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[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Even the commentators are still just gimmicks when you get down to the nitty gritty. They are performing too. The things they say can in no way be interpreted to represent their actual feelings with any consistency. JBL is clearly a heel character.

What I see here is Mauro, who obviously knows in advance what this job entails, and is playing a face commentator, can't take being harassed by a heel character. Now he needs a safe space.

WWE should just move on from him at this point. That would seem to be in the best interest of both parties here. WWE has enough commentators as it is and Mauro needs to guard his fragile little psyche.

Well hes also bi polar and it is a noted sufferer of mental health issues.

Mauro is a professional and better than all the commentators in the company

[Sepholio]

Pretty sure JBL is a dickhead when he's not "playing a character" too. He's a well documented backstage bully / piece of shit, this has absolutely nothing to do with what you see on air but how these real people politic and fuck each over IRL.

I don't doubt that he's a dickhead. But you're just speculating that this has something to do with JBL being a dick and playing politics backstage. Because supposedly his friends told him in advance not to take the job or something because this would happen and have implied it was JBL that triggered him. Fact is, we don't know whether it was something JBL said in a real capacity or in character. I just tend to lean towards the latter because he was an ass about Mauro missing an episode on twitter; these guys tend to stay in character for their official social media a lot.

Well hes also bi polar and it is a noted sufferer of mental health issues.

Mauro is a professional and better than all the commentators in the company

I'm not going to say he isn't good. I don't think he is the best necessarily but that's just my opinion. But why would someone with mental health issues put themselves in that situation? Seems really ridic to me. I'm not looking to add tension to my life if I'm already a bit mental. If anything, his bi polar disorder might explain this as he could just be overreacting to something mundane. We need more context about that.

But publicly confirming that your doctor told you that you need to take time off from social media? That's code for "My shrink thinks I'm too fragile for facebook and that I might go nuts and kill myself because someone was mean in a tweet...." I would never have said my doctor suggested it. Something like "I've got a lot going on in my life right now so I think I need a vacation and I'll see you guys when I get back" would have sufficed and not indicated how unstable he is atm. He is legit confirming he needs a safe space and that he has a shrink that cosigns to it.

And I think anyone that emotionally distraught should probably not be involved in wrestling, especially not WWE.

[Sepholio]

I could honestly see it being something like this:

Mauro: Hey JBL, can you maybe tone down the insults and shit you say to me on air a little?

JBL: Dude, I'm a heel. That's my character. I'm supposed to attack you. It's what I do.

Mauro: Yeah but it's a little much man. I just want you to tone it down a little bit, OK?

JBL: It's in character Mauro. Just deal with it. It's part of the job. I've been doing the same shtick to everyone for far longer than you've been here. I don't mean anything by it.

Mauro: I know I know but I just think you could do it a little less, that's all.

JBL: FFS DUDE GROW A SET AND BE A MAN ABOUT IT *storms off*

[RP]

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[Lock Jaw]

Mauro is a professional and better than all the commentators in the company

Tom Phillips > Mauro

Just sayin'

[Juan]

Erroneous

[Juan]

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CW Anderson has really let himself go

[Lock Jaw]

Erroneous

False

[Volare]

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Sassy lil thing right there.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

I don't doubt that he's a dickhead. But you're just speculating that this has something to do with JBL being a dick and playing politics backstage. Because supposedly his friends told him in advance not to take the job or something because this would happen and have implied it was JBL that triggered him. Fact is, we don't know whether it was something JBL said in a real capacity or in character. I just tend to lean towards the latter because he was an ass about Mauro missing an episode on twitter; these guys tend to stay in character for their official social media a lot.



I'm not going to say he isn't good. I don't think he is the best necessarily but that's just my opinion. But why would someone with mental health issues put themselves in that situation? Seems really ridic to me. I'm not looking to add tension to my life if I'm already a bit mental. If anything, his bi polar disorder might explain this as he could just be overreacting to something mundane. We need more context about that.

But publicly confirming that your doctor told you that you need to take time off from social media? That's code for "My shrink thinks I'm too fragile for facebook and that I might go nuts and kill myself because someone was mean in a tweet...." I would never have said my doctor suggested it. Something like "I've got a lot going on in my life right now so I think I need a vacation and I'll see you guys when I get back" would have sufficed and not indicated how unstable he is atm. He is legit confirming he needs a safe space and that he has a shrink that cosigns to it.

And I think anyone that emotionally distraught should probably not be involved in wrestling, especially not WWE.


I hate to be that guy but you are making light of a very serious mental illness. Kind of unfortunate.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

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Semi and KO in Montreal

[Ultra Mantis]

I don't doubt that he's a dickhead. But you're just speculating that this has something to do with JBL being a dick and playing politics backstage. Because supposedly his friends told him in advance not to take the job or something because this would happen and have implied it was JBL that triggered him. Fact is, we don't know whether it was something JBL said in a real capacity or in character. I just tend to lean towards the latter because he was an ass about Mauro missing an episode on twitter; these guys tend to stay in character for their official social media a lot.



I'm not going to say he isn't good. I don't think he is the best necessarily but that's just my opinion. But why would someone with mental health issues put themselves in that situation? Seems really ridic to me. I'm not looking to add tension to my life if I'm already a bit mental. If anything, his bi polar disorder might explain this as he could just be overreacting to something mundane. We need more context about that.

But publicly confirming that your doctor told you that you need to take time off from social media? That's code for "My shrink thinks I'm too fragile for facebook and that I might go nuts and kill myself because someone was mean in a tweet...." I would never have said my doctor suggested it. Something like "I've got a lot going on in my life right now so I think I need a vacation and I'll see you guys when I get back" would have sufficed and not indicated how unstable he is atm. He is legit confirming he needs a safe space and that he has a shrink that cosigns to it.

And I think anyone that emotionally distraught should probably not be involved in wrestling, especially not WWE.

As opposed to you speculating that Mauro can't separate real life from fiction and is just a little bitch? JBL going off on twitter happened BECAUSE Mauro was already at home and off social media. We don't know what happens behind the scenes between them or even if JBL triggered his depression. You're the guy coming up with these fantasy scenarios with delicate little Mauro.

The guy has a mental illness, one that many other people in the entertainment industry also have, and that doesn't automatically mean he shouldn't be allowed to work in wrestling. You don't appear to understand bipolar at all.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

According to Seph it means he's something between a complete and utter lunatic who should be locked up or a snowflake who needs a safe space.

I've actually never read such fucking inane ranting in my life. People shouldn't have to hide their mental illness.

[XL]

Yep. Seph miles off base here.

Aside from creating fictitious scenarios of conversations that likely haven't happened he's also coming at the issue from a totally logical POV however someone suffering from bipolar and/or depression isn't likely to be logical. It's likely that nothing "triggered" his depression. His friends probably shouldn't be speculating, but Seph definitely shouldn't be.

Also, there's a difference between being a heel commentator (siding with/excusing the actions of the heels) and going out of your way to mug your colleagues off. I dare say "back-in-the-day" the best commentary teams helped cover each other's arses when they are a mistake instead of pointing it out.

[Volare]

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[Cool King]

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What fantastic Twitter and Instagram accounts.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Also, there's a difference between being a heel commentator (siding with/excusing the actions of the heels) and going out of your way to mug your colleagues off. I dare say "back-in-the-day" the best commentary teams helped cover each other's arses when they are a mistake instead of pointing it out.

JR, King, Bobby Heenan and Gorilla Monsoon fucked up constantly but it didn't matter because they had one another's backs.

I still can't believe Seph is calling a guy with bi-polar disorder a pussy. You literally have no idea what he's going through.

[Bad News Gertner]

JBL rules. Fuck Mauro. Clothesline from Hell his ass.

[#1-norm-fan]

Sucks that Mauro probably won't be calling WrestleMania. He makes shit sound like a big deal. Him taking over for Michael Cole as the voice of the company down the road would have been "best for business".

[Savio]

I thought it was odd JBL was attacking him on air. Seemed unnecessary.

If he attacked him on twitter he probably does shit backstage too.

[Savio]

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[Ol Dirty Dastard]

JBL rules. Fuck Mauro. Clothesline from Hell his ass.

JBL is decent at best as a performer. And god awful as a commentator, and a total blow hard in life. Fuck his flabby Texan ass.

[Lock Jaw]

Him taking over for Michael Cole as the voice of the company down the road would have been "best for business".

How anyone can think this is beyond me...... Tom Phillips, maybe...... Mauro, definitely not.

[Sepholio]

As opposed to you speculating that Mauro can't separate real life from fiction and is just a little bitch? JBL going off on twitter happened BECAUSE Mauro was already at home and off social media. We don't know what happens behind the scenes between them or even if JBL triggered his depression. You're the guy coming up with these fantasy scenarios with delicate little Mauro.

The guy has a mental illness, one that many other people in the entertainment industry also have, and that doesn't automatically mean he shouldn't be allowed to work in wrestling. You don't appear to understand bipolar at all.

Actually it's you who doesn't understand bi-polar. I was diagnosed with it when I was about 12-13 years old. I had to do a couple stints in the loony bin to get medications right. Also went through bouts of clinical depression, some because of me, some because of the meds for the bipolar/anxiety issues. And I learned when I was a kid that you have to seperate yourself from things that might 'trigger' an episode. You don't add unneeded stress. So if he knew and all his friends were warning him that this was a toxic environment and he is predisposed to mental illness, he should have known better than to put himself in that situation. HIS FRIENDS KNEW BETTER, why didn't he?

But Mauro, who supposedly has this disorder, sure as hell isn't acting like someone who has it. That's why I clearly pointed out my confusion as to why someone with such a serious illness would even put themselves in that situation. It may be a subjective argument, but I've had jobs I consider way more stressful than being a fucking commentator and my mental situation has never ever once prevented me from being able to do my job, even when that job or someone there was the cause of my current stress or depression or whatever. The man is apparently so bad off that he can't even read social media anymore. He can't handle communication at all right now basically and has cut himself off completely from the outside world.

So I'm sorry if you think I'm callous or uncaring towards his situation. The fact is the conditions he is purported to have are treatable the overwhelming majority of the time. And my personal experience leans towards the treatments being pretty effective. So either he isn't being treated properly for mental illness, which would explain his current reaction; or he is so severe that the treatments aren't that effective, in which case he should have never put himself in this situation as he was warned about it inn advance. And if he is that severe off mentally and still chose to put himself in a knowingly toxic situation that would be likely to fuck with his head....well then fuck him, he made a dumb decision.

Or, you know, he could just be being a pussy because JBL is a dick. Every time someone is overreacting to something we don't have to attribute it to mental illness.

[Lock Jaw]

STIRRING THINGS UP WITH BASELESS, ALMOST CERTAINLY 100% FALSE SPECULATIONS THAT I DO NOT BELIEVE TO BE TRUE:

What if Mauro sensed his job slipping away to better candidates and pulled this..... now WWE can't fire him because it would be a "PR nightmare".... genius move!

[Sepholio]

I'll just say it like this. It's people like Mauro who cause everyone with mental illness to have a stigma attached to us. Like we need to be handled delicately for our own good.

Fuck that noise. I don't need anyone to wear kid gloves around me. I'm not going to knowingly put myself into a situation where I need to be handled with care. I don't need a safe space to live my life.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Actually it's you who doesn't understand bi-polar. I was diagnosed with it when I was about 12-13 years old. I had to do a couple stints in the loony bin to get medications right. Also went through bouts of clinical depression, some because of me, some because of the meds for the bipolar/anxiety issues. And I learned when I was a kid that you have to seperate yourself from things that might 'trigger' an episode. You don't add unneeded stress. So if he knew and all his friends were warning him that this was a toxic environment and he is predisposed to mental illness, he should have known better than to put himself in that situation. HIS FRIENDS KNEW BETTER, why didn't he?

But Mauro, who supposedly has this disorder, sure as hell isn't acting like someone who has it. That's why I clearly pointed out my confusion as to why someone with such a serious illness would even put themselves in that situation. It may be a subjective argument, but I've had jobs I consider way more stressful than being a fucking commentator and my mental situation has never ever once prevented me from being able to do my job, even when that job or someone there was the cause of my current stress or depression or whatever. The man is apparently so bad off that he can't even read social media anymore. He can't handle communication at all right now basically and has cut himself off completely from the outside world.

So I'm sorry if you think I'm callous or uncaring towards his situation. The fact is the conditions he is purported to have are treatable the overwhelming majority of the time. And my personal experience leans towards the treatments being pretty effective. So either he isn't being treated properly for mental illness, which would explain his current reaction; or he is so severe that the treatments aren't that effective, in which case he should have never put himself in this situation as he was warned about it inn advance. And if he is that severe off mentally and still chose to put himself in a knowingly toxic situation that would be likely to fuck with his head....well then fuck him, he made a dumb decision.

Or, you know, he could just be being a pussy because JBL is a dick. Every time someone is overreacting to something we don't have to attribute it to mental illness.

I personally believe you need to separate your own experience from someone elses. You still have no fucking clue what happened and I don't think you are representing yourself well.

[Sepholio]

I'll let you guys get back to babying Mauro now, because that's what is going to help him learn to cope with his condition. Sorry I don't espouse to the same beliefs as you in regards to this issue. Sorry I have personal experience on the subject.

[Shadrick]

I'll just say it like this. It's people like Mauro who cause everyone with mental illness to have a stigma attached to us. Like we need to be handled delicately for our own good.

Fuck that noise. I don't need anyone to wear kid gloves around me. I'm not going to knowingly put myself into a situation where I need to be handled with care. I don't need a safe space to live my life.

I love you so much Seph but speaking as someone who's dealt with mental illness myself...I have to agree with the following reply.

I personally believe you need to separate your own experience from someone elses. You still have no fucking clue what happened and I don't think you are representing yourself well.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Actually it's you who doesn't understand bi-polar. I was diagnosed with it when I was about 12-13 years old. I had to do a couple stints in the loony bin to get medications right. Also went through bouts of clinical depression, some because of me, some because of the meds for the bipolar/anxiety issues. And I learned when I was a kid that you have to seperate yourself from things that might 'trigger' an episode. You don't add unneeded stress. So if he knew and all his friends were warning him that this was a toxic environment and he is predisposed to mental illness, he should have known better than to put himself in that situation. HIS FRIENDS KNEW BETTER, why didn't he?

But Mauro, who supposedly has this disorder, sure as hell isn't acting like someone who has it. That's why I clearly pointed out my confusion as to why someone with such a serious illness would even put themselves in that situation. It may be a subjective argument, but I've had jobs I consider way more stressful than being a fucking commentator and my mental situation has never ever once prevented me from being able to do my job, even when that job or someone there was the cause of my current stress or depression or whatever. The man is apparently so bad off that he can't even read social media anymore. He can't handle communication at all right now basically and has cut himself off completely from the outside world.

So I'm sorry if you think I'm callous or uncaring towards his situation. The fact is the conditions he is purported to have are treatable the overwhelming majority of the time. And my personal experience leans towards the treatments being pretty effective. So either he isn't being treated properly for mental illness, which would explain his current reaction; or he is so severe that the treatments aren't that effective, in which case he should have never put himself in this situation as he was warned about it inn advance. And if he is that severe off mentally and still chose to put himself in a knowingly toxic situation that would be likely to fuck with his head....well then fuck him, he made a dumb decision.

Or, you know, he could just be being a pussy because JBL is a dick. Every time someone is overreacting to something we don't have to attribute it to mental illness.

I get you which is why I didn't dogpile you, but i did need a response before I responded myself. You're partially right, maybe he shouldn't put himself in that situation, but at the same time, WWE is the top of his profession, so he should at the very least try it, surely? Regardless of his condition?

There's so many versions of bi-polar that vary in severeness and it's not a one colour paints all. I know people that could deal with it 90% of the time but find a trigger point and the meds no longer work in that situation again. I think your criticism is based on your own experiences is fair, but I think your use of "safe spaces" does paint you in a different, possibly unfair light, as it's been co-opted by the alt-right bullshit. But bi-polar or depression isn't a one size fits all and it shouldn't paint any career moves in a positive or negative light.

STIRRING THINGS UP WITH BASELESS, ALMOST CERTAINLY 100% FALSE SPECULATIONS THAT I DO NOT BELIEVE TO BE TRUE:

What if Mauro sensed his job slipping away to better candidates and pulled this..... now WWE can't fire him because it would be a "PR nightmare".... genius move!

But you can fuck off.

[Sepholio]

So everyone else can speculate that he's suffering from depression and bipolar here and blame the toxic work environment and JBL, and I can't respond to their speculations with my own? No one has a fucking clue what happened, we are all just speculating. I just chose one side and you chose another.

this is in response to Dale/Shad/etc

[#BROKEN Hasney]

So everyone else can speculate that he's suffering from depression and bipolar here and blame the toxic work environment and JBL, and I can't respond to their speculations with my own? No one has a fucking clue what happened, we are all just speculating. I just chose one side and you chose another.

this is in response to Dale/Shad/etc

Yeah, blaming JBL is just dumb. Maybe he did trigger it, but I do honestly believe that even if he did know, as a broadcaster now, he may not have known. If he deleted his Tweet or whatever, it may have been a rib that went over with other wrestlers who aren't suffering with anything, but set something off with Mauro and was communicated and he may have even apologised in private. I wouldn't let Trump off with "locker room talk", but someone who actually was in a locker room, maybe I'd be OK with assuming they apologised.

We have no idea basically. It could have been JBL, it could have been nothing and he was already suffering from a low period and JBL just didn't want something negative being tweeted out when he realised. I know he's been a documented dickhead to other people back in the day, but people can grow.

[Ultra Mantis]

Actually it's you who doesn't understand bi-polar. I was diagnosed with it when I was about 12-13 years old. I had to do a couple stints in the loony bin to get medications right. Also went through bouts of clinical depression, some because of me, some because of the meds for the bipolar/anxiety issues. And I learned when I was a kid that you have to seperate yourself from things that might 'trigger' an episode. You don't add unneeded stress. So if he knew and all his friends were warning him that this was a toxic environment and he is predisposed to mental illness, he should have known better than to put himself in that situation. HIS FRIENDS KNEW BETTER, why didn't he?

But Mauro, who supposedly has this disorder, sure as hell isn't acting like someone who has it. That's why I clearly pointed out my confusion as to why someone with such a serious illness would even put themselves in that situation. It may be a subjective argument, but I've had jobs I consider way more stressful than being a fucking commentator and my mental situation has never ever once prevented me from being able to do my job, even when that job or someone there was the cause of my current stress or depression or whatever. The man is apparently so bad off that he can't even read social media anymore. He can't handle communication at all right now basically and has cut himself off completely from the outside world.

So I'm sorry if you think I'm callous or uncaring towards his situation. The fact is the conditions he is purported to have are treatable the overwhelming majority of the time. And my personal experience leans towards the treatments being pretty effective. So either he isn't being treated properly for mental illness, which would explain his current reaction; or he is so severe that the treatments aren't that effective, in which case he should have never put himself in this situation as he was warned about it inn advance. And if he is that severe off mentally and still chose to put himself in a knowingly toxic situation that would be likely to fuck with his head....well then fuck him, he made a dumb decision.

Or, you know, he could just be being a pussy because JBL is a dick. Every time someone is overreacting to something we don't have to attribute it to mental illness.

So then you should know not every case is exactly the same and you know the meds aren't a 100% guarantee you'll be fine.

You are not Mauro Ranallo, you are not a "celebrity" and you don't have a predisposition for working in entertainment. The traffic on his twitter is likely huge, and anyone in the public eye gets hateful shit sent to them on a daily basis. This isn't "can't see what his friends are up to on Facebook because he'll get upset" situation.

Why didn't he listen to his friends? Maybe he really wanted to work for WWE as his dream job and didn't want his illness to stop him giving it a shot? Again, we can only speculate, but going after him because he didn't hole himself up at home in the first place is a bit ridiculous.

[Sepholio]

I get you which is why I didn't dogpile you, but i did need a response before I responded myself. You're partially right, maybe he shouldn't put himself in that situation, but at the same time, WWE is the top of his profession, so he should at the very least try it, surely? Regardless of his condition?

See this is something I can't honestly answer. I can clearly see why he would want to be there. It is the pinnacle. It could end up being his legacy and the best thing he ever did for himself, absolutely. And he is a great commentator and fully deserves to be there.

But at the same time, when seeing what his current reaction is and how severe it purportedly is, I have to assume that he and those around him knew the extent of his mental issues. Like, they have to know he is prone to these kinds of reactions where he has to completely withdraw from society as a whole to cope. That is admittedly a level of mental illness I have never suffered from. I can't act like I know what that is like. But what I can tell you, from someone who doesn't have that level of an issue, is that I still know better than to put myself into a situation that could trigger me. If his issues are that much worse, then I can only assume that he HAS TO know he shouldn't be putting himself into a toxic environment as well. I also feel like he should have maybe heeded the warnings of those closest to him in regards to the situation. They seemed to know this wasn't a good idea, and I can't believe for one second that someone as well spoken and intelligent as Mauro didn't have a clue of his own.

I still understand after all that why he took the job. Like you said, it's the pinnacle of what he does. I just think that since he had to know what the possible outcome was here, that this was a choice he made, we can't now go easy on him because of it. At least I can't. He made the choice to be there knowing full well this was a possibility and he either needs to man up and deal with it or he needs to leave for HIS OWN GOOD. If this kind of thing has any chance of happening again in the future, then he shouldn't be there. He doesn't need that in his life.

And yeah, I'm aware I'm using alt-right buzzwords. You know I'm far from alt-right, though. I'm not meaning them as an attack, but I find them to be somewhat apt descriptors here. I wouldn't be using words like triggered, or safe space or calling him a pussy to his face because it wouldn't be good for him and would be designed to just hurt him. I'm using them here because we are all outside the situation and they just seem to be easier words to use to explain what I'm trying to get at.

Lord knows, I get accused on here of needing a safe space all the time.

[Sepholio]

So then you should know not every case is exactly the same and you know the meds aren't a 100% guarantee you'll be fine.

You are not Mauro Ranallo, you are not a "celebrity" and you don't have a predisposition for working in entertainment. The traffic on his twitter is likely huge, and anyone in the public eye gets hateful shit sent to them on a daily basis. This isn't "can't see what his friends are up to on Facebook because he'll get upset" situation.

Why didn't he listen to his friends? Maybe he really wanted to work for WWE as his dream job and didn't want his illness to stop him giving it a shot? Again, we can only speculate, but going after him because he didn't hole himself up at home in the first place is a bit ridiculous.

No, I'm not Mauro. I'm not a celebrity who gets paid to talk about pro wrestling. I just took calls from people all day long who need help, had to listen to entire families get burned alive on the other end of the line, listen to people get shot, raped, deal with parents who just found their children face down in the pool, etc....all under threat of jail time and ridiculous monetary fines if I ever fuck up and make a mistake. Nothing so stressful as commentating wrestling. Like I said, my comparison there was entirely subjective, but if you want to get down to the bones of it.....

I'm also not suggesting he hole himself up at home and not be a commentator. I'm suggesting that maybe the WWE wasn't the place for him because it is widely known to be an extremely toxic environment and he had to know it wasn't good for his mental health given the supposed severity. He weighed his options, he made the decision, and now we see the supposed consequences. I don't feel sorry for him; he knew the risks involved and he deemed the reward to be worth said risk.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

See this is something I can't honestly answer. I can clearly see why he would want to be there. It is the pinnacle. It could end up being his legacy and the best thing he ever did for himself, absolutely. And he is a great commentator and fully deserves to be there.

But at the same time, when seeing what his current reaction is and how severe it purportedly is, I have to assume that he and those around him knew the extent of his mental issues. Like, they have to know he is prone to these kinds of reactions where he has to completely withdraw from society as a whole to cope. That is admittedly a level of mental illness I have never suffered from. I can't act like I know what that is like. But what I can tell you, from someone who doesn't have that level of an issue, is that I still know better than to put myself into a situation that could trigger me. If his issues are that much worse, then I can only assume that he HAS TO know he shouldn't be putting himself into a toxic environment as well. I also feel like he should have maybe heeded the warnings of those closest to him in regards to the situation. They seemed to know this wasn't a good idea, and I can't believe for one second that someone as well spoken and intelligent as Mauro didn't have a clue of his own.

I still understand after all that why he took the job. Like you said, it's the pinnacle of what he does. I just think that since he had to know what the possible outcome was here, that this was a choice he made, we can't now go easy on him because of it. At least I can't. He made the choice to be there knowing full well this was a possibility and he either needs to man up and deal with it or he needs to leave for HIS OWN GOOD. If this kind of thing has any chance of happening again in the future, then he shouldn't be there. He doesn't need that in his life.

And yeah, I'm aware I'm using alt-right buzzwords. You know I'm far from alt-right, though. I'm not meaning them as an attack, but I find them to be somewhat apt descriptors here. I wouldn't be using words like triggered, or safe space or calling him a pussy to his face because it wouldn't be good for him and would be designed to just hurt him. I'm using them here because we are all outside the situation and they just seem to be easier words to use to explain what I'm trying to get at.

Lord knows, I get accused on here of needing a safe space all the time.

Yeah, about the alt-right buzzwords, I do know you on here so I didn't think you used them maliciously or in that context, i was just trying to justify the dogpile because it is unfair.

I think where we do disagree is where he needs to leave for his own good. I'll hold my hands up and say that I fortunately don't suffer from any mental health condition, but I did live with a mental health nurse who also suffered from bi-polar disorder. If 50 weeks out of the year he's fine and something sets him off and he needs some weeks off, it shouldn't be a bad thing? I think a lot of people want to wrap sufferers in cotton wool which is where a lot of people are getting this all wrong, but let's just say JBL did cause this for arguments sake, but didn't realise and apologised, or at the very least, won't do it in the future. If Mauro just needs a few weeks then just comes back for 50 weeks and doesn't suffer, then I don't think he's made a mistake. I think mental health days should be a thing in a lot of positions and whatever happens from this, i hope it does raise positive awareness, but I'm not banking on it.

[Sepholio]

I dunno, maybe I'm just desensitized to it all at this point.

[Sepholio]

We can't judge whether it's a mistake or not until after it happens. He could come back and be fine. Or he could come back, have a worse episode, and the next time the reaction might be worse. I just don't know. And I Like Mauro. I don't want to see him suffer through this at all. I just see his reaction here, and it scares me. The way he has withdrawn....man, we're talking levels of depression here that would make some people start wondering if he might hurt himself. I don't want that to happen, you know? Sure, him being on WWE TV is great for us as fans, but at this point, is it good for him?

It's really hard to quantify something like this because it's all speculative.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

We can't judge whether it's a mistake or not until after it happens. He could come back and be fine. Or he could come back, have a worse episode, and the next time the reaction might be worse. I just don't know. And I Like Mauro. I don't want to see him suffer through this at all. I just see his reaction here, and it scares me. The way he has withdrawn....man, we're talking levels of depression here that would make some people start wondering if he might hurt himself. I don't want that to happen, you know? Sure, him being on WWE TV is great for us as fans, but at this point, is it good for him?

It's really hard to quantify something like this because it's all speculative.

Yeah, totally. The speculation from the other side thinking he should be totally protected and blame is unhelpful and we won't know what is going on unless he leaves and speaks out about it.

If he's mainly happy doing his job and it's all worth it to him and something just set him off, then great, hope he comes back. If the entire job is horrible, but he's just there because it's the best job in his profession, he should leave for his health. I don't think blaming JBL for being malicious is good unless Mauro specifically singles him out. I said before about 50 weeks and for all we know those 50 weeks could be the most fun of his career and he just needs a couple of weeks to recover from his issues and be great again.

Well-wishes are good. Blaming others when no-one has even spoken out about it is not.

[Ultra Mantis]

No, I'm not Mauro. I'm not a celebrity who gets paid to talk about pro wrestling. I just took calls from people all day long who need help, had to listen to entire families get burned alive on the other end of the line, listen to people get shot, raped, deal with parents who just found their children face down in the pool, etc....all under threat of jail time and ridiculous monetary fines if I ever fuck up and make a mistake. Nothing so stressful as commentating wrestling. Like I said, my comparison there was entirely subjective, but if you want to get down to the bones of it.....

I'm also not suggesting he hole himself up at home and not be a commentator. I'm suggesting that maybe the WWE wasn't the place for him because it is widely known to be an extremely toxic environment and he had to know it wasn't good for his mental health given the supposed severity. He weighed his options, he made the decision, and now we see the supposed consequences. I don't feel sorry for him; he knew the risks involved and he deemed the reward to be worth said risk.

You are in a completely different situation is the point, twitter for you is, I'm hoping, free of all of the shit you dealt with at work. That's not the case for Mauro, and that's why I'm trying to get through to you that "pussy can't even check his social media!" is not to you what it is to him. My point isn't about who has to deal with more stress or comparing your personal lives at all.

Nobody is asking you to feel sorry for him, but you are claiming shit like he's giving bipolar a bad name because he's taken a few weeks off work and spinning some imaginary scenario where he's a massive pussy who can't tell the difference between an on air character and real life.

[Shadrick]

So everyone else can speculate that he's suffering from depression and bipolar here and blame the toxic work environment and JBL, and I can't respond to their speculations with my own? No one has a fucking clue what happened, we are all just speculating. I just chose one side and you chose another.

this is in response to Dale/Shad/etc

Nah, my point is comparing your experiences and how it was handled within your own situation shouldn't be compared to Mauro's situation. Speaking from experience like you, some people dealing with mental illness have to be handled differently than others. Not saying your wrong at all, just saying its irresponsible to compare situations when you don't know all the facts, his mind state, him as a person, etc.

[Emperor Smeat]

From what I've read and remember on the situation, Ranallo mainly took the WWE job because the WWE offered the most and showed a lot of interest in his talents for the booth. Think he stated it was the next step in his career as a wrestling announcer considering the WWE is seen as the #1 company in the world.

Could argue Ranallo wasn't prepared or completely underestimated how legendary WWE's toxic work environment is but at the same time the WWE was also fully aware and seemed to do little to support him. He's suffered worse bouts of depression at other companies but they were a lot more supportive than the WWE has been.

Think him being very social on Twitter and in general is mainly his way of coping with his illness but also his biggest weakness since it only takes a little of baiting for him to start going off on tangents online. The on-and-off Twitter feud he's had with JBL ever since those two got paired together being a big example.

Only reason JBL gets speculated or named as the source every time is due to how Mauro's mental health seemed to have gotten worse ever since those two got paired together. Didn't help reports for a while there were reports of the WWE hating him as an announcer and letting JBL be their on-air voice of displeasure.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Nah, my point is comparing your experiences and how it was handled within your own situation shouldn't be compared to Mauro's situation. Speaking from experience like you, some people dealing with mental illness have to be handled differently than others. Not saying your wrong at all, just saying its irresponsible to compare situations when you don't know all the facts, his mind state, him as a person, etc.

this is more my thing. I don't care if people don't think it's JBL's fault, it's pure speculation. I just happen to think JBL is a big fat prick. But to just start attacking a guy suffering to combat the JBL rumours is fucking ridiculous.

I've also dealt with mental health issues. Everyone's are different.

[Bad News Gertner]

Lol Shane Douglas was at an indie show that I went to last night. He was supposed to be the special referee but he was so fat that the ref shirt didn't fit him so he wore it around his neck.

Plus Shane Douglas fucking sucks. Fuck Shane Douglas.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

amazing

[Volare]

Lol Shane Douglas was at an indie show that I went to last night. He was supposed to be the special referee but he was so fat that the ref shirt didn't fit him so he wore it around his neck.

Plus Shane Douglas fucking sucks. Fuck Shane Douglas.

You go off on his fat ass?

[Savio]

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[Volare]

400k hits and only up yesterday....

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[Black Widow]

400k hits and only up yesterday....

<iframe width="854" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g9UKtgzjyZ0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Just when the circle jerk of this hack was dying down!

[DAMN iNATOR]

Just when the circle jerk of this hack was dying down!

That "hack" has been WWE Tag Team (2002-09 version, exclusive to SD! @ the time) Champion, U.S. Champion, and Intercontinental Champion. He's also battled and pinned that jabroni, cancer.

[BigCrippyZ]

I'll let you guys get back to babying Mauro now, because that's what is going to help him learn to cope with his condition. Sorry I don't espouse to the same beliefs as you in regards to this issue. Sorry I have personal experience on the subject.

You might have your own personal experience on the subject but you don't have Mauro's personal experience nor his treating physicians.

[Black Widow]

That "hack" has been WWE Tag Team (2002-09 version, exclusive to SD! @ the time) Champion, U.S. Champion, and Intercontinental Champion. He's also battled and pinned that jabroni, cancer.And it's pretty sad having the IC belt is the only one of those i remember.

Yeah so did my Aunt let's give her titles she don't deserve also.

[Black Widow]

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[Gerard]

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Weird :wtf:

[#BROKEN Hasney]

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[Bad News Gertner]

Has anyone looked back and thought how ridiculous that there was a wrestler in the WWE named Mr.Ass. lol. It's so ridiculous.

[Big Vic]

I was watching classic attitude era yesterday and thought it was hilarious that Austin had a gun and the crowd was chanting for him to shoot Vince in the back of his head.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

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[Big Vic]

Can't see the match going over 3 minutes.

[Emperor Smeat]

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[DAMN iNATOR]

And it's pretty sad having the IC belt is the only one of those i remember.

Yeah so did my Aunt let's give her titles she don't deserve also.

He was plenty deserving of all the titles he earned. The guy is a hard worker who's just done the best he could with being dealt a bad hand.

You don't have to like the guy, but FFS, at least give credit where credit's due.

[#1-norm-fan]

Can't see the match going over 3 minutes.

It HAS to go over 3 minutes on this stage. It would just be silly for them to do a squash again at WrestleMania. That being said, I don't know how they will avoid it being so dreadful that the crowd turns on them both soon after the bell rings. I wanna say they must have a plan in mind but... WWE.

[Big Vic]

Perhaps we should take betting odds on how long the match is.

[Rammsteinmad]

I hope it's a repeat of Wrestlemania 20 where the crowd shit all over it and then both guys piss off.

[Cool King]

Curtis Axel has been helping out Goldberg, so it should be a great match.

[Evil Vito]

It HAS to go over 3 minutes on this stage. It would just be silly for them to do a squash again at WrestleMania. That being said, I don't know how they will avoid it being so dreadful that the crowd turns on them both soon after the bell rings. I wanna say they must have a plan in mind but... WWE.

I have a feeling they'll decide day of the show to reverse course and put another match in the main event slot.

Probably Reigns/Taker especially if it will be his last match.

[Rammsteinmad]

Would be amazing if they ended up going with Owens/Jericho!

[Rammsteinmad]

Actually, never mind I thought that was for the Universal title but forgot it's for the United States one.

[The CyNick]

I hope it's a repeat of Wrestlemania 20 where the crowd shit all over it and then both guys piss off.

Why do you hope for a negative event to occur? Are you a hateful person in general, or just towards these particular athletes.

[Evil Vito]

It's kinda weird that they've only formally announced four battle royal entrants (Mojo, Hawkins, Crews, Show) a week before the show. I'm sure everybody not booked elsewhere will be in it but still seems weird they've not had anybody else officially enter.

I'm thinking tonight will have another Big Show/Braun showdown with Braun declaring his battle royal entry, followed by Titus, Shining Stars, the cruiserweights, etc. all pouring in for some big brawl to remind people that there are going to be other participants in the match.

[The CyNick]

I have a feeling they'll decide day of the show to reverse course and put another match in the main event slot.

Probably Reigns/Taker especially if it will be his last match.

It's a tough call.

If it is going to Taker's last ride, then really, that should be last. But with Taker's physical condition, it might not be a great match. However, I think the heat will great, so any short comings can be made up for. And I actually think it will be one of the better matches of the night when all is said and done.

Goldberg v Lesnar should have a really cool vibe at the beginning of the match. I think it's best kept short, and that's not usually the type of match you see at Mania between two top guys, much less the show closing match. But maybe it's good to close with something different.

[Bad News Gertner]

New "Did you kbow"

Did you know Joey Styles and Cyrus were supposed to debut in WCW in 2001 but Bischoff's deal fell through

[The CyNick]

It's kinda weird that they've only formally announced four battle royal entrants (Mojo, Hawkins, Crews, Show) a week before the show. I'm sure everybody not booked elsewhere will be in it but still seems weird they've not had anybody else officially enter.

I'm thinking tonight will have another Big Show/Braun showdown with Braun declaring his battle royal entry, followed by Titus, Shining Stars, the cruiserweights, etc. all pouring in for some big brawl to remind people that there are going to be other participants in the match.

My own opinion is it doesn't matter who is in that match. Is just a way to get guys on the show and have their moment. I actually kinda like not knowing who is in the match. Makes it more intriguing to me to think a spot could be taken by anyone vs. say shining star #2.

[Cool King]

It's pretty obvious that Strowman will win the match if he's in it, which he most likely will be.

[Evil Vito]

New "Did you kbow"

Did you know Joey Styles and Cyrus were supposed to debut in WCW in 2001 but Bischoff's deal fell through

I'm not too surprised by that. I quite liked their bickering together.

I thought I had read that WWF had approached Styles in 2001 as well. The plan would've been to have him as the Pro-Alliance guy on one or both of Raw or SmackDown. But when that fell through they just carried on with Heyman and Tazz fulfilling that role.

[Bad News Gertner]

I wonder if they could have done something with Cyrus. He was sooooo hated backstage though.

I read somewhere that the Acolytes to initiate the Hardy had them break off toothpicks in the locks of Cyrus's rental car lol

[Evil Vito]

Yeah Cyrus never would've lasted. If he came back it would've been exclusively to book him like an imbecile and Cyrus strikes me as somebody who wouldn't come in to look like a total idiot just for the paycheck.

[Evil Vito]

Shawn Stasiak being the village idiot of the Alliance was probably one of the highlights of the whole angle for me, even if it was clear the company was doing it because he still had heat.

[Emperor Smeat]

It's kinda weird that they've only formally announced four battle royal entrants (Mojo, Hawkins, Crews, Show) a week before the show. I'm sure everybody not booked elsewhere will be in it but still seems weird they've not had anybody else officially enter.

I'm thinking tonight will have another Big Show/Braun showdown with Braun declaring his battle royal entry, followed by Titus, Shining Stars, the cruiserweights, etc. all pouring in for some big brawl to remind people that there are going to be other participants in the match.

At least its somewhat better than last year when the WWE wasn't even sure they had enough healthy bodies around for the match.

If the sheets are correct, this pretty much is just going to be a showcase match for Braun and set in motion stuff they have planned for him later in the year.

[Evil Vito]

I hope all the cruiserweights (sans Aries/Neville who have their own match) are in the battle royal. Let Braun, Show, Henry, Harper, etc. ragdoll them.

I like a lot of the cruisers but shit watching them get thrown around would be fun.

[Volare]

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[Emperor Smeat]

With Wrestlemania just days away, there has been some speculation about Eva Marie being a part of the SmackDown Women's title match this Sunday. Eva has not appeared on television since being suspended for 30 days on August 17, 2016 for her first violation of the company's Wellness Policy.

After asking around, a source at WWE informed me that the company will not be renewing Eva's contract. Eva had been with the company since 2013 and was a featured cast member of Total Divas for the show's six seasons. No announcement has been made by either side, but Eva is apparently done with the company.

If she gets included for Mania, that's likely her final match in the WWE. If not, it was whatever match or segment she had prior to the Wellness violation.

[Rammsteinmad]

Why do you hope for a negative event to occur? Are you a hateful person in general, or just towards these particular athletes.

Whichever one you prefer. ;)

[XL]

It's kinda weird that they've only formally announced four battle royal entrants (Mojo, Hawkins, Crews, Show) a week before the show. I'm sure everybody not booked elsewhere will be in it but still seems weird they've not had anybody else officially enter.

I'm thinking tonight will have another Big Show/Braun showdown with Braun declaring his battle royal entry, followed by Titus, Shining Stars, the cruiserweights, etc. all pouring in for some big brawl to remind people that there are going to be other participants in the match.

As long as Tatanka sneaks in there.

[The CyNick]

Whichever one you prefer. ;)

Try to be positive, you'll live longer.

[Vastardikai]

It is 11:30 EST on 3/27/2017. I am going to call it now...

Luke Harper rejoins the Wyatt Family on SDL.

[Droford]

the big swerve will be Erik Rowan returning to help Bray

[Vastardikai]

the big swerve will be Erik Rowan returning to help Bray

likely all of the above. And both taking RKOs en route to an Orton victory.

[Tom Guycott]

Interesting... WWE women are a cover story for USA Today.

Not joking. Bayley hitting Charlotte with a flying cross-body is apparently national news on par with the race shooter and a potential congress shutdown.

[The CyNick]

Interesting... WWE women are a cover story for USA Today.

Not joking. Bayley hitting Charlotte with a flying cross-body is apparently national news on par with the race shooter and a potential congress shutdown.

WWE is a great example of success of women in the workplace. If you look at where the brand was in relation to women in the late 90s, to where it is now, it's worth covering. Stephanie is essentially second in command to Vince. They have key execs who are women. The athletes are now being featured as strongly as the men. The female athletes are better role models than they were in past generations. It's a feel good story.

[Big Vic]

likely all of the above. And both taking RKOs en route to an Orton victory.
If Bray still has all of his followers then everything Orton did would be worth nothing.

I mean I guess Bray has to go through the hassle of dealing with insurance until he can make a new shed.

[Volare]

This package was great.

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[Lock Jaw]

How would you rate in compared to Austin Aries' package?

[Vastardikai]

If Bray still has all of his followers then everything Orton did would be worth nothing.



It wouldn't be the first time during this storyline that Randy did something that was worth nothing.

[#1-norm-fan]

Strowman's words would carry more weight there if he wasn't a nearly crippled 50 year old man's bitch.

[Emperor Smeat]

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[Emperor Smeat]

Former WWE ring announcer Justin Roberts had a recent interview with website Memorabilia Guy and pretty much confirmed Vince is the main reason why Creative and WWE shows are a mess a lot of the time.

Also confirmed how WWE shows are done mainly to cater to Vince and not the fans.

What was it like working in an environment with constant change?

I’d do Monday Night Raw and go on the air many times without a script because they would rewrite the show while it was happening. I couldn’t prepare and it was hard to ask questions and not many people had answers. Even if you did ask questions upper management were not too keen. So I was left out of the loop and left to sink or swim. This was live TV. On social media people love to jump on you when you make a mistake, and there were so many times where I just didn’t know what I was supposed to do and hope that was I making the best guess. Otherwise you’d hear about it.

Why was that happening?

Well the writers would put the show together, then Vince would approve it, once it got to show day he would decide that he didn’t like it and certain things had to change. You’d be at the arena all day and the hours would go by, we’d be about to go live on TV and we’d have heard nothing. Sometimes I’d get the script right before I went out there, sometimes while I was at ringside, sometimes I’d only get the few two segments, even after the show had already started. As the show went on you’d get updates.

https://memorabiliaguy.com/2017/03/28/justin-roberts-the-fans-arent-getting-a-show-that-is-catered-for-them/

[Cool King]

John Cena has landed the lead role in some animated film called Ferdinand.

He'll be voicing Ferdinand the Bull.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

WWE is a great example of success of women in the workplace. If you look at where the brand was in relation to women in the late 90s, to where it is now, it's worth covering. Stephanie is essentially second in command to Vince. They have key execs who are women. The athletes are now being featured as strongly as the men. The female athletes are better role models than they were in past generations. It's a feel good story.

tbh they are treated much better now than they were, Stephanie aside, as she's daddy's little girl.

Still not saying much.

[Cool King]

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[Cool King]

They're good designs but the RKO one just looks like it should say RVD instead.

It's quite an "RVD Style".

[Savio]

WWE's ADD in Youtube form

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[Volare]

How would you rate in compared to Austin Aries' package?

Nothing beats A Double!

[Emperor Smeat]

According to DDP, if Dusty Rhodes had his way in WCW, Goldberg's first loss wouldn't have been to Kevin Nash but to DDP instead. Supposedly Eric Bischoff only rejected the idea because of a timing reason due to Entertainment Weekly releasing a new issue during that week which had Goldberg on the cover and with the WCW belt.

Dusty then tried to toss the idea of DDP winning but having a one day reign so Goldberg would get the belt back before the new magazine issue got released. Bischoff also rejected that idea as well.

At the time Goldberg was still undefeated and defending his streak, as well as his WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Dallas noted that Dusty Rhodes had approached then-WCW President Eric Bischoff about possibly changing the title that night.

"Dusty would later tell me that he went to Bischoff and during the day of that pay per view he had said to him, you know E [Bischoff], this may be [Page's] night, he is ready. He tried to put that towards him. He said the reason why Bischoff didn't do it; I don't know why he didn't do it, and I don't know if Bischoff would say it is even true, but Dusty told it to me, he said that because in Entertainment Weekly that was coming out Goldberg was wearing the belt. Goldberg really gave that belt credibility, he worked like a champion. He said that was why he didn't do it that night, but I could have beat him that night and gave him the greatest loss ever and then he would have beaten me the next night. I would have done it in a heartbeat, but you know I'm so happy with the way things ended up."

http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2017/0328/624587/ddp-talks-goldberg-getting-knocked-out-during-their-match/

[Volare]

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[Volare]

And Cena with a couple of shout outs that most of the TPWW fam will know. :)

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[Tom Guycott]

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My god. This looks less "t-shirt", and more "energy drink".

"RKO! NOW WITH 200% MORE CAFFIENE OUTTA NOWHERE!!!"

[Evil Vito]

New York based indy wrestler James "Rude Boy" Riley has been arrested for possession of child pornography.

[RP]

say it aint so Rude Boy!

[Big Vic]

More like "Nude Boy".......:shifty:.........I'll see myself out.

[Cool King]

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[Cool King]

"Your life is about to get more rude"

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[Emperor Smeat]

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[Cool King]

So good.

"Daniel Bryan" was great and even though it was such a really small thing, the reaction "Cena" had to "Daniel Bryan" getting a bib put on always gets a chuckle out of me.

[Emperor Smeat]

Jerry Lawler thinks the WWE might cut back on the number of Hall of Fame inductees in the near future with his reason being how long the show and speeches have gotten in recent years.

Think its one of WWE's unwritten rules where there is an actual time limit for speeches but are very lax on enforcing it unless people start rambling or abuse the extra time too much.

On the fourth episode of Dinner With The King, hosted by Jerry “The King” Lawler and Glenn Moore, The King hints that WWE might limit the amount of Hall of Fame inductees per year in the future because the speeches have gotten longer and longer.

He also gives insight on being backstage with Vince McMahon during the Hall of Fame ceremony and his willingness to let presenters/inductees speak longer than expected. He also tells a story about Mr. T going long and Kane having to come out as “the hook”.
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[Emperor Smeat]

According to the Observer, more evidence points to JBL being the cause for Ranallo's recent bout of depression.

Observer now thinks what triggered the recent mental incident was Ranallo being publicly happy about winning the Observer's fan voted Announcer of the Year award which pissed off JBL. JBL then using the recent episode of Bring It To The Table to bash Ranallo which Ranallo likley wasn't aware of beforehand was the final straw to cause the depression to kick in.

The whole incident had been building for a while but its believed those two incidents are the causes for Mauro's current bout of depression.

https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/62avj7/won_jbls_comments_about_mauro_are_the_likely/

Link to the Bring It To The Table episode segment: https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/5z9yji/jbl_gets_hot_over_mauro_ranallo_the_wrestling/

[Droford]

The Mix has never been pinned at WM. He's lost a bunch but he's never been pinned. If WWE were smart they'd do something with that..but odds are he eats 2 super WAs on Sunday and gets pinned by Cena

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

According to the Observer, more evidence points to JBL being the cause for Ranallo's recent bout of depression.

Observer now thinks what triggered the recent mental incident was Ranallo being publicly happy about winning the Observer's fan voted Announcer of the Year award which pissed off JBL. JBL then using the recent episode of Bring It To The Table to bash Ranallo which Ranallo likley wasn't aware of beforehand was the final straw to cause the depression to kick in.

The whole incident had been building for a while but its believed those two incidents are the causes for Mauro's current bout of depression.

https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/62avj7/won_jbls_comments_about_mauro_are_the_likely/

Link to the Bring It To The Table episode segment: https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/5z9yji/jbl_gets_hot_over_mauro_ranallo_the_wrestling/

lol John commentates like he doesn't care, clearly doesn't care so if this is true I don't know why it would bother him.

Either way, Mauro won't last much longer because Bradshaw is a made man.

[Volare]

I can respect the hell out of this. It's also pretty funny thanks to Trent and Rocky.

<iframe width="854" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tzOWqwTnps8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[#BROKEN Hasney]

http://i.imgur.com/rZyK8BG.gif

[#BROKEN Hasney]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C8LaUgIV0AAAmE5.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C8LfoA9VYAIFx8Z.jpg

[RP]

thats a pretty cool shirt.

[Lock Jaw]

SUPERMAN PUNCH!!!!

[#1-norm-fan]

If I were picking 5 career highlights for Taker, I don't think "hardcore champion" would be in there.

[Evil Vito]

Feels crazy that Taker never held the IC title

[Evil Vito]

lol I just noticed "Super Man Punch" instead of "Superman Punch"

[Jordan]

I'm thinking we have our show closer now.

[Evil Vito]

That they made up a special shirt for it I'm inclined to think it will be closing out the show. I was thinking it would anyway if it was planned to be Taker's last match. It also lets Reigns headline a third Mania in a row. The million dollar question is if they will let Reigns relish in the boos he's going to get, or if they will be tone deaf and do a handshake deal after the match. Given their booking of Reigns I think the answer to that is pretty clear but a guy can hope.

Also I just couldn't wrap my head around the idea of Goldberg/Lesnar closing when it's unlikely to go more than five minutes without having some sort of rest spot in the middle.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

That they made up a special shirt for it I'm inclined to think it will be closing out the show.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C8Ln4xhX0AAVM0N.jpg:large

[Cool King]

When was Goldberg ever called "The Devastation"?

[#BROKEN Hasney]

When was Goldberg ever called "The Devastation"?

http://g02.a.alicdn.com/kf/HTB19GNhOXXXXXbjXFXXq6xXFXXXt/New-Arrival-Goldberg-Devastation-Continues-T-Shirt-Cotton-Shirt-Cena-Seth-Rollins-AJ-Styles-Dean-Ambrose.jpg

[Evil Vito]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C8Ln4xhX0AAVM0N.jpg:large

Probably better if that shirt didn't exist

[Evil Vito]

Can't wait to see the nWo run out to help Goldberg because he was Dubya See Dubya.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Can't wait to see the nWo run out to help Goldberg because he was Dubya See Dubya.

http://www.wrestlingmerchandise.co.uk/ekmps/shops/davidmills/images/wwe-daniel-bryan-yes-yes-yes-t-shirt-3960-p.jpg

[Cool King]

http://g02.a.alicdn.com/kf/HTB19GNhOXXXXXbjXFXXq6xXFXXXt/New-Arrival-Goldberg-Devastation-Continues-T-Shirt-Cotton-Shirt-Cena-Seth-Rollins-AJ-Styles-Dean-Ambrose.jpg

Soooo he was only ever called it on T-Shirts then?

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Soooo he was only ever called it on T-Shirts then?

Probably in the Raw previews too. They have all kinds of stupid nicknames. They call Brock 'The Anomaly'.

[Emperor Smeat]

WWE preparing to sign more UK wrestlers for their British stockpile and also as a way to go after ITV (and other indies).

While nothing is official, the belief is that the wrestlers being brought over, like Dahlia Black, Jimmy Havoc, Mark Haskins, T.K. Cooper, Travis Banks, Toni Storm and Jinny will be offered contracts for the WWE’s U.K. promotion. Things are obviously in a rushed state there with the competition with the ITV product

[Emperor Smeat]

Shelton Benjamin got medically cleared by the WWE to make his in-ring return soon.

Shelton Benjamin announced on Twitter Thursday that he has been cleared to return to the ring following a torn rotator cuff injury.

After 9 of the hardest months of my life, I'm happy to announce I have been OFFICIALLY CLEARED to return to action. Effective Immediately!

— Shelton J. Benjamin (@Sheltyb803) March 30, 2017

[Emperor Smeat]

:( Jim Ross ended up suffering another loss recently with this time being his wife's pet cat dying today.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">On this wk's Ross Report I shared how stressed Jan's little, 4 year old boy cat Mickey was since Jan's death. Sadly, Mickey has died.</p>&mdash; Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) <a href="https://twitter.com/JRsBBQ/status/847513744532025344">March 30, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[Ol Dirty Dastard]

dear god. poor uncle jimmy :'(

[Lock Jaw]

Some levity

https://media.giphy.com/media/9xytM4GeiutUc/giphy.gif

[Droford]

Shelton Benjamin got medically cleared by the WWE to make his in-ring return soon.

Doesn't he have to be a surprise Andre Battle Royal entrant?

[Droford]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">You got plans Saturday, <a href="https://twitter.com/TheJimCornette">@TheJimCornette</a>? <a href="https://t.co/fDEkVUFs2K">pic.twitter.com/fDEkVUFs2K</a></p>&mdash; Scott Dawson (@ScottDawsonWWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/ScottDawsonWWE/status/847633389746241537">March 31, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[GD]

Some levity

https://media.giphy.com/media/9xytM4GeiutUc/giphy.gif

Those are indeed...

GLORIOUS!

https://68.media.tumblr.com/87b4803013d836a4719b2327cc9fc8ec/tumblr_inline_olcdzfjSwY1t9ufjt_500.gif

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: This GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break wrestling event might be the funniest wrestling show I've ever seen.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I've only seen updates via text and even then I'm laughing. Any show that opens with Joey Janela finding a genies lamp, rubbing and Scott Hall comes back is a winner in my book. Also, this advert

http://www.voicesofwrestling.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/earl.jpg

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Oh god, New Legacy Inc did a live podcast over the show too.

https://soundcloud.com/newlegacyinc/nl-live-on-discord-joey-janelas-spring-break

[Black Widow]

Can't wait to see Shelton/Ziggler feud..Not

[Gerard]

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u0oq6mgT-fc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

David Flair still blown up, with additional tattoos.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C8NjTClV0AInS9c.jpg

[Jordan]

That kid isn't old enough to have an opinion on Cornette much less give him that kind of disrespect.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

It's almost like a posed for picture that Cornette was probably aware of before it happened judging by the way he's looking at the camera.

[Volare]

Heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

<iframe width="854" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qW4cIEtYSJU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[Droford]

Rollins managed to get pneumonia a couple of days before WM. He needs a "worst luck ever" gimmick

[Vastardikai]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C8NjTClV0AInS9c.jpg

Only one of these two has an actual weapon.

[The CyNick]

Rollins managed to get pneumonia a couple of days before WM. He needs a "worst luck ever" gimmick

This may be unpopular, but I would have HHH go over him at this point. Almost seems like a waste of Hunter's star power to put over a guy who is so injury prone.

[Cool King]

Shelton Benjamin got medically cleared by the WWE to make his in-ring return soon.

https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/none/path/s6813cddd36c5a7c7/image/i6652b43fbe8a27c3/version/1329350075/image.gif

:( Jim Ross ended up suffering another loss recently with this time being his wife's pet cat dying today.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">On this wk's Ross Report I shared how stressed Jan's little, 4 year old boy cat Mickey was since Jan's death. Sadly, Mickey has died.</p>&mdash; Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) <a href="https://twitter.com/JRsBBQ/status/847513744532025344">March 30, 2017</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

http://33.media.tumblr.com/d05e727ed3ea847d136eb0afd868e67a/tumblr_mmgb2bWSob1sqr9w8o1_250.gif

[Emperor Smeat]

I've only seen updates via text and even then I'm laughing. Any show that opens with Joey Janela finding a genies lamp, rubbing and Scott Hall comes back is a winner in my book. Also, this advert

http://www.voicesofwrestling.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/earl.jpg

Yeup.

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/D8r3ISK6dfc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Yeup.

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/D8r3ISK6dfc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Yeah, I'm watching this first thing tomorrow

[rockman725]

This may be unpopular, but I would have HHH go over him at this point. Almost seems like a waste of Hunter's star power to put over a guy who is so injury prone.

The Redemption angle is the only thing that makes this match even worth following so a straight up HHH win makes it a throw-a-way. So yeah, I'm sure they'll do it.

Only way I see this happening & make it matter for continuity is to have Kurt Angle come down & interfere costing Rollins the win. HHH makes Angle the new Raw GM on Monday as a heel. Angle's first match would be against Rollins later in the year (maybe Summerslam). Then I can see at some point a rehash of the old storyline with Angle & Steph where HHH becomes the jealous husband making Angle/HHH one of the main events for next year's WM. Imagine what a Steph/Angle camera kiss would look like now after all these years....

[Emperor Smeat]

Micheal Hayes revealed on Twitter a future episode of "Table For 3" will have him, Eric Bischoff, and Jim Cornette as the guests.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Just did Table for 3 with Bischoff and Cornette, 1st time Eric and Corny had spoke in over 24 years!!! Never been a Table for 3 like this!!!</p>&mdash; Michael PS Hayes (@MichaelPSHayes1) <a href="https://twitter.com/MichaelPSHayes1/status/847880912280879104">March 31, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Fuck legends with JBL!

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Fuck legends with JBL!

Seems a little adult for the Network, but sure. Who's first? Sunny?

[screech]

Seems a little adult for the Network, but sure. Who's first? Sunny?

It could be blocked in Parental Controls

[Rammsteinmad]

Fucking hell thought David Flair was Big Show for a moment in that video.

[Maluco]

This may be unpopular, but I would have HHH go over him at this point. Almost seems like a waste of Hunter's star power to put over a guy who is so injury prone.

I agree tbh. I still think that HHH has more big matches in his locker and losing to a guy with one good leg and pneumonia wouldnt be great.

I think Rollins needs to prove he can be relied upon

[Emperor Smeat]

Seems like JBL might be taking another big PR hit soon since Justin Roberts upcoming book has several new stories about the amount of harassing and terrible stuff JBL did while he was there. Not only to him but supposedly to others as well.

[Nicky Fives]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">You got plans Saturday, <a href="https://twitter.com/TheJimCornette">@TheJimCornette</a>? <a href="https://t.co/fDEkVUFs2K">pic.twitter.com/fDEkVUFs2K</a></p>&mdash; Scott Dawson (@ScottDawsonWWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/ScottDawsonWWE/status/847633389746241537">March 31, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Yes, please.

[Triple A]

Story about Steve Blackman almost murdering JBL from Bob Holly's book:

JBL liked to fuck with people. One time, he pulled up beside me at a stoplight and I knew something was up. At the next stoplight, I was looking at a map when John pulled up behind me and rammed my car right through the stop light into the middle of the intersection. Cars were speeding through but John kept on pushing. I took off pretty quickly. Steve Blackman was in the car with me and he was pissed. I thought it was funny but wanted to get back at Bradshaw so, after he got ahead of us, I did 95 down the highway and hit his back bumper. After that, John stopped fucking with me because he knew I’d retaliate.

At Kansas City airport, Steve and I were waiting around when Bradshaw came over. It was an early morning flight and John was still drunk from the night before. He started patting Steve’s ass. Steve said, “John, I don’t play that shit, knock it off.” John patted him again. And again. Steve was getting brutally pissed. He told him, “John, next time you do that, I’m going to knock your fucking teeth out.” So, of course, John did it again. Steve whipped around and backhanded Bradshaw, popping him with jabs in the face. John started swinging and missing, and his head was snapping back with each of Steve’s jabs. Steve stepped back, planning to kick Bradshaw’s knees out, but he got his leg caught in a bag handle. Al Snow and I grabbed Steve, Ron Simmons grabbed John, and we pulled them apart. John was walking back and forth like a bandy rooster, looking to fight. Before we left, Steve told him, “I’m going to fucking kill you.” He meant it too.

We got our car and got on the road. Ken Shamrock was riding with us. Me, Blackman, and Shamrock. That’s a dangerous car, and I’m the warm one — a teddy bear compared to the other two. That whole journey, Shamrock was poking and prodding Steve, telling him that Bradshaw was going to beat his ass. Steve wasn’t saying a word. And who did we see when we checked in to the hotel? Bradshaw and Ron were right there. The boys don’t always stay at the same hotels, so it was a complete coincidence and not a good one for John. He came over to apologize and Steve said, “No apologies, I’m going to finish you later,” then walked off. We found him in the gym, still boiling mad. Once we were in the arena and had sat down in catering, John walked in. Everybody went silent as Steve stood up. He said, “If you’ve got something to say to me, you say it now or I’m going to finish you in front of everybody.” Bradshaw walked over, apologized and said, “I shouldn’t have fucked with you,” and shook his hand. That was the end of it. Steve sat down and said, “Bob, if it wasn’t for that bag, John would be in intensive care right now.” Trust me, I believe it — if anybody can put Bradshaw in the hospital with one kick, it’s Steve Blackman.

[Lock Jaw]

[Steve Blackman face meme]

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Yeah, Joey Janelas Spring Break was fucking great. Imagine this unpixelated and with the Mortal Kombat theme playing

http://i.imgur.com/I1GXKUa.jpg

[#BROKEN Hasney]

God, I'm crying with laughter at Jannetty V Janela as 6 refs get destroyed, one piledrived on another one and then the most random fucking run in of all time.

[Cool King]

Story about Steve Blackman almost murdering JBL from Bob Holly's book:

JBL liked to fuck with people. One time, he pulled up beside me at a stoplight and I knew something was up. At the next stoplight, I was looking at a map when John pulled up behind me and rammed my car right through the stop light into the middle of the intersection. Cars were speeding through but John kept on pushing. I took off pretty quickly. Steve Blackman was in the car with me and he was pissed. I thought it was funny but wanted to get back at Bradshaw so, after he got ahead of us, I did 95 down the highway and hit his back bumper. After that, John stopped fucking with me because he knew I’d retaliate.

At Kansas City airport, Steve and I were waiting around when Bradshaw came over. It was an early morning flight and John was still drunk from the night before. He started patting Steve’s ass. Steve said, “John, I don’t play that shit, knock it off.” John patted him again. And again. Steve was getting brutally pissed. He told him, “John, next time you do that, I’m going to knock your fucking teeth out.” So, of course, John did it again. Steve whipped around and backhanded Bradshaw, popping him with jabs in the face. John started swinging and missing, and his head was snapping back with each of Steve’s jabs. Steve stepped back, planning to kick Bradshaw’s knees out, but he got his leg caught in a bag handle. Al Snow and I grabbed Steve, Ron Simmons grabbed John, and we pulled them apart. John was walking back and forth like a bandy rooster, looking to fight. Before we left, Steve told him, “I’m going to fucking kill you.” He meant it too.

We got our car and got on the road. Ken Shamrock was riding with us. Me, Blackman, and Shamrock. That’s a dangerous car, and I’m the warm one — a teddy bear compared to the other two. That whole journey, Shamrock was poking and prodding Steve, telling him that Bradshaw was going to beat his ass. Steve wasn’t saying a word. And who did we see when we checked in to the hotel? Bradshaw and Ron were right there. The boys don’t always stay at the same hotels, so it was a complete coincidence and not a good one for John. He came over to apologize and Steve said, “No apologies, I’m going to finish you later,” then walked off. We found him in the gym, still boiling mad. Once we were in the arena and had sat down in catering, John walked in. Everybody went silent as Steve stood up. He said, “If you’ve got something to say to me, you say it now or I’m going to finish you in front of everybody.” Bradshaw walked over, apologized and said, “I shouldn’t have fucked with you,” and shook his hand. That was the end of it. Steve sat down and said, “Bob, if it wasn’t for that bag, John would be in intensive care right now.” Trust me, I believe it — if anybody can put Bradshaw in the hospital with one kick, it’s Steve Blackman.

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[Jordan]

Roman.

We've collectively shot ourselves in the foot as WWE fans on Roman. We've created this, again. It is the exact same story as John Cena. WWE pushed a baby face, we reject him, have more fun booing him than we would playing along with the story and giving him the hero's welcome.

I wonder if this is just the way it is going to be now, if WWE's lead babyface will always get punished for being "the chosen one". Obviously a large portion of the WWE Universe still loves to hate Cena, but I think he's widely accepted more than he used to be as "The guy" on the WWE roster. His match record speaks for itself, he has great matches. I'd say the same for Roman but he's two times the worker Cena is. His matches will continue to be solid to great, and he will continue to be punished for being "the chosen one". Just like Cena, what would happen if you turn him heel? He'd be cheered, because we cannot allow WWE to tell us how to feel about anyone, especially "the guy". Austin broke the mold, Rock followed, allowing heelish persona's to be revered as qualities befitting of "the guy", the top baby face. No longer can we accept someone who is willing to "play by the rules". So perhaps like Roman has recently stated, why should he pick one side of the fence or the other? As long as he's getting a loud reaction, then he's doing his job. Bottom line, Roman is a great worker, born and bred for WWE legend. I'm not saying his booking couldn't have been better, same could be said for Cena. But with what he has to work with he does a great job. This Sunday there is a great chance he will be booed more than anyone ever at WM, he will end the Undertaker's career in all likelyhood and then go on to feud with Lesnar as the top babyface, and there is just nothing that we can do about it. Except stop watching and paying. And if you didn't do that for Cena, then I don't see you doing that for Roman.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Samoa Joe's signing session at axxess had to end early because of lack of interest :(

They had him there as an overflow for Reigns and Nikki Bella...

[Jordan]

That sucks

[#BROKEN Hasney]

http://i.imgur.com/NRgKr0H.png

[#BROKEN Hasney]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C8TdsB8VwAA-9iS.jpg

[Jordan]

haha! What show was that?

[#1-norm-fan]

It's a DDT show. That's that title that is won by inanimate objects, animals and old, drunk, drugged up wrestlers.

[#1-norm-fan]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironman_Heavymetalweight_Championship

Former champions include Vince McMahon's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a guy cosplaying as Spider-man and a pork bun.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

What I found hilarious was that people were complaining that Joey Ryan was bringing disrespect to the DDT championship as well. You know, the company that gave us this

http://i.imgur.com/HkN7R64.jpg

[#BROKEN Hasney]

http://i.imgur.com/NZ37ZU9.jpg

[screech]

Gonna drop this in here for rasslin fans who don't venture into casual. My latest podcast is available: I welcomed a return guest to help me preview WrestleMania and stuff! Woooo!

Direct download link: http://www.nextlevelradioonline.com/Podcast/Melting/MP81.mp3

[Emperor Smeat]

https://68.media.tumblr.com/da2bd09719db8d5e0ad27fe3310b59f8/tumblr_onppn6OQlS1saykaxo2_400.gif

[GD]

I hope that Roman Reigns and Undertaker close the show.

[#1-norm-fan]

I hope the Raw Women's Title match closes the show. #REVOLUTION #ULTIMATETHRILLRIDE

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

I hope a surprise Kurt Angle vs Steve Austin match closes the show.

[Cool King]

I hope Curt Hawkins winning the WWE Championship in a surprise last minute match closes the show.

[GD]

Everybody knows that James Ellsworth is going to propose to Nikki Bella and become the new WWE Champion and Universal Champion.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Paige is preggo. :O

Edit- It was an April Fool Joke?

[Droford]

Bucks beat the Hardys in ROH to win the Tag Belts

commence speculation!

[#1-norm-fan]

Paige is preggo. :O

Congrats, Xavier!

[EzekielKane]

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/m_CXUQnKN88" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>

Mr. Judgement had a great year!

[Shadrick]

Congrats, Xavier!

Perroooooooooo!!!!

[Emperor Smeat]

Drew McIntyre revealed during an interview with ESPN that he signed a new deal with the WWE.

ORLANDO, FL -- In an exclusive interview just moments after his surprise appearance at NXT TakeOver Orlando, Drew McIntyre confirmed to ESPN that he has joined the brand full time.

For the second straight year, an unexpected appearance at NXT TakeOver during WrestleMania weekend shocked the crowd. This time around, it was a familiar face, as former WWE superstar Drew McIntyre appeared in the front row prior to the NXT championship match in Orlando.

If there was any doubt about his intentions, they were put to rest during an exclusive post-TakeOver interview with ESPN.com

"Well, the answer's pretty simple," said McIntyre. "I've won championships all across the world. I've helped build brands. So what's the next logical thing for me to do? It's to come here and win the NXT title."

It's hard to take attention away from competitors as charismatic and popular with the crowd as Shinsuke Nakamura and Bobby Roode, but McIntyre did just that when his face flashed on camera. The assembled crowd at Orlando's Amway Center cheered wildly for the returning Scotsman, and NXT fans can do a lot more of that in the coming weeks and months.

"If that's not clear enough for everybody, Drew McIntyre has signed with NXT," McIntyre said definitively.

With Roode defeating Nakamura, the unclear NXT championship picture is now a little more crowded. A former WWE intercontinental and tag team champion, McIntyre returns after nearly a three-year absence from the company. In that time he worked for numerous independent organizations, including EVOLVE, where he was an EVOLVE champion and a two-time tag team champion (with one reign alongside Johnny Gargano).
http://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/19056390/wwe-drew-mcintyre-confirms-nxt-signing

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Brilliant. He lost a bet so his friend made him dress up as Roman Reigns to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NXTTakeOverOrlando?src=hash">#NXTTakeOverOrlando</a>. <a href="https://t.co/VKhiptaNRX">pic.twitter.com/VKhiptaNRX</a></p>&mdash; Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) <a href="https://twitter.com/SandhuMMA/status/848366797518757888">April 2, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[Cool King]

The final scene of The Rock's "blockbuster" about Paige being filmed after Raw five weeks ago.

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/omGIkB8sSlI?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

I gotta say though, Thea Trinidad does a really good AJ.

The match that follows is pretty funny but also weird to see, only because Florence Pugh isn't a wrestler, so only the beginning and the aftermath of most moves are done with the big bumps being done later by Tessa Blanchard who is Florence Pugh's stunt double.

[#1-norm-fan]

That AJ entrance video is so weird. lol

She does do a pretty good impression though. Sounds like her. Captures her mannerisms.

[Emperor Smeat]

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[Tom Guycott]

That AJ entrance video is so weird. lol

She does do a pretty good impression though. Sounds like her. Captures her mannerisms.

Pretty spot on. She *does* have the mannerisms close, but if you don't look, it's like Hamill doing his Joker voice, or that replacement frontman for Journey.

Also, if you don't look, you don't notice that Tamina got scrubbed from the movie version.

[Jari]

Is anyone able to put me in the direction of any wrestling blogs/websites that look for regular contributors? Thinking about putting together a weekly review of NXT.

[Big Vic]

1195 <table class="wikitable sortable jquery-tablesorter" width="100%"><tbody><tr><th scope="row">
</th><td>Guanchulo</td> <td>3</td> <td>December 4, 2016</td> <td><1</td> <td>Shizuoka, Japan</td> <td>Live event (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_show)</td> <td align="left"> </td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1196</th> <td>Bus</td> <td>1</td> <td>December 4, 2016</td> <td><1</td> <td>Shizuoka, Japan</td> <td>Live event (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_show)</td> <td align="left">Guanchulo got stuck on the door of a bus and submitted.</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1197</th> <td>Nobuhiro Shimatani</td> <td>2</td> <td>December 4, 2016</td> <td><1</td> <td>Shiga, Japan</td> <td>Live event (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_show)</td> <td align="left">Shimatani twisted the bus' windshield wiper and was told to stop by the bus driver.</td> <td>
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[Lock Jaw]

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[Emperor Smeat]

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[#BROKEN Hasney]

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He's been practising that spot for the last couple of years by just getting out of bed.

[Emperor Smeat]

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[Lock Jaw]

Between the two of them, there were five moves done the whole match.

[Evil Vito]

The final scene of The Rock's "blockbuster" about Paige being filmed after Raw five weeks ago.

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I gotta say though, Thea Trinidad does a really good AJ.

The match that follows is pretty funny but also weird to see, only because Florence Pugh isn't a wrestler, so only the beginning and the aftermath of most moves are done with the big bumps being done later by Tessa Blanchard who is Florence Pugh's stunt double.

Thea Trinidad is pretty hot. Austin Aries pulled a rabbit out of his hat with that one especially being 12 years older.

[Savio]

Between the two of them, there were five moves done the whole match.

What was the 5th?

[Lock Jaw]

Goldberg kneed Brock in the stomach one time......

[#BROKEN Hasney]

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[#BROKEN Hasney]

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[#1-norm-fan]

Between the two of them, there were five moves done the whole match.

Wouldn't have had it any other way. It was like a video game. Goddamn epic.

I'm pretty sure the crowd was just waiting to shit on the match and they basically didn't give them a chance to while also not making it feel like a quick squash. So good.

And that's coming from someone who thought the story going into the match was backwards and retarded.

[Evil Vito]

Wait.....Zack Ryder dumped Emma for Chelsea Green aka Laurel Van Ness?

Was Emma a huge cunt or something? I mean it's not like Chelsea is bad by any means but r u serious bro???

[Evil Vito]

This situation calls for a Team America-esque montage of me training at the Performance Center

[Lock Jaw]

Wait.....Zack Ryder dumped Emma for Chelsea Green aka Laurel Van Ness?

Was Emma a huge cunt or something? I mean it's not like Chelsea is bad by any means but r u serious bro???

What.... is this true..... Emma prob dumped his ass if true, not other way around.....

[Lock Jaw]

Think that Chelsea braud is rassling on some big local show I may or may not be covering at the end of the month.....

[Emperor Smeat]

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[Sepholio]

That was match of the night, hands down. Too bad the crowd disrespected it with beach ball mania.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

That was match of the night, hands down. Too bad the crowd disrespected it with beach ball mania.

I really wish they'd drop the cruiserweight thing other than the belt and stop giving then their own segments and just have them on rosters. We're just seeing similar matchups all the time right now and Neville, Kendrick, Gallagher and Aries are the only ones with any real character. Ali is great in the ring, but he needs a little something.

[Emperor Smeat]

That was match of the night, hands down. Too bad the crowd disrespected it with beach ball mania.
Yeah was the only real sore spot about last night's crowd but even with the crowd caring more about a beach ball, both guys still managed to win them back by the end of it.

Some of it was due to security taking the ball away but also due to the stuff happening in the match setting up its end.

[mike adamle]

The final scene of The Rock's "blockbuster" about Paige being filmed after Raw five weeks ago.

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I gotta say though, Thea Trinidad does a really good AJ.

The match that follows is pretty funny but also weird to see, only because Florence Pugh isn't a wrestler, so only the beginning and the aftermath of most moves are done with the big bumps being done later by Tessa Blanchard who is Florence Pugh's stunt double.

I'm hoping they do the obvious thing and bring Paige back to feud with Bayley over the Raw Women's Title. I'd imagine Paige would be trying to win the belt and threatens to have Del Rio jizz on it, to which Bayley can act disgusted. They could either have Bayley retain and have Paige steal the title and have Del Rio jizz on it anyways to set up a blood feud, or maybe have Bayley retain and instead turn heel and she can have someone already jizzing on the title (hopefully by Mojo Rawley)... or you could have Paige win and have her have every male member of the roster jizz on the title. It could even become a gimmick where before she hits people with the belt she has Del Rio or Maddox or Epico jizz on the title before she hits her opponent with it to add insult and HIV to injury.

[mike adamle]

Her new phrase instead of this is my house could be "I'm serious like a late period!"

[Lock Jaw]

BREAKING NEWS: Bayley superfan Izzy has turned heel!

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[Emperor Smeat]

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[Bad News Gertner]

So I just noticed the ring posts and ring apron are LED now. When did this happen?

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Apron has been quite a while, but the posts were Summerslam I think?

[DAMN iNATOR]

Wouldn't have had it any other way. It was like a video game. Goddamn epic.

I'm pretty sure the crowd was just waiting to shit on the match and they basically didn't give them a chance to while also not making it feel like a quick squash. So good.

And that's coming from someone who thought the story going into the match was backwards and retarded.

Well, sure, I mean, if you want to use the "both guys had infinite finishers and were mashing the '∆' button and barely bothering to 'L1+R1' one another" analogy...

[Emperor Smeat]

So I just noticed the ring posts and ring apron are LED now. When did this happen?

Around the draft or whenever WWE did their stage revamps for both RAW and Smackdown.

Think the LED idea came from NXT since they were using it earlier than both shows.

[Emperor Smeat]

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[Cool King]

Yeah, that looked nasty.

[Cool King]

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[Emperor Smeat]

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:D First one he held over the weekend was great in terms of hilarious wrestling moments. Only real downer was the GCW title match since it was a deathmatch and didn't mesh at all with the rest of the card.

[Emperor Smeat]

Aron Rex (Damein Sandow) ended up getting released by Impact Wrestling recently.

The former Damien Sandow revealed in an interview with Title Match Wrestling that he's no longer working for Impact Wrestling. He had wrestled there as Aron Rex and seemed to indicate that he might be done with wrestling now, but later tweeted that he's not retiring and is just doing other stuff for a while. He also wrote, "I am not retired. @lmpactWrestIing was some of the most fun I have had in my career, great company. Just exploring other opportunities."

[GD]

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[Bad News Gertner]

Around the draft or whenever WWE did their stage revamps for both RAW and Smackdown.

Think the LED idea came from NXT since they were using it earlier than both shows.

Lol ok so I'm definitely out of the loop

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

The final scene of The Rock's "blockbuster" about Paige being filmed after Raw five weeks ago.

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I gotta say though, Thea Trinidad does a really good AJ.

The match that follows is pretty funny but also weird to see, only because Florence Pugh isn't a wrestler, so only the beginning and the aftermath of most moves are done with the big bumps being done later by Tessa Blanchard who is Florence Pugh's stunt double.

Love the crowd with the realism with the CM Punk chant.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

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Becky Lynch Mooltipass.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

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[GD]

Whoa! So just learned that Matt Hardy's delete shtick might've been inspired by Death Note's Kiyomi Takada.

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[DAMN iNATOR]

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Still not as bad as the image of Batista during his entrance having a raging boner.

[drave]

Wow, they translate that to "delete"? Thought the original version was "eliminate".

[GD]

Not sure why JBL got to call the Mania main event this year considering that he's on the Smackdown roster.

[Gerard]

Around the draft or whenever WWE did their stage revamps for both RAW and Smackdown.

Think the LED idea came from NXT since they were using it earlier than both shows.

I note the ring post cameras are long gone now as well, only recall them being used on a few occasions. Quality of them looked pretty shit compared to the main camera angles.

[XL]

Not sure why JBL got to call the Mania main event this year considering that he's on the Smackdown roster.

Close friends with Taker (he was an usher at JBL's wedding don't you know!)

[Volare]

And this is why I have a man crush on Cody on the indys.

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[Volare]

And look who's back in somewhat public!!

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[#1-norm-fan]

I feel like Jim Norton isn't really much of a wrestling fan but they interview wrestlers constantly. I mean... he does a great job. Just seems odd.

[Lock Jaw]

He's no Scott Norton