Any wrestling fans on here?

[PartySaint]

Yeah i have SKY, getting excited, I feel like im 8 all over again

[Dunny]

RAW

RAW link

[Dunny]

What time's this on? Any links for it?

I linked it in the thread in TV and Film if your interested

[irishultra]

6 sided ring goes tonight(pre-taped)

i thought raw was hopeless. spent more time watching tna-angle vs styles was amazing, wrestling aint a sport but well that match was one of the great performances i ever seen.

[irishultra]

actually wrestling should be in other sports tbh. its not a sport but it's a sport in nature so yeah. anyway bret hart looked terrible, was a sad sight to see. i wish he had returned when wwe was not in PG mode.

[jebus]

Yeah I've been a huge WWF and later WCW and TNA fan since the 80s.
Bret was always my favourite, kept my interest in the sport even after it was dying (granted the product is so stale in the WWE now I never watch any more)

Anyway have just watche dthe highlights of both Raw and TNA and TNA was by far the better show. Bar Hitman's interaction with Michaels Raw was quite poor. Impact was far better, better matches and better segments, plus I'm a huge Bischoff fan so was delighted to see back on TV. Also TNA's signing of Jeff Hardy is massive in terms of taking ratings from the WWE. Loads of kids will switch over now because Jeff was the most over star in the federation before he left. Great signing by TNA

[irishultra]

jebus was wcw shown in ireland?

[Schumi]

jebus was wcw shown in ireland?

Nitro was on TNT which my cousins down the country had. I don't know if the channel was on any cable package in Dublin.

[jebus]

TNT is the correct answer

Used to watch that on Fridays and then late night Raw on Sky

Youtube or dailymotion some of the the stuff they did, honestly WCW in 1996/97 was the best time for wrestling in my opinion, unbelievable matches backed by great storylines

That said Bret vs Austin from 96/97 is my favourite feud of all time

[paul_oshea]

Shamus aka stephen farrelly.

[paul_oshea]

jebus was wcw shown in ireland?

shown on itv on saturdays.

[passinginterest]

Shamus aka stephen farrelly.

I saw Sheamus O'Shaugnessy wrestle in the Laughter Lounge only about 3 years ago, there's a really dedicated Irish wrestling scene and there was a few other very talented guys on the card that night. I'm not a big wrestling fan but they definitely put on a good show.

[Boo_Boy]

Disapointed that he let Vince kick him, after what Vince done to him in real life

Whats wrestling without a rivalry?

It would have been a lot more boring if he and Vince had a man love moment in the ring, because obviously they still disagree with what happened in 1997.

But like you said he signed till April so plenty of time for Bret to kick his ass.

[irishultra]

shown on itv on saturdays.

the reason i ask is because i have memories being in my cousins house when i'd be in ireland and seeing booker t and sting...and for some reason billy kidman. i dont remember anyone else. didnt like wrestling until 2000.

[Dillonman]

jebus was wcw shown in ireland?

If you had the old sky then TNT/TCM on the free channels always showed WCW, then it went bust or sumit and moved to Bravo I think!

[irishultra]

im more interested what tna are doing tbh. whereas hogan is coming in to elevate younger guys, those old farts are like headlining the other promotion.

[paul_oshea]

the reason i ask is because i have memories being in my cousins house when i'd be in ireland and seeing booker t and sting...and for some reason billy kidman. i dont remember anyone else. didnt like wrestling until 2000.

Beginning in 1991, WCW WorldWide was broadcast in the UK on the ITV network originally overnight at 1 or 2 a.m.

I always thought they put it on at around 5 as well. after the likes of airwolf etc.

ha i was right, great memory

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WCW_WorldWide -> WorldWide in the United Kingdom

[jebus]

Also it's great to see Bischoff back on TV as well. For my money he plays the GM role much better than Vince even

[Aberdonian Stu]

Hmm I wouldn't be so sure that Hogan is going to elevate the younger guys. Looks like he's going to push his pals more. It's already being seen as Desmond Wolfe (aka Nigel McGuinness) was substantially pushed down the card for Monday's show having stolen the show at their last two PPVs.

[jebus]

TNA Spoiler

SPOILER: Desmond Wolfe goes over clean on Samoa Joe on next week's Impact, push resumed

Re: Bret - I can understand why Vince got the first shot in. A lot of wrestling fans turned on the Hitman due to perceived bitterness on his part, for him to lay out Vince after Vince thanked him for being the Best There Is, Was and Will Ever Be would have to set Bret up as the heel as it would be a cheap shot. Now I want to tune in to see Bret get his revenge on Vince.

Also he's had three strokes so he's pretty limited in the ring (can't take any hard head shots) so I think the plan is for Vince to take on Bret in a street fight at WM as that will limit they amount of action (similar to Hogan v Vince) and give adequate breathing time between spots. Hitman will go over with the Sharpshooter at WM

Re: Hulk - He'll push some of his mates because he'll think nWo = ratings and to an extent he is right. That said the Nasty Boys shouldn't be let near a ring, and Bubba The Love Sponge is an idiot of the highest order. That said Hogan with his financial problems NEEDS this to work, so he'll do whatever will make him and TNA the most money. I think the elevation of the Pope, the continued push of other young guys and Jeff Hardy come sin means we'll see these near the top for the time being. I also have no problem with the Outsiders reforming to take on Beer Money. Beer Money are the third best tag team in the last ten years (Machine Guns and E&C in that order for the top two) so for them to face off against arguably the best, but definitely the most important, tag team of the 90s makes sense to me