TNA Victory Road Official Discussion Thread

[Testify]

I'm going to challenge him for the title #UppingThePrestige

Wait for it..... Otunga > You.:laugh:

 

[seabs]

Wait for it..... Otunga > You.:laugh:

Of course.

 

[Testify]

Look at those muscles right there, they gunna explode till midnight. :angle:

 

[Crayo]

Yes, Robbie E. will defend the TV Title this sunday. I wonder who'll challenge him? The obvious ones who come to mind now that Shannon Moore is gone, are Tony Nese, Kid Kash, Doug Williams or The Pope. Maybe Joseph Park answers it? That'd be cool.

Couldn't care -- I already see Zack Ryder on RAW.

 

[Dolph'sZiggler]

Doug Williams or Pope winning the TV Title would be nice.

 

[Snowman1]

Couldn't care -- I already see Zack Ryder on RAW.

But Zach Ryder has charisma... He's interestingish... He has some credibility.
Robbie E is just a jackass. He's JTG.

 

[Crayo]

But Zach Ryder has charisma... He's interestingish... He has some credibility.
Robbie E is just a jackass. He's JTG.

True. Robbie E is literally a wannabe Zack Ryder.

Jeri:troll:

 

[seabs]

I don't get the hate for Robbie E in all honesty. People criticize his gimmick as a Zack Ryder rip off but so what gimmicks are constantly recycled. Hell compare Hogan to Billy Graham. Robbie is a young guy who's got a marketable look, decent wrestling ability and he makes me laugh at times with his ridiculous over selling in the same way Flair does. I'm not comparing the two but using that as a milestone of how it can work.

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMZXv_FaPqk[/yt]

 

[Snowman1]

I don't get the hate for Robbie E in all honesty. People criticize his gimmick as a Zack Ryder rip off but so what gimmicks are constantly recycled. Hell compare Hogan to Billy Graham. Robbie is a young guy who's got a marketable look, decent wrestling ability and he makes me laugh at times with his ridiculous over selling in the same way Flair does. I'm not comparing the two but using that as a milestone of how it can work.

Robbie E isn't a Zach Ryder rip-off as much as they are both Jersey Shore rip-offs. WWE has done a good job of turning Ryder from just a sideshow attraction into a more serious, credible wrestler, without ruining what got him over. Robbie E went the other route and made his character so cartoonish and silly that there's no possible way you can take him seriously as a character.

Not to mention that, other than the comedic overselling, this guy is just dreadful in the ring! His moveset is entirely made of moves that you and I can perfect in the backyard within a month, and he uses way too many rest holds. I can understand that heels want to slow down the pace of the match, but good grief. Robbie E's just lazy.

Although if he was a complete jobber and not running around with the supposed mid-card belt, there wouldn't be nearly as much hate for Robbie.

 

[seabs]

How is he awful? Sure he's not got the flashiest moveset in the world but it's not like he's Rob Terry in there. He can work an enjoyable match imo nothing great but good enough. I don't get how a wrestling gimmick can be too cartoonish that's what fans have been crying out for right, more individuality? What bugs me more than anything else is people acting like he's been the death of the TV title, it hasn't meant anything except during the Doug / Styles feud.

 

[Dolph'sZiggler]

I agree with Seabs on Robbie E. He entertains me. Fist pumping guidos were around way before Zack Ryder, so to label him a Zack Ryder rip off when they are both just guido gimmicks is dumb

 

[seabs]

Is it possible anyway that Aries unifies the belts since they don't really seem to know what to do with the TV title. Answering the challenge, would be a good way to get rid of it.

 

[Dolph'sZiggler]

Aries is wrestling Ion.

I don't see what's so hard about treating the TV Title like a legitimate midcard belt and putting it on someone who isn't a comedy character and having feuds built around it.

 

[seabs]

Two midcard belts on one show though? It seems like over kill to me and with Aries being the arrogant character wouldn't it fit in with his M.O?

 

[Dolph'sZiggler]

X Division belt isn't a mid card belt, it's the X Division belt.