I guess because they thought he would have a great match with Kurt Angle.
Trust me, if it were up to me, Roode would have never won that thing, but since he did, I still don't feel the least upset that he didn't win the title.
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I guess because they thought he would have a great match with Kurt Angle.
Trust me, if it were up to me, Roode would have never won that thing, but since he did, I still don't feel the least upset that he didn't win the title.
And they were right.
It's funny how you never ever get reports about the backstage creative process before the result. Why was nobody reporting a couple of days ago that Hogan was leaning on creative to have Roode lose?
I've long held that a large part of IWC journalism consists of repackaging public information and reasonable guesses as fictitious "backstage exclusives". Hogan did a worked interview wherein he suggested that Roode was not ready and talked up Jeff Hardy as the next bug guy.
Less than 24 hours after Roode loses at BFG the media is able to "report", with no evidence of any kind of course, that it was Hulk Hogan who stopped Roode winning, and that creative want to put the belt of Jeff Hardy. Congratulations PWinsider, you've shown that you can read.
That's not as laughable as the reports saying that "There is still talk of putting the title on Roode at Impact or the next PPV". Gosh what journalistic talent. If Roode with the title next week then the internet media already called it. If he wins it next PPV then the internet media has already called it, and if he doesn't win the title then the internet media has already reported on why. So whatever happens the journalists are correct, and people still take these reports seriously?
It's like every time one of the dirt sheets predicts something that is going to happen they always suffix it with the phrase (of course plans in professional wrestling are always subject to change). That way if they turn out to be wrong in their prediction then they can publish a new exclusive report explaining to people that their guess wan't really inaccurate - of course the plan was originally what they said, but it got changed at the last minute.
So yeah, I don't tend to set a great deal of store in this kind of report, especially when it's so blatantly extrapolated from an interview I read a couple of days ago, that I'm pretty certain was intended as a work in the first place.
I've long held that a large part of IWC journalism consists of repackaging public information and reasonable guesses as fictitious "backstage exclusives". Hogan did a worked interview wherein he suggested that Roode was not ready and talked up Jeff Hardy as the next bug guy.
Less than 24 hours after Roode loses at BFG the media is able to "report", with no evidence of any kind of course, that it was Hulk Hogan who stopped Roode winning, and that creative want to put the belt of Jeff Hardy. Congratulations PWinsider, you've shown that you can read.
That's not as laughable as the reports saying that "There is still talk of putting the title on Roode at Impact or the next PPV". Gosh what journalistic talent. If Roode with the title next week then the internet media already called it. If he wins it next PPV then the internet media has already called it, and if he doesn't win the title then the internet media has already reported on why. So whatever happens the journalists are correct, and people still take these reports seriously?
It's like every time one of the dirt sheets predicts something that is going to happen they always suffix it with the phrase (of course plans in professional wrestling are always subject to change). That way if they turn out to be wrong in their prediction then they can publish a new exclusive report explaining to people that their guess wan't really inaccurate - of course the plan was originally what they said, but it got changed at the last minute.
So yeah, I don't tend to set a great deal of store in this kind of report, especially when it's so blatantly extrapolated from an interview I read a couple of days ago, that I'm pretty certain was intended as a work in the first place.
The Bearded One
Love is not admissable evidence.
I still think it was the perfect time for Roode to win it, even though I'm not that big of a fan of his. The moment just felt right.
Not to mention the claims that only 2500 attended BFG when the crowd was visually far larger than three times of the Impact Zone.
DirtyJosé
Best angle of all: retirement
Killjoy, you know they can section off these kind of things to look more impressive than they are, right? Didn't Theo already mention it was a low-ish turnout?
No idea about that, you only really see half of the crowd, and less than that with any kind of detail. Hell, you could put the same sized crowd in two different arenas and it one might look huge and the other tiny, it's all about how it's shot.
Don't get me wrong, I pay no attention to fan reports on crowd numbers because it is ridiculously hard to accurately estimate the size of a crowd, especially when you are a part of it and don't know what you're talking about.
2500 doesn't actually sound bad to me though, assuming the event wasn't heavily papered (and usually when it is people can't wait to email the dirtsheets about it). It's not a remarkable number, but it's still strong by the standards of what TNA usually draw, and similar to what I remember people guessing BFG drew in previous years.
Of course live revenue is a tiny fraction of the income anyway (hence why TNA still prefer hosting PPVs in the Impact zone) so it doesn't exactly matter either way.
Basically what I am saying is that it is literally impossible for reports on the number of people in attendance to be less interesting.
And if you honestly need more proof of Hogan's character, take this for what it is.
Hogan apparently has been talking shit about AJ missing the TNA Fan Interaction event, which supposedly was due to a loss in the family.
Now the word going round is that the loss in the family was AJ's father. If that was something like Hogan's kid turning another friend into a vegetable, TNA would probably make everyone go on their Twitter and send their prayers for Hogan and his family. Disgusting shit, bro.
Hogan apparently has been talking shit about AJ missing the TNA Fan Interaction event, which supposedly was due to a loss in the family.
Now the word going round is that the loss in the family was AJ's father. If that was something like Hogan's kid turning another friend into a vegetable, TNA would probably make everyone go on their Twitter and send their prayers for Hogan and his family. Disgusting shit, bro.
DirtyJosé
Best angle of all: retirement
My only comment/complaint is does anyone really really really need another Hogan face run? Like, at all? For any reason?
Remy LaCroix
Lou Thesz' Favorite Son
Um, yeah, I'm gonna worry about what happens on my television screen instead of some fan fiction.
You really think Hogan has a bigger ego than Vince and HHH? Really?
Also, WWE might be run "professionally" these days, but that doesn't change the fact that Raw's been absolute shit these past few weeks.
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