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January Wrasslin' |OT| The Assassination of Daniel Bryan by the Coward Vince McMahon
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Dr Duncan Steel
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Triple H wins and says, "Well Daniel, I beat your ass, you still have your match, good luck" Then Bryan fucking wins it.
This is too much you guys jesus christ.
This is too much you guys jesus christ.
Dark Ninja
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Oh man i better get my credit card ready for the CM Punk WWEShop sale coupon code TakeYourBallHome
now the tweet he made right after the rumble makes much more sense
now the tweet he made right after the rumble makes much more sense
UberTag
Member
Putting D.Brine into Punk's Triple H feud adds a fun element with his Team Hell No compatriot acting as his enforcer right now.
Almost makes me want them to pull some shenanigans to REMOVE D.Brine from the Chamber match now and stick him in a match vs. Kane instead.
In fact, that's exactly what I want them to do. Give Kofi his spot in the Elimination Chamber.
Almost makes me want them to pull some shenanigans to REMOVE D.Brine from the Chamber match now and stick him in a match vs. Kane instead.
In fact, that's exactly what I want them to do. Give Kofi his spot in the Elimination Chamber.
bean breath
Member
Was Kane on Raw last night at all?
Maybe Punk thinks he has more of a chance at main eventing Mania if he starts working part-time.
Yeah, I guess so....
Damn, I thought my boy was getting a real ass push again. Gonna get his ONE MORE MATCH at Extreme Rules. Maybe feud with Batista and get the title off him so Batista could go do press for Marvel.
Yeah, I guess so....
Damn, I thought my boy was getting a real ass push again. Gonna get his ONE MORE MATCH at Extreme Rules. Maybe feud with Batista and get the title off him so Batista could go do press for Marvel.
Bret, Owen, Jericho before 2011, Chris Benoit before murder. I like Tyson Kidd. Edge before 2007 or so or whenever he got involved with Vickie. And Santino. Fabulous Rougeaus were boss. Kevin Steen and Generico. Eglin is generic indie dude who does "strength" spots against guys like Jimmy Jacobs. I actually do like Christian a lot, but he's been so boring since the Orton feud. When he wasn't injured.
UberTag
Member
Thanks. I feel better now.
I'm not sure anyone has enjoyed Jericho since 2011 so you're in good company there.
Hopefully Zayn makes the transition to the main roster in 2014 and delivers another quality match or two against Cesaro.
Dagobert Duck
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Punk will come back at Summerslam to start the Summer of Punk Thrice in a Lifetime...and at Wrestlemania 31 he will challenge Bo Dallas for the New Moon Championship...
It's Best for business...
It's Best for business...
sf2fanatic
Member
Has Bo Dallas and Shaun Ricker had a match yet on NXT??
Serpentine
Banned
Ricker hasn't debuted yet. they may have in a dark match or something but as for as televised/released stuff, no
Considering their history, it'd never work (and they just played off it with the Wyatt cage angle.)
Dark Ninja
Member
At least you can gauge how pissed Vince is if at all by how bad AJ gets it or how fast she drops the title.
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
Emma is about to bury the fuck out of AJ. Gonna get that belt.
Serpentine
Banned
Aksana's time is NOW
Emma does her dance and catches AJ right in the throat. 1, 2, 3!
sf2fanatic
Member
Ricker be slacking!!
He's ruining his chance to be another pawn for Punk. At least the promo battle would be great since he did take a jab at Punk when he was at Championship Wrestling from Hollywood
Serpentine
Banned
given AJ's booking, it'd be believable. more believable than flying ass to the face
The Mango Sentinel
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Do you see how much ass that is though?
I'd fall into a fucking coma if Naomi sat on my face.
Dr Duncan Steel
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Coming Soon: The Self-Destruction of Phillip Jack Brooks
serenewarfare
Banned
Kind of odd to ask, but if this is the last we see of Punk in WWE (no return, though I think he'll be back), how would he be remembered? As one of the greats? Or as one of the "always good, but not great" guys?
British Monsoon
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I've seen a guy criticised because of his size before, but I've never see a guy criticised because of everyone else's size before. Amazing.
Basically, it's not Elgin's fault that everyone on the US indies these days is tiny - I've seen him a few times in wXw and he has little problem doing his strength spots against genuine heavyweights.
Speedy Blue Dude
Banned
If WWE loses Punk, and keeps refusing to push and acknowledge Daniel Bryan as their top star, and insists on repeatedly burying The Miz and Ziggler, I'll pretty much stop watching WWE.I sure as hell won't watch live each and every week for fucking Cena, Sheamus, and Batista.
The best modern day wrestler, in all regards. Best on the Mic, and in the Ring, and also the best Champion they've had in years. The guy who should have been at the top, but never was because "lolCena". Punk should have main-evented Wrestlemania 29, not Rock and Cena. Rock Cena II was a terrible match, and Rock Punk, while not amazing, was still better. Their match at Rumble was better than the match put on by "The two biggest stars", during WWE's biggest event. Pathetic.
Seriously the fact that matches like CM Punk vs Daniel Bryan for the freaking WWE Championship didn't main event when John Cena vs John Laurentics however you spell it did is criminal.
funkystudent
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You know Triple H (Or maybe Cena cause HE LOVES THIS COMPANY) is going to toss Punk under the train next week if this story is true.
I do hope Punk doesn't keep quiet if that happens and starts making statements and burning bridges with pipe bombs.
I mean he probably doesnt want to be out shoot'd about WWE being a out of touch mess by Mick Foley.
Then again I can just as easily see this being a work and leading into Punk versus Triple H for the COO job at mania.
I do hope Punk doesn't keep quiet if that happens and starts making statements and burning bridges with pipe bombs.
I mean he probably doesnt want to be out shoot'd about WWE being a out of touch mess by Mick Foley.
Then again I can just as easily see this being a work and leading into Punk versus Triple H for the COO job at mania.
UberTag
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Where's your Archietar, Speedy Blue Dude?
I sure as hell won't watch live each and every week for fucking Cena, Sheamus, and Batista.
Get somebody to shop him wearing an Xbox shirt or something.
Dark Ninja
Member
Well at least now they have to push Bryan as they need a #2 guy merch seller. At least I don't have to watch RAW live anymore. Ill probably keep watching out of habit
Speedy Blue Dude
Banned
I googled Archietar, and even searched it on Urban Dictionary, and got nothing.
I'm confused by what's going on.EDIT: Apparently the Avatar Rumble happened, lol. Totally forgot. Who won, I'll find an avatar I'd like to use real fast.
BIONIC-ARRRMMM!!
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Dr Duncan Steel
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This could be Punk's elaborate scheme to gain all the attention towards him again. But I'm sure he wouldn't do that for his friend Bryan but I can't definitely see that backfiring on him.
serenewarfare
Banned
Part of me wants to think this may be a work, but then I wonder what the advantage could possibly be.
funkystudent
Member
We really should make a real thread about this. Maybe after someone other then the observer starts reporting on it.
Spread the negativity all over OT.
I would do it but Ill be heading out in a few minutes and wont be back for hours.
Spread the negativity all over OT.
I would do it but Ill be heading out in a few minutes and wont be back for hours.
Serpentine
Banned
you're right. i've seen... i've seen the gifs.
more believable than a Natalya sharpshooter, then
Professor Beef
Banned
A match at Wrestlemania, like he wants.
serenewarfare
Banned
I mean a work that everyone is in on (in WWE I mean), not just him. Like a "leak this news" kind of work.
Dr Duncan Steel
Member
Have Punk be gone and simply never get acknowledged (Benoit style) and then come and distract HHH during a match against Bryan for the title match later that night.
Jizz everywhere in New Orleans.
Jizz everywhere in New Orleans.
UberTag
Member
Yep, that's how I'll remember him too. And this promo holds just as much weight now as it did two and a half years ago.
You should all listen to it again. Especially this part right here.
And if you're still watching the WWE regularly come WrestleMania if Vince and the company goes through with ignoring the wishes of their fanbase then you should really have some pride and follow Phil out the door and leave the WWE Universe behind.
It's a message that may sorely need to be delivered.
Love the reaction from Saxton.
WWE is very traditional in its storytelling. This kind of stuff is too out there for them.
Serpentine
Banned
the new new age outlaws, yep
All I know is that I've seen commentators flip out over how strong he is by catching guys like Jimmy Jacobs and AR Fox, both of whom probably weigh around the same and are definitely in the 160-180 range max. Where as Cesaro is on Raw dead lifting guys like Khali, Tensai, and Brodus Clay. Being a strong dude on the indies isn't impressive. It's really hard to take him seriously as this super strong guy when the people he's throwing around are so small is all.
On the same show as super strong Elgin, Willie Mack had 3 guys on his shoulders and Brian Cage caught a guy about as big as him flying off the ropes into a stalling suplex. So when I see Elgin catching AR Fox in a vertical suplex, it isn't very impressive. If he did it to Brian Cage, I'd be impressed. But even if you take away his only real gimmick (that of being a freakishly strong guy), he still wrestles the same style as everyone else. Which is really spotty and focused on big bumps instead of telling any kind of story or working as a character. He's going up top to do a whisper in the wind, which makes no sense considering his gimmick and character, but it was just to set up Fox do go up top. He could have missed an elbow drop or standing splash, but he does a twisting senton from the top rope for no reason. He engages in the same style that everyone on the ROH and PWG shows I watched do, which is rule of cool before anything else, even if it doesn't make sense to the match or characters.
There was a long time where I thought people who said things like "tell a story in the ring" were full of shit and just using it as a talking point, but what they really mean is being logical and consistent with the characters portrayed in the ring. And indie wrestlers really don't do that because indie wrestling is and really always has been about getting your shit in and trying to be as impressive as possible. And most indie wrestlers don't really have characters any more than random people on Raw or Smackdown. That's why NXT is so enjoyable. People have characters and wrestle in a manner logically consistent with those characters. That's why Bray vs Bryan was so good. Because Bray Wyatt has a character and wrestles as his character. You don't see him go to the top rope and do a flippy move just because he can. You see him run over people, smash their heads into ring posts and the mat.
If I'm watching Die Hard, I don't want to see McClane start doing Bruce Lee style fighting scenes. That's not consistent with the character or the movie. Indie wrestlers don't get that and the ones that do are picked up by WWE. And what's really bad is that indie bookers don't put restraints on their talent, which absolutely should be done. Especially when a lot of guys in the promotion do the same moves. There were at least 5 topes on the PWG show. Guys from Willie Mack to Chuck Taylor to Ricochet did them. Every match had a superkick and/or strike battle. Spots in the main event were done in the opening match, which is particularly bad in PWG when Joey Ryan is a founder of the company and is a part of spots in the opener that are going to be used in the main event. It's like there is no communication and indie guys are just worried about getting the most eyes on them as possible instead of building a good show.