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Post by JoDaNa1281 on Oct 25, 2013 1:26:03 GMT -5
Hopefully they actually wait longer than 8 days before having AJ return.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Oct 25, 2013 1:51:15 GMT -5
Hopefully they actually wait longer than 8 days before having AJ return. I'll honestly be shocked if he isn't resigned by the time these tapings finish.
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Post by lildude8218 on Oct 25, 2013 1:59:37 GMT -5
in a shocking twist AJ defends his title on the indies but not the TNA title, he starts defending the ROH Pure Title.
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Post by Shark on Oct 25, 2013 2:20:26 GMT -5
There's using a similar storyline, but this is just outright theft and it's really damn sad.
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Post by Emmet Russell on Oct 25, 2013 2:49:09 GMT -5
I must admit, I would enjoy if EC3 get's the easy way through to the finals much like Foley at the Survivor Series in '98. Dixie giving him easy opponents would be quite amusing as he ultimately loses quickly in the finals.
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Post by Toates Madhackrviper on Oct 25, 2013 3:00:30 GMT -5
The big question is who will be champion when AJ comes back. I honestly have no clue.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Oct 25, 2013 3:15:12 GMT -5
The big question is who will be champion when AJ comes back. I honestly have no clue. If there is justice, Bobby Roode. But it will probably be Magnus, so he can turn heel and be Dixie's chosen one.
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Post by Toates Madhackrviper on Oct 25, 2013 3:16:21 GMT -5
The big question is who will be champion when AJ comes back. I honestly have no clue. If there is justice, Bobby Roode. But it will probably be Magnus, so he can turn heel and be Dixie's chosen one. See I would want it to be Magnus but I don't want Magnus to turn heel even though I can tell they're already going that direction.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Oct 25, 2013 4:50:58 GMT -5
Any word on the tapings yet? I must know if AJ returned yet.
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Post by slappy on Oct 25, 2013 5:24:16 GMT -5
Any word on the tapings yet? I must know if AJ returned yet. The tournament didn't take place yet, it was only announced.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2013 6:05:11 GMT -5
Any word on the tapings yet? I must know if AJ returned yet. {Spoiler} From the Torch:
Impact SPOILERS 10/31
The top news is TNA announced an upcoming World Title tournament (after TNA champion A.J. Styles "walked off" with the title). Jeff Hardy and Samoa Joe were advertised for the show, but only appeared on-stage for a few minutes after being announced as participants in the tournament.
It seemed as if some of the segments were taped out of order:
(1) Ethan Carter III beat a random jobber. Similar to the live Impact match.
(2) KO champion Gail Kim beat ODB to retain the Knockouts Title.
(3) Magnus won a Gauntlet Match. Similar format to Royal Rumble Rules. Magnus won by eliminating Kazarian and Sting, who sold shock at being eliminated by Magnus.
(4) TNA tag champions Bro-Mans beat James Storm & Gunner in a Tag Title match.
(5) Bobby Roode beat Kurt Angle via count-out after Angle "passed out" performing another top-rope move.
As far as the AJ storyline, I think they can go places with it that WWE did not go with the Punk angle. Remains to be seen if they do.
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on Oct 25, 2013 6:23:18 GMT -5
Sadly, with TNA being TNA, I would not be surprised if he genuinely is out there with the belt and no contract. They are genuinely that badly run.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2013 6:29:41 GMT -5
Sadly, with TNA being TNA, I would not be surprised if he genuinely is out there with the belt and no contract. They are genuinely that badly run. Honestly, I really could see that out of them... if not for Jeff Jarrett, seeing as he knows firsthand what you can get out of having a title but no contract. Then again, he seems to have nothing to do with TNA these days.
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Post by kingoftheindies on Oct 25, 2013 7:44:44 GMT -5
Honestly sounds like a mixture of the Punk angle and the angle Hogan and Bischoff wanted to run back in WCW with Hulk leaving. Thing is, people are automatically going to say they're copying Punk (and I understand that sentiment).
If I'm TNA, I just go balls out with a tournament and wait a few months for AJ to come back. I'm not even kidding when I say, try to drag it out until at least Slammaversary (AJ being out, not the tourny) make the matchup feel as big as possible.... or hell, if you bring AJ back do something similar to the Razor/HBK storyline for the IC title twenty years ago... OR try a Rocky V like angle where the new champ realizes that no matter what he does people won't accept him as champ because he didn't beat AJ and have him demand Dixie do whatever she needs to do in order to get AJ back so the new champ can prove himself
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Post by ________ has left the building on Oct 25, 2013 7:58:54 GMT -5
I know wherever AJ defends the title, it won't be for any promotions that has television clearance, ippvs, and record dvds of their shows. So no major indy appearances. A smaller show more than likely if they can afford it. He might be one of the guys TNA is sending for Mutoh's Wrestle-1 show. I still contend if he really hate Dixie, he needs to pull a Stan Hansen. Run over the belt and mail it to the TNA strip mall headquarters.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2013 8:12:39 GMT -5
Honestly sounds like a mixture of the Punk angle and the angle Hogan and Bischoff wanted to run back in WCW with Hulk leaving. Thing is, people are automatically going to say they're copying Punk (and I understand that sentiment). If I'm TNA, I just go balls out with a tournament and wait a few months for AJ to come back. I'm not even kidding when I say, try to drag it out until at least Slammaversary (AJ being out, not the tourny) make the matchup feel as big as possible.... or hell, if you bring AJ back do something similar to the Razor/HBK storyline for the IC title twenty years ago... OR try a Rocky V like angle where the new champ realizes that no matter what he does people won't accept him as champ because he didn't beat AJ and have him demand Dixie do whatever she needs to do in order to get AJ back so the new champ can prove himself It would be a good way to do Styles/Aries III with both guys trying to determine the true world champion. But I agree, Styles should be gone at least for the rest of the year. I thought the Punk angle failed with the lack of time away. TNA doesn't have the resources to have Styles wrestle in legit Indys, but if he can wrestle somewhere else and have it slyly acknowledged on TNA TV, it would give legitimacy to the angle.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Oct 25, 2013 8:15:41 GMT -5
If there is justice, Bobby Roode. But it will probably be Magnus, so he can turn heel and be Dixie's chosen one. See I would want it to be Magnus but I don't want Magnus to turn heel even though I can tell they're already going that direction. I want it to be Roode, because Roode deserves it the most. He's been TNA's top performer for a couple of years, and should get another run with the World Title.
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on Oct 25, 2013 8:29:45 GMT -5
I know wherever AJ defends the title, it won't be for any promotions that has television clearance, ippvs, and record dvds of their shows. So no major indy appearances. A smaller show more than likely if they can afford it. He might be one of the guys TNA is sending for Mutoh's Wrestle-1 show. I still contend if he really hate Dixie, he needs to pull a Stan Hansen. Run over the belt and mail it to the TNA strip mall headquarters. AAA, Wrestle-1 and New Japan are likely stops on the AJ Styles: Renegade Champion Tour rather than a series of untelevised north american events as if this goes on for any length of time you know TNA will be showing footage of him wrestling elsewhere even if it shatters the illusion.
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Post by kingoftheindies on Oct 25, 2013 8:59:42 GMT -5
Honestly sounds like a mixture of the Punk angle and the angle Hogan and Bischoff wanted to run back in WCW with Hulk leaving. Thing is, people are automatically going to say they're copying Punk (and I understand that sentiment). If I'm TNA, I just go balls out with a tournament and wait a few months for AJ to come back. I'm not even kidding when I say, try to drag it out until at least Slammaversary (AJ being out, not the tourny) make the matchup feel as big as possible.... or hell, if you bring AJ back do something similar to the Razor/HBK storyline for the IC title twenty years ago... OR try a Rocky V like angle where the new champ realizes that no matter what he does people won't accept him as champ because he didn't beat AJ and have him demand Dixie do whatever she needs to do in order to get AJ back so the new champ can prove himself It would be a good way to do Styles/Aries III with both guys trying to determine the true world champion. But I agree, Styles should be gone at least for the rest of the year. I thought the Punk angle failed with the lack of time away. TNA doesn't have the resources to have Styles wrestle in legit Indys, but if he can wrestle somewhere else and have it slyly acknowledged on TNA TV, it would give legitimacy to the angle. It wasn't just the lack of time away for Punk IMO (though that was an issue). Here's where other issues were. you have Rey Rey win the title AND HAVE HIM DROP IT TO CENA THE SAME NIGHT. THEN right after that happens Punk returns IN THE SAME NIGHT. You could have salvaged the angle, but you have Punk beat Cena with a screwy finish so his win wasn't clean and then you have ADR cash in after a random Kevin Nash run-in. Honestly you know what the equivalent would be? Bully and somebody like Joe or Aries in the final, the face wins, has to fight Jeff Hardy the same night. Hardy wins, AJ returns. AJ beats Jeff with Hogan returning as special ref and then by some screwy fashion EC3 ends up as TNA champ at the end of the night. Now if that happens how I wrote it out, I'm suing TNA cause I literally came up with that scenario in 30 seconds in my head. There is so much potential to make this a good angle. And TNA really should just go all out and let AJ wrestle for at least one recognizable indy star. Doesn't have to be a big fed, but it'll give a nice bump to see AJ Styles wrestle a Drake Younger, Chuck Taylor, Chris Dickenson, ect
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2013 9:19:25 GMT -5
It wasn't just the lack of time away for Punk IMO (though that was an issue). Here's where other issues were. you have Rey Rey win the title AND HAVE HIM DROP IT TO CENA THE SAME NIGHT. THEN right after that happens Punk returns IN THE SAME NIGHT. You could have salvaged the angle, but you have Punk beat Cena with a screwy finish so his win wasn't clean and then you have ADR cash in after a random Kevin Nash run-in. Pretty much. And even then, if they had to have Punk back eight days later, they could have done it way better. If they were willing to go the patient route but wanted to do all of the same things, then it should have been something like... - The tournament happens, Rey Mysterio wins. - Play up how Alberto was screwed out of the title shot he won when Punk lost his title shot briefly, so that he's actually part of the angle from the get-go. - Cena beats Mysterio for the title at SummerSlam. - Punk returns to end the show, and they face each other at Night of Champions. Still would have been kind of rushed, but a month is a hell of a lot better than eight days. Or, if they wanted to really do it right but still in a short span of time, then... - The tournament happens, Miz wins. Preferably with some variety of shenanigans to actually set up Triple H refereeing the SummerSlam match instead of him doing it just because. - That same night, Cena invokes his rematch clause and despite Miz's attempts to get out of it, Triple H forces the match to go through and Cena wins then Punk returns. - Unification match set up for SummerSlam, with a triple threat between Cena, Punk, and Miz. Cena wins by way of pinning Miz while he has his foot on the ropes then Nash attacks Cena, leaving Punk and Miz to both have reason to think Triple H screwed them over while Cena actually has reason to be pissed about Alberto cashing in and deserves a rematch instead of randomly getting one over the guy who two PPVs in a row beat him.
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