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In a more perfect world he would have retired after winning this
¡HarlequinPanic!
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We really need some sort of pee wee herman word of the day emote to flash the first time 'look strong' shows up in any given day.
Never not was
Not just the champs:
Orton is gone. AJ Lee retired. Sting is dead. Lana dared to get engaged.
I'm guessing Orton is due to be back soon, maybe he's in the Rumble.
If they have trouble finding twenty geeks on the RAW roster they need glasses.
funkystudent
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Turns out its hard to get injured when you are dead weight.
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Orton's out until almost 2017, isn't he?
Oh, is he?
This is what wwe.com said:
I guess he's not due back until just before or just after Mania.
When he had his shoulder surgery, they said his neck was kinda fucked up too. He should be back from his shoulder surgery soon and could theoretically hold off on the neck surgery if WWE is desperate enough.
Just look at all the winners of matches at WM31, not just champions.
Tyson/Cesaro - Both out
Big Show - In, but just recovered from an injury himself
Bryan - Out
Orton - Out
HHH - In, his opponent out
Cena - Out, opponent AND opponent's valet suffered injuries during the year (two for Rusev)
Paige - In, one of her opponents out
AJ - Retired, likewise above
Undertaker - In, surprisingly
Seth - Out
Even people who won in appearances at WM31:
Rousey - Lost, jaw got busted up
Tyson/Cesaro - Both out
Big Show - In, but just recovered from an injury himself
Bryan - Out
Orton - Out
HHH - In, his opponent out
Cena - Out, opponent AND opponent's valet suffered injuries during the year (two for Rusev)
Paige - In, one of her opponents out
AJ - Retired, likewise above
Undertaker - In, surprisingly
Seth - Out
Even people who won in appearances at WM31:
Rousey - Lost, jaw got busted up
¡HarlequinPanic!
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I think after mania is a safe bet.
Yeah, this is going to be a crazy time. I'd like to think that it opens up the opportunity for some interesting booking. I mean they let the last chance for that walk on by after Rollins got injured, so getting another chance so soon sounds great!~
Yeah, this is going to be a crazy time. I'd like to think that it opens up the opportunity for some interesting booking. I mean they let the last chance for that walk on by after Rollins got injured, so getting another chance so soon sounds great!~
They gonna lineup one after another, waiting for getting KO punched and everytime someone gets down they play "...Well, its the Big Shoooow".
Book it.
Flair said on his podcast that Orton also has a neck injury that will have to be treated after his recovery from the shoulder surgery which was already 7 months, so he may miss all of 2016.
His New Japan run ends at the end of this month, assuming Kenny Omega's match is this month.
His ROH dates are question marks. I have a feeling it'll be like Styles' situation where he's unfortunately pulled from the cards.
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Orton's out until 2017
Goes to show you that with the schedule these guys work, injuries are gonna pile up no matter how safe they work unless they just start having pillow fights. Either have an offseason and do it like NJPW where they have breaks in between tours. NJPW works much stiffer and they have far fewer injuries because they actually give their guys breaks.
Reminds me of baseball. After pitching injuries started piling up they started imposing innings limits and pitch counts are all this nonsense, and the amount of injuries hasn't gone down at all.
Reminds me of baseball. After pitching injuries started piling up they started imposing innings limits and pitch counts are all this nonsense, and the amount of injuries hasn't gone down at all.
You do need a couple finishers and a decent amount of signature moves to work the current WWE main event style where people kick out of finishers a lot.
Reigns doesn't have the best moveset but he probably just needs a submission hold added to what he's using now.
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"No I'm ready to shoot"
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laughed way harder at this than I thought I would
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TimeEffect
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Isnt WWE high on Sami Zayn? That guy would be able to carry a really good show with Owens. I wonder if the feud is even being considered or if it will be totally dropped
Snowman Prophet of Doom
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Wait, Roman is not mediocre in the ring in terms of selling and psychology. He just spent a whole tournament selling an injured arm. He has different matches with every "big" opponent, more so than Cena ever did in his run at the top. Where he falls short is in variety of moves and in characterization out of the ring.
It would be awesome if he's on the mania card, or even the NXT card mania weekend.
but I get the feeling they're waiting for raw after mania to debut him.
I think Sami is staying in NXT for a good while yet. A rumored big match for Takeover at Mania weekend is
Sami Vs Balor for the NXT title
You are not on TNA Mecca friend.
HHH is very high on him. Vince still doesn't know who he is yet.
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Kids are the worst.
Roland_Gunner
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I still haven't seen any reports that Orton has had his surgery yet after getting hurt months ago. Randy may just be completely burned out of wrestling at this point.
Vince doesn't know anyone from NXT, not even Ryder.
Bluekaveli
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Good fricking lord"Look in my eyes, what do you see"
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