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Post by Scotty on Aug 6, 2014 12:46:28 GMT -5
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Post by Scotty on Jul 31, 2014 9:12:49 GMT -5
As much as I would have loved to see Yoenis stay with Oakland, Lester is a HUGE pickup.
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Post by Scotty on Jul 30, 2014 23:10:49 GMT -5
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Post by Scotty on Jul 30, 2014 22:37:35 GMT -5
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Post by Scotty on Jul 30, 2014 12:28:31 GMT -5
It's actually not comparable to WCW at all. Before you dismiss that... Look at the FACTS. WCW was in need of an owner. The parent company, Turner, put it up for sale. Yes, Bischoff was interested in buying and his investors backed out when TNT and TBS no longer agreed to air the shows. But WCW was NEVER shopped around. Jame Keller basically gave WCW to Vince. There wasn't a head honcho of WCW trying to find another network. WCW was never shopped around to other networks. TNA is owned by an outside company. If they lose the Spike TV deal (which there's no evidence that this is happening despite 17 pages of this thread) it still means that they would shop around TNA to other cable networks. TNA has hundreds of TV deals across the globe. While they're all smaller forms of revenue, they're still making money. With WCW, Turner was looking to dump WCW. Not because of bad booking or because it was losing money. Though the money thing didn't help, but they were rebranding TNT and TBS. They were dropping tons of their affiliations as a result of the horrible mismanagement of the AOL/TW merger. So they were willing to lose money on selling WCW and pay out the rest of their guaranteed contracts, because they wanted to stop showing "wrasslin" on their "premium" TV stations. If Spike dumps TNA, Panda will continue to look for a return on their investment. Contrary to popular belief, this is not some project they don't care about. If it was, they wouldn't have continued to support it for as long as they have. They would shop around for a new deal and there ARE other networks who would very likely take it. TNA may have to downsize if they couldn't get as good of a deal, but it's not comparable to WWE where the reason so few networks were interested in WWE was because WWE wanted tons of money. TNA wants only a fraction of that. G4 which became Esquire, would love to have a show with as high as rating as TNA. WGN has repeatedly been in the market. The point is, the comparisons to WCW are completely unfounded. The higher ups at AOL/TW were looking to dump WCW off their stations and kill the promotion outright. No one owned WCW, nor did they really care about it. WCW was merely a division of their TV stations, which was part of their mismanagement for decades. TNA, for better or worse, has owners and people invested in it. TNA went for months without a TV deal before, back when they were in far worse financial shape and had far less ratings than they do now. The idea that TNA would fold up shop a week after going off the air for Spike is absurd and downright stupid. If they could never secure another deal, sure, but it would take at least 6 months or more before Panda and the Carters truly consider TNA dead. With all the money that can be made on the tape library (which is something AOL/TW also didn't care about) it's very plausible that TNA could go dark for several months and the Carters continue to push the TNA brand through select events. Until they resecure a TV deal. No its not. No wrestling company has ever lost a TV deal and "gone dark" and continued to operate. Ippvs dont generate a lot of money. TNA house shows recently have prove that they're not gonna generate a lot of money. Most of these guys are on no compete contracts where they cant work anywhere else but TNA. Panda is not going to let something sit idle and pour money into it in hopes of finding something else. You're just creating a bigger debt that you'll never get out of. Its a TERRIBLE business decision and Panda isnt that dumb. They're already floating a sinking ship, they're not going to keep putting treasure in it once it hits the ocean bottom. Now could they go to WGN or BET or wherever? Sure...but why arent they? Clearly Spike is showing they either A)Dont want TNA or B)want it for much cheaper...so why isnt TNA using WGN or another network as leverage against Spike? Maybe because there isnt another network that is truly interested in it...which means TNA has 0 leverage at all right now. So if Spike decides to pull the plug, thats it....TNA is done. There is no sitting idle. There is no wait & see. The entire company is in Spikes hands. If they so "we're done" then TNA is done. Although they are in no way at the size of TNA and really cant compare at all, This happened to ROH in 2010 or 11
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Post by Scotty on Jul 30, 2014 10:48:32 GMT -5
So is DGUSA pretty much dead? I mean I cant see them bringing in any of the Dragon Gate talents anymore besides Cima. They have actually had some good shows, but without Dragon Gate talent. They have Zack Sabre Jr coming in soon though, so that will be cool. So its pretty much Evolve running under the DGUSA name.
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Post by Scotty on Jul 30, 2014 9:38:25 GMT -5
So is DGUSA pretty much dead? I mean I cant see them bringing in any of the Dragon Gate talents anymore besides Cima.
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Post by Scotty on Jul 30, 2014 9:33:00 GMT -5
Miz, Big Show, Sheamus, Mark Henry, Great Khali
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Post by Scotty on Jul 29, 2014 16:10:08 GMT -5
Was a price for the Mezco's 6" DKR Batman given?
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Post by Scotty on Jul 29, 2014 16:00:02 GMT -5
Andeh should retain. If it goes vacant or given to Jamie we all know there is going to be fights over similar situations if something like this happens in the future again.
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Post by Scotty on Jul 29, 2014 15:41:01 GMT -5
I said in my vote he should be DQ because of not making the full stip, but Andeh should retain. If you guys stated in your votes that you were voting Jamie that'd be one thing, bu that wasn't the case. I don't see how the votes can be retracted now though. IMO Andeh retains.
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Post by Scotty on Jul 29, 2014 15:36:51 GMT -5
Everyone saying he got screwed yet you all voted for Andeh.....
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Post by Scotty on Jul 28, 2014 22:26:08 GMT -5
I cant believe there are people out there who think that is real.
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Post by Scotty on Jul 28, 2014 16:22:17 GMT -5
Josh: Pretty smooth as usual. Would have liked for RVD to be on the ground starting off, don't know if its the angle or not, but looks like hes not even on the bottom rope but between that and the middle. The liftup and eventual suplex isn't that stiff. The impact was pretty awful. The way they just fell flat and didn't move then had that awkward twist over just didn't look right. The liftup once again was better, but still not perfect. The change into the tiger suplex was quick and looked rushed. The suplex was fine though. Jordan: Could have used a lot more pics. Didn't like how there was tape visibile for a foot for one pic. Like your impact and get up to the suplex much better than Joshs. The liftup and change into the tiger was better than Josh as well. The tiger suplex could have used more pics though. Honestly pretty stumped here, Josh had the better of the two moves, but Thememan had much better transitions. I'll edit this once I can pick a for sure winner.
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Post by Scotty on Jul 28, 2014 15:43:09 GMT -5
-1 Marvyntaker Least smooth and most stiff out of them all
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Post by Scotty on Jul 28, 2014 15:36:21 GMT -5
JWA: The running wasn't the best, but its fine. The knee seemed quick and lacked pics. The liftup needed a lot more pics too. Andeh: No knee? THe move was smooth and not ass stiff as JWA. Lighting was a little distracting as was string. Reaction was fidgety but nice. Vote: JWA losing would be a travesty considering he made the full stip unlike Andeh.
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Post by Scotty on Jul 28, 2014 15:16:34 GMT -5
Ac3: Probably my favorite from you so far tonight. The movements were pretty great imo. While J was stiff, the way he roated around joe and everything was nice. Really wish you would have finished it to. Once again though, I feel like you're being really lazy tonight, idk if you're not capable of having 2 people in the air at once with string, but you've avoided it with both this move and the Huricanrana. Meximerican: Love how you're standing up for yourself against that racist tyrant named Jack. Nobody should be called by their "race"! Rock on man! It wasn't that stiff. The reaction was pretty good. Just take pictures next time or make the videos shorter. Probably the closest match I've ever witnessed. Ac3 takes it by a strand of hair though.
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Post by Scotty on Jul 28, 2014 15:09:46 GMT -5
Josh: Very smooth as always. Great movimentos. Bourne wasn't that stiff, Taker and santino were though. Could have had a longer reaction. Audie Kang: Pretty smooth. The jump off the rope was nice. LOVED the flip by Punk after the impact. The reaction was pretty good. Marin Talker: LOVE the little liftup before. The taunt and the pan up was nice. The jump was nice. Wish you would have done more of a reaction though instead of just having him fall on his face.
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Post by Scotty on Jul 28, 2014 14:55:54 GMT -5
Note to both of you: Sticky tack is incredibly bothering to see, try to make it not so visible. Ac3: Little bit of string seen. I felt like the missed reversal in the beginning wasn't so well done. It wasn't anything close to a huricanrana. It didn't even look at though AJ was trying to reverse, just looked like Joe pushed him down for a sec. The animation was pretty smooth but could have had more pics when they were falling off the turnbuckles. Didn't like also how arched Joe's back was when walking. The running powerbomb didn't really look like a powerbomb either. Just looked like Joe pushed him into it. Joe holding onto AJ when falling was relly weird too. Seems like a really lazy attempt on your part. You've done so much better. Marvyntaker: The jump up into the rana wasn't exactly perfect, but I'm happy you included it unlike Ace. The running was pretty good. Wasn't a fan of the quick camera changed though. Would have liked a longer reaction as well. Vote: Marvyn, seemed like more effort was put into it judging by the actual lift into the rana and by the running.
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Post by Scotty on Jul 28, 2014 9:14:25 GMT -5
Cant wait!
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