The Wrestling Thread

[Luke]

So Matt Hardy posted a fake suicide note on the internet. Now everyone hates him.

Saw that video earlier.

Very, very dumb and inexcusable.

[pakopako]

So Matt Hardy posted a fake suicide note on the internet. Now everyone hates him.

Saw that video earlier.
Very, very dumb and inexcusable.

Again?
Oh, not that everybody hates MH, but on-air suicides? Maybe if he became TNA's new masked wrestler with a soap-opera-style twist I suppose. (Like Cactus Jack's amnesia-ridden WCW journey.)

[sevin0seven]

CM Punk interview:

he plays an arcade shooter with the interviewer afterwards..

[Gamerforlife]

Wow! Hugh Jackman hosting an upcoming Raw. Is that like the biggest star they've had so far?

http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2011-09-19 ... man-on-raw

[BurningDoom]

Wow! Hugh Jackman hosting an upcoming Raw. Is that like the biggest star they've had so far?

http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2011-09-19 ... man-on-raw

They're not bringing back the dreaded guest-host gimmick, are they? That was one of the most retarded things to come out of the PG-era.

[Gamerforlife]

HOLY CRAP!!!!

Zak Ryder got put over in a HUGE way on Raw!

Did you see that awesome video package they did?!?!?!

and the crowd went nuts for him post-match

[retrosportsgamer]

HOLY CRAP!!!!

Zak Ryder got put over in a HUGE way on Raw!

Did you see that awesome video package they did?!?!?!

and the crowd went nuts for him post-match

I was blown away...plus - the WWE Network is not a myth!

[Gamerforlife]

Yeah, some good stuff on Raw with the announcement of the network, Zak Ryder, Miz and Truth and I have to admit I sort of like what they did with Del Rio and I marked out at four heels beating down on Cena I was like, "Yeah! Kick his ass!"

On the negatvie side, the Kevin Nash stuff was crap and he needs to just get off my tv already. Also, Punk needs a new angle because a lot of the stuff he's throwing at Triple H just doesn't have any weight behind it. Really Punk? You still think Triple H and Nash are in cahoots? Seriously? Punk needs to find a new tune. His conspiracy stuff just isn't holding water and I think R Truth and Miz are doing a far better job with that angle. Punk is still entertaining though. That Super Shredder thing was great. He's great on the mic, but this storyline has gotten weak because Triple H is doing far too good a job playing babyface. He's kind of burying Punk and I'm noticing some boos coming Punk's way.

Okay, little rant here for any of you who are into wrestling podcasts

I gotta stop listening to the PW Torch podcast. All they do day in and day out is bitch about the WWE or bitch about TNA. Granted, I rant about some stuff, but the WWE has been doing a lot of good stuff lately and I'm kind of tired of the PWTorch constantly tearing them down. It's hard to enjoy wrestling at all if you listen to those guys on a regular basis. Other podcasts I listen to complain about certain things the WWE does, but none of them are as depressingly negative as the PW Torch. They're like a bunch of cynical, jaded, old men. Like the old guys in the balcony on the Muppet Show

I'm also sick and tired of them shilling their VIP program. I DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR STUPID VIP PROGRAM!!! STOP SHOVING IT DOWN MY THROAT!!! The number of times VIP program comes up in their podcast is annoying. Yeah, the Matt Hardy situation. That reminds me of an article I did available to VIP members. Oh yeah, that's a good question caller. We did an article on that, which you could read if you join our VIP program. Oh, look. Here's a wonderful letter from a listener about how much he loves our VIP program. Let me waste everyone's time by reading it. Blah, blah, blah, VIP program, blah, blah, blah, VIP program. The actually cut off part of their podcast and make it only available to VIP members. I don't know a single other podcast that does that. Podcasts are by and large available in their ENTIRETY for FREE, because the people making them enjoy putting them out there for fans. Those PWTorch guys just come across as super greedy and corporate to me. I also hate when they go on non-wrestling tangents. This is a wrestling podcast. I don't care about your thoughts on football

[Luke]

Well, this guy fell asleep before the end of the show, so I'll have to play catch up, but:

The Punk/Nash/HHH bit at the beginning was utterly awful. Nash looked like he had no clue what he was doing or saying; very, very amateurish.

[Gamerforlife]

Well, this guy fell asleep before the end of the show, so I'll have to play catch up, but:

The Punk/Nash/HHH bit at the beginning was utterly awful. Nash looked like he had no clue what he was doing or saying; very, very amateurish.

He's the weak link in this whole thing and has really dragged it down. Would have been more fun just having Punk and Triple H feud all this time, with Triple H going heel and proving everything Punk has been saying. I would have loved hearing some heelish, shoot promos from Triple H where he plays into the negative rumors that have surrounded him for years about playing politics, holding guys down and sleeping his way to the top through Stephanie

Triple H - "I run this show now! Screw the politics, screw the cliq, screw Vince and Stephanie, and screw these fans! I've been playing this game for years and it finally paid off. I'm in charge now. The game's over and I won. I'm not just the best in the business. I own this business and there's not a dam thing you Punk or Cena, or anybody else can do about it!"

Punk - "You own this business. Well nice of you to say what we've all known for years Mr Glass Ceiling. Before Cena became Vince's golden boy, nobody on this show could catch a break with you holding every one down to satisfy your ego. Well I got news for you PAUL, you're not gonna run this company into the ground like your insane father in law, you're not gonna hold me down like you did Jericho, Edge and countless others. I'm the instrument of change in this company and I'll be damned if some big-nosed, attitude era has been is gonna get in my way"