*TNA SPOILERS*

[Alex Shelly - Guns]

Quote:

- Raven is back for another short stint with the company and will be involved in the Abyss/Mick Foley storyline.

- Likewise, Jim Neidhart is also in for a short stint and will wrestle “Black Machismo” Jay Lethal, who is currently working against wrestlers from the 1980’s.

O_o
Wow, looks like jay's carrer is going a 'bit downhill.

[-I- Nosawa -I-]

Hooray for Raven!

[vik stryker]

No Hogan?

[TriangleLancer]

Thank God. I've missed the real Raven for a while. His last stint in TNA was interesting, but it's just not the same when he's taking orders from Richards... or anyone, for that matter. XD

As for Lethal, I don't see how being put with an established guy like Jim Niedhart could do anything but help. Lethal does need to ditch this Randy Savage Knock-off gimmick, but for now, it's fine because working with established guys is how you get over.

[lostphrack]

TriangleLancer

Thank God. I've missed the real Raven for a while. His last stint in TNA was interesting, but it's just not the same when he's taking orders from Richards... or anyone, for that matter. XD

As for Lethal, I don't see how being put with an established guy like Jim Niedhart could do anything but help. Lethal does need to ditch this Randy Savage Knock-off gimmick, but for now, it's fine because working with established guys is how you get over.

Yeah, even though I kind of liked the idea of Richards somehow turning the tables on Raven and becoming the leader, it just wasn't the same. It'll be nice to see him come back for a little bit though, hope it's good.

[Rokkr]

TriangleLancer

Thank God. I've missed the real Raven for a while. His last stint in TNA was interesting, but it's just not the same when he's taking orders from Richards... or anyone, for that matter. XD

As for Lethal, I don't see how being put with an established guy like Jim Niedhart could do anything but help. Lethal does need to ditch this Randy Savage Knock-off gimmick, but for now, it's fine because working with established guys is how you get over.

I dunno, I like it. Kind of like those Legacies they have in Japan and Mexico based around a mask. But less serious and slightly crazier.

Raven being back is awesome though, I'm more pumped about this news about Hogan.

[Evil Penguin Overlord]

So, since TNA believes in continuity, think they'll explain why Raven vanished after Slammiversary only to pop up again now to continue feuding with Abyss?

[sting056]

Alex Shelly - Guns

Quote:

- Raven is back for another short stint with the company and will be involved in the Abyss/Mick Foley storyline.

- Likewise, Jim Neidhart is also in for a short stint and will wrestle “Black Machismo” Jay Lethal, who is currently working against wrestlers from the 1980’s.

O_o
Wow, looks like jay's carrer is going a 'bit downhill.

so rlly raven is back for good ??

[TriangleLancer]

Rokkr

TriangleLancer

Thank God. I've missed the real Raven for a while. His last stint in TNA was interesting, but it's just not the same when he's taking orders from Richards... or anyone, for that matter. XD

As for Lethal, I don't see how being put with an established guy like Jim Niedhart could do anything but help. Lethal does need to ditch this Randy Savage Knock-off gimmick, but for now, it's fine because working with established guys is how you get over.

I dunno, I like it. Kind of like those Legacies they have in Japan and Mexico based around a mask. But less serious and slightly crazier.

Raven being back is awesome though, I'm more pumped about this news about Hogan.

I guess that makes sense in a way, but this isn't Puro or Lucha Libre and I highly doubt that such a thing is TNA's motivation. It seems more like they don't want to put the work in to create an original gimmick for Jay Lethal so they're just recreating Randy Savage. Sometimes it's cool to see them make a character based on a non-wrestling character (i.e. Consequences Creed's gimmick of looking/acting a lot like Apollo Creed from the Rocky Movies), but when they retread a character that's already been established in wrestling, it just seems lazy to me.

[Rokkr]

Evil Penguin Overlord

So, since TNA believes in continuity, think they'll explain why Raven vanished after Slammiversary only to pop up again now to continue feuding with Abyss?

All part of the plan. I guess he'll just say it was some medical problems, since it's happened quite a bit in the past.

Lancer: They got the idea for his and Stone Cold Sharkboy listening to the two of them do impressions of them Randy Savage and Steve Austin in the Locker room. Not shitting you.

[TriangleLancer]

Rokkr

Evil Penguin Overlord

So, since TNA believes in continuity, think they'll explain why Raven vanished after Slammiversary only to pop up again now to continue feuding with Abyss?

All part of the plan. I guess he'll just say it was some medical problems, since it's happened quite a bit in the past.

Lancer: They got the idea for his and Stone Cold Sharkboy listening to the two of them do impressions of them Randy Savage and Steve Austin in the Locker room. Not shitting you.

Oh, I don't doubt it. And the impressions that they do are pretty spot on and entertaining for the most part. But at the same time, it seems more detrimental than anything else because they aren't getting over. What I mean by that is that it's not Jay Lethal and Sharkboy who are getting over with the audience. It's Randy Savage and Steve Austin who are getting over because they were already over. I think it would be an okay gimmick to get them started when they first got on TV, but now, not only is it starting to get stale (to me, at least) but it's almost like they aren't themselves (meaning there's nothing original about them anymore).

[XStr8EdgeX]

Alex Shelly - Guns

Quote:

- Raven is back for another short stint with the company and will be involved in the Abyss/Mick Foley storyline.

- Likewise, Jim Neidhart is also in for a short stint and will wrestle “Black Machismo” Jay Lethal, who is currently working against wrestlers from the 1980’s.

O_o
Wow, looks like jay's carrer is going a 'bit downhill.

You can attribute Jay Lethal's career going down hill to TNA thinking the former-WWE guys they bring in are superier to their own talent. They needed someone for D'angelo Dingero to squash kinda sucks since Jay Lethal is talented and so is Consequences Creed they don't even get used that much anymore unless they are being squashed trust me when i say Lethal facing Neidhard isn't going to do anything for his career he needs a gimmick change to get some momentum.

[XStr8EdgeX]

Also im glad Raven is back biggrin he's always been ony of my fav's i'm not really picky on how he's used either even if it is shortlived should be interesting to see how he fits in the Foley/Adyss storyline.

[Raikkoneia]

Whatever happened to Consequences Creed?

[YoByAxEs]

Did TNA actually have a good PPV last night? At least that's what Truthslayer said.

The Knockout match and Lashley vs. Steiner woulda had killed the PPV for me.