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[Ultratech]

Where is that man's neck?

It's a mystery. *OOOoooOOOooo*

Just don't ask the man himself. He'll beat the shit outta ya.

 

[BoboBrazil]

Ooh Hogan/Bischoff confrontation? Let me guess, it's the main event.

 

[Plywood]

Meltzer wouldn't lie! HIS SOURCES WOULD.

His sources don't exist he predicts via Mayan calendar.

 

[Reneledarker]

According to PW insider:

Booker T is advertised for WWE RAW tour for Brazil next month. Meanwhile, Mick Foley is advertised for the WWE Smackdown tour of Mexico also next month. He is also advertised for the Smackdown Live Event at the Mid-Hudson Civic Centre on May 23rd (the day before the Mexico tour starts).

I guess the Ambrose vs Foley feud starts on May.

 

[BoboBrazil]

ODB to Eric Young, Got any porn on this thing? Sausage Pizza anyone?

 

[BoboBrazil]

Eric Bischoff must be watching Raw, that's why it's taking him so long to come to the Impact Zone.

 

[DMczaf]

Punk only hangs with his own kind now. Rocks. Cenas.

 

[HarryDemeanor]

Freebird looking for a mate.

 

[Professor Beef]

http://www.wwe.com/f/styles/photo_large/public/photo/image/2012/04/113_Diary_0401.jpg[IMG]

Punk only hangs with his own kind now. Rocks. Cenas.

[IMG]http://www.wwe.com/f/styles/photo_large/public/photo/image/2012/04/114_Diary_0401.jpg[IMG]

[IMG]http://www.wwe.com/f/styles/photo_large/public/photo/image/2012/04/115_Diary_0401.jpg[IMG][/QUOTE]

Wrecker, where are you? We need a sequel to CM Punk's story!

 

[ViewtifulJC]

"Go on and get out of here Punk, it's time for the Diva Search

Spoiler

for my dick

"

 

[Kyoufu]

Who are those women with Punk?

 

[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

O-faceSTFU face?

 

[Plywood]

Who are those women with Punk?

One looks like a Bella the other I would guess is a yoga instructor.

 

[ryutaro's mama]

Who are the 2 girls?

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Who are the 2 girls?

The next victims

 

[BoboBrazil]

Hey look it's those 2 guys that couldn't make there car payment on the money TNA pays them.

 

[ryutaro's mama]

The next victims

It's Clobberin' Time?

 

[somedevil]

Hey look it's those 2 guys that couldn't make there car payment on the money TNA pays them.

They also got there girls back somehow after losing the car.

 

[DMczaf]

I wish I could perform The Rock's entrance at a Wrestlemania. This is on my bucket list.

 

[Penguin]

Wow.. TNA didn't even wait a week to plug/update WWE progress.

 

[NoRéN]

One looks like a Bella the other I would guess is a yoga instructor.

Looks like the Bella was about to ensure her employment in the last pic.

 

[kingellesar]

Isn't it Kelly Kelly?

Punk looks ready to deck Freebird if he makes a move on 'em.

 

[Kyoufu]

Best part of RAW for me was the fact that the crowd yelled "It's Clobberin Time" in sync with Punk's entrance. Amazing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-_pdOIpFrc&feature=channel

 

[BoboBrazil]

They also got there girls back somehow after losing the car.

Yeah, forgot about that. This team is so worthless. Also seeing Flair on TNA after he was so classy at the hall of fame

 

[BoboBrazil]

If Eric Bischoff's team loses he can't use his real name anymore? WHAT?????????

 

[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

If Eric Bischoff's team loses he can't use his real name anymore? WHAT?????????

Ric Basham alias incoming.

 

[UberTag]

Bryan & Vinny show:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toBlTlRGdH4

All of WrassleGAF needs to listen to this.
Afterwards, you all need to seek out Davey Richards vs. Michael Elgin because they RAVE about it here, too.

 

[SoulPlaya]

Yeah, forgot about that. This team is so worthless. Also seeing Flair on TNA after he was so classy at the hall of fame

Does that idiot cry at every damn occasion?

 

[Net_Wrecker]

Wrecker, where are you? We need a sequel to CM Punk's story!

I now know how great directors, authors, and game developers feel when fans clamor for something but they aren't inspired.

Sorry, Beef, writer's block has me in a figure 4. Maybe someone will create a straight to DVD sequel for you.

 

[Ultratech]

Does that idiot cry at every damn occasion?

I imagine he knows how to turn it on. Much like he knows how to bleed.

 

[Pristine_Condition]

Oh the irony of those same people that swear by a Davey Richards match or any Indy match for that matter and crap on Cena for no selling ...

If you want to see good selling and ring psychology look at an Ambrose/Sir William Regal match from FCW. Loved every minute of it.

I'm more likely to be forgiving of no-selling and a lack of psychology if the match in question has been more entertaining, action packed and well paced that your average John Cena snooze-fest. So sure, Richads vs Elgin featured a ridiculous number of near-falls, some crazy hulking up and no-selling on Davey Richards' part and an overly-lengthy finishing sequence, but it was still the best match Mania weekend.

I think everybody here knows I'm not a fan of his, but honestly, Davey Richards was selling the shit outta Elgin's submission attempts throughout that entire match. He looked like he was dying to the crossface.

He just does the "fighting spirit" response to slams and strikes way too often, IMO.

In the Elgin match, that "fighting spirit" response was more of Elgin's gimmick, so it balanced out Richards' shenanigans a ton, and made that match very enjoyable.

Spoiler

That 1-count kickout and spit in the face routine by the crippled Elgin was BOSS!

Personally, I thought the match was too boring at the beginning for a ***** classic. A ***** match has to have that crazy anticipation element even before the first lockup or fist is thrown, IMO. This didn't have that, strangely. It really coulda used an intense staredown in the middle of the ring to build the heat from the jump.

But it sure as hell finished like a ***** match. I've been a huge Elgin fan for a few months now, but watching live, it shocked me how the intensity ramped up, and up, and up.

I'd give it **** 1/2 and call it easily one of the best matches I've seen this year so far, and a solid MOTY contender.

 

[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

Does that idiot cry at every damn occasion?

I now know how great directors, authors, and game developers feel when fans clamor for something but they aren't inspired.

Sorry, Beef, writer's block has me in a figure 4. Maybe someone will create a straight to DVD sequel for you.

Do you really want someone to "Exorcist 2" your masterpiece?

 

[Professor Beef]

I now know how great directors, authors, and game developers feel when fans clamor for something but they aren't inspired.

Sorry, Beef, writer's block has me in a figure 4. Maybe someone will create a straight to DVD sequel for you.

If I had a gif of Clint shaking his head, it'd be right here.

 

[BoboBrazil]

They are building Roode vs Storm in the cage pretty well on Impact, even though it's impossible at this point to care about anyone in TNA for the most part.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

I'm more shocked Arn Anderson showed up. That asshole HATES Vince, and Vince isn't a fan of Arn, either.

 

[BoboBrazil]

I'm more shocked Arn Anderson showed up. That asshole HATES Vince, and Vince isn't a fan of Arn, either.

Arn is an agent for Vince and has been working for them forever. You are thinking of Ole Anderson, who did not show up.

 

[FyreWulff]

I'm more shocked Arn Anderson showed up. That asshole HATES Vince, and Vince isn't a fan of Arn, either.

I thought Arn was one of the bookers currently

edit: beat'd by bobobrazil

 

[funkystudent]

So whats this I hear about Steiner shooting on Twitter?

 

[BoboBrazil]

Steiner on twitter, just in the last day

"Scott Steiner, who parted ways with TNA Wrestling last week, posted numerous messages on Twitter Thursday slamming his formerly employer's brain trust, particularly Hulk Hogan. He also alleges that TNA controls Sting's account on the microblogging site.

* When these assholes got control they tried to takeover everybodys twitter page

* u didnt have twitter they made one up for U...so u people who think yur tweeting sting its not him

* He told me he doesnt watch the show.so hes not tweeting about a show he doesnt watch

* Evrybody refused to sign over twitter so every wk u get an email begging u to twitter what they want

* Got one today,Please tweet this;Hogan take over as GM wonder what he will do...WTF really

* Even if u r not on show Please tweet..so the booking team of pritchard bischoff n hogan wont book U want u to tweet about hogan

* Tweet about yurself hogan nobody else wants to tweet about u u fucking mark

* Im tweeting what they wish they could

* Wondeting what hogans going to do...hmmmm...hes a fn mark so hes going to make a couple of matches that ppl want to see

* Nothing more unprofessional than a heel wanting to be cheered

* So ppl cheer him which pissd everybody off especially sting bcuz he had to wrestle him

* Have the future of wrestling garrett do something bcuz eric told him to in booking meeting....what a fucking joke

* Now hes good but hes going to everything like he did when he was bad bcuz he was first good

* And that produced the worst ratings ever so he went bad which was just as bad as when he was good

* Then his bad wasnt any good bcuz his ratings still sucked so he turnd back to good from bad

* Wtf y'all get his bullshit ....dont forget to say BROTHER ..bcuz its fresh

* Stupid mofo

* Remember deny u had anything to do with the release of the sex tape to try n get more sales

* How kardashian of u....Homomania running wild..his shit writes itself

* His w

* His ex-wife said he was gay right!!!..hhmmm who brought in Orlando Jordan

 

[Kaladin]

Oh Steiner....best on the mic and best in 140 characters or less.

 

[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

Even Steiner's tweets need captions.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Arn is an agent for Vince and has been working for them forever. You are thinking of Ole Anderson, who did not show up.

Ah, I get those two confused too often for my own good. I thought all the Horsemen showed up, but I only watched the highlights of the HoF.

Nothing's changed, it seems!

 

[GaimeGuy]

Hogan, Flair, and Sting. Three senior citizens still getting fat paychecks for nothing.

#respect.

Respect?

I don't know about Sting, but Flair and Hogan work because they don't know how to save money (Hogan was also taken to the cleaners by his ex-wife, but still, he shouldn't need to work).

I don't respect them for collecting paychecks. I respect them for what they did for the industry, but I pity them as human beings, and for being old men who never will be able to settle down and be happy.

Especially since it disgraces their own legacies.

 

[Professor Beef]

Steiner on twitter, just in the last day

* Tweet about yurself hogan nobody else wants to tweet about u u fucking mark

THANK YOU

 

[Kaladin]

We should have seen Steiner's twitter blow up coming.

 

[BoboBrazil]

Kassius Ohno vs Seth Rollins for the FCW title was taped tonight at the FCW tv(final?) tapings.

 

[EraldoCoil]

good ol steiner......

 

[Wendel Clark]

lololl

 

[MegaKungFuRadio]

I imagine he knows how to turn it on. Much like he knows how to bleed.

He blades his eyes? Gnarly.

 

[RBH]

From the Observer:

Word of Lesnar getting a $5 million offer for multiple appearances in WWE had been circulating within UFC and MMA from late 2011, before Lesnar’s fight with Alistair Overeem.

Nobody could confirm that price for this deal, although it was said to be the highest annual guaranteed money contract ever given a WWE wrestler. Top WWE wrestlers were under the impression that nobody works on a guarantee of greater than $1 million per year (confirmed when the company released HHH’s talent contract which had a $1 million annual guarantee), even though top guys often top $2 million and someone like a John Cena does considerably more than that. WWE talent all have a contractual downside, which, as a general rule, is that they are paid with checks based on a percentage of revenue and their position on cards or house shows and PPV events.

The bigger the profit margin (not necessarily the grosses themselves, and as shown by some of the releases of late, even with identical grosses and expenses this year compared to last, payoffs last year to talent did decline so they were paying a lower percentage), the better the talent is paid. They also get quarterly royalty checks. Some wrestlers have deals where they get their downsides pro-rated, in a sense that if their downside is $1 million, then they get $19,230.70 every week and more if their earnings top that at various time periods.

Most get their weekly earnings based on house shows and PPV revenue, and quarterly merchandise checks, and if their total at the end of the year is lower than their downside, they will get paid the difference. Unless someone is injured for a long period of time, or someone who isn’t being used, the vast majority of performers will earn more than their downsides, with the biggest names earning considerably more.