CALDWELL'S TAKE CALDWELL'S TURKEY DAY WWE VS. TNA CARD: Hypothetical supercard of top champions, natural feuds, gimmick matches, Main Event Mafia, authority figures
Nov 24, 2011 - 4:02:53 PM
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By James Caldwell, Torch assistant editor
For long-time wrestling followers, Thanksgiving in pro wrestling conjures up memories of wrestling supercards. WWE and TNA will never get together to hold such a card and WWE gives away enough matches on the Raw Supershow to diminish the value of such matches, but that doesn't mean we can't dream up some potential epic, humorous, star-filled, or "I would never want to see this ever" matches pitting the WWE and TNA rosters.
WWE vs. TNA Main Events
-- The Rock vs. Sting with C.M. Punk as guest commentator, timekeeper, and ring announcer.
-- WWE champion C.M. Punk vs. TNA champion Robert Roode.
-- World Hvt. champion Mark Henry vs. recent TNA World Hvt. champion James Storm in a Talk the Talk Challenge.
-- John Cena vs. Bully Ray.
-- Daniel Bryan vs. Samoa Joe 2006 in a 30-minute Iron Man match with Jim Ross as special guest commentator.
-- Randy Orton vs. Mr. Anderson in a No DQ, First Blood, No Holds Barred match.
-- Chris Jericho (w/Cheryl Burke) vs. Batista (Royce Gracie) in a "we've speculated on their WWE returns for so long that one of them will eventually end up in TNA" match.
WWE vs. TNA Tag Team Challenges
-- Kevin Nash & Booker T vs. Kurt Angle & Scott Steiner with Jeff Jarrett as special referee in a "winning team gets the rights to the Main Event Mafia" match.
-- WWE tag champions Evan Bourne & Kofi Kingston vs. TNA tag champions Matt Morgan & Crimson in the "Morgan & Crimson have an extra dessert" Champions vs. Champions match.
-- U.S. champion Dolph Ziggler & IC champion Cody Rhodes vs. Rob Van Dam & Jeff Hardy.
-- Alberto Del Rio & Epico & Hunico & Primo vs. Mexican America & Team Mexico with Chavo Guerrero as special referee in a "stereotypes based on ethnicity is still the lowest common denominator in pro wrestling" match.
-- William Regal & Wade Barrett vs. Magnus & Doug Williams in a flagpole match.
Somewhat Peculiar Undercard
-- John Morrison vs. A.J. Styles in a "preview of a potential X Division match given five minutes of TV time with no hype" 5-minute time limit match.
-- Big Show vs. Rob Terry in an Arm Wrestling Contest.
-- Zack Ryder (w/Snooki) vs. Robbie E. (w/J-Woww) with Ronnie as special referee in a Jersey Shore Street Fight.
-- Michael Cole vs. Eric Young in a reverse battle royal, ladder, gong on a pole, loser must wear a turkey suit match.
-- Teddy Long vs. Eric Bischoff in a kickboxing, "they've been authority figures for so long" retirement match with Garett Bischoff as special referee.
-- Mystery Raw GM vs. Network Representative Not Named Mick Foley in a Loser Leaves Town match with Dixie Carter as ringside enforcer.
-- Mason Ryan vs. Gunner in a two-out-of-three falls Staring Contest.
Divas vs. Knockouts
-- Beth Phoenix & Natalya vs. Mickie James & Gail Kim.
-- Kelly Kelly vs. ODB.
-- Chyna vs. Chynna from Dancing with the Stars in a "I'm not sure which promotion I want to wrestle for until the check clears" match.
What would you add to the line-up? Email pwtorch@gmail.com with your WWE vs. TNA matches.
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