The Triple Threat 7.15.07: The 54th Edition

Posted by David Martell on 07.15.2007

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Topic #1 Teddy Hart just signed a developmental deal with the WWE, what are your thoughts?

David Martell: This is a bad thing and a good thing. I'm one of those people who think that a new Hart Foundation would be awesome since we are lacking the amount of good tag teams in the WWE and we haven't had a good faction in a long time. On the other hand, I have watched Teddy Hart in the past and he is way to unpredictable. Hopefully he has improved since the last time I have seen him and lets hope to God that he wont bust out with a shooting star press out of no where.

Alex Mattis: Oh Teddy, you crazy bastard let's see how long you are able to keep your status in the E positive. Whos got 6 months? I'm taking all bets. Seriously though, it should be interesting to see what happens with this. Teddy wrestles a non-E style, so we'll see how well he adjusts. I'm not at all hot for idea of the "New Era Hart Foundation" but does the E care about legacy's? No. Just look at ECW. I'm always happy when the E gives someone new and different, and Teddy is REALLY different, a chance. But Teddy is an idiot.

Zach Brown: I've never liked Teddy Hart. He's pretty damn reckless and disrespectful if you ask me. He's pretty much the black sheep of the Hart family, and you know they'll most likely have Teddy doing some storylines that echo Bret's run in the WWE. After seeing him in
Wrestling Society X, I was pretty sure he had nothing new or nteresting to offer the wrestling community. Maybe the WWE will use Teddy to try and do a second run of the Hart Foundation, but I think we all know that it would be sad, tired, and weak. .



Topic #2 What are your thoughts on ROH's Race to the Top Tournament?

David Martell: I think any wrestling tournament is awesome and its even better that its an ROH tournament. Just look at the line up for this tourny. We got Chris Hero, Kevin Steen, Brent Albright, Claudio, Generico, and Delirious, and thats just some of them. Those names alone makes this one of the biggest tournaments in the last few years. I really hope to see Hero win this because he could take ROH to a new level.

Alex Mattis:A cool concept to help propel someone new up into the main event scene. Many great wrestler's will participate in this 2-night tournament. Of course Chris Hero could defeat them all, and will. But this event will also see the return to ROH of Jack Evans. It'll be fun to see how much more Jack has improved. I'm also looking forward to see how Brent Albright and Mike Quackenbush preform on these shows. And already announced is El Generico Vs. Delirious, which is always fun. Should be an exciting tournament which will show who ROH's next top stars are going to be.

Zach Brown: This tournament is a pretty great idea if you ask me. ROH has been having to change their game plan with TNA making all their talent pretty much exclusive. This is a pretty cool way to turn it into something positive. Delirious vs. El Generico should be a comedic
classic, and it's a great choice for a first round match. Not to mention, the Tag Title defense between the Briscoes and Danielson and McGuinness should be a fantastic match. The roster for the tournament looks great, but I think I'll be pulling for good ol' Kevin Steen to win. "First of all, his haircut is awful!"



Topic #3 What are your thoughts on the card of TNA's Victory Road?

David Martell: It is sad to say but this card looks worse than the card for the Great American Bash. Seriously, how could you ever have the Dudleys in the main event? It seems like TNA just drew matches out of a hat and decided to go with it. This card is just rediculous and I reccomend NOT buying this PPV.

Alex Mattis: This show has an extremely weak card. Christian Vs. Chris Harris? COME ON! Sting & Abyss Vs. AJ Styles & Tomko? WTF?!? A 10 man Ultimate X match? WHY!?!? Team 3D in the main event... the MAIN EVENT!?!? What's going on in the minds of TNA's writers? There's no telling when it comes to Russo and Mantell. I'm looking forward to seeing The Murder City Machine Guns teaming up on PPV, even if they are facing Bob Backlund. TNA really needs to step up there game, and who knows this PPV could be a sleeper hit. The card gives no one no reason to buy the show, thats why there is a 10 man Ultimate X they just trying to boost buy rates, meanwhile they are sacrificing the quality of the product.


Zach Brown: I don't want to see any of these matches. Literally. I don't care about ANY of them. The main event is a joke. No one wants to see two of the biggest stars in TNA go up against the quintessential joke of a tag-team, Team 3D. Any magic that Bubba Ray and Devon once had is long gone and everyone knows that. And then there is the 10-man videogame …I mean the Ultimate X match. Why even HAVE an Ultimate X match if the X-Division champ isn't even in it!? The only way it would be redeeming is if Elix Skipper won the whole thing because I'm glad to see him
back. NO ONE wants to see Rhino vs. James Storm, OR Eric Young vs.
Robert Roode for the 50th time. Ok, ok, I take it back. The only two
matches I'm even moderately interested in seeing are Christian Cage vs.
Chris Harris and the tag team match with Sting, Abyss, AJ, and Tomko.
Those might be somewhat redeeming. The rest of the night is just tired.



Topic #4 What do you think about the idea of Congress regulating the WWE?

David Martell: This is really a great idea. Look how many problems that steroids bring to the business of wrestling. With this we could see the downfall of big men getting to the top and the rise of true wrestlers becoming the top stars of tommorow. We will get to see the decline in wrestler deaths. This could make wrestling look more like a legit sport instead of some giant sized "entertainment." If this goes though maybe we can return to the days of Bret Hart and Shawn MIchaels where we had GREAT wrestling.

Alex Mattis: This would be a good thing, because safety should be first. But it would be somewhat of an embrassing situation for wrestlers and fans alike, and make pro wrestling look even worse in the eyes of John and Jane Doe. If this is what needs to be done to begin keeping wrestler's from dying, and protect the up and coming talent in this sport, than it is what needs to be done. This has been in talks for ages though and nothing has ever happened. Wrestling has drug problems just like any other sport. This is where the whole "sports entertainment" bullshit comes into play. I heard someone say "well it's not a sport so the steroid problem isn't like that of baseball or football." There is almost a mentality of "it's a show so it's not that bad." It needs to end at any and all costs. I miss Brian Pillman with all my heart, and alot of what caused his death was problems from steroid abuse and pressures of the business. There are countless others that died for these same reasons and it flat out needs to end. If the US government needs to step in and take some legal actions to protect these athletes I love so dear so be it.

Zach Brown: I'm really mixed on this matter. If Congress decided to regulate steroid and drug use in wrestling much like baseball or football…I just don't know. I really do think this question has to be asked: If steroids were COMPLETELY eliminated from wrestling, would it
drastically change the product? I mean let's face it, several wrestlers
have accused the WWE of only really implementing their wellness policy
on a few select wrestlers to be made examples of; never the big main
event guys. If one (or even several) of their top guys had to sit out
because of a steroid violation, WWE would lose money, and we would miss
seeing some of our favorite guys every week. But on the other hand,
this trend of wrestlers dying under 40 has to stop. I know for a fact
that no fan wants another Eddie Guerrero incident, or need I say,
another Chris Benoit tragedy. Don't get me wrong, I definitely don't
want to defend steroid use. If there weren't steroids in wrestling,
some of my favorite wrestlers could still be around. I'm just saying,
if Congress or whoever else were to regulate the WWE, the WWE not only
needs to make sure that the product is just as good as it used to be,
but they also really need to commit to this 100%, and make sure their
guys are 100% healthy at all times, steroids or not.



Topic #5 Mike Knox is making his return in the next month or so, what are your thoughts?

David Martell: Its always good for a roster to have a variety of different wrestlers so this could be a good thing. He wasn't the greatest of wrestlers but I did think he had some good moves. He did get over as a power house type of wrestler and he could always work as the bad guy you have to beat before you get the chance at the top. I say bring him on.

Alex Mattis: Why should we care? He sucked before, and had a horrible look. The notion that he could score a girl like Kelly Kelly even makes a 7 year old kid with a John Cena t-shirt say "Man, wrestlings fake."

Zach Brown: Meh. I've never really been a huge Mike Knox fan. I guess he's okay. But I mean he didn't even have a that memorable of a feud against CM PUNK! I can't stress enough how stupid that sounds. He's never been special in my eyes, and I don't think he adds too much to the ECW product to be honest. He's kind of the universal Mr. Blend-in.



Topic #6 What are your thoughts on the recent war of words of current and former wrestlers on the steroid debate?

David Martell: This is a really interesting situation where we get to hear both sides of the story. I think that both sides have good points but I am more on the side of the current wrestlers than the older ones because now a days the industry is a lot different. Yeah, we still do have those juiced up wrestlers like John Cena and Bobbey Lashley but it is a lot better now then it was then when everyone seems to be the big guy. I really liked Kennedy's argument because he is a current wrestler and he does see what goes on in the WWE today. He has seen what happens when someone fails wellness. I do think that the WWE wellness policy needs to be stronger but I also think that it was, and still is, a step in the right direction. Steroids needs to be eliminated from the wrestling industy and I'm sure that both sides understand that clearly.

Alex Mattis: First off, absolutley nothing that Warrior says should be taken by ANYONE seriously. It is unfair to say that these wrestler's opinions don't matter, Mero was active for a good while and was and he saw things behind the scenes that many off us never will. At the same time, the business is much different than it was during the time of the out speaking wrestlers in the way of drugs and steroids. However, the business today has more pressures than it did in the past. There is so much pressure today to be the next Rock, have the right look, the biggest size, etc. That is why Cena, Lashley, Khali, Batista, Edge, other muscle heads and giants are leading the flagship while more talented, but smaller wrestlers like CM Punk and Johnny Nitro are headlining on the lower grade, "C" show. Mero, Poffo, and Debra have a right to say what they are saying, but Kennedy, Finlay, Jericho have a right to dispute with them.

Zach Brown: Now THIS is something interesting. Wrestlers from all over have been weighing in on steroids in wrestling and the Benoit tragedy. Amidst all of the various interviews, two really stand out in my mind, and they are any interview with Konnan, and the Kevin Nash interview on Hannity and Colmes. Konnan really gave an inside look into steroid use within wrestling, while Nash did more of a "setting the record straight on steroids." Amidst all of the various interviews given by wrestlers, Nash's might have been difficult to spot amongst the numerous wrestler interviews, but I assure you, it was one of the most insightful. The most interesting part was when Karen Hanretty (Sean Hannity's sub) alluded that Nash lied about his statement that he had never seen "roid rage." Nash had no reason to lie and he felt rightly insulted as well. I mean why would he lie? He was there as an expert, admitting to having used steroids himself, and either by coincidence or maybe just by roid rage being uncommon, he hadn't personally witnessed it. It was insulting and sloppy journalism to simply accuse Nash of lying without any rhyme or reason to do so. Any wrestling fan or any viewer for that matter, got to witness the sloppy and sensational reporting that many news stations have been using lately when talking about "roid rage." But of all the wrestlers weighing in on this matter, my hat really goes off to Mr. Kennedy. A personal favorite of mine in the ring, he has clearly demonstrated his great insight and common sense outside of the ring as well. When you read Ken's blog, (something I highly suggest you read from the Meethinks Spectacular) he speaks volumes about what every wrestling fan thinks on this matter. He knows his stuff, and it puts
all the sensational media outlets to shame. Bravo Ken.


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