05-21-2015, 11:51 AM | #41 | |
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I know it's silly, but this is WWE here. It doesn't have to be realistic. Plus, this would mean Rusev and Lana stay together to fuck with people and piss. Fuck yeah. |
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05-21-2015, 11:54 AM | #42 |
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so did Rusev lose
am I out of the SURVIVAL SEASON 18 pool |
05-21-2015, 11:59 AM | #43 |
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Well I see both sides of the argument and you guys make good points. But here's the thing, if Lana was supposed to be a heat magnet for Rusev and she becomes cheered, that's a problem. Granted I know about the Heyman Lesnar thing, but that's different. We cheered Heyman's brilliance on the mic. Lana was supposed to be booed. So when she got face pops, that caused the issue.
In fact, the argument can be made that this might hurt Lana more than Rusev. What is she going to do, she doesn't wrestle, she's got the accent (which I know is a Kofi Kingston work), and the fact that Lana and Rusev in real life are an item. Lana will be on Total Divas within the next two seasons... |
05-21-2015, 12:03 PM | #44 |
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I believe Lana does wrestle. But the point in Lana needing to grab heat could be the real reason behind this. If she does turn on Dolph then she turned on one of the internet darling wrestlers which could bring the heat.
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05-21-2015, 12:03 PM | #45 |
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05-21-2015, 12:49 PM | #46 |
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05-21-2015, 01:38 PM | #47 |
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Like I said, it came out of the blue. They are starting at the end of the story, which is stupid. If Lana is getting cheered and the company wants the package to be booed, roll with it. Have Rusev talk down to her, disrespect her, and RUSEV CRUSH anyone who even shows her an ounce of sympathy. That builds all the heat on Rusev and makes the crowd want to see her leave for someone who would treat her decently. Enter Dolph.
You could stretch out the Lana-Rusev abusive thing for months, leading to the payoff where she finally leaves him, leading to the big kiss that they stupidly threw away on a Raw after a PPV. |
05-21-2015, 01:45 PM | #48 |
In His hands...
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Never though "rasslin" fans would be so upset AND heavily discussing the ramifications of a kiss
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05-21-2015, 01:46 PM | #49 |
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This is what happens when we don't get our MKM Drave!
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05-21-2015, 01:55 PM | #50 |
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I know
*Does dance of shame* |
05-21-2015, 04:32 PM | #51 |
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Maybe Rusev can become a Paul Heyman guy while Brock is out. Think about Brock coming back with Rusev in his corner against Rollins and the Authority.
Also, is the Big Show injured or retired? Seems like he put Reigns over then went away. |
05-21-2015, 05:58 PM | #52 |
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Rusev before WrestleMania vs Ryback when he was still being booked amazingly well would be incredible.
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05-22-2015, 05:52 AM | #53 |
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Rusev will hopefully be fine. He really drew me into the I Quit Match, and it's not like he was jobbed out. I think this time of year is bad for him though, because he's likely going to be jam-packed into two huge multi-man matches. If a more traditional PPV was coming up, Rusev vs. Ziggler would be a hot match. I've been saying these two should feud since they first wrestled.
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05-22-2015, 08:01 AM | #54 | |
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05-22-2015, 04:55 PM | #55 |
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It's Savage-Elizabeth with the dimension of, instead of him realizing what she means to him and changing his way, she just quit putting up with his shit.
I can't come up with original characters, I just remember things that work. And why they work. And how to tell a decent story. That puts me ahead of WWE creative. |
05-22-2015, 07:56 PM | #56 |
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Dropping the Russian angle from his gimmick is the first step towards him becoming the next Kozlov
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05-22-2015, 08:33 PM | #57 |
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05-22-2015, 09:05 PM | #58 |
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Rusev dropping the Russian gimmick is actually perfect for right now. Lana was his connection to Russia. He was their adopted champion. Now that he's kicked down the door, he has no need for Lana, no need for Putin and only needs to depend on himself. He should cut promos about how he was poor in Bulgaria until he worked out he was put on this Earth to fight and hurt people. He will never be poor again, because he will keep winning.
But then he needs to win. |
05-27-2015, 03:16 PM | #59 |
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Lets edit this until Friday.
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05-27-2015, 03:17 PM | #60 |
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Where is this injury report coming from?
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05-27-2015, 03:19 PM | #61 |
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The was talk of it on smackdown but that might be storyline wise.
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05-27-2015, 03:23 PM | #62 |
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Spoilers. Thanks for nothing.
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05-27-2015, 03:29 PM | #63 |
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Haha, I just seen the picture on my Facebook feed. No idea what happened.
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05-27-2015, 03:31 PM | #64 |
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Well, there is also a headline on TPWW.net front page. Guess I will edit my thing until Friday since ABT is going to throw a hissy fit and ban me.
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05-27-2015, 05:13 PM | #65 |
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We need somebody who speaks Bulgarian to judge if he said I quit or not for Survivor! Cannot judge it on what stupid Lana says who threw away her gimmick for stupid American fans who will be bored in a week.
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05-27-2015, 05:27 PM | #66 | |
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05-27-2015, 06:11 PM | #67 |
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I feel ya. I think they should replace one of their dumb gimmick PPVs with KotR. Have a 16-man tournament. 4 1st round matches on RAW, 4 on SD!. Then have the remaining 7 matches on PPV, along with an obligatory WWE title match (not a title shot for the winner of the tourney, to clarify...) and 1 or 2 pre-show, mid-card title matches.
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05-29-2015, 03:27 PM | #68 |
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That's what happens when you replace bookers with writers with ADD. They could write more decent storylines if they could pace things even halfway decently.
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05-30-2015, 11:56 AM | #69 |
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05-30-2015, 12:01 PM | #70 |
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Oh my, this may be a miracle! Rusev may be injured and this could be his saving grace. Could give him a extended break from the program while Lana manages Dolph. Dolph keeps gaining momentum but starts turning heel do to Lana being evil. Then Rusev comes back as the Bulgarian Brute for his revenge on Lana. He goes on to explain his love for Russia was because Lana brainwashed him and he wants to ensure no one else becomes a pro-Russian brainwashed idiot like he was.
If Rusev will be out for a few months then maybe put someone with Dolph and Lana. Maybe Jack Swagger or Mark Henry is either of them are still alive. This would be a extra person for Rusev to crush. |
05-30-2015, 01:58 PM | #71 |
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Seems a little like Ziggler with AJ and Big E. He was champ at that time though.
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05-30-2015, 05:09 PM | #72 |
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It is but it's setup to get Rusev over. Let him gain some momentum before being done with the Lana angle.
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05-30-2015, 06:15 PM | #73 |
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I like it but maybe a NXT talent as his muscle instead of Henry or Swagger.
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05-30-2015, 07:12 PM | #74 |
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Very possible but I don't watch NXT to know that. Would be a really nice way to have Lana's character to basically brainwash people to be pro Russia or just anti USA. Which is why I would like Swagger there because it let's his character grow.
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05-30-2015, 09:39 PM | #75 |
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Swagger can never go anti USA, I just don't want to see it. Swagger as the e the People gimmick is solid enough to get him over.
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05-31-2015, 06:40 PM | #76 |
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He is over but he is Zack Ryder over. He won't be seen as a true threat to anyone if he keeps doing what he is now. You can always bring him back to be USA #1 after Lana losing control over him (Like with Rusev). Could even go into a comedy gimmick from there where he over does the Pro USA thing.
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06-01-2015, 09:07 AM | #77 |
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Him breaking his ankle was the best thing for his character.
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06-09-2015, 07:43 AM | #79 |
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They had a golden opportunity to get Rusev off tv and make him fresh again but nope. They went ahead and blew that out of the water.n
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06-09-2015, 08:20 AM | #80 |
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He looks like Sylvester Terkay now
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