Another Title for TNA? (SPOILER)
Posted by Larry Csonka on 10.15.2008
Click if you want to know.
As it has been rumored, TNA will be introducing a 5th title into the promotion. It will be held and introduced to the promotion by Booker T, and will be called "The Legend's Championship." This plays into the angle that they have been running where Booker T has a briefcase, and has been claiming to reveal the contents at the proper time. Booker will defend the title against younger talents he feels he's above and other "Legends," basically it will be similar to the old "Million Dollar Belt" that Ted DiBiase held. TNA took possession of the title during the Bound for Glory weekend. The title was designed by Rico Mann and built by Dave Millican and Reggie Parks.
Posted By: Lance Uppercut (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 12:07 PM
Dumbest.
Idea.
Ever.
Just have a TV Title and be done with it.
I hate Russo.
Posted By: Karatgold24 (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 12:07 PM
WOW. EPIC..........
Will he defend against RVD???
Posted By: BigDaddyV (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 12:10 PM
"basically it will be similar to the old "Million Dollar Belt" that Ted DiBiase held."
So what you're saying is the belt doesn't mean shit.
Posted By: Truthslayer (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 12:10 PM
Wonderful. Decrease the values of the belts you have TNA, then th...oh, WAIT A MINUTE! TNA's belts have ALREADY been through the crapper!
Go ahead Russie, the promotion's already gone.
Posted By: The Nitin (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 12:13 PM
Bookahhh holds some more gold! Sweet.
He must be beating Jerry Lawler by now for most titles held??!
Posted By: FUZEY (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 12:13 PM
Hey idiots..
Just give them chance ok. They're putting so much effort to the veterans vs young blood feud and designed a new belt just for the storyline.. How unique
Praise some new efforts you crazy WWE marks. Ya i know, you're much content with Divas Championship.
Posted By: Tooker B (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 12:14 PM
So basically you're saying is that TNA is copying WWE/F AGAIN!!!!!!
Posted By: Guest#4979 (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 12:14 PM
They may need a mid-card title; but not some gimmick like this. At least re-name it.
Posted By: Elliot (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 12:18 PM
the words TNA and Legends in the same sentence makes me LOL!
This is such a fucking stupid idea. Instead of introducing a mid card belt like a TV Title or a United States title they bring in this crap. AWFUL
Posted By: natedoggcata (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 12:19 PM
I'm not TNA apologist, but you same faggy smarks were probably marking out whenever Tazz debuted the "FTW" Championship. Just because it's TNA, it's automatically crap. Get over yourselves.
Posted By: Jamal (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 12:21 PM
sounds awesome
Posted By: jax (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 12:24 PM
Hey, WWE dick riders, need I bring up the diva's title?
Posted By: oh you didn't know (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 12:26 PM
I dont watch tna but this isnt a bad idea. Itd be cool if they brought in old timers to fight each other.
Posted By: mr. HALLIDAY (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 12:27 PM
This is gonna make me watch TNA again? I am too good for that shit.
Posted By: Captain_Snackpipe (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 12:36 PM
I cant say i'm all against this either.
The belt itself is going to be a prop in a storyline just like the briefcase for MITB.
It serves no real purpose other than to expand Booker's character as an asshole and give some younger guys a bit to chomp at.
The million dollar belt was only really half that, because no one really wanted it, not even Mr. Williams.
Posted By: Bert (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 12:36 PM
Yes, the WWE is the only federation to ever have held an unrecognized championship belt. Ever. This is a much better idea then actually having another legit title- although I still say bring back the Redneck Whirling Dervish and give them their own tag belts. One can dream!
Posted By: The Weesel (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 12:36 PM
Aren't they also ripping off RoH sorta, since Pearce did the same thing with the NWA belt?
Posted By: Guest#6769 (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 12:38 PM
Wow. Just wow. Well as long as they dont try to make the belt mean anything. If they keep it as more of a joke, or accessory for Booker (ala Million$ Belt) then it wont be that bad. If they are going to make it into a legit title then dumb. At least it isnt the Drinking Belt that Storm had defended:|
I wonder if Rico Mann is any relation to the Repo Man.
Posted By: Champ (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 12:38 PM
Why not call it the WWE European Championship Belt- it might as well be considering the WWE 'talent' currently in TNA
Posted By: Me (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 12:43 PM
First off let me address Bert. 1, you realize the Million Dollar belt was a fairly big part of the late 80s early 90's right? LOL you thought it was just for Steve Austin, hahahaha. Second, you don't sound cool when you call wrestlers by their real names. You sound like you are a 40 year old virgin which I suspect is true.
Second, this is another desperate move by TNA. TNA=EPIC FAIL.
Posted By: WWEFAN (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 12:43 PM
This is a good idea.. It gives them a chance to see where a new title will fit into TNA, while using a "fake" Legends Championship, and using it in the vein of the Million Dollar belt, they can gauge all the reactions to a possible new title, without actually bringing in an official TNA TV title. The great part is if the new title is not working out, they can simply drop it when this storyline is over... If everything falls into place where a new title actually helps, they can still drop the Legends Championship, and introduce a TV title. I for one actually think this is a good idea...
Posted By: Toddo (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 12:43 PM
Lmao at you guys getting bent outta shape. Its a title being introduced by a wrestler. Booker T manufactured a title. Its obviously a way to make the heel legends feel good about themselves and its hardly going to be legit. Its gonna draw heat if anything and we'll probably get the scenario where a young guy wins it just to stick it to the "legends" of the company. Think of it like Taz's FTW title. Sure its gonna be defended, but its basically a trinket to keep the storyline moving. Damn some of you are uptight.
Posted By: bighustle (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 12:45 PM
"basically it will be similar to the old "Million Dollar Belt" that Ted DiBiase held."
So what you're saying is the belt doesn't mean shit.
Posted By: Truthslayer (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 12:10 PM
I hope so, if they do that'll be great. If not then it'll be another example of TNA's slow downward spiral.
Posted By: Jaime (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 12:47 PM
"Aren't they also ripping off RoH sorta, since Pearce did the same thing with the NWA belt?"
Aren't they also kinda ripping off Raw by having red ropes. By Gawwwd come up with an original idea for once TNA.
Damn you guys are stubborn. You take things waayy too far.
Posted By: bighustle (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 12:52 PM
And the survery says........ 1.0
Posted By: The Fuj (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 12:52 PM
Sounds like a great title for all the ex-WWE has beens. Rumor has it Hogan might be signed next.
Posted By: Angry Bear (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 12:57 PM
I love it. This is a slick way to have some old timers come back in and get paid while at the same time giving nostalgia fans some of what they want to see. You will have this legends belt side show going on while having the newer blood get to compete for traditional titles. This is good all around.
Posted By: Fratknocker (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 12:59 PM
You know, instead of this old vs new angle, they could rip off the Invasion angle from WWE. They have enough recognized WWE talent that they could do a pretty good job if they wanted to. Of course, the real quality in TNA IS weighted heavily in the direction of the WWE castoffs, so I could see how they might not want to do that...
Posted By: Leber (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 01:04 PM
And the survery says........ 1.0
Posted By: The Fuj (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 01:11 PM
Guess what, I am a TNA mark, and I know this is a bad idea. They've been needing a secondary title for awhile now (it would've been perfect 2 years ago for the likes of Robert Roode & Ron Killings), but instead they make up these dumb, nonsense, gimmick belts, "The Drinking Title" & "The Legend's Championship". Idiots.
Posted By: matrix1004 (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 01:13 PM
If WWE fans are the "the WWE Universe", what are TNA fans? "The TNA Phone Booth"?
Posted By: FEPIC AIL! (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 01:14 PM
What?! Not even a TV title which could encourage people to watch your program each week?
TNA sucks!
Posted By: Guest (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 01:16 PM
The Divas title and Legends title are crap. No one said the Divas title was a good idea on this page, so why call out WWE fans as smarks and anti TNA. And only smarks call others smarks....ahh crap.
Posted By: APrince66 (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 01:17 PM
I M going to dave millican's site to get a look at the belt hopefully it is as goodas it sounds
Posted By: The Siddhant Dash (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 01:25 PM
***SPOILER ALERT***
This isn't a "real" championship, it's a prop for a storyline that will one day lead to a "unification" match between the leader of the new school (presumably the TNA champ) and the leader of the old school (the Legends champ) in which the Legends belt will be retired. Jarrett didn't want to add another title for fear it would devalue the existing championships, so he goes and adds a fake title/championship . . . BRILLIANT.
Posted By: McLovin (Registered) on October 15, 2008 at 01:27 PM
they ripped off the XHWA!!!
Posted By: Guest#5857 (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 01:49 PM
Seriously just have a TV title that way at least they will have something to do with guys like rhyno,lax when they break up,petey williams,daniels (seriously cut out the curryman stick already)
Posted By: Rob (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 01:49 PM
"basically it will be similar to the old "Million Dollar Belt" that Ted DiBiase held"
TNA with another idea that isn't theirs?! I seriously wonder how they are still in business
Posted By: Guest#1259 (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 01:50 PM
So when do we start seeing the Huckster and Nacho Man promos with Billionaire Vince??
Posted By: Dan (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 01:53 PM
I agree, this does sound like an awful idea. As the X Division belt is now firmly in the possession of the light guys why not create a North American Championship that someone like Abyss or Christian Cage can go for. The Million Dollar Belt was a prop and nothing more, bar the Virgil era.
Posted By: JAK (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 01:55 PM
As usual, people are already downplaying the belt before giving it a chance.
Anyway, is it really any different than the "Hardcore" or "Diva's" titles? As long as they have solid booking and good matches around it they could eventually turn it into a legitimate championship.
Besides, unlike the piece of crap that has become the IC title, at least I'm sure we'll get legitimate matches and contenders for it.
Posted By: Ryder (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 01:57 PM
I agree, bring back the TV title or create a title similiar to the WCW INternational Championship.
A legends championship is stupid. What if Booker T jobs to Shark Boy???
LOL
Posted By: Darren (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 02:00 PM
go ahead WWE bots and start bashing TNA.
im a fan of both and i dont mind this.TNA needs a secondary title for guys like Roode,Storm,Morgan etc yea their in tag teams but once the break up then where do they go.and what better man to have it than booker t
Posted By: WMD (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 02:03 PM
Booker T is no Million Dollar Man..
and Sharmell is no Virgil.
Posted By: Andrew Barbarash (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 02:04 PM
This is actually awesome. Conceptually it means that all of the has-beens now have their own belt to fight over while the young guys fight over the "real" belt.
Although I'm not sure how that will work exactly with Sting holding one and Booker T holding the other. Is Sting supposed to be one of the "young" guys?
Side-note: When Booker T and Sting were in WCW we would have all loved for them both to have spent years at the top dominating the main event scene because WCW was "their" company. Meanwhile, the Hogans and the Savages ran rampant while the Stings and the Booker Ts waited in line. Now, here we are in TNA, and the old WCW guys are getting pushed over the homegrown TNA guys. It's a never ending cycle. When TNA folds, we'll start complaining about AJ and Joe holding down talent in CWF or whatever the next one's called. I wish that one wrestling organization would try to copy the one thing that WWE does right: pushing their own talent and making talent from other companies look like dirt.
Posted By: jmac (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 02:05 PM
You know a lot of them WWE marks are biased towards TNA. But you fucking TNA dickriding pricks are biased towards all the other companies (WWE, ROH, etc.), refusing to admit your company has flaws. I hate it when you little TNA fanboys try to defend their flaws (like the Legends title) saying "stop being too hard on them, just give them a chance", but if another company did the same thing you'd say "man this company sucks". Cry all want, but you TNA fanboys are no different than any other. If you're gonna be a fan, be a fan not a fanboy.
Posted By: mrlibra (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 02:06 PM
ANGRY NERDS title should go on all of YOU
Posted By: Rob (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 02:29 PM
Solid booking in TNA?! You sir have just made me laugh to near death
Posted By: Puff (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 02:37 PM
The more I think about it, the more I think it's a great idea. Yes the name sucks but think about it: the purpose of this is to elevate the younger stars. So if Booker T is built up as a strong champion then it will really help put the new stars over.
This also makes me think that Joe will get the World Title back soon. If TNA doesn't screw this up this could have great possibilities.
Posted By: Orlando (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 02:48 PM
Cool!
WWE needs more cool ideas like this one!
Posted By: I approve! (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 02:56 PM
Gah-Bage!!!
Posted By: shone jones (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 03:04 PM
This sounds like the title Tazz used to have in ECW to declare himself better then everybody else.
Considering Booker T's gimmick that he's above everybody else, this might actually work.
Posted By: Vincent Chiucchi (Registered) on October 15, 2008 at 03:10 PM
Well, I'm not crazy about this idea, but we'll see where it leads. Sounds like it will be part of this veterans vs the young guys story line, so I'll give it a chance. I'd rather see a TV title or North American title that the mid carders could fight over.
As for a Legends title. This may sound crazy, but I've been thinking about it for a while as part of a WWE thing. Run occasional matches on the shows with guys like Lawler, Slaughter, Jake The Snake, Piper and others fighting over it.
A Legends title in that context in WWE would be fun and be a good opportunity to honor some of the guys from back in the day. It wouldn't be a major story line necessarily, just something to give a few minutes to every other week or so.
As for this Legends title in TNA, we'll have to wait and see, but I'm gonna give it a chance. I have no reason to hate on WWE or TNA. I just like to kick back and enjoy the show.
That's my opinion, for whatever that's worth.
Posted By: Guy Incognito (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 03:19 PM
Side-note: When Booker T and Sting were in WCW we would have all loved for them both to have spent years at the top dominating the main event scene because WCW was "their" company. Meanwhile, the Hogans and the Savages ran rampant while the Stings and the Booker Ts waited in line. Now, here we are in TNA, and the old WCW guys are getting pushed over the homegrown TNA guys. It's a never ending cycle. When TNA folds, we'll start complaining about AJ and Joe holding down talent in CWF or whatever the next one's called. I wish that one wrestling organization would try to copy the one thing that WWE does right: pushing their own talent and making talent from other companies look like dirt.
Posted By: jmac (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 02:05 PM
You don't hire someone to make them look like dirt. The InVasion angle failed because the WWE made the Alliance look like dirt.
You bring in established stars and hopefully use them to enhance your own talent base. But an established star may still have some drawing power so you don't simply BERRY an established star.
If McMahon has one fault, it's his inability to push something that isn't home grown. He honestly doesn't know what to do with something he didn't really create (exception Flair).
The truth is a mixture of both styles. Build up your own talent and have your outside talent appear to be credible.
I would hope that this "Legend" Title is simply a way of putting newer home grown talent over.
Posted By: J. Bradford (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 03:47 PM
My question is when will Jeff Jarrett book himself to win it..
Posted By: squirrel master (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 03:52 PM
This comment section is the most retarded thing on the net. Are you guys really that eager to bash something?
It's a PROP in a STORYLINE and is being "CREATED" by a HEEL to get himself more OVER. The belt will be "DEFENDED", but is MEANINGLESS, outside of the context of the storyline. It fits into Booker T's CHARACTER.
All of these comments on TNA being "un-original" because the guy who wrote the article is SPECULATING that its something MAYBE similar to the Million Dollar Belt just goes to show how eager you people are to bash TNA. Nevermind the fact that he only said Million Dollar Belt as a way of comparing the importance of the "title."
You know what...why am even trying to explain this to you neanderthals? I swear, just do away with this comment section and you'll vastly improve the wrestling section on this website.
Posted By: bighustle (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 04:13 PM
Just as long as it's not a real title and not defended on PPV, this title will suit the angle. It just seems that the X-Division and Tag Team Division (except Team 3D and MCMG) aren't part of the old vs young fued and having the title can be a secondary thing that they can fued for instead of the World Championship.
I just hope at Lockdown, we have the title unification match with the World Championship & Legends' Championship + Lethal Lockdown to end the fued of New Blood vs Old Guard. That would be a nice double main event.
Posted By: Chris (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 04:16 PM
I'm all for this title if Sting shifts over to winning this belt once a year and leaves the damned main belt alone.
Let all the "Legends", "WWE Rejects", and long-in-the-tooth guys fight over this one while the TNA guys who are actually exciting to watch can go back to feuding for the main belt.
Hogan versus Jarrett versus Sting versus Nash for the "LEGENDS" title. Book it, BROTHER~!
Posted By: Ken B. (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 04:21 PM
"You know a lot of them WWE marks are biased towards TNA. But you fucking TNA dickriding pricks are biased towards all the other companies (WWE, ROH, etc.), refusing to admit your company has flaws. I hate it when you little TNA fanboys try to defend their flaws (like the Legends title) saying "stop being too hard on them, just give them a chance", but if another company did the same thing you'd say "man this company sucks". Cry all want, but you TNA fanboys are no different than any other. If you're gonna be a fan, be a fan not a fanboy.
Posted By: mrlibra (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 02:06 PM"
Considering that I'm here defending Booker T's Legends Title as I feel it fits into his character of being an ego-maniacal "legend", and can down the road fit well into the legends vs youngsters storyline if someone like an AJ Styles can win the TNA title from Sting setting up a potential Title vs "Title" match, I guess I'm one of these "TNA dickriders" you speak of.
Someone who also happens to defend WWE when people say that the product is "stale;" recognizing that the swell of young talent in WWE is still cutting their teeth with the fans but will eventually carry the torch of wrestling into the future. I'm someone who recognizes the youth and athleticism among the ranks of WWE right now and the steps that WWE is taking to gradually elevate each one of them. That process doesn't instantly become successful overnight, but I get upset when overbearing fans like yourself come on here and condemn something without even giving it a chance to succeed. You probably come from the same breed of fan who thinks that we need big stars like Stone Cold and the Rock in wrestling, forgetting the slow and arduous journey it took for those two to become as famous as they did. Forgetting that both guys basically lucked into those roles as the Rocky was D.O.A. when he first got to WWE and Steve Austin's push was originally slated for Triple H. You can bitch and complain about the state of wrestling, but unless you have any suggestions on how to fix it, keep your "TNA sux" comments to yourself. I can easily come on here and defend WWE, TNA, and ROH. But the fact of the matter is, fans do pick on TNA a lot more than they do WWE and a lot of the time its based on theory. Bound For Glory did have a lot of gimmick matches, but I guarantee if you sat down and watched the ppv, you'd be entertained by the action that went down. That's not to say it was the greatest ppv ever, but it was pretty damn entertaining in my book. A decent blend of storyline, wrestling, highflying and hardcore. But leave it up to the people who didn't watch it, and they'd tell you that the card had too many gimmicks and that it was bad, which was hardly the case.
Posted By: bighustle (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 04:33 PM
THANK YOU, bighustle
why do all you WWE marks comment on TNA so much if you hate it?
Posted By: Guest#7284 (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 04:45 PM
Has anyone noticed that since severing ties with the NWA, TNA has made long term bad business decisions? Russo is death waiting to happen. He appeals to only to those who cannot let go of past gimmicks and story lines. This title will amount to nothing because it doesn't create new stars, it inflates the egos of seemingly selfish and seasoned veterans. WWE and TNA are the same crap in my book. Indy and Puro feds are keeping wrestling respectable these days since it connects with the audience more directly. P.S. Samoa Joe goes to WWE by the end of 2009. Guaranteed.
Posted By: ditf (Registered) on October 15, 2008 at 05:20 PM
Why don't you fags go suck on a banana!!!!!!! A big juicy banana!!!!!!! A big juicy black banana on Book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted By: Black Like Me (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 05:21 PM
Props to Bighustle: Unfortunately too many people on here are stuck in the Attitue era days and don't understand how wrestling really works.
At least with this "title" it can keep the World Title to PPV events instead of passed around.
Posted By: Orlando (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 05:35 PM
What would be really cool, is if someone came in and had a championship belt to be the foil for Booker's "Legends" cahmpionship...
Christian Cage has not much to do right now, he is always calling himself "the chmap," maybe he should make the "Peoples" championship...
Then after a while, they can unify them in a triple-decker-reverse-ladder-on-a-pole-match.....INSIDE THE STEEL ASYLUM...WITH WEAPONS!!!
YES BOOK IT NOW!!!!
Posted By: the casual observer (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 05:58 PM
Beer championship > Every belt in TNA
Posted By: Brad (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 06:07 PM
They should have called it the TNA Hardcore Million Dollar European Television Cruiserweight Championship.
Posted By: Epic Fail...WHAT ? (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 06:07 PM
I think this could be a mistake. If a title is needed why spen money and tv time on a belt thats not worth anything. All titles are props. This could easily been a tv or national title that could have been built up. none of these new guys are legends and if this title means ass, winning the belt won't mean jack shit for anybody. TNA can do better.
Posted By: Guest#7078 (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 06:33 PM
what the fuck? whay can't we just have a TV title or Flordia State title? A Legends title? it won't make any sense unless Booker, Angle, Sting or Jarrett have the title. The new title should be something to help the midcard guys get over.
Posted By: Joe (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 06:49 PM
Russomania is running wild! TNA should worry about the fuckin' ratings and low house show attendance than a new stupid belt. I thought TNA was the alternative not the duplicate. Hey Russo, go find Ted Dibiase and kick him in the balls. This is ridiculous!
Posted By: Joey (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 07:26 PM
why do all you WWE marks comment on TNA so much if you hate it?
Posted By: Guest#7284 (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 04:45 PM
It's a public service to point how much TNA sucks and how retarded TNA marks are.
Posted By: FEPIC AIL! (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 07:39 PM
I hope they use this to elevate younger stars, not bury them.
Posted By: Ant-LOX (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 07:54 PM
A 'Legends' belt!? A great big "WTF!?" here. There are better ways to recreate the New Blood angle from WCW than a stupid belt that will get old real fast. Honestly, the stupid Hardcore Title is better than this shitty idea. If you wanted another belt just make a television title that can showcase TNA's homegrown talent. But Russo will mess this up in time as well.
Posted By: Nice Belt Dicks (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 08:10 PM
I hate to do this but, DUMBEST IDEA EVER INDEED!
WHY TNA, WHY DO YOU DO THIS!?
Posted By: Bnitro (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 09:26 PM
why do all you WWE marks comment on TNA so much if you hate it?
Posted By: Guest#7284 (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 04:45 PM
It's a public service to point how much TNA sucks and how retarded TNA marks are.
Posted By: FEPIC AIL! (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 07:39 PM
The only thing more retarded than TNA marks are WWE dick riders in their twenties that come on the net acting like keyboard warriors trying to defend a company that's not even marketed towards them any more.
You're basically adults trying to defend your own childhood memories and little punk ass kids.
Posted By: EPIC FAIL! (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 10:27 PM
Booker Should defend against lengends 35yo + wrestlers only. Then Bring back some old legends to defend against on a one time apperance(Rikishi,Backland,Valentine,Warrior,Dustin Rhodes,Goldberg,Lashley. As well as TNA older folks (Nash,Sting,Angle,Jarrett, KIP,Foley,Steiner, Christian,Rhyno
Posted By: Guest#5254 (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 10:38 PM
You know, all I wanted was to say something nice and positive about a new championship in the hopes that it'll help TNA's overall product, but I don't like being called a "faggot" or a "mark" or anything else resembling teenage insults. C'mon guys, we should be better than that.
Maybe we should wait to see how it plays out before condemning it. (and I wonder how many times I've had to type that sentance in just these comment sections alone?)
Posted By: Greg (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 10:51 PM
"Considering that I'm here defending Booker T's Legends Title as I feel it fits into his character of being an ego-maniacal "legend", and can down the road fit well into the legends vs youngsters storyline if someone like an AJ Styles can win the TNA title from Sting setting up a potential Title vs "Title" match, I guess I'm one of these "TNA dickriders" you speak of."
Look bighustle, I never said I didn't want TNA to succeed, nor am I a WWE fanboy. I'm not a fanboy of any promotion. I’m a wrestling fan, I like wrestling. If your a fan, that's fine, but if your a fanboy (like Bill & Doug), that's a problem. If the Legends title is mainly for the established stars (which it is), then yeah it'll be a good thing. The reason I said it'll be a good thing for the established talent is so all of their homegrown talent can get the push for the heavyweight title. With a pretty big awesome roster that TNA has, they need another title. I want TNA to succeed, I've been wanting them to succeed since the company started. It's just that TNA does do a lot of shitty booking (the main thing I don't like about TNA). Aside from the booking, they have the best roster out of all the promotions, better than even ROH's. The main thing that got me into TNA in the first place was the wrestling. That's why I think TNA's best period was from 2002-2005. 2006 was okay, 2007 sucked, and this year is okay.
If my first post offended you bighustle, I'm sorry. But If my first post offended all the dickriders (like Bill & Doug), I'm not sorry.
Posted By: mrlibra (Guest) on October 16, 2008 at 12:44 AM
A Television title would have been better but heres an idea have a younger guy beat him and than change the belt into either a television title or a young lions title where no one above the age of 30 can challenge for it
Posted By: random (Guest) on October 16, 2008 at 01:58 AM
"If McMahon has one fault, it's his inability to push something that isn't home grown. He honestly doesn't know what to do with something he didn't really create (exception Flair)."
Posted By: J. Bradford (Guest) on October 15, 2008 at 03:47 PM
Ric Flair wasn't push correctly in the WWF/E at any time. Not even in the early 90's.
Vinces Russo & McMahon can't book Ric Flair. But that's besides the point...
But man o man, if they can keep the "Legends Title" alive until Flair's no-compete clause... that might be fun to watch.
And to all the TNA fans out there that make statements to the "other" guys defending TNA.. let's just stop paying attention to the people that just come on here to get themselves "over".
The young ones are easy to spot - they type like this is a text message, it's never long or has anything solid or constructive to say. The rest are just guys like Darth Mortis who like seeing their "name" on the net with what they consider "witty" or funny comments.
Truth is, no one has been able to capture the fans that left when WCW went under, not Vince and not Jarrett and certainly not ROH.
The art of pro wrestling is lost. It's a spot fest soap opera that lacks real drama or characters that we can care about.
I love Sting but he is a shell of his former of the Crow character.
When he changed the paint, grew his hair, and started dropping from the ceiling that was intense story telling. The nWo vs. WCW was a great story that lost it's steam.
Heck even DX vs. the establishment and Austin vs. McMahon were great stories.
Over the last few years (thanks Russo) the product has changed and not for the better. The stories used to set up the matches and lead to a clear winner and loser and everyone was happy. Now, the matches set the stories up and we rarely get a decent match on TV.
Say what you will about the AWA Classics on ESPN but there have been some really good matches on there.
Gone are the days of the first Clash of Champions where the fans bought into the "new guy" Sting taking Ric Flair to the limit.
If you can watch the RF video shoots from Gary Hart, Bobby Heenan, and Kevin Sullivan - listen to them, they make valid points. And the last Al Snow shoot should be required viewing for anyone wanting to get into the wrestling business.
Maybe the Legends belt will be good, maybe not, but I like TNA and I will continue watching.
Thanks for reading if you got this far and btw.. Anyone complaining about TNA smokes a pole, loves Chris Crocker and is the synonym of gay.
Posted By: Getting myself over. (Guest) on October 16, 2008 at 02:07 AM
Ok... WCW bought out take 1... 3...2...1 action...
Why not copy everything your competitor is doing Russo, geez at least do something "ORIGINAL" for petes sake!
Posted By: Guest (Guest) on October 16, 2008 at 03:24 AM
The million dollar belt had keyfabe value because, well, it was like made of "Gold" and had "Diamonds" in it and stuff and junk. It was Ted DiBiase so it made sense and made sense why anyone would want to compete for it. Even then it was something that really only worked as a gimmick for Ted and not a real belt.
Booker T doing it is just pointless and keeping it going independently after would be insane.
Posted By: Fenris (Guest) on October 16, 2008 at 03:48 AM
The divas title? Big difference is that it's a fucking women's title, not something that's playing a main role in your company. Not to mention that the WWE has three different brands, so it works. I'm no WWE mark or huge fan of that title, but it works more with the situation they have. Whereas TNA don't have three brands. And while it might not result in them trying to make it out to be some huge title, the idea does sound stupid. I'll give it a chance, because I always do, but really, A LEGENDS TITLE? Just way too corny if you ask me. As somebody said, a Television title or anything else, but LEGEND BELT? Oh well, let's see how it goes. It can work if they don't make it out to be some huge thing and slowly fade it out after a while and get rid of it, but they seriously shouldn't keep it for good.
Posted By: Johnny.Perfect (Guest) on October 16, 2008 at 09:17 AM
In what world is Booker T a legend?
Posted By: DXSSI (Guest) on October 16, 2008 at 07:33 PM
Hooray for Vince Russo \o/
This is just like when WWE destroyed the Cruiserweight division, only now its the X Division in TNA.
Posted By: 100PercentRatedR (Registered) on October 17, 2008 at 05:29 AM
Still waiting for Vince McMahon to come up with someone as stupid as the idea of a legend title... I know... how about the WWE Internet Cyber Title... book it before russo does!
Posted By: GUEST (Guest) on October 17, 2008 at 06:18 AM
I like the idea because it can help this storyline which is very well.
at the end of it all the title will go so people stop bitching
Posted By: Guest#6378 (Guest) on October 21, 2008 at 05:57 PM
