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Originally Posted by Wild7Dustr

Here's how I'd probally rate pro-wrestling shows now:

1. Raw.
2. Smackdown!
3. Nitro.
4. T.N.A. Impact.
5. E.C.W.

for me its:
1. TNA Impact!
2. WWE Raw
3. WWE SmackDown!
4. ECW


and btw, there hasnt been a WCW Monday Nitro in about 5 years

Originally Posted by Wild7Dustr

Is this a joke or are you just trying to tease us into believing that Paul Heyman and the Big Show are both finally gone?That would free the stage of about 1,000 lbs. of weight...lol.

haha its legit. but theyll both (or atleast Heyamn for sure) turn up in TNA very soon. Heyman's still under WWE contract until Jan. 1.

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Originally Posted by oojay

for me its:
1. TNA Impact!
2. WWE Raw
3. WWE SmackDown!
4. ECW


and btw, there hasnt been a WCW Monday Nitro in about 5 years


haha its legit. but theyll both (or atleast Heyamn for sure) turn up in TNA very soon. Heyman's still under WWE contract until Jan. 1.

Duh, there hasn't been a Nitro for quite some time! Obviously that was W.C.W.It still had to be on the list though, because it WAS more entertaining that the "new" E.C.W. will ever be.I had some good times watching decent matches from Nitro back then...
...not like I think W.C.W. should come back or anything, but you get the idea.T.N.A. is alright, but I think it's a little more overhyped than it deserves credit for at this point.It's great that they got some legendary wrestlers like Kurt Angle, Christian and Sting, but I still think they should acquire more (of the) upper echelon wrestlers and earn more respect thru time.I guess they're on their way though, so we'll see how good T.N.A. will be over time.

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Originally Posted by Wild7Dustr

Duh, there hasn't been a Nitro for quite some time! Obviously that was W.C.W.It still had to be on the list though, because it WAS more entertaining that the "new" E.C.W. will ever be.I had some good times watching decent matches from Nitro back then...
...not like I think W.C.W. should come back or anything, but you get the idea.T.N.A. is alright, but I think it's a little more overhyped than it deserves credit for at this point.It's great that they got some legendary wrestlers like Kurt Angle, Christian and Sting, but I still think they should acquire more upper echelon wrestlers and earn more respect thru time.I guess there on their way though, so we'll see how good T.N.A. will be over time.

yeah, Nitro did beat Raw in the ratings for nearly 2 years straight, and at a point WCW nearly bought out Vince. and WCW was wayyyyyyy better than this new "ECW". And how is TNA overhyped? Every "hype" hat is spouted, they live up to and exceed. Youre not gonna find wrestling like that anywhere else in the US.

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Originally Posted by oojay

yeah, Nitro did beat Raw in the ratings for nearly 2 years straight, and at a point WCW nearly bought out Vince. and WCW was wayyyyyyy better than this new "ECW". And how is TNA overhyped? Every "hype" hat is spouted, they live up to and exceed. Youre not gonna find wrestling like that anywhere else in the US.

Well, if you're interested, there is a d.v.d. out on those "wars."I believe the d.v.d.'s called the "Monday Night Wars" or something like that.I haven't seen it all, but I'm sure it'll be atleast somewhat interesting going back in time.

You can stand by T.N.A. still if ya like, I don't mind.I just think that T.N.A. is good and working its way up, ya know?They're not quite up where they'd be able to surpass the W.W.E. yet, ya see?Angle brings them closer though.The fact that they have both Angle and Christian really draw me closer to the brand each time.Along with the recent dullness of the W.W.E., I have become more interested in T.N.A., although T.N.A. just isn't there yet.Give it time and then we'll see.

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Originally Posted by Wild7Dustr

Well, if you're interested, there is a d.v.d. out on those "wars."I believe the d.v.d.'s called the "Monday Night Wars" or something like that.I haven't seen it all, but I'm sure it'll be atleast somewhat interesting going back in time.

You can stand by T.N.A. still if ya like, I don't mind.I just think that T.N.A. is good and working its way up, ya know?They're not quite up where they'd be able to surpass the W.W.E. yet, ya see?Angle brings them closer though.The fact that they have both Angle and Christian really draw me closer to the brand each time.Along with the recent dullness of the W.W.E., I have become more interested in T.N.A., although T.N.A. just isn't there yet.Give it time and then we'll see.

yeah, Ive seen "Monday Night Wars". it was good, but it only told WWE's side of the story. Eric Bischoff has a new book out called "Controversy Creates Cash" which tells his side of the story. And once TNA Impact moves to 2 hours they will bring in more, bigger name talent and start to be a real threat to the WWE empire.

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Originally Posted by oojay

yeah, Ive seen "Monday Night Wars". it was good, but it only told WWE's side of the story. Eric Bischoff has a new book out called "Controversy Creates Cash" which tells his side of the story. And once TNA Impact moves to 2 hours they will bring in more, bigger name talent and start to be a real threat to the WWE empire.

Yeah, I know about the book, but I don't think I'd be interested enough in it to read it all, ya know?Kinda like playboy in a way...
...you know, with playboy, all you really care about is the pictures and don't wanna waste so much time reading useless jibber jabber.

If T.N.A. does manage to "steal" some of W.W.E.'s greats or find some on their own, T.N.A. will surely be better than they are now, but I still don't think that they are anywhere close enough to surpassing the W.W.E.

I'm not totally ruling you out, I'm just saying let's wait and see if it could happen.Trust me, I'm always looking for better competition, because that's the best way they improve their product and that's good for us fans.

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Originally Posted by Wild7Dustr

Yeah, I know about the book, but I don't think I'd be interested enough in it to read it all, ya know?Kinda like playboy in a way...
...you know, with playboy, all you really care about is the pictures and don't wanna waste so much time reading useless jibber jabber.

If T.N.A. does manage to "steal" some of W.W.E.'s greats or find some on their own, T.N.A. will surely be better than they are now, but I still don't think that they are anywhere close enough to surpassing the W.W.E.

I'm not totally ruling you out, I'm just saying let's wait and see if it could happen.Trust me, I'm always looking for better competition, because that's the best way they improve their product and that's good for us fans.

IMO TNA needs to have like a CZW or ROH invasion or something (kinda like the ECW invasion of Raw in the mid 90's). And since most of TNA's wrestlers have open contracts, and do shows for ROH and other indy promotions as well, a few of them could "jump ship". It would make for great television, as well as showcasing good indy talent.