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Seems there’s been a lot of buzz over some recent additions to the Florida Championship Wrestling (WWE’s Developmental Territory) Roster, as of late:

shooting:
Some new faces on the FCW roster but does anyone recognize this guy? http://www.fcwwrestling.info/images/talent/xavier_woods.jpg

RDLee:
Is that Hulk Hogan!?!?!

Aaron Wood:
You idiot, RD...

It's obviously Dean Malenko on the comeback trail...

RowdyRodimus:
Please. You both need to get your eyes checked. That's obviously Barry Windham.

Chazlo:
Man, Christopher Daniels keeps getting saddled with the strangest gimmicks

bmartin:
Nah dude it's bizarro Sheamus.

The Chosen 1:
You guys can't recognize WHO?

TheGreatWhiteDope:
How many chances is Chris Harris really gonna get?

The Chosen 1:
Yeah I recognize him, that's Malik Simmons, he was in my 6th grade history class... HE STOLE MAH APPLE JUI-CE!

bmartin:
Really glad to see Shelton Benjamin getting another shot.

RowdyRodimus:
Actually, if you promise to keep it a secret I'll let you know who it really is. That's the REAL Canadian Bulldog (Don't pretend you don't know who he is).

TheGreatWhiteDope:
I seriously still can't believe WWE is giving Bryan Danielson another shot so soon after such controversy.

wolfchild:
It's Buckwheat Dammit!

TheGreatWhiteDope:
I just don't see how Pacman Jones will be able to match the success he found in TNA.

Timpossible:
Koko B. Ware has a son in the biz! Acknowledge the heritage, and give him a ridiculous name!

Jakeb:
S.D. Jones hasn't changed a bit...well, maybe the hair.

Aaron Wood:
I guess Tiger Woods also fucked Professor Xavier from The X-Men...

TheMaverickMJ:
Guys - You ALL just made the next Hot Threads column.

Greatest. Exchange. EVER!

Also, it's clearly Marty Jannetty.

The Chosen 1:
....Isn't that Xavier Woods?

nelsolo
Xavier Woods? Hell no! Let's be straight here: it's Heidenreich with a wig.

tharvey1:
He kinda looks like that Kerwin White fellow

TheMaverickMJ:
Dude! Kerwin White was White! Clearly, this man Xavier is Filipino! Maybe even Asian!

The Chosen 1:
Wait I'm confused now... are you saying this guy's name is Philip Pino?

M.O.D. :
SMH... clearly... CLEARLY... CLEARLY everyone here has been duped. For this man is actually none other than the GREATEST actor of ALL TIME... FRED SAVAGE!

Yes folks, Fred Savage, playing the role of Philip Pino, playing the role of Kerwin White, playing the role of Xavier Woods... whom happens to be the offspring of Tiger Woods and Professor Xavier, playing the role of Marty Jannetty, playing the role of S.D. Jones, as portrayed by Koko B. Ware's son, who's playing the role of Pacman Jones, in a Buckwheat gimmick, while portraying Ty Bryanson... the REAL Canadian Bulldog, the Gold Standard Edition, playing the role of dastardly apple juice thief Malik Simmons, who mastered the role of Chris Harris YEARS ago, WHO?, I meant bizarro Sheamus, playing the role of yet another strange incarnation of Christopher Daniels saddled with a triune gimmick of being Hulk Hogan, Dean Malenko, AND Barry Windham.

Aaron Wood:
I think we need to stop with the kidding around and acknowledge that this guy is the former Tag Team Champion in TNA who managed to escape that company and come to WWE.

That said, why they've decided to relaunch Vance Archer in black-face and an arfo wig is beyond me. He was me thinking the Gatecrashers had potential...

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Did you know TNA is negotiating with Paul Heyman? Apparently, they want him to take over creative. The problem? Paul’s got some demands including full creative control and stock in the company. Here’s what some of our Board Members think of the situation…

ZAH:
Are these stipulations unfair? Should TNA accept?

RDLee:
Absolutely.

Like countless people have said in the past, ECW made it as far as it did without any money behind it so imagine what this man could do WITH the money mark backing him in Dixie Carter.

TheMaverickMJ:

Here's my thing with this - if TNA was willing to invest in a young, hungry booker with good ideas, and give him/her enough stroke/protection to do what needs done (i.e. not caving to people not wanting to play ball AT ALL) creatively, for the good of the company, they wouldn't need to concede to this. But, because they either can't or won't, they'll need someone of Heyman's credibility just to get the egos willing to merely LISTEN.

In other words, they should be hiring on a guy like, say, ME, who isn't asking for huge money and stock options and Terry Taylor's head on a platter, but because they won't put enough stroke behind a guy like me to say to a Nash or a Joe or an Angle, "Hey, this is the guy in charge. You're either on board, or out the door", the ONLY way they're going to reign in this show is with someone like Heyman.

And even then, I don't think Heyman is the magic fix. You really do need NEW BLOOD in this business something fierce. Someone OUTSIDE the Wrestling Bubble who can tell people inside it where the rest of the world has gone since the last time wrestling has been relevant. Heyman isn't it, but unless you're someone with his rep, no one in that locker room is going to listen to you.

Canadian Bulldog:
It's funny. I was listening to a 3:10 Countdown audio recently that James, ZAH and I did a few years back. The one thing I said TNA needed was Paul Heyman. I'm a big fan of the way he's written in the past, and have no doubt that, unleashed and unrestricted, he could do the same with TNA's guys.

But here's the thing -- the problem isn't necessarily with TNA's booking; it's the management and the long-term direction of the company. If TNA decided to pick a single direction and STICK IT OUT for a good period of time, then, hell, even Vince Russo could make a decent go of it. I truly believe that.

So Heyman is smart to take a pass, at least for now. Why tarnish his legacy only to be strong-armed by a money mark owner?

Aaron Wood:
Maybe the stock in company bit is a little OTT, but it would force him to prove he could make them profitable. But beyond that, they should give into every single demand and Dixie should offer to suck his dick at a moment's notice in perpetuity for what he could bring to the table for them.

See, I don't get why people say they need a young booker. I can't think of a young guy who came in and succeeded with a major national promotion, like, ever. No one who didn't have YEARS of experience in wrestling beforehand.

Frankly, they could hire James Guttman's sainted mother if she had fresh ideas that coyuld work. Age isn;'t, or at least shouldn't be a factor here. And frankly, TNA should be buying what Heyman is selling in terms of philopsophy.

RowdyRodimus:
Ok, but here's where I disagree with Paul. He says nobody over the age of 40 would be pushed. That sounds great, but what if someone like Michaels or Taker were to sign with them (we'll say hell froze over), are you agreeing that they shouldn't get a push? A lot of people over the age of 40 have had good runs. This is wrestling where what you draw decides your success, this isn't Logan's Run.

shooting:
Personally they should only hire Heyman if he was just there to over see it and throw in a few ideas but the whole show should be done by some young booker who gets wrestling. Heyman booking anything is a bad idea in general.

TNA just needs something that makes it look cool and until they find it they won't be moving anywhere with or without Heyman.

Clifffside:
What age is considered young?

Wrestling's biggest boom period was creatively driven by people in their mid 30's. Experienced and old enough to understand how to book wrestling yet young enough to relate to what the crowds want to see.

Extreme Mean TM:
why is Paul Heyman the "White Knight" of TNA? isn't he the one that drove ECW into banckrupcy and that was WITH financial backing from Vince personally, what makes anyone think that it would be any diffrent with TNA and the backing of the Carter Energy Empire and their money?

Paul has shown in the past that yes he can do good things but the bad moves he's made out weighs his good moves... what Dixie should be doing is praying that hell freezes over and pay a Kings Ransom to Shane O'Mac... if she wants to ever succeed in the industry.

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And of, course, there's that new FCW guy on the roster.  Just days after we were all left wondering who the last face was, Canadian Bulldog posed the question…

Canadian Bulldog:
Some new faces on the FCW roster but does anyone recognize this guy?
http://fcwwrestling.info/images/talent/xavier_woods.jpg

Aaron Wood:
Well, duh. Consequences/Austin Creed, obviously...

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