wrestling The Big Wrestling Thread!

[-T- Member]

I think i missed something, what is it with sincara and ?botching? (sorry don't even know what it means)

Well since he debuted with WWE, he's been a bit prone to mistakes(botches), hence his title as King of Botching. I believe he's getting better but the IWC never let it be forgotten

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Well since he debuted with WWE, he's been a bit prone to mistakes(botches), hence his title as King of Botching. I believe he's getting better but the IWC never let it be forgotten

He's better, but he still sucks. Even if he doesn't botch, his style he has to conform to now is downright terrible compared to what he used to do in Mexico.

[MightyJordan]

He's better, but he still sucks. Even if he doesn't botch, his style he has to conform to now is downright terrible compared to what he used to do in Mexico.

Indeed. Plus, he always wrestles with that gold and blue lighting in singles matches, which ruins it a bit.

[MightyJordan]

In a press release issued earlier by TNA Wrestling, the company announced that it plans to hold only 4 PPV events in 2013. The following is an excerpt from the press release:

"The 52 annual episodes of Impact Wrestling will lead to four, epic pay-per-view events commencing with Genesis January 13, Lockdown March 10, Slammiversary June 9, and Bound For Glory October 13."

Said TNA President Dixie Carter of the PPV format change, "The Pay-Per-View industry has changed so much in the last decade. The traditional Pay-Per-View wrestling model needed to evolve and we believe this strategy will positively impact not only the Pay-Per-View events but the weekly television programming as well."

Smart move by TNA, returning to the 80s format of PPVs. I probably would have scaled back to 6 instead of 4 a year though; kept Hardcore Justice and Destination X as well. Especially now that whole

deal that Austin Aries agreed with Hogan last year is essentially dead before it even came into play (the deal was that every year before Destination X, the current X Division Champion would be offered a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship if they vacated the X Division title, which Aries did, and then won the world title from Bobby Roode at Destination X). Let's hope it at least gets mentioned on TV.

[MightyJordan]

...well, turns out TNA also has a plan to fill in the gaps between the PPVs, but it may not go down so well...

With news breaking earlier that TNA Wrestling plans to reduce its 2013 live PPV schedule to only 4 events, the following has also been announced by the company:

Seven Pay-Per-View specials that will be branded as ?TNA Wrestling: One Night Only,? series will debut in April 2013 and continue throughout the year during the additional months. The 3-hour taped Pay-Per-View specials will premiere on the first Friday of each month. The first two ?One Night Only? specials will be ?Joker?s Wild Tag Team Tournament? and ?X-travaganza? which will feature the X-Division.

Here's an update on the themes for the upcoming taped "One Night Only" events for TNA which will be airing on the first Friday night of months TNA is not broadcasting live PPV's:

* TNA X-Travaganza, featuring the stars of the X-Division (airing in April, taping 1/13).

* TNA Joker's Wild Tag Team Special, featuring enemies teaming and a Battle Royal final (airing in May, taping 1/13)

* TNA Hardcore Justice 2 - ECW reunion style "hardcore" show featuring hardcore stipulation matches bringing in ECW talents.

* TNA "10 Reunion" - Stars from the early days of TNA battling inside a Six-Sided ring.

* TNA Knockouts Knockdown - One night Knockout tournament with the first round being all stipulation matches and the final four in a "test of their stamina" to see who the final victor is.

* TNA International Incident - One night tournament featuring talent from "United States, India, Mexico, Ireland, Canada, Germany, Japan & the UK" with the winner earning a TNA title shot.

* TNA X-Division World Cup Tournament - four teams of X-Division wrestlers in a one night tournament featuring singles, tag, six man and eight man tag bouts.

* TNA World Cup of Wrestling - Four teams, each captained by a TNA wrestler featuring a Heavyweight wrestler, a tag team and an X-Division wrestler battling in singles, tag and stipulation bouts. The finale will be a "two ring, triple chance Battle Royal."

- There are currently no confirmed taping dates yet for the specials beyond January.

So it looks like they've got their bases covered. Apparently, the main purpose for them being taped is to fulfill international TV contracts, but still, it could be a big blow. On the bright side, the specials sound good so far; they're bringing back the

, Hardcore Justice and Destination X (under the new name of X-Travaganza) will still be around, and even better, the six-sided ring returns for one night! :woot:

[Rappy Veteran]

[MightyJordan]

F4Wonline.com is reporting Tyson Kidd has torn his MCL in his knee.

Tuesday, Kidd had a large amount of blood drained from his knee and is going to undergo surgery. He is expected to be out of action for at least 6-8 months.

That's a damn shame, right after that rub he got from CM Punk on RAW. :/

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That's a damn shame, right after that rub he got from CM Punk on RAW. :/

He did it during the holiday tour, so technically before he got the rub.

[MightyJordan]

He did it during the holiday tour, so technically before he got the rub.

Ahh right. Still incredibly bad timing though.

[MightyJordan]

I just spotted this on El Generico's Wikipedia page...

:rofl:

[wasd-]

Wow Alberto del Rio!! :laugh:

[Rappy Veteran]

Poor Tyson :(

:rofl: at El Generico!

[Rappy Veteran]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BJVV6yYQAk

[MightyJordan]

^ Clever finish! I kept thinking someone (probably Sheamus) would interfere and knock out the Big Show.

[Rappy Veteran]

WWE released the following 2013 pay-per-view schedule to it's media affiliates on Friday, including the dates & locations of the shows:

* Royal Rumble - 1/27/13 - Phoenix, AZ

* Elimination Chamber - 2/17/13 - New Orleans, LA

* WrestleMania - 4/7/13 - East Rutherford, NJ

* Extreme Rules - 5/19/13 - St. Louis, MO

* TBD - 6/16/13 - Chicago, IL

* Money In The Bank - 7/14/13 - Philadelphia, PA

* SummerSlam - 8/18/13 - Los Angeles, CA

* Night Of Champions - 9/15/13 - Detroit, MI

* Over The Limit - 10/6/13 - Buffalo, NY

* Hell In A Cell - 10/27/13 - Miami, FL

* Survivor Series - 11/24/13 - Boston, MA

* TLC - 12/15/13 - Houston, TX

[timster]

Copying TNA again, I see; having the world title change hands on free TV instead of PPV. :p

I hope you're not serious, this used to happen a lot in WWF and WCW

[MightyJordan]

I hope you're not serious, this used to happen a lot in WWF and WCW

Of course it's a joke. One of TNA's most common criticisms from the IWC is when the world title changes hands on Impact, usually straight after the champion retains on the PPV the week before.

[Rappy Veteran]

[RageOfFury]

To add to Rappy's picture...

[metallithrax]

To add to Rappy's picture...

Rappy posted this earlier also. :D

But then he also has a habit of reposting photos in the 2013 random photo thread, so I guess it's about fair. :laugh:

[RageOfFury]

Rappy posted this earlier also.

Ah nuts! :unsure:

[MightyJordan]

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