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#TalkingEra continues, breh. It's sink or swim time. Give Cesaro 10 minutes with the pipe bomb.
Professor Beef
Banned
It would just blow up in his face when he talks about Swedish things like the Eiffel Tower or Big Ben or something.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Snowman Prophet of Doom
Member
lmao if you think that HHH/The Rock isn't going to be the main event, assuming it's still on, especially if, say, they get Rousey in The Rock's corner. I posited the Shield triple threat on the idea that it would prob be the second to last match, and that's about the only combination of guys I can even imagine drawing any interest to a world title match, "the former brothers finally collide!!!", that kind of thing.
Alternatively, I could see Reigns snaking the title from Rollins in the next few months, Bork winning the Rumble, and WM 32 with Reigns finally overcoming Bork. Or maybe Owens being the new "guy" for The Authority, taking the title from Rollins via shenanigans sometime in the fall, and dropping it to Cena at WM to inaugurate Cena's 16th, record-tying reign. (Or maybe Cena could win and then lose it, then win it again at WM to beat Flair's record? That could be a decent hook.)
I dunno,
Jimmy King
Member
Remember last night when Undertaker paid tribute to his wrestling mentor Jon Stewart
Sibersk Esto
Banned
I can't wait to see HHH betray Seth so they can recreate the "Evolution destroys Orton" moment, only to watch it blow up because Seth hasn't gotten any foundation to build a babyface run on top of.
Jimmy King
Member
I'm not asking for The Rock to never appear on WWE TV again, but I would buy a lifetime subscription to the Network if he at least never appeared at Mania again.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Jimmy King
Member
If hair is growing on him that means he's still alive. A good sign.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
jesus christ
avengers23
Banned
More likely that the dead cells are retracting, making it appear as though his hair is growing.
Jimmy King
Member
Or maybe people are just interested in his body hair.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Nothing is ever going to change
Sibersk Esto
Banned
Those of you who predicted that Owens would use the "self preservation" excuse were correct
He also makes it clear that he DOES NOT like the beautiful interviewer lady at the end.
He also makes it clear that he DOES NOT like the beautiful interviewer lady at the end.
Jimmy King
Member
Keyword being "buzz" - Mean Mark needs one on his back
well thanks friends. i find you all equally un ignorable. its nice we are united in this trying time of weird passive aggressive ignore list posting. really though, who ignores plywood? i guess only a jabronie mark without a life that don't know it a work when you work a work and work yourself into a shoot,mark.
and nice to see Heel's name cleared of such heinous accusations .
Well here's your problem
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Please stop saying heinous things about Mark Calloway.
Officerrob
Banned
Temporary short term ratings pop, big whoop. Pure desperation having to rely on a 50 year old man to pop a rating
Liquidsnake
Banned
There are only a handful of guys like him, so why not?
I don't understand why people get so upset.
While they are still alive, we should celebrate Hulk, Taker, Sting, Even throw them in the ring once in a while.
I still want Hogan to have one more match. Why is it such a big deal? The ratings are pretty bad so they need a spike. The product is closing in on all time low's. Its going to take a while to build things back up.
The Cena years are dark times.
Sibersk Esto
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Between Cena, HHH, Kane and Taker Brock's weakness seems to be men his age or older
serenewarfare
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Like I said earlier, you won't get long-term Network subs on the back of guys who will wrestle once then leave. If you were still trying to sell individual PPVs, it works. But it's not a sustainable business model if you are trying to sell long-term subscriptions.
Because of the way they set up the building, and the cost to run it, MSG is barely a break even for a live televised show even if they sell out completely.
Real Ass Mark Calaway is giving every single guy on that roster a platform tonight. He's bringing the eyeballs, and it's up to these young bucks to keep them. That's not a "ratings pop" my dude, it's an opportunity.
they would get way more attention and eyes on the product selling out that building than the Barclays center.
serenewarfare
Banned
I think you overestimate the value of MSG in 2015.
how many people started watching wrestling again after the rock came back only to be completely blown away by guys like cm punk, daniel bryan, cesaro, etc.?
i know i did
yeee
i know i did
yeee
considering they have just done major renovations on it and they havn't run a PPV there since it would be huge.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Your argument has, and has had, valid points. The problem is I'm not sure it applies to WWE. Simply because I genuinely don't have enough confidence in them to think about long-term subs. Or think of the Network as permanently sustainable. Or at least not in its current form (I've felt even with the delays they put the Network up too soon before they had the resources and personnel to use it to its full advantage).
PHOENIXZERO
Member
I think we should take up a collection. Flair needs to just shave his off with who his is going he's going to have a head that's completely bald on the left side in the next couple years anyway.
Who's surprised? It's been obvious for two years on how badly they want Reigns to be their guy. I just wish they'd not be so blatant with it.
Jimmy King
Member
Pizza Hut ad buys??
The crowd also loved it when Hogan returned the first time against The Rock. So much that Vince got fooled and put the title on him shortly after. Then realized it was a nostalgia pop and took the title back off him.
The Undertaker and Sting just aren't long term solutions. They're very much only for SummerSlam.
The Undertaker and Sting just aren't long term solutions. They're very much only for SummerSlam.
pantsattack
Member
@Vince The graphics are the best part of the Ascension for sure.
COME ON....
COME ON....
serenewarfare
Banned
It would be fun, but I highly doubt it'd be worth the money they'd lose by not running a more profitable venue.
Oh I have no faith in them to think the correct way, but that doesn't mean the way they are doing things is okay or smart. Just because it doesn't apply to WWE doesn't mean that it shouldn't.
Jeevesmeister
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Sasha Banks is black.
Also fuck that poster. It's just generic .PNGs of wrestlers dropped onto a generic NYC-looking wannabe subway platform, with no character or reason to get excited. It's Summerslam, the biggest show of the year, and you go with a dozen people standing around looking all moody? Really? Why would that possibly make me wanna watch Summerslam?
Jesus christ, WWE Corporate.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
@Vince The graphics are the best part of the Ascension for sure.
COME ON....
Don't be a damned idiot
No, it isn't
https://www.alstyle.com/colorchart.aspx
It is a common color for T-shirts.
People like you guys disgust the hell out of me.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
It's literally their roster-page images pasted onto the subway platform, and I don't know if that's worse than if it had generic PNGs of them
