Washed up wwe talents? With the exception of Christian, Jeff Hardy and Kurt Angle, and wack ass Hogan who technically started in NWA but became popular in WWF/E.....
Name another wrestler who originated in WWE and is now in TNA? and CHristian is not even here anymore
Most of these so called "washed up" WWE talents did not even originated in WCW or ECW and not WWF/E
Former WWE employees currently employed by TNA, apart from Jeff Hardy, Kurt Angle, (Christian) and Hogan: Mick Foley, Tazz, Pope, Stevie Richards, Mr. Anderson, Jeff Jarrett, Scott Hall/Razor Ramon, Sean Waltman/Syxx-Pac(k?), Kevin Nash, Brian Kendrick, Eric Bischoff, Ric Flair, Brother Runt, Brother Devon, Brother Ray, Raven, RVD, Rhyno, (Scott Steiner? Sean Morley?), Orlando Jordan, Shannon Moore, Matt Morgan, Brian Knobbs, Jerry Sags, Tomko, Hernandez (as Hotstuff Hernandez and Shawn Hernandez; jobber), Big Rob Terry (FCW w/ appearances on SD!/ECW), Frankie Kazarian (WWF Jakked), Doug Williams (WWE dark match(es)), Christopher Daniels (developmental), Christy Hemme, So-Cal Val (P.P.A.), Tara, Lacey Von Erich (developmental) and of course Jimmy Hart.
I'm sure I missed some. Read up yourself:
http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/bios/tna-roster/
Technically, though, NO wrestler originates from the WWE. They all originate from the indies or the territories, but that's semantics. Who has BEEN in the WWE is a more interesting question than "who made a name for themselves?".
that's why people continuously say oh it's the new WCW (even though it's not)
No, people say it's the new WCW because they see likenesses in how the organization is run, i.e. Hogan and Bischoff at the helm, bringing in their buddies for pay-checks. I'm not convinced this is the case myself, but that's apparently what some people think.
On the blog topic, the TNA fans are "wrestling" fans. It's not that TNA fans are "All for TNA and TNA for ALL". In the NFL, if your a Giants fan and say, Demarcus Ware from the Cowboys or the recently released former Eagle and Pro Bowler Brian Westbrook came to terms and signed with the Giants, would you be upset and angry because they used to play for hated rivals?
No, this is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard.
Clearly you've never been a FAN (from the term "fanatic") of a sports team then; perhaps more of a casual observer that roots for a team? There are certain players the fans hate, whether they sign for their team or not, because they simply dislike them due to previous comments, behavior, team rivalry or efforts against their team.
It's not about rationality, it's about emotion. It's not ridiculous, it's human.
Me, I'm not a TNA or WWE fan, I'm a wrestling fan, period. Some people are TNA fans, some are WWE fans. I respect that, but do not always agree with their points of view.
Our team is TNA and we love our team, and we welcome any new talents as long as they "can play" or in this case wrestle, and as long as they can contribute something in our efforts to win it all and become #1
Sure, I agree, but not everyone does. That doesn't make those other people "wrong", it makes them of another opinion.
I remember when Jeff Hardy first debuted back at Slammiversary 2004
They welcomed Hardy because he's awesome and they also cheered AJ because he is equally if not more awesome and at the time he was face.
Now he is a heel, they boo Ric Flair because he's heel but we all know everyone loves Flair "wooooooo!!!". Sorry I had to do that.
Not everyone loves Flair. I am developing a strong dislike towards Ric Flair the person and performer, not just the character. I think he should've had the decency to hang his boots up for good when the WWE sent him off with a tremendous bang. Like, get the hints, old man. It's not legendary anymore, it's sad and pathetic.
I'd boo Ric Flair because I want him the hell off of TV.
Honestly we are making a big deal out of nothing, TNA Fans are "wrestling" fans and at the end of the day that's what we want to see, people who can wrestle, and I think everyone can agree that TNA has the best wrestlers and that other show has mostly entertainers with the exception of a few.
If you want to see people wrestle, you should go to a high school gym or some amateur wrestling organization and get wrestling to your heart's delight. Pro Wrestling isn't just about wrestling - it's about entertainment and athleticism in a package, not one without the other.
TNA does not have the "best wrestlers", but they have a few who are very good, some who are decent and a whole lot of spot monkeys. It is my firm opinion that these spot monkeys that can do a corkscrew 720 off a ladder into the crowd, but couldn't talk their way out of a kindergarten argument, hurt the product more than they add to it.
Oh by the way I didn't count Pope or Mr Anderson because they barely were even used in WWE and they deserved better use of their talents
Oh, great. So, you can arbitrarily change the definition of what "working for a company" means?
They were very much used in the WWE, both of them. Anderson had a very good string of feuds with people such as Finlay and The Undertaker. Pope had some very good feuds with CM Punk and as the leader of the New Breed.
Ken was with WWE for, what, 5 years? And Pope something like 3-4 years. I think that qualifies as "having worked for the company".
