Would you accept Awesome Kong as the Heavyweight Champion?

[FoleyIsGod]

Ok I admit it. I think Awesome Kong has to be one of the best workers in TNA.

She is brutal in the ring, at times I feel she will KILL anyone who steps in her path, much like Chyna did back when she was good.

A rumour that has been around on the net is that Kurt Angle is willing to put her over in some form of match.

What do you guys think? Would you accept her as a legitimate heavyweight contender?

 

[RVD KAMALA 440]

Of course I would. She is a heavyweight. But seriously, if I was 4ced 2 choose between her & Triple J[Jarrett]....Kong unanimously. I'd choose Kong over some WCWF wrestlers too as heavyweight champ. I'm very sure i'm not the only one that feels this way. I wish 2 hear Kong talk. Maybe even say,' WATCH IT SUCKA!' like Aunt Esther did on Sanford & Son. She sometimes look like Esther when she's mean muggin.

 

[HBK-aholic]

What annoys me the most, is that she has to go for the Heavyweight Championship, which ultimately is for the male wrestlers, because of that the womens championship means. In none of the 'big' federations, is the womens championship thought of highly or contended for properly. She's one of the best womens workers I've seen, and at times I've watched TNA just to see her, and remember womens wrestling as it used to be.

I don't think I'd be able to accept her as a heavyweight champion. Even as a girl, I don't think it'd be right. She's great, and the womens championship deserves to be held in the same light as the heavyweight championship. However the women have their title, the men have theirs. And would you agree with a man winning the womens championship?

 

[FoleyIsGod]

What annoys me the most, is that she has to go for the Heavyweight Championship, which ultimately is for the male wrestlers, because of that the womens championship means. In none of the 'big' federations, is the womens championship thought of highly or contended for properly. She's one of the best womens workers I've seen, and at times I've watched TNA just to see her, and remember womens wrestling as it used to be.

I don't think I'd be able to accept her as a heavyweight champion. Even as a girl, I don't think it'd be right. She's great, and the womens championship deserves to be held in the same light as the heavyweight championship. However the women have their title, the men have theirs. And would you agree with a man winning the womens championship?

Its happened, back in 2003 i think. Man that was a waste of money.

But I did accept Chyna with the Itercontiental title, she was having great matches and her fued with Y2J was one of the best to come out of the Attitude era.

 

[AndySmithers]

Sounds good. But then in a way makes the Heavyweight title look bad. I would have to say no. At most have her challenge and come please to wining, but lose in the end. That maybe good. But then makes her look TOO GOOD, and who the hell in the women's division ever going to beat her then? See what i mean?

 

[HBK-aholic]

Its happened, back in 2003 i think. Man that was a waste of money.

But I did accept Chyna with the Itercontiental title, she was having great matches and her fued with Y2J was one of the best to come out of the Attitude era.

The intercontinental title, as well as others apart from the 'big ones' should be available to both sexes. It gives women something else to aim for, other than just the one championship they're usually eligible for. Women challenging for the other titles offers more competition and more talent for good matches. People like Awesome Kong, Lita, Trish, and Chyna, are believable as champions, and they deserve to go against someone who will challenge their abilities, and most women now won't do that.

 

[Rated K for Kennedy... Kennedy!]

Well I wouldn't say no to her face.
But she seems a little stiff, she's already injured like 2 or 3 knockouts, if she potatoed a male wrestler, say someone like Samao Joe, can you imagine how violent it could get, and I can't see anything but problems haveing female and male wrestlers competing for the top prizes in ultra-competetive matches.

Seems risky.

 

[majestic-marcus]

Shes the womens champion in a promotion were that actually means somethin and should be content with that! Sure it isn't as good as the mens heavyweight title bu then again women arn't as good as men at sports.

She is a very talented worker and deserves to remain on top for some time yet. If they start putting her in fueds it just legitimises women beating in wrestling!

 

[Smackdown #2]

I would Accept Awesome Kong to go for the TNA world Heavyweight Championship. I know that you'll all shocked that Awesome Kong is a Woman!! But She is to Strong , and to big to be in the Woman's Division no one has beatin her for the TNA Woman's Championship so if i Was Awesome Kong I would told Scott Stiener to move aside because Im gonna go for the TNA World Championship

 

[Enigmania]

Angle said he would let her dominate him but he would have to win. I can see Kong rampaging through the women then demand to face the men. As Spike won't allow male on female activity. She'll probs beat a few X Division guys then go back to jobbing to the next womens champion.

Although it would make a nice change seeing Kong with that World Title

 

[Father:_Polley]

Spike don't want women and men to be fighting so i don't see it happening. beyond that, kong's not the height and weight she's billed at - she's 5'9 235. still a big girl, but not as impressive as the 6'1 275 she's billed at.

that drops her from being the same as rhino, to being christian's weight. as strong and athletic as she is, i don't think she'd be able to wear down the likes of angle quickly enough to be credible as heavyweight champion. she could kill the x-division with ease, but, like chyna, i think a mid-card title is all she'll be able to reach.

 

[Father:_Polley]

she's not really a wannabe chyna. chyna was a roided up bodybuilder. kong's just a big powerful girl. she only gets that label because she's not a silicone filled bimbo. have you ever seen kong wrestle outside TNA. have you actually seen her come off the top rope. it takes more athletic skill to do that and not kill someone than to bench press x-pac.

kong is a genuine talent. educate thyself - find shadowmancer's wrestler of the week. she's week 52 or something like that.

 

[dirtyshubb]

No because she is a wonna be chyna!

As usual the haters with no ability to argue their case and only have 1-10 posts start to show up...

Anyway as for Kong she is fantastic, i personally love the Knockout division and think its pretty much the only thing that the majority of wrestling fans will agree on, that the division rocks and so far has been handled perfectly.

Concerning the title, i dont think she should be able to go for it, not that she couldnt do it justice just that if anything women should be able to go for all the other titles except the mens Heavyweight because it would instantly devalue the Knockouts title, making it seem inferior to the mens (which it shouldnt be).

If Kong was allowed to go for a mid card title that would be fine, but as people have said they bill her size bigger than she is and if she were to face the men it would show the actual difference between the men and women.

I think the best thing TNA could have done is a 1 off Champion vs Champion match between Kong and Angle. As pointed out Angle loves Kong and would do everything he could to put her over as a credible competitor(except loose ) so this could have been a fantastic show of the caliber that TNA has with the Knockouts.

 

[Father:_Polley]

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i'v seen the full version of this match somewhere for kong. try dailymotion maybe. but this shows both the both the power and athletic ability she has. find the full match just for education purposes. (Credit to Aphelion for introducing me to this match)

I think she could put on a good show with kurt and he's the one guy who would make a loss for kong seem credible...but spike probably won't allow it

 

[HBK-aholic]

Shes the womens champion in a promotion were that actually means somethin and should be content with that! Sure it isn't as good as the mens heavyweight title bu then again women arn't as good as men at sports.

She is a very talented worker and deserves to remain on top for some time yet. If they start putting her in fueds it just legitimises women beating in wrestling!

You sexist ignorant person. How dare you say something like that? It's completely untrue and borders on stupidity. Women are just as good, even better than men at some sports. I cannot believe you have the cheek to say something as ignorant as that. Completely disrespectful. Why don't you go show me how much better you are than Awesome Kong then? No? I didn't think so.

 

[Father:_Polley]

You sexist ignorant person. How dare you say something like that? It's completely untrue and borders on stupidity. Women are just as good, even better than men at some sports. I cannot believe you have the cheek to say something as ignorant as that. Completely disrespectful. Why don't you go show me how much better you are than Awesome Kong then? No? I didn't think so.

I agree. seriously, kong could destroy the majority of the cruiserweights in the x-division. want proof?

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that sir, is kong working with steve corino against brian kendrick and she absolutely destroys him in the first half of the match. as well as proof she can a good suplex from smaller opponents.

she might not be viewed as HWC material, but there's no way she can't compete on the same level as guys.

 

[suavestar]

i like the idea on impact that angle comes out and says he has beaten everyone in tna and he wants someone he has never faced to come out and take him on (i know it's been played out a thousand times before, but its always good) then we wait for a moment nothing happens kurt calls everyone backstage chicken he'll take anyone on. kurt smiles, then kongs music plays, kurt suddenly gets scared and says that cause she's a woman she'll go easy on him. the match goes all in kongs favour until kurt gets the ankle lock in for a good minute, then kong almost lifts herself and is about to reverse it when kurt does a grapevine and just under the ropes kong taps and kurt gets up thinking he has beat kong only for her to limp up angrier than ever, kurt gets scared and runs away while kong just stares at him angrily in the ring, kurt looks back with fear in his eyes.
in my opinion that could make kong a legitimate contender for the x divison belt(which i dont know if it still does but claims to"have no limits") not to sound sexist but the world heavyweight title to the average fan, is the mens belt and seeing men beating the crap out of women is wrong in your mainevent(just imagine how to build a angle kong match for a ppv without making it look like kurt being and abusive husband, yeah thats good heat!) but her going for the x division belt would make it seem great, imo. i hope i dont come across sexist their as i think kong along with joe is the future of tna, a realist style, different from the wwe.
anyway i've gone of topic to much, kong as x division champion i would love to see it, kong as world champion? it would only hurt them.

 

[turbomonkey484]

Even though i like Kong and i think shes a good worker, putting her in a world title shot would be stupid because if shes the heel (i cant see Kong becoming a face) are the crowd really gonna cheer a man beating up a woman? that would be weird.

 

[The Great Khali]

Who thinks of this? Awesome Kong's a hell of a female worker but the day TNA make her world champion will be the day they can no longer ignore the FIRE RUSSO!!! chants.

 

[Father:_Polley]

that took way too long to translate into real english.

I think the consensus though is kong would work in the x-division, but not in the full heavyweight title area. and i agree wholeheartedly. she's not going to beat the likes of sting, joe and angle, but sonjay dutt, johnny devine...i think she'd destroy them. i personally would love to see kong mix it up with some guys. but it wont happen on spike

even chyna didn't get above mid-card title, and even that was because they wanted to strip the title from JJ.

 

[ROCKETPOTATO!]

I agree with everyone that she deserves an X-Division Title run, but I could only see Kong as a transitional Champion with the World Title.

For Example, say Kurt Angle and Samoa Joe are in a fued, and with a few weeks to go until the PPV, Angle does an Angle Invitational-style challenge for his World Title, which is answered by Kong, who wins due to interference by Samoa Joe, injuring Angle in the process. So the Main Event of the PPV is World Heavyweight Champion Kong VS Samoa Joe, which ends in a No Contest due to interference from Angle. Then on the next iMPACT!, Angle uses his rematch clause, which ends in a No Contest due to interference from Joe, which results in Jim Cornette announcing Kong VS Joe VS Angle at the next PPV in a Triple Threat Match, where Kong isn't involved in the decision and loses the Championship.

As a result, Kong is immortally over and has not been World Heavyweight Champion long enough to drag the company down, and the publicity TNA will get from having a woman holding a World Title will cause a massive bump in the ratings.

 

[DeadmanInc.]

No doubt, Kong is very talented. She's quite possibly the best female wrestler today. However, I can't see her being a Heavyweight Champion for anything more than a transitional champ.

Jericho vs Chyna was a great feud, but I found their matches incredibly awkward. I think the same would happen with Kong vs Angle. If Kong were to win the title, lose it, and then go back into the Women's division, it would be hard to come up with ways to make her lose. Chyna's final reign as Women's Champ was dull because there wasn't anyone who could take the belt off Chyna without making her look weak (well, except Lita at the time, but Chyna beat her too). After being pushed as a woman tough enough to wrestle men, it's hard to return back to the women's division.

 

[Father:_Polley]

i think if it weren't for the fact that women DON'T wrestle men that it'd be hard to accept. the match above showed kong wrestling men, and wrestling a female as well. it's the fact that women vs say cruiserweights isn't acceptable in mainstream culture as it is a man throwing a woman around. a skilled female wrestler, even one not of kong's size, could put on a reasonable showing against a cruiser if they were willing to sell moves.

 

[greatmuta]

Kong is what helps makes the women's division so good. And, it is good. TNA should focus on building up its contenders for the women's title rather (Roxxi Laveaux) rather than have Kong wrestling men.

 

[FoleyIsGod]

I agree with everyone that she deserves an X-Division Title run, but I could only see Kong as a transitional Champion with the World Title.

For Example, say Kurt Angle and Samoa Joe are in a fued, and with a few weeks to go until the PPV, Angle does an Angle Invitational-style challenge for his World Title, which is answered by Kong, who wins due to interference by Samoa Joe, injuring Angle in the process. So the Main Event of the PPV is World Heavyweight Champion Kong VS Samoa Joe, which ends in a No Contest due to interference from Angle. Then on the next iMPACT!, Angle uses his rematch clause, which ends in a No Contest due to interference from Joe, which results in Jim Cornette announcing Kong VS Joe VS Angle at the next PPV in a Triple Threat Match, where Kong isn't involved in the decision and loses the Championship.

As a result, Kong is immortally over and has not been World Heavyweight Champion long enough to drag the company down, and the publicity TNA will get from having a woman holding a World Title will cause a massive bump in the ratings.

That idea sounds like it could work.

TNA would get good publicity, instead of that Pacman Jones crap they had last year, and hell, it may even get a few more buys from all the feminists and even get a few buys from the oldschool wrestling fans.

I liked those videos of Kong, it showed her as a monster to both men AND women. Thats the kind of wrestling TNA need to show, a true alternative to the often bland WWE.