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funkystudent

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shanafan said:
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Let's have some fun with this. Since today's booking is criticized, how would you book Wrestlemania? The current storylines don't matter. Just the champions do at the time of this posting.

WWE Champion - Triple H
Intercontinental Champion - Dean Ambrose
US Champion - Kalisto
Tag Team Champions - New Day
Diva's Champion - Charlotte

Looking at the current roster of ACTIVE wrestlers (no Orton, no Cena, no Rollins, etc) - how would you book Wrestlemania? Let's say there are 7 matches on the card.
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My realistic booking for a serviceable wrestlemania is.

WWE Title would be a 3 way between HHH, Reigns and Ambrose.
US title would be in some multi man ladder match spot fest.
The Wyatt Family would fight a tag team of Brock and Taker.
Divas title is Charlotte, Banks, Becky.
I dont know / care what you do with the tag belts.
 
UberTag

UberTag

Member
Fox318 said:
Vince must see something different in Titus O'Neil.

I wonder how he is different from Orton.
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Heroman said:
Well there is one big difference
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Oh... I know this... let me see if I can figure it out.

It's that Randy's last name actually starts with O and Titus' is masquerading as an O name when his last name actually starts with B. That's it, right?
Or perhaps it's that Randy wears bigger shoes than Titus?
Or is it that Randy is a bigger star than Titus?
Or that Randy's Dad is a WWE Hall of Famer?

It's one of those 4 things. I'm sure of it.

funkystudent said:
I also think its real worrying how they are avoiding giving him a mic. He isnt the best talker but dude can still talk.

Maybe Vince doesnt like his accent?
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Clearly Owens is too Swiss French Canadian.
 
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Sephzilla

Member
shanafan said:
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Let's have some fun with this. Since today's booking is criticized, how would you book Wrestlemania? The current storylines don't matter. Just the champions do at the time of this posting.

WWE Champion - Triple H
Intercontinental Champion - Dean Amborse
US Champion - Kalisto
Tag Team Champions - New Day
Diva's Champion - Charlotte

Looking at the current roster of ACTIVE wrestlers (no Orton, no Cena, no Rollins, etc) - how would you book Wrestlemania? Let's say there are 7 matches on the card.
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Tag Team Championship:
New Day vs The Usos

Third Annual Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal

US Championship:
Kalisto vs AJ Styles

Divas Title Match:
Charlotte vs Sasha Banks

Brock Lesnar & The Undertaker vs The Entire Wyatt Family

Main Event:
Title For Title - Intercontinental Championship & WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Dean Ambrose (c) vs Triple H (c)

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[Logic behind my booking]

Tag match - The Usos mostly get in to fight New Day by default.

Andre Battle Royal - Let Roman win this or something since he's not in my main event.

US Title - AJ and Kalisto would be flying all over the place in this match. Potential show-stealer.

Diva's match - I really want throw Becky Lynch in here too but I kind of dislike triple threat matches at Mania.

Brock/Taker match - It would seriously take all 4 Wyatts to fight off a combined force of Brock and Taker.

Main event - Want to cover up the fact that your roster is injured as fuck and you don't have big stars to sell out WrestleMania? Book the first title for title main event since Hogan/Warrior and use that as your hype machine. Ambrose makes a more believable underdog against HHH than Roman Reigns does, he's more over than Roman, and Ambrose can cut better promos than Roman.
 
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Dr Duncan Steel

Member
Ithil said:
It was fucking stupid in NXT 1 and it's stupider in 2016 when they're seeped in all this indie stuff now and they constantly mention he is not any kind of rookie.
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That was kind've the crux of a pretty good angle IMO. Miz and Bryan was a very good feud with Bryan rightfully going over.
 
shanafan

shanafan

Member
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Main event - WWE Champion Triple H vs Brock Lesnar - No DQ
Singles - Undertaker vs Jericho
Singles - Bray vs Ziggler
Ladder match - Ambrose vs Reigns
Best 2 out of 3 - Styles vs Owens
TLC - New Day vs Usos vs Dudleys
Three Way - Charlotte vs Becky vs Sasha
 
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Rockandrollclown

lookwhatyou'vedone
shanafan said:
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Let's have some fun with this. Since today's booking is criticized, how would you book Wrestlemania? The current storylines don't matter. Just the champions do at the time of this posting.

WWE Champion - Triple H
Intercontinental Champion - Dean Ambrose
US Champion - Kalisto
Tag Team Champions - New Day
Diva's Champion - Charlotte

Looking at the current roster of ACTIVE wrestlers (no Orton, no Cena, no Rollins, etc) - how would you book Wrestlemania? Let's say there are 7 matches on the card.
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Intercontinental - Ambrose vs. AJ Styles vs. Kevin Owens
Tag - New Day v the newly called up Enzo/Cass
US Champion - Kalisto vs Reigns on second thought Del Rio wins at Fastlane, Reigns v Del Rio at Mania
Divas - Charlotte v Sasha
Andre Invitational
Brock/Taker v Wyatts
WWE Championship - HHH v Ambrose
 
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Cagey

Banned
Mahonay said:
Please God no to the first.

Second match would be great.
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HHH v. Lesnar involving the entire McMahon family and Authority shenanigans attempting to stop Brock from taking the title again could be entertaining, but mainly I want to see Brock with the title wreck shit again, so he has to be here and win.
 
E

Entropia

No One Remembers
shanafan said:
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Let's have some fun with this. Since today's booking is criticized, how would you book Wrestlemania? The current storylines don't matter. Just the champions do at the time of this posting.

WWE Champion - Triple H
Intercontinental Champion - Dean Ambrose
US Champion - Kalisto
Tag Team Champions - New Day
Diva's Champion - Charlotte

Looking at the current roster of ACTIVE wrestlers (no Orton, no Cena, no Rollins, etc) - how would you book Wrestlemania? Let's say there are 7 matches on the card.
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Main Card
WWE Championship - Triple H vs. Roman Reigns
Intercontinental Championship - Dean Ambrose vs. AJ Styles
Tag Team Championship, Tables, Ladders, and Chairs - New Day vs. Dudley Boyz vs. Usos
Diva's Championship, Fatal Fourway - Charlotte vs. Becky Lynch vs. Sash Banks vs. Brie Bella
US Championship - Kalisto vs. Kevin Owens
Brock Lesnar vs. Strowman
League of Nations (Rusev, Alberto Del Rio, Wade Barrett) vs. Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, Eric Rowan)

Limiting to only 7 matches is tough
 
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Sephzilla

Member
Cagey said:
HHH v. Lesnar involving the entire McMahon family and Authority shenanigans attempting to stop Brock from taking the title again could be entertaining, but mainly I want to see Brock with the title wreck shit again, so he has to be here and win.
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I like this idea. Everyone wants to stop Brock from taking the belt, returning to God King status, and vanishing again for 3 months.

shanafan said:
I chuckled at this. I like it! :)
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The hilarious part of it is that the Wyatts would almost certainly be considered underdogs in a handicap match that's in their favor
 
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Cagey

Banned
Sephzilla said:
I like this idea. Everyone wants to stop Brock from taking the belt, returning to God King status, and vanishing again for 3 months.
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That's the thinking: the Authority can want to prevent wrestlers from being champion (Reigns, Ambrose) but positioning Lesnar as someone they know they won't be able to stop if he gets it, control when he shows up, etc. is a fun story to tell with Lesnar as the face while being the same character he is now (himself, Brock Lesnar, guy who beats everyone in a fight easy).

Reigns and Ambrose and the like, it's more arbitrary: Authority thinks they're not championship material or don't like them.

With Lesnar, you can create a story with actual stakes for the evil authority figures: they don't want Lesnar to win because Lesnar's unstoppable and uncontrollable, not because he's a rebel, but because he's fucking Brock Lesnar.
 
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The Silver

Member
So Titus career is effectively over, getting buried 6 feet when you were already low on the card, RIP.

his only hope is if a car with Vince's tapes catches on fire and good guy Titus saves them.
 
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Ithil

Member
Perspicacity said:
I feel sort of stupid for saying "That's The Point" because I don't think anyone should need it pointed out to them, but here we are: That's the point - you aren't supposed to see people like the Miz or the heel announce team as reliable narrators.

Thankfully I think casual fans understand this and don't need their hands held like some here.
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It's one thing for the Miz to say it, it's another for the announce team to do it. Don't get smarmy about it.
 
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Perspicacity

Banned
Ithil said:
It's one thing for the Miz to say it, it's another for the announce team to do it. Don't get smarmy about it.
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I think you're touching on a larger issue, in that the announce team shouldn't be "characters" the way they are who constantly yell at each other or whatever and I would agree with that, but it's immaterial to the conversation about AJ. Within the system they have set up you know that there are announcers who lie and diminish the good guys so it's perfectly reasonable for them to deliver the "rookie" talking point as it can be easily dismissed.

And as I previously stated, it's a working formula. Daniel Bryan won the World Heavyweight title in under two years from his debut and main evented a Wrestlemania in four.
 
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Angry Grimace

Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
shanafan said:
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Let's have some fun with this. Since today's booking is criticized, how would you book Wrestlemania? The current storylines don't matter. Just the champions do at the time of this posting.

WWE Champion - Triple H
Intercontinental Champion - Dean Ambrose
US Champion - Kalisto
Tag Team Champions - New Day
Diva's Champion - Charlotte

Looking at the current roster of ACTIVE wrestlers (no Orton, no Cena, no Rollins, etc) - how would you book Wrestlemania? Let's say there are 7 matches on the card.
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Triple H v. Dean Ambrose v. Roman Reigns - A turn for one of Reigns or Ambrose is coming and HHH is doing the job at WrestleMania for sure. Ambrose winning the title, then turning on Reigns on Raw when Reigns asks for a title shot gives WWE what it wants - WM is cheered at the end, Roman's chasing the title. Have Ambrose drop the IC title due to Authority shenanigans before WM happens.

Kalisto v. Sin Cara - Make Sin Cara evil, whoever botches the least gets the US title.

Becky v. Sasha v. Charlotte - Two triple threats on one card is a bit much, but its a long night and Triple Threats are barely even gimmick matches at this point. Sasha wins, Becky gets a new program (where she still probably doesn't win).

The New Day v. Enzo and Cass - These guys need a foil that's over with the crowd and there's exactly one option.

Alberto Del Rio/Rusev v. Sheamus/Barrett - Just invent some reason for them to fight; call it World War 3.

AJ Styles v. Kevin Owens for the IC title - This basically books itself, but I could see it being Owens/Zayn if that callup happens and Styles continuing on with heel Jericho.

Jobber Rumble - Surprise Titus entrance and Vince coming out to get mad and yell at him for ruining his company

Preshow - the Usos team up with somebody to fight somebody for reasons
 
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Liquidsnake

Banned
Cagey said:
Where is AJ supposed to be right now? He's a guy from TNA and New Japan. This isn't WWE signing the top guy from WCW at the height of the Monday Night Wars.

AJ is involved with two WWE-established names and he'll come out on top of them at the end of a non-title feud as his debut to the larger American audience during Wrestlemania season.

He was never getting thrown into the championship picture from day one.
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This is the big leagues maggle.
 
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Pikma

Banned
Angry Grimace said:
Triple H v. Dean Ambrose v. Roman Reigns - A turn for one of Reigns or Ambrose is coming and HHH is doing the job at WrestleMania for sure. Ambrose winning the title, then turning on Reigns on Raw when Reigns asks for a title shot gives WWE what it wants - WM is cheered at the end, Roman's chasing the title. Have Ambrose drop the IC title due to Authority shenanigans before WM happens.

Kalisto v. Sin Cara - Make Sin Cara evil, whoever botches the least gets the US title.

Becky v. Sasha v. Charlotte - Two triple threats on one card is a bit much, but its a long night and Triple Threats are barely even gimmick matches at this point. Sasha wins, Becky gets a new program (where she still probably doesn't win).

The New Day v. Enzo and Cass - These guys need a foil that's over with the crowd and there's exactly one option.

Alberto Del Rio/Rusev v. Sheamus/Barrett - Just invent some reason for them to fight; call it World War 3.

AJ Styles v. Kevin Owens for the IC title - This basically books itself, but I could see it being Owens/Zayn if that callup happens and Styles continuing on with heel Jericho.

Jobber Rumble - Surprise Titus entrance and Vince coming out to get mad and yell at him for ruining his company

Preshow - the Usos team up with somebody to fight somebody for reasons
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Zayn won't be at Wrestlemania, he'll face
Nakamura
two days earlier.
 
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Angry Grimace

Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I also think they should have whoever will be debuting on the main roster from NXT actually win the jobber rumble to give them free hype. It does nothing for anyone on the main roster to win it.

Pikma said:
Zayn won't be at Wrestlemania, he'll face
Nakamura
two days earlier.
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Owens fought Balor the night before SummerSlam and the angle you're talking about apparently has no particularly build-up whatsoever, and Sami's not *actually* doing anything in the time leading up to either Takeover or Wrestlemania due to the way NXT tapings work.
 
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Ithil

Member
Perspicacity said:
I think you're touching on a larger issue, in that the announce team shouldn't be "characters" the way they are who constantly yell at each other or whatever and I would agree with that, but it's immaterial to the conversation about AJ. Within the system they have set up you know that there are announcers who lie and diminish the good guys so it's perfectly reasonable for them to deliver the "rookie" talking point as it can be easily dismissed.

And as I previously stated, it's a working formula. Daniel Bryan won the World Heavyweight title in under two years from his debut and main evented a Wrestlemania in four.
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Except they're completely inconsistent. JBL is the person who said AJ was a former IWGP champion just like Brock, but now he's calling him a rookie? They keep lurching wildly from "this guy is a veteran and a big deal" to "nothing outside WWE matters, it's a worthless small pond, he's a nobody" with no rhyme or reason.
 
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iMax

Member
shanafan said:
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Let's have some fun with this. Since today's booking is criticized, how would you book Wrestlemania? The current storylines don't matter. Just the champions do at the time of this posting.

WWE Champion - Triple H
Intercontinental Champion - Dean Ambrose
US Champion - Kalisto
Tag Team Champions - New Day
Diva's Champion - Charlotte

Looking at the current roster of ACTIVE wrestlers (no Orton, no Cena, no Rollins, etc) - how would you book Wrestlemania? Let's say there are 7 matches on the card.
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The New Day vs. Enzo & Big Cass (w) (Tag Team Championship)
André The Giant Battle Royal (Job Centre Plus)
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Kevin Owens (w) vs. Sami Zayn (Hell In A Cell, following Kevin Owens screwing Zayn's match at Takeover days before)
Kalisto (w) vs. Rey Mysterio (United States Championship)
AJ Styles vs. Finn Bálor (w) (Bullet Club debuts and turns up to help Styles, end up siding with Finn and killing Styles in a big heel turn)
Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar (w) (WWEWH Championship, Vince comes out to try and swerve and Brock absolutely murders him)
Charlotte (with Ric Flair) vs. Brie Bella (with Daniel Bryan) (w) (Big ass double-yes chant)
Undertaker (w) vs. John Cena (he'll be back)
Roman Reigns vs. Dean Ambrose (w) (No Disqualification, Rock comes out and does a people's elbow on Reigns setting up for 33)
 
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Violence Jack

Member
shanafan said:
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Let's have some fun with this. Since today's booking is criticized, how would you book Wrestlemania? The current storylines don't matter. Just the champions do at the time of this posting.

WWE Champion - Triple H
Intercontinental Champion - Dean Ambrose
US Champion - Kalisto
Tag Team Champions - New Day
Diva's Champion - Charlotte

Looking at the current roster of ACTIVE wrestlers (no Orton, no Cena, no Rollins, etc) - how would you book Wrestlemania? Let's say there are 7 matches on the card.
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Ambrose vs. Styles - IC Championship Ladder Match
HHH vs. Lesnar - WWE Title
Undertaker/Kane/Big Show/Ryback vs. Wyatt Family
Golden Truth vs. New Day - Tag Titles
Kevin Owens vs. Roman Reigns - Cage match
Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte
Kalisto vs. Balor - US Championship
 
UberTag

UberTag

Member
Ithil said:
Except they're completely inconsistent. JBL is the person who said AJ was a former IWGP champion just like Brock, but now he's calling him a rookie? They keep lurching wildly from "this guy is a veteran and a big deal" to "nothing outside WWE matters, it's a worthless small pond, he's a nobody" with no rhyme or reason.
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Typical WWE trying to have their cake and eat it too dysfunction that ultimately winds up being self-sabotaging.
 
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Oldest_Ancient

Member
shanafan said:
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Let's have some fun with this. Since today's booking is criticized, how would you book Wrestlemania? The current storylines don't matter. Just the champions do at the time of this posting.

WWE Champion - Triple H
Intercontinental Champion - Dean Ambrose
US Champion - Kalisto
Tag Team Champions - New Day
Diva's Champion - Charlotte

Looking at the current roster of ACTIVE wrestlers (no Orton, no Cena, no Rollins, etc) - how would you book Wrestlemania? Let's say there are 7 matches on the card.
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I am a fan of fantasy booking:

US title Kalisto(c) v Neville - They had a decent match a couple of weeks ago and I like both of their pace. Kalisto retains

Bray Wyatt v Big E - New Day face turn with Big E getting the win to keep Bray's streak alive

Divas ladder match - Charlotte(c) v Becky v Sasha - Sasha wins. Banks on it.

IC belt Ambrose(c) v Y2J - Jericho going for a tenth title but loses to Ambrose

Brock Lesnar v Kevin Owens - Hopefully Brock wins a brutal match

Undertaker v The Rock - If it's allowed? Rusev if not, 'Taker wins.

WWE WHC Triple H(c) v Reigns - Roman goes over obviously

I'd also add a tag team titles match (Dudleys over New Day) and a 15 diva royal rumble to the pre show. Divas rumble is a play in for the 3rd spot in the ladder match with Sasha last eliminating a debuting Bayley.

If he was fit I would add Sheamus v Cesaro 2 out of 3 falls match as well.

EDIT: Forgot the Andre the Giant battle royale - Cody wins
 
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Fox318

Member
  • Brock(C) vs Ambrose for the WWE WHC Ambrose wins by knocking Brock out
  • Charlotte(c) v Becky v Sasha for the new Women's title
  • HHH and Steph vs Reigns and The Rock in an Intergender tag match. Steph pins Rock and Roman with a light slap while screaming about how her family getting investigated for steroids is like 9/11 and how people like Roman don't get to be champion.
  • Taker vs Luke Harper with Bray in the Corner
  • AJ vs Neville for the Intercontinental Strap goes over
  • Ryback vs Goldberg Da big guy wins with a handshake from Goldberg
  • KO vs Y2J KO goes over
  • Kalisto vs Del Rio with Cena as Guest Ref for the Latino merit title
  • New Day vs Uso for the Tag Title New Day turns face but lose the title to the new heel Uso.
  • Pre-Show Brie Bella vs Alcia Fox vs Paige for the new Total Divas Title.
 
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Sweeney Tom

Banned
Alvarez said that the Titus thing was explained to him as Vince being sick of people breaking his rules backstage and in the ring and he threw the book at Titus to make an example of him
 
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Zee-Row

Banned
Titus getting suspended is complete bullshit. Playful shoving is considered too rough for Vince? But he was selling Superman punches and falling out the ring weeks ago?

Titus is an all around good guy and does great charity work here in Tampa or whereever he goes. This only happened because hes black , that's why we never see a black Champion and no the Rock doesn't count. WWE is racist as hell.

I'll never forget the promo where Triple H told Booker T that people like him are meant to entertain and dance , not be World Champion. Its always made me a little sick the way they treated his WWE run.
 
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Angry Grimace

Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Wyatt v. Lesnar is going to happen with Wyatt going over dirty.
 
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