World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)

[VenomX73]

Lesnar is penciled in to face Undertaker at WrestleMania

Cool. I'd like to see that... I guess it's a no go for Warrior then?

[HappyGilmore]

Warrior has no contract with WWE at the moment. His contract lies directly with 2KSports, producers of the next WWE game. WWE only allowed Warrior at their HQ to film the commercial. Vince doesn't mind, as it means more people buy it = more money for him.

Warrior had a meeting with Vince today. I highly doubt it included discussion about a match. Likely, it involved a potential Hall of Fame induction plus potential merch-toys, shirts, dvd.

[VenomX73]

Yeah, ummm... I just want to thank each and everyone of ya'll... for all you done to your bodies...

(crying)  IT'S STILL REAL TO ME DAMNIT....   I mean...

Thank you guys. You're awesome.

Thanks so much, Mr Funk for saying what needed to be said!

[JaseSF]

WWE is a corporate empire nowadays...WWWF was a wrestling territory. WWF was the transition between.

I hope the corporate vs. opposition angle sees Bryan get some allies. (Right now, it'll probably just be Big Show, Mark Henry and Dolph Ziggler). Would love to see some sort of ROH alliance in WWE with Bryan, Punk, perhaps a few others. Shaking hands, respect - these things were key elements in ROH back in the day. They do seem to play into a lot of Punk and Bryan's storylines too.

I like the Los Matadores promos, hope they impress when they debut.

Alberto Del Rio is such a great heel World champion. Hope he keeps the title for a long time.

[JaseSF]

Have actually been watching a bit of TNA lately. Actually think they have a superior women's division and much better ladies matches. Of course they also tend to give them more time than WWE does. Like Austin Aries, Booby Roode and Jeff Hardy and AJ Styles still can deliver but honestly, was pretty much disappointed with everyone else although Bully Ray does make a great top heel. Samoa Joe seems to have gained weight and seems completely lost in the shuffle over there nowadays. He really needs a change of scenery. Wasn't overly impressed with Magnus, Manik or really anyone else.

[HappyGilmore]

TNA seems close to out of business. But who knows.

WWE offered Samoa Joe a contract ten years ago, but said he was 'too big.' Yet, WWE employs Mark Henry, Bray Wyatt, and quite a few more 'big guys.'

[cqmorrell]

TNA seems more concerned with having new title belts made (what was wrong with the last X Division title design, anyway?) than it does with paying its talent, apparently. Well, except for people like Hogan.

[HappyGilmore]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SX4_Imj_B1M

Longtime fans will appreciate this.  A "History of the WWF" video, from...I'd garner the mid '70s to the early 2000's.  There's footage of Rocky Johnson, Peter Maivia, The Rock, Bruno Sammartino, Andre the Giant, Bret Hart, Undertaker, Steve Austin, etc.

[HappyGilmore]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJlcakPplZk

A "Hall of Fame" tribute to Mick Foley.

Some fans didn't like him...too violent, too crazy.  I respect the hell out of the man, and while the Hall itself doesn't mean much, it was great seeing him get in.  I was sure he was gonna be the 'headliner' until they got Sammartino in last minute.

[bob]

WWE currently feels to me like it's in a time warp from 2003-2006 where Triple H was beating everyone under the sun who the fans wanted to see as champion.

[HappyGilmore]

Foley does it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cD06HqJb42w

Classic '80s WWF.  All the wrestlers singing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue_mMXeDjg4

[VenomX73]

That put a smile on my face.

[HappyGilmore]

Slick- Jive Soul Bro.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQh4gYVXn0Q

"Speaking From The Heart" by "Macho Man" Randy Savage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MhfDPZEMdw

[JaseSF]

The current Corporation angle reminds me of the same angle that pretty much ran in late 1998-early 1999 but back then it was much cooler, edgier and of course had more attitude. Then you had the colorful Rock as centerpiece of the Corporation early on and Stone Cold Steve Austin and DeGeneration X as its early adversaries. Later it would get more convoluted but early on back then, it was actually a pretty cool angle. Now you just have Triple H playing the old Shawn Michaels commissioner role only nowadays there's no one to fight alongside Daniel Bryan like DX or Stone Cold and Orton is as dull as dishwasher as the "face" of the company.

[VenomX73]

HOOOOOOOOOO!