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[Tom Nook]

Advertising for the 4/14 WWE Raw event at The Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island, the first Live Event after WrestleMania, features:

Spoiler

*Chris Jericho vs. Kevin Owens
*Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman
*Raw Tag Team championship: New Day vs. Enzo Amore & Big Cass vs. Cesaro & Sheamus vs. Gallows & Anderson
*Sami Zayn vs. Samoa Joe
*WWE Raw Women's champ Bayley & Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte Flair & Nia Jax
*Finn Balor vs. Rusev (with Lana)
*Big Show vs. Jinder Mahal
*Rich Swann vs. WWE Cruiserweight champ Neville.

That's a good card.

Spoiler

Chris Jericho vs. Kevin Owens and Finn's return

is worth it.

 

[avengers23]

Oooh look our resident workrate obsessed guy is dismissing the seriousness of having concussion induced seizures just because he wants to see the workrate obsessed performer wrestle again

Color me surprised!

Spoiler

I'm in no way surprised.

A story in 3 gifs:

 

[Kaladin]

This is a really repetitive card outside of one or two exceptions.

They typically tread water with house shows immediately following Mania with one or two exceptions.

Spoiler

That almost tells me we'll see the Raw tag titles change hands.

 

[miserable]

honestly I can't wait for Bryan's contract to end, just so he can do a shoot interview and expose the WWE's doctors for not clearing him while several others did.

I'll take the word of anybody else before this company's where the priority is to not have bad publicity

 

[Caderfix]

Bryan isn't Vegan anymore, is he? Maybe that was the issue, now that he is powered by steak he can take on Brock in a shoot fight.

 

[Dick Justice]

Man. HHH turns 48 this year.

Did people bitch as much about him winning the title last year as they did with Goldberg winning the title last week? Seen a lot of "durr, a 50 year old man is the champ" posts over on Reddit.

 

[jmdajr]

Did people bitch as much about him winning the title last year as they did with Goldberg winning the title last week? Seen a lot of "durr, a 50 year old man is the champ" posts over on Reddit.

No cause "fuck reigns."

 

[Pikma]

💯👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

 

[jmdajr]

unrelated:

I don't know man.

 

[excelsiorlef]

honestly I can't wait for Bryan's contract to end, just so he can do a shoot interview and expose the WWE's doctors for not clearing him while several others did.

I'll take the word of anybody else before this company's where the priority is to not have bad publicity

How can you allign everything CM Punk said about the doctors with everything Bryan is claiming?

 

[Bluekaveli]

 

[Kaladin]

The Mania hype is building as only Mania hype can.....well, Christmas hype is similar to Mania hype....similar.

 

[gun_haver]

I normally don't like to complain, but after last year's very disappointing Wrestlemania (i've only been watching since WM30), I'm starting to think, looking at this -

- that Wrestlemania miiiiiight end up being a load of bullshit this year too. That poster is comically lopsided in favour of people who wrestle so little that it's disingenuous to describe them as wrestlers.

Also uh, look at Bray smiling into at the sky like he's in a sunny delight advert.

 

[sf2fanatic]

How about if they throw a golf ball at you like mike tenay?

Wouldn't be the first time someone did that

 

[klonere]

WRESTLEMANIA IS NOT FOR YOU

DO NOT BE SURPRISED WHEN OLD MEN WHO ARE ABSENT 95% OF THE YEAR ON ON THE FRONT OF POSTER

WRESTLEMANIA IS NOT FOR YOU

ITS FOR MEMBERBERRIES AND SEVERE MONEY MARKS LIKE DAN RYCKERT

DON'T BE MAD, JUST LET IT HAPPEN.

 

[excelsiorlef]

I normally don't like to complain, but after last year's very disappointing Wrestlemania (i've only been watching since WM30), I'm starting to think, looking at this -

- that Wrestlemania miiiiiight end up being a load of bullshit this year too. That poster is comically lopsided in favour of people who wrestle so little that it's disingenuous to describe them as wrestlers.

Also uh, look at Bray smiling into at the sky like he's in a sunny delight advert.

If we judged the potential quality of a PPV based on the quality of the poster... shit almost all PPVs would be judged to likely suck

 

[Bluekaveli]

I normally don't like to complain, but after last year's very disappointing Wrestlemania (i've only been watching since WM30), I'm starting to think, looking at this -

- that Wrestlemania miiiiiight end up being a load of bullshit this year too. That poster is comically lopsided in favour of people who wrestle so little that it's disingenuous to describe them as wrestlers.

Also uh, look at Bray smiling into at the sky like he's in a sunny delight advert.

"OMG DUDE GOLDBERG IS GOING TO BE AT MANIA WE HAVE TO GO"


"Dude have you seen the new wrestlemania poster? Who is this ko guy on the front? I'm glad we stopped watching this stuff a long time ago. It used to be better. "

 

[gun_haver]

Dead image link but if we judged the potential quality of a PPV based on the quality of the poster... shit almost all PPVs woukd be judged to suck

think i fixed it but i saw it on squaredcircle: https://i.redd.it/xb9l3x4856ky.png

and yes I know, it's just a poster, but i'm beginning to feel less like 'ah, you never know! they could be going anywhere!' and more like 'oh...right.'

 

[excelsiorlef]

think i fixed it but i saw it on squaredcircle: https://i.redd.it/xb9l3x4856ky.png

and yes I know, it's just a poster, but i'm beginning to feel less like 'ah, you never know! they could be going anywhere!' and more like 'oh...right.'

Have you enjoyed the build of the several long term stories thus far?

 

[Bluekaveli]

Wouldn't be the first time someone did that

Wait, lol story time. You got clocked with a golf ball? How about a battery?

 

[jmdajr]

I almost didn't see HHH for a second.

 

[slightconfuse]

Getting mad at WWE

IN

2017

Just accept a certain level of mediocrity and bullshit

 

[BewareTheBatsie]

I normally don't like to complain, but after last year's very disappointing Wrestlemania (i've only been watching since WM30), I'm starting to think, looking at this -

- that Wrestlemania miiiiiight end up being a load of bullshit this year too. That poster is comically lopsided in favour of people who wrestle so little that it's disingenuous to describe them as wrestlers.

Also uh, look at Bray smiling into at the sky like he's in a sunny delight advert.

No Becky seems weird both for the fact she's like the top woman star on Smackdown and also because she had one of the two only good Wrestlemania matches last year.

 

[Heroman]

It's going to werid when WWE runs out of old guys.

 

[Sephzilla]

I normally don't like to complain, but after last year's very disappointing Wrestlemania (i've only been watching since WM30), I'm starting to think, looking at this -

- that Wrestlemania miiiiiight end up being a load of bullshit this year too. That poster is comically lopsided in favour of people who wrestle so little that it's disingenuous to describe them as wrestlers.

Also uh, look at Bray smiling into at the sky like he's in a sunny delight advert.

Six of the most prevalent people on that poster are part timers. Meanwhile KO and AJ Styles, very recent former champions with long reigns, are super downplayed and even the reigning WWE Champ is downplayed

 

[Caderfix]

It's going to werid when WWE runs out of old guys.

We'll pop for old Braun Strowman and punished Baron Corbin

 

[sf2fanatic]

Wait, lol story time. You got clocked with a golf ball? How about a battery?

Almost in Vegas walking on the strip. Happen to react quickly enough to deflect the golf ball. And another time at the golf range. Dude golf shank it badly

 

[Tom Nook]

I normally don't like to complain, but after last year's very disappointing Wrestlemania (i've only been watching since WM30), I'm starting to think, looking at this -

- that Wrestlemania miiiiiight end up being a load of bullshit this year too. That poster is comically lopsided in favour of people who wrestle so little that it's disingenuous to describe them as wrestlers.

Also uh, look at Bray smiling into at the sky like he's in a sunny delight advert.

With the roller coaster in the back, it would be an interesting photo if all the wrestlers were riding on one like those funny splash mountain pictures.

 

[jmdajr]

It's going to werid when WWE runs out of old guys.

Cena/Orton/Brock will be 50 in tens years. So they are never going to run out as long as the company exists.

Yeah Attitude Era/WCW era old dudes, that's a problem. Maybe they can still wheel out Shawn and Austin one last time.

edit: A lot can change...and not change... in 5 years.

 

[Bluekaveli]

Almost in Vegas walking on the strip. Happen to react quickly enough to deflect the golf ball. And another time at the golf range. Dude golf shank it badly

 

[Man God]

RBHHH can still go!

 

[gun_haver]

Have you enjoyed the build of the several long term stories thus far?

sure i have! well, i mean, two of them anyway!

i guess looking at that poster i forgot for a minute that i have been enjoying wyatt/orton and jericho/KO - although i'm less curious to see the latter wrestle, just cos jericho is only fine in the ring these days to me and KO while good has yet to make me sit up and think 'wow that was a good match'.

apart from that there are a lot of wrestlers who will be on the card i like to watch but i don't think much of the storylines going on for them. but two good stories isn't bad for one show.

last year, WM just really bummed me out. i was pretty excited for it and it just turned out to be horseshit all night long pretty much. so i suppose my expectations are fairly low and that's a better way to go in, most likely.

 

[sf2fanatic]

Exactly like that. Lol

 

[TarpitCarnivore]

I normally don't like to complain, but after last year's very disappointing Wrestlemania (i've only been watching since WM30), I'm starting to think, looking at this -

- that Wrestlemania miiiiiight end up being a load of bullshit this year too. That poster is comically lopsided in favour of people who wrestle so little that it's disingenuous to describe them as wrestlers.

Also uh, look at Bray smiling into at the sky like he's in a sunny delight advert.

I'm more annoyed with the terrible airbrushing

 

[SallyIsNow]

With enough money can Nintendo get Benoit in Smash? Does Vince have a price?

 

[jmdajr]

My mother-in-law got knocked unconscious with golf ball. Things are fucking cannons.

 

[BewareTheBatsie]

With enough money can Nintendo get Benoit in Smash? Does Vince have a price?

 

[klonere]

With enough money can Nintendo get Benoit in Smash? Does Vince have a price?

Benoit murdered his wife and kids in cold blood and then killed himself like a coward.

 

[Sephzilla]

With enough money can Nintendo get Benoit in Smash? Does Vince have a price?

 

[Heroman]

With enough money can Nintendo get Benoit in Smash? Does Vince have a price?

Why would a Nintendo want Benoit?

 

[SallyIsNow]

Hypothetically

 

[Zach]

 

[klonere]

Hypothetically

Improve your posting OwensIsNow

 

[The Strokes]

WRESTLEMANIA IS NOT FOR YOU

DO NOT BE SURPRISED WHEN OLD MEN WHO ARE ABSENT 95% OF THE YEAR ON ON THE FRONT OF POSTER

WRESTLEMANIA IS NOT FOR YOU

ITS FOR MEMBERBERRIES AND SEVERE MONEY MARKS LIKE DAN RYCKERT

DON'T BE MAD, JUST LET IT HAPPEN.

Hey, don't mess with the soul of Giant Bomb.

OwensIsMark, wtf?

 

[Kaladin]

Is it wrong that I'm actually kind of hype to see Shane McMahon try to kill himself for our pleasure again?

 

[Tom Nook]

With enough money can Nintendo get Benoit in Smash? Does Vince have a price?

That came out of nowhere...

 

[BewareTheBatsie]

Get aload of this guy.

 

[Tom Nook]

Baylee: *whispers* He's gonna win, not Brock

 

[Bluekaveli]

With enough money can Nintendo get Benoit in Smash? Does Vince have a price?

Did someone lace your shit bro?

 

[Caderfix]

Is it wrong that I'm actually kind of hype to see Shane McMahon try to kill himself for our pleasure again?

If that's your thing and he is willing to do it, no.