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[Burn]

Some Nascar driver.

I wouldn't be surprised to see HBK enter the Money in the Bank match, win, and then either enter himself into the Undertaker/Edge match or wait for Undertaker to beat Edge and then challenge Undertaker immediately after.

[Venomous Prime]

Some Nascar driver.

I wouldn't be surprised to see HBK enter the Money in the Bank match, win, and then either enter himself into the Undertaker/Edge match or wait for Undertaker to beat Edge and then challenge Undertaker immediately after.

I'd much rather Christian win MITB and feud with Edge. That would actually be an entertaining feud, unlike Taker and Michaels.

I still don't see why everyone rants and raves about their match from last year's Wrestlemania. It was nothing special, I've seen PPV's with cards full of matches that were leaps and bounds better than it.

[Darth Bombshell]

I just read somewhere that there's talk of a Hogan/Styles/Flair match in TNA.

Which means...

Hogan said in an interview somewhere (I think it was IGN) where he said that the chances of him wrestling in TNA are "slim to none".

So in other words, it's pretty damned likely.

CALLED IT! CALLED IT! CALLED IT!

[Cyberstrike]

I just read somewhere that there's talk of a Hogan/Styles/Flair match in TNA.

Which means...

Hogan said in an interview somewhere (I think it was IGN) where he said that the chances of him wrestling in TNA are "slim to none".

So in other words, it's pretty damned likely.

CALLED IT! CALLED IT! CALLED IT!

The main event for the March 8 2010 edition of TNA Impact is going to be a tag team match Hulk Hogan and Abyss vs. Ric Flair and AJ Styles.

[Rodimus Prime]

Does anyone know if Taker will take time off or was seriously hurt by the pyro last week?

[DecepticonKing86]

Don't think they are going to put him in a match til Wrestlemania. At most, I would think he would just go around beating jobbers up to show Michaels that his streak will continue.

[AutobotJazz]

Undertaker works auch a light schedule going into Mania that he'll be fine come match time. Then after Mania, he'll take his annual 3-6 month vacation then have his next match at Summerslam.

[Darth Bombshell]

Speaking of the UT/Michaels match, does anyone really have any doubts about how its going to end? The minute I heard about it, my immediate thought was "Bye Bye, Shawn." I mean, is it really wrong for me to think that?

[DecepticonKing86]

Shawn is how old?? Dude has been wrestling for a long long time. Same with Taker, like Autobot Jazz said, he barely wrestles, so he could probably do that for another 5 years?? Just long enough to possibly bring in more fans, such as children of whom use to watch back in the WWF days All of this while the WWE is building up more main eventers. I think HBK is gone, I mean, why mess up a streak?---dont answer that, I still remember Goldberg WCW days

[Darth Bombshell]

I mean, why mess up a streak?

Because they can.

A thought occured to me. How much you wanna bet that between now and whenever Wrestlemania is, it's revealed that the "pyro accident" was all Shawn's fault?

[DecepticonKing86]

Yeah, I know. The pyro incident, I don't really know. I don't think they will play it off as Michaels' doing. What's really pissing me off is the storyline between Hart and McMahon. I bet he is going to send in more goons to go after Hart to make sure he is much less than 100% at Mania. It's just too lame.

[Friend of Da Panda Symbol]

Yeah, I know. The pyro incident, I don't really know. I don't think they will play it off as Michaels' doing. What's really pissing me off is the storyline between Hart and McMahon. I bet he is going to send in more goons to go after Hart to make sure he is much less than 100% at Mania. It's just too lame.

Why not repeat a seemingly great, but lame to the point of lame idea? Did the goon thing with Cena(sp) last night--the way Vincent Kennedy was strutting down the aisle...OMG could not believe...As Swagger came in I switched to the Syfy channel. Best match last night's RAW: Orton v. Legacy. Does anyone think what I dread seeing happen is going to happen? Orton turns face!!!

I would like WM Taker v. Michael ending with the Dead Man winning and Michaels leave no less than six months. The later looks half asleep for the most part.

Lastly I'm going to be hunting for a whs tape I can use for next week's RAW! Stone Cold! Stone Cold!

[DecepticonKing86]

Sorry, I didn't see Raw, I tuned into TNA, which is turning into WWE, which is sad. I loved 3 years ago, it was fresh and exciting. Impact's 1st ever monday night had hogan/abyss v. flair/styles. The first match was exciting. Sting....why u douche....why?????? It got horrible after the first hour that I turned it off and didn't see an exciting conclusion to that hogan v. flair

[Venomous Prime]

Flair was taking sick bumps left and right on Impact, well, sick bumps for someone his age. Him and Hogan both gushed blood out like crazy.

Sting's heel turn was awesome. For the first time I can remember the crowd actually booed Sting when he decimated RVD with the bat. Even when he was with the Mafia they still cheered for him.

My only real complaint was not enough in ring action, but now that Mr Monday Night and Jeff Hardy are on TV, good things are bound to happen

[DecepticonKing86]

Flair was taking sick bumps left and right on Impact, well, sick bumps for someone his age. Him and Hogan both gushed blood out like crazy.

Sting's heel turn was awesome. For the first time I can remember the crowd actually booed Sting when he decimated RVD with the bat. Even when he was with the Mafia they still cheered for him.

My only real complaint was not enough in ring action, but now that Mr Monday Night and Jeff Hardy are on TV, good things are bound to happen

Sting part, I found it ironic that the stupid security kept Hogan from going into the ring, and yet, Sting wasn't touched, which led him to freely bash RVD over and over and over....stupid....

[Friend of Da Panda Symbol]

Sting !!!!! Is it the same hot RVD guy who was in wwe or a new guy playing rvd? By the way what happened to the guy doing Macho Man Randy Savage (pardon me forgetting his name)?

I need to get back into TNA again. When I learned about Hogan...oh Gawwwwd

[DecepticonKing86]

It's RVD, no impersonations. And Macho Man impersonator is Jay Lethal. I personally liked Sting when he was in the mafia. That is by far the best wrestling group ever. Beats nWo, nWo wolfpac, dx, legacy, evolution.

[slyder]

Anyone else think that there could have been a better way to drive Hart v McMahon than to have these two get in the ring 1 on 1? I mean come on Vince is 55 going on 100 (steroid joke), and Bret is 52 going on 65 (stroke). Don't get me wrong I am probably one of the biggest Bret Hart fans on this board probably but I dont want to see this. With me its like the cheesy poorly redone classics Hollywood's crap out... they all pale in comparision to the classics and in a lot of younger viewers eyes cheapen classic movies like the Longest Yard. That is what I see happening here.

I want to remember Bret for what he accomplished in his career and I dont think this will do anything to help him with a new generation of fans who dont remember or werent alive when he, Shawn, Stone Cold, and Rocky were packing the arenas with entertaining matches.

Could they not have setup some story line to tie it into survivor series where It could be team corporate vs Team Hart? You can still play up the whole Bret vs Vince angle but limit the time in the ring to a minimum. Using this idea (and the "Legacy" split)Vince "hires" Bautista (or insert big heel here) and Legacy to fill out his team and Bret has the Hart Legacy come to his aid. Numbers game ensues until 1 guy comes out of the shadows to "live up to his word" Shawn Michaels. Event night keep involvement of McMahon and Hart and keep it on the younger guys. In the end have it come down to like Bret vs McMahon and Batista, Eliminating both with the sharpshooter.

[DecepticonKing86]

I want to remember Bret for what he accomplished in his career and I dont think this will do anything to help him with a new generation of fans who dont remember or werent alive when he, Shawn, Stone Cold, and Rocky were packing the arenas with entertaining matches.

OMG, I miss those days so much. And yeah the thing about Survivor series match sounds cool. Although not many feuds go for about 3/4 of a year and stay fresh. Wrestlemania is their cash cow and that's how alot of business do it. They have their main event one day a year and they promote the S out of it. Assuming mostly guys watch wrestling, how many girls do you think go to see Wrestlemania? It's such a huge outlet to introduce new people to the business. Also with the Superbowl, over 40 million houses watch it per year. It's never that exciting during the regular season. Just like with wrestling, how many PPVs have such a hype, high profile stars, crazy stipulation matches as Wrestlemania?

[slyder]

I want to remember Bret for what he accomplished in his career and I dont think this will do anything to help him with a new generation of fans who dont remember or werent alive when he, Shawn, Stone Cold, and Rocky were packing the arenas with entertaining matches.

OMG, I miss those days so much. And yeah the thing about Survivor series match sounds cool. Although not many feuds go for about 3/4 of a year and stay fresh. Wrestlemania is their cash cow and that's how alot of business do it. They have their main event one day a year and they promote the S out of it. Assuming mostly guys watch wrestling, how many girls do you think go to see Wrestlemania? It's such a huge outlet to introduce new people to the business. Also with the Superbowl, over 40 million houses watch it per year. It's never that exciting during the regular season. Just like with wrestling, how many PPVs have such a hype, high profile stars, crazy stipulation matches as Wrestlemania?

You hold off on the fued start until maybe MITB or Summerslam and have Bret "show up" for it "in the crowd" leading to promoting him as Raw GM for a day. Have him give a bit of an interview as a preview of the upcoming Monday Night Raw and have him say Im going be looking for closure and calling people out... cut to Vince with his usually smirk. Vince comes out and calls out Bret they do their "thing" to start it. This leads up to Raw with Michaels with more questions in the air. and then go with how theyve handled it and tie it in to my idea.

[Cyber Bishop]

Speaking of the "good old days", I remember when they only had 4 PPV's in a year.

Royal Rumble
Wrestlemania
Summerslam
Survivor Series

The PPV's were so much better because they had more time to build up the rivalries..

[DecepticonKing86]

Speaking of the "good old days", I remember when they only had 4 PPV's in a year.

Royal Rumble
Wrestlemania
Summerslam
Survivor Series

The PPV's were so much better because they had more time to build up the rivalries..

That was a long long time ago to the point I don't even remember. I started watching like 15 years ago. If it was in the early 90's, I watched a bit with my grandfather, but didn't really pay much attention to it.

Slyder.... so you think HBK will break the streak eh?

[slyder]

Speaking of the "good old days", I remember when they only had 4 PPV's in a year.

Royal Rumble
Wrestlemania
Summerslam
Survivor Series

The PPV's were so much better because they had more time to build up the rivalries..

That was a long long time ago to the point I don't even remember. I started watching like 15 years ago. If it was in the early 90's, I watched a bit with my grandfather, but didn't really pay much attention to it.

Slyder.... so you think HBK will break the streak eh?

I'm torn because I've been a fan of both over the years. It would be different if the WWE had him in the ring with someone they were trying to elevate ending the streak or putting on a good/great match would go a long way (Punk, Kofi, etc.). But this seems to be a weird matchup. Shawn and Undertaker both have done everything and their match last year was worth the cost of the ppv. I dont know how you top that or why this would be the way you A) End the streak or B) Write off Shawn.

I believe this is Shawn's farewell but I have been wrong before. Hopefully both can put forth the same match they did last year.

[DecepticonKing86]

He's probably gone, but I doubt he will be totally out of the WWE. I think they might even kill the guest gm thingy and appoint him the Raw GM.

[slyder]

Watched Raw and Impact and I gotta say the top 5 highlights between the shows...

1) Bret beating Vince
2) Stu getting inducted per SCSA
3) The X division tussle
4) Bischoff getting a trim
5) Hmmm.... Legacy going off on their own, although I'd still like to have seen DiBiase go off on his own as a face with his dad getting inducted (well deserved btw).

Other than that TNA was WCW digitally unmastered. Although AJ Styles as a heel is looking like it could actually WORK.