Although to be fair, Bill Goldberg was a one-hit wonder freak who does not and never would have the staying power as a character and an icon that Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan have. Though since both of them are pushing 60, it's getting pretty pathetic.

He did have one of the better intros.

i wanted to be one of the Legion of Doom when i was little

Last One Left: He did have one of the better intros.

Yeah, he was great for a while. Can't hate that he knows it's time to walk away.

You know the world is coming to an end when pro rasslers are getting uppity.

I am (was) a big TNA fan. I am very nervous about where Hogan/Bischoff are taking the company and if they can compete with RAW.

I am surprised WWE didnt get Austin to host tonight's episode of RAW. They are having Undertaker come on but Chris Angel doesnt seem like enough of a draw to keep wrestling fans away from TNA for a little. I still think WWE will destroy them in the ratings but here is hoping.

Oh yeah, fark Goldberg (new window)

With a name like Goldberg I imagine that he has better money management skills than someone named Bollea or Fliehr

FTFA - "Pardon my French, but Hulk Hogan's full of crap because I was never in negotiations with TNA," Goldberg said.



When you say "pardon my French" you are suppose to say something they have to edit to keep things family friendly.

Raider_dad: FTFA - "Pardon my French, but Hulk Hogan's full of crap because I was never in negotiations with TNA," Goldberg said.



When you say "pardon my French" you are suppose to say something they have to edit to keep things family friendly.

He probably said "full of shiat".

Gunny Highway: Oh yeah, fark Goldberg (new window)

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GreenAdder
After this, you could begin immediate production on "Santa's Slay 2.

verily; i've not witnessed such a tour-de-force since rowdy roddy piper's performance in 'hell comes to frogtown'!

in other words.... expect Goldberg to join TNA in the near future.


/work

GimpyNip: wood: in other words.... expect Goldberg to join TNA in the near future.


/work

Yeah, they're bragging about some big surprise tonight. Goldberg's last match in WWE against Lesner was awesomely bad.

RVD or some shiat.

GimpyNip: wood: in other words.... expect Goldberg to join TNA in the near future.


/work

Yeah, they're bragging about some big surprise tonight. Goldberg's last match in WWE against Lesner was awesomely bad.



Its Rob Van Dam. Or Sting. Or a meth'd out Jeff Hardy

eagles95: GimpyNip: wood: in other words.... expect Goldberg to join TNA in the near future.


/work

Yeah, they're bragging about some big surprise tonight. Goldberg's last match in WWE against Lesner was awesomely bad.



Its Rob Van Dam. Or Sting. Or a meth'd out Jeff Hardy

Probably all three the way TNA is going. Some reports Sabu and Al Snow are there too.

I love how goldberg says "injure people", especially since he ended bret's career.

Wrestling? In my Sports Tab?

I Said: MattyFridays: I love how goldberg says "injure people", especially since he ended bret's career.

So does that mean a Bret match isn't going to happen in the WWE?

This is what Bischoff said:

"For what it is..yes. Allegedly WWE found out about a Lloyds of London (insurance) policy that Bret had in effect AFTER setting up this match, and as a result Lloyds of London has to approve of the physical structure of the match. Can't confirm this, and perhaps WWE has "bought out" the problem, but if not..could be disappointing. Either way, I am looking forward to it and am happy for Bret. Going back to WWE in any capacity was the right thing for him to do at this stage of his life."

Who knows if it is true but there you go.

Gunny Highway: Gunny Highway: Oh yeah, fark Goldberg (new window)

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*beep* *beep*

GimpyNip: eagles95: Its Rob Van Dam. Or Sting. Or a meth'd out Jeff Hardy

Sting is no big deal, Hardy was already there a month ago on Monday night, and RVD may be there but TNA is going to go bananas and show all their cards in the first 5 minutes. Then the you'll change the channel when The Nasty Boys fight the Dudley Boys.

But...but...but Abyss/Hogan vs. Styles/Flair!!!!!!

/More Joe vs Angle non MMA matches please

Gunny Highway: eagles95: GimpyNip: wood: in other words.... expect Goldberg to join TNA in the near future.


/work

Yeah, they're bragging about some big surprise tonight. Goldberg's last match in WWE against Lesner was awesomely bad.



Its Rob Van Dam. Or Sting. Or a meth'd out Jeff Hardy

Probably all three the way TNA is going. Some reports Sabu and Al Snow are there too.

Bring in Zombie Benoit and you might pique my interest.

/don't watch either of the "Big Two"
//miss the Attitude Era

So, is this new TNA thing like a Hollywood Squares of wrestling? Can I hope for Ricky the Dragon Steamboat and Tito Santana and Leaping Lanny Paffo and Nikolai Volkoff to make appearances?

robsul82: Brother, if you don't consider the Nasty Boys legends, you're just one of those Internet geeks who don't GET IT!!!!11

When I say those two idiots I knew TNA was going int he wrong direction. Push the young talent and bring in capable vets, not Hogan's buddies.

Funzo: So, is this new TNA thing like a Hollywood Squares of wrestling? Can I hope for Ricky the Dragon Steamboat and Tito Santana and Leaping Lanny Paffo and Nikolai Volkoff to make appearances?

Wrestling has a history of using older guys to sell tickets.

Steamboat was in WM last year
Volkoff was in WWE in 2008

TNA will always get the washed up regurgitations that WWE spits out until they improve their programming from looking like sideshow street fights.

GimpyNip: eagles95: Its Rob Van Dam. Or Sting. Or a meth'd out Jeff Hardy

Sting is no big deal, Hardy was already there a month ago on Monday night, and RVD may be there but TNA is going to go bananas and show all their cards in the first 5 minutes. Then the you'll change the channel when The Nasty Boys fight the Dudley Boys.

I am counting on a Chris Benoit, Test, Owen Hart main event triple threat for the zombie title myself.

Personally speaking, if I could spend the twilight of my life running around in my underwear trying to injure people, I'd be SO happy...

kpottruff: GimpyNip: eagles95: Its Rob Van Dam. Or Sting. Or a meth'd out Jeff Hardy

Sting is no big deal, Hardy was already there a month ago on Monday night, and RVD may be there but TNA is going to go bananas and show all their cards in the first 5 minutes. Then the you'll change the channel when The Nasty Boys fight the Dudley Boys.

I am counting on a Chris Benoit, Test, Owen Hart main event triple threat for the zombie title myself.

With a hobble-in by Kerry Von Erich AND his bionic foot.

/hell, throw in all the Von Erichs (except Kevin, Lacey and faux cousin Lance) at this point

Damn, when did wrestling become "Days of our Lives"? Less talk, more fighting. I think if two wrestlers talk for more than two minutes before the match, Rowdy Roddy Piper would be allowed to cut it short by hitting each wrestler in the head with a coconut.

robsul82: I Said: robsul82: Dumb-Ass-Monkey: There's only one match TNA can offer that I want to see -- Sting vs Flair, allowing both men to retire at long last.

/tho with Flair's money management skills, he'll un-retire more times than Terry Funk

Flair's ridiculously awful divorce attorney has ensured that Flair will never EVER retire.

It can't JUST be the attorney. I mean, FFS Flair was offered something like 300k to do office work for WWE and couldn't afford to stay on. A lot of that is Flair's fault.

/sometimes you have t fly coach.

Thought I added a "/and Flair is an idiot with money on top of it" there, I guess not, lol. Living the Nature Boy gimmick didn't help either.

"My shoes cost more than your house!"

/just saw Hogan hawking RentACenter during commercial break

Somewhat of a current wrestling fan here...more or less to watch the trainwreck that is TNA, and to see if WWE is ever going to get what they had in the 90's back.

For my curiousity to compare things, a while back I downloaded 97-2000 and 96-2000 Raw is War and Nitro. And after watching a few months of each, I've came to a conclusion.

Theres just no transcendent guy in either promotion to bring it back to that kind of popularity.

TNA, whatever the hell they're doing, is crazy. They have so many young guys with awesome potential (joe, styles, pope) and they squander it by having storylines revolving around Hogan, Flair, Nasty Boys, etc. Some of the athletes on TNA would be absolutely fantastic if they would actually let them have matches that last more than 4 minutes.

And WWE, well Their older guys arent hogan and flair level old, but not guys to look at a 10 year plan around. Some of the things WWE does is nice, like this new NXT deal. Its interesting to me to see up and comer's getting into the business, and theres at least wrestling on smackdown. RAW is more or less pure storylines and not enough wrestling.

And until the business finds another Rock, another Steve Austin, Hell another hogan.. just someone with star power, then the whole thing will suffer. This is really apparent watching the 90's stuff, which is basically fresh to me at this point in my life. Those episodes of RAW and Nitro both had basically equal amounts of wrestling to go with storylines, and every show built on the last. Titles stayed with the same guy longer, making it more exciting when said guy lost. You also had main event guys who the general public were interested in, bringing in more fans.

Of course, it could be because i'm getting older, but the main thing I like about watching it all was always the wrestling part. Guys like benoit (pre-psycho) and dean malenko were genuinely entertaining wrestlers who put on fun matches to watch, which balanced the show in a way to make the endless NWO storyline stuff not as boring. Watching guys like Owen Hart and a young shawn michaels putting on both great matches and entertaining storylines kept the whole show interesting. And it was that way from my childhood (80's) through the late 90's, match wise.

/really outting myself as a smark here
//screw it, I don't know you people in real life
///I wore shoestrings around my arms and cut holes in the backs of my shirt when I was a kid because of wrestling

... do I want to be running limping around in my underwear trying to injure people?

FTFY.

One thing that WCW did right is that all the girls in the fed were gorgeous and unique. I know the Nitro Girls were lame, but they all had a look that spoke to different demographics.

The WWE is way too blonde and generic now. Vince Russo had a knack for knockers.

MattyFridays: One thing that WCW did right is that all the girls in the fed were gorgeous and unique. I know the Nitro Girls were lame, but they all had a look that spoke to different demographics.

The WWE is way too blonde and generic now. Vince Russo had a knack for knockers.

TNA has a great women's division. I was sad to see Gail Kim switch sides and Kong get axed.

Gunny Highway: Gunny Highway: Oh yeah, fark Goldberg (new window)

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As much damage as that kick caused, it really didn't look bad. Seems like more of a freak accident than Goldberg not being careful.

wholedamnshow: Gunny Highway: Gunny Highway: Oh yeah, fark Goldberg (new window)

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As much damage as that kick caused, it really didn't look bad. Seems like more of a freak accident than Goldberg not being careful.

I have to blame someone wholedamnshow and because I am an inbred rasslin' fan it dont have to make much sense.