TNA should hire Ricky Steamboat/Randy Savage

[Uncle Sam]

If WrestleMania - and the following Raw - showed anything, it's that Ricky Steamboat still has something in him. Hell, I'm barely aware of what I assume is an extensive and accomplished career, but I was excited as fuck to see the Dragon outperforming everyone who stepped into the ring with him.

I can't imagine the WWE have him under a long term contract. TNA should snap him up for one last match. He's certainly got more left in the tank than Sting, Foley, Steiner and Nash do, and they're allowed to compete on national television regularly. Really, I don't think there's a single person in TNA he couldn't work with, from Eric Young through to Kurt Angle.

 

[Rome]

The problem with this Sam is that Ricky almost certainly has a no-compete clause in his contract which would prohibit him from wrestling for another company for 90 days following his release.

That thing has been a blessing and a curse for wrestlers – a blessing for management who essentially wipe the slate clean and eliminate a cheap pop for a wrestler "jumping ships", and a curse for talent who have to wait so long that the company they join may lose interest with them.

He worked with the company before – reffing the first Gauntlet for the Gold match, and he was the ref for the first ever X-Division match back in 2002 – all prior to the Spike TV television deal.

Though I'm not opposed to the cheap pop for Steamboat – I'm not sure what purpose he'd serve?

 

[Slyfox696]

Meh, it can't happen. Ricky Steamboat works as an agent for the WWE. The wrestling was just bonus. I'm sure that Steamboat wouldn't want to give up his safe and secure position as an agent, helping guys construct matches and such, just to go have one last match in a company with less than a third of the popularity of the WWE.

 

[Rome]

Ah I didn't realize that. You guys are correct – he is an agent.

There's no chance he breaks that for one more run with TNA.

If anything, WWE may give him another run at some future point when another new blood vs. legends feud develops.

He's certainly got the skill to work the ring – much more so than a lot of the other aging veterans.

 

[Uncle Sam]

Meh, it can't happen. Ricky Steamboat works as an agent for the WWE.

Hmm, I guess this ruins my Dean Malenko idea too.

Oh well, if Steamboat ever gets bored of being an agent I'm sure he wouldn't mind working an event or two. As for what purpose he'd serve. Well, the same as any other wrestler really. They could advertise a match with... whoever as his "last match ever". God knows TNA can find something for him.

 

[enigmaticdude]

Ricky Steamboat is a WWE agent so there is no way that him jumping to TNA will ever happen. Plus, he is a WWE legend. TNA fans wouldn't appreciate him like the WWE fans would. | think that Vince should give him a legend contract that would allow him to wrestle sometimes in the WWE. TNA isn't the place for a WWE legend anyways. Steamboat going to TNA is like turning Triple H into a low-card jobber.

 

[Uncle Sam]

I just added Randy Savage to the title. Mostly because I think people will have trouble discussing Steamboat joining TNA as a hypothetical situation rather than something which could feasibly happen.

Savage isn't under a WWE contract, is he? And we're promised a Randy Savage DVD which is nearly finished. I'm supposing they couldn't pull the plug now. With a little surge in popularity thanks to the DVD, TNA could really undermine the E by signing Savage for a few matches. I'm aware he has something of a history with TNA, but still.

 

[Rome]

He's got a nasty history with TNA, actually. I can't see him being brought in again.

Back in 2005 Savage was in a feud with Jarrett, Nash and Hall at the Turning Point PPV.

The very next PPV event (Final Resolution) was supposed to be Savage vs. Jarrett for the NWA title. Randy wanted to win the belt and then drop it to Jarrett at the next PPV and when management said no, he bailed.

Hall no-showed himself not too long ago at the 2007 Turning Point – that's the reason you he was let go and won't be brought back as well.

The guys are just too unreliable to invest a pop with because when they no-show the PPV, TNA has to scramble to try and patch work their (often main) events with guys who simply aren't ready for it – like Eric Young.

 

[jellmoo]

Speaking in the purely hypothetical, as interesting as it would be in the short term, it would hurt the company in the long term.

TNA already has a bunch of guys about to hit retirement, and they already dominate a good portion of the segments. Adding more people that can only be there for the short term would further slow down the development of the younger, home grown talent.

As cool as I think it could be to see Ricky Steamboat and Randy Savage in TNA, I think that they would be better served building a foundation for the future, rather than continuing to rely on guys that do not have long term viability.

 

[mrstlouis]

Hmm, I guess this ruins my Dean Malenko idea too.

Oh well, if Steamboat ever gets bored of being an agent I'm sure he wouldn't mind working an event or two. As for what purpose he'd serve. Well, the same as any other wrestler really. They could advertise a match with... whoever as his "last match ever". God knows TNA can find something for him.

steamboat will not ever get bored being an agent . steamboat will stay an agent just to help his kid in WWE.ricky steamobat jr is coming to WWE in 2years
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[bobbycapo]

Ricky got his "good job" weekend. He goes out on a high note, and the pinfall victory in the All-Star match makes up for doing the J-O-B on the P-P-V. Why would he need to wrestle more and possibly taint his career like Snuka, Iron Shiek, etc? That's just silly.

Plus, your premise is to now bring him to TNA (or Savage even) and now cloud the main event of TNA with another old school guy who takes away from TNA building any stars of their own.

I hate TNA, but your premise is just pretty much burying their talent more. Seems silly.

 

[CKO]

i agree with bobby here. steamboat is amazing..there's no denying that at all..but he had his weekend in the limelight and he deserved it, but i dont think bringing him to the tna would do anything.

steamboat's time has come and gone, what he had shouldnt be dragged on and then made stagnant. this past weekend and monday night was magical...lets not ruin it.

 

[Spine Line]

Steamboat's time has come and gone, what he had shouldnt be dragged on and then made stagnant. this past weekend and monday night was magical...lets not ruin it.

I disagree. He has shown over Wrestlemania weekend that he still has it and to me he looked far better than Flair looked towards his last years as an active performer. I dont think wrestling on a regular basis would be a good for him but the odd match could be good. I dont think he should wrestle for TNA though. He is a WWE legend and it should stay that way.

 

[Pimpin]

No way should TNA hire either Steamboat or Svage. Steamboat had his weekend in the sun & like I said in another thread, Steamboat should stay away from the ring so he won't have the possibility to overstay his welcom like Flair or Snuka did. Plus bringing either both or one of them would just bury the young talent even more than they already are cause there's too many of the old fuckers on the roster.

 

[finneycom1]

If TNA did bring Steamboat in, they would probably do something that made alot of sense like having him job to Lil' Wayne or T-Pain! That would be just awesome, wouldn't it? Or have Savage come in and claim to be Jay Lethal's dad! That's storyline's at it's finest!! Or bring them both in, along with Koko B. Ware, Greg Valentine, and Don Muraco and call them "The Main Event Mafia: Red and Black or Wolfpack!! Geez, I already feel like I am part of TNA's writing staff.

There is absolutely no way I would like to see Steamboat or Savage go to TNA.

I would like to see Angle, AJ Styles, and maybe, MAYBE, Samoa Joe go to WWE!

 

[Rome]

I would be just about everything short of my life that says AJ Styles never leaves TNA – he's their golden boy – the franchise. He's got more loyalty to TNA than Jarrett.

Can't say the same for Angle or Joe though.

 

[Doctor_What]

No Steamboat may have managed a couple of matchs but lets not forget it was injury tha retired him he shouldnt risk his health going full time. As for Savage im a huge fan but the man cant even manage the flying elbow anymore he's better off retired.

Savage/Steamboat 2 will never happen im afraid

 

[mrarmageddon]

If TNA did bring Steamboat in, they would probably do something that made alot of sense like having him job to Lil' Wayne or T-Pain! That would be just awesome, wouldn't it? Or have Savage come in and claim to be Jay Lethal's dad! That's storyline's at it's finest!! Or bring them both in, along with Koko B. Ware, Greg Valentine, and Don Muraco and call them "The Main Event Mafia: Red and Black or Wolfpack!! Geez, I already feel like I am part of TNA's writing staff.

There is absolutely no way I would like to see Steamboat or Savage go to TNA.

I would like to see Angle, AJ Styles, and maybe, MAYBE, Samoa Joe go to WWE!

What the hell are you on about? What has TNA had recently remotely comparable to that rant? Their current storylines are MEM vs Front line, Sting vs Foley (unfished business type angle) and Team 3d vs Beer Money (future v past kinda thing). Theirs been no late WCW style "Crash TV" it's been very simply put together and well constructed. I know you're obviously one of those guys who thinks Russo killed WCW, so therefore I shouldn't even waste my time on this.

Oh and AJ has turned down WWE numerous times. Probably because if you watched their awful programming you'd realise they'd just bury him. Just like they've done to Christian by putting him on ECW, Chris Harris by making him Braden Walker and countless other guys who went for the money and end up on the wrestling scrap heap working the indy's once WWE destroyed their marketability....prob why WWE are losing so much money, keep signing TNA guys just so TNA can't have them.

 

[E7]

The problem is, these are only temp fixes. These guys are rather old, and although steam still has it, he won't for many more years. TNA's problem is they can't really create any of thier own stars, they have to steal WWE's washed up/released former stars(angle, foley, christian before he returned to WWE, etc).

 

[mrarmageddon]

The problem is, these are only temp fixes. These guys are rather old, and although steam still has it, he won't for many more years. TNA's problem is they can't really create any of thier own stars, they have to steal WWE's washed up/released former stars(angle, foley, christian before he returned to WWE, etc).

Somewhat true but TNA have been signing a lot of people from the indy's and lesser know companies (eg Sarah Stock) recently so they are obviously planning to change this.

Also remember WWE ever since days of Hulk Hogan took guys from other promoters. Vince doesn't jut find guys wrestling in backyards and make them into stars.

 

[twiztid_lestat]

What needs to end is the want and need, and even suggestions that people make on this board about bringing in older talent and focusing on them in TNA

They once upon a time had the best young talent, and still have, YET they after about 2 years started to focus WAY too much on older washed up characters and they have since then.

Steamboat was once great, and he can still ''go'', BUT in the long term, and in a whole other company, I say...Its great for here and there. BUT NO Steamboat should NOT be in TNA, and he should NOT really be in the ring as a whole.

 

[Biggest Triple H Fan Ever]

I don't think Ricky Steamboat would ever go to TNA, he loves WWE and he loves being a backstage agent. I think Steamboat will stay with WWE until the day he cant do it anymore.

 

[Miss DFW]

Why waste more money, hell Bob Backlund, and Gory Guerrero sold me TNA was good, and worth the PPVs. NOT, more X division stuff, move LAX, and MMG. Hell I'd rather see curryman than savage.