Desmonde Wolfe is the S***!!

[luis_is_king]

Alright so I don't watch TNA coz it's not that big here in the Philippines but when I watched a video featuring his match w/ angle I saw him and this guy is the shit! I mean that sick clothesline(lariat or whatever) knocked angle of his ass! I was like damn! this guy has a hell of a name, hell of a finisher, I also saw the tower of london and it was awesome. And I started this thread coz I was shellshocked about this wrestler! I hope this guy make it to the big time over there in TNA! And I don't really read tna results so Is this guy the future of TNA or what?

 

[TellMeWhy]

Yes, Desmond Wolfe is the future of TNA. In every interview featuring Bischoff & Hogan, they've had nothing but positive comments regarding him and also called him the future next to The Pope. Not to mention, Flair already knows and likes Wolfe. And the old TNA regime of Russo/Ferrara were the 1s to put him on the map and give him such a strong debut against Kurt Angle. If you look at it, all the higher ups are big on Desmond Wolfe so he definitely has a great future within the company. He has it all. The charisma, the skills, the experience, you name it. Hell, this past week he was even involved in a segment with world champion, AJ, Abyss, Hogan, and Flair. That is a huge thing for a guy like him.

 

[Chess]

Wolfe should be the future although I am not really sure that the new TNA see him as ready just yet. I never saw much of him as Nigel McGuiness but from what I heard he was pretty special in ROH. He has the ability in the ring and on the mike to really get over with the crowd, the "crew" seem to love him anyway, but I am sure all the bubba army think he sucks.

Wolfe has been on a bit of a losing streak recently and just last week he got beaten clean by Abyss, who is getting a mahor push, God knows why as he is only decent in hardcore matches oherwise he has 2 good moves and is pretty slow.

I liked the momentum he was getting from fueding with angle and pope as these matches were high quality, I just worry now that he is being pushed down to the mid-card and will end up losing to people like Orlando Jordon.

Wolfe should be the future but is not being used that way, we haven't seen the lariat since he used it on Angle, and with TNA's latest episodes having very little wrestling on them I doubt we will see much from him as he tends to have slower paced more technical wretsling matches.

Lets hope TNA wise up and start putting some wrestling on Impact and start getting Wolfe involved with AJ and Pope as I am sure no-one really cares about the Abyss push.

 

[Notorious718]

Wolfe has what it takes to make it far in TNA. Part of me thinks that if he went to WWE, he would've been poorly utilized but I digress. It was a smart move on TNA's part to stick him in a program with Kurt Angle upon making his debut. He had great matches with him and got a great rub from doing so. However, his push seems to have died down recently and he hasn't really done anything particularly noticeable since his feud with Angle. Just last week, he was fed to Abyss and it was for the sole pupose of Abyss getting his "invincible" character over.

So to answer your question, I believe he should be the future of TNA (along with Matt Morgan and Pope) but right now he isn't being utilized in that way.

 

[ncwriter2908]

What is it with all these TNA guys. Everyone seems to think they are so great. That they are the future of wrestling..lol Marr Morgan? Big guy with no mic skills and average ring skills. As for Desmond Wolfe? He is only ok on the mic and thats giving him alot of credit. Honestly what makes him better than Buff Bagwell? Its annoying to have him keep running off the ropes in matches its like thats his big move. The guy has no interest to me. He is not the next Pope. Now the Pope and Mr. Anderson are TNA's future. They can be nationally known superstars.

 

[GenMe]

I really likeDesmonde Wolfe he is a solid wrestler, his lariats are the best, and he also has a pretty good finisher. As for him being the future of TNA i really dont think so, like i said i really like this guy but to see him as the future of TNA i really dont think so. He puts on some good matches againts some good wrestlers and his gimmick is pretty cool. For me the future of TNA will be the Pope and not Wolfe.

 

[K_VonFong]

My Thoughts on Desmond Wolfe

I agree with some of what's been said, but I disagree with a lot of it - mainly that idiot above NCwriter. What makes Wolfe better than Buff Bagwell? Are you on crack? Bagwell had limited in-ring skills, was average on the mic, and had a lame gimmick. Does that answer you question NCwriter? Well, if not, here's a little more.....

First, I agree that Desmond Wolfe is the future of TNA. The top two young heels that TNA has are Ken Anderson and Desmond Wolfe. What makes them top heels? Well, they are both good on the mic, they know how to work the crowd and draw heat, and they both just have that "character/charisma" of a natural heel (cocky, arrogant, etc). Desmond especially is talented at using facial expressions to highlight and enrich the emotions he's trying to portray during matches and promos. If you think that Desmond Wolfe is only OK on the mic, then I'm certainly glad you're not running a wrestling promotion.

Wolfe also has a good "look" and a nice "gimmick" going right now. He's this cool, smooth, arrogant, evil James Bond character and I think his new valet (SUPER hot chick, forgot her name) helps to round out his character a bit more. He also has a unique physical appearance (better when he was Nigel), but his lanky, gangly body is memorable and makes him stand out.

We all know (those of us that aren't idiots or marks) what Desmond Wolfe's real strength is. In addition to being good on the mic, his biggest asset is his outstanding in-ring skill. He's innovative, a good worker, pays attention to match psychology, and sells very very well (not just selling other wrestler's moves, but great at making his own offensive moves look painful). In my opinion, he's one of the top in-ring wrestlers in the world today.

So, how would I judge TNA's usage of Desmond Wolfe so far? Well, I'd give them a B. Putting him in a program with Angle was a great idea. They've given him time on the show to develop his character and he's wrestled in a few main events for Impact already. I think it's important to remember that he's a heel. DESMOND WOLFE IS A HEEL. This means that it's ok to have him get squashed to Abyss. He can lose and should lose a lot. He's a HEEL. Win/Loss records dont REALLY matter in pro wrestling. A REMINDER (or perhaps news to some), WRESTLING IS FAKE!!! People are not supposed to be friends with Desmond, so if he loses a few matches thats fine, his push will come in other ways. Like when he starts to win matches by "cheating" or using heel tactics to attain victories. At that point, people won't remember that he got sqaushed by Abyss, it's insignificant. A heels journey through a company will have many ups and downs (especially if you're concerned about a fake win/loss record), but ultimately it doesn't matter. Look at Jericho, he loses matches to mid-carders all the time. That's his job - as a heel he's supposed to help put faces over. If you're trying to build up a main-event face, well then its a different story, but for a heel, its fine...more than fine in fact. It's what youre supposed to do if you want to have success.

Will TNA make Desmond Wolfe into a true main-eventer for their company? This remains to be seen. To me, it looks like they are making positive steps in that direction. I do agree, that there's always a risk he can get pushed down and forgotten in the mid-card, but that's not what I'm seeing right now. His involvement in the AJ /Flair melee at the end of last show was promising. Could we see him become apart of the Ric Flair stable? I hope so. Flair, AJ, and Wolfe could represent a new breed of Horsemen and would be a great main-event heel stable.

We will see though - only time will really tell. The most important thing to keep in mind is that a heel's job is to put over faces and draw heat. So, moving between the mid-card and the main-event isn't a sign that the company has lost faith in a wrestler, especially not for a natural and solid heel like Wolfe. If the company decides to give him a real championship push, he'll always be able to get over (like Jericho), and my hope is that TNA already knows that.

 

[Phenomenal]

If Wolfe is a jobber now in TNA, they he has no one to blame but himself. The guy has lost his spark, where the hell is his rebound of the rope lariat finisher, his spikey hair. These things are what got him over.

Even thought this is a thread on Wolfe, let me go with the flow with everyone else and say POPE IS PIMPIN. Vince Russo is a genius.

 

[Jack-Hammer]

Wolfe is a damn good wrestler overall but I think it's far too soon to declare him the future of TNA. As far as his rise to the top within TNA, that's definitely cooled down a considerable degree since Hulk Hogan's arrival.

Wolfe's feud with Kurt Angle caused his stock to rise considerably even though he ultimately came out on the losing end of the feud. Big things looked to be in Wolfe's future, many were predicting him to be firmly entrenched within the TNA World Heavyweight Championship scene by now. However, I think last week's episode of iMPACT! suggests that Wolfe's push is definitely been halted. Wolfe has gone from wrestling clinics with Kurt Angle two months ago to cleanly jobbing to Abyss in 90 seconds last week on iMPACT!.

As I said, he's a damn good wrestler and one of the best on TNA's roster. However, Hogan is running TNA right now and, based on how Wolfe has been used over the past month or so, I don't think Hogan is as high on Wolfe as we are.

 

[wrestling fan 666]

I have to agree that Desmond Wolfe is the S@#$. I feel he is one, amongst a few, of the stars of TNA that are going to help the company grow. He's got talent, mic skills (except his Kurt Mangled crap), and can be a worker when needed to be. I see a bright future for him. Have to admit, his matches with Angle were classics.

 

[The Viper Orton]

He is the best talent in last year in my opinion. He is great technical wrestler, has good charisma, nice special, great grapple moves and especially clothesline,well use of rope etc.. when fighting. What does this guy lack? I believe Vince was blind for him to choose Drew Mcyntire over Wolfe

 

[Spillz3000]

I agree, I think Wolfe should be the future of TNA. But his push definitely seems to be halted. I don't think he's going to shoot down considerably but he was involved in the beatdown at the end of Impact so maybe there is hope for him. I mean AJ/Flair could have easily done the beatdown themselves but Wolfe was definitely involved which means he definitely is still considered a major player in some way. But I'm thinking to save Desmond Wolfe from that squash couldn't AJ/Flair have ran in earlier and just gave Abyss a DQ win? I don't know just my opinion but I think Desmond Wolfe will be alright. But I do like the idea of making Wolfe and AJ the new breed of horsemen. AJ playing the role of Flair and Wolfe can be the new age Tully Blanchard. Now who can be the last two to round out this stable?

 

[ultimate opportunist]

I honestly never saw the guy until he debut in tna and boy is the wwe regreting not signing him when they had the chance. A tna world champion reign is not the distant future for him.

 

[rnak92a]

If Wolfe aligns himself with AJ and Flair, as was made more apparent tonight after the barbed-wire bat attack by Hogan, permit me to borrow a quote from the great Arn Anderson:

"There's now three; soon there'll be four. And you know what that means."

I'd love to see the Horsemen return in some form, but I think I'm setting myself up for disappointment if I expect anything close to the original group. However, it's nice to see Horsemen-style attacks with Flair in the mix, if only to feed the nostalgia. I've no idea where it's going, but I'll surely tune in to find out.

Let me also throw in a random thought: after his program with Angle ends, what about Ken Anderson as a member of this Flair-Styles-Wolfe group? He'd fit in, and could, perhaps, play off the name Anderson (or not ).

 

[Holmesy]

i had heard of nigel mcguinness, but i had never paid any attention, see i like wrestling but i only get to see TNA and WWE, since TWC ended i cant see any other shows like ROH, so i was blind to him and bryan danielson, but i think TNA got the better deal with wolfe, he has skills (As does daniel bryan) but his mic work is a hundred times better than daniel, so for me TNA came out on top with that, when TNA toured England recently his mic work was good his expressions was brilliant when the crowd chanted chelsea rent boy, he seems very happy in tna and i think he will be a big star for them and personally i cant wait for him to be world champ, its about time a brit was champion

 

[Tastycles]

Wolfe's impressed me a lot since his debut, but I can't help but think TNA's lack of a midcard title has cost him. There is only one Kurt Angle, that is an established star not above putting people over too, so Wolfe can't really go anywhere else right now. What he needs is a long term programme that he can develop within but that will also lead to a pay off that will raise his profile. I think that putting him alongside Flair and AJ or alongside Bischoff and someone else whenever he turns heel could really help him move forward, because right now, he is running the risk of being static in his development, in the same way that a lot of people in TNA have been in recent years.