HARDCOOOOOOOOOOORE!!!!

[kareru]

TNAWrestlingNews.com is reporting that TNA could be dipping into the nineties well again as there has been talk of changing the Global Championship currently held by Rob Terry to a “Hardcore” title. Stay tuned.


i have been saying this for ages now, and finally my wish for a hardcore division has come true

barbed-wire massacre anyone?

[Mr. Pierre]

I wouldn't mind if they added a Hardcore Championship. But, it took them forever to get a 2nd tier title that lets anyone win it (unlike the X-title), and now they're gonna get rid of it already? wtf

[Xero]

"Look at us! We have no original ideas!"

[Xero]

Really wish they'd go for a proper alternative instead of trying to make an outdated era work in a totally different era. TNA needs to stop going for old fans who left (which is what they're doing with moves like this) and start going for newer fans who want something new AND alternative.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

lol kareru.


fucking terrible.

[Xero]

Really all this does is book an entire division around overbooking. And you don't need that when everything else is overbooked.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Now WWE really has something to worry about!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kareru]

but with a hardcore division you have all the bases covered

the main 'heavyweight' singles division
the tag team division
the junior/cruiser weight division
the hardcore division
the womens division

that's all aspects of wrestling there, something for everybody

[Corporate CockSnogger]

but with a hardcore division you have all the bases covered

the main 'heavyweight' singles division
the tag team division
the junior/cruiser weight division
the hardcore division
the womens division

that's all aspects of wrestling there, something for everybody

How about good writing?

[Triple Naitch]

They'll find a way to fuck it up.

[kareru]

How about good writing?

good writing is reserved for hollywood movies sir

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Yeah they need to start with good writing.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

or good booking.

[Loose Cannon]

lovely. I can't wait to see Sandman, Sabu and Terry funk back again

[Corporate CockSnogger]

good writing is reserved for hollywood movies sir

Riiiiiiiight, and I suppose good booking is reserved for Restaurants?

[Londoner]

Might be good, might be crap, i'll wait n see.

[Cool King]

I don't really care about the TNA <s>Legends</s> <s>Global</s> Hardcore Championship to be honest.

[James Steele]

Which belt design will they use?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/02/WCWhardcorechampbelt.JPG

or

http://fast1.onesite.com/fans.wwe.com/user/oimayhem/0c9f990dfccd3ad8961a82d268852c9e.jpg

[Xero]

Someone will smash up the Global title and they'll duct tape it together.

[kareru]

Which belt design will they use?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/02/WCWhardcorechampbelt.JPG

or

http://fast1.onesite.com/fans.wwe.com/user/oimayhem/0c9f990dfccd3ad8961a82d268852c9e.jpg

i don't remember that top one, what year(s) is that one from?

[Xero]

lol at the bottom one being a rip off of the ECW title. I actually thought it WAS the ECW title at first.

[Ermaximus]

So if this trend continues, will there be a brand split in TNA soon? :shifty:

[The Jayman]

lol at the bottom one being a rip off of the ECW title. I actually thought it WAS the ECW title at first.

same here

[kareru]

So if this trend continues, will there be a brand split in TNA soon? :shifty:

why would they have a brand split ?:wtf:

[Xero]

So if this trend continues, will there be a brand split in TNA soon? :shifty:

First ROH has to come from behind and buy them out.

[Xero]

why would they have a brand split ?:wtf:

You do realize that their roster is like 10 wrestlers less than WWE's, right?

[kareru]

lol at the bottom one being a rip off of the ECW title. I actually thought it WAS the ECW title at first.


http://gamingring.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/ecw_championship_belt.jpg


it looks nothing like it
HERP DERP

[kareru]

You do realize that their roster is like 10 wrestlers less than WWE's, right?

that can't be right can it?

[screech]

I read about this a week ago.

It will be okay short-term, but it really won't do much in the long run in my opinion.

[Xero]

Going purely by roster pages (so it includes some announcers, etc):

RAW Roster - 39
SD Roster - 36
WWE Roster - 75

TNA Roster - 65

If you take out the announcers and managers WWE may actually have LESS active wrestlers than TNA on their two main brands.

[Lock Jaw]

Orlando Jordan will win the Global Title and change it into the Hardcore Title.


Only, it won't be quite what you'd expect.

[screech]

lol

[kareru]

did you count suicide and kaz as 1?

it seems like wwe has waaaay more, maybe because they are split up into 2 rosters it seems like more

[kareru]

Orlando Jordan will win the Global Title and change it into the Hardcore Title.


Only, it won't be quite what you'd expect.

http://www.magickallgateway.net/TBigBangTheory/sheldon.jpg

BUZZINGA!!

[Ermaximus]

Orlando Jordan will win the Global Title and change it into the Hardcore Title.


Only, it won't be quite what you'd expect.

So he'll institute dildo on a pole matches, strap-on matches, and various other sorts of gay inuendos?

[Skippord]

well it's less stupid than the Global title

[RiX1024]

I don't see the point. The Global Title is naff.

[Volare]

Don't worry, TNA will screw hardcore matches up by DQ'ing people.

[RiX1024]

and hope they don't bring back the Hard 10 tournament, didn't understand it.

[parkmania]

The only problem I see with the current "Global" championship is that, IIRC (I usually forget to watch TNA), isn't it never defended in USA? Makes it next to useless when they almost never tour.

[kareru]

The only problem I see with the current "Global" championship is that, IIRC (I usually forget to watch TNA), isn't it never defended in USA? Makes it next to useless when they almost never tour.

that was only whilst EY held the belt.....erm i think

[Lock Jaw]

Yeah, Eric Young had the whole "Will never defend it on American soil or against an American wrestler" thing.

It was quietly dropped when he lost it to Terry.

That concept could be cool, if they dropped the not on American Soil bit and brought in talent from around the world to showcase them in this division. Kind of like the World X Cup, but all the time.

[screech]

:heart: World X Cup

[jskinnyg]

Hardcore = Shit... Enuff Said... Oooh Let's use thumbtacks that's creative... Crap...

Sorry that's the old school in me... Barbed wire + Idiots = Creative teams gets a vacation...

[DAMN iNATOR]

http://gamingring.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/ecw_championship_belt.jpg


it looks nothing like it
HERP DERP

Uh, it's not supposed to look like the WWE version of the belt. More like \/:
http://www.ecw-zone.de/mediac/400_0/media/ECW-WORLD.jpeg
THAT.

Get it now? GOOD.

[tjmidnight420]

http://www.ecw-zone.de/mediac/400_0/media/ECW-WORLD.jpeg


Any time anyone in a wrestling promotion says hardcore championship this right here is what they're thinking about. Damn posers.

[Swiss Ultimate]

Did the "Hardcore" division hurt or help WCW?

*Remember all the mountain dew merchandise they used to throw in the ring?

[Xero]

Only thing I drink is that Diet Mountain Dew, and I AIN'T quittin' that, so you can scratch that off the list!

[Razzamajazz]

yep yep yep