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Post by Dave the Dave on Sept 5, 2013 12:45:56 GMT -5
Which did you enjoy the most? Not as many choices as I would have thought. 13 champs in 6 years isn't so bad (and honestly Foley, Sabin and Storm could have been skipped...not to sway votes)
I didn't specify reigns as to not bog down the poll, but if say one of Kurt Angle's particularly struck you let us know about it.
I went with Storm (despite my comment earlier) because his win excited me more than any.
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Post by Been burned too many times on Sept 5, 2013 12:47:42 GMT -5
Bobby Roode.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2013 13:17:21 GMT -5
I want to vote Somoa Joe. I loved when he won the title. But his reign became a joke "undeserved" champ even though he was a beast.
Voted AJ. Loved his reign. Him losing it to RVD was what killed my interest in TNA initially, which I am just starting to regain. So I never saw the others
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Post by JTG Fan on Sept 5, 2013 13:22:00 GMT -5
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Post by AdamAFL was sooooo wrong on Sept 5, 2013 14:50:00 GMT -5
Aries is my favourite of those that have held the title but as this is to do with the reigns themselves rather than the wrestler I have to say Bobby Roode.
His reign was amazing. I was one of those who threw a major bitch fit about them not having him win the Title against Angle at BFG '11 after building him up as this massive babyface that the crowd really got behind (I still would have had him go over and turned him heel later even now) but the heel title run was nothing short of fantastic from start to finish.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Sept 5, 2013 16:09:31 GMT -5
I try to be objective about shit like this. I would say the 'best' reign would be either Kurt Angle for adding instant legitimacy, and for basically holding the title for a year straight (minus Sting's little blip) and making it seem like a hugely desirable thing for the locker room, or Bobby Roode for doing the same. He was a brilliant heel champion, and a brilliant face champion before that. It was just fantastic creatively.
For a personal favourite though? Mick Foley. Mick is my favourite wrestler as it is, but I love when Mick gets a little creative freedom and so manages to be batshit insane for his own amusement. The match where he beat Sting was actually pretty good especially for 2009-era Mick Foley, the promos were fantastic ('I own this place, I can play any theme I want!') and I feel like it had more meaning to TNA than any of his WWF title reigns had to the WWF.
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Post by Dave the Dave on Sept 5, 2013 16:15:36 GMT -5
I try to be objective about shit like this. I would say the 'best' reign would be either Kurt Angle for adding instant legitimacy, and for basically holding the title for a year straight (minus Sting's little blip) and making it seem like a hugely desirable thing for the locker room, or Bobby Roode for doing the same. He was a brilliant heel champion, and a brilliant face champion before that. It was just fantastic creatively. For a personal favourite though? Mick Foley. Mick is my favourite wrestler as it is, but I love when Mick gets a little creative freedom and so manages to be batshit insane for his own amusement. The match where he beat Sting was actually pretty good especially for 2009-era Mick Foley, the promos were fantastic ('I own this place, I can play any theme I want!') and I feel like it had more meaning to TNA than any of his WWF title reigns had to the WWF. I had stopped watching TNA at this point. I was tired of it and didn't have DVR yet. I am interested in seeing some of his stuff. Other than what you mentioned, anything particular you'd suggest from his reign? I do love that in kayfabe, he's the reason it's called Impact wrestling now.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Sept 5, 2013 16:22:36 GMT -5
I try to be objective about shit like this. I would say the 'best' reign would be either Kurt Angle for adding instant legitimacy, and for basically holding the title for a year straight (minus Sting's little blip) and making it seem like a hugely desirable thing for the locker room, or Bobby Roode for doing the same. He was a brilliant heel champion, and a brilliant face champion before that. It was just fantastic creatively. For a personal favourite though? Mick Foley. Mick is my favourite wrestler as it is, but I love when Mick gets a little creative freedom and so manages to be batshit insane for his own amusement. The match where he beat Sting was actually pretty good especially for 2009-era Mick Foley, the promos were fantastic ('I own this place, I can play any theme I want!') and I feel like it had more meaning to TNA than any of his WWF title reigns had to the WWF. I had stopped watching TNA at this point. I was tired of it and didn't have DVR yet. I am interested in seeing some of his stuff. Other than what you mentioned, anything particular you'd suggest from his reign? I do love that in kayfabe, he's the reason it's called Impact wrestling now. Find the promo where Mick Foley interviews Cactus Jack. It's dark, kinda funny sometimes and flawlessly edited. The promos are all blunted somewhat by Sting setting the indoor record for saying 'Mick,' but if you find him being interviewed by Borash before (I think) Slammiversary that's a pretty funny one.
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Post by Instant Classic on Sept 5, 2013 16:25:51 GMT -5
Bobby Roode, Kurt Angle, and RVD
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Post by JTG Fan on Sept 5, 2013 16:28:48 GMT -5
Good call on Foley, gizzark, I enjoyed the hell out of it as well. I loved the drunk with power storyline they were going with and the feud with Jarrett was really interesting and it's a shame the whole thing got kiboshed because it came out that Jarrett was banging Karen.
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Post by ________ has left the building on Sept 5, 2013 17:19:30 GMT -5
I had to go with Bobby Roode. While I was a big fan fan of Samoa Joe winning the World title, his reign was neutered by him being treated liked a whiny spaz and Nash's sidekick. AJ played second banana to Flair. Aries never did anything of value after beating Roode the second time. While Roode didn't get enough definitive wins that didn't involved sheer luck, he was treated as the Crown Jewel of TNA during his reign.
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Post by Dave the Dave on Sept 5, 2013 17:20:56 GMT -5
Damn. I thought he might win but wasn't expecting a landslide. I thought Angle would be close but yeesh.
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Post by Waffel113 on Sept 5, 2013 17:35:46 GMT -5
Who's the one that voted for Sabin?
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Post by Emmet Russell on Sept 5, 2013 18:09:16 GMT -5
People like Roode, Storm, Aries & Sabin are all people i'd love to say I preferred, but I definitely had to vote for Mick Foley.
I was entertained the whole way through his reign and felt everything he did was pure gold - as mentioned above. I loved both his Slammiversary & Lockdown in-ring performances and felt his Sacrifice 4-way match was entertaining too; even though he was on commentary for the majority of it & the stipulation was stupid.
You could tell Foley enjoyed the freedom he had to be creative and he really had a blast with it & made the best of what could of been a bad situation; it's obvious he wasn't in great ring shape & got winded quickly into his matches but he made it work with his promos & character at the time. If anyone hasn't read the book he did on his time in TNA I suggest people find it & give it a read - it's highly entertaining & better than Hardcore Diaries in my opinion.
Roodes title reign had a boatload of potential but it lasted way too long - should of ended with Storm at Lockdown - & got predictable & boring. Aries title win was an amazing moment that I don't feel was fully capitalized on; another match with Roode, a Aces & 8's brawl & a terrible heel turn & loss to Hardy. We obviously know the flaws with Sabins & Storms reigns with the title.
Bully Ray was a close second to me. He's the definition of a guy redefining his career & becoming a true main event wrestler in his 40's. It's also a tad sad my two favourite title reigns are from men in their 40's at the time they won it.
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Post by Talent Name on Sept 5, 2013 18:17:17 GMT -5
I voted Bobby Roode mainly because it meant I got to hear his awesome theme and he also had some good matches with Aries
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Post by AdamAFL was sooooo wrong on Sept 5, 2013 18:54:08 GMT -5
I had to go with Bobby Roode. While I was a big fan fan of Samoa Joe winning the World title, his reign was neutered by him being treated liked a whiny spaz and Nash's sidekick. AJ played second banana to Flair. Aries never did anything of value after beating Roode the second time. While Roode didn't get enough definitive wins that didn't involved sheer luck, he was treated as the Crown Jewel of TNA during his reign. I thought that was the best part of Roode's reign. Not every heel can be the same and Roode was the epitome of a heel doing whatever it took to retain his title. I don't think he won a single title match cleanly and that was what made his reign so memorable to me. If every heel was booked like that it would be boring but I thought Roode pulled it off well. He was a good enough wrestler that you knew he could win it clean but he wasn't gonna take that chance because that title was more important to him than anything else in his life.
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Post by Hawk Hart on Sept 5, 2013 19:02:52 GMT -5
A Double is the only answer. Could've only been topped by Joe winning it earlier than he did.
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Post by ________ has left the building on Sept 5, 2013 19:04:57 GMT -5
I had to go with Bobby Roode. While I was a big fan fan of Samoa Joe winning the World title, his reign was neutered by him being treated liked a whiny spaz and Nash's sidekick. AJ played second banana to Flair. Aries never did anything of value after beating Roode the second time. While Roode didn't get enough definitive wins that didn't involved sheer luck, he was treated as the Crown Jewel of TNA during his reign. I thought that was the best part of Roode's reign. Not every heel can be the same and Roode was the epitome of a heel doing whatever it took to retain his title. I don't think he won a single title match cleanly and that was what made his reign so memorable to me. If every heel was booked like that it would be boring but I thought Roode pulled it off well. He was a good enough wrestler that you knew he could win it clean but he wasn't gonna take that chance because that title was more important to him than anything else in his life. I'm not against a heel cheating to win but Roode had too many dumb luck wins.
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Post by oniloco on Sept 6, 2013 4:24:06 GMT -5
Roode because he seemed the #1 target (as a World champ should be) to a wide mix of people, and also because AA beating him was a cool, somewhat unexpected end to the reign.
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Post by Urethra Franklin on Sept 6, 2013 4:35:12 GMT -5
Not because I'm Roode mark (and I am,) I love smarmy prick champions.
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