Re: The Wrestling Thread : Mon Jan 04, 2010 3:06 pm  

TNA have the stars, they have the talented undercard now if only they could get some decent booking they may be going somewhere. Booking Waltman, Hall & Bubba The Love Sponge is NOT the way forward. They will be lucky to draw higher than a 0.6 this evening.

WWE though are going the right way about this. Bret Hart alone will spike the rating at LEAST 1 point. Add to that the show being of PPV quality [DX vs Jerishow, Orton vs Kofi & A probable Women's Title Change. to name a few] TNA has no chance in hell of competing, Hogan or no Hogan.

TNA is still listed as a 2 hour show on Bravo this Saturday.

Re: The Wrestling Thread : Mon Jan 04, 2010 3:09 pm  

Roofaldo wrote:

I can't see Hart coming back as a heel.

I did read something interesting the other day (but it's probably all bull) but the long and short of it was that Hart knew about the screwjob in advance, he was going to WCW and he'd have less of a hassle with the move if it was seen that he left WWE on less than pleasant terms and that the whole thing has been a 12 year work. Like I say, it's probably bull, but it'd be crazy if it was true

The way Vince has been working the last few weeks, Bret will not be the heel. As for the whole worked shoot thing...this story has been knocking around for years. The only way this would seem plausable would be that it was a worked shoot for Bret to get the big Payday from WCW but went wrong when Owen died. Though I don't believe it. I think the Wrestling with Shadows thing was simply bret FEARING he was going to be screwed and wanting it documented.

Re: The Wrestling Thread : Mon Jan 04, 2010 7:00 pm  

I agree that TNA will still suffer, (despite getting Angelina back tonight - which I'll probably watch it later for that). They couldn't even sell out their big granddaddy event so having Hogan & his mates won't change anything.

Interesting the rumours being "mysteriously" let out about Kennedy, RVD, Jeff Hardy. Smacks of despiration.

Conversely I hope HBK mentions the "cowardly bald yellow dog" comment from Bret's book.

Re: The Wrestling Thread : Mon Jan 04, 2010 11:06 pm  

Watching both streams, the broadcasters are warning that they may go down as the numbers (2 hours before broadcast) are above WM numbers for both shows.

Re: The Wrestling Thread : Mon Jan 04, 2010 11:23 pm  

TNA isn't been shown complete in Britain, it's going to be a 2 hour edit not the full 3 hours.

Re: The Wrestling Thread : Mon Jan 04, 2010 11:29 pm  

http://www.lordsofpain.net/news/tna/5688.html Wow

http://www.lordsofpain.net/news/tna/5688.html Wow

Re: The Wrestling Thread : Mon Jan 04, 2010 11:51 pm  

The main event for TNA iMPACT Live is;

AJ Styles vs Kurt Angle for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.

Matt Morgan & Hernandez will also face Dr. Stevie and Raven earlier on in the show.

So 5 confirmed matches so far.

Re: The Wrestling Thread : Tue Jan 05, 2010 1:05 am  

Barbed Wire Massacre and Full Metal Mayhem matches also on the show.

Re: The Wrestling Thread : Tue Jan 05, 2010 1:16 am  

Jeff Hardy is in TNA attacking Homicide after Homicide attacked everyone with a baton in the Steel Asylum match.

Even though there were the rumours still good to see it actually happen. Shannon Moore also there backstage shown on camera high fiving Jeff.

Re: The Wrestling Thread : Tue Jan 05, 2010 1:29 am  

New Knockouts Champion - ODB

And RIC FLAIR has arrived.