01-15-2018, 06:25 PM | #38961 |
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Tough Enough was always an awful concept. Sorry to go all Cornette on y'all, but it exposes the business. Also, when you get a rookie and give them a contest win, it's still going to be a few years before you see a return on that investment. Tough Enough should have been a tournament featuring OVW guys or a show more like The Ultimate Fighter, where Al Snow and Tazz choose teams, then those guys eliminate each other until one has a contract and a European Title shot or something. Whatever.
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01-15-2018, 06:32 PM | #38962 |
Spammy Certified
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Oh Sara Lee who also won that season was released in 2016.
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01-15-2018, 06:37 PM | #38963 |
is brat
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Emma
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01-15-2018, 06:38 PM | #38964 |
BAY BAY
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I liked the first Tough Enough, but they should have given Maven more time developing. Dude had charisma and was a great athlete, but he was wrestling, what, 2 months after winning so they could cash in?
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01-15-2018, 07:00 PM | #38965 |
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I marked out for the Taker elimination as much as the next kid, but it didn't amount to anything until about 2005, when he turned heel, was surprisingly refreshing, but that's just because he was shit instead of shitty white meat.
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01-15-2018, 07:01 PM | #38966 |
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Jason Jordan is apparently hurt now. They're not sure how serious it is, but he had to miss some Raw house shows.
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01-15-2018, 07:02 PM | #38967 |
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Other places are exploding with "Vince needs to stop getting these guys to work so much," whereas I think it is probably closer to "these guys need to learn how to work more wisely."
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01-15-2018, 07:04 PM | #38968 |
dirty irani
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Anyone know why the Royal Rumble and Wrestlemania in '96 aren't on the Network.
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01-15-2018, 07:06 PM | #38969 |
BAY BAY
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Or just don't work with Seth. Even when it's not his fault, he's just cursed to be around.
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01-15-2018, 07:11 PM | #38970 |
Let me talk to ya
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01-15-2018, 07:15 PM | #38971 |
Former TPWW Royalty
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Tough Enough as an idea was pretty good but like a lot of things, WWE handled its execution poorly. They treated it similar to the Divas Search where they just signed a bunch of people per season making the contest part a bit moot and never bothered to really develop the winners into future stars.
Them refusing to learn from their mistakes was a big reason why USA Network got pissed off with the revival. |
01-15-2018, 07:21 PM | #38972 |
dirty irani
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01-15-2018, 07:24 PM | #38973 |
Let me talk to ya
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01-15-2018, 07:30 PM | #38974 |
Resident drug enabler
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I just went the long way and did WWE PPVs in 1996 and I'm seeing them both.
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01-15-2018, 07:43 PM | #38975 |
dirty irani
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Must of been a fault.
Very much enjoyed Royal Rumble 95, the time where it seemed like every new wrestler also had a job. Be it a Binman, Clown , Baseball player etc |
01-15-2018, 07:48 PM | #38976 |
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JR and King confirmed to be calling Raw 25. I hope JR doesn't give a fuck and just drills logic holes through everything.
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01-15-2018, 07:57 PM | #38977 |
is brat
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Can't wait to hear JR yell "STONE COLD! STONE COLD! STONE COLD!"
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01-15-2018, 08:08 PM | #38978 |
Resident drug enabler
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01-15-2018, 10:03 PM | #38979 |
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Holy shit, this story from Cornette's Drive-Thru is fucking amazing:
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01-15-2018, 10:44 PM | #38980 |
Spammy Certified
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With Santino winning Miss WrestleMania and Ellworth winning the first Money in the bank I hope Titus wins the Womens Royal Rumble.
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01-15-2018, 10:44 PM | #38981 |
Taller than Adam Cole
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It almost could have worked with both people ducking. If he had any awareness, upon missing the clothesline, he should have had the momentum cause him to fall out of the ring. His partner checks on him, and the babyface could roll him up for a three count.
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01-15-2018, 11:11 PM | #38982 |
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The problem is that they clearly didn't have awareness.
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01-16-2018, 12:36 AM | #38983 |
President of Freedonia
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01-16-2018, 06:37 AM | #38984 |
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I'm listening to the Wrestlenomics podcast right now. It's long, but I'm finding the discussion very interesting. My key take away is that digital expansion is not going as well for the WWE as much as they seem to be focusing on it. Their biggest revenue increases are in television rights (which is widely reported), but also from WWE Shop. It's possibly because the WWE have opened up a whole new bunch of international channels, partnerships, etc.
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01-16-2018, 10:02 AM | #38985 |
Trickster Demon
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01-16-2018, 10:04 AM | #38986 | |
Trickster Demon
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01-16-2018, 11:04 AM | #38987 |
LUV CABBAGE/H8 JEWS
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Is Jason Jordan black? I can't tell.
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01-16-2018, 11:32 AM | #38988 |
dirty irani
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Just done a bit of research and he's mixed race , his dad is black and his mom is white.
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01-16-2018, 11:33 AM | #38989 |
LUV CABBAGE/H8 JEWS
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Hm, well, that's what I thought, although he seems pretty pale for a mixed race even.
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01-16-2018, 11:36 AM | #38990 |
dirty irani
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It all depends on genetics I guess, for example I am mixed race english white / Iranian and I I have friends who are as well and are considerably lighter skinned than me. One of my sons is a quarter Iranian, rest English and he's darker skinned than me.
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01-16-2018, 11:53 AM | #38991 |
( ._.)
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01-16-2018, 12:00 PM | #38992 |
dirty irani
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01-16-2018, 12:03 PM | #38993 |
( ._.)
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And his mom was Sensational Sherri
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01-16-2018, 12:13 PM | #38994 |
dirty irani
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That would be a massive shock moment.
I think that in about 10 years time the should give a wrestler the backstory that he was the hand that Mae Young gave birth too. Shame it's a bit too early for Jordon cos Marc Henry would be his dad. |
01-16-2018, 12:14 PM | #38995 |
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Kurt Angle is my American hero!
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01-16-2018, 12:49 PM | #38996 |
LUV CABBAGE/H8 JEWS
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Damn, I didn't know Lashley did good in MMA. Watched some highlights and he even powerbombed a dude, which was awesome.
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01-16-2018, 01:11 PM | #38997 |
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Lashley should try boxing.
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01-16-2018, 04:32 PM | #38998 |
Former TPWW Royalty
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01-16-2018, 04:35 PM | #38999 |
King K Cool
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01-16-2018, 04:37 PM | #39000 |
King K Cool
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When I went to SmackDown in Glasgow in November 2016, I invited my best friend to come with me and when he saw Jason Jordan, he thought he was a really tanned white guy.
I had to tell him that it wasn't a tan and that Jason Jordan was black. |