Steiner, Flair, Michaels are all just variations on their real names anyway.
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Steiner, Flair, Michaels are all just variations on their real names anyway.
Yep, this.
Why couldn't Curtis Axel just be Joe Hennig or some variation? He pretty much has tried to remind people of his father already with his theme, moveset, and merch so why not go the distance?
Copyrighting names so guys can't go to WCW, ROH, or Lucha Underground when they could just rename themselves doesn't really hurt or help WWE.
If WWE was the number 2 player it would make sense but nobody has the resources to compete with them.
Unless somebody like John Cena leaves why should WWE care if T.J. Wilson goes by the name Tyson Kidd in some unknown promotion?
Copyrighting names so guys can't go to WCW, ROH, or Lucha Underground when they could just rename themselves doesn't really hurt or help WWE.
If WWE was the number 2 player it would make sense but nobody has the resources to compete with them.
Unless somebody like John Cena leaves why should WWE care if T.J. Wilson goes by the name Tyson Kidd in some unknown promotion?
I know, its kind of disconcerting the drift between NXT and the main roster in that sense, last night's package on Becky Lynch was intensely personal and grounded in "the world outside the WWE" which seems to be a huge no no up on Raw.
I know HHH wants NXT as its own distinct brand but I think if they go for this approach more and more (the whole Zayn/Owens feud is built on it) it's giving false impressions to the talent in terms of what tools they can use to build themselves as characters. I'm beginning to think that NXT kinda sucks as developmental.
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Oh, I hope all of BritWrassleGAF has voted/will vote. Shit's important yo.
and most of those names were tested and got over with crowds prior to WWE talking control of them.
But of course only WWE exists on RAW, people poofed into existence when they debut.
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Reddit was not happy with that Havoc curbstomp GIF.
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The only thing I do with kids is hold them by their ankles and shake money out of their pockets. Kids are really easy to throw around! So far so good.
How do you miss a bed with a powerbomb?
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But yeah, that's really shitty.
Edit: 18 months old? Fuck that. Life.
Follow up question, why the fuck would you powerbomb an 18 month old?
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18 year olds can be assholes
Having played with a 4 year old, shit's fun, but you can't do anything with 18 month old kids I don't believe. Aren't they still babies? I don't know how babies grow or work so this is all foreign territory. At 4 they're resilient and attack you.
That was my thought - I didn't word it right. Just, no.
fuck i was hoping someone wouldn't catch that typo
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I did hit someone with the Buddha's Palm, which I think would be awesome to see in wrestling. I closed off five pressure points in his body with it and poisoned him!
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Michaels' real last name is Hickenbottom, you know.
#deadgiveaway
Michael Shawn Hickenbottom
Long term overness.
Bryan is the most over man right now but the most recognizable man on the roster may be Cena even though he gets 0 reaction on shit like SNL.
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You guys can talk all you want about adjusted names, but I still laugh - a lot - at Borden Stevens. It's really perfect.
This still cracks me up because it's so goddamned stupid though
This still cracks me up because it's so goddamned stupid though
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I saw. Buncha nerds if you ask me.
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WWE's doing a This Week in History, which could be pretty good. Corey Graves and Kyle Edwards are hosting it. Definitely going to take a look, wonder how far back they're going and how long it it and how much focus they put on things.
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What has Meltzer uncovered about the Curb Sromp being banned?
His middle name is Shawn.
A line I can see Vince himself uttering.
Given that we were talking about the changed history of the Screwjob, I wonder how much revisionist history will occur. Or it could just be another fucking clip show.
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They're twitter/webpage for this is usually pretty interesting, so if they've turned it into an entire program I look forward to it.
Okay, so Corey Graves' newest Culture Shock at the SW Convention is great.
He interviews this cosplayer and he asks him "What are you looking forward to?" And then after the guy replies, he asks Corey, "So, what are you looking forward to?" When Corey replies he quickly says "It doesn't matter what you're looking forward to!"
Well played cosplayer, well played.
He interviews this cosplayer and he asks him "What are you looking forward to?" And then after the guy replies, he asks Corey, "So, what are you looking forward to?" When Corey replies he quickly says "It doesn't matter what you're looking forward to!"
Well played cosplayer, well played.
It might have been banned in order to keep wrestlers safe, it might have not. Honestly, I'm not sure. Subscribe to my newsletter.
"The move is said to be on hold until the concussion lawsuits are gone or no longer a threat."
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"On hold" til lawsuits pLay out
It's not just names, it's gimmicks. It's character. I don't really look at guys like Cesaro or Kofi and see that. They're just dudes. That goes for most of the roster. You'll find some of the most generic or completely out of the ordinary names. Always felt this sort of began in the early 00's, but it's definitely gotten much worse in the next decade.
The Jar Jar fan was wearing a Miz shirt. It makes too much sense.
I liked when it seemed like Rusev was the less evil of him and Lana and Lana held the chain and she was really the more evil one of the two making Rusev do whatever because Rusev was just a robot. And now it's seemed to turn into 'We want da hot blaond! for America! and Rusev is evil because he's not a hot blond!'
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I still dread the day Lana gets her clothes ripped off and has stars and stripes underwear on. You know it's coming 
Jar Jar could draw more dimes than the Miz though
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Yeah that was far more interesting, and a fresh role for a woman in the WWE too.
Agreed. She was a great legit female heel. Rusev is so screwed when this feud with Cena ends.
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