Random TNA Bullshit Vol. 2

[BruiserBrody]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1653844299048427523

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Remember when Punk chose WWE over TNA because TNA wouldn't let him debut in a Broadway with Joe on ppv? Great times.

Where do you think not seeing CM Punk as a main event talent in 2005 rank amongst TNA’s biggest regrets?

Like I don’t think it alters the course of wrestling history cause LOLTNA but having Punk in his prime in TNA during TNA’s best era would have produced a lot of damn damn good wrestling. Cc @Laz

At the very least, I wish we could have seen a CM Punk Vs Big Poppa Pump promo segment…

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

Punk in TNA would've gone about as well as every other big name indie talent in TNA: some great matches and moments from 2005-2006, and then horribly misused (aside from the inevitable programs with Angle) before they left for greener pastures.

 

[Valeyard]

All that but with more drama. It isn't like Punk would've suffered all that shit with a smile like Storm or Styles did. It'd be a vocal, dramatic series of events that would make TNA look like TNA and Punk look like Punk. No way he and Dixie stay cool and his self-awarded status as locker room leader would cause so many problems with the old guard that it'd be wonderful. Then he leaves the business when Hogan takes over because Hogan doesn't see him as a top guy, WWE isn't quite where they'd bring him in to his satisfaction, and I don't see him having the patience to be a NJPW exclusive until that time came.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1657958989441961984

It's still kind of crazy Hogan wrestled his last matches (I hope) in Impact Wrestling.

I feel like an entire book could be written about Hogan in Impact and how horrible it was. This seems like it was one of the rare times during the run when it almost, sort of worked.

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

I maintain that Bischoff's guitar jam to open Impact was actually fucking great

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

I feel like bringing in Hogan and Bischoff in and of itself is not the terrible idea. Even having them as major onscreen characters in the early 2010s is not the worst idea. Bringing them and giving them a similar level of creative control that they did in the ‘90s? Not so good, Al.

I don’t think they were humbled enough to just be a part of the team until after this Impact run bombed

 

[Valeyard]

I'm not sure Bischoff is humbled by much.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Maybe if him and Patrick Ewing ever swapped partners at the Gold Club.

Funny thing about Bischoff is he is eager to admit that he was a part of a lot of really dumb stuff in pro wrestling but never takes responsibility for any of it. I guess that’s running a wrestling promotion for you.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1662800867718750208

Nash is the man.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1664081719081746433

Maybe this should go in the horny jail thread.

 

[Valeyard]

Nah that's not Hernandez.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Booker T: "I'm Actually Ashamed Of Myself For Some Of The Stuff I Did In TNA" | Fightful News

It only took two weeks for Booker T to lose his motivation in TNA.

www.fightful.com

Oh we know Booker.

 

[Valeyard]

Because I drift nowadays into old threads, I just wanna recognize these:

Something Impressive About TNA

Something that TNA does impresses me. I was thinking about this, and as a fan, I like that they explain loopholes. Now mind you, I know that they don't always do it, but I like that they explain why Daffney was dressing up as The Gov., or how Hernandez gets to keep his Title shot. It's not going...

culturecrossfire.com

lol

Impact Spoilers for 2/18

Some of the major wackiness in bold Awesome Kong and TNA settled their issues, at least enough that she was wrestling on tonight's show in an Xpolsion match as Kong & Hamada beat The Beautiful People to keep the tag titles For Thursday's show: Show opens with a Pope promo, talking about his...

culturecrossfire.com

The iconic "Abyss gets the magic ring" taping.

All kinds of new talent in TNA post Lockdown (apparently)

Both the observer site and PWInsider reported that Paul London and the Amazing Red are set to come back in as a tag team. PWInsider just reported that Trevor Murdoch just debuted on the ongoing tapings. They both also reported that Sarah Stock is (finally) backstage and could be debuting at...

culturecrossfire.com

I don't remember the story of Red and London coming in as a team at all. Also people here really liked Trevor Murdoch enough to think he could be a breakout star.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Episode 110: The Asylum Turns on Jeff (May 2003) - My World with Jeff Jarrett

This week on My World, Jeff and Conrad look 20 years into the past at May 2003 in TNA! Topics include the approach of the one-year anniversary, CM Punk's debut, Glen Gilberti in a featured spot, tensions behind the scenes, early plans to bring in Sting, and MUCH more! Special thanks to this...

pca.st

Now this is a Conrad podcast I will tune into. Finally we will get the lowdown on the thought process behind Disco Inferno: main eventer, @Laz .

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

I maintain that it wasn't a bad idea for a short-term angle, which is what it was. He was also jobbed out appropriately.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Oh crap. Since CM Punk is involved, Conrad will find a way to shoe horn in 45 minutes of current AEW talk and Jeff proselytizing about how Punk in AEW will work this time dammit. Gag.

 

[Valeyard]

If the Gilberti push wasn't directly after Raven getting straight entombed and with no other major feud on the horizon, I'd try to defend it, but I seriously can't see anything positive that happened. If you add it into Styles becoming the worst booked champion of all time right after (and Russo coming back as a character), it's all the worse.

I will say that if TNA had a proper midcard title and Disco got that push it doesn't fail half as hard.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1672620803966263297

Can’t cater to Brody when Brody doesn’t watch TNA.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

I fired up the first PPV for a minute. You never get a second chance to make a first impression. TNA opening up their first PPV with a hastily put together legends segment (cause an obese man broke the ring in the dark match) followed by your three top stars complaining about how stupid the main event is followed by an angry midget promo really kind of sealed the LOLTNA reputation, didn’t it?


At least, Goldilocks looked the hottest she had ever been. Wa wa wee wa.

 

[Valeyard]

I mean you gotta start somewhere.

The opening bitching about the gauntlet match wouldn't be that bad if everyone didn't know one of the guys complaining owned the company and could just put the belt on himself. That was always a big problem and ruined a lot of suspension of disbelief.

Early AEW had BDSM Dark Order, Sammy dressed as a panda, and Brandi stealing people's hair for no reason. I accept midgets and Johnsons as early growing pains.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Yeah but AEW didn’t lead off with those shitty things!

I did get pop for Scott Hall wearing a t shirt for the Landing Strip, a strip club near the Detroit Metro Airport. Again really selling this as an important night in wrestling history.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02CPup7KQjrrJS5zmhqm2k7v3N4cgMTMSMrMPs9kUAtua65qzcbSDKxfLM7VALUVR2l&id=100044673144208

 

[Valeyard]

Abyss is a very ugly man.

 

[Epic for the Summer]

FINALLY

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1685041119258656772

PIG deserved better

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

And now from the “Well, it could’ve seemed like a big deal at the time!” Files

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1686225491114831872

 

[Valeyard]

Wes Brisco is an AEW signing that hasn't happened yet.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1686844687540269056

From the autograph signing after TNA’s first anniversary show.


Something very unsettling about a mostly nude, potentially/almost definitely drunk Perry Saturn.