So some Impact tapings were done recently, and it's been leaked that Jay Lethal is involved in a new angle where he'll fight guys from the 80s and early 90s. Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart has been confirmed as one of his opponents. This angle was decided on before the signing of Hulk Hogan, so it's unclear if it will eventually lead to a Hogan/Lethal feud.
I don't know how I feel about this.
Obviously, the fans want to really want to see Black Machismo wrestle against or team up with the Macho Man, but with Hogan in TNA, it's almost definite that we won't get to see that happen. And with that being the case, it's really shitty for TNA to rub salt in our wounds with this angle.
This kinda angers my blood. I honestly wish Hulk Hogan would drop off into obscurity to give some of my actual favorites a chance to shine.
Doddsino
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Nov 05 2009 04:37 pm
Can Jim even still wrestle? When I saw him on Raw a few years ago, he looked enormous.
I really feel for Lethal, I kinda wish he'd drop the Machismo gimmick, even though he's great at it, because it's always going to lead back to shit like this.
Knyte
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Nov 05 2009 04:44 pm
Maybe he can team up with Hulk, and they can be the "Mega Powers 2."
Syd Lexia
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Nov 05 2009 04:45 pm
I like this, if for no other reason than it puts him back in single competition. Lethal Consequences never went anywhere, and it toned down the Black Machismo gimmick. Honestly, Jay is in a tough spot. He'll never get the Heavyweight belt, might someday get the Legends belt, but will likely be relegated to X Division status.
Speaking of which, what the fuck happened to the X Division? There used to be multiple X Division matches in a night. Now we're lucky to see any other than Daniels, Suicide, and Amazing Red.
I will give it credit by being better than WWE's sloppy women's wrestling as of late, but I can't help but see how it brings in the ratings? Maybe it's just me, but 90% of these women who come through never make me give a damn about them, other than being a pretty face.
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Nov 05 2009 05:13 pm
They are decent. It isn't Shimmer, but it is the best televised option. And for a while it was some of the best wrestling on tv. It has been on a downwards spiral for awhile, mostly due to the lack of Love and Roxii, as well as some questionable booking, but it is still among the best stuff on TNA.
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Nov 05 2009 06:28 pm
Three words...Average Wrestling Fan. Average wrestling fan is like 13, just getting into girls, both figuratively and metaphorically speaking. ZOMG HOT GIRL!1!!!1 Sexy sells my friend...sexy sells and seeing how a majority of the wrestling fans are not of the gay persuasion they enjoy those matches. People our age are out of that phase and just see it as a distraction, even if it is actually good wrestling. I can't lie though everytime "Flaming Fire Crotch" was on I couldn't look away. I was in love with Christy Hemme.
Doddsino
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Nov 05 2009 06:38 pm
I don't know if I would consider myself an average wrestling fan when I was 13, I didn't read dirt sheets or anything, but had a keen sense of what was going on, plus I liked heels, the divas never really did anything for me, and I'm totally not gay. Just because I find a girl attractive, doesn't mean I want to see her botch the shit out of basic wrestling moves.
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Nov 06 2009 02:01 am
MAn, I really like LEthal's ability, but the man is horrendous on the mic. Dude was basically booed out of ROH due to his mic work, and thats saying something.
Syd Lexia
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Nov 06 2009 09:18 am
Lethal's done pretty good mic work with his Savage impersonation.
Not only is his Savage voice pretty darn good, but all the little characteristics are absolutely incredible.
I wonder if he's do the "handshake" with Hogan?
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Nov 07 2009 10:01 am
Syd Lexia wrote:
Lethal's done pretty good mic work with his Savage impersonation.
I agree
The reason Mr.Bomberman isnt around is because is Jay Lethal ATM
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Nov 07 2009 11:15 am
Syd Lexia wrote:
Lethal's done pretty good mic work with his Savage impersonation.
But that's his only way to get over. I really like Lethal from a worker stand point and he's a good dude. But if he's not doing the Macho gimmick (and how long is he supposed to really last with that) he is utter horror. Now if he had Frylock's voice, he'd be a lot more over on the mic.
