EvilAngel said:

alexnvrmnd777 said:

The Rock took part in a Q&A session on his Twitter account this afternoon. Here are some highlights:

Brock Lesnar: "I loved wrestling Brock Lesnar. We had epic matches. He's my good bud and one of meanest SOB's walking."

Yeah, they had like...one or two matches.

I know, right? And they weren't even that special to begin with. Brock got his first title from Rock, but that's about it. Talk about revisionist history.

alexnvrmnd777 said:

EvilAngel said:

Yeah, they had like...one or two matches.

I know, right? And they weren't even that special to begin with. Brock got his first title from Rock, but that's about it. Talk about revisionist history.

Yeah that's some BULL shit lol

alexnvrmnd777 said:

^^ Told y'all!

it's the revenge of marlon wayans i'm telling ya lol

so that movie will come out in march ..who cares? IRON MAN 3 WILL BE OUT LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AFTER!

alexnvrmnd777 said:

EvilAngel said:

Yeah, they had like...one or two matches.

I know, right? And they weren't even that special to begin with. Brock got his first title from Rock, but that's about it. Talk about revisionist history.

True, that SummerSlam match when Brock won his first title was mediocre at best. I think that was the only PPV match they had.

Randy Orton's future with WWE is uncertain following their announcement Wednesday that he was being suspended for 60 days for his second violation of the Talent Wellness Program.

SuperLuchas.net reports the SmackDown wrestler met with Chairman Vince McMahon, Executive Vice President of Talent and Live Events Paul Levesque and Executive Vice President of Television Production Kevin Dunn at the organization's headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut on Friday to discuss his future with the organization.

A WWE source described the meeting's atmosphere as "hostile;" it was determined that a further decision concerning Orton awaits. The report adds there are "several" officials lobbying for his termination as a cost-cutting measure. They feel his lucrative ten-year contract—signed in January 2010—can no longer be justified if he is brought back in a mid-level role. His second suspension hinders WWE from continuing to feature Orton in headline role since a third drug-testing policy infraction would result in automatic termination.

McMahon is especially infuriated with Orton, who felt he had matured in recent years. The nine-time world champion's suspension reportedly stems from a positive drug test for the anabolic steroid Dianabol, which is banned by the United States Congress under its Controlled Substances Act. He also reportedly tested positive for marijuana, which is subject to a $2,500 fine.

source: SuperLuchas.net

Triple H's dumb ass gettin' involved in shit.

http://www.wrestling101.c...interview/

Eric Bischoff Interview

Posted on June 4th, 2012 by Josh Modaberi

Eric Bischoff is one of the most controversial people in the wrestling industry, and has worked in all three major wrestling organisations in North America; WCW, WWE and TNA.

Bischoff began his career in the industry with AWA, but then went on to become President of WCW, leading the company to become the number one wrestling show in the world for 84 consecutive weeks during the Monday Night Wars.

We caught up with the 56-year-old to talk about getting into the business, the famous Monday Night Wars, working with his son and Scott Steiner’s Twitter rants.

How did you first get into the sport of professional wrestling?

I grew up watching professional wrestling, as a young boy growing up in Detroit, Michigan both my parents would work on Saturday mornings so I would have the house to myself and would find myself watching professional wrestling after the cartoons had finished.

Some of my earliest memories are sitting at home by myself on Saturday mornings raiding the refrigerator for any goodies I could find and sitting back to watch the wrestling. I loved it, it was part of my childhood growing up, I have always been interested in it throughout my entire life.

How did you go from becoming a fan to getting into the business yourself?

As far as getting into the industry it was really more circumstantial and coincidence than anything. When I was in my 20′s and 30′s my professional background was sales and marketing, and I ended up literally getting a job in a sales capacity for Verne Gagne who was then producing a show for AWA, which is still shown on ESPN Classic to this very day.

My interest in television and the process of producing television was such that I volunteered a lot of my free time to be an assistant and learn the process and that’s really how it all started, I kind of just moved up from there.

Did you ever have an ambition to become a wrestler yourself?

No I never did, not even as a kid did I ever dream of becoming a wrestler. I never even really thought about being involved in the professional wrestling business in any way shape or form, I was just a fan. It was just pure coincidence that I ended up in the business, I’m fortunate and very grateful that’s the way it turned out but there were never any plans or interests in becoming involved in the industry.

Eric with Konnan

You will of course be remembered for your time as president of WCW, what was that whole experience like?

It didn’t just come about over night, from working in a sales capacity for Verne Gagne as I described, I then went on to work on camera as an announcer. In 1991 I was hired by Turner Broadcasting to work on camera for WCW and looking for onscreen talent. A couple of years later I worked my way up to an executive producer position and from there I became vice president to executive vice president and eventually president of the division.

It was a long process, from working on camera to becoming president of the company was a several year process but with every step in that process I learned more about the business side of wrestling industry and took on more responsibilities. By the time I became president of the company I had a clear vision of what I wanted to do and how I wanted to make WCW the number one wrestling company in the world.

What was it like when WCW Monday Nitro beat WWE’s Monday Night Raw in the ratings for 84 consecutive weeks?

It was obviously very satisfying, my goal was to be the number one wrestling show in the world and by 1996 we achieved that and for nearly two years we were the number one wrestling show in the world.

When I said I wanted WCW to be the number one wrestling show in the world most people thought I was nuts. To this day most people can’t figure out why I have a difficult relationship with certain sites and the dirt sheets but it is primarily because a lot of those people were the very people at the beginning when I took over WCW talked about how I was under qualified and wouldn’t last six months, so when we became the number one in the world it was very satisfying for me.

Appearing with Muhammad Ali prior to WCW Halloween Havoc 1994

What was it like working with guys like, Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Randy Savage with the NWO?

It was a great time, it was a great period, but that’s all it really was a moment in time. It was exciting as hell and very satisfying on a personal basis, it was fun on a professional basis. That period in the late nineties in my opinion was probably the golden age of professional wrestling, at least in recent times.

There were more people watching professional wrestling because of what I did with Nitro and because of the battle between two companies, I was responsible for what people were watching in wrestling in the late nineties and probably throughout anytime in history, and that probably isn’t going to change in my professional lifetime.

Before WCW went out of business, you tried to purchase the company, how close were you to keeping WCW alive?

Very close, probably a matter of between a week and ten days. We actually closed the financing, we raised $67million to buy the company off Turner Broadcasting, we had signed documents, we did all of the legal diligence and we were ready to close the deal when yet again there was another senior change at AOL Time Warner.

When that change occurred the new management that came in, they took a look at every deal that was on the table tore them up and renegotiated everything. When they got to our deal the renegotiation process was such that we decided it wasn’t a worthwhile investment any longer and we walked away from it.

Eric watching the last ever episode of WCW Nitro

One major star you let go during your time in charge of WCW was Steve Austin, did you have any regrets over letting Steve go?

Not at all, during his time in WCW Steve was injured a lot, he was down and he had a bad attitude about it, he didn’t like the way he was being used and the fact that he was inured made it an easy decision to let him go.

People forget when we let him go he went to ECW where he didn’t really become a star and then he went to WWE where he was all kinds of different characters before he finally stumbled into Stone Cold Steve Austin. It wasn’t like he left WCW and then instantly became a huge star in WWE, that’s not the case at all, he struggled for a long time.

Now would he have become Stone Cold Steve Austin if he stayed in WCW? I would find that highly unlikely but he became Stone Cold Steve Austin because of what he went through.

He and I actually joke about it, a couple of years ago we had a chance to work together and it was the first time I had seen him since I fired him, and we laughed about it over a few beers, he thanked me because he knew if I hadn’t fired him he would never have found that character. Some things are meant to be and that was one of them.

You became General Manager of Raw, what was it like working for Vince McMahon?

To be honest with you I had actually auditioned to be an announcer for WWE in 1990 while I was still at AWA. It was pretty obvious the Verne Gagne was financially in trouble and I could see the writing on the wall that his company wouldn’t be around much longer. I had to feed my family with young kids at the time and I actually applied for a job with WWE, I went to Stamford, Connecticut for an on camera audition but didn’t get the job, but I probably wasn’t qualified for it at the time so it didn’t come as a surprise.

It wasn’t until 2003 when Vince called me and asked if I would be interested in coming into WWE and I thought it was a great opportunity and thought it would be a lot of fun and it was. It was a very fulfilling opportunity I had to work with Vince McMahon and everybody at the WWE, they are a very classy organisation.

What do you make of the current WWE product?

I look at the WWE now and am so very impressed with what Vince McMahon and his family, staff and company have done. They are a publicly held company and like all publicly held companies they’ve been in some rocky waters when it comes to the stock-market but they’re still hanging in there and they are growing. They have taken professional wrestling and turned it into a global media phenomenon.

You are currently working with TNA, lots of people draw comparisons between TNA and WCW, do you draw any comparisons between the two companies?

None whatsoever, they are two entirely different business models. WCW was a major touring company whilst TNA is primarily a television company, the budgets here a significantly less than they were in WCW. You really can’t compare the two, although wrestling is the common denominator.

Appearing alongside Hulk Hogan in TNA

TNA is now in its tenth year, how would you say the company has evolved since you have come into the company?

TNA is evolving every day, the one thing about TNA that I have to give them a lot of credit for is that they have very little money to work with and for them to produce the kind of quality they do given the budget they have to do it with, a lot of people deserve a lot of credit.

The real challenge here at TNA is to find new better ways of producing a higher quality product with limited resources. When you look at the WWE and you look at the resources that they have it blows TNA out of the water.

In terms of quality I know for a fact that the quality of our story-telling we hold our own. A lot of what you are seeing on television now was planned six months ago, we are really spending a lot of time, good or bad, right or wrong building long term story-lines.

Having worked for both Vince McMahon and Dixie Carter how would you compare the two in terms of the differences and similarities? And how would you compare yourself to those two?

There is no comparison at all, I respect the hell out of Vince McMahon in a lot of ways and my only regret is that I didn’t have a chance to work more closely with him when I was in the WWE because I could have learned from him in a lot of ways.

I also in some respects think I have more of a creative instinct than perhaps Vince does, I look at television and I look at a story differently than he does, not necessarily better but differently. Vince and I are completely different people with completely different personalities.

Dixie is completely different in every way you can think of from Vince. She is a very social person, she has a sensitive and intuitive type of personality and Vince has his own strengths but I don’t think sensitivity and intuitiveness is one of them.

Who have been some of the favourite wrestlers you have worked with?

That’s a very difficult question, I have clearly made a lot of good friends in the wrestling business, Hulk Hogan certainly is one of my best friends and someone I enjoy working with. The thing that I respect about many people in the business is the commitment, the love of the art.

Towards the latter stages of your on screen work in TNA you worked closely with your son Garett, what was that like?

It was great, I’m grateful for the opportunity, it was a unique experience not many fathers have the chance to work with their children in television and entertainment so from that aspect it was very rewarding. I have mixed emotions about Garett’s decision to get into the business because it is a very difficult business and takes a tremendous amount of commitment. It takes a long time to determine if you’re going to be a success and in today’s environment there’s only really two companies to work for in the entire world and they are TNA or WWE.

TNA is a small company with limited resources so it is even more difficult here but its his choice and as much as I may or may not agree with it the fact that he is committed to it says a lot about him as human-being and a man, and I respect him for that.

Father and son together

What have you made you Scott Steiner’s recent Twitter rants aimed at TNA, Hulk Hogan and yourself?

Scott is a 50-year-old man and is at a stage of his life where in his mind he is a much bigger star than in reality and he is having a hard time adjusting to that. It is sad to see, especially with people at one time you thought were friends become so bitter because their identities are so diluted in this wrestling character that they think it is their life. When that chapter of their life closes they can no longer perform to the level they need to perform to be able to compete with the younger talent.

Some guys are able to adjust to that very well and just move on but other people like Scott Steiner just become bitter. I hope he finds a way to look back at his career and realise he was very fortunate, he made a lot of money, got to see the world and got to do things very few people got to do. I would like to see Scott become less bitter, he will be a much happier person.

alexnvrmnd777 said:

Randy Orton's future with WWE is uncertain following their announcement Wednesday that he was being suspended for 60 days for his second violation of the Talent Wellness Program.

SuperLuchas.net reports the SmackDown wrestler met with Chairman Vince McMahon, Executive Vice President of Talent and Live Events Paul Levesque and Executive Vice President of Television Production Kevin Dunn at the organization's headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut on Friday to discuss his future with the organization.

A WWE source described the meeting's atmosphere as "hostile;" it was determined that a further decision concerning Orton awaits. The report adds there are "several" officials lobbying for his termination as a cost-cutting measure. They feel his lucrative ten-year contract—signed in January 2010—can no longer be justified if he is brought back in a mid-level role. His second suspension hinders WWE from continuing to feature Orton in headline role since a third drug-testing policy infraction would result in automatic termination.

McMahon is especially infuriated with Orton, who felt he had matured in recent years. The nine-time world champion's suspension reportedly stems from a positive drug test for the anabolic steroid Dianabol, which is banned by the United States Congress under its Controlled Substances Act. He also reportedly tested positive for marijuana, which is subject to a $2,500 fine.

source: SuperLuchas.net

Triple H's dumb ass gettin' involved in shit.

And he does cocaine and pills but I guess because he's the boss' son-in-law, he can get away with that.

http://www.tmz.com/2012/0...ity-climb/

Former pro wrestling champ John "Bradshaw" Layfield's attempt to climb 7 of the highest mountains in the world just got a quarter million dollar boost ... courtesy of his old cohorts at the WWE.

If you didn't know, JBL has been planning to climb the highest peak on each continent to help raise money for a charity he works with called Family Center -- the group helps needy kids in Bermuda where he lives. JBL was going to pay for the expeditions out of his own pocket until the WWE stepped up to help.

JBL tells TMZ, "The WWE is sponsoring my whole 7 summits trip and will help get the word out across their social media platforms ... all to raise money for the kids program."

45-year old JBL says 100% of the proceeds will go to Family Center -- and he hopes conquering legendary peaks like Everest and Kilimanjaro inspires the kids in Bermuda to know anything is possible.

The WWE sponsorship is key because ... sources close to JBL tell us the epic 2-3 year adventure could cost upwards of $250k. Now JBL says, "All I have to do is not die."

http://www.wwe.com/classi...itro-girls

The WWE Universe may remember Booker T’s wife, Sharmell, as the queen who reigned by his side after he won King of the Ring in 2006 and declared himself “King Booker.” However, Sharmell’s sports-entertainment career actually began in WCW in 1998, when she auditioned for a spot with the Nitro Girls. The WCW dance group that dazzled WCW television and live audiences from 1997 to 2001. It’s a time in her life that she remembers fondly, recalling the fun had and the evolution of the ladies who comprised the group. (PHOTOS)

Formed by Kimberly Page in 1997, the Nitro Girls quickly became one of Monday Nitro’s most popular elements. Though originally intended to entertain live audiences during commercial breaks, the dance troupe’s popularity rose exponentially within a year. By the winter of 1998, the Nitro Girls sought to expand its ranks, and Sharmell was invited to audition, soon earning her spot in the group. Although she had no ambitions to get involved in sports-entertainment at the time, it was an opportunity she couldn’t let pass.

“There was a closed audition for well-known dancers in the Atlanta area. I was fortunate enough to be invited and I got the spot,” Sharmell told WWE Classics, adding, “Dance is my first love; at the time, I didn’t have my eyes set on wrestling at all.”

An accomplished dancer prior to her time with WCW, Sharmell toured with music legend James Brown before joining WCW. Upon debuting with the Nitro Girls in December 1998, Sharmell immediately noticed the stark differences between touring with the R&B legend and performing in front of a live audience, specifically wrestling fans.

“Touring with James Brown, I was able to go all over the world. … Words can’t even describe what it was like to dance for a living legend,” she explained. “When I joined the Nitro Girls, the atmosphere was amazing, but completely different. Wrestling fans are like none other; the energy was electric, and it just gave me goose bumps. After experiencing that feeling, I knew it was where I wanted to be.”

Sharmell recalled the “nervous energy” that she and the other Nitro Girls felt every week. She attributed much of that to the troupe being featured prominently on live television – something, by her own admission, that was far different than dancing on stage in a concert.

“We had to be on point and perfect every night because we knew the whole world was going to see it,” the former WWE Diva told WWE Classics. “And every week we had a different [live] audience, so we never knew what to expect. All of that just added to the excitement of performing on Nitro. The electricity from the fans, the desire to be perfect … that’s what made the Nitro Girls so memorable.”

The Nitro Girls were individually known by unique names that often reflected their personalities, such as Whisper, Tygress and Fyre. With the opportunity to choose her own name, Sharmell did not hesitate to pay tribute to one of her favorite fictional characters – Storm from Marvel Comics’ X-Men – and adopted the moniker.

Originally, the Nitro Girls were kept separate from WCW competitors and focused primarily on their own performances. However, in 1999, the dancers were thrust into the spotlight, becoming more involved with WCW competitors and their respective rivalries. With the exception of Diamond Dallas Page’s then-wife Kimberly, Sharmell was one of the first Nitro Girls featured prominently alongside a competitor.

“At that time in WCW, you never really knew who was in charge,” she admitted. “We kept having different people come in, and of course each had their own view of how things should go.”

According to the former Nitro Girl, she was told that she would make the move from dance team member to manager, a change that literally happened over a single weekend.

“I remember getting a call on a Friday afternoon, telling me to find a purple dress because I would be accompanying The Artist Formerly Known as Prince Iaukea to the ring the following Monday. And my name would be changed to Paisley,” Sharmell explained. “I had a couple of days to really embrace my new role, which was much more different from dancing, but I rolled with it and really enjoyed myself.”

Eventually, the Nitro Girls started actively competing, both amongst themselves and against other female competitors in WCW. As Nitro Girls Spice and A.C. Jazz battled for control of the group after Kimberly Page’s departure, Sharmell’s first match saw her square off with WWE Hall of Famer Sunny in 2000.

“We fully trained to compete. Our roles kept evolving, so we all embraced it, went to WCW’s Power Plant and trained to become wrestlers,” Sharmell remembered. Although her time training was brief – “my inexperience showed in that match with Sunny,” she admitted – Sharmell was victorious against the Diva. “We had a lot of great people to support us and wanting us to succeed.”

Sharmell wasn't the only Nitro Girl to be thrust into the ring and involved in situations outside of the dance troupe. One of today’s most famous former Nitro Girls, Stacy Keibler, joined the group after winning a dance contest and soon found herself becoming a major player in and out of the ring.

“I don’t think WCW management realized that the Nitro Girls would eventually become as popular as we did,” Sharmell explained. “When we held that contest, there were a lot of girls that really wanted to be Nitro Girls. We had the competitions in different cities and the auditions were packed, but we were fortunate to get Stacy. She won fair and square, and no one could have predicted the impact she would have on wrestling and pop culture.”

Keibler eventually became a manager, similar to Sharmell’s role following her time with the Nitro Girls, and soon became involved with WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair’s son, David. Following WWE’s purchase of WCW, Stacy appeared as part of the WCW/ECW Alliance before establishing herself as one of the most popular Divas in WWE history.

Like Keibler, Sharmell remained with the Atlanta-based organization until 2001. When she joined WWE that same year, Sharmell admitted that although she still loved dancing, she was “bitten by the bug” of sports-entertainment.

Becoming such an important element of WCW programming, the Nitro Girls made an appearance in the WCW-produced feature film “Ready 2 Rumble.” Though many look unfavorably at the film’s star, David Arquette, for shocking the world and becoming WCW Champion, Sharmell has very fond memories of her experience with the movie.

“One of my favorite memories from being a Nitro Girl was also one of the most hectic,” she said. “We were filming ‘Ready 2 Rumble’ while performing on Nitro and Thunder, at the same time, flying back and forth to Los Angeles. I actually choreographed the film, and it was really exciting because I was able to see the Nitro Girls evolve beyond the WCW shows and into filming a major motion picture. That was a big highlight for me.”

These days, Sharmell spends most of her time raising her twins and staying involved in acting, but she remains close to her roots as a Nitro Girl; recently she created a dance group called the X-Girls that performs during Booker T’s Reality of Wrestling events.

As the former WWE Diva and Nitro Girl can attest, WCW’s resident dance troupe was one of the most memorable highlights of an organization that saw its fair share of controversy and strife amongst management and competitors over the years.

Fondly looking back at her time as a Nitro Girl and the lifelong friendship she developed as part of the troupe, Sharmell believes there is a place for the Nitro Girls today in WWE.

“I really think we were ground-breaking, especially in sports-entertainment,” Sharmell told WWE Classics. “We had calendars, magazines and videos of our own. We really made an impact. There are a number of talented Divas competing today, but I really feel that a group like the Nitro Girls could bring an extra level of excitement to WWE.”

http://www.tmz.com/2012/0...den-hills/

The Rock has sold his massive, stunning home in Hidden Hills for very close to the $4.9 million asking price ... TMZ has learned.

Sources tell us the estate -- located 22 miles from Hollywood -- is being purchased by a businessman. It's currently in escrow and scheduled to close shortly.

The 9,120 square foot house has 6 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, an infinity pool and an awesome home theater.

The lucky realtors -- Tomer Fridman from Sotheby's International who represents the buyer and Andrew Manning from Prudential who reps The Rock -- should score a nice commission.

[Edited 6/6/12 15:33pm]

Numerous sources within WWE say Kelly Kelly has been granted "time off" by organization officials. She has been on the road full time since her 2006 debut and requested the break to recharge her batteries.

"She's been here since she was a kid," said a company source. "She had been pushing for time away to spend with her family and her boyfriend. Six years for someone of her age is a lifetime. She needed a break."

Many of her colleagues don't believe Kelly's returning anytime soon, if at all, since she has begun promoting her alternative stage name (Barbie Blank) and is currently accepting requests for appearances and endorsements outside of WWE. She added the following information to her Twitter account over the weekend: "Barbie Blank/Kelly Kelly, WWE Diva, MAXIM Cover Girl and 100 Hottest Women. For full appearances/endorsements please contact Heidi at heidi@atamanagement.com."

source: PWInsider

And good riddance, I say!

alexnvrmnd777 said:

Numerous sources within WWE say Kelly Kelly has been granted "time off" by organization officials. She has been on the road full time since her 2006 debut and requested the break to recharge her batteries.

"She's been here since she was a kid," said a company source. "She had been pushing for time away to spend with her family and her boyfriend. Six years for someone of her age is a lifetime. She needed a break."

Many of her colleagues don't believe Kelly's returning anytime soon, if at all, since she has begun promoting her alternative stage name (Barbie Blank) and is currently accepting requests for appearances and endorsements outside of WWE. She added the following information to her Twitter account over the weekend: "Barbie Blank/Kelly Kelly, WWE Diva, MAXIM Cover Girl and 100 Hottest Women. For full appearances/endorsements please contact Heidi at heidi@atamanagement.com."

source: PWInsider

And good riddance, I say!

Kelly Kelly I always thought was a dummy...

From PRO WRESTLING.NET:

WWE star Randy Orton responded to fan questions on Twitter regarding his 60-day Wellness Policy suspension. Orton noted that he has 50 days remaining on his suspension and was then asked why he is suspended. "When I'm able to tell you, I will," Orton wrote. "Until then, don't believe everything you read!"

Orton also commented about hoping to return as a heel....I damn sure hope he gets his wish. IMO, he's a natural born heel, the best to come along in quite some time. That Randy "Boreton" label is true...when he's a face, not a heel. Like Flair in the late 80s/early 90s, when they turned him face to feud with Terry Funk and team with Sting. Still loved him, but Flair was never, ever as good as a face. It just didn't work. The same goes for Orton.

Seriously...I could come up with a program to carry WWE for months, with Orton as the Undisputed Champ (combine the damned belts already!) being chased by Punk, Danielson, Cena and the Rock (Return of the Legend Killer!). Sheamus, Del Rio, whoever. I truly believe this guy could elevate most of the mid-level talent that Vince has on his roster...if he's used properly.

They invested a lot in him...groomed him from scratch, pushed him to the moon, signed him to a 20 year deal, and now...just a few years later...seem to have no idea what to do with him. I know his attitude has caused problems, but what true Superstar's attitude hasnt caused problems at one time or another?

Give Orton the ball as a heel and I'll tune in every fucking week.

http://www.delmarvanow.co...ent-June-9

StonedImmaculate said:

From PRO WRESTLING.NET:

WWE star Randy Orton responded to fan questions on Twitter regarding his 60-day Wellness Policy suspension. Orton noted that he has 50 days remaining on his suspension and was then asked why he is suspended. "When I'm able to tell you, I will," Orton wrote. "Until then, don't believe everything you read!"

Orton also commented about hoping to return as a heel....I damn sure hope he gets his wish. IMO, he's a natural born heel, the best to come along in quite some time. That Randy "Boreton" label is true...when he's a face, not a heel. Like Flair in the late 80s/early 90s, when they turned him face to feud with Terry Funk and team with Sting. Still loved him, but Flair was never, ever as good as a face. It just didn't work. The same goes for Orton.

Seriously...I could come up with a program to carry WWE for months, with Orton as the Undisputed Champ (combine the damned belts already!) being chased by Punk, Danielson, Cena and the Rock (Return of the Legend Killer!). Sheamus, Del Rio, whoever. I truly believe this guy could elevate most of the mid-level talent that Vince has on his roster...if he's used properly.

They invested a lot in him...groomed him from scratch, pushed him to the moon, signed him to a 20 year deal, and now...just a few years later...seem to have no idea what to do with him. I know his attitude has caused problems, but what true Superstar's attitude hasnt caused problems at one time or another?

Give Orton the ball as a heel and I'll tune in every fucking week.

Early on in his career when he was a heel (and Legend Killer, as you stated), I enjoyed him as well. But as a face, he's absolutely SUCKED!!! When I started watching wrestling again early last year, I was wondering why in the hell he was so damn boring. He was pandering to the crowd and saddled with this stupid, Rattlesnake-rip off "Viper" name/gimmick. I'd be willing to give him another chance IF, and only if, he was made a heel and a real one at that.

I will say that CM Punk has started to go down this road of being boring too. He was so much better as a heel than pandering to the kids and crowd with the stupid jokes every week. Even Austin made a comment on Twitter a few weeks ago about how he's been off his game lately and would ONLY wrestle him at WM if he was the bad ass heel he used to be.

The Rack recently interviewed Christopher Daniels just days before his big match featuring himself and Kazarian vs. AJ Styles and Kurt Angle at Slammiversary X on June 10th in Arlington, TX. Here are some highlights from the interview:

On his feud with AJ Styles: "There's nothing more heartwarming for me than going out and beating an athlete the caliber of AJ Styles. Every day, when I wake up and I tell the world that I'm the best wrestler in the world, all I have to do to prove it go out and beat AJ Styles. I mean, he's a Grand Slam champion, a former World Champion; he's held so many titles in this company, so that every time I pin him, all it does is solidify my standing as the best in the world."

On his evolution as a wrestler and performer: "It's growth. And I, as a performer, have grown, from 2002 to now. I have become better, I have become smarter. I've added more to my repertoire and that's what makes me the well-rounded professional wrestler that I am today."

On his epic match with AJ Styles and Samoa Joe: "The feud between the three of us; it's what put this company (TNA) on the map. Six years later, they still talk about that match, the one from Unbreakable (2005), as THE best match in the company's history. And why wouldn't they? It IS the best match in the company's history; it is the Temple, it is the gold standard of TNA Wrestling and will it ever be defeated? Probably not, let's be honest."

His pairing with Kazarian: "It's been great; we've been friends for more than a decade. We've never had an opportunity to be a solid tag team; we've tagged in the past but never anything long term and now three months after we become a tag team, we become the World Tag Team Champions; the number one tag team in professional wrestling today. It's been awesome. He's the best partner I've ever had"

Some of his favorite TNA moments: "Being in the matches everyone talks about after the fact: The cage match with AMW against Triple X, the three way with Joe and AJ, the match with Sting at Slammiversary. I mean all of the matches people remember are the ones with Christopher Daniels. I am the straw that stirs the drink of Impact Wrestling; that why I am the new face of Impact Wrestling….Thank you to the fans for continuing to be more like me and less like yourselves."

source: The Rack/WrestlingInc

Del Rio suffered a concussion at Smackdown taping. Has been pulled from House Shows and may be pulled from No Way Out.

R-Truth broke his foot and has been replaced by Brodus Clay at house shows competiting with Kofi.

Cena and CM Punk are having to pull double duty by appearing on both Raw and Smackdown and Raw and Smackdown house shows. Punk is not happy about it.

All info above pulled from pwi.com

Anyone catch Crimson call out Goldburg on TNA Thursday? Goldberg has been tweeting about it but nothing more really....

WWE is very very thin now talent-wise.....