"100,001" Replies (Wrestling Forum)

[Anybody Thrilla]

Puke Hogan literally ripping a blood-soaked Iraqi flag in half. What a crazy time.

One thing I've been noticing about this era looking back is how when people get pinned, they still tend to kick out a little AFTER the three count, like they were still trying. Seems more realistic. I'd like to see more of that sort of thing today.

[Anybody Thrilla]

There was some not very attractive chick in a blue dress who was both crying her eyes out at the Savage/Elizabeth reunion and going crazy when Hogan won. I'm sure that night was the time of her life, and my heart smiles for her. Whoever she is.

[Anybody Thrilla]

WM8 starting now. Looking forward to Flair/Hogan and Papa Shango being right on time.

[Sixx]

Puke Hogan literally ripping a blood-soaked Iraqi flag in half. What a crazy time.

One thing I've been noticing about this era looking back is how when people get pinned, they still tend to kick out a little AFTER the three count, like they were still trying. Seems more realistic. I'd like to see more of that sort of thing today.

Puke Hogan?

Shit, ABT, are you now an 8 year old?

[Anybody Thrilla]

Hennan calling Reba McIntyre Tito Santana's siter. "Arriba McIntyre". What a legend.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Puke Hogan?

Shit, ABT, are you now an 8 year old?

That's what Slaughter was calling him throughout this feud. I was seven at the time though, yes.

[Sixx]

That's what Slaughter was calling his throughout this feud. I was seven at the time though, yes.

Ha!

Damn, I'm good.

Slaughter so good with words.

[Anybody Thrilla]

I'm not sure anything in life will ever make me as happy as hearing Bobby Heenan marking out for HBK and whistling his theme song. Really did SO much for helping him get over, I think.

Also, here's Sherri being a legend again. Soooooo good.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Ha!

Damn, I'm good.

Slaughter so good with words.

My age follows the Wrestlemanias. It's a nice setup for such a big fan. I'm 35 now, but it'll be Wrestlemania 35 before I'm 36, ya know?

[Gerard]

The immortal slime, and the ultimate puke!

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The Ultimate puke doing the ultimate puke!!

[Anybody Thrilla]

The immortal slime, and the ultimate puke!

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The Ultimate puke doing the ultimate puke!!

I found this terribly unsettling at the time. The Warrior was my absolute favorite. Papa Shango was spooky AF.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Undertaker's second WM match against Jake Roberts. Lemme see how this holds up.

[Fignuts]

Puke Hogan literally ripping a blood-soaked Iraqi flag in half. What a crazy time.

One thing I've been noticing about this era looking back is how when people get pinned, they still tend to kick out a little AFTER the three count, like they were still trying. Seems more realistic. I'd like to see more of that sort of thing today.

Its seen by a lot of people as a selfish face saving move by the person eating the pin.

[Anybody Thrilla]

"You know how Paul Bearer got that urn? The old fashioned way. He EARNED it!"

God damn it

[Anybody Thrilla]

Its seen by a lot of people as a selfish face saving move by the person eating the pin.

I think it could depend on the finish. Kicking out of a roll up as such as opposed to a finisher, maybe.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Saying this as I watch the Undertaker sit up after a DDT from Jake Roberts. No idea why he didn't cover right away.

Yes, I know I'm the only one watching this right now. Maybe in the world.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Man, Jake could have ended the streak at one win had he just made a fucking cover.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Oh snap, I almost forgot about Piper v. Hart on this card too. I might end up watching this whole show.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Man, Piper was the best promo.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Heenan mentioning taking Bret Hart out back and waffling him with a tire iron. I wonder if Christopher Walken remembers this match.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

That's one of my favorite Bret matches and Heenan was gold the whole match.

"Oh great. Two ugly people staring at each other".

[Anybody Thrilla]

That's one of my favorite Bret matches and Heenan was gold the whole match.

"Oh great. Two ugly people staring at each other".

:lol:

Heenan has been killing me.

"I remember when I was champion..."

[DaveWadding]

Man, Piper was the best promo.

AND YOUR MAMA USETA MAKE US THEM BOLOGNA SAMMICHES

[RP]

Look

Mandy Rose can shit a turd, shaped in a pill bottle, that has Hep-C written on the side of it, right down my throat.

[Lock Jaw]

The immortal slime, and the ultimate puke!

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The Ultimate puke doing the ultimate puke!!

I legit stopped watching rassling for awhile because I was so unsettled by this

[Gerard]

AND YOUR MAMA USETA MAKE US THEM BOLOGNA SAMMICHES


Only one slice of bologna but aaaaaaah!

[Gerard]

I legit stopped watching rassling for awhile because I was so unsettled by this

The most unsettling thing i've EVER seen in wwe was the Tommy Dream, Undertaker spit cup segment. Even undertaker looked like he was legitimately ready to throw up at one point. The most unsettling part is this segment looked entirely legit. The fucking cup was clear so not many ways of faking it. :nono:



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[#1-norm-fan]

There are definitely ways they could have faked it. Not sure if they did though. Dreamer may just give 0 fucks.

[Cool King]

I was pretty into Dreamer around that time.

I vividly remember him drinking Undertaker's tobacco spit, but I also remember a vignette of him sharing a toothbrush with his dog.

[Helmsphere]

And I remember him drinking whatever that crap is they drip combs in at a barber shop

[Emperor Smeat]

http://wrestlecrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/paulbearer.gif

[Gerard]

And I remember him drinking whatever that crap is they drip combs in at a barber shop

Barbicide is toxic so presumably it was some other type of liquid.

[slik]

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[Lock Jaw]

Shinsuke telling young fans to try this at home :nono:

[Jordan]

LOL Shinsuke on a panel = gold.

[Simple Fan]

There are definitely ways they could have faked it. Not sure if they did though. Dreamer may just give 0 fucks.

The liquid in the cup didn't look like dip spit to me. Taker taking his dip out and putting it in the cup was pretty real though. Shop teacher in high school would make you drink your spit bottel if he found it or you dipping. Seen a few have to do that.

[Helmsphere]

Barbicide is toxic so presumably it was some other type of liquid.

I don't know how to Embed on the forums

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgZz8VQVz8c

[Jordan]

Am watching Living Dangerously '99 and it's great. The RVD/Lynn match was very much structured like an Omega/Okada match. So far everything else is good too, which is rare usually when I watch ECW I just see the flaws. But the work in the matches is good and Joey Styles is great at carrying the story.

[slik]

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[erickman]

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well she got her pig on total divas last season

[Juan]

Hennan calling Reba McIntyre Tito Santana's siter. "Arriba McIntyre". What a legend.

That cracks me up every time lol

[Emperor Smeat]

According to the Observer, Nia Jax has serious heat with WWE management over her recent antics on social media. Its been rumored she's helping spread the rumors of Alexa Bliss sleeping with someone in management for why she constantly gets big pushes.

Meltzer checked up on those rumors regarding Bliss and found out Nia unfriending Bliss on social media and liking tweets spreading the sleeping rumor being true. Wasn't able to confirm Nia being the origin of the rumors based on something supposedly posted on Instagram.

[Mr. Nerfect]

The only reason Nia has a job is because she's The Rock's cousin. I hope she gets Big Cass'd.

[GD]

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Oh shit! I remember watching this (via SQ). It also reminded me of The Revival's fall from grace and that episode of E&C where Dash or Dawson brought up religion (was on the lines of "Jesus take the wheels").

[erickman]

According to the Observer, Nia Jax has serious heat with WWE management over her recent antics on social media. Its been rumored she's helping spread the rumors of Alexa Bliss sleeping with someone in management for why she constantly gets big pushes.

Meltzer checked up on those rumors regarding Bliss and found out Nia unfriending Bliss on social media and liking tweets spreading the sleeping rumor being true. Wasn't able to confirm Nia being the origin of the rumors based on something supposedly posted on Instagram.

I thought they were best friends I wonder if we get to see the brake up on total divas

[GD]

According to the Observer, Nia Jax has serious heat with WWE management over her recent antics on social media. Its been rumored she's helping spread the rumors of Alexa Bliss sleeping with someone in management for why she constantly gets big pushes.

Meltzer checked up on those rumors regarding Bliss and found out Nia unfriending Bliss on social media and liking tweets spreading the sleeping rumor being true. Wasn't able to confirm Nia being the origin of the rumors based on something supposedly posted on Instagram.

I thought they were best friends I wonder if we get to see the brake up on total divas

That is disheartening. Nia and Alexa were adorable (sorry Dale) together. Reminded me of my BFF from the motherland. We were inseparable until "London Calling" and he started sleeping with Kevin Dunn.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

That is disheartening. Nia and Alexa were adorable (sorry Dale) together.

This is why you will never have sex.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

According to the Observer, Nia Jax has serious heat with WWE management over her recent antics on social media. Its been rumored she's helping spread the rumors of Alexa Bliss sleeping with someone in management for why she constantly gets big pushes.

Meltzer checked up on those rumors regarding Bliss and found out Nia unfriending Bliss on social media and liking tweets spreading the sleeping rumor being true. Wasn't able to confirm Nia being the origin of the rumors based on something supposedly posted on Instagram.

I would love to know the rationale behind being so petty and unprofessional (if there's any truth to the story). It's not like I love Alexa by any means, but JFC.

[Innovator]

I love Alexa by a lot of means, fuck Nia

[erickman]

I guess nia will be one of the wrestlers heading back to nxt

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Believe me, the connection with the Rock will give her far too much rope. She'll be champ again in no time. Being on good terms with Rock is essential, because he's a card to pull when times get desperate.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

I love Alexa by a lot of means, fuck Nia

She's #PrettyGood. But I'm a #Workrate and #Realism mark, and she just comes across (in the ring) as a girl playing wrestler. Very competent performer...similar to the Miz. She def deserves her spot though, far more than Nia who's sloppy and unathletic.

[Savio]

Guess Alexa was always right..... Nia was the bully

[Jordan]

Fuck Nia FAT

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Fuck Nia FAT

*Nia Fatts

[GD]

This is why you will never have sex.

Now why would you assume that :p

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Now why would you assume that :p

You have discussed your romantic failures ad nauseam on this website. Also, calling every one and their mother "adorable" reeks of disingenuousness and condescension. Think of a different word. #TRIGGERED

[Cool King]

Meltzer checked up on those rumors regarding Bliss and found out Nia unfriending Bliss on social media and liking tweets spreading the sleeping rumor being true. Wasn't able to confirm Nia being the origin of the rumors based on something supposedly posted on Instagram.

Didn't Nia unfriend Bliss on social media for kayfabe reasons back when the two were working up to their WrestleMania match?

[Cool King]

Social media is a big thing for the WWE, so I wouldn't be too surprised if Nia Jax makes some sort of reference to the rumour on Raw or whatever.

[GD]

You have discussed your romantic failures ad nauseam on this website. Also, calling every one and their mother "adorable" reeks of disingenuousness and condescension. Think of a different word. #TRIGGERED

Fair enough. I find it quite adorable that you follow my escapades #NoHomo #Humbled #SoHowsYourSexLifeGuru

[Mr. Nerfect]

Dale got engaged recently. Congrats, Dale!

[Mr. Nerfect]

I'm with The Dastardly Menace on this one. I think Alexa is overrated in every sense, except for looks, except when it comes to looking tough. She's smoking, but has that "Diva" vibe that is hard to take seriously. That being said, I've always said that she clearly works very hard and has the right attitude to continue getting the opportunities she's been getting off the back of how Vince and Kevin probably both want to fuck her.

Nia isn't very good either. In fact, she's worse than Bliss in almost every category. I don't even like her look. Way too glossy to be "menacing." Her personality is too soft to buy vicious. And it's fairly obvious why and how she is in the position she is in.

I said I hope she gets Big Cass'd for that bullshit, but I don't think she will. She will get opportunities for as long as she wants them. She may get a tap on the shoulder and sent to behavior management courses or whatever to create the appearance of things being done. But she'll have to take herself out, which I was hoping was the reason behind the rush to Rousey at Money in the Bank.

[Emperor Smeat]

Didn't Nia unfriend Bliss on social media for kayfabe reasons back when the two were working up to their WrestleMania match?

Yes although they were also playing up their Mania storyline when it happened. This time it seems to be something Nia is doing on her own and a lot less playful in tone.

[erickman]

Yes although they were also playing up their Mania storyline when it happened. This time it seems to be something Nia is doing on her own and a lot less playful in tone.

could it be work turn shoot

[Jordan]

One of my least favorite characters in wrestling history is Justin Creadible, he sucked in every way, I can't understand why Paul pushed him like he did.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

They ran out of stars over time and I think Paul had a soft spot for Jockstrap face.

[Bad News Gertner]

Credible is the last wrestler who I truly hated. I wanted Dreamer to kick his ass so bad.

[BigCrippyZ]

Believe me, the connection with the Rock will give her far too much rope. She'll be champ again in no time. Being on good terms with Rock is essential, because he's a card to pull when times get desperate.

Would Rock really care if she was let go honestly? How close are they exactly? I could see where folks in charge might not want to piss Rock off or burn a very valuable bridge there, but is that based on a (false?) assumption that Rock would actually care or hold it against them?

I have several cousinsm, and because I'm not close with them, I don't think I'd go to bat for and certainly can't imagine holding a grudge against a 3rd party for firing.

[Emperor Smeat]

She's an actual cousin of him unlike Reigns which is more by association via the huge Samoan family line. He's also been a lot more supportive of her on social media than he ever was with Reigns.

Doubt he'd get involved or be upset at her getting punished if the recent rumors are true but supposedly he got involved the last time she had problems in the WWE.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

supposedly he got involved the last time she had problems in the WWE.

:y: this

[slik]

Seth Rollins responds to the ring ropes breaking in the best way possible:

https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/8tonvx/the_top_rope_snapped_in_the_main_event_at_wwe/

[Anybody Thrilla]

Fuck Nia Jax. Worse promo in the business.

[Sixx]

Damn @ The Rock being 46 now.

[Sixx]

Fuck Nia Jax. Worse promo in the business.

You forgot to mention she's fat.

[slik]

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[slik]

I thought the photo of Charlotte Flair from Sports Illustrated was Kota Ibushi at first

[Anybody Thrilla]

You forgot to mention she's fat.

I'm not going to body shame her, because I am better than you guys.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

#EmbracingTheGimmick

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Seth Rollins responds to the ring ropes breaking in the best way possible:

https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/8tonvx/the_top_rope_snapped_in_the_main_event_at_wwe/

Hercules! Hercules! Hercules! :lol:

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Her bodyweight isn't a detractor for me. It makes her different and she's hot. It does HOWEVER hurt her in the ring IMO. She's not athletic enough to be mobile at her size. Not everyone is Vader.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=Z2-bT-BnZWk

October 1990 around the time Ax left and Fuji came back.

[Evil Vito]

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Nia's head has been in closer contact to Alexa's vag than any of ours will ever be

RIP friendship :'(

[Big Vic]

Her bodyweight isn't a detractor for me. It makes her different and she's hot. It does HOWEVER hurt her in the ring IMO. She's not athletic enough to be mobile at her size. Not everyone is Vader.

I disagree, everyone is Vader.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

especially me.

[Anybody Thrilla]

I have to wonder who thinks it's a good idea to keep giving Nia a microphone. Does she not realize how fucking shitty she is?

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

lol @ that promo she cut at Backlash. Crowd was hot for her and turned on her on a dime.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Oh snap, are they airing the UK tournament today?

[Anybody Thrilla]

I just happen to have today and tomorrow off. Good shit.

[Innovator]

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Nia's head has been in closer contact to Alexa's vag than any of ours will ever be

RIP friendship :'(

If you have a lot of sweet Pearl Jam memorabilia, you might at least be able to impress Becky:

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[Cool King]

I had no idea she was such a big Pearl Jam fan.

[GD]

Becky's reaction is priceless.

[DaveWadding]

I just happen to have today and tomorrow off. Good shit.

MAYBE you should watch last week's LU. :roll:

[DaveWadding]

You forgot to mention she's fat.

https://media1.tenor.com/images/e81a17b49fd638cb69beee1def9bce05/tenor.gif?itemid=9041546

[Anybody Thrilla]

MAYBE you should watch last week's LU. :roll:

I like to let them build up so I can binge.

[Savio]

Not really interested in watching Raw tonight. What's the hook for tonights show?

[Anybody Thrilla]

Rollins/Ziggler rematch. Should be good. I thought it was your turn to make the Raw thread?

[erickman]

Not really interested in watching Raw tonight. What's the hook for tonights show?

ronda may show up

[Savio]

Rollins/Ziggler rematch. Should be good. I thought it was your turn to make the Raw thread?

I'm on mobile :-(

[thecc]

Nick Gage is wrestling Meng in August. What a time to be alive.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Back skimming Wrestlemanias, still on 8. Sid was kind of awesome, looking back.

[Anybody Thrilla]

MOONEY: Tatanka plans on making THIS your last stance.

MARTEL: I have some...RESERVATIONS about that.

:lol:

Then he mentioned that Tatanka was still outside somewhere SCALPING tickets. Sheesh.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Not quite sure why, but the concept of the Natural Disasters is cracking me up right now.

[RP]

I decided i need more wrestling in my life so i just resubbed to the Network after about 9 months.

[Tom Guycott]

Puke Hogan?

Shit, ABT, are you now an 8 year old?

That's what Slaughter was calling him throughout this feud. I was seven at the time though, yes.

Ha!

Damn, I'm good.

Slaughter so good with words.

Such a simple time. All Slaughter needed to do for the face turn was say "I WANT... MY COUNTRY BAAAAACK!" and all was forgiven.

[Anybody Thrilla]

I decided i need more wrestling in my life so i just resubbed to the Network after about 9 months.

Welcome back.

You should try this Wrestlemania skim. I started at 6, but I've been going through and watching only whatever interests me between the bumpers. It's been pretty delightful. Might do it with Summerslam too.

[RP]

Welcome back.

You should try this Wrestlemania skim. I started at 6, but I've been going through and watching only whatever interests me between the bumpers. It's been pretty delightful. Might do it with Summerslam too.


I might, but if i do, i'll start at the WM they had the tournament. Was that 4?

I might just subject myself to Backlash 2018 again and then cut myself later.

[Anybody Thrilla]

SID: Shut up you fat, bald-headed little oaf!

:lol:

[Anybody Thrilla]

I might, but if i do, i'll start at the WM they had the tournament. Was that 4?

I might just subject myself to Backlash 2018 again and then cut myself later.

That was indeed 4.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Hogan talking about the possibility of the WM8 main event being his last match. Sheesh.

[RP]

Wait

There is an Alexa Bliss collection??????

Fuck i might drown in my own sperm tonight.

[Anybody Thrilla]

All sorts of collections now.

I remember teaching myself to play a version of Sid's theme song on the keyboard when I was a kid.

[Anybody Thrilla]

HEENAN: They're treating Hogan like he's some sort of god! He's just a human being! An annoying human being!

:lol:

[RP]

Ever since MITB, I keep reading and hearing about how Alexa is not that good of a wrestler. One of my top 5 favorite Womens matches in the last 10 years or so is Bliss vs Lynch Tables match at I think Backlash. That was a really good match.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Bliss is good. I've been arguing that here for far too long now.

[Anybody Thrilla]

A ton of shady finishes at the WMs around this time.

[Anybody Thrilla]

They literally put "Finkus Maximus" on Howard Finkel's nameplate. 9 is gonna be a rough one.

Odd seeing Luna Vachon with HBK.

[Tom Guycott]

Ever since MITB, I keep reading and hearing about how Alexa is not that good of a wrestler. One of my top 5 favorite Womens matches in the last 10 years or so is Bliss vs Lynch Tables match at I think Backlash. That was a really good match.

She's in an odd positon.

She's better now than most girls that the company has propped up in its history, but it doesn't help that she's surrounded by peers that are some of the best in the entire history of women's wrestling.

If Alexa was where she is now in, say, 1991 or so, she would have no equal. Now, she's about as average in the ring as Hunter... just without the reign of terror of eating up two hours of TV time weekly, being in the main event every week, being married to Shane, or having some dumb stipulation where she can't be made to look weak in video game promos or video packages, and constantly being talked up like one of the greatest of all time until it was willed to truth instead of being actual fact. However, when she first started appearing on TV and having regular matches, she was total shit.

She's kinda the new Trish Stratus. Remember, Trish was awful too at the start. She got better over time, and eventually became reguarded as arguably one of if not the best of her generation. She worked at that. Alexa is too. And it helps that Alexa can promo and play up her snotty bitch role to a T.

When all is said and done, Alexa has the potential to be remembered for so much more than a nice ass in hotpants. She's not great. Yet. But if her career keeps moving how it's moving, and she keeps improving how she's improving, and barring any crazyness in her future, in 20 years or so, we're going to be talking about her like we talked about Lita in her prime.

[RP]

To be fair, i'll always remember Alexa for being a nice ass in hotpants.

Also to be fair, the only time i've talked about Lita in the last 5 years is when I talked about ECW guys peeing down her throat.

[Fignuts]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DgkiUVXVAAEkSgq?format=jpg

[DaveWadding]

Stupid, sexy Tanahashi

[Vastardikai]

Stupid, sexy Naito

:shifty:

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Those Japanese dudes are all sexy. WTF man.

[Innovator]

Bliss is good. I've been arguing that here for far too long now.

No you see she wasn't good in NXT so she isn't good now. People can't change over time.

[Nicky Fives]

No you see she wasn't good in NXT so she isn't good now. People can't change over time.

Not even remotely true. Look at The Miz, he was TERRIBLE on the microphone when he first started, and now he is arguably the best promo guy in the company 10+ years later.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Not even remotely true. Look at The Miz, he was TERRIBLE on the microphone when he first started, and now he is arguably the best promo guy in the company 10+ years later.

He was being sarcastic.

[Evil Vito]

lolllllllllllllllllllll

[Lock Jaw]

Shoulda used a Sarc Mark

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This is very interesting.. <a href="https://t.co/P8TXeuRvBm">pic.twitter.com/P8TXeuRvBm</a></p>&mdash; Aaron Varble (@TheVarble) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheVarble/status/1011438037774032897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[LibSuperstar]

WWE is aware no doubt.

[Innovator]

Well yeah they're Heavyweights now, looking real jacked

[slik]

I feel like if the Young Bucks ever sign w/ WWE it probably won't go well...Vince doesn't really seem that interested in tag teams...would be 'a matter of time' before they were jobbing out tbh.

[slik]

The Hardy's return at WM is one of the most watched WWE YT vids of all-time and WWE didn't really do anything with the Hardy's after WM33 for months.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

It may not go well for them, but it may just be a bucket list thing. If it doesn't work out, there's always a home for them back in Japan.

[Jordan]

I hope Kenny and The Bucks stuck to their guns and stay away from WWE. The way things seem to be going they could be more than set for their post wrestling career.

[Jordan]

WWE certainly won't get Kenny. I mean they won't understand him. His charisma is rooted in Japanese culture, they won't understand it.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

WWE certainly won't get Kenny. I mean they won't understand him. His charisma is rooted in Japanese culture, they won't understand it.

Yeah I'd have to agree from the little I've seen.

[Heisenberg]

idk brothers, Being the Elite is my favorite thing about wrestling right now. Going to WWE would tear that show apart

[Big Vic]

No TPWW :(

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[Helmsphere]

No TPWW :(

https://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/social_media_monopoly_board4.jpg

The Prince will not allow this, Hasbro will be hearing from my royal advisors.

[Jordan]

Was just thinking what gimmick WWE could use at Extreme Rules to actually make it "extreme"... it's a tough go with the parameters they have set. Plus I don't see a main event feud that is in need of "extreme rules" right now. Maybe something with Nia/Ronda/Bliss would qualify as heated enough to warrant "extreme rules"... But everything else isn't ready for the jump past a standard match. AJ/Nakamura would've fit in better at Extreme Rules but they had to chain book that match all spring.

[Innovator]

idk brothers, Being the Elite is my favorite thing about wrestling right now. Going to WWE would tear that show apart

Did you hear what happened to famous dick wrestler Joey Ryan?

[Anybody Thrilla]

Was just thinking what gimmick WWE could use at Extreme Rules to actually make it "extreme"... it's a tough go with the parameters they have set. Plus I don't see a main event feud that is in need of "extreme rules" right now. Maybe something with Nia/Ronda/Bliss would qualify as heated enough to warrant "extreme rules"... But everything else isn't ready for the jump past a standard match. AJ/Nakamura would've fit in better at Extreme Rules but they had to chain book that match all spring.

Bayley v. Sasha could

[Heisenberg]

Did you hear what happened to famous dick wrestler Joey Ryan?



Damn shame, just like Jay Lethal being possessed by the ghost of Macho Man

[Anybody Thrilla]

Enzo Amore on the Steve Austin podcast?

[Fignuts]

Kinda want to hear what he has to say, but also kind of do t give a shit.

[Anybody Thrilla]

I'll probably listen tonight when I get home, unless this Tinder thing goes really well.

[Emperor Smeat]

Kinda want to hear what he has to say, but also kind of do t give a shit.

Based on some highlights, seems he lied about when he found out about the investigation and threw the WWE under the bus for firing him but also mentioned how poorly the police handled the investigation overall.

Also admitted the stuff about him being hated backstage was true.

Also revealed what was the original plans for the Enzo-Nia storyline and the RAW 25 stuff that got tossed out.

Apparently, Enzo was to be involved in the APA's poker game. At the beginning of the show, he would lose his Cruiserweight title to The Million Dollar Man when he put it on the table expecting to win the hand (being the cocky heel). He was then to have a match with Goldust (without his title). At the end of the match, The Dudley Boyz were come down and do the flying headbutt and put Enzo through a table. After all this, Nia Jax was going to win back his title from The Million Dollar Man near the end of the show which would have continued their storyline.

The way his storyline with Nia Jax was scheduled to go, was that Enzo would be caught with Alexa Bliss and revealed that he was using Jax as his “heater” to keep the Cruiserweight title while hooking up with Bliss.

[Anybody Thrilla]

That cruiserweight title stuff would have been fucking terrible. Just like the rest of Raw 25. The Bliss stuff may have been OK.

[Simple Fan]

Damn shame, just like Jay Lethal being possessed by the ghost of Macho Man

Favorite part of the show right now.

[Emperor Smeat]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I can’t stop laughing. <br>You have until next Monday: <a href="https://t.co/eM79VQLX9t">https://t.co/eM79VQLX9t</a> <a href="https://t.co/VS0ofSyocZ">pic.twitter.com/VS0ofSyocZ</a></p>&mdash; Jude Kilgour (@judekilgour) <a href="https://twitter.com/judekilgour/status/1011693032700342272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[Emperor Smeat]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Live from NYC... <a href="https://twitter.com/thekingnickgage?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@thekingnickgage</a> vs MENG... �� this show is gonna get shut down <a href="https://twitter.com/GCWrestling_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GCWrestling_</a> <a href="https://t.co/GMK0rJyqyl">https://t.co/GMK0rJyqyl</a> <a href="https://t.co/dBmV2QbVoo">pic.twitter.com/dBmV2QbVoo</a></p>&mdash; Bad Boy Joey Janela (@JANELABABY) <a href="https://twitter.com/JANELABABY/status/1011412155781050368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[Jordan]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Live from NYC... <a href="https://twitter.com/thekingnickgage?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@thekingnickgage</a> vs MENG... �� this show is gonna get shut down <a href="https://twitter.com/GCWrestling_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GCWrestling_</a> <a href="https://t.co/GMK0rJyqyl">https://t.co/GMK0rJyqyl</a> <a href="https://t.co/dBmV2QbVoo">pic.twitter.com/dBmV2QbVoo</a></p>&mdash; Bad Boy Joey Janela (@JANELABABY) <a href="https://twitter.com/JANELABABY/status/1011412155781050368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Okay I'm sold. Just got a SRO ticket.

[Jordan]

Oh cool it's the same place I'm seeing MLW Battle Riot in July.

[Jordan]

I've never even seen a Joey Janella match but after all the shit I read about his shows I just gotta experience this. I never got to see ECW live, something like this is kinda close to that. ROH at it's best was way better than ECW ever was.

[Jordan]

Enzo Amore on the Steve Austin podcast?

It's worth a listen. Enzo has undeniable charisma, he's also a character Vince McMahon seems to have been really fond of, so he's of interest. I don't know what he did or didn't do but there isn't enough evidence to label him or convict him of anything. From the way he explains it there was little more he could've done, by the time the story hit the press WWE was going to release him. People say that he knew about it in advance but he says while he did hear of the story there wasn't any person named in the accusation only that the person was a wrestler. The girl who accused him is in and out of institutions and seems to have a history of false claims (so I've read in the past, I think by Meltzer) so to me Enzo should be brought back in after some more time has passed.

[Lock Jaw]

Why is this Joey Janella guy suddenly "everywhere"...... literally never heard of him before, but then suddenly around Wrestlemania time the dude was suddenly "the talk of the town" and I started hearing "so much" about him......

Still have no idea who he is......

[Tom Guycott]

I feel like if the Young Bucks ever sign w/ WWE it probably won't go well...Vince doesn't really seem that interested in tag teams...would be 'a matter of time' before they were jobbing out tbh.

The Hardy's return at WM is one of the most watched WWE YT vids of all-time and WWE didn't really do anything with the Hardy's after WM33 for months.

I hope Kenny and The Bucks stuck to their guns and stay away from WWE. The way things seem to be going they could be more than set for their post wrestling career.

Like with countless others, I think WWE would want them only because they're making noise elsewhere, and that's attention that WWE isn't getting. It's why they signed CM Punk in the first place, but had no idea what to do with him outside of the previous developmental. All the way back then, he was a name on the indys, and WWE wanted to stifle that. It has only gotten worse over time; the company trying to basically hoard non-homegrown talent. KENTA, Chris Hero, Danielson, Samoa Joe, Prince Devitt, AJ Styles, Bobby Roode, Austin Aries, etc., etc. Pete Dunne is pretty fucking over in spite of being barely seen stateside, and he'd prob'ly be pushed like a goddamn monster in Japan or something... but he's in WWE so others can't have him. Same with Ricochet. He definitely doesn't wrestle in the "WWE style". They wouldn't have given two shits about Will Osprey or Zack Sabre Jr. if they weren't getting buzz on a grand enough scale elsewhere.

And now, it's only getting worse with WWE trying to make inroads in areas they clearly have little interest in. Why are War Raiders in NXT or Gallows & Anderson on the main roster when the company clearly has little focus on tag teams in spite of sitting on a treasure trove of premade AND homegrown teams? Some other promotion wants to center around lucha and "flippy shit"? Fuck it, let's make the CWC and try to sign the most popular guys! Britain swelling into a new hotbed of wrestling? Let's start another offshoot and get some of their bigger names under our umbrella!

As a small consolation, they are able to do what they do well (for the most part) in NXT, but it goes back to my "fool's errand" critique about signing all this talent and even possibly building them up over time down in Florida just to piss any momentum away in short order on national TV after a call-up. Then sit on them until a few years later at a post 'Mania housecleaning. Instead of a potential ROH Champion or someone who dethrones Nick Aldis as a more popular/credible NWA Champion, that guy just sits at catering week after week after week or *maybe* appears on TV to job every so often; being buried by a large paycheck and the "possibility" of a push as a dangling carrot.

[Tom Guycott]

Why is this Joey Janella guy suddenly "everywhere"...... literally never heard of him before, but then suddenly around Wrestlemania time the dude was suddenly "the talk of the town" and I started hearing "so much" about him......

Still have no idea who he is......

I feel similar. But watch; in the next year or two, WWE will "want him" for reasons that I just covered.

[Emperor Smeat]

Why is this Joey Janella guy suddenly "everywhere"...... literally never heard of him before, but then suddenly around Wrestlemania time the dude was suddenly "the talk of the town" and I started hearing "so much" about him......

Still have no idea who he is......
Mix of him becoming hugely popular for running the first Spring Break show two years ago and WWE scooping up bigger named indie stars left and right in recent years.

He's basically become like Cody with how well he's built up his brand name the past couple of years. The main difference is Janela built his up purely from the indies while Cody had his WWE career as the foundation for his.

[Innovator]

Favorite part of the show right now.

SCU!

[Jordan]

Bought those Janella tickets literally on a whim. Now I see that Matt Riddle will face PCO which should be fun. Then I decided to check out what GCW is and... it seems to be a death match promotion. LOL. Can't say I'm not excited, that will please the 13 year old in me who used to have a geo cities site and traded tapes.

[Jordan]

I think I'm going to create an instagram blog of sorts for my pro wrestling adventures this summer and beyond if I stick with it. I've always been reluctant to go to shows since my brother moved out of state. I don't have many friends who like wrestling and the ones who do I dunno, just not my favorite friends and plus they only like WWE. My GF grew up watching wrestling with her brother and playing the videos games so I can get her to watch some big shows with me on the network. I'm going to Takeover Brooklyn with her, but I've bought GA tickets to MLW Battle Riot which has Low Ki vs John Morrison and a 40 Man Battle Riot featuring Pentagon Jr. (that's really all I care about although there are a lot of others announced). And I bought a single GA ticket to Joey Janella's Lost in New York. Lot's of shows going to Melrose Ballroom in Queens so I'm excited to be a part of something like that. Maybe that will become a new hot spot in the wrestling world. I have this idea I will make a friend or two at the shows but who knows. Every ROH show I went to back in the day was filled with trolls so I'm sure this will be the same.

[Jordan]

I wonder if WWE is going to have AJ Styles surpass CM Punk's reign so that it's never brought up again.

[Nicky Fives]

I wonder if WWE is going to have AJ Styles surpass CM Punk's reign so that it's never brought up again.

Doubt it. Not saying someone won't break Punk's record, but it won't be Styles.

[Jordan]

Doubt it. Not saying someone won't break Punk's record, but it won't be Styles.

You think this push is an accident? I think they support Styles as "the man" on Smackdown pretty solid.

[Lock Jaw]

Over a year as champ is quite the long time, though.... especially when you are actually on the show. They had to have Punk turn heel mid-reign so they could extend some more stories out of him. They would have to do the same with Styles in order to get him a reign that long.

[Jordan]

I think that is doable, and kind of likley. AJ is better as a heel for sure, so when the time comes for Bryan to move back up... only one good option there.

[Jordan]

I think that would mean AJ holding the stap til Mania, don't know exactly but thats about a year and a half.

[Jordan]

Yikes. CM Punk's reign was 434 and AJ is only at 133. He could do it.

[Droford]

I wonder if WWE is going to have AJ Styles surpass CM Punk's reign so that it's never brought up again.

Lesnar already broke it

[Big Vic]

Lesnar had the Uni title so it's kinda different.

[Droford]

He also has defended it like 4 times but still hes techically the longest reigning "champion" of the wwe modern era like punk was

[Emperor Smeat]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">What planet is <a href="https://twitter.com/Tyler_Bate?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Tyler_Bate</a> from?! <br><br>➡️ <a href="https://t.co/ePt5TzD6sU">https://t.co/ePt5TzD6sU</a> <a href="https://t.co/LlYKfbKThA">pic.twitter.com/LlYKfbKThA</a></p>&mdash; TDE Wrestling (@totaldivaseps) <a href="https://twitter.com/totaldivaseps/status/1011690109345943556?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[Fignuts]

Okada had the best reign regardless.

#weaboonjpwmark

[Bad News Gertner]

Just finishing July in my rewatch of all the WWF 1984 t.v. Cyndi Lauper is easily the best use of a celebrity in the history of the company.

Lol I defy you to find a better female promo than this. She was really good.

uM4LW5-M3Vo


Stuff like this is why 1984 is my favourite year.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at the story of how Brooklyn Brawler managed to get a WWF Championship match in MSG. Pretty much happened due to Vince having a random brain fart and Ken Shamrock being injured at the worst time possible.

The Brooklyn Brawler gathered a ton of amazing stories and memories during his impressive career as an enhancement talent for WWE. His passion for the business later translated into a backstage role which was a position he held for years as well ...

"Okay so we're wrestling in Madison Square Garden and we're having a battle royal. I'm in the battle royal but I'm just a guy to get thrown out, this and that. All of a sudden Ken Shamrock who was scheduled to win the battle royal got injured in her sternum, his chest he got injured," Brooklyn Brawler said on Prime Time with Sean Mooney.

After Shamrock experienced his injury, Brawler said producers of the battle royal went to Vince McMahon and told him Shamrock couldn't win the battle royal because he was hurt. "Put Brooklyn Brawler over, he's local," Vince McMahon replied without realizing he had promised a WWF World Heavyweight Championship shot to the winner of the match.

When Brooklyn Brawler reminded Vince McMahon he promised a World Title shot at the next Madison Square Garden show, Vince McMahon looked at him and said: "You got your match" ...

Brooklyn Brawler said the Shawn Michaels back then was much different than the one we know today. He assumed Michaels would reject the idea of working a match against him, especially at MSG. To his surprise, HBK was accepting of the idea asking Brooklyn Brawler what moves he could do and putting the match together right from the start ...

"I remember The Undertaker walking into the room, into the dressing room and looking at the line-up and it shows me in the main event, he's underneath me and he goes, 'what the f--k is this?' That's what he said. I just said, 'it's not me I didn't do it!' Because nobody wants heat with The Undertaker. But I tell ya, my career, you couldn't even write this the way it happened."

[Bad News Gertner]

Pretty sweet find. Ever wonder where Bray Wyatt got his gimmick from? One Man Gang had a gimmick in 1984 Florida Championship Wrestling called "Panama Gang". During that time Dusty Rhodes and Mike Rotunda were both in Florida. Pretty crazy resemblance

https://ringthedamnbell.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/panama-gang-one-man-gang.jpg

[Jordan]

That is exactly his look. Weird.

[Emperor Smeat]

Bray mentioned in the past that his gimmick was inspired by Waylon Mercy's gimmick. Wouldn't be surprised if Bray latter took some added inspiration from One Man Gang's gimmick considering Dusty was in charge of NXT and probably remembered that gimmick.

Wyatt said that Dan Spivey (who played Waylon Mercy) was at the Performance Center the day he was told that and had a conversation with him. Spivey explained the Mercy character, and Wyatt watched it along with some Robert DeNiro films, Rob Zombie films and Charles Manson interviews and wanted to combine them.

"It became natural for me," Wyatt said. "If you would have thrown Husky a microphone and said 'talk,' it would have been wrong."

Wyatt said as a child he had a really intense childhood friend named Bray White. White was in a car accident when he was a child and lost all feeling in his face, rendering him difficult to knock out. He said that's how he came up with the "Bray" part of his name, and "Wyatt" came from Wyatt Earp.
http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2014/1127/585254/bray-wyatt-reveals-which-former-wwe-star-inspired-his-character/

[Evil Vito]

Pretty sweet find. Ever wonder where Bray Wyatt got his gimmick from? One Man Gang had a gimmick in 1984 Florida Championship Wrestling called "Panama Gang". During that time Dusty Rhodes and Mike Rotunda were both in Florida. Pretty crazy resemblance

https://ringthedamnbell.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/panama-gang-one-man-gang.jpg

That's wild

[Vastardikai]

Bray mentioned in the past that his gimmick was inspired by Waylon Mercy's gimmick. Wouldn't be surprised if Bray latter took some added inspiration from One Man Gang's gimmick considering Dusty was in charge of NXT and probably remembered that gimmick.


http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2014/1127/585254/bray-wyatt-reveals-which-former-wwe-star-inspired-his-character/

The "Family" part of the Wyatt gimmick was almost certainly inspired by the Army of Darkness, that was fronted by Kevin Sullivan. They feuded with Dusty and the Windhams.

[RP]

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[Bad News Gertner]

That's wild

David Bixenspan brought it up on the Between the Sheets podcast so I decided to check it out since I haven't seen much Florida wrestling and wow lol. I'm trying for the life of me to find a promo.

[Bad News Gertner]

Jim Cornette Experience is on Vader plus a deep dive into OVW 2000. Just downloaded it. Sounds like an awesome episode.

[Bad News Gertner]

Just noticed this: all the wrestlers in Jim Cornette's Camp Cornette stable in the WWF are now dead: Bulldog, Owen, Vader and Yokozuna. Plus Fuji.

[Big Vic]

RIP Al Snow then

[Bad News Gertner]

That was like a one time appearence

[Innovator]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/soulmate?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#soulmate</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Shibata?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Shibata</a> <a href="https://t.co/E357N6PcPv">pic.twitter.com/E357N6PcPv</a></p>&mdash; Hideo Itami / 伊丹英雄 (@HideoItami) <a href="https://twitter.com/HideoItami/status/1012321012963160065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 28, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[slik]

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[Vastardikai]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/soulmate?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#soulmate</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Shibata?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Shibata</a> <a href="https://t.co/E357N6PcPv">pic.twitter.com/E357N6PcPv</a></p>&mdash; Hideo Itami / 伊丹英雄 (@HideoItami) <a href="https://twitter.com/HideoItami/status/1012321012963160065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 28, 2018</a></blockquote>
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I miss Shibata killing people.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Lesnar had the Uni title so it's kinda different.

Not to them. Roman Reigns is a three-time Universal Champion in their world. Just like Randy Orton is the youngest WWE Champion and Dolph Ziggler is a former two-time WWE Champion. You don't need to hold the other World Title to be a Grand Slam Champion in their eyes. The belts are literally interchangeable.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Jim Cornette Experience is on Vader plus a deep dive into OVW 2000. Just downloaded it. Sounds like an awesome episode.

I've always wanted to learn more about OVW. Can't wait to jump into this.

[Bad News Gertner]

Just finished it. Really great episode.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Meltz and Bischoff duking it out on Twitter.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Meltz and Bischoff duking it out on Twitter.

Is it because Bischoff is full of shit on his podcast and Meltz is fact-checking him and Bischoff is all "you weren't there, maaaan?"

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

the long and short of it-- yes.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I would love to hear a Cornette deep dive into 1997 WWF. The Attitude era is not his favorite time period, but I'd actually like to hear more succinct stories about the storylines at the time, and more detailed accounts of Russo's actual ideas, as opposed to obtuse ranting about him.

[Mr. Nerfect]

the long and short of it-- yes.

:lol:

[Emperor Smeat]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">CFO$ really used Alicia’s scream for Lars Sullivan’s theme 😭💀 <a href="https://t.co/FDFlEtsiSJ">pic.twitter.com/FDFlEtsiSJ</a></p>&mdash; nelly(-_•) (@badlassnelly) <a href="https://twitter.com/badlassnelly/status/1011434632993075200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[Emperor Smeat]

Either Vince didn't actually think WWE's stocks would have shot up this much or was really desperate for money for XFL 2.0 since he cost himself over $140 million in selling his stocks way too soon.

If Vince McMahon had known this was coming he’d have surely waited to sell so much stock.

In December, he sold 3,340,000 shares at $28.68 per share to raise $95,791,200 for the XFL start-up. If he sold those shares today at market value (and if he did sell, it would actually be at slightly below market value) he’d have raised $236,672,400 so had he just sat right for six months he could have retained far more stock while raising far more money, and funded a ton of XFL early losses. But either way, he’s at the stage where he can afford however large the losses will be at first. It’s just a decision of giving up or not giving up on the belief it’ll make it long-term. It’s long past the point that money will ever be an issue with him or the XFL.

[Bad News Gertner]

I would love to hear a Cornette deep dive into 1997 WWF. The Attitude era is not his favorite time period, but I'd actually like to hear more succinct stories about the storylines at the time, and more detailed accounts of Russo's actual ideas, as opposed to obtuse ranting about him.

He did a Timeline on 97 with Kayfabe Commentaries

[Fignuts]

Yeah, Gertner actually sent me that one, and its absolutely fantastic.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Dave is awesome. Don't get the hate. Bruce is entertaining but he's a notorious bullshitter. Dave is a legit journalist who verifies his sources.</p>&mdash; Dale Newstead (@DaleNewstead) <a href="https://twitter.com/DaleNewstead/status/1012463481579134977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 28, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Dumbest thing I have ever read hahahah you are a dork bro</p>&mdash; Mark Strano (@TheBadGuyCOTW) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheBadGuyCOTW/status/1012497278366515202?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 29, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">How many STWW shirts do you own?</p>&mdash; Dale Newstead (@DaleNewstead) <a href="https://twitter.com/DaleNewstead/status/1012497513796911105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 29, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">hmm how else do you wipe the shit stains off your mouth?</p>&mdash; Dale Newstead (@DaleNewstead) <a href="https://twitter.com/DaleNewstead/status/1012498486204379136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 29, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[Big Vic]

who is that?

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

who is that?

some bruce prichard mark who got mad that I said I like Dave Meltzer lol

[slik]

Meltzer gets a lot of random hate -- at the end of the day he's got the best track record of wrestling journalists, followed by Mike Johnson at PWInsider (but I can't bring myself to visit PWInsider's site, it's just too awful). And then probably Wade Keller, who doesn't spend much time breaking news so much as reporting/analyzing. John Pollock from PostNews and Sean Ross Sapp are pretty good too.


Anyways, Meltzer gets a lot of random hate.

[slik]

I always get a kick out of how anytime Meltzer praises a company/match/wrestler that isn't WWE the standard "Y DONT U MOVE TO JAPAN NERRD" response...because only WWE is allowed to exist and liking anything else is not to be allowed.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

never taking into account meltzer shits on Japan quite regularly.

[Bad News Gertner]

If the Golden State Warriors are the best basketball team and I say they are the basketball team that doesn't mean I'm being biased. That's just stating the truth. Same with Meltzer and New Japan.

[Evil Vito]

Guess since I pulled a Sandow by failing to cash in my PITB, I can expect to look like this in a few years.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I am contemplating keeping this look for a while… <a href="https://t.co/APWfUFJSob">pic.twitter.com/APWfUFJSob</a></p>&mdash; Aron (@AronsThoughts) <a href="https://twitter.com/AronsThoughts/status/1011640250219692032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Lock Jaw]

Sounds like Newstead is nothing but a Meltzer Sheep,,,,,

[Lock Jaw]

Sandow looking like a beefed up Tobey McGuire or Ted Raimi

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Sandow looking like a beefed up Tobey McGuire or Ted Raimi

Nope. This guy.

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[Cool King]

I would say he's looking more like a murderer.

[Cool King]

Apparently, Enzo was to be involved in the APA's poker game. At the beginning of the show, he would lose his Cruiserweight title to The Million Dollar Man when he put it on the table expecting to win the hand (being the cocky heel). He was then to have a match with Goldust (without his title). At the end of the match, The Dudley Boyz were come down and do the flying headbutt and put Enzo through a table. After all this, Nia Jax was going to win back his title from The Million Dollar Man near the end of the show which would have continued their storyline.

The way his storyline with Nia Jax was scheduled to go, was that Enzo would be caught with Alexa Bliss and revealed that he was using Jax as his “heater” to keep the Cruiserweight title while hooking up with Bliss.

Good God, that is awful.

I'm even more glad he got released now.

[Cool King]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">CFO$ really used Alicia’s scream for Lars Sullivan’s theme ���� <a href="https://t.co/FDFlEtsiSJ">pic.twitter.com/FDFlEtsiSJ</a></p>&mdash; nelly(-_•) (@badlassnelly) <a href="https://twitter.com/badlassnelly/status/1011434632993075200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2018</a></blockquote>
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I'm really not a big fan of CFO$'s work.

Very rarely do I find one of their themes to be really good and I find the majority of their work just comes across as being lazy and unimaginative.

The last one I liked was Mandy Rose's theme but that got old really fast as the theme is forty-five seconds long but it's just looped for over five minutes.

[Emperor Smeat]

According to Vince, XFL 2.0 is going to cost around $500 million to run and support for its first 3 years. Already blew through the initial $100 million just laying the foundation for the league's revival.

Vince McMahon's commitment to his new football league, the XFL, scheduled to kickoff in February 2020 is significantly larger than originally expected.

The WWE chairman, who began the funding of the league by selling approximately $100 million in WWE stock and putting into his wholly owned Alpha Entertainment, has informed insiders that he expects to spend closer to $500 million in the league's first three seasons.

[Bad News Gertner]

Great Honky Tonk Man story.

HTM has a habit of buying expired trademarks including Roddy Piper's and The Patriot

At indie shows HTM will have his son wear the Patriot mask at gimmick tables and have him sit next to him signing autographs as the Patriot.

[Emperor Smeat]

According to his wife, Matt Cappotelli passed away earlier today due to brain cancer.

Cappotelli's wife, Lindsay, wrote on Facebook: "Hey Team Capp...I’ve been struggling with what to say and how to say this, and I’ll probably end up rambling, but here goes. Today my love-my strong, sweet, beautiful love-took his last breath at 3:30 a.m. and went Home to be with Jesus...exactly one year after his brain surgery. You think you can be prepared for this when you know it’s coming, but you just can’t. The only person who’s comfort I want right now is the one who can’t give it to me. I miss him so much. I know where he is now is so much better, but it doesn’t change how much I miss him."

Cappotelli was 38 years old.

Last June, Cappotelli underwent surgery after being diagnosed with a grade four glioblastoma brain tumor. Ninety percent of the tumor was able to be removed, but the remaining portion was too close to his brain stem. Lindsay wrote last month that they met with Cappotelli's neuro-oncologist and it was decided that he was at the point where they should discontinue treatments.

[Bad News Gertner]

I was just thinking about Matt a few days ago watching an old Sunday Night Heat show and their were ads for Tough Enough. Hadn't heard anything since his wife posted that he stopped treatment. It had been some time so I was hoping he was making a miraculous recovery. What a sad story

[Juan]

Great Honky Tonk Man story.

HTM has a habit of buying expired trademarks including Roddy Piper's and The Patriot

At indie shows HTM will have his son wear the Patriot mask at gimmick tables and have him sit next to him signing autographs as the Patriot.

Lol what a fucking dirt bag

[Simple Fan]

Brother is watching ELEAGUE and Eva Marie is facing Shaq in a Street Fighter V Celebrity Tournament. Seems like something Kenny Omega would have been up for had he not had the show with CEO.

[Big Vic]

WWE star Matt Cappotelli dead at 38 after battle with cancer: '[He] went home to be with Jesus' (http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2018/06/30/wwe-star-matt-cappotelli-dead-at-38-after-battle-with-cancer-went-home-to-be-with-jesus.html)

[Sixx]

WWE star Matt Cappotelli dead at 38 after battle with cancer: '[He] went home to be with Jesus' (http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2018/06/30/wwe-star-matt-cappotelli-dead-at-38-after-battle-with-cancer-went-home-to-be-with-jesus.html)

That's sad.

But "WWE Star"?

[Emperor Smeat]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">������ <a href="https://twitter.com/maricarjp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@maricarjp</a> <a href="https://t.co/bjTcGLexuz">pic.twitter.com/bjTcGLexuz</a></p>&mdash; Austin Creed in Tokyo �� (@XavierWoodsPhD) <a href="https://twitter.com/XavierWoodsPhD/status/1012274731850973184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 28, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[Savio]

I wish they gave Waluigi a different name

[Emperor Smeat]

After having all the champs retain at their Best in the World 2018 event, ROH had a title change occur at yesterday's TV tapings.

Jay Lethal defeated Dalton Castle for the ROH Championship.

It was a Fatal 4-Way match with Cody and Matt Taven as the other guys involved. Lethal got the pin over Castle.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I love me some Jay Lethal. It feels like he is "played out" in ROH though. I don't really want to see him in WWE though. I was surprised to see that it was only Lethal's second title win. I guess he did have those TV Title reigns too. I feel the same way about The Briscoes too. It feels like they've been there "too long" and should really be working in New Japan or at Takeover shows, or something.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I'm looking at the guys in ROH at the moment. How is Punishment Martinez? He seems like a guy that would be on the WWE's radar. He seems like a big dude, and he's from Puerto Rico.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Manu works for ROH? Holy shit, The Briscoes are only 33 and 34 years old, respectively.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Rhett Titus is only 30 years old. I'm surprised the WWE has never made a play to get Scorpio Sky either. Good looking man with experience in wrestling and the media.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I just read some NXT house show results and saw that Steve Cutler is still down there. Wow. It seems like he's in a tag team with Wesley Blake and that Gunner is aligned with them also.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

I look forward to out of character interviews with Daniel Bryan where he doesn't talk about his stupid ugly kid.

[Shadrick]

heel turn

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

lol I love Daniel Bryan. But man, nobody cares about your fucking kid.

[Simple Fan]

I'm looking at the guys in ROH at the moment. How is Punishment Martinez? He seems like a guy that would be on the WWE's radar. He seems like a big dude, and he's from Puerto Rico.

Punishment has a good luck but he's kind of sloppy in the ring.

[Evil Vito]

Manu works for ROH? Holy shit, The Briscoes are only 33 and 34 years old, respectively.

Manu wrestled J-Rocc in what was dubbed a “Future of Honor” match featuring young talent.

That would be fine, except Manu is 33 and J-Rocc is 40.

[Emperor Smeat]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Listen as Andrade yells &quot;Destino&quot; before hitting Sin Cara with ............The Destino!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWE</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWETokyo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWETokyo</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Naito?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Naito</a> <a href="https://t.co/34FHohbHq0">pic.twitter.com/34FHohbHq0</a></p>&mdash; TurnbuckleTopics (@TT_4You) <a href="https://twitter.com/TT_4You/status/1012815743078076416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 29, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[Fignuts]

Rhett Titus is only 30 years old. I'm surprised the WWE has never made a play to get Scorpio Sky either. Good looking man with experience in wrestling and the media.

They had Scorpio Sky. He was in the team hell no anger management skits. Think he said some un-PC stuff online and got canned.

[Tom Guycott]

That's sad.

But "WWE Star"?

Being fair: did he not win that season of Tough Enough? That *technically* makes this true, but this kinda sidelined whatever was going to happen with him, if anything.

If somebody like Big Bully Busick could skate by on his cup of coffee all the way to his grave, we can call Capotelli a WWE Star.

[Mr. Nerfect]

They had Scorpio Sky. He was in the team hell no anger management skits. Think he said some un-PC stuff online and got canned.

That's right. Was he actually under contract at the time?

[Innovator]

Great Honky Tonk Man story.

HTM has a habit of buying expired trademarks including Roddy Piper's and The Patriot

At indie shows HTM will have his son wear the Patriot mask at gimmick tables and have him sit next to him signing autographs as the Patriot.

Love the HTM story by Gallows

"It's coming out of your paycheck you fucking mark"

[Emperor Smeat]

https://i.redd.it/jfv3xv7d7i711.jpg

[Gerard]

http://wrestlingnews.co/wwe-news/vince-mcmahon-did-not-want-vaders-name-mentioned-on-wwe-tv/

If this is true then Vince is a bigger tool than i thought.

[Mr. Nerfect]

How much do you think the size of many of today's heels hurts general interest in the product? I just watched the clip of Owens and Strowman from Raw. Psychologically, it just doesn't compute to me. Character-wise, I get that Owens is a shit. But what sort of threat is he? Strowman doesn't look good beating him up and Owens doesn't look great looking like a cowardly piece of shit. The narrative from the storytelling ignores all these elements. It treats everybody like they're the same size (except for when Braun needs to be called a "MONSTER!"), and everyone works like weight classes aren't a thing.

Bobby Lashley and Sami Zayn are another example. Zayn is great at talking and he's incredible in the ring, and yes, he makes a great obnoxious jerk. But how is him working with Bobby Lashley convincingly believable? Every time these big-ass dudes go on the defensive covering up from these heels who hit all their shit on them, I wonder if Joe Average in Alabama is sitting at home going "What the fuck is this shit?"

It reminds me of those video games from DC, where the Green Arrow can somehow hang in there and hit 8-hit combos on Superman or some shit.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Like, if Vader were in the WWE today, he would chase a heel Ricky Steamboat around the ring, and then Steamboat would kick him as he came in and be in control with a chinlock and stomps for 10 minutes as Vader struggled for air.

[Big Vic]

If it was the 90s, as a rib, people would have pissed and maybe shit in the porta-john

[Big Vic]

Like what is this? Are they 7?

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Also:

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[Ol Dirty Dastard]

https://i.redd.it/jfv3xv7d7i711.jpg

yes! Upon Joe hitting the reply button, Stan Hansen felt an unexplained sensation in his pants.

[Emperor Smeat]

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