Slickster
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Plus, you know that HBK-Taker will be an amazing match with nuclear crowd heat, so this is one of those times where you know the story's ending but you just enjoy the ride.
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WWE SmackDown - February 27, 2009
Slickster replied to Thanks for the Fish's topic in The WWE Folder
From wiki: I believe the Undertaker soliloquy in front of his parents' graves is on the 'Tombstone' boxset. Off topic, but I can only think of two uses of a wireless mic in WWE history: the aforementioned Undertaker promo building up the Inferno match and Mr. McMahon berating The Big Show at WrestleMania XV. -
I'm not sure how anyone can say Christian isn't a star and that the fans can't buy into him.
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Swagger with a shoulderbreaker -> Oklahoma shoulderbreaker.
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Striker namedrops Masato Tanaka and Mike Awesome.
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Big match introduction. Quite the pop for Christian.
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Early main event, which indicates some sort of shenanigans.
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There's no such thing as X-Pac heat.
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To me, Michael Cole always sounds like he's distracted. No emotion whatsoever; he only drops in random phrases about the wrestlers in the ring like their nickname or their latest appearance on WWE.com. Lawler has to do the emoting for both of them.
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Just noticed Lilian Garcia's not working tonight.
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Haha, Cody's going to be killed in the parking lot.
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MITB qualifying!!
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Vickie is so awesome. The delayed sell of the punchline was great.
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Big Show coughing and waving Edge's fake fog away was funny.
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Michael Cole hates his job right now.
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Am I the only one who thinks Vickie is actually quite attractive?
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The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania Thread
Slickster replied to DrVenkman PhD's topic in The WWE Folder
The LA Coliseum is even more of a decrepit dump than the Citrus Bowl is, so I highly doubt WWE would want to consider that venue. It would probably be better to use Auto Club Speedway in Fontana. -
The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania Thread
Slickster replied to DrVenkman PhD's topic in The WWE Folder
Sam Boyd Stadium would seat only ~40,000 for Mania if you factor in the giant set/ring setup. That's too small for WM except for MSG. I think the grassroots support for WrestleMania XXVI that started in late 2007 will ultimately give PHX the event. Remember, Orlando got Mania because they were the first city to actively campaign for the event...and Phoenix has got WAYNE GRETZKY to promote the bid. It's becoming like an Olympic bid where city officials and local celebrities are meeting at Titan Towers to bid for the event. Given WrestleMania's proven economic impact on the host city each year, that's no surprise. I expect XXVI to go to Phoenix, while XXVII will be held somewhere in the Northeast. After all, it will have been seven years since Mania was held in the old WWE stomping grounds, so I expect XXVII to be held at the New Meadowlands Stadium which will open in 2010 and seat 82,500. XXVI = University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, AZ XXVII = New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ XXVIII = Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN XXIX = Georgia Dome in Atlanta, GA or Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON XXX = Madison Square Garden in New York, NY -
Since TNA is circling the drain right now, I think it's time for us to face facts. TNA will, in all likelihood, close by the end of this calendar year. The bad booking and poor business decisions may have done damage, but it will be the economic downturn that finishes them off. This can happen at literally any moment, since Panda Energy controls the company's purse strings and I don't expect them to keep throwing money into the TNA hole when they could put it to better use producing energy. Once the company formally closes and lays off all its staff, I'd expect WWE to purchase the company's assets and video library direct from Panda Energy for $2 million. Here's what I think will happen to the TNA roster: Abyss = becomes monster heel in AAA and Puerto Rico A.J. Styles = picked up by WWE Alex Shelley = returns to ROH Booker T = retires and resumes running his wrestling school Brother Devon = indies, ultimately retires and becomes popular shoot interview subject a la Raven Brother Ray = indies, ultimately retires and becomes popular shoot interview subject a la Raven Brutus Magnus = back to Gladiators Chris Sabin = returns to ROH Consequences Creed = picked up by WWE Cute Kip = indies Eric Young = sent to FCW Frankie Kazarian = sent to FCW Hernandez = returns to ROH Homicide = returns to ROH James Storm = picked up by WWE Jay Lethal = sent to FCW Kevin Nash = retires Kiyoshi = back to Japan Kurt Angle = picked up by WWE Matt Morgan = picked up by WWE Rhino = indies before retiring and opening a school Robert Roode = picked up by WWE Samoa Joe = returns to ROH Scott Steiner = indies, becomes the new Iron Sheik Shark Boy = joins HUSTLE and becomes cult figure in Japan Sheik Abdul Bashir = joins AAA Sonjay Dutt = indies Sting = retires, appears on WWE television to promote WWE's "The Man Called Sting" DVD boxset Angelina Love = signed to WWE Awesome Kong = becomes monster heel in Mexico Christy Hemme = retires from wrestling ODB = signed to FCW, then cut Madison Rayne = signed to FCW Raisha Saeed = succeeds in Mexico Rhaka Khan = succeeds in Mexico Roxxi = signed to WWE Sojourner Bolt = signed to FCW Taylor Wilde = signed to WWE Velvet Sky = signed to WWE Daffney = signed to FCW Sharmell = retires SoCal Val = indies Traci Brooks = indies Mick Foley = writes another book, becomes a popular shoot interview guest David Penzer = indies and guest appearances Don West = back to HSN Jeff Jarrett = writes a book about TNA and becomes a popular shoot interview guest Jacqueline = retires Jeremy Borash = finds another upstart promotion like NWE in Italy Jim Cornette = back to indies Mike Tenay = retires, only for his legacy to be sullied when WWE mocks his commentary for years to come Also, expect WWE to release a mocking retrospective DVD entitled "Final Impact: The TNA Wrestling Story" featuring clips of Cheex, midgets in trash cans, the first Ultimate X match when the belt fell down, and the Turkey Bowl.
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Compare to the original Killswitch:
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The PPV set was identical to the ECW December to Dismember set (only with the HD backdrop).
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WWE 24/7 Classics OnDemand General Discussion
Slickster replied to DrVenkman PhD's topic in WWE Multimedia
The Anthology version of the PPV used 'Adrenaline Rush,' formerly the TNA iMPACT! theme. -
I guess I see TNA drawing 1500 people for house shows, 14,000 buys for PPV, and 1.0 ratings for TV and think that's probably not enough income to pay for the TV costs and the high-dollar contracts they currently have.
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Well, I was referring to Tenay's encyclopedic knowledge of (and contributions to) the business over the past 20 years, which will no doubt be utterly forgotten in favor of TO THE BACK WITH JB!
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TNA PPV's getting only 14,000 buys
Slickster replied to Thanks for the Fish's topic in TNA Wrestling
Earlier this week.