Jeff Albertson
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So it appears Cena is pretty good at selling if he fooled everyone with the ankle
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November Wrasslin |OT| CM Punk's Countdown to RESPECT
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I enjoyed RAW until the very very end. Even if they had given the mob squad a brief 20 seconds to speak on-air and deliver vague ominous threats about how they're "coming to get what's theirs", it would have been a fine segment.
But the complete lack of lines, the trio getting into the ring for a pose only to have the camera feed cut away entirely, to deliver the same exact spot (any variation would have been acceptable)... what the hell.
At least I didn't pay for Survivor Series. I'd be furious.
Yep, best zinger of the night.
But the complete lack of lines, the trio getting into the ring for a pose only to have the camera feed cut away entirely, to deliver the same exact spot (any variation would have been acceptable)... what the hell.
At least I didn't pay for Survivor Series. I'd be furious.
Yep, best zinger of the night.
tbh I thought he lost his shoe. :lol
Commercials for TLC advertise the following matches
Sigh
* Tables Match: WWE Champion CM Punk vs. Ryback
* TLC Match: John Cena vs. Dolph Ziggler
* Chairs Match: World Hwt. Champion Big Show vs. Sheamus
* TLC Match: John Cena vs. Dolph Ziggler
* Chairs Match: World Hwt. Champion Big Show vs. Sheamus
Sigh
So this means Dolph will be putting up his MITB contract and Cena-Rock will be for unifying the titles? What else are they going to put up there? AJ?
Dolph isn't doing anything with his contract. This is a personal feud with Cena. Pretty sure the point of this feud is to put over Ziggler so he can cash in and look strong.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
A TLC match isn't a ladder match, necessarily. There might not be anything "up there" at all.
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
Cena loses in his cash in attempt only to take Zigglers?
Sounds good to me.
Sounds good to me.
He should learn how to bump at some point, too. I don't think he's taken a flat back bump since 2008. I don't know what injury he had that made him take every bump so weirdly, but his bumping style can't help an existing back injury. Or be good on his hips. Or elbow that he constantly bumps on.
It's easy to be cynical about it, but I'm just glad they're elevating Ziggs. Even if he does take the L, as long as he puts on a hell of a show, like he's capable of doing, it'll do him a world of good.
And based on the end of SS and Raw, I think we can already tell how that tables match is gonna end!
And based on the end of SS and Raw, I think we can already tell how that tables match is gonna end!
mechashiva
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He did have that neck surgery not sure when that was. Flair did okay for 30+ years of not landing flat.
Beating Cena at TLC, then later cashing in the case and taking the WHC would make his stock rise massively. Meanwhile, Cena would not be hurt in the slightest.
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Let's triple team powerbomb Ryback through the table for a third time to end a PPV, and give it away on RAW free... again!
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Deleted member 47027
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Shit, we lost HTown. WrassleGAF wishes him the best on his future endeavors. Miss you HTown 
Wha happen?
Wha happen?
Conrad Link
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I had a feeling Ziggler would win at the PPV to get his stocks up. If they were really serious about him cashing in soon they needed to show the regular viewer he can be a 'threat' and doesn't just job to Sheamus and Orton forever.
As long as Cena doesn't squash him now lol, might be getting close.
Go Ziggler!
As long as Cena doesn't squash him now lol, might be getting close.
Go Ziggler!
CrunchinJelly
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Shit, we lost HTown. WrassleGAF wishes him the best on his future endeavors. Miss you HTown
Wha happen?
Um, my guess is: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=500574
Perspicacity
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Cena in a feud to put someone else over. Thats' rich.
When has there ever been a TLC without something up there?
Even if Cena lost he'd just laugh it off like usual.
And I think that Edge/Flair TLC match ended in pinfall.
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Deleted member 47027
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Head on down to the Xmas Avatar thread and replace that crown with a santie hat!
After all...Bootaaay says you didn't earn anything.
I loved that so much and I'm glad they're keeping the slow burn on that Austin feud... can't wait till it eventually happens.
I just hope he's past the chickenshit stuff by then.
get to it
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ghost vince does not approve!
Edge was WWE Champion at the time and that match was for the WWE title. The WWE Title was absolutely up there.
FallingEdge
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Yo, have you guys seen Brad Maddox's webshow? It is fucking hilarious.
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Jingle All the Way recast with Dave Batista and David Otunga.
Wendel Clark
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vince mcmahon made his empire by stealing from people
Ah you're right. I'm still fairly sure there was one TLC match that actually ended in a pin. Can't figure out which one it was. Maybe I'm just thinking of the video games lol
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There are really only so many stories that can be told in a wrestling setting. The stories both companies are doing right now have been done plenty of times before elsewhere, only the particulars change.
There is a Diva--a woman whose job it is to beat up another woman in the pursuit of personal glory--whose theme song is about just how oh-so-much she needs a boyfriend. People like to point out the racism in wrestling, but the misogyny is so much worse sometimes.
We can only hope. I mean, it makes so much sense, I can only hope they don't see it soon enough to panic about how predictable it is and swerve it at the last second with DQ due to a run in by Tensai, who ends up being Ziggler's lost brother and they start a tag team based on a pretty man/ugly man gimmick.
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It's horrible. I wouldn't compare the two - both are horrible injustices and shitty.
As much as I would suck at booking wrestling shows that everyone watching would at least somewhat enjoy, I'm pretty sure I'd be a hell of a lot better at it then either TNA or WWE would be.
But to be honest, first thing I'd do is create an off-season in the summer where you'd see nobody from the main roster except some jobbers/people coming from injury. The rest would be NXT guys and girls, I would host it at Full Sail University as well and tape that shit.
Vacationtime for everyone, crew included.
But to be honest, first thing I'd do is create an off-season in the summer where you'd see nobody from the main roster except some jobbers/people coming from injury. The rest would be NXT guys and girls, I would host it at Full Sail University as well and tape that shit.
Vacationtime for everyone, crew included.
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Thing is, you have a merch lull. You have people who are big draws simply STOP. You run the risk of your off-season losing viewers for the long-term. There's a LOT of losses that can come with that off-season and while I support this, I absolutely see why they don't do it. It's career death for a lot of their dudes.
Still.
GWF Booking is pretty dope.
Cole was so uncomfortable, though King was having the time of his life along with Titus. King loves works and shoots incorporating real life drama and politically incorrect statements
uh... not really. when did someone in the attitude era use a real near death experience to get heat?
the closest i could think of would be the big boss man/big show funeral shit, but i'm pretty sure big show's dad wasn't really dead around that time.
still a great promo by heyman yesterday, though
British Monsoon
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So, I was looking for wrestling related Christmas avatar material and found out that The Destroyer recorded a Christmas album in Japan;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3ocmhGRLVo
Lol, what a legend. Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3ocmhGRLVo
Lol, what a legend. Enjoy.
GWF booking is greatest. WWE's problem is that it ignores feuds that are right in front of them. WWE also places people into title shots that don't deserve it. Cena is forever #1 contender as is Sheamus. Ziggler and Cena should have fought at SS but nope, triple threat! Stuff like that. It's bad! HIAC should have had a "four way" tag match with Rhodes Scholars, Hell No, ReyCara, and PTP. Since they missed that opportunity, they should at least do a three way with ReyCara/Hell No/PTP at TLC. They'll probably botch that set up too.
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So, I was looking for wrestling related Christmas avatar material and found out that The Destroyer recorded a Christmas album in Japan;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3ocmhGRLVo
Lol, what a legend. Enjoy.
Holy shit, that is awesome. Listening now.
Thing is, you have a merch lull. You have people who are big draws simply STOP. You run the risk of your off-season losing viewers for the long-term. There's a LOT of losses that can come with that off-season and while I support this, I absolutely see why they don't do it. It's career death for a lot of their dudes.
Still.
GWF Booking is pretty dope.
I guess so. However, you'd have a peak at the end and the beginning of a new season. After all, when regular TV shows take their summerbreaks people are longing for them to come back. Premiere's always score good and what not.
Plus, taking a break might be good for the talent, but mostly for creative. These guys have no off-time and it shows in their lackluster storytelling. Sure, money will be down a bit, but if my overal show quality increases because of it, more people will be watching and in the end I'll break even at the very least.
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The WWE doesn't make most of it's money from television.
An off-season with NXT/development guys dominating the show without the big names around simply reinforces the notion that those young wrestlers are jobber nobodies whom the audience shouldn't give a damn about, as they're simply filler until the season premier with Cena, Punk, etc.
A better product = more people watching = more merchandising sales and more butts in seats.
Imagine the reaction for Rollins, Ambrose and Reins showing up if people actually knew who the were without having Cole explain it to us.