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

[The King of Old School]

Does that mean we'll finally get the Abyss/Undertaker match at Wrestlemania?

What a time to be alive.

[BomberPat]

Abyss and Dutt definitely feel like Borash picking his team to work under Triple H with. No chance WWE are bringing in Abyss a decade after it would have been worthwhile for an actual in-ring run, though I expect there'll still be plenty of spods on Twitter predicting a Wrestlemania match with The Undertaker.

EDIT: Well, that was awkward timing.

Edited January 24, 2019 by BomberPat

[Sheffbag]

abyss in the rumble to eliminate Kane leading to an inferno monsters ball at WM (on the pre show)

[garynysmon]

4 hours ago, DavidB6937 said:

WWE haven't seen Impact as a threat for a long time now. They're pretty amicable as far as things go. They don't need to fuck with them.

No, they don't need to. But....

[midlandsfirst]

12 hours ago, garynysmon said:

Accepting Abyss' long tenue, I could name a dozen names on the roster that would be a bigger loss to the company than these two. Abyss offers nothing in the ring any more.

This has all the hallmarks of a Borash inspired talent grab or the WWE fucking with Impact. 

Hardly a stick to knock the company with.

I'm not knocking them for Abyss leaving. He's been pointless on screen for the company for years.  Although it could say a lot considering how loyal he has been to them over the years, turning down offers that he now decides its time to accept one... 

I was knocking them for Tommy Dreamer being added to creative. 

Edited January 24, 2019 by midlandsfirst

[Winston]

Abyss is probably about 10 years too late, could've definitely been an Undertaker opponent in his hey day. Haven't seen much of him in recent years, has he still got a run in him?

[Cannibal Man]

Always reckoned Abyss was awful looking and shite, only run i'd fancy off him is seeing him run out the fire exit and into a job centre. I don't reckon there's a single Undertaker match from Abyss' prime i'd rather see him in than whoever Undertaker was facing at the time, either. He always reminded me of a packet of Benny Hedges come to life. Total, total balls.

I don't know loads about Sonjay but he at least had that CZW match where he wrestled in a pair of Timberlands and moonsault stomped directly onto M Dogg 20's neck. 

[Keith Houchen]

Abyss was always the bloke who would either play Kane or Mankind on a UK tribute show to me.

[garynysmon]

I'll miss his Joseph Park character but his outing at Homecoming made it painfully obvious that his days as an active wrestler are truly behind him. I have no idea what he offered creatively but Borash must rate him.

Edited January 24, 2019 by garynysmon

[BomberPat]

14 minutes ago, Keith Houchen said:

Abyss was always the bloke who would either play Kane or Mankind on a UK tribute show to me.

Probably both on the same show.

[tiger_rick]

I find the idea that Abyss could actively work in NXT or WWE ridiculous. Utterly ridiculous. And then I remember they employ Kassius Ohno so who knows.

[Cannibal Man]

if Ohno would wear a pair of big 90s fat man AJPW jocks he'd be fine but he wrestles in his sons cozzie and voids any positives he might have

[garynysmon]

Fucking AEW...

https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2019/01/backstage-news-on-impact-almost-signing-chris-jericho-and-650170/?fbclid=IwAR2TmoNUMDTxUZDNUHAnKhG7e8cGKOd3SqWwONH98JNflfZipG4pgi7MYeI

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Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega almost ended up signing with Impact Wrestling, according to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter.  

Impact Co-Executive Vice President Don Callis, who is good friends with Jericho, was reportedly very close to signing Jericho and Omega to contracts before All Elite Wrestling brought their offers to the table.  Jericho recently revealed that his AEW contract is the best deal of his pro wrestling career.

Omega is expected to sign with AEW once his New Japan Pro Wrestling contract expires on January 31, however his signing has not been confirmed.  

The Observer notes that before AEW was the plan, the idea was for Omega to keep working for NJPW and then do 30 dates per year for Impact. Jericho would have worked for Impact while working another year for NJPW since he would have had so much input on his creative plans. Jericho recently confirmed that he will continue to work with NJPW in the future.

 

[tiger_rick]

Your commitment to TNA is admirable, Gar. Baffling but admirable. 

[garynysmon]

6 minutes ago, tiger_rick said:

Your commitment to TNA is admirable, Gar. Baffling but admirable. 

Gotta live the gimmick brother.