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February Wrasslin' |OT2| Welcome To The New Era (Beta Version 1.0)
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He's in one of the top matches at Wrestlemania with someone the WWE consider one of the biggest stars. He has major screentime and angles every week. He's now talked up on commentary heavily. He's kept strong in matches. He has a new line of merchandise just out that they're promoting a lot.
Just because he's not WWE champion this second doesn't mean he's not getting pushed. Dolph Ziggler isn't getting pushed.
It's not as strong as it should be, but there is a strong push.
Do you guys think it's all those Slim Jims that finally made Randy Savage's heart give up?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZNJQyXKiqI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZNJQyXKiqI
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It's a sign! GIMME MY SPOTLIGHT!
Sunflower1718
No. Gorgeous George's vajinga sucked 10 years out of him.
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To add me on hearthstone
Rainmaker#1189
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Divas matches are there to move more beer and merchandise before the main events bro.
You'd put Batista on last? Stoop that low.
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Title match goes on last. Didn't we, one of these years, look at previous Manias and the title match is always on last? Or am I just wrong?
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Oh yeah. Punk was in a storyline so bad he didn't even main event.
A few off my head that were not title matches
Hogan/Sid
Cena/Rock
HBK/Taker
Piper/Mr. Wonderful vs Hogan/Mr.T
LT vs BamBam
So. They can do it.
Well, one of the world titles the previous decade. That saved them a few times when the dominant belt had a shitty feud.
Either way it's happened a ton. Would have happened more if they didn't have two belts recently.
It's time to give him his spotlight. That's the best Batista.
Throw Bryan in the title match and he'll be facing 3/4 of Evolution. That'd be cool. Hell, he even has some daps with Ric Flair since he started a Yes chant last night.
UberTag
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Ummmm... no. This is exactly the same thing.
CM Punk lost to Triple H AFTER renewing his contract. He also had the terrible feud with Kevin Nash AFTER renewing his contract.
CM Punk was not expected to leave for two more years. There is no difference.
Also, from last night's Observer (regarding the WWE Home Video library not being available on the Network during the 7-day trial):
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HBK Taker went on last? Fuck, my memory is SHIT.
BronsonLee
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Nice. I'll add you guys tonight when I get home.
Prepare to be tackled!
And Bryan is clearly getting pushed, but we want him to have the belt, aka the endgame
Prepare to be tackled!
And Bryan is clearly getting pushed, but we want him to have the belt, aka the endgame
WhoaIsThatMars
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I went with first row lower balcony seats. I wasn't taking any chances of getting a shitty seat lol
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Fuck, Flair vs Perfect was so good. I loved Perfect. Heenan is wonderful in this too.
Part 2 did.
Did Heenan even have a week he wasn't wonderful, at least in WWF? Just always seemed to be on top form.
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Not really, no. As wonderful as Heenan is, he fits a very specific timeframe. Mid 90s Heenan doesn't compare to early 90s Heenan in WWF - it just fit the product better.
Vince and Jesse might just be the best. Jesse is so goddamn good at being a shit.
Nameless
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Well Reigns is look guy: He looks like a big deal physically, has natural swagger in the ring, and delivers the moves he does have with satisfying impact. That's his strength, and he at least deserves a chance to build upon it.
I know Bryan has plenty of moves. But how many matches is he distilled down to a symphony of dropkicks and spamming the side kick? Rarely does anyone get to display robust movesets, especially in TV matches. While you could very well end up being right about Reigns, until they let him carry matches I don't know how you can come to those conclusions. He's looked fine up against guys who aren't as green as he is.
IT'S NOT FAIR TO FLAIR! IT'S NOT FAIR TO FLAIR!
I hope this is Taker's last year. I know it probably won't be, but he's done everything he can. He obviously still gets a huge reaction, but his matches just eat so much time out of the show that could be better spent somewhere else.
I'd really like to see a comparison of Undertaker's and HHH's longest entrances vs. the time allotted to the longest Divas matches. I would guess there has maybe been 1 or 2 women's matches that have gone longer than their longest entrances.
I'd really like to see a comparison of Undertaker's and HHH's longest entrances vs. the time allotted to the longest Divas matches. I would guess there has maybe been 1 or 2 women's matches that have gone longer than their longest entrances.
The internet turning on Roman Reigns will be a travesty.
GA lower balcony and get there early works fine.
GA lower balcony and get there early works fine.
Cena Taker will be the last one. They could even do maybe a Bryan/Taker or Wyatt./Taker before that.
Stone Cold said Taker should retire when mania is at Cowboys Stadium vs John Cena. Retirement match. 100,000 people.
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Real talk: That's going to be the best match of the night.
He's always been the worst wrestler and Dean just got hotter than him in the past couple of months, we'll be fine.
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It's the match I most want to see personally. I want to see Bray beat Cena clean like he did Bryan.
Man that would be great.
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Can't wait until Cena ends the streak to retire Taker.
It'll be either him or Reigns. I'm actually leaning more towards Reigns unless he completely flops apart from The Shield.
It's nice to want things. The fact that they wasted no time setting up the "Cena overcomes the odds" aspect of this feud should tell you otherwise.
The worst of that group is still worlds better than much of the roster, but he's very entertaining in a way that smarks aren't predisposed to like unless the performer is in the super-cool-heel role.
Internet kinda sucks.
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I thought Daniel Bryan's universal popularity finally disproved this bullshit?
Terrabyte20xx
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Despite the stupidity of the match itself, I can see where that would be a conscious effort.
If you put it on earlier, there's no way for fans to have a small glimmer of hope that Bryan can still be inserted(I doubt that would even happen during the actual mania, but some people will still believe.), not to mention that the match could be so bad it brings the remaining card down, so that's not exactly a risk worth taking.
But I think the main reason why they would put that match at the end is because it's the title, and right now, the title needs anything it can get when it comes to having prestige. The WWE has done a bang up job when it comes to making the belt not really matter, be it the 12 second title reigns from 2007-2010, Punk being shafted for Cena in 2011-2012, and Rock walking right in to win the belt immediately in 2013. Now they started realizing this in 2012, and that's why they gave Punk a really long title reign. Starting near the end of 2012, the belt went on last for all pay-per-views. And since Wrestlemania 29, the belt has always been the main focus of RAWs major storyline.
And quite honestly, despite the wrestlers in the main event, I too, want the belt to be in the main event. If the belt means you are the best wrestler in the business, than make sure you book it that way. And the only way to do that is to make it the main event for all PPVs. ALL of them.
Terrabyte20xx
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Didn't you hear that one guy last night yelling "You Suck" at D-Bry during his promo last night?
HE'S GOTTA BE FROM THE INTERNET!
Your bolding misinterpreted my post.
The implication isn't that it's "heel or bust" for the "smark" crowd, but that the "smark crowd" isn't typically going to like a wrestler with the powerhouse style of Reigns (or Sheamus) unless they're heels. Exceptions to the rule exist, of course, but they don't disprove the rule.
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That's because heels feel likereal characters with motivations where as all the faces are gigantic assholes
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-- Batista will cut a promo on SmackDown this week telling the world what he really thinks. It's being billed as "Batista Unlashed & Uncensored."
Aw yeah
Aw yeah
TheWarrior
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He'll be walking around with the belt for those promos
I thought you said slowly!
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And kissasses.
He's going to cut Cena's planned promo for next week. Get ready for Preacher Batista. And then Hood Batista. And then ANGRY BATISTA.
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I just assumed that was jmdajr stanning for Triple H
Again, I don't think this is even remotely true and there's some serious bias going on if you think it even approaches the rule. Sheamus has never been disliked for his style, he's a damn good hoss. People dislike Sheamus because his character is basically if a douchey 11 year old Shazam'd himself into a big Irish man.
Mark Henry is well liked post Hall of Pain, sure we liked him more as a cool heel but he just hit the perfect character strides. Liking him more as one thing doesn't negate the other.
Big E is still liked despite looking evergreen in his recent matches.
Further to that, it's remarkably stupid and lazy to treat the IWC as thought it's a hivemind. There are things that the majority will dislike more/less than what the company is intending, but that's because we have eyeballs and earballs and pay enough attention to form an opinion.
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Total Divas S2 "spoilers"
Eva Marie starts up a friendship with new cast member Summer, who both bond over being the new girl. Eva Marie, who's becoming more and more popular with WWE fans, also secretly eloped with her boyfriend and her family is not going to be too thrilled when they find that out. Brie, meanwhile, is planning her wedding to Daniel Bryan, which is getting overshadowed by her twin sister, Nikki, whose on a break with her ex, John Cena.
As for Nattie? She's going to be in the center of lots of the feuds this season, one with Summer (Nattie doesn't like how quickly she's risen to fame), and another with Ariane, who confronts Nattie about acting inappropriate at the Bella twins' birthday party. Uh oh.
As for Nattie? She's going to be in the center of lots of the feuds this season, one with Summer (Nattie doesn't like how quickly she's risen to fame), and another with Ariane, who confronts Nattie about acting inappropriate at the Bella twins' birthday party. Uh oh.
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