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May Wrasslin |OT| Vince McMahon doesn't give 5 million f**ks what you think.

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evil ways

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Ithil said:
IGN saying the new WWE game is "definitely the one" or "addresses all the problems of previous games"?

I am shocked.
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I Remember before IGN became such a THQ/WWE shill there was Mike Reagan and GamingRing. They did the same thing IGN does now in order to secure exclusive previews, news and content.
 
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Plywood

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Make it happen WWE.
 
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Keyser Soze

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Okay, here is IGNs Preview history with the "Smackdown" series. I have noticed that every year there is hope...

IGN WWE 12 Preview

SmackDown vs. Raw is dead, and THQ's fixing the stuff you complain about.
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http://ie.ps3.ign.com/articles/117/1171529p1.html

IGN Smackdown vs Raw 11 Preview

One match is never enough to judge a Smackdown game, but WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2011 seems like it's set to capitalize on what worked last year
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http://ie.ps3.ign.com/articles/109/1099546p1.html

IGN Smackdown vs Raw 10 Preview

WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 has me very excited to play the final game. When I got my first hands-on with the title, the TV-like presentation had me jazzed, and the fact that this creation stuff is so slick is only adding to that feeling.
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http://ie.ps3.ign.com/articles/102/1023111p2.html

IGN Smackdown vs Raw 09 Preview

On the surface, the match looked and played a lot like last year's. True, Orton an 'taker looked more detailed and sharper overall, but the chairs that were around ringside still had the same satisfying steel-to-skull sound and the controls stick with the tried-and-true thumbstick format. However, as the match wore on, the little tweaks began to shine through.
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http://ie.ps3.ign.com/articles/891/891429p1.html

IGN Smackdown vs Raw 08 Preview

After playing with the new controls ourselves we can attest that the single-button system keeps the matches fluid and fast-paced. It also helps that the new submission system is analog-based as well. How much pressure you apply and how quickly you pump your arms around someone's neck is now entirely up to you -- as is your defense to it, as escaping a grapple is handled with the analog sticks as well. All in all, it's definitely an improvement over last year's edition.
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http://ie.xbox360.ign.com/articles/802/802648p2.html

IGN Smackdown vs Raw 07 Preview

What we did see was some extremely impressive visuals and the kind of action wrestling fans have grown to love from the Smackdown series.

Forget Edge/Foley, if you're looking for someone who stole the show Wrestlemania weekend, look no further than THQ.
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http://ie.xbox360.ign.com/articles/699/699522p1.html

IGN Smackdown vs Raw 06 Preview

Officially known as WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2006 (a title meant to reflect its new direction towards a sports and simulation feel), the new game from Yuke's Media Creations and the Toy Headquarters is undoubtedly the most ambitious game in the series so far. The brand new momentum system, the addition of attributes like Stamina and Hardcore, improved reversal mechanics, enhanced online features, and a host of other cool improvements are just a few of the several-dozen extras planned for this year's wrestling extravaganza.
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http://ie.ps2.ign.com/articles/631/631085p1.html

IGN Smackdown vs Raw Preview

WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW is getting ready to hit the PS2 like a ton of bricks this fall. Easily one of the most, if not the most, anticipated sports game to come out this year, SmackDown! vs. RAW could very well have sales in the same unbelievable range as the previous entries in the series.
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http://ps2.ign.com/articles/533/533582p1.html

IGN Smackdown Here Come The Pain Preview

WWE Smackdown! is quickly shaping up to become one of the greatest wrestling games ever made. Normally a statement that's met with a great deal of skepticism, the claim that THQ's fifth interpretation of the UPN television show can pull off such a feat is quickly becoming more and more accepted in the hardcore wrestling community.
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http://ie.ps2.ign.com/articles/432/432542p1.html

IGN Smackdown Shut you Mouth Preview

We'll have to wait much longer for everything to come out in the wash, but most of what we saw today seemed fairly promising.
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http://ie.ps2.ign.com/articles/367/367167p1.html

IGN Smackdown Just Bring It Preview

WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It is a respectable effort from THQ and Yuke's.
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http://ie.ps2.ign.com/articles/165/165128p1.html

IGN Smackdown Know you Role Preview

THQ delivered gameplay last time, and now they've delivered almost all the trimmings to go with it, including a very complete, up-to-date roster and a much-improved create-a-wrestler mode.
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http://psx.ign.com/articles/164/164828p1.html

IGN Smackdown Preview

With incredible graphics and a plethora of cool features, WWF Smackdown is, far and away, the best wrestling game on PlayStation.
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http://psx.ign.com/articles/163/163317p1.html
 
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Aiii

So not worth it
One thing's for sure, they would've gotten alot more milage out of Sin Cara if they stuck with Hunico and booted Mystico after his drug suspension.
 
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RBH

Member
Keyser Soze said:
Okay, here is IGNs Preview history with the "Smackdown" series. I have noticed that every year there is hope...

IGN WWE 12 Preview



http://ie.ps3.ign.com/articles/117/1171529p1.html

IGN Smackdown vs Raw 11 Preview



http://ie.ps3.ign.com/articles/109/1099546p1.html

IGN Smackdown vs Raw 10 Preview



http://ie.ps3.ign.com/articles/102/1023111p2.html

IGN Smackdown vs Raw 09 Preview



http://ie.ps3.ign.com/articles/891/891429p1.html

IGN Smackdown vs Raw 08 Preview



http://ie.xbox360.ign.com/articles/802/802648p2.html

IGN Smackdown vs Raw 07 Preview



http://ie.xbox360.ign.com/articles/699/699522p1.html

IGN Smackdown vs Raw 06 Preview



http://ie.ps2.ign.com/articles/631/631085p1.html

IGN Smackdown vs Raw Preview



http://ps2.ign.com/articles/533/533582p1.html

IGN Smackdown Here Come The Pain Preview



http://ie.ps2.ign.com/articles/432/432542p1.html

IGN Smackdown Shut you Mouth Preview



http://ie.ps2.ign.com/articles/367/367167p1.html

IGN Smackdown Just Bring It Preview



http://ie.ps2.ign.com/articles/165/165128p1.html

IGN Smackdown Know you Role Preview



http://psx.ign.com/articles/164/164828p1.html

IGN Smackdown Preview



http://psx.ign.com/articles/163/163317p1.html

#HOPE
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hahahaha
 
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cr_blah_blah

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Keyser Soze said:
Okay, here is IGNs Preview history with the "Smackdown" series. I have noticed that every year there is hope...

IGN WWE 12 Preview



http://ie.ps3.ign.com/articles/117/1171529p1.html

IGN Smackdown vs Raw 11 Preview



http://ie.ps3.ign.com/articles/109/1099546p1.html

IGN Smackdown vs Raw 10 Preview



http://ie.ps3.ign.com/articles/102/1023111p2.html

IGN Smackdown vs Raw 09 Preview



http://ie.ps3.ign.com/articles/891/891429p1.html

IGN Smackdown vs Raw 08 Preview



http://ie.xbox360.ign.com/articles/802/802648p2.html

IGN Smackdown vs Raw 07 Preview



http://ie.xbox360.ign.com/articles/699/699522p1.html

IGN Smackdown vs Raw 06 Preview



http://ie.ps2.ign.com/articles/631/631085p1.html

IGN Smackdown vs Raw Preview



http://ps2.ign.com/articles/533/533582p1.html

IGN Smackdown Here Come The Pain Preview



http://ie.ps2.ign.com/articles/432/432542p1.html

IGN Smackdown Shut you Mouth Preview



http://ie.ps2.ign.com/articles/367/367167p1.html

IGN Smackdown Just Bring It Preview



http://ie.ps2.ign.com/articles/165/165128p1.html

IGN Smackdown Know you Role Preview



http://psx.ign.com/articles/164/164828p1.html

IGN Smackdown Preview



http://psx.ign.com/articles/163/163317p1.html

#HOPE
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It's used to always be Jeremy Dunham and now it's always Greg Miller. You'd think they'd get deja vu every year.
 
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SHarris78

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Had confirmation from my mate of tickets for the UK Televised Raw in November. Gonna be sitting a few rows behind The King and Cole, looking right at the Titantron.

Awesome pics and vids here we come, 'Gaf represent!
 
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Khrno

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Aiii said:
One thing's for sure, they would've gotten alot more milage out of Sin Cara if they stuck with Hunico and booted Mystico after his drug suspension.
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They would have probably lost the Mexican market (at least for a while) if they did that.

The WWE sticked with Mystico because of how important is that market for them right now, and even if he isn't a bid deal in the company at the moment (even before he injured), he is the Mexican Cena, and I don't mean Juan Cena.

They have also previously reported how the decrease on internation PPV buys is mostly due to lower numbers in Mexico, which was their bigger international market (since the UK gets half the PPVs for free*). So yeah, Mystico, as Sin Cara or whatever they want to call him, is a very important deal for them. He is only 30 so he has many years left if his knees allow him.

Del Rio was heavily pushed because of that same reason, and although he is a quality wrestler, he is 35 already and Dos Caras, Jr. is not a huge star as Mystico.
 
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funkystudent

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So with Sin Cara returning I guess I'm gonna be the one who asks....



Who thinks he will be able to make it to SummerSlam before re injuring himself or getting suspended?
 
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cr_blah_blah

Member
Khrno said:
They would have probably lost the Mexican market (at least for a while) if they did that.

The WWE sticked with Mystico because of how important is that market for them right now, and even if he isn't a bid deal in the company at the moment (even before he injured), he is the Mexican Cena, and I don't mean Juan Cena.

They have also previously reported how the decrease on internation PPV buys is mostly due to lower numbers in Mexico, which was their bigger international market (since the UK gets half the PPVs for free*). So yeah, Mystico, as Sin Cara or whatever they want to call him, is a very important deal for them. He is only 30 so he has many years left if his knees allow him.

Del Rio was heavily pushed because of that same reason, and although he is a quality wrestler, he is 35 already and Dos Caras, Jr. is not a huge star as Mystico.
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Can they tell the difference between Sin Caras? According to Lawler, they all look the same.
 
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BoboBrazil

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funkystudent said:
So with Sin Cara returning I guess I'm gonna be the one who asks....



Who thinks he will be able to make it to SummerSlam before re injuring himself or getting suspended?
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If he wears the white outfit be prepared to not see him again for awhile. He did an interview a month or two ago saying he learned how to work the american style now so let's see what happens.
 
UberTag

UberTag

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Professor Beef said:
I predict Sin Cara will have no storyline whatsoever going into Summerslam.
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I predict 95% of the entire WWE roster will have no storyline whatsoever going into Summerslam.

Can't the WWE just rely on the Cena storyline and Trips vs. Brock to carry the show? Wouldn't developing other storylines just take away from those main event feuds? Isn't that a whole lot of work when they only have 6 hours worth of TV to utilize each week to tell stories?
 
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RBH

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Rocker MacGregor
LARENJITUS IS GONNA GET HIS COME THIS SUMMERSLAM, I KNOW IT'S A LONG WAY 2 GO,BUT HANG IN THERE...HIS TIME IS ALMOST OVER..JUST VOTE 2 GET STEPHANIE BACK...OVER ON TWITTER... @WWE WEWANTSTEPHANIEB...



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christina christine
omg like big show is ig sellout cena could've won that match against john laurinitis but no big show came in and knocked out cena so he can get his job there is only one reason why laurinitis won at wrestle mania and he still has his job why is that. hopefully cena beats big show at no way out



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Lewis Nicholson
Kane is definitely going to get his hands on Daniel Bryan as he annoyingly distracted Kane from his match last week on Smackdown.



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Darren Riley
big show may be mad and face john loranidis at no way out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



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Debbi Lindsay McIntosh
Wrestling is the only entertainment program where one of it's stars can come out and tell the audience that they don't care what you think and the fans keep coming back !! LOL !!!!!!!!



Suzy
big loser(johnny) and big loser(show) should get TERMINATED WWE HATES JOHN LAURINAITIS AND BIG SHOW CAUSE BIG SHOW RUINED JOHN CENA'S MATCH I WANT A REMATCH TONIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BTW EVE AND COFFEE BOY SHOULD ALSO GET TERMINATED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! U CANT C ME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



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Leanne Mccartney
I'VE BEEN WATCHING WWE SINCE THE MIDDLE 70'S AND AS OF RIGHT NOW I'M DONE ITS GETTING TO STUPID WITH JOHN L. UNTIL ITS STARTS GOING BACK TO WRESTLEING I'M NOT WATCH OR PAYING FOR ANY EVENT. BYE WWE



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Tiffany Amber Ross
Instead of Big Johnny last name Laurinaitis it should be Dorkinaitis



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Kingsley Onyenankeya
WWE board of directors are bunch of idiots. You guys are making fun of the people who pay to watch wwe. wwe can go to hell am no more watching until things are made right. You guys are dumbs.



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Melissa Johnson
get john out of there bring teddy back we all want teddy laurinaitis need to be fire
 
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BoboBrazil

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DMczaf said:
I hate these posts. They somehow make watching WWE feel worse than it is. :(
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Who else do you think watches this stuff? Why do you think ad rates are so low for wrestling programming? Those are the fans of WWE. Not the people that just watch it to make fun of it, but the actual fans who love the product right now. TNA seems to have smarter fans for some reason judging by their facebook posts.
 
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DMczaf

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BoboBrazil said:
Who else do you think watches this stuff? Why do you think ad rates are so low for wrestling programming? Those are the fans of WWE. Not the people that just watch it to make fun of it, but the actual fans who love the product right now. TNA seems to have smarter fans for some reason judging by their facebook posts.
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I know these fans exist, but I don't need to know these fans exist.
 
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Kaladin

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Fuck yes, I get to go to Evolve!!!!!!!

EVOLVE 14
Thursday, June 28th
The Orpheum
1915 East 7th Avenue
Ybor City, FL 33605

EVOLVE 15
Friday, June 29th
The Wildwood Recreation Center
1000 28th Street South
St. Petersburg, FL 33712

EVOLVE 16
Saturday, June 30th
Potter's house Gym
1150 Lane Avenue South
Jacksonville, FL 32205

I'm at least going to the last show.....all three of these are doubleheaders with Florida Underground Wrestling....never heard of them, but they're doing the first show and Evolve is doing a full card after.....can't wait.
 
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