BoboBrazil 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2004 So says Meltzer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Salacious Crumb Report post Posted March 21, 2004 Probably couldn't get a Japanese team together in time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ghost of bps21 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2004 Maybe another month. So...Johnny Storm and...??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
syxx2001 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2004 Too bad Jody is retired. Maybe Doug Williams? But he isn't a spot wrestler. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCMaximo 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2004 Maybe Birchill? I know he's a big guy, but the X-Division is about style, not weight limits. And although I've never seen him myself, James Tighe was getting hyped as the new Paul London and got a did some work in OVW last year, so he might get a chance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Garth 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2004 I'm thinking they'll probably use: Jonny Storm, Burchill who is so much fun to watch, he can do a Standing shooting star press, standing moonsault, standing one man spanish fly, and the guy is 6' something and at least 250 lbs I think. Nigel McGuiness is another possibility as he's already in the country, and maybe Doug Williams. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bort Report post Posted March 21, 2004 TNA had to cancel AAA vs Japan, they only know 1 dude from japan and thats Noswa Team Europe will end up being Johnny Storm, Nigle, Doug Williams and Someone like Flash Barker Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Garth 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2004 I don't think it will be Flash as he's still recovering from knee surgery i believe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JustJoe2k5 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2004 This could be interesting because I've seen highlights of Jonny Storm vs. Juventud Guerrera from XPW and as a spotfest it was great, so hopefully they'll face off in one of the first matches. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest OSIcon Report post Posted March 21, 2004 Wonder who open they will be to flying people in and/or if those wrestlers will be avaliable on such late notice. Nigel McGuiness is the only European wrestler I can think of off the top my head who is in the US. I am sure there are others, but how good they are is anyone's guess. Nigel doesn't really fit the X-Division mold either, though could still work fine for his matches. If they are flying people in, Johnny Storm is a no brainer. James Tighe would be a good idea because he is a real solid worker and has some good flying moves to compliment it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes Report post Posted March 22, 2004 I must be the only person who wasn't too impressed with Jonny Storms TNA stuff. Maybe it's his look. It would be interesting if TNA tried getting other Mexico promotions like CMLL to compete and do a AAA vs. CMLL X Cup. (I hope I got the initals right) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ghost of bps21 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2004 It's not that we love Storm...it's just that he's the only British guy TNA has used...and was the Great Britain representative in the Super X cup tournament. So far...all of the people from the foreign brackets have been the captains of their teams (Juvi- AAA) (Teddy Hart- Canada) (Nosawa- Japan in the 3-3 match a couple weeks ago). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ulfistgut 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2004 I'd imagine they'll have either Doug Williams or Nigel McGuinness. Seeing as in the X Division they'll be reduced to hitting lots of matwork spots - and thats what both guys do, then it wouldn't make sense to have both of them. Tighe could work - but again, he's not a spot worker and his spots are less impressive than London. Birchill is quite likely - except I'm not entirely sure if he's open to US bookings yet given that he hasn't had any at all so far. Seeing as they said Europe i'd imagine they'd have at least one non-brit. Theres a german flyer called X-Dream who would work really well but given his complete lack of exposure the name probably hasn't crossed their minds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vyce 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2004 Jodi Fleisch would have been perfect for this, if he wasn't a half-cripple at this point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes Report post Posted March 22, 2004 Seeing as they said Europe i'd imagine they'd have at least one non-brit. Theres a german flyer called X-Dream who would work really well but given his complete lack of exposure the name probably hasn't crossed their minds. Who?! Seriously, I don't even recognize the name. I was the same way for half of Team Canada, and was a bit disapointed, especially with the looks of most of them. Jack Evans can easily be described by his look as a "flashy backyard wrestler with no real move set. Just spot spot spot" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ghost of bps21 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2004 If this one doesn't fall through I'll expect to see Storm (because he's the only one they've worked with before) and McGuinness (because he's in the country I think). The other two will be a crapshoot as TNA calls every indy promotion asking for British guys. Odds are we'll get Chad Collyer and Matt Stryker doing British accents. Which I am totally fine with by the way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mecha Mummy 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2004 Jonny Storm has never been impressive in TNA. I liked his match against Fleisch in RoH, though. He's mainly listed because he's the only British person who works the X Division now and then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dynamite Kido Report post Posted March 22, 2004 Jodi Fleisch would have been perfect for this, if he wasn't a half-cripple at this point. Is he really half crippled? I've never heard of this...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jay Z. Hollywood Report post Posted March 22, 2004 (edited) From Frontiers of Honor, I was very impressed with Birchall and Tighe, so I'd like to see them in this. Storm is the obvious pick for the stated reasons. Doug Williams did a TNA dark match a while ago and didn't get over at all, so I don't know if he'll get asked to do it. Nigel McGuinness, while I'm a big fan, doesn't fit the X Division at all -I've never seen him ever do a move off the top rope. If they could get Harry Smith, they could play up his Brit heritage even though he's really from Canada. To the dude who suggested Chad Collyer doing a Brit accent...oh dear god no. I've had more than my fill of Chad Collyer matches in one lifetime. Edited March 22, 2004 by DuskTillDawn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SamoaRowe 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2004 This is good news, I wasn't looking forward to Mexico vs Japan based on the past quality of Japanese wrestlers to appear in TNA. I'd kind of rather see a AAA vs TNA rematch, with TNA winning it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mosaicv2 Report post Posted March 22, 2004 Doug Williams... all the way!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King Cucaracha 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2004 Storm's had some solid matches in FWA. dynamite...Fleisch had to retire early this year I think. Can't remember what it was, but he had an injury which kept screwing him up to the point he couldn't continue on. May have been his arm or hand, but don't hold me to that. If they've got the money, they MUST bring Burchill and Williams over for this. Pretty much the two biggest European guys around. Plus I guess they could use Tony Mamaluke and say he's Italian. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ToddRoyal Report post Posted March 22, 2004 From the TNA Website: Team United Kingdom (UK) will consist of Head Coach David Taylor, along with Team Captain James Mason and members Robbie Dynamite, Frankie Sloan and “Xtreme” Dean Allmark. Well...I've heard of David Taylor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Styles 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2004 From the TNA Website: Team United Kingdom (UK) will consist of Head Coach David Taylor, along with Team Captain James Mason and members Robbie Dynamite, Frankie Sloan and “Xtreme” Dean Allmark. Well...I've heard of David Taylor. I kind of like how every 4 weeks TNA just throws out these unknown names. It's like watching an indy show. Anybody have info on these guys? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ghost of bps21 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2004 Mason: http://www.bigtimewrestlinguk.com/profiles/jamesmason.htm Allmark: http://www.bigtimewrestlinguk.com/profiles/xtremedean.htm Sloan: http://www.bigtimewrestlinguk.com/profiles/frankie.htm Dynamite: http://www.bigtimewrestlinguk.com/profiles...biedynamite.htm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vyce 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2004 Wow. They do look rather......British. Pasty white and British. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoboBrazil 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2004 Bleh. Still not sold on a UK team. Has anyone ever seen a match with any of these guys? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCMaximo 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2004 I've seen Frankie Sloan live tagging with Jonny Storm in Leamington and he was OK. Apparently he often tags with Robbie Brookside (the guy on the right of the photo in the profile who looks like the tramp version of Edge). Mason is supposed to be decent, but I've not heard much about Allmark and Dynamite. Don't give our team much chance of victory, but hopefully they wont suck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bort Report post Posted March 22, 2004 hmm this is a joke right? They would Have gotten more buys with Matt Striker and Chad doing accents Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoboBrazil 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2004 I know. This is going to be the least bought X Cup show ever. Noone cares about UK wrestlers, except people in the UK and they can't even order the ppv so what is the point? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
