rovert Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 Because he's Paul. That shuts me down. Well... I wrote a lot more than just that sentence. But Paul is like Lano or Shannon Rose or other noted Wrestling Liars. One always takes a step back on something he says and think a bit about it. In this case, it just doesn't add up unless there was something in the WON back in 2005 about it, even if not explicitly identifying Paul. I think Paul is busting his hump to be relevant, and being The Most Knowledgable Pro Wrestling Guy About MMA seems to be what he's trying to put a lot of stock into. John Sorry jdw just did want to requote your post in full no insult intended. What was the deal with Shannon Rose? Speaking of long posts here is the story of Eric Bischoff's stint in TNA: Date TNA Rating 12/10 1.0 12/17 1.0 1/4 1.5 Monday Special 1/14 1.3 1/21 1.3 1/28 1.4 2/4 1.2 2/11 1.2 2/18 1.2 2/25 1.1 3/4 1.1 3/8 1.0 First Monday Show 3/15 0.8 3/22 0.9 3/29 0.6 4/5 0.9 4/12 0.8 4/19 1.0 4/26 0.5 Raw Draft 5/3 0.8 Last Monday 5/13 0.9 5/20 1.0 5/27 1.0 6/3 0.9 6/10 1.0 6/17 1.0 6/24 1.0 7/1 1.0 7/8 1.1 7/15 1.1 7/22 1.1 7/29 1.2 First show after Hardcore Justice PPV announced 8/5 1.2 8/12 1.2 Credit: Daniel Burkhardt, PWInsider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdw Posted August 19, 2010 Report Share Posted August 19, 2010 What was the deal with Shannon Rose? Maybe I'm remembering the wrong guy. Bix - was Rose that young fan from the late 90s who didn't seem quite all there? John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisZ Posted August 19, 2010 Report Share Posted August 19, 2010 Interesting to note that the only indy dates that Bryan is being allowed to work are shows affiliated with Sapolsky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted August 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2010 I have to admit that if Bischoff's only goal is to cut heel promos on the Internet, he's very good at it. Even if he is completely full of shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bix Posted August 19, 2010 Report Share Posted August 19, 2010 What was the deal with Shannon Rose? Maybe I'm remembering the wrong guy. Bix - was Rose that young fan from the late 90s who didn't seem quite all there? John "Shannon Rose started his career in pro wrestling at the age of 12 with a public access cable show that ran for 7 years in Tampa along with working for Championship Wrestling from Florida. Gordon Solie and Dusty Rhodes gave Shannon his start as a ring announcer. 16 years later Shannon remains "The Voice of Florida Wrestling" and has worked for NWA, ECW, and many other wrestling promotions. He also has managed, wrestled, refereed, and has run a wrestling hotline for the St. Petersburg, Times." I don't remember any ridiculous lies as much as him being slightly less abrasive Blake Norton type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovert Posted August 19, 2010 Report Share Posted August 19, 2010 PWInsider: TNA Wrestling has released former X-Division and Tag Team champion Homicide, PWInsider.com has confirmed. Homicide, a former Ring of Honor champion, had been with TNA since 2005 and at one point, was part of one of the hottest acts in TNA, the LAX group with Konnan and Hernandez. Homicide had hardly been used since the Bischoff/Hogan regime began, mostly used on Xplosion bouts before being used in an injury angle to further the Hernandez-Matt Morgan storyline with the idea that TNA would reform LAX down the line. Obviously, that will not come to pass. Homicide recently relocated back to the Northeast, so I'd expect to see him back working for a lot of his old haunts soon. I’m sad to see someone get fired but realistically he seemed to be totally miserable and misused for years. I wonder if WWE would touch him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeCampbell Posted August 19, 2010 Report Share Posted August 19, 2010 I don't see a spot for him in the WWE. He's too small and doesn't have anything really special to make him standout a la Evan Bourne. I'm guessing sooner or later he's back to ROH or working for Sapolsky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovert Posted August 19, 2010 Report Share Posted August 19, 2010 I don't see a spot for him in the WWE. He's too small and doesn't have anything really special to make him standout a la Evan Bourne. I'm guessing sooner or later he's back to ROH or working for Sapolsky. Well Cornette loves him at least. Maybe he can appear on Colt's podcast as Bull Pain did this week: http://tsmradio.com/coltcabana/2010/08/19/aow-show-4/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 So ROH.com is worse than porn sites now?: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bix Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 Does the ROH site even carry ads? The WON item I read implied that somehow the site got infested and they didn't know why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodhelmet Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 Well, they have a 30% off sale right now but I can't see picking anything up if the site is unsafe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Morris Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 Bought the Jake Roberts WWE DVD for five bucks at Wal-Mart, and one of the things that struck me was just how uncomfortable the angle was where Jake had the cobra bite Randy Savage on the arm. I mean, it was a cool visual and I know they de-venomized the snake, but still, to just allow that snake to bite Randy in the arm and then Jake be forced to shake the snake to get him off was one of those times when it was clear some folks just weren't thinking when they OK'ed that spot. And as I recall, quite a few TV stations dumped WWF's syndicated programs at that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 Is it just me or does it seem like the whole Alberto Del Rio gimmick is like some kind of obscure rib at Mil Mascaras? Dave's even mentioned a couple of times how much the gimmick matches the real Mil (or at least the impression he left on people). I did like him having his own personal lucha style ring announcer, that was a nice touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovert Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 Is it just me or does it seem like the whole Alberto Del Rio gimmick is like some kind of obscure rib at Mil Mascaras? Dave's even mentioned a couple of times how much the gimmick matches the real Mil (or at least the impression he left on people). I did like him having his own personal lucha style ring announcer, that was a nice touch. I dont understand it either. I thought the reference points were obviously a Mexican JBL, Rick Martel with a hint of Salavore Sincere. I thought it was an awesone debut except WWE didnt know how to shoot Del Rio's finisher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bix Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 Bought the Jake Roberts WWE DVD for five bucks at Wal-Mart, and one of the things that struck me was just how uncomfortable the angle was where Jake had the cobra bite Randy Savage on the arm. I mean, it was a cool visual and I know they de-venomized the snake, but still, to just allow that snake to bite Randy in the arm and then Jake be forced to shake the snake to get him off was one of those times when it was clear some folks just weren't thinking when they OK'ed that spot. And as I recall, quite a few TV stations dumped WWF's syndicated programs at that point. Pretty sure they took out both the fangs and the venom sacks. Whatever teeth the snake had were soft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeCampbell Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 I know it's redundant to talk about TNA being stupid and all, but even their online store seems to have issues. I order a shirt and three DVDs during their big sale. I get an email telling me they've been shipped USPS and two different tracking numbers. One is a USPS # and when I clicking the link I get a screen saying that it's invalid. The other is a FedEx number, and it shows a package leaving Nashville yesterday and en Route to Syracuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjh Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 I'm not sure that's due to stupidity, it may be more due to desperate cost cutting. From this week's Observer: There was the feeling that the company was not losing money in 2008 and 2009, and now there are cutbacks being made everywhere, people being paid late and the financial situation is very much different. Ruh roh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovert Posted August 22, 2010 Report Share Posted August 22, 2010 You'd guess that they are managing cash flow tightly as they are only able to pay when Spike and overseas TV pay's them as really theyve only got one decent revenue stream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisZ Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 Oh this is going to be fun. Paul Heyman to Strikeforce http://insidefights.com/2010/08/22/paul-he...atista-lashley/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdw Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 Paul found a money mark. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovert Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 Paul found a money mark. John I dont care that promotion needs all the help in the world. Still Dixie hinted at something similar and look what happened there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjh Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 LOL, can anyone say conflict of interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cox Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 I'm guessing Strikeforce will make him cut all official ties to Lesnar as part of their agreement to bring him in, though I don't know how that will affect the autobiography the two of them were working on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisZ Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 What's Brock's contract status with UFC because I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdw Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 I dont care that promotion needs all the help in the world. Do you think Paul really is the man to help Strikeforce? What does his "creativity" bring to the table? Not exactly arguing with you, but more curious on what Paul brings to the table to elevate Strikeforce to the next level? What's Brock's contract status with UFC because I don't know. Now that would be interesting. Brock is the biggest draw, and stealing him would make things interesting. But he is just one fighter (2-3 PPVs a year). Strikeforce would need to steal several stars, because we've seen UFC has done quite well even when their heavyweight division blows. In turn, Strikeforce would need to capitalize on having Brock... and I'm not sure that they can. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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