Impact wrestling thread - It's a Don West tribute thread now!

[Maverick]

Sat up waiting for Goldberg

[I Bent My Wookie]

I can't work out what's more of a piss all over the industry/intelligence of fans

 

CM Punk stating the UFC Heavyweight Championship to be more important than the WWE belt

 

or

 

TNA filling its roster with MMA guys we're expecting to be a threat to wrestlers bigger than them with years of experience over them?

 

Also Ortiz looks so bland and boring these days. King Mo to join Aces and Eights next?

[IANdrewDiceClay]

If TNA fired the whole roster and brought in Rampage, Mo, Tito, Ken Shamrock, Tank, Kimbo and Frank Trigg that would be a sweet promotion. Have Jeff Jarrett roll over the lot of them.

 

TMA. Total Martial Arts.

Edited August 2, 2013 by IANdrewDiceClay

[PowerButchi]

Congratulations to TNA for not having to pay for someone.

 

Anyone else going to Bellator? Don Frye (actually no, that'd would fucking RULE!)

[the flananator]

Having three MMA stars on the roster is two too many, surely? With one, there's a bit of a novelty, you can protect him, and hopefully there'll be some crossover with Bellator fans. But why have 3 guys doing more or less the exact same role? It's total overkill. Baffling.

Edited August 2, 2013 by the flananator

[pryko]

Well, TNA didn't disappoint. Ortiz was a letdown, but the reaction of Main Event Mafia and Aces & 8's when they saw him was comedy gold

[pgi86]

Tito as the mystery guy is just a total letdown from a wrestling fan's perspective. Personally, I'm not an MMA fan and generally find it to be boring as fuck but Tito is one of the very few MMA guys I've always enjoyed (especially his interviews). That said, a 38-year-old Tito Ortiz, without any pro wrestling training, being a featured name in TNA just doesn't seem right. Especially when you consider TNA have another two MMA dudes laying around. One MMA guy on the roster is cool, two is alright but three is just overkill.

 

It sure seems Spike/Viacom are really intent on using TNA to get Bellator over. Like really, really intent. On the bright side, they're probably footing the bills for these MMA names too so at least TNA is not losing their ass by paying these dudes. Plus, this keeps the network happy, which IMO is the biggest positive for TNA in this whole deal. So it's not all bad from the TNA perspective but from the wrestling fan's perspective it ain't good.

Edited August 2, 2013 by pgi86

[PowerButchi]

The only American MMA practitioner/pro wrestler worth a shit is Josh Barnett. Discuss.

[air_raid]

The only American MMA practitioner/pro wrestler worth a shit is Josh Barnett. Discuss.

 

How dare you. The greatest MMA/wrestling crossover success story of all time is Jeff Jarrett.

[Devon Malcolm]

Even worse for TNA fans - he's not even going to be bringing Jenna Jameson with him.

[Alex Wright Mark]

If TNA love bringing in MMA guys so much, they should bring in Keith Hackney from the early UFCs. Imagine him hammering Ken Anderson's testies like he did Joe Son? That would be so rad.

[d-d-d-dAz]

Gunner had a bit of a meltdown on twitter in light of the overwhelming 'OH, JUST PISS OFF...' that the big reveal was met with. He's deleted now, but all the dirt sheets have screen captured it.

 

Apparently, in exchange for being kept afloat whilst they lose money out the arse they've become a glorified hype show for Bellator.

Edited August 2, 2013 by d-d-d-dAz

[Astro Hollywood]

The production on that reveal was amazing.

 

CUT TO: Tito

CUT TO: Mr. Anderson scratching like he has fleas

CUT TO: Tito

CUT TO: Mr. Anderson all agog

CUT TO: Tito

CUT TO: Mr. Anderson scratching like a scout trying to start a campfire

 

And for those non-MMA fans unfamiliar with his mic work, look forwards to some classic promos, you guys:

Edited August 2, 2013 by Astro Hollywood

[ColinBollocks]

I would have taken Pete Gas over this. The non-reaction he got said it all, I'm sure they turned his music up after the first 'Mr Anderson is shocked' cutaway.

 

For those that care, Tito lost seven of his last nine UFC fights (1W/1D). Tito has his fans, but surely if they're looking to attract a sizeable portion of the UFC audience getting a bloke that spent his last few years looking old and losing isn't helping much. There is a reason the UFC weren't looking to renew his deal.

 

Oh well, I thought Taz and Bad Influence were good fun.

Edited August 2, 2013 by Blackson Jackson

[Loki]

Ugh. Couldn't be less interested in MMA guys. If it's keeping TNA afloat with Spike, then fine, but it's not going to do the product any good.