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[Ilive1up]

That's really cool. Hope he does well. I love the idea of "Can we smash this on your head? there's 500 buckaroos in it" then having to clarify that it's real money and not some Vince funny money.

haha yeah. apparently HHH and road dogg asked for him to do it, which is even cooler.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

friend of mine got to work backstage during raw last week.

he got paid 500 bucks to let cyndi lauper test smashing the gold record over his face just to see how it would be.

heath slater ended up taking it obviously, but my buddy was the tester!!!!

Did he bleed hardway like Slater did?

 

[Ilive1up]

Did he bleed hardway like Slater did?

he said he didn't. so, he got the better end of it.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

he said he didn't. so, he got the better end of it.

The problem is Lauper had to hit him twice to get it to shatter. The first time it was already jagged, so it probably got him the second time.

 

[Edgeward]

Goddamn, just started watching the DVR of Raw tonight. MY GOD SYCHO SID!

It was so worth it. Glad I didn't decide to take a break from Raw to see the Master and Ruler of the Universe. And fuck that crowd for not having a bigger pop for Sid. BIGGER I SAY

 

[McNei1y]

Yeah, Slater was a mess after that glass strike by Lauper.

Just watched Raw on dvr. Four things:

- I'm a Jerichoholic. Always have been and always will be.

- I'm glad Bryan got the win and that he will face Punk 1 on 1. Yes!

- AJ is getting mad screen time now. Not only all of those backstage sequences and the running around the ring, but she was obviously winning the Diva Battle Royal (which was awesome btw). I guess it was necessary to add in the Yes! chant. I luv her.

- Vickie was pretty funny tonight. I'm glad they didn't toss Ziggler aside. And Slater must be asking "Why Me!?" after tonight.

 

[Data West]

Pft. AJ.

 

[DMczaf]

I'm shaking too many hands tonight.

 

[RBH]

I was looking over the general response to Sid tonight and found this:

My brother plays Sycho Sid's music at night with the windows down when he's in traffic. The looks on people's faces is hilarious..lol.. #RAW

http://twitter.com/AngelaDawn623/status/217442664684077058




This is an incredible idea.

 

[Coldnoodle]

Nip slip.

 

[Plywood]

Pft. AJ.

dem thighs

I wish they would've included her more in this.

 

[jobber]

dem thighs

I wish they would've included her more in this.

They tried but she can't wrestle worth a damn. That's why AJ beat her in less than a minute. How she won nXt is baffling.

 

[Ninja_Hawk]

Didn't think i'd be missing anything, but I guess I should watch RAW afterall. Okay then.

 

[Data West]

They tried but she can't wrestle worth a damn. That's why AJ beat her in less than a minute. How she won nXt is baffling.

She was the only one with any personality.

 

[jobber]

She was the only one with any personality.

AJ and Naomi had no personality?!?!

wat

 

[Data West]

AJ and Naomi had no personality?!?!

wat

Yeah.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

 

[Plywood]

This thread, is making me thirsty:

 

[spindashing]

Nip slip.

NSFW

 

[SoulPlaya]

Fuck, Sid is so awesome. Listen to him talk about how much tonight meant to him!

http://www.wwe.com/videos/sid-gives-his-thoughts-on-returning-to-raw-wwecom-exclusive-june-25-2012-26033224

 

[GaimeGuy]

Yeah, you could definitely book it better. I'm sure. That type of line reminds me of forum-goers saying they could run Sony/MS/Nintendo better than the current execs. You have no idea of the logistics and future planning and crazy time deadlines there is for WWE. I doubt it's as easy as you make it.

They assemble a team of 10-20 "writers" who come up with terrible fake crap that doesn't breathe any personality or character into any individuals on the show.

Do you know why Daniel Bryan has gotten over? It's because they didn't really write his shit. They just told him to start celebrating every win as though it was the greatest moment of his life. Thus the birth of "YES! YES! YES!" Daniel Bryan made it happen.

That's how you "write" for wrestlers. You give them a very broad direction to go in and make them come up with the lines (or give them a mouthpiece if they suck on the stick).

What WWE does instead usually is have the same people write the same scripts for the same wrestlers, and it all comes off very samey. Add to the mix an owner with ADHD in Vince and you get requests for last minute changes, which wouldn't be a problem if they didn't insist on having every line scripted out instead of just outlines and ideas.


As for the "deadlines," well, those shouldn't be problem if you plan long term. but WWE doesn't do that anymore. It shouldn't be hard to pull a 3 month feud out of your ass with a slow build and 1 or 2 PPV matches. Have a tag match where individuals miscommunicate or accidentally hit their partner with a clothesline or something, costing their team the match, and then having the two individuals argue/brawl it out in the ring post match to fill a week of buildup here or there. This is booking 101 stuff.

WWE can't even finalize their PPV cards until 1 or 2 weeks in advance. Hell they sometimes change the card between the last smackdown before the PPV and the PPV now. Their problem is LACK of planning.

As for the

 

[Perspicacity]

AJ and Naomi had no personality?!?!

wat

AJ had some personality, but Kaitlyn was tops.

Naomi has an ass shaped by the gods, you just confused it for personality.

 

[Mr. Luchador]

BUT WWEINSIDER THE ENIGMA alluded THAT SID WASN'T CLEAN ENOUGH TO APPEAR ON WWEEEEEEEEE OH MY!

 

[bean breath]

Fuck, Sid is so awesome. Listen to him talk about how much tonight meant to him!

http://www.wwe.com/videos/sid-gives-his-thoughts-on-returning-to-raw-wwecom-exclusive-june-25-2012-26033224

Didn't he recently no-show an indy event, and then the promoter gave out his phone number to the audience?

 

[Plywood]

Preemptive haters gonna hate:

 

[SoulPlaya]

Didn't he recently no-show an indy event, and then the promoter gave out his phone number to the audience?

I don't know. Sid said this was the happiest moment of his life. Let him have it, Bean!

 

[bean breath]

I don't know. Sid said this was the happiest moment of his life. Let him have it, Bean!

How 'bout if I just spin it?

John Cena - 300 wishes granted

Heath Slater - 3 wishes granted

 

[G-Fex]

I had a great show tonight, I'm probably up there with New Legacy Inc's fave Five.

I truly am The King of Kings of King of Games

 

[Mr. Luchador]

I had a great show tonight, I'm probably up there with New Legacy Inc's fave Five.

I truly am The King of Kings of King of Games

But the 'Pauper of Original Posts - POOP!' /JohnCenaPGhumour

 

[SoulPlaya]

How 'bout if I just spin it?

John Cena - 300 wishes granted

Heath Slater - 3 wishes granted

I'll take it.

 

[G-Fex]

But the 'Pauper of Original Posts - POOP!' /JohnCenaPGhumour

My OP for July's thread completely trumps anything else out there. Save for Mr. Sam himself.

 

[Mr. Luchador]

Sure thing, Poop.

 

[G-Fex]

Sure thing, Poop.

There is nothing but emptiness in your deck of cards

 

[Mr. Luchador]

Please, your school ground card game references do not work in here, Poop. /JohnCenaHypocrisy.

 

[G-Fex]

So much for you, I got to the Chriswok of the problem.

 

[A Pretty Panda]

That was some June huh guys?

 

[IC_Champion]

Preemptive haters gonna hate:

Dat dance

 

[Mr. Luchador]

So much for you, I got to the Chriswok of the problem.

KOG losses 300,000 viewers.

 

[Professor Beef]

That was some June huh guys?

There's still Smackdown.

HAHAHAHA, NOW ALL OF YOUR HOPES ARE UP

 

[G-Fex]

KOG losses 300,000 viewers.

I'm going to gain millions more.

I'm going big time baby. BIG TIME

 

[A Pretty Panda]

Oh be quiet Gamebaron O' Beef Dip

 

[Mr. Luchador]

You're all over June and now you're all over July. Its too KOGested around here.

Chriswok loses 250,000 viewers.

 

[A Pretty Panda]

I've seen better puns in a Gene Shalit review.

 

[SentientStone]

Really enjoyed RAW tonight, this show felt much more lively and upbeat than usual, or maybe it's just me (just finished it now).

 

[Mr. Luchador]

Probably why we're losing viewers handover fist. We need something pretty to panda the crowd with.

 

[British Monsoon]

Oh wow, Teddy Hart blaming his failures in WWE on the fact that because Bret punched Vince, WWE didn't go out of their way to protect Teddy in the same way that they would, say, Randy Orton;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGp3r_cCI_c

Oh, Teddy.

 

[Mr. Luchador]

It makes sense, I blame Bret for punching Vince for the economical decline that happened in the mid-00's.

 

[RBH]

 

[billy beane]

Oh wow, Teddy Hart blaming his failures in WWE on the fact that because Bret punched Vince, WWE didn't go out of their way to protect Teddy in the same way that they would, say, Randy Orton;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGp3r_cCI_c

Oh, Teddy.

Did he really allude that Owen's and Davey Boy's death were done because of the fallout of the Montreal Screwjob? lol.

 

[Data West]

Is this Jeff Hardy's new theme?