05-18-2016, 09:36 PM | #25641 |
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Yeah, they've had a few guys that were confirmed work qualifiers. I think it's good for those promotions.
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05-18-2016, 09:40 PM | #25643 | |
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05-18-2016, 09:44 PM | #25644 |
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Samoa Joe is so fucking good.
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05-18-2016, 10:39 PM | #25646 |
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Interesting. I think that objectively speaking, Reigns isn't ready. The Rock was ready to be a top star after three or four years in the business, but Reigns just isn't the same guy. He's good -- I'd accept great -- but he's just not the sort of guy you can throw out to sharks and expect to ride them back to shore.
Putting him with AJ Styles has been a good move, because it means that Reigns gets to work with one of the better wrestlers in the world, which is only going to help him get better, but that's the sort of thing you do with the best wrestler in the world as the champion or over a secondary title. Plus, once you get a guy with the World Title, that big moment is gone and spent. Reigns is now a three-time World Heavyweight Champion. He's never going to get that "he finally makes it" moment now. He might get a run that people actually really want to see, but there is a lot of bloom off the rose. The WWE did the same thing with Sheamus. I wonder what perceptions would be of the guy if he hadn't won a World Championship yet? |
05-18-2016, 11:00 PM | #25647 |
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HHH is pushing Reigns because he beat him at Wrestlemania and doesn't want to look weak.
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05-18-2016, 11:03 PM | #25648 |
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New "WWF Did You Know"
In 1990 the Legion of Doom joined the WWF. Later on, Paul Ellering joined the two along with the infamous puppet/dummy Rocko. There were rumors that the WWF were thinking about bringing in Bob Backlund to potray a real life Rocko. Can you even fucking imagine. |
05-18-2016, 11:15 PM | #25649 |
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Wow.
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05-18-2016, 11:19 PM | #25650 |
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My ideal MITB card:
All or Nothing Match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship If AJ Styles doesn't win the title, he doesn't receive another opportunity Roman Reigns (c) vs. AJ Styles -At Extreme Rules, Anderson & Gallows attack The Usos in the parking lot. They are not expected to factor into the main event. After beating the piss out of each other, Gallows & Anderson get involved, but then The Usos return and cancel out The Club. In the chaos, Reigns capitalizes and Spears AJ, retaining the title. Styles is not satisfied with any of this though. He wants one more shot against Reigns, who doesn't seem particularly fussed either way. To make it worth Reigns' while, Styles proposes that since they're going to be in Vegas, he'll make a gamble: If Reigns wins, he's done with Styles forever -- he'll never compete for the World Heavyweight Championship again. This piques Reigns' interest. The lines between face and heel are still blurred, but it suits their program. Anderson & Gallows are not sure they approve of what Styles has done. AJ is confident though and plans to use this as fuel to make himself even better than phenomenal. You could add Shane McMahon as the special referee because stakes are so high, and to give the impression that something major might happen, but it's not necessary. I guess this is where you go full heel with AJ, with him finally winning the World Heavyweight Title. It'd be a surreal moment, wouldn't it? Going forward from here you can run Reigns, Ambrose & Rollins vs. AJ, Anderson & Gallows at Battleground. Women's Championship Charlotte (c) vs. Paige -Charlotte gets a credibility building win against Nattie at Extreme Rules. She brags about it on RAW and Paige interrupts. She reminds Charlotte about beating her on RAW a few weeks back. Charlotte reminds her that she lost the Divas Championship twice, while Charlotte was the undefeated champion and has never been beaten for the Women's Title either. Charlotte tells her to run off and make some Del Rio babies. Paige and her fight, and Flair looks to get involved, but Del Rio runs out and makes Flair back up. He eventually tells Flair that he respects him, so if Flair gets involved in Paige's business, he's going to get the best of Del Rio, and he's not going to like that. Flair sells Del Rio as a big deal. You probably don't switch the belt here, because their end-game is probably Sasha, but they could have a hell of a match. Charlotte can win with Natural Selection so Paige doesn't look too bad. If the program is hot though, you can probably get away with Paige winning and celebrating with Del Rio post-match. Charlotte can always get it back, or Paige could end up the one dropping it to Sasha. Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins -I was thinking of good first opponents back for Rollins. I actually thought Jericho would be a good first opponent back for him, but that could be a television match too. They don't have that real swelling reason to fight either. Rollins' first goal upon returning should be to prove that he is still worthy of the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. He can promo about how he never lost it, then Kevin Owens can come out and say that he never lost the Intercontinental Title either. He didn't get pinned at Extreme Rules and there is no way Crossfit Jesus is jumping in front of him in any title picture. A match is made between him and Rollins and I'm sure it will be a lot of awesome. Money in the Bank Ladder Match Alberto Del Rio vs. Baron Corbin vs. Bray Wyatt vs. Cesaro vs. Chris Jericho vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Sheamus -A weird group, but I think it would work. Del Rio is in because he's their biggest Hispanic star. He'd be involved in the Charlotte/Paige stuff, but he'd be a good hand to have in here. Plus he's a former winner and four-time World Champion, so he adds that "star power." Baron Corbin beats Ziggler at Extreme Rules, putting him out with an End of Days with a chair around Ziggler's neck. I'm not too chuffed on him yet, but they obviously want to push him, and he'll get something working with so many veterans. Bray Wyatt returns and it makes sense for him to seek his absolution. His leg injury is a worry, but I'm sure he's clever enough to work smartly. Cesaro isn't pinned in the Fatal 4-Way at Extreme Rules, so he moves on to bigger and better things, respecting Zayn's run as the IC Champion...for now. Chris Jericho invented the match and finds a way in to get another opportunity to hurt Dean Ambrose. After beating Jericho at Extreme Rules, Ambrose has a mission to win that briefcase so he's got a clear shot at the World Heavyweight Title. Kofi Kingston is in because he's fun in Ladder Matches...right? Kofi is the most experienced of The New Day, the one best suited for this level match, and I imagine he'll have even more crowd support than the one he was in last year. It could be a thing every time he almost wins the match. Sheamus has that movie coming out and he won the match last year. He seems like a logical choice to enter. He'll be a good base for Kofi and Ambrose too. Corbin shouldn't win, and as much as I love Cesaro, it just isn't his time. Sheamus shouldn't win again. Del Rio could win, but if he's getting over as a face it might push him back some to be given the duke over more "urgent" babyfaces. Kofi could win, but The New Day gimmick seems like it would dilute that title picture. Maybe next year, Kofi. Jericho doesn't need a World Title at this point. His work hasn't really been demanding it either. It's time for him to move back down the card a bit, save the odd occasion. It's down to either Wyatt or Ambrose really. Of those two, Ambrose seems like the more interesting choice, given that Reigns and Rollins are likely to be in the title picture. If you're doing The Shield vs. The Club at Battleground, then Ambrose holding the briefcase adds some real tension. United States Championship Rusev (c) vs. John Cena -Rusev wins the US Title at Extreme Rules, his Accolade putting Kalisto on the shelf. Sin Cara tries to fight for revenge, but Rusev does the same thing to him. John Cena returns on Memorial Day to interrupt Rusev bragging about hurting people and being the US Champion again. Cena gets a match against Rusev, but it is heavily hinted by commentary that there is no way he is 100% and Rusev has been hurting people lately. I'd have Rusev retain, but he doesn't manage to injure Cena. Triple Threat Tag Team Match for the WWE Tag Team Championship The New Day (c) vs. Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows vs. The Usos -I personally like The Vaudevillains, but I don't really see them being a long-term viable team for WWE, and I don't think they should end this meaty reign of The New Day. Kofi Kingston gets a spot in Money in the Bank, so it's Big E & Prof. X defending the belts here. I would like to see The Shining Stars get some sort of push, but I'm not sure they'd be more than stop-gap opponents for The New Day here. Anderson & Gallows and The Usos have gotten enough shine recently to warrant being inserted into the title picture, and the possibility of a title change feels very real here. You could probably have The New Day retain in the chaos here, but you could move towards some sort of Shield vs. Club feud for Battleground. The New Day chasing their belts back would be a good supplementary story for that show. The crowd might hate the change, but The Usos could use a more heelish direction anyway since their face act is wearing thin on older members of the audience. Intercontinental Championship Sami Zayn (c) vs. The Miz -Zayn pins The Miz in the Fatal 4-Way match at Extreme Rules. The Miz obviously wants another shot. He condescends Sami at every point -- making fun of his "normal" looks. Zayn ends up saying something to Maryse in French to mess with The Miz's head. Zayn gets the submission win here, introducing the main roster audience to his Koji Clutch. #1 Contender's Match for the Women's Championship Becky Lynch vs. Sasha Banks -Becky has been frustrated by recent losses and Sasha Banks manages to do what Becky can't -- beat Dana Brooke. Sasha rubs it in and the two eventually come to blows, with Becky eventually winning a Beat the Clock competition against Sasha to earn her way into title contention. 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05-19-2016, 12:31 AM | #25651 |
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Finished Bob Backlund's book. The best wrestling book I've ever read. It's amazing, although if you weren't a fan of his era then some of the stories might not make much sense to you
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05-19-2016, 01:03 AM | #25652 |
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I'm genuinely glad he's back. Crazy Bob has that larger than life quality wrestling needs. I'd rather see him with Cesaro though.
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05-19-2016, 01:05 AM | #25653 |
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Random thought: Dolph Ziggler really needs a heel turn. With John Cena and Seth Rollins returning, most likely as babyfaces, things are way too stacked on that side. Ziggler seems like an easy choice to turn sour and prove he belongs.
He's always been better as a heel, when you really think about it. His second World Title win got a huge pop, but it was technically as a heel. He gets to show more intensity and stops looking like such a lightweight flopping around for everyone too. He's always better when he has people around him as well. Make Dolph Ziggler great again. |
05-19-2016, 01:07 AM | #25654 |
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I didn't watch much of RAW this week, but fuck did Epico look so much bigger. Is it just me that thought this? He used to be billed as 217lbs or something. This week The Shining Stars were 440lbs. It wasn't a 50/50 split.
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05-19-2016, 01:08 AM | #25655 |
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Fuck did Epico look great with those rolling suplexes too. The back suplex into the German into the brainbuster. The Trileda I think he calls it. Fucking great.
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05-19-2016, 01:08 AM | #25656 |
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That double underhook move was gnarly too.
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05-19-2016, 01:09 AM | #25657 |
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Given that they are looking for Hispanic stars and they've proven that they don't really know what they are doing with Kalisto, I wonder just how long it is before they beg Rey Mysterio to come back?
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05-19-2016, 02:24 AM | #25658 |
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Batista Bomb dropped. |
05-19-2016, 02:26 AM | #25659 |
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Really want Dutch Mantel and Kevin Sullivan to get the book for a company with Dave Bautista, Kurt Angle and Rey Mysterio in it.
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05-19-2016, 03:39 AM | #25660 |
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Today, May 19th, 2016 marks the 10th Anniversary of the date which was the focal point of a bizarre storyline designed to confuse fans (and sell tickets to WWE Films' "See No Evil", starring Kane). It eventually led to this even more bizarre match at Vengeance 2006 featuring Kane taking on the Impostor Kane who had been tormenting him the whole time, and the finish is even more inexplicable:
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05-19-2016, 05:55 AM | #25662 |
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Wtf. Never actually bothered to see the match or look at fre result. Was that the end of the storyline?
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05-19-2016, 07:14 AM | #25663 |
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Best part of that match was the two great theme songs.
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05-19-2016, 07:44 AM | #25664 |
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Shawn Michaels sounds like he's going to GM 5 of the Pens/Bolts series because of Pit's "HBK-Line" ( Carl Hagelin, Nick Bonino and Phil Kessel).
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05-19-2016, 08:12 AM | #25665 |
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No. I think it actually ended with Kane taking back his old mask from the impostor and screaming "I BELIEVE THIS IS MINE!" before whipping the impostor's ass on the RAW the night after the PPV (June 26th RAW).
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05-19-2016, 08:21 AM | #25666 |
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I thought he through him out a door or something weak. Why not set the other Kane on fire?
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05-19-2016, 08:25 AM | #25667 |
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I think because he took 2 months off after that. Went to Europe promoting his film, didn't come back until SummerSlam.
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05-19-2016, 11:16 AM | #25668 |
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05-19-2016, 01:14 PM | #25669 |
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speaking of John Cena...
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05-19-2016, 01:17 PM | #25670 | |
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05-19-2016, 01:35 PM | #25671 |
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05-19-2016, 01:48 PM | #25672 | |
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He's 100% spot on. Stephanie slapping guys constantly gets mega heat for her because everybody knows the guy can't retaliate in this era. But it does nothing at all for the guy who got slapped. Oh and the one time they finally decided to have a wrestler give her her commupence, we ended up getting Roman Reigns poisoning her coffee. What a face. |
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05-19-2016, 02:00 PM | #25673 | |
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05-19-2016, 02:12 PM | #25674 |
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They presented that as though it was just something that happened in the line of duty with the match. It's not like he went ahead and Speared her on purpose to try to get revenge.
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05-19-2016, 02:15 PM | #25675 | |
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05-19-2016, 02:17 PM | #25676 |
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05-19-2016, 04:36 PM | #25677 |
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05-19-2016, 04:47 PM | #25679 |
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Today is May 19th.
Fake Kane is main evening Smackdown tonight. |
05-19-2016, 04:54 PM | #25680 |
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Crowd really got into this match with some modern day chants at the end. |