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Liverlips McGee
01-30-2007, 07:45 AM
I found this to be pretty funny, myself. He has zero loyalty to TNA, and he is still being pushed (last time I saw) as part of an alternative to WWE. I also find it funny that he, of all people, called Cena "limited."

Showdown.net wrapped up 8 hours of wrestling radio shows (which included an exclusive interview with Candice Michelle) on Sunday 1/28 with special guest Kip James on a show called Carnage.

Kip James walked into the studio. Here are the highlights (the full 30 minute interview can be heard for free on the Showdown.net site).

Kip commented on Cena using the Fame-Asser on the Rumble PPV. Kip said Cena steals a lot of stuff but it is okay since Cena "is limited."

Most of the VKM material is from BG James and Kip themselves. Vince Russo, who is writing at TNA basically lets VKM do their own thing without getting too involved.

The hosts reminded Kip that their airwaves are Internet-only (every Sunday night live at 11PM EST. on Showdown.net) and he was free to curse, this was when Kip seemed to really get comfortable.

Kip made some bold statements. Kip said "When you've seen one X Division match you have seen them all."

Kip says he is a huge General Hospital fan and that [WWE] wrestling has gotten away from the cliffhangers that make people want to watch week to week. The hosts take WWE's side and say TNA drags their angles out too long. Kip says TNA has a much smaller fan base so it takes longer for the mass of fans to grasp the storyline. Because of this, it is important for TNA not to move their angles as fast as WWE.

Kip says Vince McMahon's ego will not allow himself to comment on VKM on WWE TV. Kip says Vince probably "loves" the angle since it was Vince's own original ideas being reversed on him.

Kip puts over LAX.

Kip says TNA gives the fans too much in one hour and they are not leaving the fans wanting more the following week.

Kip says TNA is wasting Bobby Roode. Kip says Roode is going to be a HUGE star and it WON'T be from TNA because "they don't know how" [to push a guy]. Kip jokes that he is probably going to get fired tomorrow at the TNA tapings for what he says in this interview. {Note to TNA officials: Kip's attitude towards TNA was much more friendly than how Kid Kash was in that "other interview" I recapped two years ago that seemed to cause a lot of trouble in your office}.

Kip says he has heat with Rico (former WWE wrestler).

Kip says he would "leave TNA in a heartbeat" if WWE offers him enough money. Kip says he actually left WWE on good terms and was just victim of WWE wanting to refresh the locker room. Kip said he was in WWE for 13 years.

Kip said he won a lot of things in WWE but it didn't mean shit. Kip talks about his feud with The Rock and jokes about being mad at him because he didn't get his copy of Gridiron Games in the mail yet.

Kip says women have no place in the wrestling ring. Kip said Miss Texas and Luna are the only two that could wrestle like guys. Kip said he didn't like Lita after the hosts put her over. Kip says adding the "ugly ass" girls of TNA to a new women's division would be a big waste of TNA's already limited time.

Kip says the addition of Kurt Angle to TNA is a good thing for TNA. The hosts mention the upcoming "all WWE main event" of the TNA PPV and Kip said he really doesn't want to see it and that he will probably drive home before the match even starts. Kip said he doesn't even remember when the next TNA PPV is taking place.

Kip talked about an encounter earlier that day with the local cheerleaders from the Arena Football League and a funny road story about an auto accident involving him and BG James that Ken Shamrock and Vince McMahon got involved in. The interview ended and Kip jetted out of the studio for his flight to Florida for the TNA tapings the next day.

The full interview can be heard for FREE in streaming Real Audio right now on Showdown.net

Big T
01-30-2007, 10:24 AM
Oh that damned Rockabilly !

He said he left WWE on good terms...that VKM vs DX and Vince attention whoring angle was a surefire way to get me in that line of thinking.Much like Kurt Angle, that's one dumbass who blows a lot of hot air.

Way too much for his own good.

CoTT
01-31-2007, 06:44 AM
I saw Billy Gunn in an advert for hot chocolate the other day. He was only in it for a split second. Kind of sad really.

adrock2099
01-31-2007, 09:11 AM
He was such a badass.

''Powdernose'' Tully Blanchard
01-31-2007, 12:29 PM
Fuck Cena for ripping off the Fameasser which Billy Gunn ripped off from Marty Janetty.

adrock2099
01-31-2007, 01:52 PM
Awww snap, u just got ROCKA DROPPA-ED.

Big T
01-31-2007, 01:59 PM
I remember Jim Ross writing in the Raw Magazine back in the Attitude that Billy Gunn reminded him of Lex Luger.Needless to say, i've been hating Ross eversince.

Lex is a former World Champion, U.S Champion, former World Tag Team Champion and by God, he's a former Horseman.He had some good matches too whether you like it or not...of course, i expect someone to use the word ''carry'' next to a random, yet talented individual in a reply to this message.

Billy Gunn would've never even bothered stepping in a steel cage for a match against Bruiser Brody...Lex did so.Not saying he finished the match the way it should've ended but he DID get in the ring.

adrock2099
01-31-2007, 05:16 PM
But dude, New-Age Outlaws were the teh grestast EVAR. So why don't you go give yourself a running forearm up your ah-noose?

Big T
01-31-2007, 05:19 PM
Sting and Lex Luger > New Age Outlaws

That Damn Alright
01-31-2007, 05:20 PM
I used to love NAO, and Road Dogg was awesome on WWF Attitude. He had tons of charisma so you could do his specials really frequently. His specials sucked, but I'm just saying. Only person who earned their special quicker was The Rock.

CoTT
01-31-2007, 05:43 PM
Ivan Putski & Tito Santana > New Age Outlaws

''Powdernose'' Tully Blanchard
01-31-2007, 06:09 PM
On WWF Attitude you didn't earn specials. You damaged the opponent until their health was low, and then you could do as many specials as you want.

Liverlips McGee
01-31-2007, 06:57 PM
WWF Attitude also sucked ass.

adrock2099
01-31-2007, 07:36 PM
WCW Thunder, now THAT sucked ass.

Big T
01-31-2007, 08:03 PM
The ECW video games motherfuckers...i'm not even that knowledgeable about video games and i thought it sucked ass mightily.

Other on the hand, i remember enjoying the first Legends Of Wrestling game and i believe i was blinded by nostalgia or i couldn't over the fact that i could book a Nikolai Volkoff vs. Tony Atlas match.

Liverlips McGee
01-31-2007, 08:25 PM
I still have Showdown: LOW, and I'll dust it off on occasion. Maybe do some Rock 'N' Roll Express vs. The Nasty Boys.

adrock2099
01-31-2007, 08:28 PM
i still like to play the 1st smackdown game they released for ps2. It had DDP, which is sweet.

APC123
01-31-2007, 09:33 PM
I always liked Smackdown 2. The Create mode was pretty deep, although not as much as No Mercy.

That Damn Alright
02-01-2007, 12:16 AM
Which game was it then when you're name flashed and the fans chanted for you for about half a minute?

Jatycre
02-01-2007, 02:48 AM
WCW/NWO World Tour, WCW/NWO Revenge, WWF Wrestlemania 2000, and WWF No Mercy all did that when you had your special.


The ECW games were the same game essentially as Attitude and Warzone, just with ECW guys and rings instead of WWF. The game engine itself was unchanged. So yeah they fucking blew.


Personally, there's one wrestling game that will probably never come off my top 10 list of favorite games. Royal Rumble on Genesis. That was the shit. Everyone rants about how No Mercy was the shit, fuck that Royal Rumble was the shit. Hell that game had more wrestlers in the ring at one time during a Rumble, than most wrestling games that are out now.

Liverlips McGee
02-01-2007, 07:29 AM
I used to like the arcade games myself. I remember the WWF one where it would show Andre, DiBiase, and Virgil as the main bad guys. That one was fun. There was also one that had a whole bunch of ripoff and made up characters, including Scorp, the Sting ripoff that I usually used. I wish I could remember the name so I could download it.

Big T
02-01-2007, 09:42 AM
Personally, there's one wrestling game that will probably never come off my top 10 list of favorite games. Royal Rumble on Genesis. That was the shit. Everyone rants about how No Mercy was the shit, fuck that Royal Rumble was the shit. Hell that game had more wrestlers in the ring at one time during a Rumble, than most wrestling games that are out now.

I still have my Genesis with that very game you mention and WWF Raw...RR blows Raw out of the water.One thing though, i wish Flair was in RR on Genesis too but he only appeared on the Super Nintendo version.

That Damn Alright
02-01-2007, 10:07 AM
WCW/NWO World Tour, WCW/NWO Revenge, WWF Wrestlemania 2000, and WWF No Mercy all did that when you had your special.




It wasn't any of those. I'm still pretty sure it was WWF Attitude.

Mr Eighties Wrestling
02-02-2007, 03:51 PM
Dude, its wwf attitude where the crowd chant for you and your name flashes, but you could only get your special when yor opponents life was in the red. If it helps jog ur memory, HHH's finisherwas left right right left down circle.

DecoyTantric
02-08-2007, 10:39 PM
WCW/NWO World Tour, WCW/NWO Revenge, WWF Wrestlemania 2000, and WWF No Mercy all did that when you had your special.


The ECW games were the same game essentially as Attitude and Warzone, just with ECW guys and rings instead of WWF. The game engine itself was unchanged. So yeah they fucking blew.


Personally, there's one wrestling game that will probably never come off my top 10 list of favorite games. Royal Rumble on Genesis. That was the shit. Everyone rants about how No Mercy was the shit, fuck that Royal Rumble was the shit. Hell that game had more wrestlers in the ring at one time during a Rumble, than most wrestling games that are out now.

Sometimes, you just can't beat the old-school titles.

I don't care how far-advanced Madden NFL has come today--you find me one football game--JUST ONE--better than Tecmo Super Bowl for the NES, and you'll have found a reason never to bother developing a football game ever again.

adrock2099
02-08-2007, 11:08 PM
I feel the same way about NBA Jam: Tournament Edition. Best basketball game ever. Period.

''Powdernose'' Tully Blanchard
02-09-2007, 09:00 AM
Madden '93 and NHL '94 are the two best sports titles ever.

adrock2099
02-09-2007, 09:02 AM
I have both Madden and NHL for the SNES, but I think NBA Jam is the reigning champion of sports games.

Quarez
02-11-2007, 07:50 AM
I feel the same way about NBA Jam: Tournament Edition. Best basketball game ever. Period.

Fuck yeah! I miss that game. I think I have it lying around here somewhere, but fuck me if I can remember where...

Jatycre
02-12-2007, 01:56 PM
NHL 94 and 95 are still my two favorite hockey games ever made. Pebble Beach was better than most golf games that around now too, sad to say.

foxy619
03-21-2007, 04:02 PM
he is a knob in is own time kip=a waste of space