Weekly Wrestling Thread Oct 12-18 | 10/18 TNA Bound For Glory - Sting vs AJ Styles, Joe vs Lashley

[4wrestling]

Maybe one bright spot for Raw, unless she's in this stupid Divas trade....

--Maryse is scheduled to return imminently to television.

 

[CHICHAN]

Miz and Morrison, nice nice.

 

[jordan44]

who woulda thought when they split up morrison and miz that the miz woulda been the one to breakout first

 

[illoquent aka dsk]

I called it last week...I knew the reason they put the title on Miz now was so he could face Morrison at BR. That match should be good but I doubt they'llgive it time.

 

[nyknicks20]

^Nostradamus!!!

 

[illoquent aka dsk]

^

*pats myself on the back*

EDIT: Snoop next week

 

[4wrestling]

The only argument you need to know that Cena sucks is that he wears jorts.

 

[hellaones]

its gonna be so touch to not look @ spoilers 2morrow to see who team SD will consist of.

on 2nd thought

@ what team SD will could be.

taker, punk, tista, mysterio, & morrison already have matches so that leaves jerishow, ziggler, r-truth, a member of hart dynasty, a member of CT, apossibility of knox or khali

 

[D Fly]

Originally Posted by funkdoctor73

Originally Posted by Mr DragonFly Jones

Wow, Maria got a donk.

which??/

Angel

The one not loved by 4w.


shots fired.

 

[jordan44]

its too bad they killed the swagger orton had coming into 2009 can you imagine the swagger he would have now had hgh not felt the need to pad his ego byburying orton

 

[4wrestling]

There's no reason they have to fight. If they were a team, why wouldn't they just walk out?

 

[4wrestling]

MNF... I should have watched the entire time.

 

[jordan44]

cena vs hgh like weve never seen that before

 

[4wrestling]

Silicon Valley's MercuryNews.com has an article that looks at WWE's transition from TV-14 programming to TV-PG, with quotes from WWE Chairman Vince McMahon.

McMahon explains that desepite the success WWE saw during the edgy Attitude era, the time was right to shift towards more family friendly programming. "We just followed our audience and tried to listen to them," McMahon said. "It's a more sophisticated product. It's just the right move business-wise, but more specifically the right move in terms of reaching our audience."

Since going PG, WWE has picked up a number of new sponsorships, including Pepsi, 7-Eleven stores, Mattel toys and the Army National Guard.

Vince also said by toning down WWE's programming, they are moving farther away from being in direct competition with mixed martial arts. "You really can't compete with that," he said. "Why not deliver a more sophisticated product and not go to those extremes? If the audience wants those extremes, they know where to go and how to get it."

The article also notes that singer Ozzy Osbourne will be hosting Raw this fall.

 

[therenegade23]

Maybe Ted will be out of Legacy?

 

[retrogearsolid]

Originally Posted by iLLoQuent aka DSK

^

*pats myself on the back*

EDIT: Snoop next week

Play that Barry Horrowitz theme music.

 

[lazy b]

Originally Posted by 4wrestling

Silicon Valley's MercuryNews.com has an article that looks at WWE's transition from TV-14 programming to TV-PG, with quotes from WWE Chairman Vince McMahon.

McMahon explains that desepite the success WWE saw during the edgy Attitude era, the time was right to shift towards more family friendly programming. "We just followed our audience and tried to listen to them," McMahon said. "It's a more sophisticated product. It's just the right move business-wise, but more specifically the right move in terms of reaching our audience."

Since going PG, WWE has picked up a number of new sponsorships, including Pepsi, 7-Eleven stores, Mattel toys and the Army National Guard.

Vince also said by toning down WWE's programming, they are moving farther away from being in direct competition with mixed martial arts. "You really can't compete with that," he said. "Why not deliver a more sophisticated product and not go to those extremes? If the audience wants those extremes, they know where to go and how to get it."

The article also notes that singer Ozzy Osbourne will be hosting Raw this fall.

WWE won't last long with this viewpoint. Dumbing down your product is sophisticated? Vince McMahon is an $#%. No one ever said they were incompetition with MMA. If Dana White is the mastermind that people truly say he is, the UFC will have eclipsed the WWE in less than 3 years at the pace the E isheaded. Terrible justifications by McMahon.

 

[jpena0306]

sorry i don't watch WWE anymore like i used to...but it hasn't been the same since they called themself WWF and when the rock and mankind used to be atag-team

 

[mjmoney23]

UFC is a fad like wrestling was in the late 90s early 00s. Once the gimps and posers back off it will return to its normal level. Same with wrestling, the truefans will stick it out while the tools will wait for the next fad to come around.

 

[4wrestling]

Melina traded from Smackdown to Raw (announced on Raw)
Beth trade from Raw to Smackdown (announced on Raw)
Mickie James traded from Raw to SmackDown (announced on wwe.com)
Rosa Mendes traded from Raw to ECW (announced on wwe.com)
Brie & Nikki Bella traded from ECW to Raw (announced on wwe.com)
Eve traded from SmackDown to Raw (announced on wwe.com)

 

[maelstroom]

Looks like Raw team will be:

Spoiler

Spoiler

Spoiler [+]

Spoiler

DX, Cody Rhodes, Jack Swagger, Big Show, Mark Henry, and Kofi Kingston
Shouldve been DX, Mark Henry, MVP, Kofi Kingston, Evan Bourne, and Jack Swagger imo, with Legacy vs Hart Dynasty

As for Smackdown, Big Show isnt with Jericho

It shouldve been Jerishow, Ziggler, Matt Hardy, Cryme Tyme, Finlay imo

 

[maelstroom]

Originally Posted by 4wrestling

Melina traded from Smackdown to Raw (announced on Raw)
Beth trade from Raw to Smackdown (announced on Raw)
Mickie James traded from Raw to SmackDown (announced on wwe.com)
Rosa Mendes traded from Raw to ECW (announced on wwe.com)
Brie & Nikki Bella traded from ECW to Raw (announced on wwe.com)
Eve traded from SmackDown to Raw (announced on wwe.com)

So Raw buries Bourne from ECW in the last trade and now they get these divas?

 

[D Fly]

Mickie & Layla on the same show again....

 

[4wrestling]

Originally Posted by mjmoney23

UFC is a fad like wrestling was in the late 90s early 00s. Once the gimps and posers back off it will return to its normal level. Same with wrestling, the true fans will stick it out while the tools will wait for the next fad to come around.

While UFC may not be able to maintain this high level of popularity forever, I disagree that it's a fad. UFC/MMA is a sport. WWE is sportsentertainment. UFC doesn't have to rely on writers to be entertaining. UFC is entertaining because of the fighters themselves. Plus, you have maybe adud UFC PPV 1 out of every 10, whereas having a dud WWE PPV is a total crapshoot.

 

[4wrestling]

Kurt Angle will be starring in another independent movie, titled "River of Darkness." The tagline for the film says, "You Can't Arrest the Dead." Set to be released some time next year on DVD, the synopsis at DreadCentral.com reads: Unspeakable evil has fallen on a quiet river town. Sheriff Logan [Angle] is thrust into a chilling nightmare of death and mayhem that paralyzes the town. He then learns of the community's seedy past and the evil that has risen from purgatory to exact revenge on the town. He is confronted by the spirits of old river squatters, "The Jacobs Boys," who possess the very essence of evil. The zombie Jacobs boys will be played by Kevin Nash and Psycho Sid Vicious. The movie will also feature an appearance by Ray Lloyd, better known to WCW fans as Glacier.