossman said. “This upgrade will be the first of many technological advances for our brand in 2008.”
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Dick Tracy
Guest
Shinsuke Nakamura and Tiger Mask are going to be at the iMPACT! tapings.
GuilewasNK
CAGiversary!
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I guess I'll have to download RAW in HD since my TV is standard.
Well, I got back from that local wrestling event. I had alot of fun. Alot of "legends" and Psycho Sid no showed because he's a douchebag.
Off the top of my head, these guys were there
Honky Tonk Man
Larry Zbyszko (hands down the coolest wrestler I have ever met)
Buff Bagwell
The Powers Of Pain (Warlord & Barbarian)
Demolition
Scotty 2 Hotty
Tanaka
Haku
Superfly Jimmy Snuka
Talked with Larry Zbyszko early in the day and he is a very nice/charismatic man. He talked about flying in from Minnesota and him being in the Eliminators with Old Arn ("which was a good thing until politics ruined it thanks to Bill Watts coming in")
This was the first event I ever went to that had a plant in the crowd. It was a fat guy with crutches that was sitting 3 seats away from me. The wrestlers wereing with him (knocked his hat off, took his glasses) and than later on in the match, they nailed him in the head with a crutch. He was ranting, raving and was later "escorted" away from ringside by a sheriff and security.
Scotty 2 Hotty was insanely over. The crowd was goinging nuts and he got at least a four minute chant at the beginning of the match.
Here's video of Scotty 2 Hotty doing the Worm.
[MEDIA]http://youtube.com/watch?v=tWwMJ5yRYdQ[/MEDIA]
Buff Bagwell still sucks dick and the jobber he fought was hilarious by making fun of Buff's dance and goofy smile.
I never want to see Honky Tonk Man again, not only did his outfit leave nothing to the imagination, he "sung" his theme song twice.
#
Superfly flew off the second turnbuckle :lol:
Tanaka took on Haku in a very stiff match.
The Powers Of Pain took on Demolition is the main event tag match that ended in a noDQ.
Here's some of the best pictures I took:
Funny story behind the next photo. Back when I was 4-5 years old, I met Warlord at a local wrestling event. When we told him this he said "man, I can't be that old can I?" than he proceeded to "strangle" me in the photo. Cool dude and he seemed kind of touched that we actually remembered meeting him way back in the day.
(spoilered for my ugly mug
)
Off the top of my head, these guys were there
Honky Tonk Man
Larry Zbyszko (hands down the coolest wrestler I have ever met)
Buff Bagwell
The Powers Of Pain (Warlord & Barbarian)
Demolition
Scotty 2 Hotty
Tanaka
Haku
Superfly Jimmy Snuka
Talked with Larry Zbyszko early in the day and he is a very nice/charismatic man. He talked about flying in from Minnesota and him being in the Eliminators with Old Arn ("which was a good thing until politics ruined it thanks to Bill Watts coming in")
This was the first event I ever went to that had a plant in the crowd. It was a fat guy with crutches that was sitting 3 seats away from me. The wrestlers were
ing with him (knocked his hat off, took his glasses) and than later on in the match, they nailed him in the head with a crutch. He was ranting, raving and was later "escorted" away from ringside by a sheriff and security.Scotty 2 Hotty was insanely over. The crowd was going
ing nuts and he got at least a four minute chant at the beginning of the match.Here's video of Scotty 2 Hotty doing the Worm.
[MEDIA]http://youtube.com/watch?v=tWwMJ5yRYdQ[/MEDIA]
Buff Bagwell still sucks dick and the jobber he fought was hilarious by making fun of Buff's dance and goofy smile.
I never want to see Honky Tonk Man again, not only did his outfit leave nothing to the imagination, he "sung" his theme song twice.
# Superfly flew off the second turnbuckle :lol:
Tanaka took on Haku in a very stiff match.
The Powers Of Pain took on Demolition is the main event tag match that ended in a noDQ.
Here's some of the best pictures I took:
Funny story behind the next photo. Back when I was 4-5 years old, I met Warlord at a local wrestling event. When we told him this he said "man, I can't be that old can I?" than he proceeded to "strangle" me in the photo. Cool dude and he seemed kind of touched that we actually remembered meeting him way back in the day.
(spoilered for my ugly mug
)
JaytheGamefan
CAGiversary!
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Some notes from the newest Observer about the switch to HD - wrestlers won't be able to call spots in the match anymore as they'll be picked up on-camera, also, spray-on tans are banned because of how horrible they look when they run (which is already a problem for HBK in SD). Wrestlers will also have to work a stiffer style since HD will catch any blows that miss, leading to a World Class-esque style where the hits are hard and sound vicious.
Similarly, World Class wrestlers also had to be careful about calling spots because of how many mics, cameras, and cameramen were used (including one cameraman being in the ring at all times). I expect the inability to not call spots in the ring to really show off who can work a match on the fly (I'd expect Finlay, HBK, Flair, and MVP to have little trouble doing this), and who likely cannot (like most women in the company - boy will those matches be even more amusing trainwrecks).
There's also some stuff about Killings coming in as "KWIK" Ron Killings, but Gerwitz doesn't like him, so there's hope that he goes to the SD crew, where he'll stand a better chance of being given a proper push.
Similarly, World Class wrestlers also had to be careful about calling spots because of how many mics, cameras, and cameramen were used (including one cameraman being in the ring at all times). I expect the inability to not call spots in the ring to really show off who can work a match on the fly (I'd expect Finlay, HBK, Flair, and MVP to have little trouble doing this), and who likely cannot (like most women in the company - boy will those matches be even more amusing trainwrecks).
There's also some stuff about Killings coming in as "KWIK" Ron Killings, but Gerwitz doesn't like him, so there's hope that he goes to the SD crew, where he'll stand a better chance of being given a proper push.
Zen Davis
Banned
2007
Wrestling Observer Awards of The Year
Best Box office Draw
1. John Cena (331) - 2,299
2. Chuck Lidell (267) - 2,192
3. Mistico (133) - 1,603
4. Randy Couture
5. Quinton Jackson
6. Tito Ortiz
7. Cibernetico
8. Kid Yamanoto
9. Perro Aguayo jr.
10. HHH
Feud of the Year
1. Undertaker Vs. Batista (148) -1,160
2. Bryan Danielson Vs. Takeshi Morishima (89) - 1,119
3. Briscoes Vs. Steen & El Generico (121) - 1,045
4. John Cena Vs. Shawn Michaels
5. Matt Hardy Vs. MVP
6. Frank Shamrock Vs. Phil Baroni
7. Matt Hughes Vs. Matt Serra
8. Tito rotiz Vs. Chuck Lidell
9. Gran Apache Vs. Billy Boy
10. Vince McMahon Vs. Donald Trump
Tag Team of the year
1. Mark & Jay Briscoe (474) - 2,641
2. Chris Sabin & Alex Shelly (58) - 1,132
3. Kevin Steen & El Generico (0) - 690
4. Giant Bernard & Travis Tomko
5. Matt & Jeff Hardy
6. Paul London & Brian Kendrick
7. Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch
8. Masato Yoshino & Naruki Dio
9. KENTA & Taiji Ishimori
10. Ricky Marvin & Kotaro Suzaki
Most Improved
1. MVP (305) - 1,966
2. Claudio Castagnoli (34) - 564
3. Tomko
4. Takeshi Morishiam
5. Candice Michelle
6. Jeff Hardy
7. Umaga
8. John Cena
9. Hirooki Goto
10. Batista
Best on Interviews
1. John Cena (151) - 1,243
2. Santino Marella (133) - 1,208
3. Edge
4. Quinton Jackson
5. Larry Sweeny
6. Christian Cage
7. Frank Shamrock
8. Tito Ortiz
9. Mr. Kennedy
10. Ric Flair
Most Charismatic
1. John Cena (358) - 2,447
2. Quinton Jacklson (158) - 1,491
3. Ciberetico
4. Randy Couture
5. Shawn Michaels
6. Tito Ortiz
7. Mistico
8. Edge
9. Jeff Hardy
10. Forrest Griffin
best Technical Wrestler
1. Bryan Danielson (529) - 2,928
2. Nigel McGuiness (15) - 784
3. Yuji Nagata
4. Fit Finlay
5. KENTA
6. Kurt Angle
7. Naomichi Marufuji
8. Mike Quackenbush
9. Shawn Michaels
10. Samoa Joe
Brusier Brody Best Brawler Award
1. Takeshi Morishima (157) - 1,464
2. Umaga (101) - 1,199
3. Samoa Joe (115) - 1,129
4. Fit Finlay
5. Necro Butcher
6. Togi Makabe
7. John Cena
8. Abyss
9. Undertaker
10. Rhyno
Best Flying Wrestler
1. Mistico (162) - 1,394
2. Ricky Marvin
3. Jack Evans
4. AJ Styles
5. Pac
6. Matt Sydal
7. Jeff Hardy
8. Matt Cross
9. Dragon Kid
10. Rey Mysterio jr.
Most Overrated
1. Giant Khali (187) - 1,210
2. Mr. Kennedy (80) - 586
3. HHH
4. Bobby Lashley
5. Batista
6. Big Daddy V
7. Randy Orton
8. Kurt Angle
9. Kevin Nash
10. Mistuharu Misawa
Most Underrated
1. Shelton Benjamin (98) - 735
2. Jamie Noble
3. Paul London
4. Alex Shelly
5. William Regal
6. Brian Kendrick
7. Matt Hardy
8. Go Shiozaki
9. AJ Styles
10. Christopher Daniels
Promotion of the Year
1. UFC (280) - 2,479
2. ROH
3. WWE
4. NOAH
5. AAA
6. CMLL
7. New Japan
8. Dragon Gate
9. Strikeforce
10. TNA
Best Weekly TV Show
1. The Ultimate Fighter (390) - 2,463
2. WWE RAW
3. WWE Smackdown
4. AAA
5. CMLL
6. Wrestling Society X
7. NOAH
8. Inside MMA
9 & 10. Bodog Fight Costa Rica & TNA Impact (tie)
Worked Match of the year:
1. Bryan Danielson Vs. Takeshi Morishima (8/25) (118) - 1,199
2. KENTA & Taiji Ishimori Vs. Kota Ibushi & Naomichi marufuji (7/15) (131) - 1,108
3. Bryan Danielson Vs. Nigel McGuiness (6/9) - (146) - 1,061
4. John Cena Vs. Shawn Michaels (4/23) (74) - 809 pts.
5. John Cena Vs. Umaga (1/28) (46) - 458 pts.
6. Briscoes Vs. Kevin Steen & El Generico (9/15) (28) - 403 pts.
7. John Cena Vs. Shawn Michaels Vs. Edge Vs. Randy Orton (4/29) (26) - 280 pts.
8. Cima, Shingo Takagi & Susuma Yokosuka Vs. Dragon Kid, Ryo Saito & Masaaki Mochizuki (No Date given, ROH match?) (45) 267 pts.
9. Hiroshi Tanahashi Vs. Hirooki Goto (11/11) (2) - 212 pts.
10. Hiroshi Tanahasi Vs. Yuji Nagata (4/13) - (1) - 196 pts.
11. Bryan Danielson Vs. Takeshi Morishima (9/15) - 184 pts.
12. Undertaker Vs. Batista (4/1) - 173 pts.
13. John Cena Vs. Shawn Michaels (4/1) - 167 pts.
14. BJ Whitmer Vs. Jimmy Jacobs (3/31) - 127 pts.
15. Briscoes Vs. Ricky marvin & Kotaro Suzuki (1/21) - 125 pts.
16. Takeshi Morishima Vs. Claudio Castragnoli (8/10) - 119 pts.
17. Chris Harris Vs. James Storm (5/13) - 96 pts.
18. Briscoes Vs. Claudio Castragnoli & Matt Sydal (5/12) - 88 pts
19. Kurt Angle Vs. Samoa Joe (12/10/06) - 67 pts
Shoot Match of the year
1. Randy Couture Vs. Tim Silvia (3/3) (202) - 1,453
2. Nick Diaz Vs. Takanori Gomi (2/24)
3. Tyson Griffin Vs. Clay Guida (6/16)
4. Frank Shamrock Vs. Phil Baroni (6/22)
5. Frank Edgar Vs. Tyson Griffin (2/3)
6. Chris Horodecki Vs. Shad Lierley (6/1)
7. Forrest Griffin Vs. Maruricio Rua (9/22)
8. Quinton Jackson Vs. Chuck Lidell (5/26)
9. Quinton Jackson Vs. Dan Henderson (9/8)
10. Steve berger Vs. Piotr Jackacynski (No date Given, Costa Rica)
Rookie of the year
1. Eric Stevens (106) - 756
2. Joe Doering (88) - 752
3. Tim Donst
4. La Sombra
5. Cyber Kong
6. Ted DiBiase Jr.
7. Ted McNailer
8. Lince Dorado
9. Seiya Sanada
10. Bobby Dempsey
Best Non-Wrestler
1. Larry Sweeney (382) - 2,269
2. Vince McMahon (97) - 847
3. Jim Cornette
4. Jim Mitchell
5. William Regal
6. Sharmell
7. Karen Angle
8. Lacey
9. Armando Estrada
10. Generalissimo Takada
Best Television Announcer
1. Jim Ross (325) - 2,257
2. JBL (184) - 1,609
3. Joe Rogan
4. Mauro Ranallo
5. Mike Goldberg
6. Dave Prazak
7. Frank Mir
8. Mike Teney
9. Joey Styles
10. Kenny Bolin
Worst Television Announcer
1. Don West (269) - 2,204
2. Micheal Cole (116) - 1,130
3. Johnathan Coachman
4. Todd Grisham
5. Mike Teney
6. Jerry Lawler
7. Col. Bob Sheridan
8. Joey Styles
9. Taz
10. Leticia Cline
Best Major Wrestling Show
1. ROH Man Up (188) - 1,296
2. WWE Wrestlemania (133) - 1,138
3. Pride 2nd Coming
4. ROH Driven
5. Pride Otoko Matsuri
6. Strikeforce/EXC Judgement Day
7. WWE Backlash
8. UFC 68
9. UFC 66
10. UFC 76
Worst Major Wrestling Show
1. WWE/ECW December to Disremember (12/3/06) - 298 pts.
2. TNA Lockdown
3. WWE Unforgiven
4. TNA Hard Justice
5. UFC 78
6. TNA Victory Road
7. TNA Final Resolution
8. WWE Jugement Day
Best Wrestling Maneuver
1. KENTA's Go To Sleep - 98 pts.
2. Randy Orton's running soccer kick
3. Petey Williams Canadian Destroyer
4. Bryan Danielson's Cattle Mutilation
5. Matt Sydal's shooting Star press
6. Bryan Danielson's elbows
7. Samoa Joe's muscle buster
8. Takeshi Morishima's backdrop driver
9. CM Punks Go To Sleep
10. Shawn Michaels' superkick
Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic
1. TNA Signing Pacman Jones/Making it Rain - 317 pts.
2. Vince McMahon's death
3. WWE's entire handling of post-benoit re: Steriods
4. Hornswoggle as Vince's illegitament son
5. Giant Khali as World Champion
6. WWE doing Benoit tribute show
Worst Television Show
1. TNA Impact - 476 pts
2. WWE/ECW - 122
3. WWE RAW
4. Wrestling Society X
5. WWE Heat
6. IFL Battleground
Worst Feud of the Year
1. Kane Vs. Big Daddy V - 204 pts
2. VKM Vs. Christy Hemme - 121
3. Eric Young Vs. Robert Roode
4. Batista Vs. Giant Khali
5. Vince McMahon Vs. Bobby Lashley
6. Layla Vs. Kelly Kelly
7. Kane Vs. Giant Khali
8. Cody Rhodes Vs. Bob Holly
9. Abyss Vs. Black Reign
10. WWE Vs. Honesty & John Cena Vs. Giant Khali (TIE)
Worst Match of the Year
1. Chris Harris Vs. James Storm (Blindfold match - 4/15) - 149 pts
2. Fake Donald Trump Vs. Fake Rosie O'Donell (1/8) - 119
3. Giant Khali Vs. Kane (4/1)
4. Giant Khali Vs. Horsnwoggle (11/17)
5. Layla Vs. Kelly Kelly (11/27)
6. Monsters Battle Royal Kane Vs. Giant Khali Vs. Mark Henry (10/30)
7. Big Daddy V. Vs. Boogyman (9/18)
8. Kane Vs. Mark Henry (6/3)
9. Chrsity Hemme Vs. Fat Oily Guy (2/11)
10. Giant Khali Vs. Batista (10/7)
Worst Promotion of the year
1. TNA - 520 pts
2. WWE - 42 pts
3. IFL
4. All-Japan
5. AAA
6. IWA Puerto Rico
Best Booker
1. Gabe Sapolsky - 495 pts.
2. Joe Silva - 128
3. Riki Choshu
4. Michael Hayes
5. Dorian Roidan
6. Vince McMahon
Promoter of the year
1. Dana White - 412 pts
2. Vince mcMahon - 113
3. Cary Siikin
4. Joachim Roldan
5. Paco Alonso
Best Gimmick
1. Santino Marella - 344 pts.
2. Black Machismo Jay Lethal - 52
3. MVP
4. Festus
5. Takeshi Morishima
6. Matt Classic
7. Delirious
8. King Booker
9. Chris Hero
10. Awesome Kong
Worst Gimmick
1. Black Reign - 203 pts
2. Horswoggle McMahon - 88
3. Pacman Jones
4. Big Daddy V
5. Jillian Hall singing
6. VKM
7. Abyss
8. Fat Oiley Guy
9. Boogyman
10. HG & Giant Khali (TIE)
Best Pro Wrestling Book
1. Hitman by Bret Hart - 266 pts
2. A Lion's Tale by Chris Jericho - 237
3. Brody Vs. Larry Matysik
4. Hardcore Diaries by Mick Foley
5. NWA by Tim Hornbacker
6. Lucha Loco by Malcom Venville
7. Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Heels by Oliver/Johnson
Best Pro Wrestling DVD
1. Ric Flair and the Four Horsemen - 332 pts
2. History of the AWA - 73
3. The Ladder matches
4. Shawn Michaels: Heartbreak & Triumph
5. The New and Improved DX
Wrestling Observer Awards of The Year
Best Box office Draw
1. John Cena (331) - 2,299
2. Chuck Lidell (267) - 2,192
3. Mistico (133) - 1,603
4. Randy Couture
5. Quinton Jackson
6. Tito Ortiz
7. Cibernetico
8. Kid Yamanoto
9. Perro Aguayo jr.
10. HHH
Feud of the Year
1. Undertaker Vs. Batista (148) -1,160
2. Bryan Danielson Vs. Takeshi Morishima (89) - 1,119
3. Briscoes Vs. Steen & El Generico (121) - 1,045
4. John Cena Vs. Shawn Michaels
5. Matt Hardy Vs. MVP
6. Frank Shamrock Vs. Phil Baroni
7. Matt Hughes Vs. Matt Serra
8. Tito rotiz Vs. Chuck Lidell
9. Gran Apache Vs. Billy Boy
10. Vince McMahon Vs. Donald Trump
Tag Team of the year
1. Mark & Jay Briscoe (474) - 2,641
2. Chris Sabin & Alex Shelly (58) - 1,132
3. Kevin Steen & El Generico (0) - 690
4. Giant Bernard & Travis Tomko
5. Matt & Jeff Hardy
6. Paul London & Brian Kendrick
7. Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch
8. Masato Yoshino & Naruki Dio
9. KENTA & Taiji Ishimori
10. Ricky Marvin & Kotaro Suzaki
Most Improved
1. MVP (305) - 1,966
2. Claudio Castagnoli (34) - 564
3. Tomko
4. Takeshi Morishiam
5. Candice Michelle
6. Jeff Hardy
7. Umaga
8. John Cena
9. Hirooki Goto
10. Batista
Best on Interviews
1. John Cena (151) - 1,243
2. Santino Marella (133) - 1,208
3. Edge
4. Quinton Jackson
5. Larry Sweeny
6. Christian Cage
7. Frank Shamrock
8. Tito Ortiz
9. Mr. Kennedy
10. Ric Flair
Most Charismatic
1. John Cena (358) - 2,447
2. Quinton Jacklson (158) - 1,491
3. Ciberetico
4. Randy Couture
5. Shawn Michaels
6. Tito Ortiz
7. Mistico
8. Edge
9. Jeff Hardy
10. Forrest Griffin
best Technical Wrestler
1. Bryan Danielson (529) - 2,928
2. Nigel McGuiness (15) - 784
3. Yuji Nagata
4. Fit Finlay
5. KENTA
6. Kurt Angle
7. Naomichi Marufuji
8. Mike Quackenbush
9. Shawn Michaels
10. Samoa Joe
Brusier Brody Best Brawler Award
1. Takeshi Morishima (157) - 1,464
2. Umaga (101) - 1,199
3. Samoa Joe (115) - 1,129
4. Fit Finlay
5. Necro Butcher
6. Togi Makabe
7. John Cena
8. Abyss
9. Undertaker
10. Rhyno
Best Flying Wrestler
1. Mistico (162) - 1,394
2. Ricky Marvin
3. Jack Evans
4. AJ Styles
5. Pac
6. Matt Sydal
7. Jeff Hardy
8. Matt Cross
9. Dragon Kid
10. Rey Mysterio jr.
Most Overrated
1. Giant Khali (187) - 1,210
2. Mr. Kennedy (80) - 586
3. HHH
4. Bobby Lashley
5. Batista
6. Big Daddy V
7. Randy Orton
8. Kurt Angle
9. Kevin Nash
10. Mistuharu Misawa
Most Underrated
1. Shelton Benjamin (98) - 735
2. Jamie Noble
3. Paul London
4. Alex Shelly
5. William Regal
6. Brian Kendrick
7. Matt Hardy
8. Go Shiozaki
9. AJ Styles
10. Christopher Daniels
Promotion of the Year
1. UFC (280) - 2,479
2. ROH
3. WWE
4. NOAH
5. AAA
6. CMLL
7. New Japan
8. Dragon Gate
9. Strikeforce
10. TNA
Best Weekly TV Show
1. The Ultimate Fighter (390) - 2,463
2. WWE RAW
3. WWE Smackdown
4. AAA
5. CMLL
6. Wrestling Society X
7. NOAH
8. Inside MMA
9 & 10. Bodog Fight Costa Rica & TNA Impact (tie)
Worked Match of the year:
1. Bryan Danielson Vs. Takeshi Morishima (8/25) (118) - 1,199
2. KENTA & Taiji Ishimori Vs. Kota Ibushi & Naomichi marufuji (7/15) (131) - 1,108
3. Bryan Danielson Vs. Nigel McGuiness (6/9) - (146) - 1,061
4. John Cena Vs. Shawn Michaels (4/23) (74) - 809 pts.
5. John Cena Vs. Umaga (1/28) (46) - 458 pts.
6. Briscoes Vs. Kevin Steen & El Generico (9/15) (28) - 403 pts.
7. John Cena Vs. Shawn Michaels Vs. Edge Vs. Randy Orton (4/29) (26) - 280 pts.
8. Cima, Shingo Takagi & Susuma Yokosuka Vs. Dragon Kid, Ryo Saito & Masaaki Mochizuki (No Date given, ROH match?) (45) 267 pts.
9. Hiroshi Tanahashi Vs. Hirooki Goto (11/11) (2) - 212 pts.
10. Hiroshi Tanahasi Vs. Yuji Nagata (4/13) - (1) - 196 pts.
11. Bryan Danielson Vs. Takeshi Morishima (9/15) - 184 pts.
12. Undertaker Vs. Batista (4/1) - 173 pts.
13. John Cena Vs. Shawn Michaels (4/1) - 167 pts.
14. BJ Whitmer Vs. Jimmy Jacobs (3/31) - 127 pts.
15. Briscoes Vs. Ricky marvin & Kotaro Suzuki (1/21) - 125 pts.
16. Takeshi Morishima Vs. Claudio Castragnoli (8/10) - 119 pts.
17. Chris Harris Vs. James Storm (5/13) - 96 pts.
18. Briscoes Vs. Claudio Castragnoli & Matt Sydal (5/12) - 88 pts
19. Kurt Angle Vs. Samoa Joe (12/10/06) - 67 pts
Shoot Match of the year
1. Randy Couture Vs. Tim Silvia (3/3) (202) - 1,453
2. Nick Diaz Vs. Takanori Gomi (2/24)
3. Tyson Griffin Vs. Clay Guida (6/16)
4. Frank Shamrock Vs. Phil Baroni (6/22)
5. Frank Edgar Vs. Tyson Griffin (2/3)
6. Chris Horodecki Vs. Shad Lierley (6/1)
7. Forrest Griffin Vs. Maruricio Rua (9/22)
8. Quinton Jackson Vs. Chuck Lidell (5/26)
9. Quinton Jackson Vs. Dan Henderson (9/8)
10. Steve berger Vs. Piotr Jackacynski (No date Given, Costa Rica)
Rookie of the year
1. Eric Stevens (106) - 756
2. Joe Doering (88) - 752
3. Tim Donst
4. La Sombra
5. Cyber Kong
6. Ted DiBiase Jr.
7. Ted McNailer
8. Lince Dorado
9. Seiya Sanada
10. Bobby Dempsey
Best Non-Wrestler
1. Larry Sweeney (382) - 2,269
2. Vince McMahon (97) - 847
3. Jim Cornette
4. Jim Mitchell
5. William Regal
6. Sharmell
7. Karen Angle
8. Lacey
9. Armando Estrada
10. Generalissimo Takada
Best Television Announcer
1. Jim Ross (325) - 2,257
2. JBL (184) - 1,609
3. Joe Rogan
4. Mauro Ranallo
5. Mike Goldberg
6. Dave Prazak
7. Frank Mir
8. Mike Teney
9. Joey Styles
10. Kenny Bolin
Worst Television Announcer
1. Don West (269) - 2,204
2. Micheal Cole (116) - 1,130
3. Johnathan Coachman
4. Todd Grisham
5. Mike Teney
6. Jerry Lawler
7. Col. Bob Sheridan
8. Joey Styles
9. Taz
10. Leticia Cline
Best Major Wrestling Show
1. ROH Man Up (188) - 1,296
2. WWE Wrestlemania (133) - 1,138
3. Pride 2nd Coming
4. ROH Driven
5. Pride Otoko Matsuri
6. Strikeforce/EXC Judgement Day
7. WWE Backlash
8. UFC 68
9. UFC 66
10. UFC 76
Worst Major Wrestling Show
1. WWE/ECW December to Disremember (12/3/06) - 298 pts.
2. TNA Lockdown
3. WWE Unforgiven
4. TNA Hard Justice
5. UFC 78
6. TNA Victory Road
7. TNA Final Resolution
8. WWE Jugement Day
Best Wrestling Maneuver
1. KENTA's Go To Sleep - 98 pts.
2. Randy Orton's running soccer kick
3. Petey Williams Canadian Destroyer
4. Bryan Danielson's Cattle Mutilation
5. Matt Sydal's shooting Star press
6. Bryan Danielson's elbows
7. Samoa Joe's muscle buster
8. Takeshi Morishima's backdrop driver
9. CM Punks Go To Sleep
10. Shawn Michaels' superkick
Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic
1. TNA Signing Pacman Jones/Making it Rain - 317 pts.
2. Vince McMahon's death
3. WWE's entire handling of post-benoit re: Steriods
4. Hornswoggle as Vince's illegitament son
5. Giant Khali as World Champion
6. WWE doing Benoit tribute show
Worst Television Show
1. TNA Impact - 476 pts
2. WWE/ECW - 122
3. WWE RAW
4. Wrestling Society X
5. WWE Heat
6. IFL Battleground
Worst Feud of the Year
1. Kane Vs. Big Daddy V - 204 pts
2. VKM Vs. Christy Hemme - 121
3. Eric Young Vs. Robert Roode
4. Batista Vs. Giant Khali
5. Vince McMahon Vs. Bobby Lashley
6. Layla Vs. Kelly Kelly
7. Kane Vs. Giant Khali
8. Cody Rhodes Vs. Bob Holly
9. Abyss Vs. Black Reign
10. WWE Vs. Honesty & John Cena Vs. Giant Khali (TIE)
Worst Match of the Year
1. Chris Harris Vs. James Storm (Blindfold match - 4/15) - 149 pts
2. Fake Donald Trump Vs. Fake Rosie O'Donell (1/8) - 119
3. Giant Khali Vs. Kane (4/1)
4. Giant Khali Vs. Horsnwoggle (11/17)
5. Layla Vs. Kelly Kelly (11/27)
6. Monsters Battle Royal Kane Vs. Giant Khali Vs. Mark Henry (10/30)
7. Big Daddy V. Vs. Boogyman (9/18)
8. Kane Vs. Mark Henry (6/3)
9. Chrsity Hemme Vs. Fat Oily Guy (2/11)
10. Giant Khali Vs. Batista (10/7)
Worst Promotion of the year
1. TNA - 520 pts
2. WWE - 42 pts
3. IFL
4. All-Japan
5. AAA
6. IWA Puerto Rico
Best Booker
1. Gabe Sapolsky - 495 pts.
2. Joe Silva - 128
3. Riki Choshu
4. Michael Hayes
5. Dorian Roidan
6. Vince McMahon
Promoter of the year
1. Dana White - 412 pts
2. Vince mcMahon - 113
3. Cary Siikin
4. Joachim Roldan
5. Paco Alonso
Best Gimmick
1. Santino Marella - 344 pts.
2. Black Machismo Jay Lethal - 52
3. MVP
4. Festus
5. Takeshi Morishima
6. Matt Classic
7. Delirious
8. King Booker
9. Chris Hero
10. Awesome Kong
Worst Gimmick
1. Black Reign - 203 pts
2. Horswoggle McMahon - 88
3. Pacman Jones
4. Big Daddy V
5. Jillian Hall singing
6. VKM
7. Abyss
8. Fat Oiley Guy
9. Boogyman
10. HG & Giant Khali (TIE)
Best Pro Wrestling Book
1. Hitman by Bret Hart - 266 pts
2. A Lion's Tale by Chris Jericho - 237
3. Brody Vs. Larry Matysik
4. Hardcore Diaries by Mick Foley
5. NWA by Tim Hornbacker
6. Lucha Loco by Malcom Venville
7. Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Heels by Oliver/Johnson
Best Pro Wrestling DVD
1. Ric Flair and the Four Horsemen - 332 pts
2. History of the AWA - 73
3. The Ladder matches
4. Shawn Michaels: Heartbreak & Triumph
5. The New and Improved DX
JaytheGamefan
CAGiversary!
- Feedback
- 1 (100%)
Those are from the issue I got today, and it's a damn good issue, although some of the feedback from Dave about the category winners was a bit lean (like one sentence for Santino).
Edit - Here's the issue - http://www.sendspace.com/file/bd3w6t
Edit - Here's the issue - http://www.sendspace.com/file/bd3w6t
JaytheGamefan
CAGiversary!
- Feedback
- 1 (100%)
Nope, I got the hard copy of the issue today (although I do have some e-mailed issues, which are bonuses with some Observer subscriptions).
Here's the full list with the number of votes listed.
http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2746735
http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2746735
bread's done