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February Wrasslin' |OT| Did somebody not get what they wanted?

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Laserfrog

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All the Sheffield Wrestling Federation "matches" have been taken off the youtubes as well, this is terrible. It's like Sheffield Wrestling Federation never existed, what is this revisionist history??
 
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mechashiva

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What's jnc mean in message board speak? Tried googling it and found no results. I've seen it like 5 times in the Super Bowl thread.
 
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jred2k

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mechashiva said:
What's jnc mean in message board speak? Tried googling it and found no results. I've seen it like 5 times in the Super Bowl thread.
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I think its cause of a user in the NFL threads named jakncoke. It started popping up after the :lol smiley got taken away.
 
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simplythebest

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I don't get how WWE could miscalculate on this guy so bad. From his popularity to his physical condition he has been sub par all around to be thrust in the WM30 Main event scene. This had to be HHH all the way wanting that all Evolution Main event at a milestone WM.


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Evening Musuko

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People like Batista, but they don't like him that much. Even without Bryanmania running wild, I don't think many would have liked him winning. He should have been eliminated by Reigns, or another up and comer.

Tada! Batista is put in a match people want to see him in.
 
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Sokantish

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simplythebest said:
I don't get how WWE could miscalculate on this guy so bad. From his popularity to his physical condition he has been sub par all around to be thrust in the WM30 Main event scene. This had to be HHH all the way wanting that all Evolution Main event at a milestone WM.


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The Rock was getting gassed a lot too, maybe they don't care that much
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Big One

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simplythebest said:
I don't get how WWE could miscalculate on this guy so bad. From his popularity to his physical condition he has been sub par all around to be thrust in the WM30 Main event scene. This had to be HHH all the way wanting that all Evolution Main event at a milestone WM.


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Yep but I'm not surprised. In terms of wrestling fans, people don't really view Batista any different than guys like Jeff Hardy or RVD. He isn't a mega-star just because he's been in a few shitty movies, and the Marvel movie he's in will not be as big as a deal as the others cause it isn't based on a recognizable property. But nah, let's have a third-tier wrestler come back after years of absence and just win the Rumble. Great booking.

The Rock wouldn't have gotten booed as much as Batista did at the Rumble. That's how much of a difference it is between those two guys even though WWE is treating Batista like he's the replacement for The Rock's role as a wrestler who has success outside of wrestling. But let's get real, even if Batista has more of a mainstream appeal than, say, someone like Daniel Bryan hence the ratings spike when Batista gets on TV, the fans of the actual product still view Daniel Bryan as being the top guy. It's the guy they want to see win the championship and main event Wrestlemania, so Vince is basically appealing to the audience of non-fans who have heard of the "celebrity" Batista and tuning in to see what his wrestling career is all about...only to see audiences shit on him with boos. Either way, it's bad for business, and it's hurting both Batista AND Daniel Bryan.

DB can get that mainstream appeal, but for some reason WWE doesn't want to market him. Guys like Cena, Orton, Batista were all focal points of marketing the product over the years hence why they have the attention of the mainstream, being in movies, being on tv shows, etc. DB could do all this, but WWE won't push him towards that, cause they only want their guys on top. To be fair, all three of their guys (Cena, Orton, Batista) for the most part did earn their place on the top, but DB has paid his dues and done more to get that position yet for some reason WWE does not want to capitalize on the hottest DB has ever been in his entire career.
 
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Evening Musuko

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Just read that ^^ and I agree. This fiasco just ended up hurting everyone in the end.

Matthew Gallant said:
Looks like Sheiky had some money on the Broncos, lolololol
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He's been the highlight of the Super Bowl tbh. Not even Romo gets ribbed this hard.

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This had to be HHH all the way wanting that all Evolution Main event at a milestone WM.
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Now that I think about it, I wouldn't be surprised if in the original WM plans, they planned for HHH in Randy's corner and Flair in Batista's corner.

Then Batista pokes Randy with his finger and pins him 1-2-3.

Then Bryan comes in to attack only to have his ass kicked.

Show ends with Motorhead.
 
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Showaddy

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The thing I tend to forget about Batista is that despite being 45 he's actually not that experienced in the ring, he only really wrestled from 02-2010. Seeing how gassed he was in the rumble I'll be amazed if his match at Mania isn't a train wreck, even if the crowd don't kill it first.
 
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strobogo

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My superbowl party included whiskey and Metal Gear Rising. And now Ring Ka King, which starts out with as much talking as a TNA show.
 
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Deleted member 47027

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strobogo said:
My superbowl party included whiskey and Metal Gear Rising. And now Ring Ka King, which starts out with as much talking as a TNA show.
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RKK has Jazzy Lahoria. That's good shit.
 
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kirblar

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Big One said:
Yep but I'm not surprised. In terms of wrestling fans, people don't really view Batista any different than guys like Jeff Hardy or RVD. He isn't a mega-star just because he's been in a few shitty movies, and the Marvel movie he's in will not be as big as a deal as the others cause it isn't based on a recognizable property. But nah, let's have a third-tier wrestler come back after years of absence and just win the Rumble. Great booking.

The Rock wouldn't have gotten booed as much as Batista did at the Rumble. That's how much of a difference it is between those two guys even though WWE is treating Batista like he's the replacement for The Rock's role as a wrestler who has success outside of wrestling. But let's get real, even if Batista has more of a mainstream appeal than, say, someone like Daniel Bryan hence the ratings spike when Batista gets on TV, the fans of the actual product still view Daniel Bryan as being the top guy. It's the guy they want to see win the championship and main event Wrestlemania, so Vince is basically appealing to the audience of non-fans who have heard of the "celebrity" Batista and tuning in to see what his wrestling career is all about...only to see audiences shit on him with boos. Either way, it's bad for business, and it's hurting both Batista AND Daniel Bryan.

DB can get that mainstream appeal, but for some reason WWE doesn't want to market him. Guys like Cena, Orton, Batista were all focal points of marketing the product over the years hence why they have the attention of the mainstream, being in movies, being on tv shows, etc. DB could do all this, but WWE won't push him towards that, cause they only want their guys on top. To be fair, all three of their guys (Cena, Orton, Batista) for the most part did earn their place on the top, but DB has paid his dues and done more to get that position yet for some reason WWE does not want to capitalize on the hottest DB has ever been in his entire career.
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I think Bryan's more of a Bret Hart, who wasn't giganto-huge, but young guys still knew who the F he was. (I did and I didn't even watch wrestling as a kid.)
 
Parallax

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Evening Musuko said:
Just read that ^^ and I agree. This fiasco just ended up hurting everyone in the end.



He's been the highlight of the Super Bowl tbh. Not even Romo gets ribbed this hard.



Now that I think about it, I wouldn't be surprised if in the original WM plans, they planned for HHH in Randy's corner and Flair in Batista's corner.

Then Batista pokes Randy with his finger and pins him 1-2-3.

Then Bryan comes in to attack only to have his ass kicked.

Show ends with Motorhead.
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oh god, an evolution ending would be fucking hilarious
 
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Evening Musuko

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strobogo

Banned
Angle himself said he only has 3-4 years left in him.

Yes, Mania XXX will go down barring some massive meltdown.

I will predict that WWE becomes more International Flavored ala NBA, MLB and It wouldn't shock me if WMXXX occurs in Toyko Japan.

PPV will be non-existant by 2014 because of the amazing Internet Broadband capabilites.
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I'm going to promise you guys something:

Barring any career-ending injuries, John Cena is going to be the new Rocky by WM 25. That guy has so much undiscovered ability and they haven't pushed him down our throats ala Lesnar who climbed to the top of the mountain before he actually got over (as a babyface, even.)

Linda, Hunter, and JR can go on about Randy Orton all the fuck they want. I guarantee Cena will be massive in a few years.
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I really believe HHH will still be headlining. His idol is 53 and still going. He is only 34 and at 44 would still have 9 years to go before even reaching Flairs current age. I just hope he has dropped the title once or twice in this time period.
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Hm.


Rene Dupree will probably be a star by WrestleMania XXX. At that time, he will only be 29 or 30.
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At this rate of decline (or even half of it), there won't be a WM 30.
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Biggest stars at WMXXX:

John Cena
Spanky
Rene Dupree
Randy Orton
Batista
Christopher Nowinski
Brock Lesnar
Shane Helms
Matt Hardy
Shelton Benjamin
Randy Orton
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mouserat

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John Cena missed today's house show in Kansas City.

The only thing we know is that he got poked in the eye last night in his match with Randy Orton in Orlando and apparently the injury was significant. We're awaiting an update.
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lolol. RAW tomorrow is going to be worth watching if only for the absolute trainwreck it promises to be
 
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strobogo

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It's not hard to see why Nowinski ended up the way he did. Guy had a knack for landing on his head on every bump. Every match he'd somehow bounce his head off the mat or floor once or twice.



Sunny, you son of a bitch, I can't believe you recommended me a show with 25 minutes of talking and then a Matt Morgan match.
 
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