WWE Headliner wants in TNA
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Kasey
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His gimmick is lame and his title reign is a lame duck session. The thing that really sucks is that it shits on the title when this happens. I remember a couple of years ago when Benoit, Michaels, and Hunter were fighting for that belt and it had the kind of luster it hadn't seen since the NWO-era of WCW. That for me was an exciting time because it looked like WWE was going to turn the corner and secure their shit for once. But then they decided to push Marky-Mark and Dianabol Dave.the_phenomenal1 said:
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Im sure its Benoit, but then again there are other possibilities, Kane is one, or it could be someone else, who knows. All I know is that plenty of WWE stars have a right to be unhappy with howw they are booked
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Evalast said:
That's subject to opinion
I'd gather that the reason that they dislike him is based on their own accord and not what you feel should be the only legit reason. Whether you want to believe it or not, some people actually dislike a wrestler that portrays a heel because they simply don't like them, not because they're supposed to not like them since they're a heel.
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Who's to say it isn't Edge. Does anyone else know if he's signed recently? I mean the guy has been in the WWE for years and yet he only has 2 short WHC reigns. Surely you would be getting a little sick of it.
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I may be wrong, but a likely candidate IMO is Kane. I mean seriously, the man has worked his ass off for 9 years and gets nothing in return. His biggest acomplishment was that 24 hour shit title reign that happened years ago. Chances are that the WWE moved him to Smackdown just so he can job to guys like Chavo Guerrero(who wouldn't even have gotten anywhere if it hadn't been for Eddie's death). He has basically spent most of his career doing lame storylines(such as the death of Katie Vick and the fake Kane angle) and putting over other stars. I wouldn't be surpised if he just sick of being mistreated.
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That's two more reigns than some people called legends ever had.
There's nothing sure about it. Not everyone in the world feels the need to have the highest form of success in order to be happy with the amound that they've actually had. Heck, while a lot of people here see the negative that certain wrestlers have been "held back" from being champ more than once of having a great reign, others see the positive which is that those wrestlers generally are still amongst WWE's most heavily used stars who look like they could win even if they lost, who get a lot of airtime, many different titles, etc. Who are we to assume that the wrestlers themselves don't view things in the same positive light, especially when some, such as Jericho and Kane have openly said such things? One can argue that they only say it to stay in WWE's good graces, but again, who are we to say that they don't mean it?
defo not kane, hes retiring at wrestlemainia. and was offered a shot at the heavyweight title but he said let the younger guys shine. also he was offered to break takers mania stint but he rejected it. big glen jacobs is probs quite happy at the moment and is retirin at mania so siginin 2 TNA is just not gona happen.
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The most entertaining thing? Please don't ever insult me by lumping me in the masses of WWE marks. I appreciate Booker's workrate and have for the last decade, but this isn't the way I like to see him used. Not because they turned him heel, just because they did it in the most retarted fashion imaginable. He's one of my favorite heavyweights of all time, but he's being wasted in one of the worst angles I've ever seen. The worst thing that can happen is that people don't care for a wrestler. I like Booker T, but as for his angle, I just don't give a rat's ass because of how lousy it is.Evalast said:
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For all we know, Kane may have just been lying to Vince when he said he was going to retire. That way Vince wouldn't try to offer Kane a new contract when his current one expires next year. Then Kane could stick it to Vince for making him job all these years by signing with TNA. Just look at what happened to Kurt Angle. He basically quit WWE by threatining to kill himself in the ring. After the WWE fired him, Kurt said in numorous interviews that he wanted to go into MMA and that he didn't want compete with Vince McMahon. Then he shocks the world of pro-wrestling by revealing signing with TNA. He then starts bashing the WWE in numerous interviews. In one interview, Kurt said that he told Vince about his pain killer addiction last year, but that Vince told him not to worry about as he needed Kurt to put over John Cena. He then bashed Triple H as he said that HHH called him "too small for the title."
Kane obviously turned down the oppurtunity to end Taker's streak at Mania, as he said "It just wouldn't be right." Kane also said he didn't want to hold a title as he wants the younger stars to have a chance to shine. But seeing as TNA doesn't really push younger guys into their Heavyweight Division(their current champion, Sting is 47), TNA would likely make a big offer to Kane if he left WWE. If offered top star status as well as a high pay and light schedule, I would think that the only things which would keep Kane from signing are him wanting to pursue a different career, body problems, and extremely high loyalty to WWE. The only thing is that he wouldn't be able to go in as the "Kane" character due to the rights of WWE. But I really don't care, as the "Kane" character has gone downhill IMO since he removed the mask.
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Does this mean that you thought that it wasn't already going downhill before he lost the mask when he still had the mask and was doing such things as the kanerooni? With or without the mask, Kane was in a much different position than he originally was because that's what tends to happen to wrestlers. No matter how invincible they are for the first weeks, months, or years of their career, things that once had no effect (a chair shot for example) suddenly do. . People immediately claimed that without the mask he was no longer a "monster" but really if someone were to do things to a woman like Kane did to Lita (in real life) I'm assuming that people would think that they were a monster of a person. So he remained a monster,just in a different capacity. He became more of a pyschological monster than a physical one. While he has jobbed a lot since then, and had some pointless feuds, he's also remained one of the most popular stars and very rarely has he been presented as not having a chance to win any match that he's participated in. So he's been able to maintain a great position throughout his career, even if it hasn't been exactly what a lot of us would have hoped for.
I already posted my opinion on why I think it's Chris Benoit, but I have more to add.
If indeed this is Benoit, this will be the ONLY WWE wrestler that jumps ships that I don't blame at all for the move.
He was at home for months resting from wrestling, with a contract set to expire, but renewed his contract before making a return at No Mercy. He had the break he's been wanting, and probably now misses his family and enjoying his life, especially after many years of hard work. I also do not blame him if he feels the WWE is holding him back. He got a reign in the WWE, and to me it was boring because he's a great technical wrestler, but on the mic? eh. I think he would make a great edition for TNA, but I have always felt he wasn't the correct material for the WWE. I just hope he will stand next to Christian Cage.... someone to leave the WWE the correct/mature/professional way and focuss on his TNA future, not going retro to sound like an ass.
If Benoit leaves, I have nothing more to say other than I honestly wish him luck and hope he goes somewhere that best suits him.
If indeed this is Benoit, this will be the ONLY WWE wrestler that jumps ships that I don't blame at all for the move.
He was at home for months resting from wrestling, with a contract set to expire, but renewed his contract before making a return at No Mercy. He had the break he's been wanting, and probably now misses his family and enjoying his life, especially after many years of hard work. I also do not blame him if he feels the WWE is holding him back. He got a reign in the WWE, and to me it was boring because he's a great technical wrestler, but on the mic? eh. I think he would make a great edition for TNA, but I have always felt he wasn't the correct material for the WWE. I just hope he will stand next to Christian Cage.... someone to leave the WWE the correct/mature/professional way and focuss on his TNA future, not going retro to sound like an ass.
If Benoit leaves, I have nothing more to say other than I honestly wish him luck and hope he goes somewhere that best suits him.
Personally I think the speculation about Benoit is way off. The guy to me has always come across as a company guy, willing to do anything for the WWE and would pretty much be there for life unless treated extremely badly. Right now he may not be getting the push that many think he deserves, but he isn’t exactly being hugely underused. While it was reported that Benoit has not long ago signed a new contract there has been no indication that he has not been happy with his position within the company, to him his position could be seen as a good one, or they could have huge plans for him down the road, you just don’t know exactly what is going on backstage to make a huge assumption that Benoit is totally unhappy with his position enough to take a risk and jump to a company that for all he knows could be out of Business in five years.
The time of WWE Mid-Carders being able to jump to TNA and instantly claim a Main Event spot is over, they have plenty of people in TNA that are now capable of drawing money for them without having to use former WWE Stars any longer. With Sting, Joe, Jarrett, Cage and now Angle the Main Event space in TNA is taken up pretty well, especially with them only having a one-hour Television show.
I would put money on the person being a disgruntled Mid-Carder who thinks he has a better shot at being a Main Eventer in TNA, to be honest I wouldn’t put it past being someone like Benjamin or Helms. The one person who I would say should be in this position is Matt Hardy, the guy could go to TNA and Main Event within a couple of months, he is still hugely over from his feud with Edge, which says a lot about the guy and how much the fans love him being that it was quite a while ago now.
The time of WWE Mid-Carders being able to jump to TNA and instantly claim a Main Event spot is over, they have plenty of people in TNA that are now capable of drawing money for them without having to use former WWE Stars any longer. With Sting, Joe, Jarrett, Cage and now Angle the Main Event space in TNA is taken up pretty well, especially with them only having a one-hour Television show.
I would put money on the person being a disgruntled Mid-Carder who thinks he has a better shot at being a Main Eventer in TNA, to be honest I wouldn’t put it past being someone like Benjamin or Helms. The one person who I would say should be in this position is Matt Hardy, the guy could go to TNA and Main Event within a couple of months, he is still hugely over from his feud with Edge, which says a lot about the guy and how much the fans love him being that it was quite a while ago now.
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The superstar has flwed thinking i mean unless tna goes to a full 2 hours anymore stars jumping ship will make the tna roster burst at the seams, A tna show would be like this: 4 2minute matches with a promo and then bang the show is over. Shelton benjemin strikes me as a guy who could jump because hes seen a great de-push latly it wont be benoit hes good friends with HHH and i think HHH could help keep him around. It is prolly a mid carder who thinks that being the next tna jumpee will rocket him to main card status.
AKA Kurt angle syndrome.
Kurt is one of the best but that doesnt mean that this person is.
AKA Kurt angle syndrome.
Kurt is one of the best but that doesnt mean that this person is.
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wrestling247 said:
Their thinking is probably based on their own personal needs which are different than ours since we're just viewing it as fans that have no clue what it's like to be in their position. With that in mind, it's hard to consider it flawed thinking imo. If it's a veteran, they may want to have a lesser schedule which is their perogative. If it's a younger star, they may feel that in the long run they'll benefit more from not being in WWE. As far as I'm concerned, to each their own.
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Am I the only one who thinks it's Shelton Benjamin? He is one of the most talented wrestlers in the WWE, and is being misused. I'm not sure how his contract thing is going. I think he would be great in TNA, and a great addition to the X Division. He probably thinks the same thing because TNA doesn't care as much about mic skills which is Shelton's weakness, even though they are much better than people give him credit for. Shelton is very misused and is now left without a storyline, but in TNA, I'm sure he would do great.
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I think it could be several different people, Benoit, Shelton, and Edge have all been mentioned and I agree that it could be anyone of those but what about RVD, other than his short stint as WWE/ECW champion, which as everyone knows ende dbecause of his drug bust, the guy hs been with WWE for 5 years and hasn't done anything but rot aweay in the mid card, he's one of WWEs biggest attractions and never mainevents PPVs, not to mention he's the type of wrestler that excels when he is given moer freedom in his matches(which WWE doesn't give anyone except maybe HHH), If he were in TNA he would send the X-division to the next level as well as the Heavyweight division, of all the guys in WWE right now RVD is the one I would want to see in TNA, Benoit comes in as a close second
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I doubt it is Edge. After just coming off a huge WWE title rivalry and now having the biggest storyline on RAW, I doubt he would want to make the jump to TNA. The DX storyline is more important than the WWE championship in Vince's mind so Edge is probably getting special treatment. And the WWE title's a joke, not because Cena's the champ, but because now Umaga is challenging for it.
i would say the only 2 who would jump at the moment would be Benoit & RVD
Benoit is one of the best wrestlers going around and he would be feeling he should be a main eventer
same for RVD sure he did himself no good being busted for drugs but the guy is a talent and hasnt got the push he has deserved
i can see both these in TNA 1 day
same for carlito they keep messing him around as well
gets a push then is jobbing then a push then back to jobbing
i say if benoit went to TNA jericho wouldnt be too far behind
Benoit is one of the best wrestlers going around and he would be feeling he should be a main eventer
same for RVD sure he did himself no good being busted for drugs but the guy is a talent and hasnt got the push he has deserved
i can see both these in TNA 1 day
same for carlito they keep messing him around as well
gets a push then is jobbing then a push then back to jobbing
i say if benoit went to TNA jericho wouldnt be too far behind
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Yeah thats all true, but don't forget that Christian, Rhino, and Angle are all in TNA and he's really good friends with all of them, I not saying that would make him want to jump but I think it's worth mentioning, I still think it's RVD because they're consitly shitting on him and he deserve better then being the biggest mid card draw, Imagine him vs. pretty much anyone in the X-Division, not to mention what he could do in anUltimate X matchgiantz4eva said:
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I dunno I see RVD getting the ECW championship in that chamber thing. If Big Show retires, I think they'll give it to him.
lol people are now assuming Edge? I highly doubt it. The whole Lita/Edge angle is vanishing seeing Lita is leaving. Edge is a maineventer in the WWE. Hell, if you remember in a WWE desire from 2001, in Adam Copeland's highschool yearbook, he noted his dream was to become the WWF champion. He accomplished that dream. He was a follower of the WWE since a child. He was one of the Hulkamaniacs that were strong in attendance when Hogan faced the Ultimate Warrior at WM 6. It does not sound like Edge AT ALL to do this.
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I would agree with almost everything here, except in my opinion, Angle/HBK from WM21 was better than HHH/HBK/Benoit from WM20.
After reading what everyone's said, I think it's probably Chris Benoit who might want to go to TNA. Just imagine if Benoit and Jericho were to join Angle in TNA... They would be used so much better than they are/were in WWE and it would make for some really great matches. TNA's ratings would definitely increase if this was to happen.