"100,001" Replies (Wrestling Forum)

[Anybody Thrilla]

If Cena is still on the show, then its later in the year when Smackdown starts to nose dive in quality. Also within a year or two later where all of WWE starts to get really terrible.

They managed to rebound very well from the Smackdown Six era but once Cena moves to RAW, WWE starts to really neglect Smackdown over time.

I just think that it's really cool that we can go back and watch it any time we want. The Network truly is the dopest shit a wrestling fan could ever hope for.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

except for the music issues which are lame

[Anybody Thrilla]

So the fuck what?

[Anybody Thrilla]

Most of the music is intact.

[Anybody Thrilla]

I'm watching another Smackdown. I'm kinda into this. Why the fuck would Big Show need a "special friend"?

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Currently watching a strange collection of Christmas matches hosted by Mick and Noelle. Not enough Noelle in it.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Rey Mysterio and the 619 cam. Teaming with Rob Van Dam. I hardly remember any of this.

[Fignuts]

I don't think I've ever had a quicker turn around on anyone, like I have on The Usos. No one bored me more than the Usos when they were faces. They killed my hype for the show dead whenever they came out.

When they turned heel they showed soooooooooo much more personality and charisma, and their theme was 100 times better. And I feel like being able to show more character has motivated them in the ring, because almost all of their matches since turning have been LIT.

Hope they never turn them full face again, because that could mean the return of boring focus group tested face Usos. Keep them the tweeners they are now at most.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Currently watching a strange collection of Christmas matches hosted by Mick and Noelle. Not enough Noelle in it.

Has there ever been a good "Christmas match"?

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Currently watching Randy Orton \_o__/ facing David Otunga in a Miracle on 34th Street Fight. It's during Michael Cole is a heel announcer. :y:

[GD]

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[Anybody Thrilla]

Seems like Eddie will be turning on Rey soon.

[Emperor Smeat]

I just think that it's really cool that we can go back and watch it any time we want. The Network truly is the dopest shit a wrestling fan could ever hope for.

Yeup. Netflix being really successful with their streaming model gave the push needed for WWE and other wrestling companies to open up their libraries a lot more than before.

Before the Network, WWE had their 24/7 service but was way smaller in scope and content.

[Fignuts]

Jinder Mahal is basically WWE 2k games.

Absolutely incredible presentation, but the mechanics are stale and broken.

[Evil Vito]

SmackDown was the shit in the mid-2000s

[Anybody Thrilla]

Currently watching Randy Orton \_o__/ facing David Otunga in a Miracle on 34th Street Fight. It's during Michael Cole is a heel announcer. :y:

I definitely remember that match. Otunga got beat the fuck up.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

OMG HUNICO!

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

THE GREAT WHITE...SHEAMUS...what were they thinking.

[Anybody Thrilla]

I don't think I've ever had a quicker turn around on anyone, like I have on The Usos. No one bored me more than the Usos when they were faces. They killed my hype for the show dead whenever they came out.

When they turned heel they showed soooooooooo much more personality and charisma, and their theme was 100 times better. And I feel like being able to show more character has motivated them in the ring, because almost all of their matches since turning have been LIT.

Hope they never turn them full face again, because that could mean the return of boring focus group tested face Usos. Keep them the tweeners they are now at most.

QFT

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Tyler Reks also in this Christmas Wish Battle Royal. Winner gets to ask Santa for something. I bet Hunico wins and asks to be Sin Cara.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Well that's a helluva concept.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Did Smackdown always start off with hot matches in this era? Way better than the promo stuff.

[Anybody Thrilla]

And how do I not remember Eddie Guerrero teaming with Booker T?

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

I've always been high on the Usos as a team. They had so many matches of the PPV this year. They also pretty much stole the show at Money in the Bank when it was in Boston against the Wyatt Family and now the new Bludgeon Brothers. Also that Triple Threat Ladder match with the New Day and the Lucha Dragons in TLC when it was in Boston.

Always were solid in the ring but now they are mean and showing more charisma.

[#1-norm-fan]

Rey Mysterio and the 619 cam. Teaming with Rob Van Dam. I hardly remember any of this.

I remember they had a double leg drop tag team move called "420". RVD told Vince it was just a reference to the amount of legs between the two of them (4) and their combined shoe size (20). Apparently Vince bought it.

Also, Michael Cole would have to explain what "420" meant every... single... match.

[Anybody Thrilla]

To quote Sophie, "The Usos and The Bludgeon Brothers have a fantastic chemistry in the ring. It really adds a lot to their matches."

[Anybody Thrilla]

Holy shit, Roderick Strong doing the Kurt Angle Invitational.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Jinder Mahal is basically WWE 2k games.

Absolutely incredible presentation, but the mechanics are stale and broken.

Incredible presentation? What with commentary that constantly says the wrong lines, mis-timed entrance cues and a clear split in the quality of models when it comes to legends, I don't think so.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

I can't believe they kept the lookatthisguyheallbusiness line that Lawler always said. This time Cole says it.

[Lock Jaw]

You're insane. Look no further than One Night Stand v. Cena to know that he's CAPABLE of it.

One of the darkest nights in the history of our sport.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

One of the darkest nights in the history of our sport.

I know the lighting isn't great in the Hammerstein, but that's over the top.

[Fignuts]

Incredible presentation? What with commentary that constantly says the wrong lines, mis-timed entrance cues and a clear split in the quality of models when it comes to legends, I don't think so.

Yeah, say what you will, but the level of detail they go into with the arenas and replicating the actual show's presentation is commendable.

You know me. I'm a fire pro guy. Wouldn't say anything nice about the wwe games unless it was deserved.

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I got a small package <a href="https://t.co/UrJyq5gU5F">https://t.co/UrJyq5gU5F</a></p>&mdash; Zack Ryder (@ZackRyder) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZackRyder/status/944994237187211265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 24, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[Emperor Smeat]

Rumor going around the net hints Reigns' upcoming Universal title reign is going to be a really long one. Supposedly Vince wants Reigns to have a longer title reign than Lesnar in order to break the record for the belt.

Only problem is the rumor is associated with the Observer but those who listened to recent Observer Radio shows mentioned Meltzer never actually said that was the plans.

Could still end up happening considering when Cena had his coronation WWE title reign, it lasted 280 days and matched the previous champion's reign. If WWE does the same with Reigns, his upcoming reign is going to last a lot longer.

[Lock Jaw]

That will be sure to get fans to like him

[Fignuts]

Thank fuck for NJPW and Lucha Underground.

[DaveWadding]

Thank fuck for NJPW and Lucha Underground.

QFT.

[owenbrown]

Yeah I am really sure 80,000 in New Orleans want Roman Reigns to walk out of WM as champion. He will be booed out of the building worse than last year.

[owenbrown]

There might actually be a riot in the Superdome.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Nobody cares that much retard.

[Bad News Gertner]

Fight! Owen Fight!

[Shisen Kopf]

Nobody cares that much retard.

Thats not very nice. You better apologize

[Tom Guycott]

I'm watching another Smackdown. I'm kinda into this. Why the fuck would Big Show need a "special friend"?

To put out one of many plot devices that have no payoff over time because they couldn't be assed to come up with one. They'll bring it up on some future anniversary show as a throwaway joke like Mae Young's grown up hand.

[Tom Guycott]

And Merry Christmas to you all. I'm sure there is going to be some sort of "offical" thread here or in casual or somesuch, but I'm jumping the gun. Hahaha! Take it, bitches! Take my yuletide greetings!!!

[Cool King]

Rumor going around the net hints Reigns' upcoming Universal title reign is going to be a really long one. Supposedly Vince wants Reigns to have a longer title reign than Lesnar in order to break the record for the belt.

Only problem is the rumor is associated with the Observer but those who listened to recent Observer Radio shows mentioned Meltzer never actually said that was the plans.

Could still end up happening considering when Cena had his coronation WWE title reign, it lasted 280 days and matched the previous champion's reign. If WWE does the same with Reigns, his upcoming reign is going to last a lot longer.

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[Lock Jaw]

They should insert Braun into the main event and he destroys Brock and Reigns and it becomes his "coronation" moment.

Hard for Roman to have a "coronation" moment when he has already had a few.

[Emperor Smeat]

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[GD]

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[owenbrown]

zeO4C8e4pjw

[Black Widow]

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One is actually good for something after all.

[Bad News Gertner]

Who on Earth is that

[Emperor Smeat]

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[Black Widow]

Who on Earth is thatSasha

[Mr. Nerfect]

That's probably the best I've ever seen Sasha look.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Kind of think the WWE should have Brock beat Reigns at WrestleMania. Brock's going to be the babyface anyway, and you want to end on a high note. Throws the rest of the year into shade too, because fans think they are so smart.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

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owww my quad

[Emperor Smeat]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">In discussion with my wife about the possibilities of catching mini basketballs with her butt cheeks, I decided to educate her on the fine wrestling tradition of Tommy Ball. And it’s all time champ <a href="https://twitter.com/EdgeRatedR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EdgeRatedR</a> .. she’s not as appalled as I would’ve thought😂.. <a href="https://twitter.com/THETOMMYDREAMER?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@THETOMMYDREAMER</a></p>&mdash; Dave Bautista (@DaveBautista) <a href="https://twitter.com/DaveBautista/status/945487932013662208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 26, 2017</a></blockquote>
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From an episode of Edge & Christian's podcast show with Hornswoggle as the guest talking about this Tommy Ball game:
They talk about a game they use to play on the road called Tommy Ball. The premise of the game was that you stood on the opposite side of the room from Tommy Dreamer and threw a tennis ball at his balls. Hornswoggle says that everyone would line up to take a throw and nobody was better at it than Kane

[Emperor Smeat]

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<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/248494712">Botchamania 358</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/user53623106">maffew gregg</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>

One of the best ever ending skits I've seen from these videos.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Ive got Chavo in the 2018 deadpool

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DR9vEKnWAAA2EJV.jpg

[Sixx]

RIP Chavo

[Sixx]

Deserves a powerbomb onto the concrete.

[Sixx]

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<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/248494712">Botchamania 358</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/user53623106">maffew gregg</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>

One of the best ever ending skits I've seen from these videos.

That rope walk one was fantastic. Too bad Undertaker never botched his stupid Old School this way.

[Gerard]

Ive got Chavo in the 2018 deadpool

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Surprised Norton never made it to wwe, seeemed to be the kind of big guy Vince regularly jacks off to.

[mike adamle]

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<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/248494712">Botchamania 358</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/user53623106">maffew gregg</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>

One of the best ever ending skits I've seen from these videos.

:roll:

[Anybody Thrilla]

Shut up, Chavo.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

lol I would hate working with Norton, too.

[Destor]

The junior jobbers def hated working with him lol

[Vastardikai]

I used to hate watching him at the time. Looking back, I never realized how great he was. He was a better version of Goldberg. If he was given that push, he would still be loved.

[Heisenberg]

Chavo deleted the tweet, is this a subplot for WK12 Battle Royal?

[Big Vic]

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There is a less worked episode with Lita and Edge, only part 2 is online though.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

The junior jobbers def hated working with him lol

Haha can you blame them?

[Emperor Smeat]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Daniel Bryan and Sami Zayn were having a great time, until Randy Orton hit Sami with an RKO Outta Nowhere. <a href="https://t.co/SK8gvZx0hO">pic.twitter.com/SK8gvZx0hO</a></p>&mdash; Italo Santana (@BulletClubItal) <a href="https://twitter.com/BulletClubItal/status/945903663981219842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 27, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[Droford]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hogan went heel in 96 and formed the nWo which was a good year ahead of the Attitude era in the WWF. The attitude era was WWFs way of combating WCWs gain in ratings from the initial nWo run in 96/97.</p>&mdash; Matthew (@droford) <a href="https://twitter.com/droford/status/946176082801291264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 28, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Astute. And a fact. <a href="https://t.co/2n8DQyL8cR">https://t.co/2n8DQyL8cR</a></p>&mdash; Eric Bischoff (@EBischoff) <a href="https://twitter.com/EBischoff/status/946186558176051200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 28, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Made my day

[Savio]

Does he follow you?

[Droford]

No but he was tagged in the conversation for some reason

[Droford]

I want to print that tweet out and frame it lol

[Emperor Smeat]

Observer's Dave Meltzer teasing WWE is currently considering several major matchup ideas for Cena for next year's Mania.

Current rumor going around is Cena-Styles for the WWE title with Cena winning the Rumble but Meltzer thinks its more likely its going to involve someone not on the active roster instead. Basis for the Styles rumor involves betting sites currently have Cena as the favorite for the Rumble.

A match that would be bigger than a WWE title match against Styles would seem to indicate that Cena’s opponent will be a non-regular wrestler or a surprise wrestler. Meltzer says that the only names he can think of are The Undertaker, Batista, Goldberg or Hulk Hogan, with Hogan seeming the least likely out of those due to his age, back problems, and the other issues
http://www.tpww.net/2017/12/rumor-john-cena-set-for-big-match-at-wrestlemania/

[Rammsteinmad]

I can't wait to see the WWE champion play second fiddle to an aging legend who can barely put a compelling match together for more than two minutes.

[Rammsteinmad]

The last few Wrestlemania's have been fairly diabolical. Wish WWE would stop trying to push dream matches that usually end up being mostly average affairs and focus on making the rest of the show watchable.

[Jordan]

I don't think that The Undertaker is going to get an "emotional" send off for the second year in a row. If that is the plan, bad fucking plan jack.

[Jordan]

I guess it could be Shane McMahon vs Daniel Bryan's champion John Cena

[A.J.K]

Got a gut feeling Cena might be putting over a certain someone Brother!

[A.J.K]

I just Want to see Hogan Hulk up,big boot, leg drop combo,one last time.

[Rammsteinmad]

Not sure if this has been posted, but holy fuck! Apart from the quick plug at the end, the intensisty here makes this comes across as really legit. Jericho saying he'll "kick the shit out of Omega" and calling someone a "fuck face" makes gives this so much realism and intrigue, than the usual WWE poop jokes or what have you.

I'm not really a follower of Japanese wrestling, other than being familiar with the big names, but I'm really excited for this match.

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[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Natalya leading the Smackdown women against The Riott Squad, two weeks after giving a speech about turning her back on Smackdown. <a href="https://t.co/3tGOt92EBo">pic.twitter.com/3tGOt92EBo</a></p>&mdash; MaffewBotchamaniaGuy (@Maffewgregg) <a href="https://twitter.com/Maffewgregg/status/946435225550192640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 28, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ready for 2017 to be OVER? Get your <a href="https://twitter.com/FinnBalor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FinnBalor</a> New Year’s Eve party kit and watch the ball drop with a guy we’ve dropped the ball on repeatedly. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Merch?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Merch</a></p>&mdash; WWE Creative Humor (@WWECreative_ish) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWECreative_ish/status/946439600100298752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 28, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[slik]

I want to print that tweet out and frame it lol


Eric Bischoff is #DrofordStrong

I #Drolieve

[Gerard]

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[Emperor Smeat]

Someone at RestERA's Wrestling thread managed to compile the weekly ratings/viewership for RAW this year and overall decline ended up being a little over 5%.

Only reason it wasn't worse was due to the surprise increases during the NFL season which WWE couldn't maintain after a while.

In regards to this year's Road to Mania, only 1 week did better than 2016's Road.

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[Mr. Nerfect]

I've got a feeling that Styles may not be the WWE Champion heading into WrestleMania. Just saying.

[Rammsteinmad]

Can someone remind me why WWE bothered to sign Mike Kanellis?

[GD]

Wondering if Finn is mindful of his package showing?

[GD]

Can someone remind me why WWE bothered to sign Mike Kanellis?

The lad is rehabbing and his wife is pregnant. Give him some time.

[Rammsteinmad]

Oh ok didn't know that. Looked up on wikipedia but didn't see anything about that.

[Rammsteinmad]

For the record, I don't really care about him as I'm not familiar with any of his work. Just thought it seemed typical WWE to promote someone with vignettes and then have him do fuck all.

[Lock Jaw]

Can someone remind me why WWE bothered to sign Mike Kanellis?

They think his wife is hot. (And she is)

[Vastardikai]

Can someone remind me why WWE bothered to sign Mike Kanellis?

If she weren't pregnant, I would have her lead Curt Hawkins to the ring. No one would notice that it isn't Mike.

[Evil Vito]

Not saying it's ethically right, but Mike Kanellis probably has some residual heat on account of the fact that he knocked up the star of their act. Granted if you're going to get heat, having sex with your hot wife is the best possible way to do it. But still.

As it is he's not likely to be seen much in 2018 either. Maria's not due til mid 2018, she will need time for baby bonding, then she'd have to drop whatever baby weight she's accumulated to get herself back on TV.

But yeah, Mike's useless as a character without Maria. He's basically her proxy to wrestle men.

[Simple Fan]

Mike would be great with Owens and Zayn I think.

[Danny Electric]

I've said it before ever but the obvious thing will be to send him to NXT after rehab. At least there the shows are filmed in advance and at the same place so he would have more time with his wife and kid when born.

Then when the time is right you bring him back up to the main roster when Maria is ready and people wouldn't even remember him from before.

[mike adamle]

How come there's been no talk of the latest Paige leaked sextapes? Very disappointing

[Sixx]

How come there's been no talk of the latest Paige leaked sextapes? Very disappointing

link

[Sixx]

Oh, wait. I've seen it already.

[Sixx]

Girl's a giver.

[Destor]

with who

[Sixx]

Brad Maddox and Xavier Woods

Brad Maddox films her fucking Woods, too.

At least that's who I've been told these guys are.

[mike adamle]

there's a 30 minute vid out with like 15 minutes of new material along with the older ones already leaked

[Sixx]

Just google "Paige sex tape", it's on xvideos.com.

[Danny Electric]

Doink the Clown

[mike adamle]

or wwe paige on pornhub

[Danny Electric]

Wouldn't it put it past them staging an injury on Paige the other night to give her some time off till this all blows over again.

[Triple A]

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[#BROKEN Hasney]

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It's Jack Gallagher

[Anybody Thrilla]

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It's Jack Gallagher

Whoa, that's crazy.

Unrelated, just watched a Hugh Morrus v. Glacier match from 1999. What the hell is life?

[Anybody Thrilla]

Holy shit, young Charlotte on Nitro in 1999 with Ric, David, Reid, and Arn.

[Anybody Thrilla]

...and Mongo.

[Danny Electric]

Jack Toxic for Cruiserweight Champ

[Emperor Smeat]

Apparently WWE pulled a contract deal from one of the talents from the Mae Young Classic. They had a deal in place with Jazzy Gabert and freaked out when they got the results of her medical test.

Maroon found that she had something wrong with her neck and scheduled an MRI, which revealed that she had three herniated discs in her neck. Gabert also said that the bones were "all over the place."

"Of course they sent the results to the WWE doctor," Gabert said. "And then the WWE doctor contacted me and they said to me, 'We're really sorry Jazz, but we cannot give you our clearance and you are disqualified and you cannot work for WWE.'"

https://www.f4wonline.com/wwe-news/jazzy-gabert-says-neck-injury-disqualified-her-working-wwe-248906

[Fignuts]

That suuuuuuuuuuucks

Really wanted to see Jazzy get signed.

[Mr. Nerfect]

That sucks for her, and I felt like she had "something." Great presence behind her, and I wanted to see her in a Nia Jax role (not making out with Enzo).

[Mr. Nerfect]

It's been a while since I've seen it, but it always jars me when Roman Reigns makes his entrance. He's got all these different slogans and logos that pop up, and it looked like some kid made it. The aesthetic is all disjointed and it's just crammed in there. He's got like a "Roman Reigns" logo on the screen, then the "RR" off the side, then some lightning bolts from his fist thing, then he's probably got the actual fist, then he's got "BELIEVE THAT" written down the bottom. He's probably added something about being "The Big Dog" and a Shield thing. It's like "Pick a fucking aesthetic."

[#1-norm-fan]

I was watching an old Mid South episode last night. The Bladerunners (Sting and The Warrior) were wrestling and for some reason while Warrior is beating on some jobber, the commentator, in a completely serious manner, says something along the lines of "He's got a lot of aggression. It could be a steroid effect."

I know times have changed over 30 years. That was bizarre though.

[Fignuts]

First Io Shirai, now Jazzy. Fuck's sake.

Ah well. Probably would have been shit on the main roster anyway.

[Tom Guycott]

Eh... they could always use more bodies to trot out for lumberjill matches and the 8 vs 8 tags they are slowly transitioning back to.

[Tom Guycott]

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:roll:

Wonder if CFO$ will find a way to screw it up with a remix...

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Wonder if the company realizes this is better than their current intro and they should immediately change.

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[GD]

Quality intro. Reminds me of this.

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[Bad News Gertner]

I was watching an old Mid South episode last night. The Bladerunners (Sting and The Warrior) were wrestling and for some reason while Warrior is beating on some jobber, the commentator, in a completely serious manner, says something along the lines of "He's got a lot of aggression. It could be a steroid effect."

I know times have changed over 30 years. That was bizarre though.

Hercules was cutting promos on Mid South while flexing saying "that's 500cc of Dianabol right there"

[Juan]

Lol wow

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

not big on Across the Nation...not a bad song but not a great song for RAW. Liked the original theme and the classic RAW IS WAR intro.

[Droford]

MAXWELL JACOB FRIEDMAN

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[Jordan]

At least there is a profession for personalities like that to bank off of. How fucking annoying pro wrestlers can be.

[Gerard]

Quality intro. Reminds me of this.

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That thumbnail is probably Owen's face when he steps on the scales after a week of "dieting". :shifty:

[Shadrick]

That thumbnail is probably Owen's face when he steps on the scales after a week of "dieting". :shifty:

so clever.

[Emperor Smeat]

https://78.media.tumblr.com/fd7502db5f03be7fea977ebfca92c8e9/tumblr_oxpdskm1Ou1s05wxzo1_400.gif

[Fignuts]

Still not as cool as the insane elbow. But it's ok I guess.

Weird that they would let two people have an elbow drop finisher.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Dutch Mantel has a new podcast. I can't wait to hear this, haha.

[DaveWadding]

Still not as cool as the insane elbow. But it's ok I guess.

Weird that they would let two people have an elbow drop finisher.

The Double Jump Purple Ran Elbow

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Dutch Mantel has a new podcast. I can't wait to hear this, haha.

hahaha hope he can last longer than Hacksaw, tough guy! Hooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[Mr. Nerfect]

I recommend Dutch's podcast. It wasn't outstanding -- the stories had been mostly told before, but I can listen to Dutch talk forever. He wasn't happy with Swagger when he got busted for the DUI.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

WEED THE PEOPLE!

[Bad News Gertner]

I'm gonna have to listen to it. I have a spot in my rotation now that I stopped listening to 6:05 Superpodcast and the Heaven's Gate Podcast finished up. The stupid marathon Between the Sheets take forever to listen to (between 4-7 hours a show, every Monday).

[Anybody Thrilla]

I'm watching the Nitro from the day Schiavone spoiled the Mankind title win. Perversely entertaining.

[Anybody Thrilla]

There were like a thousand matches on this show.

[Emperor Smeat]

I'm watching the Nitro from the day Schiavone spoiled the Mankind title win. Perversely entertaining.

The ironic thing about that moment was them spoiling RAW's main event didn't really effect Nitro's viewership in the end. It gave a huge boost to WWF's numbers but Nitro got all those viewers back for their own main event.

If Nitro does anything beside the Fingerpoke of Doom, its very likely WWF's pivotal moment happens a lot later. Instead it happened that night because people were sick of Hogan and the nWo hogging the spotlight again in WCW.

[Anybody Thrilla]

I believe it. This is a watchable show for sure. The stuff with Goldberg getting arrested was way funnier than it had any business being. They had a lot of good talent on their roster, too.

[Emperor Smeat]

If I remember correctly from the Death of WCW book, only reason the Fingerpoke of Doom happened was due to some agreement WCW had with Hogan in order for him to drop the title to Goldberg.

WCW promised him both the title and getting his "win" back when he returned from a his break but since Goldberg wasn't the champion anymore, Hogan was only able to get the title back. Think Hogan might have also pushed for him to be the one to break Goldberg's streak but that wasn't possible either by the time he returned.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Apparently WWE pulled a contract deal from one of the talents from the Mae Young Classic. They had a deal in place with Jazzy Gabert and freaked out when they got the results of her medical test.



https://www.f4wonline.com/wwe-news/jazzy-gabert-says-neck-injury-disqualified-her-working-wwe-248906

That stinks. She's on Edge and Christian's latest podcast.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Pretty sad that they didn't do that sort of psychical before the tournament. She shouldn't have competed at all. Probably why they freaked the hell out. Hope they can reach a deal to fix her up and sign her in the future.

[Fignuts]

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ahahahaha

"one more matchka"

[GD]

Remember that iconic moment when Flair hugs Vince and Vince does that wide-eyed, mouth open ear pull? Turns out that it was a cue for Bruce and Kevin Dunn to hit Stone Cold's music!


Vince had told Bruce originally that he was going to pull his ear as a cue to hit the music, but apparently it was never fast enough for Vince's liking (Bruce explains that it takes a little time to "hit the music" once you get the cue since you're giving direction to the truck, so it's a chain), so Vince decided to exaggerate the tug, which only made Bruce and Kevin lose it in the back and not hit the music any faster than Vince had intended.

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[Danny Electric]

Just reading on a Bleacher Report article that Rhymo turned on Slater some point this year but then they just got back together , when the hell did this happen.

[GD]

"If you smelllll...you're fired!"

[XL]

Just reading on a Bleacher Report article that Rhymo turned on Slater some point this year but then they just got back together , when the hell did this happen.

I remember this. Must have been December 2016 though.

[#1-norm-fan]

lol I remember it being done in dramatic fashion on one of the Talking Smacks that I watched where Rhino walked out on Slater. Then a few weeks later, I saw they were teaming together like nothing happened. WWE continuity.

I don't assume that teams are broken up nowadays until they physically beat each other up and one of them wishes the other died in the womb...

[#1-norm-fan]

Wait, they've ignored THAT before as well!? The fuck!?!

[XL]

C’mon now, we’ve all wished someone died in the womb on national television in the heat of the moment.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

lol I remember it being done in dramatic fashion on one of the Talking Smacks that I watched where Rhino walked out on Slater. Then a few weeks later, I saw they were teaming together like nothing happened. WWE continuity.

I don't assume that teams are broken up nowadays until they physically beat each other up and one of them wishes the other died in the womb...

Werebt they shortly back together after that?

[Emperor Smeat]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/KaneWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KaneWWE</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/IAmEliasWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@IAmEliasWWE</a> singing together at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWEAlbany?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWEAlbany</a>. �������������������� <a href="https://t.co/3EZjM3X9hF">pic.twitter.com/3EZjM3X9hF</a></p>&mdash; Mike Tiscione (@mjtiscione) <a href="https://twitter.com/mjtiscione/status/946919152463294464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 30, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[Tom Guycott]

Still not as cool as the insane elbow. But it's ok I guess.

Weird that they would let two people have an elbow drop finisher.

It won't matter until simultaneous main roster run. Like Samoa Joe and Asuka.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

https://78.media.tumblr.com/fd7502db5f03be7fea977ebfca92c8e9/tumblr_oxpdskm1Ou1s05wxzo1_400.gif

Impressive but pointless.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Impressive but pointless.

Probably the definition of professional wrestling as a whole.

[#1-norm-fan]

Also, it's not pointless. He's jumping onto the top rope and bouncing off to get more height.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Also, it's not pointless. He's jumping onto the top rope and bouncing off to get more height.

Was gonna say.....

[Bad News Gertner]

Dude is gonna be crippled in 10 years doing that elbow. Fucking beauty of an elbow drop though.

[Fignuts]

Well, I mean as long as I'm entertained, who fucking cares?

[Gerard]

Dude is gonna be crippled in 10 years doing that elbow. Fucking beauty of an elbow drop though.

More than likely, i remember late in savage's career he started making 1 foot hit the mat before dropping onto the opponent to lessen the hit on himself.

[Bad News Gertner]

Savage got in shit in WCW 1999 for shoot elbow dropping people because his hip was messed up lol. Broke Charles Robinson's ribs.

[Bad News Gertner]

Dutch Mantell podcast is pretty good. Going to have to move it into the rotation.

[Bad News Gertner]

Happy New Year everyone!

t2YHGR6FEWI

[Cool King]

https://i.imgur.com/Cxge01S.gif

[A.J.K]

There was this moron who argued with me about the AWA. He was trying to tell me that WWE used to be known as the AWA.

I thought to myself , what the hell are you drinking and where can i buy some of that.

[Bad News Gertner]

Was his name Greg Gagne

[Volare]

HA!!

[A.J.K]

tuned in the WWE network to see McMahon on the Stone Cold podcast. Very interesting and entertaining.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Dutch Mantell podcast is pretty good. Going to have to move it into the rotation.

Good stuff, and I like Matt Farmer, but the audio quality is terrible, haha. That doesn't matter to me, but some people get bothered by that sort of thing.

[Emperor Smeat]

https://i.giphy.com/media/3o751VOW7aEa0CAQLe/giphy.gif

[Mr. Nerfect]

If you pause it at the right time, you can actually see the moment where the WWE tears up her developmental offer.

[Gerard]

That was quite the clonk .

[Bad News Gertner]

Good stuff, and I like Matt Farmer, but the audio quality is terrible, haha. That doesn't matter to me, but some people get bothered by that sort of thing.

Farmer REALLY knows his stuff. He posts at kayfabememories.com where I frequent. As long as he doesn't eat on the air like Flair did I'm ok

[Fignuts]

If you pause it at the right time, you can actually see the moment where the WWE tears up her developmental offer.

Still gutted.

She's so good.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Farmer REALLY knows his stuff. He posts at kayfabememories.com where I frequent. As long as he doesn't eat on the air like Flair did I'm ok

Farmer's cool. He really needs to mute when Dutch is talking though. He literally drinks and yawns through the whole thing, hahaha. But he's got a great knowledge, although he flubs sometimes. Not because he doesn't know it, but he just out-steps himself sometimes.

[Fignuts]

You guys watch any fan wrestling channels on youtube?

Can't stand most of them.

Steve and Larson is cool. Usually put them on before bed. Let their dulcet tones, put me to sleep. Just two chill dudes having fun, talking about wrestling. Even stuff they don't like, is fun to hear them talk about. A lot of other channels just come off really whiney and annoying.

[Fignuts]

Jason Jordan is such a god damn natural in the ring. Having great matches with everyone.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">oh fuck, wrestlers watching TV backstage 2018 has already peaked<br><br>watching at angle<br>huddled together<br>stood up<br>smiling because happy<br>massive flag in background<br>very natural <a href="https://t.co/uvD7IFFgNm">pic.twitter.com/uvD7IFFgNm</a></p>&mdash; MaffewBotchamaniaGuy (@Maffewgregg) <a href="https://twitter.com/Maffewgregg/status/948531482842279936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 3, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[#BROKEN Hasney]

http://www.istodayrusevday.com/

[Evil Vito]

Maria Kanellis posted a blog post about her recent photo leak.

I have never thought about not being me. I have never been afraid to show off my body. I have never been scared of being sexy. And I don't want my son or daughter to be afraid of their body. I want my children to be confident. In a world so full of hate and unknown, Mike and I do not want our children to feel like love is a foreign concept. I have been asked on numerous occasions about Playboy, my leaked photos, and about being sexy. My answers may surprise you and hopefully give you some insight into what it means to me to be able to be sexy and still be a great mother.

What will you tell your child about being in Playboy? I will tell them that mommy bought a house by capitalizing on a huge opportunity. I will tell them that mommy believes that the human body should be celebrated not shammed. I will tell them that Playboy is an iconic magazine and the decision to pose was something I discussed with my family and friends before making a well informed choice. I don't believe sex is the enemy I think ignorance is. If my children, are well informed about the meaning and value of a person's virtue, I think that is the best a parent can do.

Leaked Photos.... So, I guess I probably should make a statement about this at some point. Haha... I guess first you should know, every photo that I have seen leaked was something for my husband of over three years, who I have been with for 6 and a half. They were sent to or taken by Mike. So, you aren't seeing anything salacious or forbidden. You are seeing our personal photos. It doesn't bother me that I'm naked. I have been naked. Boobs, butt, etc... everyone has them. If my children asks about those photos, I will say mommy and daddy have a healthy relationship. We love each other. Daddy thinks Mommy is sexy. AND, there is nothing wrong with that. The problem is the intrusion of privacy. The sad, sad humans that can not make a happy, healthy life of their own. I would tell my child to feel sorry for the people that do not have enough love of their own and have to steal it from others. Mommy and daddy, pity the people that have enough time on their hands to fish through our photos but no time to make a life of their own. To those people, I say get some help, try online dating, and stop breaking the law.

I'm too sexy for small mindedness. Sex. Woah. How could you? NO, I can and I will never be afraid of it. Being sexy doesn't end for pregnant people, married people, curvy people, skinny people, any people... Sex is beautiful. It creates life and draws humans together. War, is ever present on TV, in movies, and on video games and no one blinks an eye but you see a little boob and OMG!! Mark 10:6-9 "But from the beginning of creation, 'God made them male and female.' 'Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.' So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate." One flesh sounds fun. If God wanted me to wear clothes, I would have been born with them. I wasn't, so I'll continue being sexy and enjoying my body. The body that was created by this universe.

Let's talk about the things I am afraid of talking about with my child, war, sexual harassment, economic inequality, sexism, racism, homophobia, genocide, and the current political climate. There are much bigger problems in this world then, my sexuality. I have built my life around being a good person and being a good role model for my little sister when she was still little and now my nieces and nephew and soon for my child. In this country, we should focus less on the way people love and more on the way people hate. That is what I will teach my child. Hold hands not hate. Be the change you want to see in this world. Love Yourself. #PowerofLove

Love,

The Crazy Pregnant Lady

Maria Kanellis

[GD]

Are they adding fake audience reaction on Smackdown again?

[Bad News Gertner]

The seagulls are a staple of Smackdown

[Emperor Smeat]

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[Cool King]

It doesn't bother me that I'm naked. I have been naked. Boobs, butt, etc... everyone has them.

I don't have boobs.

[Cool King]

There are much bigger problems in this world then, my sexuality.

I know it's an important blog post with a serious message but my God, it's "than", not "then" and also no comma.

[Cool King]

Also, what recent photo leak?

[Gerard]

If they weren't dumb enough to take pictures that upload to online storage then there would be none to leak. Not entirely sure why they would need to take nude pics of themselves in the first place, if they didn't take them there would be none to leak.

[Mr. Nerfect]

If people didn't walk around the street with a wallet there would be nothing to steal. Of course it makes sense to be careful, but it also makes more sense not to steal people's private sexual content. That being said, Maria doesn't seem to care, so good for her. I think that's one of the healthiest responses I've seen to it.

[GD]

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I hope somebody parades these subtle wrestling nuances.

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[GD]

Are they adding fake audience reaction on Smackdown again?

The seagulls are a staple of Smackdown

What? Even after they went "live"? Doesn't make sense.

[Mr. Nerfect]

What? Even after they went "live"? Doesn't make sense.

Have you see those crowds?

[GD]

I need proof, Noid.

[Emperor Smeat]

Wouldn't be anything new considering WWE has messed with the crowd volume a lot in the past for RAW and at least a Mania or two for Reigns. Also got outed last year for using a fake crowd reaction shot for a Reigns loss recap video.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I need proof, Noid.

https://statics.sportskeeda.com/editor/2017/09/fd02d-1506475471-800.jpg

There are plenty of photos like this, sadly.

[Evil Vito]

Is Buddy Murphy only employed at this point because he's engaged to Alexa? He'd done a whole lot of nothing in the year and a half since Blake and Murphy split up, but now he's been added to the cast of Total Divas seemingly out of necessity.

It's like he's being paid to continue having sex with Alexa Bliss. Fantastic work if you can get it.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I think it's probably because he's Australian, looks good, is one of Triple H's lads, does a cool move or two, doesn't get paid much, and is something of a "name" for NXT live events. I mean, he's not really, but people have seen him on the TV.

That being said, I do kind of always half-expect the WWE to cut their losses with both him and Blake every wave of releases.

[#1-norm-fan]

lol That pic reminded me of the time Roman Reigns was feuding with Cena and he said something like "Business has been booming with me. Attendance is great..." and Cena immediately motioned to an empty part of the arena and gave him an "lolwhat" look.

[Evil Vito]

I only thought of it because on the main page they posted a Total Divas clip where Alexa and Murphy are eating with Nia and Nia is just giving them all sorts of shit about them not getting married yet despite being engaged for a while.

Murphy's probably clinging to her like grim death.

[Mr. Nerfect]

lol That pic reminded me of the time Roman Reigns was feuding with Cena and he said something like "Business has been booming with me. Attendance is great..." and Cena immediately motioned to an empty part of the arena and gave him an "lolwhat" look.

Haha, I love Cena, but god he can't help but bury guys sometimes. That being said, they allow themselves to be buried.

[#1-norm-fan]

Yeah, fuck it. It's not like he's going out there and telling AJ Styles he's a terrible wrestler or ragging on The Rock for being a shit promo. He tends to go with the uncomfortable truth angle. I'm glad there's an untouchable guy around to say what he wants and not give a fuck.

Can you imagine if two guys were feuding and one guy, standing in the middle of a half-empty arena, is talking about ticket sales being higher than ever and then the other guy just nods like "Fair point..." Makes the whole company look awkwardly delusional. At least a guy like Cena can reel that vibe back a LITTLE.

[Emperor Smeat]

Only problem with Cena's "shoot" style promos is the other guy involved rarely gets to respond the same way back. Same for the countless times Cena trashed a wrestler's gimmick but didn't get the same thrown back towards him.

The Miz being able to counter Cena's "shoots" with his own made their promo war last year really good overall.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I wouldn't say it's the only problem. The Rock could get away with it, because who The Rock was really promoting was himself. They knew that he would be the draw. As a cocky heel, you wanted to see his smug ass get handed to him, and it built. Makes no sense for a babyface to do it, other than The Rock, because he was the reason people were tuning in to see him. But even then, his insult comedy really didn't bury his opponents. He was just like "I'm going to kick you ass, and I don't like your *insert physical characteristic here*"

[Droford]

Rusev Day is 364/365 days because...

https://jjchandler.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/happy-me-day-2.jpg?w=614

[Big Vic]

Wouldn't be anything new considering WWE has messed with the crowd volume a lot in the past for RAW and at least a Mania or two for Reigns. Also got outed last year for using a fake crowd reaction shot for a Reigns loss recap video.

Remember when they gave WCW shit for allegedly pipping in Goldberg chants?

[Big Vic]

Can you imagine if two guys were feuding and one guy, standing in the middle of a half-empty arena, is talking about ticket sales being higher than ever and then the other guy just nods like "Fair point..." Makes the whole company look awkwardly delusional. At least a guy like Cena can reel that vibe back a LITTLE.

I feel like Reigns shoud have went at their promo 'war' with all the people Cena has lost against in the recent years.

[Cool King]

it's probably because he's Australian

It's probably the main reason.

Just so Triple H can say to investors and the like "Look, we've got guys from around the world.

We're not just a company full of North Americans."

[Anybody Thrilla]

I think I'm officially a Bianca Belair mark.

[Anybody Thrilla]

The Ember Moon interview on the most recent NXT made her a ton more likable.

[Emperor Smeat]

According to the Observer, WWE is currently working on a deal for Candice LeRae.

Candice LeRae (Candice Dawson Gargano, 32) is on the radar. She hasn’t been signed yet but is going through the process which means unless it falls through she’ll be off the indie scene.

[GD]

http://www.wwe.com/f/styles/gallery_img_l/public/all/2017/12/28_BACK_11032008NW055--0f36b1d8f808012934b4d9ac4c6af437.jpg

[Cool King]

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[GD]

He’s a proud Papa.

[Evil Vito]

Had no idea Candice LeRae was 32. She looks like she's about 25.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Hurricane Helms is hilarious on the most recent E&C podcast. I forgot that I used to actually like him for a while.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Daniel Bryan still making everything he touches gold.

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[Sixx]

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Hm, for some reason I thought midgets were infertile.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Daniel Bryan is the best.

[Anybody Thrilla]

I almost called him the GOAT, but didn't want to be rude.

[Emperor Smeat]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Tokyo Dome is going ballistic for <a href="https://twitter.com/TIMEBOMB1105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TIMEBOMB1105</a>! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/njwk12?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#njwk12</a>��<br><br>➡️ <a href="https://t.co/8n90d75Nfk">https://t.co/8n90d75Nfk</a> <a href="https://t.co/9u2YvKBWUN">pic.twitter.com/9u2YvKBWUN</a></p>&mdash; TDE Wrestling (@totaldivaseps) <a href="https://twitter.com/totaldivaseps/status/948868717395501056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 4, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[Lock Jaw]

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[Emperor Smeat]

According to the Observer, both War Machine and Ricochet/Prince Puma have officially signed deals with the WWE.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Well, they have their 205 Live star.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I like War Machine, but I just feel like they have got enough big sweaty man tag teams. I guess the AOP will end up on either Raw or SmackDown and War Machine's purpose will almost be to fight The Bludgeon Brothers. Maybe they can go through all the big sweaty men en route to that match. I'd be fine with War Machine vs. Harper & Rowan on the Mania Kickoff.

[GD]

Batista has always been highly underrated.

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[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Does Bats make you happy in the pants? @ Guru Dave

[Mr. Nerfect]

It would be nice to have another man in the house.

[Danny Electric]

You can see that heel turn coming from a mile off.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I see both Batista and Rey working with the WWE in 2018. In some capacity.

[Anybody Thrilla]

I remember thinking that Batista heel turn was brutal. In a good way.

[Evil Vito]

I loved when the Batisa heel turn happened. By that point he had been a face for 4 and a half years and he was beyond stale by that point. The heel turn made him way more interesting and allowed him to really show off his personality in a way he never could before.

[GD]

Does Bats make you happy in the pants? @ Guru Dave

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[Mr. Nerfect]

Used to love fucking Funaki. Going to be so happy when he goes into the WWE Hall of Fame.

[Evil Vito]

Trying to figure out mystery spots for the Women's Royal Rumble. Currently there have been 14 entrants announced and I'd think it's a safe assumption that Becky Lynch, Nia Jax, Mickie James, Alicia Fox, and Dana Brooke will bring it up to 19. So that leaves 11 spots to play with.

Meltzer's said that most of the mystery spots will probably be filled with NXT women, but I'm really not so sure. Recent history shows that when NXT names are used to fill out the Rumble it's because there are imminent plans to call them up.

Bo Dallas in 2013 and Sami Zayn in 2016 were both officially added to the main roster starting the next night (although plucky face Bo got sent back down after a failed feud with Barrett when they realized he truly wasn't ready). Rusev in 2014 and Tye Dillinger in 2017 were groomed for call ups which happened after Mania. So I think any NXT women who come up will be used on the main roster in the not too distant future.

The Iconic Duo spring to mind right away. They've been in NXT for quite a while and I'd have to think they're finally going to get their due soon after being passed over for the recent wave of women, many of whom just don't seem ready for the main roster. Plus they'd help eat up 2 spots for the Rumble.

Nikki Cross is the other one that feels likely to me. She can get an elimination or two and be given some nice shine. Sanity feel like strong candidates for a post-Mania call ups so Cross being in this would make for a nice preview.

If there is another NXT woman added, I really would love to see Sara Del Rey get one WWE match. It's a smarky crowd, they'll know who she is. It'd be a nice thank you for the work she's been putting in with the girls in NXT.

Nikki Bella returning is a possibility, she's been gone for ages. And you've got Ronda Rousey being heavily rumored as well.

Hopefully they can sprinkle in some unexpected ones though. I'd be thrilled to see Victoria get one last match.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Beth Phoenix will be in this shit.

[#1-norm-fan]

Batista has always been highly underrated.

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You can see that heel turn coming from a mile off.

You can see most heel turns coming. But Goddamn, that was great. Way better than if he did the typical "raise his hand and then suddenly clothesline him" thing. Loved the slow burn. Seriously one of my favorite heel turns I can ever remember.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Ronda will be in, so let's call that 20. Nikki Bella returning for it makes sense too. 21. I think there will be a couple of blasts from the past. Beth Phoenix seems like a good candidate, unless they simply get her to do commentary for it, but let's throw her in there for a Natalya interaction. 22. Molly Holly? She did a Table for 3 and I'm sure she's stayed in shape. 23. Victoria's name always comes up, and I'm surprised they've never done anything with her. 24. Lita? I'm sure she can still go to some extent. 25. Has Brie worked off the baby stuff yet? 25. Trish Stratus had her next child. 26. It wouldn't surprise me to see Jacqueline get another call to be in. 27. Now, from NXT:

I think Nikki Cross' fire spot where she comes in and starts scrapping with people is fun and inoffensive enough to earn her a spot, even if she doesn't come up. They'll give her some spotlight. 28. The other girl that I think would really add something with her unique stuff with Bianca Belair with the hair whips. 29. We've got one golden spot left.

I'd kind of like to see them give it to Sara Amato, as you said, but I'm also secretly hoping for Kharma. I think she needed a bit of help for a while there. But it sounds like she has made a physical and mental recovery, and the WWE likes a feel-good story like that.

We're at 30. It would be nice if Sarah Stock and Sara Amato could both get in. I also have this suspicion that they'll re-trial Melina too. So she could be in. And Kelly Kelly's name also comes up. It wouldn't surprise me if Brie and Jacqueline are taken out so that Kelly and Melina can get in. Blue Pants might also make a surprise appearance. I dunno. It's hard to call it all, and you really want to make those surprises count. But Melina and Kelly Kelly probably aren't high priority. I feel surprisingly safe in predicting Beth Phoenix, Ronda Rousey, Nikki Bella, Nikki Cross and Bianca Belair. I do think that the other spots are really just who they feel like making calls to on that particular day. I am going to guess Molly Holly, Victoria and Kharma, even if Kharma is jus a one-off. Do Lita and Trish do it? Hmm. I actually think they kind of get out the way a little bit. Sara Amato going in seems...cool. Jacqueline getting to just be the tough vet and another Hall of Famer in there would be a nice touch. That leaves one more spot. Fuck it -- Kelly Kelly. No, wait, Melina. For diversity's sake, because she's got the Hispanic heritage or whatever.

Final predictions: Beth Phoenix, Ronda Rousey, Nikki Bella, Nikki Cross, Bianca Belair, Molly Holly, Victoria, Kharma, Melina, Sara Amato and Jacqueline.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Match predictions:

* Natalya and Beth Phoenix re-form their "Divas of Destruction," although they probably don't use the name, and kick ass together for a while.

* Kharma gets to have a monster moment with Nia and Tamina, but is ultimately eliminated by Nia.

* Nikki Cross runs while but is dumped out fairly quickly, but gets a nice "we recognize you" pop.

* Bianca Belair' hair whips get so over.

* Nikki Bella gets booed.

* Molly does the Molly-Go-Round.

* Alexa Bliss throws out Asuka to sell that she's terrified of her.

* Absolution and The Riott Squad face-off and have a brawl.

* Someone screws Nikki Bella to treat her like the biggest star in the match, even though Philly will hate her.

* Sara Amato is #30 and no one knows what the music means until she appears on the stage.

Final four: Ronda Rousey, Sara Amato, Sasha Banks and Becky Lynch. Can kind of actually see Becky being the runner-up. Probably Sasha. Could be Nia, but I think Sasha is going to keep the crowd more at the end and she looks so good when she is ultimately defeated.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I got bored, so here is my "somewhat realistic" WrestleMania card, even though it's still way too far out to properly predict anything:



Universal Championship
Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Roman Reigns

John Cena vs. The Undertaker

Triple H vs. Kurt Angle

SmackDown Women's Championship
Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Ronda Rousey

WWE Championship
Randy Orton (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura

Fatal 4-Way for the Raw Women's Championship
Alexa Bliss (c) vs. Asuka vs. Paige vs. Nia Jax

Shane McMahon & AJ Styles vs. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn

Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
Featuring Braun Strowman, Big Show, Cesaro, Sheamus, Baron Corbin, Mojo Rawley, Rob Gronkowski and Jinder Mahal

Ladder Match for the Intercontinental Championship
Samoa Joe (c) vs. Seth Rollins vs. Jason Jordan vs. Finn Balor vs. The Miz vs. Matt Hardy vs. Bray Wyatt

Triple Threat Match for the United States Championship
Xavier Woods (c) vs. Big E vs. Kofi Kingston

Kickoff: Fatal 4-Way Tag Team Match for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship
The Usos (c) vs. The Bludgeon Brothers vs. Shelton Benjamin & Chad Gable vs. Breezango

Kickoff: Cruiserweight Championship
Hideo Itami (c) vs. Brian Kendrick

Kickoff: Queen of the Kickoff Crown
Sudden death featuring Natalya, Naomi, Ruby Riott, Sarah Logan, Liv Morgan, Sonya Deville, Mandy Rose, Nia Jax, Tamina, Lana, Mickie James, Bayley, Sasha Banks, Nikki Bella, etc.

Kickoff: Let's Talk About the Ronda Rousey vs. Charlotte Match
Becky Lynch vs. Shayna Baszler

[Savio]

I don't have boobs.
Eat more hot pockets

[Emperor Smeat]

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[Mr. Nerfect]

I was just thinking back to some developmental wrestlers from the old OVW/HWA days. I never saw him work, but a name that popped into my head is Ron "H2O" Waterman. He's 52 years old now. Was jacked to the fucking gills -- kind of looks like Scott Steiner. Found out he went to Japan and competed in MMA. Nothing about him retiring, but his record hasn't been updated on Wikipedia in about 9 years, haha. He won the NJPW Ultimate Royal in 2005. He helped train Shane Carwin for Brock Lesnar for UFC 116. Just thought I would share.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Davey Boy Smith, Jr. is only 32 years old. Holy fuck. I wonder when the WWE signs him again? Lance Archer is 40.

[Fignuts]

I don't want anyone I like leaving NJPW.

WWE can have Yoshi-Hashi.