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Bret Hart had the best mainstream coverage of any wrestler:
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Yeah I definitely remember that. They were everywhere. SNL too, I think?
I don't remember ever hearing about Make a Wish back then, though. I remember hearing Cena is a part of that every week. Insane schedule.
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I know Rock did a few, although I think that was after Scorpion King. Makes sense since the product at that time wasn't aimed at kids. It was around then for sure, just WWE didn't promote their wrestlers doing it as much. I mean, there's even that story about Warrior not seeing a kid who was there to see him from Brets book.
Bret Hart had the best mainstream coverage of any wrestler:
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They did far more. Or at least, they did far more major things, they were legitimately mainstream. Cena is as niche as WWE faces of the company get, despite what WWE want to believe.
Let's see it, sister.
Better yet, his momentum died immediately when "Pops" was replaced with Triple H. Much before SummerSlam and Big Kev's appearance.
BronsonLee
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He's also been around for far longer as a top guy than anybody else, sans Bruno.
Carnby
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I read the RAW results.
It sounds like the show was pretaaay pretaaay pretty good.
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It wasn't HHH or even Nash that killed Punk's momentum. It was Del Rio. For months we had a worked shoot story that teetered on the line of reality and scripted events. Then comes in a cartoon character and takes the belt with a fake contract. That was the moment the Summer of Punk died.
It sounds like the show was pretaaay pretaaay pretty good.
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It wasn't HHH or even Nash that killed Punk's momentum. It was Del Rio. For months we had a worked shoot story that teetered on the line of reality and scripted events. Then comes in a cartoon character and takes the belt with a fake contract. That was the moment the Summer of Punk died.
Absolutely.
British Monsoon
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I keep hearing that Miz is going to end up feuding with Sheamus to unify the IC/US titles. Didn't seem like it judging by last night though.
BronsonLee
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there was quite a bit of that stuff during the Austin documentary
Why does he always look out of breath?
People were saying Orton V Kane rather than Reigns. Triple threat for the #1 contendership?
Also, it will be 3.5 hours. Wouldn't be shocked if Ziggler/Miz was pre-show material.
EDIT: you're also missing NOD2.0, but since they're new, I'd be satisfied with a run in on someone.
Because he's 47, weighs 315 lbs., and is wrestling a full time schedule. The fact that he's able to breathe is a miracle.
The Demon Kane does not scare me if a brisk jog is his vulnerability.
I'm assuming both Kane and Sheamus are going to be added to the Reigns/Orton and Miz/Ziggler matches respectively.
Brisk jog? Kane has said that all he does now is mainly work on cardio, and he works out 5-6 days a week. A brisk jog won't affect him. Wrestling twice in 24 hours might, and he still was doing fine in the match. Breathing that way on the apron is likely just a technique to breathe well. Might have learned it from DDP Yoga or something.
One thing I will always remember CM Punk for is that he said no to a Triple H match @WM.
Dude is awesome.
This applies to Cesaro right now SO MUCH. Dude's just fucking lost out there with anything other than the RA theme.
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Cesaro can keep the siren in his theme...just change the rest of it.
Now imagine a 15 minute Orton/Kane/Reigns match
Didn't we basically get just that last night?
Actually, Simmons has covered Cena plenty of times. He's a wrestling mark who has written many articles on grantland about wrestling.lol at Cena has broader appeal.
When's the last time Cena made it outside of the WWE machine?
Will you ever seen Cena featured like this:
Hell fucking no.
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I'm assuming the gif is an accurate depiction of your hype levels for the current CHIKARA product?
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Why is Will Smith paid in £ and why is he not higher up the list if that is the case?
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Big mistake since HHH/Bryan at Mania 30 was the best WWE match of the year
You mean big positive. We wouldn't have gotten HHH/Bryan if he hadn't said no.
Yup. Oh well, it's his life.
Macho Madness
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Gotta hand it to the E. Jericho was not in Miami but you wouldn't even know it. That backstage segment was filmed at Battleground.
Dwayne is the only legitimate draw WWE has.
Seriously, rest of these guys matter to no one except wrestling fans. Lesnar? Clearly doesn't mean shit outside of the UFC. Cena? 9 years haven't made him relevant. Undertaker? Maybe back in the 90s or never. Punk? Not even bigger than Edge back in the day and got eclipsed by Bryan in a few months.
Wrestling fans need to accept Dwayne as their one and only true superstar. This is all WWE has. It's why they bent over for him three years in a row. I look forward to his inevitable return in the future to headline one more Wrestlemania.
But Punk/HHH wasn't when they had that match.
Not sure if HHH is just a better part-timer than he was then, or Bryan and HHH have that chemistry. Leaning towards the former, but I can't really judge based on multi-man matches afterwards.
Pffft, Edge was on Scy Fy original programmin. Nobody can touch him!
spindashing
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lol... One thing for sure Nose entrance was awesome.
Smh
I spent the entire show fascinated by people's pectoral muscles.