Bobby Roode New TNA World Champ

Fully expecting Hogan, Jesse Neal, Winter, or Hermie Sadler to walk out with the title.

I find Joe VERY entertaining. I agree, that at times he acts like he doesnt care. Honestly, he really has no other place to go unless he wants to go back to ROH. So he is kind of stuck in a rut.

AJ, while not being a very good mic. man, still carries a good TNA fan base, moves merchandise and is seen as a credible TNA Champion. He can wow you in the ring, making up for some of what he lacks on the mic. While, I agree he wouldnt be my top choice.....I find him a MUCH stronger contender than Roode.

Daniels being 40 is fairly irrelevant. First, he doesnt look it. Secondly, he can out wrestle half the current roster at 40 and where AJ lacks on the mic. Daniels makes up for. Daniels is a fantastic cross of worker/entertainer.

Matt Morgan sucks?! Ummm....not sure what you are watching. Much improved worker. Certainly not as solid or crisp as Roode, but where he makes up for it is in his entertainment value. He has a strong gimmick, great look and a slightly above average mic. rate. In addition, he is a fresh face....new star.

Bobby Roode is an excellent second fiddler. Much like Rodney Peete, he makes for one of the best back ups in wrestling today. As a tag team wrestler, he is adequate. As a singles competitor, he needs to latch onto someone else. His work rate in the ring defines missing something. He has very little entertainment value, unless working as his financial heel gimmick. His look is blah at best. To me Roode plays the Arn Anderson role to its finest. World champion material...he is not.



ALWAYS has to be some idiot that HAS to ruin a thread. This isnt about Jeff...its about Bobby Roode. Try and stay on topic.

Putting the belt on Jeff right now makes ZERO sense. He's been off for how long and is in the middle of this redemption story, which should lead to a battle with Immortal and then we can talk World Title.



Why cuz I couldnt please the sheep?

Honestly.....b/c of the lack of any real truly defining contender or built up character, I leave the belt on Angle. There is no one on the roster that is positioned to be the face of TNA right now....cept Angle and that is only slightly. Leave it on Angle and immediately begin grooming someone to take the next step. AJ, Daniels, Morgan....whomever.

they never added a ing character to daniels. it's just all these weird actions. if they EVER actually developed a character with it's own traits and innuendos that doesn't seem fictitious and painfully forced, they'd succeed.

Lol I started confusing myself while I was writing it, so I must have really been in his head.

Why cuz I couldnt please the sheep?

Honestly.....b/c of the lack of any real truly defining contender or built up character, I leave the belt on Angle. There is no one on the roster that is positioned to be the face of TNA right now....cept Angle and that is only slightly. Leave it on Angle and immediately begin grooming someone to take the next step. AJ, Daniels, Morgan....whomever.

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No because TNA's convaluted booking makes more sense then anything you could pull off.


Had TNA taken the time to build Roode up with this BFG series rather then decide a winner at the last moment it all might mean something. To bad the plan was to have Crimson win it then TNA pull back only after realizing that he is not over or ready.


The bulk of Roode's points came from tag matches probably so that does not build him up as a singles threat. Never mind the fact the other three in the final four should have been RVD, Styles, and Joe. Had Roode beaten any of them that would have done tons to build him up.


Instead be beats Gunner and Bully Ray...who ing cares about those two pricks? You have RVD feuding with Jerry Lynn which was cool ten years ago... AJ dealing with Daniels..which was cool 5 years ago and Joe dealing with Morgan and a buffett table which was cool never.


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This sounds like you are agreeing with me.

They shouldve started a slow build from Lockdown when he put Flair out.

The guy has a good look, he is good on the mic and good in the ring.

With the way TNA throws their title around...and who they wanted to put it on ( Crimson?!)

Why not Roode? ESP if they turn him heel with the title at some point. He can be the bad ass heel champ that wears suits and kills mother ers...or he can be the face champ who overcame the odds and climbed the ranks.

TNA has to do the right thing at Bound for Glory. Roode has needed this push for years now. He has a great look and he gets it done in the ring. Very intense and solid on the mic. He has always reminded me of TNA's Triple H. I think it'd be cool seeing him in suits carrying the world title as a mega heel. I still don't like the new belt though, ugh.

About 6 months ago...Roode shoulda been paired with flair as Flair's protege complete with glitzy robe, high class lifestyle, etc. Flair grooms him to be world champ. He beats a babyface champion and goes on to dominate the main event scene for a few months. Of course every big man needs a bodyguard..insert Crimson. You gotta a nice little formidable threesome there with potential to build it the point that the group strains and falls apart...Roode vs Falir then Roode vs Face Crimson...By that time Crimson has solidified his role as a no nonsense big man, Roode is the pompous heel champ, You've built purposeful tension between within the group and there ya go. It's called taking the time to develop a god damn storyline that utlilizes your young talent and at the same time develops characters and meaningful match ups. If they get the Hogans, Jarrets, stings, bubba ray, dvons, jerry Lynns outta the damn picture, they might be able to pull something like this off. Just my two cents on how Roode's character could be better portrayed.