05-07-2015, 10:28 PM | #41 |
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05-08-2015, 05:46 AM | #42 | |
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05-08-2015, 05:55 AM | #43 |
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If the perfect wrestling organization were to come along with the perfect "niche", people would complain that the star power isn't big enough. We're 15 years past the point where free agents were a thing. There's nothing you can do at this point as far as reeling in star power. You either take WWE's castoffs or you start with a bunch of nobodies. Those are the only options in today's landscape. What you do with that group of talent is what matters. And considering they've spent a year not rushing things and being very concerned with every little detail, I'd say they're doing fine at the moment.
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05-08-2015, 06:57 AM | #44 |
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By the time GFW actually puts on any shows, half of their roster will be in their mid-40's.
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05-08-2015, 07:30 AM | #45 |
b/c 5 is better than 4
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Not really surprising to see the TNA/WWE castoffs being the first to sign.... I love Jarrett and will be watching regardless.... I haven't watched TNA in 2 months due to lack of interest/no time....
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05-11-2015, 06:09 PM | #46 |
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Cliff Compton Also The Young Bucks, Sonjay Dutt, Brodus Clay, Thea Trinidad, Lei'D Tapa |
05-11-2015, 06:15 PM | #47 |
Quark is Less Impressed.
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That guy Jamin Olivencia was on that Indy podcast with AJ Styles posted here last summer. This is a big signing for him.
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05-11-2015, 06:18 PM | #48 |
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Haven't seen enough Cliff Compton in ROH or elsewhere to know how he is outside his WWE character but I was a HUGE fan of him as Domino.
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05-11-2015, 06:53 PM | #49 | |
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Even if you don't like Colt Cabana, do yourself a favor and check out the 3 times Cliff was guest on Art of Wrestling. I think the first one was like 2010, the second 2011, and the third was just last year. In his second one he talks about a Nigerian tour he did with Luke Gallows and it's pretty much the funniest wrestling story I've heard. |
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05-14-2015, 07:26 PM | #50 |
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It actually looks like a very good roster. I expect a lot of talent will be in and out of the company, but a lot of the core guys will tear it up there.
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05-14-2015, 07:29 PM | #51 |
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Apparently they've signed Jim Cornette, which is awesome. Even if it fails, Cornette will get another amazing 3 hour shoot interview out of it so... win/win.
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05-14-2015, 07:48 PM | #52 |
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Hahaha! Agreed.
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05-16-2015, 06:33 PM | #53 |
Let me talk to ya
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* Shelton Benjamin
* Scott Hall * Jamin Olivencia * Andrew Everett * Jimmy Rave * Takaaki Watanabe * Trent Barreta * Tyrus * George T. Murdoch (formerly Tyrus in TNA; Brodus Clay in WWE) * The Hotshots (Cassidy Riley and Chase Stevens) |
05-16-2015, 06:37 PM | #54 |
Let me talk to ya
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05-16-2015, 06:37 PM | #55 |
LUV CABBAGE/H8 JEWS
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Thought this was gonna be about some backyard fed.
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05-16-2015, 07:12 PM | #56 |
Loque Ja
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They got Scott Hall?! Oh man! Huge coup for them!
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05-16-2015, 07:23 PM | #57 |
wekasauce
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Still don't get posts like that ^
Like seriously, what are you expecting.. Dolph Ziggler or Dean Ambrose to leave WWE and join a startup? smh... |
05-16-2015, 07:55 PM | #58 |
Loque Ja
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I expect to see you in court.
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05-16-2015, 08:16 PM | #59 |
wekasauce
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Damn, wonder what kinda dirt SlikJaw Investigations has dug up on me...
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05-16-2015, 09:16 PM | #61 |
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Really wished Matt Morgan still wrestled. Always thought he could be a guy that you could build a company around.
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05-16-2015, 11:24 PM | #62 |
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The blueprint didn't exactly pan out for TNA
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05-16-2015, 11:40 PM | #63 | |
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Card lineups for the first couple of shows were announced.
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05-16-2015, 11:47 PM | #64 |
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05-17-2015, 05:08 AM | #65 |
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Holy shit Chuck Taylor! GFW is now my new favourite promotion.
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05-17-2015, 11:31 AM | #66 |
Fire up Chips!
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No David Arquette? No watch.
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05-17-2015, 12:31 PM | #67 |
LUV CABBAGE/H8 JEWS
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05-17-2015, 12:50 PM | #68 |
Reigning Tipsters Champ!
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Wonder who they will be pushing as their top guys. TNA always seemed to have Christian, Angle, Sting etc... As their main guys, so never really got to see new guys presented as top bill from scratch. It was more guys like Roode and Aries looking like they could "hang" with them for a while.
Will be interesting to see. Looks like Brodus could be their big monster heel champ? |
05-17-2015, 12:54 PM | #69 |
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So just having a browse on GFW's page and looking at their roster... so far there's a lot of small, nitpicky things that I'm noticing that put me off.
For one, they have info on everyone's background, which is fair enough. But the first thing you read on PJ Black's page is "You might remember PJ Black as Justin Gabriel in WWE". I dunno. Just kinda feels like "urgh". They should do like WWE and not acknowledge other big promotions. Just a simple "PJ Black has wrestled all over the world" would do. There's also typos. Loads. "Black is a three-time WWE tag team champion, a two-time Slammy Award winner, and he was rated as Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s most hated wrestler of the year in 2010 when he part of the Nexus faction in WWE." I remember when he part of the Nexus faction. Just all seems very amateur and low-key right now. I'm still intrigued because it's a potential new product to get behind. But they'll never be anywhere near to putting themselves on the map with this generic "indy" approach to their product. |
05-17-2015, 12:57 PM | #70 |
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"Mordetzky was positioned to be in title matches during 2005 and 2006 and feuded with several top stars in the company including Kurt Angle and John Cena. He left the company for a couple of years and returned for another run from 2009 to 2011. This time Mordetzky was leaner and had made improvements on his in-ring style."
So basically... he was shit, came back, was slightly better... And he made improvements "to" his in-ring style. Not on it. |
05-17-2015, 12:59 PM | #71 |
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So basically 89.3% of the GFW roster's bio page starts with "Fans might remember [wrestler name] from his time in World Wrestling Entertainment where he was known as..."
Still... they have Chuck Taylor. So... |
05-17-2015, 01:44 PM | #72 |
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GWF are a Carlito away from being cool / something I'd want to check out.
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05-17-2015, 01:48 PM | #73 |
Fire up Chips!
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05-17-2015, 02:26 PM | #74 |
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Is Jeff Jarrett going to wrestle? When does this start? Will it be on TV? I might consider watching it if it'll just be like an hour a week.
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05-17-2015, 02:29 PM | #75 | |
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05-17-2015, 02:53 PM | #76 |
LUV CABBAGE/H8 JEWS
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05-17-2015, 02:55 PM | #77 | |
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05-17-2015, 03:22 PM | #78 |
It's a blood match!
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I am not impressed with those lineups, good for an indy show but not anything special. I may go to the Knoxville show if they get a good draw on top.
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05-19-2015, 01:32 PM | #79 |
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It's Steiner time
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05-19-2015, 02:33 PM | #80 |
Loque Ja
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Apparently Steiner has a skeleton on his back now
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