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[Angry Grimace]

https://twitter.com/davebautista/status/671069433398484992

Batista shootin

hipster batista is the weirdest look ever

 

[Man God]

Akebono had a better 2015 than most your faves

Not better than Kane though.

Who better than Kane? (In 2015)

 

[Hex]

Vince McMahon quote regarding Lashley's push back in 2006:



I read that quote in lapsed vince voice

 

[Data West]

Not better than Kane though.

Who better than Kane? (In 2015)

Kane isn't sponsored by Ribera

Kane isn't sponsored by shit

 

[avengers23]

Now this is wrestling. Back when men were men and bears were bears. And they wrestled for a bottle of refreshing Coca-Cola.

What are bears in 2015, other than huge fans of A.J. Styles?

 

[Bluekaveli]

Vince McMahon quote regarding Lashley's push back in 2006:



I read that quote in lapsed vince voice

Lmfao!

 

[DMczaf]

What's the best lapsed fan episode?

I would say start with an episode with a PPV that you're either really fond of or hate with a fire of 1000 suns.

however, their WCW/NWA episodes are great due to the point of view they are coming from (huge WWF marks who rarely paid attention to the southern wrasslin growing up)

 

[pantsattack]

Miz Moneymaker vs. Xavier in Street Fighter II Turbo is great for Xavier's celebration: https://t.co/0qYC71jsZ9

It looks fun, but really everyone just hanging out on youtube. No wonder nobody cares about Bray. (AKA - My Kafabe!)

Also, Xavier should fire Sandow.

 

[Sweeney Tom]

https://twitter.com/ColtCabana/status/670998297650294784

 

[Dark Ninja]

Miz Moneymaker vs. Xavier in Street Fighter II Turbo is great for Xavier's celebration: https://t.co/0qYC71jsZ9

Better than Raw. Drawn out storylines, interesting characters, big stakes, hype crowd, sponsors.

 

[Professor Beef]

big stakes, hype crowd

everybody getting loud

 

[Limit]

Much better than wrestlers of old hanging out in shady bars doing who knows what sorts of drugs.

 

[Data West]

Much better than wrestlers of old hanging out in shady bars doing who knows what sorts of drugs.

Says you

the shoot interview industry is dead in 10 years. Sean Oliver best be saving his dough

 

[Sweeney Tom]

Says you

the shoot interview industry is dead in 10 years. Sean Oliver best be saving his dough

Nah, as long as people work for Vince or HHH, we'll still have entertaining and horrifying stories. They just probably won't be hour-long rants anymore

 

[Data West]

This one time I was playing Madden with Damien Sandow and he farted and it was like
'camera fades out'

doesn't sound very tantalizing friends

 

[slightconfuse]

Podcast are the new shoot interview

 

[Bluekaveli]

Everytime I hear Owen's rocket theme I want to get up and dance like this

 

[funkystudent]

https://twitter.com/ColtCabana/status/670998297650294784

Havent listened to a Colt podcast in months but I would listen to that.

 

[DMczaf]

DID YOU KNOW

Daniel Bryan's shirt is one of the top 10 selling items during WWE's weekend sale

 

[Data West]

DID YOU KNOW

Daniel Bryan's shirt is one of the top 10 selling items during WWE's weekend sale

https://www.instagram.com/p/-l6FjSSVNz/

 

[JavyOO7]

You know, I don't mind that these current/future crop of wrestlers are probably geeks or whatever. Maybe they'll stay out of trouble (wishful thinking).

 

[DMczaf]

https://www.instagram.com/p/-l6FjSSVNz/

I bet he donates all his merch monies

 

[Bluekaveli]

I need Jim Cornette back, for real.

 

[Professor Beef]

https://www.instagram.com/p/-l6FjSSVNz/

emmalouiseparrott
It's easy to participate in campaigns like this when you have a net worth of $2 million.

nashlol.gif

 

[Marvel]

Miz Moneymaker vs. Xavier in Street Fighter II Turbo is great for Xavier's celebration: https://t.co/0qYC71jsZ9

Maddox

 

[Bluekaveli]

Roflmfao IRS dug up this guys body because he forgot to pay taxes and repossessed his resting spot.

 

[Dark Ninja]

DID YOU KNOW

Daniel Bryan's shirt is one of the top 10 selling items during WWE's weekend sale

Your telling me it beat the Christmas Sweaters, Moccasins, Beard Hats and the Holiday Gnomes.

 

[British Monsoon]

The trend with shoot interviews nowadays is to get a bunch of wrestlers together to have a (hopefully) fun conversation with road stories and the like, rather than some embittered wrestler dumping on his colleagues. Can't recall the last shoot that had any real dirt.

PROGRESS was pretty great today. Ospreay and Andrews did some crazy flippy shit I'm sure most of you will hate, but goddamn was it fun. Also, Rampage and Big Daddy Walter broke the ring in the opening match, what a slobberknocker.

 

[Jamie OD]

The trend with shoot interviews nowadays is to get a bunch of wrestlers together to have a (hopefully) fun conversation with road stories and the like, rather than some embittered wrestler dumping on his colleagues. Can't recall the last shoot that had any real dirt.

PROGRESS was pretty great today. Ospreay and Andrews did some crazy flippy shit I'm sure most of you will hate, but goddamn was it fun. Also, Rampage and Big Daddy Walter broke the ring in the opening match, what a slobberknocker.

Podcasts have really eaten into the role shoot interviews used to have.

 

[Angry Grimace]

Maddox

Are we sad because Maddox was good or because Maddox is a guy who got fired

 

[Jeff Albertson]

The trend with shoot interviews nowadays is to get a bunch of wrestlers together to have a (hopefully) fun conversation with road stories and the like, rather than some embittered wrestler dumping on his colleagues. Can't recall the last shoot that had any real dirt.

PROGRESS was pretty great today. Ospreay and Andrews did some crazy flippy shit I'm sure most of you will hate, but goddamn was it fun. Also, Rampage and Big Daddy Walter broke the ring in the opening match, what a slobberknocker.

Looking forward to next week but not much announced so far

I'm expecting more of a showcase than anything continuing stories and the like but should be fun - Progresslite if you will

 

[Fox318]

What's the best lapsed fan episode?

That's a tough one.

The best emails are from the mania xv, survivor series 1998, and their last show.

 

[slightconfuse]

 

[Heroman]

Gross

 

[Angry Grimace]

For Finn's sake I hope the future is 5'11" dudes

 

[Arrowgigantic]

For Finn's sake I hope the future is 5'11" dudes

For Finn's sake I hope it's not because he's 5'9".

 

[British Monsoon]

Looking forward to next week but not much announced so far

I'm expecting more of a showcase than anything continuing stories and the like but should be fun - Progresslite if you will

Looks like a couple more matches were made today, don't know if you read the spoilers or not;

Spoiler

Ospreay vs Gibson for the title, potentially. Also, I imagine there'll be some sort of grudge match between The London Riots & The Sumerian Death Squad - they got into a huge brawl after the Riots cost the SDS the tag shield in the 3-way tag title match

.

First Chapter show I won't be going to since Chapter 7! Hope it goes well though, great to see PROGRESS expanding.

 

[Dark Ninja]

Honkey Tonk Man shoots are some of the most entertaining shoots ever. Up there with Sheiks

 

[Data West]

Imagine the Cowboy Bret Hart shoot in the modern era

'Vince told me to be Cowboy Bret Hart and I went to him and said, 'I'm not going to be Cowboy Bret Hart''

'One of the producers told them to tell me Vince says I'm cowboy Bret Hart. I went on twitter and said 'Well I guess #ThingsChange #GotHeat'

 

[Plywood]

https://www.instagram.com/p/-l6FjSSVNz/

This fucking buster needs to get shot out of a cannon.

 

[Sibersk Esto]

Steve Austin and Keller were full on "PROTECT THE FUCKING BUSINESS" mode and it was glorious.

 

[Professor Beef]

Imagine the Cowboy Bret Hart shoot in the modern era

'Vince told me to be Cowboy Bret Hart and I went to him and said, 'I'm not going to be Cowboy Bret Hart''

'One of the producers told them to tell me Vince says I'm cowboy Bret Hart. I went on twitter and said 'Well I guess #ThingsChange #GotHeat'

I wish we had twitter during the attitude era.

 

[The Silver]

Steve Austin and Keller were full on "PROTECT THE FUCKING BUSINESS" mode and it was glorious.

Keller was full of salt at Kofi breaking the shit out of kayfabe

 

[Dental Plan]

Bought 5 bottles of Broken Skull IPA. Had to drive 20 miles to find a store that had it in stock. Saving 2 for me. 3 are Christmas gifts for friends.

 

[Lothar]

Steve Austin and Keller were full on "PROTECT THE FUCKING BUSINESS" mode and it was glorious.

Keller said any time there's a "This is Awesome" chant, the wrestlers in the ring should be fined.

 

[Arrowgigantic]

I saw this again today and it's still good, fella.

 

[slightconfuse]

Mad Braddox coming to an impact zone near you

Former RAW General Manager Brad Maddox has a new name lined up for his post-WWE career — and honestly, it’s even better than the one he had before.


Sources close to Maddox tell us the wrestler will now be using the name Mad Braddox. In conjunction with the name change, we’re told he’ll also be launching a ProWrestlingTees.com store tomorrow afternoon featuring 3 shirt designs.

Still no word on where or when he plans to wrestle following his release from WWE last week … but with a new name and store, it looks like we haven’t seen the last of Brad Maddox.

Brad “The Mad Ox” Mad Braddox Maddox.

 

[Data West]

In conjunction with the name change, we’re told he’ll also be launching a ProWrestlingTees.com store tomorrow afternoon featuring 3 shirt designs.

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

Can't wait to see what designs he's concocted.

 

[Sweeney Tom]

A Mad Ox, a Rad Ox, and finally a Bad Ox