Wrestling 2005

[Chuck67]

World Wrestling Entertainment announced tonight in Canada that Bret Hart will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on Saturday 4/1 in Chicago, Illinois, which also means he'll be appearing at some form at the Wrestlemania 22 PPV.

Hart wrestled his final WWF match in November 1997 during the infamous "Montreal Screwjob." He and WWE came to terms to co-produce a DVD on his career last year with Hart having full creative control on the project. The company had been trying to get Hart involved with Wrestlemania in several aspects but Hart (who spends most of his time in Italy now) had shot down all of the ideas.

 

[METALHEAD666]

Glad to hear Brett Hart is Finally getting into the WWE Hall Of Fame--long overdue

If Vince was smart he would also induct Owen Hart at the same time--people have short memories and forget how good Owen was and he deserves the recognition,have missed him greatly since 1999

 

[nekkid]

Good idea metalhead. Owen was truly one of the greats. His match w/ Bret at Wrestlemania was one of the best in 'mania history.

Now, the question on everyone's mind is if bret is going to get involved in storyline/match with hbk or vince....

 

[bobobill]

Christan finally got the respect that he deserves, he won the NWA Worldheavyweight title from Jeff Jarret on sunday. Congrats to Christian, now bring on Monty Brown vs Christian Cage. :banana: :banana: :banana:

 

[METALHEAD666]

On Monday Night Raw tonigh it was announced that in addition to Brett Hart being inducted to the Hall Of Fame they will also induct Eddie Guerrero.

Great move-Eddie was one of the best performers ever to grace the ring,i still cant believe he's gone

And the man to speak for him should be Chris Benoit---watching Benoit on the tribute show crying his eyes out was heartwrenching--maybe this will help him get some grief out

 

[KenBarkley]

I agree but i think there still more deserving wrestlers that should be inducted, Owen Hart, Jake Roberts and of course Randy Savage. And why hasnt Ric Flair been put in yet?

 

[The_Thief]

Cause Flair's still putting in work. As for Owen he should never get in. Does anybody remember what he was doing before the fall, he was the fuckin Blue Blazer!! You can't tell me people we're really digging that shit. Same ole story, your nobody until you die. Everybody just feels sorry for him. He was jobber for like 6 years and then made a name off himself fighting his brother, dude sucked. Tell you the truth, the only Owen memory I have is of some fucker with DX makin fun of his ass when he was with the nation.

 

[nekkid]

Theif, owen was one of the best technical wresters ever. The only reason he wasn't in the spotlight more was because his brother was quite possibly the BEST technical wrestler ever.

His in-ring work is as good or better than any of the greats (eddie, Benoit).

The blue blazer was a old gimmick that Owen did in his early pre-wwe years, he ws doing it as a short term joke. I actually thought it was funny "The WWF is deplorable."

I am not sure that he should get in the hall of fame before bret, eddie, macho, simply because he was never heavyweight champ. However, IMO he definately deserves to be in there.

I don't really think that Eddie Guererro was really setting the world on fire with his "I'm Dominic's father" and "Batista is my best friend" stuff either right before he died.

 

[KenBarkley]

What do you mean because Flair is still working? Wasnt Hogan when he got into the hall of fame?

 

[The_Thief]

Naw, Hogan did one last Wrestlemania after the hall of fame show and that was about it, and even that wasn't a match. Oh yeah, I think he did a lil thing with HBK as a "one last match" event but even that was weak, everybody pretty much knew that was it for him. Flair on the other hand is still out there week after week, hell until last night he was the IC champ. He just had some wars with Triple H and Edge bashed his head with a chair, now that's putting in work.

As for Eddie's last storylines, they weren't that good but at least he was Eddie and he died Eddie. Owen died in a faggoty blue costume with feathers.

 

[phynix]

I never knew Owen or knew of his wrestling ability as only started to heavily watch wrestling in late 99' so I missed Owen, however I kbew of him, of his matches and his death. It was only until reading Mick Foleys autobiography that I try learnt about Owen and the things that he did. He was a great technical wrestler, but he enjoy ribbing other wrestlers even more, faking accents and screwing with you at 3am. Even messing about in the ring, having bad matches only to entertain the guys in the back. Yeah Owen was a mid-carder but he didnt care he loved being out there. Personnal, no I don't think that Owen should be inducted..but should Eddie? Put simply Yes, because wrestling was apart of Eddie like a third lung or something! It was his battle to be the best and to keep on fighting that made his famous.

 

[The_Thief]

Yup. You know, I used to watch Eddie on the Saturday shows (which were crap) about 15 years ago. Back when he had fluffy hair and wore trunks. He used to get his ass whooped every week, but he came back and back and finally WCW made something with him in the cruiserweight division, he also picked up character development which is huge. He started being a heel, and a good one at that. Once he made it to WWE you knew he was gonna be a star and when he got the chance he ran with it. It's good to see the WWE is gonna recognize his talents, not only as a wrestler but as an entertainer. For the first time in a long time, the WWE has done something respectable.

 

[Japanese Dude]

Well, as long as they NEVER induct Goldberg.

 

[Chuck67]

BTW, Goldberg seems really interested in maybe doing a few dates
down the line in TNA. He wants to prove himself before retiring from wrestling
and that WM match with Brock isn't how he wants to be remembered.

Goldberg is interested in helping TNA grow a bit because he hates
Vince McMahon so much he can't even say his name!!

By all accounts, Angle vs Taker at No Way Out was the WWE match of
the year-- so far-- Angle was said to be excited and had told people
ahead of time that he could get the best match out of Taker than
anyone else on the roster.

-C

 

[Japanese Dude]

It was bad for WWE to bring in Goldberg, I think it would be even worse if TNA brings him in. After all, isnt TNA about "Wrestling". Goldberg = No talent. But I'm sure there are some that would argue elsewise. Instead of spending the money on Goldberg they should pursue Jericho.

 

[nekkid]

I agree. IMO Goldberg always sucked and was a stone cold rip off. TNA needs to create new stars. That is why I wasn't excited about Sting going into TNA. I don't want TNA to turn into WCW where they spend money on old stars and create no new ones.

Jericho would be huge for TNA. I just want to see 2 promotions again, wrestling in general needs it.

 

[phynix]

TNA is getting better each time I see it, however I#'m disapointed that they focus so much time on thier 'new' guys and leave very little left for the guys that have eorked thier ass's off for the company and have helped to build into the strong faction that it is now. People like Petey Williams (great X devision Champ now lost in open show tag matches??) Rhino(was NWA Champ and everyone loved it, Christian walks in and he's left out again). If TNA is to grow they need to remeber thier roots and focus on bigger matches instead of just big stars in simple matches.

 

[Chuck67]

Scott Steiner is in talks with TNA Wrestling about coming in
for the promotion’s impending jump to Spike TV’s Thursday night
primetime lineup. No deal has yet been made, but the discussions
are believed to be serious.

Recently-departed WWE star Tajiri recently agreed to appear on the
second ECW “One Night Stand” PPV, which is scheduled to take place at the
Hammerstein Ballroom this June.

Discussion over a way to bring former WWE play-by-play announcer
Jim Ross back to television is ongoing as the consensus remains that WWE
made a mistake in removing Ross from television.

WWE does not want Ross to return as an announcer, but it does want him
to have a presence leading up to WrestleMania.

While making public appearances, Ross consistently has to explain
why he’s still with the WWE despite being removed from the
commentators’ table.

-C

 

[bigslippy]

hey folks. i'm new here so i'm just going to jump right in...

i see you guys are talking about TNA. i've been watching it regularly since they got on spike and i agree with phynix about how they focus on the new (previously-established) talent, meanwhile the guys who built the company take a backseat. at the same time though, they are still *building* the company and stars with name value are helping them recruit more fans.

the problem i have with TNA's TV show is the squash matches. i know they only have an hour and they're trying to showcase as much talent as possible, but nobody in this day and age wants to watch squashes. when ECW was on spike they were able to put 2, maybe 3 solid matches on TV each week, while still furthering storylines and building characters.

on the other hand, i haven't watched a TNA PPV since they were doing the weekly PPVs so if they're as good as people say they are, maybe i can understand. tell me.. are they THAT good?

regardless of what TNA or WWE is doing, thank god for the fight network and my DVR. all i need is ROH and that more than makes up for the other promotions' inadequacies.

 

[Chuck67]

On Lance Storm's Q&A session on his website, he was asked if he'll be seeing Bret during 'Mania weekend (as Lance is working a match for Ring of Honor the night before) and Lance responded that he is not certain Bret will even be there. WWE has only advertised that Bret is being inducted into the Hall but didn't necessarily advertise Bret as appearing. Neither Bret's personal website (which lists his apperances and HOF is not listed.) WWE.com does not mention him appearing either. They only list the inductees but doesn't state whether they will be there.

And for those who missed, Sensational Sherri Martel was announced
as the latest inductee. So that makes Bret Hart, Eddie Guerrero,
Mean Gene Okerlund and Sherri as the inductees so far
with two more to be announced.

They also announced that Bret Hart will be inducted by Stone Cold
Steve Austin, Okerlund by Hulk Hogan, Eddie Guerrero by
Rey Mysterio, Chavo Guerrero and Chris Benoit.

-C