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[MC Safety]

What sense does it make to not "train your replacement" so to speak, and give someone some added prestige as opposed to keeping it to yourself?

Well, it was very nice of The Undertaker to train Brock Lesnar for his six contractually obligated appearances, two of which he may actually, you know, wrestle in.

Ric Flair "put over" the up-and-coming neophyte Shawn Michaels.

Hulk Hogan ended his career like the code demands, losing to Lesnar, who left for UFC and The Rock who came back in between Hollywood paychecks.

The Rock passed the torch to John Cena, a man who came out of nowhere to win the WWE Heavyweight championship.

I can't wait until John Cena gets to give back to wrestling by getting pinned by Harley Race.

The code precludes a wrestler ending a career with a win, and that's dumb. The code as it stands now works to promote wrestlers who don't need any promotion, and that's dumb, too.

As I said, the carny code is dumb.

 

[imBask]

Shield broke up at the perfect time and I'll take that to my grave

you have the same opinion as me, i'll have to change mine

 

[Jimmy King]

where's the footage of triple h on gma dammit

 

[Fox318]

Shield broke up at the perfect time and I'll take that to my grave

except their only idea was to push Reigns.

Rollins was a happy accident in their minds.

Hell they wanted the breakup at rumble with Reigns overpowering the other two and tossing them out like they were nothing.

 

[jmdajr]

where's the footage of triple h on gma dammit

I don't know man. Google is failing me.

 

[Sephzilla]

Well, it was very nice of The Undertaker to train Brock Lesnar for his six contractually obligated appearances, two of which he may actually, you know, wrestle in.

Ric Flair "put over" the up-and-coming neophyte Shawn Michaels.

Hulk Hogan ended his career like the code demands, losing to Lesnar, who left for UFC and The Rock who came back in between Hollywood paychecks.

The Rock passed the torch to John Cena, a man who came out of nowhere to win the WWE Heavyweight championship.

I can't wait until John Cena gets to give back to wrestling by getting pinned by Harley Race.

The code precludes a wrestler ending a career with a win, and that's dumb. The code as it stands now works to promote wrestlers who don't need any promotion, and that's dumb, too.

As I said, the carny code is dumb.

Yeah part of the problem with the "put someone over on the way out" code is that most big stars end up simply putting over talent that doesn't need to be put over anymore.

-Bret Hart didn't need to put over HBK before heading to WCW.
-HBK didn't really need to put over Austin.
-Austin didn't need to put over Rock.
-Hogan didn't need to put over Brock.
-HBK was already at the end of his career by the time Flair needed to lay down.
-Rock didn't need to put over Cena.
-Taker didn't need to put over Brock.

 

[BronsonLee]

Yo Brock dies at the starting gate if Rock doesn't put him over clean as a sheet at Summerslam

 

[jmdajr]

Well no one really put's someone over until they lay down for the 123 and give up the strap.

I mean you can have matches before showing they can wrestle, or after to legitimizing the champs.

But in the end, that's the deal.

 

[avengers23]

Looks like WWE's advertising department accidentally spoiled the results of the title match and the Rumble itself.

This is great, since it now saves me three hours on Sunday.

 

[jmdajr]

And that's it for me on wrassle gaf.

God speed. See you Monday!

 

[Jimmy King]

Looks like WWE's advertising department accidentally spoiled the results of the title match and the Rumble itself.

This is great, since it now saves me three hours on Sunday.

welp

edit: appears to be a fake, per the comments

 

[DMczaf]

Looks like WWE's advertising department accidentally spoiled the results of the title match and the Rumble itself.

This is great, since it now saves me three hours on Sunday.

Oh...no...

 

[Fox318]

Looks like WWE's advertising department accidentally spoiled the results of the title match and the Rumble itself.

This is great, since it now saves me three hours on Sunday.

Plans can change.

 

[imBask]

Looks like WWE's advertising department accidentally spoiled the results of the title match and the Rumble itself.

This is great, since it now saves me three hours on Sunday.

welp I was wrong about the main event then

then again i'm not that hyped

 

[Fox318]

Oh...no...

Spoiler

Its Mania XX all over again. Goldberg - Lesnar except Reigns is worse in the ring than Goldberg.

 

[blackaroni]

 

[Sephzilla]

Looks like WWE's advertising department accidentally spoiled the results of the title match and the Rumble itself.

This is great, since it now saves me three hours on Sunday.

fake as fuck

 

[FlammableD]

Yeah, that even looks fake as fuck.

 

[Fox318]

 

[Jimmy King]

.

 

[Sephzilla]

Yeah, that even looks fake as fuck.

They didn't even bother to shop the play button under the Mania logo

 

[avengers23]

Sure, it's probably a fake.

But between the WWE's idiotic planning and mishaps with timing its advertising right, isn't it just plausible enough? That's what would make it a good fake.

I'm definitely tempted to swing my Times Square to see if the billboard is there.

 

[Jimmy King]

If you would have told me as a kid that I'd love Triple H and find Mick Foley unbearable in 2015, I would not have believed you.

 

[Sephzilla]

Sure, it's probably a fake.

It was confirmed 100% fake and the picture Titus posted is what's currently there

 

[Fox318]

We all know Cesaro-Bork is the real main event

 

[imBask]

We all know Cesaro-Bork is the real main event

Tyson's partner
clap clap clapclapclap
Tyson's partner
clap clap clapclapclap

 

[strobogo]

I agree with you 100% on this... but as someone who was in the live audience for this match, I was not complaining.

How are the odds stacked against him now? Brock can lose his title without even getting pinned.

 

[Xater]

It was confirmed 100% fake and the picture Titus posted is what's currently there

Edit: Oh it's a thing that already happened and just a very old picture.

 

[Plywood]

You leave wrestling on your back. That's how it ought to be.

So you can come back and beat people up:

 

[FlammableD]

We all know Cesaro-Bork is the real main event

watch the spoilers shitlord

 

[Striker]

The Rock passed the torch to John Cena, a man who came out of nowhere to win the WWE Heavyweight championship.

Rock's has had a couple exits and returns, but the notable ones were putting over Lesnar at SummerSlam '02 and that one match with Goldberg at Backlash '03. At least Bill had something going for him until he met, well, you know.

 

[Plywood]

We all know Cesaro-Bork is the real main event

Is that in the WWE Ultimates Universe?

 

[Marvel]

Loved seeing JBL hit the CFH man.

 

[Fox318]

Is that in the WWE Ultimates Universe?

Don't make me point at you!!

 

[Kaladin]

Don't make me point at you!!

 

[strobogo]

We all know Cesaro-Bork is the real main event

 

[imBask]

Wait is sting played by hunico or that other sin cara?

 

[Xater]

Is this now wrestlerspointingatthings.tumblr.com?

 

[Fox318]

 

[HeisenbergLannister]

Austin vs. Ambrose

 

[Xater]

http://i.imgur.com/diLXWXL.gif[IMG][/QUOTE]

Too slow Fox.

 

[Fox318]

Too slow Fox.

 

[Sabucin]

 

[Macho Madness]

I thought about warning you all about that picture, but I then thought "surely no one is going to buy that as real on GAF"

Fucking hell.

 

[Aiii]

Don't make me point at you!!

For fucks sake, whoever made this gif needs their computer immediately taken away. You don't need such abysmal quality in a gif that's only a few seconds long, damnit!

 

[avengers23]

I thought about warning you all about that picture, but I then thought "surely no one is going to buy that as real on GAF"

Fucking hell.

I thought it was more of a "huh, this isn't completely implausible, so let's point and laugh" sort of thing.

 

[Macho Madness]

I mean, yeah. It's not like I'd be surprised if that was the match. But in no way would I buy that WWE put up a billboard with it before the Royal Rumble. Plus, it's one of the laziest photoshop jobs I've seen in a while.

GUYS HERE'S YOUR WRESTLEMANIA 31 POSTER: http://i.imgur.com/JwTOykO.png?1

 

[Future Foundation]

Sure, it's probably a fake.

But between the WWE's idiotic planning and mishaps with timing its advertising right, isn't it just plausible enough? That's what would make it a good fake.

I'm definitely tempted to swing my Times Square to see if the billboard is there.

Nah. All plausibility goes out the window when the billboard doesn't even have the right goddamn logo.

 

[Fox318]

The billboard should just be this

 

[¡HarlequinPanic!]

Just throwing this out there too - I think Chris Jericho has kind of ruined the "old legend coming back to put someone over" thing a bit. Jericho for what feels like the last 6 fucking years has been a guy who returns, loses to some younger guy, and then vanishes for 5 months before returning to do it again.

Sure Mick Foley didn't cover that ground already?