At least we will always have exciting memories of him such as...
umm...
ughh...
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Best part I can remember is the whole discussion regarding Sheamus stealing his car.
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Best part I can remember is the whole discussion regarding Sheamus stealing his car.
BoboBrazil
Member
Sounds like a work. Why did they use his stage name and not the real name like every other release?
Just what the network needs, less content.
Coldnoodle
Member
The WWE is crashing.
Nocturnowl
Member
Maybe he wanted to go out with genuine heat, Steve shouldn't have cracked the Lati-no heat joke to his face.
PHOENIXZERO
Member
If legit it wasn't another performer because they called them an employee.
BronsonLee
Member
NEVER MIND, HIDE
Singularity42
Member
Since he was fired he might be able to go anywhere he wants immediately.
Not exactly sure how non comps work in WWE but I'm pretty sure they are 90 days and that is only for televised promotions ie TNA and ROH.
Macho Madness
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Singularity42
Member
Sweeney Tom
Banned
I really hope that's a fake because 1) why would they do that and 2) why would they do that for a guy whose contract's up in under 3 weeks
BronsonLee
Member
I never said that! Take that shit out right now!
...I got trolled D: Mah bad guys
TNA has a thunder?
Sibersk Esto
Banned
This is the most sustained conversation we've had about Del Rio since his last Sheamus title feud.
It's often like a WCW Thunder episode.
Serpentine
Banned
El Torito
Nocturnowl
Member
I never said that! Take that shit out right now!
...I got trolled D:
You should've known trickery was afoot because this would mean that we were in the midst of a buzz creating ADR storyline from the WWE, something which I'm sure is an impossibility.
Remember that time ADR was all like "show me your papers!"? I can't remember why he was saying it but it makes me chuckle.
I'm disappointed, friends. ADR could have worked - he had everything; good ability in the ring, Ricardo to cover for his lack of personality and a proven, tried & tested heel gimmick that they NEVER had the balls to go all-out with. The guy was meant to be a fuckin' multi-millionaire, but all they did to show that was give him his own personal ring announcer and let him drive around some fancy cars - they established that Ricardo was his man servant, yet never established why ANY of this makes Alberto Del Rio a BAD guy! He didn't abuse Ricardo, that was left to the various WWE faces such as Sheamus and Cena, who'd gladly hit a non-competitor because he distracted them, got in the way, or just because; beating up innocent ring announcers is what good guys do. They didn't fuckin' ONCE establish WHY Ricardo was working for ADR - hell, they did a better job establishing why HBK worked for JBL (so many acronyms) and that feud was dire. Would it really have been so hard to cook up some bullshit story about ADR impoverishing Ricardo's family and forcing their son into demeaning servitude? Also, why the hell did ADR never spend his money in a HEELISH fashion? He should've been hiring guys to do his dirty work left right and centre, hiring Divas to hang on his arm and party with him but, most importantly, he should've been bullying Ricardo every step of the way. This is simple 101 shit and what really, really pisses me off is that they barely even TRIED. I'm not even that big of a fan of Del Rio, yet here I am writing a huge fucking paragraph lamenting the ineptitude of WWE for letting a gimmick that SHOULD have worked go utterly to waste. That goes for Ricardo as well. You could've easily got a 'pushed to his breaking point, the manservant attacks the master!' storyline out of that shit, as well. Fucking amateur hour. This is why Paul Heyman's hailed as a creative genius, because even if he isn't (and he isn't) he could still do better than WWE creative.
Yeah, it's been so long that they could have redone the Ted DiBiase stuff with him (with some twists) and it would have totally worked. But they never did give people a reason to hate him beyond "lol he's rich!".
It's kind of amazing that they nailed stuff like his entrance but completely forgot about that part of his character. He really never was booked to do anything interesting after the feud with Rey.
Singularity42
Member
Anyone have the gif of ADR getting head kicked by Cro Cop from PRIDE?
According to the internet had an average of around 2.0 audience or more.
TNA wishes they could be like Thunder.
Macho Madness
Member
They do that with everyone except (Mistico) Sin Cara. And that was probably just to avoid confusion.
http://www.wwe.com/inside/wwe-relea...awkins-other-superstars-june-12-2014-26386880
http://www.wwe.com/inside/ricardo-rodriguez-released-26531379
Since we're eulogising about Del Rio's WWE career, might as well throw in my two pescos on him. He was a decent in-ring talent, but was horrible at drumming up any interest in his feud. His character was pretty dull, and unfortunately I think he just wasn't able to adapt his skill set to the WWE style. Can't say I'll miss him too much, but hopefully he lands somewhere that is a better fit.
The Mango Sentinel
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On the 7th of August WWE.com announced that Alberto Del Rio has been released due to unprofessional conduct and an altercation with Arjen Robben after the dive vs Mexico in 2014 FIFA World Cup.
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That'd be dope if it's a work.
Serpentine
Banned
i think this is the real reason
wiki said:
BronsonLee
Member
You'd think I would be less gullible, but noooooooap
It totally would be dope though. DEL RIO'S GONE MAD
Singularity42
Member
"On August 7, WWE announced that Alberto Del Rio has been released due to unprofessional conduct when he slapped Rosa Mendes on her fine ass."
Must be good then...or really bad?
Is there a difference between the the regular and the "unleashed" one?
+1 Del Rio being underrated, especially on here. It'll be interesting to get the skinny on what exactly happened, but his run was basically over already. He's been nothing but upper/mid-card fodder this year, and he was a lock to not renew his contract when it came up, which was going to be soon anyway.
Overall, I'd still say he had a pretty good 4 year run. 4 time world champ, won MITB and a Royal Rumble. Would love to see him in NJPW although it's 100x more likely he'll just go back to Mexico.
Overall, I'd still say he had a pretty good 4 year run. 4 time world champ, won MITB and a Royal Rumble. Would love to see him in NJPW although it's 100x more likely he'll just go back to Mexico.
Singularity42
Member
NoRéN;124412582 said:
They are 2 totally different shows with different guests. Unleashed has all of the foul mouthed Stone Cold you can handle, the family friendly is no foul language. They are both worth downloading.
Famil friendly is up on Tuesdays and Unleashed is Thursdays
Ahh, good to know. Thanks.
simplythebest
Banned
The chance for a latino world order just when down the drain with his release. Fuuuuu
DyslexicAlucard
Member
Honestly, I enjoy the podcasts when they actually get going, but the whole "start with a fucking 15-minute ad" thing is so obnoxious that I barely even start his (or Jericho's) podcast anymore.
Singularity42
Member
Yeah I hate that too. But then I remember I can fast forward through the shilling
simplythebest
Banned
He was Juan Bradshaw Layfield
but the odd thing is that he couldnt really do the rich guy role justice. Not like DiBiase and JBL could.
but the odd thing is that he couldnt really do the rich guy role justice. Not like DiBiase and JBL could.
BIONIC-ARRRMMM!!
Member
Their mentality is completely flawed.
The reason I don't watch the older PPVs is because the associated RAWs aren't up there yet. I like to have proper story context when watching PPVs.
I'm pretty sure I'm not alone in this either.
UrbanDandy
Member
This whole thing with ADR sounds fake. Just a 1-2 sentence release isn't enough.