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[DallasGirl50]

I gotta admit..I don't watch all the bimbo blonde stripper diva match stuff..that's eye candy for you men and I could care less but I watched Kong.

She's somebody different and I don't care if she ever gets on the mic. I don't want to hear that anyway...

She looks like she could kick a few guy's butts!

 

[Mrdude108]

Chyna is a beast, she can definitely hang with the guys, the Divas were like dolls when she was throwing them around.

 

[RoyTheHammer]

Chyna is a beast, she can definitely hang with the guys, the Divas were like dolls when she was throwing them around.

Yup.. Chyna = Kong.. only with a personality and mic skills imo.

Some say she can't work a good match, but as far as women go, its not really important that she be a great in ring performer. Just that she can carry a storyline and make it look good. And i have much more faith in her to do that then Kong. Again, she already got a huge pop from her first appearance so don't think people have forgotten about her at all. Lets see how it plays out i guess.. and how Russo and his dream team of idiots can ruin this too.

 

[Mrdude108]

Chyna was a lot better than Kong in my opinion, Kong is just a very large woman who is actually decent with her crazy gimmicks but not very good to watch. The 9th wonder in the world, Chyna, was entertaining from what I can remember but it seems like shes up there in age right? TNA is resurrecting all kinds of people these days. Yup the women wrestlers don't have be great, just decent because even if they are good the company doesn't care about it for the most part. Lita, Trish, Gail Kim and Victoria were actually talented wrestlers and made the womens division entertaining but now its...yeah lol but I'm really not familiar with TNA anymore.

 

[RoyTheHammer]

Chyna was a lot better than Kong in my opinion, Kong is just a very large woman who is actually decent with her crazy gimmicks but not very good to watch. The 9th wonder in the world, Chyna, was entertaining from what I can remember but it seems like shes up there in age right? TNA is resurrecting all kinds of people these days. Yup the women wrestlers don't have be great, just decent because even if they are good the company doesn't care about it for the most part. Lita, Trish, Gail Kim and Victoria were actually talented wrestlers and made the womens division entertaining but now its...yeah lol but I'm really not familiar with TNA anymore.

I'll bring you up to date. Talented roster.. terrible writers and bookers. Guys are being wasted so badly right now. Kind of the same as WWE, although their writing is maybe a tad bit better. Not much though. Neither organization can keep me entertained for very long right now. Its definately not like the golden days of the Attitude Era.

 

[TellerMorrow34]

You realize she's not actually WITH Angle right? lol

..and we all have our opinions, but i personally think its a good move actually. As long as she's still in decent shape. She got a HUGE pop when she came out supposedly, so that's a good start right there.

If nothing else, TNA basically traded Kong for Chyna. Good trade imo. Kong has no mic skills whatsoever so its hard to keep any kind of storyline going with her. She had an impressive debut for WWE no doubt, but what is she going to do once they get beyond that "come out, laugh, stalk a blonde in the ring, and put your finisher on her, then leave" stuff? There just isn't much room to grow a compelling storyline with Kong. Again, im aware not everyone agrees, but i like it.

Yes I know they're not really together and that's not why he'll be laughed at but to each their own.

And for someone who complains alot about boring things, and crappy mic work, to even hint that Chyna has any mic skills is silly beyond belief. She's incredibly boring, and lame, on the mic and the ONLY times she was ever even remotely able to look somewhat entertaining was when they had her with DX (HBK and HHH - not the DX after that), and with Eddie G.

Chyna is a wreck and IMO I'll say that TNA absolutely downgraded from Kong to her. In fact to me it's not even close cause the whole Kong thing of not talking, laughing, and beating a woman up would be 110 times better than anything you can do with drugged out of her head Chyna. Even if they ran the Kong thing into the ground and kept doing it for 3 years straight it would be more entertaining than anything you get from Chyna.

She always has been and always will be a complete joke.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Born Joan Marie Laurer; December 27, 1970.

TNA needed to bring in a ex-Celebrity Rehab 40 year old Chyna now?

 

[TellerMorrow34]

Born Joan Marie Laurer; December 27, 1970.

TNA needed to bring in a ex-Celebrity Rehab 40 year old Chyna now?

The woman is so 'over' in the wrestling world, and the world in general, that she's not only been on one has been celebrity show (Celebrity Rehab) but TWO!

She also did a season of the short lived Surreal Life. you know that show. The one that had such amazing people like Vanilla Ice, Ron Jeremy, and Brat on it.

 

[big dog cowboy]

The woman is so 'over' in the wrestling world, and the world in general, that she's not only been on one has been celebrity show (Celebrity Rehab) but TWO!

She also did a season of the short lived Surreal Life. you know that show. The one that had such amazing people like Vanilla Ice, Ron Jeremy, and Brat on it.

Forgot about that one.

 

[Yeagermeister]

Forgot about that one.

It is an easy one to forget :laugh2:

 

[RoyTheHammer]

Coming back to this, as i said before about this being a no risk, high reward move for TNA, its been reported that there have been no problems with Chyna so far and she's also mellowed out in how she interacts with other wrestlers/divas from her time with WWE. She also got a huge pop in her first appearance, and reportedly Vince is extremely pissed that she signed with TNA as he wanted to offer her a WWE HoF deal.

She definitely has pull in the wrestling world and wrestling fans everywhere know who Chyna is. Nothing about it screams bad move by TNA at all.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Nothing about it screams bad move by TNA at all.

I was thinking this is closer to the truth...

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[RoyTheHammer]

I was thinking this is closer to the truth...

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How could you possibly see this as a panic move when she doesn't even have an official contract with the company? They are paying her by appearance at this point, so if something goes wrong.. boom. They cut ties.

Again, its as close to a no risk, high reward deal as you will find. Solid move to draw attention to the brand, while still being able to cut her lose anytime if she fudges up. You people that don't see this have to either be biased or blind.

 

[big dog cowboy]

They are paying her by appearance at this point, so if something goes wrong.. boom. They cut ties.

That is true and I agree.

 

[TellerMorrow34]

I really don't see how high the reward could be. Even with people knowing her what do you think the long term draw is? I mean seriously.

Do you really think there are wrestling fans sitting around saying..."Oh hell guys TNA got Chyna! DAMN! Lets watch them every week."

This isn't like getting Kurt Angle or even bringing in a way past his prime, and usefullness, Hulk Hogan.

it's a female wrestler. A side show attraction. It's good for a very short term pop, and some people tuning in to see if she's still messed up, and then it will quickly fade out and die and will bring absolutely nothing to TNA in the long run.

You're acting like TNA brought in Stone Cold or The Rock or HBK and this is going to be some mega amazing move to TNA if it works out.

It's not. Even if she works out, doesn't screw up, and is there for 2 or 3 years she isn't going to do anything for their over all ratings, their product, and I doubt, very seriously, that outside a very small handful of wrestling fans that she's going to draw them a whole bunch more people tuning into their product cause she's on it.

 

[RoyTheHammer]

I really don't see how high the reward could be. Even with people knowing her what do you think the long term draw is? I mean seriously.

Do you really think there are wrestling fans sitting around saying..."Oh hell guys TNA got Chyna! DAMN! Lets watch them every week."

This isn't like getting Kurt Angle or even bringing in a way past his prime, and usefullness, Hulk Hogan.

it's a female wrestler. A side show attraction. It's good for a very short term pop, and some people tuning in to see if she's still messed up, and then it will quickly fade out and die and will bring absolutely nothing to TNA in the long run.

You're acting like TNA brought in Stone Cold or The Rock or HBK and this is going to be some mega amazing move to TNA if it works out.

It's not. Even if she works out, doesn't screw up, and is there for 2 or 3 years she isn't going to do anything for their over all ratings, their product, and I doubt, very seriously, that outside a very small handful of wrestling fans that she's going to draw them a whole bunch more people tuning into their product cause she's on it.

It doesn't matter if she stays there long term or not. All that matters is alot of people know Chyna. All that needs to happen for her to be a success is people hear Chyna.. they recognize who it is.. and they hear she is in TNA.

Boom. That's all you need. Just to draw attention to your brand by using a name that is recognizable throughout the wrestling world. If she messes up, she's gone. Its that simple.

Speaking of Kong.. she's already drawing heat backstage for reportedly being "stiff" with some of the talent and apparently she already injured one of the divas as well. Take it for what its worth.. but while being a force, she just doesn't have much personality or ability to carry a storyline. What will they do when they run out of barbie doll divas to just come out and put her finisher on every week?

 

[DallasGirl50]

I really don't see how high the reward could be. Even with people knowing her what do you think the long term draw is? I mean seriously.

Do you really think there are wrestling fans sitting around saying..."Oh hell guys TNA got Chyna! DAMN! Lets watch them every week."

This isn't like getting Kurt Angle or even bringing in a way past his prime, and usefullness, Hulk Hogan.

it's a female wrestler. A side show attraction. It's good for a very short term pop, and some people tuning in to see if she's still messed up, and then it will quickly fade out and die and will bring absolutely nothing to TNA in the long run.

You're acting like TNA brought in Stone Cold or The Rock or HBK and this is going to be some mega amazing move to TNA if it works out.

It's not. Even if she works out, doesn't screw up, and is there for 2 or 3 years she isn't going to do anything for their over all ratings, their product, and I doubt, very seriously, that outside a very small handful. I don't know anybody that cares a whit about Chyna in or out of the ring.

 

[Yeagermeister]

I really don't see how high the reward could be. Even with people knowing her what do you think the long term draw is? I mean seriously.

Do you really think there are wrestling fans sitting around saying..."Oh hell guys TNA got Chyna! DAMN! Lets watch them every week."

This isn't like getting Kurt Angle or even bringing in a way past his prime, and usefullness, Hulk Hogan.

it's a female wrestler. A side show attraction. It's good for a very short term pop, and some people tuning in to see if she's still messed up, and then it will quickly fade out and die and will bring absolutely nothing to TNA in the long run.

You're acting like TNA brought in Stone Cold or The Rock or HBK and this is going to be some mega amazing move to TNA if it works out.

It's not. Even if she works out, doesn't screw up, and is there for 2 or 3 years she isn't going to do anything for their over all ratings, their product, and I doubt, very seriously, that outside a very small handful of wrestling fans that she's going to draw them a whole bunch more people tuning into their product cause she's on it.

It's another attempt to boost the ratings just like signing Flair and Hogan. That's all and I highly doubt it will be a boost other than the first week because Chyna wasn't exactly the biggest draw at the height of her popularity in the WWE.

 

[TellerMorrow34]

It's another attempt to boost the ratings just like signing Flair and Hogan. That's all and I highly doubt it will be a boost other than the first week because Chyna wasn't exactly the biggest draw at the height of her popularity in the WWE.

That's my point.

It's nothing more than a couple of weeks of very slight ratings boost and then it will be nothing.

I mean they had Hogan and it only boosted the ratings a little bit, and for only a few weeks, and then the ratings settled back down to where they're at now and haven't improved.

Chyna is MUCH less of a draw than Hogan, or Flair, and so her impact to the ratings will be even less significant and will last even less time.

It's a waste of time and effort on their part to even use something that useless.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Chyna is MUCH less of a draw than Hogan, or Flair, and so her impact to the ratings will be even less significant and will last even less time.

It's a waste of time and effort on their part to even use something that useless.

Hence my use of the panic button.