TNABaddboi 0 Report post Posted February 2, 2004 I know all signs point to an upcoming Kru/Franchise Feud, but I think I'd rather see Truth turn heel, blaming James for the loss of the belts. He can go over the Kru first and then climb bank up the World Title ranks to become Raven's first challenger after he wins the belt at Bound for Glory (a guy can dream, can't he? ) In fact, the Franchise can play into this by egging on the break-up, so that storyline isn't dropped either. This way everybody wins: Truth returns to the ME, 3 Live Kru is keep as just Konnan and James (sure the matches would suck, but they would provide meaningless entertainment in their skits) and Michael Shane is keep as far away from the X-Title as possible. What do u guys think? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SamoaRowe 0 Report post Posted February 3, 2004 I think they need to eventually build Killings up as a strong face contender. Think about it, he'd have a John Cena-ish appeal and could dethrone Jarrett (though I'd rather see Raven do that). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ghost of bps21 0 Report post Posted February 3, 2004 I've been saying it for a while. They have enough tag teams around (AMW, Diamond/Swinger, Gilberti/Young, Naturals (at least I assume), Reshirts) that 3 live Kru should be destroyed. Let Konnan do the spanish commentary. Turn Truth on James and let him destroy him and give him a push. Truth isn't a great worker by any stretch...and there are people who talk better than him in the company...but no one else in TNA (And I can't stress this enough) NO ONE ELSE IN TNA has as much natural charisma as he does. That doesn't = talent. Wheras someoen like CM Punk could be given a push and it would work based on his talent with the mic and in the ring...Truth has the undefinable quality that makes people genuinly care when he's doing something worth caring about. But that's the catch. Someone like Punk is better all around than Truth. So is it worth pushing someone like Truth who's matches aren't going to be classics, and who's storylines need to keep him as the focus? I'm an admitted Truth mark...so I'm all for it...but it may just not be worth the effort. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MikeSC Report post Posted February 3, 2004 I've been saying it for a while. They have enough tag teams around (AMW, Diamond/Swinger, Gilberti/Young, Naturals (at least I assume), Reshirts) that 3 live Kru should be destroyed. Let Konnan do the spanish commentary. Turn Truth on James and let him destroy him and give him a push. Truth isn't a great worker by any stretch...and there are people who talk better than him in the company...but no one else in TNA (And I can't stress this enough) NO ONE ELSE IN TNA has as much natural charisma as he does. That doesn't = talent. Wheras someoen like CM Punk could be given a push and it would work based on his talent with the mic and in the ring...Truth has the undefinable quality that makes people genuinly care when he's doing something worth caring about. But that's the catch. Someone like Punk is better all around than Truth. So is it worth pushing someone like Truth who's matches aren't going to be classics, and who's storylines need to keep him as the focus? I'm an admitted Truth mark...so I'm all for it...but it may just not be worth the effort. Killings has the look, that's for sure. I missed his title run in TNA, so I don't know if he's improved since his WWF days (where he was UNBELIEVABLY sloppy) --- but his mic work is decent and, like you said, he has the charisma that most of the guys there DON'T have. I love AJ, but he doesn't have Killings' charisma. He can outwork him, but Killings just has the charisma and could, likely, be a rather decent drawing champ if given the chance again. -=Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ghost of bps21 0 Report post Posted February 3, 2004 It's interesting that you bring up Styles. Last year a lot of the TNA guys were in Buffalo for a show after a Bisons game...and the opening match was Styles vs. Kid Kash. I had never seen Styles wrestle in person before...but it became very obvious, very quickly that Styles didn't know how to work a crowd at all. Kash was great at it. It's good that Styles is as good as he is... If only we could combine the wrestling ability of Styles with the charisma of Killings and the mic work of Jim Mitchell. We'd really have something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TNABaddboi 0 Report post Posted February 3, 2004 Killings just has the charisma and could, likely, be a rather decent drawing champ if given the chance again. Yeah....the reason I started think of a Truth push again was because I just brought the Best Title Matches DVD and the match that stood out to me the most was his match with Jarrett. It was the only match on the whole set that he was prominently featured, but that match is the one I'm drawn to keep watching. It was eons better than I thought it would be and Killings looked like a million bucks. He was credible champion during his first run and could definitely liven up the main event scene in TNA. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ghost of bps21 0 Report post Posted February 3, 2004 What Killings really represented to the beginnings of TNA was the idea that they would put the title on someone that fans wanted to see. At the time (and really...still to this point) the WWE doesn't do that very often. When Killings got hot right away, his push represented a difference between TNA and the WWE. The first mistake that TNA made in their booking was putting the title on Shamrock. He was the most WWE-esque guy on the roster, except for Hall. They got away from that philosophy when Jarrett won the title...but it was at least built up well...and Jarrett's title matches were made to feel like bigger deals. They do deserve credit for putting the title on AJ...but since Jarrett won it back they've been clueless with the strap. Jarrett never defends it...and no one cares about it at this point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michrome 0 Report post Posted February 3, 2004 I'd be all for a Killings push, wrestling guys like AJ and Punk would only help him improve. Alluding to your question above, I don't see why it has to be Killings OR Punk...why can't it be both? A monster face push for Killings, and a monster heel push for Punk? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dynamite Kido Report post Posted February 3, 2004 I've been saying it for a while. They have enough tag teams around (AMW, Diamond/Swinger, Gilberti/Young, Naturals (at least I assume), Reshirts) that 3 live Kru should be destroyed. Let Konnan do the spanish commentary. Turn Truth on James and let him destroy him and give him a push. Truth isn't a great worker by any stretch...and there are people who talk better than him in the company...but no one else in TNA (And I can't stress this enough) NO ONE ELSE IN TNA has as much natural charisma as he does. That doesn't = talent. Wheras someoen like CM Punk could be given a push and it would work based on his talent with the mic and in the ring...Truth has the undefinable quality that makes people genuinly care when he's doing something worth caring about. But that's the catch. Someone like Punk is better all around than Truth. So is it worth pushing someone like Truth who's matches aren't going to be classics, and who's storylines need to keep him as the focus? I'm an admitted Truth mark...so I'm all for it...but it may just not be worth the effort. I actually think that he might surprise people. He hasn't been given enough time to actually develop into someone who is a total package. Keep in mind there was a period where it seemed like Killings wasn't on TV for months at a time. I'm not even the Truth's biggest fan, but I think they haven't given him a fair chance to show what he's got. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DangerousDamon 0 Report post Posted February 5, 2004 It's interesting that you bring up Styles. Last year a lot of the TNA guys were in Buffalo for a show after a Bisons game...and the opening match was Styles vs. Kid Kash. I had never seen Styles wrestle in person before...but it became very obvious, very quickly that Styles didn't know how to work a crowd at all. Kash was great at it. It's good that Styles is as good as he is... If only we could combine the wrestling ability of Styles with the charisma of Killings and the mic work of Jim Mitchell. We'd really have something. That is suprising. I thought AJ could get a crowd going easily. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
