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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Apr 4, 2014 7:44:31 GMT -5
That is f***ing hilarious to me. Out of all things in WWE to bite off of, TNA chose KORPORATE KANE. ...Really? If you're gonna steal something, at least steal something good. Next week on Impact, Samuel Shaw gets on Christy Hemme's case for putting her workout clothes in the wrong hamper.
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Apr 4, 2014 7:50:39 GMT -5
JUST FREAKIN RELEASE ABYSS ALREADY! I like Abyss. They just need to stop booking him like he can overcome the Russo-type booking like Kane did. Yeah, Abyss in all SRSness is a fantastic performer (as well as a decent hoss). It's too late for him to ever be a megastar, but he's a decent asset to have around if you don't f*** him up too much.
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Post by Push R Truth on Apr 4, 2014 8:13:07 GMT -5
This probably sounds odd... but I tend to enjoy blatant ripoffs more often than not. It's something to do with the fact that they are audacious enough to not even give a shit about it. It adds a level of cheese that at least makes him entertaining in some fashion.
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Post by Freddy BooJangles on Apr 4, 2014 8:42:33 GMT -5
Why can't TNA stop trying sooooooooooo damn hard to copy everything WWE does for once?
(I'm surprised that TNA hasn't tried to copy the WWE Network yet)
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Post by grunt on Apr 4, 2014 11:47:55 GMT -5
I guess I'll be that guy, but I didn't even think of Corporate Kane when Abyss came out, especially since Corporate Kane doesn't have a mask, is friggin bald, and Abyss doesn't work for TNA's authority. My mind went straight to a fusion of Abyss' mask and Joseph Park's suit, and nothing more.
But I'm not surprised some would think of it.
(on another note, TNA won't copy the WWE Network, they had their own, TNA On Demand, for years before shutting if down in 2013)
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Apr 4, 2014 11:49:12 GMT -5
I guess I'll be that guy, but I didn't even think of Corporate Kane when Abyss came out, especially since Corporate Kane doesn't have a mask, is friggin bald, and Abyss doesn't work for TNA's authority. My mind went straight to a fusion of Abyss' mask and Joseph Park's suit, and nothing more. But I'm not surprised some would think of it. (on another note, TNA won't copy the WWE Network, they had their own, TNA On Demand, for years before shutting if down in 2013) That was closer to WWE's classics on demand service than the network from what I remember.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2014 12:53:52 GMT -5
I look forward to Gunner beginning to point one finger to the sky and shout, "Yeah!"
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2014 13:13:46 GMT -5
I look forward to Gunner beginning to point one finger to the sky and shout, "Yeah!" From a comment I seen online....someone bought up the idea of Eric Young and Abyss being TNA version of Team Hell NO!.
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Post by JoDaNa1281 on Apr 4, 2014 13:36:09 GMT -5
I guess I'll be that guy, but I didn't even think of Corporate Kane when Abyss came out, especially since Corporate Kane doesn't have a mask, is friggin bald, and Abyss doesn't work for TNA's authority. My mind went straight to a fusion of Abyss' mask and Joseph Park's suit, and nothing more. But I'm not surprised some would think of it. (on another note, TNA won't copy the WWE Network, they had their own, TNA On Demand, for years before shutting if down in 2013) Yeah, it's not really a total ripoff in that Kane is working for the authority & willingly wears a suit, while Abyss is hired muscle for the Champ, who made him wear the suit, which Abyss didn't look too fond of & probably won't wear one in the future.
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Post by Glitch on Apr 4, 2014 14:17:59 GMT -5
I guess I'll be that guy, but I didn't even think of Corporate Kane when Abyss came out, especially since Corporate Kane doesn't have a mask, is friggin bald, and Abyss doesn't work for TNA's authority. My mind went straight to a fusion of Abyss' mask and Joseph Park's suit, and nothing more. But I'm not surprised some would think of it. (on another note, TNA won't copy the WWE Network, they had their own, TNA On Demand, for years before shutting if down in 2013) Yeah, it's not really a total ripoff in that Kane is working for the authority & willingly wears a suit, while Abyss is hired muscle for the Champ, who made him wear the suit, which Abyss didn't look too fond of & probably won't wear one in the future. And let's not forgot that putting a guy in a suit is not exactly something new that came out with Kane. The idea did make sense within the storyline. But of course it is bad timing since Abyss is seen as Kane-lite. Along with the fact that we already saw him in a suit as Joseph Park.
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Post by CH Punk on Apr 4, 2014 15:26:34 GMT -5
Even after seeing the picture I was going to post something about this being in the wrong section, then I realized that Corporate Kane doesn't wear the mask.
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Post by metylerca on Apr 4, 2014 15:27:44 GMT -5
By the way, can't wait for the first person to come in here and honestly try to say this shit isn't a rip-off. They're too busy posting videos of 5 things WWE does that is stupid. I didn't see this, but I'll try to youtube it. It seems hilarious.
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Post by Talent Name on Apr 4, 2014 15:29:54 GMT -5
I look forward to Gunner beginning to point one finger to the sky and shout, "Yeah!" With Gunner it will be Meh
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Post by JoDaNa1281 on Apr 4, 2014 16:15:24 GMT -5
I look forward to Gunner beginning to point one finger to the sky and shout, "Yeah!" But it'll be a really intense "YEAH!"
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Post by tropicalstormstl on Apr 4, 2014 17:06:04 GMT -5
I don't understand why you guys are acting like "Corporate Kane" was the invention of the hired muscle gimmick. In all actuality Abyss is hardly playing any of the same angles as Kane currently is. Magnus is a Champion afraid of losing his belt so he is paying a bigger man to watch his back. Magnus even stated Abyss was HIS insurance policy. He hired Abyss without Dixies involvement because he didn't trust her lackies to watch his back.
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Post by Emmet Russell on Apr 4, 2014 17:31:37 GMT -5
They already had Abyss in a suit in 2011 when he was part of Immortal and they had the sleeves ripped off. If they are going to bring back suit-wearing Abyss, why couldn't they bring that suit back
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Post by Richard on Apr 4, 2014 17:35:09 GMT -5
They already had Abyss in a suit in 2011 when he was part of Immortal and they had the sleeves ripped off. If they are going to bring back suit-wearing Abyss, why couldn't they bring that suit back Rental shop charged the in full and banned them because of the damages, Janice got mad and told them never again.
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Post by Banecat on Apr 4, 2014 18:38:23 GMT -5
As bad as Corporate Abyss is, and it's really bad, it's made worst by the fact that we just saw Abyss/Joesph Park walking around in a suit for a year. Does TNa think that by slapping that cheap mask on him while he's wearing a suit is really going to make a big difference from how he looked for over a year? To be fair Joseph Park was in a track suit most of the time.
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Post by Banecat on Apr 4, 2014 18:41:28 GMT -5
I look forward to Gunner beginning to point one finger to the sky and shout, "Yeah!" From a comment I seen online....someone bought up the idea of Eric Young and Abyss being TNA version of Team Hell NO!. TNA's Team Hell No! was Bobby Roode and Austin Aries who were superior as a heel odd married (as in bickering and one-up-manship) team.
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Post by mrbananagrabber on Apr 4, 2014 18:49:12 GMT -5
Like the majority of Kane's career, he's taken something fairly crap and made it pretty watchable. Corporate Kane's droning "boss" voice works, he's an authority figure who can demand respect (unlike Maddox and Vicki) and wrestling without a shirt, at age 47, and still looking like someone who could crush you without breaking a sweat is very impressive. Corporate Kane kinda kicks ass.
This, on the other hand, is thrift store level bullshit.
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