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April Wrasslin' |OT| The Spirit of the Ultimate Warrior Will Run Forever!
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Keyser Soze
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Sounds bad IMO - going off air with a 80,000+ yes chant is a nice visual - and that should happen if Bryan wins as a face.
Bryan going "Corporate Heel" to win is a crazy one that could work - although that kills their new top face, which is bad
Punk coming back as "Corporate Heel" seem ideal - and is probably the only acceptable way for Bryan to lose tonight.
That's exactly what needs to happen
Sweeney Tom
Banned
So
is in the area, Meltzer says he and the E have officially signed a deal, and he said at his Wrestlecon speech yesterday that his new favorite number is 31
Sting
Seeing as 32 is looking to be Taker's last Mania now, if they're ever going to wrestle it's going to be at Mania 31.
Spiderjericho
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I finished watching the HOF. Next year, they need to keep it down to 2 hours. Video package, inductee brown nosing then acceptance speech. No more kids antics, people rambling on or pulling a Michael Jordan like the Warrior.
I agree about the stupid antics part, but why should they limit the time? There's no need for a time limit since it'll just be on the network, let it go on for as long as it needs to
That crowd is a preview of the end of WM tonight when Batista wins the belt.
Lambda Pie
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old Straight Shooters had MMA reviews. it's cross promotion. you know it's good when even Aii enjoys some kickboxing action.
I predicted both those, so not really.
Spider from Mars
tap that thorax
Somebody say something to get me excited about this card!
HarryDemeanor
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Found the video.
http://instagram.com/p/mdWTqEHkei/#
EDIT: And I see I was beaten to this in the WrestleMania thread.
Duff starts his first of 5 or 6 shows filling in for Tommy for GNR tonight. That's kind of exciting.
The Shield!!!!!!1111!!
Also, it's better on paper than the last 3 years.
Christ, posting pictures of Divas right now is like running water. I need to pee after that pic.
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Deleted member 47027
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Spiderjericho
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It is the best card in the last four years. The only negative mark was in the build for Brock/Taker.
And I hope Sting can get in great shape. Taker Mania matches have set high standards after HBK/Taker 1.
Also Victoria is fine. She looked great. If her and Mickie came back and the company focused on like four strong Diva story lines as well as Total Divas and side stuff, I think they could really draw money and get in more magazines, appearances, etc.
Spider from Mars
tap that thorax
I'm pretty high on wrestling right now after the Shimmer and New Japan shows. Nothing can bring me down! Although, 7 matches in 4 hours, with the Divas match and the Jobber match probably going no more than 20 minutes combined seems a little confusing on how they will fill that time.
Keyser Soze
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With a year to sit out and nothing to do except get in shape and maybe sit in for a DVD, he's going to look fantastic. Especially if they get him on that DDP yoga. That shit works.
Spider from Mars
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Do we wana take bets on how long into the show before the stream shits itself?
I say 15 minutes
I say 15 minutes
BIONIC-ARRRMMM!!
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O M G
Never! It's going to run smoother than shit through a goose.
Watched the entire HOF show.
I really enjoyed it, even if it was a bit longer.
I already knew Lita's story from her interview with Colt Cabana but it's still amazing the courage she had to do that and how everything came together in the end. That women is brave as hell.
Jake's speech almost made me cry, such a sad story and so well told. It was hard not to get emotional.
Mr T's started in a really weird way but it was a touching moment. Sure, it has nothing to do with wrestling but doesn't make it bad per se. He was nothing like I imagined, which was kind of the point. The ending with Kane was not needed and they should've been more discrete about it. Mr T was embarrassed and it wasn't needed.
The Paul Bearer was nice, and Taker's tribute was fitting.
The best part about Colon's was Carlito shooting on the company. It was awkward but at least gives us something to comment. The rest was normal.
Warrior's is a strange one. I mean he said his peace and told his side of the story but at the same time rambled about inducting staff into the Hall of Fame and how wrestlers weren't tough. I mean, those things are necessarily false but it seemed unnecessary. He seemed to want to shoot but contained himself and it just felt weird. Seemed kind of assholish at times but given what the company did to him I can understand.
Overall I really liked it, the crowd was annoying when they cheered for people that were showed on camera. It confused the speakers and it was annoying but they were great at other moments. It was a mixed bag. But overall I really liked the event.
I really enjoyed it, even if it was a bit longer.
I already knew Lita's story from her interview with Colt Cabana but it's still amazing the courage she had to do that and how everything came together in the end. That women is brave as hell.
Jake's speech almost made me cry, such a sad story and so well told. It was hard not to get emotional.
Mr T's started in a really weird way but it was a touching moment. Sure, it has nothing to do with wrestling but doesn't make it bad per se. He was nothing like I imagined, which was kind of the point. The ending with Kane was not needed and they should've been more discrete about it. Mr T was embarrassed and it wasn't needed.
The Paul Bearer was nice, and Taker's tribute was fitting.
The best part about Colon's was Carlito shooting on the company. It was awkward but at least gives us something to comment. The rest was normal.
Warrior's is a strange one. I mean he said his peace and told his side of the story but at the same time rambled about inducting staff into the Hall of Fame and how wrestlers weren't tough. I mean, those things are necessarily false but it seemed unnecessary. He seemed to want to shoot but contained himself and it just felt weird. Seemed kind of assholish at times but given what the company did to him I can understand.
Overall I really liked it, the crowd was annoying when they cheered for people that were showed on camera. It confused the speakers and it was annoying but they were great at other moments. It was a mixed bag. But overall I really liked the event.
funkystudent
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I fully expect shenanigans in ether Bryan / HHH or the title match.
Bryan should win. It should be his moment. It needs to be. But this is modern WWE and they dont do that.
If it does happen it will be MITB/Punk levels of awesome though. WWE have a clear path to making everyone happy but I just cant see them ending this PPV without dropping the ball.
Randy retaining is still my prediction.
Bryan should win. It should be his moment. It needs to be. But this is modern WWE and they dont do that.
If it does happen it will be MITB/Punk levels of awesome though. WWE have a clear path to making everyone happy but I just cant see them ending this PPV without dropping the ball.
Randy retaining is still my prediction.
Freezasaurus
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WWE has to troll Bryan fans somehow... So how about this - Bryan beats Triple H, then Triple H puts himself in the main event anyway in addition to Bryan, and then Triple H wins the title. XD
British Monsoon
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In "huh, that's still a thing?" news, Matt Cross won the 18th annual ECWA Super 8 tournament;
I'll always have a soft spot for the Super 8, it was one of the events that really put indie wrestling on the map in the late 90's, early 2000's and it's good to see it still going.
The fact that Matt Cross is booked in so few notable promotions these days just blows my mind. Pretty much only AIW bring him in regularly and he's a huge fan favourite. Dude's probably at the best point of his career, talent wise, but doesn't seem to be getting shots he deserves. Shame.
I'll always have a soft spot for the Super 8, it was one of the events that really put indie wrestling on the map in the late 90's, early 2000's and it's good to see it still going.
The fact that Matt Cross is booked in so few notable promotions these days just blows my mind. Pretty much only AIW bring him in regularly and he's a huge fan favourite. Dude's probably at the best point of his career, talent wise, but doesn't seem to be getting shots he deserves. Shame.
Spider from Mars
tap that thorax
Sunny, look at the striations!
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Deleted member 47027
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What striations? Also, he has no weights on that bar.
Sweeney Tom
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Bryan wins belt, loses it tomorrow night.
Actually, would anybody even be surprised by this?
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I'll be surprised if he even has it going in to Raw. Everything's screaming at me that Bryan comes up short, until Stro sits me down and has a talk with me like he did yesterday. Planted seeds of discord.
I don't know what's going to happen, and I am hyped for that.
Mr. Luchador
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It's a mocking blow at HHH's work out regime! While HHH, King of Kings, has been working out, Daniel Bryan has been funding terrorist groups in the Middle-East!
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Deleted member 47027
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Also Boots, it felt like Matt Cross lost ALL momentum after Tough Enough. Somehow that show sapped his drawing power ANYWHERE. It's weird.
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Deleted member 47027
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He's one of us brother!
The fact that almost all of us don't know how this is going to turn out is a good thing. The predictable booking in the past few years has been horrid and this is a nice change. No matter what happens tonight I won't even be mad.
Yeah, no idea where they're going with it. Common logic with WWE booking over the past decade says Batista. I think Orton winning is the least likely and HHH would be out there, but would be interesting to see where they go. Bryan winning would be very special though.
In terms of my preferences, it would be in order:
1. Bryan
2. HHH
3. Orton
4. Batista
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I think there's a strong case to be made for keeping it on Orton. I think there's a strong case to be made for ANYONE except Triple H unless this is meant to be his "one last run" - but I don't think it is.
I'd say mentally, I think it's 33/33/33 for everyone but Haitch, who has 0% in my eyes.
BIONIC-ARRRMMM!!
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Sunny, look at the striations!
#VanillaMidget
British Monsoon
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That whole thing was a rough deal - he clearly was one of the most talented guys there, but that didn't seem to make the slightest difference. Wasn't he cut in the very first episode?
Regardless, the fact that he's not in ROH is crazy to me. He was really screwed over by Gabe getting fired, as that year (2007) it seemed like he'd be an ROH regular, then Pearce got the book and Cross stopped getting booked :/
Whatever happens, its not going to be about Daniel Bryan, the spotlight and focus of attention will be the Authority vs. Vince McMahon.
You all know this to be true, the seeds for that feud are already planted, they are obviously setting it up, Bryan will get his belt and his moment but the storyline is clearly going in that direction, and he will play second fiddle to McMahons duking it out, similarly how much bigger stars have had to do the same numerous times.
So enjoy the show, because you know deep down where this is headed
/DebbieDowner
You all know this to be true, the seeds for that feud are already planted, they are obviously setting it up, Bryan will get his belt and his moment but the storyline is clearly going in that direction, and he will play second fiddle to McMahons duking it out, similarly how much bigger stars have had to do the same numerous times.
So enjoy the show, because you know deep down where this is headed
/DebbieDowner
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Deleted member 47027
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I think it was a couple episodes in, but it was early. I didn't watch the new Tough Enough, just listened to people complain about it.
Keyser Soze
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Right, time to look at episode 6 & 7 of Person of Interest before the pre show starts!
So beautiful
They obviously knew something we didn't considering he hasn't been hired by anyone of note.
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