Hulk Hogan Botches Promo During Last Night's Impact
According to Dave Meltzer, not only was Hogan supposed to say that the match between Sting and Bully Ray was a non-title match, he also said it was tonight, when it really was supposed to be for next week
http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/100-tna/32881-note-on-impacts-finish
AJ Styles Contract Update
AJ has reached a short-term deal that will take him just past the "Bound for Glory" PPV. TNA still hopes to sign him to a longer contract but it will come down to money.
http://pwinsider.com/article/79959/more-on-tnaaj-styles-big-name-not-at-impact-last-night.html?p=1
More WWE Developmental Name Changes
Samuray Sol will now go by Kalisto
Ryan Drago will now go by Simon Gotch
Credit Dave Meltzer, F4WOnline.com
Notes on WWE Tryout Camp
According to Dave Meltzer, there were 30 wrestlers in the camp and he was told that Eddie Edwards stood out more than anyone else, with his partner Davey Richards being the second best. Judges were Norman Smiley, Joey Matthews, Terry Taylor, Gerald Brisco, and William Regal.
Credit Dave Meltzer, F4WOnline.com
According to Dave Meltzer, not only was Hogan supposed to say that the match between Sting and Bully Ray was a non-title match, he also said it was tonight, when it really was supposed to be for next week
http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/100-tna/32881-note-on-impacts-finish
AJ Styles Contract Update
AJ has reached a short-term deal that will take him just past the "Bound for Glory" PPV. TNA still hopes to sign him to a longer contract but it will come down to money.
http://pwinsider.com/article/79959/more-on-tnaaj-styles-big-name-not-at-impact-last-night.html?p=1
More WWE Developmental Name Changes
Samuray Sol will now go by Kalisto
Ryan Drago will now go by Simon Gotch
Credit Dave Meltzer, F4WOnline.com
Notes on WWE Tryout Camp
According to Dave Meltzer, there were 30 wrestlers in the camp and he was told that Eddie Edwards stood out more than anyone else, with his partner Davey Richards being the second best. Judges were Norman Smiley, Joey Matthews, Terry Taylor, Gerald Brisco, and William Regal.
Credit Dave Meltzer, F4WOnline.com
Let's hear it for Richard David and Eddie.. um... Eddie Edwards.
ReplyDeleteI guess he's immune.
If they have a Simon Gotch, how about Harley Hackenschmidt?
ReplyDeleteHogan fail English?!? That's unpossible!
ReplyDeleteRyan Drago is an outstanding name. Simon Gotch is not.
ReplyDeleteI know it's only a short term deal, but I am happy that Styles will remain with TNA. Just wouldn't feel right if he was not there anymore.
ReplyDeleteBefore too long there won't be a there to remain in.
ReplyDeleteNot to threadjack but I've been listening to the Stone Cold podcast with Ric Flair and does anyone else think there's like an 85% chance that Harley Race or one of those old school hard asses from the territorial days killed someone? Not in the ring, but in a bar fight or to settle a bet?
ReplyDeleteEddie Race?
ReplyDeleteI tend to stay out of the prediction business of when or if something does fold or not. That's never been my thing.
ReplyDeleteOf the Wolves I think Eddie is the much better bet for stardom in WWE. I always liked Eddie and think he's evolved and improved as a worker while Davey stagnated and seemed to fall heavily into his faults. By the way, when did Davey fall off as a worker? Because it seems like it happened right after he won the title.
ReplyDeleteI came here to say the same thing; change his first name if you ABSOLUTELY have to have some kind of trademark thing but the name Drago is gold! I don't even know what the guy looks like but if he doesn't riff on Rocky movies, they're missing the money train.
ReplyDeleteOh, nm, I just looked him up and I understand why all of this is happening...
ReplyDeleteYeah I googled and now I understand. But Drago is still vastly superior.
ReplyDeleteEdward Edwardson?
ReplyDeleteOh man, I'm terrible at predicting who's going to be big stars. I would have guessed Chris Hero would have been a bigger star in the WWE right now than Cesaro.
ReplyDeleteHogan botching a promo makes me smile, dude. Remember when he was the right gay at the wrong time who fought a rock? LET ME SAY ONE MORE TIME, BROTHER!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA2BQXwlOOE&t=1m32s
Maybe he's Khal Drogo's cousin.
ReplyDeleteHogan: Yeah, he was all over the place there. Sometimes you just get too hyped up, brother.
ReplyDeleteStyles: So he's making the final four... possibly winning the series... and then?
Name Changes: (yawns)
Tryout Camp: This one time at band camp... oh wait, Patterson's hasn't been there in years. Carry on.
I'll go 98% likely.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately (I'm a huge fan of Styles, in my personal top five), I kinda doubt he wins the series now due to the contract status. I just hope and pray it's Aries instead of freaking Hardy.
ReplyDeleteI saw Davey work last April against Elgin and he was very impressive.
ReplyDeleteSame here.
ReplyDeleteAries would be my choice too, since he's the guy that still MAYBE has chance for breakout potential if they give him a strong face run as champ.
Hardy, on the other hand though, is the only one who makes sense as having an actual beef with Bully Ray.
Completely forgot about that. Was that MOTY for the US? I was more thinking of his match with London and his lackluster run with the title (which was admittedly as much to blame on him not having great opponents, but still).
ReplyDeleteYup, looks like a Gotch.
ReplyDelete'Judges were Norman Smiley, Joey Matthews, Terry Taylor, Gerry Brisco and William Regal'.
ReplyDeleteDid Joey Matthews judge how much milk the successful wrestlers took in their coffee (in Smiley and Regal's case tea)?
That was an awesome interview. I loved when Flair was talking about taking a clothesline from Stan Hansen "back when a clothesline was really a clothesline." He could do a 50 hour podcast with Flair and I don't think it would ever get boring.
ReplyDeleteI would absolutely listen to "Rambling Ric Flair's Road Stories" on a weekly basis. For the shots to the head and amount of alcohol Flair has consumed his memory is amazing.
ReplyDeleteStew Thesz?
ReplyDeleteMan, nobody even covered the biggest news of the day.. BOLA starts tonight.. I've got Elgin going over Strong in the finals..
ReplyDeleteTrue, but they've already gone to the Hardy-Bully well way too many times. Plus Jeff's just stale as dirt, and I never particularly liked him to begin with.
ReplyDeleteAh well, I'm pretty resigned to the thought that they're gonna make BFG another Jeff showcase.
Earl "Choker" Lewis?
ReplyDeletePlus, who is going to get the Gotch reference?
ReplyDeleteMankind = Mickey O'Rourke
ReplyDeleteKane = Matt Calloway
Val Venis = Shawn Peters
Ken Shamrock = Kenny White
Dudley Boys = Patrick and Fred Dudley
X-Pac = Tim Walters
Test = Andrew Martin
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ReplyDeletehow old is eddie edwards? dude's wiki page contains no information.
ReplyDeleteHigher than 85%.
ReplyDeleteGlad we got the reigned in Flair talking about 70s and 80s guys he likes instead of burying the 90s guys he hates. He started heading down that road and got redirected.
Still trying to figure out the purpose of the Tim White interview.
Richie Davidson and Edward Escalade?
ReplyDeleteThat rattlesnake story about Harley Race?
ReplyDeleteWas it Harley who slapped Jumbo Tsuruta in the face? Jesus.
Tim was Andre The Giant and later Shawn Michaels' handler so it was figured that Tim would have a lot of stories to tell given that Tim was around both guys when they were at their self-destructive low points.
ReplyDeleteI mark for the Tim Factor.
ReplyDeleteIt was pretty close to unlistenable.
ReplyDeleteWill Cesaro's finisher now be called the Drago Style Neutralizer?
ReplyDeleteYeah, it was pretty dull. Again, I maintain that Austin needs to get Dusty on the show. That would be anything but dull.
ReplyDeleteAs long as Vince gets a kick out of it, everyone is happy.
ReplyDeleteI think that WWE road agents could really reign in Davey and make him have great matches personally. The tools are there, he's just missing the head stuff.
ReplyDeleteI mean, look at Kurt Angle in WWE and Kurt Angle out of WWE. Or RVD y'know?
I wouldn't be surprised if one of the Fargos killed someone. According to legend, they used to pull guns on each other quite a bit and shoot at each other with blanks. Not a stretch that they'd shoot someone.
ReplyDeleteDon't you mean Ramblin Ricky Rhodes' Road Stories?
ReplyDeleteNed "The Head" Ryerson
ReplyDeleteChris Benoit = Weights Hangbelt
ReplyDeleteThat took me a second.
ReplyDeleteHopefully, I don't think Davey's worthless. He had the second best match in the US in 2011 and the best in 2012.
ReplyDeletePlus, the WWE developmental system has been great. I'm a much bigger fan of Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, and Antonio Cesaro than I ever was of Tyler Black, Jon Moxley, and Claudio Castignoli.
I love when he does impressions of Dusty. I'm listening to the Jay Mohr episode now and crack up whenever Mohr does it as well.
ReplyDeleteI was going with Kevin Seconds
ReplyDeleteI like it. Sounds like one of those wacky Japanese finishers.
ReplyDeleteDRAGOOOO STYYYYLE NEUUUUUUUUUUTRALIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIZAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH
I'd like to see him with a manager so he doesn't have to talk, and perhaps some sit-down time with AA would be good for him. Either way, NO TALKY.
ReplyDeleteEdward Man Smith and Dynamite Kid II
ReplyDeleteIt actually doesn't sound bad!
ReplyDeleteBenoit: Well Hung
ReplyDeleteWWE to rename Edwards and Richards Pendleton Shanksby and Cosgrove Billingsworth
ReplyDeleteBlue Bloods 2.0 for the win.
ReplyDeleteRandy Savage = Johnny Carcrash
ReplyDeleteWould WWE have the balls/pay the royalties to rename Kyle O'Reilly?
ReplyDeleteYeah, people may shit on WWE style. But I really do think it works.
ReplyDeleteHe's got a good amount of charisma, but whenever he talks he just kills it. Let him be a silent assassin type guy.
ReplyDeleteThe problem is there's such a dearth of managers they'd have to bring in someone to do it. He and Edwards definitely aren't Heyman guys unless being used short-term and while having Zeb manage the American Wolves sounds good, they're also not his traditional rasslin' deal. That's pretty much the list of traditional managers, unless...
ReplyDeleteAJ. A girl needs her attack dogs.
Also claims his real name is actually Eddie Edwards, which I don't buy. The man is a mystery wrapped in an enigma wrapped in red spandex.
ReplyDeleteFrankie Familicide
ReplyDeleteSounds like a real mark for himself.
ReplyDeleteAJ wouldn't be a bad choice, but I'd much rather use her to save female wrestling than prop up two RoHbots. Give 'em Dutch or Cornette or Heyman.
ReplyDeleteMike Awesome=Suicide
ReplyDeleteIt will break you!
ReplyDeleteI think Stryker could work for these guys, actually, since he'd be a relatively fresh voice on the managerial side.
ReplyDeleteStriker. Matt Stryker was a RoH goon.
ReplyDeleteMy bad!
ReplyDeleteFor me, I really stopped caring for his work a month or so after he won the title. His match with Eddie at BITW was awesome. Then he stagnated for me. His work became boring. I think Final Battle 2011 was the final nail. The rematch with Eddie and I got halfway through before I had to stop.
ReplyDeleteAustralian Matt Silva is now Buddy Murphy. Really.
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