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CEO does it right . All matches take place in a ring and top 16 get entrance music . One year they even had a steel cage .
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July Wrasslin |OT| The Rings a Field, the Field of War, Thats Where We Lay the Law
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CEO does it right . All matches take place in a ring and top 16 get entrance music . One year they even had a steel cage .
You lost me at boxing ring :/. I'm all for the whole presentation side of tournaments but that's just plain silly.
That's like having a football field open for a madden tournament.
It's just meant to be fun and silly. The guy that runs it like wrestling and wanted his tournament to have the same over-the-top style. It's not there because they want to portray the players as real fighters or anything.
DyslexicAlucard
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I don't know if this has been mentioned yet, but WWE put AJ Styles in their list of "Top 5 Superstars you didn't know were in WWE." It seems odd that they would mention him with the likes of Kevin Von Erich, The Freebirds, and the Rock and Roll Express.
I know it's not like this is a nod that will lead to his WWE debut, but it's nice that they at least acknowledge his existence and significance in wrestling.
I know it's not like this is a nod that will lead to his WWE debut, but it's nice that they at least acknowledge his existence and significance in wrestling.
Of course.
I guess the whole concept reminds me of the karate fighters commercial for some strange reason.
Not quite. My friends never heard of the game at all and they deep into gaming.
Hell one of my friends is a big strategy gamer and not familiar with dota.
Nah. I've tried Dota 2 a bit but I'm completely separated from that genre.
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IV been thinking about it. Can we put Sid in the lex luger nothing special column . Like he main evented 2 manias , yet he is really unremarkable outside of crazy promos .
WHAT 22
WHAT 22
.WWE has a fairly decent relationship with NJPW. EXcept when they call Tanahashi a Japanese wrestling fan. I know NJPW used to run commercials for WWE on it when they were coming over.
lovely ladies
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Me neither, I guess we're one of the weird ones lol.
Avon Barksdale
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Kofi was in OVW as was the Miz.
I'm in the same boat. Heck I still don't even know how DOTA plays.
Just think chess with a shit load of obstacles getting in the way of a checkmate.
Its pretty much tower defense on steroids.
It's Warcraft 3
BoboBrazil
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Man he really should get a chance to be in WWE. The guy is really talented and could be a decent midcard talent. The problem is they wanted to sign him to a developmental deal for $500 a week during training, which he balked at(making 6 figures in TNA at the time).
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lol he doesn't even have any money in the bank
lovely ladies
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He'll become the first money in the bank winner to pawn off the briefcase for real money.
BronsonLee
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What are you guys on about? AJ literally has piles and piles of money. He's on a Colt Cabana level of making money somehow while on the indies
DyslexicAlucard
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I believe he was making 6 figures in TNA -- which is why he turned down WWE's $500/week developmental deal, and why TNA cut him -- so I think he's doing just fine.
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yo i didnt know he was colt cabana rich. my bad
BronsonLee
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Colt makes six figures off the podcast alone, IIRC. Austin makes a ridiculous amount too.
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He also has a deal with new japan and ROH. Plus any indie he wants .
Plus he lives in a swamp
Plus he lives in a swamp
DyslexicAlucard
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WCW paid everyone very well during Bischoff's reign. While it was good for the wrestlers, it was also part of WCW's downfall -- among other things, of course. It was also why WWF was in worse shape, because suddenly everyone was demanding more money, as strong competition typically does.
This is also why I'm sure every WWE wrestler wants TNA to turn it around. If there was a strong competitor to WWE, they'd be more inclined to pay better and seek out hidden talent. Plus, fans would benefit because WWE would have to take some risks to keep their top spot.
For that alone, I really miss WCW's presence, if not the product itself.
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Oh damn. Negro Casas gonna lose his locks? Should be great.
bitesnintendog
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Styles was reportedly making six figures ever since they landed On Spike TV and was the first TNA guy to get a guaranteed contract. Around 08 he confirmed he was making just under 400,000 dollars and seemed to get raises with each contract. Other wrestlers have said he's smart with his money and he's still cleaning up as one of the only big names on the indies and a top guy in japan. One of the lucky wrestlers to actually not need to work for WWE to have made a decent amount of money.
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How much do custom bicycle gloves cost? Bet that eats into a lot of his income
DyslexicAlucard
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Jesus, no wonder they're so far in the red. Just think of how much that 4 years of Hulk on TV would have paid for. They could have actually made a crazily-good product with that much more money.
Hulk has value, for sure, but not anywhere near that much value in 2009-13.
Hulk Hogan is pretty much the pinnacle of what you would want to be doing by the time you're done in wrestling. Talking pure income, nothing to do with all the dumb shit he's had to pay for. But just think. He's probably making a mil per appearance at this point or close to it. If he didn't have the wife to deal with and his other legal problems, he'd have a huge warchest of WWF and WCW money.
But the key here is that he owns his own merch. He makes all that money from WWE selling his shit. That's incredible. Do you think he makes money off NWO merch too? Probably.
They were born out of Mask vs Mask matches, but sometimes a luchadore would have to fight someone who didn't have a mask, so he would have to put something else up. IE his hair.
No, no, no. That was in WCW when it was dying. That was when they told Russo the Hogan thing becasue TV basically said, 'we can not afford to have him appear' thus why the supposed Hogan vs Booker thing never happened. He waited out his contract, and I'm sure he was set for life. I imagine with the NWO angle and no competition, WWE probably paid him a truckload for the merch alone. I can't even imagine his Wrestlemania payday.
But the key here is that he owns his own merch. He makes all that money from WWE selling his shit. That's incredible. Do you think he makes money off NWO merch too? Probably.
They were born out of Mask vs Mask matches, but sometimes a luchadore would have to fight someone who didn't have a mask, so he would have to put something else up. IE his hair.
No, no, no. That was in WCW when it was dying. That was when they told Russo the Hogan thing becasue TV basically said, 'we can not afford to have him appear' thus why the supposed Hogan vs Booker thing never happened. He waited out his contract, and I'm sure he was set for life. I imagine with the NWO angle and no competition, WWE probably paid him a truckload for the merch alone. I can't even imagine his Wrestlemania payday.
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Welcome!
Yeah, there's gonna be a bunch of shenanigans going on in that match, but the likely outcome is Casas losing his hair since he's mostly dominated this feud by being the crafty veteran. Rush is the best guys
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its becasue WCW money on crazy shit like this
$750,000
$750,000
They were also born because they were an easier, cheaper and more readily accessible way to end a feud
That's a better use of money than signing Ultimate Warrior in 1998.
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its becasue WCW money on crazy shit like this
$750,000
worth it.
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Well also because once a mask is off your career is done . You can still make money without hair
Hogan going crazy and seeing Warrior in the mirror could have been money. IF it was with Savage instead. Like if Savage didn't come to WCW until 1998, and Hogan was seeing his old Mega Powers rival everywhere? Appearing in some mirror, Macho Man would ham it up unlike Warrior who just sort of stood there.
I can't believe Warrior came to WCW and didn't try to change anything about his look or entrance. It's 1998, and you're dressed like this
When this is what's cool in wrestling
cmon dude
I can't believe Warrior came to WCW and didn't try to change anything about his look or entrance. It's 1998, and you're dressed like this
When this is what's cool in wrestling
cmon dude
WTF? Is this serious?
Not always true, especially nowadays. Shocker became even more popular after losing his mask. People still love Volador Jr (they just want him to turn back rudo, or beat the shit out of La Sombra)
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or you can just got to the WWE and pretend you never lost it. they'll even make you World Champ.
Mr. Luchador
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Going to admit to really liking it, even though I had no idea who he was. I just thought it was cool they had a guy announcing the main event each show. Also Ant & Dec...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_sJmIQrH54
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Not exactly, I did the math when I saw this and it's definitely a nope. Added all the ad rates up. Didn't even subtract. It might be considered such if it includes merch sales as well, maybe.