cartoon_soldier
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Is there a new WM stream somewhere?
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Is there a new WM stream somewhere?
amodelmerol
Member
If they made a Fandango vs Cena match today... I would mark for Cena like a little kid high on Fruitty Pebbles
I hate that guy
Keyser Soze
Member
It struck me recently, that kids who were pre-teen when Cena debuted could now be old enough to debut in he WWE... 22+ year olds
Soon we will have adults getting into he wrestling because they liked Cena as a kid.
FUCK THIS COMPANY.
Soon we will have adults getting into he wrestling because they liked Cena as a kid.
FUCK THIS COMPANY.
Four_Chamber
Member
That was hilarious
I hope Curtis can be entertaining in the ring because he's been great so far.
I follow a couple of these exact people you describe on Tumblr. It's every bit as bad as you imagine.
Cena's been overpushed for so long that kids who liked him...as kids, in 2005, are now teenagers that boo the fuck out of him for being boring and repetitive. 5 year olds that like Cena now, might not have even born when he won the Royal Rumble the first time in 2008, 3 years into his forever push.
He's truly an anomaly in the wrestling business.
He's truly an anomaly in the wrestling business.
Alright, so as I mentioned yesterday I had the opportunity to attend Round 2 of the New Japan Pro Wrestling Cup Tourney last night. Here are my thoughts on the experience:
The venue itself (while pretty tricky to get to) was smaller, but fairly packed. Japanese wrestling fans are so nice/polite! We all wore "I AM THE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS" shirts and at least a couple people recognized them and complimented us on them. Also, $5 beer sure beats the 9-10 dollar stadium beers I usually buy in the U.S. xD Plus you get a free NJPW sticker with each beer! We have a surplus of stickers now. lol
Most of my pictures I took during the event were a bit blurry, so I'll spare you a billion blurry photos.
Ishii is my new favorite wrestler in NJPW. He and Goto stole the show, and I've never seen a crowd more into a match live. We brought a friend with us who isn't into wrestling at all and this match sold him on the experience. I know the show was televised but I'm not sure where one can find it to watch. Hopefully this match gets put up on Youtube or something!
We had decent seats on the left side of the entrance ramp and were able to see all the the wrestler's entrances very well. Suzuki's entrance is very, very badass. I was happy to see a 25th anniversary CD of his entrance music at the merchandise booth - which I most certainly picked up. They had all sorts of great merchandise available, and we snagged a good handful of stuffs (seen below).
This trip coincided with my wife's birthday and she's a huge Nakamura fan. In addition to his match (the flying kick is NUTS, and his finisher looks just as great/brutal live) he also came out to save Toru Yano from the wrath of Suzuki-Gun following their match. She was pretty stoked to get to see him twice in one night!
Okada vs. Karl Anderson was the main event - and while it felt a bit shorter than I expected - it definitely delivered. While Okada is super over, it was neat to see Karl get a good bit of support as well.
After the event, BUSHI was signing autographs of a little pouch shaped like his mask. We purchased one and got to talk with him for a sec. Seemed like a nice dude!
Anyways here's some swag pictures!
~Fin~
The venue itself (while pretty tricky to get to) was smaller, but fairly packed. Japanese wrestling fans are so nice/polite! We all wore "I AM THE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS" shirts and at least a couple people recognized them and complimented us on them. Also, $5 beer sure beats the 9-10 dollar stadium beers I usually buy in the U.S. xD Plus you get a free NJPW sticker with each beer! We have a surplus of stickers now. lol
Most of my pictures I took during the event were a bit blurry, so I'll spare you a billion blurry photos.
Ishii is my new favorite wrestler in NJPW. He and Goto stole the show, and I've never seen a crowd more into a match live. We brought a friend with us who isn't into wrestling at all and this match sold him on the experience. I know the show was televised but I'm not sure where one can find it to watch. Hopefully this match gets put up on Youtube or something!
We had decent seats on the left side of the entrance ramp and were able to see all the the wrestler's entrances very well. Suzuki's entrance is very, very badass. I was happy to see a 25th anniversary CD of his entrance music at the merchandise booth - which I most certainly picked up. They had all sorts of great merchandise available, and we snagged a good handful of stuffs (seen below).
This trip coincided with my wife's birthday and she's a huge Nakamura fan. In addition to his match (the flying kick is NUTS, and his finisher looks just as great/brutal live) he also came out to save Toru Yano from the wrath of Suzuki-Gun following their match. She was pretty stoked to get to see him twice in one night!
Okada vs. Karl Anderson was the main event - and while it felt a bit shorter than I expected - it definitely delivered. While Okada is super over, it was neat to see Karl get a good bit of support as well.
After the event, BUSHI was signing autographs of a little pouch shaped like his mask. We purchased one and got to talk with him for a sec. Seemed like a nice dude!
Anyways here's some swag pictures!
~Fin~
I credit The Rock mostly.
He basically got them all those extra purchases. The difference he made for Wrestlemania likely made the difference in the trend being an increase instead of a decrease. Wrestlemania 27 would have done worse than 26 if it wasn't for him, and 28 likely would've been even worse than that. I don't think CM Punk did anything. Brock likely helped with the one or two PPVs he showed up on.
He basically got them all those extra purchases. The difference he made for Wrestlemania likely made the difference in the trend being an increase instead of a decrease. Wrestlemania 27 would have done worse than 26 if it wasn't for him, and 28 likely would've been even worse than that. I don't think CM Punk did anything. Brock likely helped with the one or two PPVs he showed up on.
Dark Ninja
Member
Guys the most important match in the WWE took place on Superstars this week.
Zack Ryder vs JTG
Im pretty sure a tier list can now be created with Cena at the top and JTG at the bottom.
Zack Ryder vs JTG
Im pretty sure a tier list can now be created with Cena at the top and JTG at the bottom.
These Raws are so weird in that you can tell they taped like 3-4 shows at a time because dudes would come out on the third show completely drained with sweat dried hair and going 20-30% slower than they were at the first show.
What was the schedule back then? A live show the night after a PPV and then taping 3 Raws?
Biggest lolwtf quote was King saying that Goldust should give Ahmed mouth to mouth insemination.
What was the schedule back then? A live show the night after a PPV and then taping 3 Raws?
Biggest lolwtf quote was King saying that Goldust should give Ahmed mouth to mouth insemination.
British Monsoon
Member
Awesome stuff man, glad to hear you had a good time and that Ishii vs Goto was great - they put on a fantastic match last year for the Intercontinental Title and I'm happy to hear this one was excellent too, hopefully it'll be online soon. Great Nakamura t-shirt and I love the Okada bucks!
Serena joined TNA? Not bad.
I hope Mia Yim gets more bookings in TNA, she is awesome.
Nope, its a one and done thing for this pay per view. They probably asked her because the event was for former TNA knockouts but alot said no. So they called her up to do this one show and that it.
Kccitystar
Member
Didn't she have a bad concussion which forced her out of wrestling for a while?
D
Deleted member 47027
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I saw Shinsuke Nakamura RT your companion on Twitter and mentioned you, I was pretty enthused to see that - such an awesome time, eh?
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Take out WM and let's see the figures.
Yep, she thought she wouldn't be able to wrestle ever again.
Probably not.
He lost last year, so they are going to give him his win back. I wish he has an existential crisis, decides to lose, then retires the next day on Raw. One can hope.
Carnby
Member
Oi...
With No Wrestlemania here is the Average buys:
2010: 232,750(12 shows)
2011: 230,750(12 shows)
2012: 246,454(11 shows)
Yep, it's The Rock and a little help from Brock.
It's unfortunate. I was sure Rock was going to win last year so it was cool watching the show. This year, there is nothing but fear. Don't want to see that tosser smirk and no sell everything at the end of the match.Oh well.
Who knows, maybe there will be a swerve and John Cena will lose again. It would be the greatest thing that could happen.
You'd like to think they will do at least 1 swerve with the big matches given how ridiculously predictable the endings to them look so far.
The only question is why did the buyrates for Over the limit, No Way Out, Night of Champions and Hell in the Cell went up compared to last year when there was no Rock or Brock on the show?
Did the Bryan vs Punk match in OTL lead to the increase in buys and did the Punk vs Ryback match do the same for hell in the Cell?
OTL I can understand, but I don't know what the hell people were thinking with HIAC. I guess the only trend I can come up with is new stars = money.
Smarks wanting to get behind the only PPV of the year where Cena doesn't headline?
Dark Ninja
Member
Cena did headline that PPV against John Laurinaitis. Punk vs Bryan for the WWE Championship didn't close out the show
Glad to hear you had a great time. I want those car stickers!
BIONIC-ARRRMMM!!
Member
Funny how the WWE Championship will only be the main event of Wrestlemania because it involves the Rock and Cena.
Spiderjericho
Member
Anyone have a comparison to UFC PPV numbers? And is it true Vince challenged Dana White?
Professor Beef
Banned
You mean the "Who Will Win AJ's Heart" match featuring Cena's Belt? Yeah, what a surprise that didn't end the show.
Dark Ninja
Member
AJ wasn't really involved yet, Punk and AJ were having backstage segments but she wasn't really in the middle yet that was at Money in the Bank PPV if you want to use that argument. That one didn't close out the PPV either, Cena's MITB ladder match did.
Professor Beef
Banned
Punk and Bryan were on another PPV?
Over The Limit. Probably the WWE Match of the Year.
Dave Meltzer
Banned
Summerslam was way up on previous years IIRC, as was Extreme Rules.
Thank Brock, baby.
Thank Brock, baby.
slightconfuse
Banned
I was talking about his HIAC comment. The HIAC ME was Ryback vs Punk -- Cena was out due to elbow injury and Vince was in WTFPANIK mode.
