It was crazy fun in person. I'll never forget Shinsuke's entrance.
Where is Menome to declare this post "Filth."?
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this paige shit is pathetic.
this right here is exactly why WWE can't grow.
cos
at the very worst, paige is a bit od a druggie with an older boyfriend, typical 24 year old woman. what does wwe do? cause a big drama about it.
if they let paige go, they're idiots. she could provide some high profile feuds going ahead.
i don't even like paige and i'm annoyed at the stupidity of this entire total divas storyline.
this right here is exactly why WWE can't grow.
cos
at the very worst, paige is a bit od a druggie with an older boyfriend, typical 24 year old woman. what does wwe do? cause a big drama about it.
if they let paige go, they're idiots. she could provide some high profile feuds going ahead.
i don't even like paige and i'm annoyed at the stupidity of this entire total divas storyline.
They demand for live shows, travel, body standards, and the 24 7 reality show access isn't conducive for a healthy life.
Espically with how little most performers make when compared with how much WCW talent used to make.
Paige got sucked into a company that does things like break couples up because they are butter at a talent for marrying somebody attractive or does things like use the drug overdose of a family member in a storyline.
The lesson for those like a Paige is that unless you have a John Cena level relationship with the a McMahon, Leveque, Dunn, Hayes, or Barios don't sign a 8 year deal espically when they own the rights to your name.
Espically with how little most performers make when compared with how much WCW talent used to make.
Paige got sucked into a company that does things like break couples up because they are butter at a talent for marrying somebody attractive or does things like use the drug overdose of a family member in a storyline.
The lesson for those like a Paige is that unless you have a John Cena level relationship with the a McMahon, Leveque, Dunn, Hayes, or Barios don't sign a 8 year deal espically when they own the rights to your name.
serenewarfare
Banned
I mean there are a lot of accounts of Paige being pretty immature, so I'm sure she's not faultless in this whole thing. WWE could obviously handle it better, but there is a degree of blame to go around on all sides here.
serenewarfare
Banned
I mean, Paige being in a contract and wanting to get out because she doesn't like it there anymore isn't really a valid challenge of the "independent contractor" status. There's a lot of ways to attack that label, but this isn't one of them.
All she's gotta do is prove that they told her to break it off with Del Rio or they would fire her. Then again, proving that is easier said than done.
serenewarfare
Banned
It's so hard to prove that someone said something like that. Even if all they did was hint at it, they'd still be in the clear.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
For some reason I find it really funny that Bayley v. Charlotte was an announced match that just got instantly dropped when Banks got cleared.
And as for Paige, like I've said before, the opportunities for female wrestlers seem far more limited outside of WWE than they are for men, who have lots of well-paying options if they're popular enough. I guess she could show up in the Temple, which would be weird.
And as for Paige, like I've said before, the opportunities for female wrestlers seem far more limited outside of WWE than they are for men, who have lots of well-paying options if they're popular enough. I guess she could show up in the Temple, which would be weird.
Anytime a talent with money challenges them in the independent contractor shit they almost always lose.
Look at Brock's deal.
They tried to tell a judge that Brock couldn't work anywhere on the planet doing anything except play football because they still had him under contract.
Then when Brock wanted to go back they tried to argue that somehow his value changed and he wasn't under contract.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
It depends how petty they are to keep her. And they're so inconsistent with that
They're petty enough to ban Cody from using Rhodes in the indies, but not enough to ban him from indies in general by refusing to release him. Petty enough to sue Punk and his then-friend AND send him his exit papers on his wedding day, but not petty enough to stop his wife from leaving on her own terms and without a fight. Petty enough to not give Ryback an inch of what he actually wants, but not petty enough to not hold the door open for him when he decides to leave.
Hell, from how Del Rio made it sound, they're petty enough to mistreat him and Paige for being in a relationship and do their best to break it up, but not petty enough to tell Del Rio he won't be welcomed back if he wants to return after quitting this time.
They're petty enough to ban Cody from using Rhodes in the indies, but not enough to ban him from indies in general by refusing to release him. Petty enough to sue Punk and his then-friend AND send him his exit papers on his wedding day, but not petty enough to stop his wife from leaving on her own terms and without a fight. Petty enough to not give Ryback an inch of what he actually wants, but not petty enough to not hold the door open for him when he decides to leave.
Hell, from how Del Rio made it sound, they're petty enough to mistreat him and Paige for being in a relationship and do their best to break it up, but not petty enough to tell Del Rio he won't be welcomed back if he wants to return after quitting this time.
Huh?
Brian_FETO
Banned
Finally watched that 24/7 Women's Evolution doc
Good watch but some weird bits, like the framing of the Bellas as the ones to really make it about wrestling (though I get if they don't want to talk about certain people, like AJ)
Obviously they don't want to make it only about the 4 but it almost felt like they were downplaying the NXT effect at times.
Good watch but some weird bits, like the framing of the Bellas as the ones to really make it about wrestling (though I get if they don't want to talk about certain people, like AJ)
Obviously they don't want to make it only about the 4 but it almost felt like they were downplaying the NXT effect at times.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
Man I feel so old remembering when Paige was the big indy darling nxt woman wrestler
The women of NXT were brought up in a way that was so let designed to protect the Bellas and those backstage that had stake in the women being marketed as reality stars or soley on sexual appeal.
There's a reason that the second Nikki dropped the title (which she only held to spite AJ) because of injury that the division and the change of time became apparent.
People can show every stiff elbow or ring improvement that Nikki finely made after over a decade in the company but ulitmantly she and her brand are defined by sexual appeal.
The division is also held back like the rest of the company because their number one priority is getting Steph and the McMahons over and retelling history to make the McMahons come across as the shepards that guided the wrestling industry away from the wolves.
Instead we all know that what they did was sacrafice the other lambs so that they would be the sole ones left.
SallyIsNow
Banned
That was only 2 years ago.
Remember when Bryan beat Orton & Batista to become WWE Champion
Remember when Cesaro won the AMBR
Remember when we all thought WM30 was gonna lead to a new generation of WWE
Because I remember
Filth.
JesseEwiak
Member
Yes, damn the giant corporation for defending the copyright they own. I'm sorry that Dusty either sold the IP rights of the Rhodes name to the WWE or never trademarked it in the first place, but that was his choice.
It's not like they're unclear about this and fairly consistent - use your WWE name where ever, unless you're going to be on TV.
It was wrestlemania 20 all over again.
Bryan was gonna be a fraud champ and feud with Kane while HHH gets the main event match so they can put over their chosen tall guy.
20 It was Orton, 30 It was reigns.
WouldYouKindly
Banned
Me and the wife watched some network tonight and holy shit whats with these fucking ads? Like we pay for this shit i shouldnt see a nickelodeon ad before my hardy boys beyond the mat!
Bluekaveli
Member
Remember when Jadakiss was hard as it gets?
Wasn't she good early on?
I feel like I've seen a match where she is actually taking a beating with stiff shots and her bumping like a Ziggler or Mr.Perfect.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Remember when Cesaro followed that up by being a Heyman guy and the thread flipped out in excitement at what was sure to come next
What did you grade Uncensored 96?
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I mean, I imagine you probably wouldn't have guessed at WM30 that Kevin Steen was going to be the champion in 2 years and change.
Snowman Prophet of Doom
Member
It's arguably disrespectful to the memory of a man whose legacy extends well beyond the WWE universe, but it's not a big deal, either. Anybody who Cody fuckin' Rhodes is a draw for outside of WWE is going to know who "Cody Runnels" is and will prob refer to him as Cody Rhodes, anyway.
Woke up and my neck still hurts. Went to work and the only way for it to not hurt is tolean my head forward so my chin is in my chest. I can't work like that. So I made it about 25 minutes and left, went to the store on the way home to get a different pillow and some heating pads. Anything to stay out of a doctor's office.
sf2fanatic
Member
Cody should just go by his first name.
Bluekaveli
Member
sf2fanatic
Member
i've watched it about 5 times
Bluekaveli
Member
Genius of destruction!
What if Bryan instituted 24/7 rules for the IC belt and pinned Miz after pouring tap water on him or something. Then vacated the title.
sf2fanatic
Member
I so played out the song. Great song
sf2fanatic
Member
Brian_FETO
Banned
I want her to cut promos in Japanese and have someone like Paul there to give a loose interpretation of what she's saying
Then when there's something important for her to say, she can say it in English for effect. Like "you don't have what it takes"
Good times.
How quickly things can go up and down in this business.
Compare the excitement now to just after Wrestlemania.
just rewatched it, the samoa joe/finn balor match in dallas is super underrated. the ref stoppage barely took time away, and the time away it did take balor/joe immediately went full on into things again at mach 10, making it feel even more aggressive because there was no sealing that cut on joe's head.
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
By far their best match. The cut made that match so much better. Made Joe seem like such a monster.
Marvel
could never
Absofuckinglutely.
Discotheque
Banned
dat peak CM Punk
best he's ever looked. it's all a worked shoot. that's the picture of a champion, the one who can unify RAW and Smackdown titles on his return to the organization by defeating Dean Ambrose and whoever holds the Universal Championship at the time. and to push AJ's return to unifiy the women titles.
the firing, the lawsuit, AJ leaving, UFC prep and fight, all a work.
after his fight with Gall, win or lose, this is the face of the WWE new era.
on the other hand i'm pretty inebriated and this is prolly a load of shit. Punk looking solid though.
best he's ever looked. it's all a worked shoot. that's the picture of a champion, the one who can unify RAW and Smackdown titles on his return to the organization by defeating Dean Ambrose and whoever holds the Universal Championship at the time. and to push AJ's return to unifiy the women titles.
the firing, the lawsuit, AJ leaving, UFC prep and fight, all a work.
after his fight with Gall, win or lose, this is the face of the WWE new era.
on the other hand i'm pretty inebriated and this is prolly a load of shit. Punk looking solid though.
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