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Big Papa Paegan
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Tanahashi and the titles were horrible misuses, I agree, but was Okada even making waves back in Japan at the time? IIRC, he was a young boy they sent on excursion, but it was after coming back he "got it" and they strapped the rocket to him.
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Okada had enough buzz to make people angry, for sure. I think even here some of the puro guys (well, CWM, maybe) were furious because Okada was a once-in-a-generation talent with insane potential already to those in the know getting his excursion blown because he ended up in TNA. Like right when he got back, he became the Rainmaker and made TNA look completely stupid.
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Revisiting TNA Impact Wrestling 2013 Hulk Hogan Quits, Dixie Carter’s Reign Of Terror, AJ Styles Working Without Contract - DEADLOCK: A Pro Wrestling Podcast
The DEADLOCK Podcast is an off-the-rails retrospective look at pro wrestling's highest & lowest points hosted by James Darnell, Anthony Douglas, & John Blud. Formerly the present, currently the past, sometimes the future - this podcast has seemed to do it all when it comes to the landscape of...
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Not that Triple H, Johnny Ace or even Cena are at the best at detecting wit and sarcasm, I feel like Punk’s sarcastic jabs would have been really lost on Dixie Carter and the TNA crew.
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On one hand, I’m not happy Double J’s day job is pulling him away from telling tales of TNA, late era WCW, and New Gen WWF with Connie but on the other….
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Episode 137: TNA's Craziest Gimmick Matches - My World with Jeff Jarrett
‘My World’ with Jeff Jarrett takes listeners on a journey through Jarrett’s illustrious Hall of Fame career as an in-the ring, main-event professional wrestler, to a promoter and company owner. Along with co-host Conrad Thompson, wrestling’s self-proclaimed “King of the Mountain” will look back...
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On a purely logical level, Anarchy In The Asylum is the stupidest fucking gimmick that isn't a reverse battle royal. Like the reverse battle royal is stupid but I can see how it can at least get thought of in the "my action figures are having matches they don't on TV" way but Anarchy was just absurd.
Big Papa Paegan
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Anarchy in the Asylum would've worked fine if it got rid of the "over the top" rule. Then it just becomes a battle royal where weapons are involved, which could lead to some fun spots.
I think the Steel Asylum was TNA's stupidest gimmick match. Its even a bigger eyesore than the red Hell In A Cell and it's very hard to see. Gimmick was convoluted and hampers the workers. These matches usually had a bunch of good wrestlers in it, but they couldn't really cook because of the stupid cage. Homicide not being able to climb out of it was the only moment I can remember from the matches.
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Xcape could've worked if TNA didn't do it. That kind of thing works in AAA because the ring is bigger and the workers are more or less crazier. Honestly the six-sides is way too small for what it is and that hurts a LOT of matches.
Big Papa Paegan
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I remember the criticism for the King of the Mountain match was that any wrestling match where you needed a minute to explain the rules was bad. (I think Useless Moron Useless Moron Scott Keith said that...because there's no such thing as a sport with a lot of rules to it.)
But this thread is about mocking TNA doing TNA things, so, in honor of TNA's return, let's brainstorm some new gimmick matches!
HARD TARGET
A falls count anywhere scramble, but instead of the "interim champion" being everyone's target? The target is chosen at random, and changes every 90 seconds. 6 participants, no time limit, whoever fells the active target wins.
OUTLAST TAG
Take the classic Survivor Series 8-man tag and reverse it! Two 4-man teams compete, but it starts at 1v1, with whoever gets a fall gaining a partner. Once at least one full team is complete, the match turns to one fall to a finish.
KITCHEN SINK RUMBLE
A battle royal where everybody starts with a particular weapon. After successfully using it, they graduate to another weapon, and this continues for another 3 tiers until the final weapon, a literal kitchen sink, is unlocked. The winner is the first person to succeed in using the kitchen sink on an opponent.
But this thread is about mocking TNA doing TNA things, so, in honor of TNA's return, let's brainstorm some new gimmick matches!
HARD TARGET
A falls count anywhere scramble, but instead of the "interim champion" being everyone's target? The target is chosen at random, and changes every 90 seconds. 6 participants, no time limit, whoever fells the active target wins.
OUTLAST TAG
Take the classic Survivor Series 8-man tag and reverse it! Two 4-man teams compete, but it starts at 1v1, with whoever gets a fall gaining a partner. Once at least one full team is complete, the match turns to one fall to a finish.
KITCHEN SINK RUMBLE
A battle royal where everybody starts with a particular weapon. After successfully using it, they graduate to another weapon, and this continues for another 3 tiers until the final weapon, a literal kitchen sink, is unlocked. The winner is the first person to succeed in using the kitchen sink on an opponent.
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Episode 142: Savage For the NWA Title - My World with Jeff Jarrett
‘My World’ with Jeff Jarrett takes listeners on a journey through Jarrett’s illustrious Hall of Fame career as an in-the ring, main-event professional wrestler, to a promoter and company owner. Along with co-host Conrad Thompson, wrestling’s self-proclaimed “King of the Mountain” will look back...
Still not sure if giving the Macho Man the World Title would have made his TNA run better. I guess it couldn’t have made it worse and it would have made him showing up in TNA make more sense.
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It ultimately doesn't make a difference but it puts the company out there. That's the only real benefit. A downgrade from putting the belt on Hogan at the initial Bound For Glory but the same intent. Can't say casuals wouldn't have been into Savage/a small guy in a Bonesaw Cage or some shit in 2004.
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Tough to see bps has fallen on hard times.
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Jerry Jarrett in his book about the first year of TNA said he saw a young Khali as someone he potentially could’ve built TNA around.
What could’ve been. I never thought of how much I would want to see Monty Brown Vs Great Khali until now.
What could’ve been. I never thought of how much I would want to see Monty Brown Vs Great Khali until now.
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Dixie praising AJ is such bullshit. He'd still be there now if she didn't fuck it up.
Khali getting attacked by X division guys like Kong being attacked by airplanes is kinda money. Khali/Kash? Fuck yeah.
Khali getting attacked by X division guys like Kong being attacked by airplanes is kinda money. Khali/Kash? Fuck yeah.
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Lucky Terry’s horses were in good health that week.
Seeing him interact with scrubby CM Punk will never not be surreal.
Seeing him interact with scrubby CM Punk will never not be surreal.
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‘05-‘06 was probably best but Asylum was the most fun. It was like a deconstructed ‘99 and on WCW with much better workrate.
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Episode 148: CM Punk vs Teddy Hart - My World with Jeff Jarrett
‘My World’ with Jeff Jarrett takes listeners on a journey through Jarrett’s illustrious Hall of Fame career as an in-the ring, main-event professional wrestler, to a promoter and company owner. Along with co-host Conrad Thompson, wrestling’s self-proclaimed “King of the Mountain” will look back...
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This podcast reminded me that Vince Russo was briefly a babyface authority figure, playing up how he is an upstanding moral born again Christian.
Who the heck thought that would be an appealing idea?
Who the heck thought that would be an appealing idea?
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I got a good laugh out of the revelation that Sabu was the one who stopped Teddy Hart from pummeling CM Punk in the White Trash Cafe parking lot.
I got a really really good laugh out of Jeff Jarrett revealing that the White Trash Cafe was the TNA Asylum’s de facto backstage catering. And he said the food was awful but cheap. He is his father’s son, @BruiserBrody .
I got a really really good laugh out of Jeff Jarrett revealing that the White Trash Cafe was the TNA Asylum’s de facto backstage catering. And he said the food was awful but cheap. He is his father’s son, @BruiserBrody .
Big Papa Paegan
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It...wasn't that bad, honestly. There were so many other issues with the product around then (namely the X-Division focus on MICHAEL SHANE) and Russo doing a redemption arc was actually kinda solid.