WWE is going down the drain, there's no doubt about it. Here are the reasons.

1. Layoffs up the yinyang
2. Bradshaw=Champ *Resists urge to kill self*
3. Superstars quitting
4. HBK leaving soon, as well as Booker T
5. Mordecai taking a break
6. Undertaker playing patsy for Heyman
7. Mr. Vince doesn't seem to care anymore
8. EUGENE!
9. Austin, Goldberg, Lesnar gone
10. KANE/LITA PREGNANCY STORYLINE (LOUSY WASTE OF A GOOD CHARACTER)

All Hail TNA! The heir apparent to WWE.

NoObSaIbOt777 Wrote: WWE is going down the drain, there's no doubt about it. Here are the reasons. 1. Layoffs up the yinyang 2. Bradshaw=Champ *Resists urge to kill self* 3. Superstars quitting 4. HBK leaving soon, as well as Booker T 5. Mordecai taking a break 6. Undertaker playing patsy for Heyman 7. Mr. Vince doesn't seem to care anymore 8. EUGENE! 9. Austin, Goldberg, Lesnar gone 10. KANE/LITA PREGNANCY STORYLINE (LOUSY WASTE OF A GOOD CHARACTER) All Hail TNA! The heir apparent to WWE.

You're right on all counts except Eugene. He's the best new character they've come up with since The Hurricane.

On an unrelated note, I finally got a chance to see the first Elimination Chamber match. Pure greatness. HBK owns.

Yah, Eugene owns for free!!

Anyone think Shamrock will get the belt sometime in the future?

olympic_Hero Wrote: Drfatality Wrote: I think Heyman and the Dudleys are going to play mind games with Taker.There going to throw the Urn back and fourth to each other.I wonder though what would happen if the urn drops?Who will control Taker? LOL! I just had a funny thought of Heyman and the dudleys playing "Keep away" with the Undertaker by throwing the urn back and forth while taker is getting pissed trying to catch it. If the urn dropped on the floor, than Taker would worship the floor?

LOL,worshiping the floor?Taker would probably just lay down.Maybe the "curse" would be broken if the urn drops.He would be able to control himself instead of who ever has the urn.

It would be cool if Kane and Taker were going at it again like they were when Kane first came to the WWE.I'll never forget when Kane made his 1st apperance.Throwing Taker in the casket and lighting it on fire.Good Times...

Eugene is a stupid, shameless publicity stunt that WWE pulled. And there are rumors that WWE stole the Eugene character from someone. I didn't think that in the begining, but now the writers managed to f that up by bringing Evolution into the picture. Doesn't it seem odd that the writers always just drag Evolution into the picture whenever they can't think of anything to add to a storyline. And now, another of my world famous reenactments...

Writer 1: OK, so we have a rivalry between Hurricane and Goldust. But what can we do to further the storyline.

Writer 2: I know! Let's have Evolution come down and help Goldust win!

Writer 1: OF COURSE! It makes perfect sense.

Writer 3 who just got back from watching MAD TV: How?

[Silence]

Writer 2: Who cares?

Writer 1: Good point, we just got Evolution involved in another storyline!

All: Hooray!

Evoloution is nothing but a wannabe Four Horseman.With Rick Flab...I mean Rick Flair.

Drfatality Wrote: Evoloution is nothing but a wannabe Four Horseman.With Rick Flab...I mean Rick Flair.

I hope evolution dies soon.

I don't think evolution will last too long, weren't they planning Randy Orton VS Triple H at Wrestlemania XXI?

First off, welcome back to Scorpion_Ninja, you have been missed.

Secondly, the WWF/WWE will always be the premier wrestling organization, so if any of you wanna jump ship, do so now, but don't say you ever wanna come back.

The WWE is just going thru some tough times right now, calm down tho, I promise you all it will be good again..

Drfatality Wrote: olympic_Hero Wrote: Drfatality Wrote: I think Heyman and the Dudleys are going to play mind games with Taker.There going to throw the Urn back and fourth to each other.I wonder though what would happen if the urn drops?Who will control Taker? LOL! I just had a funny thought of Heyman and the dudleys playing "Keep away" with the Undertaker by throwing the urn back and forth while taker is getting pissed trying to catch it. If the urn dropped on the floor, than Taker would worship the floor? LOL,worshiping the floor?Taker would probably just lay down.Maybe the "curse" would be broken if the urn drops.He would be able to control himself instead of who ever has the urn. It would be cool if Kane and Taker were going at it again like they were when Kane first came to the WWE.I'll never forget when Kane made his 1st apperance.Throwing Taker in the casket and lighting it on fire.Good Times...

Actually, if you want to get technical, that was a few weeks/months after Kane debuted. In his first appearance in the WWF, it was during the first ever Hell in a cell, and Kane cost Undertaker the victory.

sub-zeromasta, thanks for the heads up on Trip's name in Blade. I never thought of looking on the IMDB.

NoObSaIbOt777, Shawn has already left, to spend time with his family, and he will be back to build a story with Kane.
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Paul Bearer Reminds Fan’s That He Is Alive; But Not Likely To Return:

On Paul Bearer's official website, the front page has been updated with a picture of Bearer holding one black rose next to a gravesite and an arm popping up out of the ground to indicate that Bearer is not dead. Below that written in huge letters is the following:

"Is Kayfabe Alive? OOOOHHH YEESSS!!!! (So Is Paul Bearer)"

Bearer also left the following message for his fans:

On Sunday, June 27, 2004, during THE WWE GREAT AMERICN BASH - PPV, at The Scope Coliseum, in Norfolk, Virginia. The Undertaker himself, attempted to destroy The WWE Paul Bearer character. Bearer's body was encased in a glass crypt, filled with concrete. It was said that Paul Bearer, was the conscience of The Undertaker, his only weakness. In the fact that his feelings for him demonstrated what remained of "The Phenom's" mortality. WWE explains that the Paul Bearer character suffered severe internal injuries from the weight of the concrete, including damage to his lungs and trachea due to inhalation of the toxic material. The bottom line is that the Paul Bearer character is alive. However, no prognosis has been given by World Wrestling Entertainment, except that it is unlikely that he will ever appear again.


First Couple Of WCW Announces Separation:

Former WCW World champion Diamond Dallas Page announced in an online statement that he and wife Kimberly Page have separated. Page's full statement from his latest website commentary reads:

"I just wanted to put out a quick statement to put to rest any bull$hit rumors that could be floating around out there. My wife is a very private person and out of respect to her, I’ll keep this brief and simple. Yes, we have separated and it has been on good terms. There is no bad blood at all. We love each other very much and talk on a daily basis. We both just need a little time to ourselves right now and I hope that everyone will respect our privacy."

drjoe316 said: Drfatality Wrote:
Evoloution is nothing but a wannabe Four Horseman.With Rick Flab...I mean Rick Flair.




I hope evolution dies soon.

Amen to that. Evolution has been around for way too long. Batista and Orton need to pursue singles careers, Flair needs to retire (the sky will fall when that happens though), and Triple H needs to start only pursuing the championship, no Eugene, no Michaels, no Kane, just 1 single storyline for him.

They used The REAL Paul bearer for that match???I thought they were going to use a dummy?

Triple H may retire soon he's getting old.Same goes for Rick Flair.

Thanks MKGEEK for the correction.Kane and Taker's best match was the inferno.Anyone remember when Taker lost earlier that same night and later dressed up as Kane to be a #1 contender for the belt?

current wrestling sucks ass.The ministry should be brought back and the jackass writers that came up with every thing after the alliance should have terrible things happen to them.

Wrestling has changed alot.I say it's mostly due to Vince buying out all the copanies.I hope TNA will be the next WCW.Not the end of WCW.There is more money involved now too.Money can kill all.

I concer. <<<<<<<<<<<<< SAT word <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

If TNA turned into a WCW, and doesnt get bought out, then WWE will the raise the quality of the show cuz of the competiton, and not give SD PPV's just 3 hyped up matches out of an 8 match card!

DrFatality said it the best!

Drfatality Wrote: Wrestling has changed alot.I say it's mostly due to Vince buying out all the copanies.I hope TNA will be the next WCW.Not the end of WCW.There is more money involved now too.Money can kill all.

TNA has quite allot of catching up to do as well as some financial issues before it could ever hope to be a legit threat to Vince's empire. Right now Vince doesn't even care about TNA, except to say he wishes them luck.
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Official NWA-TNA PPV Preview:
From nwatna.com:

GAUNTLET MATCH FOR THE NWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE
UFC LEGEND KEN SHAMROCK AND THE 3LIVE KRU VS. “KING OF THE MOUNTAIN” JEFF JARRETT AND HIS ELITE GUARD:
The World’s Most Dangerous Man and UFC legend Ken Shamrock makes his in-ring wrestling return to TNA this Wednesday night as he fights for the NWA World Heavyweight Title! It will be a Gauntlet Rules match as Jeff Jarrett puts his gold on the line as he joins his Elite Guard to face Ken Shamrock and the 3Live Kru! Will the “King of the Mountain” Jeff Jarrett find a way to retain his title? Will The Truth make it a third championship reign? Can Shamrock repeat his 2002 NWA World Title Gauntlet Match win? Tune in and find out!


NWA WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH
CHAMPIONS AMERICA’S MOST WANTED VS. THE NATURALS
The Naturals – Chase Stevens and Andy Douglas – pulled off what many called an upset last Wednesday when they beat America’s Most Wanted in a non-title match. Did Chris Harris and James Storm overlook the arrogant – but gifted – Naturals? As a result of the win, Steven and Douglas have earned a NWA World Tag Team Title shot this Wednesday night, July 7 on Pay-Per-View! Can The Naturals beat AMW again on PPV – this time for the gold? Or, will America’s Most Wanted regain their tag team dominance? Tune in Wednesday night to watch!


WILL JEFF HARDY RESPOND TO RUSSO AND DUSTY?
On Friday’s Impact, we got an update on the Jeff Hardy/TNA situation as Director of Authority Vince Russo made a public statement to Hardy. Russo asked the superstar for the opportunity to deliver a document via The American Dream Dusty Rhodes. According to Dusty, he’s going to personally deliver the message to Hardy. Now, the question is – will Jeff Hardy respond to Russo and Dusty this Wednesday night? Does Hardy have a career in TNA? Tune in and find out!


X DIVISION TAG TEAM TORNADO MATCH:
Many of the top daredevil X division superstars will be in action this Wednesday night live on Pay-Per-View in a Tag Team Tornado Match! Taking part in the bout will be the high-flying teams of Chris Sabin and The Amazing Red plus members of Team Japan and Team Canada! The international X style will be in force this Wednesday night on Pay-Per-View. Under Tornado Rules, the match will be a triple threat bout throughout between all the teams involved!


THERE MUST BE A WINNER!
D’LO BROWN VS. THE ALPHA MALE:
It took the NWA security staff to separate D’Lo Brown and The Alpha Male last Wednesday after their match was ruled a no-contest. In reality, it was an out of control brawl as two top contenders to the NWA World Heavyweight Title clashed for ranking. As a result, TNA officials have signed both superstars to a return bout this Wednesday night, and this time there must be a clear-cut winner. Can D’Lo overcome the near-unstoppable Alpha Male, or will the intense newcomer “Pounce” into the World Title picture?


SHARKBOY AND D-RAY 3000 VS. MICHAEL SHANE AND KAZARIAN w/ TRACI:
Two of the most popular superstars in TNA – Sharkboy and D-Ray 3000 – bring their odd combination to Pay-Per-View this Wednesday night to take on two of the X Division’s best in Michael Shane and Kazarian! Will the newfound alliance of Kazarian and Shane find success, or will they “Fear The Fro” and fall to D-Ray and Sharkie? Is the ring big enough for Kazarian and Shane’s egos to co-exist? Tune in and find out!
SONNY SIAKI AND DESIRE VS. BIG VITO AND TRINITY

It will be a mixed tag team match this Wednesday night on Pay-Per-View as Sonny Siaki and the lovely Desire face off against New York Connection members Big Vito and Trinity! After further humiliating the NYC’s Gilberti and Swinger, can Siaki and Desire do the same to Vito and Trinity? Will the two TNA Knockouts finally settle their longstanding and vicious feud? Find out Wednesday night live on Pay-Per-View!


Official WWE RAW Preview:
From WWE.com:

Throughout its incredible 10-plus-year history, Monday Night RAW has featured some of the most unpredictable moments in sports-entertainment history. But this Monday night's show -- live from Winnipeg, Manitoba -- may just be the most unpredictable, the most outlandish, that we've ever seen.

General Manager Eric Bischoff is taking a vacation this Monday night, and he announced that he's handing over control on a one-week interim basis to his nephew, Eugene! That means Eugene will be calling the shots on RAW!

With just six days to go before Vengeance, absolutely anything -- and we really mean that -- could happen this Monday night on RAW.

And don't forget that Winnipeg is the place where Chris Jericho grew up. What will Y2J -- who will face Batista at Vengeance -- have in store for his hometown fans (and for Batista) this Monday night?


Christian's Return, Johnny Nitro:

Johnny Nitro was recently sent down to Ohio Valley Wrestling for a bit of seasoning. WWE management felt Nitro needed a bit more in-ring work before he gets exposed on national TV.

Christian is reportedly near ready for a return to RAW. He still has a few weeks to sit out before he is completely healthy again, though his back spasms have subsided greatly.


Garrison Cade Injury Update, A-Train's WWE Status, Big Show:

- Garrison Cade suffered a knee injury at the RAW house show on Friday. He worked on Saturday despite being in pain. We have been told he is not expected to miss much, if any in-ring time.

- A-Train remains out with a torn rotator cuff which is expected to keep him out until October.

- WWE.com has removed Big Show's bio, most likely to go along with the angle that he quit the company.

I think that TNA is much better than WWE. TNA has the X division, which is like uber-cruiserweight league. They have a ton of great pure athletes like AJ Styles, Jarret, Monty Brown, etc. And only a few have a gimmick, like Shark Boy, D-Ray, and Abyss. Meanwhile, WWE's wrestlers all have gimicks. I'd rather watch a cirus than WWE, because that's what it basically is now. TNA only has a few gimmicky wrestlers to add some color to their show. WWE just went overboard.

NoObSaIbOt777 Wrote: I think that TNA is much better than WWE. TNA has the X division, which is like uber-cruiserweight league. They have a ton of great pure athletes like AJ Styles, Jarret, Monty Brown, etc. And only a few have a gimmick, like Shark Boy, D-Ray, and Abyss. Meanwhile, WWE's wrestlers all have gimicks. I'd rather watch a cirus than WWE, because that's what it basically is now. TNA only has a few gimmicky wrestlers to add some color to their show. WWE just went overboard.

Your own personal unbiased opinion, but you forgot to mention the many WWE rejects in that promotion. Nearly their entire roster is made up of former WWE superstars who couldn't make it in the WWE because the can't wrestle a lick, are now in TNA where they still can't wrestle worth a shit.
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Chris Jericho Update; & More Notes:

Kronik has opened a new website at totally-kronik.com. The team is no longer wrestling and have retired.

The Winnipeg Sun interviewed Chris Jericho this weekend. In the interview, Jericho mentioned that he has never missed a wrestling match because of injury. He attributes some of that drive to growing up in Winnipeg where the cold weather "adds to a person's constitution". He also comments on receiving a key to the city by Winnipeg mayor Sam Katz. You can read the interview at: http://www.canoe.ca


Katie Vick Returns, Dawn Marie, Ric Flair; & More WWE News:

Ric Flair's tour to support his new book "To Be The Man" will begin this week in New York City.

Dawn Marie will be a part of the tenth anniversary edition DVD of Kevin Smith's film Clerks. She plays a small part in a fantasy segment during the movie. There is also a great photo of Dawn over at WWE.com under their 'photo of the day'.

The Katie Vick outfit from one of the Triple H segments is now up for bidding at WWE's auction site. Wow. (LMMFAO!!!)

The WWE show scheduled for Saturday October 9th in Nottingham UK has been rescheduled for the Monday following (11th).


Backstage WWE News: John Cena, The Undertaker, Kenzo Suzuki:

- John Cena's "poop" promo against Kenzo Suzuki was written by Brian Gerwirtz. Gerwirtz is one of McMahon's favorite writers and McMahon is a big fan of "poop" jokes, so that explains that.

- The Undertaker pushed to cut out any sort of waiting period on TV as to whether he would be a heel or face. That is why the angle played out how it did yesterday.

- While everyone realizes that Kenzo Suzuki is coming off very green in the ring, he has fit in well backstage and is liked by everyone. His wife is also fitting in well backstage.


Trish Stratus Out One Month?; WWE/Efeds:

- Trish Stratus will not be able to wrestle for at least another month due to a broken hand.

- WWE has started to go after online "efeds" for copyright infringement. Word is that WWE is now planning to launch their own "fantasy federation" which is why they are closing down as many independent ones as possible.

Holy Hell, theres been a shitload of Raw guys on the injured list now. Christian,Mark Henry,Rodney Mack,Stiener,HBK,Shelon Benjamin,Test and now Trish and A-Trian. while SmackDown! only has Big Show and Rico who are injured. I guess being a Raw wrestler is bad luck now.

TheMkGeek said:
Your own personal unbiased opinion, but you forgot to mention the many WWE rejects in that promotion. Nearly their entire roster is made up of former WWE superstars who couldn't make it in the WWE because the can't wrestle a lick, are now in TNA where they still can't wrestle worth a shit.

Liiiike?

olympic_Hero Wrote: Holy Hell, theres been a shitload of Raw guys on the injured list now. Christian,Mark Henry,Rodney Mack,Stiener,HBK,Shelon Benjamin,Test and now Trish and A-Trian. while SmackDown! only has Big Show and Rico who are injured. I guess being a Raw wrestler is bad luck now.

Another reason why alot of people say Smackdown is better than Raw.

Drfatality Wrote: Wrestling has changed alot.I say it's mostly due to Vince buying out all the copanies.I hope TNA will be the next WCW.Not the end of WCW.There is more money involved now too.Money can kill all.

We all know wwe will buy out any competition and then pro wrestling will get even worse.

Moogleman90 Wrote: Drfatality Wrote: Wrestling has changed alot.I say it's mostly due to Vince buying out all the copanies.I hope TNA will be the next WCW.Not the end of WCW.There is more money involved now too.Money can kill all. We all know wwe will buy out any competition and then pro wrestling will get even worse.

TNA is alot diffrent.Jeff Jarret knows the buisness.The guy that owned WCW Vince Russo didn't.

Wasn't it also said that Russo purposely brought WCW down as a favor to McMahon? Though that seems hard to believe, since he never returned to WWE.

The_Purple_Bunny Wrote: Wasn't it also said that Russo purposely brought WCW down as a favor to McMahon? Though that seems hard to believe, since he never returned to WWE.

I wouldn't be surprised if thats true.