TNA Wrestling Today (02/17/2010)

[gazz12345a]

This guy bets pocket kings into trip queens. F*cking moron!

[johnnytuk1975]

The Pope took his gimmick from The American Dream

[bluepastry]

who is this idiot? not pope but the interviewer

[bluepastry]

who is this idiot?

[Olutunu]

Dick Flair LOL

[boygenius7]

pope is his own character. i love how he talks lol. Pope does not like sharing the spot light ya understand daddy

[Marcell2aG]

Desmond Ruffey

[xXCarlosM]

bernie mac?

[jonjon1189]

The Rock... is... cooking

The Pope... is... pimpin

Talks in the third person, got the glasses, rolls his shoulders with a head movement, holds his head high, starts slow and gradually raises his voice when making a point, says "beyond a shadow of a doubt," pushes his eyebrows together when staring at you, and raps in his promos. VERY intertaining... but I think I've seen this before. I know y'all dont wanna believe it but imagine The Rock talking to him in a promo... awkwarrrrd.

[dannywuzhurr]

@jonjon1189 i dont think the rock ever rapped lol

[jonjon1189]

@dannywuzhurr "the pie eatin, jabroni-beatin, trail blazing, eyebrow raising, the best in the present, future and past, if yall don't like me you can kiss the peoples ass!.." just one of many.. he rapped all the time..

[KnockedOutTV]

@jonjon1189 The Pope was obviously inspired by The Rock, even he will tell you that he was a major influence on him, but The Pope's character is completely different than the Rock's.

[bigwhoa76]

u notice the Pope mic skills are a mix of Bernie Mac and Dusty Rhodes..not too bad. Shelton Benjamin! take notes! I want you to come back to wrestling! But u gotta work on them mic skills man...Pope is not only great in the ring, but he can rock a great promo..SB if u can master that, u will be unstoppable!

[ChrisBrownVlada]

WWE is retarded now! With out THE P@PE D'ANGEL0 DINER$

[rememberingthedream]

I'm part of the congregation..

[XxEstevan904xX]

i met the pope today, he was at the park by my house playin basketball !

[MiKeYdOc2007]

Pope reminds me of The Rock (not copying him just similarities) such as charisma, abilty, agility, talking skills and so on. I d love to see him back in WWE with this gimmick being pushed as their #1 guy and take them back up a few levels. Cant see it happening unfortunately so i'll have to just hope he gets where he should be in TNA and that will have to do. POPE IS PIMPIN

[androidvirus]

@ger718 WWE constantly fucks up by letting the good ones slip through there fingers.

[ermonski]

The Pope says know your role and shut your mouth

[YoungBlazeEagle]

Pope Voice is cool.

[themavsfan1992]

Arthur I have no styles Jackson, lol.

[brad71forfsu]

People, People, People If you are gonna compare Pope to anybody it should be Dusty Rhodes "Daddy"..... Everybody draws inspiration from someone else.... The only thing Pope and Rock have in common is they both refer to themselves in third person..... Pope is original.... And Pimpin.... Keep him in the main event scene

[nquiringminds]

Dick Flair!

[RockAndPac]

I wish that wwe did'nt fucked up on Pope I hope there would be a trade BETWEEN WWE AND TNA we get Pope Back Yall get Truth Back

[fawazillias]

@RockAndPac keep r truth we don want him

[RockAndPac]

@fawazillias hahaha

[fawazillias]

@RockAndPac or if ya want a deal....lets trade kofi for pope....lol

[RockAndPac]

@fawazillias hahaha naw chill lol but How bout this Pope and Wolfe( cuz yall not using hin right) 4 Bryan Danelson and Matt Hardy

[bgbgstone]

I hate how if there is a cocky black wrestler people say he is copying the Rock. The Pope is pretty original if you stop grouping people together

[QuackenInsanity]

@bgbgstone I think people compare him to the Rock because he A) Speaks in the third person B) Has a similar name structure and C) Is probably one of the best mic workers going today, and a lot of great speakers from this generation (Cena/Kennedy, etc) have been compared to the Rock because he's, generally, become the first person people think of when it comes to great talkers. I wouldn't say it necessarily has anything to do with him being black.

[dakliq420]

gotta love the pope

[CamWor]

he keeps calling jb bj, lol

[ZiyusTV]

I like Pope I just don't like his unoriginality. The pope character would be so much better if he didn't try to mimic the Rock so much. That Congregation thing is catchy though.

[dakliq420]

@ZiyusTV everybody mimics everybody.the rock really mimics alot of flair if you looked at hs earlier stuff,austin's promo style mimics jake roberts in a way...thats just how it is

[satdaacmys]

@ZiyusTV  it's nothing like the rock

[UCERAHB]

Pope is awesome. big fan of his since he was Elijah Burke in WWE im glad hes getting the push he deserves. & JB is hilarious lol always sucking up to every wrestler he interviews haha

[mando2190]

THATS NOT POPE! That's ELIJAH BURKE!

[ZiyusTV]

@mando2190 Lol.

[hitman101msn]

POPE next TNA World Heavyweigth Champion DADDY!!!

[TheSaintLuca]

Pope is the face of TNA and will take them to the top.

[MADDKNOCKER]

HAHAHAHAH gotta love the POPE!!!

[deficateonyamate]

man im fuckin itchy i dont know why what the fuck my clothes have just been washed. probably got this shitty show is making me itchy.

[WrestlingGURU1987]

WRESTLEMANIA 26!

[WrestlingGURU1987]

WRESTLEMANIA 26!

[JokerSoze]

D'Angelo Dinero has a promo style that, for some reason, really reminds me of a Dusty Rhodes, or a Ric Flair, one of those guys from the old territory days in the NWA.

[MarkTheSorrow]

Ok first of all The Rock is samoan assholds not hawaiian. second WWE has a hole lot more talent than TNA cause if you havent knowtist WWE discover guys like stone cold steve austin, the rock and triple h. And third when The Pope was in WWE he had no mic skills after he left WWE he started working on his mic skills and started the gimmick know as the Pope.

NOW HULK PUT THAT IN YOUR PIPE AND SMOKE IT. AND BY THATS A BAD THING NOT A GOOD THING.

[levantos]

Is it me or does he talk like Bernie Mac?

[xpandergt]

Pope be pimpin hardcore. He's one of the reasons I watch TNA.

[pinkcheesevatos]

WHAT?????/ his gimmick has nothing to do with the rocks gimmick just go piss off to wwe and suck vinces dick

[buttafoco]

@snowboardpatroller Nope, sounds about right

[KCG013]

no. The Pope, while his chracter is similar to The Rock, is kinda completely different and is more the same of The Godfather so...

[Johncena009]

@snowboardpatroller Nope its just you bitch.

[howardtheman]

Whoever named him "The Pope" was a jerk.

[WisconsinRebals2010]

TNA is the OLD WWF and WCW, they should get some new shit in here.

[trapensnare]

Move the camera around with persons at different angles.

[trapensnare]

TNA needs to work on its camera angles, zooming in and zooming out, adding more cameras. Needs to figure out its view points. Get rid of that faded mist or light, making it look foggy and faint.

[trapensnare]

Needs to move the camera angles around. Add birds eye view, worms eye view.

[ShaolinDynasty]

TNA is looking like WWE Raw now with the four sided ring making a return. They should have kept it six-sided, that's what made TNA different.

[mukzcm1990]

well BJ hahahahahahah pope rules

[Thesaint411]

FAKE!!!! FAKE AND GAY!!!!!

[ger718]

wwe fucked up by letting this guy go

[M1Punk]

@ger718 LOL Who tha hell wants a failed ''The Rock'' wannabe ? BTW, he was in WWE ? Is he the little nigger from Cryme Time ?

[ger718]

rock wannabe sure he is bcause the rock used to always come out with the harlem street preacher gimmick

[KongregateNews]

@M1Punk FAIL

He was never in that fail of a tag team Cryme Tyme. So stop being racist. Besides, the business needs someone like The Rock.

[M1Punk]

@KongregateNews Business needs someone like The Rock ? Easier said than done, the crowds will never give someone the same reaction as they gave Rock/Austin + This popy guy doesn't even come near Rock's mic skills. What this guy is doing is stealing The Rocks, The Godfathers and Ted Dibiases gimmick and combining it into one -.-' That doesnt make you great or unique. But what else can you expect from fcking TNA.

[crswcw]

@M1Punk um the pope not from nigeria so that word you just said say everything about you and the word is niger not that other word study your history and he the rock stole his lines from iceman dean parson okay a for dibiase i remember a guy by the name of jbl who stole his gimmick from him and another guy stan hansen you lose thank you but tna is awful at the moment but what can you expect from the wwe

[M1Punk]

@crswcw Ohh my bad, I mean that ''African American young man'' -.-' Feel better ? Thank America for making that word so insulting. Dont look for excuses by saiying JBL also copied Ted D. because that's just bullshit. Can we conclude that Popy stole 3 gimmicks and combined it into one or not ?

[crswcw]

@M1Punk yeah i don't care about that word you see what i'm saying who are you to talk down on elijah burke the guy is coping his favorite wrestler dusty rhodes who whole gimmick was a black preacher mix with a common man in nwa now look at jbl a stan hansen ted dibasie mix together are you mad that the guy getting a push

[M1Punk]

@crswcw Relax dude, to make a long story short, I don't like The Pope. That's my opninion and I'm pretty sure that wont change. If you wanna see real talent, check out the next big thing, Jack Swagger :)

[satdaacmys]

@M1Punk right he does nothing special

[dakliq420]

@M1Punk rock wasnt all that unique either when you look at who he used as far as promo styles was concerned.all great wrestlers use other great wrestlers styles and make it their own

[satdaacmys]

@M1Punk tna sucks I agree but swagger is no better he don't have charcater and if any it's kurt angle

[satdaacmys]

@M1Punk oh you a raciest

[PektheHero]

@ger718

They are, aren't they.

But look, because WWE released this guy, he was able to find himself, be himself, and shine. He may not get paid as much, but his character is certainly a lot more solid than "Elijah Burke."

[dietfreeman42718]

I have no idea why this man is getting over.

[ptah13]

Because he's awesome.

[dietfreeman42718]

If you think so...?

[VatoECW]

TNA TNA TNA ! ! !

[dwilliams32]

Why is he tryna sound like bernie mac or am I just trippin

[chadhoganlive]

every promo is inspired by someone else. thats how it is franklin!

[ADL718]

I dont why there is always comparisons made of other people from the past. Let people like The Rock keep his legacy cos no one can be like him again n let 'The Pope' just be himself, no rip off of anyone or resemblin someone. My opinion WWE made a huge mistake not usin him right, he has great potential, who knows where it could lead him

[AsukuraPunk]

Wow, people cannot sit back & give credit to stars like Pope without bitchin' about atleast 1 thing.Sad.

[Rockwildon]

i give him credit.

[Dane333]

I can see where people are coming from when they say he's like the Rock.

[SydneyRico69]

Man he's nowhere riping The Rock. He's talkin like Dusty if any1, like the black preacher style.

[tiresarecool]

dick chair thats good man!

[TheIyatolah]

If anyone is a Pope fan, then you would know from several interviews, and from the ASK Elijah forum on his website that Pope grew up idolizing Dusty Rhodes and Ric Flair; That obviously shows in his promo's. NOT HOGAN, OR SUPERSTAR BILLY GRAHAM. And for crying out loud, the ONLY thing remotely simliar to THE ROCK is Pope speaking in 3rd Person which again was done by Ric Flair and Dusty before Rock was even thought of. Just appreciate the fact that Pope is THE SUPERSTAR that wrestling so need!

[SydneyRico69]

U r 100% rite. Thts who he reminds me of Dusty, but there nothing wrong wit getting sumthing from sum1, Hell Hogan and Flair got their styles from sum1 and there tha greatest. I love this push and I hope they put tha title on him. POPE IS PIMPIN!!!!

[RizoSaysAha]

@TheIyatolah Superstar Billy Graham influence them all from Flair, Dusty and Hogan.

[agentmusti]

JB is a funny dude....someday he will be as good as mean jean on the mic

[gurudibhagat]

the pope completely RIPS off Superstar Billy Grahams style and Language. He also copies Hulk Hogan and rips off the ROCK form 6.40 - 6.58

[Ralexiel]

um...will you people stop saying he rip off people?

wrestlers have different mic skills.....

it's funny how people want to say something bad about pope trying to be like Rock or hogan ..in terms of mic skills, but there were wrestlers talking in 3rd waaayyyyy before they even started wrestling ......

besides...The Pope is unique wrestler, with unqiue mic skills, even if he talked in 3rd person ..so i don't see what he's stolen..

btw...POPE IS PIMPIN'

[hbk2467y2j]

D'Angelo Dinero isn't Pope. D'Angelo Dinero is GOD!

[foreversouthpark]

D'ANGELO DINEGRO

[TrayBlaylock]

@foreversouthpark

rofl!!!

[MJH281]

The Phenomenal Arthur I Have no Styles Jackson?? Dammit, Pope does it again!! The congregation is ready for the coronation!!

[Kairi420]

Pope is going to be the next TNA champion

[Filmation77]

dick flair!!!LOLOLOL!

[pushtoon1]

was happening with samoa joe i herd they mad him lose to gaylorden jordan aka orlando jordan clean do u people thing their bring him down

[pushtoon1]

loool BJ HAHA

[TNWHOMEMADEBELTS]

plz check out my TNA VIDS PPV AND DVD on my channal

[17dioneforyou]

soooo thomaswebercgn....your gay right?

[chadhoganlive]

awsome promo!

[pepsibarker]

What about TNA on Bravo

[blackiechan52]

lol BJ. not bad pope.

[Headbangergio]

The Pope be pimpin!!!!!

[THOMASWEBERCGN]

TNA Sucks

WWE and Vince is the best Promotion of the World

[freesillywilly]

trolls suck worse

[KINGOFWWETNA]

so y are you on TNA ps WWE can kiss my ass TNA 4 life

[MikeTheHammer88]

The Pope can be the black The Rock

i love him :)

[Stinger2578]

@MikeTheHammer88 - I guess you weren't aware that "The Rock" is a black man.

His father is Rocky Johnson, and even though is mother's side of the family is Hawaiian - he still considers himself to be a black man. Otherwise why would ha have been in the Nation of Domination?

Yes, I know Owen Hart was also a member, but my point still stands.

[freesillywilly]

the rock is black, retard. lmao

[BruBoyz]

This Pope Is Indeed Pimpin

[crawleytown6]

shouldnt it be 4 sidez of steel not 6

[erikthegreat04]

Pope should at least mid-card until he gets some decent matches under his belt.

[TeamCBA]

LMAO, Give Pope the biggest push, make him champion, He IS Gold!!!!

[starbucks079]

wow wtf happen to dr stevie raven creed kiyoshi i havent seen them in months

[leftcoastpunk]

Glad to see JB back!!!!!

[wrestlefan2107]

i love pope and everything but i know im not the only one to think this. WHAT ABOUT RAVEN!?

[WhiteDargon021]

Theyre all sayin aj vs pope at lockdown so does that mean theres no title match at destination x

[moriarti54]

From what I understand,it will be an Ultimate X match for the X-Division title in the main event at Destination X

[jayqu3]

it aint pimpin unless its pope !

[Adwap]

Pope is awesome! He is already one of my favorite wrestlers, I seriously hope that he and AJ go out and have a 5 star match, simular to the Austin - Hart match from the 90's. That could help put TNA on the BIG MAP!!!

[StanPowder]

I've fallen for The Pope the same way I once fell for guys like Randy Savage, and The Rock. D'Angelo is the most unique pro-wrestler on television today!!!!

[megachris2008]

hogan has ruin everything at least for me and this move to monday its not good for me either sorry about your danm luck.

[piscataway53]

It's the Pope's time!

[TheDub223]

As a proud member of the congregation all l gotta say is the POPE is indeed PIMPIN

[NonStopFan]

The Pope is da man

[bestthinggoing459]

POPE IS PIMPIN

[thecrowrip]

lol he said DICK flair hahah

[pr0jectR]

Against All Odds was EPIC!!!! The Pope deserved to Win and he went thru everybody to get where he is and Pope said HE WOULD DO IT and HE DID IT!!! The crowd was behind him the whole time and proved that Pope IS Great!! Next Stop, TNA World Heavyweight Champion!!! Real Talk

[TehQuestion75]

@MistaMintyFresh

Pope is pimpin, but he's not even in the same sentence as The Great One yet

[Shoethiefking]

But he's been using the malapropism angle for a while, ie, Roofy, Suicidey, etc.

[pushtoon1]

0MG have u guys seen the spoilers for TNA FOR 3 WEEKS IT IS GOING TO BE A GREATE SHOW I SWEAR i checked it TNA is making it big the only bad part of the the 3 greate events tna impact is bringing is they puting orlando gay jordan over samoa joe thats only because samoa joe is wrestling for another company but when joes back u no hes gona beat him. its just to give the fag a lil push to show hes on joes level but hes not but joes gona be back

[BruBoyz]

Hey I think your a damn Lie!!! theres no spoilers for TNA

[22choji]

so is jeff hardy on tna or not?

[ItIsmell69]

good question

it would be awsome

but

it would be awsoem taht he coem back to WWE

[LegendKiller1fan]

THE POPE IS PIMPING!

[bestthinggoing459]

Man, Pope has some SICK mic skills. This guy is so entertaining it's not even funny. He's quickly becoming one of my favs in TNA. How fucking stupid of WWE to get rid of Dinero. This is one WWE "reject" (I use the term "reject" really loosely) I'm glad TNA got. POPE IS PIMPIN!!

[Prezsama]

monday nights are gonna hellash cause of raw vs TNA