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Blast Fantasto
Sep 18, 2007

USAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Still miffed hours later. If you're trying to relaunch the promption, Josh Barnett would have made a great transitional champ.

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DarkstarIV
Apr 6, 2010

OFFICIAL RACIST
I miss the days when titles changed hands via lockboxes. Those were the unintentionally funny days. Also I miss Feast or Fired.

Skinty McEdger
Mar 9, 2008

I have NEVER received the respect I deserve as the leader and founder of The Masterflock, the internet's largest and oldest Christopher Masterpiece fan group in all of history, and I DEMAND that changes. From now on, you will respect Skinty McEdger!

Russo has got to be back, at least as an advisor. There's far too many of his terrible booking tells over the shows.

super macho dude
Aug 9, 2014


Well, when you got Dutch, Jarrett, Ryder, and Al Snow all stirring up the bookings pot, its going to be a pretty lovely soup.

bradzilla
Oct 15, 2004

When did Dutch get released by WWE

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


At the very least one decision made sense

Chris James 2 posted:

* Moose wins the Grand title over Drew Galloway by split decision

Galloway apparently still hasn't re-signed and his deal is up sometime next month

bradzilla posted:

When did Dutch get released by WWE

May 6. Went to Jarrett and GFW almost immediately

sticklefifer
Nov 11, 2003

by VideoGames

Blast Fantasto posted:

Still miffed hours later. If you're trying to relaunch the promption, Josh Barnett would have made a great transitional champ.

lol at anyone thinking this company will ever be salvaged and is still watching for anything but the trainwreck.

89
Feb 24, 2006

#worldchamps
I think TNA exists only to try to make you dislike wrestling.

flashy_mcflash
Feb 7, 2011

TNA has a "legit" MMA division with rounds and Josh Barnett and Bobby Lashley aren't in it, Moose and Drew Galloway are.

Gotta admit the actual feuds and matches on the shows sound interesting though.

oatgan
Jan 15, 2009

the tapings so far sound kinda fun but i'm still probably not going to tune in because i dont know what day and time tna is on without looking it up and i might have to spent several seconds finding pop tv in my cable package

Codependent Poster
Oct 20, 2003

oatgan posted:

the tapings so far sound kinda fun but i'm still probably not going to tune in because i dont know what day and time tna is on without looking it up and i might have to spent several seconds finding pop tv in my cable package

Pop TV is also in a higher tier package so most people don't even get it.

triplexpac
Mar 24, 2007

Suck it
Two tears in a bucket
And then another thing
I'm not the one they'll try their luck with
Hit hard like brass knuckles
See your face through the turnbuckle dude
I got no love for you
The way these spoilers are sounding it's impossible to tell when the new ownership took over, besides the fact that Dixie is gone.

If Russo was hired I bet they'd do a cool reboot episode at the very least. That's something he's good at.

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


Done taping till March. As of right now looks like Moose kicked Drew out of the company by taking his belt, and looks like the Hardys literally teleported out of the company as tag champs to be tag champs of Everywhere Else

Codependent Poster
Oct 20, 2003

I hope Drew goes to NXT and the Hardys go back to WWE.

Basic Chunnel
Sep 21, 2010

Jesus! Jesus Christ! Say his name! Jesus! Jesus! Come down now!

I hope the post-Rumble Smackdown has an Ascension match but the Broken Hardys come out as Konnor and Viktor and neither the absence of the originals or the Hardys' past are ever acknowledged

sticklefifer
Nov 11, 2003

by VideoGames

Basic Chunnel posted:

I hope the post-Rumble Smackdown has an Ascension match but the Broken Hardys come out as Konnor and Viktor and neither the absence of the originals or the Hardys' past are ever acknowledged

Nah, screw that. Ascension as the Broken Hardys bumbling lackeys would rule.

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


Mickie's backstage at SD

rovert
Jun 10, 2013
UK odds sorry. But Braun, Joe and Corbin as the top 3 favorites?

https://twitter.com/SoDuTw/status/823407948697374720

Feels Villeneuve
Oct 7, 2007

Setter is Better.
Hell I'm happy with two of those. Hope it's not the lazy TNA washout Samoa Joe.

DEAR RICHARD
Feb 5, 2009

IT'S TIME FOR MY TOOLS

Alain Post posted:

Hell I'm happy with two of those. Hope it's not the lazy TNA washout Samoa Joe.

it isn't

sticklefifer
Nov 11, 2003

by VideoGames
2017 is the Era of BRAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUNNNNNN :black101:

MacDougall
Apr 21, 2008

Definitely Australian
Braun is cool and all but ... I dunno he doesn't have the charisma or gimmick that a big dude needs to have to be a top tier main eventer. He still dresses like and acts like a Wyatt to me. I dunno, I don't buy him as a main eventer for some reason.

I suppose Big Show was just a big guy named Giant when he got over in WCW. But he has way more charisma than Braun.

Numero6
Oct 10, 2012

ここは地の果て 流されて俺
今日もさすらい 涙も涸れる
ブルーゲイル

MacDougall posted:

I suppose Big Show was just a big guy named Giant when he got over in WCW. But he has way more charisma than Braun.

He wasn't just a Giant! He was THE SON OF ANDRE!!

89
Feb 24, 2006

#worldchamps
Braun makes shopping for paper towels fun.

super macho dude
Aug 9, 2014


Numero6 posted:

He wasn't just a Giant! He was THE SON OF ANDRE!!

Giant was also doing dropkicks and other cool poo poo that no one expected to see a guy his size do early in the Nitro days.

Braun's ok, I guess. But he's still super green.

Professor Funk
Aug 4, 2008

WE ALL KNOW WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN
I'm not sure if this is legit or if it counts as potential Rumble spoilers, but Balor might actually be returning pending a medical test happening soon?

http://www.pwmania.com/latest-news-on-finn-balor-possibly-returning-at-wwe-royal-rumble

Edit: apparently he's in Birmingham.

http://411mania.com/wrestling/finn-balor-undergoing-medical-testing-this-week/

Professor Funk fucked around with this message at 01:14 on Jan 26, 2017

Gaz-L
Jan 28, 2009

Professor Funk posted:

I'm not sure if this is legit or if it counts as potential Rumble spoilers, but Balor might actually be returning pending a medical test happening soon?

http://www.pwmania.com/latest-news-on-finn-balor-possibly-returning-at-wwe-royal-rumble

Edit: apparently he's in Birmingham.

http://411mania.com/wrestling/finn-balor-undergoing-medical-testing-this-week/

If Balor's in, he's winning, otherwise there's no point to bringing him back early. And frankly, they may do it even if he's not actually ready because short of that, the only credible winners I can see who aren't already all but booked in non-title WM matches, are Joe and Braun.

Benne
Sep 2, 2011

STOP DOING HEROIN
Rumble odds don't mean anything yet, but here's the 5Dimes lines so far. It's always good for a laugh.

code:
Goldberg +275
Undertaker +275
Braun Strowman +350
Randy Orton +425
Finn Balor +500
Samoa Joe +575
Chris Jericho +1000
Brock Lesnar +1000
Sami Zayn +1700
John Cena +1800
The Miz +2000
Baron Corbin +2400
Bray Wyatt +2500
Shinsuke Nakamura +2800
AJ Styles +3000
Seth Rollins +3300
Roman Reigns +3300
Dean Ambrose +3300
Triple H +4000
Kevin Owens +4400
Kenny Omega +4500
Mojo Rawley +5000
Kurt Angle +5000
Dolph Ziggler +8000
Big Show +8000
Big Cass +8000
Rusev +8000
Austin Aries +8000
Shawn Michaels +8000
Jason Jordan +10000
Kane +10000
Karl Anderson +10000
Rich Swann +10000
Enzo Amore +10000
Hideo Itami +10000
Sheamus +10000
Bobby Roode +10000
CM Punk +10000
Chad Gable +10000
Doc Gallows +10000
Kofi Kingston +15000
Luke Harper +15000
The Rock +15000
Kalisto +20000
Erick Rowan +20000
Big E +20000
Neville +20000
Batista +20000
Brian Kendrick +20000
Shane McMahon +22500
TJ Perkins +25000
Zack Ryder +25000
Apollo Crews +25000
Curtis Axel +25000
Daniel Bryan +25000
Darren Young +25000
Fandango +25000
Goldust +25000
Heath Slater +25000
Jack Swagger +25000
Jey Uso +25000
Jimmy Uso +25000
Mark Henry +25000
R-Truth +25000
Ryback +25000
Tyler Breeze +25000
Shaquille O'Neal +25000
Shelton Benjamin +25000
Sin Cara +25000
Sting +25000
Steve Austin +25000
Bo Dallas +30000
Rhyno +30000
Hulk Hogan +35000
Conor McGregor +50000
Titus O'Neill +50000
Imagine being so low on the WWE totem pole that you're on the same odds level as Conor loving McGregor.

Also a fun game of "spot the guy not under WWE contract with better odds than Dolph Ziggler"

Benne fucked around with this message at 09:21 on Jan 26, 2017

rovert
Jun 10, 2013
Same as the UK odds Raw & Smackdown TV made Goldberg the new favourite over Braun while Corbin was greatly hurt by being held off broadcast TV this week.

Benne
Sep 2, 2011

STOP DOING HEROIN
I'm still scratching my head over Orton's high odds. He's been involved in this Wyatt thing for a long time, and when the blowoff comes I don't see how that needs a title or main event slot involved.

achillesforever6
Apr 23, 2012

psst you wanna do a communism?

Benne posted:

I'm still scratching my head over Orton's high odds. He's been involved in this Wyatt thing for a long time, and when the blowoff comes I don't see how that needs a title or main event slot involved.
In the Observer the theory is that Orton wins the Rumble, while Bray wins the title at Elimination Chamber, setting up the title match at mania

Under the vegetable
Nov 2, 2004

by Smythe

achillesforever6 posted:

In the Observer the theory is that Orton wins the Rumble, while Bray wins the title at Elimination Chamber, setting up the title match at mania

Yeah that's definitely the dumbest thing they could do so I can't wait to see it play out

Destroy My Sweater
Jul 24, 2009

An injured Zack Ryder has better odds than Titus.

Caesarian Sectarian
Oct 19, 2004

...

The Titus brand just isn't taking off like we'd hoped.

Gaz-L
Jan 28, 2009
Yeah, Dave has the WM card as:
Goldberg vs Lesnar
Reigns vs Undertaker
Jericho vs Owens
Orton vs Wyatt
HHH vs Rollins
Show vs Shaq
Charlotte vs Nia vs Bayley vs Sasha

With Cena/Joe and Shane/AJ as possible

Gaz-L fucked around with this message at 15:10 on Jan 26, 2017

Venomous
Nov 7, 2011





Nothing for Dean yet, eh? Christ.

Professor Funk
Aug 4, 2008

WE ALL KNOW WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN

Gaz-L posted:

Yeah, Dave has the WM card as:
Goldberg vs Lesnar
Reigns vs Undertaker
Jericho vs Owen
Orton vs Wyatt
HHH vs Rollins
Show vs Shaq
Charlotte vs Nia vs Bayley vs Sacha

With Cena/Joe and Shane/AJ as possible

This seems like the absolute worst direction they could go.

Vaguido
Feb 22, 2011

When the drug test comes back positive for performance enhancing drugs.

Venomous posted:

Nothing for Dean yet, eh? Christ.

Dean would be in the obligatory IC Title Ladder Match in this case.

Still, considering AJ and Dean carried the SD Live brand through the brand split, this would be a huge middle finger to both of them for all of the hard work they did.

Under the vegetable
Nov 2, 2004

by Smythe

Venomous posted:

Nothing for Dean yet, eh? Christ.

Dean sucks though.

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tao of lmao
Oct 9, 2005

Professor Funk posted:

This seems like the absolute worst direction they could go.

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