[Byrntrigan]

Apparently Taz is done with the WWE now. So he won't be announcing...

Maybe he'll get back to wrestling for a little. I don't think he's ever worked TNA

www.prowrestling.com/article/news/12042

[Jack Quinn]

he's just now done with WWE? I was just thinking about him the other day after the Duds mentioned his catch phrase in TNA. When was the last time he did any announcing? I thought he was done with WWE long ago.

And I think Taz had a pretty bad neck injury or something, not sure he would ever wrestle again, though him going to TNA to take over for either West or Tenay wouldn't be too bad, though I don't think he was THAT great on the mic

[Byrntrigan]

Hadn't he been announcing on Smackdown again since the last draft?

They used his catchphrase a while back as well, I think Lockdown last year? Taz did wrestle in the last Once Night Stand but I hardly call choking Lawler out in 4 seconds "wrestling"

[Lucky]

Yes. After Foley lost the gig they swapped Taz back over to SD and he's been working with JR.

And I sincerely doubt he's going to wrestle. He's well out of shape and the story's always been that his neck is in bad enough shape that one bad bump could paralyze him or worse.

[Jack Quinn]

well this is what happens when you stop watching SD, I had no idea he was doing the announcing with JR

[Pun]

I must have fast forwarded or accidentally deleted the TNA episode with the Duds mentioning his catchphrase. Can someone fill me in?

[Lucky]

It was nothing of real note. It was on Thursday's episode. Beer Money and the Dudleyz did a sit down interview about their match at Lockdown. Basic point was Beer Money wanted to use the match to gain respect and the Dudleyz were trying to spoke them about the Philly crowd and tell them how important they are. He finished it by saying something like "A friend of mine used to have a saying that I'm going to change a bit. Beat us if you can, survive if the Philly crowd lets you."

People are almost certainly getting carried away thinking the two are connected. Bubba's never had a problem referencing his past and TNA's never had a problem referencing WWE. Just coincidence, would be my guess.

[Jack Quinn]

no Lucky, you are so wrong, CLEARLY in Philly, the Duds are going to win that match, then during the main event, the Duds, Foley, Rhyno, a returning and in shape Raven and Taz are going to storm the cage and beat the hell out of both sides and establish OMG ECW! Then, Paul Heyman comes out and says he has been waiting for this moment ever since Vince killed ECW!

Clearly this is happening.

[Lucky]

No RVD and Sabu? Your crazy theory fails, my friend. You shall not be getting me excited for our fake TNA vs ECW war with the Mafia being marginalized.

[Jack Quinn]

good call! RVD and Sabu will totally be there! and wasn't Roadkill released by the WWE some time ago? Surely he has had time to regrow his beard! SHHHHHHHHHHH CHICKENS!

[Byrntrigan]

Yes but Mister Monday Night will become Mister Mafia and turn on Sabu and the other ECW originals. Dancing Stevie will be crying and Sabu in fits of rage will throw himself table after table.

[DevSop]

RVD joining the mafia would actually be a very good thing.

[creepy]

RVD back on TV would actually be a very good thing.

[Beer Baron]

Mar 31, 2009 15:30:37 GMT -5 Jack Quinn said:

no Lucky, you are so wrong, CLEARLY in Philly, the Duds are going to win that match, then during the main event, the Duds, Foley, Rhyno, a returning and in shape Raven and Taz are going to storm the cage and beat the hell out of both sides and establish OMG ECW! Then, Paul Heyman comes out and says he has been waiting for this moment ever since Vince killed ECW!

Clearly this is happening.

Don't forget about a certain live mic'd Shane Douglas! That guy says what we're all thinking.

Mar 31, 2009 16:02:13 GMT -5 creepy said:

RVD back on TV would actually be a very good thing.

That would be a wonderful thing. As for Taz(now that he's not in the WWE, can we drop the other z?), I would say that he's only good for a Tazmission or two. His neck is pretty much done.

[Byrntrigan]

I thought his neck healed up, but he chose to announce and train others. I guess his neck didn't heal as well as I thought.

[Beer Baron]

Mar 31, 2009 16:36:09 GMT -5 Byrntrigan said:

I thought his neck healed up, but he chose to announce and train others. I guess his neck didn't heal as well as I thought.

Stranger things have happened in pro wrestling, but from what I had read about his neck in an interview(which I do not have a source for), he said that his neck is good enough for retirement, but not for in ring action. But who knows. His best years were given for ECW.

[Byrntrigan]

Amen to that...

Once the girls in WWF couldn't take his suplexes he was effectively neutered in my opinion.

[Beer Baron]

Mar 31, 2009 16:52:20 GMT -5 Byrntrigan said:

Amen to that...

Once the girls in WWF couldn't take his suplexes he was effectively neutered in my opinion.

Just another vanilla midget, or more carmel mocha midget.

[bdbdbd]

For purely selfish "my entertainment" reasons this sucks. The best, best thing on WWE 24/7 with any regularity is History of ECW as hosted by Joey Styles and Tazz. They're an awesome comedy team together. They'd been joking on and off a while ago about the last time Tazz almost quit/got fired and how they get in trouble for going off script.

I'm bummed.

[Fire-Babe]

damn you all and your fantasy booking of ECW invading TNA. Now I'm hoping it happens.

[Pun]

If anyone still cares, TNA has posted their promo video for Taz over on Facebook.

www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=logo#/TotalNonstopAction?ref=ts