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[Browny]

But if Brie leaves, who is gonna yell "COME ON NIKKI" at Nikki Bella? Rosa?

Clearly has to be a long-lost Bella sister. Two choices:

Rachael Bella (star of The Ring)

Angelica Bella, actress of a different sort. I won't be googling at work.

Gotta keep that merch money coming in.

 

[Max_Po]

A shame we will never get to see Bryan/Brock. Oh well, retire, go home and be a family man. Take Brie with you as well.

Perhaps that "red head girl " can gather a few drops of their sweat and rub it on her body.... you know to get some freakin talent.

 

[Savitar]

Poor Bryan. The guy everyone adored and supported, even if the WWE went kicking and screaming to give the man a shot until the out cry became too much. And now the WWE will probably point at all this and say it knew he couldn't handle it or some such BS.

As for that red head girl if she actually improves I'll be amazed. She had all the capability of a corpse. No wait I take that back, a corpse would have an actual facial expression.

Probably could run the ropes better too.

 

[British Monsoon]

It's pretty funny that people will still talk about how much safer the "WWE style" is and, whenever someone gets signed, how great it is they no longer have to "kill themselves" on the indies for a pittance. Shit like this is going to keep happening unless there's a fundamental change in the way the WWE operates - between the insane travel schedules talent have to keep to get from show to show and the lack of much-needed recuperation time, injuries will continue to pile up. Especially with guys who have been on the road for as long as Bryan has. Then there's the in-ring mentality, where one of the best technical wrestlers in the world is presented as 'the flying goat' and has to resort to a combo of highspots to get himself over, all because WWE are incapable of breaking out of their formula for top-level faces. Bret got over as the Excellence of Execution and while, sure, times have changed a lot since then, there's little reason to my mind why a similar approach couldn't have worked for Bryan. One where he doesn't have to hit suicide dives and missile dropkicks that see him landing on his neck and shoulders in every single match.

 

[Deleted member 47027]

It's pretty funny that people will still talk about how much safer the "WWE style" is and, whenever someone gets signed, how great it is they no longer have to "kill themselves" on the indies for a pittance. Shit like this is going to keep happening unless there's a fundamental change in the way the WWE operates - between the insane travel schedules talent have to keep to get from show to show and the lack of much-needed recuperation time, injuries will continue to pile up. Especially with guys who have been on the road for as long as Bryan has. Then there's the in-ring mentality, where one of the best technical wrestlers in the world is presented as 'the flying goat' and has to resort to a combo of highspots to get himself over, all because WWE are incapable of breaking out of their formula for top-level faces. Bret got over as the Excellence of Execution and while, sure, times have changed a lot since then, there's little reason to my mind why a similar approach couldn't have worked for Bryan. One where he doesn't have to hit suicide dives and missile dropkicks that see him landing on his neck and shoulders in every single match.

Be that as it may, a decade of wrestling any style except the cushiest will take its toll, and some people are just naturally more resilient than others. Still, considering 3 "new" talents in WWE are injured (Bryan, Itami, and Zayn) being hurt has to make them step back and say "wait...I know they're good, but do we WANT these people who have been beat up for ten years previously?"

It's a tough call. I bet WWE is guarding Balor and praying for his safety. Same goes for Ambrose.

 

[Trojan X]

Poor Bryan. The guy everyone adored and supported, even if the WWE went kicking and screaming to give the man a shot until the out cry became too much. And now the WWE will probably point at all this and say it knew he couldn't handle it or some such BS.

As for that red head girl if she actually improves I'll be amazed. She had all the capability of a corpse. No wait I take that back, a corpse would have an actual facial expression.

Probably could run the ropes better too.

Sorry, who is this red head girl you and others were talking about?

 

[Deleted member 47027]

Sorry, who is this red head girl you and others were talking about?

Eva Marie. She's getting better. She's spending time in training. It's paying off. She'll be fine.

In the meantime, uh...

 

[BIONIC-ARRRMMM!!]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5A3Blt1Ipw

 

[DeathyBoy]

Poor Bryan. The guy everyone adored and supported, even if the WWE went kicking and screaming to give the man a shot until the out cry became too much. And now the WWE will probably point at all this and say it knew he couldn't handle it or some such BS.

Yeah, Bryan has no one to blame but himself. He chose to do that ridiculous top rope diving headbutt, a move countless people like Harley Race have said contributed to their neck issues, even after he won the world title.

Bryan is a great wrestler, but he didn't change his style up enough for his long-term health. And it bit him in the ass. That's on him, sadly.

 

[ConfusingJazz]

If you want to talk about Eva Marie, there is a thread for that over in the Community. Stop talking about it here or I will lock this up and ban the lot of you.

 

[Trojan X]

Eva Marie. She's getting better. She's spending time in training. It's paying off. She'll be fine.

In the meantime, uh...

Ah, thank you... urm... Vince McMahon. ..

 

[Deleted member 47027]

If you want to talk about Eva Marie, there is a thread for that over in the Community. Stop talking about it here or I will lock this up and ban the lot of you.

Wait, what thread?!