BananasWithGuns
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Wait, New Day vs. League of Nations isn't for the titles?
What the hell? So it's a 4 on 3 handicap match or?
What the hell? So it's a 4 on 3 handicap match or?
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March Wrasslin' |OT| Don't Forget, You're Here Forever.
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BoboBrazil
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Why did this shitty ass Mania have to be the one in Dallas where I live? I don't even feel like paying the $300 to go.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
I spent 30 minutes. The rest I spent watching 2 episodes of Deadwood and going out to get some marshmallows in 25 mph winds
Vince cursed Mania and the weather. Northeast pls :'[
Jimmy King
Member
Brandon Stroud allegedly stole naked pics of a female wrestler from her phone and is sleazy towards women in the biz in general. FWIW the accusations come from some people who apparently have had it out for him for some time.
Wish there was more backstage stuff and less recap, but I'm sure they shot a shit ton of stuff for another DVD or something.
sf2fanatic
Member
I miss Legacy/Legend Killer Orton
Dark Ninja
Member
Thee Brian Kendrick needs to be Eva Marie's manager.
With all this Legacy talk I half expect Cody Rhodes and Ted Jr. to be the ones to save Shane.
UberTag
Member
I remember Cody Rhodes. Whatever happened to him?
Apparently some jabroni is coming to even up the numbers.
He was on E&C and Jericho's podcast recently. He'll be back and as dashing as ever.
sf2fanatic
Member
Made a bad business move feuding with Sandow. It went all downhill from that
Bluekaveli
Member
The skinnest geek could toss a muscular bone head. Look at Booker and Batista. Case closed. And we know Shane is really from the streets.
Liquidsnake
Banned
UberTag
Member
Shame. He sports a fine 'stache. Your avatar gives me fond nostalgia pangs.
Dark Ninja
Member
She's right there....on the pre-show
sf2fanatic
Member
Good ole Stephanie ruining HHH's pop once again. Then again trips looks soft in a suit. Even Mark Cuban rarely wears a suit..
Thanks. I hoping for a Cody stache run too. I may have to steal Marty McBlue's Time Machine to venture back the Stache era
Thanks. I hoping for a Cody stache run too. I may have to steal Marty McBlue's Time Machine to venture back the Stache era
Sweeney Tom
Banned
If they treat a main roster redebut and a main roster debut, simultaneously, on a 4 hour regular show, by putting it on the free 2 hour Youtube/USA/Network portion...holy shit
I don't think that division's ever recovering. Holy shit. You can't even get anybody in the company to care about the thing for longer than 3 consecutive months
UberTag
Member
At least they finally embraced him once his career was over and no longer posed a threat.
Jimmy King
Member
BoboBrazil
Member
That's everyone on the roster unless you are a chosen golden boy like Reigns.
You kidding now they are in trying to rewrite history as Vince creating the ultimate underdog and make as much money on his image as humanly possible.
Which is kind of weird because they aren't losing matches often or anything despite being outnumbered.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
IDK man, Kane and/or Show have stood tall 3 weeks in a row now. I'm feeling good about my boy Kane's chances
Bluekaveli
Member
They'll get theirs on Smackdown
His main card wrestlemania debut featured him working 8 seconds in a squash to get the other guy over.
Bryan's career is the biggest example for how creative has been out of touch since Wrestlemania 23?
They did everything possible to get rid of him and even fired him for something had a chosen one done nobody would have said anything.
The whole thing is just sad.
Dr Duncan Steel
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sf2fanatic
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lol Ziggler trying to do the same workout push ups like Morrison does in the Tapout commercial... Nope Fail!!!!
Bluekaveli
Member
Morrison?
BoboBrazil
Member
You forgot the virgin gimmick at the beginning too.
Dr Duncan Steel
Member
Had nothing to do today and I didn't even watch RAW, so judging by the reactions of this thread and my Twitter timeline, this is what this boiled down to;
Sweeney Tom
Banned
This is the only thing I can't agree with. Sponsors were legit shook by that Justin Roberts tie thing (admittedly due to the camera close up angle, just poorly placed), and at least 2 threatened to pull out if something wasn't done. Anybody else in Bryan's spot would have been fired or suspended, and Vince deserves some kudos for basically saying "I have to do this, but you'll be allowed back as soon as this blows over". It took like 6 months or so, but he kept his word, and with how he treated him ever since, in hindsight that's surprising.
If Titus had done that, I don't think he'd be coming back. Hell, I still don't think he's coming back.
sf2fanatic
Member
I mean Mundo now..
Bryan felt so real in an era where nothing in wrestling (outside of maybe Brock) feels real anymore.
Authenticity and genuineness should be something that is accentuated in art and in sport and while I understand that the origins of wrestling is a carny like Vince trying to fool and swindle the audience into believing that the fight is real or that the steroid racist does everything right because he takes his vitimens and says his prayers but there is nothing stopping wrestling from having a greater sense of truth to it.
Wrestling should always feel bigger and better, stars are born, feuds are made, talent is free to shine.
Instead when everyone watches Wrestlemania there will only be 1 thought in their head
It used to be better, it used to be real.
Authenticity and genuineness should be something that is accentuated in art and in sport and while I understand that the origins of wrestling is a carny like Vince trying to fool and swindle the audience into believing that the fight is real or that the steroid racist does everything right because he takes his vitimens and says his prayers but there is nothing stopping wrestling from having a greater sense of truth to it.
Wrestling should always feel bigger and better, stars are born, feuds are made, talent is free to shine.
Instead when everyone watches Wrestlemania there will only be 1 thought in their head
It used to be better, it used to be real.
Dr Duncan Steel
Member
Wasn't it Patterson and Cena that had to convince Vince to get Bryan back? Like they were legit trying real hard?
Jimmy King
Member
Sweeney Tom
Banned
I honestly don't recall that. I always was under the impression, from what I heard, that Vince genuinely felt bad about having to fire him over that incident and he would be welcomed back eventually. I think maybe doing it for Summerslam and having him in the main event needed convincing, though
UrbanDandy
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Well, I found the video of the Diva's match. The crowd were none too happy to see Eva make an appearance.
Larunitise fired his ass and was shocked when Bryan was ok with it.
He told him the year in WWE he made less money and now he was gonna make a ton more outside due to the exposure of WWE.
He probably would have been in NJPW wrestling those matches with AJ and Nakamura had he not resigned with the WWE.
And for all we know with how they protect people with tag matches and a lighter schedule with less travel maybe he still would be wrestling today.
I still have no idea why bryan insisted to to that dive and headbutt.
UrbanDandy
Member
What incident?
a constant need to try and divert eyes away from a competing product.
attention at all costs.
Some times it worked, sometimes it didn't.
Jimmy King
Member
UrbanDandy
Member
What was the story involving the strangling of Justin Roberts?
Sweeney Tom
Banned
If you had told me in December Eva and Reigns would stand tall in a Mania, I'd have thought you were smoking some pretty illegal stuff.
Basically in the Nexus debut when they tore shit up, Bryan choked ring announcer Justin Roberts with a tie and it was sold pretty grossly with Justin's eye popping and the camera closing up on the scene. Sponsors reacted to it the way you'd think, some threatened to pull out if something wasn't done, and Bryan was canned that week
ed: Yeah that ^^
Basically in the Nexus debut when they tore shit up, Bryan choked ring announcer Justin Roberts with a tie and it was sold pretty grossly with Justin's eye popping and the camera closing up on the scene. Sponsors reacted to it the way you'd think, some threatened to pull out if something wasn't done, and Bryan was canned that week
ed: Yeah that ^^
sf2fanatic
Member
Holy Sheeit DX and Dudleys teaming up? Damn it McBlue what have you done!!!! Your time machine is changing the past.
Damn Bryan
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