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Ever wanted someone you couldn't have?

yes, but at the end stealing is wrong

If you could have the starring role in one movie what would it be?

primal fear would have to be it, clearly as the evil alter boy.

Ask me anything

SMARK RAGE

ok after reading rajah.com I'm preety pissed.

tommy dreamer recently posted a blog about ECW. in it he states how the XFL was doomed from the start. but he also goes on to metion how the XFL changed things in football today, such as the locker room camera.

however these dirt sheets left out that part

instead we got this

Tommy Dreamer posted a blog on the WWE Universe site concerning the end of ECW, specifically noting how the wrestlers tried to make WWE's version work, but over-riding factors made its demise inevitable.







"No matter how hard we all worked, it could never be what it was, for so many reasons, I do not want to get into," Dreamer wrote.

He then compared WWE's version of ECW to the XFL, which folded after one season.


"Well lets look at what the world likes to call the WWE's greatest blunder the XFL. It looked like a great idea on paper. It had great network support but after the first week and great ratings, those ratings started to fall. Why? I feel the level of play. Many die hard football fans realized that there was a reason the players were not in the NFL. Maybe they just did not belong."

now how can they call themselves a news site, if there not posting the full story?

they cannot, instead I sense a biased against the WWE. something that exist in nearly ever site nowdays.

unless this trend is to stop, these sites will just continue to hurt WWE image. these sites do more damage than good

and thats my thoughts.

goodbye ECW

If you haven’t heard already, This week we saw the last episode of the new ECW, as next week it will be replaced by NXT.

Most online fans are actually happy with this move, stating that it wasn’t the real ECW, it wasn’t hardcore enough, wasn’t as edgy and certainly didn’t have the prestige it once had.

True some of the above statements are factual. But it depends how you look at it.

Were currently in the PG family era of wrestling, hardcore wrestling died somewhat 8 years ago, and in today’s world, the old ECW just would not survive.

But to say that the new ECW needed to be like the old is wrong. ECW was all about being different, and it still was. It wasn’t Smackdown or RAW, it was ECW. Were you saw actual wrestling and young guns getting a start in WWE. ECW gave the likes of Evan Bourne and Kofi Kingston a start, while veterans like Goldust and Regal proved they were still valuable. In fact Goldust hasn’t looked this good in years. And it’s really all thanks to the structure of this show.

I truly believe Tommy Dreamer sums it up in his blog what this show was –“Well lets look at what the world likes to call the WWE's greatest blunder the XFL. It looked like a great idea on paper. It had great network support but after the first week and great ratings, those ratings started to fall. Why? I feel the level of play. Many die hard football fans realized that there was a reason the players were not in the NFL. Maybe they just did not belong. That could also hold true to the tv show ECW, no matter how hard we all worked, it could never be what it was, for so many reasons, I do not want to get into.


However everyone wants to knock Vince McMahon for the XFL, but look at this many aspects of the XFL have been stolen by the NFL. The field camera view. The behind the scene lockeroom stuff. Having the viewer be almost on the field at all times, was what the XFL was all about. The NFL Network and every channel that carries football now does what that XFL tried to bring. So instead of blaming Vince. He deserves some credit for shaping the NFL the way it is today. As well as having the grapefruits for taking on the task.If you think about it Vince McMahon's vision good or bad has us all talking about his actions.”

This could not be any truer. ECW showed us that you could never count a wrestler out if he or she has hit the wall. It showed us that young superstars can in fact run with the ball if you chose to give it to them, and it showed us just how great a simplistic wrestling program can be.

I truly hope this isn’t the last ECW, maybe one day it will come back. Who knows? Maybe as the original hardcore wrestling program. Or maybe as a show which gave people a chance.

Either way it will be missed. And those who wanted it to end will wish they never said that

Goodbye ECW.

Test Marketing

Test marketing’


Ok once again I’m here to chew gum and kick arse... And I’m all out of arse.

Wait...

Never mind, on with the post



Lately the internet can only seem to talk about one thing, TNA and hulk Hogan. Or is that two things? Look the point is that the vibe going around is that Hogan sucks blah blah blah, going to ruin TNA etc.

But that’s just the view from people that follow wrestling.

What I did to get a perspective on the matter, was to ask someone who was in marketing and sales, about this situation and if what Hogan is doing (which is having only two PPVs away from the impact zone and reducing the total number of house shows) is the right thing to do.

And the answer shockingly was yes

That’s right, Hogan and Eric are doing the right thing. Wanna know why?

Smark- “No! I’m right because I’ve been watching wrestling all my life and can do a better job than Vince can cause he knows nothing about wrestling Cena sucks screw all you noobs we want attitude era back!!!!!!”

Shut up Smark

Anyway the reason is ..... Test marking

That’s right, it’s what successful business’s use when they want to test a new product or expand into a new market. Key word here is expand.

What people forget is that for a major wrestling company, the majority of their income would come from PPV and TV. And not from house shows as a lot of these arm chair critics like to think (want an example? Go to rajah.com and look up john report). So Hogan goes and looks at TNA’s record of house shows, how the bleed money because they can never fill up an area, demoraliser’s their roster because they didn’t even draw enough fans to fill half the arena, and most of all, just adding fatigue onto their wrestler’s.

Sure TNA have a light schedule compared to the WWE, but every match is a risk or getting injured, and if you’re not selling out a show, why bother risking your talent.

So instead Hogan looks at it this way, reduce the amount of shows and PPV outside the Impact zone, and focus on making the product better. Take all their energy away from these shows and put it into making a better show for the audience. As I said, their money is made from PPV and TV.

So let me bring you back into this idea of test marketing, TNA will most likely only do two shows outside the impact zone in America this year. So as a business man, what would you think if your two biggest shows of the year did not sell out the arena? Simply you wouldn’t waste your time putting on these lesser shows in the same area. Instead you would wait until your product is better, and more recognised around the country before you take that risk.

And that is what Hogan is doing, he is putting most of TNA show’s on in a studio where it is free to film, is guaranteed an audience every night, and is regardless of what people think, different from their competitor’s look and feel.

The main argument against what Hogan is doing is that TNA will continue to look like the minor leagues by staying in the Impact zone, but contrary to that statement, I’d rather a full arena of 500 people than an half empty one with 2000. The impact zone is one of the things that make’s TNA unique, people should be wary of that, furthermore they should be weary of the fact that if TNA were to film outside of the impact zone, they would look worse than before.

So from this moment now, TNA are taking educated risks, instead of blind ones like before

And that is why Hogan is right.

vemon that is.. the internet

wow what a moment in time we have right here

instead of talking topical, I will instead bring our clever minds onto somthing esle that has caught my gaze.

a few weeks ago, kizarny (however you spell it) said in a interview that he's time in the WWE was terrible and was backstabed blah blah blah you get the picture

however thats not the intersting side

most if not all of the wrestling dirtsheets reported ONLY the neagtive side of the interview, when in fact a real wrestling website the sun (ok thier a real magizine but who cares) actually reported on the full interview, were it turns out that kizarny prasied wwe and knocked them at the same time

now not only does this show how this so call dirtsheets lack substance, but moreover it shows that if you want true wrestling news, theres only a few sites out there to provide it.

which today my friends, there are few of

thoughts on TNA V WWE and eddie fatu

wow what a week this is going to be

first of all the sad news that eddie fatu has passed away, its always a great shame when someone of his talent dies at such a young age, my wish's go out to his friends and family

and on another topic, hulk is really up to his tricks isn't he?

If you havn't heard already, TNA will be airing a 3 hour live show on... wait for it... MONDAY NIGHT.
no not this monday night, jan the third. anyway it is a huge risk for the company and hopefully (in my mind) it will pay off. only problem I have is that fact its IN THE BLOODY IMPACT ZONE!

well D day is 3/1, so lets rumor up people!

Difference in extreme

Dear readers


I had originally set out to write this article on the superiority of the new ECW over the old ECW, while I’m a fan of hardcore matches occasionally, I much prefer the technical ones as opposed to the brutality hat involves hardcore wrestling.

However while browsing the internet as I usually do, I came across an article in the SUN newspaper. The sun has a huge wrestling column, and often they would catch up with wrestlers and have exclusive interviews, this one however was one with Rob Vam Dam

Rob Vam Dam describes how his heart was torn out by Vince when he changed the original ECW to the old ECW, showing disrespect to a cult which was still going. And as I continued reading I began to realise something.

As Jericho would say, both ECW’s where the best at what they do.

Sure there two completely different versions of each other, but the core elements of what they strive to achieve remains the same.

The old ECW was about being different, they weren’t mainstream, they didn’t care about what you think or who they offended, they just did what they wanted, and got a cult like following. They brought Lucha Libra to the states, they were the catalyst for the attitude era, they invaded Monday night RAW, and most of all were a footstep for future superstars, such as stone cold, Mick Foley, Eddie, Rey, Chris Benoit, and Chris Jericho.

The original ECW was something that could possibly be never seen again, a once in a life time promotion which just happened to come to fruition at the right place at the right time.

And then we have the new ECW, the stress relief if someone gets pissed on the internet.

Look people the new ECW may not be like the old one, but it still is a dam good product. We get every week a mixture of veterans and new superstars in matches which are usually high in quality. Why are they usually high? Because WWE can give away these matches without having to worry about putting it on PPV. After all it gets a third of the rating RAW gets. So why not?

The new ECW is always a great watch (minus the Abraham show) and really it only targets a certain audience anyway, much like the old ECW, expect this time it’s for those who have the great love of a good technical match.

So while the new ECW may be a family friendly place, it is currently the best at what it does, it may not be the old ECW, but it’s moved on from that. Hardcore wrestling isn’t for everyone, WWE is about pleasing the masses, and unfortunately that’s where ECW had to move on to. Where in the family friendly era of WWE and the old ECW style would be out of place.

However that saying the ECW still embodies the spirit of the old, veterans getting a second wind, news talent looking for a break, matches that are borderless

And that my friends, is extreme.