r/SquaredCircle • u/Honkmaster Commander Azeez mark • 3h ago

Sheik Abul Bashir's "Controversial" Theme | TNA No Surrender 2008

https://youtu.be/2TyWEt0d6-Q

The first time I heard about this I didn't believe it, I had to track down an original copy of the PPV and verify for myself... and yup. There it is.

It only lasted for that 1 show though, as you can see in the video.

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u/CouldntBeMeTho 3h ago

holy shit, never heard OF this...this is one of the craziest themes ever. Can't believe they greenlit it

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u/Honkmaster Commander Azeez mark 3h ago

I like how Mike Tenay points out that Bashir considers the X-Division Title to be his hostage (@ 2:24).

To hell with subtlety!

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u/rapidronyrabbit 2h ago

''I know bookers who use subtext and they're all cowards''-Mike Tenay

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u/theellescape Hangman terk mer jerb 2h ago

"why won't she be mine? I wish I was more attractive like Don West. Still, one can only dream"

Tenay sings one track lover towards velvet sky

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u/mehow28 2h ago

your autocorrect is telling on you lmao

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u/CouldntBeMeTho 2h ago

LOL nah it was intention. Emphasizing that not only had i never heard it, I had never heard of this existing.

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u/iguanamac 1h ago

Telling on yourself really lmao.

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u/mehow28 1h ago

that's my gizimmick

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u/Coolquip34 1h ago

This is the kind of stuff I mean when I say Russo has done a great job of painting TNA as hitting the skids once Hogan and Bischoff arrived. Like yeah, they were shit and sped up the decline, but Russo's weird ass fingerprints were all over the show.