Taz to T.N.A.

[Rome]

Make that two former world champions.

Taz and another?

http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/article/tna-announces-theyve-signed-2-former-world-champions-75285

To make things clear, TNA has now issued two messages via their mobile service, both claiming that the company has signed former world champions from other promotions. Therefore, expect TWO former champions to debut with the company at TNA's Lockdown PPV.

 

[Deexter Jorgan]

I just hope they dont shove Taz in with Don West and Tenay, I think they could really bring Taz in as a heel announcer complementing the sucky commentary of Tenay, IMO It wouldnt hurt as long as they take West out of the equation, the guy sucks more then a hooker with a dental problem.

But i digress, how do we know that it could be someone from NWA, ROH, NEW JAPAN or some othe Organisation, I heard Brian Danielson's contract is up, maybe he will be working in MMA and working in TNA, It could be Victoria, she is a former world champion (womens) I dont believe that Taz would jump ship that quickly, it has to be somene else of lesser importance to the wwe

 

[Mighty NorCal]

it IS surefire ratings.

at least one person will give TNA a chance if the following scenario occurs

*Tazz comes out at Lockdown while West picks on Tenay, and Tazz plexes him through a table*

that person will be myself. Im not the only person I know who refuses to watch promarily becuase of Don West. bring Taz in, and I bet you the needle moves.

 

[kurious420]

holy jump to conclusions lol, who is to say its even taz? why don't we all just wait and see, we really don't have a choice in the matter we have to wait and see. no sense in starting an argument.

 

[C.M.]

I'm surprise no one has mention JBL, I believe he's done with WWE, & according to some rumors, he didnt leave WWE on the best terms & probably for some crazy reason TNA decided to sign JBL. Also don't forget what happened last time JBL 'retired' from wrestling.

 

[BIGJUICYNIPPLES]

imo there is 0% chnace of jbl joining tna because jbl considers every other wrestling organization beside what wwe owns a piece of shit, jbl trully does have all the money in the world, and wudnt lower himself to tna

 

[Y 2 Jake]

Victoria, Paul London, two other choices. Victoria is a former World Women's Champion, obviously. While Paul London is a former World Tag Team Champion (3 Days) and a former World WWE Champion.

 

[Tastycles]

It won't be a World Champion in the traditional sense, and if it is, it'll be someone crap. If RVD was going to come back, WWE would have paid for him to do so and got him first. Taz is certainly the obvious choice, but if he left WWE on good terms as he claims, why go to TNA? They're hardly going to pay him more, and he won't be doing any more work. The options as I see it are a return for Raven or someone else from old ECW, perhaps Shane Douglas, who I believe has recently gone back to the ring. The other option is someone truly ******ed like Arquette or CCW World Champion Dennis Rodman.

Whoever it is, it will be underwhelming, and I won't be impressed unless they really pull something out of the bag. So basically, it better be the Rock, Hogan or The Ultimate Warrior. I'd like to pre-empt anyone saying "BUT DA ROCK IS DOING THA MOVIES NOW" by saying that I am aware of that.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

RVD got such an amazing pop when he made his cameo at the Rumble that I think WWE would probably try to get him to sign for them again. There could be a slight bidding war for him when or if he decides to make his full time return.

 

[GameOver]

Someone i might add who has stated he has no intention of ever wrestling again.
he could freshen up the commentary team though.

and also currently there seems to be some sort of a mini ECW re-emergance leading into Lockdown. TNA has The Dudleyz, Rhino, Stevie Richards, and this week temporarily had Brother runt and Ballz Mahoney, Tazz is assumedly a free man as to when though is another question, whether he had written into his contract that he wasn't allowed to work with any other "sports entertainment" organisation for a set number of yrs.

As for talent harvesting, everyone does it. WCW did it, WWE does it, TNA does it. They do what they think is gonna bring in more bums on seats and in some cases guys that were rejcted can be turned into household names and on the flipside ofcourse like in Booker T's/Randy Savage/Bret Hart they take a legend and bury them. That's not a knock at TNA btw just a generalisation

There's nothing wrong with it other than when TNA for instance keeps advertising WWE by saying we got him from there and he was a big fish there so he must be good.

Hello thats like saying
"we are shit and can't make any talent ourselves so we take from the #1 show in town"
"the same company from up north we keep saying sucks and has ruined wrestling and there talent sucks"

"Oh and these guys that are TNA from the start yeah they are good but not as good as these older WWE guys so lets keep building around that."

 

[TheBadGuy]

the major difference between what vince did in the 80s and what tna is doing now is vince was taking talent who had drawing power and people still wanted to see. these guys like snuka, hogan, piper, slaughter, they were local territory stars but vince took them and made them major global stars.
a lot of the guys that tna has now are guys that vince has nothing for anymore. Most of them are washed up, and the only drawing power they have is their name. it's simple, tna will take any handout they can get from the wwe.

and i'm not only saying this because im a wwe mark. i really like tna, i think they have a lot of potential, but they havn't done anything in the last couple years to improve. they need to start REALLY pushing and developing their own homegrown tallent. i think it's about time they toss the ball to aj styles and see what he can do with it.

 

[GrkVenom]

Where'd Hulk Hogan come from? How about Jerry Lawler? Adrian Adonis? Ric Flair? Scott Hall? Curt Hennig?

How about Dusty Rhodes, Jimmy Snuka, and Sergeant Slaughter?

Oh shit – look at that – who the hell is AWA?! You mean WWE took someone else's talent and pushed it?! That's ridiculous. WWE must be total shit for doing what the entire god damn circuit does – borrow other talent when it runs it's course elsewhere.

I'm getting really tired of this argument from WWE marks.

Next...

I agree with you, Vince McMahon even admitted it on the Bret Hart DVD that in the early 80s, they were looking to expand the roster so they bought out a lot of the territories, including Stampede Wrestling, which is were they got British Bulldog, Bret Hart, and Dynamite Kid. Also don't forget that HBK started in AWA. Here's a little fun fact for everyone though, I did a little investigation of my own and took it upon myself to check the WWE and World Heavyweight championship history. The last person that was a champion for WWE that came from a different promotion was RVD, then Mysterio, then Eddie Guerrero, and Benoit. By the way the guys that I listed were stars and had a fan following before entering WWE. Other than that since JBL had the WWE championship, 4 years ago, it has been Edge, Triple H, Randy Orton that have mainly had the WWE title. RVD was the one exception and Jeff Hardy the other, I didn't count Jeff Hardy as someone that came from a different promotion because he still had a following from WWE and TLC matches and he only had the title for a month.

 

[Mustang Sally]

Was Kurt Angle dumped?No,he left.Same with Booker.So how does that make it a dumping ground.If a rich person walking by stupidly dropped 100 euro,would you pick it up or leave it,for fear of being a charity.

That's an interesting point. It also shows that while competition is usually a good thing, it can also sometimes be a deterrent to people working out their problems instead of bolting. After all, if TNA didn't exist, would Angle and Booker have been so quick to leave WWE? They might have had to suck it up and come to an understanding with their current employer.


As for Taz, I'd be surprised if he was coming to TNA to wrestle. If he was able to perform, why would WWE have been using him as an announcer? Of course, I was asking the same questions about Randy Savage, back in the day. WWE had one of the top wrestlers in the world and used him as a commentator. I always presumed it was his idea, but when he went to WCW he became a full-time wrestler. I could never figure that out and the same principle applies to Taz.

 

[asanders93]

I went to face-bizzle, and i got a update. it was from Taz. I read his resonings on leaveing. it was a good way to say goodbye...........to WWE anyway. I read the bottom and it said by copy and paste


"I plan to make an impact real soon in this, the ultimate in businesses and keep it's honor....lol....sorry for crossing the line with my sophomoric humor! Survive if I let you.


FTW
Taz "

Yeah, he's going to TNA. UNLESS......he's trying to swerve us, because it seemed preety un-clever of Taz. Wat do you guys think

 

[It's...Baylariat!]

Normally, I'd take this as some sort of swerve, but Taz isn't that kind of guy. And God I hope he does go to TNA and does color commentary with Tenay.

Pleeeeeeeaaaaase get rid of Don West. He sucks worse than Adamle.


Yea I said it.

ADAMLE > DON WEST!

 

[asanders93]

I went to face-bizzle, and i got a update. it was from Taz. I read his resonings on leaveing. it was a good way to say goodbye...........to WWE anyway. I read the bottom and it said by copy and paste


"I plan to make an impact real soon in this, the ultimate in businesses and keep it's honor....lol....sorry for crossing the line with my sophomoric humor! Survive if I let you.


FTW
Taz "

Yeah, he's going to TNA. UNLESS......he's trying to swerve us, because it seemed preety un-clever of Taz. Wat do you guys think

 

[klunderbunker]

Yeah this was also talked about on the main page. He could also be going to ULTIMATE Fighting Championship or Ring of HONOR. TNA is the most likely of the three, but this is far from proof. He's probably one of the former world champions that TNA is hyping up, but that doesn't mean much.

 

[Deexter Jorgan]

RVD got such an amazing pop when he made his cameo at the Rumble that I think WWE would probably try to get him to sign for them again. There could be a slight bidding war for him when or if he decides to make his full time return.

doesnt his partner have cancer?, so i dont think he will make a full time return at this point, he may take the odd booking here and there but i doubt he will be ready until his personal life is sorted first, and he is one of those wrestlers who saved more and spent less so i believe he doesnt need the cash at this time, maybe sooner then later he may come back but when that will happen would be anybodies guess..

 

[bxbigshow]

"I plan to make an impact real soon in this, the ultimate in businesses and keep it's honor....lol....sorry for crossing the line with my sophomoric humor! Survive if I let you."

It's his way of being clever...he mentions 3 companies.
If it's Taz...then I have a reason to watch on more time on Thursday. If it aint then I go back to Making the Band...honestly ER had my attention more than TNA.

Just to set a record straight:

Christian was not released by WWE, he wasn't dumped. His contract expired and he chose not to renew after negotiations failed. He was actually the FIRST WWE'r to go to TNA willingly, without being a cast-off, NOT ANGLE.

And remember the negotiationg part that failed? He wanted to fly buisness/first class instead of coach/economy because if he's spending a majority of his employment on a plane he might as well be comfortable. He was willing to pay for it himself as long as WWE booked the flights like they always had. So he wasn't asking for much more in cash. And Vince said "no", because he didn't want it percieved as special treatment. So he left.

He went to TNA and they rewarded him with a World Title run...before his "brother" Edge got one. Hell part of me thought that Edge's cashing in on Cena was Vince's response to that, but that's me being a conspiracy theorist.

Sorry to rant, but hearing Christian labled as a cast-off bugs me since I gave him credit to standing up for himself back then.

Sidebar: MaximumDJ, thanks for the quote...I though nobody ever read what I type...I feel accepted now. LOL

 

[Total Impact]

Tazz to TNA will do nothing for ratings, I mean what did Tazz do for ECW or WWE ratings? I wish TNA would stop signing WWE talent that did nothing for ratings, I mean when the WWE used to pick talent from NWA, AWA, they pciked the young and the best, TNA just pick the old and rest. Post a TNA shocking thread when they sign John Cena or Triple H from WWE. Better post a TNA gaining ratings thread when pigs fly and shit turns purple. Taz will do nothing for TNA. What a promo about the old ECW, haven't heard that from Team 3D each week.

 

[TheOneBigWill]

So with Bobby Lashley being a huge return to Professional Wrestling at Lockdown, a lot of people still don't realize there is yet one more "former Heavyweight Champion" that T.N.A is promoting to joining their roster. According to their apparent cell phone - text thingy a lot of signs are pointing to this man..

TAZ

However, if this is indeed true, and Taz is the final piece to the two-man former Heavyweight Champion puzzle.. will it be the Taz everyone fell in love with, from the Old-School E.C.W days? Or will it be this..

A rumor I read earlier has Taz being the possible mystery voice coaching Samoa Joe through his new "Nation of Violence" era. In response to that, I say this..

Nothing can save Samoa Joe.. except Taz possibly killing him, in a return to the ring. At which point, I can't possibly see how this is going to help Joe. Because a Joe/Taz match in which Joe wins, won't prove anything over a guy who's been an announcer since roughly 2002.. whereas a victory for Taz, would only hurt if not flat-out kill Joe's career as a Main Eventer, or Wrestler to be taken seriously in general.. considering Taz hasn't truly wrestled since 2001. (I believe, not counting that load of crap against Lawler at O.N.S)

SO, if Taz is indeed headed to T.N.A.. what are your thoughts and opinions on this? Do you like it? Dislike it? Why? Explain why you feel the way you do.

Personally, I could care less about a storyline with Joe.. but if Taz IS headed to T.N.A, and furthermore back to in-ring action.. just like Bobby Lashley, I hope Taz against Kurt Angle is a match in the making for T.N.A.

 

[Lil Wes]

Meh, Taz already said he'll never step in the ring again. Too out of shape and way too many neck injuries. I wouldn't exactly want to see him in the ring anyways.

He'll probably just be a manager for Joe, and do other pointless shit. Hopefully down the line he replaces that moron Don West on commentary. I don't mind it either way, he could do well in both roles.

 

[NSL]

If they're going to pair Samoa Joe with Taz, it makes some sense. Samoa Joe is essentially Taz Version 2.0. They're both suplex machines, both use the same submission finishers, and have the same kind of build, except Taz was muscle, and Joe is blubber.

If Taz can settle Joe down, and get that stupid penis tattoo off his face, then he can work on getting his mind straight in the ring. He'll show him how to better use his offense, and make him a more effective wrestler. There's nowhere for Joe to go, but up, right now, so why not give it a shot.

Taz obviously won't do much in the ring, but at least he can use his expereince to mentor Joe better than Nash did.

 

[Sparky]

If they're going to pair Samoa Joe with Taz, it makes some sense.

Really? Not putting a fork into a toaster makes some sense. This is just stupid. Why waste Taz's talent like this?

Samoa Joe is essentially Taz Version 2.0. They're both suplex machines, both use the same submission finishers, and have the same kind of build, except Taz was muscle, and Joe is blubber.

And Joe, is horrible, in the ring and out of it. You can't compare these guys.

If Taz can settle Joe down, and get that stupid penis tattoo off his face, then he can work on getting his mind straight in the ring.

I highly doubt it.

He'll show him how to better use his offense

,What offense?

and make him a more effective wrestler.

Last I looked, Taz wasn't God. He can't perform miracles.

There's nowhere for Joe to go, but up, right now, so why not give it a shot.

There is the other option. Exit stage left.

It is great he is going to TNA, he will do them good, but not in this way. This has fail written all over it.

 

[NSL]

Really? Not putting a fork into a toaster makes some sense. This is just stupid. Why waste Taz's talent like this?

Taz's talents? He hasn't been in the ring for almost a decade, but he has sat back, and watched young wrestlers grow, and does have tons more experience than Joe.

And Joe, is horrible, in the ring and out of it. You can't compare these guys.

I'll give out of the ring. But, Taz can help him with that. As far as in the ring, Joe is a great wrestler. He's got more offense than a number of guys at the top (I'm looking at you, "5 Moves Of Doom"), and he cna make just about anyone tap. Taz made his name by doing the exact same thing.

I highly doubt it.,

I did say it was a chance. I know not all things are possible, but they need to do something, before Joe leaves for WWE, and is turned into Umaga.

What offense?

Suplexes, submissions, Muscle Buster...Among others.

Last I looked, Taz wasn't God. He can't perform miracles.

It doesn't take a miracle to teach a good wrestler how to better use his moves. Taz can teach him how to wear down an opponent, instead of trying to end it right away. He can teach him how to find strengths and weaknesses in his opponents, as well.

There is the other option. Exit stage left.

If you don't like Joe, and that's what I'm gathering, then no, you don't want him to leave. That's practically a guaranteed contract in the WWE, and you obviously don't want that.

It is great he is going to TNA, he will do them good, but not in this way. This has fail written all over it.

Where else would he succeed? I don't see him doing commentary next to the loudmouths, he won't be a ref, he won't be wrestling, and Foley already has "majority shareholder" locked up. Manager/tutor is all that's left.