PROWRESTLING.NET is now customized for YOUR mobile device! Visit us on your iPhone, Blackberry, or other WAP phone.
(Just enter "prowrestling.net" in your browser window.)
___
ADD US TO YOUR RSS FEEDER

AND BOOKMARK US
ALSO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR DOTNET PODCAST
RSS FEED or click button to choose popular RSS feeds such as Yahoo
|
|
Twilling's Blog
The sad state of Ric Flair, the horrible buildup to TNA No Surrender
By Rich Twilling Sep 14, 2008 - 10:25 AM |
|
Sunday, September 14 – 10:25 A.M. (CT)
-Ric Flair has been in the news lately and unfortunately, it is not because of anything positive that he did. I am sure everyone has read about the incident that resulted in his daughter getting arrested. I am sure everyone has read the comments by his estranged wife, Tiffany, regarding their divorce.
Flair reminds me of that dad that embarrasses his kids because he refuses to grow up. Could you imagine Ric Flair driving the carpool of kids to school? "Kids! You are going to make that math test bleed like a virgin. Whooooooooooo! Then you are going to style and profile all the way to football practice. To be the man, you've got to beat the man. Whoooooo!"
All fun aside, I do not have a good feeling about this. Jim Ross is worried about Flair. Ross is one of the most upfront and brutally honest people in wrestling. His blogs do not sugarcoat anything. He is old school and in your face. He does not even have Flair's phone number anymore and they are very close friends. He is worried; so am I.
Flair's personality and drive (in addition to his in-ring work) helped make him arguably the best ever. A lot of people live their characters outside of the ring. However, Flair's character works in a wrestling realm, but not in "real-life." Flair is not the marrying kind; that is okay. He likes his women. However, I hope he makes good decisions with his money. I hope he makes good decisions regarding his health. The night after Wrestlemania, he looked rejuvenated, relaxed, and relieved. I wish Flair those feelings as he moves on in his life.
-Today is the TNA No Surrender pay-per-view. Other than this being their first PPV outside of the United States, there is not much to consider noteworthy on this show. Of course, the actual card is solid but the buildup to the important matches was below average at best.
-The main event four-way with Samoa Joe defending against Christian Cage, Kurt Angle, and Booker T will be forgotten by tomorrow morning. I would be shocked if Joe did not retain here given the fact that Bound for Glory, TNA's version of Wrestlemania, is next month.
This match, despite being a tired multi-person bout, could be very good. However, the TNA creative team has crippled these guys going into the show because of a horrible buildup, or lack thereof. Thursday night on Impact, the main focus of the show was Sting calling out Jeff Jarrett. Samoa Joe was more concerned with Sting than his PPV opponents. Cage was the only one to even talk about his desire to win the title. His promo was very good, but there should have been more from the other guys in the match.
-The rest of the show is a throwaway to me. Even if there is a title change, will anyone really care? We did not see LAX on Impact. We did not hear from Consequences Creed or Sheik Abdul Bashir. Angelina Love and Taylor Wilde had a horrible beauty pageant instead of expressing their desire to win the Knockout's Title.
Booking a wrestling show is timeless; however, what works vs. what does not work is also timeless. TNA has all of the tools; they just need a toolbox. Actually, they need a toolbox and a qualified carpenter. It would be nice to see them put it all together.
GOT AN IPHONE OR IPOD TOUCH? THEN BE SURE TO DOWNLOAD OUR NEW FREE iPhone APP: Click Here
(or SEARCH "pro wrestling" in iTunes App Store)
__
BOOKMARK DOT NET AND ADD US TO YOUR RSS
•
HELP DOT NET: TAKE OUR ADVERTISER DEMO SURVEY
CLICK TO RETURN TO MAIN LISTING
OR SELECT A LINK BELOW FROM THIS CATEGORY
Twilling's Blog
Latest Twelve Articles |
|
|
DOT NET MEMBERS LOG-IN
VOTE IN OUR LATEST POLL
LATEST NEWS UPDATES
LATEST PPV & TV REPORTS
- 1/6 Powell's WWE "ECW on SciFi" Live Coverage: Double main event with Matt Hardy vs. Mark Henry rematch, Finlay vs. Jack Swagger
- 1/5 Powell's WWE Raw Live Coverage: First Raw of 2009 with William Regal vs. C.M. Punk for the Intercontinental Title, John Morrison and The Miz defend the World Tag Titles against Rey Mysterio and Kofi Kingston
- 1/2 Hermanstyne's WWE Smackdown Coverage: Happy New Year, Kizarny Debuts, The Hardys vs. Edge and Big Show, Royal Rumble participants announced, Jeff Hardy's challenger at Royal Rumble revealed
- 1/2 Shore's WWE Smackdown Live Coverage: The Hardys vs Edge and The Big Show, Royal Rumble Participants Announced, Kizarny Debuts, For Auld Langs Syne
- 12/30 Powell's WWE "ECW on SciFi" Live Coverage: The final WWE broadcast of 2008 with Matt Hardy vs. Mark Henry, John Morrison and The Miz host "The Dirt Sheet," Paul Burchill vs. D.J. Gabriel
- 12/30 Twilling's ECW Live Coverage: Matt Hardy vs. Mark Henry, The Miz and John Morrison host The Dirt Sheet and face Finlay and The Boogeyman
- 12/29 Twilling's WWE Raw Live Coverage: Chris Jericho vs. Shawn Michaels vs. JBL vs. Randy Orton to determine John Cena's Royal Rumble opponent; diva battle royal with the winner facing Beth Phoenix at the Rumble
- 12/29 Powell's WWE Raw Live Coverage: Final Raw of 2008 with Randy Orton vs. Chris Jericho vs. Shawn Michaels vs. JBL in a four-way to determine John Cena's challenger at the Royal Rumble
LATEST VIEWPOINTS
- In part one of a multi-part series, Twilling takes a look at Henry Waxman's letter regarding Congress investigating steroid testing in professional wrestling
- Powell's Blog: Vince McMahon puts on another show for his cronies, WWE attorney Jerry Devitt puts on his own show for Vince, the mainstream media turns a blind eye to the Waxman report on steroids in pro wrestling
- WWE's "ECW on Sci-Fi" Hitlist: Jack Swagger scores a clean pin over Finlay, Matt Hardy vs. Mark Henry, ECW broadcast team, Hardy vs. Swagger announced for next week
- WWE Raw Hitlist: John Cena and Shawn Michaels vs. Randy Orton and Chris Jericho, Vince McMahon returning, John Morrison and The Miz vs. Rey Mysterio and Kofi Kingston, C.M. Punk vs. William Regal, The Legacy, JBL
- New blog series coming, William Regal vs. C.M. Punk on Raw, thoughts on John Morrison and The Miz, NFL playoffs
- WWE Smackdown Hitlist: The Hardys vs. Edge and Big Show, Triple H and Vickie Guerrero, Undertaker and Shelton Benjamin, Kizarny debuts against MVP, Vladimir Kozlov vs. Hurricane Helms
- WWE "ECW on SciFi" Hitlist: Matt Hardy vs. Mark Henry, Jack Swagger, DJ Gabriel and Alicia Fox, The Dirt Sheet, Finlay and The Boogeyman vs. The Miz and John Morrison
- WWE Raw Hitlist: Shawn Michaels and JBL, John Cena brings the dead crowd to life, Michael Cole bores viewers to sleep, The Legacy faction, Mike Knox goes from monster to mortal
LATEST PRODUCT REVIEWS
|
|
|