Rafa=FedKilla
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I enjoyed when Trips talked about him last night "Sometimes fans get this idea in their head that we are 'pushing' someone." Big Show made him look strong last night.
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February Wrasslin' |OT| Royal Reignble Fallout. NO HOLDS BARRED, SMARKS!
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Paracelsus
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He was written to win the Royal Rumble. What did he mean was "what has he done to convince the writers he deserved such writing"
Balls, Austin was more ready for the title in 97 than he was in 98.
Godzilla's Left Toe
Member
In Vince's no buys era.
I know what he meant and it's a bad question symptomatic of problems with today's fans.
UberTag
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I sort of want to see Slater wrestle under his Clem Layfield persona.
Best news all day.
not stopped being good looking
I'm sure they'll make him a heel too because gay.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
Well fair enough. He also beat Orton that one time.
Kayfabe wise, sure. But kayfabe wise Bryan also is owned a rematch so he also should get a chance at it.
The talk about Reigns was the worst part of the interview. He just circled around the question. "It's not about working hard or anything".
Since when is the cruiserweight belt the brass ring? He would just be a jobber with a title but still a jobber.
Makes me wonder how far news would travel if someone made up shitty but believable stories and posted them to legitshook.com attributing the source to Mets.
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Deleted member 47027
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I dunno folks
I get the feeling as a bunch of wrestling fans, we can't possibly legitimately tell anyone who deserves what
We deserve a shovel ful of shit. I can say that much confidently. So buckle up, Teddy.
I get the feeling as a bunch of wrestling fans, we can't possibly legitimately tell anyone who deserves what
We deserve a shovel ful of shit. I can say that much confidently. So buckle up, Teddy.
Was Orton ever given a re-match from that 'Mania? Should note I hate how these feuds/matches last several months so we see the same stuff months on end.
Biggest-Geek-Ever
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Here's a question: How would you feel about the rumble next year being for the title, ala 1992?
I think it would be great, mainly because it would kind of eliminate one of the big issues with the match currently: There's only so many (read: two) people that are actually going to win it and headline Wrestlemania.
I think it would be great, mainly because it would kind of eliminate one of the big issues with the match currently: There's only so many (read: two) people that are actually going to win it and headline Wrestlemania.
Orton should've had a rematch. It would've saved us from that whole Kane vs Bryan feud.
He also tried to downplay Bryan's lack of a push saying fans are coming up with theories about why he isn't getting pushed as the main guy even though everyone knows why he isn't getting pushed as the main guy.
The first 15-20 minutes of the interview was pretty cringeworthy. It did get better later on though.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
...Then you have him win matches?
Well the working hard I understand. It's like in Monsters University where Mike worked hard at beings scary but it didn't matter. The fucker was not scary no matter what.
So working hard will get you results from some and not others.
Still, the not having the right look bias is a problem. It shouldn't matter if the guy can perform in the ring and be charismatic too. Ugly dudes can score chicks too man.
So working hard will get you results from some and not others.
Still, the not having the right look bias is a problem. It shouldn't matter if the guy can perform in the ring and be charismatic too. Ugly dudes can score chicks too man.
Bryan should get a title shot independent of the Rumble storywise.
Deserve is weird. Wrestling is entertainment. I don't care who deserves something based on work rate or putting in dues. I want entertainment. If that syncs up with a guy "deserving it", awesome. If not, and it's still entertaining, the latter is all that matters.
Deserve is weird. Wrestling is entertainment. I don't care who deserves something based on work rate or putting in dues. I want entertainment. If that syncs up with a guy "deserving it", awesome. If not, and it's still entertaining, the latter is all that matters.
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I prefer the Rumble being for a title opportunity, not a title. If it's a title, it's even more telegraphed on certain tiers.
If anything, I think we need a mid-year Rumble. It'd take away from the fun of the January one, but it could be far more believable. Much like having 2 MITB matches was nice because someone you didn't expect wins it more often.
If anything, I think we need a mid-year Rumble. It'd take away from the fun of the January one, but it could be far more believable. Much like having 2 MITB matches was nice because someone you didn't expect wins it more often.
Professor Beef
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The Shapesmith
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Streaming Progress Chapter 13 thru my Xbox one and thus far I'm enjoying it immensely. Do they have a big cult following online like a ROH, CZW, Evolve? Only thing I dislike so far is the tiny looking ring.
Against other jobbers? And without ever closing a show or being a focal point of it?
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Deleted member 47027
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Small cult following. I loved PROGRESS 13 a lot. There's not a lot of us that enjoy it, but we enjoy it with a fever and the only prescription is another PROGRESS show.
Who are the standouts you really enjoy watching?
Serpentine
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Ideally yeah, but they'd lose interest in a cruiserweight division faster than they lose interest in the tag division
Paracelsus
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No it's not. Straight from the Nose's mouth, in Punk's dvd
Reigns doesn't even deserve to be the Batista in an Evolution.
I agree with that. I'm not saying this guy deserves because he works hard, I'm saying someone deserves it because it makes sense story wise.
What sense does it make Reigns vs Lesnar? What's the story? None.
Reigns barely did anything as a singles wrestler and then, out of nowhere, main-events Mania. Is just a sloppy story because he looks good.
The one thing that it feels like WWE refuses to accept is just that if they would have given Reigns one more year and in the meantime actually given the most over guy on the roster the proper Road to WrestleMania push, this whole thing wouldn't have happened. It's one of those situations where the most predictable outcome was still the best outcome to go with.
Marvel
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I think that's fair enough.
Low considering the champ is someone who already walked away from the company once and might again.
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Deleted member 47027
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They don't have to accept it. People will continue to watch. Let them tell their story.
Also I find it fun that WWE is managing kayfabe here and how - Triple H really alluded to a lot of it. You being mad at WWE itself (and countless others being mad as well) truly IS all part of the plan.
The Shapesmith
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Previously because of this thread I had YouTube'd clips of various guys but this is going to be the first complete show I've seen. On match 2 at the moment but I thought Rampage Brown looked solid in the 1st match. Robbie X vs Pete Dunne has thus far been fun and well executed.
One year would've made wonders for Reigns. Especially at what is probably going to be the biggest Mania yet.
But their story is shit right now and they could be telling a much better one.
I really don't believe its "all part of the plan". That sounds like more spin-doctoring stuff in order to justify Reigns.
slightconfuse
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Reigns needs his Terry bolder/Ringmaster/ word life run. Shame wwe's midcard is so fucked they have to hot shot guys now
Paracelsus
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Sibersk Esto
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It isn't set in stone that he would face other jobbers. A jobber loses in less than 5 minutes, so give them say, a 12 minute match. Surely there wouldn't be any complaints about jobbing if it was a good match. Alot of the cynicism of the way a cruiserweight division would work out seems to be less about what it could be and rather what the WWE would make it.
It's fine. Reigns can beat either Cena, Rock, or even Daniel Bryan in the main event of Wrestlemania 32. There are plenty of options there to elevate him even further.
If it's part of the plan then it doesn't work for me. I won't give them my money and that's what I care about.
I'll give money to a product that makes me happy and that's ultimately what I care about.
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Deleted member 47027
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You're really wrapped up in it, posting about it, and this thread (and last month's) has been at a breakneck pace. I think they're doing just fine.
It's all a work. Why wouldn't it be? WWE itself is the "heel GM" to "smarks" who are being worked as well. Everyone on the inside is aware. WWE has managers to manage how these things grow and report on things and they react accordingly.
Your legit frustration with WWE is all a part of the plan. I promise.
I really doubt it. That's like trying to say that Daniel Bryan was always in the WM30 main event plan.
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Deleted member 47027
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He was! Didn't you read that story that shitty ol' whatever, Bleacher Report did? With Bryan on strings?
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