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[El Pescado]

I really miss Daniel Bryan, but I don't want to watch him kill himself. Chris Benoit really did ruin wrestling for me. It has never been the same since.

I love Mick Foley, but he also does a real good job of making me hate the Attitude Era. :/

 

[Caderfix]

Well, maybe they could let DBryan come back, as long as he agrees to not do anything stupid. Just wrestles regular matches without taking stupid bumps and with a not so demanding schedule.

 

[Sweeney Tom]

Well, maybe they could let DBryan come back, as long as he agrees to not do anything stupid. Just wrestles regular matches without taking stupid bumps and with a not so demanding schedule.

This was the compromise they made last time he came back from long injury. He confessed to it the week before Mania

And at Mania he responded by doing 20 headbutts on top of a ladder. 2 days later he did 5 more headbutts, and that was that

 

[Perspicacity]

Well the women didn't appear to have hep this past week.

I don't know what's sadder. My uncle having me take him to score drugs, or a father taking his two kids with him to score drugs.

Well that's good, but always get tested if you aren't sure.

Probably a father, then again I don't know your uncle.

 

[Snowman Prophet of Doom]

Look at it this way: The WWE is hard up for main event talent right now, yet they are scared shitless to let this guy back in the ring, despite doing business with almost everyone else, some of whom were in really rough shape. Something about his charts have them spooked.

This is a fair assessment, but at the same time, they are currently in a fairly substantial lawsuit by claimants arguing that WWE lets people wrestle through very serious injuries and robs them of their future health. Bryan might be in objectively great shape, but given his concussion history, as well as his middling drawing power for house shows and PPV buys, they might simply see the potential liability of a former (and still quite popular) Wrestlemania main eventer suffering a serious, debilitating injury in their ring as greater than what they stand to benefit from having him wrestle.

My guess would be that if this were three years ago, they'd let him back in with no problem, but they're having their doctors exercise utmost caution when it comes to head injuries.

 

[Aiii]

They both look like they want to murder me. Brie is going to passive aggressively talk down to me while I choke on poisoned organic tea. D-Bry is more likely to drown me in his own human waste from his compost toilet.

Regardless, these hippies are scaring me.

 

[Gonzalez]

Why did this fall to page two? Get away from OT guys!

 

[Perspicacity]

Sorry I guess no one had anything to say after Aiii shared his fantasy fetish nonsense

 

[mechashiva]

Chuck Taylor vs Kikutaro is going to be a goddamn MOTYC contender, I'm certain. Also, Thatcher vs Marty should be interesting, their styles should mesh very well - the more flashy, Saint-esque escapology and joint manipulation vs someone well versed in the Lancashire catch style.



PWG have no desire to expand, simply put.

Definitely want to see Kikutaro match.

 

[Professor Beef]

Why did this fall to page two? Get away from OT guys!

You're not Vince, why do you care about ratings?

 

[Menome]

Why did this fall to page two? Get away from OT guys!

I'm just in shock at all the mud being slung at Sandow in the ratings thread.

 

[rrc1594]

Sorry I guess no one had anything to say after Aiii shared his fantasy fetish nonsense

We try not judge

 

[Professor Beef]

I'm just in shock at all the mud being slung at Sandow in the ratings thread.

Who?

 

[Plywood]

Apparently UFC fans are more embarrassing than usual this weekend in Vegas, according to Meltzer.

Mostly McGregor fans.

That's cause UFC fans are allowed to drink.

 

[Menome]

Who?

I've still got beef with you Beef, and I'm going to make you eat your words on GWF. Like beef.

 

[Perspicacity]

We try not judge

Try telling that to the parents browsing this thread with their children.

 

[Sweeney Tom]

You're not Vince, why do you care about ratings?

We ain't worth saving #hardtruthsforhardtimes

 

[Professor Beef]

I've still got beef with you Beef, and I'm going to make you eat your words on GWF. Like beef.

I'm 2-0 against GAF Legend bjork. Why am I worried about a Zzzzzzzzzzandow fan?

 

[Kaladin]

Business has picked up.

 

[slightconfuse]

Rey has joined LU

 

[Data West]

Cuerno vs Rey in a Lucha Undergorund(ie edited) format.

Mite b kewl

 

[Mr. Enigma]

Look at it this way: The WWE is hard up for main event talent right now, yet they are scared shitless to let this guy back in the ring, despite doing business with almost everyone else, some of whom were in really rough shape. Something about his charts have them spooked.

Tommy Dreamer must be working without a contract. That's the only way to explain why they use him and not Bryan. Dreamer said he can't even remember the year he got married.

 

[somedevil]

Tommy Dreamer must be working without a contract. That's the only way to explain why they use him and not Bryan. Dreamer said he can't even remember the year he got married.

Yep, he is under no contract. He still runs his own promotion which he wrestles in as well.

Its great Rey joined Lucha Underground but didn't he just injure himself recently?

 

[Bronx-Man]

Business has picked up.

Awwwwwww shucky ducky!

 

[Sweeney Tom]

Yep, he is under no contract. He still runs his own promotion which he wrestles in as well.

Its great Rey joined Lucha Underground but didn't he just injure himself recently?

He did. Unless it wasn't a major injury (doubtful considering he missed the show he was scheduled for and was on crutches backstage), he probably won't do more than backstage vignettes/stories and commentary until he heals.

 

[DMczaf]

 

[Man God]

John Cena is literally too good of a person to be wrassling. One of the most sincere and honest people you'll ever hear on an interview.

 

[Data West]

I'm sure Rey was mostly going to be in a heavily protected spot and only make one or two appearances in LU. Maybe as a mentor to Fenix or something similar. Maybe hit a bump or two and that's it.

 

[DMczaf]

This Enzo promo on NXT this week is dope as fuck. Dude has that fire.

And it will be put out when he's called up.

 

[Data West]

Enzo DEFINITELY looks like little buddy material for Cena to me.

 

[Kaladin]

This Enzo promo on NXT this week is dope as fuck. Dude has that fire.

And it will be put out when he's called up.

I said it before, but the guy reminded me of Jay Briscoe with his serious promo. Plus he's already a more rounded promo than Jay.....he's going to be huge on the main roster.

 

[The Shapesmith]

Enzo & Cass will get that Cryme Tyme treatment and be Cena's random tag partners til they are inexplicably broken up, flounder and then get released.

 

[Bronx-Man]

Enzo DEFINITELY looks like little buddy material for Cena to me.

Why would a New Yorker be friends with a Boston jerk?

 

[Kaladin]

If you could combine Enzo and Cass into one wrestler, Vince would go crazy over that guy.

 

[Perspicacity]

When he comes back I sort of want Big Uce to enter the tag division, could be as fun as his US title run.

 

[DMczaf]

 

[DMczaf]

The booking of Bayley as a champ has been pretty damn great.

A champ who wins matches, its so weird this concept works! wtf

 

[Kaladin]

The booking of Bayley as a champ has been pretty damn great.

A champ who wins matches, its so weird this concept works! wtf

A babyface champ that overcomes the odds week in and week out, even against corporate sabotage....gee, who could imagine that?

 

[Ithil]

A babyface champ that overcomes the odds week in and week out, even against corporate sabotage....gee, who could imagine that?

And is beloved by the crowd.

 

[Ithil]

I think you just failed to comprehend a pretty simple promo.

 

[Data West]

John Cena isn't loved by a crowd? Someone should tell Vince. Seems like a huge waste of time and money to print merch for someone who isn't loved by fans.

 

[Sweeney Tom]

4 more decades
4 more decades
4 more decades

 

[NoRéN]

Yeah, I marked out when Rey came out.

 

[Kaladin]

Had no idea Enzo had a following here. I thought that promo was fuck awful and made zero sense.

Can you inagine if everyone in the roster came out on the same evening and delivered their "my family needs to eat" schtick? Everyone is trying to feed their family. Between Reigns and Enzo, i could not care less that they have to remind us of what everyone else is trying to do

What is the crowd supposed to think? "God i hope he wins, dude needs to feed his family!"

Um....Dash and Dawson injured Cass, and Enzo cut that promo because Cass is his family, and they fucked with his family so now play time is over and Enzo and Cass are going to deliver a serious ass whoopin'.

I think you missed that promo.

 

[Bronx-Man]

Yeah, I marked out when Rey came out.

PM me all the spoilers, brother.

 

[Ithil]

John Cena isn't loved by a crowd? Someone should tell Vince. Seems like a huge waste of time and money to print merch for someone who isn't loved by fans.

I said the. As in all of it.
As you well knew.

 

[Kaladin]

I said the. As in all of it.
As you well knew.

Wrasslegaf will eventually hate Bayley. It always happens.

Just you wait.

 

[BIONIC-ARRRMMM!!]

John Cena is literally too good of a person to be wrassling. One of the most sincere and honest people you'll ever hear on an interview.

I hope he gets out of the carny life before it's too late, friend.

 

[Data West]

Roman Reigns should be a reminder to all of you how important it is that John Cena gets SOME kind of reaction from a crowd, good or bad. Roman should pretty much enforce what Cena said in that interview with Stone Cold about the worse thing being a crowd that doesn't care. That at least they're reacting to him.

 

[UberTag]

Wrasslegaf will eventually hate Bayley. It always happens.

Just you wait.

She'll get ruined on the main card. Just like everything else Vince touches.