Bill Lesnar
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Bill lesnar has this say:
the company has many faults. Pushing risky guys, depushing home grown and loyal talent. Failure to move from the Impact zone, bad booking etc Bill lesnar could go on, but he wont, as this is not what the thread is about.
Earlier this year, this happened and it was revolting, a completly unnecessary unprotected head shot on Rob Terry, that could have caused terrible damage to him and ended his career. Not only is this a bad for Terry, but it is a terrible image for the company and hurts them financially as after seeing this, it wont bring in the investors they need. This shouldnt have happened, it was sloppy and was a show of poor management.
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just disgusting. It actually reminded Bill lesnar of a random zoo he went to in Hong Kong, where the animals were treated like shit. A bear was trapped in a cage with no where to sit or move, aswell as dirty water etc.
Now again, Jeff Hardy hits Anderson in the back of head, legit blood, and one of the worst botches he has ever seen (how could you hit his head?), once again really poor form, tacky and above all dangerous as it could have ended one of the most promising stars in the business career...this sort of crap is so avoidable. It also begs the question, was Hardy pissed etc?, REALLY POOR Management. BILL LESNAR JUST SAID TAKE CARE OF YOUR WRESTLERS TNA
Now read this on Goldust stating he had really bad drug probs in TNA
WWE talent Dustin Rhodes (a/k/a Goldust) speaks frankly and openly about his journey through the professional wrestling industry in his newly released autobiography, Cross Rhodes: Goldust, Out of the Darkness. He gives a no-holds barred account of his severe drug problems, which notably persisted during his two stints with TNA Wrestling. In the book, he admits that his issues had worsened to the point that he was using cocaine prior to matches for the organization in 2005. Regarding this, he wrote:
"Eventually, and thanks to my dad, I started working for Total Nonstop Action for $1,000 a show. He was the boss, right under Dixie Carter. TNA wasn't doing too well at that point, but I had a job making okay money. I could drive home just about every night. All I was doing was what little I had to do in the ring, then hanging out spending my money on coke, pills, and booze.
"I started making excuses for why I couldn't hang with Dakota. Subconsciously I probably knew I didn't want her around me or my girlfriend because the environment was so toxic. Despite the chaos, I showed up every night for work. I have no idea how I was able to stay on point with work at that time. One of my cardinal rules was never to drink before I worked a match. I wouldn't consider doing coke before a match either. I'd take painkillers, fine. I had been taking painkillers for so long that I had convinced myself I really need them. I was taking medicine because I worked in a tough business. That was the story I had cemented into my mind. But drugs have a way of altering everything, including the stories you tell yourself. Eventually, I started doing a little coke before matches while retaining my vow to never drink alcohol before I go into the ring, as if that was something to be proud of."
Rhodes parted ways with TNA Wrestling after being arrested on April 25, 2005 and charged with misdemeanor battery following a domestic incident with his girlfriend at the Hard Rock Hotel in Orlando, Florida. He would return to the organization two years later as the split personality character Black Reign. He said that time was the hardest period of his life as his painkiller usage increased.
"Every morning, as soon as I pulled myself out of bed, I'd take three Vicodins or Lortabs just to get moving. I was sore and pretty banged up physically, but over time pain pills exaggerated rather than eliminated whatever pain I was feeling. It was a slow process for me to get into the day. I'd get that first rush from pills and then I'd get moving. I might do something around the house, or jump into my truck and drive to the river to work on this book."
He continues disclosing his severe self-medication issues, which culminated with the following in early 2008:
"I was probably taking close to forty pills a day at the end. I was so desperate that I actually bought pain pills from drug dealers because I would run out long before I could find another doctor to write a prescription. If I dropped a pill and it fell into the carpet, I would spend hours down on my hands and knees trying to find it. At the same time I was drinking so much that I'd wake up dizzy and unable to walk.
"Finally, after a three-day binge, I'd had enough. It was raining, I pulled myself up and walked right out the door. The rain was pouring down and I stumbled up a hill near this house where I knew I could get cell-phone reception. Somehow, I managed to call my dad. It was four thirty in the morning. I was falling down the hill in the mud. Ta-rel (his girlfriend) was trying to hold me up. I was scared half to death. I managed to get into the house, soaking wet.
"I had found the bottom."
Rhodes, still affiliated with TNA Wrestling, then reveals calling Ann Russo-Gordon, the liaison between World Wrestling Entertainment and talent who take up the company's offer for rehab. He remained locked away in a rehabilitation center for thirty days to face his demons and was successful. He credits his family and WWE, which he also considers family, for helping him turn his life around. He says he has remained sober since May 20, 2008.
seriously this is unacceptable. When WWE introduced their wellness policy, they new they would sacrifice certain things (look at that fatty edge), but at the end of the day their wrestlers are clean and healthy. This is once again why WWE is a MUCH better better company than TNA, its so much better organised.
Bill Lesnar wants to know WZ's take on TNAs treatment of their guys, because from what Bill lesnar has read,heard and seen its shite.
Do TNA need to take better care of thier wrestlers before something really bad happens?
the company has many faults. Pushing risky guys, depushing home grown and loyal talent. Failure to move from the Impact zone, bad booking etc Bill lesnar could go on, but he wont, as this is not what the thread is about.
Earlier this year, this happened and it was revolting, a completly unnecessary unprotected head shot on Rob Terry, that could have caused terrible damage to him and ended his career. Not only is this a bad for Terry, but it is a terrible image for the company and hurts them financially as after seeing this, it wont bring in the investors they need. This shouldnt have happened, it was sloppy and was a show of poor management.
[youtube]ar_felxzSFA[/youtube]
just disgusting. It actually reminded Bill lesnar of a random zoo he went to in Hong Kong, where the animals were treated like shit. A bear was trapped in a cage with no where to sit or move, aswell as dirty water etc.
Now again, Jeff Hardy hits Anderson in the back of head, legit blood, and one of the worst botches he has ever seen (how could you hit his head?), once again really poor form, tacky and above all dangerous as it could have ended one of the most promising stars in the business career...this sort of crap is so avoidable. It also begs the question, was Hardy pissed etc?, REALLY POOR Management. BILL LESNAR JUST SAID TAKE CARE OF YOUR WRESTLERS TNA
Now read this on Goldust stating he had really bad drug probs in TNA
WWE talent Dustin Rhodes (a/k/a Goldust) speaks frankly and openly about his journey through the professional wrestling industry in his newly released autobiography, Cross Rhodes: Goldust, Out of the Darkness. He gives a no-holds barred account of his severe drug problems, which notably persisted during his two stints with TNA Wrestling. In the book, he admits that his issues had worsened to the point that he was using cocaine prior to matches for the organization in 2005. Regarding this, he wrote:
"Eventually, and thanks to my dad, I started working for Total Nonstop Action for $1,000 a show. He was the boss, right under Dixie Carter. TNA wasn't doing too well at that point, but I had a job making okay money. I could drive home just about every night. All I was doing was what little I had to do in the ring, then hanging out spending my money on coke, pills, and booze.
"I started making excuses for why I couldn't hang with Dakota. Subconsciously I probably knew I didn't want her around me or my girlfriend because the environment was so toxic. Despite the chaos, I showed up every night for work. I have no idea how I was able to stay on point with work at that time. One of my cardinal rules was never to drink before I worked a match. I wouldn't consider doing coke before a match either. I'd take painkillers, fine. I had been taking painkillers for so long that I had convinced myself I really need them. I was taking medicine because I worked in a tough business. That was the story I had cemented into my mind. But drugs have a way of altering everything, including the stories you tell yourself. Eventually, I started doing a little coke before matches while retaining my vow to never drink alcohol before I go into the ring, as if that was something to be proud of."
Rhodes parted ways with TNA Wrestling after being arrested on April 25, 2005 and charged with misdemeanor battery following a domestic incident with his girlfriend at the Hard Rock Hotel in Orlando, Florida. He would return to the organization two years later as the split personality character Black Reign. He said that time was the hardest period of his life as his painkiller usage increased.
"Every morning, as soon as I pulled myself out of bed, I'd take three Vicodins or Lortabs just to get moving. I was sore and pretty banged up physically, but over time pain pills exaggerated rather than eliminated whatever pain I was feeling. It was a slow process for me to get into the day. I'd get that first rush from pills and then I'd get moving. I might do something around the house, or jump into my truck and drive to the river to work on this book."
He continues disclosing his severe self-medication issues, which culminated with the following in early 2008:
"I was probably taking close to forty pills a day at the end. I was so desperate that I actually bought pain pills from drug dealers because I would run out long before I could find another doctor to write a prescription. If I dropped a pill and it fell into the carpet, I would spend hours down on my hands and knees trying to find it. At the same time I was drinking so much that I'd wake up dizzy and unable to walk.
"Finally, after a three-day binge, I'd had enough. It was raining, I pulled myself up and walked right out the door. The rain was pouring down and I stumbled up a hill near this house where I knew I could get cell-phone reception. Somehow, I managed to call my dad. It was four thirty in the morning. I was falling down the hill in the mud. Ta-rel (his girlfriend) was trying to hold me up. I was scared half to death. I managed to get into the house, soaking wet.
"I had found the bottom."
Rhodes, still affiliated with TNA Wrestling, then reveals calling Ann Russo-Gordon, the liaison between World Wrestling Entertainment and talent who take up the company's offer for rehab. He remained locked away in a rehabilitation center for thirty days to face his demons and was successful. He credits his family and WWE, which he also considers family, for helping him turn his life around. He says he has remained sober since May 20, 2008.
seriously this is unacceptable. When WWE introduced their wellness policy, they new they would sacrifice certain things (look at that fatty edge), but at the end of the day their wrestlers are clean and healthy. This is once again why WWE is a MUCH better better company than TNA, its so much better organised.
Bill Lesnar wants to know WZ's take on TNAs treatment of their guys, because from what Bill lesnar has read,heard and seen its shite.
Do TNA need to take better care of thier wrestlers before something really bad happens?
