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Blogger T: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that TNA is planning to copy the domed cage used by Mexico’s AAA promotion. The concept match will debut on their upcoming Slammiversary PPV.
Blogger T: MORE GIMMICKS
Blogger Brody: domed cage?
Blogger T: as in, this gimmick match is doomed
Blogger Brody: ba zing
Blogger T: oh, domed. well. lets see google.
Blogger T: I have a feeling its just like the elim chamber
Blogger T: but worse
Blogger Brody: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgaWa0HqOXE

Blogger Brody: Triplemania!!
Blogger T: ah you found it
Blogger Brody: wow
Blogger T: X PAC
Blogger Brody: this is where tna is stealing ideas from?!?!?!?
Blogger T: right?
Blogger Brody: bahahahahahahahahahaha
Blogger Brody: this is amazing
Blogger Brody: my mind is literally blown right now
Blogger Brody: everything makes so much sense
Blogger Brody: rikishi!!!!
Blogger T: yes, it does
Blogger Brody: la parka!!!!
Blogger Brody: hahahaha
Blogger Brody: dude
Blogger Brody: this is absolutely where TNA bites off of
Blogger Brody: even the production style is similar
Blogger T: well, yeah, it started with the ring
Blogger T: see, AAA steals ideas from the WWE, but makes it Mexican. TNA steals their ideas from AAA and makes it third world.
Blogger T: its like all the WWE’s worst ideas get recycled by these other promotions, and TNA somehow manage to make it even worse
Blogger Brody: YES
Blogger Brody: they’re just missing the giant Corona ad
Blogger T: oh, don’t speak too soon yet
Blogger Brody: this is a pretty sick reel though
Blogger Brody: Maybe we should start DVRing the AAA show instead of Impact
Blogger T: lol
Blogger T: no, thats okay
Blogger T: either way, the commentary is barely comprehensible
Blogger Brody: wait TNA or AAA?
Blogger T: exactly

YouTube has been absolutely tits lately, providing me with more nostalgia than WWE 24/7 has all year. I stumbled upon this gem of a piece that ESPN was doing about pro wrestling called Pro Wrestling’s Hold on America approximately 10 years ago (definitely after Bret Hart jumped ship, as he is shown interviewed in front of a WCW backdrop).

The first part of it focuses more on, at the time, WWF’s new edgy approach showing a virtual best of worst of Raw with the infamous “choppy choppy your pee-pee”, Sexual Chocolate and Sammy, dX giving the crotch chop and then showing redneck kids reacting to it. But then the topic shifted onto drug abuse, and provided these four minutes of magic.

A few things stand out. First, Buff Bagwell and Scott Stiener don’t do steroids. Oh, and Santa Clause is real. Secondly, Eric Bischoff was serious about drug testing in his company. He called it a “public relations” move and when asked what percentage of wrestlers have failed drug tests in the last 3 years, the look on his face was like asking one of the Bushwhackers to explain the Pythagorean theory to you. Some good looks back at how great pro wrestling was and how the media was just starting to pay attention again. Its especially chilling watching them discuss how many wrestlers died young, and just how many more died since then. Watch the entire 10 parter after the jump (First few parts focus on kids watching, but 4-7 focuses on the steroid use)… Read the rest of this entry »