2009 Running Pro Wrestling Thread

If he went to WWE, he would be Robbie Beckham or Sir Charles Gerrard or Elton Starr or something.

 

Interesting view on TNA. I might have to give them another try. I've been watching a lot of ROH lately. I've been downloading the weekly show on Xbox Live and I've watched the first two PPVs. I plan on going to the Final Battle show in NYC in Dec.

 

I'd suggest giving TNA another whirl. I hopped off the ship as well but caught a repeat and decided to follow it again.

TNA is shaping up for what could be their opening to pull some of the disgruntled WWE fans in their direction. Not quite WCW, circa 1995-96, but if Russo and Carter don't fall over themselves with stupid storylines, the makings for actual wrestling and new faces getting pushed exists.

In time, I do think the two guys TNA need to push are Robert Roode and Brutus Magness. Both have main event potential. Magness at times looks like a refined Christian with better upside.

 

How do you download ROH shows on Xbox Live?

 

That reminds me of Foley's first book, where he wrote about how Steve Austin suggested to the WWE brass that he come up with a name that inspired cold-hearted evil. The writers came up with 'Ice Dagger' and 'Chilly McFreeze' for Austin, who eventually came up with 'Stone Cold' as a suggestion from his (now-ex) wife.

The WWE tends to come up with some weird stuff. Too bad that McGuinness couldn't keep his original name. I think it's pretty cool the way it was.

 

Ice Dagger Steve Austin just sounds ... dumb.

Can you hear Good Ole J.R.?: Ice Dagger! Ice Dagger! Ice Dagger!

 

Chilly McFreeze.

CHILLY MCFREEZE.

CHILLY MC FUCKING FREEZE.

 

I think most federations require that you take a "character" name now, because then they own the rights to your name and your gimmick.

And regarding TNA, do they test for anything? As far as I know, they don't do any kind of steroid testing, yet they have kind of flew completely under the radar in terms of getting congressional heat for it, even though they are a multi-million dollar company now that does international events.

 

With guys like Steiner and Angle still going at it, it seems obvious to me that TNA doesn't test for roids.

 

According to a couple of sites I saw online, TNA began testing for \illegal narcotics (marijuana and such) back in January. It's unclear if they're testing for steroids, but they were asked about their policies by the committee that looked into the WWE, so I'd bet they have some kind of policy. Supposedly they have a drug policy, but because they aren't a publicly traded company, they don't release the details or punishments, if any, that might come from violations. I saw one site that said in 2008, 50 TNA employees were tested and 15 tested positive for steroids, 11 for other drugs, but no punishments were announced if any were even issued. So they have a policy, they just don't care if you fail.

 

At a high school gym class in Georgia, this guy sheds a quiet tear at what might have been...

 

I know. Imagine JR yelling, "Good God Almighty! It's Chilly McFreeze!"

I do admit to thinking the Stone Cold name sounded a little awkward when Austin first came out with it. Of course, now it just rolls off the tongue.