Wrestling 2005

[Cman]

YAY! Too bad it didn't break his spine though. :sad:

hahaha i never thought of that. too bad they didn't mess it up.

and zing to LK

 

[Legend Killer]

Here's last nights FU:

LoL, And he got another one after Raw went off air. You know that one definitley hurt. :lol:

Good way to start off '07. :mrgreen:

 

[Dillon]

There is still talk of Psicosis arriving in TNA in 2007. He was supposed to work a show in AAA back on 12/8, but stopped returning phone calls. AAA and CMLL both want his services, but it appears he'll work independently in Mexico in the early part of '07.

Bob Backlund and the Disco Inferno are currently scheduled to judge the finals of the PCS at Final Resolution.

 

[Dillon]

You can keep track of the WWE Jet's flight track online. This is the plane that carries Vince McMahon. The plane is currently en route to Lakeland, Florida - the site of tonight's SmackDown/ECW tapings.

To visit the page, go to http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N247WE

 

[Dillon]

The Great Khali is expected to receive a huge push as we head closer to WrestleMania, according to PWInsider.

His program against Tommy Dreamer has been done to design Khali as a huge monster. It is apparently written in pencil that at WrestleMania we'll see Khali vs. Lashley for the ECW title.

 

[Dillon]

Victor Koslov, the big Russian that has been appearing on all WWE programs in the crowd, has been working the house show loop with Val Venis to get Koslov prepared for the main roster. The matches are getting solid reviews.

 

[nekkid]

OMG Lashley vs. Khali? That sounds aweful on paper for a free tv match. I don't think there is anything special about Lashley and we all obvioulsy know that Khali might be the worst ever. RVD barely got a decent match out of Lashley last week. But Lashley vs. Khali at 'mania?!?!!? All the rumors for matches at this years mania are just making me pissed off that I am actually going.

 

[Dillon]

TNA has told Konnan that they will not pay for his kidney transplant surgery which is going run him around $100,000 in the U.S. TNA has offered to loan him the money to have it done but he must pay it back. Konnan can get the surgery done in Mexico for much cheaper at around $35,000. The Roldan family who now runs AAA, has told Konnan that they plan on running several benefit shows to help him pay for the surgery. Konnan is the head booker for AAA.

Regarding the dropping of TNA paying for hotels, this only pertains to the talent. Everyone else from the announcers to bookers to production staff will still get their hotels paid for. The shuttle from the airport to the hotel rooms cost $24 while the hotel rooms at the Doubletree cost $69. However, the talents who's rooms are not being paid for are free to stay anywhere they wish.

 

[Dillon]

The following are the REPORTED official pay outs to fighters who competed on the December 30th UFC 66 "Liddell vs. Ortiz 2" show. Remember that in the case of main eventers, fighters receive undisclosed percentages of the PPV revenue. In the case of any fighter, they could have received any number of special bonuses UFC gives out that wouldn't be mentioned here.

-Chuck Liddell ($250,000) def. Tito Ortiz ($210,000)

-Andrei Arlovski ($145,000) def. Marcio Cruz ($5,000)

-Michael Bisping ($24,000) def. Eric Schafer ($4,000)

-Keith Jardine ($14,000) def. Forrest Griffin ($16,000)

-Jason MacDonald ($10,000) def. Chris Leben ($7,000)

-Thiago Alves ($22,000) def. Tony DeSouza ($7,000)

-Gabriel Gonzaga ($18,000) def. Carmelo Marrero ($5,000)

-Yushin Okami ($16,000) def. Rory Singer ($5,000)

-Christian Wellisch ($6,000) def. Anthony Perosh ($3,000)

Total disclosed: $767,000

 

[Dillon]

For the first time ever, the WWE has signed a third generation female talent, Nattie Neidhart. Nattie, of course is the daughter of Jim Neidhart and granddaughter of Stu Hart. It seemed to be only a matter of time before she would eventually be signed after being evaluated at Deep South Wrestling last year. For more information about her, you may visit her at her official website at www.nattieneidhart.cjb.net/

 

[nekkid]

Did you guys see IMPACT last night? That was one of the best shows I have ever seen. Russo rules

 

[_xyz_]

that's right, russo rules!

Vinces time is up ... Jarrets time is now

But the McMahons will buy tna if it's too successful

 

[phynix]

Yeah sure vince will buy a company that is full of talent that has either been fired/walked out/ or told thier not good enough for WWE progremming! Vince will wait and see how successful TNA becomes he won't panic but he'll do his best to insure that his talents doesn't end up in TNA. If TNA fails then vince will move in on the talent and take the best for WWE.

 

[Dillon]

Several stars in TV are unhappy about TNA’s decision to no longer pay for talent’s hotels and rental cars. Only a select few will continue to have these expenses paid by the company. This is the first time in a while that anyone backstage has been talking about TNA’s financial condition.

Spike TV has offered TNA a two-hour timeslot but right now the holdup is over money. Spike wants a multi-year exclusive commitment and TNA wants to get more money out of the deal.

Former enemies Jim Cornette and Vince Russo have been working together backstage at the Impact tapings after being brought together by Jeff Jarrett. At the production meetings Cornette usually sits over a couple seats from Russo, beside Don West and Mike Tenay. Some onlookers have even said that the meetings are almost as entertaining as Impact itself with Cornette openly challenging every idea from Russo that doesn’t make sense. The feeling is that Russo’s ideas need to be heavily edited like they were in his WWF days.

The judges for Kevin Nash’s X-Division PCS series at Final Resolution will be Disco Inferno and Bob Backlund.

Jeff Jarrett has been talking about trying to put together a program between Kurt Angle and Bob Sapp, who recently turned down a $1,000,000 per year deal from WWE.
I think like ECW and WCW.TNA is no match for the WWE.If TNA is so strong.When is it going to Monday Night?

 

[Dillon]

Vince McMahon mentioned the Donald Trump/Rosie O'Donnell feud this past Monday on Raw for a reason. The plan right now is to have a "Battle of the Billionaires" angle leading into the Royal Rumble between Donald Trump and Vince McMahon. The angle would culminate with Vince managing a wrestler who would face a wrestler that Trump would be managing. This isn't a done deal as of yet as both parties are still negotiating.

Believe it or not, NBC Universal approached WWE about putting this angle together back in November. Apparently, NBC is looking to improve the ratings for “The Apprentice,” which have been on the decline.

 

[nekkid]

How much financial backing does TNA have? I thought Dixie Carter had all this money. That is the only way that TNA will even be spotted on WWE's radar.

This past TNA show was IMO exactly how a wrestling show should be booked. It reminded me of the fast paced, great matches, and humor filled RAW's from the attitude era.

I hope TNA makes WWE programming better because it has honestly sucked for the last 3-4 years.

 

[Dillon]

The Pro Wrestling Torch is reporting that Rey Mysterio's contract with WWE is scheduled to expire in May or June of 2008.

When he returns to the company in mid-2007 following his knee surgery, the early word is that WWE management will start to press him to sign a new long-term renewal. Should Mysterio not agree to a new long-term deal, it is very possible that WWE could choose to "job him out" so to speak for a full year before TNA could step up with a deal.

Based on what is known at this time, TNA is very interested in signing Mysterio should he become available.

 

[phynix]

Ok here the plan we'll build up this monster of a star for nearly a year. He'll beat everyone from legends to out top guys even the champion wont be able to beat...until he gets a title shot and then we'll screw him ovber and mess up all our hard work and make the guy look like a total jobber!!

HHH agrivated his knee last night it is thought to be his quad again which was he torn over 5 years ago. Then it put him on the shelf from May to January!!! Probkem is back then I was pissed of HHH for being everywhere now he's one of the top guys they need him and he might be gone again??? could this be the end of DX as well?

 

[Dillon]

Donald Trump will be in L.A today taping an episode of the Tonight Show with Jay Leno so he will obviously not be at RAW. Look for a spoof of Donald vs. Rosie on RAW tonight. Neither will be there live.

Triple H will be flown to Birmingham for an appointment tomorrow with Dr. James Andrews today. The preliminary indication is that HHH tore his right quadriceps while executing a spinebuster in the DX vs. Team Rated RKO match at tonight's New Year's Revolution PPV in Kansas City. It is ironic that today is five years ago to the day of his televised return from a similar injury he had suffered on May 21, 2001, in San Jose.

 

[Dillon]

Triple H had his leg evaluated in Birmingham, AL today. The diagnosis is quadriceps tear on the opposite leg of his last injury. He will have surgery tomorrow and be out an estimated nine months. It took him eight months to recover from his last quad tear, but the estimated recovery time is nine months. At this point, he will miss WrestleMania which throws WWE's plans into a bit of a mess since a John Cena vs. Triple H WWE Title match was scheduled to headline the show. This also puts the DX angle in a state of confusion, as it seems unlikely WWE would continue it with just Shawn Michaels. Michaels has actually been a bit worn down and in need of time off himself recently, but with Triple H out, he will likely be asked to gut it out and maintain a fulltime schedule.