[pimping_cocanut]

Right after Immortal came around he seemed to be fighting them solo, and it seemed like that could be a compelling story line. They placed him in a boring feud with Abyss, but after that, he could of had him go after Immortal. What do they do? They turn him into a corrupt teleevangelist and put him into a BORING feud with Joe. TNA didnt need more heels, they need OVER faces to go after Immortal, not Mr. Anderson and Matt Morgan. He was over...and could have been a huge star, but they seemed to ruin that. Is TNA really that incompetant....oh wait.

 

[Freelancer]

You need to ask Mr. Russo that, I can't even begin to describe anything he does.

 

[777]

Does Russo ever sit down and ask himself 'why did Vince always want to know the finish?'?

 

[Rollie]

..slide on over to Facebook/Twitter pages of Dixie Carter, Eric Bischoff or Vince Russo and let them know. You might have to wait in line.

 

[Muerte al fascismo]

Joe, Monty Brown, Morgan, Lethal, Kaz and Hernandez are probably asking the same thing.
TNA always cut the legs of their younger talent ready to make that next step. I'm still trying to work out whether it's politics, or just morons booking. Pope just another victim.

 

[sjones8]

Joe, Monty Brown, Morgan, Lethal, Kaz and Hernandez are probably asking the same thing.
TNA always cut the legs of their younger talent ready to make that next step. I'm still trying to work out whether it's politics, or just morons booking. Pope just another victim.

This.

 

[NoGimmicksNeeded]

It's not fair on the rest of the roster if they don't ruin him, too.

 

[AmWolves10]

I'm a little sick of his gimmick anyway.

 

[SPCDRI]

I thought this guy had the wrestling and microphone style of a face and that it would be madness to make him a heel. He had catchphrases that were getting over, like "The Pope is Pimpin'!" He called his fans nicknames like The Congregation. If ever there was young charismatic babyface for this company to ride for years I thought it was D'Angelo Dinero.

So,its with morbid curiosity that I will watch his segment on Impact! tomorrow.
According to various dirt sheets and spoilers and fans present The Pope has a heel segment that is a mocking of the miracles of Jesus Christ that is described variously as cringe worthy, tawdry, and unfunny. It inspires the Impact Zone to chant "This Is Stupid."

 

[M.S.I.I.]

Because Russo is incapable of making a star. How did the saying go? Oh yeah.

"Russo couldn't book R.Kelly in a middle school."

 

[ColeStar]

I wouldn't absolve him of blame. He's been booked horribly as of late, but from what I've seen his mic work has also taken a nose dive. He's still talking comfortably and confidently, but when I've seen him deliver promos he's simply talking crap that fails to tell a story or build interest in his feud.

 

[Gunner14]

So they push ex WWE stars and thats wrong. Now they try to depush one and they should be riding him?? Make your minds up.

 

[M.S.I.I.]

So they push ex WWE stars and thats wrong. Now they try to depush one and they should be riding him?? Make your minds up.

Pope isn't an ex-WWE star. He didn't do shit in the company.

 

[wcw4life2006]

So they push ex WWE stars and thats wrong. Now they try to depush one and they should be riding him?? Make your minds up.

He really isn't an ex-WWE STAR per say, he just started his career there

 

[Gunner14]

Pope isn't an ex-WWE star. He didn't do shit in the company.

so its ok to push them if they were shit? So no1 should have a problem when Matt Hardy or Anderson are TNA world champion.

 

[WCWnWo4Life]

This has been pretty much Russo's philosophy on stars. If a man begins to get well over with the crowd you almost immediately cut him down and put him in the most nonsensical of feuds.

A prime example would be the West Texas ******** from WCW. Remember when they were the heels feuding with the babyface No Limit Soldiers? The fans instead loved the ******** and booed the Soldiers. The ******** were very over with the crowds but since the heels were getting the all the love and it didn't make sense to Russo (that sounds so fucking weird saying that) he killed the angle dead and split them up.

 

[CamillePunk]

Why does TNA ruin anyone? They just do.

And apparently the guy they push to the moon goes ahead and ruins himself.

 

[777]

So they push ex WWE stars and thats wrong. Now they try to depush one and they should be riding him?? Make your minds up.

Depends on the talent. Pope never got his due with his run as Elijah Burke in WWE. TNA taking Dinero and lifting him to main event level would be 'creating a star'. I think your referring to the hate that shows up in these forums about talent like the Hardys, Hogan, RVD or whomever. There is some truth to this thinking as signing more established talent takes away from the creation of new stars. TNA would be better served spending their money (and probably less of it) on former WWE talent that for whatever reason never made the big time but still had loads of talent.
Kendrick, Shelton Benjamin, Charlie Haas, Jimmy Yang, the list goes on and on. They have their pick of talent that never made it big but have huge upsides. Christian is a great example of this type of booking. I figured with Popes charisma and mic skills that it would only be a matter of time before he broke through but at this rate, forget it.

 

[AlwaysSunny For AIW]

Because it's just how they are.

But a big part of the blame should go to Russo's obsessive need to turn everyone heel at one point or another. I mean it happens even when there is no reason to do so.

 

[sjones8]

This has been pretty much Russo's philosophy on stars. If a man begins to get well over with the crowd you almost immediately cut him down and put him in the most nonsensical of feuds.

A prime example would be the West Texas ******** from WCW. Remember when they were the heels feuding with the babyface No Limit Soldiers? The fans instead loved the ******** and booed the Soldiers. The ******** were very over with the crowds but since the heels were getting the all the love and it didn't make sense to Russo (that sounds so fucking weird saying that) he killed the angle dead and split them up.

Russo didn't book the West Texas ********/No Limit Soldiers feud.

Bischoff did it.