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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Oct 9, 2016 10:10:29 GMT -5
We joke about how somehow storylines in TNA mirror WWE in this ironic fashion but majority of the time it's not ironic but purely blatant. Name times it was blatant in your eyes and no excuses can be made about them ripping off a WWE event or storyline.
Obviously first example is when Eric Young was given the title right after the Daniel Bryan win. Having him fight through the gauntlet and defeat Magnus was as blatant as you can get.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2016 11:34:00 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure TNA ripoff a couple taker/kane/mankind storyline for Abyss.
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Post by Rudy Gobert Fadeaway on Oct 9, 2016 11:55:48 GMT -5
That time they had AJ Styles and Kurt Angle do an embarrassing re-enactment of the Montreal Screwjob and made it in to an angle about Earl Hebner that got dropped in a few weeks.
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Oct 9, 2016 11:58:24 GMT -5
That time they had AJ Styles and Kurt Angle do an embarrassing re-enactment of the Montreal Screwjob and made it in to an angle about Earl Hebner that got dropped in a few weeks. Even more stupid was the announcers acting like they had never heard of the Montreal Screwjob. |
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Post by MrBRulzOK on Oct 9, 2016 11:59:18 GMT -5
Sangriento, which was pretty much a poor poor man's Sin Cara.
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Post by H-Virus on Oct 9, 2016 12:13:25 GMT -5
2/21/11 ---- 3/3/11
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Post by ________ has left the building on Oct 9, 2016 12:18:14 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure TNA ripoff a couple taker/kane/mankind storyline for Abyss. Abyss is a total rip off of Kane and Mankind. Only angle he had that wasn't zerox from Kane was him becoming Joseph Park. It predated Corporate Kane by a couple of weeks. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2016 12:29:11 GMT -5
That time they had AJ Styles and Kurt Angle do an embarrassing re-enactment of the Montreal Screwjob and made it in to an angle about Earl Hebner that got dropped in a few weeks. According to the loltna wiki, TNA ripoff the Montreal Screwjob multiple times before, and almost every one of them involved Earl Hebner in one way or another. |
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Post by Rudy Gobert Fadeaway on Oct 9, 2016 12:39:16 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure TNA ripoff a couple taker/kane/mankind storyline for Abyss. Abyss is a total rip off of Kane and Mankind. Only angle he had that wasn't zerox from Kane was him becoming Joseph Park. It predated Corporate Kane by a couple of weeks. Remember when the character arc of Abyss managed to become one of the longest running angles they had ever had at the time? Shit was f***ing rough, especially if you actually liked him beforehand. |
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Post by SAJ Forth on Oct 9, 2016 12:41:07 GMT -5
Styles leaving as TNA World Heavyweight Champion, only to return to wrestle the new Champion.
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Post by ________ has left the building on Oct 9, 2016 12:45:21 GMT -5
Abyss is a total rip off of Kane and Mankind. Only angle he had that wasn't zerox from Kane was him becoming Joseph Park. It predated Corporate Kane by a couple of weeks. Remember when the character arc of Abyss managed to become one of the longest running angles they had ever had at the time? Shit was f***ing rough, especially if you actually liked him beforehand. They didn't know how to end it. It was like "Lost" where you went from being in rapture with it all to end this shit already. |
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Post by ________ has left the building on Oct 9, 2016 12:49:24 GMT -5
I remember people justifying it because Sting was the payoff. 2/21/11 was about Undertaker but people also assumed Sting would be involved even though Sting was still in a TNA contract. |
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Post by Rudy Gobert Fadeaway on Oct 9, 2016 12:51:08 GMT -5
Remember when the character arc of Abyss managed to become one of the longest running angles they had ever had at the time? Shit was f***ing rough, especially if you actually liked him beforehand. They didn't know how to end it. It was like "Lost" where you went from being in rapture with it all to end this shit already. The best part was how he got progressively fatter and sadder as the angle went along. Starts with him being relatively slim and having the belt, ends with him being gigantic and walking away like sad Hulk. |
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Post by Ted Sheckler on Oct 9, 2016 12:58:11 GMT -5
The one that made me the absolute angriest was the Eric Young thing. WWE do this story line that had been built for a LONG TIME with Bryan being told he's not good enough, not being put in the rumble etc and the fans really lobbying for him, getting behind him and being emotionally invested in his success. TNA ignores this, says "Oh, us too" and just jumps on it. Pisses me off to this day.
Gail Kim and Lei'D Tapa was a rip off of AJ Lee and Tamina Snuka as well. WWE had them form together in September 2013 and TNA said "us too" a month later in October.
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Oct 9, 2016 13:26:51 GMT -5
That time they had AJ Styles and Kurt Angle do an embarrassing re-enactment of the Montreal Screwjob and made it in to an angle about Earl Hebner that got dropped in a few weeks. They even had Angle spit on Hogan. It was embarrassing. When Gaburick started booking we had Eric Young ripping off Daniel Bryan and also Black Evolution with MVP, Kenny King, and Lashley. |
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Oct 9, 2016 14:37:34 GMT -5
Oh yea also super hot babyface Austin Aries goes heel and starts doing worked promos and becomes CM Punk lite after he did his pipe bomb.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2016 14:45:58 GMT -5
TNA Hall of Fame
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Post by schizo on Oct 9, 2016 14:59:05 GMT -5
The most obeius rip off is tna pretending to be a wrestling company
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2016 15:07:44 GMT -5
I don't know if this could be considered but the "EV1" invasion and "Hardcore Justice" /ECW + One night stand
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Post by Can you afford to pay me, Gah on Oct 9, 2016 15:17:48 GMT -5
That time they had AJ Styles and Kurt Angle do an embarrassing re-enactment of the Montreal Screwjob and made it in to an angle about Earl Hebner that got dropped in a few weeks. They even had Angle spit on Hogan. It was embarrassing. When Gaburick started booking we had Eric Young ripping off Daniel Bryan and also Black Evolution with MVP, Kenny King, and Lashley. They didn't even try to hide that, because they even did the Evolution like poses. Immortal was trying to be the modern NWO. 3/3/11 Another reason why it was justified was the fact it did boast TNA ratings that week. |
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