"100,001" Replies (Wrestling Forum)

[Cool King]

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

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[SlickyTrickyDamon]

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

Taker was never on any roster.

[#1-norm-fan]

So the match was between a guy on the Raw roster and a guy on no roster. So JBL's roster was in no way involved in the match. So that doesn't answer Guru Dave's question at all.

[Heisenberg]

In regards to Justin Roberts' book: Seems overtly hellish and bleak that Jamie Noble and Chris Benoit jumped him at the airport and put him in a double crossface

[erickman]

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

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maby bully ray will put brandy through a table

[RP]

Had this dream last night that i was spooning with Alexis Bliss on the floor of my dead grandma's house.

[Cool King]

The one that owned Snooker?

[RP]

ya. We were drunk and i fell off a chair and she rolled off the couch and we just started spooning and fell asleep

[RP]

The night before I had a dream that Charlotte blew me really intensely. It felt real as fuck. I hope no one broke in my apartment and rape blew me. Might have been owenbrown.

[Emperor Smeat]

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[DAMN iNATOR]

BREAKING NEWS: Bayley superfan Izzy has turned heel!

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C8ma320W0AAENBN.jpg

But has she snapped and become a BADASS SUBMISSION MACHINE?

[DAMN iNATOR]

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[Evil Vito]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C8ugitjXYAIdhfj.jpg

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at Justin Roberts' new book revealing Triple H's habit of trying to pants him whenever the opportunity presented itself.

Also had more stories about JBL and his bullying habits.

https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/63tmwg/some_of_the_bullying_listed_in_justin_roberts/

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/ScottStyleKing">@ScottStyleKing</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Answertheten">@Answertheten</a> This should make everyone feel at least a *bit* better.<a href="https://t.co/bbmei5L1WL">https://t.co/bbmei5L1WL</a></p>&mdash; Quinnsuke Nakamura (@chanthonyquinn) <a href="https://twitter.com/chanthonyquinn/status/850117102568714240">April 6, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[Evil Vito]

DJ Z is apparently now in a major surgery after he got a fractured colon that was causing severe internal bleeding.

[DaveWadding]

It's taken me almost all week to catch up on WWE from this week. Finally watching Smackdown now

[#BROKEN Hasney]

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[Volare]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

[Emperor Smeat]

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[Big Vic]

Someone from Smackdown stole Justin's passport from his bag on the final night of a tour to the UK. It was never returned. He had to go to the US embassy in London to get it reissued. "Stealing a passport out of someone's bag is a pretty evil rib and not giving it back means it's no longer a rib".
When they were in Japan on a tour, there was two tour buses - faces and heels. "Bradshaw had both buses pull over". They wouldn't move until Justin was moved from the face bus to the heel one. JBL and his cronies then bullied Justin for the entire journey. "I was very comfortable working the RAW tours. I was scared for my life to work SmackDown tours".
"JBL would throw my bags down the street...he typically referred to me as dipshit and numbnuts despite my always trying to do a great job...every day I saw him, he asked me why I was still alive and told me to go kill myself".
JBL was being interviewed by a high-schooler and, after the kid dropped his notes, Bradshaw asked the mother if "she had any children who weren't mentally disabled".
HHH had a thing about trying to pull down Justin's pants
Jaime Noble and Chris Benoit once tackled Justin down to the ground in the airport and put him in a double crossface. He tapped instantly but they refused to release him. He could barely walk for days afterwards.

[Evil Vito]

JBL is genuinely a terrible human being

[Emperor Smeat]

JBL lashed out recently at Justin Roberts in regards to the bully accusations in his new book.

http://i.imgur.com/Bvy2oFM.png

[Big Vic]

(I did tell him to kill him self though)

[Volare]

JBL VS ROBERTS WM34 CONFIRMED!!

[Big Vic]

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[Vastardikai]

I feel bad for saying I thought Justin was on the road crew.

[Cool King]

HHH had a thing about trying to pull down Justin's pants

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[Cool King]

Chris Jericho has discovered Facebook Live and has admitted to slowly becoming addicted to it.

So far he's done two videos. One from his kitchen as he eats a burger and another in his car on his way to the post office.

They're pretty laid back videos where he's just talking to the camera like he's your buddy and he answers questions and requests. It's pretty cool.

He also tells you what he's currently up to and what he has planned for the year ahead way before they're officially announced but with some things, he's pretty cryptic and he tries not to give too much away.

For example, in his latest video, he did say that he's been "working on something for nineteen months" and was going to announce it on the 17th of April but he found out on Tuesday that "something happened to somebody that was very integral to the event that pretty much ended it" but he thinks he's now found a remedy for the situation and he thinks people will like this project.

Now, that could be anything but it's most likely something music or television related but it could also have something to do with wrestling, as the 17th of April is a Monday, but it's most likely the former.

He also said that Fozzy will be touring the UK in October/November which hasn't even been officially announced yet and probably won't be until a few months after their US tour, which was just announced a few weeks ago.

The videos are cool but with his latest one where he's driving, the camera is set in a position that you could see right up his nose and I've never noticed until now how big Jericho's nostrils are.

[Emperor Smeat]

Speculation going around the net is Mauro Ranallo might be done with the WWE. Recently scrubbed all WWE related stuff from his Twitter account.

Fans noticed on Friday that Ranallo has removed any references to the WWE from his Twitter bio; it used to say he is a WWE commentator, but now the bio simply reads, “SHOWTIME Boxing/@rutten_ranallo/ COMBAT SPORTS CAROUSEL/ Mental Health Advocate.”

In addition, Ranallo has deleted several tweets about his absence from the WWE. On March 24th, Ranallo had tweeted, “I’m deeply touched by your tweets of support. My doctor wants me to stay off social media for now but I wanted to thank you.” This tweet has been deleted.

On March 29th, Ranallo also tweeted about WrestleMania, saying that he won’t be there and that he wishes everyone luck. He wrote, “Feeling love from everyone. I am stronger. I want to wish my @WWE family another AMAZING #WrestleMania #KeepUpTheGoodFight #MentalHealth.” This tweet has also been deleted.
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[Cool King]

He's still on the roster page on WWE.com

[RP]

I have no idea who Justin Roberts is.

[Cool King]

He's the guy who Daniel Bryan choked with his own tie.

[Cool King]

http://www.kayfabenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/bryan-roberts-375x413-1419952485.jpg

[RP]

LOL that should be the cover of his book

[Emperor Smeat]

According to the Observer, JBL's bullying antics is a lot worse than previously believed. 15 people contacted the Observer after this week's newsletter to reveal their own stories about the terrible stuff JBL did backstage.

14 didn't want their stories to be made public for future reports since they are still working in the WWE and/or don't want to burn the bridge for a possible future return.

At least 5 in the past have gone public with tales of JBL's bullying. Also Blue Meanine in the past stated the reason JBL attacked him for real at ECW One Night Stand 2005 was because he went public with his own stories of JBL bullying him after he left the WWE.

I have gotten texts and DM's as well as spoken personally to 15 different Justin Roberts who all contacted me after the article I wrote.

Justin was the only one without any interest in going back who would speak publicly. The rest were just thanking me because they went through the same thing.

It's way worse and well known that I had imagined.

Only one of them knew Mauro, only their own experiences.

Source is Dave's own Observer message board account. Subscribers can view the thread here: http://theboard.f4wonline.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=202303&start=675

Edit: To be clear, by "15 different Justin Roberts" he means others in the company who have been bullied by JBL.

Edit 2: Worth reviewing....

Daivari shoots on JBL (and others) bullying Muhammad Hassan

Mark Henry shoots on JBL bullying him

Matt Hardy shoots on JBL bullying other wrestlers

Rene Dupree shoots on JBL being a backstage bully

Ivory shoots on JBL bullying rookie talent


Link to the shoot videos in the source: https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/6420p4/meltzer_says_he_has_spoken_with_15_different/

[DAMN iNATOR]

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Not to pull an STD here, but "2017-2017" is redundant. Just put a giant, centered 2017 instead.

[The CyNick]

According to the Observer, JBL's bullying antics is a lot worse than previously believed. 15 people contacted the Observer after this week's newsletter to reveal their own stories about the terrible stuff JBL did backstage.

14 didn't want their stories to be made public for future reports since they are still working in the WWE and/or don't want to burn the bridge for a possible future return.

At least 5 in the past have gone public with tales of JBL's bullying. Also Blue Meanine in the past stated the reason JBL attacked him for real at ECW One Night Stand 2005 was because he went public with his own stories of JBL bullying him after he left the WWE.


Link to the shoot videos in the source: https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/6420p4/meltzer_says_he_has_spoken_with_15_different/

I got 55 texts from people who were bullied by Justin and Dave at the same time.

They also don't want to be identified, because ummm, well they, may one day want to get into the newsletter or unsuccessful author business.

My experience in athletics is that there is always some level of initiation that goes on among a group of guys like this. But it's usually only continued if the person is universally hated by the larger group. I don't know Justin personally or JBL, but I don't think the group would allow an innocent person to be constantly picked on by JBL or anyone. My instinct is to think Justin bright on any ongoing "ribbing" onto himself.

[Savio]

JUAN Bradshaw Layfield

[Emperor Smeat]

Mainstream media has started to cover the JBL bullying saga with Deadspin and Forbes recently releasing article about it. ESPN teased they won't which got them some backlash due to their rep of rarely doing things to upset their business partners.

The Deadspin report ended up confirming the passport story as being true. Johnny Mundo/John Morrison stated JBL told him to steal Roberts passport as a way to earn respect from him and as a way for JBL to stop bullying MNM at the time. MNM didn't steal the passport in the end but did seriously consider doing it.

http://deadspin.com/ex-wweer-on-announcer-jbls-bullying-this-stuff-is-enc-1794126676

[#1-norm-fan]

Wait... so is Morrison admitting he's the one who stole it or is he just saying JBL told him to but he didn't do it?

[Emperor Smeat]

Sorry hit the post button too early and forgot the link to the story and MNM not doing it in the end.

This is what Morrison/Mundo had to say about the situtation.

“JBL asked me and my partner to steal [Justin’s] passport, and we didn’t,” John Hennigan (Lucha Underground champion Johnny Mundo) told Deadspin. At the time of the incident, he worked for the WWF as Johnny Nitro, teaming with current WWE producer Joey Mercury as “MNM.” “JBL was one of the main event guys at the time,” he recalled, “and I don’t remember exactly what Justin Roberts did to become the target for the hazing of this specific oversea trip, but JBL asked me and Joey to snag Justin’s passport.”

Under the circumstances, they had to think it over.

“I remember it ‘being a thing,’ you know? We were looking at Justin, he was a few rows ahead of us on this plane, sleeping. We were like, ‘What do we do?’” MNM had become a target of Layfield’s, as well, and they realized that if they went along with the abuse, which JBL presented to them as being a great prank, there was at least a decent chance that they would be left alone. Some of the abuse they endured included having the sleeves being cut off their ring robes—not only doing property damage, but getting them in trouble for not having the robes. “It’s enticing,” he said of going along with the plan.

“Ultimately, we considered the options, and wound up deciding to not do it,” he explained. “This is a weird thing for a wrestler to say, especially in that era, but I usually went by the golden rule. I wouldn’t have appreciated someone doing that to me, especially someone I considered a peer.”


Either JBL did it eventually or found someone else to do it but Morrison's story does give a different picture to JBL's claim about him not being involved in the theft.

[Jordan]

Fuck JBL. He's old and fat and helpless now, I really hope that someone breaks his fucking teeth into his big mouth. He deserves to be hurt really bad, fuck him that piece of shit.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Lmao at CyNick trying to justify the bullying.

[Bad News Gertner]

JBL for WWE Hall of Fame 2018. Fuck these pussy bitches. JBL rules.

[Lock Jaw]

One of the best heels of the "modern era"

[Lock Jaw]

Let us not forget his great humanitarian work with the youth of Bermuda and climbing mountains for charity.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

That's all well and good. Doesn't mean he isn't a shit stain for going out of his way to pick on people to the point of seeming harassment.

[Sixx]

i love how hard stevie roberts hit him with the chair.

[Bad News Gertner]

Thinking of running another tournament. I haven't done one here in a long time. Thinking of doing Best Manager Ever

[The CyNick]

Lmao at CyNick trying to justify the bullying.

Just not piling on to BS reporting.

[Droford]

Coach isnt doing any more WWE stuff for ESPN which I assume means ESPN is no longer doing anything with WWE by default

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Just not piling on to BS reporting.

Lol. Where there's smoke, there's fire. You have multiple accounts of multiple talents reporting the same thing. Either JBL is being singled out by a group out to get him or he's really a shit sack bully who picks on people for no reason. I'm gonna go with the one that makes sense.

[Droford]

Im team WRESTLING GOD

[Emperor Smeat]

According to CBS Sports, Mauro Ranallo is done with the WWE but won't be officially released till his contract expires this August.

Brian Campbell of CBS Sports is reporting that Mauro Ranallo will not be returning to work for World Wrestling Entertainment, citing sources close to the situation. Ranallo had missed several weeks of WWE TV broadcasts while dealing with depression issues and yesterday, had removed WWE from all of his social media.

Ranallo's close friend, MMA personality Bas Rutten has publicly blamed Ranallo's announcing partner JBL as being the cause of Ranallo's latest bout with depression. Yesterday, JBL publicly wished Ranallo well and remarked that he was playing a "heel" on television, apparently in reference to the idea that his comments may have sparked Ranallo's problems.

A WWE spokesperson told PWInsider.com earlier today that Ranallo remains under contract to the company until August 2017.

CBS is one of the owners of Showtime, which is broadcasting a boxing event tonight featuring Ranallo on commentary

www.cbssports.com/wwe/news/mauro-ranallo-not-expected-to-return-to-wwe-tv-through-remainder-of-contract/

[Emperor Smeat]

Looks like ESPN got involved with the JBL-Mauro bullying saga by dropping Coachman's weekly WWE tv segments. ESPN won't drop all coverage of WWE related stuff but Coachman implied its going to be more website based from now on.

Coachman made the big mistake of publicly taking a side on the issue and not in a good way. Started a Twitter feud with the Observer and kept making things worse the more he tweeted back.

https://www.sportskeeda.com/wwe/news-jonathan-coachman-to-quit-wwe-coverage-for-espn-following-twitter-fight-with-dave-meltzer

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Found a guy using pictures of Finn Balor to try to get dates. <a href="https://t.co/F9ZdZbuRG3">pic.twitter.com/F9ZdZbuRG3</a></p>&mdash; colette arrand (@colettearrand) <a href="https://twitter.com/colettearrand/status/850539683331411969">April 8, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[erickman]

Looks like ESPN got involved with the JBL-Mauro bullying saga by dropping Coachman's weekly WWE tv segments. ESPN won't drop all coverage of WWE related stuff but Coachman implied its going to be more website based from now on.

Coachman made the big mistake of publicly taking a side on the issue and not in a good way. Started a Twitter feud with the Observer and kept making things worse the more he tweeted back.

https://www.sportskeeda.com/wwe/news-jonathan-coachman-to-quit-wwe-coverage-for-espn-following-twitter-fight-with-dave-meltzer

we may get booker drafted to smackdown to take over for trips bradshaw

[#1-norm-fan]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Found a guy using pictures of Finn Balor to try to get dates. <a href="https://t.co/F9ZdZbuRG3">pic.twitter.com/F9ZdZbuRG3</a></p>&mdash; colette arrand (@colettearrand) <a href="https://twitter.com/colettearrand/status/850539683331411969">April 8, 2017</a></blockquote>
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If I was gonna catfish someone with a wrestler, Finn Balor would be very low on my list.

[Lock Jaw]

I would use The King of Kings Triple H and only use pics of him in his rassling gear

[Lock Jaw]

Then I would respond by saying "here's the thing" and talking about "this business"

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

drew comes out to a new song.

[Volare]

drew comes out to a new song.



BROKEN DREAMS OR WE RIOT!

[Cool King]

drew comes out to a new song.



You should really mention what the spoiler is in reference to, then have the spoiler tags after it.

[Cool King]

I don't really care about the spoiler though. I'm just handing out some friendly advice.

[Emperor Smeat]

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[#1-norm-fan]

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Thank you, Cesaro. It's about time someone answered the "How big is Batista's dick?" question.

[Emperor Smeat]

Speculation going around the net is the WWE is going to start pulling their might towards the dirtsheets and news outlets to try to defuse this JBL-Mauro bullying saga from getting too much mainstream attention.

Observer's Dave Meltzer alluded to the next 2 weeks of this becoming more apparent and certain places and personalities basically outing themselves as in the WWE's pockets. Even though its not a surprise, Jonathan Coachman pretty much did it for ESPN for not wanting to go against the WWE.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I'm not the only one. But over the next two weeks you'll find out the real ones vs. the fake ones. <a href="https://t.co/GMP9KzSO8q">https://t.co/GMP9KzSO8q</a></p>&mdash; Dave Meltzer (@davemeltzerWON) <a href="https://twitter.com/davemeltzerWON/status/851099320166236160">April 9, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[Cool King]

http://www.wwe.com/f/styles/gallery_img_l/public/all/2017/04/018_BTSBTS_412017cm_0943--b0736d67dce7d54ca168756229e86377.jpg

Seeing Cesaro wear a Blue Peter badge makes me think he may have been filming something for them when that photo was taken.

[GD]

What is the deal with Batista's dick?

[Lock Jaw]

You tell me

[Black Widow]

JBL for WWE Hall of Fame 2018. Fuck these pussy bitches. JBL rules.
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 ****, 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 ****ing 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 ****ing 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 ****ed 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.Seems like your hero is the real pussy bitch.

[Bad News Gertner]

Bob Holly is a notorious bullshitter

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

i've heard that story from more than one source. He also got punched out by Joey Styles lol

[Bad News Gertner]

Joey Styles is a notorious bullshitter

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

not heard from joey styles.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

lol

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">tfw ur evil hillbilly cultists but u still value the free market <a href="https://t.co/IVlp0JQwWO">pic.twitter.com/IVlp0JQwWO</a></p>&mdash; Bill Hanstock (@sundownmotel) <a href="https://twitter.com/sundownmotel/status/851247274982166528">April 10, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[Tom Guycott]

The NYSE Index is a notorious bullshitter.







.... are... are we still doing that?

[#1-norm-fan]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">tfw ur evil hillbilly cultists but u still value the free market <a href="https://t.co/IVlp0JQwWO">pic.twitter.com/IVlp0JQwWO</a></p>&mdash; Bill Hanstock (@sundownmotel) <a href="https://twitter.com/sundownmotel/status/851247274982166528">April 10, 2017</a></blockquote>
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I know kayfabe is dead and all but shit like this is just... too far in the other direction. lol

[DAMN iNATOR]

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[Heisenberg]

Lio Rush backstage at RAW? That kid can go. Dude might be there just for 205 live piss tho...

[Emperor Smeat]

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[Jordan]

That shit would hurt tho

[Droford]

Raw is the Apollo Crews show now.

Or not. But it could be. But probably not.

[Bad News Gertner]

R.I.P Pretty boy Larry Sharpe.

[DAMN iNATOR]

We're only a few days beyond 3 years since Warrior's untimely passing:

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I know I've said it like eleventy-billion times before, but that speech haunts the ever-loving fuck out of me to this very day, and...I just....I don't even know how to put my thoughts into words, hardly. I wish the man himself were still here to tell us once and for all if he knew something was up with his health. I get the unshakable feeling that that question is going to nag and gnaw away at me for the rest of my living days.

RIP, Warrior. I know your spirit still runs in eternity through the streets of gold in Heaven. :'(:(:wavesad:

[Maluco]

I know kayfabe is dead and all but shit like this is just... too far in the other direction. lol

I agree, but i don't think it matters with Wyatt anymore. He has been made to look like a joke too many times now anyway.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Lio Rush backstage at RAW? That kid can go. Dude might be there just for 205 live piss tho...

His match with Keith Lee at Joey Janellas Spring Break was awesome.

[Emperor Smeat]

After getting dropped by the WWE, ROH recently signed the Spirit Squad to a deal and were meant to have debuted a bit earlier if it wasn't for the Hardys being free agents at the time.

As noted in TV taping results for Ring of Honor, Kenny Dykstra and Mike Mondo debuted doing their Spirit Squad team. The original plan for their debut was to have them challenge The Young Bucks at the last Hammerstein Ballroom event, but those plans were changed when Matt and Jeff Hardy left TV and became available to ROH for a short run.

[Mr. Pierre]

Disappointed that Wyatt's SD run was cut short just so Vince can feed him to others.

Happy Ambrose made a jump to RAW. Maybe breathe some life into him.

[Emperor Smeat]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">passenger: &quot;no, I'm not giving up my seat! I payed for this ticket!&quot;<a href="https://twitter.com/united">@united</a> airlines: <br><br> <a href="https://t.co/1JCkWAsbL6">pic.twitter.com/1JCkWAsbL6</a></p>&mdash; Ryan Satin (@ryansatin) <a href="https://twitter.com/ryansatin/status/851619560604090368">April 11, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[slik]

Someone really needs to teach Hulk Hogan how to use twitter, his last retweet is an erect penis

[Tom Guycott]

Someone really needs to teach Hulk Hogan how to use twitter, his last retweet is an erect penis

He needs to find "the right gay guy for the job", brother.

[EzekielKane]

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cBzYze1Kc4o" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>

This is pretty entertaining check it out

[slik]

That was an excellent match!

TJ Maxx put up a helluva fight!

[rob11]

Anyone remember when Newlegacy on Youtube used to make a series called "UMAD" where they would just make fun of that kind of thing? I wish they still did it for that crap.

[Black Widow]

http://i.imgur.com/GJcz5Og.jpg

[Emperor Smeat]

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/17/f7/4a/17f74ad22e1d678d3f29d951657066aa.jpg

[Evil Vito]

European champion Al Snow was the best

[Evil Vito]

https://i.redd.it/bcahad3issoy.jpg

[Cool King]

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/17/f7/4a/17f74ad22e1d678d3f29d951657066aa.jpg

Kopf!

[Cool King]

But yeah, those were good times.

[drave]

The unforgiven pic is actually Roman Reigns,,,,,,

[GD]

Kevin Owens doesn't seem thrilled to be the WWE United States Champion.

http://www.wwe.com/f/styles/talent_champion_xl/public/all/2017/04/Kevin_Owens_protitle--0948b1ac1f3fc38db7e70f7a33a4c6dc.png

[Cool King]

That and a smug smirk seem to be the only two faces Kevin Owens can pull.

[Emperor Smeat]

Vince Russo currently dealing with a lot of online backlash from recent episodes of his podcast show.

Previous episode had him ranting on dirtsheets and wrestling "marks" as being gay because they like certain wrestlers. Tried to claim he wasn't homophobic but then kept going on with rants against gay people in general during the show.

Instead of apologizing or trying to defuse the situation, made things worse on his newest episode by basically doubling down on the homophobic rants.

[Volare]

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[#BROKEN Hasney]

Randy Orton was a guest at his home town of St. Louis’ recent Wizard World convention, held last weekend, April 7 - 9. During his Q & A, the WWE World champ was brutally honest about his entrance at WrestleMania 33, which saw him walk down the 80 yard ramp while a “Viper” was projected beneath his feet

As Orton told the crowd, including one pre-teen boy who asked him about it, he’s often “screwed out of entrances” like the ones Triple H gets. He particularly disliked this year’s because “The snake looked like giant sperm”.

He reiterated his thoughts on the ‘Mania 33 entrance when he told the crowd he loved “Big 4” pay-per-view (PPV) events, but WrestleMania can have downsides like having to “ride a giant sperm” to the ring.

http://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2017/4/12/15279082/randy-orton-hated-wwe-wrestlemania-33-entrance-snake-looked-like-giant-sperm

[Rammsteinmad]

That's absolutely hilarious! Even more so with that gif. :lol:

[Jordan]

I would really like to see Shibata kick the shit out of The Miz just for fun.

[Jordan]

Just want to point out that its kind of ridiculous that Finn Balor is in the "heavyweight" division and guys like Neville and Aries are in the cruiser division. I mean I get it, Finn is a star and shouldn't be relegated to the mid card but really neither should Aries either, even though he's adding something special to the cruisers, he should be wrestling the big stars too.

[Ezra]

Vince Russo currently dealing with a lot of online backlash from recent episodes of his podcast show.

Previous episode had him ranting on dirtsheets and wrestling "marks" as being gay because they like certain wrestlers. Tried to claim he wasn't homophobic but then kept going on with rants against gay people in general during the show.

Instead of apologizing or trying to defuse the situation, made things worse on his newest episode by basically doubling down on the homophobic rants.

I thought he was crazy religious now and above name calling.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I thought he was crazy religious now and above name calling.

Crazy religious often means you can justify to yourself being homophobic.

[Sepholio]

Yeah crazy religious people are the biggest homophobes on the planet.

[Ezra]

Any links to this podcast?

Edit - nvm, I found it.

[Rammsteinmad]

Just want to point out that its kind of ridiculous that Finn Balor is in the "heavyweight" division and guys like Neville and Aries are in the cruiser division. I mean I get it, Finn is a star and shouldn't be relegated to the mid card but really neither should Aries either, even though he's adding something special to the cruisers, he should be wrestling the big stars too.

Agreed. Especially as Neville looks fucking jacked compared to Balor.

[slik]

Wrestling fan Jennifer Kuchler has made a Change.org petition to have Braun Strowman fired after he beat up Roman Reigns on RAW. The petition reads:



To the WWE we the WWE Universe are not please with Strowman’s Actions tonight on Raw following his brutal attack on Roman Reigns. Me and a lot of the WWE Universe Want Strowman Fired effective immediately he crossed the line tonight following the attack on Roman and now Roman is in the hospital with injuries. If this is what you call Entertainment YOU Failed Miserably. I don’t care if he goes to SD Live We want him OFF of Raw or Fired from the WWE. I have been a fan of Raw for years and out of everything that I have seen happen this was by far the absolute Worst.
https://www.change.org/p/wwe-wwe-fire-braun-strowman


(http://WWE%20FIRE%20BRAUN%20STROWMAN%21)

[Heisenberg]

Jennifer Kuchler, one of the many reasons we need public education.

[Simple Fan]

Pro wrestling is serious business for Jennifer Kuchler.

[Simple Fan]

Just want to point out that its kind of ridiculous that Finn Balor is in the "heavyweight" division and guys like Neville and Aries are in the cruiser division. I mean I get it, Finn is a star and shouldn't be relegated to the mid card but really neither should Aries either, even though he's adding something special to the cruisers, he should be wrestling the big stars too.

I agree and didn't really like them throwing the Universal Championship on him but pretty sure that's the reason they dropped "heavyweight" from the titles official names even though the WWE championship still says heavyweight on it. It is weird how they dropped the heavyweight moniker at about the same time they brought back the Cruiserweight division.

[Emperor Smeat]

https://68.media.tumblr.com/b181a36c93d12168522bb1407de50b97/tumblr_on7y715DrC1s05wxzo2_400.gif

[Black Widow]

Wrestling fan Jennifer Kuchler has made a Change.org petition to have Braun Strowman fired after he beat up Roman Reigns on RAW. The petition reads:



[/URL]It's obvious why WWE treats fan's like they have no intelligence ha!

[Cool King]

http://www.wwe.com/f/styles/gallery_img_l/public/all/2017/04/004_WM_040302016ej_1477--4c7895f26f9b3f1065a66a62188416fc.jpg

[Cool King]

http://www.wwe.com/f/styles/gallery_img_l/public/all/2017/04/009_APP_06112013MM_0026--5a49f636f04734672f208d96e35d2af9.jpg

[Cool King]

http://www.wwe.com/f/styles/gallery_img_l/public/all/2017/04/012_Backstage_04052014hmm_0183--f2b05193f75e5e1bf8dabaa1cfe6db18.jpg

[Cool King]

http://www.wwe.com/f/styles/gallery_img_l/public/all/2017/04/042_SD_04292014cm_5357--05dbb9588d8217105640c1402e3308cc.jpg

[Volare]

http://www.wwe.com/f/styles/gallery_img_l/public/all/2017/04/042_SD_04292014cm_5357--05dbb9588d8217105640c1402e3308cc.jpg

Should've been a photo with him and the slime. :)

[Emperor Smeat]

http://www.wwe.com/f/styles/gallery_img_l/public/all/2017/04/042_SD_04292014cm_5357--05dbb9588d8217105640c1402e3308cc.jpg

http://stream1.gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs8/4521252_o.gif

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/YouTube">@YouTube</a> categorized wrestling in the not advertiser friendly/restricted mode category and killed off monetization cc:<a href="https://twitter.com/beyondwrestling">@beyondwrestling</a></p>&mdash; aiwrestling .com (@aiwrestling) <a href="https://twitter.com/aiwrestling/status/852558534827008001">April 13, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[#BROKEN Hasney]

https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/34f77b1f5c3072ca18f4ba02459acab40ac272682a03f58c9b1c3a015fa48bd9.jpg?w=600&h=819
Also Shining Stars

[Jordan]

^^^LOL

[Jordan]

Really pumped about Drew Mac on NXT. He's truly gonna be the fucking man here and then when the inveitable call up comes, I really see nothing stopping him from attaining the glory all you Drew marks used to hope for him. I never saw it TBH. Thought he was a pretty boy who wrestled soft style... but fuck... I'm really excited after watching his work on NXT. He could be THE top baby, anywhere. Pretty stoked to see his inevitable feud with Roman too, battle of the long hair pretty boys who can actually work.

Yeah I said it, Roman can work. Suck it.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Yeah I said it, Roman can work. Suck it.

Awesome to hear. When's he going to show us though?

[Jordan]

He's had plenty of great performances.

[Lock Jaw]

Yeah, if he's got a good opponent he can have the occasional good match.

[Evil Vito]

Roman definitely rises or falls to the level of his competition. He can help put together something great with a good opponent but he's not capable of carrying others.

[Jordan]

Yeah, if he's got a good opponent he can have the occasional good match.

Roman definitely rises or falls to the level of his competition. He can help put together something great with a good opponent but he's not capable of carrying others.

Yeah but the same could be said for anyone who isn't AJ Styles.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Yeah but the same could be said for anyone who isn't AJ Styles.

Not really. Sure, everyone who isn't AJ Styles occasionally has mediocre or bad matches, but this is one of the best line ups in-ring that WWE has ever had.

Roman can work better than he can read scripted promos, but but that's like saying I menstruate better than I lactate.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Everyone seems unsure as to if it's an angle or not, but Shibata might be seriously injured. Really hope it's a work.

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

[Vastardikai]

I am hoping work. In any event, the bad ass headbutt isn't so cool.

[Sepholio]

I still fully believe it's a work.

But yeah nuclear head butts seem like a really bad idea in general.

[Evil Vito]

Unbelievably scummy on NJPW's part if it's a work tbh

[Sepholio]

How is it scummy though if it's a work? It's like a movie or a TV show story line. Man suffers career ending injury in the process of defeating one of the greats but somehow works his way back against all odds to reclaim his place at the top. It's the Daniel Bryan angle imo (still think Bryan will wrassle again, maybe this year, but probably next year at Mania against AJ).

This kind of angle is run all the time by companies. NJPW just made it look real and could be playing it very close to the chest. One of the reasons wrestling isn't as popular as it used to be is because everything is spoiled nowadays. If you want that old reaction and popularity back you have to keep things secretive and the more real it seems, the more believable it will be to the masses.

Besides, dehydration doesn't typically make concussions worse long term per se. It makes the symptoms more intense and makes recovery take a little bit longer if not treated. Seems weird to me that they list that as a contributing factor here for this being career ending. If he did legit suffer a concussion (which I fully believe is possible with every use of that move) then the dehydration would actually explain why the symptoms seemed so bad at first and would in a lot of instance indicate that the concussion itself wasn't as severe as originally believed.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Yeah I think blurring the lines of reality is a good thing for wrestling.

[Cool King]

https://s18.postimg.org/c2l3tb9x5/17495351_189269728255047_7990719721437659136_n.jpg

[Heisenberg]

Unbelievably scummy on NJPW's part if it's a work tbh

How is it scummy though if it's a work? It's like a movie or a TV show story line. Man suffers career ending injury in the process of defeating one of the greats but somehow works his way back against all odds to reclaim his place at the top. It's the Daniel Bryan angle imo (still think Bryan will wrassle again, maybe this year, but probably next year at Mania against AJ).

This kind of angle is run all the time by companies. NJPW just made it look real and could be playing it very close to the chest. One of the reasons wrestling isn't as popular as it used to be is because everything is spoiled nowadays. If you want that old reaction and popularity back you have to keep things secretive and the more real it seems, the more believable it will be to the masses.

Besides, dehydration doesn't typically make concussions worse long term per se. It makes the symptoms more intense and makes recovery take a little bit longer if not treated. Seems weird to me that they list that as a contributing factor here for this being career ending. If he did legit suffer a concussion (which I fully believe is possible with every use of that move) then the dehydration would actually explain why the symptoms seemed so bad at first and would in a lot of instance indicate that the concussion itself wasn't as severe as originally believed.



Don't work yourself into a shoot, brother. -HH

[Jordan]

Anyone have footage of this sick headbutt?

[Jordan]

Revelation:

Bray and Bo are on the same roster now.

Observation:

Bo was really fucking good as NXT champion but hasn't been given shit to work with since his main roster debut.

Resolution:

Bray has to bring Bo on board to rebuild his family... Bray and Bo vs The Hardy... Sheamus & Ceasaro, The Club, The Revival.... would be a great addition to the tag league on Raw.

Of course Bray has to put over Balor first, but after that where does he go? Recruit Bo.

[Jordan]

WWE is losing it when it comes to booking this cruiser division. Just a quick glance at the roster list and damn, they have about a dozen world class pro wrestlers and most of them haven't been on Raw for more than 5 minutes, if at all. If WWE wants to truly overload the world with content why isn't the cruiser divison touring small arena's and ballrooms, filming stand alone tapings (in the style of NXT) for 205 Live, while being featured on Raw to give them a main stream push. The talent roster there is ridiculous. Aries, Neville, Perkins, Metalik, Nese, Gulak, Tozawa, Tajiri, Alexander, Gallagher, Kalisto, Dorado, Dar, Swann, Kenderick... not to mention the guys they could use from NXT...

So frustrating to see all these talented workers go to waste. Perhaps some aren't upset about getting paid to do nothing but you know that most of those guys love to work, you can see it when they get the chance to perform... why not tour with them? Hell even just shooting a month of tapings at full sail would give everyone a better more unique experience from the workers to the fans.

[Jordan]

The issue is that Cruiser wrestling has never been something that Vince cares for. The division to be handed to someone that has a passion for that type of wrestling and a creative business mind for making it something unique.

[Ezra]

Anyone have footage of this sick headbutt?

https://giant.gfycat.com/PettyPortlyGoshawk.gif

[Cool King]

Booker T is going to take David Otunga's place at the announce table on Raw for the next six weeks while Otunga is away filming a movie.

[Evil Vito]

How is it scummy though if it's a work?

Because the very real issue of concussions and head injuries probably shouldn't be taken lightly and used as a sotryline in an industry where a whole shitload of people have gotten CTE and killed themselves.

Shibata's involvement in the death of Masakazu Fukuda makes me think there's no way he would go along with this being a work. And if he did go along with it he probably wasn't too comfortable with it, much as I'm sure Charlotte would've preferred to not use her brother's death in a storyline.

I'd rather it be a tasteless work than never see Shibata wrestle again, but I doubt that is the case.

[Jordan]

That's Shibata's acting, not real. Hit himself just hard enough to cut, he knew what he was doing.

[Jordan]

My evidence? No faltering of the knees and his eyes look totally normal.

[Jordan]

Booker T is going to take David Otunga's place at the announce table on Raw for the next six weeks while Otunga is away filming a movie.

Filling in the colored commentator role. :roll:

Why WWE is so predictable... :roll::roll::roll::roll::roll::roll:

[Gerard]

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

The "unconcious" Big Show saying "careful" at the 4 minute mark. :lol:

[Emperor Smeat]

https://i.imgur.com/u8X1v1r.gif

[Black Widow]

http://i.imgur.com/zWJ8HOJ.jpg

[Droford]

Thinking of going to the House of Hardcore show in Metuchen nj next Friday. Bully Ray vs Sami Callahan and Matt hardy vs Tommy Dreamer street fight..

[Emperor Smeat]

A belt maker for the WWE recently hinted the WWE still has plans of giving the blue treatment for the WWE title soon so it matches the brand split designs and colors done to other belts.

[Emperor Smeat]

http://botchedspot.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2017/04/2017-04-12-house-of-horrors.jpg

[Vastardikai]

So, I got to see parts of the Young Bucks vs. Briscoes match from Destruction in Hiroshima, through NJPW.

I was willing to give the Bucks the benefit of the doubt. Granted, their style is highly choreographed and you have to sift through a bunch of shit to get to their greatness. But, they do have some great spots in them. And they're tremendous athletes. It's just not for me.

However, two spots happened that were so unbelievably stupid that no, I can't give them the benefit of the doubt.

1. They had one of the Briscoes up for the Tombstone and the other guy was on the apron, setting up for the Meltzer Driver. The guy on the apron got pulled off by the other Briscoe. So, does other Jackson just give his opponent the Tombstone anyway, because fuck it, he's already set up? NO! He fucking tosses the guy to the ground. That was absolutely the stupidest thing I had ever seen. So yeah, there was a reason why I dismiss them as the Dumb Fucks half the time.

2. The match ended with a Doomsday Device on one of the Jacksons. That part was fine. The part that wasn't fine was, before the finish takes place, Dumb Fuck decides to spit at the Briscoe on top and give him the birds. I get being defiant til the end, but all I could think was "If he did that to Hawk, he'd be dead." He wants to be seen as a bad ass, but that was probably the worst place to do it.

[Rammsteinmad]

https://giant.gfycat.com/PettyPortlyGoshawk.gif

I've never understood this kinda stuff. People condemn backyard wrestlers but then worship all these strong-style Japanese guys? Don't get me wrong, a lot of Japanese wrestlers are fantastic workers, and certainly a lot more legit than any 15 year-old in his garden, but beating the shit out of each other for real... what's the point?

That headbutt is reckless, pointless and dangerous. No idea about the context behind this gif, who the guys are, if he is known to do this often or whatever, but if that's the case then he deserves every concussion he has coming his way.

[Sepholio]

That's Shibata and supposedly the headbutt he gave ended his career.

[Rammsteinmad]

Aw okay admittedly I didn't read any comments or anything prior to seeing that gif, just having read from the top of the page, is it something he did regularly? I mean if it was a one-off (albeit an incredibly stupid idea), then I guess it's a shame for him if his career is over. Although if it's something he does in most matches, then fuck it, serves him right.

Either way, my original comments on the Japanese strong-style "let's beat the shit out of each other for real" style still stands.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

He's always doing it and it's a bit of a shame, because he's ducking awesome without it already.

[Cool King]

http://botchedspot.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2017/04/2017-04-12-house-of-horrors.jpg

Mahal should really use that elbow as his finisher.

I can just imagine it being one of those devastating finishers that he uses suddenly like Tozawa does with his German Suplex.

[Cool King]

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ozeDb6OIFFY?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[Gerard]

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2grbu1lsqqo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Thats a big lad, though kinda doubting the 8 feet and 50 stone (700 lbs). :o

[Emperor Smeat]

https://68.media.tumblr.com/18b3b4866cf35090db5400b4b8b97f1e/tumblr_ooddyd5uvW1u1ljrzo1_540.gif

[GD]

http://i.imgur.com/zWJ8HOJ.jpg

That's haram.

[Black Widow]

^Islam are Whackjobs anyway.

https://i.imgur.com/ojPEQVS_d.webp?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=high

[Jordan]

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2grbu1lsqqo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Thats a big lad, though kinda doubting the 8 feet and 50 stone (700 lbs). :o

That match sucks so bad.

[Jordan]

Khali any day

[Cool King]

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[#BROKEN Hasney]

Meltzer on Shibata:

Dave is under the impression Shibata will NEVER wrestle again. His paralysis is slowly going away but not sure if it's all gone and his memory is back. he won't be cleared cause the injury can reoccur.

:(

[Gerard]

Khali any day

:fu:

Khali Wrestles like Old people Fuck.










With the assistance of a shitload of Pain Killers. :shifty:

[Jordan]

Yeah but that giant wrestles like Khali the day before he dies.

[Emperor Smeat]

http://i.imgur.com/M7lTPbW.png

[Jordan]

LOL. Love Dave.

[Emperor Smeat]

Seems like the WWE actually did decide against signing Shelton Benjamin to a deal.

Benjamin got medically cleared recently to return to the ring but the sheets were reporting the WWE pulled the original offer from the table. Also no news since then if talks were ever resumed between the sides.

In what appears to be his first bout since being medically cleared following surgery for his rotator cuff last year, Shelton Benjamin will be working for the BCW promotion on 4/21 at the Elks Lodge in Queens, NY.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

So i guess there IS stopping him now

[Jordan]

That sucks. He would have been great on Smackdown.

[Emperor Smeat]

Mauro teased on Twitter he still wants to continue his career as a wrestling announcer even after dealing with personal problems in the WWE.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">You should! Join me for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BertoPorter?src=hash">#BertoPorter</a> Saturday on <a href="https://twitter.com/ShowtimeBoxing">@ShowtimeBoxing</a> &amp; you best believe I'll be calling PRO WRESTLING again too.�� <a href="https://t.co/qARspI94Db">https://t.co/qARspI94Db</a></p>&mdash; Mauro Ranallo (@mauroranallo) <a href="https://twitter.com/mauroranallo/status/853728890010779648">April 16, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[GD]

That sucks. He would have been great on Smackdown.

Racist Benjamin was the best.

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JA0QZTeaG2A?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[Cool King]

Seems like the WWE actually did decide against signing Shelton Benjamin to a deal.

Benjamin got medically cleared recently to return to the ring but the sheets were reporting the WWE pulled the original offer from the table. Also no news since then if talks were ever resumed between the sides.

In what appears to be his first bout since being medically cleared following surgery for his rotator cuff last year, Shelton Benjamin will be working for the BCW promotion on 4/21 at the Elks Lodge in Queens, NY.

https://68.media.tumblr.com/0145b2e2f15a0fae04e054371b334c23/tumblr_o8eteg6JH21t0ik4co1_400.gif

[Jordan]

Racist Benjamin was the best.

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JA0QZTeaG2A?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

:nono:

WWE always doing some shameful shit.

[erickman]

Mauro teased on Twitter he still wants to continue his career as a wrestling announcer even after dealing with personal problems in the WWE.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">You should! Join me for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BertoPorter?src=hash">#BertoPorter</a> Saturday on <a href="https://twitter.com/ShowtimeBoxing">@ShowtimeBoxing</a> &amp; you best believe I'll be calling PRO WRESTLING again too.�� <a href="https://t.co/qARspI94Db">https://t.co/qARspI94Db</a></p>&mdash; Mauro Ranallo (@mauroranallo) <a href="https://twitter.com/mauroranallo/status/853728890010779648">April 16, 2017</a></blockquote>
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pope won't bully him

[Jordan]

He will probably take over JR's spot on NJPW, and I bet also call the NJPWorld events.

[Simple Fan]

Sucks for Shibata but I love how brutal NJPW can be. For me I don't really care about a wrestlers health, they know what they signed up for and are the ones performing the dangerous move. Headbuts may not be the smartest move to do but damn are they cool to watch.

[Volare]

I still think Ishii's headbutts are better.

[Simple Fan]

First time I watched a Honma match my mind was blown. Think he's injured right now as well due to a DDT but I'm surprised the guy has lasted this long with the number of headbutts he does.

[Volare]

Took a Hangman DDT except from the turnbuckles and not the ropes, leg hooked the buckle and he spiked.

[Cool King]

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[Anybody Thrilla]

I went to the Raw house show last night in Cincinnati. That was the first house show I had been to in a long time. It was a lot of fun. Good matches, and the whole production value was way better than it used to be for non-TV. Glad I went.

[Emperor Smeat]

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/96/7b/33/967b33ed041f398068ca1870a8b3f1f8.jpg

[Jordan]

<video controls="" name="media"><source src="https://s1.webmshare.com/Ndovm.webm" type="video/webm"></video>

Post of the year LMAO

[Anybody Thrilla]

Jimmy Wang Yang bought me a shot, too.

[Emperor Smeat]

Shelton ended up confirming the WWE didn't want him anymore on Twitter.

Shelton J. Benjamin
@Sheltyb803

Let me clear this up now. I am not signed to @WWE. I never signed due to injury. While that could change, as of 4-16-2017 I am a free agent

[Volare]

Fuck shit damn ass.

[The CyNick]

Mauro teased on Twitter he still wants to continue his career as a wrestling announcer even after dealing with personal problems in the WWE.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">You should! Join me for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BertoPorter?src=hash">#BertoPorter</a> Saturday on <a href="https://twitter.com/ShowtimeBoxing">@ShowtimeBoxing</a> &amp; you best believe I'll be calling PRO WRESTLING again too.�� <a href="https://t.co/qARspI94Db">https://t.co/qARspI94Db</a></p>&mdash; Mauro Ranallo (@mauroranallo) <a href="https://twitter.com/mauroranallo/status/853728890010779648">April 16, 2017</a></blockquote>
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If a tree falls in the woods but nobody is there to hear it, does it still complain about being bullied?

[Juan]

Oh God

[Emperor Smeat]

<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GP T6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAA AElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; ██████████relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div> <p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BS9aDMiFDcp/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">The first time Jasmine's favorite character, Pikachu came to visit her months ago she was only crawling. For Easter Sunday @laurenhashianofficial and I thought, Pikachu should make a special visit once again. Well, Pikachu didn't account for the fact that now Jazzy RUNS and for 2hrs straight she wants to play her new favorite game, "I run away and you chase me Pikachu. And you're not allowed to take a break until I go night night". At the end of the vid you can hear her yell, "Peekyu" because she can't say, Pikachu. I'm tired, today's my only day off, it's 118 degrees in this costume and Hobbs keep trying to p*ss on my leg. And I luv every minute of it. Bring it on. It's what daddy's do. Happy Easter to you guys and enjoy your families. #Rockachu #DaddyPuttinInWork #TheGameThatNeverEnds #PikachuLooksBloated</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by therock (@therock) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2017-04-16T20:22:38+00:00">Apr 16, 2017 at 1:22pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote>
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[Droford]

http://www.wwe.com/wwe-network-wrestlemania-34-sweeps-faq

I have had the network since day 1 maybe ill win since I have 1148 entries (1 per day subscribed)

[Lock Jaw]

The Rock playing Detective Pikachu CONFIRMED

[Tom Guycott]

<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GP T6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAA AElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; ██████████relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div> <p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BS9aDMiFDcp/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">The first time Jasmine's favorite character, Pikachu came to visit her months ago she was only crawling. For Easter Sunday @laurenhashianofficial and I thought, Pikachu should make a special visit once again. Well, Pikachu didn't account for the fact that now Jazzy RUNS and for 2hrs straight she wants to play her new favorite game, "I run away and you chase me Pikachu. And you're not allowed to take a break until I go night night". At the end of the vid you can hear her yell, "Peekyu" because she can't say, Pikachu. I'm tired, today's my only day off, it's 118 degrees in this costume and Hobbs keep trying to p*ss on my leg. And I luv every minute of it. Bring it on. It's what daddy's do. Happy Easter to you guys and enjoy your families. #Rockachu #DaddyPuttinInWork #TheGameThatNeverEnds #PikachuLooksBloated</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by therock (@therock) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2017-04-16T20:22:38+00:00">Apr 16, 2017 at 1:22pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote>
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Wow... looks weird. Like he's a few bandages away from "Sonic Boom Redesign Pikachu" weird.

[Blonde Moment]

If a tree falls in the woods but nobody is there to hear it, does it still complain about being bullied?

Wow, you are quite the cocksucker aren't you

[#BROKEN Hasney]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">i swear i thought Dean said ''I love black guys'' <a href="https://t.co/T9fsSNJjLq">pic.twitter.com/T9fsSNJjLq</a></p>&mdash; MaffewBotchamaniaGuy (@Maffewgregg) <a href="https://twitter.com/Maffewgregg/status/854329872881156096">April 18, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[Bad News Gertner]

If a tree falls in the woods but nobody is there to hear it, does it still complain about being bullied?

No friggen kidding . What a little woman.

[Vastardikai]

If a tree falls in the woods but nobody is there to hear it, does it still complain about being bullied?

I hope you get coprophagia.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

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

[Volare]

ROFL!!!

[GD]

Damn, Punk! :rofl:

[Sixx]

I hope you get coprophagia.

is that really something you can get

some people just like to eat shit.

[Emperor Smeat]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">If you step out of line on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TalkingSmack?src=hash">#TalkingSmack</a>, you're going to have to answer to <a href="https://twitter.com/ReneeYoungWWE">@ReneeYoungWWE</a>. <a href="https://t.co/fnmeaM9SYd">pic.twitter.com/fnmeaM9SYd</a></p>&mdash; TDE Wrestling (@totaldivaseps) <a href="https://twitter.com/totaldivaseps/status/854530030042587136">April 19, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[Vastardikai]

is that really something you can get

some people just like to eat shit.

I don't know, but it seemed like a dressed up way to say "Eat a bag of shit."

[Sixx]

I don't know, but it seemed like a dressed up way to say "Eat a bag of shit."

that's true.

[Emperor Smeat]

Rumor going around the net is that Lucha Underground is very close to being dead as a promotion.

Netflix viewership is a lot lower than the company was expecting, Pro Wrestling Sheet implying the company itself is very close to collapsing, and Observer saying there is currently in-fighting going on with ownership.

[Volare]

Curse of Mysterio......







Kidding I have no clue.

[Volare]

And Bootymania coming to WWE....Maria vs Alexa. :drool:

[RP]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ikuhDs2xZfA/TfNjHZP8YKI/AAAAAAAAGVI/M41YbAYUY3s/s320/Jinder-Mahal_www.nowlix.com_naked_nude_wwe_smackdown.jpg

:lol:

[RP]

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[GD]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ikuhDs2xZfA/TfNjHZP8YKI/AAAAAAAAGVI/M41YbAYUY3s/s320/Jinder-Mahal_www.nowlix.com_naked_nude_wwe_smackdown.jpg

:lol:

I don't know why but...

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[GD]

So JBL had a commentary track for the original ECW One Night Stand

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[Volare]

It was an extra on the DVD!

[Bad News Gertner]

I love JBL so much.

[JimmyMess]

Apparently Vader collapsed at a Japanese event last night. Saw a post on instagram but nothing else in the news about it.

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Then vs Now. <a href="https://t.co/MVLeGKxNao">pic.twitter.com/MVLeGKxNao</a></p>&mdash; . (@FlippyShit) <a href="https://twitter.com/FlippyShit/status/854827520109236224">April 19, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[Cool King]

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[Rammsteinmad]

I've never understood the logic behind pushing wrestlers from certain ethnic backgrounds to appeal to that audience.

I mean, if you watch WWE, surely you watch it for the sake of guys like John Cena, Roman Reigns, AJ Styles etc... basically, you watch it because it's the WWE, not because of that one dude who's from the same country as you.

And in the case of Jinder Mahal... he's a heel. Are Indian people supposed to "get behind him" or something? He's a bad guy! If Indian people watch WWE, I'm sure they understand how it works. I can understand having someone like Mahal under contract, and perhaps playing up his Nationality when they're overseas, but just seems so illogical to have to do it on home soil to appeal to an audience, who are likely watching regardless of that one dude, anyway.

Ya'mean?

[GD]

I don't think Jinder Mahal is even close to the popularity that Khali enjoyed in India. To be honest, I am a bit intrigued by the formation of the Canadian Indian stable.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I've never understood the logic behind pushing wrestlers from certain ethnic backgrounds to appeal to that audience.

I mean, if you watch WWE, surely you watch it for the sake of guys like John Cena, Roman Reigns, AJ Styles etc... basically, you watch it because it's the WWE, not because of that one dude who's from the same country as you.

And in the case of Jinder Mahal... he's a heel. Are Indian people supposed to "get behind him" or something? He's a bad guy! If Indian people watch WWE, I'm sure they understand how it works. I can understand having someone like Mahal under contract, and perhaps playing up his Nationality when they're overseas, but just seems so illogical to have to do it on home soil to appeal to an audience, who are likely watching regardless of that one dude, anyway.

Ya'mean?

Khali videos are the most watched ever on WWE YouTube and people do enjoy seeing people close to them represented on the screen, not just in wrestling, but in other media too.

I just wish they signed Sonjay Duty instead and used him because then I wouldn't be taking a break from WWE.

[Lock Jaw]

I enjoyed Sanjay Dutt a lot "back in the day"..... enjoyed him as "The Guru" and before.....

For some reason liked him a lot less when he went with the bald look (although I guess I haven't seen too much)

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Is Braun Strowman just being built up to be fed to Roman Reigns at Payback? <a href="https://t.co/OTiCgldqjK">pic.twitter.com/OTiCgldqjK</a></p>&mdash; Still Real To Us (@stillreal2us) <a href="https://twitter.com/stillreal2us/status/855184263880298498">April 20, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[Emperor Smeat]

I've never understood the logic behind pushing wrestlers from certain ethnic backgrounds to appeal to that audience.

I mean, if you watch WWE, surely you watch it for the sake of guys like John Cena, Roman Reigns, AJ Styles etc... basically, you watch it because it's the WWE, not because of that one dude who's from the same country as you.

And in the case of Jinder Mahal... he's a heel. Are Indian people supposed to "get behind him" or something? He's a bad guy! If Indian people watch WWE, I'm sure they understand how it works. I can understand having someone like Mahal under contract, and perhaps playing up his Nationality when they're overseas, but just seems so illogical to have to do it on home soil to appeal to an audience, who are likely watching regardless of that one dude, anyway.

Ya'mean?

Doubt Mahal's push is meant to appease to the Indian market but it was the main reason for Great Khali's pushes because at the time the WWE just entered the Indian market and wanted to take advantage of it. End result was that market becoming their biggest in terms of fans.

Then again appeasing to certain ethnic groups is why the WWF got very popular in the pre-Hogan era and why Bruno Sammartino had lengthy championship reigns.

Sports is similar whenever someone big from an ethnic background breaks a barrier or becomes a huge star since it leads to more of those people becoming interested as both fans and potential future players.

[The CyNick]

I've never understood the logic behind pushing wrestlers from certain ethnic backgrounds to appeal to that audience.

I mean, if you watch WWE, surely you watch it for the sake of guys like John Cena, Roman Reigns, AJ Styles etc... basically, you watch it because it's the WWE, not because of that one dude who's from the same country as you.

And in the case of Jinder Mahal... he's a heel. Are Indian people supposed to "get behind him" or something? He's a bad guy! If Indian people watch WWE, I'm sure they understand how it works. I can understand having someone like Mahal under contract, and perhaps playing up his Nationality when they're overseas, but just seems so illogical to have to do it on home soil to appeal to an audience, who are likely watching regardless of that one dude, anyway.

Ya'mean?

Bret Hart was a bigger start outside of the US than in it. So he had a value in foreign markets, obviously especially Canada. The NBA got lots of traction in China from Yao Ming. It's perfectly reasonable to think markets that are not well represented would be more interested in the product of people who looked like them were featured. Well not many people in India are cut like Jinder, but you know what I mean.

[thekrow]

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/F-TjV6JLlkc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>

Some great "alright!" moments. A great landmark catchphrase...really hope to see The Pride of Philly saying "Alright!" in the big leagues one day! Good days, good days!

Enjoy!

[Sixx]

that's a catchphrase? next thing you know 'ugh' is gonna be a catchphrase.

[Vastardikai]

It's really weird that something popped up that Hasney, Meatball, Cynick, and I agree on.

[Emperor Smeat]

Recent issue of the Observer Newsletter put together how deep WWE's efforts to ridicule and bully Mauro were.

Highlights courtsey of r/SquaredCircle:
There was an issue early in Mauro's Smackdown arrival. Lawler, used to calling Jim Ross “J.R.,” started calling Ranallo “M.R.,” likely an inside rib since decades earlier, when Lawler and McMahon were growing up it was short for “mental retard.” Of course few would know that since the term went away probably by the 70s. But after a few weeks, it was dropped.

Ranallo, being different, made him the butt of jokes. He was tabbed as weird and the production room was filled with a lot of people who were emotionally still in high school. There would be the jibes about appearance and such, and it was far more than just Layfield.

McMahon was said to be frustrated at Ranallo for his announcing style and adding Tom Phillips to the Smackdown announce team as the fourth member was the first public sign of it.

The “Bring It To The Table,” episode on the WWE Network that was the straw that broke the camel’s back. It was noted to us that the subject matter of burying Ranallo was part of that episode and not Layfield going off on his own, and discussed ahead of time as to what should and shouldn’t be said.


In regards to Vince stuff, this supposedly is the reason behind it:
Mauro was told at the time they brought him in that they wanted him to be himself, because they wanted Smackdown to have a different feel from Raw and come across more like a sport. Of course, there was the usual stuff of banned words and phrases. For a few months, everything seemed fine, until Vince McMahon wanted him to be more like Michael Cole, essentially the exact opposite thing he was hired to be.
Considering the stuff with JBL didn't really start to escalate till a few months ago, very likely this is when Vince started to use JBL as his mouthpiece to ridicule Mauro on-air.

[Droford]

I bought my house of Hardcore ticket online and I got a confirmation email of payment to Thomas Laughlin..took me a minute to figure out who that was lol.

Super pumped for the show even though I didn't splurge for the $100 meet and greet deal..

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

I bought my house of Hardcore ticket online and I got a confirmation email of payment to Thomas Laughlin..took me a minute to figure out who that was lol.

Super pumped for the show even though I didn't splurge for the $100 meet and greet deal..

It's pretty cool that Dreamer does all of the business for the show.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

https://streamable.com/qrfen

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Recent issue of the Observer Newsletter put together how deep WWE's efforts to ridicule and bully Mauro were.

Highlights courtsey of r/SquaredCircle:


In regards to Vince stuff, this supposedly is the reason behind it:

Considering the stuff with JBL didn't really start to escalate till a few months ago, very likely this is when Vince started to use JBL as his mouthpiece to ridicule Mauro on-air.

It all makes sense that Vince wants everyone to be Michael Cole because Cole commentates similarly to how Vince did, aka, pretty terribly (though at least Vince was still entertaining)

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Probably only the Brits will know how weird this is, but...

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/Tyler_Bate">@Tyler_Bate</a> good luck defending the <a href="https://twitter.com/WWEUK">@WWEUK</a> Championship on NXT. If you &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/trentseven">@trentseven</a> ever need a partner, we know a guy <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MoustacheMountain?src=hash">#MoustacheMountain</a> <a href="https://t.co/KrwQ7fEPER">pic.twitter.com/KrwQ7fEPER</a></p>&mdash; Gocompare.com (@Gocompare) <a href="https://twitter.com/Gocompare/status/855369595376603136">April 21, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[Shadrick]

Bret Hart was a bigger start outside of the US than in it. So he had a value in foreign markets, obviously especially Canada. The NBA got lots of traction in China from Yao Ming. It's perfectly reasonable to think markets that are not well represented would be more interested in the product of people who looked like them were featured. Well not many people in India are cut like Jinder, but you know what I mean.

The one and only time I'll ever agree with you.

[Ultra Mantis]

Probably only the Brits will know how weird this is, but...

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/Tyler_Bate">@Tyler_Bate</a> good luck defending the <a href="https://twitter.com/WWEUK">@WWEUK</a> Championship on NXT. If you &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/trentseven">@trentseven</a> ever need a partner, we know a guy <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MoustacheMountain?src=hash">#MoustacheMountain</a> <a href="https://t.co/KrwQ7fEPER">pic.twitter.com/KrwQ7fEPER</a></p>&mdash; Gocompare.com (@Gocompare) <a href="https://twitter.com/Gocompare/status/855369595376603136">April 21, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Not sure about Pete Dunne's new gimmick there.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Not sure about Pete Dunne's new gimmick there.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/Gocompare">@Gocompare</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/goad316">@goad316</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ThisIs_Progress">@ThisIs_Progress</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Tyler_Bate">@Tyler_Bate</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/WWEUK">@WWEUK</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/trentseven">@trentseven</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/OBEYBrookes">@OBEYBrookes</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/KidLykos">@KidLykos</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PeteDunneYxB">@PeteDunneYxB</a> We're throwing this guy in as a contender. He's got brawling experience <a href="https://t.co/7jZGVmAM5K">pic.twitter.com/7jZGVmAM5K</a></p>&mdash; GAME.co.uk (@GAMEdigital) <a href="https://twitter.com/GAMEdigital/status/855378681589624832">April 21, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Weird time we're living in when UK wrestling is big enough for brands along with Matt Hardy