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Official: WWE/TNA Thread
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Sting is 52 years old and still in the ring. You may say that's a testament to his physical conditioning. To me, that says he made some bad investments and is forced to keep working.
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Say what you want about the Stinger, but he can still go out and kick ass. He's far past his prime, but he's still one of the best wrestlers in the world right now.
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wait, sports section? really?
Rush, we need a thesbian section for wrestling. please get on that ASAP. great, thanks!
Rush, we need a thesbian section for wrestling. please get on that ASAP. great, thanks!
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LOL..more major injuries happen in "wrestling" then MLB or NBA
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It is scripted, but that doesn't mean it isn't a sport. They go out there night after night, and put their ass on the line for the entertainment of the fans. They train as hard as anybody in one of the major sports, and they get hurt just as often, if not more often as guys in baseball and basketball.
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I'm one of the few wrestling fans old enough to remember when he and Rick Steiner were part of "Hyatt & Hot Stuff International" in Bill Watts' Universal Wrestling Federation.
I would've loved to have seen him, either with the bleached blond surfer look or with "The Crow" persona in WWE during the Attitude Era. You know they probably talked to him more than once.
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Oh yeah, they definitely talked to him. In fact, they're still trying to talk to him. But that's one of the things I love about Sting; he never has, and never will work for McMahon.
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True dat. Didn't Mick Foley wrestle for some time with a torn ACL?
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TNA is a joke and the WWE has been too since 2003.
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How is TNA a joke? I agree with WWE being a joke recently, because honestly it's a children's show now in my opinion, but what about TNA makes it a joke? Without anywhere near the amount of money WWE has, they continue to bring in great talent, and it's a fantastic alternative to the same-old same-old shit WWE brings to the table.
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TNA is terrible. Most of their storylines are ridiculously corny and revolve around olden time wrestlers. Their announcers are extremely bad. Back when the spotlight was on the x-division, and the six-sided ring, it was interesting and more matches were good and exciting. Now it is tiresome... they keep bringing back guys like Jeff Hardy every time he checks out of rehab and they don't have a single personality that can carry them to the mountain top of "sports entertainment."
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Is wrestling still as popular as it used to be. I haven't followed it since I was like 12, but was just curious about it's mainstream popularity these days.
I've seen it on TV from time to time but change it after about 2 minutes. I honestly can't believe I used to watch the stuff. No offense, but it's just so ridiculous to me.
I've seen it on TV from time to time but change it after about 2 minutes. I honestly can't believe I used to watch the stuff. No offense, but it's just so ridiculous to me.
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I was the same way, this thread was about me asking about it, if its worth getting back into. Now its the discussion thread. So far, its nothing like it used to be
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You guys should get back into it. There are two great televised companies: Ring of Honor which comes on HDNet on Mondays, and TNA which comes on Spike on Thursdays. It's worth your time to just check it out for a few weeks and see what you think.
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Eww on TNA. Bore city. I will have to check out ROH. WWE is still the best.
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I agree about Jeff Hardy. I absolutely can't stand him, or his brother for that matter, and they should just let both of them go. I also wish they would bring back the six sided ring, and get rid of Taz as an announcer (to bring back Don West).
But what you said about the older guys and corny storylines, I couldn't agree more. Sting is the champ, say what you want about that, but he's my favorite wrestler in the world, and in my opinion still one of the best. Angle's up there in age, but he can also constantly deliver. And they're pushing younger guys too, like Crimson, Gunner, Austin Aries, etc.
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You gonna be at the ROH show in Chicago Ridge?
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I'll most likely be off of work that day, but I think I'll be at Wizard World instead. If I don't end up going to Wizard World, I may end up going to ROH.
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They do have some good young talent but when your wrestling company is hijacked by the good old boy network of Hogan, Flair, Nash & Hall (I know they aren't there anymore but they were for a while) and the main event picture is dominated by WWE retreads in Angle, Jarrett, Anderson and Hardy... it's pretty much the same old shit.