update on Booker- spoilers

[i.Sarita.com]

Main Event:
Kurt Angle
Sting
Samoa Joe
Christian Cage
Booker T
Jeff Jarrett

Upper Mid-Card:
Raven
Abyss
Robert Roode
Rhino
James Storm
Christopher Daniels

Mid-Card:
Black Reign
Kazarian
Chris Harris
Eric Young
Lance Hoty
Ron Killings

X-Division:
Senshi
Elix Skipper
Black Machismo
Havok
Jimmy Rave
Petey Williams
Sonjay Dutt
Shark Boy

Tag Teams: The MCMG's, VKM, Team 3D, AJ & Tomko, LAX, The Steiner Brothers

Others: Kevin Nash, Judas Mesias

And the Knockouts....

Nearly 50 workers for a two hour show is a bit much, but not every is going to be on every show and they have TNA Today as the "secondary" show...I would like to see them cut it down to about 35 or 40 workers, then I'd be happy...

[hollywood]

If Booker really does debut in TNA (I'm still waiting to see it before I believe it), I may actually check Impact out. Of course, I'll probably turn it off halfway through, if not sooner (as usual), but I may give them another chance. Again.

--Afterthought (hey, if Jed can do them, I can too, right?)

I wonder if I'll end up hating Booker T as much as I now hate Kurt Angle, though. Honestly, I loved Angle before he joined TNA.

[i.Sarita.com]

hollywood said:

If Booker really does debut in TNA (I'm still waiting to see it before I believe it), I may actually check Impact out. Of course, I'll probably turn it off halfway through, if not sooner (as usual), but I may give them another chance. Again.

--Afterthought (hey, if Jed can do them, I can too, right?)

I wonder if I'll end up hating Booker T as much as I now hate Kurt Angle, though. Honestly, I loved Angle before he joined TNA.

Overexposed Kurt, DUI Kurt, and overall crazy acting Kurt does suck compaired to the old WWE Kurt...

[hollywood]

highroadheaven said:

hollywood said:

If Booker really does debut in TNA (I'm still waiting to see it before I believe it), I may actually check Impact out. Of course, I'll probably turn it off halfway through, if not sooner (as usual), but I may give them another chance. Again.

--Afterthought (hey, if Jed can do them, I can too, right?)

I wonder if I'll end up hating Booker T as much as I now hate Kurt Angle, though. Honestly, I loved Angle before he joined TNA.

Overexposed Kurt, DUI Kurt, and overall crazy acting Kurt does suck compaired to the old WWE Kurt...

Well, at least it's not just me then...

[comahan]

I still love Kurt. He needs to NOT be in 18 segments per show, but other than that, hes still great, imo.

[i.Sarita.com]

He can still go in the ring atleast...

[poi zen rana]

jmoney said:

aodpilot said:

We say that now, but just remember how Sting was supposed to put over Christopher Daniels

Let's not forget the locker room hero Kurt Angle.

I swear there's something int he water over in the TNA locker room. Or they see that they're big fish in a smaller pond and try to create some backstage power as early as possible. Not that I think Sting's doing anything particularly horrible backstage.

are you trying to suggest kurt is opposed to putting over younger talent?

comahan said:

I still love Kurt. He needs to NOT be in 18 segments per show, but other than that, hes still great, imo.

it would be bad if he was in 18 segments that just featured himself and karen. however, if you are referencing the last impact, kurt acted more like backstage interviewer. each segment had some other talent in it, and usually the segment revolved around the other person doing the talking with kurt and j.b. adding in comments. kurt was in about 18 segments, but their were not 18 kurt segments. the obvious point of the segments was to give many people screen time and i did not think kurt was the star of any of the segments.

[comahan]

poisonrana said:

jmoney said:

Let's not forget the locker room hero Kurt Angle.

I swear there's something int he water over in the TNA locker room. Or they see that they're big fish in a smaller pond and try to create some backstage power as early as possible. Not that I think Sting's doing anything particularly horrible backstage.

are you trying to suggest kurt is opposed to putting over younger talent?

comahan said:

I still love Kurt. He needs to NOT be in 18 segments per show, but other than that, hes still great, imo.

it would be bad if he was in 18 segments that just featured himself and karen. however, if you are referencing the last impact, kurt acted more like backstage interviewer. each segment had some other talent in it, and usually the segment revolved around the other person doing the talking with kurt and j.b. adding in comments. kurt was in about 18 segments, but their were not 18 kurt segments. the obvious point of the segments was to give many people screen time and i did not think kurt was the star of any of the segments.

Not particularly last Thursday, because I actually loved those segments. I was obviously exaggerating saying 18, but Kurt does have a segment after nearly every match and commercial break. While I love Kurt and wouldnt mind 3-4 segments in a show, they overdo it just a little bit, imo.

[Timmy8271]

TNA Kurt Angle is better than last 3 years WWE kurt angle. And he put over Lethal so I can't say that he won't put over talent.

[ddt]

It's amazing how Kurt Angle can even get a ton of segments on a thread about Booker T.....

[JMA]

Here's a good rule of thumb for TNA: For every ex-WWE star they hire, they in turn have to FIRE another ex-WWE guy. In this case, I'd suggest VKM (two for one to make up for all the firings they haven't done); they don't want to be there and I'm sure Bonnie Hammer would LOVE to see the New Age Outlaws back on Raw.

[erisi236]

In any case, Booker T in every aspect possible >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Test and Rikishi.

[ddt]

Uh, I just thought of something. Booker won't bring his wife along to TNA, will he?

[comahan]

I believe Sharmell said she was done with wrestling and was going back to school, or something. I might be wrong, though.

[Welfare Willis]

jma said:

Here's a good rule of thumb for TNA: For every ex-WWE star they hire, they in turn have to FIRE another ex-WWE guy. In this case, I'd suggest VKM (two for one to make up for all the firings they haven't done); they don't want to be there and I'm sure Bonnie Hammer would LOVE to see the New Age Outlaws back on Raw.

Good idea!

Have the NAO said they don't want to be in TNA? I must have missed that.

[hollywood]

timmy8271 said:

TNA Kurt Angle is better than last 3 years WWE kurt angle. And he put over Lethal so I can't say that he won't put over talent.

Better than Kurt/Orton from ONS II, which was a phenomenal match? Better than Kurt/Taker, which was a MOTY candidate (if not the winner)?

[Ace Diamond]

korngold said:

jma said:

Here's a good rule of thumb for TNA: For every ex-WWE star they hire, they in turn have to FIRE another ex-WWE guy. In this case, I'd suggest VKM (two for one to make up for all the firings they haven't done); they don't want to be there and I'm sure Bonnie Hammer would LOVE to see the New Age Outlaws back on Raw.

Good idea!

Have the NAO said they don't want to be in TNA? I must have missed that.

I think they're back to wanting to be in TNA after they realized that running down Hunter and Shawn on the mic like a couple of immature schoolkids wouldn't exactly put them in the WWE's good graces.

[comahan]

hollywood said:

timmy8271 said:

TNA Kurt Angle is better than last 3 years WWE kurt angle. And he put over Lethal so I can't say that he won't put over talent.

Better than Kurt/Orton from ONS II, which was a phenomenal match? Better than Kurt/Taker, which was a MOTY candidate (if not the winner)?

Absolutely loved both of those matches. But hes had some damn fine matches in TNA in his year there so far. And I prefer funny arrogant heel Kurt to intense Kurt, character wise.

[John Oates' Moustache]

Booker TNA > Current TNA

[Adam Pacman Khan (akkilla)]

I love Booker T. I just hope if he comes in they can use him the proper way.