Board 8 > All-Purpose Wrestling Topic 397: Make TNA Great Again

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DeathChicken posted...

For the most part announcer alignments are pretty well defined just by how things work. You want a face as the play by play straight man and a heel as color because if your play by play is a heel, you wind up with Heel Michael Cole diverting all of the show's attention to himself while simultaneously s***ting on everything

Yeah

For as much hate as Cole got I could actually see it working if he wasn't also the presenter of the show and the shill guy.
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Jerry Lawler turned back heel and it was great with Mauro.
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Looking at Orton's pose in the fire*

Why has Orton's pose changed so much over the years? Have his shoulder injuries caused him to be unable to spread his arms out completely? It's now so far overhead, it is just weird now.
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Strife2 posted...

Looking at Orton's pose in the fire*

Why has Orton's pose changed so much over the years? Have his shoulder injuries caused him to be unable to spread his arms out completely? It's now so far overhead, it is just weird now.

His arms are like a clock and when they reach midnight, he retires.
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Fire Pro Wrestling is back
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It wasn't good but didn't Tazz technically heel turn in TNA
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voltch posted...

Fire Pro Wrestling is back

is it a real fire pro game this time or are we getting crappy avatar shovelware again
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eaedwards6400 posted...

It wasn't good but didn't Tazz technically heel turn in TNA

Tazz was a little different. It wasn't good, but it wasn't really bad either, because he didn't really change THAT much, and was only particularly heelish during A&8s matches.
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I feel like the right finish for Roman and Braun is for it to be a no contest because some huge spot incapacitates them both, but then they keep brawling
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Oh

Looks like Yoshi tatsu is in the running for worst match of the year.
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@Tom_Bombadil


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTjfkQlql2g
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That...looks exactly like Fire Pro Returns (granted it's Fire Pro so I wasn't really expecting a super graphical overhaul, but yeah)
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https://twitter.com/FightOwensFight/status/838119656535646209
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sold
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So...umm...

...The Broken Hardys just won the ROH Tag Team Titles
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Jakyl25 posted...

So...umm...

...The Broken Hardys just won the ROH Tag Team Titles

WWE will let them be ROH and NXT right? Or have they kind of put the kabosh on the whole dual promotion thing?
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LOL no

You have to be a lower level company than ROH for any hope of that
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Jakyl25 posted...

LOL no

You have to be a lower level company than ROH for any hope of that

:( was there a time, or am I just thinking of like Samoa Joe, after his ROH run.
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I wanna go back to that one time Jeff tried to work in ROH before, and tell those fans that well over a decade later, he'll get the biggest pop on the show when he wins a title there.
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Jukkie posted...

Jakyl25 posted...

LOL no

You have to be a lower level company than ROH for any hope of that

:( was there a time, or am I just thinking of like Samoa Joe, after his ROH run.

There was GONNA be a time

But then ROH got on Destination America and ended that deal after just one post-NXT-debut Joe match.
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I see, well I think the Hardys would go straight to the main roster anyway, especially with the WWE-style chants already in place. I dunno, I hope to see it. Really its the only TNA I have seen on a regular basis for a long time, and it's very entertaining. I have always liked Matt Hardy. Glad to see him rise above Jeff, for once at least.
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They're losing the titles on the Orlando Saturday show.
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Is it wrong that I have a weird urge to yell, "THEY DON'T WANT NONE" everywhere? I feel like I've been listening to AJ's theme too much lately.
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I figured the best way to debut the Hardys again would be since New Day are the Mania hosts to have them do an open challenge thing and have the Hardys accept

but it would work way better if New Day were heels
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Strife2 posted...

Is it wrong that I have a weird urge to yell, "THEY DON'T WANT NONE" everywhere? I feel like I've been listening to AJ's theme too much lately.

no
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but it would work way better if New Day were heels

I feel like right now, the Hardys could show up just about anywhere and get a face reaction against just about anybody.
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SmartMuffin posted...

but it would work way better if New Day were heels

I feel like right now, the Hardys could show up just about anywhere and get a face reaction against just about anybody.

They would

but it would still be better if new day were heels
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I mean the Hardys claimed to have signed contracts and yet Matt literally lists off the same dates they were going to be at anyway.
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saw a report that says hardys and bubba ray have signed with roh
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https://twitter.com/FightOwensFight/status/838510866710609920
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So I caught the end of Joe and Sami and the end of the tag match, missed Nia and Sasha

but uh, why are we having Cesaro and Jinder
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jinder and rusev broke up on preshow and argued

foley said "you guys want to fight, I'll put you in a best of 7 against each other

they both (and steph on speaker) said no at the same time

so foley said he'll find opponents for both of them to prove whos better
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This has been an average RAW so far
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average commercial free raw
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The show must have run really really short when they timed it out. I guess that means we're getting a squash in the main event.
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Austin Aries has a great package
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I... think Roman is wearing Kobes?

When did he stop the boots
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ScareChan posted...

So I caught the end of Joe and Sami and the end of the tag match, missed Nia and Sasha

but uh, why are we having Cesaro and Jinder

Cesaro/Jinder?

Really? Augh
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don't forget Handsome Rusev vs. Big Show
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seriously?
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lololol never have to care about Braun again
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I can accept Braun losing because he made 1 dumb mistake

don't make that 1 mistake next time and you got Reigns
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Well, now we know that Roman is the one that's going to beat the Goldberg/Lesnar winner for the belt. Way to completely waste all of that buildup for Braun.
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I'm failing to understand the point of building up Strowman as a monster for the last year for it to come to that
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to cement Reigns as the biggest heel on the roster for when he beats Taker
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davidponte posted...

I'm failing to understand the point of building up Strowman as a monster for the last year for it to come to that

The point was to build him up as part of a larger plan to build Roman up.

You know, like how literally everyone else in the company has been booked since the Reigns megapush began?
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https://imgur.com/fRPqK3M
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NBIceman posted...

davidponte posted...

I'm failing to understand the point of building up Strowman as a monster for the last year for it to come to that

The point was to build him up as part of a larger plan to build Roman up.

You know, like how literally everyone else in the company has been booked since the Reigns megapush began?

I naively thought that this time would be different
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davidponte posted...

NBIceman posted...

davidponte posted...

I'm failing to understand the point of building up Strowman as a monster for the last year for it to come to that

The point was to build him up as part of a larger plan to build Roman up.

You know, like how literally everyone else in the company has been booked since the Reigns megapush began?

I naively thought that this time would be different

I used to be the same way, but eventually I gave up and stopped watching.
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BRAUGGGHHHHH :(

Worst show
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