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Originally Posted by The "News" The 4/21 episode of Raw did 4,139,000 viewers, down over 600,000 from last week's 4,770,000 viewers.

Time to take the title off of Daniel Bryan and put it onto Triple H.

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I saw Monday Night Raw in bits and pieces today. I felt really bad for Daniel Bryan. He was visibly upset. The three tombstones felt good enough to reestablish Kane's demonic side. Wade / Bad News Barrett was really over. It seems like he is going to become the next Intercontinental Champion (along with being the reigning linear champion). The Evolution titantron needs work and does Dean "Titty Master" Ambrose still carry the US title? Emma was meh. I am not invested in the Cena - Wyatt feud at all. I did not like Cesaro's new theme. I hope that they revert back to the Real American theme or his first theme. That's all folks.

[VSG]

Speaking of the titty master,

[VSG]

To counter the horrific possibility that Renee Young is dating someone other than me, I present you Lana in Lingerie:

NSFW: show

Loads more out there for those who want more of.. Lana in Lingerie

[Vastardikai]

As depressing as it is, Dean and Renee do make a cute couple.

[VSG]

Well for all we know she is still married and they are just friends.

[Cool King]

This page is making me feel a range of emotions, I don't know where to start.

I guess it'll be at the top though.

Originally Posted by Lock Jaw Damn. Steve Blackman looks like he is finally starting to age a bit.

Yeah, but ever so slowly.

I still want him to have a surprise match on WWE television though, but I feel like it'll never happen.

Originally Posted by VSG She is 21, man! If you were someone that young who had the crowd's attention wherever you went then you would be attention craving also. The real test is the mainstream WWE audience which is a good 10x the size of her usual audiences.

I just really don't like attention whores, regardless of their age.

Originally Posted by Lock Jaw Yeah, Paige is no worse than your average 21 year old chick.... The part that I find weird is that her character on TV is supposed to be an "Anti-Diva"... but she sure does take a lot of selfies for an Anti-Diva.

She's not living the gimmick!

But seriously, you're right about the whole "Anti-Diva" thing. To me, she's just like any other Diva, if not more than the other Diva's. She's the "Diva-est" Diva, if you will.

When I think of "Anti-Diva", I think of Chyna, Jazz, the fantastic team that was Beth Phoenix and Natalya, and currently, Tamina. I think of a woman who just wants to go to the ring, win and maybe hurt someone in the process. Not a 21 year old who constantly takes pictures of herself posing and showing off her backside.

Originally Posted by KaosDarksol Well to be fair since her main roster debut they haven't really given her any character

It's because she wasn't ready.

*rimshot*

Originally Posted by Volare

I'm coming across a lot of people who aren't fans of his new theme.

I think it's alright, though I'm not quite sure what the point of the siren is. It'll probably be one of those themes that will grow on people over time.

Like I've said before, when something is new, the majority of people don't like it, but it's only because it's new and different and they weren't expecting it. After a while, it'll become normal and people will adjust to it and then they will either like it or just tolerate it.

Though I do get the feeling that his theme will go through a number of slight changes until a final version is found. Probably the changes will be with the siren, similar to when Lesnar debuted. At first he had alarms, drills and other sounds at the beginning of his theme, until the guitar noise was made the preferred version.

Originally Posted by VSG To counter the horrific possibility that Renee Young is dating someone other than me, I present you Lana in Lingerie: NSFW: show Loads more out there for those who want more of.. Lana in Lingerie

It makes me sad that it could very well be a possibility, but your Lana in Lingerie pictures did take my mind off of it for a moment. Well done.

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Originally Posted by Volare

Holla' If You Hear Me

But in all seriousness, this may be a precursor to a vocalized theme like HHH with his My Time theme. Fuck it, just give My Time to Cesaro and be done with it

[Heisenberg]

El Torito was in Nacho Libre, niiiiiicccccccccceeeeeee

[Innovator]

@mikelsenior I DONT GIVE A FUUUUUUCK

— Colt Cabana (@ColtCabana) April 18, 2014

[VSG]

Mikel Wyatt must have forgotten about that other guy who got his legacy tarnished as the guy who quit WWE. You know, Stone Cold Steve Austin.

[Droford]

TNA is coming here in June, presale has been open for an hour and the civic center's interactive seating chart shows they've barely sold maybe 10 floor tickets. Just sad.

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Originally Posted by Droford lol I dont miss the Swiss

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Originally Posted by Droford TNA is coming here in June, presale has been open for an hour and the civic center's interactive seating chart shows they've barely sold maybe 10 floor tickets. Just sad.

So you bought one, right?

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I thought about it, but I'll probably wait and just get the $15 non floor tickets. The last time I had fro t row tickets to a TNA show I got my foot stepped on by Brian Kendrick.

Im amused that a selling point for TNA now is:

Experience the TNA IMPACT WRESTLING 2014 World Tour featuring the all new "Fist Pumpin' Pre-Show Party" starting one hour before bell time and free with your ticket. Join world-renowned DJ Z as he entertains the crowd and spins popular music throughout the "Fist-Pumpin' Pre-Show Party."

Reminds me if WCW with DJ Ran getting all up into everyone's area except that its worthless Zema Ion.

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Originally Posted by Droford I thought about it, but I'll probably wait and just get the $15 non floor tickets. The last time I had fro t row tickets to a TNA show I got my foot stepped on by Brian Kendrick. Im amused that a selling point for TNA now is: Reminds me if WCW with DJ Ran getting all up into everyone's area except that its worthless Zema Ion.

Worse than worthless he broke a guy's fucking neck doing a stupid backyard indy fed move.

Oh and

[Droford]

Adam Rose should get the bus to stop at a taping of Let's Make a Deal

[Savio]

WWE can't promote drinking or drug use so i dunno how well this Adam Rose guy will take off.

[XL]

They can "promote" partying. They don't have to overtly mention drink or drugs.

Or they could send a message to the Universe with Rose's debut; the Exotic Express pulls up at Raw, the party guests run off the bus screaming. The camera crew run on to the bus to find Rose face-down in a puddle of his own vomit.

[Cool King]

He can be a "Straight Edge Partier".

[Cool King]

[Savio]

"On this very special episode of Monday Night Raw, John Cena confronts Adam Rose about his harmful habits."

[Savio]

"Johnny's in a jam; what should he do?"

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Surprise buttsex

[Cool King]

Originally Posted by WWE.com Where Are They Now?: Trevor Murdoch He may not have had the physique of a Greek god, but Trevor Murdoch knows that hard work, along with some sweet karaoke skills, matters more than a six-pack in the long run. The Harley Race-trained trucker-turned-tag team champion takes the work ethic he picked up in the squared circle into his current gig in his home state of Missouri. Murdoch’s road to the ring began in tiny Fredericktown, Mo., a town of fewer than 4,000 people in the Ozark Mountains. He was a wrestling fan almost from the beginning. “My brother would wake me up on Sunday mornings to watch World Class Championship Wrestling,” he told WWE.com. “I grew up on the Von Erichs and ‘Gentleman’ Chris Adams. I loved how they competed in the ring and controlled that crowd, how they were able to bring them up and back down. The whole thing really amazed me.” Like many kids, Murdoch dreamed of stepping into the ring himself. However, training for the squared circle wasn’t as accessible as it is today. “I always had it in the back of my mind, but it was one of those things that you really didn’t know how to get into,” Murdoch said. “It was kind of a big wish.” After high school, he planned on joining the Marines, but instead went into the Job Corps and became a certified welder. Before long, he found himself in Athens, Ga., building railroad cars. He soon came back to Missouri, where his brother was working with a small independent wrestling organization. Murdoch finally had his opportunity to step in the ring. “I was really just a tackling dummy for everybody,” he said with a laugh. “I was a young guy, 6-foot-3, I was good to beat up. Through his work on the Missouri independents, Murdoch came into contact with WWE Hall of Famer Harley Race, who was opening his own wrestling school in Eldon, Mo. The opportunity to train with a former World Champion like Race was too good to pass up. Murdoch ended up being one of the first two students to join Race’s camp, which was an interesting feeling for him. “In the beginning, it was very nerve-wracking, because number one, he’s ‘Handsome’ Harley Race, eight-time NWA World Champion, ‘The King’!” he said. “But I knew in the back of my head if I could get through [Race’s training], I would have the reputation of at least being a good, tough wrestler. I wanted that.” Murdoch got the chance to fine-tune his skills in the ring while Race figured out what the best curriculum was for teaching future classes. The burly grappler recalls six- and seven-day-a-week training with calisthenics, matches and learning a move or two from “Handsome” Harley. Though he picked up plenty of knowledge from Race, Murdoch holds three lessons from Race very dear. “First and foremost, you always need to be a man of your word. If you don’t have your word, people can’t trust what you say and you’re nothing in this business,” Murdoch recalled. “Secondly, the cream will rise to the top. This business isn’t fair, but if you work hard, they’ll eventually have no choice but to put you in the top position. Number three, be tough. Don’t let them see that they’ve hurt you.” That advice stuck with Murdoch as he traveled to Japan, spending six months in Pro Wrestling NOAH’s dojo. He endured grueling training that included 500 squats, 300 push-ups, extended neck bridging sessions, in-ring drills and more. He didn’t know it at the time, but this excursion would change his life the next time Race sent him to Raw to work as a local talent. “WWE had never really paid any attention to me,” Murdoch explained. “I was just game for going up there to meet the guys, have some good catering, collect $250 and go home.” However, once he got to the ringside area to work out, his Japanese-style stretching routine caught the attention of some Superstars. After talking about his experience overseas, Murdoch had the support of a few wrestlers, who got him a tryout match that night. He impressed and earned another match the next night. After that, he found himself in the office of then-WWE Talent Relations head John Laurinaitis. “He said, ‘Kid, what are you doing nowadays?’” Murdoch recalled. “I said I was a bartender and he asked if I wanted a job [with WWE]. All I could do was nod my head yes.” Unlike most Superstars, Trevor Murdoch did not end up in WWE’s developmental system. Instead, the redneck brawler almost immediately found himself trying out to be Lance Cade’s tag team partner. The handsome cowboy had non-televised matches teaming with Murdoch and another potential Superstar and opted to run with Murdoch. The two clicked both inside and outside the ring almost immediately. “After our first match on the road, he and I had a long talk during that first car ride,” Murdoch said. “We told each other that we both wanted to be successful, that we knew eventually that we’d probably split up. But, we didn’t want any bull crap between us. We always wanted to be honest. The one rule we had is we never complained or got mad in front of anybody, it was always for the car.” It was that upfront honesty that made Murdoch & Cade more than just on-screen partners. “We were similar in our personal lives in a lot of ways, too,” he said. “We both had young children and idolized the same people in the business. WWE was putting a tag team together to make money, but they ended up putting together friends. Brothers.” The pairing was fast-tracked for a debut on Raw in September 2005. Murdoch can recall it like it was yesterday. “To walk through that curtain and see all those people, your chest is pounding, you start to breathe harder,” he said. “You try to look into the eyes of every fan, but you can’t because there’s so many. When you slide into that ring and feel the heat of the lights, you know it’s game time.” In their debut, Murdoch & Cade shocked the WWE Universe by defeating then-World Tag Team Champions The Hurricane & Rosey. The trucker and the cowboy earned themselves a title opportunity several weeks later at Unforgiven 2005. The new tag team emerged with the championships after Murdoch pinned Hurricane. The feeling after he was handed the title was indescribable. “You don’t ever expect anything like that to happen,” Murdoch told WWE.com. More important to Murdoch was being able to show the fruit of his labor to his trainer. “I came home with the title and laid it down on Harley Race’s desk,” he said. “He just smiled at me and said, ‘I told you the cream will rise to the top.’ It was really awesome to be able to bring it to Harley and also to the guys training [at Race’s school], to show them that it was attainable.” By November 2005, Murdoch and Cade had split up to focus on their singles career. In addition to going after the Intercontinental Championship, Murdoch also took up a role as the squared circle’s resident movie critic on WWE Unlimited, a predecessor to the WWE App’s second-screen experience. The break-up didn’t last very long, however. The two were back together and wreaking havoc in Raw’s tag team division by spring 2006. It took them a little while to get back in the title hunt, but they did in summer 2007. Cade & Murdoch soon had a friendly rivalry with The Hardy Boyz over the World Tag Team Titles that turned unfriendly rather quickly after Trevor & Lance dethroned Matt & Jeff on a Raw that June. Murdoch had a blast working with one of the most popular teams in WWE history. “Even today, I can still hear their entrance music and feel the energy that they brought to the building,” he said. “This business is about telling stories and they could do it in so many different ways. The Hardy Boyz are by far one of the best tag teams in the business.” Murdoch & Cade held the World Tag Team Titles for nearly the rest of 2007. After they dropped the titles to Cody Rhodes & Hardcore Holly, tensions began to rise between the partners. Trevor and his teammate knew a split was likely on its way, so they began thinking of ways to freshen up their singles careers. Murdoch’s inspiration came from an unlikely source. “Me and Lance would end up in karaoke bars and I would sing and just have fun,” he said. “Lance told me I ought to do something with singing. I thought about and was like, ‘Maybe something could happen,’ and he said, ‘Well, you’ll never know until you try.’“ So Murdoch set out to pitch the idea to the one man who could make it happen — Mr. McMahon. “So I became a stalker,” he chuckled. “I would walk around the arena and see Vince, looking for the opportune time. Somebody’s talking to him, son of a gun. I start chasing him down, getting closer and closer to his office. He’s right at the door and another person goes to follow behind him and I just stick my arm in front of her and go through the door and follow Mr. McMahon right in and lean up against the door.” Murdoch knew he only had one chance to sell Mr. McMahon on his singing, so he made it count. “I said, ‘I know Lance and I are going to split soon, but I have an idea. I don’t know what we can do with it, but I like to sing country music. Here I go,’” he recalled. “So right there in his office, I sang a song. I don’t remember what it was, because I was so nervous he was going to laugh and tell me I was an idiot. I get done, and there’s that 10 or 20 second pause. Then, he went, ‘Damn, Trevor, that was great. Why didn’t you tell me you could do this? We’re going to put this on TV.’” One week later, Murdoch was standing on the announcers’ table after a loss, serenading Cade and the WWE Universe with his version of Garth Brooks’ “Friends in Low Places.” The brawler was surprised by the reaction he got. “I gave it enough time that the crowd started coming along with me,” he said. “By the end, they started cheering. It was a lot of fun.” Murdoch crooned for the WWE Universe for a few more weeks, but was released in June 2008. Though he hasn’t been with WWE in nearly six years, any time he talks about his run, he smiles. “I’m grateful,” he said. “WWE gave me an opportunity to do a number of things, to fulfill career goals and dreams, but also the opportunity to get in front of a national audience. I have nothing but good things to say about WWE and a lot of fond memories of being a champion, wrestling overseas and learning about the business from a different perspective.” After leaving WWE, Murdoch competed in Japan and India, while maintaining a regular schedule on the independent circuit. He still enjoys getting in the ring and passing on the knowledge that Harley Race gave him. He and his wife also purchased the bar he worked at before signing with WWE, turning it into T. Murdock’s Bar & Grill in Eldon, Mo. It was a perfect fit for him, as he likes to cook and learn about people. “It was a great business,” he said. “It gave me an opportunity to meet the people in town and spend time with them on a one-on-one basis. That’s what I like to do, meet people and learn about them. It’s amazing how many people out there do such different things.” He sold the restaurant last year, but Murdoch has a new gig that he enjoys. “I’m working for a heavy equipment company, installing fiber optic cable,” he said. “I actually drill in the ground all day long. It’s a really nice paced job. I make good money and it keeps me at home, too. That’s what I’m really enjoying.” Though he may be a surly brawler in the ring, Murdoch lights up when he talks about his family. “I’ve got a beautiful wife, a daughter who’s 14, a freshman in high school, which I can’t believe,” he said. “And I have an 8-year-old son who’s starting tackle football this year. “Work and family, that’s Trevor Murdoch today.” ---- Follow Trevor Murdoch (@RedNeckTMurdoch) on Twitter Current photos of Trevor Murdoch: http://www.wwe.com/classics/whereare...current-photos

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[Cool King]

I was just reading about Heidenreich a few weeks ago.

I actually miss him a little bit.

[Cool King]

I also really liked his theme.

[Vastardikai]

One of the things about Murdoch is that he's part of the reason a lot of the 2nd and 3rd gen guys went through Harley's School.

I really felt like they could have done more with him.

[Emperor Smeat]

Dirtsheets:

Talks between Goldberg and HHH -- who managed to bring Warrior and Bruno Sammartino back in the WWE family over the past two years -- have already happened, with the two getting together in the build-up to WrestleMania XXX. A match between he and the aforementioned Ryback was the popular rumor at the time, but it appears to have been just that. Very few specific were discussed at the time, as they served mostly as a sort of icebreaker between the two sides.

Originally Posted by PWI There continues to be a lot of people within TNA that are worried TNA's deal with Spike TV won't be renewed this year. Last time the deal was renewed, it was done around this time, well before October when it expires. We noted before that Dixie Carter recently held a meeting with employees at TNA's Nashville offices. Dixie asked why the morale was low in the company and a lot of it has to do with recent cutbacks. There's also a feeling that "Big" John Gaburick is in over his head. Gaburick has been doing a lot of creative work lately and while he worked for WWE, he never worked in creative there. There was even more concern when Janice Carter and Panda Energy lawyer Creede Williams came to Nashville to have meetings with Dixie over the past few weeks. Janice and Panda officials usually stay in Texas so her trip to Nashville had people talking. At the same meeting Dixie held with TNA's Nashville office employees, she wondered why TNA didn't have a presence at WWE's WrestleMania XXX weekend. A source observed that Dixie is always talking about what they should have done and not what they should do. There's a feeling that TNA needs someone to push open doors and make things happen but that's just not happening right now. There's a feeling that TNA is just there and they don't have much momentum.

Former TNA Tag Team and X Division Champion Christopher Daniels is apparently no longer with the company. Daniels tweeted today, "I became a free agent & a published comic book writer on the same day!

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"Swamp Thing" Bray Wyatt

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[Savio]

Stevie Richards!

[Jura]

Robinson, Chioda and the bowtie ref are probably the best refs in wrestling history.

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Dirtsheets:

Originally Posted by Wrestling DVD News This time last week, speculation mounted that WWE are finally producing a Sting DVD. It was listed for September pre-order on Zavvi, a UK retail site. Now, a listing for the DVD and Blu-ray has this week also been added to Amazon UK. Should the project be going ahead (the most likely scenario) we expect to have more solid details, and to see it go up on US based sites, in the coming weeks.

Originally Posted by Observer SPOILER: show Bad News Barrett is expected to defeat Rob Van Dam on Monday's RAW, likely due to interference from Cesaro, and go on to face Big E for the WWE Intercontinental Title at Extreme Rules. This will lead to Cesaro vs. Van Dam vs. Jack Swagger in a three-way at Extreme Rules Another match scheduled for Extreme Rules but not announced yet is Ryback and Curtis Axel vs. The Usos for the WWE Tag Team Titles.

Spoiler tags since it currently gives away both the IC tournament finals and ties into another match for Extreme Rules.

Originally Posted by Observer WWE scout Gerald Brisco’s blue chip recruit this year is University of Minnesota heavyweight Tony Nelson, who won NCAA titles in 2012 and 2013, but lost in the finals this year. Nelson also has some offers from NFL teams. Brisco praised Nelson and said he could be in the main event of WrestleMania in four years. Apparently WWE needed an answer from Nelson on Wednesday of this week.

Originally Posted by PWI WWE officials did give Daniel Bryan the option of skipping Monday's RAW altogether and to go home but he said no. The angle with Kane was done to get Bryan off the show early. The impression was given that Bryan would be back for next Monday's RAW but officials are perfectly fine with him taking off until Extreme Rules if he wants to. There's a feeling that the angle with Kane came off so strong that they could keep Bryan out until Extreme Rules and the match would have more of an underdog vs monster feel to it.