Wrestling...thats right, Wrestling!

[Hammy]

Och i didn't mind Taboo Tuesday. For free it wasn't terrible?

It's damn good it was free, if i'd of payed money i would of been totally pissed off.

Remember they did not make it thinking well it's ok if it's crap because the UK viewers get it for free, it was a shoddy attempt...

[AxlsMainMan]

Tonight at 9pm

Hmm, well today was payday so who knows? If nothing else is on the boob tube I might give it a try. Does anyone know what that new Korn song they used for the theme is called? Its a really bizarre crossover for the band but sorta catchy nonetheless.

[Malcolm]

From WWE.com:

Earlier this week, SmackDown Superstar Christian alerted World Wrestling Entertainment that he was leaving the company. In an interview with WWE.com conducted Wednesday evening, the former Intercontinental Champion revealed that his decision to walk away from WWE was one that he struggled with for some time.

WWE.com: What lead to your decision to leave World Wrestling Entertainment?
Christian: My contract came up on Oct. 31 and we negotiated back and forth a little bit. But it wasn?t about the money for me, really. There were some other things that were going on that helped sway my decision. It wasn?t a contract dispute, if that?s what you want to call it. It was a number of different things ? I?ve been on the road with WWE for eight years straight, and it takes a toll on your body when you?re going 250-300 days a year.

So part of it was that, and obviously there was some frustration and a lot of other reasons that factored in. But I wasn?t bitter at all. There?s no hostility. There?s just some times when you need a change and you need to do different things. It was something that I felt was necessary for myself at this time.

Plus, I have some other interests going on outside the business that I?m really looking forward to. I?m not saying I?m giving up wrestling, but there are some other things that are very appealing to me. I had a great eight-year run with WWE. A lot of guys would dream of having a run that long. So I thank God that I got to live my dream for that long. When it came down to it, not a lot of guys get to leave on their own terms, and it was something that I felt strongly that I wanted to do?

WWE.com: You said your contract expired on Oct. 31, but you still appeared at Taboo Tuesday on Nov. 1. Why did you show up after your contract expired?
Christian: It wasn?t even an issue. I was in the voting for Taboo Tuesday, so I wouldn?t have dreamed of not fulfilling that commitment. I didn?t want to let anybody that was counting on me down, whether it was the people with WWE or the fans. So there were no second thoughts. I was going to be at Taboo Tuesday regardless.

WWE.com: When did you finally come to the realization that you were going to leave WWE?
Christian: It was something that was weighing on my mind for months. I knew that it was a decision that could not be taken lightly because it?s a life-changing decision. So I was on the fence about it. Then right about the time I pulled up to the arena Sunday in Los Angeles, I realized that was it. It was a hard decision.

WWE.com: What was it like having to say goodbye to the people in WWE that you traveled with for eight years?
Christian: Saying goodbye was the hardest part. It all came about pretty quickly. I hadn?t told anybody how I was feeling or thinking, so it came as a shock for a lot of people. It was difficult because you spend a lot of time with them. You spend more time with them than you do your own family. They actually become your family. So it was hard to say goodbye. It was especially hard saying goodbye to the WWE fans because they are so loyal. I?m going to miss them, as well.

WWE.com: What was it like this week at RAW and Taboo Tuesday knowing you were leaving shortly?
Christian: I didn?t really think like that when I went out there. It was one of those things where it didn?t really hit me until I left the arena in San Diego. After SmackDown, I went to RAW. And after RAW, I went to Taboo Tuesday, so I was still going to work like I normally would. It really didn?t hit me until I left Taboo Tuesday. When I was pulling out of the parking lot, looking in the rearview mirror, I thought it was kind of an end of an era. It?s over.

WWE.com: Are you still going to be a wrestling fan? Are you still going to watch SmackDown?
Christian: Of course. I?ll always be a wrestling fan. I?m not saying I?m giving up wrestling altogether. This is just something that I felt I had to do to mentally get myself back into the place of where I want to be as far as competing and going out there and performing.

WWE.com: Do you think you?ll ever be back in front of a WWE audience again?
Christian: Never say never in this business. WWE was great to me. I felt like I gave the company everything I had. And they allowed me to live my dream, which was wrestle in WWE. So never say never.

WWE.com: What are you going to miss most about WWE?
Christian: Performing. We all get into wrestling to go out and perform for our fans. I?ll miss that feeling that you get right before you step through that curtain and you hear that live audience. There?s no feeling like it anywhere in the world.

WWE.com: Do you have any favorite memories of WWE that you are going to take with you?
Christian: I?m going to take all the memories I made with me, every last one of them. I wouldn?t give any of it back. There?s too many great memories to narrow down to just one. Leaving on my own terms is something I wanted to do. It?ll help me look back fondly and say ?hey, that was a great time in my life. I lived my dream and I was able to accomplish my goals. And there?s no hard feelings whatsoever.?

WWE.com: Is there anything you would like to say to the Peeps reading this right now on WWE.com?
Christian: I?m going to miss them all. Hopefully, they will see me again someday.

[Hammy]

Tonight at 9pm

Hmm, well today was payday so who knows? If nothing else is on the boob tube I might give it a try. Does anyone know what that new Korn song they used for the theme is called? Its a really bizarre crossover for the band but sorta catchy nonetheless.

Twisted Transistor...cracking tune

Don't waste your money on the event, spend it on weed instead, that's a better investment...

[Rob]

Good points, Stoned.  I think with both Cena and Batista its a case of guys getting the title who just aren't ready, and they haven't payed their dues yet.  Look at Bret Hart or Shawn Michaels or Chris Benoit.  How long did it take them to become champions...years and years in the business.  Cena, Batista, and Orton have only been around for a few years.  They get big with the crowd, and all of a sudden their World Champions.  The WWE has forgotten how beneficial it is to wait for the big payday.  They get a hot star, then they immediately proceed to stuff him down our throats until we get totally tired of them.  The concept of "paying your dues" is no more.  Paying your dues now means you have Hardcore Holly give a guy a few hard chops during a mtach, and all of a sudden the guys a seasoned vet.  HBK, Bret, Benoit...guys like that worked their way up from the very bottom.  They weren't shot all the way to the top in a few months because they had "the look", or because their daddy was a big star.  So what you have is a bunch of young, green, guys who can't work at the top.  And a lot of the guys that can work ar midcarders or worse.  Then after the WWE proceeds to shovel the new guys down your throat, the fans start to realize they're not very good or they just get tired of them.  The WWE isn't yet at the WCW level of incompetence, but its really starting to annoy me.

[Hammy]

Good points, Stoned.? I think with both Cena and Batista its a case of guys getting the title who just aren't ready, and they haven't payed their dues yet.? Look at Bret Hart or Shawn Michaels or Chris Benoit.? How long did it take them to become champions...years and years in the business.? Cena, Batista, and Orton have only been around for a few years.? They get big with the crowd, and all of a sudden their World Champions.? The WWE has forgotten how beneficial it is to wait for the big payday.? They get a hot star, then they immediately proceed to stuff him down our throats until we get totally tired of them.? The concept of "paying your dues" is no more.? Paying your dues now means you have Hardcore Holly give a guy a few hard chops during a mtach, and all of a sudden the guys a seasoned vet.? HBK, Bret, Benoit...guys like that worked their way up from the very bottom.? They weren't shot all the way to the top in a few months because they had "the look", or because their daddy was a big star.? So what you have is a bunch of young, green, guys who can't work at the top.? And a lot of the guys that can work ar midcarders or worse.? Then after the WWE proceeds to shovel the new guys down your throat, the fans start to realize they're not very good or they just get tired of them.? The WWE isn't yet at the WCW level of incompetence, but its really starting to annoy me.

I see where you're coming from dude and yes you should definately have to pay your dues.? Thing is the big pushes are coming due to the lack of star power.? Hogan for Wrestlemania I-V was the man and nobody was going to get pushed past him, being on top kept the little man down.? Heels were built up for him and he always won.....obviously.? Then the dude decided to retire and do movies so they got a replacement Ultimate Warrior who in the long run could not cut it just like Hogan could not in the movies so once again Hogan was THE MAN (he never really stopped being...).? At this point in time it was ALWAYS about the big man, muscles and charisma meant you got pushed, the wrestling talent generally did battle over the IC Title from Savage & Steamboat to Bret Hart & Mr. Perfect.? Others got their chance and had their time at the top but ultimately it was the Hogan show and when it came to who main evented he had clique like power.? His stupid title victory in mere seconds at the WORST Wrestlemania ever, numero 9 showed that.? At King of The Ring that year he was going again and he was meant to drop the title to the NEW man Bret Hart, he did not think he was ready yet and refused to job to him jobbing to Yokozuna instead.? Eventually Hart got the belt and carried the company, and in an effort to build new stars big man Diesel got a chance, he held the belt for ages but is also the lowest drawing WWE Champion ever.? HBK also made his way to the top and in years to come so did guys like Austin and Rock.? You see there was always somebody decent on top carrying the company and new stars were built gradually, while the top dog ran the ship, why rush someone to the top when Hogan is in the way? Every generation had stars, many were created by the fans though, their response to them got them the pushes bit by bit.? These days though with business down and a lack of new stars or at least decent ones, old stars getting past it WWE wants NEW guys to carry the company and they are so desperate that as soon as somebody gets really OVER with the fans they bypass all the titles there are on the ladder to the top and get put right there on top way too soon.? Fans get bored very quickly and they also like to see meaning behind title wins.? When business is down there are always things you can expect, plenty of new gimmicks, big men getting pushed & these days Mcmahons showing up.....

1993-1996, Business not doing great, Diesel has a real long Title run as does Yokozuna, Mabel wins KOTR, People such as Ludvig Borga, Bastion Booger, Adam Bomb, Waylon Mercy, Well Dunn and many others that it pains me to mention debuted and bombed...

They recovered from all that shit and eventually i expect them to recover again...


Edit: A little news...

From TNAWrestling.com:

TNA ANNOUNCES SIGNING OF NEWEST ?TNA KNOCKOUT? JACKIE GAYDA

TNA Wrestling is proud to announce the signing of Jackie Gayda, becoming the latest ?Knockout? to join Total Nonstop Action.

With Gail Kim and Traci already commanding the spotlight for Total Nonstop Action, it will be interesting to see if the addition of Gayda will lead to the sharpening of claws among TNA?s current femme fatales in the near future.

Gayda joins TNA after four years of in-ring competition and is a former winner of the ?Tough Enough? series. In addition to her stunning beauty and athletic prowess, Gayda was also a track and field star and an All-Ohio athlete.

?It?s a very exciting time for me to join TNA Wrestling,? Gayda told TNAwrestling.com. ?I?m proud to be the newest ?TNA Knockout? and given the opportunity to prove myself again, but let me say this ? this time things are going to be a little different. There?s a certain situation going on that I plan to address, one that affects me on so many levels, but I?ll leave it at that for now. To all my fans ? see you soon on SpikeTV!?

Check back to TNAwrestling.com in the upcoming weeks for an update on Jackie Gayda?s debut for TNA Wrestling!

[AxlsMainMan]

Tonight at 9pm

Hmm, well today was payday so who knows? If nothing else is on the boob tube I might give it a try. Does anyone know what that new Korn song they used for the theme is called? Its a really bizarre crossover for the band but sorta catchy nonetheless.

Twisted Transistor...cracking tune

Don't waste your money on the event, spend it on weed instead, that's a better investment...

Thanks Stoned, and yes indeedy it sure is a great tune.

On second thought I probably will buy a Quarter for the same price of Taboo Tuesday and make my own memories, since nothing was really memorable about the PPV.

[Hammy]

Former WWE Champion Bret "Hit Man" Hart has not appeared live on WWE programming since the controversial "Montreal Incident" in November 1997.

That long drought will finally come to an end when "The Excellence of Execution" appears live in the Byte This! studio in two weeks (Nov. 16). With the release of his highly anticipated DVD on Nov. 15, there's no telling what the Hit Man will have to say.

Don't miss this truly historic Byte This!

source - WWE.com



Something tells me Byte This! is going to have the most viewers ever....

[Evolution]

  That's gonna be flooded by viewers

[R4tfink]

Gonna pre order the dvd from Amazon now!

Yeeehhhaaaa!

[Evolution]

Well tonight on Smackdown we have Piper/Cowboy Bob and Vito/Nunzio vs Lashley. I cant fucking wait!

[Hammy]

Well tonight on Smackdown we have Piper/Cowboy Bob and Vito/Nunzio vs Lashley. I cant fucking wait!

That sarcasm.... 2 Pensioners in action and an obvious 2 minute crush handicap match...

[R4tfink]

Gonna pre order the dvd from Amazon now!

Yeeehhhaaaa!

No im not...its not there!

[Evolution]

Gonna pre order the dvd from Amazon now!

Yeeehhhaaaa!

No im not...its not there!

http://www.silvervision.co.uk/product.asp?pricing=INC&pf_id=WWE1116&cid=VOU36HQYMRQ4892IQEBGNGOM6C7Y5D6C

avaliable late December 

[Hammy]

Gonna pre order the dvd from Amazon now!

Yeeehhhaaaa!

No im not...its not there!

http://www.silvervision.co.uk/product.asp?pricing=INC&pf_id=WWE1116&cid=VOU36HQYMRQ4892IQEBGNGOM6C7Y5D6C

avaliable late December?

Late December....when the fuck do they mean the 20th...the 30th....my folks are always short on ideas for Chrimbo presents from me....if it's before chrimbo day it would be ideal...

[R4tfink]

Whats with the November 15th release i heard about? Or is that just the byte this interview?

Bollocks!

Fuck him and the WWE, they all suck.


All hail Christian...he will forever be my god and i will forever be the number one devoted peep in the universe!

Im gonna delete The Wrestling Thread as a mark of respect, i mean, its hardly been successfull has it? ?

[Hammy]

Whats with the November 15th release i heard about? Or is that just the byte this interview?

Bollocks!

Fuck him and the WWE, they all suck.


All hail Christian...he will forever be my god and i will forever be the number one devoted peep in the universe!

Im gonna delete The Wrestling Thread as a mark of respect, i mean, its hardly been successfull has it? ?

Arron don't be a stoner cunt that's not even funny, this thread is worth TEN Christian's 

Nov 15th is probably America...

[Evolution]

  No Arron!

[Evolution]

Where else could i post this hilarious pic of Edge?? Note the perfect handprint

[Hammy]

Where else could i post this hilarious pic of Edge?? Note the perfect handprint

Mmmmmmmm.....bondage..