Those were dark times indeed. WWE doesn't know how to run feuds that much is obvious.
Unedited version of that picture is also the better version.
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Those were dark times indeed. WWE doesn't know how to run feuds that much is obvious.
Unedited version of that picture is also the better version.
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It really was a shame how Goto kept stop-starting. He has a good look and he's fun to watch, I love his reverse neck smash, or whatever the goddamn thing is called. I spent about 15 mins with Stro trying to describe the damn move. Goto shouldn't have been moving forward, then immediately losing everything. Everything from the IC title to the tag titles with Shibutter, it's just been a shame for ol' Goto.
The problem with this scenario is Lesnar is the most over face in the whole company. How are they going to get people to cheer for Roman over Lesnar in the "smark"iest event of the year? If this were to happen, it would be an awful Wrestlemania moment for him because he'd be boo'd out of the stadium.
avengers23
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Not even close.
Serpentine
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This is the best rendition of John Cena's theme I have ever heard.
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Ryder finally gets the strap
They would actually have to put someone the fans like and care about TV instead. Crowd wouldn't be as bored as they were last night during the main event of Raw.
Really looking forward to the ratings this week, most compelling thing about WWE since Mania XXX.
avengers23
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If he gets hurt, he gets hurt. Injuries are great for undercard folks who all of a sudden get a whole lot of opportunity. Kalisto's win is a big part of that.
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Was kinda upset we didn't see a Brock/Wyatt showdown. Seems like they bounced once Brock arrived.
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I wanna see the god, Strowman, stand chest to chest with Brock. God damn that'd look good. Strowman is the future.
Bluekaveli
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It will come down to Brock and Reigns at the Rumble going toe to toe.
At #30 Triple H will enter himself and screw both of them over.
(I will allow for an Authority representative entering at #30 and screwing them both over but in one way or another Triple H will be personal involved) this pissing off Brock and Reigns and leading to Mania
At #30 Triple H will enter himself and screw both of them over.
(I will allow for an Authority representative entering at #30 and screwing them both over but in one way or another Triple H will be personal involved) this pissing off Brock and Reigns and leading to Mania
Fuck Wyatt, but at least his big Baby Huey monster Stroman in Brock's face could have been a huge moment.
"Hey guys I want you all to start lifting heavy Olympic lifts with no rests."
Plus he rigged Orton's trashcan to injure him.
All to stay over.
Away from the main roster, Stuart Tomlinson aka Hugo Knox was interviewed by the BBC, which can be read here. Tomlinson played football (soccer) until recently, then went to a tryout at the O2 and moved to the Performance Centre 12 months later. It's a good read, and hopefully he embraces the opportunity.
avengers23
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This is like step away from backyard wrestling becoming legitimate: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/10/u...b-as-an-alternative-to-gun-violence.html?_r=0
Nobody really believes this Mania is going to be the biggest ever, right?
I mean, aside from every top draw this side of the part-timers being injured, what is there really to look forward to? Reigns is all but killing ratings, nobody really cares about guys like Del Rio, Ambrose or Owens (due to booking and creative). Taker's streak is done. And the one big draw they could get, Rousey, was killed dead over at UFC.
There's just no way this Mania is going to sell out.
I mean, aside from every top draw this side of the part-timers being injured, what is there really to look forward to? Reigns is all but killing ratings, nobody really cares about guys like Del Rio, Ambrose or Owens (due to booking and creative). Taker's streak is done. And the one big draw they could get, Rousey, was killed dead over at UFC.
There's just no way this Mania is going to sell out.
At this point, if Rock can't work Mania with Brock, this seems like the most likely outcome.
Actually... lets increase those odds. Hunter adds himself to the main event, making it a triple threat match. There's no way Reigns can overcome those odds, but he never gives up Byron!
It will be Mania 27 all over again. It will sell strong and maybe sell out, but only on the hype and power of Mania and not because of anything on the card.
Vince has already decided this is going to be the biggest Wrestlemania ever and he'll report record-breaking attendance, whether it happens or not.
WWE have done a fantastic job at making WM an event almost as much about all the peripheral activities, the spectacle and the concept of it being a weekend long wrestling party that tons of people will buy very expensive tickets months before a card is known.
Seriously the card is nearly secondary to the proceedings. A lotta people just wanna go to get fucked up all weekend, catch NXT, got to Access and boo Roman. It's why they still sell out in big markets - there'll always be smarks who just buy the tickets regardless how shit the product is. Everyone has already decided to say that this is the Biggest Mania Ever before the fact so in the ICW ecosystem that term is already ingrained in our minds. So it doesn't matter if the show is terrible, it will probably do very well financially as a live event and the company doesn't give a fuck about the truth so they can just give some bullshit number to make it the biggest of all time.
It was never going to sell out, it's too many seats. They didn't come close to selling out last year, and this is a bigger stadium.
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It'll sell out because the event has reached that status of "can't miss". Even though us fans that follow know its going to be shit. This is already shaping up to be on the levels of WM 2000 bad.
We're driving to Dallas to see NXT and if we wanted to, we could stay in town and go to Mania. The pull is not there, though. And I doubt that'll change.
Bluekaveli
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What will they say? He comes from a clueless, long haired, coconut living family?After HHH wins he will tell roman that people like him don't get to be champion (even though he already was one) then have Steph come down and say racist comments and HHH will go over at Mania 32.
sounds familiar
Actually that would be Crush.
Okay ok, your family is full of wild animals who just made us money?
Wait they said that already
This is true to a degree, but not a "sell 80-85k tickets" degree.
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Brock vs Owens for the title at mania
Bluekaveli
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WM 2000 bad? Well I guess Hunter has to be in the main event.
I think that they can still do it, but they will completely wreck things for a while to do it.
They will prop up Taker again, they will drag Rock in and offer him a ton of money.
They will pull in alot of one shot stuff like perhaps dig up the Hardys for a TLC , as well as dig into NXT.
They will call in the legends roster to make appearances like Stone Cold and Shawn.
They will gimmick the shit out of it.
They may have to job the hell out of half of the roster to build up people
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