Professional Wrestling (WWE, TNA, ROH, etc)

[Like A Boss]

I believe it was replaced with Feed Me More

[Andrew]

They're certainly piping in the "Feed Me More" chants, if nothing else.

[JaoSming]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... -O0#t=632s

[J@3]

Lol why on earth would they rip off the only decent storyline the WWE's had in the last 5 years. It's too obvious

[deihatein]

The promo seems forced and lol at the almost botch finisher

[Lean]

:roll: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... -O0#t=632s

Good Lord.

[Andrew]

At least they're not re-hashing the nWo in some form for the umpteenth time.

[JaoSming]

Bound for Glory was amazing. The storylines started faltering in the lead up, but the show was damn great. Wrestling was top notch all around, and the Aces and Eights reveal did a fine job of shock and awe. It is so refreshing to see finishers actually act as finishers in a match. Great regular matches, great hardcore matches, great spots, just great all around.

My only complaints were Hardy over Aries, just crap IMO, makes Aries look weak after such a great build up....stupid 3 day heel turn. And why the FUCK were they tagging in and out during the no DQ brawl?

[koberulz]

Tags in no-DQ matches are nothing new for TNA. See: any Lockdown.

[[Q]]

interesting to see Ryback vs Punk at HIAC. will they kill Ryback's undefeated streak? i think he is over enough to warrant the ending of the streak. it'll keep the belt on Punk past 365 days i tihnk and it also allows cena to rest after surgery.

also, anthony cesaro annoyed me at first, but he is actually a very good worker in the ring and his matches are actually quite enjoyable to watch, which is something i can't say about many people nowadays. he has a lot of high-impact maneuvers (something you don't see much of anymore) and that uppercut he does is just naaaasty

[Andrew]

They've put themselves in a tough spot with Ryback. They pretty much have to end the streak because he's not ready to be the champion and Punk's reign shouldn't end just yet. The problem is that potentially kills off his push, though if he can carry his end of the match with Punk and it turns out to be a decent, competitive match, they can make it work.

[koberulz]

No reason it shouldn't, Punk's schtick is the slimy cheating heel, so they can get both of them more over.

[Lean]

I'm betting on a Punk win by cheating at the Cell. Then a promo the following night saying that he didn't cheat since it's a no-DQ match anyways.

On a similar Punk note, "Best in the World" is a must-watch. It tells a great story, and I can relate on it for most parts. Great that they were able to get footages from his old days at the indies, with TNA being mentioned only as "wrestling in Nashville". It's a great documentary for a wrestling product. Last time I enjoyed such was with Eddie Guerrero's I Lie, I Cheat, I Steal and HBK's My Journey.

[Andrew]

Presumably there's also a chance of interference by John Cena and/or perhaps Brock Lesnar, so there are certainly ways of protecting Ryback.

Got "Best in the World" for my birthday, though haven't had a chance to watch it yet. The previews I've seen definitely all made it look like a must-watch.

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[JaoSming]

glad to know you are enjoying your Sunday morning

[koberulz]

Got "Best in the World" for my birthday, though haven't had a chance to watch it yet. The previews I've seen definitely all made it look like a must-watch.

The DVD, or the Blu-Ray? The Blu-Ray has an extra 40 minutes or so of interviews, which is completely worth the extra eight bucks it cost me.

Picked this up a couple days ago, after having to hunt around for a bit - half the JB Hi-Fi stores didn't have their stock in yet - and it is awesome. My biggest concern going in was their treatment of his pre-WWE days, and there's footage there from IWA and ROH, Cabana and Steele were interviewed, Samoa Joe and Chris Hero get mentioned by name...not that it wouldn't have been fantastic without that, but it really did put it over the top.

Loved the Punk-Bryan match, which I'd never seen before. Particularly having watched a ton of ROH recently, and there were a few shoutouts to their ROH days in there. Speaking of which, I thoroughly recommend the Joe vs Punk DVD set from ROH. The matches are phenomenal, and the shoot interview on disc two is hilarious.

[[Q]]

watched Ziggler's match on raw as usual. No Vickie + his opponent was Daniel Bryan... what a great match, a must-see match for sure

[Andrew]

The DVD, or the Blu-Ray? The Blu-Ray has an extra 40 minutes or so of interviews, which is completely worth the extra eight bucks it cost me.

DVD. I'm going to have to invest in a Blu-Ray player in the near future, though.

Meanwhile, I'm not a fan of AJ resigning in favour of Vickie being in charge. Vickie in a GM role has been done to death and while she may be hugely over as a heel, for me her screeching has become very annoying in a bad way; it's made the transition from "I want to see this character get her comeuppance" to "I don't want to see this character". That's not to say having AJ as the GM was a raging success, but rehashing that stuff with Vickie wasn't the answer.

[JaoSming]

I wont be watching raw if Vickie is staying in that role.....not that I've been watching, or other people

The Wrestling Observer is reporting that this rating (10/22) is the lowest non-holiday draw for Monday Night Raw in over 15 years.

Hope those that can stand her enjoy the Ryback reign. No way Punk retains after that.

[Andrew]

Still better ratings and more viewers than Impact.

[koberulz]

Hope those that can stand her enjoy the Ryback reign. No way Punk retains after that.

Can't see them putting the belt on Ryback, but I can see Punk dropping it to Cena on Raw within a week or two.

In any event, who has the belt is pretty irrelevant. Not that it'll stop Vince claiming it is. At the very least, they need to go back to two hours.

[Andrew]

Absolutely, three hours is just too much. Even if they were utilising it for more in-ring stuff or better angles, it's too long every single week.

[koberulz]

The other thing is they've introduced Main Event, which is relevant to the other two shows, so it's really six hours of TV a week that you need to watch, plus NXT and Superstars if you actually want to see decent wrestling. This time of year, it's way too much for me. NFL is on, NBL is on, NBA starts in a week. I just don't have the time.

[JaoSming]

yep, but as long as Impact remains enjoyable idc