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[SUPERECWFAN1]

When TNA launched the company itself was trying to establish its main event roster. They had to go in and take who was there as well as use some unsigned talent that wasn't signed to the WWF then. The 1st TNA PPV had this roster of talents.


Ken Shamrock
Scott Hall
Steve Corino
Malice (the Wall)
Buff Bagwell
Rick Steiner
Gangrel (Vampire Warrior)
Devon Storm
Chris Harris
Ron Killens


Now of that list Scott Hall and Buff Bagwell were not dependable guys you put a title on. Not a NWA World title and the NWA itself pushed for who would become champion then. Malice would actually be the top heel to start TNA off awhile with Jarrett trying and failing (he got beat up by the Tennessee Titans football team in front row once comically after starting a fight). You could make a possible push that the NWA could have pushed for Corino to be World Champion but he took had the same issue Raven had (to a bigger extent then as he never had worked in WWF or WCW before this).

That 1st few months Ken Shamrock was World Champion and it seemed he was gonna be a long term face champion. Yet months in he came to the Jarrett's and told them he had an offer to do MMA and wanted to fight Ortiz. So that cut short his run and they had to scramble for a face champion and gave it to Ron Killens.

Who really wasn't much better and the one creating the most "note worthy stuff" without being champion and getting beat up by a football team and country music singer (Toby Keith) was Jarrett. So finally that fall/winter he became champion.


Now a big issue came in as he did a face turn was ...there was no big heels for Jeff to work against. Malice had been let go and they needed someone. So they had Vince Russo do the best early storyline and it was the S.E.X storyline (Sports Entertainment Xtreme) stable where he could help the "kid" they really wanted to push at some point. It was AJ Styles who needed a good mic worker to help him. (AJ admitted he struggled for years on the mic and it was Flair who helped him the most). AJ had been pushed as a big part of X-Division and they had him get a brief run.


But a big issue even after getting Raven come in was from 2002-2005 the company didn't have a lot of big heels or faces really to put the belt on. And as well as the fact NWA itself wanted Jarrett to carry that title to do title defenses outside TNA so he had to do it. This went on as we saw til 2006 once the company brought in more stars and they finally was able to cut the cord to the NWA to not listen to them.

[BigLbo]

When TNA launched the company itself was trying to establish its main event roster. They had to go in and take who was there as well as use some unsigned talent that wasn't signed to the WWF then. The 1st TNA PPV had this roster of talents.


Ken Shamrock
Scott Hall
Steve Corino
Malice (the Wall)
Buff Bagwell
Rick Steiner
Gangrel (Vampire Warrior)
Devon Storm
Chris Harris
Ron Killens


Now of that list Scott Hall and Buff Bagwell were not dependable guys you put a title on. Not a NWA World title and the NWA itself pushed for who would become champion then. Malice would actually be the top heel to start TNA off awhile with Jarrett trying and failing (he got beat up by the Tennessee Titans football team in front row once comically after starting a fight). You could make a possible push that the NWA could have pushed for Corino to be World Champion but he took had the same issue Raven had (to a bigger extent then as he never had worked in WWF or WCW before this).

That 1st few months Ken Shamrock was World Champion and it seemed he was gonna be a long term face champion. Yet months in he came to the Jarrett's and told them he had an offer to do MMA and wanted to fight Ortiz. So that cut short his run and they had to scramble for a face champion and gave it to Ron Killens.

Who really wasn't much better and the one creating the most "note worthy stuff" without being champion and getting beat up by a football team and country music singer (Toby Keith) was Jarrett. So finally that fall/winter he became champion.


Now a big issue came in as he did a face turn was ...there was no big heels for Jeff to work against. Malice had been let go and they needed someone. So they had Vince Russo do the best early storyline and it was the S.E.X storyline (Sports Entertainment Xtreme) stable where he could help the "kid" they really wanted to push at some point. It was AJ Styles who needed a good mic worker to help him. (AJ admitted he struggled for years on the mic and it was Flair who helped him the most). AJ had been pushed as a big part of X-Division and they had him get a brief run.


But a big issue even after getting Raven come in was from 2002-2005 the company didn't have a lot of big heels or faces really to put the belt on. And as well as the fact NWA itself wanted Jarrett to carry that title to do title defenses outside TNA so he had to do it. This went on as we saw til 2006 once the company brought in more stars and they finally was able to cut the cord to the NWA to not listen to them.

heard all this back then, what it comes down to is slapnuts is a conman & a liar.


anyways cage, elgin,sami and tessa killed it tonight. TNA, impact whatever is and always has been better w/o slapnuts.

[Punisher007]

The finish depends on what happens from now on. If this is a one off, then that was freaking stupid ending. But if this continues, with Tessa winning in the end, then fair enough.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

heard all this back then, what it comes down to is slapnuts is a conman & a liar.


anyways cage, elgin,sami and tessa killed it tonight. TNA, impact whatever is and always has been better w/o slapnuts.

What did he con ? He created a product and the moment more big main event stars came in he took a backseat.

[steve2275]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricochet_(wrestler) + https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Authors_of_Pain (team NXT alumni)
vs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.J._Styles + https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallows_and_Anderson (team bullet club alumni)
yay or nay?

[XPac]

What did he con ? He created a product and the moment more big main event stars came in he took a backseat.

I think towards the end there, Global Force Wrestling started looking like a pyramid scheme. I definately think he ended up coming off like a con man there.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

I think towards the end there, Global Force Wrestling started looking like a pyramid scheme. I definately think he ended up coming off like a con man there.

That to me collapsed once he couldn't find a TV partner or streaming site. It was said he filmed weeks of TV and no one picked it up. Now yeah he screwed up his last Impact run where he clearly had alcohol issues and going into rehab was wise. He should have done it sooner but yeah that to me was his fault there and getting help was a big plus for him.

[Punisher007]

Stone Cold HATES Jarrett for what a jerk Jeff was in Memphis, and other things.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

Stone Cold HATES Jarrett for what a jerk Jeff was in Memphis, and other things.

Well he paid him back as we saw when he refused to work with him in 1999. It was when they were planning on who to push ahead and Russo pitched Jarrett. Austin refused and then Russo told him they'd go with HHH. Austin didn't wanna work with him either (its why Mick Foley had to eat the loss and put Trips over in 1999). Its only after he came back from neck injury he saw HHH was a main event caliber worker to work with.

But it follows the course of guys who refuse to work with others once they become main event stars.

[XPac]

That to me collapsed once he couldn't find a TV partner or streaming site. It was said he filmed weeks of TV and no one picked it up. Now yeah he screwed up his last Impact run where he clearly had alcohol issues and going into rehab was wise. He should have done it sooner but yeah that to me was his fault there and getting help was a big plus for him.

I'm not even talking about the time he embarrassed himself by going into the ring in no condition to compete.

I think he may have literally turned GFW into a pyramid scheme. I think he literally is a con man.

https://www.mandatory.com/wrestlezon...fw-controversy

[wjowski]

Stone Cold HATES Jarrett for what a jerk Jeff was in Memphis, and other things.

Austin wasn't exactly all sunshine and gumdrops himself when he was on top.

[steve2275]

fantasy booking
tessa blanchard vs shayna baszler

[SUPERECWFAN1]

I'm not even talking about the time he embarrassed himself by going into the ring in no condition to compete.

I think he may have literally turned GFW into a pyramid scheme. I think he literally is a con man.

https://www.mandatory.com/wrestlezon...fw-controversy

Gonna dig into this , its from 2016 and the guy who exposed the company that is linked with (Karatbars) debates someone in the company in comments section where it gets pretty wild as more join in. In fact if this is the same company Jarrett possibly hooked up with to do a deal , it seems that its actually...a legit business !

(This is from January 2019)

https://www.globaldomainsnews.com/ka...-watch-in-2019

So its possible Jarrett for funding for GFW made an advertisement deal with this company and at 1st it seems like a wild ponzi scheme. But 3+ years later if this is the same German company (it has the name and everything) then this company is a legit business according to Forbes and on their list to watch in 2019.

[Jcogginsa]

so Shane and Drew are tagging against Roman tonight, with Roman having a partner of his choice

[Jcogginsa]

Opening with the Mixed tag, also Ricochet is going 1v1 with Luke Gallows later tonight