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The train of steam indie wrestling had in America at least has had a hard sell lately. It's been tough for myself to get excited about indie wrestling.
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February Wrasslin' |OT| Did somebody not get what they wanted?
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The train of steam indie wrestling had in America at least has had a hard sell lately. It's been tough for myself to get excited about indie wrestling.
Dr Duncan Steel
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He's not Rock no, but he was pretty over during his tenure. Tastes have greatly changed in just 4 years.
avengers23
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The train of steam indie wrestling had in America at least has had a hard sell lately. It's been tough for myself to get excited about indie wrestling.
Perhaps attending the upcoming Ring of Honor #HonorCon will give you some enthusiasm about indie wrestling?
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If anyone has the potential to have a great year, it's ROH. I'm just not a terribly driven dude.
Marvel
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Yeah... crowd aren't feelin' him are they?
Can you imagine how crazy it will be if they sign Punk?
They do have an annual event titled Best In The World and if Punk is released in the next month or so, his 90 days will be up by then.
avengers23
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I don't know. Nothing turns me off faster than a Jay Lethal match, and they're putting out Jay Lethal vs. AJ Styles match at the 12th anniversary show.
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I dunno why WWE would do anything besides wait it out. Finish killing his character. Also who knows if Punk even wants to bother with RoH.
Hey hey! I didn't say it'd be perfect. I like Jay Lethal...till he gets in the ring.
BronsonLee
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The 90 Day no compete is only if you want the three months pay instead of going straight to another promotion with TV: It's voluntary. Raven chose to drop it, and Punk could too.
Nope. They just view him as someone taking D. Bry spot, or Punks (well was) spot or what not. I hope they don't delay the heel turn too long. He'll be more appreciated then I think.
I wonder if more smarks are coming to events now, or if the younger audience grew up and just wants something different these days.
Probably a little bit of everything.
-Pyromaniac-
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it's the reverse of their current logic. Oh when ratings were a little better Batista was around. Therefore Batista = higher ratings.
Just like now Bryan is around when ratings aren't so good therefore Daniel Bryan = bad ratings.
slightconfuse
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Marvel
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Think you're right there.
It doesn't help my view of indie wrestling that the only stuff I watch is local live stuff and it's a lot like the "lol indie wrestling" gifs lol. Weird seeing someone else doing the Cesaro/Hero Swing/Kick combo and another guy doing the Punk reverse swinging neckbreaker/ddt combo. Botchamania is fun as shit, but it doesn't help the image.
slightconfuse
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With punk gone there is only one man who can fill the void
Sweeney Tom
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PWInsider has (behind their paywall) an article mentioning that another "big star" is quitting today.
Plot twist? Supposedly it's Del Rio.
Plot twist? Supposedly it's Del Rio.
Hopefully Big Show
Dark Ninja
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Damn Del Rio didn't want to job to Batista haha that would be awesome if true. What has Punk started
Its Zack Ryder's time! dreams do come true
Its Zack Ryder's time! dreams do come true
Rafa=FedKilla
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Stay DownWith punk gone there is only one man who can fill the void
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That's cool if it happens like that. Put WWE's feet to the fire if it's about the money issue with the Network. That's a conversation that needs to happen, even if it's not in their current contract, and there needs to be a resolution.
Marvel
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I won't miss him.
BronsonLee
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DESTINYYYYYYY
Del Rio quitting, to me, would have the same level of impact as Big Show quitting.
I just hope HHH keeps to his words and wrestles a broom.
British Monsoon
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Yottsume said that tomorrow he'll be releasing the English translated KinPuro card opening with Minoru Suzuki!
Not sure why I enjoyed watching Nakamura open wrestling trading cards so much, but hopefully Suzuki's is just as fun.
*edit, you can watch the Nakamura ones at Yottsume's youtube channel;
http://www.youtube.com/user/yotsumeneko/videos
Not sure why I enjoyed watching Nakamura open wrestling trading cards so much, but hopefully Suzuki's is just as fun.
*edit, you can watch the Nakamura ones at Yottsume's youtube channel;
http://www.youtube.com/user/yotsumeneko/videos
LOL amazing if true
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I know! I'm so friggin excited. I want to see all of them to be honest. Makabe will probably be a lot of fun, so will Yano's.
Suzuki is hopefully as charming as Nakamura, but that's a tall order. Either way it'll be fun as shit.
Watched another Gako no Tsukai batsu game to see GOD DAMN Chono beat the shit out of Yamazaki. You never really remember how goddamn big Chono is in Japan until you see him terrorize someone small.
See you in NJPW!
Dark Ninja
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Alberto Del Rio took his cojones home perros
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Sweeney Tom
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The main issue the "big star" has, unsurprisingly, is being side-by-side with the other talent in terms of being held in the dark, not knowing what if any PPV bonuses will be provided once the Network launches.
Basically management need to let the talent know what is going on with the pay after the Network's launch. And if they themselves don't know, they need to at least tell them that. This whole business they've constantly done where their only provided answer to problems others have is silence no longer works in 2014, especially with regards to pay.
It's a big enough problem that 2 ex-main eventers are about to have walked out in the span of 2 weeks at least partially because of it. It's a problem that needs solved, and needs solved now.
Basically management need to let the talent know what is going on with the pay after the Network's launch. And if they themselves don't know, they need to at least tell them that. This whole business they've constantly done where their only provided answer to problems others have is silence no longer works in 2014, especially with regards to pay.
It's a big enough problem that 2 ex-main eventers are about to have walked out in the span of 2 weeks at least partially because of it. It's a problem that needs solved, and needs solved now.
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Host Samurai
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The most impressive thing Del Rio ever did was get KTFO by CroCop
He's making fun of Nakamura who wears fedoras.
Spoiler alert: Suzuki is cooler than Nakamura.
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He has hideous hair.
Lambda Pie
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NO, don't quit now. shoot on Batista at the EC match and THEN quit. destroy Batista's image.
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I thought a big star is quitting.
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BronsonLee
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I would laugh so hard if PWInsider is just referring to Punk again
Because PWInsider is shit, you see
Because PWInsider is shit, you see
Jeezus could you imagine how amazing it would be if you could review a WBF PPV
That'd be amazing. The two PPVs were released by CHV, so it is possible that they are floating around, just waiting to be digitized and put online. Has anyone asked Vince or HHH if WBF will be on The Network?
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I'll ask him on Twitter. Surely I'll get a response.
EDIT: Found this on ebay, for $12, it's a no-brainer. Just need it digitized.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/WBF-Champio...-OOP-/161193215829?pt=VHS&hash=item2587dd4755
Sweeney Tom
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I'm just amazed we got to this point.
Two former main eventers are about to quit the company in the span of two weeks amidst uncertainty of pay because the company won't hold a one-hour meeting addressing how pay will work after the launch of a network announced 3 years ago scheduled to debut in 2.5 weeks.
Two former main eventers are about to quit the company in the span of two weeks amidst uncertainty of pay because the company won't hold a one-hour meeting addressing how pay will work after the launch of a network announced 3 years ago scheduled to debut in 2.5 weeks.
That didn't actually happen, someone on Twitter made it up.
darkside31337
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Uh having the meeting is a bad idea if the plan is to not make any changes.
Dark Ninja
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Was Del Rio supposed to take the Batista Bomb because he goes into an extreme roid rage when Del Rio uses his extreme MMA skillz to get out of it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnWsHbw3w3A&feature=player_detailpage#t=67
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