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Post by Kriss on Dec 10, 2022 14:09:14 GMT
Previously: The All Things Good and Bad (Mostly Bad) WWE Thread
Posted: Tue Jan 25th, 2022 08:01 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 1st Post srossi
Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: AEW, NXT, ROH, and even GCW seem to have threads about them where we can stick in any tidbits or thoughts that don't deserve their own topic, so I thought we should have one for WWE as well.
I'll start with maybe the only positive that will ever be in here. Last night as I was alternately ignoring and fast forwarding through Raw, I came across the AJ Styles vs. Austin Theory match. It was given tons of time and they let Styles be Styles again for the first time in 2+ years. It was a great TV match, better than most matches they've had on PPV of late. I missed a good deal of it because I was so not expecting to need to pay attention to it, as WWE trained me that nothing matters and no matches will be good, but as it went on I began to realize that it was a pretty special match. Worth going out of your way to check out, and I'll have to try to watch all of it again. The only thing is, I had no idea who the heel or face was in the match, ad if I figured it out they might change it again next week.
Then the show ended with everyone throwing themselves over the top rope for no reason just because it's Royal Rumble season, and all was right with the world again.
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Posted: Tue Jan 25th, 2022 08:11 pm PM Quote Reply 2nd Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere
Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: Have WWE given up on Omos? If they were pushing him as the second coming of Andre the Giant, then surely he should be winning the Royal Rumble (or kept out of it completely), but I don't think he was mentioned once last night on the go home show, and his entry into the Rumble was only announced yesterday, and on Twitter at that.
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Posted: Tue Jan 25th, 2022 08:22 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 3rd Post srossi
Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: Have WWE given up on Omos? If they were pushing him as the second coming of Andre the Giant, then surely he should be winning the Royal Rumble (or kept out of it completely), but I don't think he was mentioned once last night on the go home show, and his entry into the Rumble was only announced yesterday, and on Twitter at that.
I would imagine he gets 6 or 7 eliminations of jobbers before being eliminated himself. He'll be in the Kane spot, even though he doesn't deserve it.
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Posted: Tue Jan 25th, 2022 08:27 pm PM Quote Reply 4th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere
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I would imagine he gets 6 or 7 eliminations of jobbers before being eliminated himself. He'll be in the Kane spot, even though he doesn't deserve it.
I hope they don't book a spot where Omos almost gets eliminated, because he's so clumsy, and his centre of gravity is so high, that he might fall out of the ring by mistake.
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Posted: Tue Jan 25th, 2022 08:42 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 5th Post srossi
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I would imagine he gets 6 or 7 eliminations of jobbers before being eliminated himself. He'll be in the Kane spot, even though he doesn't deserve it.
I hope they don't book a spot where Omos almost gets eliminated, because he's so clumsy, and his centre of gravity is so high, that he might fall out of the ring by mistake.
I hope they do.
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Posted: Thu Jan 27th, 2022 04:41 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 6th Post srossi
Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Peak WWE. They had a spelling bee for some reason and Otis legit forgot how to spell the word he was supposed to get right. The first botched spelling spot in wrestling history?
Meltzer explains like a 12-year-old:
“You didn’t hear? Oh my god! You missed the biggest thing in the thing! He spelled it wrong, but because it was scripted that he spelled it right, they said he spelled it right! So, they played that gong thing, so it was said that he won, you know, he spelled it right. Because in the script, he was going to spell it right. And he forgot how to spell it legit. Spelled it wrong and then they pretended… Nobody said anything. Then after, because I guess probably, the word got back that people figured this out, that Corey Graves had to go in there and go, ‘Oh, by the way… They didn’t say he spelled it wrong, even though he did. Otis got garbled when he was spelling it and therefore it’s not a correct answer and actually, Orton and Riddle win two to nothing and not two to one. So, no, he did not spell it right.”
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Posted: Thu Jan 27th, 2022 03:32 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 7th Post nyhack56
Joined: Wed May 15th, 2019 Location: Posts: 269 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Peak WWE. They had a spelling bee for some reason and Otis legit forgot how to spell the word he was supposed to get right. The first botched spelling spot in wrestling history?
Meltzer explains like a 12-year-old:
“You didn’t hear? Oh my god! You missed the biggest thing in the thing! He spelled it wrong, but because it was scripted that he spelled it right, they said he spelled it right! So, they played that gong thing, so it was said that he won, you know, he spelled it right. Because in the script, he was going to spell it right. And he forgot how to spell it legit. Spelled it wrong and then they pretended… Nobody said anything. Then after, because I guess probably, the word got back that people figured this out, that Corey Graves had to go in there and go, ‘Oh, by the way… They didn’t say he spelled it wrong, even though he did. Otis got garbled when he was spelling it and therefore it’s not a correct answer and actually, Orton and Riddle win two to nothing and not two to one. So, no, he did not spell it right.”
I'm literally watching that right now, and I'm likw WTF? He missed the A. Ding!!!
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Posted: Thu Jan 27th, 2022 06:21 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 8th Post Spatulapup
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Posted: Thu Jan 27th, 2022 06:23 pm PM Quote Reply 9th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere
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Because anything is better than watching Randy Orton wrestle.
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Posted: Thu Jan 27th, 2022 07:10 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 10th Post krazykid18 The Prophet
Joined: Mon Oct 15th, 2007 Location: Posts: 2619 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/326.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu326')">Spatulapupa> wrote: Why were they even doing a spelling bee???!!!!!!!!
It was an entertaining segment, and people loved it and the crowd was engaged with it ... Chad Gable came out of it looking like a million bucks, and had a great match with Randy Orton
Chad Gable should put Adam Cole on his Alpha Plan... Cole out here looking like Beavis and Butthead
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Posted: Sat Jan 29th, 2022 02:58 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 11th Post Boz1515
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Posted: Sat Jan 29th, 2022 04:01 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 12th Post srossi
Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: It’s sad that WWE is now running these Rumble retrospective packages without the slightest mention of Flair in ‘92 at all. Completely erased from history.
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Posted: Sat Jan 29th, 2022 12:48 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 13th Post Boz1515
Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: It’s sad that WWE is now running these Rumble retrospective packages without the slightest mention of Flair in ‘92 at all. Completely erased from history.
Yeah, outside of Benoit, they should be showing all of the winners at least briefly. That's what makes it fun. I don't remember seeing Big John Studd go by either.
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Posted: Sat Jan 29th, 2022 12:51 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 14th Post Boz1515
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Posted: Sat Jan 29th, 2022 06:12 pm PM Quote Reply 15th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere
Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: From the Observer site:
Vicki Askew, the mother of WWE chairman Vince McMahon, has passed away at 101 years old.
An obituary for Askew states that she "passed away quietly of natural causes in her sleep at home in The Woodlands, TX" on January 20. Funeral services were held on January 22, and there will be a private burial for Askew in Ebensburg, Pennsylvania at a later date.
Askew died on the one-year anniversary of Rod McMahon's passing. Rod was Askew's son and Vince McMahon's brother.
Askew is survived by one son, four grandchildren, and 12 great grandchildren. Her husband Harold Askew died in 2010.
Askew was an avid tennis player. The Ebensburg Tennis Center in Pennsylvania was dedicated to her after Vince McMahon and the McMahon Family Foundation donated $2.5 million to build the facility. The idea for the tennis center originated from Harold Askew calling Vince after being concerned that Vicki had to drive 22 miles in the winter to play tennis in Altoona. The Ebensburg center opened in 2007.
Askew would have turned 102 years old this July.
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Posted: Sat Jan 29th, 2022 06:13 pm PM Quote Reply 16th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere
Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: I didn't rewind my DVR last night to check, but did Kayla Braxton say that Big E is officially back on Smackdown, or did I mishear that?
From the Observer site:
Ex-WWE Champion Big E is "officially" back on the SmackDown brand, according to WWE.
On Friday's episode of SmackDown, it was stated in a backstage segment with Kofi Kingston and Kayla Braxton that Big E was officially back on SmackDown. Big E and Kingston then teamed against Happy Corbin and Madcap Moss in a winning effort.
In a video released on WWE's YouTube channel and social media channels, interviewer Megan Morant also used the "officially back on SmackDown" verbiage in introducing Big E.
Big E and New Day stablemates Kingston and King Woods were originally split up in the 2020 WWE Draft, with Kingston and Woods being shifted to Raw and pushed as a tag team, while Big E remained on SmackDown as a singles competitor.
Big E would go on to win the Money in the Bank briefcase while still a member of the SmackDown roster, but cashed in on Raw's WWE Champion Bobby Lashley. He was then officially drafted to the Raw brand in the 2021 WWE Draft in October.
Big E dropped the WWE title to Brock Lesnar in a five-way match at the Day 1 pay-per-view on January 1. His last televised Raw match came on January 10, a loss to Seth Rollins.
Woods is currently out of action after suffering a torn plantaris.
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Posted: Sat Jan 29th, 2022 06:38 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 17th Post srossi
Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Well this bakes me even more super interested in the next draft and of course the next Survivor Series, the one night of the year when Raw and Smackdown Superstars compete against each other except for every other night of the year.
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Posted: Sat Jan 29th, 2022 06:49 pm PM Quote Reply 18th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere
Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Well this bakes me even more super interested in the next draft and of course the next Survivor Series, the one night of the year when Raw and Smackdown Superstars compete against each other except for every other night of the year.
The worst part of all this is that Big E is officially back in the mid-card after they made no effort to get him over as a credible champion or main eventer.
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Posted: Sat Jan 29th, 2022 06:59 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 19th Post srossi
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The worst part of all this is that Big E is officially back in the mid-card after they made no effort to get him over as a credible champion or main eventer.
And I was digging him as champion too. The fans were ready to accept him. They had a good thing going with all members of The New Day over as singles and still able to come back together as a team from time to time. It was working. I guess that’s why it had to end.
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Posted: Sat Jan 29th, 2022 08:56 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 20th Post Boz1515
Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: At the end of the match, I don't believe they called them The New Day when announcing the winner. I think they announced them as individuals. Maybe that means they have initial plans to keep Big E as a single, at least until Roman smashes him.
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Posted: Mon Jan 31st, 2022 02:05 pm PM Quote Reply 21st Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere
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Posted: Tue Feb 1st, 2022 03:21 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 22nd Post Boz1515
Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: So, Kevin Owens comes out on Raw for his talk show segment and agrees with the crowd when the boo his announcement about Bobby Lashley being the new champion, since Lashley is a heel. In that moment, Owens comes off as a face. Moments later when he's talking with Rollins, he pulls the chicken heel move of trying to get out of his qualifying match with Austin Theory. Why is it so hard to figure out who the heels and who the faces are?
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Posted: Tue Feb 1st, 2022 04:02 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 23rd Post Boz1515
Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: Vince, probably furious with Otis and his inability to spell, does a job to Riddle tonight on tv. Otis has been very much protected from taking pinfall losses in the tag division for a long while now. I'm wondering if he would be doing that job if he just could have spelled his word correctly.
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Posted: Tue Feb 1st, 2022 04:13 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 24th Post krazykid18 The Prophet
Joined: Mon Oct 15th, 2007 Location: Posts: 2619 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: Vince, probably furious with Otis and his inability to spell, does a job to Riddle tonight on tv. Otis has been very much protected from taking pinfall losses in the tag division for a long while now. I'm wondering if he would be doing that job if he just could have spelled his word correctly.
I mean he was going to lose the match, and he has taking pinfalls already to randy, but he was dominate in the match and i like this new version of version of Otis kind of reminds me of 1992 Vader
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Posted: Tue Feb 1st, 2022 04:19 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 25th Post srossi
Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: So, Kevin Owens comes out on Raw for his talk show segment and agrees with the crowd when the boo his announcement about Bobby Lashley being the new champion, since Lashley is a heel. In that moment, Owens comes off as a face. Moments later when he's talking with Rollins, he pulls the chicken heel move of trying to get out of his qualifying match with Austin Theory. Why is it so hard to figure out who the heels and who the faces are?
I spent the entire segment trying to figure out if both Rollins and Owens had turned face or not and for the life of me couldn’t figure it out. Once the match started, it seemed like Owens was definitely the face, so I guess Rollins turned too? I have no idea why WWE doesn’t think this fundamental part of wrestling for 70 years is important enough to spend some time on anymore.
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Posted: Tue Feb 1st, 2022 04:49 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 26th Post srossi
Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: Vince, probably furious with Otis and his inability to spell, does a job to Riddle tonight on tv. Otis has been very much protected from taking pinfall losses in the tag division for a long while now. I'm wondering if he would be doing that job if he just could have spelled his word correctly.
It was an elimination chamber qualifying match though, so he wasn’t going to win.
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Posted: Tue Feb 1st, 2022 07:25 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 27th Post srossi
Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Nia Jax revealed on Renee Young's podcast that she was also asked to return at the Royal Rumble while still being paid under the 90-day no-compete, and she refused.
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Posted: Tue Feb 1st, 2022 08:34 pm PM Quote Reply 28th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere
Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Nia Jax revealed on Renee Young's podcast that she was also asked to return at the Royal Rumble while still being paid under the 90-day no-compete, and she refused.
She was asked if she was willing to return. There was a list being complied of former talents who were willing to come back. Then Vince picked from the list.
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Posted: Wed Feb 2nd, 2022 09:49 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 29th Post Boz1515
Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: Vince, probably furious with Otis and his inability to spell, does a job to Riddle tonight on tv. Otis has been very much protected from taking pinfall losses in the tag division for a long while now. I'm wondering if he would be doing that job if he just could have spelled his word correctly.
It was an elimination chamber qualifying match though, so he wasn’t going to win.
Agreed, but they easily could have DQ'd him or counted him out. Spelling error = demotion, says Vince.
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Posted: Thu Feb 3rd, 2022 05:10 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 30th Post srossi
Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Johnny Knoxville and Sami Zayn ran an angle on the red carpet of the Jackass movie premiere last night so those two are a lock for WM. The incident garnered a moderate amount of mainstream attention but nothing too big and I didn’t even hear about it for almost 24 hours, but I’m sure WWE is thrilled anyway.
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Posted: Fri Feb 4th, 2022 03:58 pm PM Quote Reply 31st Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere
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Plans are for Roman Reigns to face Goldberg at the Elimination Chamber premium live event in Saudi Arabia.
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Posted: Fri Feb 4th, 2022 04:41 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 32nd Post srossi
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Plans are for Roman Reigns to face Goldberg at the Elimination Chamber premium live event in Saudi Arabia.
For a bunch of Arabs, they really like that Jew. Reigns survived leukemia and Covid, but I doubt he's escaping Goldberg in one piece.
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Posted: Sat Feb 5th, 2022 02:11 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 33rd Post Boz1515
Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: Why is Paul Heyman back with Reigns after he Superman Punched him and humiliated him? Heyman is too good of a character to be subjected to this poor storytelling.
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Posted: Sat Feb 5th, 2022 04:00 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 34th Post krazykid18 The Prophet
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good tag match by New Day and the Latin team
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Posted: Sat Feb 5th, 2022 04:29 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 35th Post srossi
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Posted: Sat Feb 5th, 2022 09:29 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 36th Post srossi
Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Meltzer says the Elimination Chamber match is the last on Goldberg’s contract and they wanted to finally have the match with Reigns that never happened at WM due to Reigns taking a hiatus due to Covid. Reigns was supposed to win that match, but the win went to Braun Strowman instead. So right now all signs point to Reigns getting his win and retaining the title, but nothing says that Goldberg can’t sign an extension and wind up in the WM mix again. As of now though, Goldberg is wrapping up.
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Posted: Sun Feb 6th, 2022 01:10 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 37th Post Boz1515
Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Meltzer says the Elimination Chamber match is the last on Goldberg’s contract and they wanted to finally have the match with Reigns that never happened at WM due to Reigns taking a hiatus due to Covid. Reigns was supposed to win that match, but the win went to Braun Strowman instead. So right now all signs point to Reigns getting his win and retaining the title, but nothing says that Goldberg can’t sign an extension and wind up in the WM mix again. As of now though, Goldberg is wrapping up.
The sad part is that Goldberg could have really gone out on a high note if his last match was that one with Lashley last year. I'd be surprised if he and Roman can have one as good as that one. I'm sure Goldberg is happy to have the Saudi pay day though.
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Posted: Mon Feb 7th, 2022 03:56 pm PM Quote Reply 38th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere
Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: Someone correct me if I'm wrong here. We know that the main event for WrestleMania is Reigns vs Leanar, title vs title, so that means that we know what the results of the two main events are from Elimination Chamber. Has the Reigns-Lesnar match actually been announced, or I am just going off the rumors?
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Posted: Mon Feb 7th, 2022 04:07 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 39th Post srossi
Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: Someone correct me if I'm wrong here. We know that the main event for WrestleMania is Reigns vs Leanar, title vs title, so that means that we know what the results of the two main events are from Elimination Chamber. Has the Reigns-Lesnar match actually been announced, or I am just going off the rumors?
Nothing officially announced yet as far as I know. This is just what everyone expects. They could conceivably pull a swerve and do Lesnar vs. Reigns with no titles on the line, or make it a 3-way or 4-way. I really hope not though.
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Posted: Mon Feb 7th, 2022 04:33 pm PM Quote Reply 40th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere
Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: Someone correct me if I'm wrong here. We know that the main event for WrestleMania is Reigns vs Leanar, title vs title, so that means that we know what the results of the two main events are from Elimination Chamber. Has the Reigns-Lesnar match actually been announced, or I am just going off the rumors?
Nothing officially announced yet as far as I know. This is just what everyone expects. They could conceivably pull a swerve and do Lesnar vs. Reigns with no titles on the line, or make it a 3-way or 4-way. I really hope not though.
It would be horrible booking for either man to lose before the biggest match of the year, even in a multi-man match, and you have to be pinned or submit if you don't win the Chamber. WWE just keep making this difficult for themselves.
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Posted: Mon Feb 7th, 2022 07:12 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 41st Post cookie32723
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Nothing officially announced yet as far as I know. This is just what everyone expects. They could conceivably pull a swerve and do Lesnar vs. Reigns with no titles on the line, or make it a 3-way or 4-way. I really hope not though.
It would be horrible booking for either man to lose before the biggest match of the year, even in a multi-man match, and you have to be pinned or submit if you don't win the Chamber. WWE just keep making this difficult for themselves.
I think the idea at this point is title vs title. Make the main event as big as it possibly can be. Now what they’ll do with the other title after Mania is anyone guess.
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Posted: Tue Feb 8th, 2022 02:05 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 42nd Post srossi
Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Maybe I just missed it, but I don’t think WWE pushed very hard that Raw would be on SyFy tonight. I just happened to be looking at my DVR for something else to watch abs noticed it wasn’t taping so had to track it down, which I’m sure I’ll regret later.
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Posted: Tue Feb 8th, 2022 03:05 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 43rd Post Blazer Head Auditor, CPA
Joined: Sun Sep 4th, 2011 Location: Posts: 9544 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Maybe I just missed it, but I don’t think WWE pushed very hard that Raw would be on SyFy tonight. I just happened to be looking at my DVR for something else to watch abs noticed it wasn’t taping so had to track it down, which I’m sure I’ll regret later.
I was cruising by USA about 7:30 and saw hot blonde chicks skiing and shooting guns. What's that called? The biathalon? I've watched less entertaining stuff. Kept going and stopped on Navy vs. Lafayette men's basketball on CBS Sports Network, which looked like Division 6 NCAA level. In between, there were about eight channels selling coins and jewelry. I hardly watch tv anymore, Not sure why I even pay for Directv, but I feel like there was better shit on back in 1984 when we only had 10 channels.
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Posted: Tue Feb 8th, 2022 04:39 am PM Quote Reply 44th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere
Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: The joys of the scripted promo. The opening segment on Raw was a painfully tedious 20 minute setup for a crap joke about weed, and Randy Orton flubbed the punchline.
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Posted: Tue Feb 8th, 2022 04:52 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 45th Post srossi
Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: The joys of the scripted promo. The opening segment on Raw was a painfully tedious 20 minute setup for a crap joke about weed, and Randy Orton flubbed the punchline.
I noticed that too. Every time they’ve tried this horrible bit, it’s resulted in a huge botch. If they just let the 2 teams wrestle for 20 minutes I’m sure it would be good. But that would be silly.
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Posted: Tue Feb 8th, 2022 04:54 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 46th Post srossi
Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: And now Rollins and Owens are heels again, and maybe never turned face in the first place. It’s impossible to say.
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Posted: Tue Feb 8th, 2022 10:36 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 47th Post srossi
Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Lats night's Raw did 1.38 million on SyFy, which isn't bad or a poorly advertised network switch during the Olympics. But the fact that 1.38 million could be considered as not bad in 2022 for Raw is pretty awful in and of itself.
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Posted: Wed Feb 9th, 2022 08:10 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 48th Post srossi
Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: NXT UK women's wrestler Candy Floss announced her departure as her contract lapsed and she wasn't re-signed. She had not wrestled for the brand since June 2019. The previous month in May 2019, her mother passed away from cancer and she says that her death resulted in PTSD and anxiety issues that prevented her from continuing to wrestle. She fulfilled a handful of indy UK dates through August 2019 before she completely stopped. She praised WWE for supporting her these past 2 1/2 years as they apparently continued to pay her for some dates that she didn't make.
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Posted: Wed Feb 9th, 2022 09:59 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 49th Post kargol
Joined: Thu Oct 18th, 2007 Location: Brum, United Kingdom Posts: 5565 Status: Offline Mana: Don't remember her at all. Candy Floss is a pun name incidentally, candyfloss is what you call cotton candy.
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Posted: Wed Feb 9th, 2022 10:42 pm PM Quote Reply 50th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere
Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/46.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu46')">kargola> wrote: Don't remember her at all. Candy Floss is a pun name incidentally, candyfloss is what you call cotton candy.
She was used as a jobber (the one with bright pink hair) in the early days of NXT UK, before they actually signed her to a developmental deal. I don't she ever appeared after they signed her.
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So I had the privilege of hearing the opening of the 2/11 Smackdown from the safety of the restroom, and even in the context of audio only, the tired routine of corporate structure and heirarchy was trotted out.
So tonight Vince has decreed that Sonya cannot touch Naomi as she faces Charlotte for the women's title. If they use the same DQ psychology of the MJF-Captain Shawn Dean match with Punk a few weeks ago, and has Sonya hit Charlotte instead to effectively save her from losing the title, their source material will be evident. Maybe I'm seeing too much recent product these days, but the Kiss Cam from Los Lotharios looks bogarted from the Adam Cole/Young Bucks spot. And the New Day photo shoot highlights with Los Lotharios is shot almost as verbatim as Ethan Page's vlog segment he and Scorpio Sky do with random AEW roster members.
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Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: I love how Pat McAfee can just be like “Fuck you guys, I’ll be at the Super Bowl. Get that douche Graves to fill in for me.” McAfee is truly the best thing about WWE in the past decade.
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Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: I love how Pat McAfee can just be like “Fuck you guys, I’ll be at the Super Bowl. Get that douche Graves to fill in for me.” McAfee is truly the best thing about WWE in the past decade.
Yeah, he has more power in WWE than any talent in the last 20 years. Seriously, he can call more shots than Cena.
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Posted: Sun Feb 13th, 2022 11:41 am PM Quote Reply 54th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere
Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: Lots of WWE wrestlers and other employees tweeting exactly the same verbiage about WWE in Saudi Arania. That's completely normal...
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Posted: Sun Feb 13th, 2022 04:34 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 55th Post srossi
Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: Lots of WWE wrestlers and other employees tweeting exactly the same verbiage about WWE in Saudi Arania. That's completely normal...
<A HREF="https://411mania.com/wrestling/wwe-stars-sending-out-the-same-message-about-elimination-chamber-billboard-in-saudi-arabia/" TARGET="_blank">https://411mania.com/wrestling/wwe-stars-sending-out-the-same-message-about-elimination-chamber-billboard-in-saudi-arabia/A>
Vince loves his phrases and makes the announcers repeat the same stuff word-for-word in ways no person would actually speak. Not sure why it’s surprising that they made all the talent use the same language. It’s a cult, the only one that’s easy to get fired from.
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PWInsider:
WWE posted the following in their News section of their website with the headline "A new champion was crowned at SmackDown tapings":
During a special SmackDown taping on Feb. 11, Sami Zayn defeated Shinsuke Nakamura to capture the Intercontinental Championship.
Tune in to SmackDown next Friday at 8/7 C on FOX to see how The Master Strategist emerged victorious in the hard-fought battle for the gold!
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Posted: Mon Feb 14th, 2022 06:40 am PM Quote Reply 58th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere
Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: WWE being mercilessly trolled on Twitter for putting over The Rock at the Super Bowl when they failed to get him for Survivor Series. Lots of funny comments.
He didn't even use his "millions.... and millions" catchphrase even though it was right there.
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Posted: Tue Feb 15th, 2022 01:02 pm PM Quote Reply 59th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere
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Posted: Tue Feb 15th, 2022 03:10 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 60th Post srossi
Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: Rumours that Steve Austin will be wrestling at WrestleMania this year, possibly against Kevin Owens.
That's crazy after all these years. And this isn't exactly a marquee match-up that the world has been clamoring for considering how Owens has been booked.
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That's crazy after all these years. And this isn't exactly a marquee match-up that the world has been clamoring for considering how Owens has been booked. Also considering there are about ten other guys that should be in front of Owens on the food chain. Like if you are going to get Austin, wouldn't you want to start with Reigns? Or if you are really, really nostalgic, see if you can get ol' Cold Stone to jump in there with Goldberg for that Dream Match that nobody has dreamed about since about '98?
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Posted: Tue Feb 15th, 2022 03:29 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 62nd Post srossi
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That's crazy after all these years. And this isn't exactly a marquee match-up that the world has been clamoring for considering how Owens has been booked. Also considering there are about ten other guys that should be in front of Owens on the food chain. Like if you are going to get Austin, wouldn't you want to start with Reigns? Or if you are really, really nostalgic, see if you can get ol' Cold Stone to jump in there with Goldberg for that Dream Match that nobody has dreamed about since about '98?
You should be arrested for attempted murder for even suggesting that Austin wrestle Goldberg. My God, he would accidentally kill him during the ring introductions.
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Posted: Tue Feb 15th, 2022 03:34 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 63rd Post Superstar '18-'19 POTY, 1st Ballot HOFer
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That's crazy after all these years. And this isn't exactly a marquee match-up that the world has been clamoring for considering how Owens has been booked. Also considering there are about ten other guys that should be in front of Owens on the food chain. Like if you are going to get Austin, wouldn't you want to start with Reigns? Or if you are really, really nostalgic, see if you can get ol' Cold Stone to jump in there with Goldberg for that Dream Match that nobody has dreamed about since about '98?
You should be arrested for attempted murder for even suggesting that Austin wrestle Goldberg. My God, he would accidentally kill him during the ring introductions.
That was pretty much my point. Goldberg almost killed himself in Saudi Arabia before almost killing 'Taker. I can see Austin on the phone saying "You want me to wrestle who? What? Are you fucking insane? No, not for $10 million!" By the way, who is that Evan Karagias looking motherfucker that's holding the US Title? I saw a pic that he was defending it against AJ Styles and I have no idea who the scrub is and don't even know his name.
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Posted: Tue Feb 15th, 2022 04:13 pm PM Quote Reply 64th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere
Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: The idea behind Kevin Owens is that he is a very safe worker and trusted to take care of Austin. The idea behind Austin is that WM is in Texas and with six weeks to go, they need something to start moving tickets again. I think they've sold around 50,000 tickets for each night. Impressive, yes, but compared to the capacity that's a lot of empty seats. One big difference between the two night WrestleKingdon and the two night WrestleMania WK always had at least the top guy and and most cases guys wrestle on both shows. People travelling to Dallas will go to both shows, but they will already have their tickets, and they need to sell the tickets remaining to locals. I think there will be a big group of people waiting to see which night looks the best, an maybe waiting for a good deal (although 2 for 1 has already started).
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Posted: Fri Feb 18th, 2022 04:08 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 65th Post srossi
Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: WWE has fired Spanish announcer Carlos Cabrera after 30 years with the company. No reason was given. Cabrera and Hugo Savinovich were the duo at the famed “Spanish announce table” when it would always break during the Attitude Era. After Savinovich’s departure in 2011, Cabrera was promoted from color to play-by-play and for the last decade worked alongside Marcelo Rodriguez. Cabrera was currently working every show as the Spanish voice of WWE, including Raw, Smackdown, NXT, and PPVs so this is a huge change for the Spanish-speaking market on par with Jim Ross leaving. The new announce team will be Rodriguez and Jerry Soto.
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Posted: Tue Feb 22nd, 2022 04:30 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 67th Post krazykid18 The Prophet
Joined: Mon Oct 15th, 2007 Location: Posts: 2619 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: Rhea Ripley and Nikki A.S.H. continue to have an ongoing "feud," except one person wins every time and the other person completely jobs each time. It would be the equivalent of Rick Hunter feuding with Randy Savage in like 1987.
Doudrop and Bianca Belair ran it back again and i can't lie i was sports entertained by that match
Doudrop is a good talent to have
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Posted: Tue Feb 22nd, 2022 05:01 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 68th Post krazykid18 The Prophet
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Posted: Tue Feb 22nd, 2022 12:54 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 69th Post Jim_Irish
Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/27.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu27')">krazykid18a> wrote: WWE is on troll mode with the Cody news i see
In what way? I listened to the Jim Cornette Experience yesterday and they made it sound like Cody was already signed to WWE or that it was a done deal.
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In what way? I listened to the Jim Cornette Experience yesterday and they made it sound like Cody was already signed to WWE or that it was a done deal.
Their Twitter account was posting cryptic messages including lyrics from Cody's entrance music. Clearly Cody is going to answer Edge's challenge at WrestleMania.
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Posted: Tue Feb 22nd, 2022 02:18 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 71st Post cookie32723
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In what way? I listened to the Jim Cornette Experience yesterday and they made it sound like Cody was already signed to WWE or that it was a done deal.
Their Twitter account was posting cryptic messages including lyrics from Cody's entrance music. Clearly Cody is going to answer Edge's challenge at WrestleMania.
The dream match to end all dream matches!
In all seriousness, it should be a good match, but it’s also not going to sell many tickets and doesn’t scream WrestleMania either. Cody always had the most over the top entrance in AEW, imagine if he gets control over his Mania entrance lol. It’ll put HHHs to shame.
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Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: I'm not a huge fan of Cody but he is good in the ring when he can cut out a lot of the other shit (stupid angles, stupid promos, overbooked matches).
I do think they could get great heat out of him and Brandi as heels. They are so, so hateable.
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Joined: Wed Mar 4th, 2009 Location: Posts: 4686 Status: Offline Mana: If true, they should have HHH come out with a sledgehammer and destroy Cody to get revenge for the "Double or Nothing" PPV where Cody smashed up the "HHH throne" or whatever that was that was considered to be a shot at HHH. Video is here:
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Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: It’s been a couple of months now and for the life of me I still can’t figure out if Rollins and Owens are supposed to be faces or heels. I certainly can’t see how Owens is getting ready to face Austin the way he’s been presented.
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Agreed, they go back and forth from heel to face about every 3 minutes, and right now they seem to be pretty involved in the tag team scene.
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Posted: Tue Mar 1st, 2022 04:59 am PM Quote Reply 80th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere
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Rollins with his fake laugh should be a heel, but I don't think he's supposed to be. He's awful on the mic, so I want to boo him, but the crowd see to be very mildly into him. Owens is a heel if you like Texas, but a face if you don't. The people of Ohio seem uninterested. Chad Gables's heel gimmick is saying thank you and shoosh in weird way. Just an awful opening segment that even Owens couldn't save. Poor Otis didn't even get one line. I'm booing everyone. Just there to be the butt of a fat joke. And then they had a match even though they a match next week.
Montez Ford then fucked up that match because he jumps so high he can't control the landing of his top rope splash. Last edited on Tue Mar 1st, 2022 05:00 am by Kriss
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Posted: Tue Mar 1st, 2022 05:10 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 81st Post srossi
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Rollins with his fake laugh should be a heel, but I don't think he's supposed to be. He's awful on the mic, so I want to boo him, but the crowd see to be very mildly into him. Owens is a heel if you like Texas, but a face if you don't. The people of Ohio seem uninterested. Chad Gables's heel gimmick is saying thank you and shoosh in weird way. Just an awful opening segment that even Owens couldn't save. Poor Otis didn't even get one line. I'm booing everyone. Just there to be the butt of a fat joke. And then they had a match even though they a match next week.
Montez Ford then fucked up that match because he jumps so high he can't control the landing of his top rope splash.
The funny thing about Rollins is that he’s kinda almost a decent promo for the first time in his career, until you listen to the worst promo in AEW and realize he’s not even close to that caliber.
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Montez Ford then fucked up that match because he jumps so high he can't control the landing of his top rope splash.
Yeah, what happened there? Did Orton not get close enough to get his foot on the rope? Watching it live, it looked like Dawkins tried to improvise and act like he was pushing Orton's foot off or something, but the ref didn't sell it and counted to 3 all awkwardly. Clearly that wasn't the planned finish.
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Joined: Thu Oct 18th, 2007 Location: Brum, United Kingdom Posts: 5565 Status: Offline Mana: ^ that, I assume the finish was Dawkins pushing Orton's foot off the rope and therefore a tainted 3 count. But Orton fucked up because he didn't roll far enough into the corner to get to the rope.
Was there ever a resolution to the Rollins/Reigns thing on Smackdown recently or was that just dropped apropos of nothing? Can't even remember if Rollins was meant to be SD or Raw at that point.
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Posted: Tue Mar 1st, 2022 01:23 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 84th Post srossi
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Was there ever a resolution to the Rollins/Reigns thing on Smackdown recently or was that just dropped apropos of nothing? Can't even remember if Rollins was meant to be SD or Raw at that point.
Rollins is on Raw and showed up on SD as a one-off because they have so few stars and needed a challenger for Reigns before the part-timers got their shots at the bigger shows. And then yes, it was just dropped.
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Posted: Tue Mar 1st, 2022 02:21 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 85th Post srossi
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Montez Ford then fucked up that match because he jumps so high he can't control the landing of his top rope splash.
Yeah, what happened there? Did Orton not get close enough to get his foot on the rope? Watching it live, it looked like Dawkins tried to improvise and act like he was pushing Orton's foot off or something, but the ref didn't sell it and counted to 3 all awkwardly. Clearly that wasn't the planned finish.
Worse than the botched finish (which Graves tried to save by saying Dawkins stopped him from putting his foot on the rope) can everyone from every company stop talking to each other after the pin and wait until you get backstage? Orton and Ford had like a full on conversation complete with head shaking after the botch that was as clear as day on camera. After good matches everyone is thanking each other and congratulating each other even when they’re supposed to be mortal enemies. It happens constantly in both WWE and AEW now. It’s ridiculous. Out of all of Vince’s silly edicts, how is one of them not to stop this?
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Posted: Tue Mar 1st, 2022 02:47 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 86th Post srossi
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Posted: Tue Mar 1st, 2022 03:42 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 87th Post srossi
Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: Latest rumor: Pat McAfee vs Vince McMahon at WrestleMania. That'll be something.
They have to change this to McAfee vs. Austin Theory with Vince in his corner. They can’t be dumb enough to let Vince even attempt anything physical at this point.
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Posted: Tue Mar 1st, 2022 03:59 pm PM Quote Reply 88th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere
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They have to change this to McAfee vs. Austin Theory with Vince in his corner. They can’t be dumb enough to let Vince even attempt anything physical at this point.
We'll see what happens on McAfee's show on Thursday. This is all about selling tickets to the live event, which is an odd situation for WWE to be in (see also the push for the MSG show the past two weeks on Raw, when was the last time they pushed a house show?) They have to sell it as McMahon vs McAfee. Who could possibly care about seeing Austin Theory wrestle (in the scheme of things, nothing against his talent). I don't think they care about what actually happens on the night, rather than what they can convince people they might see in order to sell tickets. Vince has put himself in a huge spot for Thursday. He has to pull off an angle, make it look like a shoot, live, and outside of the protective bubble of WWE production. McAfee has a vested interest in making this all work, so that will help him, but still, he's gonna need to channel a much younger version of himself.
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They have to change this to McAfee vs. Austin Theory with Vince in his corner. They can’t be dumb enough to let Vince even attempt anything physical at this point.
We'll see what happens on McAfee's show on Thursday. This is all about selling tickets to the live event, which is an odd situation for WWE to be in (see also the push for the MSG show the past two weeks on Raw, when was the last time they pushed a house show?) They have to sell it as McMahon vs McAfee. Who could possibly care about seeing Austin Theory wrestle (in the scheme of things, nothing against his talent). I don't think they care about what actually happens on the night, rather than what they can convince people they might see in order to sell tickets. Vince has put himself in a huge spot for Thursday. He has to pull off an angle, make it look like a shoot, live, and outside of the protective bubble of WWE production. McAfee has a vested interest in making this all work, so that will help him, but still, he's gonna need to channel a much younger version of himself.
Even 10 years ago and this is a match that sells some tickets. Obviously McAfee was still in the NFL but let’s just pretend it’s possible lol. But today, Vince looks like and is an old man, who’s mentally not as sharp as he used to be. Is Vince even capable of pulling this off and making it look good at this point?
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Posted: Tue Mar 1st, 2022 05:37 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 91st Post srossi
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All signs point to Owens and Rollins wrestling each other, but none of this makes sense. What does Rollins do if Owens has a different match?
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All signs point to Owens and Rollins wrestling each other, but none of this makes sense. What does Rollins do if Owens has a different match? And if Edge is fighting AJ Styles, are they planning on holding Cody off until the Monday after Mania Raw? I can't imagine he would be happy missing out on the payday for Mania although since PPV ended I don't know if shows like Mania hold the price tag anymore.. They get big checks for working Saudi Arabia, I know that, but not so sure about Mania.
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They have to change this to McAfee vs. Austin Theory with Vince in his corner. They can’t be dumb enough to let Vince even attempt anything physical at this point.
We'll see what happens on McAfee's show on Thursday. This is all about selling tickets to the live event, which is an odd situation for WWE to be in (see also the push for the MSG show the past two weeks on Raw, when was the last time they pushed a house show?) They have to sell it as McMahon vs McAfee. Who could possibly care about seeing Austin Theory wrestle (in the scheme of things, nothing against his talent). I don't think they care about what actually happens on the night, rather than what they can convince people they might see in order to sell tickets. Vince has put himself in a huge spot for Thursday. He has to pull off an angle, make it look like a shoot, live, and outside of the protective bubble of WWE production. McAfee has a vested interest in making this all work, so that will help him, but still, he's gonna need to channel a much younger version of himself.
Even 10 years ago and this is a match that sells some tickets. Obviously McAfee was still in the NFL but let’s just pretend it’s possible lol. But today, Vince looks like and is an old man, who’s mentally not as sharp as he used to be. Is Vince even capable of pulling this off and making it look good at this point?
Thesz wrestled a match at this age, and he thought he embarrassed himself in the ring. I've seen Dory Funk Jr. wrestle in his 70s, and he certainly did embarrass himself, and may well have soiled himself. Meltzer has said they are planning "smoke and mirrors" to produce this match, but I suspect it may be more like "bait and switch." Last edited on Tue Mar 1st, 2022 07:36 pm by Kriss
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Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Meltzer is reporting that the March MSG house show will be just that, only a house show with no plans to air it on Peacock or anywhere else. They heavily promoted it on Raw because the building is becoming increasingly more expensive to run and ticket sales are awful. They announced a big Lesnar vs. Lashley match as the tentative main event, admitting on TV that the match may not happen because Lashley may not be cleared to wrestle. That seems like it’s legit but there’s no word on the back-up plan. Lashley really has a shoulder injuring but they’re selling that he’s in “concussion protocol”. The situation is a mess because they have a contracted Lesnar match at MSG with soft ticket sales and no opponent.
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They have to change this to McAfee vs. Austin Theory with Vince in his corner. They can’t be dumb enough to let Vince even attempt anything physical at this point.
We'll see what happens on McAfee's show on Thursday. This is all about selling tickets to the live event, which is an odd situation for WWE to be in (see also the push for the MSG show the past two weeks on Raw, when was the last time they pushed a house show?) They have to sell it as McMahon vs McAfee. Who could possibly care about seeing Austin Theory wrestle (in the scheme of things, nothing against his talent). I don't think they care about what actually happens on the night, rather than what they can convince people they might see in order to sell tickets. Vince has put himself in a huge spot for Thursday. He has to pull off an angle, make it look like a shoot, live, and outside of the protective bubble of WWE production. McAfee has a vested interest in making this all work, so that will help him, but still, he's gonna need to channel a much younger version of himself.
Even 10 years ago and this is a match that sells some tickets. Obviously McAfee was still in the NFL but let’s just pretend it’s possible lol. But today, Vince looks like and is an old man, who’s mentally not as sharp as he used to be. Is Vince even capable of pulling this off and making it look good at this point?
Thesz wrestled a match at this age, and he thought he embarrassed himself in the ring. I've seen Dory Funk Jr. wrestle in his 70s, and he certainly did embarrass himself, and may well have soiled himself. Meltzer has said they are planning "smoke and mirrors" to produce this match, but I suspect it may be more like "bait and switch."
Vince was never a wrestler or even remotely an athlete in his prime though. He got by based on a physique, the promos leading up to the matches, and balls in that he was willing to take abuse. At this point it’s just going to be sad and I’m unconvinced that he has the mental capacity to be making these types of decisions. Someone needs to tell him he’s being ridiculous and will get himself killed. Even in a smoke and mirrors match, it’s not worth the risk. And McAfee of course isn’t a wrestler either and can’t lead another non-wrestler through a match. He looked great against Adam Cole, but that was Adam Cole.
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They have to change this to McAfee vs. Austin Theory with Vince in his corner. They can’t be dumb enough to let Vince even attempt anything physical at this point.
We'll see what happens on McAfee's show on Thursday. This is all about selling tickets to the live event, which is an odd situation for WWE to be in (see also the push for the MSG show the past two weeks on Raw, when was the last time they pushed a house show?) They have to sell it as McMahon vs McAfee. Who could possibly care about seeing Austin Theory wrestle (in the scheme of things, nothing against his talent). I don't think they care about what actually happens on the night, rather than what they can convince people they might see in order to sell tickets. Vince has put himself in a huge spot for Thursday. He has to pull off an angle, make it look like a shoot, live, and outside of the protective bubble of WWE production. McAfee has a vested interest in making this all work, so that will help him, but still, he's gonna need to channel a much younger version of himself.
Even 10 years ago and this is a match that sells some tickets. Obviously McAfee was still in the NFL but let’s just pretend it’s possible lol. But today, Vince looks like and is an old man, who’s mentally not as sharp as he used to be. Is Vince even capable of pulling this off and making it look good at this point?
Thesz wrestled a match at this age, and he thought he embarrassed himself in the ring. I've seen Dory Funk Jr. wrestle in his 70s, and he certainly did embarrass himself, and may well have soiled himself. Meltzer has said they are planning "smoke and mirrors" to produce this match, but I suspect it may be more like "bait and switch."
Vince was never a wrestler or even remotely an athlete in his prime though. He got by based on a physique, the promos leading up to the matches, and balls in that he was willing to take abuse. At this point it’s just going to be sad and I’m unconvinced that he has the mental capacity to be making these types of decisions. Someone needs to tell him he’s being ridiculous and will get himself killed. Even in a smoke and mirrors match, it’s not worth the risk. And McAfee of course isn’t a wrestler either and can’t lead another non-wrestler through a match. He looked great against Adam Cole, but that was Adam Cole.
I don’t even know if Vince is capable of doing a good job in promoting a match with McAfee at this point.
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They have to change this to McAfee vs. Austin Theory with Vince in his corner. They can’t be dumb enough to let Vince even attempt anything physical at this point.
We'll see what happens on McAfee's show on Thursday. This is all about selling tickets to the live event, which is an odd situation for WWE to be in (see also the push for the MSG show the past two weeks on Raw, when was the last time they pushed a house show?) They have to sell it as McMahon vs McAfee. Who could possibly care about seeing Austin Theory wrestle (in the scheme of things, nothing against his talent). I don't think they care about what actually happens on the night, rather than what they can convince people they might see in order to sell tickets. Vince has put himself in a huge spot for Thursday. He has to pull off an angle, make it look like a shoot, live, and outside of the protective bubble of WWE production. McAfee has a vested interest in making this all work, so that will help him, but still, he's gonna need to channel a much younger version of himself.
Even 10 years ago and this is a match that sells some tickets. Obviously McAfee was still in the NFL but let’s just pretend it’s possible lol. But today, Vince looks like and is an old man, who’s mentally not as sharp as he used to be. Is Vince even capable of pulling this off and making it look good at this point?
Thesz wrestled a match at this age, and he thought he embarrassed himself in the ring. I've seen Dory Funk Jr. wrestle in his 70s, and he certainly did embarrass himself, and may well have soiled himself. Meltzer has said they are planning "smoke and mirrors" to produce this match, but I suspect it may be more like "bait and switch."
Vince was never a wrestler or even remotely an athlete in his prime though. He got by based on a physique, the promos leading up to the matches, and balls in that he was willing to take abuse. At this point it’s just going to be sad and I’m unconvinced that he has the mental capacity to be making these types of decisions. Someone needs to tell him he’s being ridiculous and will get himself killed. Even in a smoke and mirrors match, it’s not worth the risk. And McAfee of course isn’t a wrestler either and can’t lead another non-wrestler through a match. He looked great against Adam Cole, but that was Adam Cole.
I don’t even know if Vince is capable of doing a good job in promoting a match with McAfee at this point.
His segments with Theory have been painful to watch, and once upon a time they would’ve been gold and put him over huge. I’ve never been a big fan of Vince’s booking but I was a huge fan of his on-screen segments. Austin and Foley in particular aren’t the same without their interactions with Vince. So I really do find it sad that he’s allowing himself to be seen like this and no one can tell him to take himself off TV. I have no idea how this McAfee interview will go, even the straight stuff before they start working, I don’t know how coherent any of it can be.
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Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: WWE and A&E have signed a significant multi-year extension that will see 35 more biographies produced over the next few years, plus at least one new season of "WWE's Most Wanted Treasures" and a new series called "WWE Rivals" which will be a behind-the-scenes look at famous feuds.
A&E is half-owned by Disney. How do they keep managing to sell the same old product to so many different people? I'd there any exclusive first-run content on the Network now? Last edited on Tue Mar 1st, 2022 10:04 pm by Kriss
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Posted: Tue Mar 1st, 2022 10:15 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 100th Post srossi
Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: WWE and A&E have signed a significant multi-year extension that will see 35 more biographies produced over the next few years, plus at least one new season of "WWE's Most Wanted Treasures" and a new series called "WWE Rivals" which will be a behind-the-scenes look at famous feuds.
A&E is half-owned by Disney. How do they keep managing to sell the same old product to so many different people? I'd there any exclusive first-run content on the Network now?
Everything that used to be on the Network, which Peacock theoretically bought and are charging people for, now seems to be on cable TV. I am increasingly unsure why I pay $5 a month anymore since they have given up on creating new content for it, but the cost is so low that I'm not motivated to take the time to cancel. I guess that's the strategy? But I seriously never watch Peacock anymore except for NXT UK and PPVs, and I know where to find those for free if I wanted to.
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Posted: Tue Mar 1st, 2022 10:35 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 101st Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/152.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu152')">Superstara> wrote: Are they angling for Owens to fight JBL at Mania? Is this because Austin decided to wisely pass on the match? Has Austin officially backed out? Was he ever in or was that a rumor that didn't pan out? There hasn't been the slightest tease that Austin is doing anything at WM this year and if the purpose is to sell tickets fast, I imagine they would've gotten his name out there by now. If they go with JBL instead, that literally won't put 1 ass in 1 seat. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Mar 2nd, 2022 03:26 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 102nd Post krazykid18 The Prophet Joined: Mon Oct 15th, 2007 Location: Posts: 2619 Status: Offline Mana: since the beginning of the year Raw and NXT have been pretty decent to good shows with NXT having a few great shows Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Mar 2nd, 2022 03:32 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 103rd Post Superstar '18-'19 POTY, 1st Ballot HOFer Joined: Thu Jan 31st, 2008 Location: Dickshooter, Idaho USA Posts: 8893 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/152.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu152')">Superstara> wrote: Are they angling for Owens to fight JBL at Mania? Is this because Austin decided to wisely pass on the match? Has Austin officially backed out? Was he ever in or was that a rumor that didn't pan out? There hasn't been the slightest tease that Austin is doing anything at WM this year and if the purpose is to sell tickets fast, I imagine they would've gotten his name out there by now. If they go with JBL instead, that literally won't put 1 ass in 1 seat. I don't think Austin was ever in. When asked about who his dream opponent is, he said Lesnar without hesitation. That's not going to happen, however, I do think Brock would abso-fucking-lutely do everything within his power to not injure or even scratch Stone Cold just knowing the heat he would have everywhere...plus he respects him. But as an aside, I don't think I ever believed he was going to wrestle, and Owens isn't the guy that I would think he'd do business with simply because it's not a big enough deal. If Austin is wrestling, his face is on the poster, the billboards, plastered on every product WWE releases to the media. And right now, it's not. It's too late to truly get people to start planning their WM week, so if they pull the trigger and add him now, they've already blown it. Will he maybe be the "host"? Sure. But the host doesn't sell tickets, even Rock found that out. ____________________ "Jack Brisco grabbed my testicles once but I told him "Brisco, you have exactly 15 minutes to get your hands off my balls"." -WongLee 7/22/2017 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Mar 2nd, 2022 06:04 am PM Quote Reply 104th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: Booker T has now responded to Owens insulting Texas. Maybe they are going to have some deal between Owens and all the old timey Texas rasslers. JBL, Shawn, Booker and Austin. It looks like they wanted to do Owens-Austin one on one by for the sake if ticket sales, you would think they would have pulled the trigger by now. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Mar 2nd, 2022 02:15 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 105th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: Booker T has now responded to Owens insulting Texas. Maybe they are going to have some deal between Owens and all the old timey Texas rasslers. JBL, Shawn, Booker and Austin. It looks like they wanted to do Owens-Austin one on one by for the sake if ticket sales, you would think they would have pulled the trigger by now. So they’re building an angle around a guy who doesn’t even seem like a heel insulting a state that 99.9% of fans don’t live in and probably feel the same way about. This is “Rap Is Crap” all over again. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Mar 2nd, 2022 02:26 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 106th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: PWInsider: Former WWE star Rob Conway is backstage working as a Producer at tonight's WWE NXT 2.0 taping in Florida. As PWInsider.com reported last week, Conway was at the WWE Performance Center working as a Guest Coach and trainer. There is no word whether Conway has been hired by the company or is going through a trial period as a producer. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Mar 2nd, 2022 02:28 pm PM Quote Reply 107th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: Booker T has now responded to Owens insulting Texas. Maybe they are going to have some deal between Owens and all the old timey Texas rasslers. JBL, Shawn, Booker and Austin. It looks like they wanted to do Owens-Austin one on one by for the sake if ticket sales, you would think they would have pulled the trigger by now. So they’re building an angle around a guy who doesn’t even seem like a heel insulting a state that 99.9% of fans don’t live in and probably feel the same way about. This is “Rap Is Crap” all over again. It's a head scratcher. Often WWE burns through an angle far too quickly, leading to endless rematches as the only way to keep stories going. This one is such a slow burn that we don't even know who Owens is feuding with, or why he suddenly hates Texas. I assume they are crossing all their fingers and toes that Austin can do the match, and that 20,000 loyal Texans will buy last minute tickets to see him uphold their honor. Maybe they'll do the gauntlet gimmick that Jericho did, and Owens will defeat Booker and JBL (I can't see Michaels wanting any part of this, but he might need to keep his boss happy in a post Triple H world) with Austin coming in to win the match quickly at the end. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Mar 2nd, 2022 11:05 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 108th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: PWInsider: Lisette Pineda, who held the position of Manager of Global Talent Strategy and Development for World Wrestling Entertainment, was recently let go by the company, PWInsider.com has confirmed. Pineda worked extremely close to Paul Levesque in a role described to PWInsider as Levesque's "top executive assistant", so without him around, some in the company have relayed to us it was probably just a matter of time before she exited as Levesque has still yet to return to work full-time for the company since dealing with his heart issues and without him there, her role was limited at best. Pineda's departure also sparked discussion and wonder as to whether Levesque is ever coming back as many who used to be in constant communication with him haven't spoken with him in some time and there's no indication he's anywhere close to stepping back into his former roles for the company. Obviously, there's never been (and should not be) a timeline for his return, but Pineda's exit has been seen as a sign by some that it will be still some time (at the least) before Levesque is close to coming back. Pineda joined the company in January 2020, previously holding a position with Goldman-Sachs before coming to WWE. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Mar 2nd, 2022 11:08 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 109th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: PWInsider: Interesting note: If WWE doesn't name the opponents for Brock Lesnar or Roman Reigns for this Saturday's Madison Square Garden card, it will be the first time in the history of WWE running that venue that a main event match is not announced in advance. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Mar 2nd, 2022 11:15 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 110th Post Superstar '18-'19 POTY, 1st Ballot HOFer Joined: Thu Jan 31st, 2008 Location: Dickshooter, Idaho USA Posts: 8893 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: PWInsider: Interesting note: If WWE doesn't name the opponents for Brock Lesnar or Roman Reigns for this Saturday's Madison Square Garden card, it will be the first time in the history of WWE running that venue that a main event match is not announced in advance. And they wonder why nobody has bought tickets? I would imagine that the fans that sold out the AEW shows in October to see Punk, Danielson, Omega, Bucks, etc. pretty much destroyed WWE's draw in their own market. Yes people pay to see Roman and Brock. But they've been seeing them for a long time now and without a top match, why would anybody buy in? You know as well as I do, every MSG show from the time you were old enough to watch them always announced the main event of the next month that night because the WWF liked getting some advance ticket sales just by being there. I know shit changed when they stopped running monthly cards, but for a time there, they would push a marquee match on TV to boost sales, as I remember a couple years back Brock wrestled the Garden against somebody (maybe Paul Wight?) and there were tons of local commercials on cable TV and radio about it. This show seems different, I haven't seen an ad, and the times I've listened to WFAN or WBAB there have been no mention of anything besides a card that was or is going to run at Nassau. ____________________ "Jack Brisco grabbed my testicles once but I told him "Brisco, you have exactly 15 minutes to get your hands off my balls"." -WongLee 7/22/2017 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Mar 2nd, 2022 11:17 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 111th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/152.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu152')">Superstara> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: PWInsider: Interesting note: If WWE doesn't name the opponents for Brock Lesnar or Roman Reigns for this Saturday's Madison Square Garden card, it will be the first time in the history of WWE running that venue that a main event match is not announced in advance. And they wonder why nobody has bought tickets? I would imagine that the fans that sold out the AEW shows in October to see Punk, Danielson, Omega, Bucks, etc. pretty much destroyed WWE's draw in their own market. Yes people pay to see Roman and Brock. But they've been seeing them for a long time now and without a top match, why would anybody buy in? You know as well as I do, every MSG show from the time you were old enough to watch them always announced the main event of the next month that night because the WWF liked getting some advance ticket sales just by being there. I know shit changed when they stopped running monthly cards, but for a time there, they would push a marquee match on TV to boost sales, as I remember a couple years back Brock wrestled the Garden against somebody (maybe Paul Wight?) and there were tons of local commercials on cable TV and radio about it. This show seems different, I haven't seen an ad, and the times I've listened to WFAN or WBAB there have been no mention of anything besides a card that was or is going to run at Nassau. They seemed to be trying to promote (barely) a Lesnar vs. Lashley match that they knew couldn't happen because Lashley is hurt. I have no idea what they're thinking. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Thu Mar 3rd, 2022 07:51 am PM Quote Reply 112th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/152.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu152')">Superstara> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: PWInsider: Interesting note: If WWE doesn't name the opponents for Brock Lesnar or Roman Reigns for this Saturday's Madison Square Garden card, it will be the first time in the history of WWE running that venue that a main event match is not announced in advance. And they wonder why nobody has bought tickets? I would imagine that the fans that sold out the AEW shows in October to see Punk, Danielson, Omega, Bucks, etc. pretty much destroyed WWE's draw in their own market. Yes people pay to see Roman and Brock. But they've been seeing them for a long time now and without a top match, why would anybody buy in? You know as well as I do, every MSG show from the time you were old enough to watch them always announced the main event of the next month that night because the WWF liked getting some advance ticket sales just by being there. I know shit changed when they stopped running monthly cards, but for a time there, they would push a marquee match on TV to boost sales, as I remember a couple years back Brock wrestled the Garden against somebody (maybe Paul Wight?) and there were tons of local commercials on cable TV and radio about it. This show seems different, I haven't seen an ad, and the times I've listened to WFAN or WBAB there have been no mention of anything besides a card that was or is going to run at Nassau. They seemed to be trying to promote (barely) a Lesnar vs. Lashley match that they knew couldn't happen because Lashley is hurt. I have no idea what they're thinking. Here's a main event for them: Lesnar, Rollins & Owens vs. Reigns & the Usos. It's not difficult, is it? ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Thu Mar 3rd, 2022 08:08 am PM Quote Reply 113th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: From Ric Flair's podcast talking about reports that Vince McMahon is facing Pat McAfee at WrestleMania 38: “I think it’s great that he’s doing it. He’s making a statement for all of us that are older. I could wrestle right now too but I’ve got blood thinners as a result of that blood clot so that kind of eliminates me from wrestling. I can get off them for a couple of days if I had to get in shape but I would never get in as good of shape as he does.” Replace blood thinners with wheel chair, and Flair will be making this same statement about the possibility of him wrestling Hogan at WrestleMania 50. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Thu Mar 3rd, 2022 04:13 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 114th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/152.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu152')">Superstara> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: PWInsider: Interesting note: If WWE doesn't name the opponents for Brock Lesnar or Roman Reigns for this Saturday's Madison Square Garden card, it will be the first time in the history of WWE running that venue that a main event match is not announced in advance. And they wonder why nobody has bought tickets? I would imagine that the fans that sold out the AEW shows in October to see Punk, Danielson, Omega, Bucks, etc. pretty much destroyed WWE's draw in their own market. Yes people pay to see Roman and Brock. But they've been seeing them for a long time now and without a top match, why would anybody buy in? You know as well as I do, every MSG show from the time you were old enough to watch them always announced the main event of the next month that night because the WWF liked getting some advance ticket sales just by being there. I know shit changed when they stopped running monthly cards, but for a time there, they would push a marquee match on TV to boost sales, as I remember a couple years back Brock wrestled the Garden against somebody (maybe Paul Wight?) and there were tons of local commercials on cable TV and radio about it. This show seems different, I haven't seen an ad, and the times I've listened to WFAN or WBAB there have been no mention of anything besides a card that was or is going to run at Nassau. They seemed to be trying to promote (barely) a Lesnar vs. Lashley match that they knew couldn't happen because Lashley is hurt. I have no idea what they're thinking. Here's a main event for them: Lesnar, Rollins & Owens vs. Reigns & the Usos. It's not difficult, is it? RK-Bro are announced for the show but have no match. Orton is still over huge in house show environments. You can easily use them in a main event. There are options that could draw a little, if they bothered to spend any time thinking about it. But they really don't seem to care. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Thu Mar 3rd, 2022 09:12 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 115th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: WWE has ended their partnership with Russian broadcaster Match for Raw and Smackdown and shut down WWE Network (which still operates independent of Peacock in most international markets) in Russia after the invasion of Ukraine. The hypocrisy here is staggering considering that WWE just came back from Saudi Arabia. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Mar 4th, 2022 02:20 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 116th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: From Ric Flair's podcast talking about reports that Vince McMahon is facing Pat McAfee at WrestleMania 38: “I think it’s great that he’s doing it. He’s making a statement for all of us that are older. I could wrestle right now too but I’ve got blood thinners as a result of that blood clot so that kind of eliminates me from wrestling. I can get off them for a couple of days if I had to get in shape but I would never get in as good of shape as he does.” Replace blood thinners with wheel chair, and Flair will be making this same statement about the possibility of him wrestling Hogan at WrestleMania 50. On this sane show, Flair was asked his thoughts on HHH’s position in WWE and if he’s been ousted. He said, “I have no idea. He and I were incredibly close, and now I never hear from him, so I don’t know.” ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Mar 4th, 2022 02:50 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 117th Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: I'm not saying this is the reason but if I were HHH or anyone else with anything to lose I'd probably give Flair a wide berth as far as telling him *anything*. The guy can't hold his piss and when he previously had a podcast he was constantly telling people's private details every week. I know he was complaining a while ago about HHH having a belt belonging to Flair. I also heard HHH had bought the belt when Flair was hard up for money. So I don't know. Flair is a dickhead though. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Mar 4th, 2022 03:22 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 118th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/152.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu152')">Superstara> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: PWInsider: Interesting note: If WWE doesn't name the opponents for Brock Lesnar or Roman Reigns for this Saturday's Madison Square Garden card, it will be the first time in the history of WWE running that venue that a main event match is not announced in advance. Here's a main event for them: Lesnar, Rollins & Owens vs. Reigns & the Usos. It's not difficult, is it? RK-Bro are announced for the show but have no match. Orton is still over huge in house show environments. You can easily use them in a main event. There are options that could draw a little, if they bothered to spend any time thinking about it. But they really don't seem to care. When was the last time Brock appeared in a tag match of any sort? Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Mar 4th, 2022 03:33 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 119th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/152.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu152')">Superstara> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: PWInsider: Interesting note: If WWE doesn't name the opponents for Brock Lesnar or Roman Reigns for this Saturday's Madison Square Garden card, it will be the first time in the history of WWE running that venue that a main event match is not announced in advance. Here's a main event for them: Lesnar, Rollins & Owens vs. Reigns & the Usos. It's not difficult, is it? RK-Bro are announced for the show but have no match. Orton is still over huge in house show environments. You can easily use them in a main event. There are options that could draw a little, if they bothered to spend any time thinking about it. But they really don't seem to care. When was the last time Brock appeared in a tag match of any sort? That’s a great call. The answer is 2/19/06 in NJPW when he teamed with Shinsuke Nakamura to beat Riki Choshu and Akebono. In WWE, it was 2/29/04 when he teamed with The Big Show in a loss to John Cena and Eddy Guerrero on a house show. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Mar 5th, 2022 03:34 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 120th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: The Usos come out and jump Nakamura and Boogs on the ramp, and refs from the back show up to break it up in 5 seconds. Meanwhile on Raw, Edge decides to murder AJ Styles with the lying con-chair-to twice in a drawn out segment, and no one from the back gives a crap and everyone just lets it happen. It's inconsistent stuff like the attack on Raw that makes WWE's current product look stupid. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Mar 5th, 2022 09:21 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 121st Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: The Usos come out and jump Nakamura and Boogs on the ramp, and refs from the back show up to break it up in 5 seconds. Meanwhile on Raw, Edge decides to murder AJ Styles with the lying con-chair-to twice in a drawn out segment, and no one from the back gives a crap and everyone just lets it happen. It's inconsistent stuff like the attack on Raw that makes WWE's current product look stupid. Thank God AEW is consistent as fuck with stuff like this. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Mar 5th, 2022 05:49 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 122nd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/1344.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu1344')">Jim_Irisha> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: The Usos come out and jump Nakamura and Boogs on the ramp, and refs from the back show up to break it up in 5 seconds. Meanwhile on Raw, Edge decides to murder AJ Styles with the lying con-chair-to twice in a drawn out segment, and no one from the back gives a crap and everyone just lets it happen. It's inconsistent stuff like the attack on Raw that makes WWE's current product look stupid. Thank God AEW is consistent as fuck with stuff like this. No company is or ever will be. You can’t be if you want to run certain angles. I’m ok with it. Some suspension of disbelief is required, but WWE sure makes that harder sometimes. But I won’t kill them for this one. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Mar 5th, 2022 06:29 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 123rd Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: I think both of them could do it better. I don't watch WWE often enough these days to comment but it's often distracting in AEW. I'm talking about major inconsistencies from one match to the next. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Mar 5th, 2022 10:05 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 124th Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: WrestleMania week is adding a tryout/combine so their NIL deal can become a tradition where aspiring talent gets their start, just as it is the milestone moment just before many have been released. No Cinderella stories; college degrees required. <A HREF="https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/article/wwe-to-host-talent-tryouts-ahead-of-wrestlemania-38" TARGET="_blank">https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/article/wwe-to-host-talent-tryouts-ahead-of-wrestlemania-38A> Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Mar 5th, 2022 11:02 pm PM Quote Reply 125th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: Some rumours, including from Meltzer, that Vince may have low-balled Cody after he publicly cut ties with AEW. The writing team have been told that he is now uncertain to be signing, when previously they had been working on his debut with the assumption that he was joining. Who knows? It's all very interesting though. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Mar 5th, 2022 11:26 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 126th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: Some rumours, including from Meltzer, that Vince may have low-balled Cody after he publicly cut ties with AEW. The writing team have been told that he is now uncertain to be signing, when previously they had been working on his debut with the assumption that he was joining. Who knows? It's all very interesting though. Cody certainly isn’t as smart as his father if he tried to make a big move without securing the money first. But I think they’ll get it done. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Mar 6th, 2022 04:27 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 127th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/152.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu152')">Superstara> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: PWInsider: Interesting note: If WWE doesn't name the opponents for Brock Lesnar or Roman Reigns for this Saturday's Madison Square Garden card, it will be the first time in the history of WWE running that venue that a main event match is not announced in advance. And they wonder why nobody has bought tickets? I would imagine that the fans that sold out the AEW shows in October to see Punk, Danielson, Omega, Bucks, etc. pretty much destroyed WWE's draw in their own market. Yes people pay to see Roman and Brock. But they've been seeing them for a long time now and without a top match, why would anybody buy in? You know as well as I do, every MSG show from the time you were old enough to watch them always announced the main event of the next month that night because the WWF liked getting some advance ticket sales just by being there. I know shit changed when they stopped running monthly cards, but for a time there, they would push a marquee match on TV to boost sales, as I remember a couple years back Brock wrestled the Garden against somebody (maybe Paul Wight?) and there were tons of local commercials on cable TV and radio about it. This show seems different, I haven't seen an ad, and the times I've listened to WFAN or WBAB there have been no mention of anything besides a card that was or is going to run at Nassau. They seemed to be trying to promote (barely) a Lesnar vs. Lashley match that they knew couldn't happen because Lashley is hurt. I have no idea what they're thinking. Here's a main event for them: Lesnar, Rollins & Owens vs. Reigns & the Usos. It's not difficult, is it? RK-Bro are announced for the show but have no match. Orton is still over huge in house show environments. You can easily use them in a main event. There are options that could draw a little, if they bothered to spend any time thinking about it. But they really don't seem to care. The MSG show is in the books and the matches wound up being Reigns vs. Rollins and Lesnar vs. Theory. You already know who won both. For Theory, this was his MSG debut and it was the main event, even though it didn’t last long. Someone else will need to go the research on the last time someone debited at MSG in the main event. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Mar 6th, 2022 04:30 pm PM Quote Reply 128th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: The MSG show is in the books and the matches wound up being Reigns vs. Rollins and Lesnar vs. Theory. You already know who won both. For Theory, this was his MSG debut and it was the main event, even though it didn’t last long. Someone else will need to go the research on the last time someone debited at MSG in the main event. If you count a dark main event after a TV show, it was Dominick Mysterio. If not, Bray Wyatt, Wade Barrett, Sheamus, Heidenreich and Charlie Haas all had their first MSG matches in a house show main event. I didn't go any further back than 2000. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Mar 6th, 2022 09:18 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 129th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Melzter is reporting that Kevin Owens and Steve Austin may now have a "confrontation" instead of a match at WM. That will mostly just be a promo segment followed by a stunner. So it appears that Austin has decided not to wrestle. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Mar 6th, 2022 09:36 pm PM Quote Reply 130th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: Apart from Lesnar-Reigns and Becky-Bianca, none of the announced or rumored matches are in the least bit interesting to me. Who wants to see Logan Paul or Johnny Knoxville wrestle? Or Happy Corbin for that matter? Not enough decent build for one show, let alone two. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Mar 6th, 2022 10:10 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 131st Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: WWE released footage of the end of the MSG show with Reigns running in to lay out and bloody Lesnar. <A HREF="https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1500524519097778177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1500524519097778177%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fhttp://www.pwinsider.com%2Farticle%2F156515%2Fwwe-releases-entire-lesnarroman-angle-from-end-of-last-nights-msg-event.html%3Fp%3D1" TARGET="_blank"> ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 8th, 2022 02:02 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 132nd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Becky Lynch posted a pic from a hospital bed writing that she Bianca Belair injured her throat in a house show match. Last night in Allentown, she won a 3-way against Belair and Rhea Ripley. She will not be at Raw. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 8th, 2022 02:13 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 133rd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Vader will finally be inducted into the WWE HOF, as announced today by Bleacher Report. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 8th, 2022 04:06 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 134th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Vader will finally be inducted into the WWE HOF, as announced today by Bleacher Report. That's good, but they waited too long. Same with King Kong Bundy. They need to hustle up on Ken Patera, he's really old. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 8th, 2022 04:11 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 135th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: So Edge comes out to the ring this week with dark lighting to add to his heel turn. Last week he attempted to murder AJ Styles for absolutely no reason, and no one tried to stop him. Does Adam Pearce come out and fine Edge or suspend him this week? Nope. At the very least they could have had Edge attack Pearce for fining him or something. At least try to make it make a little sense. Last edited on Tue Mar 8th, 2022 04:11 am by Boz1515 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 8th, 2022 06:08 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 136th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Raw ended with Kevin Owens cutting on a promo on Austin and saying he wants him as a guest on the KO Show at WM. So there you have it. He turned down the match but will do the segment. I can't see this moving tickets really. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 8th, 2022 06:11 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 137th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Raw ended with Kevin Owens cutting on a promo on Austin and saying he wants him as a guest on the KO Show at WM. So there you have it. He turned down the match but will do the segment. I can't see this moving tickets really. Agreed, as a fan, it doesn't excite me one bit. Both guys are good performers, but everybody and their brother knows exactly how this segment is going to go. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 8th, 2022 02:24 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 138th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Raw ended with Kevin Owens cutting on a promo on Austin and saying he wants him as a guest on the KO Show at WM. So there you have it. He turned down the match but will do the segment. I can't see this moving tickets really. Agreed, as a fan, it doesn't excite me one bit. Both guys are good performers, but everybody and their brother knows exactly how this segment is going to go. I imagine everyone else mentioned (JBL, Booker, HBK) will also run in, so Owens will take everyone's finish. Otherwise what's the point of them being mentioned? I pretty much have seen the segment in my head already, so I have no desire to watch it. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 8th, 2022 02:27 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 139th Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: Is this what they signed Owens up for? I mean they had (still have?) Elias for exactly this sort of thing. Owens surely has more value in him than this? Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 8th, 2022 02:29 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 140th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/1344.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu1344')">Jim_Irisha> wrote: Is this what they signed Owens up for? I mean they had (still have?) Elias for exactly this sort of thing. Owens surely has more value in him than this? I forgot Elias was even still there. Wow, it's been a crazy long time since he's been on TV. Maybe a year? And they re-signed Owens for a big push, and in Vince's mind this is it. He really thinks that. Of course it doesn't help that Vince has lost all power over his meal tickets. How sad is it that Vince struck out getting The Rock to even send in a video message at Survivor Series (when he did so for Impact!) and have now been unable to convince Austin to have this match after assuming it was locked up and beginning to push it? ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 8th, 2022 02:36 pm PM Quote Reply 141st Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/1344.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu1344')">Jim_Irisha> wrote: Is this what they signed Owens up for? I mean they had (still have?) Elias for exactly this sort of thing. Owens surely has more value in him than this? I forgot Elias was even still there. Wow, it's been a crazy long time since he's been on TV. Maybe a year? And they re-signed Owens for a big push, and in Vince's mind this is it. He really thinks that. Of course it doesn't help that Vince has lost all power over his meal tickets. How sad is it that Vince struck out getting The Rock to even send in a video message at Survivor Series (when he did so for Impact!) and have now been unable to convince Austin to have this match after assuming it was locked up and beginning to push it? It was last August that Elias both literally and figuratively buried himself. More chance of seeing Veer at WrestleMania. Last edited on Tue Mar 8th, 2022 02:40 pm by Kriss ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 8th, 2022 02:39 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 142nd Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: Yeah, I guess this IS what vince considers a push or a rub. I didn't know if Elias was around or not anymore. But he was around for years and never did anything other than this kind of stuff. And he did it well, to be fair to hi.. Last edited on Tue Mar 8th, 2022 02:39 pm by Jim_Irish Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 8th, 2022 02:54 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 143rd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/1344.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu1344')">Jim_Irisha> wrote: Yeah, I guess this IS what vince considers a push or a rub. I didn't know if Elias was around or not anymore. But he was around for years and never did anything other than this kind of stuff. And he did it well, to be fair to hi.. And he got over, which was his first problem. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 8th, 2022 03:33 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 144th Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: Yeah, he did. He was funny and committed to it, every time. He looked good. I can't even remember if I saw him wrestle aside from royal Rumble comedy spots. But he was good! And seeing as they clearly never cared about him in the ring wouldn't he suit this thing with Austin, Booker and whoever else? The more I think about it he might be much better than Owens for it. Anyway, aside from Brock and Lesnar, which could struggle to match the hype, there's nothing that's drawing me to this show. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 8th, 2022 03:39 pm PM Quote Reply 145th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/1344.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu1344')">Jim_Irisha> wrote: Yeah, he did. He was funny and committed to it, every time. He looked good. I can't even remember if I saw him wrestle aside from royal Rumble comedy spots. But he was good! And seeing as they clearly never cared about him in the ring wouldn't he suit this thing with Austin, Booker and whoever else? The more I think about it he might be much better than Owens for it. Anyway, aside from Brock and Lesnar, which could struggle to match the hype, there's nothing that's drawing me to this show. Elias had to give up his gimmick because they didn't want two guitar guys, and Boogs was the shiny new toy. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 8th, 2022 03:55 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 146th Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: That makes sense in the world of wwe logic. I hadn't thought of that and I'd forgotten Boogs. And what have they done with Boogs? Last I saw he was playing it for Nakamura and they had Pat McAfee dancing on a desk. That's probably six months ago and I had no idea where that was supposed to go either. I *think* he was in the royal rumble. Someone with a Freddy Mercury mustache and silly outfit was. Last edited on Tue Mar 8th, 2022 03:56 pm by Jim_Irish Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 8th, 2022 04:17 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 147th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Raw ended with Kevin Owens cutting on a promo on Austin and saying he wants him as a guest on the KO Show at WM. So there you have it. He turned down the match but will do the segment. I can't see this moving tickets really. WWE announced that Austin will be responding to Owens online at noon today. So they're not even going to have him on Raw, he's just going to phone it in. This is just beyond awful. It's obvious he couldn't care less. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 8th, 2022 04:24 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 148th Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Raw ended with Kevin Owens cutting on a promo on Austin and saying he wants him as a guest on the KO Show at WM. So there you have it. He turned down the match but will do the segment. I can't see this moving tickets really. WWE announced that Austin will be responding to Owens online at noon today. So they're not even going to have him on Raw, he's just going to phone it in. This is just beyond awful. It's obvious he couldn't care less. Really dumb. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 8th, 2022 04:48 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 149th Post cookie32723 Joined: Thu Oct 18th, 2007 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 3704 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/1344.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu1344')">Jim_Irisha> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Raw ended with Kevin Owens cutting on a promo on Austin and saying he wants him as a guest on the KO Show at WM. So there you have it. He turned down the match but will do the segment. I can't see this moving tickets really. WWE announced that Austin will be responding to Owens online at noon today. So they're not even going to have him on Raw, he's just going to phone it in. This is just beyond awful. It's obvious he couldn't care less. Really dumb. Terrible, and it’s the best they can do too. They’re practically on their hands and knees begging him to show up and he knows it. ____________________ If data, science, and logic offends someone, then they probably need to be offended. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 8th, 2022 05:46 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 150th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/51.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu51')">cookie32723a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/1344.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu1344')">Jim_Irisha> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Raw ended with Kevin Owens cutting on a promo on Austin and saying he wants him as a guest on the KO Show at WM. So there you have it. He turned down the match but will do the segment. I can't see this moving tickets really. WWE announced that Austin will be responding to Owens online at noon today. So they're not even going to have him on Raw, he's just going to phone it in. This is just beyond awful. It's obvious he couldn't care less. Really dumb. Terrible, and it’s the best they can do too. They’re practically on their hands and knees begging him to show up and he knows it. From what I understand he doesn't like traveling much anymore. He has his compound with tons of land and he's happy. And he doesn't need the money. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 8th, 2022 06:11 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 151st Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: OH HELL YEAH!<A HREF="https://twitter.com/steveaustinBSR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" TARGET="_blank">@steveaustinbsra> has accepted <A HREF="https://twitter.com/FightOwensFight?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" TARGET="_blank">@fightowensfighta>'s <A HREF="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WrestleMania?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" TARGET="_blank">#WrestleManiaA> 38 invitation! <A HREF="https://t.co/7x5t41nDBg" TARGET="_blank">pic.twitter.com/7x5t41nDBgA> — WWE (@wwe) <A HREF="https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1501242636543352836?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" TARGET="_blank">March 8, 2022A> ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 8th, 2022 06:27 pm PM Quote Reply 152nd Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: So, Austin will leave Owens lying at WrestleMania, walk off into the sunset, never to set foot in a ring again. Owens will get some kind of main event push as a reward, and the whole thing will probably never be mentioned. Last edited on Tue Mar 8th, 2022 06:27 pm by Kriss ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 8th, 2022 06:40 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 153rd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: "Whether you want to call this the KO show, a match, a fight, a brawl, whatever..." I like how they try to misrepresent this just enough so that they can't really be called on it. They want people to think they're still getting the match though, even though it's likely to be one stunner. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 8th, 2022 06:42 pm PM Quote Reply 154th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: "Whether you want to call this the KO show, a match, a fight, a brawl, whatever..." I like how they try to misrepresent this just enough so that they can't really be called on it. They want people to think they're still getting the match though, even though it's likely to be one stunner. Come on, don't sell them short. I fully expect a kick to the gut before the stunner. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 8th, 2022 08:00 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 155th Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: By the way, I'm glad they didn't get Austin to agree to a match. I'm curious as to how much he'll get for this. Would he get half a million for something like this? I really have no idea. I would have assumed a match would have cost upwards of a million dollars for Austin? Last edited on Tue Mar 8th, 2022 08:01 pm by Jim_Irish Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Mar 12th, 2022 02:16 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 156th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Pete Dunne is now with Seamus and Ridge Holland on Smackdown, known only as Butch with no reference made to the past 4 years he's spent in the company. Jesus Christ. I don't know why WWE hates us so much. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Mar 12th, 2022 02:42 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 157th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Pete Dunne is now with Seamus and Ridge Holland on Smackdown, known only as Butch with no reference made to the past 4 years he's spent in the company. Jesus Christ. I don't know why WWE hates us so much. I don’t know if this is true or not, but I hope it is. The name is so bad that when someone edited Pete Dunne’s Wiki page to include it, it was taken down as a troll edit. It’s back up now. The cherry on top is that they’re dressing him like a paperboy from the 1920s because…I got nothing. It’s got to be a rib on his size so I’m sure Vince and Prichard are having a good laugh. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Mar 12th, 2022 04:08 am PM Quote Reply 158th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: The serious injury caused by a badly trained wrestler we were expecting on NXT happened on SmackDown tonight. Ridge Holland dropped Big E right on top of his head with an uncontrolled overhead belly-to-back suplex on the outside and sent him to the hospital. Impossible to do that move safely on a guy as big as Big E. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Mar 12th, 2022 09:33 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 159th Post kargol Joined: Thu Oct 18th, 2007 Location: Brum, United Kingdom Posts: 5565 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: The cherry on top is that they’re dressing him like a paperboy from the 1920s because…I got nothing. It’s got to be a rib on his size so I’m sure Vince and Prichard are having a good laugh. Isn't it a riff on the Peaky Blinders? Dunne is a Yammer and many people can't tell the difference from the Brummie accent. ____________________ superfunkymean Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Mar 12th, 2022 12:00 pm PM Quote Reply 160th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/46.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu46')">kargola> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: The cherry on top is that they’re dressing him like a paperboy from the 1920s because…I got nothing. It’s got to be a rib on his size so I’m sure Vince and Prichard are having a good laugh. Isn't it a riff on the Peaky Blinders? Dunne is a Yammer and many people can't tell the difference from the Brummie accent. If ever a gimmick change demanded a Vince-ordained haircut it's this one. He looked ridiculous with his flat cap perched on top of his top-knot. Last edited on Sat Mar 12th, 2022 12:01 pm by Kriss ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 15th, 2022 04:49 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 161st Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: As part of tonight's Raw storyline (3/14), Rollins gets a "great idea," calls his best friend Kevin Owens out to the ring, and decides he should have Austin on his show instead of Owens. The whole time Rollins is explaining this goofy idea, he's being nice to Owens with his demeanor. So now they are having a match to see who gets Austin at Wrestlemania, per Sonya Deville's decision. This feels like a WCW 2000 storyline to me. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 15th, 2022 04:59 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 162nd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: As part of tonight's Raw storyline (3/14), Rollins gets a "great idea," calls his best friend Kevin Owens out to the ring, and decides he should have Austin on his show instead of Owens. The whole time Rollins is explaining this goofy idea, he's being nice to Owens with his demeanor. So now they are having a match to see who gets Austin at Wrestlemania, per Sonya Deville's decision. This feels like a WCW 2000 storyline to me. Good call. This shit doesn't happen if you have a plan. If you start an angle and count out the weeks to WM and know what you will do each week (you know, like real writing), there's no excuse to show up for work on Monday morning and be like, "Fuck, we have to progress this Owens-Austin match at WM but Austin wants nothing to do with us, so what can we do tonight to keep the fans thinking about it?" And that was EXACTLY how that shit got booked. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 15th, 2022 05:02 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 163rd Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: As part of tonight's Raw storyline (3/14), Rollins gets a "great idea," calls his best friend Kevin Owens out to the ring, and decides he should have Austin on his show instead of Owens. The whole time Rollins is explaining this goofy idea, he's being nice to Owens with his demeanor. So now they are having a match to see who gets Austin at Wrestlemania, per Sonya Deville's decision. This feels like a WCW 2000 storyline to me. Good call. This shit doesn't happen if you have a plan. If you start an angle and count out the weeks to WM and know what you will do each week, there's no excuse to show up for work on Monday morning and be like, "Fuck, we have to progress this Owens-Austin match at WM but Austin wants nothing to do with us, so what can we do tonight to keep the fans thinking about it?" And that was EXACTLY how that shit got booked. Agreed, and the lack of planning winds up sacrificing a good pairing in Owens and Rollins. All for what? Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 15th, 2022 05:03 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 164th Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: Didn't see the whole segment but before a match between Riddle and Montez Ford could happen, Otis and Chad Gable attacked everyone including Orton and Angelo Dawkins, and they did some ozzy-looking suplex move where Dawkins took it on top of his head. Seems like one incident a week these days. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 15th, 2022 09:39 am PM Quote Reply 165th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: There was only one match I was interested in (and watched) on last night's Raw. Omos is supposed to be the next coming of Andre the Giant. When Vince would interview Andre back in the day, Andre would stand on a box to make Andre look even taller (I guess Andre was in reality about 10 inches taller than Vince, but in those interviews it looked like it was about 2 feet). Andre would fight three tiny jobbers at once and swat them off like flies. In 2022, they search the locker room and find the only man tall enough to make Omos's height look unimpressive. As a bonus, Azeez isn't a talented performer. So, two very tall men just because two men having a shitty wrestling match. While his height is a shoot, Omos's strength is certainly a work, since that suplex/bodyslam or whatever it was supposed to be looked ugly as all shit. Are they building towards an Andre battle royal that hasn't been announced? Even that wouldn't make sense, because Omos won in a complete squash. Here's some quick fantasy booking. Announce the Andre battle royal. This match ends with both men going over the top rope and a double-countout. Omos eliminated Azeez to win the Andre battle royal. At least the match went less than two minutes. Actually, Omos should have wrestled Apollo Crews (Uhaa Nation, we never knew ya) since that little interaction after the match was far more entertaining, and Apollo can bump for Omos. Then you can just have a staredown and actually build a feud between the two giants. Maybe something similar to the Baron Corbin-Bull Dempsey feud in NXT (which wasn't amazing, but at least it was something). ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 15th, 2022 02:24 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 166th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: There was only one match I was interested in (and watched) on last night's Raw. Omos is supposed to be the next coming of Andre the Giant. When Vince would interview Andre back in the day, Andre would stand on a box to make Andre look even taller (I guess Andre was in reality about 10 inches taller than Vince, but in those interviews it looked like it was about 2 feet). Andre would fight three tiny jobbers at once and swat them off like flies. In 2022, they search the locker room and find the only man tall enough to make Omos's height look unimpressive. As a bonus, Azeez isn't a talented performer. So, two very tall men just because two men having a shitty wrestling match. While his height is a shoot, Omos's strength is certainly a work, since that suplex/bodyslam or whatever it was supposed to be looked ugly as all shit. Are they building towards an Andre battle royal that hasn't been announced? Even that wouldn't make sense, because Omos won in a complete squash. Here's some quick fantasy booking. Announce the Andre battle royal. This match ends with both men going over the top rope and a double-countout. Omos eliminated Azeez to win the Andre battle royal. At least the match went less than two minutes. Actually, Omos should have wrestled Apollo Crews (Uhaa Nation, we never knew ya) since that little interaction after the match was far more entertaining, and Apollo can bump for Omos. Then you can just have a staredown and actually build a feud between the two giants. Maybe something similar to the Baron Corbin-Bull Dempsey feud in NXT (which wasn't amazing, but at least it was something). The WWE way of thinking is let's get Omos over by booking him against the only other big guy in the company and having him win convincingly. Forget about the fact that the only other big guy in the company is one of the few even less over than Omos, who's done nothing on TV for more than a year and is presented as the manager of a jobber. And forget about the fact that booking them together is actually dangerous and can result in another broken neck because neither has any idea what he's doing. The fantasy booking idea (WWE style) is to bring back Great Khalil and have Omos beat him in 45 seconds. At least that would get the tiniest reaction since even the least talented guys from 15 years ago are more over than the most talented today. But that would expose Omos as small and weak in comparison and have the opposite effect as intended, which WWE would never figure out anyway so they'd be happy with it. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 15th, 2022 02:30 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 167th Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: I've seen very little of Omos. He looked great as the bodyguard. Any time I've seen him do anything beyond throwing a small guy around he looks like he's about to topple over at any minute. He is fucking awful. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Mar 18th, 2022 05:36 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 168th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: NXT UK finally had fans again for the first time in 2 years with the latest episode that was uploaded yesterday. The UK restrictions seemed more draconian than the U.S. ones. Hopefully that helps the atmosphere of the show because the wrestling has been excellent and it’s the only show left in WWE remotely watchable. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Mar 19th, 2022 02:27 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 169th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: One thing that WWE currently has going for them is the Roman/Brock angle. Cowboy hat Brock is pretty funny and entertaining, and Roman is really getting a reaction. The only real botch was the Heyman stuff, but it's almost like they changed their minds and erased that whole thing. Now it's like Heyman and Roman never split up. Right now I think this angle is the best part of the show. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Mar 19th, 2022 02:29 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 170th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: One thing that WWE currently has going for them is the Roman/Brock angle. Cowboy hat Brock is pretty funny and entertaining, and Roman is really getting a reaction. The only real botch was the Heyman stuff, but it's almost like they changed their minds and erased that whole thing. Now it's like Heyman and Roman never split up. Right now I think this angle is the best part of the show. Lesnar is a hell of a promo too because he’s not trying to memorize lines and knows that no one is yelling at him if he forgets something. He just talks like a normal human being, and grading on a curve that makes him Roddy Piper these days in WWE. I’m hard-pressed to name one other match at WM though so this is a one match show spread over 2 days. That’s a huge problem. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Mar 19th, 2022 03:33 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 171st Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: One thing that WWE currently has going for them is the Roman/Brock angle. Cowboy hat Brock is pretty funny and entertaining, and Roman is really getting a reaction. The only real botch was the Heyman stuff, but it's almost like they changed their minds and erased that whole thing. Now it's like Heyman and Roman never split up. Right now I think this angle is the best part of the show. Lesnar is a hell of a promo too because he’s not trying to memorize lines and knows that no one is yelling at him if he forgets something. He just talks like a normal human being, and grading on a curve that makes him Roddy Piper these days in WWE. I’m hard-pressed to name one other match at WM though so this is a one match show spread over 2 days. That’s a huge problem. You're not wrong. This year, Wrestlemania includes classic matches from legendary performers like Logan Paul, Pat McAfee, and Johnny Knoxville. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Mar 19th, 2022 04:07 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 172nd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: One thing that WWE currently has going for them is the Roman/Brock angle. Cowboy hat Brock is pretty funny and entertaining, and Roman is really getting a reaction. The only real botch was the Heyman stuff, but it's almost like they changed their minds and erased that whole thing. Now it's like Heyman and Roman never split up. Right now I think this angle is the best part of the show. Lesnar is a hell of a promo too because he’s not trying to memorize lines and knows that no one is yelling at him if he forgets something. He just talks like a normal human being, and grading on a curve that makes him Roddy Piper these days in WWE. I’m hard-pressed to name one other match at WM though so this is a one match show spread over 2 days. That’s a huge problem. You're not wrong. This year, Wrestlemania includes classic matches from legendary performers like Logan Paul, Pat McAfee, and Johnny Knoxville. The fact that Logan, McAfee, and Knoxville might be better performers both on the mic and in the ring than 80% of the roster is an even bigger problem. And they’re WM matches are getting built up better too. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Mar 19th, 2022 04:08 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 173rd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Ridge Holland punished for breaking Big E’s neck last week by beating Kofi Kingston in a near squash match. Fantastic. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Mar 20th, 2022 02:20 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 174th Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: The departed Toni Storm apparently opened her OnlyFans store earlier today and had a $10,000 gross earning for the first hour. Twitter posts mentioning it seem to be attaching enough wild pics to the tweets that you wouldn't even need to subscribe. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Mar 20th, 2022 02:50 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 175th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/237.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu237')">One Fan Ganga> wrote: The departed Toni Storm apparently opened her OnlyFans store earlier today and had a $10,000 gross earning for the first hour. Twitter posts mentioning it seem to be attaching enough wild pics to the tweets that you wouldn't even need to subscribe. Well then I think it's past time you make your way to the Rubber Room and start earning your keep. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 22nd, 2022 02:58 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 176th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: I want to like Omos, I really do. He's a big dude, and they are actually letting him get over without doing occasional jobs like they do with most guys. He just looks awkward to the point that he doesn't look believable. Everything looks overly choreographed. Tonight on Raw (3/21) he beat Apollo Crews and Commander Azeez in a handicapped match. Those two come off looking worthless and awful here, and Omos tried to stack them and pin them, but that was botched as Azeez was lying on his side. The ref had to stop and tell Azeez to roll over on his back. It wasn't good. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 22nd, 2022 03:01 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 177th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: I want to like Omos, I really do. He's a big dude, and they are actually letting him get over without doing occasional jobs like they do with most guys. He just looks awkward to the point that he doesn't look believable. Everything looks overly choreographed. Tonight on Raw (3/21) he beat Apollo Crews and Commander Azeez in a handicapped match. Those two come off looking worthless and awful here, and Omos tried to stack them and pin them, but that was botched as Azeez was lying on his side. The ref had to stop and tell Azeez to roll over on his back. It wasn't good. Well I already posted this but did it in the AEW thread accidentally instead of here: My favorite part of Omos’ match this week was him trying to pin both Crews and Aziz at the same time but not having the shoulders down and never being able to figure out how to get them both down. The referee was trying to call it as a shoot and not count, but eventually gave up and just counted. This guy is just atrocious. They can’t keep putting him on TV. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 22nd, 2022 04:33 am PM Quote Reply 178th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: I want to like Omos, I really do. He's a big dude, and they are actually letting him get over without doing occasional jobs like they do with most guys. He just looks awkward to the point that he doesn't look believable. Everything looks overly choreographed. Tonight on Raw (3/21) he beat Apollo Crews and Commander Azeez in a handicapped match. Those two come off looking worthless and awful here, and Omos tried to stack them and pin them, but that was botched as Azeez was lying on his side. The ref had to stop and tell Azeez to roll over on his back. It wasn't good. Well I already posted this but did it in the AEW thread accidentally instead of here: My favorite part of Omos’ match this week was him trying to pin both Crews and Aziz at the same time but not having the shoulders down and never being able to figure out how to get them both down. The referee was trying to call it as a shoot and not count, but eventually gave up and just counted. This guy is just atrocious. They can’t keep putting him on TV. Nice to see Ahmed Johnson getting some work as a promo coach for Omos. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 22nd, 2022 04:37 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 179th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: I want to like Omos, I really do. He's a big dude, and they are actually letting him get over without doing occasional jobs like they do with most guys. He just looks awkward to the point that he doesn't look believable. Everything looks overly choreographed. Tonight on Raw (3/21) he beat Apollo Crews and Commander Azeez in a handicapped match. Those two come off looking worthless and awful here, and Omos tried to stack them and pin them, but that was botched as Azeez was lying on his side. The ref had to stop and tell Azeez to roll over on his back. It wasn't good. Well I already posted this but did it in the AEW thread accidentally instead of here: My favorite part of Omos’ match this week was him trying to pin both Crews and Aziz at the same time but not having the shoulders down and never being able to figure out how to get them both down. The referee was trying to call it as a shoot and not count, but eventually gave up and just counted. This guy is just atrocious. They can’t keep putting him on TV. Nice to see Ahmed Johnson getting some work as a promo coach for Omos. I was going to say that his accent has gotten stronger it seems, but it's more a marble-mouth than even an accent issue. In every single way, after well over a year invested in him, he's regressed terribly. And now we're just supposed to forget the year that Styles was tied to him and then was squashed to him, and treat him like a star again as Omos does nothing. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 22nd, 2022 05:06 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 180th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: I want to like Omos, I really do. He's a big dude, and they are actually letting him get over without doing occasional jobs like they do with most guys. He just looks awkward to the point that he doesn't look believable. Everything looks overly choreographed. Tonight on Raw (3/21) he beat Apollo Crews and Commander Azeez in a handicapped match. Those two come off looking worthless and awful here, and Omos tried to stack them and pin them, but that was botched as Azeez was lying on his side. The ref had to stop and tell Azeez to roll over on his back. It wasn't good. Well I already posted this but did it in the AEW thread accidentally instead of here: My favorite part of Omos’ match this week was him trying to pin both Crews and Aziz at the same time but not having the shoulders down and never being able to figure out how to get them both down. The referee was trying to call it as a shoot and not count, but eventually gave up and just counted. This guy is just atrocious. They can’t keep putting him on TV. Exactly lol. Vince probably thinks he has the second coming of Andre vs. Studd with Omos and Azeez. These two can't even execute a cover and a pinfall lol. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 22nd, 2022 05:08 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 181st Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: I want to like Omos, I really do. He's a big dude, and they are actually letting him get over without doing occasional jobs like they do with most guys. He just looks awkward to the point that he doesn't look believable. Everything looks overly choreographed. Tonight on Raw (3/21) he beat Apollo Crews and Commander Azeez in a handicapped match. Those two come off looking worthless and awful here, and Omos tried to stack them and pin them, but that was botched as Azeez was lying on his side. The ref had to stop and tell Azeez to roll over on his back. It wasn't good. Well I already posted this but did it in the AEW thread accidentally instead of here: My favorite part of Omos’ match this week was him trying to pin both Crews and Aziz at the same time but not having the shoulders down and never being able to figure out how to get them both down. The referee was trying to call it as a shoot and not count, but eventually gave up and just counted. This guy is just atrocious. They can’t keep putting him on TV. Nice to see Ahmed Johnson getting some work as a promo coach for Omos. Lol. They should bring in Kimchee as his manager to tell him to roll Azeez over before he tries to pin him. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Mar 23rd, 2022 02:01 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 182nd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Big E tweeted: "Had my first doctor’s appointment and learning (because of the C1 fracture) I narrowly escaped a stroke, paralysis or death is very sobering. Life feels even more precious and valuable now." ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Mar 23rd, 2022 03:43 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 183rd Post Superstar '18-'19 POTY, 1st Ballot HOFer Joined: Thu Jan 31st, 2008 Location: Dickshooter, Idaho USA Posts: 8893 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Big E tweeted: "Had my first doctor’s appointment and learning (because of the C1 fracture) I narrowly escaped a stroke, paralysis or death is very sobering. Life feels even more precious and valuable now." C1/C2 injuries have the highest instance of paralysis or worse than any other combination of neck injury, at least that's what the official Online Community of Doctors say. Me? All I know is that when I heard C1 I was surprised he didn't have any problems. Must be due to his massively strong neck muscles. But to get back to a point that I think you made a week or two ago, this one should be a career ender and he should realize that he's lucky to be alive and just retire and live his life. ____________________ "Jack Brisco grabbed my testicles once but I told him "Brisco, you have exactly 15 minutes to get your hands off my balls"." -WongLee 7/22/2017 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Mar 23rd, 2022 04:58 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 184th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Random Vince nonsense: he has insisted that Petey Williams be called “Pete” backstage in WWE because he thinks Petey sounds ridiculous for a grown man. They said, Petey (under the supervision of Michael Hayes) produced the Styles vs. Rollins main event on Raw which got good feedback internally and online, and Vince is high on him. He has been an agent with WWE since January and is advancing quickly within the ranks. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Mar 23rd, 2022 05:06 pm PM Quote Reply 185th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Random Vince nonsense: he has insisted that Petey Williams be called “Pete” backstage in WWE because he thinks Petey sounds ridiculous for a grown man. They said, Petey (under the supervision of Michael Hayes) produced the Styles vs. Rollins main event on Raw which got good feedback internally and online, and Vince is high on him. He has been an agent with WWE since January and is advancing quickly within the ranks. As if Styles and Rollins need the help of Petey Williams to put on a good match. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Mar 23rd, 2022 07:26 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 186th Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: My thoughts exactly. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Mar 23rd, 2022 07:27 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 187th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Random Vince nonsense: he has insisted that Petey Williams be called “Pete” backstage in WWE because he thinks Petey sounds ridiculous for a grown man. They said, Petey (under the supervision of Michael Hayes) produced the Styles vs. Rollins main event on Raw which got good feedback internally and online, and Vince is high on him. He has been an agent with WWE since January and is advancing quickly within the ranks. As if Styles and Rollins need the help of Petey Williams to put on a good match. Well for what it's worth I've seen plenty of good WWE talents have awful matches because of how they're laid out, so in a world where you're not allowed to do anything without express written permission, I think Petey gets credit here. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Mar 23rd, 2022 10:22 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 188th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/152.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu152')">Superstara> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Big E tweeted: "Had my first doctor’s appointment and learning (because of the C1 fracture) I narrowly escaped a stroke, paralysis or death is very sobering. Life feels even more precious and valuable now." C1/C2 injuries have the highest instance of paralysis or worse than any other combination of neck injury, at least that's what the official Online Community of Doctors say. Me? All I know is that when I heard C1 I was surprised he didn't have any problems. Must be due to his massively strong neck muscles. But to get back to a point that I think you made a week or two ago, this one should be a career ender and he should realize that he's lucky to be alive and just retire and live his life. <A HREF="https://sportsandwrestling.mywowbb.com/users/383.html" TARGET="_blank">Boz1515A> wrote: So Big E broke his C1 and C6 I'm hearing? From my understanding back in school, the C1 is pretty significant. He's already been WWE Champion, which is as high as he can go. Honestly, I think he should consider retiring. His quality of life post wrestling could go down significantly if he tries to get back in the ring and gets hurt like this again. Last edited on Wed Mar 23rd, 2022 10:25 pm by Boz1515 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Mar 23rd, 2022 10:27 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 189th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: They've already moved him back to the midcard. Big E should hang it up and get a job on commentary. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Mar 26th, 2022 08:07 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 190th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: WWE will be putting WM type matches on Smackdown next Friday to make it an ungodly bloated 3-day event. Included on Friday will be the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal featuring Finn Balor and Damian Priest, as well as a 3-way I-C title match with Ricochet defending against both members of Los Lotherios. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Mar 26th, 2022 08:32 pm PM Quote Reply 191st Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: a 3-way I-C title match with Ricochet defending against both members of Los Lotherios. Just throwing money away putting this on free TV. Last edited on Sat Mar 26th, 2022 08:33 pm by Kriss ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Mar 26th, 2022 10:13 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 192nd Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: .Or it can be on my free Peacock. It's such a different world now. Last edited on Sat Mar 26th, 2022 10:14 pm by Boz1515 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Mar 28th, 2022 04:06 pm PM Quote Reply 193rd Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: I think the only two things still to be co firmed are Seth Rollins vs Cody Rhodes and Ovs Bobby Lashley. I'm guessing this will all happen tonight. They're probably going to do everything but name Cody and have it as a "surprise". Lashley is probably hoping that his doctor will sign him off for another couple of weeks. Poor Lashley. The Omos match will undoubtedly be the worst match of the weekend and likely be remembered for many years in Top 10 Worst WrestleMania Match lists. The IC title match is on Friday with the André battle royal, which includes the US champion. There's no women's battle royal this year due to a lack of wrestlers. So we should know the whole stupendous card by the end of Raw. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Mar 28th, 2022 10:39 pm PM Quote Reply 194th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: The Peaky Blinders vs New Day has been added to added to WM. Of course, Butch is only involved as a mascot. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 29th, 2022 01:09 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 195th Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: This two-day nonsense is going to be around forever, is it? I usually watch WM and I'm dreading this one save for a couple of matches, including the main event, though I've a feeling it could be a let down. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 29th, 2022 03:09 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 196th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Lesnar on the mic has become really, really good. Him playing with the crowd with the "What?" chants was gold and shows you the glimpse of Lesnar who still has fun in this business from time to time. But the whole promo and this whole run has been strong. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 29th, 2022 03:29 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 197th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Lesnar on the mic has become really, really good. Him playing with the crowd with the "What?" chants was gold and shows you the glimpse of Lesnar who still has fun in this business from time to time. But the whole promo and this whole run has been strong. Yep, easily one of the most entertaining guys to watch in the entire company. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 29th, 2022 03:29 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 198th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: What was the backstory of the Viking Raiders suddenly appearing on Raw? Did anyone catch it? Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 29th, 2022 03:39 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 199th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: What was the backstory of the Viking Raiders suddenly appearing on Raw? Did anyone catch it? You expect backstory about the Viking Raiders? lol If you want some semblance of a serious answer, it seemed to be a combined Raw/SD show for WM week. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 29th, 2022 03:41 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 200th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Poor Lashley. As if this confrontation tonight made anyone want to see that the mes that will be this match with Omos. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it.
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Posted: Tue Mar 29th, 2022 03:54 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 201st Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Poor Lashley. As if this confrontation tonight made anyone want to see that the mes that will be this match with Omos. Lashley's the face, so I'm guessing he gets to slam Omos before he jobs perhaps? Knowing WWE, they'll probably have MVP show up and turn on Lashley and go with Omos. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 29th, 2022 04:30 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 202nd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: So they jobbed Ricochet as I_c champ in about 2 minutes against Austin Theory, as if there aren't a million other jobbers they could've used in that spot. Now I'm really interested in seeing that I-C title defense. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 29th, 2022 05:19 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 203rd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Are the Street Profits heels now? I have no idea. Shouldn't things at least be clear before a WM match? ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 29th, 2022 04:39 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 204th Post nyhack56 Joined: Wed May 15th, 2019 Location: Posts: 269 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Are the Street Profits heels now? I have no idea. Shouldn't things at least be clear before a WM match? I guess it makes as much sense as turning Edge like 3 weeks before WM. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 29th, 2022 09:18 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 205th Post kargol Joined: Thu Oct 18th, 2007 Location: Brum, United Kingdom Posts: 5565 Status: Offline Mana: They broke three of my basic booking rules on Raw: -do not have a single wrestler win a handicap match; -do not have singles specialists go over established tag teams (tbf that was the same match); -do not job champions in non-title matches. What was painfully apparent from the show was that nobody gives the slightest shit about Omos. They piped in the crowd noise but there was zero reaction, the audience was staring gormlessly. And it's not surprising as a) the Viking Raiders had been popular and were then being jobbed to this malco-ordinated goof, and b) he couldn't even throw a fucking clothesline correctly. People ragged on JBL for not being as good with his as Stan Hansen, but JBL's looked like it would hurt. Omos' just looked like he'd had a stroke. Meanwhile seemingly half of the show was devoted to promoting Seth Rollins, in an angle that nobody gives a toss about, and Kevin Owens, in another angle that nobody gives a toss about. A massive Wrestlemania build for something that is not going to be a match, and in which everyone knows what will happen. ____________________ superfunkymean Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 29th, 2022 09:38 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 206th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/46.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu46')">kargola> wrote: They broke three of my basic booking rules on Raw: -do not have a single wrestler win a handicap match; -do not have singles specialists go over established tag teams (tbf that was the same match); -do not job champions in non-title matches. This has literally been standard booking for WWE now for 20-25 years. All 3 are so commonplace that it barely merits outrage anymore. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 29th, 2022 10:29 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 207th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: Last night's fans chanted "what?" at pretty much everyone who held a microphone. These fans that like to go into business for themselves and ruin every promo make me miss the Thunderdome lol. I miss the days of fans going to the show to watch it, not try and take it over. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 29th, 2022 10:34 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 208th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: Last night's fans chanted "what?" at pretty much everyone who held a microphone. These fans that like to go into business for themselves and ruin every promo make me miss the Thunderdome lol. I miss the days of fans going to the show to watch it, not try and take it over. They tried that shit on Eddie Kingston and he shut them down in 3 seconds. Lesnar mostly did too by just going along with it. If the rest of the WWE roster doesn't know how to manage a crowd, that's on them. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 29th, 2022 10:47 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 209th Post Blazer Head Auditor, CPA Joined: Sun Sep 4th, 2011 Location: Posts: 9544 Status: Offline Mana: Another angle on that would be to do promos backstage with the crowd mics turned down and do actual wrestling in the ring. I know that makes me sound like an 80 year old Jim Cornette though. ____________________ "Well, maybe I like the nightlife just a little bit more than I like the damn gym, jack! And when you're makin' $500,000 a year, there ain't no reason to change what you're doing." - Dusty Rhodes, 1/4/1986 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Mar 29th, 2022 11:14 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 210th Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: Last night's fans chanted "what?" at pretty much everyone who held a microphone. These fans that like to go into business for themselves and ruin every promo make me miss the Thunderdome lol. I miss the days of fans going to the show to watch it, not try and take it over. They tried that shit on Eddie Kingston and he shut them down in 3 seconds. Lesnar mostly did too by just going along with it. If the rest of the WWE roster doesn't know how to manage a crowd, that's on them. Correct. But (and I think we already said the same thing recently) it's not just that they don't know how, they are actively taught not to. That stupid fuckin cadence in nearly everyone's delivery perfectly feeds 'WHAT?!' and they've been doing it for twenty years or more. Sidenote: Eddie Kingston rules. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Mar 30th, 2022 05:43 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 211th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: PWInsider is reporting that WWE is already bringing back Shane McMahon in some capacity for WM. Whether he appears on camera or just has a backstage role, he'll be in town. He could even conceivably be Seth Rollins' WM opponent if they want to swerve the crowd and hold off on Cody until Raw. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Mar 30th, 2022 05:52 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 212th Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: Jesus, God no, please... Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Thu Mar 31st, 2022 01:33 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 213th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: The Undertaker will get a statue tomorrow at Axxess, putting him in the company of Andre the Giant and Bruno Sammartino. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Thu Mar 31st, 2022 07:38 am PM Quote Reply 214th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: From a Nick Khan interview yesterday, as reported on the Observer site, one interesting he said was that WWE "want to recruit Division I and Division I-AA men and women, making it easier for them to transition to a possible career if the NFL or pro sports are just out of their reach." So they think the future of WWE is a roster that failed in their sporting dream, and who chose WWE because WWE sponsored them through college. Then they pay to out them through the PC, which takes anything from a few months to seven years. Who are the most successful pure PC graduates so far? The Street Prophets? You can't make a roster out of that. You can see it on NXT, they paper over the cracks by having all the rookies work with the few pro wrestlers they have left, but when two trainees face each other it's a passionless botch-fest. You need to learn wrestling from the bottom and work your way up, in all but a very few cases. All this because indie wrestlers are too small for Vince. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Thu Mar 31st, 2022 09:38 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 215th Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: From a Nick Khan interview yesterday, as reported on the Observer site, one interesting he said was that WWE "want to recruit Division I and Division I-AA men and women, making it easier for them to transition to a possible career if the NFL or pro sports are just out of their reach." So they think the future of WWE is a roster that failed in their sporting dream, and who chose WWE because WWE sponsored them through college. Then they pay to out them through the PC, which takes anything from a few months to seven years. Who are the most successful pure PC graduates so far? The Street Prophets? You can't make a roster out of that. You can see it on NXT, they paper over the cracks by having all the rookies work with the few pro wrestlers they have left, but when two trainees face each other it's a passionless botch-fest. You need to learn wrestling from the bottom and work your way up, in all but a very few cases. All this because indie wrestlers are too small for Vince. That's the mission statement of the Next In-Line program, acronym NIL. I was very surprised, not that the concept was green-lighted but that creating this acronym just sounds like failure. In 2 years they might be able to bid for Max Friedman and dangle the carrot of leading their latest developmental rollout, Marketing Inter-athletic Dreams (MID). Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Thu Mar 31st, 2022 11:35 am PM Quote Reply 216th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: If WWEhire MJF, they'll still have the issue of why they didn't sign him in the first place, his size. I don't care about a wrestlers size, but if everyone is over 6'2, he's really going to stand out. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Thu Mar 31st, 2022 12:05 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 217th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: If WWEhire MJF, they'll still have the issue of why they didn't sign him in the first place, his size. I don't care about a wrestlers size, but if everyone is over 6'2, he's really going to stand out. Vince would probably slot him somewhere between Simon Dean and The Miz. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Thu Mar 31st, 2022 02:21 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 218th Post cookie32723 Joined: Thu Oct 18th, 2007 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 3704 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: If WWEhire MJF, they'll still have the issue of why they didn't sign him in the first place, his size. I don't care about a wrestlers size, but if everyone is over 6'2, he's really going to stand out. Vince would probably slot him somewhere between Simon Dean and The Miz. For sure, and they would take everything that makes MJF great, overproduce him and try to feed him his lines. ____________________ If data, science, and logic offends someone, then they probably need to be offended. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Apr 1st, 2022 04:27 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 219th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Gable Steveson is in Dallas and is another possibility, maybe a red herring, to be Seth Rollins' mystery opponent. He did say in his last NCAA interview that he would be wrestling at Wrestlemania. Melzter reports that Owens and Austin will end Night 1 in the main event slot even though it's not a match, a slot that was apparently promised to Ronda Rousey. Ending WM with a talking segment seems beyond awful, but they have to have something big planned to go off the air with that. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Apr 1st, 2022 04:48 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 220th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Seth Rollins has spent the day on Twitter teasing who his WM opponent might be, never mentioning any of the obvious choices. He teased Vince, Goldberg, Marko Stunt, Asuka, Bayley, Elias, Scott Steiner, RVD, John Cena, Veer, and maybe most controversially Mustafa Ali. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Apr 1st, 2022 09:37 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 221st Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Ending WM with a talking segment seems beyond awful, but they have to have something big planned to go off the air with that. Yep and nothing on the two shows, besides Brock/Reigns can follow Austin. This thing is going to be 8-10 hours in total isn't it? Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Apr 1st, 2022 09:38 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 222nd Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Ending WM with a talking segment seems beyond awful, but they have to have something big planned to go off the air with that. Yep and nothing on the two shows, besides Brock/Reigns can follow Austin. This thing is going to be 8-10 hours in total isn't it? Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Apr 2nd, 2022 03:11 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 223rd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Seth Rollins has spent the day on Twitter teasing who his WM opponent might be, never mentioning any of the obvious choices. He teased Vince, Goldberg, Marko Stunt, Asuka, Bayley, Elias, Scott Steiner, RVD, John Cena, Veer, and maybe most controversially Mustafa Ali. Today Rollins teased The Rock, Corey Graves, and Will Smith. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Apr 3rd, 2022 04:48 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 224th Post Superstar '18-'19 POTY, 1st Ballot HOFer Joined: Thu Jan 31st, 2008 Location: Dickshooter, Idaho USA Posts: 8893 Status: Offline Mana: Everybody involved in the Cody Rhodes match last night deserves major credit. Rollins wrestled his ass off, the ref did a solid job, the cameras and production - specifically during Cody’s entrance - were total perfection. It shows that when motivated, the entire machine still works. It’s a shame there cannot be more of that in WWE because the talent is there. ____________________ "Jack Brisco grabbed my testicles once but I told him "Brisco, you have exactly 15 minutes to get your hands off my balls"." -WongLee 7/22/2017 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Apr 3rd, 2022 04:55 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 225th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/152.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu152')">Superstara> wrote: Everybody involved in the Cody Rhodes match last night deserves major credit. Rollins wrestled his ass off, the ref did a solid job, the cameras and production - specifically during Cody’s entrance - were total perfection. It shows that when motivated, the entire machine still works. It’s a shame there cannot be more of that in WWE because the talent is there. Well said. I totally agree with all of this. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Apr 4th, 2022 11:04 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 226th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: PWInsider: Pat Buckridge (professionally known as Pat Buck), who produced several Wrestlemania 38 main events over the weekend, officially resigned from World Wrestling Entertainment today, PWInsider.com has confirmed. Buck, who produced Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar (with Michael Hayes) and Ronda Rousey vs. Charlotte Flair, informed the company this afternoon he was departing. The word making the rounds is that Buck stated that with the matches he worked on for Wrestlemania 38, he had achieved his goals of producing main events on the biggest show of the year and now needed to refocus his energies on his family, something the current WWE schedule could not consistently afford him the ability to do. Beyond his duties as a Producer, Buck, 38, was also working in Talent Relations and had been the liason between the company and independent talents that were booked as extras at PPVs and TV tapings. He had also been scouting new potential signings. Buck operates the Create-A-Pro Wrestling Academies in New Jersey and Long Island with Brian Myers, is also the owner of WrestlePro in New Jersey. He signed with WWE as a producer back in 2019 after a long career of wrestling independently, including a long run with Ohio Valley Wrestling when it was a WWE developmental territory. Buck is already gone and will not be at tonight's Raw taping. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Apr 5th, 2022 03:43 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 227th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Poor Lashley. As if this confrontation tonight made anyone want to see that the mes that will be this match with Omos. Lashley's the face, so I'm guessing he gets to slam Omos before he jobs perhaps? Knowing WWE, they'll probably have MVP show up and turn on Lashley and go with Omos. They read this board lol. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Apr 5th, 2022 03:48 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 228th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Elias returned as Ezekiel, Elias' younger brother. OK. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Apr 5th, 2022 03:52 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 229th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Elias returned as Ezekiel, Elias' younger brother. OK. The other guitar player just rotated off for the next few months. They probably should have brought him back with his old gimmick. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Apr 5th, 2022 03:54 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 230th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Veer is Here! He obliterates the Misterios. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Apr 5th, 2022 04:37 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 231st Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: For some reason they really went out of their way to reference Damian Priest's old indy name Punishment Martinez tonight. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Apr 5th, 2022 08:45 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 232nd Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Elias returned as Ezekiel, Elias' younger brother. OK. The other guitar player just rotated off for the next few months. They probably should have brought him back with his old gimmick. I watched Corbin at WM and thought how they have several guys who, no matter what shit they throw at them the guys go so much into it that it's entertaining. Elias was like that and I can't remember ever seeing him wrestle outside a couple of Royal Rumble. Zayn too, but he's a better wrestler. I have no idea how Elias left last time (or if he just stopped appearing) and I don't know why they are doing this. Will they have him doing a dual role? Wouldn't surprise me if they tried it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Apr 5th, 2022 08:58 am PM Quote Reply 233rd Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/1344.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu1344')">Jim_Irisha> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Elias returned as Ezekiel, Elias' younger brother. OK. The other guitar player just rotated off for the next few months. They probably should have brought him back with his old gimmick. I watched Corbin at WM and thought how they have several guys who, no matter what shit they throw at them the guys go so much into it that it's entertaining. Elias was like that and I can't remember ever seeing him wrestle outside a couple of Royal Rumble. Zayn too, but he's a better wrestler. I have no idea how Elias left last time (or if he just stopped appearing) and I don't know why they are doing this. Will they have him doing a dual role? Wouldn't surprise me if they tried it. This was how they wrote him off TV back in August: <A HREF="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VFDbfsiEtc" TARGET="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VFDbfsiEtcA> ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Apr 5th, 2022 10:21 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 234th Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: Thanks. Just looked up Ezekiel and see the beard if gone. Looked better with the beard imo. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Apr 5th, 2022 02:44 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 235th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Cody got the first 15 minutes of Raw last night and I found that segment insufferable. He tried to give himself an Undertaker pop where he kept soaking in the cheers of the fans before speaking, with the problem being that the fans stopped cheering 3 minutes earlier. He got a legit pop, then everyone sat on their hands waiting for him to say something and Cody milked a non-existent moment. Then his promo went on forever and was the type of self-important nonsense that got him booed in AEW and will surely get the fans to turn on him here too. I criticize WWE for overly scripting people, then they let Cody clearly write his own shit and he makes me wish they scripted him more closely. It was basically "blah blah blah...Dusty...blah blah blah...I will be champion...blah blah blah...Dusty (choking back fake tears)" for 15 minutes. Just awful, and it almost made me forget how good the match with Rollins was the night before. By the way, I hear the post-TV dark match was Cody beating Kevin Owens and then cutting another promo to send the fans home. So WWE is certainly giving Cody the early mega-push by giving him those 2 spots on the show last night. One more Cody note...he mentioned to Variety that Dan Lambert gave him the WWWF belt that Dusty and SSBG wrestled over, I believe the one in the photo that was used last night. Lambert is one of the biggest belt collectors in the world and his collection has been featured on Impact, AEW, and even WWE's "Most Wanted Treasures" series on A&E. Cody says he gave him the belt free of charge as a gift. I imagine that Cody will certainly use that belt as a prop on TV soon given his promo last night. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Apr 5th, 2022 02:55 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 236th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Cody got the first 15 minutes of Raw last night and I found that segment insufferable. He tried to give himself an Undertaker pop where he kept soaking in the cheers of the fans before speaking, with the problem being that the fans stopped cheering 3 minutes earlier. He got a legit pop, then everyone sat on their hands waiting for him to say something and Cody milked a non-existent moment. Then his promo went on forever and was the type of self-important nonsense that got him booed in AEW and will surely get the fans to turn on him here too. I criticize WWE for overly scripting people, then they let Cody clearly write his own shit and he makes me wish they scripted him more closely. It was basically "blah blah blah...Dusty...blah blah blah...I will be champion...blah blah blah...Dusty (choking back fake tears)" for 15 minutes. Just awful, and it almost made me forget how good the match with Rollins was the night before. By the way, I hear the post-TV dark match was Cody beating Kevin Owens and then cutting another promo to send the fans home. So WWE is certainly giving Cody the early mega-push by giving him those 2 spots on the show last night. I thought it was a great Promo. I think it the start of a great Story if WWE goes that way IMO. Keep him Strong for the Year, have him win the Rumble then main Event Mania for the title doing it for Dusty. ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Apr 5th, 2022 02:58 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 237th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Brock Lesnar flew home right after WM and was not at Raw, and appears to be on hiatus again moving forward. The Undertaker was still around and hanging out backstage at Raw, but there were never any plans to use him on TV. Johnny Knoxville was rumored to appear on Raw and at one point a private dressing room was set up for him, but obviously he was not used and it's unclear if he was ever there. His match was received really well and he might not be done. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Apr 5th, 2022 03:43 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 238th Post Superstar '18-'19 POTY, 1st Ballot HOFer Joined: Thu Jan 31st, 2008 Location: Dickshooter, Idaho USA Posts: 8893 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Cody got the first 15 minutes of Raw last night and I found that segment insufferable. He tried to give himself an Undertaker pop where he kept soaking in the cheers of the fans before speaking, with the problem being that the fans stopped cheering 3 minutes earlier. He got a legit pop, then everyone sat on their hands waiting for him to say something and Cody milked a non-existent moment. Then his promo went on forever and was the type of self-important nonsense that got him booed in AEW and will surely get the fans to turn on him here too. I criticize WWE for overly scripting people, then they let Cody clearly write his own shit and he makes me wish they scripted him more closely. It was basically "blah blah blah...Dusty...blah blah blah...I will be champion...blah blah blah...Dusty (choking back fake tears)" for 15 minutes. Just awful, and it almost made me forget how good the match with Rollins was the night before. By the way, I hear the post-TV dark match was Cody beating Kevin Owens and then cutting another promo to send the fans home. So WWE is certainly giving Cody the early mega-push by giving him those 2 spots on the show last night. One more Cody note...he mentioned to Variety that Dan Lambert gave him the WWWF belt that Dusty and SSBG wrestled over, I believe the one in the photo that was used last night. Lambert is one of the biggest belt collectors in the world and his collection has been featured on Impact, AEW, and even WWE's "Most Wanted Treasures" series on A&E. Cody says he gave him the belt free of charge as a gift. I imagine that Cody will certainly use that belt as a prop on TV soon given his promo last night. Not to sound like a mark, but I thought that the exact belt that Dusty and SSBG fought over was the one that Graham destroyed and made Backlund cry over in 1982? ____________________ "Jack Brisco grabbed my testicles once but I told him "Brisco, you have exactly 15 minutes to get your hands off my balls"." -WongLee 7/22/2017 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Apr 5th, 2022 09:41 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 239th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Veer is Here! He obliterates the Misterios. Bad choice in my opinion. These guys just lost to a non-wrestling celebrity like 2 days ago. Veer should have started with T-Bar or something. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Apr 5th, 2022 09:58 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 240th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Veer is Here! He obliterates the Misterios. Bad choice in my opinion. These guys just lost to a non-wrestling celebrity like 2 days ago. Veer should have started with T-Bar or something. Worse is that Dominik lost his real match in about 2 minutes before even being destroyed by Veer. And he has real talent and was just in a high-profile match. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Apr 5th, 2022 10:34 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 241st Post krazykid18 The Prophet Joined: Mon Oct 15th, 2007 Location: Posts: 2619 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Veer is Here! He obliterates the Misterios. Bad choice in my opinion. These guys just lost to a non-wrestling celebrity like 2 days ago. Veer should have started with T-Bar or something. nope.... they should have done the 24/7 wedding ceremony stupidity and then have veer just come out and destroy 24/7 division (tamina and Dana included) Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Apr 5th, 2022 10:51 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 242nd Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/27.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu27')">krazykid18a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Veer is Here! He obliterates the Misterios. Bad choice in my opinion. These guys just lost to a non-wrestling celebrity like 2 days ago. Veer should have started with T-Bar or something. nope.... they should have done the 24/7 wedding ceremony stupidity and then have veer just come out and destroy 24/7 division (tamina and Dana included) This also would have been a much better plan rather than burying Dominik and Rey. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Apr 5th, 2022 11:28 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 243rd Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: In an effort to live up to its reputation, the Post-Wrestlemania Raw crowd went out of its way to overstep and nerd out at every opportunity, and even created some extra spots because that's what they do. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Apr 6th, 2022 12:18 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 244th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: In an effort to live up to its reputation, the Post-Wrestlemania Raw crowd went out of its way to overstep and nerd out at every opportunity, and even created some extra spots because that's what they do. They tried very hard and took another boring Raw and made it slightly above average. But after a WM that I had no expectations for and was blown away by how good it was, I actually got my hopes up that maybe WWE has turned a corner. Nothing on Raw made me think that though. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Thu Apr 7th, 2022 03:03 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 245th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Brock Lesnar is being advertised locally for Backlash, so it doesn’t look like he’s gone yet even though he wasn’t at the Raw after WM. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Thu Apr 7th, 2022 03:09 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 246th Post cookie32723 Joined: Thu Oct 18th, 2007 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 3704 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Brock Lesnar is being advertised locally for Backlash, so it doesn’t look like he’s gone yet even though he wasn’t at the Raw after WM. I they’re going with WrestleMania Backlash again, because apparently if you include WrestleMania in front of it it’ll be more appealing, kind of like WrestleMania Smackdown last Friday 🙄 ____________________ If data, science, and logic offends someone, then they probably need to be offended. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Thu Apr 7th, 2022 03:35 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 247th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Lacey Evans is scheduled to return at Smackdown tomorrow. She has been on maternity leave since February 2021. At the time of her pregnancy announcement, she was involved in a feud with Charlotte Flair and was "dating" her father Ric Flair. It was never really emphasized as a storyline point that Ric was supposed to be the father, although it could've been assumed so. Either way, Ric is now persona non grata in WWE so it's unlikely that any of this is ever referenced again. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Thu Apr 7th, 2022 04:14 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 248th Post Superstar '18-'19 POTY, 1st Ballot HOFer Joined: Thu Jan 31st, 2008 Location: Dickshooter, Idaho USA Posts: 8893 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Lacey Evans is scheduled to return at Smackdown tomorrow. She has been on maternity leave since February 2021. At the time of her pregnancy announcement, she was involved in a feud with Charlotte Flair and was "dating" her father Ric Flair. It was never really emphasized as a storyline point that Ric was supposed to be the father, although it could've been assumed so. Either way, Ric is now persona non grata in WWE so it's unlikely that any of this is ever referenced again. Do you see anything at all in Lacey Evans? I watched her a little bit, and didn't see any reason why she should be in WWE. They've let more talented girls leave. Maybe she's got the best attitude backstage, I don't know, but to me she's just meh. ____________________ "Jack Brisco grabbed my testicles once but I told him "Brisco, you have exactly 15 minutes to get your hands off my balls"." -WongLee 7/22/2017 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Thu Apr 7th, 2022 05:56 pm PM Quote Reply 249th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: The was supposed to have a kayfave pregnancy with Ric. Then she had a shoot pregnancy which I think is just a coincidence. I think the 40s pin up gimmick is pretty unique, but they never did anything with it. She was a 40s pin up, a veteran and a wrestler but they never tried to connect the dots between any of that and it always came off like a half-baked indie gimmick, even it had the slick production with the WWE machine behind it. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Apr 8th, 2022 02:17 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 250th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: PWInsider: One of the consistent questions we have received since the WWE Elimination Chamber is why Alexa Bliss has not been back on WWE programming since that event. As those who follow her on social media are aware, Bliss and her fiancé, singer Ryan Cabrera have been preparing to get married. PWInsider.com has confirmed the couple are slated to get married in California at a secret location in Palm Springs this weekend. The guests attending the wedding will be informed of the location of the nuptials shortly before the ceremony takes place. The couple began dating in 2019 after being introduced by The Miz and became engaged in November 2020. PWInsider.com sends our best wishes to the couple of their impending nuptials this weekend. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Apr 8th, 2022 03:27 pm PM Quote Reply 251st Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: PWInsider: One of the consistent questions we have received since the WWE Elimination Chamber is why Alexa Bliss has not been back on WWE programming since that event. As those who follow her on social media are aware, Bliss and her fiancé, singer Ryan Cabrera have been preparing to get married. PWInsider.com has confirmed the couple are slated to get married in California at a secret location in Palm Springs this weekend. The guests attending the wedding will be informed of the location of the nuptials shortly before the ceremony takes place. The couple began dating in 2019 after being introduced by The Miz and became engaged in November 2020. PWInsider.com sends our best wishes to the couple of their impending nuptials this weekend. In what way does that answer the question? On her Twitter a few months ago, when people were asking where all those therapy vignettes were going, she said to just wait and see how it plays out. Clearly it was going absolutely nowhere. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Apr 9th, 2022 02:45 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 252nd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: So if Butch jobs in his first singles match on the main roster, what’s even the point of him being there? And then he throws a “temper tantrum” after the match, because he’s short so he must be a child, get it? He’s 2 months away from being released. It’s just mind-boggling. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Apr 9th, 2022 02:50 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 253rd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Dear God. Marcel Barthel is now Ludvig Kaiser and he’s with Walter/Gunther now on Smackdown. I hear Ludvig Borga was already taken. You know I really enjoyed WM but this week has been a big crash back down to earth of what WWE is about. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Apr 9th, 2022 02:59 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 254th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Raquel Rodriguez now on SD! too, so not sure where this leaves NXT. The talent level there can’t get much worse. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Apr 9th, 2022 03:03 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 255th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: So if Butch jobs in his first singles match on the main roster, what’s even the point of him being there? And then he throws a “temper tantrum” after the match, because he’s short so he must be a child, get it? He’s 2 months away from being released. It’s just mind-boggling. Yeah I think his character is something close to being a mentally challenged inbred or something. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Apr 9th, 2022 03:22 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 256th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: Is anybody else starting to think McAfee doing an absolute squash to geriatric geezer Vince some type of baloney where Vince is just wielding his power? I mean, McAfee didn't need Vince or the WWE machine to have enormous success. Does that irritate Vince? Did he put Pat in his place? Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Apr 9th, 2022 03:28 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 257th Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: <A HREF="https://sportsandwrestling.mywowbb.com/users/383.html" TARGET="_blank">Boz1515A> wrote: <A HREF="https://sportsandwrestling.mywowbb.com/users/16.html" TARGET="_blank">srossiA> wrote: So if Butch jobs in his first singles match on the main roster, what’s even the point of him being there? And then he throws a “temper tantrum” after the match, because he’s short so he must be a child, get it? He’s 2 months away from being released. It’s just mind-boggling. Yeah I think his character is something close to being a mentally challenged inbred or something. Sort of like how Don and Jackie Fargo used their brother Roughhouse. Brought in as a hellraiser but they quickly learned never to have him talk. The fargos were supposed to be New York's finest and Sonny had that drawl that even locals cringed at. Last edited on Sat Apr 9th, 2022 03:30 am by One Fan Gang Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Apr 9th, 2022 03:35 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 258th Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Lacey Evans is scheduled to return at Smackdown tomorrow. She has been on maternity leave since February 2021. At the time of her pregnancy announcement, she was involved in a feud with Charlotte Flair and was "dating" her father Ric Flair. It was never really emphasized as a storyline point that Ric was supposed to be the father, although it could've been assumed so. Either way, Ric is now persona non grata in WWE so it's unlikely that any of this is ever referenced again. The Real Life Story deal effectively blows up that past alliance and by mentioning alcohol abuse in her family, could be a deft blow to make sure of it. It got a pop for her military service. Just as long as it doesn't become the Ken Patera Story in execution, it's a fine enough stepping off point. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Apr 9th, 2022 03:37 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 259th Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Dear God. Marcel Barthel is now Ludvig Kaiser and he’s with Walter/Gunther now on Smackdown. I hear Ludvig Borga was already taken. You know I really enjoyed WM but this week has been a big crash back down to earth of what WWE is about. So much for my hope to have a Twins tag team called D-Walt. Attached Image (viewed 56 times): dwalt.JPG Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Apr 9th, 2022 03:38 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 260th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/237.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu237')">One Fan Ganga> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Lacey Evans is scheduled to return at Smackdown tomorrow. She has been on maternity leave since February 2021. At the time of her pregnancy announcement, she was involved in a feud with Charlotte Flair and was "dating" her father Ric Flair. It was never really emphasized as a storyline point that Ric was supposed to be the father, although it could've been assumed so. Either way, Ric is now persona non grata in WWE so it's unlikely that any of this is ever referenced again. The Real Life Story deal effectively blows up that past alliance and by mentioning alcohol abuse in her family, could be a deft blow to make sure of it. It got a pop for her military service. Just as long as it doesn't become the Ken Patera Story in execution, it's a fine enough stepping off point. Yeah, not sure if she's headed for the midcard as the lady's Corporal Kirchner or what. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Apr 9th, 2022 03:46 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 261st Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: They turned Madcap Moss face. So the deal was that the fans booed Moss’ awful jokes, but then booed Corbin when he said the jokes were awful. And now we’re going to have a feud that is unwatchable. I guess it’s good that McIntyre is out of it though. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Apr 9th, 2022 03:58 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 262nd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/237.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu237')">One Fan Ganga> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Lacey Evans is scheduled to return at Smackdown tomorrow. She has been on maternity leave since February 2021. At the time of her pregnancy announcement, she was involved in a feud with Charlotte Flair and was "dating" her father Ric Flair. It was never really emphasized as a storyline point that Ric was supposed to be the father, although it could've been assumed so. Either way, Ric is now persona non grata in WWE so it's unlikely that any of this is ever referenced again. The Real Life Story deal effectively blows up that past alliance and by mentioning alcohol abuse in her family, could be a deft blow to make sure of it. It got a pop for her military service. Just as long as it doesn't become the Ken Patera Story in execution, it's a fine enough stepping off point. They did this so well during the Attitude Era. Remember the Mankind promos with JR that bled into the real-life Mick Foley. Fantastic stuff. This shit is garbage and no one cares. And having her read that nonsense while emphasizing her ginormous breastfeeding boobs just seemed wrong, but you know it was all Vince. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Apr 9th, 2022 10:29 am PM Quote Reply 263rd Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: At the recent try-outs for college athletes, Triple H told the attendees that the minimum salary on the main roster is $250,000 and was quoted as saying: “You change the direction of their intensity and their focus, that becomes this massive ocean of talent for us, not a tiny pond. In the beginning, it was a puddle. Now it opens up massively, and we’re getting there. You look at all the kids in college football that didn’t get to the NFL, what’s the difference between the ones that made it and the ones that didn’t? Not much. You go past that, you look at a hammer thrower. After college, what are the job opportunities for a hammer thrower? Or a woman that is an amazing track star? Coaching?” Seeing a lot of people saying that this is good money. What Trips isn't saying is that they have to first get to the main roster, then when they get there they have to pay all their expenses. An SAG actor being paid scale for 52 weeks would get slightly less money, but all expenses would be paid, and they would be getting money paid into their pensions on top and other benefits. And if you just missed out on the NFL, 250 grand might not seem like much. Colt Cabana spoke about this once. The only guy in his college football team that got drafted was picked as a third choice quarterback and was given a seven figure deal, and that was 20 years ago. If anyone goes into this program thinking that wrestling will make them rich, then good luck to them. It might happen, but the chances are slim. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Apr 9th, 2022 11:59 am PM Quote Reply 264th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/237.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu237')">One Fan Ganga> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Lacey Evans is scheduled to return at Smackdown tomorrow. She has been on maternity leave since February 2021. At the time of her pregnancy announcement, she was involved in a feud with Charlotte Flair and was "dating" her father Ric Flair. It was never really emphasized as a storyline point that Ric was supposed to be the father, although it could've been assumed so. Either way, Ric is now persona non grata in WWE so it's unlikely that any of this is ever referenced again. The Real Life Story deal effectively blows up that past alliance and by mentioning alcohol abuse in her family, could be a deft blow to make sure of it. It got a pop for her military service. Just as long as it doesn't become the Ken Patera Story in execution, it's a fine enough stepping off point. They did this so well during the Attitude Era. Remember the Mankind promos with JR that bled into the real-life Mick Foley. Fantastic stuff. This shit is garbage and no one cares. And having her read that nonsense while emphasizing her ginormous breastfeeding boobs just seemed wrong, but you know it was all Vince. The big difference was that the Mankind and Goldust gimmicks were both over, so telling the story of the man behind the gimmick was interesting and new. You can't use this to get someone over from basically zero. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Apr 9th, 2022 03:15 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 265th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/237.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu237')">One Fan Ganga> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Lacey Evans is scheduled to return at Smackdown tomorrow. She has been on maternity leave since February 2021. At the time of her pregnancy announcement, she was involved in a feud with Charlotte Flair and was "dating" her father Ric Flair. It was never really emphasized as a storyline point that Ric was supposed to be the father, although it could've been assumed so. Either way, Ric is now persona non grata in WWE so it's unlikely that any of this is ever referenced again. The Real Life Story deal effectively blows up that past alliance and by mentioning alcohol abuse in her family, could be a deft blow to make sure of it. It got a pop for her military service. Just as long as it doesn't become the Ken Patera Story in execution, it's a fine enough stepping off point. They did this so well during the Attitude Era. Remember the Mankind promos with JR that bled into the real-life Mick Foley. Fantastic stuff. This shit is garbage and no one cares. And having her read that nonsense while emphasizing her ginormous breastfeeding boobs just seemed wrong, but you know it was all Vince. The big difference was that the Mankind and Goldust gimmicks were both over, so telling the story of the man behind the gimmick was interesting and new. You can't use this to get someone over from basically zero. No doubt, but the execution here was just awful regardless. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Apr 9th, 2022 03:27 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 266th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: At the recent try-outs for college athletes, Triple H told the attendees that the minimum salary on the main roster is $250,000 and was quoted as saying: “You change the direction of their intensity and their focus, that becomes this massive ocean of talent for us, not a tiny pond. In the beginning, it was a puddle. Now it opens up massively, and we’re getting there. You look at all the kids in college football that didn’t get to the NFL, what’s the difference between the ones that made it and the ones that didn’t? Not much. You go past that, you look at a hammer thrower. After college, what are the job opportunities for a hammer thrower? Or a woman that is an amazing track star? Coaching?” Seeing a lot of people saying that this is good money. What Trips isn't saying is that they have to first get to the main roster, then when they get there they have to pay all their expenses. An SAG actor being paid scale for 52 weeks would get slightly less money, but all expenses would be paid, and they would be getting money paid into their pensions on top and other benefits. And if you just missed out on the NFL, 250 grand might not seem like much. Colt Cabana spoke about this once. The only guy in his college football team that got drafted was picked as a third choice quarterback and was given a seven figure deal, and that was 20 years ago. If anyone goes into this program thinking that wrestling will make them rich, then good luck to them. It might happen, but the chances are slim. There is no right or wrong answer to this. HHH isn’t incorrect. There are no job opportunities in professional sports for them that will pay close to that. If they’re smart and they actually went to class, they can make something of themselves. And the charismatic ones can and do use their college sports fame and personality to make a lot of money in sales (real estate, insurance, even retail with big commissions). That’s not most of them though. There’s a group that’s going to spiral and live in their parents’ basement, work minimum wage jobs, or wind up in jail. A lot of them also know nothing but physical competition and thrive in a locker room setting and enjoy a nomadic lifestyle on the road with the boys. WWE is the closest thing they'll ever find to that. They’ll be able to buy a house and won’t mind the expenses because it’s part of the lifestyle. Obviously their chances of a long main roster run are longshots just like their chances of a long professional sports career anywhere else. There’s no guarantee they make a CFL roster or an Italian basketball team, and they might not get paid any better there. So for some, there’s no reason why this isn’t an attractive choice and they can’t give it a shot. I don’t get that the money isn’t a lot. In the real world, most would kill for that, even minus expenses. And it’s not like the NFL treats their players that well, especially at less than superstar level. Many NFL players are out of the league in 3 years with little to show for it except a brain injury. Everyone needs to make their own choice and if they think they can do better elsewhere, go for it. Same thing with all the bitching about how much UFC pays. Some of these people can barely strung a sentence together and make 6 figures. No it’s not NFL, NBA, or MLB money, and they have to pay some of their own expenses too for training camps, but quit and see where you can make more if you want to. No one is holding you at gunpoint. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Apr 11th, 2022 01:03 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 267th Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: This was rolling around in my brain earlier in the week: When Roman Reigns was announced on Monday at RAW, he was called the Undisputed Universal champion. Later in the week, they phrased it differently. If they decided to rebrand one major champ, this would be fine. But would that effectively end the lineage of the WWWF title going back to Buddy Rogers by doing the rebranding? Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Apr 11th, 2022 01:08 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 268th Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: On Friday 4/8 Smackdown I noticed for the first time that all references to King Woods were scrapped and The New Day as Kofi & Xavier had no regal trimmings. Injuries first to Woods and then Big E ruined the King's plans for at least a few months of his Monarchy. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Apr 11th, 2022 10:02 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 269th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Tommaso Ciampa officially called up to the Raw roster and will begin tonight. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Apr 12th, 2022 03:13 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 270th Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: Cody seems like he is out of sync with the production on RAW. He was disrobing opposite the hard cam and wound up throwing his fancy jacket on the floor. Worse yet it was still there when he took a spill outside. His opponent is The Miz who looked appalled at the whole deal. He slipped on the ropes doing his finish but they replayed it from a slick framing on-screen. This Elias is now Ezekiel deal is weird. I think the resemblance to Macho Man is maybe closer to 1975 Randy Poffo, but moreso like L.A. Knight or Steve Lombardi. Ciampa's first interview is used as the backdrop to put the hole thing over, so we don't really see here Tomasso is going. Last edited on Tue Apr 12th, 2022 03:22 am by One Fan Gang Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Apr 12th, 2022 03:26 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 271st Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: I didn't see why Lawler is on commentary but he's clearly not worried about calling only what's on the monitor. He was shown numerous times just staring at the ring while making comments. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Apr 12th, 2022 03:59 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 272nd Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: The tradition of elimination first names that begin with the letter A continues: Antonio Cesaro Alexander Rusev Adrian Neville Austin Theory. "Mister McMahon feels that 'Austin' really doesn't fit me. So just call me 'Theory'." Last edited on Tue Apr 12th, 2022 04:00 am by One Fan Gang Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Apr 16th, 2022 08:31 am PM Quote Reply 273rd Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/237.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu237')">One Fan Ganga> wrote: The tradition of elimination first names that begin with the letter A continues: Antonio Cesaro Alexander Rusev Adrian Neville Austin Theory. "Mister McMahon feels that 'Austin' really doesn't fit me. So just call me 'Theory'." There was an internal memo that anyone no one can use part of their real name, or a former name from the indies, in their WWE ring name. Austin Theory's government name is Austin White. This also explains a number of NXT wrestlers who have had their names changed in the last few weeks. I guess this is because most of the guys who have left WWE and joined AEW have been able to use the same ring name. But if AEW are fine to use Malakai Black and Andrade el Idolo, there doesn't seem to much to gain from this. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Apr 16th, 2022 08:35 am PM Quote Reply 274th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: WWE teased splitting up Los Lotharios on SmackDown. LOL. What is the obsession with splitting up tag teams by having one turn on the other? This is doubly stupid, because this team isn't over at all, so no one cares if they split or not. I think this only ever worked with the Rockers. Even when the team is over before they feud, you always get a match no one cares about (Bart Gunn vs Billy Gunn) or a match no one wants to watch (Matt Hardy vs Jeff Hardy). And that's with teams that were over. When they do this with basically jobber teams, then it's just two jobbers having a match. SmackDown was awful last night from top to bottom. They've built this show so heavily around Roman Reigns for the past 18 months or more (he pretty much opens and closes every show) that when he doesn't appear at all, there's no one left who's over enough to make the show interesting. You can't have The Roman Reigns Show without Roman Reigns. Last edited on Sat Apr 16th, 2022 08:40 am by Kriss ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Apr 17th, 2022 05:17 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 275th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: WWE teased splitting up Los Lotharios on SmackDown. LOL. What is the obsession with splitting up tag teams by having one turn on the other? This is doubly stupid, because this team isn't over at all, so no one cares if they split or not. I think this only ever worked with the Rockers. Even when the team is over before they feud, you always get a match no one cares about (Bart Gunn vs Billy Gunn) or a match no one wants to watch (Matt Hardy vs Jeff Hardy). And that's with teams that were over. When they do this with basically jobber teams, then it's just two jobbers having a match. Don't we normally get post-Wrestlemania roster cuts? Are these guys the first victims this year? If they are doing away with the brand split, I cannot imagine all of these guys sticking around. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Apr 19th, 2022 04:37 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 276th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Cody Rhodes and Roderick Strong are teasing a match on Twitter based on Rhodes' "list" when he quit WWE. He said Strong is the only one he didn't get to face and they might have to do it now. I think Strong is on his way out so they may as well have him put Cody over too before he leaves. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Apr 19th, 2022 06:10 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 277th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Wow, that wedding last night. R-Truth deserves another 10-year contract for trying to get everyone through that segment as the fans shit all over it. I can't imagine the disaster it would've been without him. Who thought a 15-minute wedding segment involving a bunch of 24/7 people who aren't the least bit over would be a good idea? And what was up with all the extras? They're dangerously low on talent? ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Apr 19th, 2022 09:54 pm PM Quote Reply 278th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Wow, that wedding last night. R-Truth deserves another 10-year contract for trying to get everyone through that segment as the fans shit all over it. I can't imagine the disaster it would've been without him. Who thought a 15-minute wedding segment involving a bunch of 24/7 people who aren't the least bit over would be a good idea? And what was up with all the extras? They're dangerously low on talent? Poor Sasha. What a weird collection of people in the ring. Nikki Ash, Naomi, Los Lotharios from SmackDown, and then half a dozen randoms. The Cody Rhodes presentation is very interesting. This is AEW Cody Rhodes. Not since Ric Flair has someone come into WWE with the same music, nickname and gimmick (well, it happened in the invasion angle, but that's a little different). Is Cody over as a main eventer in WWE? Because he wasn't a main eventer in AEW. He had some great matches, but his promos were rambling, and he was never going to get back in the main event picture that he stupidly booked himself out of (and he won't shut up about that in interviews now, to the point that it sounds like one of the reasons that he left AEW was because he couldn't challenge for the world title.) ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Apr 19th, 2022 11:43 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 279th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Wow, that wedding last night. R-Truth deserves another 10-year contract for trying to get everyone through that segment as the fans shit all over it. I can't imagine the disaster it would've been without him. Who thought a 15-minute wedding segment involving a bunch of 24/7 people who aren't the least bit over would be a good idea? And what was up with all the extras? They're dangerously low on talent? Poor Sasha. What a weird collection of people in the ring. Nikki Ash, Naomi, Los Lotharios from SmackDown, and then half a dozen randoms. The Cody Rhodes presentation is very interesting. This is AEW Cody Rhodes. Not since Ric Flair has someone come into WWE with the same music, nickname and gimmick (well, it happened in the invasion angle, but that's a little different). Is Cody over as a main eventer in WWE? Because he wasn't a main eventer in AEW. He had some great matches, but his promos were rambling, and he was never going to get back in the main event picture that he stupidly booked himself out of (and he won't shut up about that in interviews now, to the point that it sounds like one of the reasons that he left AEW was because he couldn't challenge for the world title.) The timing is fascinating. Just as Vince is double-downing on even the least marketable guys using their real names or any semblance of anything real about them because of paranoia that they will leave and replicate that in AEW, here comes Cody Rhodes back, getting pushed to the moon beyond anything we've ever seen from him before even in AEW. Vince thinks he's sticking it to AEw in some weird way I'm sure, but they couldn't possibly care less and Cody is going to turn himself heel with these fans soon enough, he just can't help himself because there is something genuinely unlikable about him. And we all know this is going to go south in a couple of years and he will wind up back in AEW at some point. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Apr 24th, 2022 12:07 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 280th Post kargol Joined: Thu Oct 18th, 2007 Location: Brum, United Kingdom Posts: 5565 Status: Offline Mana: Take a look at Shanky here. <A HREF="https://youtu.be/pxk_U529TmE?t=294" TARGET="_blank">https://youtu.be/pxk_U529TmE?t=294A> As far as I can see it: -he misses a kick on McIntyre; -he misses his cue to do something while McIntyre is being held, because he's just standing there; -he forgets what he is meant to be doing when McIntyre breaks free, because he's just standing there. Didn't even have the nous to think that in real life in that situation he'd be attacking. And this presumably is AFTER they had edited the show for broadcast. You would think that with 1.3 bn people in India, plus a huge Indian diaspora, the WWE would have been able to find ONE who had the vaguest idea of what wrestling was. ____________________ superfunkymean Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Apr 24th, 2022 02:46 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 281st Post Infamous 必 勝 Joined: Mon Oct 25th, 2010 Location: Slums Of Shaolin Posts: 2829 Status: Offline Mana: I liked that Omos vs Commander Azeez match from about a month ago on RAW. An effective big men match for what it was. Compare that to Shanky <A HREF="https://youtu.be/dkbbXK5j7Ts" TARGET="_blank">WWE RAW: Omos vs Commander AzeezA> Last edited on Sun Apr 24th, 2022 02:52 am by Infamous Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Apr 24th, 2022 10:26 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 282nd Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: I don't think Drew Gulak could be made to look any worse. He looks worse than if he were out there kissing Vince's wrinkly old butt on live television. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Apr 24th, 2022 10:50 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 283rd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: I don't think Drew Gulak could be made to look any worse. He looks worse than if he were out there kissing Vince's wrinkly old butt on live television. I don’t get why they would take a young guy who’s so technically sound and turn him not only into an interviewer, but also a joke of one who gets beat up by women every week. He was hand-picked as Daniel Bryan’s last WWE feud and they took that rub that was gift-wrapped for them and shit on it. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat May 7th, 2022 06:06 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 284th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: It’s been 5 weeks and running since Lacey Evans started telling her sob story and it just keeps going on and on about her white trash family. I don’t know if it’s her awful delivery or what, but I feel like these are heel promos through the tears. Then she gets introduced to the life crowd and the announcer tells the fans to “show the proper respect”. That’s a heel intro, but she showed no signs of being a heel. The fact that she wasn’t immediately booed out of the building just goes to show how apathetic the WWE fans are lately. They just stood there and stared like they were waiting on line to buy milk. Just terrible. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon May 9th, 2022 03:58 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 285th Post krazykid18 The Prophet Joined: Mon Oct 15th, 2007 Location: Posts: 2619 Status: Offline Mana: Wwe needs to get rid of this i quit format...it is unwatchable... why would anybody quit when nothing is happening to them.. Charlotte bodyslams ronda..why is the ref asking does she quit Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon May 9th, 2022 05:01 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 286th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Reigns and The Usos vs. McIntyre and RK-Bro was a hell of a main event with arguably the 6 best guys on the roster. The rest of the PPV was completely missable. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon May 9th, 2022 08:59 am PM Quote Reply 287th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Reigns and The Usos vs. McIntyre and RK-Bro was a hell of a main event with arguably the 6 best guys on the roster. The rest of the PPV was completely missable. A great house show main event, but what was the point? It didn't move the story along at all. The only possibly take-away from this match is that Riddle isn't going to be the next contender, which we already knew. Apart from the women's title match and Rhea Ripley joining with Edge, this whole show was just a house show on Peacock. Not that there's anything particularly wrong with that. I guess people need to lower their expectations for a premium live event. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue May 10th, 2022 12:25 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 288th Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: One story being floated is that Orton and Riddle would break up once the unification takes place with the Usos, but those plans have been in place something like seven times. Right now RKBro shirts and merch are doing exceptionally well, apparently, and thus they aren't inclined to end the team. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue May 10th, 2022 02:02 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 289th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Reigns and The Usos vs. McIntyre and RK-Bro was a hell of a main event with arguably the 6 best guys on the roster. The rest of the PPV was completely missable. A great house show main event, but what was the point? It didn't move the story along at all. The only possibly take-away from this match is that Riddle isn't going to be the next contender, which we already knew. Apart from the women's title match and Rhea Ripley joining with Edge, this whole show was just a house show on Peacock. Not that there's anything particularly wrong with that. I guess people need to lower their expectations for a premium live event. It was significantly better than a house show main event, but it didn't advance any story and had the most predictable finish ever as everyone knew Riddle was doing that job. But your last sentence is something I accepted years ago and I'm not sure why it's still in question. AEW has 4 PPVs a year, WWE something like 15. There is nothing special about a WWE PPV, especially since moving to streaming. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. 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You still sort of know who is on the show & it’s usually built up like an old house show with featured matches. RAW & SmackDown are too long (& boring) to engage entire shows every week but monthly-ish premiums work Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue May 10th, 2022 03:15 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 292nd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Styles and Balor come out together and Too Sweet each other. Bullet Club isn’t even hot anymore in Japan but all these years later Vince still can’t get over the fact that they got into Hot Topic and sold through. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue May 10th, 2022 03:23 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 293rd Post Superstar '18-'19 POTY, 1st Ballot HOFer Joined: Thu Jan 31st, 2008 Location: Dickshooter, Idaho USA Posts: 8893 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/237.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu237')">One Fan Ganga> wrote: One story being floated is that Orton and Riddle would break up once the unification takes place with the Usos, but those plans have been in place something like seven times. Right now RKBro shirts and merch are doing exceptionally well, apparently, and thus they aren't inclined to end the team. Orton has been on record with the legit press saying that he hated Riddle when he came up and had no intention of tagging with him but now he loves being around him and thinks he’s one of the best things to happen in years, the energy is contagious and he makes him feel younger. Said he wants to continue teaming with him and traveling with him and that he completely won him over “by growing my favorite strain for me”. ____________________ "Jack Brisco grabbed my testicles once but I told him "Brisco, you have exactly 15 minutes to get your hands off my balls"." -WongLee 7/22/2017 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue May 10th, 2022 03:28 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 294th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/152.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu152')">Superstara> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/237.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu237')">One Fan Ganga> wrote: One story being floated is that Orton and Riddle would break up once the unification takes place with the Usos, but those plans have been in place something like seven times. Right now RKBro shirts and merch are doing exceptionally well, apparently, and thus they aren't inclined to end the team. Orton has been on record with the legit press saying that he hated Riddle when he came up and had no intention of tagging with him but now he loves being around him and thinks he’s one of the best things to happen in years, the energy is contagious and he makes him feel younger. Said he wants to continue teaming with him and traveling with him and that he completely won him over “by growing my favorite strain for me”. Riddle came up with massive heat across the board and a sexual assault allegation to boot, and somehow stuck around. He must be smoking Lucky Charms. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. 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Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue May 10th, 2022 04:21 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 296th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/237.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu237')">One Fan Ganga> wrote: It's more of the Emperor's New Clothes concept, but Corey Graves said "Austin Theory" at the start of the match with Cody Rhodes. I think Byron Saxton then uttered half of an "Austin" perhaps just to take a potential chewing out with him. There is nothing organic about this show any more and now anything small that slips out like this is hilarious to me; it's the walking-on-eggshells mentality that permeates their whole essence. This in a nutshell is why Pat McAfee is WWE’s best announcer since JR/Lawler. He says things without caring and with no fear of reprisal that sends everyone else into night terrors. When you’re as wealthy as he is with as many other ventures, no one says shit to you and you just don’t care. He’s just a fan calling the action. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue May 10th, 2022 04:32 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 297th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: So I guess Vince has soured on Sonya Deville all together now. She's been doing jobs for a few weeks now, and tonight she loses her executive position and then does a 2 move job to Alexa Bliss. Will she be on the next list of releases? Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue May 10th, 2022 04:44 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 298th Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: Years ago on the Cheap Seats show, they did a newsmagazine style interview with someone who was considered a Foley editor for wrestling programs on TV. It was ludicrous in terms of what they were using to approximate the clanking of a metal ring. But now I'm convinced the production crew must have a sound person adding in the superkicks or enzuigiris so the talent doesn't have to necessarily slap their leg. The problem I see is the timing seems off sometimes, and not every point of contact should sound the same, and I don't think some of the blows match the sound it should make upon contact. I just noticed they performed a Tomassotomy and now it's just "Ciampa". Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue May 10th, 2022 04:53 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 299th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Ciampa lost his first name when he was called up to the main roster weeks ago. I’m surprised they let him keep his last name since he used it on the indies. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. 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He just got there. This isn't exactly a long feud and the matches have been good. The only problem is that in order to keep it interesting, Rollins should've won the 2nd one to set up the rubber match. If Cody keeps winning, I don't see the point in more matches. But I'm OK with the feud lasting longer in general.
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Posted: Tue May 10th, 2022 03:10 pm PM Quote Reply 303rd Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere
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He just got there. This isn't exactly a long feud and the matches have been good. The only problem is that in order to keep it interesting, Rollins should've won the 2nd one to set up the rubber match. If Cody keeps winning, I don't see the point in more matches. But I'm OK with the feud lasting longer in general.
That's what I meant. Cody has won twice, but now they seem to be building towards a third match in the cell. It's almost as if wins and losses don't mean anything.
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He just got there. This isn't exactly a long feud and the matches have been good. The only problem is that in order to keep it interesting, Rollins should've won the 2nd one to set up the rubber match. If Cody keeps winning, I don't see the point in more matches. But I'm OK with the feud lasting longer in general.
That's what I meant. Cody has won twice, but now they seem to be building towards a third match in the cell. It's almost as if wins and losses don't mean anything.
Almost
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Posted: Tue May 10th, 2022 07:29 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 305th Post hammettime
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He just got there. This isn't exactly a long feud and the matches have been good. The only problem is that in order to keep it interesting, Rollins should've won the 2nd one to set up the rubber match. If Cody keeps winning, I don't see the point in more matches. But I'm OK with the feud lasting longer in general.
That's what I meant. Cody has won twice, but now they seem to be building towards a third match in the cell. It's almost as if wins and losses don't mean anything. Rhodes-Rollins have had 11 matches so far: <A HREF="https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=3686&page=4" TARGET="_blank">https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=3686&page=4A>
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Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: It’s been 5 weeks and running since Lacey Evans started telling her sob story and it just keeps going on and on about her white trash family. I don’t know if it’s her awful delivery or what, but I feel like these are heel promos through the tears. Then she gets introduced to the life crowd and the announcer tells the fans to “show the proper respect”. That’s a heel intro, but she showed no signs of being a heel. The fact that she wasn’t immediately booed out of the building just goes to show how apathetic the WWE fans are lately. They just stood there and stared like they were waiting on line to buy milk. Just terrible.
PWInsider is reporting that despite these vignettes airing on Smackdown for more than a month, Lacey Evans has been switched to Raw...and she will be a heel. That's why they re-ran the last Evans vignette on Raw this week. Absolutely nothing that happens ever matters because it can be switched up on a whim.
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Michael Cole laid it on so thick you would’ve thought Owen Hart had dropped from the ceiling again.
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Michael Cole laid it on so thick you would’ve thought Owen Hart had dropped from the ceiling again.
Do they even have enough women who aren’t already in a program with someone to hold a tournament??
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Michael Cole laid it on so thick you would’ve thought Owen Hart had dropped from the ceiling again.
Do they even have enough women who aren’t already in a program with someone to hold a tournament??
With Sasha and Naomi gone, the Smackdown Women's roster is down to like 7 people. Ronda Rousey (Smackdown Women's Champion) Shayna Bazler Natalya Raquel Rodriguez Shotzi Aliyah Xia Li
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Jerry Lawler back in Evansville for a one-note King's Court with Veer. Luckily it was kept short.
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Jerry Lawler back in Evansville for a one-note King's Court with Veer. Luckily it was kept short.
Compared to Omos, Veer is Lou Thesz. But there’s no reason King couldn’t go down after 1 punch and put in the clavicle hold. WWE’s refusal to let him do anything physical at all despite wrestling every weekend killed the entire purpose of the segment.
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I know Omos is awful (really awful) but I haven't seen Veer and probably won't until Summerslam, if he makes the card.
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I know Omos is awful (really awful) but I haven't seen Veer and probably won't until Summerslam, if he makes the card. Hard to tell because he's only done squash matches and it's a bit odd because he does not have a particularly intimidating look, he's no Umaga. That may suggest he's a lox when it comes to longer matches...
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Is anyone really surprised at this news? They can’t even sell out stadium shows for WrestleMania anymore, and MITB has never proven to be a huge draw. Hell, the best years for the MITB match were when it was part of Mania and not a standalone show. Last edited on Thu May 26th, 2022 11:00 pm by cookie32723
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Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: From the Brisco and Bradshaw podcast, Road Dogg was a guest and they talked about how difficult Kevin Owens abs Sami Zayn are to work with.
JBL said, “I lasted six weeks as an agent. I walked in and said, ‘I will not be doing this anymore.’ I love Sami. I think his character is great. But I was his agent and everything was questioned. Everything.”
Road Dogg added, “Kevin is the same way. Every single thing needs to be talked out and talked about a lot, and I’m talking about from the reversal of an Irish Whip to, well now do you put your feet here? I would always just say, ‘You all put something together and come back to me’, because I wasn’t going to sit there and debate because that will do it. Sami Zayn will do it, but he’s the nicest guy in the world.”
JBL continued, “Sami is a nice guy. He’s extremely talented, but when I had to work with him as his agent, as soon as the match was over, I walked up to John Laurinaitis and said, ‘I will not be here next week.’ He said, ‘Is it that bad?’ I said, ‘I’m doing commentary only.”
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JBL said, “I lasted six weeks as an agent. I walked in and said, ‘I will not be doing this anymore.’ I love Sami. I think his character is great. But I was his agent and everything was questioned. Everything.”
Road Dogg added, “Kevin is the same way. Every single thing needs to be talked out and talked about a lot, and I’m talking about from the reversal of an Irish Whip to, well now do you put your feet here? I would always just say, ‘You all put something together and come back to me’, because I wasn’t going to sit there and debate because that will do it. Sami Zayn will do it, but he’s the nicest guy in the world.”
JBL continued, “Sami is a nice guy. He’s extremely talented, but when I had to work with him as his agent, as soon as the match was over, I walked up to John Laurinaitis and said, ‘I will not be here next week.’ He said, ‘Is it that bad?’ I said, ‘I’m doing commentary only.”
Who would want JBL or Road Dogg telling them how to work a match? Sounds to me like Owens and Zayn were deliberately trying to annoy them.
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Is anyone really surprised at this news? They can’t even sell out stadium shows for WrestleMania anymore, and MITB has never proven to be a huge draw. Hell, the best years for the MITB match were when it was part of Mania and not a standalone show.
It's a bit of a weird situation. They had sold over 17,000 tickets for the stadium, with a target of around 30,000. So they never thought they were going to sell close to 65,000. With the seats lost to the stage and production, the MGM Grand will have around 12,000 seats available. The people who bought the 17,000 tickets were all give a refund and a code to get first crack at the new tickets. This code, of course, quickly made its way online. Also, they re-tooled the advertising and removed Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar and Ronda Rousey.
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Is anyone really surprised at this news? They can’t even sell out stadium shows for WrestleMania anymore, and MITB has never proven to be a huge draw. Hell, the best years for the MITB match were when it was part of Mania and not a standalone show.
It's a bit of a weird situation. They had sold over 17,000 tickets for the stadium, with a target of around 30,000. So they never thought they were going to sell close to 65,000. With the seats lost to the stage and production, the MGM Grand will have around 12,000 seats available. The people who bought the 17,000 tickets were all give a refund and a code to get first crack at the new tickets. This code, of course, quickly made its way online. Also, they re-tooled the advertising and removed Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar and Ronda Rousey.
CM Punk trolled them on social media writing “Another bomb threat?” with a picture of Hogan and Slaughter. Brilliantly brutal.
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After all:
-he had a stupid gimmick in the WWF but made it work;
-left the WWF on bad terms but came back with a push;
-despite nobody thinking him World Championship calibre, got himself the WCW and NWA world titles, and the Mexican thingy;
-started his own company to keep himself a) on top and b) in a job, and got someone else to pay for it all;
-tupped Karen Angle;
-left the WWF a second time on bad terms but came back to be inducted in the Hall of Fame;
-and now has a cushy job as a high-up executive.
Has anyone done more with less? Not being cruel, in that he was a fine wrestler in the ring, but he never suited any of his gimmicks and there was nothing special about his ring persona that others hadn't done better. Maybe the sympathetic face post-Owen Hart.
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Posted: Mon May 30th, 2022 01:39 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 328th Post srossi
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It was great old school heat. Hundreds of wrestlers have claimed they started riots the last 35 years. None did except Jarrett, who easily came the closest to actually being stabbed.
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Posted: Mon May 30th, 2022 05:12 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 330th Post srossi
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Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 19680 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: WWE hired a can to drive around Las Vegas this weekend promoting MITB, with a picture of Cody Rhodes on it. It’s cringe. I assume you mean “car”, but it’s WWE so…
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Posted: Mon May 30th, 2022 05:58 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 332nd Post srossi
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I actually tried to type “van” but it’s been a long night and a lot of vodka.
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First time seeing Joe Hennig/Curtis Axel in the swarm of agents out to break up the brawl between Rollins and Cody.
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First time seeing Joe Hennig/Curtis Axel in the swarm of agents out to break up the brawl between Rollins and Cody.
Yeah, I just saw that too. I didn't remember that he was back.
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Posted: Tue May 31st, 2022 05:45 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 339th Post srossi
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First time seeing Joe Hennig/Curtis Axel in the swarm of agents out to break up the brawl between Rollins and Cody.
Yeah, I just saw that too. I didn't remember that he was back.
Joe Hennig had a try-out as a producer with Smackdown for a few weeks in April. It appears that went well and he has been hired.
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Posted: Tue May 31st, 2022 07:51 pm PM Quote Reply 340th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere
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First time seeing Joe Hennig/Curtis Axel in the swarm of agents out to break up the brawl between Rollins and Cody.
Yeah, I just saw that too. I didn't remember that he was back.
Joe Hennig had a try-out as a producer with Smackdown for a few weeks in April. It appears that went well and he has been hired.
Another very mediocre wrestler telling good wrestlers how to wrestle. Awesome.
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Posted: Wed Jun 1st, 2022 10:13 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 341st Post khawk
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First time seeing Joe Hennig/Curtis Axel in the swarm of agents out to break up the brawl between Rollins and Cody.
Yeah, I just saw that too. I didn't remember that he was back.
Joe Hennig had a try-out as a producer with Smackdown for a few weeks in April. It appears that went well and he has been hired.
Another very mediocre wrestler telling good wrestlers how to wrestle. Awesome. meh, it works ok in other sports sometimes. Sometimes the understanding of how to play and what to correct is something an ex-mediocre player can see better than the superstars who try managing can, or could. I'm not saying it translates into pro wres like that, but I get the concept from "real" sports. Shittier guys turned coach or manager have had people correct them all their careers and would have an idea of what worked for them and what didn't.
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Posted: Wed Jun 1st, 2022 10:34 pm PM Quote Reply 342nd Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere
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First time seeing Joe Hennig/Curtis Axel in the swarm of agents out to break up the brawl between Rollins and Cody.
Yeah, I just saw that too. I didn't remember that he was back.
Joe Hennig had a try-out as a producer with Smackdown for a few weeks in April. It appears that went well and he has been hired.
Another very mediocre wrestler telling good wrestlers how to wrestle. Awesome. meh, it works ok in other sports sometimes. Sometimes the understanding of how to play and what to correct is something an ex-mediocre player can see better than the superstars who try managing can, or could. I'm not saying it translates into pro wres like that, but I get the concept from "real" sports. Shittier guys turned coach or manager have had people correct them all their careers and would have an idea of what worked for them and what didn't.
Case in point, see the Terry Garvin School of Self Defense. Gorilla mentioned dozens of guy regularly being a graduate back in the 80s.
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First time seeing Joe Hennig/Curtis Axel in the swarm of agents out to break up the brawl between Rollins and Cody.
Yeah, I just saw that too. I didn't remember that he was back.
Joe Hennig had a try-out as a producer with Smackdown for a few weeks in April. It appears that went well and he has been hired.
Another very mediocre wrestler telling good wrestlers how to wrestle. Awesome. meh, it works ok in other sports sometimes. Sometimes the understanding of how to play and what to correct is something an ex-mediocre player can see better than the superstars who try managing can, or could. I'm not saying it translates into pro wres like that, but I get the concept from "real" sports. Shittier guys turned coach or manager have had people correct them all their careers and would have an idea of what worked for them and what didn't.
Case in point, see the Terry Garvin School of Self Defense. Gorilla mentioned dozens of guy regularly being a graduate back in the 80s.
Duke Hudson was not one of them.
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First time seeing Joe Hennig/Curtis Axel in the swarm of agents out to break up the brawl between Rollins and Cody.
Yeah, I just saw that too. I didn't remember that he was back.
Joe Hennig had a try-out as a producer with Smackdown for a few weeks in April. It appears that went well and he has been hired.
Another very mediocre wrestler telling good wrestlers how to wrestle. Awesome. meh, it works ok in other sports sometimes. Sometimes the understanding of how to play and what to correct is something an ex-mediocre player can see better than the superstars who try managing can, or could. I'm not saying it translates into pro wres like that, but I get the concept from "real" sports. Shittier guys turned coach or manager have had people correct them all their careers and would have an idea of what worked for them and what didn't.
Its like the saying goes “those who can, do; those who can’t, teach”. Last edited on Wed Jun 1st, 2022 10:40 pm by Franchise
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Posted: Thu Jun 2nd, 2022 02:32 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 347th Post srossi
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Shawn Michaels for some bizarre reason came back to a pretty thankless job at the PC. It worked out for him as he essentially is running NXT now post-HHH, but I never would’ve imagined be would’ve spent 2-3 years in the role he was in.
Ricky Steamboat was a huge star who became an agent, although I think he owed alimony.
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Posted: Thu Jun 2nd, 2022 08:53 am PM Quote Reply 348th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere
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Shawn Michaels for some bizarre reason came back to a pretty thankless job at the PC. It worked out for him as he essentially is running NXT now post-HHH, but I never would’ve imagined be would’ve spent 2-3 years in the role he was in.
Ricky Steamboat was a huge star who became an agent, although I think he owed alimony.
Well, who were the original agents? Pat Patterson, Blackjack Lanza, Rene Goulet, Tony Garea... who else? Patterson was a legit main event star, Lanza was a level below that, but still known nationally. Garea and Goulet were both former tag team champions, solid upper-midcarders in their prime, but had much better careers than Curtis Axel, Petey Williams or Jason Jordan (although I admit that it's hard to compare the different eras).
In later years you had Arn Anderson, Fit Finlay and Dean Malenko. A much higher calibre of wrestler than most of today's agents. Last edited on Thu Jun 2nd, 2022 08:55 am by Kriss
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Posted: Thu Jun 2nd, 2022 02:16 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 349th Post srossi
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Shawn Michaels for some bizarre reason came back to a pretty thankless job at the PC. It worked out for him as he essentially is running NXT now post-HHH, but I never would’ve imagined be would’ve spent 2-3 years in the role he was in.
Ricky Steamboat was a huge star who became an agent, although I think he owed alimony.
Well, who were the original agents? Pat Patterson, Blackjack Lanza, Rene Goulet, Tony Garea... who else? Patterson was a legit main event star, Lanza was a level below that, but still known nationally. Garea and Goulet were both former tag team champions, solid upper-midcarders in their prime, but had much better careers than Curtis Axel, Petey Williams or Jason Jordan (although I admit that it's hard to compare the different eras).
In later years you had Arn Anderson, Fit Finlay and Dean Malenko. A much higher calibre of wrestler than most of today's agents.
It’s more about how much money you made than anything else. Patterson was Vince’s right hand man and a lot more than an agent so he doesn’t really count. There’s no way the other guys had much money saved at retirement. I don’t think Arn saved much better than Flair. If Finlay or Malenko ever made real money it was briefly when WCW was handing out huge contracts to everyone, but that would’ve only been for a couple of years. I can see why all those guys needed to stick around.
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That sucks. Awful timing with him really having the best run of his career right now, moreso than even in the early days of AEW.
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Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: We've seen WWE break up a lot of tag teams prematurely, but their latest faction "The Judgment Day" (which started after Wrestlemania and is like 2 months old I think) just added Finn Balor and kicked out Edge who was the leader tonight on Raw (6/6).
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Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: Kind of a weird Raw tonight overall. Rollins comes out and acts respectful to Cody only to jump him on the ramp, serving no real purpose. Judgment Day turns on Edge after him being the founder and leader for about 60 days. Stretchers everywhere. 24/7 Champion Dana Brooke scoring a pinfall victory over Becky Lynch. All the swerves and storyline flip flopping gave it a "Russo Era WCW" feel for me.
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Posted: Tue Jun 7th, 2022 04:18 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 355th Post srossi
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Edge turns heel for no reason before every WM and then turns face again. To think how hot he was when he came back and how they're desperately trying to make sure no one cares about him now.
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Edge turns heel for no reason before every WM and then turns face again. To think how hot he was when he came back and how they're desperately trying to make sure no one cares about him now.
Apparently Edge wasn't happy with the supernatural direction that the faction was (and still is, apparently) going to head in. It's been over 30 years, so I'm sure it's time for WWE's second ever successful supernatural gimmick. Is Edge technically a face yet? Does being a bad guy who is turned on by other bad guys automatically make you a good guy? I guess that only makes sense in wrestling. Last edited on Thu Jun 9th, 2022 07:40 am by Kriss
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I think I was right when I worried that Lacey Evans' booking would turn into the next generation of the Ken Patera story. Her return tonight (6/10) was on Smackdown, so they seem to have reversed direction a second time and gone with a babyface spot. All the time and energy making Xia Lee into some sort of supernatural Power Ranger character seems to be completely reversed as well, and despite her high-tech ring entrance, Li was pretty much dominated and dispatched in less than 5 minutes as the heel fed to Evans here.
That ring outfit Evans now wears does not seem battle tested at all. Plus she wears wrist tassles so when Evans does her military salute, they miss out on a chance to show off her guns. I guess we'll see if her claim to "wake up, work and win" resonates with or rankles the crowd.
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Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Not sure what’s going on tonight but Michael Cole is in hard sell mode, repeatedly calling this the greatest and most historic Smackdown of all-time even though not much of anything is going on. This is Tony Schiavone on Nitro levels of over-hype.
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Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Paige announced that her WWE contract expires on July 7 and she will be leaving. She’s been under contract all this time while injured, but the last time she did anything with WWE was as a panel member on the now-canceled Backstage show. Prior to that, she was briefly used as a manager for the Kabuki Warriors. Paige completes an 11-year run with WWE, having signed with them at the age of 20 in 2011 and starting at FCW.
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Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: This week on NXT UK, I felt that Ivy Nile had a really solid match with Maiko Satomuro. It was my first chance to see her in a real match against a woman who knew had to step into the ring without falling on her face, and she led Nile through a good, basic match that showcased Nile well. She has a different look with that physique and seems to have the fundamentals down much better than the other 2.0 trainees.
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I don’t watch Raw or Smackdown much at all anymore, but I am very surprised to read she’s still employed here. Not sure what place she has in wrestling in 2022 and if she’ll be able to or even has interest in going anywhere else. Is her neck injury still keeping her from wrestling?
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I don’t watch Raw or Smackdown much at all anymore, but I am very surprised to read she’s still employed here. Not sure what place she has in wrestling in 2022 and if she’ll be able to or even has interest in going anywhere else. Is her neck injury still keeping her from wrestling?
WWE wouldn’t medically clear her but she’s already announced her intentions to wrestle again ASAP.
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All the time and energy making Xia Lee into some sort of supernatural Power Ranger character seems to be completely reversed as well, and despite her high-tech ring entrance, Li was pretty much dominated and dispatched in less than 5 minutes as the heel fed to Evans here. Was that her character? I thought it was basically the same story as Lacey Evans, i.e. downtrodden kid who learned to fight back.
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WWE shot her vignette like a comic book and I viewed her rollout to the crowd as the butterfly stage of superhero more than what caused Xia Li's metamorphosis. Comparing that production value of her debut and her special effects entrance to that of Evans' returning vignettes, the writing team can't or just won't deliver a followup chapter for Xia Li. Just take the same basic plot points and repackage it for the next on the list.
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I just saw a headline that WWE released Two Dimes Donovan from the Tony DeAngelo camp on NXT. The Legato del Fantasma henchmen must be more efficient now that they are absorbed into that group.
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I just saw a headline that WWE released Two Dimes Donovan from the Tony DeAngelo camp on NXT. The Legato del Fantasma henchmen must be more efficient now that they are absorbed into that group.
This is why I can’t watch NXT anymore, aside from the botches. What’s the point of ever figuring out who these guys are if they constantly get released in the middle of what constitutes as a push these days? I think I saw this guy wrestle once at the last NXT Takeover last week and I guess the first and biggest match of his NXT career was his last.
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Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: I heard good things about SmackDown and gave it a watch yesterday. So, I guess it was good, but I can't hand the WWE commentary now. Cole and McAfee didn't interact with each other at all, they just took turns in shouting. Who decided this was a good idea. I've mentioned before that WWE announcers don't talk to each other, they just talk, but I don't remember it being this bad. One reason I enjoy AEW Dark is that the commentators are so relaxed that you can just listen to them riffing off each other and it doesn't matter that the matches are meaningless. SmackDown sounded like someone was switching between two people who had had too much coffee and were constantly shouting for two hours.
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I just saw a headline that WWE released Two Dimes Donovan from the Tony DeAngelo camp on NXT. The Legato del Fantasma henchmen must be more efficient now that they are absorbed into that group.
This is why I can’t watch NXT anymore, aside from the botches. What’s the point of ever figuring out who these guys are if they constantly get released in the middle of what constitutes as a push these days? I think I saw this guy wrestle once at the last NXT Takeover last week and I guess the first and biggest match of his NXT career was his last. Wellness violation?
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I just saw a headline that WWE released Two Dimes Donovan from the Tony DeAngelo camp on NXT. The Legato del Fantasma henchmen must be more efficient now that they are absorbed into that group.
This is why I can’t watch NXT anymore, aside from the botches. What’s the point of ever figuring out who these guys are if they constantly get released in the middle of what constitutes as a push these days? I think I saw this guy wrestle once at the last NXT Takeover last week and I guess the first and biggest match of his NXT career was his last. Wellness violation?
Doubtful, it's just WWE not knowing what they're doing. Sudden releases in the middle of pushes are no longer odd at all.
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Agreed. It was the best WWE match I’ve seen in years and definitely had an element of drama severely lacking in WWE due to the pec injury. Roman vs Cody will headline next years Mania with Roman having not lost in years and Cody being undefeated since returning. It’s their best bet for a big money match and both guys will be able to sell the program well.
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Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: Little known fact: Last night's Raw jobber "Ciampa" used to be the champion of WWE developmental territory "NXT" and is a former professional wrestler. It's always fun to dig into the histories of the enhancement talent and see if they had anything of a career before making the big time.
Overall, this was the best episode of WBF Raw, sorry WBE Raw, for a long time. Last edited on Tue Jun 14th, 2022 10:39 am by Kriss
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Posted: Tue Jun 14th, 2022 02:53 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 375th Post srossi
Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: Little known fact: Last night's Raw jobber "Ciampa" used to be the champion of WWE developmental territory "NXT" and is a former professional wrestler. It's always fun to dig into the histories of the enhancement talent and see if they had anything of a career before making the big time.
Overall, this was the best episode of WBF Raw, sorry WBE Raw, for a long time.
Ciampa not even getting a ring introduction made me cringe. He had the best theme song in NXT too.
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Overall, this was the best episode of WBF Raw, sorry WBE Raw, for a long time.
Ciampa not even getting a ring introduction made me cringe. He had the best theme song in NXT too.
He didn't get anything. They announced that Riddle had a match later on the show, but they never once mentioned who the opponent would be.
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Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Last night’s Raw was an attendance disaster. The Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita holds 15,750 and Raw drew barely over 3,000. This is believed to be the lowest attended Raw of the modern era since it left NYC and went on the road. They did a great job on TV of not making it look suspiciously empty I guess.
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If WWE had any foresight they would have filmed a load of stuff with Elias before he changed his look. If I had to guess, I'd say they didn't, but maybe they will surprise me.
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Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/69.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu69')">Benlena> wrote: Is Damien Sandow going to be playing Elias?
I’ve heard this online and considered it just silly fantasy booking. But it would be so perfect.
P.S. Aron Stevens just had his “retirement match” at the NWA PPV this past weekend and was squashed by Trevor Murdoch, so maybe that fueled speculation that he will go back to WWE.
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Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: I will say this about the Kevin Owens/Ezekiel feud, every match is pretty good. Kevin Owens was taking some ridiculous bumps on Raw last night (6/13), especially that bump on the stairs. If you didn't see the stairs bump, you'll want to go back and take a look at it, and then let me know approximately how much time he has left in the ring at that pace.
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Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: Mustafa Ali did another job on Raw last night (6/13), this time to lower card tag team guy Chad Gable. It's probably the equivalent of losing to Tony Garea in '85.
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Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: I will say this about the Kevin Owens/Ezekiel feud, every match is pretty good. Kevin Owens was taking some ridiculous bumps on Raw last night (6/13), especially that bump on the stairs. If you didn't see the stairs bump, you'll want to go back and take a look at it, and then let me know approximately how much time he has left in the business.
Owens gives his all no matter what bullshit he's given. He sells crappy angles when other can't even sell a headlock. He's really amazing, and he recently signed a very big money contract extension. I imagine after this feud, his reward will be a real main event run and he'll get the title at some point. His contract justifies a much higher spot on the card. But this is WWE where plans change daily and logic doesn't matter. But he's been amazing recently.
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Posted: Sat Jun 18th, 2022 08:10 am PM Quote Reply 386th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere
Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Brock Lesnar is back to do it with Reigns yet again at Summerslam. The most uninspired booking ever.
WWE are kind of desperate with Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton out until next year. Of their other potential main eventers, Kevin Owens is stuck in a mid-card comedy feud, Rollins just went 0-3 in big matches and Riddle lost to Reigns on free TV. In an emergency, break glass and call Brock.
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Posted: Sat Jun 18th, 2022 01:26 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 387th Post Boz1515
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WWE are kind of desperate with Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton out until next year. Of their other potential main eventers, Kevin Owens is stuck in a mid-card comedy feud, Rollins just went 0-3 in big matches and Riddle lost to Reigns on free TV. In an emergency, break glass and call Brock.
Looks like they already had him smash Drew McIntyre all over the house show circuit recently. I guess they could have had AJ Styles ready for a program with Reigns, but they didn't get that together either. He's also been losing.
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Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: Tonight on Raw (6/20), Bianca opens the show announcing that Rhea Ripley won't be medically cleared to compete at the next Premium Live Event. Therefore, there will be a fatal 5-way to determine the #1 contender. About 2 and a half hours before Raw came on, WWE sent a Raw preview email saying Becky would face Asuka in a MITB qualifying match. So the email was inaccurate, and plans must really be changing on the fly right before the show.
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Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: LOL here comes Vince on Raw (6/20) unannounced. He tells us it's like the 1,500+ something episode of Raw, and tells us Cena will be here next week, which we already knew because they announced the last 3 weeks already. Then he tries to leave and almost falls down the stairs.
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Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: Matt Riddle was getting close to the main event scene, but recently: Lost his tag titles Lost his very over tag team Did a job in his one title match on tv Does a job to Omos on Raw Gets beat up by Rollins after his loss to Omos Tries to come back at Rollins after his promo and gets curb stomped Did Riddle fail a drug test, or was he getting over which is not allowed to happen?
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Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: Is the weird Vince thing of depushing someone on the cusp of the main event to see how they react before giving them the big push? Was thinking the same thing about Riddle getting a rough deal this week. We also know that Vince loves heat, so maybe this means that Riddle is considered the number one face on Raw, which he probably is right now.
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Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: Why is Omos going to be in a ladder match? It's not like he's tall enough to grab e briefcase without climbing a ladder, so what is the point? I guess they can work some cool spots, but there has to be something better for him to do than lose a ladder match. Surely he's not going to win?
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Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: Why is Omos going to be in a ladder match? It's not like he's tall enough to grab e briefcase without climbing a ladder, so what is the point? I guess they can work some cool spots, but there has to be something better for him to do than lose a ladder match. Surely he's not going to win?
This is a really good question. He has no chance, so it's a stupid loss for him. After watching him lose his balance many times in the ring, I suspect Omos can't even climb a ladder.
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Wouldn't usually be newsworthy, but this week's show doesn't feature T-Bar or Cedric Alexander, which is newsworthy in itself.
Doudrop won the 24/7 title from Dana Brooke
The Mysterios beat Finn Balor & Damien Priest via DQ
I guess this all got bumped from Raw due to the extra women's match and Vince.
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This is a really good question. He has no chance, so it's a stupid loss for him. After watching him lose his balance many times in the ring, I suspect Omos can't even climb a ladder.
Omos is going to play the Kane role and be the "base", except that he won't be able to catch anyone and surely people will die. They should add Ridge Holland and a school shooter to the match too and see how much chaos they can cause.
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There is no story, official or unofficial. She tweeted "Soon." today, the minx.
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Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: The Rock has bought his cousin Tamina a house. He says she’s a single mother who’s been raising 2 kids while being on the road for years, and he wanted to get her something special.
Every time The Rock spends a small piece of his immense fortune on one of his friends or family, he has to tell the whole fucking world. There was zero need for him to publicise this unless he's looking for internet high 5s or votes in the Presidential primary. Oh. Last edited on Wed Jun 22nd, 2022 09:01 pm by Kriss
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Every time The Rock spends a small piece of his immense fortune on one of his friends or family, he has to tell the whole fucking world. There was zero need for him to publicise this unless he's looking for internet high 5s or votes in the Presidential primary. Oh. Agreed - he makes EVERYTHING a big deal. And no bullshit here, Tamina Snuka should have made enough money to afford anything she wants outside of a pro sports team. And she wasn't even close to being on the road full time, she missed years of houseshows and months of TV at a time.
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Posted: Wed Jun 22nd, 2022 10:40 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 401st Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: PWInsider reporting that Dewey Foley (Mick’s son) quit the company in late April. He had worked his way up to lead writer for 205 Live before that show was discontinued, and was part of the Creative team for NXT 2.0. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Jun 22nd, 2022 10:56 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 402nd Post kargol Joined: Thu Oct 18th, 2007 Location: Brum, United Kingdom Posts: 5565 Status: Offline Mana: Whoa, someone fucked Tamina? ____________________ superfunkymean Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Jun 22nd, 2022 10:56 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 403rd Post WongLee HALL OF FAMER Joined: Fri Oct 19th, 2007 Location: East Patchogue, New York USA Posts: 8988 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: PWInsider reporting that Dewey Foley (Mick’s son) quit the company in late April. He had worked his way up to lead writer for 205 Live before that show was discontinued, and was part of the Creative team for NXT 2.0. That's similar to being the senior hose cleaner for the cesspool truck innit? ____________________ ...quite frankly, who the fuck is Ad Santel? - srossi. 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Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Jun 24th, 2022 04:23 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 406th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/152.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu152')">Superstara> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: The Rock has bought his cousin Tamina a house. He says she’s a single mother who’s been raising 2 kids while being on the road for years, and he wanted to get her something special. Every time The Rock spends a small piece of his immense fortune on one of his friends or family, he has to tell the whole fucking world. There was zero need for him to publicise this unless he's looking for internet high 5s or votes in the Presidential primary. Oh. Agreed - he makes EVERYTHING a big deal. And no bullshit here, Tamina Snuka should have made enough money to afford anything she wants outside of a pro sports team. And she wasn't even close to being on the road full time, she missed years of houseshows and months of TV at a time. Now this is a really good question. How exactly can Tamina not afford her own house? She's been on the WWE payroll since what, like 2010? That's like 12 years. She's in line to have a Raw dedicated to her based on tenure lol. Like many other pro athletes, some of these sports entertainers need a financial adviser so they don't blow everything. Hunter and Steph should bring Flair in to run a class on saving your money. That would be a real comedy, and a reality show I'd actually watch. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Jun 24th, 2022 04:30 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 407th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/152.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu152')">Superstara> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: The Rock has bought his cousin Tamina a house. He says she’s a single mother who’s been raising 2 kids while being on the road for years, and he wanted to get her something special. Every time The Rock spends a small piece of his immense fortune on one of his friends or family, he has to tell the whole fucking world. There was zero need for him to publicise this unless he's looking for internet high 5s or votes in the Presidential primary. Oh. Agreed - he makes EVERYTHING a big deal. And no bullshit here, Tamina Snuka should have made enough money to afford anything she wants outside of a pro sports team. And she wasn't even close to being on the road full time, she missed years of houseshows and months of TV at a time. Now this is a really good question. How exactly can Tamina not afford her own house? She's been on the WWE payroll since what, like 2010? That's like 12 years. She's in line to have a Raw dedicated to her based on tenure lol. Like many other pro athletes, some of these sports entertainers need a financial adviser so they don't blow everything. Hunter and Steph should bring Flair in to run a class on saving your money. That would be a real comedy, and a reality show I'd actually watch. I’m pretty sure Tamina already had a house. Rock upgraded her. Hopefully she’s saving her money wisely because at her level she can be released at any time, and it’s been that way for the last decade. So it’s completely understandable if she didn’t want to get into a new big mortgage. It’s not like she’s a millionaire just because she has a little longevity. I doubt she’s making much, maybe she’s up to 150-200k that can never be close to replaced once she’s fired so it has to last her forever because she’s 44 now. She absolutely should not be buying big houses or listen to anything that Ric Flair has to say about money management. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. 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Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jun 25th, 2022 02:20 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 409th Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: This opening segment with Paul Heyman, Sheamus, Drew McIntyre, Adam Pearce, Butch etc. is a huge example of how much makeup is being applied for these guys and their HD cameras. Jackie Coogan should get royalties from Heyman's presentation. McIntyre and Butch also look they have a lot of greasepaint. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jun 25th, 2022 02:26 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 410th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: I like how they keep backtracking on their storylines. Good grief, everything changes. Again, it's like WCW 2000. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jun 25th, 2022 03:19 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 411th Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: Rousey vs. Nattie is ribbing on the square with Natalya dressing as Ronda and coming out pushing a stroller, mocking her for not taking her role in wrestling seriously. Ronda emerges and paints Nattie as devoid of charisma and body mutilation to meet unreasonable industry standards. A scuffle leads to Ronda ripping off Nattie's replica Piper jacket like it was a treasured relic, and sending Natalya powdering. I liked these two better while eating cheesesteaks together after a Philly show. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jun 25th, 2022 03:25 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 412th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/237.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu237')">One Fan Ganga> wrote: Rousey vs. Nattie is ribbing on the square with Natalya dressing as Ronda and coming out pushing a stroller, mocking her for not taking her role in wrestling seriously. Ronda emerges and paints Nattie as devoid of charisma and body mutilation to meet unreasonable industry standards. A scuffle leads to Ronda ripping off Nattie's replica Piper jacket like it was a treasured relic, and sending Natalya powdering. I liked these two better while eating cheesesteaks together after a Philly show. Arn Anderson often says on his podcast that you don't portray your future opponent as an unworthy loser in a promo. That way, when you beat them, you beat somebody, not a nobody. Rhonda's lines absolutely buried Natalya as a complete and total loser lol. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jun 25th, 2022 03:31 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 413th Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: Nattie has been a loyal soldier for so many years and put over so many less-deserving talents the company valued more along the way. Ultimately the loyalty may give her the onus to be Ronda's conqueror, despite how Ronda positions her on the promo. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jun 25th, 2022 07:47 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 414th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: The only good thing I've seen so far on Smackdown is Sheamus getting hopelessly lost calling it the "WE World Universal championship" and Drew McIntyre making fun of him for it. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jul 2nd, 2022 03:27 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 415th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: Becky Lynch is on commentary during the 6-woman tag on Smackdown (7/1), and they keep alluding to the idea that she is in a rough patch (losing a lot of matches). Since Wrestlemania, it seems like it's almost been a conscious goal to move Becky from one of the most over main eventers to the level of the midcarders. Keep in mind they are doing this while Roman, Charlotte, and Cody are off tv, and while they recently lost their most over tag team Rk-Bro with Orton being injured. Their new attempt at a faction (Judgment Day) seems to be dead in the water with Rhea and Edge off tv. Why they would do this now when they desperately need main eventers to fill the shows is just baffling to me. 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Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jul 2nd, 2022 06:11 am PM Quote Reply 417th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/237.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu237')">One Fan Ganga> wrote: Max Dupri and the Maximum Male Models debuted, Mace and Mansoor doing about as much as the gimmick is ever going to be extrapolated to get it over. It resembled one of the ludicrous events created to put Tough Enough competitors in awkward situations. Credit to the talents for doing as directed, but after a month of material, I don't see much lifespan for this creation. This gimmick seems far too gay for WWE's Saudi overlords. No chance Mansoor gets to appear like this at the next Saudi premium live event. Last edited on Sat Jul 2nd, 2022 06:11 am by Kriss ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jul 2nd, 2022 05:16 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 418th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: The Viking Raiders are to be taken seriously again because Vince ordered everyone to repeatedly call them “The New, Vicious Viking Raiders”, including during the ring introductions. This they’ve immediately been turned comedic again. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jul 2nd, 2022 05:44 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 419th Post Benlen 5x fantasy baseball champ Joined: Sun Oct 21st, 2007 Location: Milpitas, California USA Posts: 15478 Status: Online Mana: Is Ma•ce and Manswa a tag team now? I was cracking up when I saw them. ____________________ Only thing harder than achieving excellence is maintaining it. Dream Well. It may come true. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jul 2nd, 2022 06:00 pm PM Quote Reply 420th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/69.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu69')">Benlena> wrote: Is Ma•ce and Manswa a tag team now? I was cracking up when I saw them. Show some respect, it's ma.cé and mån.sôör ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jul 2nd, 2022 06:07 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 421st Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: The fundamental structure of Smackdown made absolutely no sense last night. They started the match with a battle royal for no reason that was won by Corbin, who won nothing. Then they ended the show with a 4-way to earn a spot in MITB with 4 of the same people in the battle royal, won by Madcap. So Corbin doesn’t have a match at MITB despite winning the battle royal against all the MITB competitors. It’s just no sensical. How do you fuck that up? Did they book the first hour and 40 minutes of the show and realize they were 20 minutes short? It seemed that way. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jul 2nd, 2022 08:02 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 422nd Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: Dio Maddin only got a few week's chance behind the commentary desk three years ago before he ran afoul of decision-makers. Since then he's been placed in largely voiceless roles in their attempt to make people forget he had some mic skills. Now he's giving a one-note idea the old college try, but I don't see him ever being utilized properly, and that's on their creative. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jul 2nd, 2022 10:41 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 423rd Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: The fundamental structure of Smackdown made absolutely no sense last night. They started the match with a battle royal for no reason that was won by Corbin, who won nothing. Then they ended the show with a 4-way to earn a spot in MITB with 4 of the same people in the battle royal, won by Madcap. So Corbin doesn’t have a match at MITB despite winning the battle royal against all the MITB competitors. It’s just no sensical. How do you fuck that up? Did they book the first hour and 40 minutes of the show and realize they were 20 minutes short? It seemed that way. I was thinking about this while watching Smackdown last night. About halfway through the show I was like "so what was the battle royal for?" I thought I had missed it. It must be an absolute train wreck in the back right now with a bunch of cover up. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jul 2nd, 2022 10:44 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 424th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/69.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu69')">Benlena> wrote: Is Ma•ce and Manswa a tag team now? I was cracking up when I saw them. Show some respect, it's ma.cé and mån.sôör Well, they need to keep making tag teams because they are constantly breaking them up. Looks like they need a replacement jobber team for Shanky/Jinder Mahal since Shanky is a dancing comedy character now. Raw will probably need one too since they teased the breakup of the Street Profits. That'll probably start to happen at MITB when they job to the USOs. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jul 2nd, 2022 10:46 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 425th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: The fundamental structure of Smackdown made absolutely no sense last night. They started the match with a battle royal for no reason that was won by Corbin, who won nothing. Then they ended the show with a 4-way to earn a spot in MITB with 4 of the same people in the battle royal, won by Madcap. So Corbin doesn’t have a match at MITB despite winning the battle royal against all the MITB competitors. It’s just no sensical. How do you fuck that up? Did they book the first hour and 40 minutes of the show and realize they were 20 minutes short? It seemed that way. I was thinking about this while watching Smackdown last night. About halfway through the show I was like "so what was the battle royal for?" I thought I had missed it. It must be an absolute train wreck in the back right now with a bunch of cover up. At one point Pat McAfee seemed to question what the battle royal was for, and Michael Cole clearly got instructions in his ear and started shouting, "It's about momentum for MITB! It's about superiority!" And he said so many times over the next couple of minutes that you know it wasn't his idea and wasn't random. It never made any sense, and since Corbin wound up winning the battle royal but isn't going to MITB, it makes even less sense. They have no idea what they're doing, and they're covering up for it by asking the announcers to get shoutier than they ever have before. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jul 2nd, 2022 11:41 pm PM Quote Reply 426th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: Did they book a battle royal because they knew that Rampage was going to have one later? ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jul 2nd, 2022 11:43 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 427th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: Did they book a battle royal because they knew that Rampage was going to have one later? The thought crossed my mind. They still could’ve made it mean something. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Jul 5th, 2022 09:24 am PM Quote Reply 428th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: If there were any doubts about Vince still being in charge of creative... Otis upchucking in the ring after eating too many hotdogs puts that one to bed. The worst part might be that as soon as I read that Raw was going to have a hotdog eating contest, I knew that this would be the outcome. USA must be so happy that they paid billions of dollars for this high-brow entertainment. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Jul 5th, 2022 09:44 am PM Quote Reply 429th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: Flair's "Wooo!" Is back in the opening of WWE shows, leading to Flair tweeting the following: “The Most Hurtful Moment In My ENTIRE Career Was Losing My Spot,” Flair wrote on Twitter. “Thank You So Much For Giving Me Back My Dignity & My Life! @wwe @vincemcmahon #WWERaw”. If WWE offered Flair one more night on Raw, he would pull out of Conrad's show without a second thought. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Jul 5th, 2022 03:54 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 430th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: Flair's "Wooo!" Is back in the opening of WWE shows, leading to Flair tweeting the following: “The Most Hurtful Moment In My ENTIRE Career Was Losing My Spot,” Flair wrote on Twitter. “Thank You So Much For Giving Me Back My Dignity & My Life! @wwe @vincemcmahon #WWERaw”. If WWE offered Flair one more night on Raw, he would pull out of Conrad's show without a second thought. This seems like such a silly thing to be that concerned about. Flair can be so petty, but I’m glad the “Whoo” is back I guess. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Jul 5th, 2022 03:55 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 431st Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: If there were any doubts about Vince still being in charge of creative... Otis upchucking in the ring after eating too many hotdogs puts that one to bed. The worst part might be that as soon as I read that Raw was going to have a hotdog eating contest, I knew that this would be the outcome. USA must be so happy that they paid billions of dollars for this high-brow entertainment. USA knew exactly what they were getting. They’ve only had a 40-year relationship with WWE. They just expected higher ratings for this shit. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Jul 5th, 2022 04:01 pm PM Quote Reply 432nd Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: If there were any doubts about Vince still being in charge of creative... Otis upchucking in the ring after eating too many hotdogs puts that one to bed. The worst part might be that as soon as I read that Raw was going to have a hotdog eating contest, I knew that this would be the outcome. USA must be so happy that they paid billions of dollars for this high-brow entertainment. USA knew exactly what they were getting. They’ve only had a 40-year relationship with WWE. They just expected higher ratings for this shit. Back in the day they would have at least had a cameo from Joey Chestnut. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Jul 5th, 2022 05:05 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 433rd Post Superstar '18-'19 POTY, 1st Ballot HOFer Joined: Thu Jan 31st, 2008 Location: Dickshooter, Idaho USA Posts: 8893 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: Flair's "Wooo!" Is back in the opening of WWE shows, leading to Flair tweeting the following: “The Most Hurtful Moment In My ENTIRE Career Was Losing My Spot,” Flair wrote on Twitter. “Thank You So Much For Giving Me Back My Dignity & My Life! @wwe @vincemcmahon #WWERaw”. If WWE offered Flair one more night on Raw, he would pull out of Conrad's show without a second thought. I'll go one step further...if Flair is in the dressing room for his "final match" getting ready to go to the ring, fully dressed in ringwearr, and either Vince or HHH called him with a contract offer, he would leave the dressing room right then and there and go straight to the airport booking the earliest flight to the northeast. ____________________ "Jack Brisco grabbed my testicles once but I told him "Brisco, you have exactly 15 minutes to get your hands off my balls"." -WongLee 7/22/2017 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Jul 6th, 2022 12:40 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 434th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: According to Meltzer, Ronda Rousey hand-picked Liv Morgan to win MITB and take the title off of her. She didn’t want it anymore and she thought that Norgan showed “the most passion” in the back, so she talked Stephanie into giving it to her. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Jul 6th, 2022 08:49 am PM Quote Reply 435th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: According to Meltzer, Ronda Rousey hand-picked Liv Morgan to win MITB and take the title off of her. She didn’t want it anymore and she thought that Norgan showed “the most passion” in the back, so she talked Stephanie into giving it to her. Just like Thesz and Hutton. Nice. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Thu Jul 7th, 2022 11:31 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 436th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: PWInsider: While there has been no official indication they have been released, PWInsider.com can confirm that both Sasha Banks and Naomi were removed from WWE's Internal roster over the last 24 hours. We have heard rumblings Banks may be doing some signings outside of WWE this Fall as well, but again, no official confirmation. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Thu Jul 7th, 2022 11:52 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 437th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Pat McAfee has been re-signed to a multi-year deal. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Jul 8th, 2022 12:11 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 438th Post Superstar '18-'19 POTY, 1st Ballot HOFer Joined: Thu Jan 31st, 2008 Location: Dickshooter, Idaho USA Posts: 8893 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Pat McAfee has been re-signed to a multi-year deal. I wish I had Pat McAfee's pocket money. ____________________ "Jack Brisco grabbed my testicles once but I told him "Brisco, you have exactly 15 minutes to get your hands off my balls"." -WongLee 7/22/2017 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Jul 8th, 2022 07:38 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 439th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Michael Cole: "After 25 years in 'the booth,' working with @patmcafeeshow is the highlight of each week. His excitement is contagious (even if he almost kicks me when standing on our table) and has helped revitalize my love for our business! @wwe, our fans, and I are lucky to have him!" ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Jul 8th, 2022 08:45 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 440th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Shotzi Blackheart has deleted her Twitter account after angrily interacting with several fans over her botches at MITB. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jul 9th, 2022 03:06 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 441st Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: I was glad to see they arranged a match for Ludwig Kaiser tonight against Shinsuke Nakamura. He is clearly slotted as someone who is the Virgil equivalent to Gunther but visually he looks the part as a lieutenant to the Ring General. I didn't realize he was the son of Axel Dieter, until I looked him up on Wiki. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jul 9th, 2022 03:39 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 442nd Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: Maximum Male Models return with Mansoor and Mace sporting tennis fashions but Max Dupri focuses on their bodies and not the attire. The talent is trying, but this seems more like Vince's guilty pleasures from 1977 as he gushed over Billy Graham, only it's two generations later. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jul 9th, 2022 03:49 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 443rd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/237.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu237')">One Fan Ganga> wrote: Maximum Male Models return with Mansoor and Mace sporting tennis fashions but Max Dupri focuses on their bodies and not the attire. The talent is trying, but this seems more like Vince's guilty pleasures from 1977 as he gushed over Billy Graham, only it's two generations later. These segments are so unwatchable and Eli Drake seems so out of sync doing this role, which is a shame because his mic skills were fantastic. This is apparently the theory that if you bore the crowd long enough you’ll generate real heat. Has that ever worked? ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jul 9th, 2022 03:50 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 444th Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: Lacey Evans does the Honky Tonk Man style heel turn in perhaps the least organic way, and knocked out Aliyah who was supposed to be her tag partner, to cement the idea she should be booed. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jul 9th, 2022 03:55 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 445th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/237.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu237')">One Fan Ganga> wrote: Lacey Evans does the Honky Tonk Man style heel turn in perhaps the least organic way, and knocked out Aliyah who was supposed to be her tag partner, to cement the idea she should be booed. I’m a few minutes behind and only saw her do her entrance 3 times and for the life of me still couldn’t figure out if she was a face or a heel. At least she finally cut a real heel promo after all those weeks of her giving her sob story in a babyface way. Just garbage booking that is more confusing than anything else. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jul 9th, 2022 04:01 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 446th Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: The commentators are announcing matches for next week's show based on little suggestions that took place during the previous hour and a half. The matches themselves aren't much to sneeze at, but it seems like they have moved in a different direction than making up something the day of the event. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jul 9th, 2022 04:13 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 447th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Poor Pete Dunne gets squashed by McIntyre. This guy may have been a top 10 pound-for-pound wrestler in the world 2-3 years ago. Now he’s Hornswoggle. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jul 9th, 2022 03:45 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 448th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/237.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu237')">One Fan Ganga> wrote: The commentators are announcing matches for next week's show based on little suggestions that took place during the previous hour and a half. The matches themselves aren't much to sneeze at, but it seems like they have moved in a different direction than making up something the day of the event. Didn't they just announce a "Championship Contender's Match" between Natalya and Liv Morgan for next week? Natalya just did an absolute enhancement talent job to Ronda again this week after tapping out at MITB. How does that make any sense? Last edited on Sat Jul 9th, 2022 03:46 pm by Boz1515 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Jul 11th, 2022 04:23 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 449th Post krazykid18 The Prophet Joined: Mon Oct 15th, 2007 Location: Posts: 2619 Status: Offline Mana: So Stephanie vs Brie Bella was a legendary rivalry worthy of an hour episode according to WWE very interesting .... Also WWE Rivals could be a great show but starting with Michaels vs Hart for the 100th time killed my interest in it Last edited on Mon Jul 11th, 2022 06:43 pm by krazykid18 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Jul 12th, 2022 07:30 pm PM Quote Reply 450th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: At a house show at the weekend, Natalya took Liv's finisher and the pin, the got straight up and seemed to be pissed at her. Some saying that Liv poked her in the eye during the match. Was this a shoot, or playing into Natalya's heel gimmick she is playing out online? <A HREF="https://twitter.com/TheDEEsciple/status/1546368264925757441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1546368264925757441%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2F411mania.com%2Fwrestling%2Fnatalya-seemingly-no-sells-liv-morgans-finish-at-wwe-live-event%2F" TARGET="_blank">LinkyA> Last edited on Tue Jul 12th, 2022 07:30 pm by Kriss ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Jul 12th, 2022 07:57 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 451st Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: At a house show at the weekend, Natalya took Liv's finisher and the pin, the got straight up and seemed to be pissed at her. Some saying that Liv poked her in the eye during the match. Was this a shoot, or playing into Natalya's heel gimmick she is playing out online? <A HREF="https://twitter.com/TheDEEsciple/status/1546368264925757441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1546368264925757441%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2F411mania.com%2Fwrestling%2Fnatalya-seemingly-no-sells-liv-morgans-finish-at-wwe-live-event%2F" TARGET="_blank">LinkyA> Definitely not just a gimmick unless she’s totally clueless, which she isn’t. She intentionally no-sold and then told her about it before stalking off. Unprofessional. Whatever the heat was, it could’ve been discussed in the locker room 5 minutes later. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Thu Jul 14th, 2022 07:11 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 452nd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Meltzer confirms that Cena will NOT appear at Summerslam. He claims that it conflicts with his filming schedule for “Peacemaker” but there were negotiations before the latest allegations against Vince ended talks. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jul 16th, 2022 03:01 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 453rd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: By the way, the Viking Raiders are still new and vicious. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jul 16th, 2022 03:29 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 454th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: By the way, the Viking Raiders are still new and vicious. Yeah lol. They shouldn't have given them the mic, that didn't help next to all the other silliness. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jul 16th, 2022 03:34 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 455th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: By the way, the Viking Raiders are still new and vicious. Yeah lol. They shouldn't have given them the mic, that didn't help next to all the other silliness. The New Day did the parody where they’re grunting and growling, then the Viking Raiders come out taking like accountants. Just a brutal segment. No team has ever needed a manager more. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jul 16th, 2022 03:34 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 456th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: At a house show at the weekend, Natalya took Liv's finisher and the pin, the got straight up and seemed to be pissed at her. Some saying that Liv poked her in the eye during the match. Was this a shoot, or playing into Natalya's heel gimmick she is playing out online? <A HREF="https://twitter.com/TheDEEsciple/status/1546368264925757441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1546368264925757441%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2F411mania.com%2Fwrestling%2Fnatalya-seemingly-no-sells-liv-morgans-finish-at-wwe-live-event%2F" TARGET="_blank">LinkyA> Definitely not just a gimmick unless she’s totally clueless, which she isn’t. She intentionally no-sold and then told her about it before stalking off. Unprofessional. Whatever the heat was, it could’ve been discussed in the locker room 5 minutes later. She definitely handled it wrong, and she is still paying for it, but I understand her initial frustration to a degree: Before MITB, Ronda absolutely buries her with an embarrassing promo. She loses at MITB by submission. The following week on Smackdown, she does an enhancement job to Ronda. This week (7/15), she gets a "contender's match," and loses again. During the post match interview with Liv, the interviewer mentions how Natalya lost faster the previous week to Ronda as opposed to her loss tonight against Liv. She looks like crap from a booking perspective. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Jul 17th, 2022 07:58 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 457th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Kurt Angle shared a story on a recent podcast that gives further insight into the warped mind of Vince. He says he dated 2 black women as a young man and Vince found out about it and never could let it go, like it was the most wild thing he ever heard in his life. He immediately booked Angle in a program where he was stalking Booker’s wife Sharmell. Many years later, Vince decided to make him Jason Jordan’s father as a rib. It’s been 20 years now and Vince still can’t get over it and mentions it every single time he talks to Angle. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Jul 19th, 2022 02:12 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 458th Post krazykid18 The Prophet Joined: Mon Oct 15th, 2007 Location: Posts: 2619 Status: Offline Mana: Interesting opener on Raw tonight for titus o'neil Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Jul 19th, 2022 02:16 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 459th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/27.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu27')">krazykid18a> wrote: Interesting opener on Raw tonight for titus o'neil Yeah, what was that? Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Jul 19th, 2022 02:47 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 460th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/27.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu27')">krazykid18a> wrote: Interesting opener on Raw tonight for titus o'neil Yeah, what was that? Just turned it on and couldn’t figure out the point at all. I can only assume it’s weird damage control because Vince just fucked another secretary. But seriously, this show has become weird lately. It seems like the end to me. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Jul 19th, 2022 03:09 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 461st Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/27.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu27')">krazykid18a> wrote: Interesting opener on Raw tonight for titus o'neil Yeah, what was that? Just turned it on and couldn’t figure out the point at all. I can only assume it’s weird damage control because Vince just fucked another secretary. But seriously, this show has become weird lately. It seems like the end to me. Stolen from Twitter, and not wrong: Vince McMahon: “Quick! Send the black guy I suspended for touching me out to defend me and my company!” ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Jul 19th, 2022 03:16 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 462nd Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/27.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu27')">krazykid18a> wrote: Interesting opener on Raw tonight for titus o'neil Yeah, what was that? Just turned it on and couldn’t figure out the point at all. I can only assume it’s weird damage control because Vince just fucked another secretary. But seriously, this show has become weird lately. It seems like the end to me. Stolen from Twitter, and not wrong: Vince McMahon: “Quick! Send the black guy I suspended for touching me out to defend me and my company!” LOL, and probably accurate. Problem is, I can't remember Raw starting with a bigger channel changer segment than that one. Ever. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Jul 19th, 2022 03:44 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 463rd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/27.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu27')">krazykid18a> wrote: Interesting opener on Raw tonight for titus o'neil Yeah, what was that? Just turned it on and couldn’t figure out the point at all. I can only assume it’s weird damage control because Vince just fucked another secretary. But seriously, this show has become weird lately. It seems like the end to me. Stolen from Twitter, and not wrong: Vince McMahon: “Quick! Send the black guy I suspended for touching me out to defend me and my company!” LOL, and probably accurate. Problem is, I can't remember Raw starting with a bigger channel changer segment than that one. Ever. Titus had nothing to say, and he said it terribly. Just cringe. Almost as bad as the YouTube she-male who sang the national anthem before Hone Run Derby at exactly the same time. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jul 23rd, 2022 02:04 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 464th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: On Smackdown (7/22), Stephanie opens the show announcing Vince's retirement, and leads the crowd to chant "Thank you Vince." Short segment. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jul 23rd, 2022 02:41 am PM Quote Reply 465th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: On Smackdown (7/22), Stephanie opens the show announcing Vince's retirement, and leads the crowd to chant "Thank you Vince." Short segment. The whole crowd was comprised of women with healthy bank accounts. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jul 23rd, 2022 03:29 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 466th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Vince is gone 4 hours and already the talents are mentioning ROH and NJPW on his TV. It’s chaos! ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jul 23rd, 2022 03:48 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 467th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Vince is gone 4 hours and already the talents are mentioning ROH and NJPW on his TV. It’s chaos! McAfee just mentioned over the air how the Red Sox have given up 25 runs through 5 innings since they are also in Boston. No way that would happen either if Vince was in Gorilla. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jul 23rd, 2022 04:11 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 468th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Vince is gone 4 hours and already the talents are mentioning ROH and NJPW on his TV. It’s chaos! McAfee just mentioned over the air how the Red Sox have given up 25 runs through 5 innings since they are also in Boston. No way that would happen either if Vince was in Gorilla. Nah, he always let McAfee say whatever he wanted. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jul 23rd, 2022 04:12 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 469th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Who’s Maxine Dupree? ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jul 23rd, 2022 04:17 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 470th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Who’s Maxine Dupree? No idea, but I'm pretty sure Mace was in full Adrian Adonis mode standing behind her tonight. I thought they were just models lol. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jul 23rd, 2022 04:23 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 471st Post Superstar '18-'19 POTY, 1st Ballot HOFer Joined: Thu Jan 31st, 2008 Location: Dickshooter, Idaho USA Posts: 8893 Status: Offline Mana: Tony Khan is such a tool at times. He tweeted a thank you to the AEW fans from the longest ranking CEO in wrestling. Jesus, that’s fucking weak. Khan used to get backstage access from WWE all the time and was treated like a VIP. I know he’s worth billions but show some fucking humility and class. ____________________ "Jack Brisco grabbed my testicles once but I told him "Brisco, you have exactly 15 minutes to get your hands off my balls"." -WongLee 7/22/2017 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jul 23rd, 2022 04:30 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 472nd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/152.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu152')">Superstara> wrote: Tony Khan is such a tool at times. He tweeted a thank you to the AEW fans from the longest ranking CEO in wrestling. Jesus, that’s fucking weak. Khan used to get backstage access from WWE all the time and was treated like a VIP. I know he’s worth billions but show some fucking humility and class. Tony is a heel at heart. He’s trolling, and a big part of that is generational. He’s a relatively young guy worth billions, as is Elon Musk, and part of that is to just take the piss online. You’d never see Vince do it, you’d never see Bill Gates do it. Different eras. Could I have done without it? Yes. But I’m also old and am irritated at the very existence of Tik Tok. And not for nothing, but it’s not like Vince died. He was forced into retirement because he fucked a lot of women and paid them to keep quiet. I’m not sure if it’s necessarily NOT classy to mock that situation. He could’ve taken the high road though. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jul 23rd, 2022 05:42 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 473rd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Jeff Jarrett with a very, very subtle nod to the Ric Flair match tonight. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jul 23rd, 2022 07:48 am PM Quote Reply 474th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Who’s Maxine Dupree? Apparently she has been on NXT a couple of times with Von Wagner recently. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jul 23rd, 2022 07:52 am PM Quote Reply 475th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: On Smackdown (7/22), Stephanie opens the show announcing Vince's retirement, and leads the crowd to chant "Thank you Vince." Short segment. A great example on how far WWE needs to go to fix their promo problem. The crowd started chanting Thank you Vince too early, so she stopped them, said nothing of substance for another minute, then got them to start again. Like a comedian stopping an audience from laughing so they can explain the joke. Must. Not. Deviate. From. Script. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jul 23rd, 2022 09:07 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 476th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Who’s Maxine Dupree? No idea, but I'm pretty sure Mace was in full Adrian Adonis mode standing behind her tonight. I thought they were just models lol. PWTorch reports that Maxine Dupri is the replacement for Max Dupri, who is already done with the gimmick and will not be seen again. Eli Drake never liked it and WWE officials never liked him. Sources say he wasn't working out from the moment he was called up and he rubbed people the wrong way from day one. Drake is a very strong personality, which we all knew from his TNA days, and basically lets you know when he's unhappy, and he let them know very adamantly. That's something that just isn't respected in WWE. As of now, he hasn't been released but there are no plans to book him on Smackdown going forward. He could be let go or sent back to NXT under the LA Knight name. Of course, with all the management changes in WWE as of yesterday, he is not exactly a priority right now and some of the people he has heat with could be let go themselves soon, so we'll see what happens. I suppose it’s possible he outlasts Creative and can be repackaged on the main roster if Stephanie and the new team see something in him. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jul 23rd, 2022 09:53 pm PM Quote Reply 477th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Who’s Maxine Dupree? No idea, but I'm pretty sure Mace was in full Adrian Adonis mode standing behind her tonight. I thought they were just models lol. PWTorch reports that Maxine Dupri is the replacement for Max Dupri, who is already done with the gimmick and will not be seen again. Eli Drake never liked it and WWE officials never liked him. Sources say he wasn't working out from the moment he was called up and he rubbed people the wrong way from day one. Drake is a very strong personality, which we all knew from his TNA days, and basically lets you know when he's unhappy, and he let them know very adamantly. That's something that just isn't respected in WWE. As of now, he hasn't been released but there are no plans to book him on Smackdown going forward. He could be let go or sent back to NXT under the LA Knight name. Of course, with all the management changes in WWE as of yesterday, he is not exactly a priority right now and some of the people he has heat with could be let go themselves soon, so we'll see what happens. I suppose it’s possible he outlasts Creative and can be repackaged on the main roster if Stephanie and the new team see something in him. He will be 40 in November. His chances of another main roster run are pretty slim. Just suck it up and take the money, dude. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Jul 26th, 2022 02:07 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 478th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: The first Raw of the HHH era opens with a brawl before the show even went on the air and that immediately gives it a different feel. I don’t think WWE has opened a show differently in 20 years. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Jul 26th, 2022 02:12 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 479th Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: Heyman's mic problems at the start get blamed on "a sound guy who must be from New Jersey or something. Your name will be written down, and you'll be the next one out the door." Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Jul 26th, 2022 02:33 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 480th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/237.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu237')">One Fan Ganga> wrote: Heyman's mic problems at the start get blamed on "a sound guy who must be from New Jersey or something. Your name will be written down, and you'll be the next one out the door." And then Roman Reigns tells Austin Theory, “Your daddy’s not here anymore” leading to a big “Who’s your Daddy chant?” Then Reigns says, “I’ll tell you who his daddy is because if he heels messing up, the Tribal Chief will be his Daddy.” Good stuff, nice ad-lib. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Jul 26th, 2022 03:11 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 481st Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: I wasn’t expecting to see any difference tonight, but the booking philosophy is totally different already. 1 hour into the show and they basically ran one long angle over 4 segments that spun off in different directions but returned to Reigns and Theory at the end. It almost felt like how Paul E booked an ECW show in 1997. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Jul 26th, 2022 03:25 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 482nd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Misterio gives a shout out to Malenko and Konnan during his 20th anniversary segment. I wish he would’ve mentioned Psicosis and Juvi, his first 2 great opponents in the U.S. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Jul 26th, 2022 03:40 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 483rd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: You know Vince isn’t in charge anymore because Rey wins on his big night instead of getting humiliated. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Jul 26th, 2022 04:14 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 484th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: You know Vince isn’t in charge anymore because Rey wins on his big night instead of getting humiliated. This is a great call, and not humiliating your legends helps keep them around. See Big Show and Mark Henry. Last edited on Tue Jul 26th, 2022 04:14 am by Boz1515 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Jul 26th, 2022 04:25 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 485th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: You know Vince isn’t in charge anymore because Rey wins on his big night instead of getting humiliated. This is a great call, and not humiliating your legends helps keep them around. See Big Show and Mark Henry. Well he was laid out 5 minutes after I wrote that, but at least he won the match. It’s been a pretty good show up until this Logan Paul-Maryse segment. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Jul 26th, 2022 07:57 pm PM Quote Reply 486th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: Who could give two fucks about a faction with Ariya Daivari, Two Dimes and Slim J? What is Tony Khan smoking. He needs to get his A game back because he could be in trouble if Triple H improves the WWE product. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Jul 26th, 2022 07:58 pm PM Quote Reply 487th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: Slim J? What the actual fuck? Rescued from the trash can of wrestling for what reason? Last edited on Tue Jul 26th, 2022 07:58 pm by Kriss ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Jul 26th, 2022 08:16 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 488th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: What’s this related to? Isn’t that just an ROH thing? Maybe Dark too? Slim J hasn’t signed with AEW, has he? ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Jul 26th, 2022 08:28 pm PM Quote Reply 489th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: What’s this related to? Isn’t that just an ROH thing? Maybe Dark too? Slim J hasn’t signed with AEW, has he? Shit, wrong thread. On tonight's Dark, Daivari will reveal that he's rich and has brought the other two to AEW. I don't think they are officially signed yet, so it might just be another Wingmen, but still... ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Jul 26th, 2022 09:49 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 490th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: What’s this related to? Isn’t that just an ROH thing? Maybe Dark too? Slim J hasn’t signed with AEW, has he? Shit, wrong thread. On tonight's Dark, Daivari will reveal that he's rich and has brought the other two to AEW. I don't think they are officially signed yet, so it might just be another Wingmen, but still... They teased this on the ROH PPV. He’s doing the Cameron Grimes gimmick that he got rich off of crypto, even though I think he was already supposed to be rich in WWE. It’s just Dark filler I assume, although I agree there are others who could use the opportunity. But anyone too good could get frustrated with the role and lack of real TV time. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Jul 26th, 2022 10:25 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 491st Post krazykid18 The Prophet Joined: Mon Oct 15th, 2007 Location: Posts: 2619 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: Who could give two fucks about a faction with Ariya Daivari, Two Dimes and Slim J? What is Tony Khan smoking. He needs to get his A game back because he could be in trouble if Triple H improves the WWE product. When was he ever on his A game and he beat Triple H's ass when AEW was super WCW lite and Triple H had full control of NXT so why be worried now. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Jul 26th, 2022 10:40 pm PM Quote Reply 492nd Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/27.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu27')">krazykid18a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: Who could give two fucks about a faction with Ariya Daivari, Two Dimes and Slim J? What is Tony Khan smoking. He needs to get his A game back because he could be in trouble if Triple H improves the WWE product. When was he ever on his A game and he beat Triple H's ass when AEW was super WCW lite and Triple H had full control of NXT so why be worried now. One of the big reasons that AEW beat NXT was that NXT was being filmed in a TV studio in front of the same 200 fans every week and AEW was being filmed in arenas with thousands of fans. If they had taken NXT on the road, I think things might have been different. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Jul 27th, 2022 03:17 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 493rd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/237.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu237')">One Fan Ganga> wrote: Heyman's mic problems at the start get blamed on "a sound guy who must be from New Jersey or something. Your name will be written down, and you'll be the next one out the door." And then Roman Reigns tells Austin Theory, “Your daddy’s not here anymore” leading to a big “Who’s your Daddy chant?” Then Reigns says, “I’ll tell you who his daddy is because if he heels messing up, the Tribal Chief will be his Daddy.” Good stuff, nice ad-lib. So Meltzer is reporting that this was actually a reference to Johnny Gargano, Theory’s NXT “daddy”, but the double meaning with Vince was clearly implied too. However with HHH in charge and him and Gargano very close, they were teasing Gargano’s possible return even though everyone missed it. But it was 100% a HHH scripted line. Gargano is still a legit free agent who was expected to sign with AEW in the fall after taking time off to spend with his new baby, but HHH assuming power in WWE changes everything. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Jul 27th, 2022 04:28 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 494th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Wrestlemania 40 will be held at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on April 6 and 7, 2024. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Jul 27th, 2022 04:51 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 495th Post krazykid18 The Prophet Joined: Mon Oct 15th, 2007 Location: Posts: 2619 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/237.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu237')">One Fan Ganga> wrote: Heyman's mic problems at the start get blamed on "a sound guy who must be from New Jersey or something. Your name will be written down, and you'll be the next one out the door." And then Roman Reigns tells Austin Theory, “Your daddy’s not here anymore” leading to a big “Who’s your Daddy chant?” Then Reigns says, “I’ll tell you who his daddy is because if he heels messing up, the Tribal Chief will be his Daddy.” Good stuff, nice ad-lib. So Meltzer is reporting that this was actually a reference to Johnny Gargano, Theory’s NXT “daddy”, but the double meaning with Vince was clearly implied too. However with HHH in charge and him and Gargano very close, they were teasing Gargano’s possible return even though everyone missed it. But it was 100% a HHH scripted line. Gargano is still a legit free agent who was expected to sign with AEW in the fall after taking time off to spend with his new baby, but HHH assuming power in WWE changes everything. People will be crying for Vince the moment Johnny Wrestling completes his boyhood dream and beats Roman Reigns for the World title at Wrestlemania Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Jul 27th, 2022 04:52 pm PM Quote Reply 496th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/27.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu27')">krazykid18a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/237.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu237')">One Fan Ganga> wrote: Heyman's mic problems at the start get blamed on "a sound guy who must be from New Jersey or something. Your name will be written down, and you'll be the next one out the door." And then Roman Reigns tells Austin Theory, “Your daddy’s not here anymore” leading to a big “Who’s your Daddy chant?” Then Reigns says, “I’ll tell you who his daddy is because if he heels messing up, the Tribal Chief will be his Daddy.” Good stuff, nice ad-lib. So Meltzer is reporting that this was actually a reference to Johnny Gargano, Theory’s NXT “daddy”, but the double meaning with Vince was clearly implied too. However with HHH in charge and him and Gargano very close, they were teasing Gargano’s possible return even though everyone missed it. But it was 100% a HHH scripted line. Gargano is still a legit free agent who was expected to sign with AEW in the fall after taking time off to spend with his new baby, but HHH assuming power in WWE changes everything. People will be crying for Vince the moment Johnny Wrestling completes his boyhood dream and beats Roman Reigns for the World title at Wrestlemania Don't be silly. Triple H is coming out of retirement to win the match. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Jul 27th, 2022 07:38 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 497th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Riddle was injured on Raw so the Summerslam match against Rollins is off. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Jul 27th, 2022 08:19 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 498th Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: One of the only reasons I was considering watching. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Jul 27th, 2022 08:30 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 499th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Riddle was injured on Raw so the Summerslam match against Rollins is off. Ugh. Honestly, probably the worst guy to get hurt. He works every show and somehow stays over despite doing job after job. I wonder what type of injury? If it's long term, they could hold him off and bring him back unannounced with Orton to a nice pop. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Jul 27th, 2022 08:56 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 500th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Riddle was injured on Raw so the Summerslam match against Rollins is off. Ugh. Honestly, probably the worst guy to get hurt. He works every show and somehow stays over despite doing job after job. I wonder what type of injury? If it's long term, they could hold him off and bring him back unannounced with Orton to a nice pop. They said he got a stinger when Rolling attacked him. Not sure what part is work and what part is real, but he's hurt even if the reason is a work. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it.
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Posted: Wed Jul 27th, 2022 08:57 pm PM Quote Reply 501st Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: One thing that will change with Vince gone is the number of injuries in WWE. Guys were working hurt afraid to lose their spot, or apparently that Vince might just plain forget about them. People should hopefully be allowed to take a week or month off here and there now for minor injuries. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Jul 27th, 2022 09:46 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 502nd Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: Triple H & Paul Heyman recruiting talent at the WWE tryouts in Nashville ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Jul 27th, 2022 10:03 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 503rd Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: One thing that will change with Vince gone is the number of injuries in WWE. Guys were working hurt afraid to lose their spot, or apparently that Vince might just plain forget about them. People should hopefully be allowed to take a week or month off here and there now for minor injuries. Anyone specific? I hadn't heard this latrly but I'm not really following it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Jul 27th, 2022 10:05 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 504th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: One thing that will change with Vince gone is the number of injuries in WWE. Guys were working hurt afraid to lose their spot, or apparently that Vince might just plain forget about them. People should hopefully be allowed to take a week or month off here and there now for minor injuries. That's been part of the culture of wrestling for 100 years. If anything, guaranteed contracts really should've eliminated that fear for the most part, but it's still ingrained. You hear people talk about it in AEW and even Impact and ROH too for years. I doubt that's going to change. Wrestlers seem to have an unhealthy paranoia when it comes to that. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Jul 27th, 2022 10:11 pm PM Quote Reply 505th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/1344.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu1344')">Jim_Irisha> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: One thing that will change with Vince gone is the number of injuries in WWE. Guys were working hurt afraid to lose their spot, or apparently that Vince might just plain forget about them. People should hopefully be allowed to take a week or month off here and there now for minor injuries. Anyone specific? I hadn't heard this latrly but I'm not really following it. Cody Rhodes. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Jul 27th, 2022 10:14 pm PM Quote Reply 506th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: One thing that will change with Vince gone is the number of injuries in WWE. Guys were working hurt afraid to lose their spot, or apparently that Vince might just plain forget about them. People should hopefully be allowed to take a week or month off here and there now for minor injuries. That's been part of the culture of wrestling for 100 years. If anything, guaranteed contracts really should've eliminated that fear for the most part, but it's still ingrained. You hear people talk about it in AEW and even Impact and ROH too for years. I doubt that's going to change. Wrestlers seem to have an unhealthy paranoia when it comes to that. AEW has a long injury list of main eventers right now. In WWE and under Vince, some of them would have taken an injection and some pills and carried on. Vince would have at least made Moxley wrestle his advertised match before going to rehab. Remember that Vince wouldn't let RVD have time off to go to The Sheik's funeral. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Jul 27th, 2022 10:18 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 507th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: One thing that will change with Vince gone is the number of injuries in WWE. Guys were working hurt afraid to lose their spot, or apparently that Vince might just plain forget about them. People should hopefully be allowed to take a week or month off here and there now for minor injuries. That's been part of the culture of wrestling for 100 years. If anything, guaranteed contracts really should've eliminated that fear for the most part, but it's still ingrained. You hear people talk about it in AEW and even Impact and ROH too for years. I doubt that's going to change. Wrestlers seem to have an unhealthy paranoia when it comes to that. AEW has a long injury list of main eventers right now. In WWE and under Vince, some of them would have taken an injection and some pills and carried on. Vince would have at least made Moxley wrestle his advertised match before going to rehab. Remember that Vince wouldn't let RVD have time off to go to The Sheik's funeral. I don't know about the RVD story but people have been getting time off for all sorts of things the last 10 years. We're starting to hear about honeymoons and paternity leave and vacation time and stuff that you'd never dream of in 1986. I guess it always depended on Vince's mood when you asked him, but people are getting time off. As far as injuries go, the wrestlers put that pressure on themselves. Steve Austin was the biggest star in wrestling history and wasn't afraid to tell Vince to fuck off when he wanted to, but he wrestled for years in a condition in which he never should've, because these guys know that when you're that hot the window closes quickly and you will never make that money or hear that pop again to the same level once that magic wears off. Then you look at Bryan Danielson and all the other guys with The Sickness. Danielson was threatening to quit WWE and wrestle in a high school gym if WWE wouldn't clear him, and now he's doing that shit again in AEW. This is on them, not Vince or TK or anyone else. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Jul 27th, 2022 11:15 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 508th Post kargol Joined: Thu Oct 18th, 2007 Location: Brum, United Kingdom Posts: 5565 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Riddle was injured on Raw so the Summerslam match against Rollins is off. Ugh. Honestly, probably the worst guy to get hurt. He works every show and somehow stays over despite doing job after job. I wonder what type of injury? If it's long term, they could hold him off and bring him back unannounced with Orton to a nice pop. They said he got a stinger when Rolling attacked him. Not sure what part is work and what part is real, but he's hurt even if the reason is a work. Rings true, given Crossfit Jesus tends to injure everyone. ____________________ superfunkymean Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Thu Jul 28th, 2022 04:46 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 509th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Riddle was injured on Raw so the Summerslam match against Rollins is off. Ugh. Honestly, probably the worst guy to get hurt. He works every show and somehow stays over despite doing job after job. I wonder what type of injury? If it's long term, they could hold him off and bring him back unannounced with Orton to a nice pop. They said he got a stinger when Rolling attacked him. Not sure what part is work and what part is real, but he's hurt even if the reason is a work. Meltzer says the entire thing is a work and this is a creative decision to postpone the match. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Thu Jul 28th, 2022 10:00 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 510th Post ukfan01 Joined: Tue Jul 5th, 2016 Location: Posts: 121 Status: Offline Mana: Because the UK sure needed that match more that SlumberSlam did Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Jul 29th, 2022 03:16 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 511th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Riddle was injured on Raw so the Summerslam match against Rollins is off. Ugh. Honestly, probably the worst guy to get hurt. He works every show and somehow stays over despite doing job after job. I wonder what type of injury? If it's long term, they could hold him off and bring him back unannounced with Orton to a nice pop. They said he got a stinger when Rolling attacked him. Not sure what part is work and what part is real, but he's hurt even if the reason is a work. Meltzer says the entire thing is a work and this is a creative decision to postpone the match. So Rollins does 3 PPV jobs in a row to Cody, and his reward is to have his midcard match at Summerslam removed? Last edited on Fri Jul 29th, 2022 03:16 am by Boz1515 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Jul 29th, 2022 04:27 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 512th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Riddle was injured on Raw so the Summerslam match against Rollins is off. Ugh. Honestly, probably the worst guy to get hurt. He works every show and somehow stays over despite doing job after job. I wonder what type of injury? If it's long term, they could hold him off and bring him back unannounced with Orton to a nice pop. They said he got a stinger when Rolling attacked him. Not sure what part is work and what part is real, but he's hurt even if the reason is a work. Meltzer says the entire thing is a work and this is a creative decision to postpone the match. So Rollins does 3 PPV jobs in a row to Cody, and his reward is to have his midcard match at Summerslam removed? It's weird because Rollins complained on Twitter about that more or less, and HHH wrote back "I hear you!" The whole thing could be a work, including that Twitter exchange. I guess we'll find out soon enough if they have anything better planned for Rollins. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jul 30th, 2022 02:20 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 513th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus opens Smackdown (7/29) in a gimmick match that feels like something you'd see on PPV. Neither guy is booked for Summerslam. In the modern era of contracts and no PPV payoffs, is there any benefit to working Summerslam as opposed to Smackdown? It's not like they release Premium Live Events on dvd anymore, so what's the difference? Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jul 30th, 2022 03:10 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 514th Post cookie32723 Joined: Thu Oct 18th, 2007 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 3704 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus opens Smackdown (7/29) in a gimmick match that feels like something you'd see on PPV. Neither guy is booked for Summerslam. In the modern era of contracts and no PPV payoffs, is there any benefit to working Summerslam as opposed to Smackdown? It's not like they release Premium Live Events on dvd anymore, so what's the difference? It’s still weird as hell as a long time fan. And whether there is a benefit or not, SummerSlam at Nissan Stadium is a big event and Smackdown is just, well Smackdown. ____________________ If data, science, and logic offends someone, then they probably need to be offended. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jul 30th, 2022 03:33 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 515th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Ilja Dragunov vs. Wolfgang on NXT UK was an absolute banger, as the kids say. Unfortunate that it’s his last match before having to vacate the title. As far as I’m concerned, he’s the best all-around wrestler of the past 2 years and it’s not even close. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Jul 30th, 2022 06:04 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 516th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Who’s Maxine Dupree? No idea, but I'm pretty sure Mace was in full Adrian Adonis mode standing behind her tonight. I thought they were just models lol. PWTorch reports that Maxine Dupri is the replacement for Max Dupri, who is already done with the gimmick and will not be seen again. Eli Drake never liked it and WWE officials never liked him. Sources say he wasn't working out from the moment he was called up and he rubbed people the wrong way from day one. Drake is a very strong personality, which we all knew from his TNA days, and basically lets you know when he's unhappy, and he let them know very adamantly. That's something that just isn't respected in WWE. As of now, he hasn't been released but there are no plans to book him on Smackdown going forward. He could be let go or sent back to NXT under the LA Knight name. Of course, with all the management changes in WWE as of yesterday, he is not exactly a priority right now and some of the people he has heat with could be let go themselves soon, so we'll see what happens. I suppose it’s possible he outlasts Creative and can be repackaged on the main roster if Stephanie and the new team see something in him. Just 2 weeks later and Max Dupri is back, which for a big mock surprise scream from Pat McAfee. So the new regime smoothed it over with him in record time. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 2nd, 2022 03:58 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 517th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Just started watching Raw now on a delay. Fightful reported earlier today that this is intended to be a “statement” show and USA is letting the first hour air without commercials. This is supposed to put HHH’s stamp on WWE that things have changed. Let’s see. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 2nd, 2022 04:44 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 518th Post Superstar '18-'19 POTY, 1st Ballot HOFer Joined: Thu Jan 31st, 2008 Location: Dickshooter, Idaho USA Posts: 8893 Status: Offline Mana: Question: Has Tommaso Ciampa done anything in WWE? I know he was awesome in NXT, but has he been taken seriously on the main roster? Tonight he had a helluva nice match with Styles, and AJ put him over strong. I know he was one of HHH’s boys, and I expected him to get a nice push now - but he first beats AJ and now he’s going in with Lashley for the US Title. I know the US Title hasn’t really meant one fucking turd since Cena held it the first time, but HHH being a historian and all may be looking to restore some prestige to the titles. Also, separate subject kinda - I’ve read on this board and other places that “WWE has way too many belts”. Well holy shit, does everyone in AEW have a fucking belt or what? What’s next, the All Asiatic Championship? ____________________ "Jack Brisco grabbed my testicles once but I told him "Brisco, you have exactly 15 minutes to get your hands off my balls"." -WongLee 7/22/2017 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 2nd, 2022 04:50 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 519th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Wow. Wrestling. Actual wrestling. If people thought last week was a HHH show, they were seriously mistaken. This is clearly the first real show of the HHH era. He just needs to get new commentators, but I’m sure that will come. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 2nd, 2022 05:23 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 520th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: The camera cuts are still giving me a headache. Let’s make a deal. Fire Kevin Dunn and Byron Saxton and book every show with as much wrestling as this one, and I’ll say Raw is back on par with AEW. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 2nd, 2022 07:05 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 521st Post Principal_Raditch Joined: Mon Feb 18th, 2008 Location: Posts: 8144 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/152.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu152')">Superstara> wrote: Question: Has Tommaso Ciampa done anything in WWE? I know he was awesome in NXT, but has he been taken seriously on the main roster? Tonight he had a helluva nice match with Styles, and AJ put him over strong. I know he was one of HHH’s boys, and I expected him to get a nice push now - but he first beats AJ and now he’s going in with Lashley for the US Title. I know the US Title hasn’t really meant one fucking turd since Cena held it the first time, but HHH being a historian and all may be looking to restore some prestige to the titles. Also, separate subject kinda - I’ve read on this board and other places that “WWE has way too many belts”. Well holy shit, does everyone in AEW have a fucking belt or what? What’s next, the All Asiatic Championship? AEW Eastern States Heritage Title with Barry WIndham vs Larry Zybysko coming out of retirement to face off. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 2nd, 2022 04:00 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 522nd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Becky Lynch really did separate her shoulder against Bianca at Summerslam, and the attack by Bayley, Iyo, and Kai was meant to write her off TV for a while. She is expected to miss 3 months. The plan was obviously for her and Bianca to have a babyface run together against the new group, but Becky was replaced in the feud when the group also attached Asuka and Alexa later in the night. Obviously, Asuka and Alexa have been criminally underutilized by WWE and Asuka in particular is a HHH girl, so expect them to get back in the mix big-time now with this angle. Sources say this program is 100% HHH's baby, his first program that is all his as he was wrapping up some Vince programs heading into Summerslam, and it will dominate the women's division for months to come. With Sasha and Naomi returning soon, it will be interesting to see which side they slot into, but all indications are that HHH is building the strongest women's division in company history as far as actual wrestling goes, and he's going to push it hard. Many of the women were upset the last 2 years over how the division had stalled again and so few were being highlighted and allowed to have long matches just like in the past. Becky's bizarre transformation from a super over female "Stone Cold" babyface to a heel dressed out of sci fi movie has also been reversed and Becky looked totally normal again last night will return from injury under her old character. It has not escaped anyone that HHH undid years of damage to the women's division in 24 hours. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 2nd, 2022 06:47 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 523rd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: No one has mentioned the 24/7 title in 2 weeks, although it's still listed as a title on WWE.com. HHH seems to have zero interest in it. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 2nd, 2022 06:56 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 524th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: No one has mentioned the 24/7 title in 2 weeks, although it's still listed as a title on WWE.com. HHH seems to have zero interest in it. Yeah no doubt, it was played out anyway. How about Omos? Is he injured or did he also move to the back burner? Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 2nd, 2022 07:04 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 525th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: No one has mentioned the 24/7 title in 2 weeks, although it's still listed as a title on WWE.com. HHH seems to have zero interest in it. Yeah no doubt, it was played out anyway. How about Omos? Is he injured or did he also move to the back burner? He was moved to the back burner even under Vince. Just atrocious. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 2nd, 2022 07:12 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 526th Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: Wow, sounds like I might actually tune into Raw again soon. Don't think I've watched a full show in 15 or 20 years. Omos is genuinely one of the worst wrestlers since Giant Gonzales, I'm glad he's gone out of the picture. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 2nd, 2022 08:18 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 527th Post Benlen 5x fantasy baseball champ Joined: Sun Oct 21st, 2007 Location: Milpitas, California USA Posts: 15478 Status: Online Mana: I thought the Bianca / Iyo was going to going to be a squash match but it was pretty good until the rest of the girls got involved. ____________________ Only thing harder than achieving excellence is maintaining it. Dream Well. It may come true. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 2nd, 2022 08:40 pm PM Quote Reply 528th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: No one has mentioned the 24/7 title in 2 weeks, although it's still listed as a title on WWE.com. HHH seems to have zero interest in it. Yeah no doubt, it was played out anyway. How about Omos? Is he injured or did he also move to the back burner? He was moved to the back burner even under Vince. Just atrocious. Will be interesting to see what happens with the 24/7 title since that was an idea from USA, not Vince. Omos vs. Ezekial was taped for Main Event before Raw last night, so they both look to be circling the drain. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 2nd, 2022 08:45 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 529th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: No one has mentioned the 24/7 title in 2 weeks, although it's still listed as a title on WWE.com. HHH seems to have zero interest in it. Yeah no doubt, it was played out anyway. How about Omos? Is he injured or did he also move to the back burner? He was moved to the back burner even under Vince. Just atrocious. Will be interesting to see what happens with the 24/7 title since that was an idea from USA, not Vince. Omos vs. Ezekial was taped for Main Event before Raw last night, so they both look to be circling the drain. They've already jobbed Ezekiel so many times in just 2 months. Without Kevin Owens to keep that one-trick joke going, there's literally nothing there. Omos was made to not look dominant against Angelo Dawkins on one of Vince's last shows, so as soon as I saw that I thought R.I.P. big man. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 2nd, 2022 09:55 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 530th Post wittman2 Joined: Mon Feb 18th, 2008 Location: Posts: 938 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Ilja Dragunov vs. Wolfgang on NXT UK was an absolute banger, as the kids say. Unfortunate that it’s his last match before having to vacate the title. As far as I’m concerned, he’s the best all-around wrestler of the past 2 years and it’s not even close. Why is he vacating the title? ____________________ "Poor Zack Gibson. He was the most hated heel in all of WWE a few years ago. Now he's Joe Gacy's goon and without the beard he somehow looks like a baby owl and Baron Von Raschke at the same time." - Kriss Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 2nd, 2022 10:15 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 531st Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/155.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu155')">wittman2a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Ilja Dragunov vs. Wolfgang on NXT UK was an absolute banger, as the kids say. Unfortunate that it’s his last match before having to vacate the title. As far as I’m concerned, he’s the best all-around wrestler of the past 2 years and it’s not even close. Why is he vacating the title? He got injured and was wearing a boot on his foot at the tapings that have not yet aired. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Aug 3rd, 2022 08:47 am PM Quote Reply 532nd Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: It used to be smoke-filled arenas and bingo halls... Paul Levesque appeared on an episode of Impaulsive with Logan Paul released on Tuesday. During the conversation, Levesque commented on filling Vince McMahon's "massive shoes" and also credited his father-in-law for taking "this tiny, little thing happening in bars" and turning it into a "big global sensation." ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Aug 3rd, 2022 09:56 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 533rd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Vince Russo is still a tremendous douche and cancer to this business: “Saying that CASUAL WRESTLING FANS are not interested in 15-20 minute matches is not a KNOCK on @tripleh's booking. It is a FACT. How do I know? I'm a Casual Fan and I'm not Interested in 15-20 Minute Matches.” ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Aug 3rd, 2022 10:15 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 534th Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: He's not interested in ANY matches. Never was. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Aug 3rd, 2022 11:00 pm PM Quote Reply 535th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/1344.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu1344')">Jim_Irisha> wrote: He's not interested in ANY matches. Never was. Unless it's a something on a pole match. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Thu Aug 4th, 2022 06:33 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 536th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: pwinsider.com WWE filed a trademark on Io Shirai's new ring name of Iyo Sky on 7/31, backing comments made by Dakota Kai on The Bump yesterday that her return to WWE was a last minute decision that quickly came together. WWE routinely files trademarks for new ring names well before the talents appear under those guises. 7/31 was the actual date of Summerslam and Sky's debut on the main roster. While Bayley had been expected to be at Summerslam, prior to the new creative regime of Triple H coming into effect, there were no concrete plans for her to actually appear on the PPV. PWInsider.com is also told that Dakota Kai's deal to return was put together quickly but at the last minute as she did not travel to Nashville until the night before and was kept under the cover of darkness from everyone backstage inside a bus. ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Aug 6th, 2022 03:05 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 537th Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: Is there some edict that WWE women have to wear fishnet nylons of some sort? I ask because now, in watching the Liv-Ronda recap, it appears like Rousey might be an exception. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Aug 6th, 2022 03:57 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 538th Post krazykid18 The Prophet Joined: Mon Oct 15th, 2007 Location: Posts: 2619 Status: Offline Mana: Vince please comeback ...triple h hell bent on pushing these nxt people Boring ass kross, stud ass shayna and her boo dakata I swear when johnny wrestling beats at wrestlemania 40 i am going to retire from watching this shit Last edited on Sat Aug 6th, 2022 04:14 am by krazykid18 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Aug 6th, 2022 03:53 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 539th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: It’s obvious from the commentary, but Meltzer reports that the words “wrestling” and “wrestler” are officially no longer banned under HHH, and many of the other banned words and ideas are clearly gone too. In particular, the ridiculous notion that you should never mention a referee by name, which Pat McAfee apparently celebrated by shouting Charles Robinson’s name many times last night and calling him a HOF referee. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Aug 6th, 2022 04:01 pm PM Quote Reply 540th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: It’s obvious from the commentary, but Meltzer reports that the words “wrestling” and “wrestler” are officially no longer banned under HHH, and many of the other banned words and ideas are clearly gone too. In particular, the ridiculous notion that you should never mention a referee by name, which Pat McAfee apparently celebrated by shouting Charles Robinson’s name many times last night and calling him a HOF referee. Did anyone say "belt"? ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Aug 6th, 2022 04:02 pm PM Quote Reply 541st Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: It’s obvious from the commentary, but Meltzer reports that the words “wrestling” and “wrestler” are officially no longer banned under HHH, and many of the other banned words and ideas are clearly gone too. In particular, the ridiculous notion that you should never mention a referee by name, which Pat McAfee apparently celebrated by shouting Charles Robinson’s name many times last night and calling him a HOF referee. Did anyone say "belt"? 😲 ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Aug 6th, 2022 04:50 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 542nd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: One of the jobbers against the Viking Raiders last night was named Jim Mulkey, which was a great nod. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Aug 6th, 2022 04:58 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 543rd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Cole announced last night that the WWE Women’s Tag title tournament would begin on Raw on Monday. I would love to see Sasha and Naomi run in and destroy both teams in the first match and make their comeback that way. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Aug 6th, 2022 05:04 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 544th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: The fans turned on Liv Morgan last night, which is predictable given how she’s been booked. Interviewer Kayla Braxton was visibly pissed and confirmed on Twitter that she was disappointed in how the fans acted. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Aug 6th, 2022 05:05 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 545th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: It’s obvious from the commentary, but Meltzer reports that the words “wrestling” and “wrestler” are officially no longer banned under HHH, and many of the other banned words and ideas are clearly gone too. In particular, the ridiculous notion that you should never mention a referee by name, which Pat McAfee apparently celebrated by shouting Charles Robinson’s name many times last night and calling him a HOF referee. Did anyone say "belt"? 😲 Reigns said Paul Heyman was sent to the “hospital”. It’s chaos now. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Aug 6th, 2022 05:10 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 546th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/27.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu27')">krazykid18a> wrote: Vince please comeback ...triple h hell bent on pushing these nxt people Boring ass kross, stud ass shayna and her boo dakata I swear when johnny wrestling beats at wrestlemania 40 i am going to retire from watching this shit I literally had no idea who that was. It’s the first time someone ever ran in and the announcers did the “Who is that?” gimmick and I couldn’t figure it out for a bit. Why wouldn’t he shave his head before returning? I just saw him at the Flair show and still couldn’t tell who he was. And was this finally the main roster debut of Scarlet? I can’t remember if she was ever on Raw or SD at least once. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Aug 6th, 2022 05:23 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 547th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/27.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu27')">krazykid18a> wrote: Vince please comeback ...triple h hell bent on pushing these nxt people Boring ass kross, stud ass shayna and her boo dakata I swear when johnny wrestling beats at wrestlemania 40 i am going to retire from watching this shit I literally had no idea who that was. It’s the first time someone ever ran in and the announcers did the “Who is that?” gimmick and I couldn’t figure it out for a bit. Why wouldn’t he shave his head before returning? I just saw him at the Flair show and still couldn’t tell who he was. And was this finally the main roster debut of Scarlet? I can’t remember if she was ever on Raw or SD at least once. Think he looks better with hair. I am do believe is the main roster debut of Scarlet. Reports are Kross will be going after only one Championship as USA Network wants a Champion to appear on the show. Roman is hardly on Raw. ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Aug 6th, 2022 05:24 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 548th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/27.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu27')">krazykid18a> wrote: Vince please comeback ...triple h hell bent on pushing these nxt people Boring ass kross, stud ass shayna and her boo dakata I swear when johnny wrestling beats at wrestlemania 40 i am going to retire from watching this shit I literally had no idea who that was. It’s the first time someone ever ran in and the announcers did the “Who is that?” gimmick and I couldn’t figure it out for a bit. Why wouldn’t he shave his head before returning? I just saw him at the Flair show and still couldn’t tell who he was. And was this finally the main roster debut of Scarlet? I can’t remember if she was ever on Raw or SD at least once. Think he looks better with hair. I am do believe is the main roster debut of Scarlet. It didn’t help that he looked exactly like Edge with his outfit and haircut. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Aug 6th, 2022 05:32 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 549th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: Reports are The draft will be later this month or in September. ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Aug 6th, 2022 05:32 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 550th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: Reports are The draft will be later this month or in September. I wish HHH would just end the brand split already. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Aug 6th, 2022 05:35 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 551st Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: Reports are The draft will be later this month or in September. I wish HHH would just end the brand split already. As Long as smackdown is on Fox not going to happen. Both networks want their own roster. ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Aug 6th, 2022 05:44 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 552nd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: Reports are The draft will be later this month or in September. I wish HHH would just end the brand split already. As Long as smackdown is on Fox not going to happen. Both networks want their own roster. Then they don’t understand the wrestling business because they could get all the stars instead of half of them and it opens up the booking possibilities so much more. And they come up with reasons for cross-overs every week anyway that make no sense. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Aug 6th, 2022 06:00 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 553rd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/27.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu27')">krazykid18a> wrote: Vince please comeback ...triple h hell bent on pushing these nxt people Boring ass kross, stud ass shayna and her boo dakata I swear when johnny wrestling beats at wrestlemania 40 i am going to retire from watching this shit I literally had no idea who that was. It’s the first time someone ever ran in and the announcers did the “Who is that?” gimmick and I couldn’t figure it out for a bit. Why wouldn’t he shave his head before returning? I just saw him at the Flair show and still couldn’t tell who he was. And was this finally the main roster debut of Scarlet? I can’t remember if she was ever on Raw or SD at least once. Drew McInytre trolls Kross: “Was I just jumped by the guy last seen wearing bondage and a helmet? I’ve had better Fridays…” ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Aug 6th, 2022 06:06 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 554th Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: I noticed as Nakamura faced Ludvig Kaiser that Cole referred to Kaiser as a former 2-time NXT tag champion. The wrestler himself did, as Marcel Barthel. At least subtly, the wrestler's groundwork laid out in NXT isn't being dismissed. Whether that means Pete Dunne or L.A. Knight can rise from the ashes, who knows? Last edited on Sat Aug 6th, 2022 06:06 pm by One Fan Gang Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Aug 6th, 2022 06:11 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 555th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: Reports are The draft will be later this month or in September. I wish HHH would just end the brand split already. As Long as smackdown is on Fox not going to happen. Both networks want their own roster. Then they don’t understand the wrestling business because they could get all the stars instead of half of them and it opens up the booking possibilities so much more. And they come up with reasons for cross-overs every week anyway that make no sense. You're not wrong, but I will admit I've warmed up to the brand split a bit and here's why. Due to the way WWE uses only 7-8 performers from the men's roster (for several months), 2-4 tag teams, and 6-7 performers from the women's division at a time, the brand split works. It allows the viewer to have expectations about who they might see on a given show. Otherwise (given how they do their booking in the modern day), they might as well cut half the roster if they are going to cancel the brand split. Without, half these guys would never make it on tv at all. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Aug 6th, 2022 06:18 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 556th Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: I literally had no idea who that was. It’s the first time someone ever ran in and the announcers did the “Who is that?” gimmick and I couldn’t figure it out for a bit. Why wouldn’t he shave his head before returning? I just saw him at the Flair show and still couldn’t tell who he was. And was this finally the main roster debut of Scarlet? I can’t remember if she was ever on Raw or SD at least once. Drew McInytre trolls Kross: “Was I just jumped by the guy last seen wearing bondage and a helmet? I’ve had better Fridays…” So says the guy rebuilt from 3-Man Band and used a TNA stint to wash off the stench. It's amazing that this trolling plays right into the fanbase that can't get past previous bad booking, as if that's all the talent had to offer. Regarding Scarlet, I don't remember he being part of the package when he was called up, which might be why they didn't zoom in when she appeared at the entrance. They lingered from afar so long before Kross attacked, it reminded me of Arthur storming the castle from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Aug 6th, 2022 06:38 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 557th Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: The fans turned on Liv Morgan last night, which is predictable given how she’s been booked. Interviewer Kayla Braxton was visibly pissed and confirmed on Twitter that she was disappointed in how the fans acted. I would like to see the measuring tool which revealed that Liv Morgan somehow is the most passionate in showing up for work. She may have complained the least, or maybe cracked up and cried the most. I liked seeing the gauntlet match because it showed 6 contenders who potentially could go up a level physically and be presented as a credible titleholder. Nattie may have taken heat for publicly issuing tough love, but to be on top, Morgan needs a thicker skin and better get some improv skills, because strong words from all sides are the real barometer of whether or not she “deserves it.” Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Aug 6th, 2022 06:59 pm PM Quote Reply 558th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/237.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu237')">One Fan Ganga> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: The fans turned on Liv Morgan last night, which is predictable given how she’s been booked. Interviewer Kayla Braxton was visibly pissed and confirmed on Twitter that she was disappointed in how the fans acted. I would like to see the measuring tool which revealed that Liv Morgan somehow is the most passionate in showing up for work. She may have complained the least, or maybe cracked up and cried the most. I liked seeing the gauntlet match because it showed 6 contenders who potentially could go up a level physically and be presented as a credible titleholder. Nattie may have taken heat for publicly issuing tough love, but to be on top, Morgan needs a thicker skin and better get some improv skills, because strong words from all sides are the real barometer of whether or not she “deserves it.” Interesting, because the crowd post-Covid did whatever Vince wanted them to. Booed all the heels and cheered all the faces, with little concern about the quality of what they were watching. I think in the Triple H era, especially now at the start, and especially with the live crowd, there will be some expectation that good workers are going to get pushed, and there will be a backlash against people like Morgan, who will be seen as Vince McMahon holdovers. She was a good underdog babyface in the world of 3 minute matches, but we can hope that women's wrestling moves back into genuine main event territory, and Morgan isn't good enough for that. I wouldn't be surprised if the live crowd starts choosing who they do and don't want to see again, and if Triple H will react (AEW seem happy to roll with the crowd in regards who to push as a face or heel, unless it's Cody). We might even see the crowd turn on part-time Roman. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Aug 6th, 2022 07:13 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 559th Post Benlen 5x fantasy baseball champ Joined: Sun Oct 21st, 2007 Location: Milpitas, California USA Posts: 15478 Status: Online Mana: Never seen or heard of Scarlett before. She's got that "you're gonna get your ass kicked" look on her. ____________________ Only thing harder than achieving excellence is maintaining it. Dream Well. It may come true. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Aug 6th, 2022 07:55 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 560th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/237.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu237')">One Fan Ganga> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: The fans turned on Liv Morgan last night, which is predictable given how she’s been booked. Interviewer Kayla Braxton was visibly pissed and confirmed on Twitter that she was disappointed in how the fans acted. I would like to see the measuring tool which revealed that Liv Morgan somehow is the most passionate in showing up for work. She may have complained the least, or maybe cracked up and cried the most. I liked seeing the gauntlet match because it showed 6 contenders who potentially could go up a level physically and be presented as a credible titleholder. Nattie may have taken heat for publicly issuing tough love, but to be on top, Morgan needs a thicker skin and better get some improv skills, because strong words from all sides are the real barometer of whether or not she “deserves it.” Interesting, because the crowd post-Covid did whatever Vince wanted them to. Booed all the heels and cheered all the faces, with little concern about the quality of what they were watching. I think in the Triple H era, especially now at the start, and especially with the live crowd, there will be some expectation that good workers are going to get pushed, and there will be a backlash against people like Morgan, who will be seen as Vince McMahon holdovers. She was a good underdog babyface in the world of 3 minute matches, but we can hope that women's wrestling moves back into genuine main event territory, and Morgan isn't good enough for that. I wouldn't be surprised if the live crowd starts choosing who they do and don't want to see again, and if Triple H will react (AEW seem happy to roll with the crowd in regards who to push as a face or heel, unless it's Cody). We might even see the crowd turn on part-time Roman. The post-Covid crowd was the most boring, dead crowd I've ever heard attend wrestling events. They just stopped caring, or were such casual fans just trying to get out of the house that they didn't know who anyone was, like a WCW taping at Disney. They didn't hijack shows, but if that's the alternative I want no part of it. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Aug 7th, 2022 03:23 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 561st Post Blazer Head Auditor, CPA Joined: Sun Sep 4th, 2011 Location: Posts: 9544 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/69.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu69')">Benlena> wrote: Never seen or heard of Scarlett before. She's got that "you're gonna get your ass kicked" look on her. She's absolutely gorgeous in my opinion. I have no idea why they released her the first time, unless Kross and her were a package deal. I don't know much about Kross. Scarlett's "look" is out of this world though. I started following her on Instagram and Twitter just after the release, and I could never get over the fact that Vince let her go. ____________________ "Well, maybe I like the nightlife just a little bit more than I like the damn gym, jack! And when you're makin' $500,000 a year, there ain't no reason to change what you're doing." - Dusty Rhodes, 1/4/1986 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Aug 7th, 2022 05:44 am PM Quote Reply 562nd Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/365.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu365')">Blazera> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/69.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu69')">Benlena> wrote: Never seen or heard of Scarlett before. She's got that "you're gonna get your ass kicked" look on her. She's absolutely gorgeous in my opinion. I have no idea why they released her the first time, unless Kross and her were a package deal. I don't know much about Kross. Scarlett's "look" is out of this world though. I started following her on Instagram and Twitter just after the release, and I could never get over the fact that Vince let her go. They are married. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Aug 8th, 2022 04:16 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 563rd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: The next beneficiary of HHH booking appears to be T-Bar. He has alluded on Twitter to the fact that a change is coming, and Meltzer says he almost certainly will be repackaged and either reverted to his NXT persona or given a new one. Anything will be better than this. But HHH liked his size and athleticism in NXT so he will be given another chance and moves off the pile of wrestlers who seemed likely to be released this year if Vince was still there. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Aug 8th, 2022 03:13 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 564th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: HHH may be giving people their last names back, starting with Angel who is apparently Angel Garza again. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Aug 8th, 2022 06:03 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 565th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: PWInsider: Karrion Kross and Scarlett have been officially added to WWE's internal Smackdown roster. Kross will be positioned as the number two heel behind Roman Reigns, PWInsider.com is told. Scarlett will be managing Kross and isn't currently planned to be wrestling regularly, but obviously the door is open for that. PWInsider.com is told that after the pair were released last year, there was regular communication between them and WWE so the change in power worked in their favor. Kross are expected to complete their independent wrestling appearances as much as possible. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Aug 8th, 2022 06:36 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 566th Post Superstar '18-'19 POTY, 1st Ballot HOFer Joined: Thu Jan 31st, 2008 Location: Dickshooter, Idaho USA Posts: 8893 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: PWInsider: Karrion Kross and Scarlett have been officially added to WWE's internal Smackdown roster. Kross will be positioned as the number two heel behind Roman Reigns, PWInsider.com is told. Scarlett will be managing Kross and isn't currently planned to be wrestling regularly, but obviously the door is open for that. PWInsider.com is told that after the pair were released last year, there was regular communication between them and WWE so the change in power worked in their favor. Kross are expected to complete their independent wrestling appearances as much as possible. Maybe they want him to be #2 heel, but he's going after Reigns it appears. If that's the case, they must want the belt off of Reigns because of USA bitching and moaning. ____________________ "Jack Brisco grabbed my testicles once but I told him "Brisco, you have exactly 15 minutes to get your hands off my balls"." -WongLee 7/22/2017 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Aug 8th, 2022 08:28 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 567th Post Superstar '18-'19 POTY, 1st Ballot HOFer Joined: Thu Jan 31st, 2008 Location: Dickshooter, Idaho USA Posts: 8893 Status: Offline Mana: Per PWInsider, Johnny Ace was officially terminated last week, very quietly. ____________________ "Jack Brisco grabbed my testicles once but I told him "Brisco, you have exactly 15 minutes to get your hands off my balls"." -WongLee 7/22/2017 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Aug 8th, 2022 08:47 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 568th Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/152.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu152')">Superstara> wrote: Per PWInsider, Johnny Ace was officially terminated last week, very quietly. <A HREF="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiBsrHTybYM" TARGET="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiBsrHTybYMA> Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 9th, 2022 04:00 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 569th Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: Very cool to see Tomasso Ciampa come out for his US title match vs. Bobby Lashley wearing his mentor Harley Race's red, white and blue robe. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 9th, 2022 04:35 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 570th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Fightful reports that Lacey Evans is a casualty of the regime change. She was a personal favorite of Vince but HHH has no creative plans for her going forward. With many of the women about to get a renewed push or re-signing, she is the odd woman out. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 9th, 2022 04:49 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 571st Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: I don't know what just happened in the back but a tracking shot took the viewer from an Asuka/Bliss promo interrupted by Bayley & Co, to security rushing past on the way to...somewhere... then Bayley passes by AJ Styles en route to the ring. It kinda reminded me of Snake Eyes where multiple angles could be digested as the plot developed. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 9th, 2022 05:06 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 572nd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Dana Brooke was on Raw and was acknowledged as 24/7 champ for the first time since HHH took over, but she had a straight tag match without any hint of 24/7 shenanigans. I think that title will quietly disappear soon, mercifully. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 9th, 2022 05:26 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 573rd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: HHH made the US title mean something in 2 weeks after a decade of no one caring about it. Tremendous match between Lashley and Ciampa where they actually wrestled and it wasn’t all about Lashley’s strength. Ciampa got over in defeat and Lashley still looked good. And the title seems important. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 9th, 2022 05:33 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 574th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Omos is back and winning handicap matches again against jobbers. If HHH can make it work with him this time around, then he really is a genius. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 9th, 2022 06:00 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 575th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: It’s incredible how quickly Raw has become watchable again without any major character changes (with the exception of Alexa seeming to drop the Female Fiend gimmick over night). They just need to do something about these announcers and Raw might not suck soon. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 9th, 2022 06:04 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 576th Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: Post-match Styles stared into the crowd as a man at ringside was restrained and taken away, and the announcers muttered about it like he was recognizable. Just from the angle the camera caught Styles looking to the crowd, I instinctively looked for John Tenta in the mezzanine. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 9th, 2022 06:09 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 577th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/237.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu237')">One Fan Ganga> wrote: Post-match Styles stared into the crowd as a man at ringside was restrained and taken away, and the announcers muttered about it like he was recognizable. Just from the angle the camera caught Styles looking to the crowd, I instinctively looked for John Tenta in the mezzanine. Dexter Lumis is back, although it was very hard to make him out. An announcer whispered “That’s Dexter…” though. So yeah, Gargano is a lock and the whole family will be reuniting on the main roster. They have to call Indie Hartwell up too. Apparently that was the tracking shot you spoke about withe guards running through the backstage area. It was to stop Lumis from jumping the barricade. An angle that was not over-explained. Maybe WWE fans will have to pay attention as much as AEW fans now. I know I'm not used to that. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 9th, 2022 01:16 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 578th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: I like how when Owens was doing the interview walking out of the building behind him you see a car that hit a cement pole. You see people around the car like Nikki and Dew-drop. No one says a word about it. It just in the background. ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 9th, 2022 03:25 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 579th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: I like how when Owens was doing the interview walking out of the building behind him you see a car that hit a cement pole. You see people around the car like Nikki and Dew-drop. No one says a word about it. It just in the background. I didn't even see that. Again, I have to start paying attention now. I've been trained for nearly 20 years to watch Raw on fast forward or while doing something else while it's background noise. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 9th, 2022 04:10 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 580th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: Stretcher job for Ezekiel, I'm guessing that is the last time we will see that character. It felt like they were writing him off. He was just doing jobs anyway, so maybe we'll get something better. He can be a good worker and very entertaining. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 9th, 2022 04:14 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 581st Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: Stretcher job for Ezekiel, I'm guessing that is the last time we will see that character. It felt like they were writing him off. He was just doing jobs anyway, so maybe we'll get something better. He can be a good worker and very entertaining. It seemed to be another "statement" with a HHH guy destroying a Vince character. The feud had been played for laughs for months and then Owens just violently obliterates him. There was nowhere for the character to go anyway, but you probably would've seen Ezekiel jobbing for months or years to come. I imagine we get Elias back for revenge. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 9th, 2022 04:44 pm PM Quote Reply 582nd Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: Stretcher job for Ezekiel, I'm guessing that is the last time we will see that character. It felt like they were writing him off. He was just doing jobs anyway, so maybe we'll get something better. He can be a good worker and very entertaining. It seemed to be another "statement" with a HHH guy destroying a Vince character. The feud had been played for laughs for months and then Owens just violently obliterates him. There was nowhere for the character to go anyway, but you probably would've seen Ezekiel jobbing for months or years to come. I imagine we get Elias back for revenge. If they had put any effort into this angle, it could have been something pretty unique. People were waiting for all the footage they had pre-taped of Elias so that he could appear backstage and on the Titantron, and he could even have been involved in backstage brawls if they had planned it right. There was even interest in how they would portray Elrod. Instead, there was no thought behind it at all, just Vince showing how big his dick is by getting a guy to shave off his beard. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 9th, 2022 04:49 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 583rd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: Stretcher job for Ezekiel, I'm guessing that is the last time we will see that character. It felt like they were writing him off. He was just doing jobs anyway, so maybe we'll get something better. He can be a good worker and very entertaining. It seemed to be another "statement" with a HHH guy destroying a Vince character. The feud had been played for laughs for months and then Owens just violently obliterates him. There was nowhere for the character to go anyway, but you probably would've seen Ezekiel jobbing for months or years to come. I imagine we get Elias back for revenge. If they had put any effort into this angle, it could have been something pretty unique. People were waiting for all the footage they had pre-taped of Elias so that he could appear backstage and on the Titantron, and he could even have been involved in backstage brawls if they had planned it right. There was even interest in how they would portray Elrod. Instead, there was no thought behind it at all, just Vince showing how big his dick is by getting a guy to shave off his beard. This is just the "humor" that has always amused Vince. I don't get it, I don't think anyone does, but he has a sensibility that is very clearly him and you can see it a mile away over the course of decades. He loves this shit. And Owens to his credit took that comedy as far as it could possibly go and made it less putrid than it had any right to be. The material never even approached funny, but Owens' delivery at least came close a few times. Supposedly, even under Vince, Owens just had to get through that angle before getting his big push, which was promised him when he signed his big contract extension. Now it's coming for sure under HHH, but even under Vince the thought of giving so much money to him to basically bench him for much longer was absurd. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 9th, 2022 05:00 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 584th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: I like how when Owens was doing the interview walking out of the building behind him you see a car that hit a cement pole. You see people around the car like Nikki and Dew-drop. No one says a word about it. It just in the background. I didn't even see that. Again, I have to start paying attention now. I've been trained for nearly 20 years to watch Raw on fast forward or while doing something else while it's background noise. <A HREF="https://youtu.be/zpXtSTo6CpE" TARGET="_blank">https://youtu.be/zpXtSTo6CpEA> ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 9th, 2022 05:05 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 585th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: Better video of Dexter <A HREF="https://youtu.be/Xtya4AI72Co" TARGET="_blank">https://youtu.be/Xtya4AI72CoA> ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 9th, 2022 05:13 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 586th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/237.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu237')">One Fan Ganga> wrote: I don't know what just happened in the back but a tracking shot took the viewer from an Asuka/Bliss promo interrupted by Bayley & Co, to security rushing past on the way to...somewhere... then Bayley passes by AJ Styles en route to the ring. It kinda reminded me of Snake Eyes where multiple angles could be digested as the plot developed. In the back round of the asuka bliss promo you can see the car that crashed being placed on a tow truck. A ambulance is beside it. ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 9th, 2022 05:31 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 587th Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: I don't think Big Ryck has worked in about 5 years since Lucha Underground, but for my enjoyment, I would like to see a cameo where Owens talks tough about having to obliterate Ezekiel one more time, to find out he is up against Ezekiel Jackson. Callbacks to old feuds, one-off appearances and homages to obscurity... anyone who serves to reward long term memories, even the bad ones, honors the loyal fan who stuck with them for 20 years of their self indulgence. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 9th, 2022 05:35 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 588th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/237.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu237')">One Fan Ganga> wrote: I don't think Big Ryck has worked in about 5 years since Lucha Underground, but for my enjoyment, I would like to see a cameo where Owens talks tough about having to obliterate Ezekiel one more time, to find out he is up against Ezekiel Jackson. Callbacks to old feuds, one-off appearances and homages to obscurity... anyone who serves to reward long term memories, even the bad ones, honors the loyal fan who stuck with them for 20 years of their self indulgence. I see you're trying to give Vince Russo a heart attack, not that that's a bad thing. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 9th, 2022 07:11 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 589th Post kargol Joined: Thu Oct 18th, 2007 Location: Brum, United Kingdom Posts: 5565 Status: Offline Mana: The thing with Lumis coming back is they can work it with the stupid Indi Hartwell storyline. E.g. things like Lumis being driven mad by married life and taking off to rediscover himself. At least a better continuation than NXT which just handwaved him away. ____________________ superfunkymean Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 9th, 2022 08:03 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 590th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/46.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu46')">kargola> wrote: The thing with Lumis coming back is they can work it with the stupid Indi Hartwell storyline. E.g. things like Lumis being driven mad by married life and taking off to rediscover himself. At least a better continuation than NXT which just handwaved him away. They briefly mentioned in NXT that Dexter walked out on Indie. She was sad for all of 20 seconds and then never thought of him again. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 9th, 2022 08:04 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 591st Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/237.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu237')">One Fan Ganga> wrote: Post-match Styles stared into the crowd as a man at ringside was restrained and taken away, and the announcers muttered about it like he was recognizable. Just from the angle the camera caught Styles looking to the crowd, I instinctively looked for John Tenta in the mezzanine. Dexter Lumis is back, although it was very hard to make him out. An announcer whispered “That’s Dexter…” though. So yeah, Gargano is a lock and the whole family will be reuniting on the main roster. They have to call Indie Hartwell up too. Apparently that was the tracking shot you spoke about withe guards running through the backstage area. It was to stop Lumis from jumping the barricade. An angle that was not over-explained. Maybe WWE fans will have to pay attention as much as AEW fans now. I know I'm not used to that. Seems a little mistimed to have the security rushing by even before the Styles-Miz match. Lumis must have been flagged from the bathroom stink, like George Costanza's book. "Swarm! Swarm!" Don't answer: WTF good is a security detail anyway, if they're all huddled in the back? Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 9th, 2022 11:20 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 592nd Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/237.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu237')">One Fan Ganga> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/237.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu237')">One Fan Ganga> wrote: Post-match Styles stared into the crowd as a man at ringside was restrained and taken away, and the announcers muttered about it like he was recognizable. Just from the angle the camera caught Styles looking to the crowd, I instinctively looked for John Tenta in the mezzanine. Dexter Lumis is back, although it was very hard to make him out. An announcer whispered “That’s Dexter…” though. So yeah, Gargano is a lock and the whole family will be reuniting on the main roster. They have to call Indie Hartwell up too. Apparently that was the tracking shot you spoke about withe guards running through the backstage area. It was to stop Lumis from jumping the barricade. An angle that was not over-explained. Maybe WWE fans will have to pay attention as much as AEW fans now. I know I'm not used to that. Seems a little mistimed to have the security rushing by even before the Styles-Miz match. Lumis must have been flagged from the bathroom stink, like George Costanza's book. "Swarm! Swarm!" Don't answer: WTF good is a security detail anyway, if they're all huddled in the back? Whatever the case, Dexter Lumis is the next midcarder AJ Styles will be losing to. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Aug 10th, 2022 12:47 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 593rd Post Principal_Raditch Joined: Mon Feb 18th, 2008 Location: Posts: 8144 Status: Offline Mana: More found payoffs by McMahon <A HREF="https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2022/08/09/probe-unearths-more-unrecorded-mcmahon-payments/?fbclid=IwAR0CIjeqyqR8e6mloiyk8eMBruWu57LWnhM8cw93I6vgtwQhjbxKpfZdcqA" TARGET="_blank">https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2022/08/09/probe-unearths-more-unrecorded-mcmahon-payments/?fbclid=IwAR0CIjeqyqR8e6mloiyk8eMBruWu57LWnhM8cw93I6vgtwQhjbxKpfZdcqAA> Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Aug 10th, 2022 01:04 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 594th Post cookie32723 Joined: Thu Oct 18th, 2007 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 3704 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/156.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu156')">Principal_Raditcha> wrote: More found payoffs by McMahon <A HREF="https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2022/08/09/probe-unearths-more-unrecorded-mcmahon-payments/?fbclid=IwAR0CIjeqyqR8e6mloiyk8eMBruWu57LWnhM8cw93I6vgtwQhjbxKpfZdcqA" TARGET="_blank">https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2022/08/09/probe-unearths-more-unrecorded-mcmahon-payments/?fbclid=IwAR0CIjeqyqR8e6mloiyk8eMBruWu57LWnhM8cw93I6vgtwQhjbxKpfZdcqAA> All those times Vince was “acting” like a perv on Raw with different women are not going tk age well. ____________________ If data, science, and logic offends someone, then they probably need to be offended. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Aug 12th, 2022 03:37 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 595th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: HHH bringing back more NXT talents: Earlier this evening, PWInsider.com reported that AJ Francis aka Top Dolla in Hit Row was expected to be at tomorrow's Smackdown taping in Raleigh, NC. Since then, we have also confirmed that Dolla's Hit Row partner Ashante The Adonis is also slated to be at Smackdown, which certainly lends credence to the idea the team will be returning to WWE. Before anyone asks, we have not heard anything regarding B-Fab as of this writing. Obviously Swerve Strickland is signed to AEW. More to come as we confirm. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Aug 12th, 2022 09:09 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 596th Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: HHH bringing back more NXT talents: Earlier this evening, PWInsider.com reported that AJ Francis aka Top Dolla in Hit Row was expected to be at tomorrow's Smackdown taping in Raleigh, NC. Since then, we have also confirmed that Dolla's Hit Row partner Ashante The Adonis is also slated to be at Smackdown, which certainly lends credence to the idea the team will be returning to WWE. Before anyone asks, we have not heard anything regarding B-Fab as of this writing. Obviously Swerve Strickland is signed to AEW. More to come as we confirm. I wasn't watching NXT much when Hit Row was there; what I saw of them was unique, although AJ Francis was on my radar only from being featured on A&E Hidden Treasures. But from only seeing them maybe 2-3 weeks, they didn't look to be Ready for Primetime Players, however they then got called up for the 3 week run. Was Swerve the workhorse of the team, and the others the personality? I've seen Swerve now thru his AEW work and realize he was probably most experienced anyway...but I wonder what I missed and should watch for if they get a relaunch without Swerve. I have seen multiple NXT factions who all exude overconfidence but don't show enough to be convincing as in-ring talents. Maybe it's their trainers giving them cookie-cutter confidence; I'd want Hit Row to earn some stripes rather than use their record-producer gimmick as a reason for their push. Last edited on Fri Aug 12th, 2022 09:10 pm by One Fan Gang Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Aug 12th, 2022 09:20 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 597th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/237.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu237')">One Fan Ganga> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: HHH bringing back more NXT talents: Earlier this evening, PWInsider.com reported that AJ Francis aka Top Dolla in Hit Row was expected to be at tomorrow's Smackdown taping in Raleigh, NC. Since then, we have also confirmed that Dolla's Hit Row partner Ashante The Adonis is also slated to be at Smackdown, which certainly lends credence to the idea the team will be returning to WWE. Before anyone asks, we have not heard anything regarding B-Fab as of this writing. Obviously Swerve Strickland is signed to AEW. More to come as we confirm. I wasn't watching NXT much when Hit Row was there; what I saw of them was unique, although AJ Francis was on my radar only from being featured on A&E Hidden Treasures. But from only seeing them maybe 2-3 weeks, they didn't look to be Ready for Primetime Players, however they then got called up for the 3 week run. Was Swerve the workhorse of the team, and the others the personality? I've seen Swerve now thru his AEW work and realize he was probably most experienced anyway...but I wonder what I missed and should watch for if they get a relaunch without Swerve. I have seen multiple NXT factions who all exude overconfidence but don't show enough to be convincing as in-ring talents. Maybe it's their trainers giving them cookie-cutter confidence; I'd want Hit Row to earn some stripes rather than use their record-producer gimmick as a reason for their push. Swerve was a very well respected indy guy for years who was killing it in MLW and Lucha Underground. The other guys had zero experience. Swerve was easily the whole team as far as in-ring work goes. The others never should've been called up, but they were getting over with young black fans I guess and had the rocket strapped to them for all of 3 weeks before being inexplicable released. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Aug 12th, 2022 10:22 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 598th Post Superstar '18-'19 POTY, 1st Ballot HOFer Joined: Thu Jan 31st, 2008 Location: Dickshooter, Idaho USA Posts: 8893 Status: Offline Mana: This is very interesting to me. WWE was in “cost cutting mode”. Talent was being released pretty much at random with no rhyme nor reason. They said it was Nick Khan making the decision and not Vince. Yet the minute Vince leaves and Steph becomes co-CEO and HHH is running creative, all of a sudden you see the rosters of both brands filling up again. Honestly, I think all the talent being let go was 100% Vince and the fact that he was having such a hard time keeping everything straight, so he cut some people because it was easier for him to keep track of less people. ____________________ "Jack Brisco grabbed my testicles once but I told him "Brisco, you have exactly 15 minutes to get your hands off my balls"." -WongLee 7/22/2017 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Aug 13th, 2022 12:03 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 599th Post tamalie HALL OF FAMER Joined: Mon Oct 22nd, 2007 Location: Posts: 5157 Status: Offline Mana: I assume there will eventually be cuts but for now Hunter gets some latitude to sign new people or at least rehire a few. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Aug 13th, 2022 02:37 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 600th Post krazykid18 The Prophet Joined: Mon Oct 15th, 2007 Location: Posts: 2619 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/72.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu72')">tamaliea> wrote: I assume there will eventually be cuts but for now Hunter gets some latitude to sign new people or at least rehire a few. And he wastes it on karrion kross..he is going to need so much smoke and mirrors for this dull ass dude But scarlett one good mirror to look at Last edited on Sat Aug 13th, 2022 02:37 am by krazykid18
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Posted: Sat Aug 13th, 2022 02:52 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 601st Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: The Gunther-Nakatmura IC title matchhyped by a video package on par with the one done recently for the U.S. title, with heavy emphasis on its early champs between 1979-95. I can see Gunther holding the belt a good long while to match the reigns of a Patera, Santana, Perfect or Michaels. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Aug 13th, 2022 02:56 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 602nd Post krazykid18 The Prophet Joined: Mon Oct 15th, 2007 Location: Posts: 2619 Status: Offline Mana: Hit row without swerve is like new edition without ralph tresvant, blue notes without harold melvin But B-fab is nice to see back Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Aug 13th, 2022 03:07 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 603rd Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: The Hit Row return was met with a pretty positive response from the local crowd, facing two job guys who worked hard to put them over strongly. Post-match they reintroduced themselves which was smart, since the month they were brought up, B-Fab didn't last as a member the entire time. The gauntlet match from last week was edited tightly and showcased both Shayna Baszler as the overall winner, and Raquel Rodriguez for her multiple wins within the bout. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Aug 13th, 2022 03:10 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 604th Post Infamous 必 勝 Joined: Mon Oct 25th, 2010 Location: Slums Of Shaolin Posts: 2829 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/152.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu152')">Superstara> wrote: This is very interesting to me. WWE was in “cost cutting mode”. Talent was being released pretty much at random with no rhyme nor reason. They said it was Nick Khan making the decision and not Vince. Yet the minute Vince leaves and Steph becomes co-CEO and HHH is running creative, all of a sudden you see the rosters of both brands filling up again. Honestly, I think all the talent being let go was 100% Vince and the fact that he was having such a hard time keeping everything straight, so he cut some people because it was easier for him to keep track of less people. Add Shane McMahon’s weird attempt to reassert himself into WWE that Vince nixed. Then that Barrios guy & another long time executive who left after Vince went different direction & even smaller time where he had Heyman & Bischoff run RAW & SmackDown as creative directors Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Aug 13th, 2022 03:16 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 605th Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: Brief tribute to Gene LeBell, a somber tone from Michael Cole and fanboy hype from Pat McAfree, a perfect blend in this case since Judo Gene had the serious side and could play the goofball when necessary. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Aug 13th, 2022 03:34 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 606th Post krazykid18 The Prophet Joined: Mon Oct 15th, 2007 Location: Posts: 2619 Status: Offline Mana: Triple h booking usos vs drew and madcap Uso's been dominant for over a year no reason to have them lose to drew when the after match angle with sami could've been in the match which would've caused a DQ save the Usos losing to a real tag team Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Aug 13th, 2022 03:37 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 607th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/237.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu237')">One Fan Ganga> wrote: The Gunther-Nakatmura IC title matchhyped by a video package on par with the one done recently for the U.S. title, with heavy emphasis on its early champs between 1979-95. I can see Gunther holding the belt a good long while to match the reigns of a Patera, Santana, Perfect or Michaels. Even better. It got me pumped for what should be an absolute international dream match if they just let them go. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Aug 13th, 2022 04:55 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 608th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/237.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu237')">One Fan Ganga> wrote: The Gunther-Nakatmura IC title matchhyped by a video package on par with the one done recently for the U.S. title, with heavy emphasis on its early champs between 1979-95. I can see Gunther holding the belt a good long while to match the reigns of a Patera, Santana, Perfect or Michaels. Even better. It got me pumped for what should be an absolute international dream match if they just let them go. Good match. We got to see a glimpse of WALTER tonight. Nakamura still isn’t exactly where he was in NJPW, but maybe he took a step tonight. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Aug 13th, 2022 07:55 am PM Quote Reply 609th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: WWE had a chance to stick it to AEW on the wrestling front last night. WALTER vs Nakamura is a dream match, and when AEW presents these types of matches, they usually deliver bigly and the wrestlers leave it all in the ring (and the same could be said for the Black & Gold NXT). WWE completely whiffed here. Not that the match was bad, but it wasn't at all special. Maybe they were holding something back, either because they were told to, or because that's what they are used to now. Maybe skinny Gunther and 42-year-old Nakamura can't perform at their peak level anymore. This was the kind of match that brought back people like me, bought and for by Tony Khan, to see if Triple H's WWE is worth watching. Big fail. Last edited on Sat Aug 13th, 2022 07:56 am by Kriss ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Aug 15th, 2022 04:20 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 610th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Doudrop said that HHH approached her and asked her how she felt about her name. He clearly doesn’t like it and it will likely be changed. Doudrop said she actually doesn’t care if the name is changed or not, but she was happy to have the first productive conversation about a vision for the character that she’s ever had since being called up. HHH told her straight up that what she’s been doing is Vince’s vision and now he wants to give her a chance to live her vision. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Aug 15th, 2022 06:30 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 611th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Tonight's A&E documentary on DX had a very different feel to it and addressed head on a ton of things that WWE usually avoids. They went heavy into the drugs in this episode, and also called out Vince for being out of touch and just dead wrong on a lot of things. They mentioned Chyna's porn career and how poorly the company treated her at the end of her life. They even got into the New Age Outlaws reuniting in TNA and bashing Vince and HHH every week. Without ever mentioning AEW, Billy Gunn gets his happy ending and mentions having a dream job with his sons now, and yes, the Gunn Club are featured on camera. The whole episode to me came across as very anti-WWE despite Bruce Prichard's usual company lines. It was all the bad stuff without the usual "...but in the end, Vince was right" line. This was mostly "Vince was wrong, and then he was wrong again, and then everyone got really high." It was an odd one to watch. I know it was put together before HHH took over for Vince, but damn, this episode was really all about HHH being smarter than Vince. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Aug 15th, 2022 06:47 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 612th Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: According to a YouTube wrestling channel, Top Dolla/AJ Francis was on a podcast talking about the Hit Row return and how their 2021 release soured him on watching any wrestling for 8 months. Looking up B-Fab and Ashante Adonis on WrestlingData showed that of all three members, Adonis is the only one who worked a documented match since they were cut. Is this an Enzo situation where they bought into their hype, and won't be invested beyond being a catchphrase and posturing? Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Aug 15th, 2022 06:52 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 613th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/237.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu237')">One Fan Ganga> wrote: According to a YouTube wrestling channel, Top Dolla/AJ Francis was on a podcast talking about the Hit Row return and how their 2021 release soured him on watching any wrestling for 8 months. Looking up B-Fab and Ashante Adonis on WrestlingData showed that of all three members, Adonis is the only one who worked a documented match since they were cut. Is this an Enzo situation where they bought into their hype, and won't be invested beyond being a catchphrase and posturing? Top Dolla and B-Fab aren't wrestlers. Ashante was at least in the indies for a while, but the other two pretty much went straight to WWE after a handful of matches. Top Dolla made some money in the NFL and basically shot off his mouth about how he doesn't have to work. He doesn't seem like he has any chance of sticking long-term. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Aug 15th, 2022 12:04 pm PM Quote Reply 614th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/237.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu237')">One Fan Ganga> wrote: According to a YouTube wrestling channel, Top Dolla/AJ Francis was on a podcast talking about the Hit Row return and how their 2021 release soured him on watching any wrestling for 8 months. Looking up B-Fab and Ashante Adonis on WrestlingData showed that of all three members, Adonis is the only one who worked a documented match since they were cut. Is this an Enzo situation where they bought into their hype, and won't be invested beyond being a catchphrase and posturing? Top Dolla and B-Fab aren't wrestlers. Ashante was at least in the indies for a while, but the other two pretty much went straight to WWE after a handful of matches. Top Dolla made some money in the NFL and basically shot off his mouth about how he doesn't have to work. He doesn't seem like he has any chance of sticking long-term. Guys who go straight to the WWE without ever working indies will never wrestle after they cut by WWE. Okay, a small number might go to AEW, and if they are hardcore wrestling fans who understand the indie wrestling world, they *might* give it a go, but 99% of them will quite the business entirely. They're not going to work the second match for Bumfuck Wrestling live on YouTube for $100, which is where their talent would place them. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 16th, 2022 03:53 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 615th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: The re-push of Kevin Owens appears to be well under way. “Enough is enough, it’s time for a change!” Quoting Owen Hart in a strong promo segment with Drew McIntyre. McIntyre says they’re wrestlers in a wrestling ring and he wants to wrestle. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 16th, 2022 04:17 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 616th Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: Is the WWE logo on the ceiling of the arena something new? I wondered if the arena has it in place and any tenant can interface with it, or if the company now has it as part of their own setup/teardown. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 16th, 2022 04:25 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 617th Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: A second Dexter Lumis sighting. He must have a real dislike for AJ Styles. Forget about Indi Hartwell; Dexter must be defending the honor of Claire Lynch! Byron mentions Lumis but Graves tells Saxton not to address it further. Last edited on Tue Aug 16th, 2022 04:25 am by One Fan Gang Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 16th, 2022 04:56 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 618th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/237.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu237')">One Fan Ganga> wrote: A second Dexter Lumis sighting. He must have a real dislike for AJ Styles. Forget about Indi Hartwell; Dexter must be defending the honor of Claire Lynch! Byron mentions Lumis but Graves tells Saxton not to address it further. They ruined it by having the announcers say anything at all. I think it was Jimmy Smith though. They should’ve come back from break with no mention of it because up until then the angle was done really well. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 16th, 2022 02:44 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 619th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: ,, Attached Image (viewed 56 times): 299803197_5473043346113166_5084624104732883699_n.jpg ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 16th, 2022 06:37 pm PM Quote Reply 620th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: I've dipped in and out of the "new" WWE and at least watched everything that people said was good. The only thing approaching what I enjoy in wrestling has been McIntyre vs Owens. So easy, just take two good talkers and good wrestlers and get them to go out and perform in front of the crowd. 100 times better than the opening scripted segment with Judgment Day which was going nowhere after five minutes and I skipped to the McIntyre/Owens stuff. The commentary is woeful though. All three guys were doing play-by-play and no one was doing color. Last edited on Tue Aug 16th, 2022 06:39 pm by Kriss ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 16th, 2022 07:03 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 621st Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: Who are the three the commentators? Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 16th, 2022 07:12 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 622nd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/1344.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu1344')">Jim_Irisha> wrote: Who are the three the commentators? Former MMA announcer Jimmy Smith with Corey Graves and Byron Saxton. Smith is just a bland, low-rent Mauro Ranallo. He was very solid in MMA, but Ranallo genuinely loved wrestling too, and Smith very clearly doesn't know much about it and has no passion for it, but he tries. He's just boring as fuck. Graves still can't get past whatever Michael Cole did to ruin him. He was so good in NXT and then got called up and just became the most obnoxious, change-the-channel commentator since Steve McMichael. Saxton is atrocious on every level and is only there to state the obvious and got trolled by Graves. I would return him to NXT to try out as a manager again, something he showed some promise doing in FCW. As an announcer, just no. It's been years and he's still just as bad as the first day he tried it. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 16th, 2022 07:31 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 623rd Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: Thanks. I watch very little but I have never liked Smith. I have liked Graves at times. Saxton has always been awful, as far as I've seen. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 16th, 2022 07:50 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 624th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Trish Stratus has announced she's making a part-time WWE return doing only house shows, just like Chris Jericho years ago. Obviously though, this opens up the possibility of her appearing on TV and getting back into the mix. I did not see that coming, but the HHH women's division is now insane. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 16th, 2022 08:02 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 625th Post GregOliver Joined: Fri Aug 22nd, 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario Canada Posts: 510 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Trish Stratus has announced she's making a part-time WWE return doing only house shows, just like Chris Jericho years ago. Obviously though, this opens up the possibility of her appearing on TV and getting back into the mix. I did not see that coming, but the HHH women's division is now insane. Nope. She is HOSTING shows in Toronto and Kingston, Ontario. Mis-reported. ____________________ goliver845@gmail.com Producer, SlamWrestling.netAuthor, www.OliverBooks.ca Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 16th, 2022 09:04 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 626th Post Benlen 5x fantasy baseball champ Joined: Sun Oct 21st, 2007 Location: Milpitas, California USA Posts: 15478 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Trish Stratus has announced she's making a part-time WWE return doing only house shows, just like Chris Jericho years ago. Obviously though, this opens up the possibility of her appearing on TV and getting back into the mix. I did not see that coming, but the HHH women's division is now insane. The women's division is what keeps me watching todays product. I'm interested what Baley and company are going to do. I'm interested in the tag team tournament. I'm interested in watching the tag team from NXT. (never seen NXT) I like how they give Shotzi and Bazler a win now and then. I wonder if and when Banks and Naomi show back up ____________________ Only thing harder than achieving excellence is maintaining it. Dream Well. It may come true. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 16th, 2022 10:44 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 627th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/203.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu203')">GregOlivera> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Trish Stratus has announced she's making a part-time WWE return doing only house shows, just like Chris Jericho years ago. Obviously though, this opens up the possibility of her appearing on TV and getting back into the mix. I did not see that coming, but the HHH women's division is now insane. Nope. She is HOSTING shows in Toronto and Kingston, Ontario. Mis-reported. Damn newz sites. In before Beejmi says I've been werked again. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 16th, 2022 11:26 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 628th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: PWInsider reports that Brandi Rhodes returned to the ring on Friday during a match at the PC in front of only other wrestlers and coaches. The in-house shows are designed to give inexperienced wrestlers more reps in a semi-real environment. Brandi is not technically on the WWE or NXT rosters in any capacity at all, but the fact that they let her have the match indicates that she's still interested in wrestling and HHH isn't completely opposed to the idea. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Aug 17th, 2022 03:30 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 629th Post Superstar '18-'19 POTY, 1st Ballot HOFer Joined: Thu Jan 31st, 2008 Location: Dickshooter, Idaho USA Posts: 8893 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: PWInsider reports that Brandi Rhodes returned to the ring on Friday during a match at the PC in front of only other wrestlers and coaches. The in-house shows are designed to give inexperienced wrestlers more reps in a semi-real environment. Brandi is not technically on the WWE or NXT rosters in any capacity at all, but the fact that they let her have the match indicates that she's still interested in wrestling and HHH isn't completely opposed to the idea. HHH sees this as his way of having that one final Wrestlemania moment. If Brandi can get into the ring without hurting herself, there will be a mixed-gender tag match with Cody and Brandi vs HHH and Steph. ____________________ "Jack Brisco grabbed my testicles once but I told him "Brisco, you have exactly 15 minutes to get your hands off my balls"." -WongLee 7/22/2017 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Aug 17th, 2022 03:32 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 630th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/152.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu152')">Superstara> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: PWInsider reports that Brandi Rhodes returned to the ring on Friday during a match at the PC in front of only other wrestlers and coaches. The in-house shows are designed to give inexperienced wrestlers more reps in a semi-real environment. Brandi is not technically on the WWE or NXT rosters in any capacity at all, but the fact that they let her have the match indicates that she's still interested in wrestling and HHH isn't completely opposed to the idea. HHH sees this as his way of having that one final Wrestlemania moment. If Brandi can get into the ring without hurting herself, there will be a mixed-gender tag match with Cody and Brandi vs HHH and Steph. I think that’s a pretty big stretch, but you can re-post this in 6 months to seem really smart if it’s happening, or never mention it again if it’s not. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Aug 17th, 2022 02:50 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 631st Post cookie32723 Joined: Thu Oct 18th, 2007 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 3704 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/152.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu152')">Superstara> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: PWInsider reports that Brandi Rhodes returned to the ring on Friday during a match at the PC in front of only other wrestlers and coaches. The in-house shows are designed to give inexperienced wrestlers more reps in a semi-real environment. Brandi is not technically on the WWE or NXT rosters in any capacity at all, but the fact that they let her have the match indicates that she's still interested in wrestling and HHH isn't completely opposed to the idea. HHH sees this as his way of having that one final Wrestlemania moment. If Brandi can get into the ring without hurting herself, there will be a mixed-gender tag match with Cody and Brandi vs HHH and Steph. I think that’s a pretty big stretch, but you can re-post this in 6 months to seem really smart if it’s happening, or never mention it again if it’s not. Or we can start a vortex from now until Mania with Superstars post being the origin!!!!! ____________________ If data, science, and logic offends someone, then they probably need to be offended. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Aug 17th, 2022 03:32 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 632nd Post Superstar '18-'19 POTY, 1st Ballot HOFer Joined: Thu Jan 31st, 2008 Location: Dickshooter, Idaho USA Posts: 8893 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/152.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu152')">Superstara> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: PWInsider reports that Brandi Rhodes returned to the ring on Friday during a match at the PC in front of only other wrestlers and coaches. The in-house shows are designed to give inexperienced wrestlers more reps in a semi-real environment. Brandi is not technically on the WWE or NXT rosters in any capacity at all, but the fact that they let her have the match indicates that she's still interested in wrestling and HHH isn't completely opposed to the idea. HHH sees this as his way of having that one final Wrestlemania moment. If Brandi can get into the ring without hurting herself, there will be a mixed-gender tag match with Cody and Brandi vs HHH and Steph. I think that’s a pretty big stretch, but you can re-post this in 6 months to seem really smart if it’s happening, or never mention it again if it’s not. Not much more of a stretch than most of the oddball things that happen in wrestling. If Flair can almost end up dead in Nashville, and Vince can take a Stunner at Wrestlemania, and Bret fucking Hart ran a six month or more program in tag matches back around 2011 after his stroke, why can't HHH not take any bumps but end up looking at the lights and getting pinned? ____________________ "Jack Brisco grabbed my testicles once but I told him "Brisco, you have exactly 15 minutes to get your hands off my balls"." -WongLee 7/22/2017 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Aug 17th, 2022 03:41 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 633rd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/152.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu152')">Superstara> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/152.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu152')">Superstara> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: PWInsider reports that Brandi Rhodes returned to the ring on Friday during a match at the PC in front of only other wrestlers and coaches. The in-house shows are designed to give inexperienced wrestlers more reps in a semi-real environment. Brandi is not technically on the WWE or NXT rosters in any capacity at all, but the fact that they let her have the match indicates that she's still interested in wrestling and HHH isn't completely opposed to the idea. HHH sees this as his way of having that one final Wrestlemania moment. If Brandi can get into the ring without hurting herself, there will be a mixed-gender tag match with Cody and Brandi vs HHH and Steph. I think that’s a pretty big stretch, but you can re-post this in 6 months to seem really smart if it’s happening, or never mention it again if it’s not. Not much more of a stretch than most of the oddball things that happen in wrestling. If Flair can almost end up dead in Nashville, and Vince can take a Stunner at Wrestlemania, and Bret fucking Hart ran a six month or more program in tag matches back around 2011 after his stroke, why can't HHH not take any bumps but end up looking at the lights and getting pinned? I don't completely dismiss the idea of HHH wrestling one last time at WM. I brought it up before, even though others shot it down due to the seriousness of HHH's heart condition. Obviously to get medical clearance in WWE is a lot different than getting medical clearance from whoever Conrad Thompson paid off, if anyone. But maybe it would happen. I just don't see a mixed tag match involving Brandi Rhodes of all people as the retirement match HHH is looking for. But we'll see. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Aug 19th, 2022 09:14 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 634th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: For tonight's Smackdown in Montreal, they have brought in Kevin Owens of Raw, who may only work a dark match for the local crowd but could always appear on the show. HHH has also called up Toxic Attraction for Smackdown, so Mandy Rose is back on the main roster, at least for tonight. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. 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Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Aug 20th, 2022 02:37 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 636th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Not sure what they put in the beer tonight, but this is the hottest WWE crowd in years. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Aug 20th, 2022 03:15 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 637th Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: Michael Cole rolls out an El Generico reference during a Sami Zayn flourish in the 5-Way match. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Aug 20th, 2022 04:14 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 638th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Really enjoyed the 5-way. Considering we all knew Sheamus had to win to get a title shot in Scotland, this was well booked and I bought some of the false finishes. Zayn was so ridiculously over in Montreal and got the hero spot before Corbin ruined it, and he was exactly who should’ve gotten that heat. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Aug 20th, 2022 09:46 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 639th Post kargol Joined: Thu Oct 18th, 2007 Location: Brum, United Kingdom Posts: 5565 Status: Offline Mana: McIntyre is Scottish, Sheamus is Irish. Which means Sheamus would get cheered by Celtic fans and booed by Rangers fans. ____________________ superfunkymean Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Aug 20th, 2022 03:39 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 640th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: Looks like Sarah Logan is back she was in the vignette with the Viking Raiders holding a “Viking Funeral” for the New Day. ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Aug 20th, 2022 05:35 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 641st Post Superstar '18-'19 POTY, 1st Ballot HOFer Joined: Thu Jan 31st, 2008 Location: Dickshooter, Idaho USA Posts: 8893 Status: Offline Mana: Last time I saw Sarah Logan, she had put on about 40lb s of baby weight and her tits were the size of Volkswagen’s ____________________ "Jack Brisco grabbed my testicles once but I told him "Brisco, you have exactly 15 minutes to get your hands off my balls"." -WongLee 7/22/2017 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Aug 20th, 2022 10:36 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 642nd Post Benlen 5x fantasy baseball champ Joined: Sun Oct 21st, 2007 Location: Milpitas, California USA Posts: 15478 Status: Online Mana: Except for Hit Row and Rhonda Rousey bit I thought Smackdown was excellent. ____________________ Only thing harder than achieving excellence is maintaining it. Dream Well. It may come true. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Aug 21st, 2022 12:44 pm PM Quote Reply 643rd Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/69.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu69')">Benlena> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: For tonight's Smackdown in Montreal, they have brought in Kevin Owens of Raw, who may only work a dark match for the local crowd but could always appear on the show. HHH has also called up Toxic Attraction for Smackdown, so Mandy Rose is back on the main roster, at least for tonight. Heard the ladies from NXT that were in the tournament were injured and Toxic Attraction will replace them against Natalya and DeVille. Zoey Stark has a concussion and Nikita Lyons (at the risk of summoning KGB) is unvaxxed, so is unable to travel to Canada. You would think they would have known about something like that before booking and advertising the matches. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Aug 21st, 2022 04:23 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 644th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/69.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu69')">Benlena> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: For tonight's Smackdown in Montreal, they have brought in Kevin Owens of Raw, who may only work a dark match for the local crowd but could always appear on the show. HHH has also called up Toxic Attraction for Smackdown, so Mandy Rose is back on the main roster, at least for tonight. Heard the ladies from NXT that were in the tournament were injured and Toxic Attraction will replace them against Natalya and DeVille. Zoey Stark has a concussion and Nikita Lyons (at the risk of summoning KGB) is unvaxxed, so is unable to travel to Canada. You would think they would have known about something like that before booking and advertising the matches. I doubt they would’ve won, but they put Toxic Attraction over, which was the right call. You don’t bring them up to job in their debuts. But no Mandy Rose with them, which was strange. She would’ve gotten a pop. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Aug 22nd, 2022 10:56 am PM Quote Reply 645th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: Jeff Jarrett was released last week. I think fired might be a better term for an executive. though. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Aug 22nd, 2022 02:25 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 646th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: Jeff Jarrett was released last week. I think fired might be a better term for an executive. though. Already? He was just brought back with a promotion. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 23rd, 2022 12:36 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 647th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Per Meltzer, after publicly begging for jobs with both WWE and AEW and complaining they wouldn’t hire him, HHH has given his old buddy a job, so he’s a WWE agent again. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 23rd, 2022 01:49 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 648th Post Superstar '18-'19 POTY, 1st Ballot HOFer Joined: Thu Jan 31st, 2008 Location: Dickshooter, Idaho USA Posts: 8893 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Per Meltzer, after publicly begging for jobs with both WWE and AEW and complaining they wouldn’t hire him, HHH has given his old buddy a job, so he’s a WWE agent again. Which Buddy? The real one or the twin brother with the fucked up ears? ____________________ "Jack Brisco grabbed my testicles once but I told him "Brisco, you have exactly 15 minutes to get your hands off my balls"." -WongLee 7/22/2017 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 23rd, 2022 02:26 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 649th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: Watching the opening of Raw (8/22), what happened to Trish's promo skills? Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 23rd, 2022 02:30 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 650th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/152.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu152')">Superstara> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Per Meltzer, after publicly begging for jobs with both WWE and AEW and complaining they wouldn’t hire him, HHH has given his old buddy a job, so he’s a WWE agent again. Which Buddy? The real one or the twin brother with the fucked up ears? Road Dogg ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 23rd, 2022 02:31 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 651st Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: Due to injuries suffered by Gigi Dolin, Toxic Attraction is out of the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship Tournament. A "Second Chance" Fatal 4-Way Tag Team Match will occur this Friday on #SmackDown. ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 23rd, 2022 04:20 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 652nd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: A really strong women’s tag tournament match kicked off Raw with Sky and Kai beating Asuka and Bliss. I almost forgot that Asuka could wrestle, it’s been so long since we’ve seen it. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 23rd, 2022 04:36 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 653rd Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: Johnny Gargano returned to WWE officially tonight on Monday Night Raw. ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 23rd, 2022 05:22 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 654th Post Benlen 5x fantasy baseball champ Joined: Sun Oct 21st, 2007 Location: Milpitas, California USA Posts: 15478 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: A really strong women’s tag tournament match kicked off Raw with Sky and Kai beating Asuka and Bliss. I almost forgot that Asuka could wrestle, it’s been so long since we’ve seen it. The tournament has been outstanding so far. I bet Bliss and Asuka win the second chance match. ____________________ Only thing harder than achieving excellence is maintaining it. Dream Well. It may come true. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 23rd, 2022 05:33 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 655th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Who was the “fan” who attacked AJ Styles right before Dexter Lumis came out? ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 23rd, 2022 05:53 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 656th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Edge with what had to be his first-ever Canadian destroyer in Toronto to get the win on Damian Priest. That was a really fun show again. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 23rd, 2022 06:30 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 657th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/152.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu152')">Superstara> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Per Meltzer, after publicly begging for jobs with both WWE and AEW and complaining they wouldn’t hire him, HHH has given his old buddy a job, so he’s a WWE agent again. Which Buddy? The real one or the twin brother with the fucked up ears? Road Dogg So I’m actually hearing that they gave Road Dogg Jeff Jarrett’s job. Wow. I wonder if he was secretly performing Jarrett’s duties all along. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 23rd, 2022 10:23 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 658th Post beejmi THE BIG KAHUNA Joined: Sat Oct 13th, 2007 Location: Philly Posts: 52271 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: Watching the opening of Raw (8/22), what happened to Trish's promo skills? She barely got any reaction ....in Toronto Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 23rd, 2022 10:23 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 659th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: After RAW went off air, Edge said he wants to retire in Toronto next year. ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 23rd, 2022 02:23 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 660th Post cookie32723 Joined: Thu Oct 18th, 2007 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 3704 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: After RAW went off air, Edge said he wants to retire in Toronto next year. Edge vs Flair at Starcast!! ____________________ If data, science, and logic offends someone, then they probably need to be offended. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 23rd, 2022 04:40 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 661st Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: PWInsider: Obviously, the big news overnight was the return of Johnny Gargano. He has been officially added to the company's Raw roster as a babyface. Gargano was hidden from everyone all day and was never mentioned on the run sheet for the show. Most, if not all, were unaware he was there until he was brought to the gorilla position. The talk after the show was that Gargano was flown in by WWE on their corporate jet into Canada so that he wouldn't be spotted by fans. If so, it was a smart way for the company to keep him hidden. There were also a lot of people inside the company who noted that Gargano was brought back and didn't have a name change, a sign that the old Vince McMahon edict that real names and previous independent wrestling ring names were forbidden is gone. Candice LaRae was not backstage with Gargano. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 23rd, 2022 05:13 pm PM Quote Reply 662nd Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: A really good show last night, and I'm worried that I may start watching WWE weekly again. The opening segment was beyond horrible though, and they should be opening with people who know how talk in a post-Vince world. Bailey and her goons are the worst example of cackling cartoon villains. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 23rd, 2022 05:39 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 663rd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: A really good show last night, and I'm worried that I may start watching WWE weekly again. The opening segment was beyond horrible though, and they should be opening with people who know how talk in a post-Vince world. Bailey and her goons are the worst example of cackling cartoon villains. Bayley is Bayley. She's always done that. It gets over and a lot of people like her. HHH loves her. None of that is changing. If we can just get great Iyo Sky matches out of this group and Kai continues to improve like she has, then I don't care. The women are actually wrestling again (everyone is) and they killed it last night. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 23rd, 2022 08:34 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 664th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Vince Russo continues to rail against HHH, saying he “has given on to a niche audience” and that he doesn’t care about ratings, only the smarks. I have no idea how anyone could watch these last few Raws and think it’s going in the wrong direction, but Russo has never been right about anything. At least this has gotten him off the AEW bashing train. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 23rd, 2022 08:59 pm PM Quote Reply 665th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Vince Russo continues to rail against HHH, saying he “has given on to a niche audience” and that he doesn’t care about ratings, only the smarks. I have no idea how anyone could watch these last few Raws and think it’s going in the wrong direction, but Russo has never been right about anything. At least this has gotten him off the AEW bashing train. All these guys who are long out of the business get their clicks from saying stuff that gets attention. Some of it is just them having opinions that are at odds with reality, and some of it is calculated to get a reaction. Someone once said that shoot interviews were the new works, now it's podcasts. I constantly see stuff that is basically "You'll never guess what Russo/Bischoff/Booker T/Road Dogg said about X." They've gotten so ridiculous that Bruce Prichard and Jim Cornette can't get a look in. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Aug 24th, 2022 01:25 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 666th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: After last night NXT Show looks like Legado Del Fantasma are headed for the main roster ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Aug 24th, 2022 03:39 pm PM Quote Reply 667th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Who was the “fan” who attacked AJ Styles right before Dexter Lumis came out? A local indie guy called Rajan Husher. No one we will ever see again. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Aug 24th, 2022 07:49 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 668th Post kargol Joined: Thu Oct 18th, 2007 Location: Brum, United Kingdom Posts: 5565 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: After last night NXT Show looks like Legado Del Fantasma are headed for the main roster Which means that the booking for a six week feud was that the losers would get promoted. ____________________ superfunkymean Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Aug 24th, 2022 08:50 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 669th Post Superstar '18-'19 POTY, 1st Ballot HOFer Joined: Thu Jan 31st, 2008 Location: Dickshooter, Idaho USA Posts: 8893 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Vince Russo continues to rail against HHH, saying he “has given on to a niche audience” and that he doesn’t care about ratings, only the smarks. I have no idea how anyone could watch these last few Raws and think it’s going in the wrong direction, but Russo has never been right about anything. At least this has gotten him off the AEW bashing train. The only thing Russo ever did right - and nobody truly gives him the proper credit for it - is that EVERYBODY on the roster that was capable of working and not injured was involved in a program. Everybody. There was no bullshit like Zack Ryder showing up to Raw for over a year to not be used. If you were in the lockerroom you were in a program. He would have a right to bitch about this with both leagues to be honest, but the difference now is that HHH has only had about a month to start molding the product into his own vision. When he ran NXT, everybody was involved in something so I would think he is going to keep this up on the main roster as he gets all current storylines wrapped up and starts new ones. ____________________ "Jack Brisco grabbed my testicles once but I told him "Brisco, you have exactly 15 minutes to get your hands off my balls"." -WongLee 7/22/2017 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Thu Aug 25th, 2022 04:14 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 670th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: The people who track these things say that this week’s Raw featured 1 hour 22 minutes of actual in-ring wrestling, the most on a Raw in 3 years. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Aug 26th, 2022 08:02 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 671st Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: Just saw a cattle call for Podcast Producers; the photo of Hunter is a humorous choice. <A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6968205282405453824/" TARGET="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6968205282405453824/A> Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Aug 26th, 2022 10:22 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 672nd Post Superstar '18-'19 POTY, 1st Ballot HOFer Joined: Thu Jan 31st, 2008 Location: Dickshooter, Idaho USA Posts: 8893 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/237.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu237')">One Fan Ganga> wrote: Just saw a cattle call for Podcast Producers; the photo of Hunter is a humorous choice. <A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6968205282405453824/" TARGET="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6968205282405453824/A> Think that was the first night of COVID because he also sat in on commentary and I said to my wife that if he stayed doing commentary every week, I would watch because he was obviously just riffing instead of following Vince's script. ____________________ "Jack Brisco grabbed my testicles once but I told him "Brisco, you have exactly 15 minutes to get your hands off my balls"." -WongLee 7/22/2017 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Aug 27th, 2022 08:29 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 673rd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Reports are that Bray Wyatt is very close to signing a multi-million dollar contract with WWE. Obviously this is all HHH. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Aug 27th, 2022 09:19 pm PM Quote Reply 674th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Reports are that Bray Wyatt is very close to signing a multi-million dollar contract with WWE. Obviously this is all HHH. Interesting to see what he does, because every attempt at a Wyatt singles program started with an interesting character that they could never translate into anything close to compelling in the ring and often ended with some smoke and mirrors bullshit. Personally I think Wyatt is a bust in pro wrestling and they are wasting their money. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Aug 27th, 2022 09:29 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 675th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Reports are that Bray Wyatt is very close to signing a multi-million dollar contract with WWE. Obviously this is all HHH. Interesting to see what he does, because every attempt at a Wyatt singles program started with an interesting character that they could never translate into anything close to compelling in the ring and often ended with some smoke and mirrors bullshit. Personally I think Wyatt is a bust in pro wrestling and they are wasting their money. Supposedly Wyatt had a ton of ideas, none of which were used. HHH might give him more freedom to try some of them. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Aug 28th, 2022 04:48 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 676th Post Superstar '18-'19 POTY, 1st Ballot HOFer Joined: Thu Jan 31st, 2008 Location: Dickshooter, Idaho USA Posts: 8893 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Reports are that Bray Wyatt is very close to signing a multi-million dollar contract with WWE. Obviously this is all HHH. Interesting to see what he does, because every attempt at a Wyatt singles program started with an interesting character that they could never translate into anything close to compelling in the ring and often ended with some smoke and mirrors bullshit. Personally I think Wyatt is a bust in pro wrestling and they are wasting their money. Supposedly Wyatt had a ton of ideas, none of which were used. HHH might give him more freedom to try some of them. Unless he can back it up in the ring, he won’t be anything very special. His character work is great but he cannot be the next Undertaker with the no selling, etc. He needs to work on top, he needs to win, but when it’s time to lose, there cannot be a gimmick…it’s got to be a pinfall or submission. The guy can wrestle, if they would let him, and while I’m not asking for flippy floppy bullshit, a little bit of chain wrestling wouldn’t be bad. Let him show that he’s not just insane, he’s a top flight wrestler too. ____________________ "Jack Brisco grabbed my testicles once but I told him "Brisco, you have exactly 15 minutes to get your hands off my balls"." -WongLee 7/22/2017 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Aug 28th, 2022 06:48 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 677th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Liv Morgan announced she is training with Matt Riddle in MMA and pro wrestling to improve her game as Women’s champ. They’re at the Daniel Gracie BJJ gym. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Aug 28th, 2022 09:48 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 678th Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Liv Morgan announced she is training with Matt Riddle in MMA and pro wrestling to improve her game as Women’s champ. They’re at the Daniel Gracie BJJ gym. Smart move to deal with perceptions of her lack of toughness; it even gives Riddle a boost as being more than just high as Ridgemont. Last edited on Sun Aug 28th, 2022 09:49 pm by One Fan Gang Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Aug 29th, 2022 04:53 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 679th Post Superstar '18-'19 POTY, 1st Ballot HOFer Joined: Thu Jan 31st, 2008 Location: Dickshooter, Idaho USA Posts: 8893 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/237.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu237')">One Fan Ganga> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Liv Morgan announced she is training with Matt Riddle in MMA and pro wrestling to improve her game as Women’s champ. They’re at the Daniel Gracie BJJ gym. Smart move to deal with perceptions of her lack of toughness; it even gives Riddle a boost as being more than just high as Ridgemont. That may be in response to all of the videos that Ronda Rousey is posting and showing her and Shayna Baszler training before Smackdown. Although I also think Trips is booking multiple crossover storylines and if it's true and the tension between Ronda and Shayna becomes a storyline, I am going to start watching both shows again. It's been a LONG time in WWE when one person had more than one feud running at once. ____________________ "Jack Brisco grabbed my testicles once but I told him "Brisco, you have exactly 15 minutes to get your hands off my balls"." -WongLee 7/22/2017 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Aug 29th, 2022 01:43 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 680th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: The Big news coming out of the Smackdown taping for Friday's show is the Butch was wearing his Pete Dunne ring attire and his hair down. ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Aug 29th, 2022 02:11 pm PM Quote Reply 681st Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: The Big news coming out of the Smackdown taping for Friday's show is the Butch was wearing his Pete Dunne ring attire and his hair down. The Peaky Blinders look isn't great anyway, and Dunne looked like an idiot with his manbun under his flat cap. Surprised Vince didn't make him get a haircut. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 30th, 2022 03:02 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 682nd Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: Asuka, Alexa Bliss and Bianca Belair won a squash against local talent. In the ring during their post-match promo, a sign went up with some reference to Sasha and Naomi and the camera angle went to a corner, away from the sign but clearly showing security jumping the rails to confiscate it from the fan, and you see it being whisked away before the promo ended. The smoothness between all the transitions and what they showed made me think it was a plant, just enough to put a tinge on the ladies' division and tag tourney for later. Last edited on Tue Aug 30th, 2022 03:03 am by One Fan Gang Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 30th, 2022 03:43 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 683rd Post krazykid18 The Prophet Joined: Mon Oct 15th, 2007 Location: Posts: 2619 Status: Offline Mana: I like some of the little details of riddle and seth fued.. the phone camera view of them fighting and then the off the record back and forth was nice touch using Cormeir/Jones also Last edited on Tue Aug 30th, 2022 03:45 am by krazykid18 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 30th, 2022 05:12 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 684th Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: Maybe I spoke too soon about the planted fan signs. After Raquel Rodriguez and Aliyah won the tournament final, that same fan held up a new in identical handwriting that said "Bring Back the 30-Day Defense Rule". He might have concealed a Fan Manifesto in his jacket, too. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 30th, 2022 06:49 am PM Quote Reply 685th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: Aliyah as a title-holder? No thanks, Triple H. Call me when WWE has really turned the corner. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 30th, 2022 08:44 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 686th Post Benlen 5x fantasy baseball champ Joined: Sun Oct 21st, 2007 Location: Milpitas, California USA Posts: 15478 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: Aliyah as a title-holder? No thanks, Triple H. Call me when WWE has really turned the corner. The star of that match Iyo Sky. She flew around that ring. ____________________ Only thing harder than achieving excellence is maintaining it. Dream Well. It may come true. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 30th, 2022 08:53 am PM Quote Reply 687th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/69.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu69')">Benlena> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: Aliyah as a title-holder? No thanks, Triple H. Call me when WWE has really turned the corner. The star of that match Iyo Sky. She flew around that ring. So put the titles on the best team and have them defend the title in great matches. Instead, they put over the worst performer on the roster. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 30th, 2022 09:49 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 688th Post kargol Joined: Thu Oct 18th, 2007 Location: Brum, United Kingdom Posts: 5565 Status: Offline Mana: I wonder whether it's a swerve over the return of Banks/Naomi? They would come back as faces so a feud with heel champs would be natural. So this makes it less obvious that they're returning. (If indeed they are, which I assume they will be.) Interesting that they gave a shoutout to Bad Bunny and mentioned his Wrestlemania appearance - and not his 24/7 title run. That's surely one thing even Clarence Thomas could not object to being aborted. ____________________ superfunkymean Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 30th, 2022 04:07 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 689th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: Theory is no longer Theory. He will officially return to using his full ring name of Austin Theory going forward, PWInsider.com has confirmed. Matt Riddle will indeed 100% be going by his full name going forward as well, as seen on last night's edition of Raw. The shortened names were an edict under the Vince McMahon regime that has now been reversed. ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 30th, 2022 07:14 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 690th Post cookie32723 Joined: Thu Oct 18th, 2007 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 3704 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: Theory is no longer Theory. He will officially return to using his full ring name of Austin Theory going forward, PWInsider.com has confirmed. Matt Riddle will indeed 100% be going by his full name going forward as well, as seen on last night's edition of Raw. The shortened names were an edict under the Vince McMahon regime that has now been reversed. Of all things, removing first name from these guys was always such a dumb idea. Nobody really cares, but it was just another weird Vince decision that had no effect on the bottom line so what is the point. ____________________ If data, science, and logic offends someone, then they probably need to be offended. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 30th, 2022 07:37 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 691st Post Superstar '18-'19 POTY, 1st Ballot HOFer Joined: Thu Jan 31st, 2008 Location: Dickshooter, Idaho USA Posts: 8893 Status: Offline Mana: Who the actual fuck is Aliyah? ____________________ "Jack Brisco grabbed my testicles once but I told him "Brisco, you have exactly 15 minutes to get your hands off my balls"." -WongLee 7/22/2017 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 30th, 2022 07:53 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 692nd Post Benlen 5x fantasy baseball champ Joined: Sun Oct 21st, 2007 Location: Milpitas, California USA Posts: 15478 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/152.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu152')">Superstara> wrote: Who the actual fuck is Aliyah? Worst wrestler in the women's division. She was probably rewarded for being knocked out by Lacey Evans 2 or 3 weeks in a row. Last edited on Tue Aug 30th, 2022 07:57 pm by Benlen ____________________ Only thing harder than achieving excellence is maintaining it. Dream Well. It may come true. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Aug 30th, 2022 09:51 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 693rd Post Superstar '18-'19 POTY, 1st Ballot HOFer Joined: Thu Jan 31st, 2008 Location: Dickshooter, Idaho USA Posts: 8893 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/69.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu69')">Benlena> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/152.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu152')">Superstara> wrote: Who the actual fuck is Aliyah? Worst wrestler in the women's division. She was probably rewarded for being knocked out by Lacey Evans 2 or 3 weeks in a row. Lacey Evans is dogshit as well, and I'm hoping that now that Vince is gone, they don't keep pushing her because I see nothing there at all. Her gimmick is shit, and she's lousy on the mic, and her wrestling isn't special. ____________________ "Jack Brisco grabbed my testicles once but I told him "Brisco, you have exactly 15 minutes to get your hands off my balls"." -WongLee 7/22/2017 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Aug 31st, 2022 01:26 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 694th Post GregOliver Joined: Fri Aug 22nd, 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario Canada Posts: 510 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/69.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu69')">Benlena> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/152.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu152')">Superstara> wrote: Who the actual fuck is Aliyah? Worst wrestler in the women's division. She was probably rewarded for being knocked out by Lacey Evans 2 or 3 weeks in a row. Aliyah was also probably the worst interview I've ever done, she had nothing to say, and even said it dull. Another colleague had a similar experience. In theory (and not Austin), she could be there to capitalize on her background (Syrian & Iraqi) but why? Last edited on Wed Aug 31st, 2022 01:26 am by GregOliver ____________________ goliver845@gmail.com Producer, SlamWrestling.netAuthor, www.OliverBooks.ca Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Aug 31st, 2022 03:12 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 695th Post Benlen 5x fantasy baseball champ Joined: Sun Oct 21st, 2007 Location: Milpitas, California USA Posts: 15478 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/152.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu152')">Superstara> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/69.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu69')">Benlena> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/152.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu152')">Superstara> wrote: Who the actual fuck is Aliyah? Worst wrestler in the women's division. She was probably rewarded for being knocked out by Lacey Evans 2 or 3 weeks in a row. Lacey Evans is dogshit as well, and I'm hoping that now that Vince is gone, they don't keep pushing her because I see nothing there at all. Her gimmick is shit, and she's lousy on the mic, and her wrestling isn't special. Is she still in the WWE? ____________________ Only thing harder than achieving excellence is maintaining it. Dream Well. It may come true. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Aug 31st, 2022 05:16 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 696th Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: According to WWE.com she is. Never saw anything in her myself either but it's been a long time since I did see her. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Aug 31st, 2022 09:00 pm PM Quote Reply 697th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/1344.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu1344')">Jim_Irisha> wrote: According to WWE.com she is. Never saw anything in her myself either but it's been a long time since I did see her. I don't think anyone could have gotten over with the way they booked her. Vignettes about her hard upbringing and her time in the military. Then brought her to the ring to give a heel promo, then trying to push her as a babyface. They've never known what to do with her. She's a decent heel, especially with her size. But they also push her as a veteran and a mother, and they get a load of money from the military, so they can't really push her as a heel. She's an awful babyface, though. Thus she is left in no man's land. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Thu Sep 1st, 2022 03:54 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 698th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: Former WWE Universal Champion Braun Strowman is returning to World Wrestling Entertainment, PWInsider.com has learned. Multiple WWE sources confirmed this morning Strowman will be at this Monday's Raw in Kansas City. Strowman, real name Adam Scherr, a former strongman competitor was signed by WWE in 2013 and at one point was Vince McMahon's handpicked project to be developed into a top star. He initially debuted as part of The Wyatt Family in 2015 and was extremely well protected, right down to who he would sell for and what types of bumps he was allowed to take, all with the idea of preparing him to be long-term, top character for the company. After being drafted to Raw in 2016, Strowman was pushed as a monster singles competitor, sometimes beating as many as three opponents at once. He would feud with Roman Reigns and for several years, seemed to be on the cusp of being pushed as one of the top talents in the company, only to see WWE pull back from going all the way. He would win the Money in the Bank briefcase and become the winner of the first-ever Greatest Royal Rumble, but when he would be scheduled to win the title, plans would always change with talk that he had somehow caused management to decide not to pull the trigger. Strowman was moved to the Smackdown roster in 2019 and finally captured the Universal title at Wrestlemania 36 during the COVID-19 pandemic, replacing Roman Reigns at the last moment to defeat Goldberg. He went right into a feud with Bray Wyatt, which included a lot of supernatural elements, right down to Braun being dragged down into a swamp at Extreme Rules. He would eventually lose the title to Wyatt at Summerslam 2020. After the match, Roman Reigns returned and attacked both, signifying his return and rise to the top of the Smackdown roster. Braun was moved back to the Raw roster, presented as a tough monster who was in the mix, but was never positioned in the top spot for that brand. Before his WWE release, he recently wrestled Bobby Lashley and Drew McIntyre at Wrestlemania Backlash 2021, being pinned by Lashley. Since that time, Strowman had made very few independent wrestling appearances, mostly based around the EC3-created Control Your Narrative promotion, which is scheduled to undergo its first live tour later this year. ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Thu Sep 1st, 2022 04:00 pm PM Quote Reply 699th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: Former WWE Universal Champion Braun Strowman is returning to World Wrestling Entertainment, PWInsider.com has learned. Multiple WWE sources confirmed this morning Strowman will be at this Monday's Raw in Kansas City. Strowman, real name Adam Scherr, a former strongman competitor was signed by WWE in 2013 and at one point was Vince McMahon's handpicked project to be developed into a top star. He initially debuted as part of The Wyatt Family in 2015 and was extremely well protected, right down to who he would sell for and what types of bumps he was allowed to take, all with the idea of preparing him to be long-term, top character for the company. After being drafted to Raw in 2016, Strowman was pushed as a monster singles competitor, sometimes beating as many as three opponents at once. He would feud with Roman Reigns and for several years, seemed to be on the cusp of being pushed as one of the top talents in the company, only to see WWE pull back from going all the way. He would win the Money in the Bank briefcase and become the winner of the first-ever Greatest Royal Rumble, but when he would be scheduled to win the title, plans would always change with talk that he had somehow caused management to decide not to pull the trigger. Strowman was moved to the Smackdown roster in 2019 and finally captured the Universal title at Wrestlemania 36 during the COVID-19 pandemic, replacing Roman Reigns at the last moment to defeat Goldberg. He went right into a feud with Bray Wyatt, which included a lot of supernatural elements, right down to Braun being dragged down into a swamp at Extreme Rules. He would eventually lose the title to Wyatt at Summerslam 2020. After the match, Roman Reigns returned and attacked both, signifying his return and rise to the top of the Smackdown roster. Braun was moved back to the Raw roster, presented as a tough monster who was in the mix, but was never positioned in the top spot for that brand. Before his WWE release, he recently wrestled Bobby Lashley and Drew McIntyre at Wrestlemania Backlash 2021, being pinned by Lashley. Since that time, Strowman had made very few independent wrestling appearances, mostly based around the EC3-created Control Your Narrative promotion, which is scheduled to undergo its first live tour later this year. Maybe Triple H isn't the saviour of WWE. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Thu Sep 1st, 2022 04:20 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 700th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: Ryan Katz, who held the post of WWE NXT Creative Producer for many years before being let go in January of this year as part of the bloodletting of Triple H's team at the time, announced he is returning to the company on the latest edition of Road Dogg's podcast, which Katz had been hosting. Katz will be returning to the NXT system. During his first run with the company, Katz had been intricately involved in a lot of creative character development and vignettes. He had helped countless performers improve their characterizations. Katz also taught promo classes following the passing of Dusty Rhodes and worked on a lot of packages. Katz, who performed as GQ Money for MTV's Wrestling Society X and elsewhere, had originally been with WWE NXT since 2015. Since leaving WWE, Katz had launched an official website to offer consulation services and penned a book, How To Be a Pro Wrestler. Road Dogg himself has also returning to as Vice President of Live Events. As PWInsider.com reported several weeks ago, there has been talk within the company of other members of Paul Levesque's black and gold NXT management team being brought back to WWE. The belief among those we've spoken with is that changes would take place slowly, as opposed to a fast turnaround of staff. ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016
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Posted: Thu Sep 1st, 2022 11:53 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 701st Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/1344.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu1344')">Jim_Irisha> wrote: According to WWE.com she is. Never saw anything in her myself either but it's been a long time since I did see her. I don't think anyone could have gotten over with the way they booked her. Vignettes about her hard upbringing and her time in the military. Then brought her to the ring to give a heel promo, then trying to push her as a babyface. They've never known what to do with her. She's a decent heel, especially with her size. But they also push her as a veteran and a mother, and they get a load of money from the military, so they can't really push her as a heel. She's an awful babyface, though. Thus she is left in no man's land. This is the same woman who was the 'Southern Belle' a few years ago isn't it? Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Sep 2nd, 2022 01:20 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 702nd Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/1344.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu1344')">Jim_Irisha> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/1344.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu1344')">Jim_Irisha> wrote: According to WWE.com she is. Never saw anything in her myself either but it's been a long time since I did see her. I don't think anyone could have gotten over with the way they booked her. Vignettes about her hard upbringing and her time in the military. Then brought her to the ring to give a heel promo, then trying to push her as a babyface. They've never known what to do with her. She's a decent heel, especially with her size. But they also push her as a veteran and a mother, and they get a load of money from the military, so they can't really push her as a heel. She's an awful babyface, though. Thus she is left in no man's land. This is the same woman who was the 'Southern Belle' a few years ago isn't it? That's correct. However if they are bringing back Braun Strowman, he might want back the gear she has been using for her most recent incarnation. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Sep 2nd, 2022 06:29 pm PM Quote Reply 703rd Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: The Observer is reporting that Gable Steveson is nowhere close to debuting on TV. Apparently everything is "cold" on him right now. Can't quite work out if this means that his training isn't going well, or maybe he hasn't done the amount of training they were expecting him to put in given the push they looked to be planning to give him, and he was already given somewhat of a push by being drafted to Raw before his first ever training session. Could also be that they have realised that you can't teach personality so someone like Steveson who doesn't have one. Tamyra Mensah-Stock seemed like a much better prospect just from time they appeared together in the ring. They both have the amateur skills, but she seemed to have something about her as well. The Observer also reporting that WWE is re-thinking their choice not to offer her a deal. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Sep 2nd, 2022 07:42 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 704th Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: I know it based on seeing him only once or twice and in a very limited capacity but I couldn't give a shit if I never saw Stevenson again. Nothing stood out about him in the Wrestlemania appearance aside from his odd choice of outfit. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Sep 2nd, 2022 07:50 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 705th Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: Will Strowman get to control the narrative in WWE Universe? Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Sep 3rd, 2022 09:39 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 706th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: pwinsider.com As of tonight, WWE has a legitimate 54,000 tickets sold in advance for tomorrow's Clash at the Castle event in Cardiff, Wales. There is hope that the show will have a big walkup as well if the weather holds out. The local weather forecast is that it will rain Sunday on but there was concern there could also be inclement weather today. ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Sep 3rd, 2022 01:45 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 707th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: We will see if this is BS or not. Windham Rotunda has been spotted in Cardiff. I think it's BS myself ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Sep 3rd, 2022 07:43 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 708th Post Benlen 5x fantasy baseball champ Joined: Sun Oct 21st, 2007 Location: Milpitas, California USA Posts: 15478 Status: Online Mana: I thought the 6 women tag was very good until the end. Bliss and Asuka just disappeared for the last 5 minutes of the match. ____________________ Only thing harder than achieving excellence is maintaining it. Dream Well. It may come true. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Sep 3rd, 2022 07:50 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 709th Post Benlen 5x fantasy baseball champ Joined: Sun Oct 21st, 2007 Location: Milpitas, California USA Posts: 15478 Status: Online Mana: Giovanni Vichi enters the ring with Gunther and Kaiser. ____________________ Only thing harder than achieving excellence is maintaining it. Dream Well. It may come true. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Sep 3rd, 2022 08:33 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 710th Post Benlen 5x fantasy baseball champ Joined: Sun Oct 21st, 2007 Location: Milpitas, California USA Posts: 15478 Status: Online Mana: Bazler/Morgan match went really slow. ____________________ Only thing harder than achieving excellence is maintaining it. Dream Well. It may come true. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Sep 3rd, 2022 08:34 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 711th Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/69.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu69')">Benlena> wrote: Giovanni Vichi enters the ring with Gunther and Kaiser. Didn't NXT change Vinci from a German to a James Bond-ish Italian? Axis to Allies players are alternately exulting and exploding with emotion. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Sep 3rd, 2022 08:40 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 712th Post Benlen 5x fantasy baseball champ Joined: Sun Oct 21st, 2007 Location: Milpitas, California USA Posts: 15478 Status: Online Mana: Looks like crowd has never heard of Miss Linda and Adrian Street. ____________________ Only thing harder than achieving excellence is maintaining it. Dream Well. It may come true. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Sep 3rd, 2022 09:03 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 713th Post Benlen 5x fantasy baseball champ Joined: Sun Oct 21st, 2007 Location: Milpitas, California USA Posts: 15478 Status: Online Mana: Hahaha Dominic ____________________ Only thing harder than achieving excellence is maintaining it. Dream Well. It may come true. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Sep 3rd, 2022 09:35 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 714th Post Benlen 5x fantasy baseball champ Joined: Sun Oct 21st, 2007 Location: Milpitas, California USA Posts: 15478 Status: Online Mana: Pro Rollins crowd. ____________________ Only thing harder than achieving excellence is maintaining it. Dream Well. It may come true. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Sep 3rd, 2022 10:31 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 715th Post Benlen 5x fantasy baseball champ Joined: Sun Oct 21st, 2007 Location: Milpitas, California USA Posts: 15478 Status: Online Mana: Another Uso shows up. Solo Sikoa Last edited on Sat Sep 3rd, 2022 10:36 pm by Benlen ____________________ Only thing harder than achieving excellence is maintaining it. Dream Well. It may come true. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Sep 3rd, 2022 10:38 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 716th Post cookie32723 Joined: Thu Oct 18th, 2007 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 3704 Status: Offline Mana: I’ve been watching wrestling for 35 years, and this is the first time I’ve ever seen a guy lose a world title match and sing in the ring afterwards ____________________ If data, science, and logic offends someone, then they probably need to be offended. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Sep 3rd, 2022 10:41 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 717th Post krazykid18 The Prophet Joined: Mon Oct 15th, 2007 Location: Posts: 2619 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/51.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu51')">cookie32723a> wrote: I’ve been watching wrestling for 35 years, and this is the first time I’ve ever seen a guy lose a world title match and sing in the ring afterwards They should've cut that feed AFTERWARDS WTF WAS THAT, i thought he was going to punch him at the "this will be the day that i die" line but then they kept singing and singing what a dumb way to end a PLE ... some vince edicts should comeback like get rid of the stupid you punch me i punch you spot that Vince hated.. i hate it too Last edited on Sat Sep 3rd, 2022 10:49 pm by krazykid18 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Sep 3rd, 2022 11:00 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 718th Post kargol Joined: Thu Oct 18th, 2007 Location: Brum, United Kingdom Posts: 5565 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/237.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu237')">One Fan Ganga> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/69.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu69')">Benlena> wrote: Giovanni Vichi enters the ring with Gunther and Kaiser. Didn't NXT change Vinci from a German to a James Bond-ish Italian? Axis to Allies players are alternately exulting and exploding with emotion. Aichner is a Germanophone Italian. The South Tyrol is made up of them, it's a bit of Austria that got cut away after World War 1. ____________________ superfunkymean Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Sep 4th, 2022 12:03 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 719th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: Since Triple H took over, the "kick out of everything" is on steroids. It's been that way for over a month now. I think today we saw another good example. To me, it brings down the significance of the finishers and other high spots, all for the sake of trying to surprise the audience. Just my opinion. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Sep 4th, 2022 12:35 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 720th Post krazykid18 The Prophet Joined: Mon Oct 15th, 2007 Location: Posts: 2619 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: Since Triple H took over, the "kick out of everything" is on steroids. It's been that way for over a month now. I think today we saw another good example. To me, it brings down the significance of the finishers and other high spots, all for the sake of trying to surprise the audience. Just my opinion. Yep, and the punch me you punch me stupid spot but i do like the press conference scrum with Roman in pure gimmick mode Last edited on Sun Sep 4th, 2022 12:50 am by krazykid18 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Sep 4th, 2022 12:35 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 721st Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: This point has been stewing with me for a while now and I keep forgetting to mention it... but as I continually see Nick Khan in photo ops, I'm wondering when they're going to just rename him as the permanent Shane McMahon. Don't say Nick still needs to work on his punches, either. Chris Partridge Lionel Jefferson Becky Conner Aunt Viv Shane McMahon Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Sep 4th, 2022 02:24 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 722nd Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/51.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu51')">cookie32723a> wrote: I’ve been watching wrestling for 35 years, and this is the first time I’ve ever seen a guy lose a world title match and sing in the ring afterwards It was a pretty good show overall and that bit at the end is one of the worst things I've ever seen in wrestling. Girls 6 woman match was surprisingly good. Shamus and Gunther was great. Rollins and Riddle was good too and the main event was pretty good too. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Sep 4th, 2022 02:28 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 723rd Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: Fucking awful. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Sep 4th, 2022 03:42 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 724th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: Just got done watch. Great Show ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Sep 4th, 2022 03:51 pm PM Quote Reply 725th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/1344.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu1344')">Jim_Irisha> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/51.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu51')">cookie32723a> wrote: I’ve been watching wrestling for 35 years, and this is the first time I’ve ever seen a guy lose a world title match and sing in the ring afterwards It was a pretty good show overall and that bit at the end is one of the worst things I've ever seen in wrestling. It's right up there with Luger celebrating not winning the title after beating Yokozuna and DDP celebrating with David Arquette after Arquette had just won his (DDP's) world title. Makes wrestling and the world title seem completely fake within the world of the show we are watching. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Sep 4th, 2022 04:00 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 726th Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: Yes. Absolutely fucking terrible. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Sep 5th, 2022 01:45 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 727th Post Benlen 5x fantasy baseball champ Joined: Sun Oct 21st, 2007 Location: Milpitas, California USA Posts: 15478 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/1344.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu1344')">Jim_Irisha> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/51.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu51')">cookie32723a> wrote: I’ve been watching wrestling for 35 years, and this is the first time I’ve ever seen a guy lose a world title match and sing in the ring afterwards It was a pretty good show overall and that bit at the end is one of the worst things I've ever seen in wrestling. Girls 6 woman match was surprisingly good. Shamus and Gunther was great. Rollins and Riddle was good too and the main event was pretty good too. Sheamus vs Gunther was the best match for me followed by the 6 women tag. I was not impressed while watching Gunther on Smackdown but he was all right yesterday. I always liked how Iyo Sky flies around the ring like Mysterio. They should bring back Kairi Sane. ____________________ Only thing harder than achieving excellence is maintaining it. Dream Well. It may come true. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Sep 5th, 2022 08:55 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 728th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Catching up on some stuff and just finished Clash at the Castle. Haven’t read any reviews or posts of it but I thought it was fantastic. Sheamus vs. Gunther lived up to expectations and was MOTN, but still paled in comparison to WALTER vs. Dragunov. Main event was very good. I have no idea what the last 15 minutes were about though. They was as indy-rific as anything I’ve ever seen. Did they forget to cut the feed and just let that be for the live crowd? The best part was McIntyre suggesting “Sweet Caroline” and then neither of them knew the words. Sometimes unscripted promos go wrong I guess. And then the close-up during the singing of the fan on the “I’m a Better Dad Than Chris Benoit” T-shirt. Wow. The whole thing might have been less horrific if McIntyre had won. I’ve never seen someone so happy to lose before. But other than that, very good show with a super hot crowd. And Michael Cole did his research and was allowed to drop names that would’ve gotten him flogged 2 months ago. He was talking about joshi stables for God’s sake, right after Orig Williams! ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Sep 5th, 2022 10:25 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 729th Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: And then the close-up during the singing of the fan on the “I’m a Better Dad Than Chris Benoit” T-shirt. Wow. I couldn't believe that when I saw it! Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Sep 5th, 2022 12:12 pm PM Quote Reply 730th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Catching up on some stuff and just finished Clash at the Castle. Haven’t read any reviews or posts of it but I thought it was fantastic. Sheamus vs. Gunther lived up to expectations and was MOTN, but still paled in comparison to WALTER vs. Dragunov. Main event was very good. I have no idea what the last 15 minutes were about though. They was as indy-rific as anything I’ve ever seen. Did they forget to cut the feed and just let that be for the live crowd? The best part was McIntyre suggesting “Sweet Caroline” and then neither of them knew the words. Sometimes unscripted promos go wrong I guess. And then the close-up during the singing of the fan on the “I’m a Better Dad Than Chris Benoit” T-shirt. Wow. The whole thing might have been less horrific if McIntyre had won. I’ve never seen someone so happy to lose before. But other than that, very good show with a super hot crowd. And Michael Cole did his research and was allowed to drop names that would’ve gotten him flogged 2 months ago. He was talking about joshi stables for God’s sake, right after Orig Williams! As someone not following the WWE product closely, this card didn't hold my interest at all. The crowd were great, but that's to be expected in the UK. Seemed like a glorified house show, and that nothing of any great import happened. A bit like the Saudi shows before the Saudis demanded real PPVs with title changes. I was gonna give Worlds Collide a look, but they did it from the PC. If they don't care about the show, why should I? Last edited on Mon Sep 5th, 2022 12:12 pm by Kriss ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Sep 5th, 2022 01:28 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 731st Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: I don't follow WWE at all aside from the odd PPV and I really liked the show. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Sep 5th, 2022 08:11 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 732nd Post kargol Joined: Thu Oct 18th, 2007 Location: Brum, United Kingdom Posts: 5565 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/1344.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu1344')">Jim_Irisha> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: And then the close-up during the singing of the fan on the “I’m a Better Dad Than Chris Benoit” T-shirt. Wow. I couldn't believe that when I saw it! To be fair it's probably true. ____________________ superfunkymean Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Sep 5th, 2022 08:14 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 733rd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/46.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu46')">kargola> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/1344.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu1344')">Jim_Irisha> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: And then the close-up during the singing of the fan on the “I’m a Better Dad Than Chris Benoit” T-shirt. Wow. I couldn't believe that when I saw it! To be fair it's probably true. I guess it's good to set the bar low so you exceed expectations. Part of me thinks it was Kevin Dunn's last week on the job and that was his way of telling HHH to "kiss my entire ass". ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Sep 5th, 2022 08:53 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 734th Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: Question for those who watched--have they relaxed a little with the quick cuts and fast zooms in and out? It seemed less pronounced to me. But I barely ever watch. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Sep 5th, 2022 09:00 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 735th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/1344.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu1344')">Jim_Irisha> wrote: Question for those who watched--have they relaxed a little with the quick cuts and fast zooms in and out? It seemed less pronounced to me. But I barely ever watch. I haven't noticed much of a difference with that yet. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Sep 5th, 2022 10:19 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 736th Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: Thanks, I'm probably mistaken. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Sep 6th, 2022 03:01 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 737th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: Tonight on Raw (9/5), Braun Strowman returned and ended the 4-way tag match in a no contest. He looks like he's lost weight, probably in better shape but I didn't think he looked as big. I think he slipped running around the ring, but he did put Dawkins through the announce table while destroying the tag division. Although those were heel actions, he appears to be a face at this point. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Sep 6th, 2022 07:22 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 738th Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: Great news for the tag division. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Sep 6th, 2022 08:37 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 739th Post Benlen 5x fantasy baseball champ Joined: Sun Oct 21st, 2007 Location: Milpitas, California USA Posts: 15478 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: Tonight on Raw (9/5), Braun Strowman returned and ended the 4-way tag match in a no contest. He looks like he's lost weight, probably in better shape but I didn't think he looked as big. I think he slipped running around the ring, but he did put Dawkins through the announce table while destroying the tag division. Although those were heel actions, he appears to be a face at this point. What was the point in him interrupting the fatal 4 way? ____________________ Only thing harder than achieving excellence is maintaining it. Dream Well. It may come true. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Sep 6th, 2022 08:46 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 740th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: He never touched the new day ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Sep 6th, 2022 09:39 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 741st Post LarrySC Joined: Mon Mar 21st, 2011 Location: Posts: 1826 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: He never touched the new day Nor did he touch Montez Ford. They seem to have been excluded from "getting these hands". Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Sep 6th, 2022 02:24 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 742nd Post cookie32723 Joined: Thu Oct 18th, 2007 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 3704 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/1344.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu1344')">Jim_Irisha> wrote: Question for those who watched--have they relaxed a little with the quick cuts and fast zooms in and out? It seemed less pronounced to me. But I barely ever watch. I haven't noticed much of a difference with that yet. Actually this is something I was making a point to pay attention to and yes it is less pronounced, thankfully. Watching the constant cuts and zoom in and out made for an awful viewing experience. I actually mentioned it to a buddy Saturday night while watching football that the Clash at the Castle show was so much easier to watch now and he agreed saying he noticed it too. ____________________ If data, science, and logic offends someone, then they probably need to be offended. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Sep 6th, 2022 03:38 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 743rd Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/51.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu51')">cookie32723a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/1344.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu1344')">Jim_Irisha> wrote: Question for those who watched--have they relaxed a little with the quick cuts and fast zooms in and out? It seemed less pronounced to me. But I barely ever watch. I haven't noticed much of a difference with that yet. Actually this is something I was making a point to pay attention to and yes it is less pronounced, thankfully. Watching the constant cuts and zoom in and out made for an awful viewing experience. I actually mentioned it to a buddy Saturday night while watching football that the Clash at the Castle show was so much easier to watch now and he agreed saying he noticed it too. Glad I'm not going insane. It's still too much for my liking but it wasn't as annoying. Usually it drives me nuts. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Sep 6th, 2022 04:49 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 744th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: Dexter Lumis has been officially added to the Raw roster internally, PWInsider has confirmed. Tommaso Ciampa is the latest to get his entire original ring name back internally. Giovanni Vinci and Ludvig Kaiser, as Imperium, are now listed as a tag team on the Smackdown roster internally. Solo Sikoa is officially added to the Smackdown roster as well. ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Sep 6th, 2022 04:50 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 745th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- WWE® (NYSE: WWE) today announced that Paul “Triple H” Levesque has been elevated to Chief Content Officer. Additionally, the company has promoted Frank A. Riddick III to President & Chief Financial Officer. Since taking over creative for WWE, Levesque has architected a 15% spike in Monday Night Raw viewership and double-digit increases in social media engagement. As Chief Content Officer, Levesque will oversee Creative Writing, Talent Relations, Live Events, Talent Development and Creative Services. The role will report to WWE co-CEO Nick Khan. “WWE is one of the most prolific producers of premium content in the world and I look forward to this amazing opportunity,” said Levesque. “Having spent my entire career in this business, I’m confident that we have the right pieces in place to continue to grow our audience and deliver for our fans around the world.” Riddick joined WWE as Chief Financial Officer last year, after serving on the company’s Board of Directors for more than 13 years and previously holding the role of interim CFO. During that time, WWE has announced annual and quarterly records for Revenue and Adjusted OIBDA. As President & CFO, Riddick will oversee Financial Planning & Analysis, Strategy, Controllership, Investor Relations, Tax, Data Analytics, Technology, Event Travel and Facilities. He will jointly report to WWE Chairwoman & co-CEO Stephanie McMahon and co-CEO Nick Khan. “I’ve had the great fortune of working closely with the talented people at WWE in a variety of capacities over the past 15 years,” said Riddick. “Along with Steph, Nick and Paul, we look forward to executing our ambitious plans and delivering for our shareholders.” “We are excited to announce expanded roles for Paul and Frank, which will enhance WWE’s ability to create premium content for our partners around the world and, ultimately, drive our business forward,” said McMahon and Kha ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Sep 7th, 2022 02:23 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 746th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Pat McAfee can now add ESPN’s “College Gameday” to his incredibly lengthy resume as he has been added as a full-time panel member for this season. The show is live on Saturday mornings, and McAfee usually works live on Friday nights for Smackdown, so that’s a crazy schedule in addition to everything else he’s doing. He said he had “really cool conversations” with both ESPN and WWE to work out the logistics and make this happen. Basically everyone is bending over backwards to get him and there’s a different set of rules for him compared to everyone else. Eventually though, there has to be a breaking point as there are only so many hours in a day, especially when your job involves that much travel. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Sep 7th, 2022 07:09 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 747th Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: He's stepping away from Smackdown for now but remains 'part of the WWE family'. Both he and HHH have tweeted this. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Sep 7th, 2022 07:11 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 748th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/1344.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu1344')">Jim_Irisha> wrote: He's stepping away from Smackdown for now but remains 'part of the WWE family'. Both he and HHH have tweeted this. Wow, that’s a huge loss. As of this morning I was still hearing that he would do both. Just a horrible blow to Smackdown. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Sep 7th, 2022 07:14 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 749th Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: I don't even watch Smackdown (or Raw) but he's always great when I watch a the PREMIUM LIVE EVENT™ Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Sep 7th, 2022 07:19 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 750th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: HHH: “.@patmcafeeshow approached us about his amazing opportunity with College GameDay. We’d never stand in Pat’s way, as he continues to architect his exceptional career. Pat will remain a member of the @wwe Universe and we look forward to his return. #UpToSomethingSZN” The double standard between those WWE considers real stars and their own “WWE Superstars” is amazing. WWE has never NOT stood in the way of great opportunities from their regular roster before. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Thu Sep 8th, 2022 12:41 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 751st Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: McAfee doesn't need WWE and they know it. And I know very little about him but he seems like a guy it would be very hard to have a falling out with. Last edited on Thu Sep 8th, 2022 12:42 am by Jim_Irish Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Sep 10th, 2022 02:20 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 752nd Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: Sheamus/Butch/Holland vs. Gunther/Vinci/Kaiser to start Smackdown. Athough I heard this before, Michael Cole brought up that Kaiser was trained by his father, Axel Dieter. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Sep 10th, 2022 02:38 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 753rd Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: Imperium takes the victory in an exciting see-saw battle. Followed by a quickie QE-II tribute. A fatal 5-way tonight between Natalya, Ronda Rousey, Xia Li, Sonya DeVille and Lacey Evans, who has regained some fashion sense on Twitter with a display of some blue jeans and a new hairdo. Maybe 's joining the Dupri Runway Project. Solo Sikoa officially joins the Bloodline later tonight. Last edited on Sat Sep 10th, 2022 02:46 am by One Fan Gang Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Sep 10th, 2022 02:47 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 754th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: It’s good to see that Butch is Pete Dunne again in every respect except the name. I just really wish he could get his name back too. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Sep 10th, 2022 03:06 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 755th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: I’m still waiting for the Lou Thesz tribute, but Queen Elizabeth II just got one. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Sep 10th, 2022 07:01 am PM Quote Reply 756th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: Braun Strowman single-handedly destroying the tag division can mean only one thing... they are building up to the return of Nicholas. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Sep 10th, 2022 07:04 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 757th Post Benlen 5x fantasy baseball champ Joined: Sun Oct 21st, 2007 Location: Milpitas, California USA Posts: 15478 Status: Online Mana: 6 man tag was very good. Why did they go to black and white when Kross showed up? Scarlett needs to be seen in color. ____________________ Only thing harder than achieving excellence is maintaining it. Dream Well. It may come true. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Sep 13th, 2022 03:33 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 758th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Gargano and Gable just had a real banger on Raw. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Sep 17th, 2022 06:21 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 759th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: I just can’t wrap my head around the new Michael Cole. Tonight he mentioned that Sami Zayn and Ricochet first met in Pro Wrestling Guerrilla over a decade ago. I was waiting for him to put over the Young Bucks next. In other news, why is WWE pushing Logan Paul as a face when the fans are clearly always going to boo him? He’d be a great heel. And he did well at WM, but no one wants to see him against Reigns. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Sep 17th, 2022 10:29 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 760th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: I just can’t wrap my head around the new Michael Cole. Tonight he mentioned that Sami Zayn and Ricochet first met in Pro Wrestling Guerrilla over a decade ago. I was waiting for him to put over the Young Bucks next. In other news, why is WWE pushing Logan Paul as a face when the fans are clearly always going to boo him? He’d be a great heel. And he did well at WM, but no one wants to see him against Reigns. Match taking place at crown jewel. Doesn't matter want fans want it all about the royal family. WWE will get some PR from it as there is a press conference today in Vagas. ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Sep 17th, 2022 01:19 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 761st Post Benlen 5x fantasy baseball champ Joined: Sun Oct 21st, 2007 Location: Milpitas, California USA Posts: 15478 Status: Online Mana: Last week at a house show Rousey and Bazler were wrestling as a heel team. I didn't see any of that tonite. ____________________ Only thing harder than achieving excellence is maintaining it. Dream Well. It may come true. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Sep 17th, 2022 01:28 pm PM Quote Reply 762nd Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: I just can’t wrap my head around the new Michael Cole. Tonight he mentioned that Sami Zayn and Ricochet first met in Pro Wrestling Guerrilla over a decade ago. I was waiting for him to put over the Young Bucks next. In other news, why is WWE pushing Logan Paul as a face when the fans are clearly always going to boo him? He’d be a great heel. And he did well at WM, but no one wants to see him against Reigns. Match taking place at crown jewel. Doesn't matter want fans want it all about the royal family. WWE will get some PR from it as there is a press conference today in Vagas. Someone in Saudi is a big wrestling fan, or maybe someone's kids. They knew that WWE was giving them bullshit matches with fake Royal Rumbles with fake Yokozunas and tournaments that were never mentioned again and made sure they got real matches and world title changes ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Sep 17th, 2022 02:40 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 763rd Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/69.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu69')">Benlena> wrote: Last week at a house show Rousey and Bazler were wrestling as a heel team. I didn't see any of that tonite. They are not a team on tv just house shows. I think they will be teaming up soon on TV or feuding. I can see Bazler costing Rousey the title at Extreme rules. ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Sep 17th, 2022 04:50 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 764th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Great 4-way tag main event last night with a mix of talent ranging from great to poor. Well booked and they made everyone look good. Not sure what’s changed as far as laying out matches backstage, but this match is awful under Vince, no doubt about that. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Sep 18th, 2022 07:07 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 765th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: As expected, Ezekiel is gone for good. The brutal beating he took at the hands of Kevin Owens was to write off his character. He’s off TV while he grows his beard and he will return as Elias eventually. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Sep 18th, 2022 07:52 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 766th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: How awesome had Sami Zayn been in this Bloodline role? I’m actually interested in where this goes. When Zayn winds up turning face, he’s going to be over huge. He already is. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Sep 18th, 2022 08:29 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 767th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: I watched the press conference and Logan Paul was really good. He’s a hell of a promo, but he needs to be a heel. It comes off ridiculous with him as the face. Reigns is great in his role too, he has this character down. And Heyman was better than he has been on TV because he was more off-the-cuff. It’s a good little presentation on Peacock. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Sep 18th, 2022 11:21 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 768th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Reports are that Vince will be honored at WM in some way. This could mean a HOF induction the night before, followed by him taking the stage at WM. However Vince is not sold on the idea of being inducted yet. If that doesn’t happen, there may just be some kind of tribute to his career at WM. Either way, there are plans for him to return in front of a crowd for a more fitting send-off. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Sep 19th, 2022 04:41 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 769th Post Benlen 5x fantasy baseball champ Joined: Sun Oct 21st, 2007 Location: Milpitas, California USA Posts: 15478 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: How awesome had Sami Zayn been in this Bloodline role? I’m actually interested in where this goes. When Zayn winds up turning face, he’s going to be over huge. He already is. I think he and Owens end the Usos run. ____________________ Only thing harder than achieving excellence is maintaining it. Dream Well. It may come true. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Sep 19th, 2022 09:07 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 770th Post kargol Joined: Thu Oct 18th, 2007 Location: Brum, United Kingdom Posts: 5565 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: As expected, Ezekiel is gone for good. The brutal beating he took at the hands of Kevin Owens was to write off his character. He’s off TV while he grows his beard and he will return as Elias eventually. Also gone for a while are all those whose focus was the 24/7 title. Presumably they're hoping everyone has forgotten about the latter before bringing the wrestlers back. Reggie for instance surely has a huge upside. ____________________ superfunkymean Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Sep 19th, 2022 03:55 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 771st Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: Jesus, I'd forgotten there was a 24/7 title. Amazed that it lasted as long as it did. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Sep 19th, 2022 04:48 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 772nd Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: According to a report on theringer.com HHH says Survivor Series will not be Raw vs Smackdown. They will be having a Men's and Women's War Game Matches, <A HREF="https://www.theringer.com/wwe/2022/9/19/23360426/wwe-survivor-series-2022-triple-h-wargames-announcement?fbclid=IwAR27JsHyBGIAMVPZw6_CmboxlP0egQjqI5nP18PPopV6dTf3T_KXVPRaXYQ" TARGET="_blank">https://www.theringer.com/wwe/2022/9/19/23360426/wwe-survivor-series-2022-triple-h-wargames-announcement?fbclid=IwAR27JsHyBGIAMVPZw6_CmboxlP0egQjqI5nP18PPopV6dTf3T_KXVPRaXYQA> Attached Image (viewed 42 times): 308114627_7992996597438121_3564589134540970619_n.jpg ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Sep 19th, 2022 05:16 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 773rd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/46.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu46')">kargola> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: As expected, Ezekiel is gone for good. The brutal beating he took at the hands of Kevin Owens was to write off his character. He’s off TV while he grows his beard and he will return as Elias eventually. Also gone for a while are all those whose focus was the 24/7 title. Presumably they're hoping everyone has forgotten about the latter before bringing the wrestlers back. Reggie for instance surely has a huge upside. Dana Brooke is still used on occasion and has the belt with her. I believe they've also done some title switches at house shows since HHH took over. I agree that Reggie has lots of potential, but there are so many young NXT stars who are "HHH guys" and Reggie isn't one and has the stink of 24/7 on him, so he might be the odd man out. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Sep 19th, 2022 05:51 pm PM Quote Reply 774th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: Bad move here by Paul. You build the feud, then announce the match. Now he has to shoe-horn the guys into matches we know are going to happen. Gimmick match PPVs were a Vince idea that needed to be left in the past. Last edited on Mon Sep 19th, 2022 05:52 pm by Kriss ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Sep 19th, 2022 06:50 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 775th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: Bad move here by Paul. You build the feud, then announce the match. Now he has to shoe-horn the guys into matches we know are going to happen. Gimmick match PPVs were a Vince idea that needed to be left in the past. I think this needs to be a corporate change from above him. This has to do with planning and coordinating and marketing events months ahead of time, and they've forgotten how to do that the old-fashioned way. It's been 20+ years since they've tried. I'm not even expecting that to change. You'd think it would be easier with everything in-house instead of dealing with PPV carriers, but I think technically these shows still are on PPV and Peacock may also have expectations about promotion. They have the marketing materials ready to go and just want to get it out there. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Sep 20th, 2022 05:39 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 776th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: several points during tonight's Monday Night Raw, a QRL code was shown that, when scanned, revealed a secret WWE.com page featuring a video of a white rabbit playing a game of Hangman. The clue was "Who killed the world?" The answer was "You did." The video them shows the rabbit jumping through a void to the numbers "9.23", which would be the air date of this Friday's Smackdown on FOX. The QRL code tonight follows the song "White Rabbit" being played at WWE events over the weekend, which some have theorized was a reference to Bray Wyatt returning. Well, he did used to sing he had the whole world in his hands....stay tuned. ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Sep 20th, 2022 05:39 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 777th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: several points during tonight's Monday Night Raw, a QRL code was shown that, when scanned, revealed a secret WWE.com page featuring a video of a white rabbit playing a game of Hangman. The clue was "Who killed the world?" The answer was "You did." The video them shows the rabbit jumping through a void to the numbers "9.23", which would be the air date of this Friday's Smackdown on FOX. The QRL code tonight follows the song "White Rabbit" being played at WWE events over the weekend, which some have theorized was a reference to Bray Wyatt returning. Well, he did used to sing he had the whole world in his hands....stay tuned <A HREF="https://www.wwe.com/comewithme" TARGET="_blank">https://www.wwe.com/comewithmeA> ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Sep 20th, 2022 05:42 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 778th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: several points during tonight's Monday Night Raw, a QRL code was shown that, when scanned, revealed a secret WWE.com page featuring a video of a white rabbit playing a game of Hangman. The clue was "Who killed the world?" The answer was "You did." The video them shows the rabbit jumping through a void to the numbers "9.23", which would be the air date of this Friday's Smackdown on FOX. The QRL code tonight follows the song "White Rabbit" being played at WWE events over the weekend, which some have theorized was a reference to Bray Wyatt returning. Well, he did used to sing he had the whole world in his hands....stay tuned <A HREF="https://www.wwe.com/comewithme" TARGET="_blank">https://www.wwe.com/comewithmeA> My first thought is that Killer Kross was the White Rabbit in Lucha Underground, but that might be way too inside for WWE to do. It fits his general vibe though. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Sep 20th, 2022 07:03 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 779th Post Benlen 5x fantasy baseball champ Joined: Sun Oct 21st, 2007 Location: Milpitas, California USA Posts: 15478 Status: Online Mana: When WWE heads to San Jose I always look for George Kittle in the crowd. Sure enough he was there sitting close to Cory Graves. ____________________ Only thing harder than achieving excellence is maintaining it. Dream Well. It may come true. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Sep 20th, 2022 08:47 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 780th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: Didn't see the match someone said the lights went out during the Bliss match for a second. ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Sep 20th, 2022 09:44 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 781st Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: Bad move here by Paul. You build the feud, then announce the match. Now he has to shoe-horn the guys into matches we know are going to happen. Gimmick match PPVs were a Vince idea that needed to be left in the past. Couldn't agree more. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Sep 20th, 2022 06:05 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 782nd Post wittman2 Joined: Mon Feb 18th, 2008 Location: Posts: 938 Status: Offline Mana: Watching last night's RAW and holy hell Dominick Mysterio is a heat magnet. I haven't heard such non-sweetened boos for someone in a long time ____________________ "Poor Zack Gibson. He was the most hated heel in all of WWE a few years ago. Now he's Joe Gacy's goon and without the beard he somehow looks like a baby owl and Baron Von Raschke at the same time." - Kriss Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Sep 20th, 2022 06:10 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 783rd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/155.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu155')">wittman2a> wrote: Watching last night's RAW and holy hell Dominick Mysterio is a heat magnet. I haven't heard such non-sweetened boos for someone in a long time He's got a personality that he hasn't shown yet on TV. His interview before his heel turn with Rey on A&E after Rey's documentary was great. He's sarcastic and funny. They just need to let him show that part of himself now. He has tremendous potential. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Sep 20th, 2022 06:32 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 784th Post Superstar '18-'19 POTY, 1st Ballot HOFer Joined: Thu Jan 31st, 2008 Location: Dickshooter, Idaho USA Posts: 8893 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/155.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu155')">wittman2a> wrote: Watching last night's RAW and holy hell Dominick Mysterio is a heat magnet. I haven't heard such non-sweetened boos for someone in a long time He's got a personality that he hasn't shown yet on TV. His interview before his heel turn with Rey on A&E after Rey's documentary was great. He's sarcastic and funny. They just need to let him show that part of himself now. He has tremendous potential. I've caught very, very little of this angle - are they portraying Dominik as totally controlled by Rhea Ripley's pussy? Because with her talking about making him a man, and him listening to everything she says and following her around, it looks to me like he's the teenager that keeps smelling his fingers for days after his first whiff of the womanhood. ____________________ "Jack Brisco grabbed my testicles once but I told him "Brisco, you have exactly 15 minutes to get your hands off my balls"." -WongLee 7/22/2017 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Sep 20th, 2022 07:40 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 785th Post Benlen 5x fantasy baseball champ Joined: Sun Oct 21st, 2007 Location: Milpitas, California USA Posts: 15478 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/152.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu152')">Superstara> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/155.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu155')">wittman2a> wrote: Watching last night's RAW and holy hell Dominick Mysterio is a heat magnet. I haven't heard such non-sweetened boos for someone in a long time He's got a personality that he hasn't shown yet on TV. His interview before his heel turn with Rey on A&E after Rey's documentary was great. He's sarcastic and funny. They just need to let him show that part of himself now. He has tremendous potential. I've caught very, very little of this angle - are they portraying Dominik as totally controlled by Rhea Ripley's pussy? Because with her talking about making him a man, and him listening to everything she says and following her around, it looks to me like he's the teenager that keeps smelling his fingers for days after his first whiff of the womanhood. That's a good idea. ____________________ Only thing harder than achieving excellence is maintaining it. Dream Well. It may come true. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Sep 20th, 2022 07:52 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 786th Post Benlen 5x fantasy baseball champ Joined: Sun Oct 21st, 2007 Location: Milpitas, California USA Posts: 15478 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: Didn't see the match someone said the lights went out during the Bliss match for a second. The lights did go out for a second but other things in the arena were still lit. My cousin took his family last night and said you could still see. Said right after the Bayley/Bliss match they had a 3 woman tag that lasted about 5 minutes which had Belair pin Kai. ____________________ Only thing harder than achieving excellence is maintaining it. Dream Well. It may come true. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Sep 21st, 2022 09:54 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 787th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: I thought it was dumb to just tease once and have the return. Reports are the 9.23 smackdown at 9:23 there will be another tease. The return will take place at extreme rules. Photos for the matches taken place have fireflies and lanterns in the background. ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Sep 21st, 2022 09:57 am PM Quote Reply 788th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/152.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu152')">Superstara> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/155.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu155')">wittman2a> wrote: Watching last night's RAW and holy hell Dominick Mysterio is a heat magnet. I haven't heard such non-sweetened boos for someone in a long time He's got a personality that he hasn't shown yet on TV. His interview before his heel turn with Rey on A&E after Rey's documentary was great. He's sarcastic and funny. They just need to let him show that part of himself now. He has tremendous potential. I've caught very, very little of this angle - are they portraying Dominik as totally controlled by Rhea Ripley's pussy? Because with her talking about making him a man, and him listening to everything she says and following her around, it looks to me like he's the teenager that keeps smelling his fingers for days after his first whiff of the womanhood. Attached Image (viewed 59 times): 20220921_094912.jpg ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Sep 21st, 2022 10:00 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 789th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/69.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu69')">Benlena> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: Didn't see the match someone said the lights went out during the Bliss match for a second. The lights did go out for a second but other things in the arena were still lit. My cousin took his family last night and said you could still see. Said right after the Bayley/Bliss match they had a 3 woman tag that lasted about 5 minutes which had Belair pin Kai. Don't know if it has anything to do with Wyatt. Bliss has be saying if he ever came back she wanted to be paired again. She finds what she doing now boring and wants to go back to the dark ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Sep 21st, 2022 12:32 pm PM Quote Reply 790th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/69.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu69')">Benlena> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: Didn't see the match someone said the lights went out during the Bliss match for a second. The lights did go out for a second but other things in the arena were still lit. My cousin took his family last night and said you could still see. Said right after the Bayley/Bliss match they had a 3 woman tag that lasted about 5 minutes which had Belair pin Kai. Don't know if it has anything to do with Wyatt. Bliss has be saying if he ever came back she wanted to be paired again. She finds what she doing now boring and wants to go back to the dark Everything she did with Bray and the doll was terrible though. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Sep 21st, 2022 01:17 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 791st Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: Yep, and most of what Bray did (or what the WWE did with Bray) was pretty awful too. Don't know if I ever saw a good Bray Wyatt match, in any incarnation. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Sep 23rd, 2022 06:36 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 792nd Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: Gabe Sapolsky is back with World Wrestling Entertainment, PWInsider.com has confirmed with multiple WWE sources. PWInsider.com is told that Sapolsky will be working on creative but we have not confirmed whether it is for the main roster or he is returning to WWE NXT. Sapolsky is the latest member of the Triple H regime who was let go back in January 2022 to officially return to the company, following Ryan Katz and Road Dogg. Sapolsky broke into the business working for the original ECW, publishing their program and eventually becoming Paul Heyman's assistant. Sapolsky was the first booker for Ring of Honor and founded Dragon Gate USA and EVOLVE (the latter of which WWE later purchased) before going to work for WWE as a consultant for the NXT brand. He had been working on the creative side of NXT and producing segments for that brand before his WWE exit last January when pretty much all of Triple H's NXT team was discarded. Since leaving WWE, Sapolsky had been dabbling in the NFT world. ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Sep 23rd, 2022 07:06 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 793rd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: Since leaving WWE, Sapolsky had been dabbling in the NFT world. So he needed a job badly. Glad to see him back. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Sep 24th, 2022 02:36 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 794th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: Best opening segment on Smackdown in a long time tonight (9/23). The Bloodline very over as faces, and Reigns teases dismissing Sami Zayn from the group, only to get him an Honorary Uce T-shirt. This also went over big with the live audience. Sami, Roman, and the Usos have never been more over than they are right now. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Sep 24th, 2022 02:45 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 795th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: Liv Morgan defeats Lacey Evans in the first match of the night, and does a table spot from the top turnbuckle to the floor after the match. Liv didn't get her feet down whatsoever and could have easily broken her tailbone on the landing. She was noticeably limping around in the ring after the match. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Sep 24th, 2022 04:07 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 796th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: WWE announced this evening that Sheamus will once again challenge WWE Intercontinental Champion Sheamus in a Clash at the Castle rematch on the 10/7 "season premiere" edition of Friday Night Smackdown from Worcester, MA. ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Sep 24th, 2022 04:09 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 797th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: Oct 10 Raw in Brooklyn the 25th Anniversary of DX ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Sep 24th, 2022 04:17 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 798th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: I didn't see anything on TV like Monday night for a code or anything but someone found the tease <A HREF="https://www.wwe.com/04175/index.html?utm_source=tv&utm_medium=qr&utm_campaign=tv_feedyourhead&fbclid=IwAR0nx5G1hUYv3NOa2MLgJQ7-mvjmUBXve89AIv7mJQ1RNOBsHtcPintvDTo" TARGET="_blank">https://www.wwe.com/04175/index.html?utm_source=tv&utm_medium=qr&utm_campaign=tv_feedyourhead&fbclid=IwAR0nx5G1hUYv3NOa2MLgJQ7-mvjmUBXve89AIv7mJQ1RNOBsHtcPintvDToA> coordinates for 53°32'49.5"N, 113°29'51.3"W, which is Rodgers Place in Edmonton, Alberta Canada, the location of the next Monday Night RAW. Patricide means he act of killing one's own father, <A HREF="https://youtu.be/RD3-dWA-JG4" TARGET="_blank">https://youtu.be/RD3-dWA-JG4A> ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Sep 24th, 2022 04:25 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 799th Post Franchise Low key big hog Joined: Mon Oct 15th, 2007 Location: Ohio , USA Posts: 6045 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: WWE announced this evening that Sheamus will once again challenge WWE Intercontinental Champion Sheamus in a Clash at the Castle rematch on the 10/7 "season premiere" edition of Friday Night Smackdown from Worcester, MA. Does Sheamus get paid twice for that? ____________________ Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Sep 24th, 2022 04:46 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 800th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: Best opening segment on Smackdown in a long time tonight (9/23). The Bloodline very over as faces, and Reigns teases dismissing Sami Zayn from the group, only to get him an Honorary Uce T-shirt. This also went over big with the live audience. Sami, Roman, and the Usos have never been more over than they are right now. I can’t even remember the last time I was interested in where a WWE main event angle would go, but I really want to see how this one plays out. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it.
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Posted: Sat Sep 24th, 2022 01:13 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 801st Post kargol Joined: Thu Oct 18th, 2007 Location: Brum, United Kingdom Posts: 5565 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: Liv Morgan defeats Lacey Evans in the first match of the night, and does a table spot from the top turnbuckle to the floor after the match. Liv didn't get her feet down whatsoever and could have easily broken her tailbone on the landing. She was noticeably limping around in the ring after the match. Cameraman seemed to be in the way - got in close to get the shot of Liv on the turnbuckle post, but did not get far enough back for when she was flying. ____________________ superfunkymean Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Sep 24th, 2022 08:40 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 802nd Post Benlen 5x fantasy baseball champ Joined: Sun Oct 21st, 2007 Location: Milpitas, California USA Posts: 15478 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/22.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu22')">Franchisea> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: WWE announced this evening that Sheamus will once again challenge WWE Intercontinental Champion Sheamus in a Clash at the Castle rematch on the 10/7 "season premiere" edition of Friday Night Smackdown from Worcester, MA. Does Sheamus get paid twice for that? Be messed up if he loses. LOL ____________________ Only thing harder than achieving excellence is maintaining it. Dream Well. It may come true. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Sep 25th, 2022 06:33 pm PM Quote Reply 803rd Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: Veer Mahan and Sanga wrestled together as Indus Sher at an NXT house show this weekend. So, apart from their names changing, they are back where they were in 2020, wrestling on the NXT Coconut Loop. Veer came, went, was coming, never came, and is now gone. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Sep 25th, 2022 06:37 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 804th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: Veer Mahan and Sanga wrestled together as Indus Sher at an NXT house show this weekend. So, apart from their names changing, they are back where they were in 2020, wrestling on the NXT Coconut Loop. Veer came, went, was coming, never came, and is now gone. As far as those types of guys go, I didn't think he was bad. Good look, and he did short squash matches better than Omos (who is surely on his way out). He became a joke before even arriving due to the never-ending vignettes and Vince's inability to realize that if you call a guy up with no plans for him, it makes him DOA in the fans' eyes and they will never overcome that. Vince never got over the mindset that the fans will just accept whatever shit he's shoveling. They haven't for almost 30 years now. You need to push guys properly and then if they don't get over it's on them, but they really killed Veer out of the gate. I imagine if HHH does anything significantly better, it will surely be how he handles the NXT call-ups. So far it's a bit early to tell because you have Solo Sikoa who has this ready-made main event group ready for him to step into, Lumis is involved in a major angle but I can't say it's really going anywhere yet (I will give it time), and Gargano is Gargano and seems to be around to have good matches but hasn't been given much yet. Technically, the latter 2 aren't even call-ups, they're re-hires who wouldn't be there if HHH wasn't. When it's time to call up a Carmelo Hayes or a Tony D'Angelo, it will be interesting to see how HHH positions guys like this and if he can integrate them more smoothly than anything Vince did. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Sep 27th, 2022 03:59 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 805th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Candice LeRae is now on Raw as well. She definitely lost that baby weight. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Sep 27th, 2022 08:24 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 806th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: Friday Night Smackdown episode on FOX brought in 2,535,000 overnight viewers and a 0.63 in the 18-49 demo. That was way up from last week's 2,212,000 overnight viewers and last week's 0.50 in the demo. The series remained, by far, the highest broadcast in the demo. Friday's episode was the most viewed episode since 2020. ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Sep 27th, 2022 02:47 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 807th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: Updated Extreme Rules card SmackDown Women's Championship -- Liv Morgan (c) vs. Ronda Rousey ("Extreme Rules" match) Raw Women's Championship -- Bianca Belair (c) vs. Bayley (Ladder match) Seth Rollins vs. Matt Riddle (Fight Pit match) Drew McIntyre vs. Karrion Kross (Strap match) Edge vs. Finn Balor ("I quit" match) Looks like it going to be a hell of a event. ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Sep 28th, 2022 03:20 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 808th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Yesterday’s SEC filing reveals that Stephanie has received a raise from $730,000 to $1.35 million in her new role, the same salary as Nick Khan, who received a slight raise to get him to that level. HHH received a raise from $730,000 to $900,000 in his new role, but also still makes $1 million as on-air talent for a total of $1.9 million (Stephanie does not currently have a talent contract). ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Sep 28th, 2022 05:30 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 809th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Drew McIntyre has been off the road with a bad case of food poisoning, but is expected back on Smackdown. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Oct 2nd, 2022 08:43 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 810th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: UFC star Daniel Cormier will be the special guest referee for Seth Rollins vs. Matt Riddle in the Fight Pit match at Extreme Rules. Cormier is a big wrestling fan who has talked about wanting to get into the business before. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Oct 3rd, 2022 06:20 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 811th Post Benlen 5x fantasy baseball champ Joined: Sun Oct 21st, 2007 Location: Milpitas, California USA Posts: 15478 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: UFC star Daniel Cormier will be the special guest referee for Seth Rollins vs. Matt Riddle in the Fight Pit match at Extreme Rules. Cormier is a big wrestling fan who has talked about wanting to get into the business before. I met him a few times and he is a big wrestling fan. ____________________ Only thing harder than achieving excellence is maintaining it. Dream Well. It may come true. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Oct 5th, 2022 08:50 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 812th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Sam Roberts from his radio show with Jim Norton: “Vince McMahon’s sense of humor is strictly fear based. There was one time he was waiting backstage to go out in front of the crowd and cut a promo, and he legitimately shit his pants in Gorilla. I think it was maybe on an taped episode of SmackDown in the mid-2000s. He just tied a jacket around his waist, went out there, and no one knew what he had just done. Not even the crowd. When he got backstage, he took off his underwear, put it on the end of a stick, and started chasing Gerald Brisco around with it, because he knew Gerry had a really bad gag reflex. “If that doesn’t give you a glimpse of what it was like working for Vince McMahon, I was talking to Jim Cornette a few years ago, and he said that Vince told him there was nothing better on earth than pushing somebody in a pool, and watching their face right before they hit the water. He said it was the funniest thing in the world to him. Anytime someone was invited over to book by his pool, they knew to take a change of clothes with them because there was a 100% possibility you were going for a swim that day.” ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Oct 5th, 2022 08:58 pm PM Quote Reply 813th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: Vince told the pool story himself when he did the interview way back when at the start of the Network. Only he added the detail that he loved it if they were wearing an expensive watch and it got ruined. And most of the gross-out stuff in the Attitude Era was done purely to make Brisco barf. So we can "thank" Jerry's gag reflex for Mae Young giving birth to a hand among other things. I'm surprised that more stuff hasn't come out about Vince since he left. Probably 50-50 about respect and fear. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Thu Oct 6th, 2022 08:53 pm PM Quote Reply 814th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: New WWE announce teams: SmackDown: Michael Cole and Wade Barrett Raw: Kevin Patrick and Corey Graves NXT: Vic Joseph and Booker T PPVs: Michael Cole and Corey Graves Goodbye Jimmy Smith. Goodbye Byron Saxton. If Kevin Patrick can do decent play-by-play, this should allow Graves to be a good heel color guy again, rather than one of three play-by-play guys and an annoying antagonist for Saxton. That NXT team looks brutal, though. Mr. Bland and Mr. Gibberish. I guess all the boot-licking Booker T has been doing on his radio show has paid off. Smith is gone from WWE, while Saxton has been relegated to backstage interviewer for Raw. Joining Saxton on Raw will be the returning Cathy Kelly (I guess I might start watching Raw again...) Kayla Braxton and Megan Morant are going to be the SmackDown interviewers and McKenzie Mitchell remains the NXT interviewer. Last edited on Thu Oct 6th, 2022 08:57 pm by Kriss ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Thu Oct 6th, 2022 10:13 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 815th Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: I'm almost positive Cornette told that shit story too and said the reason Vince shit his pants in the first place was that he was trying to force a fart, I think to annoy Brisco too. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Thu Oct 6th, 2022 10:54 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 816th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: New WWE announce teams: SmackDown: Michael Cole and Wade Barrett Raw: Kevin Patrick and Corey Graves NXT: Vic Joseph and Booker T PPVs: Michael Cole and Corey Graves Goodbye Jimmy Smith. Goodbye Byron Saxton. If Kevin Patrick can do decent play-by-play, this should allow Graves to be a good heel color guy again, rather than one of three play-by-play guys and an annoying antagonist for Saxton. That NXT team looks brutal, though. Mr. Bland and Mr. Gibberish. I guess all the boot-licking Booker T has been doing on his radio show has paid off. Smith is gone from WWE, while Saxton has been relegated to backstage interviewer for Raw. Joining Saxton on Raw will be the returning Cathy Kelly (I guess I might start watching Raw again...) Kayla Braxton and Megan Morant are going to be the SmackDown interviewers and McKenzie Mitchell remains the NXT interviewer. Saxton is just atrocious as a commentator. He's playing a bizarre super corny babyface and has forever, and it's never ever worked. I said ages ago that if they like him, they should send him back to NXT to try a new manager persona. I thought Jimmy Smith was serviceable, but bland. I don't see how Kevin Patrick can possibly be an improvement. I'd rather see Vic Joseph get the shot and start Patrick in NXT. But either way, having to play off of Booker T. is just setting up anyone for failure. Ironically, Tom Hannifan (Tom Phillips in WWE) is really doing a hell of a job in Impact as their no-frills lead play-by-play man, and he would be better than anyone WWE has in the role at the moment. They could've just developed him. Cole and Barrett are going to be fucking annoying, and I miss Pat McAfee so much already. Graves needs to go back to whatever he was doing under HHH in NXT when he had literally no announcing experience. He was really good then. Whatever advice Cole and Vince gave him ruined him forever. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Oct 7th, 2022 03:05 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 817th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Jimmy Smith: “Just wanted to say, now that the story is officially out, that my time with the WWE is officially done. Had a lot of fun and met some great people. Really and truly blown away by the acceptance from the WWE fans! You folks make it work every week and your enthusiasm was amazing!” ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Oct 7th, 2022 05:17 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 818th Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: That's the bald guy? He wasn't much good. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Oct 7th, 2022 06:42 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 819th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: Former Ring of Honor World Champion Nigel McGuiness, 46, was released by WWE earlier this week, PWInsider.com has learned. McGuinness signed with WWE back in 2016, initially as an announcer for the WWE UK Classic. He later was one of the lead announcers for WWE NXT and over the course of his six years with WWE, called NXT UK, WWE Main Event and 205 Live as well. The WWE signing of McGuinness provided, at the time, something of a happy ending for the former ROH World Champion. As documented in his self-produced and directed film Last of McGuinness, he was offered a WWE deal in September 2006 but the deal was pulled after he willingly chose to disclose a previous biceps injury during a medical pre-screening. Although his own doctor had felt the injury was healed and was safe for performing in the ring, WWE's doctors at the time instructed Nigel to undergo a surgery to repair the old injury. Not being financially able to afford the surgery, McGuinness declined and WWE pulled the deal, forever changing the course of Nigel's life. McGuinness went on to work for Impact Wrestling and as it turned out, the old biceps injury was never a factor again in terms of his health or in-ring work. McGuinness' career would instead be curtailed after he was diagnosed with Hepatitis-C (something he was later cured of) and he retired at the end of 2011 as the door to WWE was obviously closed at the time. In his film, McGuinness, sometimes in heart-wrenching fashion, came to terms with his dreams of working for WWE becoming impossible as he settled into retirement. If you have never seen the film, you really owe it to yourself to track it down. The WWE Network would later release its own documentary on Nigel's career, but it doesn't touch the raw, emotional heartbreak of McGuinness' self-produced doc. riginally trained by Les Thatcher, McGuinness rose to become one of the core personalities for Ring of Honor, truly putting his body on the line especially during his ROH Championship run with excellent bouts against Takeshi Morishima, Austin Aries, Jay Briscoe, Tyler Black and others. His run with the ROH Pure title, culminating with a truly insanely physical match against Bryan Danielson, then the ROH Champion in London is the stuff of legend. After his Impact Wrestling run, which was highlighted with some truly entertaining bouts against Kurt Angle, McGuinness returned to ROH as one of their lead announcers during the Sinclair Broadcast Group ownership era. He later parlayed that into an on-camera role as Matchmaker, leaving the promotion to join WWE in 2016. ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Oct 7th, 2022 06:51 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 820th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: Former Ring of Honor World Champion Nigel McGuiness, 46, was released by WWE earlier this week, PWInsider.com has learned. McGuinness signed with WWE back in 2016, initially as an announcer for the WWE UK Classic. He later was one of the lead announcers for WWE NXT and over the course of his six years with WWE, called NXT UK, WWE Main Event and 205 Live as well. The WWE signing of McGuinness provided, at the time, something of a happy ending for the former ROH World Champion. As documented in his self-produced and directed film Last of McGuinness, he was offered a WWE deal in September 2006 but the deal was pulled after he willingly chose to disclose a previous biceps injury during a medical pre-screening. Although his own doctor had felt the injury was healed and was safe for performing in the ring, WWE's doctors at the time instructed Nigel to undergo a surgery to repair the old injury. Not being financially able to afford the surgery, McGuinness declined and WWE pulled the deal, forever changing the course of Nigel's life. McGuinness went on to work for Impact Wrestling and as it turned out, the old biceps injury was never a factor again in terms of his health or in-ring work. McGuinness' career would instead be curtailed after he was diagnosed with Hepatitis-C (something he was later cured of) and he retired at the end of 2011 as the door to WWE was obviously closed at the time. In his film, McGuinness, sometimes in heart-wrenching fashion, came to terms with his dreams of working for WWE becoming impossible as he settled into retirement. If you have never seen the film, you really owe it to yourself to track it down. The WWE Network would later release its own documentary on Nigel's career, but it doesn't touch the raw, emotional heartbreak of McGuinness' self-produced doc. riginally trained by Les Thatcher, McGuinness rose to become one of the core personalities for Ring of Honor, truly putting his body on the line especially during his ROH Championship run with excellent bouts against Takeshi Morishima, Austin Aries, Jay Briscoe, Tyler Black and others. His run with the ROH Pure title, culminating with a truly insanely physical match against Bryan Danielson, then the ROH Champion in London is the stuff of legend. After his Impact Wrestling run, which was highlighted with some truly entertaining bouts against Kurt Angle, McGuinness returned to ROH as one of their lead announcers during the Sinclair Broadcast Group ownership era. He later parlayed that into an on-camera role as Matchmaker, leaving the promotion to join WWE in 2016. Imagine promoting Wade Barrett the same week you release Nigel McGuinness. This is the WWE we all know and love from the past 20 years. On the bright side, maybe ROH can use a commissioner again. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Oct 7th, 2022 07:13 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 821st Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: <A HREF="https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/34742979/gable-steveson-training-full-wwe-heart-procedure" TARGET="_blank">ESPN.com reportedA> that Gable Steveson will start training full time at the WWE Performance Center after an ablation was performed on his heart last month to treat Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. Steveson told ESPN that it was discovered last year before he went to the Olympics, but didn't he didn't undergo the procedure until WWE's medical staff advised him through the process. The syndrome is a potentially life threatening condition that could lead to a heart attack if untreated. WPW is a rare congenital heart defect, present at birth, in which an extra electrical pathway causes a rapid heartbeat. An ablation is a procedure that uses small burns or freezes to cause scarring on the inside of the heart to help break up the electrical signals and maintain a normal heart rhythm. Going forward, Steveson's training at the PC will be led by Fit Finlay. "We're glad to see that Gable is healthy and training full time at our Performance Center in Orlando," Paul Levesque told ESPN. "WWE takes pride in our best-in-class medical team which guided Gable through this process to ensure that he has a long, healthy career with WWE." Back in 2007, WWE announced that during a standard WWE Wellness policy physical, an abnormal accessory pathway to the heart (Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome) was discovered in then-WWE U.S. Champion MVP. MVP underwent a similar procedure and was able to continue on his professional wrestling career. ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Oct 8th, 2022 03:14 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 822nd Post krazykid18 The Prophet Joined: Mon Oct 15th, 2007 Location: Posts: 2619 Status: Offline Mana: Triple H fucks up legado del fantasma instantly by replacing Electra Lopez with Zelina Vega Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Oct 8th, 2022 03:38 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 823rd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/27.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu27')">krazykid18a> wrote: Triple H fucks up legado del fantasma instantly by replacing Electra Lopez with Zelina Vega I couldn’t pick Electra Lopez out of a lineup at this point, and Zelina already has a little bit of a name. I don’t see how that fucks them up. What was stupid was the announcers not having any idea who they were until they unmasked. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Oct 8th, 2022 04:45 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 824th Post krazykid18 The Prophet Joined: Mon Oct 15th, 2007 Location: Posts: 2619 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/27.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu27')">krazykid18a> wrote: Triple H fucks up legado del fantasma instantly by replacing Electra Lopez with Zelina Vega I couldn’t pick Electra Lopez out of a lineup at this point, and Zelina already has a little bit of a name. I don’t see how that fucks them up. What was stupid was the announcers not having any idea who they were until they unmasked. You might not know this but chemistry of a group matters more than whatever name value you are giving Zelina Vega ..like Electra fit the group and also made Santos look like a leader since she didn't take from him but added to his presentation... But then again you are probably one of those people that likes Damage CTRL a group with no chemistry whatsoever Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Oct 8th, 2022 05:13 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 825th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Jimmy Smith: “Just wanted to say, now that the story is officially out, that my time with the WWE is officially done. Had a lot of fun and met some great people. Really and truly blown away by the acceptance from the WWE fans! You folks make it work every week and your enthusiasm was amazing!” Jimmy Smith says that HHH told him before Raw that he wouldn’t be calling Extreme Rules, so he spent the entire episode assuming it would be his last. When he got the call on Tuesday that he was fired, he was expecting it. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Oct 9th, 2022 10:09 am PM Quote Reply 826th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: Bray Wyatt returns. Same old supernatural bullshit that we've seen in various forms for years from him. Yeah, he got a huge pop, but everyone who returns gets a huge pop (see McMahon, Shane). I fully expect to see this lead to feuds which completely kill whoever he's programmed against and god-awful matches when he actually has to step foot in the ring. Great if this is your thing, but I have zero interest right now. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Oct 9th, 2022 12:35 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 827th Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: Same here. Zero interest. Genuine question, has Bray Wyatt ever had a good match? Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Oct 9th, 2022 02:24 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 828th Post Benlen 5x fantasy baseball champ Joined: Sun Oct 21st, 2007 Location: Milpitas, California USA Posts: 15478 Status: Online Mana: I think Wyatt becomes Morgan's mentor. I don't see the fascination with him.The pay per view started on a high note and ended on a low. Every time I see Imperium vs the Brutes I am highly entertained. ____________________ Only thing harder than achieving excellence is maintaining it. Dream Well. It may come true. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Oct 9th, 2022 03:21 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 829th Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: I didn't even know the show was on but might check it out for that match after the Walter v Seamus match in Wales. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Oct 9th, 2022 03:49 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 830th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: Extreme Rules was awesome from top and Bottom. ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Oct 9th, 2022 05:49 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 831st Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: Extreme Rules was awesome from top and Bottom. This. Some great matches, some great storytelling. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Oct 9th, 2022 06:17 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 832nd Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: Extreme Rules was awesome from top and Bottom. This. Some great matches, some great storytelling. I would had gladly paid the $45 if i had to get this on PPV ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Oct 9th, 2022 06:28 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 833rd Post Superstar '18-'19 POTY, 1st Ballot HOFer Joined: Thu Jan 31st, 2008 Location: Dickshooter, Idaho USA Posts: 8893 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: Extreme Rules was awesome from top and Bottom. This. Some great matches, some great storytelling. This was the first time I’ve watched any part of a PPV in a long time. Last time I really watched was the Wrestlemania at MetLife with Babe Cena. I must say, I picked it up in the Bianca/Bayley match and ran all the way to the end. I was entertained. Only thing that I noticed that made them look stupid was Bayley was literally struggling to pick up a ladder that fell over, yet we are to believe she could possibly beat Belair? Even better - when you do the ladder spot where you pin your opponent under the ladder, you are supposed to pin them on the side you are climbing. Sure that spot was planned but it made Bayley look like an idiot. Another slight peeve is that why bring in Daniel Cormier, who appears to have not stopped eating for two straight years, then he barely gets physical. Why? It was a waste of Cormier. I loved the Rollins/Bro match and it’s the first time I can say that about either guy. I loved the Edge I Quit match but he came off like a rube thinking that Rhea wasn’t going to hit Beth with Conchairto. Beth screaming “Here’s your Dream Match, Rhea” was an awesome touch, only to have Beth KO’ed by the Knucks. Balor is very believable, Ripley is a superstar, the rest of that crew is the drizzling shits. And even my wife said “here comes Rey Mysterious to get the shit knocked out of him”, and she hasn’t watched in seven years. One final thing: To get all of that coverage on Peacock for $20 for the year just might get me back into watching. And when my special price ends, they just might hook me in at $4.99 per month. I know there isn’t as much classic content as before, but it’s still one hell of a good deal overall. ____________________ "Jack Brisco grabbed my testicles once but I told him "Brisco, you have exactly 15 minutes to get your hands off my balls"." -WongLee 7/22/2017 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Oct 10th, 2022 12:13 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 834th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Reports everywhere saying Bo Dallas is about to return. He hasn’t wrestled at all since Nov. 2019. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Oct 10th, 2022 03:07 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 835th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Sara Logan also expected back soon to manage the Viking Raiders. The thought is that she probably won’t be doing much or any wrestling anymore as she focuses on motherhood. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Oct 10th, 2022 05:27 am PM Quote Reply 836th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Reports everywhere saying Bo Dallas is about to return. He hasn’t wrestled at all since Nov. 2019. Bo Dallas is the Lanmy Poffo of 2022. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Oct 10th, 2022 05:19 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 837th Post Superstar '18-'19 POTY, 1st Ballot HOFer Joined: Thu Jan 31st, 2008 Location: Dickshooter, Idaho USA Posts: 8893 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Sara Logan also expected back soon to manage the Viking Raiders. The thought is that she probably won’t be doing much or any wrestling anymore as she focuses on motherhood. Becky Lynch and Ronda Rousey came back after having babies. Difference is, Sarah Logan doesn’t give a shit anymore. She’s probably going on the road to be with her husband and if that continues, she will wrestle as well. Just not full time or in any position for a push, because she’s doing nothing to get herself back into shape other than her bread and butter which is power lifting. ____________________ "Jack Brisco grabbed my testicles once but I told him "Brisco, you have exactly 15 minutes to get your hands off my balls"." -WongLee 7/22/2017 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Oct 10th, 2022 09:23 pm PM Quote Reply 838th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: Rumors now that the Good Brothers are on their way back to WWE. I hope it's not true because these two lazy fucks deserve nothing in 2022. Everything they have done on US TV since they signed for WWE (including Impact and AEW) has been at best lacklustre. And they are about 5% as funny as they think they are. They do not sports entertain me. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Oct 11th, 2022 03:33 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 839th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Anderson and Gallows re-joined AJ Styles tonight as they battled Judgement Day. Anderson is still the NEVER Openweight champion in NJPW so it’ll be interesting to see if they let him return to Japan to drop the belt. They were just in Japan last weekend with no sign that would be their last trip. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Oct 11th, 2022 04:14 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 840th Post krazykid18 The Prophet Joined: Mon Oct 15th, 2007 Location: Posts: 2619 Status: Offline Mana: This irish dude's voice is going to take alot getting used to Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Oct 11th, 2022 04:15 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 841st Post krazykid18 The Prophet Joined: Mon Oct 15th, 2007 Location: Posts: 2619 Status: Offline Mana: Lesnar vs lashley pt 2 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Oct 11th, 2022 04:19 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 842nd Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: Yeah...so... Bobby Lashley is a face. Brock comes out also as a face. Then he beats up Lashley with no apparent storyline reason. Then Brock leaves still acting like a face on his way up the aisle. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Oct 11th, 2022 04:30 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 843rd Post krazykid18 The Prophet Joined: Mon Oct 15th, 2007 Location: Posts: 2619 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: Yeah...so... Bobby Lashley is a face. Brock comes out also as a face. Then he beats up Lashley with no apparent storyline reason. Then Brock leaves still acting like a face on his way up the aisle. There is no such thing as heel or face anymore based on character action... Heel or face is determined by in ring likeability. Miz will always be a heel because majority of fans find his in ring work to be boring. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Oct 11th, 2022 05:17 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 844th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/27.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu27')">krazykid18a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: Yeah...so... Bobby Lashley is a face. Brock comes out also as a face. Then he beats up Lashley with no apparent storyline reason. Then Brock leaves still acting like a face on his way up the aisle. There is no such thing as heel or face anymore based on character action... Heel or face is determined by in ring likeability. Miz will always be a heel because majority of fans find his in ring work to be boring. You say the most bizarre things. Everyone knows exactly who the heels and faces are in WWE with very few exceptions, and the divisions are very clear. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Oct 11th, 2022 05:46 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 845th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Corey Graves on Billy Gunn’s absence: “The other guy’s doing something with office equipment these days.” These DX reunions are just sad to me and extremely corny and have been for 15 years now, but I guess it still gets over a little bit. There hearts were never less into it than tonight though. For donethibg advertised for weeks, it was a complete nothing segment. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Oct 11th, 2022 12:13 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 846th Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/27.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu27')">krazykid18a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: Yeah...so... Bobby Lashley is a face. Brock comes out also as a face. Then he beats up Lashley with no apparent storyline reason. Then Brock leaves still acting like a face on his way up the aisle. There is no such thing as heel or face anymore based on character action... Heel or face is determined by in ring likeability. Miz will always be a heel because majority of fans find his in ring work to be boring. Huh? You could level that at a lot of people in AEW but it's always been pretty clear in WWE. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Oct 11th, 2022 12:43 pm PM Quote Reply 847th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Corey Graves on Billy Gunn’s absence: “The other guy’s doing something with office equipment these days.” These DX reunions are just sad to me and extremely corny and have been for 15 years now, but I guess it still gets over a little bit. There hearts were never less into it than tonight though. For donethibg advertised for weeks, it was a complete nothing segment. Kinda looked like Shawn was making a scissor motion at one point, but it could have been anything. Maybe just arthritis. Once upon a time, Tony may well have let Billy Gunn be on the show, but obviously that's all changed now. And the segment was very disappointing. I was wondering which up and coming heels they were going to bury under the pretense of giving them the rub. Last edited on Tue Oct 11th, 2022 12:44 pm by Kriss ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Oct 11th, 2022 12:48 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 848th Post krazykid18 The Prophet Joined: Mon Oct 15th, 2007 Location: Posts: 2619 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/27.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu27')">krazykid18a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: Yeah...so... Bobby Lashley is a face. Brock comes out also as a face. Then he beats up Lashley with no apparent storyline reason. Then Brock leaves still acting like a face on his way up the aisle. There is no such thing as heel or face anymore based on character action... Heel or face is determined by in ring likeability. Miz will always be a heel because majority of fans find his in ring work to be boring. You say the most bizarre things. Everyone knows exactly who the heels and faces are in WWE with very few exceptions, and the divisions are very clear. if the crowd reaction isn't there then the we don't know who is a face or a heel... the crowd didn't treat Seth Rollins like he was a heel who did anything wrong last night , if i never watched RAW til last night i would think Bobby lashley was some bully who finally got his just due based on the crowd response... The segment didn't work for the emotions they were try to get from the crowd ...it protected Lashley though Last edited on Tue Oct 11th, 2022 12:49 pm by krazykid18 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Oct 11th, 2022 12:51 pm PM Quote Reply 849th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/27.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu27')">krazykid18a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: Yeah...so... Bobby Lashley is a face. Brock comes out also as a face. Then he beats up Lashley with no apparent storyline reason. Then Brock leaves still acting like a face on his way up the aisle. There is no such thing as heel or face anymore based on character action... Heel or face is determined by in ring likeability. Miz will always be a heel because majority of fans find his in ring work to be boring. Huh? The Miz is a great heel who has culvitated a very unlikeable heel persona for the past ten years. All the good heels during these two decades have been dark and serious, but he has managed to be a successful goofball heel without ever being turned face by the crowd. I think he's great at what he does. If wrestlers were heels because the fans find their in-ring work boring, most of the roster would be heels. The punch-kick brand of WWE wrestling means you have to be a master NOT to be boring in the ring. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Oct 11th, 2022 01:17 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 850th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: Yeah...so... Bobby Lashley is a face. Brock comes out also as a face. Then he beats up Lashley with no apparent storyline reason. Then Brock leaves still acting like a face on his way up the aisle. The Storyline is simple. Brock finally gave Bobby a receipt for beating him at the Royal Rumble. ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Oct 11th, 2022 01:20 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 851st Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/27.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu27')">krazykid18a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/27.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu27')">krazykid18a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: Yeah...so... Bobby Lashley is a face. Brock comes out also as a face. Then he beats up Lashley with no apparent storyline reason. Then Brock leaves still acting like a face on his way up the aisle. There is no such thing as heel or face anymore based on character action... Heel or face is determined by in ring likeability. Miz will always be a heel because majority of fans find his in ring work to be boring. You say the most bizarre things. Everyone knows exactly who the heels and faces are in WWE with very few exceptions, and the divisions are very clear. if the crowd reaction isn't there then the we don't know who is a face or a heel... the crowd didn't treat Seth Rollins like he was a heel who did anything wrong last night , if i never watched RAW til last night i would think Bobby lashley was some bully who finally got his just due based on the crowd response... The segment didn't work for the emotions they were try to get from the crowd ...it protected Lashley though Lashley should be a heel, he was much better at it and much better when MVP was talking for him. I just looked at that segment and it was odd and did nothing much but make Lashley look bad. But he got a good reaction before Lesnar came out and stole the spotlight. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Oct 11th, 2022 01:24 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 852nd Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: It will be interesting if Elias is going to be a heel or face. Story wise you would think he would go after KO for what he did to his brother. ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Oct 11th, 2022 02:34 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 853rd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: It will be interesting if Elias is going to be a heel or face. Story wise you would think he would go after KO for what he did to his brother. Based on Corey Graves’ reaction to his return, it seems like he’s returning as a face. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Oct 12th, 2022 01:00 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 854th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Anderson and Gallows re-joined AJ Styles tonight as they battled Judgement Day. Anderson is still the NEVER Openweight champion in NJPW so it’ll be interesting to see if they let him return to Japan to drop the belt. They were just in Japan last weekend with no sign that would be their last trip. NJPW says that the Karl Anderson vs. Hikuleo match for the NEVER Openweight title will take place as planned on Nov. 5, so WWE will allow Anderson to fulfill his commitments and no doubt drop the title. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Oct 12th, 2022 01:02 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 855th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Bray Wyatt’s return has amassed more than 8 million views across social media platforms in 2 days, which is something that some people care about these days. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Oct 12th, 2022 01:40 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 856th Post cookie32723 Joined: Thu Oct 18th, 2007 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 3704 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Bray Wyatt’s return has amassed more than 8 million views across social media platforms in 2 days, which is something that some people care about these days. That’s a lot of views, but how much of that will actually translate into real money is the question. ____________________ If data, science, and logic offends someone, then they probably need to be offended. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Oct 12th, 2022 01:42 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 857th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/27.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu27')">krazykid18a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/27.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu27')">krazykid18a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: Yeah...so... Bobby Lashley is a face. Brock comes out also as a face. Then he beats up Lashley with no apparent storyline reason. Then Brock leaves still acting like a face on his way up the aisle. There is no such thing as heel or face anymore based on character action... Heel or face is determined by in ring likeability. Miz will always be a heel because majority of fans find his in ring work to be boring. You say the most bizarre things. Everyone knows exactly who the heels and faces are in WWE with very few exceptions, and the divisions are very clear. crowd didn't treat Seth Rollins like he was a heel who did anything wrong last night , I think Seth Rollins is definitely a heel, but for some reason he has a "sing along" song, which he shouldn't, because that should be reserved for faces. I seriously think that is the main reason the fans react to him like they do. He should have a new song (like Finn Balor for instance) that doesn't generate fans to respond the way they do. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Oct 12th, 2022 01:42 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 858th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: Last edited on Wed Oct 12th, 2022 01:43 am by Boz1515 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Oct 12th, 2022 01:59 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 859th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/27.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu27')">krazykid18a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/27.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu27')">krazykid18a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: Yeah...so... Bobby Lashley is a face. Brock comes out also as a face. Then he beats up Lashley with no apparent storyline reason. Then Brock leaves still acting like a face on his way up the aisle. There is no such thing as heel or face anymore based on character action... Heel or face is determined by in ring likeability. Miz will always be a heel because majority of fans find his in ring work to be boring. You say the most bizarre things. Everyone knows exactly who the heels and faces are in WWE with very few exceptions, and the divisions are very clear. crowd didn't treat Seth Rollins like he was a heel who did anything wrong last night , I think Seth Rollins is definitely a heel, but for some reason he has a "sing along" song, which he shouldn't, because that should be reserved for faces. I seriously think that is the main reason the fans react to him like they do. He should have a new song (like Finn Balor for instance) that doesn't generate fans to respond the way they do. He also has gotten a reputation for often having one of the best matches on the show, which will akways get you a good reaction initially, at least in front of a PPV audience. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Oct 14th, 2022 02:26 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 860th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Regarding Billy Gunn and the DX reunion, Fightful reports that WWE considered formally reaching out to AEW to ask if he could appear, but decided not to because they knew the answer. As recently as 2 months ago, Tony Khan was very open to allowing talents to appear on WWE TV, even while acknowledging that he knew WWE would never do the same for him. But it’s become a much more bitter war now in the wake of WWE tampering with up to a dozen contracts and trying to re-hire many current contracted AEW stars. This began under Vince but intensified under HHH, who seems to not even acknowledge that AEW has contracts. Fightful reports that they even reacted out to Chris Jericho, an almost laughable thought but one that shows they have no respect whatsoever and no fear of being sued. Khan has now gone ice cold on the good will he was trying to build with them, otherwise there’s probably little doubt that Gunn would’ve been on Raw. Fightful says other reports that WWE didn’t want him because they were afraid that “Scissor Me Daddy Ass” chants would overshadow DX are not true, although WWE is certainly aware of how hot Gunn has become and Michael Cole referenced it. It's also believed that Gunn may not have done it even if allowed to, as there is some heat between him and HHH over a comment HHH made during DX's HOF induction when he put Gunn in an awkward spot by knocking AEW to his face after AEW let him appear. Khan shrugged it off, but Gunn was supposedly furious that he had to stand there and smile while his company was insulted. Gunn and HHH have had a contentious relationship for years that never mended as well as the others did. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Oct 14th, 2022 04:59 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 861st Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Somewhat unique idea by Bobby Lashley, the Thor gimmick. Lol. Actors do this all the time, I’ve never heard of a wrestler doing it. Seems dangerous especially at 46 to fuck with your body like that expecting to bounce back, but he would know better than me. “About two years, I pitched to Vince an idea where I would lose to a really unknown lower card guy, get depressed about it and pack on 50 or 60 pounds and just come out all fat and out of shape. Then, someone like MVP would pull me out of it after a few months, we’d do these training videos and really get me back into peak physical condition. I had a conversation with Vince, he looks at me and goes ‘I don’t think you’ll be able to do that.’ I told him with 100% certainty I could, and even though he liked the idea, it just never came about happening. Might have to pitch this one to HHH. It’s a fresh set of ears. He might actually let me do it. Who knows?” - Bobby Lashley (via Jim Norton and Sam Roberts) ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Oct 14th, 2022 05:33 pm PM Quote Reply 862nd Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Somewhat unique idea by Bobby Lashley, the Thor gimmick. Lol. Actors do this all the time, I’ve never heard of a wrestler doing it. Seems dangerous especially at 46 to fuck with your body like that expecting to bounce back, but he would know better than me. “About two years, I pitched to Vince an idea where I would lose to a really unknown lower card guy, get depressed about it and pack on 50 or 60 pounds and just come out all fat and out of shape. Then, someone like MVP would pull me out of it after a few months, we’d do these training videos and really get me back into peak physical condition. I had a conversation with Vince, he looks at me and goes ‘I don’t think you’ll be able to do that.’ I told him with 100% certainty I could, and even though he liked the idea, it just never came about happening. Might have to pitch this one to HHH. It’s a fresh set of ears. He might actually let me do it. Who knows?” - Bobby Lashley (via Jim Norton and Sam Roberts) Not quite the same, but I always thought the Bull James "Bull-Fit" gimmick in NXT was supposed to go this way. He looked like shit and was going to come out the other side with a better look. He stayed in the same "shape" and got released while his nemesis Baron Corbin made the main roster. We've seen it plenty of times with wrestlers getting into bodybuilding shape to try to catch Vince's eye and it has often worked (Jinder Mahal and WALTER being two obvious examples). Actually, it kinda looks like Vince stole the idea and gave it to Baron Corbin, just without the getting fat part. You could probably do this gimmick in vignettes with some Hollywood magic unless Lashley wants to wrestle as a fat man as well (now I'm getting flashbacks of Ahmed "Big T" Johnson in WCW). ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Oct 14th, 2022 05:36 pm PM Quote Reply 863rd Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Regarding Billy Gunn and the DX reunion, Fightful reports that WWE considered formally reaching out to AEW to ask if he could appear, but decided not to because they knew the answer. As recently as 2 months ago, Tony Khan was very open to allowing talents to appear on WWE TV, even while acknowledging that he knew WWE would never do the same for him. But it’s become a much more bitter war now in the wake of WWE tampering with up to a dozen contracts and trying to re-hire many current contracted AEW stars. This began under Vince but intensified under HHH, who seems to not even acknowledge that AEW has contracts. Fightful reports that they even reacted out to Chris Jericho, an almost laughable thought but one that shows they have no respect whatsoever and no fear of being sued. Khan has now gone ice cold on the good will he was trying to build with them, otherwise there’s probably little doubt that Gunn would’ve been on Raw. Fightful says other reports that WWE didn’t want him because they were afraid that “Scissor Me Daddy Ass” chants would overshadow DX are not true, although WWE is certainly aware of how hot Gunn has become and Michael Cole referenced it. It's also believed that Gunn may not have done it even if allowed to, as there is some heat between him and HHH over a comment HHH made during DX's HOF induction when he put Gunn in an awkward spot by knocking AEW to his face after AEW let him appear. Khan shrugged it off, but Gunn was supposedly furious that he had to stand there and smile while his company was insulted. Gunn and HHH have had a contentious relationship for years that never mended as well as the others did. It was very interesting that Billy Gunn had a match on Dynamite this week. Gunn is 5 years older than Brian James, and I'll give you that James has never been in shape, but Gunn at 58 didn't embarrass himself on Wednesday, while James has looked like shit for a few years now (that awful head tattoo doesn't help) and looks like a bargain store Santa right now. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Oct 14th, 2022 07:04 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 864th Post cookie32723 Joined: Thu Oct 18th, 2007 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 3704 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Regarding Billy Gunn and the DX reunion, Fightful reports that WWE considered formally reaching out to AEW to ask if he could appear, but decided not to because they knew the answer. As recently as 2 months ago, Tony Khan was very open to allowing talents to appear on WWE TV, even while acknowledging that he knew WWE would never do the same for him. But it’s become a much more bitter war now in the wake of WWE tampering with up to a dozen contracts and trying to re-hire many current contracted AEW stars. This began under Vince but intensified under HHH, who seems to not even acknowledge that AEW has contracts. Fightful reports that they even reacted out to Chris Jericho, an almost laughable thought but one that shows they have no respect whatsoever and no fear of being sued. Khan has now gone ice cold on the good will he was trying to build with them, otherwise there’s probably little doubt that Gunn would’ve been on Raw. Fightful says other reports that WWE didn’t want him because they were afraid that “Scissor Me Daddy Ass” chants would overshadow DX are not true, although WWE is certainly aware of how hot Gunn has become and Michael Cole referenced it. It's also believed that Gunn may not have done it even if allowed to, as there is some heat between him and HHH over a comment HHH made during DX's HOF induction when he put Gunn in an awkward spot by knocking AEW to his face after AEW let him appear. Khan shrugged it off, but Gunn was supposedly furious that he had to stand there and smile while his company was insulted. Gunn and HHH have had a contentious relationship for years that never mended as well as the others did. It was very interesting that Billy Gunn had a match on Dynamite this week. Gunn is 5 years older than Brian James, and I'll give you that James has never been in shape, but Gunn at 58 didn't embarrass himself on Wednesday, while James has looked like shit for a few years now (that awful head tattoo doesn't help) and looks like a bargain store Santa right now. All that scissoring has done wonders, obviously. ____________________ If data, science, and logic offends someone, then they probably need to be offended. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Oct 14th, 2022 07:29 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 865th Post kargol Joined: Thu Oct 18th, 2007 Location: Brum, United Kingdom Posts: 5565 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: Not quite the same, but I always thought the Bull James "Bull-Fit" gimmick in NXT was supposed to go this way. He looked like shit and was going to come out the other side with a better look. He stayed in the same "shape" and got released while his nemesis Baron Corbin made the main roster. I thought he was going to be the WWE's Kevin Steen - the out-of-shape old-school fighter - but then the WWE signed Steen anyway so Dempsey was surplus to requirements. ____________________ superfunkymean Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Oct 14th, 2022 07:32 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 866th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/46.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu46')">kargola> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: Not quite the same, but I always thought the Bull James "Bull-Fit" gimmick in NXT was supposed to go this way. He looked like shit and was going to come out the other side with a better look. He stayed in the same "shape" and got released while his nemesis Baron Corbin made the main roster. I thought he was going to be the WWE's Kevin Steen - the out-of-shape old-school fighter - but then the WWE signed Steen anyway so Dempsey was surplus to requirements. Honestly I thought it was more Buddy Rose. Just an undercard comedy gimmick that was never going to go anywhere. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Oct 14th, 2022 07:41 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 867th Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Somewhat unique idea by Bobby Lashley, the Thor gimmick. Lol. Actors do this all the time, I’ve never heard of a wrestler doing it. Seems dangerous especially at 46 to fuck with your body like that expecting to bounce back, but he would know better than me. “About two years, I pitched to Vince an idea where I would lose to a really unknown lower card guy, get depressed about it and pack on 50 or 60 pounds and just come out all fat and out of shape. Then, someone like MVP would pull me out of it after a few months, we’d do these training videos and really get me back into peak physical condition. I had a conversation with Vince, he looks at me and goes ‘I don’t think you’ll be able to do that.’ I told him with 100% certainty I could, and even though he liked the idea, it just never came about happening. Might have to pitch this one to HHH. It’s a fresh set of ears. He might actually let me do it. Who knows?” - Bobby Lashley (via Jim Norton and Sam Roberts) That is an interesting idea. Pity he's told everyone about it now. I doubt they'd go for it anyway but I'm sure he could do it easily, though it can't be good for you, as you say. I like the idea though. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Oct 14th, 2022 08:03 pm PM Quote Reply 868th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/46.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu46')">kargola> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: Not quite the same, but I always thought the Bull James "Bull-Fit" gimmick in NXT was supposed to go this way. He looked like shit and was going to come out the other side with a better look. He stayed in the same "shape" and got released while his nemesis Baron Corbin made the main roster. I thought he was going to be the WWE's Kevin Steen - the out-of-shape old-school fighter - but then the WWE signed Steen anyway so Dempsey was surplus to requirements. Honestly I thought it was more Buddy Rose. Just an undercard comedy gimmick that was never going to go anywhere. I thought it was a rib on him being in bad shape, at least cosmetically. Maybe he was supposed to get the hint, but obviously he didn't. Given how little impact he made on the indies, he obviously didn't have the right mentality to make it in wrestling. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Oct 15th, 2022 12:44 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 869th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: Think WWE is doing ok without Vince WWE's stock closed today at $75.71 today, which would be its highest closing price in three years. ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Oct 15th, 2022 03:11 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 870th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: I don’t even know what to say about Michael Cole’s commentary anymore. He mentioned that LA Knight came from Championship Wrestling From Hollywood. WTF? Even Excalibur wouldn’t get that obscure for no particular reason. I’d venture that a smaller indy has never before been mentioned by name on WWE TV. Cole’s transformation since Vince’s departure is stunning. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Oct 15th, 2022 01:08 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 871st Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Last night's 4-way main event was really fun. WWE has good matches, but rarely fun ones. Sheamus is having the best run of his career right now and Gunther and Butch have revitalized him. His exchanges with Solo Sikoa were great and makes me want to see that match one-on-one, and then we got an awesome tease of The Bloodline vs. the Brawling Brutes that might've been a one-off but would be a great match. In the meantime, we got some tremendous Rey Misterio vs. Ricochet spots, with Ricochet selling his ass off for his hero. They had a one-on-one dream match in 2016 in Lucha Underground (which Misterio also won) and I hope they give us more of them. Gunther vs. Misterio will be interesting. Bray Wyatt's return was not at all what I was expecting, so they're going in a different direction with him than ever before. He basically cut his first real promo in about a decade. I'm willing to see where it goes. When he talked about losing 2 people who were very close to him, one is obviously Brodie Lee, but I missed who the other could be. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Oct 15th, 2022 01:24 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 872nd Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: Glad they moved Ray to Smackdown. They can pause the storyline between Rey and Dom for a while. Have them in ring together at the rumble. Then finally have a match at mania. Not really interesting in in Rey vs Gunther match. Bray said he lost his wife, but are still together. ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Oct 15th, 2022 02:47 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 873rd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: Glad they moved Ray to Smackdown. They can pause the storyline between Rey and Dom for a while. Have them in ring together at the rumble. Then finally have a match at mania. Not really interesting in in Rey vs Gunther match. Bray said he lost his wife, but are still together. On Twitter people are saying that he was referring to Brodie Lee and his best friend J.R., who was not in the business but died within the last year. Bray had written about him on IG after his death. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Oct 15th, 2022 03:18 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 874th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: Glad they moved Ray to Smackdown. They can pause the storyline between Rey and Dom for a while. Have them in ring together at the rumble. Then finally have a match at mania. Not really interesting in in Rey vs Gunther match. Bray said he lost his wife, but are still together. On Twitter people are saying that he was referring to Brodie Lee and his best friend J.R., who was not in the business but died within the last year. Bray had written about him on IG after his death. Yeah he said he lost two people important to his life. Then went on to say he lost his wife. Unless I missed understood him and he said life. ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Oct 15th, 2022 03:23 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 875th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: I am interested who rammed into Kross's car. It wasn't Drew as he came out of the building to attack Kross. One thing I really like about the HHH era. People to seem to have more than one feud going on. ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Oct 15th, 2022 04:22 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 876th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: Glad they moved Ray to Smackdown. They can pause the storyline between Rey and Dom for a while. Have them in ring together at the rumble. Then finally have a match at mania. Not really interesting in in Rey vs Gunther match. Bray said he lost his wife, but are still together. On Twitter people are saying that he was referring to Brodie Lee and his best friend J.R., who was not in the business but died within the last year. Bray had written about him on IG after his death. Yeah he said he lost two people important to his life. Then went on to say he lost his wife. Unless I missed understood him and he said life. I don't think he said wife. He and JoJo actually aren't even married, they had 2 children together but just got engaged in April, and if they broke up that's news to me. But she wasn't his wife anyway. His old wife did divorce him a few years ago because of the affair with JoJo, but he wouldn't have been talking about that now. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Oct 15th, 2022 06:51 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 877th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: Glad they moved Ray to Smackdown. They can pause the storyline between Rey and Dom for a while. Have them in ring together at the rumble. Then finally have a match at mania. Not really interesting in in Rey vs Gunther match. Bray said he lost his wife, but are still together. On Twitter people are saying that he was referring to Brodie Lee and his best friend J.R., who was not in the business but died within the last year. Bray had written about him on IG after his death. Yeah he said he lost two people important to his life. Then went on to say he lost his wife. Unless I missed understood him and he said life. I don't think he said wife. He and JoJo actually aren't even married, they had 2 children together but just got engaged in April, and if they broke up that's news to me. But she wasn't his wife anyway. His old wife did divorce him a few years ago because of the affair with JoJo, but he wouldn't have been talking about that now. Nah him and JoJo are still together she been backstage. ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Oct 15th, 2022 07:56 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 878th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Fightful reports that the mask that interrupted Bray’s heartfelt promo will be named Uncle Howdy and will represent Bray’s inner demons. So Bray will be feuding with himself, which will be interesting to see how they pull off in a match (which will no doubt be cinematic). ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Oct 15th, 2022 09:54 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 879th Post cookie32723 Joined: Thu Oct 18th, 2007 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 3704 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Fightful reports that the mask that interrupted Bray’s heartfelt promo will be named Uncle Howdy and will represent Bray’s inner demons. So Bray will be feuding with himself, which will be interesting to see how they pull off in a match (which will no doubt be cinematic). Maybe they can get a blow up doll like when Kenny Omega wrestled one. ____________________ If data, science, and logic offends someone, then they probably need to be offended. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Oct 15th, 2022 11:44 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 880th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Meltzer says that HHH’s plan was to pair Wyatt with Malakai Black if he was able to get him back from AEW. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Oct 17th, 2022 01:54 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 881st Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: It’s being reported that HHH has decided to scrap the Day One PPV that debuted last Jan. 1 and there will be no PPV between Survivor Series and Royal Rumble, which is the longest gap in many years. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Oct 17th, 2022 01:59 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 882nd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: R-Truth and Shelton Benjamin, neither of whom have really been used since HHH took over, are now internally listed as a tag team. Creative is thinking of a name for them and a way to introduce them together on TV. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Oct 17th, 2022 03:18 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 883rd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Reports circulating that former Diva Aksana has been backstage at WWE TV the past few weeks and has already re-signed or is about to. Aksana is best known for being a contestant on Season 3 of NXT with Goldust as her mentor, and the two had a storyline romance so that she could stay in the country after her visa expired. She was in FCW developmental for 2 years and then on the main roster from 2011-2014, although she rarely did anything of consequence on TV. It’s definitely a return no one was expecting. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Oct 17th, 2022 03:56 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 884th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Reports circulating that former Diva Aksana has been backstage at WWE TV the past few weeks and has already re-signed or is about to. Aksana is best known for being a contestant on Season 3 of NXT with Goldust as her mentor, and the two had a storyline romance so that she could stay in the country after her visa expired. She was in FCW developmental for 2 years and then on the main roster from 2011-2014, although she rarely did anything of consequence on TV. It’s definitely a return no one was expecting. She is 40 Years old and has not wrestled since 2014 ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Oct 17th, 2022 04:03 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 885th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Reports circulating that former Diva Aksana has been backstage at WWE TV the past few weeks and has already re-signed or is about to. Aksana is best known for being a contestant on Season 3 of NXT with Goldust as her mentor, and the two had a storyline romance so that she could stay in the country after her visa expired. She was in FCW developmental for 2 years and then on the main roster from 2011-2014, although she rarely did anything of consequence on TV. It’s definitely a return no one was expecting. She is 40 Years old and has not wrestled since 2014 I would assume she will be used as a valet, but I would imagine there are thousands of more beautiful women out there who can do a better job of stringing together 2 sentences and not tripping over their own feet who would be better suited for the opportunity. Maryse is a contemporary who trained with and wrestled against Aksana and is also about 40, but Aksana is no Maryse, and Maryse is not under contract as far as I know, not a long-term one anyway. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Oct 17th, 2022 05:12 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 886th Post Superstar '18-'19 POTY, 1st Ballot HOFer Joined: Thu Jan 31st, 2008 Location: Dickshooter, Idaho USA Posts: 8893 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Reports circulating that former Diva Aksana has been backstage at WWE TV the past few weeks and has already re-signed or is about to. Aksana is best known for being a contestant on Season 3 of NXT with Goldust as her mentor, and the two had a storyline romance so that she could stay in the country after her visa expired. She was in FCW developmental for 2 years and then on the main roster from 2011-2014, although she rarely did anything of consequence on TV. It’s definitely a return no one was expecting. She is 40 Years old and has not wrestled since 2014 I would assume she will be used as a valet, but I would imagine there are thousands of more beautiful women out there who can do a better job of stringing together 2 sentences and not tripping over their own feet who would be better suited for the opportunity. Maryse is a contemporary who trained with and wrestled against Aksana and is also about 40, but Aksana is no Maryse, and Maryse is not under contract as far as I know, not a long-term one anyway. Aksana was awful. There is no reason at all to bring her back, as she offers nothing to the product. ____________________ "Jack Brisco grabbed my testicles once but I told him "Brisco, you have exactly 15 minutes to get your hands off my balls"." -WongLee 7/22/2017 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Oct 17th, 2022 06:39 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 887th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: MMA fighter Jessica Rose-Clark, whose nickname is "Heartbreaker", vowed that if she ever made it to a UFC PPV, she would use Shawn Michaels' "Sexy Boy" theme song as her entrance music. This weekend, she kept her promise when she fought at UFC 276, but she lost to Juliija Stoliarenko in the 1st round. Shawn Michaels was alerted about the entrance ahead of time and said he made a point to watch her fight, and joked, "Just like HBK, she gets tapped out. But it was still awesome." Fan cam footage of the entrance can be seen here: <A HREF="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOKl51V5HxY" TARGET="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOKl51V5HxYA> ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Oct 17th, 2022 08:18 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 888th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: WWE Chief Content Officer and Head of Creative Paul "Triple H" Levesque has tested positive for COVID-19 and will not be at tonight's Monday Night Raw in Oklahoma City, PWInsider.com has confirmed with WWE. Levesque is said to be feeling well and in good spirits but will be away from his in-person WWE duties until he has cleared the company's current protocol. We are told he has been in contact with the company's producers and writers and feels good about the creative and team heading into tonight's Raw, which would be the first without him since he took over his new roles. The hope is that Levesque will be back ASAP as soon as he tests negative. Whether that will be in time for Friday's Smackdown in Toledo or next Monday's Raw in Charlotte remains to be seen. Levesque was backstage at last Friday's Smackdown in New Orleans. ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Oct 18th, 2022 03:28 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 889th Post Superstar '18-'19 POTY, 1st Ballot HOFer Joined: Thu Jan 31st, 2008 Location: Dickshooter, Idaho USA Posts: 8893 Status: Offline Mana: Why the fuck do they waste a JBL appearance to try and get over Baron Fucking Corbin yet again? ____________________ "Jack Brisco grabbed my testicles once but I told him "Brisco, you have exactly 15 minutes to get your hands off my balls"." -WongLee 7/22/2017 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Oct 18th, 2022 03:29 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 890th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/152.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu152')">Superstara> wrote: Why the fuck do they waste a JBL appearance to try and get over Baron Fucking Corbin yet again? Everyone loves Corbin. Vince loved him. HHH loves him. Cornette loves him. MJF says he loves him and watches him for ideas on how to be a heel (I don’t think he’s trolling). I don’t get it myself, but he’s going to be there for years to come. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Oct 18th, 2022 04:05 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 891st Post cookie32723 Joined: Thu Oct 18th, 2007 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 3704 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/152.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu152')">Superstara> wrote: Why the fuck do they waste a JBL appearance to try and get over Baron Fucking Corbin yet again? Everyone loves Corbin. Vince loved him. HHH loves him. Cornette loves him. MJF says he loves him and watches him for ideas on how to be a heel (I don’t think he’s trolling). I don’t get it myself, but he’s going to be there for years to come. So everyone in wrestling loves the guy, yet fans couldn’t give less of a shit and haven’t for years. ____________________ If data, science, and logic offends someone, then they probably need to be offended. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Oct 18th, 2022 04:44 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 892nd Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: It will be interesting if Elias is going to be a heel or face. Story wise you would think he would go after KO for what he did to his brother. Looks like he is about to turn heel and cost Riddle the US title. Could be wrong but seems that the way it heading. ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Oct 18th, 2022 04:57 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 893rd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: This episode of Raw is the worst of the HHH era, not that it’s terrible but it’s boring like the Vince stuff. And of course this is the one I’m watching live because the Yankees game was postponed. It’s a slog. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Oct 18th, 2022 05:08 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 894th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: During Monday Night Raw, The Judgement Day vs. AJ Styles & Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows was officially announced for the 11/5 Crown Jewel PPV in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Should that match happen as planned, it places Karl Anderson in a very unique predicament as he's already booked that date for New Japan Pro Wrestling in Osaka, Japan defending the NEVER Openweight Championship against Hikuleo. For those interested, Osaka is six hours ahead of Riyadh, so 8 PM in Japan would be 2 PM in Saudi Arabia. It's 16 hour+ flight from one to the other, so logistically, it's impossible for Anderson to make both shows the same day. ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Oct 18th, 2022 06:09 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 895th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: During Monday Night Raw, The Judgement Day vs. AJ Styles & Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows was officially announced for the 11/5 Crown Jewel PPV in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Should that match happen as planned, it places Karl Anderson in a very unique predicament as he's already booked that date for New Japan Pro Wrestling in Osaka, Japan defending the NEVER Openweight Championship against Hikuleo. For those interested, Osaka is six hours ahead of Riyadh, so 8 PM in Japan would be 2 PM in Saudi Arabia. It's 16 hour+ flight from one to the other, so logistically, it's impossible for Anderson to make both shows the same day. Hulk Hogan says he can make it happen, brother. Even after Anderson’s return to WWE, NJPW confirmed that Anderson would make that date. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Oct 18th, 2022 06:17 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 896th Post Franchise Low key big hog Joined: Mon Oct 15th, 2007 Location: Ohio , USA Posts: 6045 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: During Monday Night Raw, The Judgement Day vs. AJ Styles & Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows was officially announced for the 11/5 Crown Jewel PPV in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Should that match happen as planned, it places Karl Anderson in a very unique predicament as he's already booked that date for New Japan Pro Wrestling in Osaka, Japan defending the NEVER Openweight Championship against Hikuleo. For those interested, Osaka is six hours ahead of Riyadh, so 8 PM in Japan would be 2 PM in Saudi Arabia. It's 16 hour+ flight from one to the other, so logistically, it's impossible for Anderson to make both shows the same day. Hulk Hogan says he can make it happen, brother. Even after Anderson’s return to WWE, NJPW confirmed that Anderson would make that date. It would be hilarious if the WWE did an injury angle so he could make his Japan date like the old days. ____________________ Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Oct 18th, 2022 12:15 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 897th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/22.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu22')">Franchisea> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: During Monday Night Raw, The Judgement Day vs. AJ Styles & Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows was officially announced for the 11/5 Crown Jewel PPV in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Should that match happen as planned, it places Karl Anderson in a very unique predicament as he's already booked that date for New Japan Pro Wrestling in Osaka, Japan defending the NEVER Openweight Championship against Hikuleo. For those interested, Osaka is six hours ahead of Riyadh, so 8 PM in Japan would be 2 PM in Saudi Arabia. It's 16 hour+ flight from one to the other, so logistically, it's impossible for Anderson to make both shows the same day. Hulk Hogan says he can make it happen, brother. Even after Anderson’s return to WWE, NJPW confirmed that Anderson would make that date. It would be hilarious if the WWE did an injury angle so he could make his Japan date like the old days. I wouldn't be surprised, it might happen Anderson always said he would not go back over there. ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Oct 18th, 2022 05:47 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 898th Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: Why was he booked, if he said he wouldn't go back? And why wouldn't he go back, isn't that the only place anyone gave a shit about him? Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Oct 18th, 2022 05:49 pm PM Quote Reply 899th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/1344.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu1344')">Jim_Irisha> wrote: Why was he booked, if he said he wouldn't go back? And why wouldn't he go back, isn't that the only place anyone gave a shit about him? He said he wouldn't go back to Saudi, not Japan ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Oct 18th, 2022 05:49 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 900th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/1344.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu1344')">Jim_Irisha> wrote: Why was he booked, if he said he wouldn't go back? And why wouldn't he go back, isn't that the only place anyone gave a shit about him? He meant go back to Saudi Arabia, not WWE. They were in the group that was held hostage on the plane that we're not supposed to talk about anymore and was all a big "misunderstanding". ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it.
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Posted: Tue Oct 18th, 2022 05:56 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 901st Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: Gotcha, makes sense. Half reading during work leads to dumb questions. I wouldn't blame him for not going back. Or anyone else for that matter. A shithole. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Oct 18th, 2022 10:52 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 902nd Post krazykid18 The Prophet Joined: Mon Oct 15th, 2007 Location: Posts: 2619 Status: Offline Mana: Somebody should tell Triple H, that he probably used up "the brawl to start the show" card enough in your limited time of booking. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Oct 18th, 2022 11:56 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 903rd Post Superstar '18-'19 POTY, 1st Ballot HOFer Joined: Thu Jan 31st, 2008 Location: Dickshooter, Idaho USA Posts: 8893 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/27.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu27')">krazykid18a> wrote: Somebody should tell Triple H, that he probably used up "the brawl to start the show" card enough in your limited time of booking. After 20 years of painful 15 minute promos to start the show, I think he could get two or three more months out of this. What would really be interesting is if they start the first match at two mins before the hour, so by the time the credits roll, somebody is coming off the top rope. ____________________ "Jack Brisco grabbed my testicles once but I told him "Brisco, you have exactly 15 minutes to get your hands off my balls"." -WongLee 7/22/2017 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Oct 19th, 2022 01:22 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 904th Post khawk Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 19680 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/152.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu152')">Superstara> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/27.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu27')">krazykid18a> wrote: Somebody should tell Triple H, that he probably used up "the brawl to start the show" card enough in your limited time of booking. After 20 years of painful 15 minute promos to start the show, I think he could get two or three more months out of this. What would really be interesting is if they start the first match at two mins before the hour, so by the time the credits roll, somebody is coming off the top rope. Florida TV did that a fair bit back in the day. Show would start in the middle of an already-going match. ____________________ "It never hurts to use plain language when people are fucking stupid."--gwlee "wrestling fans need to start taking showers it makes no sense to smell the way they smell"--kk18 "Lard is a food group in Arkansas."-Raditch Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Oct 19th, 2022 02:54 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 905th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: WWE has trademarked the name Lyra Valkyria, which of course is very suspiciously close to Taya Valkyrie. This means either 1) WWE is ripping off her name for some reason and could be in for a legal challenge or 2) WWE is bringing her back closer to her indy gimmick and not as the horrible NXT character. Taya is currently wrestling in Impact and AAA but is not signed to either company, so she is free and clear to return to WWE at any time. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Oct 19th, 2022 05:40 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 906th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: During Monday Night Raw, The Judgement Day vs. AJ Styles & Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows was officially announced for the 11/5 Crown Jewel PPV in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Should that match happen as planned, it places Karl Anderson in a very unique predicament as he's already booked that date for New Japan Pro Wrestling in Osaka, Japan defending the NEVER Openweight Championship against Hikuleo. For those interested, Osaka is six hours ahead of Riyadh, so 8 PM in Japan would be 2 PM in Saudi Arabia. It's 16 hour+ flight from one to the other, so logistically, it's impossible for Anderson to make both shows the same day. Hulk Hogan says he can make it happen, brother. Even after Anderson’s return to WWE, NJPW confirmed that Anderson would make that date. Both Corey Graves on Raw and the NXT lead announcer mentioned that Anderson was a current singles champion in Japan without mentioning the specific title. So WWE is acknowledging it and I can’t imagine there’s any reason to screw NJPW. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Oct 19th, 2022 05:58 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 907th Post Franchise Low key big hog Joined: Mon Oct 15th, 2007 Location: Ohio , USA Posts: 6045 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/14.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu14')">khawka> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/152.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu152')">Superstara> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/27.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu27')">krazykid18a> wrote: Somebody should tell Triple H, that he probably used up "the brawl to start the show" card enough in your limited time of booking. After 20 years of painful 15 minute promos to start the show, I think he could get two or three more months out of this. What would really be interesting is if they start the first match at two mins before the hour, so by the time the credits roll, somebody is coming off the top rope. Florida TV did that a fair bit back in the day. Show would start in the middle of an already-going match. They should do a month of random shit; Start the show with a match in progress, have a match end during a commercial break, have the main event start with 5 minutes left on the show, drop in ring side interviews filmed in front of an empty ring before the doors are opened, film a match for coliseum home video. ____________________ Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Oct 19th, 2022 09:46 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 908th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/22.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu22')">Franchisea> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: During Monday Night Raw, The Judgement Day vs. AJ Styles & Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows was officially announced for the 11/5 Crown Jewel PPV in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Should that match happen as planned, it places Karl Anderson in a very unique predicament as he's already booked that date for New Japan Pro Wrestling in Osaka, Japan defending the NEVER Openweight Championship against Hikuleo. For those interested, Osaka is six hours ahead of Riyadh, so 8 PM in Japan would be 2 PM in Saudi Arabia. It's 16 hour+ flight from one to the other, so logistically, it's impossible for Anderson to make both shows the same day. Hulk Hogan says he can make it happen, brother. Even after Anderson’s return to WWE, NJPW confirmed that Anderson would make that date. It would be hilarious if the WWE did an injury angle so he could make his Japan date like the old days. I wouldn't be surprised, it might happen Anderson always said he would not go back over there. The Good Brothers posted an Instagram video this morning saying they will be in Saudi Arabia on Nov. 5 and not in Japan. They said NJPW announced the bout without ever confirming with Gallows, who handles their bookings. Anderson shot the video with the NEVER Openweight belt on his shoulder and it was mostly in-character. Rocky Romero, who books the gaijin talent, replied "Fuck you dude. Return the title." ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Oct 25th, 2022 06:09 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 909th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: A mostly uneventful Raw, but HHH continues to undo the cartoon gimmicks of Vince and bring back the NXT characters he helped create. Nikki ASH is once again Nikki Cross. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Oct 29th, 2022 03:02 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 910th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: I'm pretty sure Sami just caused Jey and Roman to completely break character right in the middle of what was supposed to be serious segment. Sami cannot stop saying funny stuff. I'd call this a "must see" segment for anyone watching the current product. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Oct 29th, 2022 03:59 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 911th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: I'm pretty sure Sami just caused Jey and Roman to completely break character right in the middle of what was supposed to be serious segment. Sami cannot stop saying funny stuff. I'd call this a "must see" segment for anyone watching the current product. The line seemed scripted but the delivery just made Jey lose it and he never recovered. Then Jey tried to turn away and Roman made him look at the camera. Jimmy was in the background laughing into his hair. I personally enjoy the product a lot more when it seems like the boys are having fun instead of trying to memorize Shakespeare. It was a great segment. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Oct 29th, 2022 04:19 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 912th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Tenille Dashwood (Emma) is back. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Oct 29th, 2022 04:31 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 913th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: I'm pretty sure Sami just caused Jey and Roman to completely break character right in the middle of what was supposed to be serious segment. Sami cannot stop saying funny stuff. I'd call this a "must see" segment for anyone watching the current product. The line seemed scripted but the delivery just made Jey lose it and he never recovered. Then Jey tried to turn away and Roman made him look at the camera. Jimmy was in the background laughing into his hair. I personally enjoy the product a lot more when it seems like the boys are having fun instead of trying to memorize Shakespeare. It was a great segment. It really was a great segment. I love seeing them deliver lines in a way that produces a natural reaction like that. The crowd ate it up too. I'd say it was a top 5 moment since Smackdown moved to Fox. Of course this happens when the show is airing on FS1 lol. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Oct 29th, 2022 12:41 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 914th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: Glad to see Emma back 2022 is the year of Sami. ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Oct 29th, 2022 08:56 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 915th Post kargol Joined: Thu Oct 18th, 2007 Location: Brum, United Kingdom Posts: 5565 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: A mostly uneventful Raw, but HHH continues to undo the cartoon gimmicks of Vince and bring back the NXT characters he helped create. Nikki ASH is once again Nikki Cross. MIA: 24/7 title. ____________________ superfunkymean Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Oct 30th, 2022 07:14 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 916th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: I'm pretty sure Sami just caused Jey and Roman to completely break character right in the middle of what was supposed to be serious segment. Sami cannot stop saying funny stuff. I'd call this a "must see" segment for anyone watching the current product. The line seemed scripted but the delivery just made Jey lose it and he never recovered. Then Jey tried to turn away and Roman made him look at the camera. Jimmy was in the background laughing into his hair. I personally enjoy the product a lot more when it seems like the boys are having fun instead of trying to memorize Shakespeare. It was a great segment. It really was a great segment. I love seeing them deliver lines in a way that produces a natural reaction like that. The crowd ate it up too. I'd say it was a top 5 moment since Smackdown moved to Fox. Of course this happens when the show is airing on FS1 lol. Lance Storm: “These segments have to be monitor sell outs right? @scrapdaddyap @shanehelmscom back me up, they have to be right.“ Hurricane Helms: “Oh yeah! Last night especially!! So good.” Adam Pearce: “I know I sure as hell was dying at the monitor! Hilarious.” ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Oct 31st, 2022 02:26 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 917th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Sheamus got married this weekend, and there were many WWE and AEW stars in attendance. Drew McIntyre, Claudio Castagnoli, Miro, Lana, Seth Rollins, Becky Lynch, Matt Riddle, Damian Priest, and Naomi are some of the confirmed names who were there. McIntyre, Castagnoli, and Miro were actually part of the wedding party and were wearing kilts as part of the ensemble. Sheamus' new bride is Isabella Revilla, a 26-yaer old Filipina-American doctor. They have been dating since she turned 21, and she is 18 years younger than Sheamus. Sheamus has been written off of TV the past couple of weeks with an injury angle to give him time off for his wedding and honeymoon. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Oct 31st, 2022 05:43 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 918th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: New Japan has announced that they have canceled the November 5th match between Karl Anderson & Hikuleo for the NEVER Openweight Championship. They won't be stripping Anderson of the belt either. New Japan announced that instead it will be Hikuleo vs Yujiro Takahashi. Heres the statement below: "Despite extensive efforts by New Japan Pro-Wrestling to negotiate with Karl Anderson regarding his scheduled match in Osaka at Battle Autumn on November 5, NJPW officials have still been met with no response, and have been left with no other option but to cancel the planned NEVER Openweight Championship match. We apologise to fans who had been looking forward to watching Anderson wrestle. After a challenge from Yujiro Takahashi, and at the direct request of Hikuleo, Osaka will now see a non-title special singles match between Yujiro Takahashi and Hikuleo. NJPW holds its champions to the highest standard of professionalism. We deeply apologise for the inconvenience and disappointment caused by this matter." ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Oct 31st, 2022 05:45 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 919th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: It been rumored that the Hell in Cell PPVs are done. The Cell will be used when a feud calls for it. Also the Money in the Bank PPVs are done also. Men's and Women's MIB matches to be moved back to Wrestlemania. ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Oct 31st, 2022 05:56 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 920th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: It been rumored that the Hell in Cell PPVs are done. The Cell will be used when a feud calls for it. Also the Money in the Bank PPVs are done also. Men's and Women's MIB matches to be moved back to Wrestlemania. Good, I like it. Not sure where this will lead, but also with the cancellation of the Day One PPV, it seems like HHH might be scaling back on PPVs in general. Maybe we can return to The Big 4 plus 2 Saudi shows and call it a day. With everything on Peacock now anyway, what's the difference? ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Oct 31st, 2022 05:58 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 921st Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: New Japan has announced that they have canceled the November 5th match between Karl Anderson & Hikuleo for the NEVER Openweight Championship. They won't be stripping Anderson of the belt either. New Japan announced that instead it will be Hikuleo vs Yujiro Takahashi. Heres the statement below: "Despite extensive efforts by New Japan Pro-Wrestling to negotiate with Karl Anderson regarding his scheduled match in Osaka at Battle Autumn on November 5, NJPW officials have still been met with no response, and have been left with no other option but to cancel the planned NEVER Openweight Championship match. We apologise to fans who had been looking forward to watching Anderson wrestle. After a challenge from Yujiro Takahashi, and at the direct request of Hikuleo, Osaka will now see a non-title special singles match between Yujiro Takahashi and Hikuleo. NJPW holds its champions to the highest standard of professionalism. We deeply apologise for the inconvenience and disappointment caused by this matter." They still have not stripped Anderson of the title, and Anderson said he's not returning the belt, almost in character. It seems like they might be working at this point and hopefully arrangements can be made for him to drop the title on a Strong show in L.A. soon. I can't imagine that Anderson would burn this bridge so badly and for no reason, unless he's just a complete and total asshole. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Oct 31st, 2022 07:02 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 922nd Post Superstar '18-'19 POTY, 1st Ballot HOFer Joined: Thu Jan 31st, 2008 Location: Dickshooter, Idaho USA Posts: 8893 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: New Japan has announced that they have canceled the November 5th match between Karl Anderson & Hikuleo for the NEVER Openweight Championship. They won't be stripping Anderson of the belt either. New Japan announced that instead it will be Hikuleo vs Yujiro Takahashi. Heres the statement below: "Despite extensive efforts by New Japan Pro-Wrestling to negotiate with Karl Anderson regarding his scheduled match in Osaka at Battle Autumn on November 5, NJPW officials have still been met with no response, and have been left with no other option but to cancel the planned NEVER Openweight Championship match. We apologise to fans who had been looking forward to watching Anderson wrestle. After a challenge from Yujiro Takahashi, and at the direct request of Hikuleo, Osaka will now see a non-title special singles match between Yujiro Takahashi and Hikuleo. NJPW holds its champions to the highest standard of professionalism. We deeply apologise for the inconvenience and disappointment caused by this matter." They still have not stripped Anderson of the title, and Anderson said he's not returning the belt, almost in character. It seems like they might be working at this point and hopefully arrangements can be made for him to drop the title on a Strong show in L.A. soon. I can't imagine that Anderson would burn this bridge so badly and for no reason, unless he's just a complete and total asshole. If you believe the Good Brothers, they didn't book him - they advertised him. And that was the cause of the failure, the fact that he's going to Saudi. WWE supposedly told him he was allowed to go to Japan to drop the title. So we will see in the long run who is correct, because you know he wouldn't burn such a lucrative bridge. ____________________ "Jack Brisco grabbed my testicles once but I told him "Brisco, you have exactly 15 minutes to get your hands off my balls"." -WongLee 7/22/2017 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Oct 31st, 2022 07:14 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 923rd Post cookie32723 Joined: Thu Oct 18th, 2007 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 3704 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: It been rumored that the Hell in Cell PPVs are done. The Cell will be used when a feud calls for it. Also the Money in the Bank PPVs are done also. Men's and Women's MIB matches to be moved back to Wrestlemania. Good, I like it. Not sure where this will lead, but also with the cancellation of the Day One PPV, it seems like HHH might be scaling back on PPVs in general. Maybe we can return to The Big 4 plus 2 Saudi shows and call it a day. With everything on Peacock now anyway, what's the difference? Yeah, I always hated how the themed pay per views forced feuds into specialty matches instead of letting the feud dictate the specialty match, it was always so ass backwards. Plus WrestleMania with Money in the Bank was always way more fun than the standalone MITB pay-per-view, and I also felt like the match meant more at Mania. Perhaps it was just because Money in the Bank was still a new concept then, either way, I’m still glad to see this change. ____________________ If data, science, and logic offends someone, then they probably need to be offended. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Oct 31st, 2022 07:33 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 924th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/152.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu152')">Superstara> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: New Japan has announced that they have canceled the November 5th match between Karl Anderson & Hikuleo for the NEVER Openweight Championship. They won't be stripping Anderson of the belt either. New Japan announced that instead it will be Hikuleo vs Yujiro Takahashi. Heres the statement below: "Despite extensive efforts by New Japan Pro-Wrestling to negotiate with Karl Anderson regarding his scheduled match in Osaka at Battle Autumn on November 5, NJPW officials have still been met with no response, and have been left with no other option but to cancel the planned NEVER Openweight Championship match. We apologise to fans who had been looking forward to watching Anderson wrestle. After a challenge from Yujiro Takahashi, and at the direct request of Hikuleo, Osaka will now see a non-title special singles match between Yujiro Takahashi and Hikuleo. NJPW holds its champions to the highest standard of professionalism. We deeply apologise for the inconvenience and disappointment caused by this matter." They still have not stripped Anderson of the title, and Anderson said he's not returning the belt, almost in character. It seems like they might be working at this point and hopefully arrangements can be made for him to drop the title on a Strong show in L.A. soon. I can't imagine that Anderson would burn this bridge so badly and for no reason, unless he's just a complete and total asshole. If you believe the Good Brothers, they didn't book him - they advertised him. And that was the cause of the failure, the fact that he's going to Saudi. WWE supposedly told him he was allowed to go to Japan to drop the title. So we will see in the long run who is correct, because you know he wouldn't burn such a lucrative bridge. No one believes them. They were obviously booked. There video claiming they weren’t seemed tongue-in-cheek and wasn’t even meant to be taken seriously. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Nov 1st, 2022 02:27 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 925th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Yesterday's house show in Mexico City featured a 10-bell salute to Humberto Garza before the show and El Fantasma celebrating in the ring with his son Santos Escobar after he beat Dolph Ziggler. Escobar played face for this one. The 24/7 title is also still being defended on house shows and switched hands several times before Dana Brooke got it back. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Nov 1st, 2022 03:40 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 926th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: Tonight on Raw (10/31), Brock did a short promo before the brawl in the aisle with Lashley. Brock says "Bobby, you obviously didn't get the memo, and even if you did, I know you can't read it..." Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Nov 2nd, 2022 03:01 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 927th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: R-Truth seemed to be legit injured during his match with Grayson Waller tonight on NXT. He was attempting a flip dive and caught his foot and landed hard. During the entire break he was tended to on the outside while Waller stalled for time. When they came back from commercial, they announced that Truth couldn’t continue as he was helped to the back. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Nov 2nd, 2022 01:55 pm PM Quote Reply 928th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: R-Truth seemed to be legit injured during his match with Grayson Waller tonight on NXT. He was attempting a flip dive and caught his foot and landed hard. During the entire break he was tended to on the outside while Waller stalled for time. When they came back from commercial, they announced that Truth couldn’t continue as he was helped to the back. Not just the fans who forget that R-Truth is 50, then. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Nov 4th, 2022 06:55 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 929th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: R-Truth suffered a torn quad ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Nov 4th, 2022 07:34 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 930th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: R-Truth suffered a torn quad That sucks. That's a bitch to rehab and at his age will likely permanently slow him down. We might not see him again until around Summerslam. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Nov 5th, 2022 03:30 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 931st Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Big E recently said that he’s more than a year away from returning to the ring, if he ever does. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Nov 5th, 2022 09:04 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 932nd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: WWE announced that this year’s Survivor Series will feature War Games. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Nov 5th, 2022 09:48 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 933rd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Otis revealed that due to severe dyslexia, he had never read a full book before. He just finished Stephen King’s “Pet Sematary”, the first book he ever got through cover-to-cover. WWE enrolled him in reading classes a year and a half ago when they realized the severity of his reading issues. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Nov 5th, 2022 11:16 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 934th Post cookie32723 Joined: Thu Oct 18th, 2007 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 3704 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Otis revealed that due to severe dyslexia, he had never read a full book before. He just finished Stephen King’s “Pet Sematary”, the first book he ever got through cover-to-cover. WWE enrolled him in reading classes a year and a half ago when they realized the severity of his reading issues. That’s really cool, good for them helping Otis out. ____________________ If data, science, and logic offends someone, then they probably need to be offended. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Nov 6th, 2022 05:50 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 935th Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: Well done, and that's a pretty big book for a first novel. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Nov 6th, 2022 06:19 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 936th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Natalya was left a bloody mess on Smackdown and confirmed that Shayna Baszler broke her nose with a knee strike. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Nov 6th, 2022 06:29 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 937th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Wrestling Inc. reported earlier today that Paul “Triple H” Levesque himself contacted NOAH to make sure the Muta match was still on the table, after it was initially turned down by Vince McMahon earlier this year. HHH called Sonny Onoo to act as a facilitator. Per the report, Onoo said NOAH wanted to protect its new connection with AEW and needed to clear booking Nakamura with them, given his ties to WWE right now. “NOAH simply wanted to protect its newly developing relationship with AEW,” Onoo said. “I made sure there were no objections from various other promotions.” All parties involved agreed to the match on 10/26 and it was announced on NOAH’s social media shortly after. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Nov 6th, 2022 11:28 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 938th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Braun Strowman, who should be happy he has his job back, took the opportunity of his match with Omos to knock the IWC and “flippy-floppy” wrestlers. He tweeted at Omos that they got 47 stars and giants are better than lightweight wrestlers who should be bagging groceries at Kroger’s. He got the predictable backlash he was looking for, including tweets from Chris Jericho and Will Ospreay, but the most pointed one was from within his own company when Mustafa Ali tweeted “Can you teach me how to get fired?”, doubly funny because Ali was trying to and they wouldn’t let him go. Strowman followed up by saying he was only joking and respects all wrestlers. He complained that he gets attacked constantly but as soon as he fires back “y’all melt”. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Nov 8th, 2022 02:07 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 939th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Saw the TMZ piece of Logan Paul’s match, which is why he’s there in the first place. They were blown away by his athleticism and showed multiple clips, then covered his legit ACL/MCL injury. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Nov 8th, 2022 03:15 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 940th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Miya Yim is the latest to return to WWE, aligning with the The OC against Judgement Day. She was last seen in WWE as part of the disastrous Retribution angle. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Nov 8th, 2022 05:06 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 941st Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Nikki Cross squashed Dana Brooke in a straight match to win the 24/7 title. I don’t get the point of it continuing without 24/7 rules, it seems like just a women’s jobber belt now. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Nov 8th, 2022 05:28 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 942nd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: The most nonsensical Raw of the HHH era. WTF was that? Theory cashed in MITB for the U.S. title, and the announcers never even comment on that being weird or unprecedented? Then he loses anyway. Lashley is a babyface acting like a heel against two other heels, and someone even Mustafa Ali got punked out in all of this. Just terrible. And this comes after that terrible Gargano-Miz segment, which has destroyed any heat either man had before. This was a Vince show at its worst. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Nov 8th, 2022 09:12 am PM Quote Reply 943rd Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: The stupidest thing about having Theory cashing in the MITB on the US title is not the cash-in itself, but it's ended up being the number one talking point of the show, when all it was meant to be a throw-away to get rid of the briefcase from the storyline, which ironically would have been much better served by having Theory getting squashed by Roman. Speaking of throw-away, Cross tossed the 24/7 title in the trash last night. Might as well have been a photo of Vince. I guess the 24/7 title is gone now, unless Jim Duggan was in the building last night. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Nov 8th, 2022 10:52 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 944th Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: Sounds terrible. Theory looked good to me the handful of times I saw him. Really good, actually. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Nov 8th, 2022 12:22 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 945th Post Ed Lock Joined: Fri Jan 4th, 2013 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 232 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Natalya was left a bloody mess on Smackdown and confirmed that Shayna Baszler broke her nose with a knee strike. G'day srossi Joseph Currier on the Observer Update has since stated that: "Post Wrestling reports that the knee strike Natalya was given by Shayna Baszler on last Friday's SmackDown was done as a cover reason because Natalya was already due to undergo nasal surgery." Cheers mate! Ed Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Nov 8th, 2022 02:41 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 946th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/394.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu394')">Ed Locka> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Natalya was left a bloody mess on Smackdown and confirmed that Shayna Baszler broke her nose with a knee strike. G'day srossi Joseph Currier on the Observer Update has since stated that: "Post Wrestling reports that the knee strike Natalya was given by Shayna Baszler on last Friday's SmackDown was done as a cover reason because Natalya was already due to undergo nasal surgery." Cheers mate! Ed Interesting, they broke the "no blood" rule then too because there was a lot, whether it was a capsule or whatever was used, she was a bloody mess if that was a work. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Nov 8th, 2022 02:45 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 947th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: The stupidest thing about having Theory cashing in the MITB on the US title is not the cash-in itself, but it's ended up being the number one talking point of the show, when all it was meant to be a throw-away to get rid of the briefcase from the storyline, which ironically would have been much better served by having Theory getting squashed by Roman. Yeah, my first thought was "they just needed to get rid of the briefcase because HHH has much different plans for it." OK, you can do that in a logical way by just having Reigns squash him instead of whatever nonsense we saw last night. At least add a throwaway line at some point that Theory's lifelong dream has always been to be U.S. champion for whatever bullshit reason they can think of, anything to make sense of him wasting the shot on a secondary belt, which has never been done before. The announcers never even feigned surprise that he was cashing in on the U.S. title. It was just Vince hotshot booking at its worst. If MITB won't be a thing again until WM, they had 4 more months to come up with a better way for him to drop it. WHat the fuck was the rush in doing it this way last night? Everyone came out of it looking so much worse, and the heel-face stuff was confusing as hell. Who were we even supposed to be rooting for in that mess? Did Lashley turn heel again (against two heels and 1 babyface), because he sure was a dick. Is Rollins a face now? It's impossible to tell from the booking. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Nov 8th, 2022 03:21 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 948th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: Speaking of throw-away, Cross tossed the 24/7 title in the trash last night. Might as well have been a photo of Vince. I guess the 24/7 title is gone now, unless Jim Duggan was in the building last night. That would be a fantastic way to end the 24/7 title is if they could just have a cameo of Duggan picking it out of the trash next week, and then never mention it again. Make it happen, HHH! ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Nov 8th, 2022 03:41 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 949th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: Speaking of throw-away, Cross tossed the 24/7 title in the trash last night. Might as well have been a photo of Vince. I guess the 24/7 title is gone now, unless Jim Duggan was in the building last night. That would be a fantastic way to end the 24/7 title is if they could just have a cameo of Duggan picking it out of the trash next week, and then never mention it again. Make it happen, HHH! That would be awesome with Duggan. Did Nikki actually miss the trash can when she went to drop the belt in? Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Nov 8th, 2022 03:45 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 950th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: Speaking of throw-away, Cross tossed the 24/7 title in the trash last night. Might as well have been a photo of Vince. I guess the 24/7 title is gone now, unless Jim Duggan was in the building last night. That would be a fantastic way to end the 24/7 title is if they could just have a cameo of Duggan picking it out of the trash next week, and then never mention it again. Make it happen, HHH! That would be awesome with Duggan. Did Nikki actually miss the trash can when she went to drop the belt in? She nonchalantly chucked it without looking, but I think it made it into the trash can. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Nov 9th, 2022 03:59 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 951st Post Benlen 5x fantasy baseball champ Joined: Sun Oct 21st, 2007 Location: Milpitas, California USA Posts: 15478 Status: Online Mana: Thought it was funny Asuka and Iyo Sky were arguing in Japanese. ____________________ Only thing harder than achieving excellence is maintaining it. Dream Well. It may come true. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Nov 9th, 2022 03:05 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 952nd Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/69.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu69')">Benlena> wrote: Thought it was funny Asuka and Iyo Sky were arguing in Japanese. Here it is with subtitles <A HREF="https://www.facebook.com/TheHeelMarks/videos/2039367969582210" TARGET="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/TheHeelMarks/videos/2039367969582210A> ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Nov 9th, 2022 03:16 pm PM Quote Reply 953rd Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: Makes less sense with the subtitles. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Nov 9th, 2022 05:00 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 954th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/69.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu69')">Benlena> wrote: Thought it was funny Asuka and Iyo Sky were arguing in Japanese. Here it is with subtitles <A HREF="https://www.facebook.com/TheHeelMarks/videos/2039367969582210" TARGET="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/TheHeelMarks/videos/2039367969582210A> That’s actually hilarious. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Nov 12th, 2022 06:35 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 955th Post LarrySC Joined: Mon Mar 21st, 2011 Location: Posts: 1826 Status: Offline Mana: Looks like War Games match will be The Bloodline vs The Brawling Brutes w/Drew McIntyre & I predict either Madcap Moss or Kevin Owens will join the face team. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Nov 12th, 2022 06:55 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 956th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/354.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu354')">LarrySCa> wrote: Looks like War Games match will be The Bloodline vs The Brawling Brutes w/Drew McIntyre & I predict either Madcap Moss or Kevin Owens will join the face team. I wouldn’t mind that at all. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Nov 12th, 2022 07:26 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 957th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Fightful reports that there is real heat on Braun Strowman for his tweet about flippy flop wrestlers following his match with Omos at Crown Jewel. Although most of the responses came from AEW stars, and AEW then mocked him on Dynamite this week during Jeff Jarrett’s promo, Mustafa Ali did publicly fire back at him as well. Backstage, the reaction was almost disbelief that Strowman had so little humility that this early in his return he would stir the pot. One WWE wrestler told Fightful that most of his opponents are going to be smaller and he needs to learn how to work with them instead of belittling them. The heat goes all the way to the top as management, presumably meaning HHH, is aware and displeased. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Nov 12th, 2022 07:32 pm Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 958th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Fightful reports that there is real heat on Braun Strowman for his tweet about flippy flop wrestlers following his match with Omos at Crown Jewel. Although most of the responses came from AEW stars, and AEW then mocked him on Dynamite this week during Jeff Jarrett’s promo, Mustafa Ali did publicly fire back at him as well. Backstage, the reaction was almost disbelief that Strowman had so little humility that this early in his return he would stir the pot. One WWE wrestler told Fightful that most of his opponents are going to be smaller and he needs to learn how to work with them instead of belittling them. The heat goes all the way to the top as management, presumably meaning HHH, is aware and displeased. Yeah, he'll be jobbing to a cruiserweight on tv real soon. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Nov 12th, 2022 07:46 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 959th Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: He's controlling the narrative. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Nov 12th, 2022 08:36 pm PM Quote Reply 960th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: I think Strowman was just guilty of breaking the golden rule: don't be a dick. And it's pretty clear that Strowman is a dick, but he doesn't need to prove it to everyone on Twitter. If Strowman and Omos had the best match they could possibly have, it still wouldn't be very good, because Omos is terrible and Strowman needs a very willing opponent to carry him to a good match. It just shows a complete lack of respect, and who wants to put their body and livelihood in the hands of someone who doesn't respect you and your work? ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Nov 13th, 2022 12:46 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 961st Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: Strowman is an idiot, always has come across as one. To be fair, the match they had wasn't anywhere near as bad as you'd think. I actually thought it was fine, for what it was. And Omos was not nearly as bad as every single other time I saw him. But this nonsense on twitter is incredibly stupid and could help him mess up another big opportunity. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Nov 13th, 2022 07:52 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 962nd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: PWInsider breaking down the drink incident last night like the Zapruder Film. Thoughts and prayers with Scarlett, Harley Race sympathizes. PWInsider: For those who have asked, here is a breakdown of what happened last night's WWE event in Peoria, IL: *As Drew McIntyre was wrestling Karrion Kross, there was a sequence where to get heat, Scarlett slapped Drew while the referee was distracted. *After the slap, Scarlett played to the crowd when a woman seated in the third row threw an entire plastic cup of an alcoholic drink at Scarlett, splashing her. *A fan who was sitting at ringside told PWInsider, "WWE Security ran to Scarlett right away and I could hear her saying she was OK and then she went right back into her work." *The venue's security ran immediately to the woman involved and ejected her, removing her and her family. *There was no physical attack or interaction between the woman and Scarlett. *Beyond that incident, the match went as originally planned. Scarlett later took to Twitter, commenting: As a classy woman from Chicago, I’m not surprised that something like this would happen in Peoria. 🤢 PS. To the granny who threw the drink, your booze was as cheap as your hairdo. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Nov 13th, 2022 08:09 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 963rd Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: PWInsider breaking down the drink incident last night like the Zapruder Film. You weren't joking. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Nov 13th, 2022 08:19 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 964th Post cookie32723 Joined: Thu Oct 18th, 2007 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 3704 Status: Offline Mana: In the days of dark, smoke filled arenas before Vince made wrestling what it is today, this was considered heat… ____________________ If data, science, and logic offends someone, then they probably need to be offended. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Nov 13th, 2022 08:52 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 965th Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: Vince took sports entertainment out of dingy bars. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Nov 14th, 2022 08:26 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 966th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: HHH needs to end this waste of time. PWInsider: The 2022 WWE Tribute to the Troops special will air on Saturday 12/17 on FOX. We are told that the time slot will depend on the local market. WWE taped the following matches for the special, which will be branded as the 20th anniversary of the event: *Drew McIntyre & Sheamus & Ricochet vs. Imperium. *Ronda Rousey & Shanya Baszler vs. Tamina & Emma. *Braun Strowman vs. LA Knight. With the exception of 2019, Tribute to the Troops has been broadcast since December 2003. The event first began as a USO tour put together by WWE where they would bring a live event over to American troops stationed in the Middle East and tour different bases meeting with servicemen and women. Over the years, Tribute events have been held in Iraq and Afghanistan before moving to domestic locations starting with 2010. Since 2010, the show has evolved into a patriotic event designed to celebrate those who have entered into military service for the United States. The Tribute events have led to WWE being honored by the USO, The Army and Air Force Exchange Program and the G.I. Combat Film Festival, among other accolades. This year's event was taped in Indianapolis. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Nov 16th, 2022 12:58 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 967th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Sarah Logan has gotten a LOT of criticism online for coming back with a nearly identical look as indy transgender wrestler Max the Impaler. It’s almost impossible to believe it could just be a coincidence. So we’ll see if that changes in the coming days. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Nov 16th, 2022 01:35 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 968th Post kargol Joined: Thu Oct 18th, 2007 Location: Brum, United Kingdom Posts: 5565 Status: Offline Mana: Not only did they steal Cameron Grimes' nouveau riche gimmick and give it to Baron Corbin, but they steal Cameron Grimes' faux-naif poker player gimmick and give it to Baron Corbin's next feud. ____________________ superfunkymean Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Thu Nov 17th, 2022 07:54 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 969th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Kevin Owens tweaked his knee on a house show this weekend and had to be helped backstage, but reports are he will work though it as there are big plans for him at Survivor Series. He's scheduled to be on Smackdown tomorrow. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Nov 19th, 2022 03:40 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 970th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: The new Michael Cole just mentioned Hayabusa. We live in crazy times. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Nov 19th, 2022 05:01 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 971st Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Fightful reports that there is real heat on Braun Strowman for his tweet about flippy flop wrestlers following his match with Omos at Crown Jewel. Although most of the responses came from AEW stars, and AEW then mocked him on Dynamite this week during Jeff Jarrett’s promo, Mustafa Ali did publicly fire back at him as well. Backstage, the reaction was almost disbelief that Strowman had so little humility that this early in his return he would stir the pot. One WWE wrestler told Fightful that most of his opponents are going to be smaller and he needs to learn how to work with them instead of belittling them. The heat goes all the way to the top as management, presumably meaning HHH, is aware and displeased. Yeah, he'll be jobbing to a cruiserweight on tv real soon. Well they wrote it into the show and he'll be facing Ricochet next week. I'll laugh my ass off if they job him. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Nov 22nd, 2022 04:13 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 972nd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Jamie Knoble will come out of retirement to have one final match on a WWE house show near his hometown in West Virginia on Dec. 11. He last wrestled in 2015 as part of the J&J Security gimmick with Joey Mercury, a poor man’s version of Gerald Briscoe and Pat Patterson as The Stooges. He had retired from full-time competition in 2013. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Nov 23rd, 2022 04:43 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 973rd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Reggie was revealed to be Scrypts in NXT tonight. They never acknowledged his former identity but this one WWE really obvious. So he’s been sent down. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Nov 23rd, 2022 05:40 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 974th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Donovan Dijak also made his NXT re-debut tonight, laying out Wes Lee at the end of the show. So two guys who weren’t being used anymore on the main roster were sent down today. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Nov 23rd, 2022 05:56 am PM Quote Reply 975th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Reggie was revealed to be Scrypts in NXT tonight. They never acknowledged his former identity but this one WWE really obvious. So he’s been sent down. Out there looking like a reject from Chikara. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Nov 23rd, 2022 03:52 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 976th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/124.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu124')">Krissa> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Reggie was revealed to be Scrypts in NXT tonight. They never acknowledged his former identity but this one WWE really obvious. So he’s been sent down. Out there looking like a reject from Chikara. He needed a gimmick change, but man that costume does him no favors. He even looks chubby in it, and the mask doesn't even seem to fit. This definitely is an indy gimmick and costume if ever there was one. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Nov 23rd, 2022 03:55 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 977th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: WWE has signed "Cheer" star Gabi Butler, which has made some mainstream headlines. "Cheer" was a popular Netflix docuseries from 2020-2022 about teen cheerleaders that unfortunately became best known for all the wrong reasons as one of the male cheerleaders on the show, Jerry Harris, wound up getting arrested for soliciting minor boys and is now doing 12 years in jail. WWE presumably hopes Butler turns out to be a news-maker for better reasons. The relationship began when Butler met Stehanie McMahon Summerslam weekend and they hit it off and Butler convinced Stephanie of her passion for the business and the similarities between cheerleading and wrestling. Butler also impressed with her personality and how she handled public appearances while promoting "Cheer", which included appearances on Ellen DeGeneres and other talk shows. Butler will begin training at the PC soon, but there are no plans to put her on TV for quite a while as she has zero experience. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Nov 25th, 2022 03:03 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 978th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: @rhearipley_WWE & @dommysterio35 crashed Thanksgiving at the Mysterio household and brutally attacked @reymysterio <A HREF="https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1595915577776050177?s=20&t=hyVheThTzLpFAZXteYaKCA" TARGET="_blank"> ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Nov 25th, 2022 04:26 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 979th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: @rhearipley_WWE & @dommysterio35 crashed Thanksgiving at the Mysterio household and brutally attacked @reymysterio <A HREF="https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1595915577776050177?s=20&t=hyVheThTzLpFAZXteYaKCA" TARGET="_blank"> My favorite part is them blurring out Rey’s face in his wedding picture in the background. He should’ve shown greater commitment to the gimmick and got married in his mask just in case such a situation arose in the future. Poor foresight. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Nov 26th, 2022 02:27 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 980th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Fightful reports that Randy Orton had a double fusion of his lower back. There is no timetable for his return, no creative plans for him moving forward, and no guarantee that he’ll be able to wrestle again. It’s a similar, but even more serious, injury as the one thst kept Shawn Michaels out of action for 4 years. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Nov 26th, 2022 03:22 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 981st Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Fightful reports that there is real heat on Braun Strowman for his tweet about flippy flop wrestlers following his match with Omos at Crown Jewel. Although most of the responses came from AEW stars, and AEW then mocked him on Dynamite this week during Jeff Jarrett’s promo, Mustafa Ali did publicly fire back at him as well. Backstage, the reaction was almost disbelief that Strowman had so little humility that this early in his return he would stir the pot. One WWE wrestler told Fightful that most of his opponents are going to be smaller and he needs to learn how to work with them instead of belittling them. The heat goes all the way to the top as management, presumably meaning HHH, is aware and displeased. Yeah, he'll be jobbing to a cruiserweight on tv real soon. Well they wrote it into the show and he'll be facing Ricochet next week. I'll laugh my ass off if they job him. Cole trolls Strowman by calling his match with Omos a 5-star classic, and then they job him to Ricochet. They set up Strowman vs. Gunther though. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Nov 26th, 2022 03:22 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 982nd Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Fightful reports that there is real heat on Braun Strowman for his tweet about flippy flop wrestlers following his match with Omos at Crown Jewel. Although most of the responses came from AEW stars, and AEW then mocked him on Dynamite this week during Jeff Jarrett’s promo, Mustafa Ali did publicly fire back at him as well. Backstage, the reaction was almost disbelief that Strowman had so little humility that this early in his return he would stir the pot. One WWE wrestler told Fightful that most of his opponents are going to be smaller and he needs to learn how to work with them instead of belittling them. The heat goes all the way to the top as management, presumably meaning HHH, is aware and displeased. Yeah, he'll be jobbing to a cruiserweight on tv real soon. Tonight on Smackdown (11/25), Strowman gets distracted by Gunther/Walter, and does a job to Ricochet, obviously for his comments a while back. There goes his credibility. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Nov 26th, 2022 03:30 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 983rd Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Fightful reports that there is real heat on Braun Strowman for his tweet about flippy flop wrestlers following his match with Omos at Crown Jewel. Although most of the responses came from AEW stars, and AEW then mocked him on Dynamite this week during Jeff Jarrett’s promo, Mustafa Ali did publicly fire back at him as well. Backstage, the reaction was almost disbelief that Strowman had so little humility that this early in his return he would stir the pot. One WWE wrestler told Fightful that most of his opponents are going to be smaller and he needs to learn how to work with them instead of belittling them. The heat goes all the way to the top as management, presumably meaning HHH, is aware and displeased. Yeah, he'll be jobbing to a cruiserweight on tv real soon. Well they wrote it into the show and he'll be facing Ricochet next week. I'll laugh my ass off if they job him. Cole trolls Strowman by calling his match with Omos a 5-star classic, and then they job him to Ricochet. I guess I'd feel better about that if Ricochet hadn't been used as a jobber so much during the last year and a half. They just wind up bringing another guy down in my eyes. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Nov 26th, 2022 03:44 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 984th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Fightful reports that there is real heat on Braun Strowman for his tweet about flippy flop wrestlers following his match with Omos at Crown Jewel. Although most of the responses came from AEW stars, and AEW then mocked him on Dynamite this week during Jeff Jarrett’s promo, Mustafa Ali did publicly fire back at him as well. Backstage, the reaction was almost disbelief that Strowman had so little humility that this early in his return he would stir the pot. One WWE wrestler told Fightful that most of his opponents are going to be smaller and he needs to learn how to work with them instead of belittling them. The heat goes all the way to the top as management, presumably meaning HHH, is aware and displeased. Yeah, he'll be jobbing to a cruiserweight on tv real soon. Well they wrote it into the show and he'll be facing Ricochet next week. I'll laugh my ass off if they job him. Cole trolls Strowman by calling his match with Omos a 5-star classic, and then they job him to Ricochet. I guess I'd feel better about that if Ricochet hadn't been used as a jobber so much during the last year and a half. They just wind up bringing another guy down in my eyes. HHH has been using him a little better. The Twitter feud was between Strowman and Mustafa Ali, but Ricochet got this match instead. I assume there's a reason for that and a push coming. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Nov 26th, 2022 03:47 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 985th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Sarah Logan officially changed her name to Valhalla tonight as the Viking Raiders squashed Hit Row. I don't know why Hit Row were even brought back to be full-fledged jobbers every week, but it makes me chuckle because Top Dolla is such a pompous ass. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Nov 26th, 2022 05:01 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 986th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: @rhearipley_WWE & @dommysterio35 crashed Thanksgiving at the Mysterio household and brutally attacked @reymysterio <A HREF="https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1595915577776050177?s=20&t=hyVheThTzLpFAZXteYaKCA" TARGET="_blank"> Fightful is reporting this this video amassed more than 7.5 million views in less than 24 hours across all platforms, beating out even the Jake Paul viral videos. Suffice it to say, WWE is thrilled with this feud and the Dominick Misterio haters will be sorely disappointed if they think he’s going to be de-pushed anytime soon. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Nov 26th, 2022 05:25 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 987th Post Benlen 5x fantasy baseball champ Joined: Sun Oct 21st, 2007 Location: Milpitas, California USA Posts: 15478 Status: Online Mana: I really didn't care for anything Dominic did the past year until he joined Judgement Day and Rhea Ripley. He's interesting to watch now. He's probably the weakness member of Judgement Day but he brings the most heat. Imagining bring some chick to Thanksgiving dinner who looks like Rhea Ripley just cracks me up. ____________________ Only thing harder than achieving excellence is maintaining it. Dream Well. It may come true. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Nov 26th, 2022 11:58 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 988th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Fightful reports that there is real heat on Braun Strowman for his tweet about flippy flop wrestlers following his match with Omos at Crown Jewel. Although most of the responses came from AEW stars, and AEW then mocked him on Dynamite this week during Jeff Jarrett’s promo, Mustafa Ali did publicly fire back at him as well. Backstage, the reaction was almost disbelief that Strowman had so little humility that this early in his return he would stir the pot. One WWE wrestler told Fightful that most of his opponents are going to be smaller and he needs to learn how to work with them instead of belittling them. The heat goes all the way to the top as management, presumably meaning HHH, is aware and displeased. Yeah, he'll be jobbing to a cruiserweight on tv real soon. Well they wrote it into the show and he'll be facing Ricochet next week. I'll laugh my ass off if they job him. Cole trolls Strowman by calling his match with Omos a 5-star classic, and then they job him to Ricochet. I guess I'd feel better about that if Ricochet hadn't been used as a jobber so much during the last year and a half. They just wind up bringing another guy down in my eyes. HHH has been using him a little better. The Twitter feud was between Strowman and Mustafa Ali, but Ricochet got this match instead. I assume there's a reason for that and a push coming. Meltzer reports that HHH is high on both Ricochet and Escobar and their final round match should get some time and is expected to be a showcase. They have history together from their Prince Puma vs. King Cuerno rivalry in Lucha Underground and are comfortable working together and can have a hell of a match if given a chance, which is the plan. Internal sources denied that Strowman's loss was a punishment and it was more of a creative decision to continue his feud with Gunther and set up the better match for the finals, but obviously it was a big upset loss for a guy who rarely jobbed during his first run and the loss combined with Ricochet then running back to save him and the two shaking hands afterwards certainly seemed like a message was sent. Strowman continues to have heat in the locker room. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Nov 27th, 2022 01:33 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 989th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: WWE released this video, which I assume will be the open to War Games tonight. It’s a tremendous video starring Ozzy, one of the best they’ve done in a decade. <A HREF="https://youtu.be/f3nAgDPyc0Y" TARGET="_blank">https://youtu.be/f3nAgDPyc0YA> ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Nov 27th, 2022 01:50 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 990th Post Superstar '18-'19 POTY, 1st Ballot HOFer Joined: Thu Jan 31st, 2008 Location: Dickshooter, Idaho USA Posts: 8893 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: WWE released this video, which I assume will be the open to War Games tonight. It’s a tremendous video starring Ozzy, one of the best they’ve done in a decade. <A HREF="https://youtu.be/f3nAgDPyc0Y" TARGET="_blank">https://youtu.be/f3nAgDPyc0YA> This is really sad. You are telling me that this is the best video they’ve done in YEARS. I’m telling you that before I stopped watching in 2014, videos like this were normal and expected. So they’ve stopped with these now as a normal thing? Jesus, that’s weak. Hopefully this is a sign that HHH wants to bring the glory back to the WWE. And that I look forward to. These hype videos some years were better than the PPV attached to them. And granted, it’s not PPV anymore, it’s a fucking Premium Live Event, but that gives them no excuse to treat them like premium. And this was a premium video and I loved it. ____________________ "Jack Brisco grabbed my testicles once but I told him "Brisco, you have exactly 15 minutes to get your hands off my balls"." -WongLee 7/22/2017 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Nov 27th, 2022 02:19 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 991st Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/152.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu152')">Superstara> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: WWE released this video, which I assume will be the open to War Games tonight. It’s a tremendous video starring Ozzy, one of the best they’ve done in a decade. <A HREF="https://youtu.be/f3nAgDPyc0Y" TARGET="_blank">https://youtu.be/f3nAgDPyc0YA> This is really sad. You are telling me that this is the best video they’ve done in YEARS. I’m telling you that before I stopped watching in 2014, videos like this were normal and expected. So they’ve stopped with these now as a normal thing? Jesus, that’s weak. Hopefully this is a sign that HHH wants to bring the glory back to the WWE. And that I look forward to. These hype videos some years were better than the PPV attached to them. And granted, it’s not PPV anymore, it’s a fucking Premium Live Event, but that gives them no excuse to treat them like premium. And this was a premium video and I loved it. I assume you watch the shows regularly. They basically do next to nothing in terms of hype videos anymore. You’re absolutely right, during the Attitude Era they were often better than the matches. In fact, at one point I think the replaced Heat with a 1 hour show of nothing but original videos set to popular music that must’ve taken the production team forever to put together. Obviously that ended a hell of a long time ago. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Nov 27th, 2022 03:19 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 992nd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: After Cole spent 5 minutes talking about NJPW and the history of the Bullet Club, Graves said, “You love Twitter being nice to you for a change.” That made me laugh. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Nov 27th, 2022 03:25 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 993rd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: HHH paid tribute to William Regal tonight by tweeting a montage of Regal promoting NXT War Games events. Obviously Regal of all people would’ve been re-hired immediately by HHH had he not already signed with AEW. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Nov 27th, 2022 03:42 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 994th Post Blazer Head Auditor, CPA Joined: Sun Sep 4th, 2011 Location: Posts: 9544 Status: Offline Mana: So I just tuned into this on my new Peacock subscription. The AJ Styles match just ended, and I just sat through about four minutes of commercials. Am I watching a delayed feed now by 4 minutes from everyone who has the Premium Plus membership? Or did everyone have to sit through the same commercials? ____________________ "Well, maybe I like the nightlife just a little bit more than I like the damn gym, jack! And when you're makin' $500,000 a year, there ain't no reason to change what you're doing." - Dusty Rhodes, 1/4/1986 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Nov 27th, 2022 03:56 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 995th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/365.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu365')">Blazera> wrote: So I just tuned into this on my new Peacock subscription. The AJ Styles match just ended, and I just sat through about four minutes of commercials. Am I watching a delayed feed now by 4 minutes from everyone who has the Premium Plus membership? Or did everyone have to sit through the same commercials? It’s a live PPV. They’re not delaying the feed for you. These are WWE commercials right? Because I’m not paying extra and I don’t get random commercials. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Nov 27th, 2022 04:18 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 996th Post Blazer Head Auditor, CPA Joined: Sun Sep 4th, 2011 Location: Posts: 9544 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/365.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu365')">Blazera> wrote: So I just tuned into this on my new Peacock subscription. The AJ Styles match just ended, and I just sat through about four minutes of commercials. Am I watching a delayed feed now by 4 minutes from everyone who has the Premium Plus membership? Or did everyone have to sit through the same commercials? It’s a live PPV. They’re not delaying the feed for you. These are WWE commercials right? Because I’m not paying extra and I don’t get random commercials. No, not WWE commercials at all. I don't remember what they all were, but there was a Hello Fresh in there, a Peacock, some other stuff. ____________________ "Well, maybe I like the nightlife just a little bit more than I like the damn gym, jack! And when you're makin' $500,000 a year, there ain't no reason to change what you're doing." - Dusty Rhodes, 1/4/1986 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Nov 27th, 2022 04:33 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 997th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/365.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu365')">Blazera> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/365.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu365')">Blazera> wrote: So I just tuned into this on my new Peacock subscription. The AJ Styles match just ended, and I just sat through about four minutes of commercials. Am I watching a delayed feed now by 4 minutes from everyone who has the Premium Plus membership? Or did everyone have to sit through the same commercials? It’s a live PPV. They’re not delaying the feed for you. These are WWE commercials right? Because I’m not paying extra and I don’t get random commercials. No, not WWE commercials at all. I don't remember what they all were, but there was a Hello Fresh in there, a Peacock, some other stuff. Anything related to Peacock is pretty normal. Not sure about the other stuff. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Nov 27th, 2022 05:25 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 998th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Tremendous storytelling during the main event. I don’t think I’ve enjoyed a WWE main event angle this much since Austin vs. McMahon. The main event stuff in WWE usually sucks and you have to find the good stuff underneath, but The Bloodline angle is awesome. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Nov 27th, 2022 06:16 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 999th Post Benlen 5x fantasy baseball champ Joined: Sun Oct 21st, 2007 Location: Milpitas, California USA Posts: 15478 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Tremendous storytelling during the main event. I don’t think I’ve enjoyed a WWE main event angle this much since Austin vs. McMahon. The main event stuff in WWE usually sucks and you have to find the good stuff underneath, but The Bloodline angle is awesome. I thought the women's match was better but the main event was good.Balor/Styles was too long.Shotzi/Rousey too short.Lashley/Theory/Rollins too boring ____________________ Only thing harder than achieving excellence is maintaining it. Dream Well. It may come true. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Nov 27th, 2022 06:41 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 1000th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/69.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu69')">Benlena> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Tremendous storytelling during the main event. I don’t think I’ve enjoyed a WWE main event angle this much since Austin vs. McMahon. The main event stuff in WWE usually sucks and you have to find the good stuff underneath, but The Bloodline angle is awesome. I thought the women's match was better but the main event was good.Balor/Styles was too long.Shotzi/Rousey too short.Lashley/Theory/Rollins too boring The women's match was better as far as action. The men's was tremendous storytelling. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it.
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Post by Kriss on Dec 10, 2022 14:11:35 GMT
Posted: Sun Nov 27th, 2022 06:51 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 1001st Post cookie32723 Joined: Thu Oct 18th, 2007 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 3704 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/69.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu69')">Benlena> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Tremendous storytelling during the main event. I don’t think I’ve enjoyed a WWE main event angle this much since Austin vs. McMahon. The main event stuff in WWE usually sucks and you have to find the good stuff underneath, but The Bloodline angle is awesome. I thought the women's match was better but the main event was good.Balor/Styles was too long.Shotzi/Rousey too short.Lashley/Theory/Rollins too boring The women's match was better as far as action. The men's was tremendous storytelling. Totally agree, mens war games was incredible for the story it told. They played the story up for months and it paid off during a big match. Not much more you can ask for from a PPV main event. ____________________ If data, science, and logic offends someone, then they probably need to be offended. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Nov 27th, 2022 11:26 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 1002nd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: HHH announced that last night’s Survivor Series was the largest gate in the history of the event, the largest gate in the history of WWE in Boston, and set unspecified streaming records for WWE. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Nov 28th, 2022 12:04 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 1003rd Post One Fan Gang Joined: Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 Location: Posts: 16317 Status: Offline Mana: I saw a bit of the press conference where Sami Zayn gave a great interview discussing how his history with Kevin Owens just comes out naturally without any WWE hype, and is a great example of callbacks for the benefit of longterm fans to enjoy. Heyman sat with Sami and opined that Owens and his manipulation to put Sami in a lurch was more of a talking point than whether Sami would stay loyal to the Bloodline. Byron Saxton moderated things and it seemed more organized than any scrum AEW has done. I didn't watch much but I'm assuming WWE has mimicked this post-show event in response to AEW's development of such a concept for wrestling. UFC was doing them years before either of them, I believe. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Nov 28th, 2022 02:55 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 1004th Post BuddyPSHayes Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: Anywhere I Damn Well Please Posts: 4320 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/365.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu365')">Blazera> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/365.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu365')">Blazera> wrote: So I just tuned into this on my new Peacock subscription. The AJ Styles match just ended, and I just sat through about four minutes of commercials. Am I watching a delayed feed now by 4 minutes from everyone who has the Premium Plus membership? Or did everyone have to sit through the same commercials? It’s a live PPV. They’re not delaying the feed for you. These are WWE commercials right? Because I’m not paying extra and I don’t get random commercials. No, not WWE commercials at all. I don't remember what they all were, but there was a Hello Fresh in there, a Peacock, some other stuff. Those who have the ad-free tier on Peacock (and the few who still watch via old-school PPV) see "exclusive" promos/content instead of ads. ____________________ "The only area I can think of to avoid in Houston is Houston." - srossi Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Nov 28th, 2022 03:31 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 1005th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Fightful reports that there is still no movement on the Sasha Banks front despite HHH trying to bring her back several times. Banks is trying to renegotiate her contract before returning and wants more money, and WWE isn’t willing to do that. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Mon Nov 28th, 2022 04:28 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 1006th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Brian Kendrick has quietly returned to WWE and produced the women’s War Games match last night. Bix was on Twitter crying his little virgin head off about them rehiring a Holocaust denier. Kendrick had been released by WWE and was set to make his AEW debut when Cancel Culture chose that exact moment to hurt him most by digging up his old conspiracy theories, and he was scrapped from AEW before even arriving. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Nov 29th, 2022 10:34 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 1007th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Demolition Smash on the WWE HOF: "I've never spoken bad about anybody, I've always went by the rules and everything. Bill (Demolition Ax) has kind of ruffled feathers a bit but still I don't know if we'll ever get into the Hall of Fame or not. I don't know what we've done. It's actually really hard when wrestling was my whole life, and I don't even talk to anybody anymore up in the WWE. It's just really strange." Pretty sure they were both part of the lawsuit so not sure why he’s surprised. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Nov 30th, 2022 01:17 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 1008th Post Jim_Irish Joined: Wed Mar 3rd, 2021 Location: Posts: 2197 Status: Online Mana: Yeah, he knows why. Anyway, it might happen but it would need Eadie on board and I'm not sure he's too interested. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Nov 30th, 2022 07:27 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 1009th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Fightful is reporting that Reigns got upset with Owens near the end of War Games for a stiff slap or punch that Reigns thought might’ve ruptured his eardrum. Reigns was ranting backstage about the incident and didn’t take part in the press conference afterwards. Sources say they doubt there will be any lingering heat, but Reigns was fuming at the time. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Thu Dec 1st, 2022 03:57 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 1010th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: The planned match at Survivor Series between Bray Wyatt and LA Knight obviously didn’t happen, and reports are that it was moved back to the Royal Rumble to give them time to finalize a new concept called the “pitch dark match”. This is an idea that Wyatt and HHH are working on, but there’s no details on what that might be yet. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Thu Dec 1st, 2022 09:26 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 1011th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: Thats a good reason Attached Image (viewed 100 times): 317870188_10160291912966061_84891221811364692_n.jpg ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Dec 2nd, 2022 04:31 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 1012th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Eric Young is returning to WWE after a disastrous run last time. Tonight on Impact he was literally killed off by Cody Deaner in a vignette that was filmed in secret. This was meant to be his final appearance as a WWE return could come within days. Of course Young is another NXT talent who HHH was high on who was buried by Vince after being called up, although he’s an unlikely name to get a push one week away from turning 43. There’s a possibility he could wind up as an agent as his career winds down, a role he’s also held in Impact. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Dec 2nd, 2022 03:08 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 1013th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: Smackdown is being shifted to FS1 this week due to FOX coverage of the PAC-12 College Football Championship game. There will be Smackdown replays at 10 PM and 12 AM as well. ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Dec 2nd, 2022 11:17 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 1014th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Quetzalli Bulnes, the Spanish-language host of such Mexican shows as “WWE Ahora” and “El Brunch de WWE”, has been fired after an incident at a live event in Mexico. She was in the ring with Byron Saxton just before intermission when she encouraged her friend, a YouTube personality, to jump the guardrail. Bulnes told security not to stop him, and Saxton wasn’t sure what was happening and nervously chuckled. There was some sort of planned exchange that Bulnes was going to do for this guy’s YouTube channel that never really happened, so he wound up just standing at ringside. The YouTube star later said he was going to jump in the ring and profess his love for her and then steal a kiss, all of which Bulnes wasn’t even aware of, but then she told him not to enter the ring. Saxton was reportedly furious over the whole thing, and WWE immediately terminated Bulnes after reports reached them. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Dec 3rd, 2022 04:19 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 1015th Post Benlen 5x fantasy baseball champ Joined: Sun Oct 21st, 2007 Location: Milpitas, California USA Posts: 15478 Status: Online Mana: First hour of Smackdown tonite seems like a womans program. Damage Control Liv Morgan Teegan Nox Emma Bazler Shotzi Raquel Rodriguez Lacy Evans Last edited on Sat Dec 3rd, 2022 04:38 am by Benlen ____________________ Only thing harder than achieving excellence is maintaining it. Dream Well. It may come true. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Dec 3rd, 2022 05:11 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 1016th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: In things that I just learned tonight, Madcap Moss and Emma have been dating in real life since the summer, and now they’re obviously in a romantic angle on Smackdown. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Dec 3rd, 2022 07:51 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 1017th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Robert Roode just had neck fusion surgery, so at best we’re looking at another year on the shelf, and at worst his career is over. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Dec 4th, 2022 08:08 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 1018th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Ric Flair has volunteered his services to be an entrant in the Royal Rumble. Just when you think he can’t get any sadder. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sun Dec 4th, 2022 08:58 pm PM Quote Reply 1019th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Ric Flair has volunteered his services to be an entrant in the Royal Rumble. Just when you think he can’t get any sadder. I also volunteer. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Dec 6th, 2022 01:40 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 1020th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: The move to FS1 on Friday crippled Smackdown as it barely drew 900,000 viewers, way down from the usual 2 million+ on FOX. That's a shame because they didn't phone it in at all and put on a very strong show that no one saw. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Dec 6th, 2022 01:42 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 1021st Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: The match between Drew McIntyre and Sheamus vs. The Usos on Smackdown has been canceled. McIntyre was "medically disqualified" from live events this weekend and will not be cleared in time for the show. No details on what's wrong with him, whether it's an illness or injury. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Dec 6th, 2022 01:43 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 1022nd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: The rumored main event match between Roman Reigns and Kevin Owens at Royal Rumble is in jeopardy due to the heat between the two, and if Owens is pulled from the match he will most likely be replaced by Sheamus. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Dec 6th, 2022 02:18 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 1023rd Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: The rumored main event match between Roman Reigns and Kevin Owens at Royal Rumble is in jeopardy due to the heat between the two, and if Owens is pulled from the match he will most likely be replaced by Sheamus. Owens moved to the tag title match to open the show (replacing Elias). Does he do the job here for the alleged heat? Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Dec 6th, 2022 02:36 am Already A Friend PM Quote Reply 1024th Post Boz1515 Joined: Sat May 26th, 2012 Location: Posts: 3215 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: The rumored main event match between Roman Reigns and Kevin Owens at Royal Rumble is in jeopardy due to the heat between the two, and if Owens is pulled from the match he will most likely be replaced by Sheamus. Owens moved to the tag title match to open the show (replacing Elias). Does he do the job here for the alleged heat? Never mind lol. Riddle was treated like a guy that had heat. He does the job and then gets obliterated by Solo Sikoa. Then he leaves on a stretcher. I guess they are going to hold Riddle off tv until Orton is ready to return maybe? Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Dec 6th, 2022 03:44 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 1025th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/383.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu383')">Boz1515a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: The rumored main event match between Roman Reigns and Kevin Owens at Royal Rumble is in jeopardy due to the heat between the two, and if Owens is pulled from the match he will most likely be replaced by Sheamus. Owens moved to the tag title match to open the show (replacing Elias). Does he do the job here for the alleged heat? Never mind lol. Riddle was treated like a guy that had heat. He does the job and then gets obliterated by Solo Sikoa. Then he leaves on a stretcher. I guess they are going to hold Riddle off tv until Orton is ready to return maybe? Orton isn’t coming back any time soon from what I hear. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Dec 6th, 2022 08:30 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 1026th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Indy wrestlers Kylie Rae and KC Navarro are at the PC getting tryouts this week. Kylie Rae previously asked for releases from both AEW and Impact due to mental health issues and has been working a reduced schedule including for the NWA and GCW since, so it remains to be seen how she would handle WWE. Navarro is only 23 and has worked primarily for MLW in the past year. He's considered an up-and-coming cruiserweight prospect. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Dec 6th, 2022 08:52 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 1027th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Colby Corino's contract with the NWA expires next month, and he is all but assured of signing a developmental deal and starting up with NXT almost immediately, where his father is a trainer and producer. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Tue Dec 6th, 2022 09:19 pm PM Quote Reply 1028th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Indy wrestlers Kylie Rae and KC Navarro are at the PC getting tryouts this week. Kylie Rae previously asked for releases from both AEW and Impact due to mental health issues and has been working a reduced schedule including for the NWA and GCW since, so it remains to be seen how she would handle WWE. Navarro is only 23 and has worked primarily for MLW in the past year. He's considered an up-and-coming cruiserweight prospect. People saying that Kylie Rae could be the new babyface Bayley. She always came off like a demented psychopath to me. When Impact tried to give her character a little more depth than just a big smile, she was terrible. Good for her if she can get the free rehab for life WWE deal though. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Dec 7th, 2022 02:25 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 1029th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Jim Ross getting salty on Johnny Ace on his podcast: “I had a hard time as time went on trusting Laurinaitis. That’s sad to say. I hired him. I gave him a job when he needed it. I don’t think he treated me quite right. He just wanted to show Vince that he was a better manager than JR and all these things. So now his ass is without a job and he deserves the Goddamn misery that he’s living, that I perceive that he’s living, and I didn’t like how he treated me.” ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Dec 7th, 2022 02:30 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 1030th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Reports are that HHH will be bringing NXT original Darren Young back in early 2023. Young was the first openly gay wrestler in WWE history and after a slow start on the indy scene, he’s made waves in NJPW Strong and the NWA the past few years under his real name Fred Rosser. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Dec 7th, 2022 04:55 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 1031st Post krazykid18 The Prophet Joined: Mon Oct 15th, 2007 Location: Posts: 2619 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Reports are that HHH will be bringing NXT original Darren Young back in early 2023. Young was the first openly gay wrestler in WWE history and after a slow start on the indy scene, he’s made waves in NJPW Strong and the NWA the past few years under his real name Fred Rosser. Man the WWE budget must be crazy all this useless non factors triple H keeps bring back .. the shareholders will have to speak on the next WWE call with the exception of Braun almost everybody else has not hit. He would've been better off using some of the NXT talent especially the woman who are ready (Alba Fyre, Wendy Choo, Jacy of Toxic Attraction, Zoey Starks) Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Dec 7th, 2022 05:02 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 1032nd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/27.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu27')">krazykid18a> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Reports are that HHH will be bringing NXT original Darren Young back in early 2023. Young was the first openly gay wrestler in WWE history and after a slow start on the indy scene, he’s made waves in NJPW Strong and the NWA the past few years under his real name Fred Rosser. Man the WWE budget must be crazy all this useless non factors triple H keeps bring back .. the shareholders will have to speak on the next WWE call with the exception of Braun almost everybody else has not hit. He would've been better off using some of the NXT talent especially the woman who are ready (Alba Fyre, Wendy Choo, Jacy of Toxic Attraction, Zoey Starks) The salary of the average wrestler doesn’t even make the slightest dent in WWE’s budget and a shareholder would never notice. They are bloating the roster though with useless talent, although Young has improved a lot since the last time he was there. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Wed Dec 7th, 2022 06:06 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 1033rd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: Indy wrestlers Kylie Rae and KC Navarro are at the PC getting tryouts this week. Kylie Rae previously asked for releases from both AEW and Impact due to mental health issues and has been working a reduced schedule including for the NWA and GCW since, so it remains to be seen how she would handle WWE. Navarro is only 23 and has worked primarily for MLW in the past year. He's considered an up-and-coming cruiserweight prospect. Former ROH stars Vinny Marseglia and Dutch, who were part of The Righteous with Matt Taven, are part of this PC tryout group this week, and could actually be spotted in the crowd at NXT last night. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Thu Dec 8th, 2022 05:59 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 1034th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: So you think it is a lock that Regal goes into the HOF since he back with the company ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Thu Dec 8th, 2022 08:19 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 1035th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: So you think it is a lock that Regal goes into the HOF since he back with the company He deserves it but he’s not supposed to appear on camera until 2024. I bet TK doesn’t even enforce that though, especially for a HOF induction. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Thu Dec 8th, 2022 08:21 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 1036th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Hour 3 of Raw on Monday was the lowest rated hour in WWE’s history on USA, doing worse than even holiday shows. The 3rd hour barely topped 1.2 million viewers, and the show as a whole only did 1.54 million. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Thu Dec 8th, 2022 09:51 pm PM Quote Reply 1037th Post Kriss Citizen of nowhere Joined: Wed Dec 12th, 2007 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 11224 Status: Online Mana: Triple H fucked up. He had a great opportunity with Dynamite taking a dip in quality and all their backstage nonsense. Instead of giving fans great episodes of Raw with awesome wrestling he had all his matches end in DQs and distraction roll-ups, and whether a fucked finish serves the booking or not, no one likes them. ECW had all the shenanigans in the world but they always gave you a clean finish. ____________________ “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain Back To Top Edit Edit Source PM Quote Reply Posted: Thu Dec 8th, 2022 11:43 pm Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 1038th Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: I can't remember if I posted this or not, I don't think so. The plan is to have a big Puerto Rico stadium show along the lines of Clash at the Castle between Royal Rumble and WM. The main event will be Bad Bunny and Rey Misterio vs. Damian Priest and Dominik Misterio, obviously heavily playing on a Puerto Rican/hispanic theme to draw in that market. Bad Bunny is a God there. That match will lead to a WM singles bout between Bunny and Dominik. Rey has reportedly shot down all attempts to have him wrestle Dominik at WM. He legit doesn't want to do the match over awkwardness over fighting his son. Thus far in the feud, only Dominik has gotten offense on Rey, Rey has never fought back, and he doesn't want to. Rey says he'll only wrestle his son to put him over in his retirement match, which he's not ready for yet. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Dec 9th, 2022 06:46 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 1039th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/16.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu16')">srossia> wrote: <a style="color:#0000FF" href="/users/96.html" onclick="show_menu(event, this, 'menu96')">bpickeringa> wrote: So you think it is a lock that Regal goes into the HOF since he back with the company He deserves it but he’s not supposed to appear on camera until 2024. I bet TK doesn’t even enforce that though, especially for a HOF induction. To appear as a on screen character . Don't think a HOF induction as being a character. The Booker of the year was crying because HHH twitted Regal saying war games. So I can see him trying to stop him appearing. ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Fri Dec 9th, 2022 10:35 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 1040th Post bpickering HALL OF FAMER Joined: Tue Nov 13th, 2007 Location: Highspire, Pennsylvania USA Posts: 20180 Status: Online Mana: Mercedes Varnado aka WWE's Sasha Banks is expected to be at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 event next month ____________________ "22 years of my fucking life just got fucking ruined!!!!"---Fan outside Wrestlemania XXX PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME: www.angelfire.com/pa5/old (updated September 2 2018) RIP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1776-2016 Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Dec 10th, 2022 05:37 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 1041st Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: Gunther tonight saying Imperium are professional wrestlers and not performers. New Day starting an “Imperium can’t perform” chant. It reminded me so much of Lou Thez arguments on the boards. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. Back To Top PM Quote Reply Posted: Sat Dec 10th, 2022 06:53 am Add as Friend Ignore Member PM Quote Reply 1042nd Post srossi Joined: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 Location: New York USA Posts: 62723 Status: Offline Mana: That Kurt Angle segment was Vince at his worst and HHH should be ashamed of himself. Before that, it was a solid show. ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it.
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Post by srossi on Dec 12, 2022 20:02:06 GMT
Reports are that Sasha Banks was officially released by WWE, although no announcement was made by either side. Banks is booking NJPW dates in early 2023 and is free and clear to do so. HHH was making a strong push to bring her back as recently as 2 weeks ago, but then Banks wanted to renegotiate her contract and asked for more money, and they stopped talking.
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Post by Kriss on Dec 12, 2022 20:22:27 GMT
Reports are that Sasha Banks was officially released by WWE, although no announcement was made by either side. Banks is booking NJPW dates in early 2023 and is free and clear to do so. HHH was making a strong push to bring her back as recently as 2 weeks ago, but then Banks wanted to renegotiate her contract and asked for more money, and they stopped talking. There is a women's tag match announced for Dynamite from LA on January 11: Britt Baker & Jamie Hayter vs Saraya & a mystery opponent. This has to be Sasha Banks. It would be ludicrous to put anyone else in that position. If she has been released now, I'd expect to see some teases in the next few weeks.
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Post by srossi on Dec 13, 2022 1:55:41 GMT
Reports are that HHH has given Regal a VP title and he begins the first week of January.
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Post by bpickering on Dec 13, 2022 2:14:58 GMT
Reports are that Sasha Banks was officially released by WWE, although no announcement was made by either side. Banks is booking NJPW dates in early 2023 and is free and clear to do so. HHH was making a strong push to bring her back as recently as 2 weeks ago, but then Banks wanted to renegotiate her contract and asked for more money, and they stopped talking. There is a women's tag match announced for Dynamite from LA on January 11: Britt Baker & Jamie Hayter vs Saraya & a mystery opponent. This has to be Sasha Banks. It would be ludicrous to put anyone else in that position. If she has been released now, I'd expect to see some teases in the next few weeks. Reports are that she wanted to be the highest female wrestler. However with her history they said no
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