Emmet Russell
King Koopa
Quieter
The best wrestler on earth.
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Post by Emmet Russell on Apr 15, 2015 18:44:54 GMT -5
I'm pre-cringing at who they'll replace him with. If TAZ was their #1 choice for a commentator, what jabbering hooligan will be their second choice? Can you imagine a team of Josh Mathews and Dixie Carter? ... You won't have to imagine for much longer.
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Post by One-Armed Drummer of Defrebel on Apr 15, 2015 18:56:06 GMT -5
I mean, if they pick me, they only have to change the name graphic by two letters. "Is it just me or is it friggin' hot in here?" - Next level advertising for Rex Manning Day.
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Sephiroth
Wade Wilson
Surviving
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Post by Sephiroth on Apr 15, 2015 19:32:30 GMT -5
Put Angle in his place
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Brood Lone Wolf Funker
Ozymandius
Got fined anyway. Possibly a Moose
James Franco is the white Donald Glover
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Post by Brood Lone Wolf Funker on Apr 15, 2015 19:33:55 GMT -5
I volunteer to stay in the commentary closet with Josh, if not Hector Guerrero can do it
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Post by tigermaskxxxvii on Apr 15, 2015 19:41:47 GMT -5
Sure, Taz constantly puts over TNA rehashing ECW (especially in the first episode of the Hammerstein tapings), but as soon as he gets some classic ECW-style nonpayment for services rendered he up and leaves! F***ing hypocrite!
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Post by Can you afford to pay me, Gah on Apr 15, 2015 20:17:44 GMT -5
Sure, Taz constantly puts over TNA rehashing ECW (especially in the first episode of the Hammerstein tapings), but as soon as he gets some classic ECW-style nonpayment for services rendered he up and leaves! F***ing hypocrite! They may been on joke but to be fair Taz he isn't a hypocrite because Taz gone on record on saying he was never owned a dime and was always paid in full during his run in ECW.
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Post by EvenBaldobombHasAJob on Apr 15, 2015 21:58:56 GMT -5
pay your f***ing talent, Janice.
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El Pollo Guerrera
Grimlock
His name has chicken in it, and he is good at makin' .gifs, so that's cool.
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Apr 15, 2015 22:34:25 GMT -5
How about they make history by being the first company to have no commentary whatsoever? When CHIKARA started out, their videos didn't have commentary. Instead they had comments appear on-screen like 'Pop-Up Video', like the names of wrestling moves, histories of the wrestlers, stuff like that. There was one where a wrestler was getting a flurry of chops to the chest, and the screen almost filled up with comment-bubbles: 'chop' 'chop' 'chop' 'chop' 'ow' 'chop' 'chop' 'ow' 'chop' 'chop' 'chop'
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Welfare Willis
Crow T. Robot
Pornomancer 555-BONE FDIC Bonsured
Game Center CX Kacho on!
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Post by Welfare Willis on Apr 15, 2015 22:39:06 GMT -5
You know John Pollock over at the LAW brought up a good point. TNA flies Taz in for those awful closet shots with Josh. Now surely the cost of a solid ISDN line is cheaper than the cost of flights for Matthews and Taz and stopping for those crappy closet shots.
I hate to see Tazz lose his job, but my God he sucked as a commentator.
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Post by Mayonnaise on Apr 15, 2015 22:50:20 GMT -5
You know John Pollock over at the LAW brought up a good point. TNA flies Taz in for those awful closet shots with Josh. Now surely the cost of a solid ISDN line is cheaper than the cost of flights for Matthews and Taz and stopping for those crappy closet shots. I hate to see Tazz lose his job, but my God he sucked as a commentator. Mathews moved to Nashville late last year when he started working with TNA. Taz was flown in maybe once every 2 or 3 months for 2 days to do the commentary so the cost couldn't have been that bad. I also believe Taz has an ISDN from his time in WWE but even if removed, his deal with CBS put another in I think.
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Post by Hit Girl on Apr 15, 2015 23:17:57 GMT -5
Are TNA aware that people who work for them need to be paid?
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Post by berlynwright on Apr 15, 2015 23:20:55 GMT -5
Taz future endeavored TNA! Taz was a secret spy from The Soviet Russia
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Welfare Willis
Crow T. Robot
Pornomancer 555-BONE FDIC Bonsured
Game Center CX Kacho on!
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Post by Welfare Willis on Apr 16, 2015 0:17:20 GMT -5
You know John Pollock over at the LAW brought up a good point. TNA flies Taz in for those awful closet shots with Josh. Now surely the cost of a solid ISDN line is cheaper than the cost of flights for Matthews and Taz and stopping for those crappy closet shots. I hate to see Tazz lose his job, but my God he sucked as a commentator. Mathews moved to Nashville late last year when he started working with TNA. Taz was flown in maybe once every 2 or 3 months for 2 days to do the commentary so the cost couldn't have been that bad. I also believe Taz has an ISDN from his time in WWE but even if removed, his deal with CBS put another in I think. Thanks for the info Ric. Personally I don't think I'd be going against the grain here saying those insert shots of Taz and Matthews add nothing to the broadcast. If Taz has his own ISDN then TNA cut some cost. Put that money somewhere else. Well it's a moot point now.
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Post by jimmyjames on Apr 16, 2015 0:34:51 GMT -5
Wow. If that's all it took to get rid of Taz, they should have not paid him years ago.
I hope they have J.B. replace him. When he did commentary with Todd Keneley those couple of times it was great.
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Apr 16, 2015 0:59:39 GMT -5
How about they make history by being the first company to have no commentary whatsoever? When CHIKARA started out, their videos didn't have commentary. Instead they had comments appear on-screen like 'Pop-Up Video', like the names of wrestling moves, histories of the wrestlers, stuff like that. There was one where a wrestler was getting a flurry of chops to the chest, and the screen almost filled up with comment-bubbles: 'chop' 'chop' 'chop' 'chop' 'ow' 'chop' 'chop' 'ow' 'chop' 'chop' 'chop' That sounds amazing. Impact sounds like it would be 1000x better if it went that route.
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Jonathan Michaels
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
The Archduke of Levity
Here since TNA was still kinda okay
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Post by Jonathan Michaels on Apr 16, 2015 1:55:34 GMT -5
Well, hopefully this means we will, one more time, get to hear "Welp, here comes the pain"
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Professor Chaos
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
Bringer of Destruction and Maker of Doom
Posts: 16,332
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Post by Professor Chaos on Apr 16, 2015 2:30:35 GMT -5
I'd mark if Chet Lemon came back.
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Post by Non Banjoble Tokens on Apr 16, 2015 2:49:35 GMT -5
Return of heel Schiavone?
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Post by Ryushinku on Apr 16, 2015 4:11:14 GMT -5
Let's all remember the good times, the quality moments, like when he said "yambags" that one time, not for nuttin', accidentally speaking the WWE-copywrited ECW wrestler names several times over and obsessing about Velvet's pigeons ten times a match.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2015 9:35:49 GMT -5
Is Don West doing anything? May as well bring him back
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