"100,001" Replies (Wrestling Forum)

[Cool King]

I thought it was a singing career she was after?

I remember she released an album and I don't know if this is true, but apparently the WWE asked if they could release it under their WWE Music Group label and when she said no, they released her.

[DAMN iNATOR]

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[GD]

Cena burying Rollins like it is nobody's business. Seems like he hasn't read one of Jericho's books.

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[Sixx]

Wait, so is it true Cena's back in the WWE title picture? Gonna fight Rollins @ SummerSlam? Why?

[#1-norm-fan]

Because they're trying to build SummerSlam up as a "second WrestleMania" and no one is over enough to be in the world title match other than Cena.

[#1-norm-fan]

P.S. Cena was fucking great there.

[Sixx]

Fair enough. I didn't even watch this clip, I only saw the card. I kinda liked Cena with the US title.

[Wishbone]

P.S. Cena was fucking great there.

For once I have to agree with you, fan. If Cena showed that side of himself more often he'd be in my top 5. He really killed it tonight.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Wait, so is it true Cena's back in the WWE title picture? Gonna fight Rollins @ SummerSlam? Why?

Believe you me, I have asked myself Why many many times over the past several weeks. I still have yet to come up with an answer, although it's less my viewpoint of "ZOMGCENASUCCCCCCKKKKKSSSSSSHAAAAATTTTTEEE!" than it is out of concern that despite them saying to the contrary, Cena's nose may not be fully healed.

That's why him always returning so quickly leads me to believe he may very well be lighting both ends of a double-fused stick of dynamite, and end up having a shorter career than if he rehabbed at a normal rate and returned in a normal timeframe.

[#1-norm-fan]

Fair enough. I didn't even watch this clip, I only saw the card. I kinda liked Cena with the US title.

Well they've implied that the winner will keep both titles. Though I can't imagine it lasting long.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Well they've implied that the winner will keep both titles. Though I can't imagine it lasting long.

IT'S A SWERVE!

[Sixx]

Well they've implied that the winner will keep both titles. Though I can't imagine it lasting long.

What I meant was "With the US title, without the World title".

It was more or less pretty "fresh".

[Shadrick]

I see Rollins winning. Or Cena winning then a Sheamus cash in.

[#1-norm-fan]

Been watching old episodes of WWF Superstars and Wrestling Challenge from '90-'92. Forgot how random the format was. I remember them basically being squash matches and "control center updates" with Sean Mooney or Mean Gene. But it's like... Some episodes will be nothing but 2 minute squashes and highlights but every once in a while there will be an episode with an actual match. Never opening or closing the show it seems. Just thrown in the middle somewhere. Like...

Koko B. Ware vs Bill Johnson
Earthquake vs John Billson
Greg Valentine vs Turd Ferguson
Mr. Perfect vs The Big Bossman for the WWF Intercontinental Title
The Bushwackers vs Don Pitts and Rick Smelly
Rick Martel vs Bob Saccamano

[DAMN iNATOR]

I enjoyed Ryder's Superstars win streak of a few years back...those were the good ol' days, IMHO.

[Shadrick]

John Billson and Bill Johnson on the same card?

[Heisenberg]

There's a new trend going around(my neighborhood) that helps people pass poop faster, they are hanging pictures of Tamina or Naomi by their toilets. If you stare at Tamina for too long you get ingrown pubies

[Emperor Smeat]

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[drave]

Bleh, never did like the Bellas.

[LongTimeFan79]

What are the chances of Sheamus leaving SummerSlam as US Champion... he tries to cash in like Rollins did, Cena ends up taking the pinfall, therefore Sheamus is awarded the US Title and the WHC part is considered a no contest?

[Emperor Smeat]

Wouldn't put it past the WWE to use some weird logic but he is only able to get the WWE title if he cashed in. MitB case is just for the WWE title and Cena would still have the US title assuming he beats Rollins. Same for if Rollins beats Cena in keeping the US title.

Match would need to be a unification match for Sheamus to get both belts.

[Shadrick]

MITB isn't just for the WWE Title, unless they changed the rule

[LongTimeFan79]

Wouldn't put it past the WWE to use some weird logic but he'd only get the WWE title if he cashed in. MitB case is just for the WWE title and Cena would still have the US title assuming he beats Rollins. Same for if Rollins beats Cena in keeping the US title.

Match would need to be a unification match for Sheamus to get both belts.




When/where was it stated was for World Title only? Not arguing but I always took it as a title of their choosing, now choosing a lower title would be stupid but could be done-from the way I always assumed it went.

[Emperor Smeat]

Unless I'm forgetting something, its always been for the World and WWE title when those two existed and then for the current WWE title which is why its a gold case now.

Only real choice was when the case holder could choose which belt (World or WWE) before it got expanded to two cases and brand only for cash ins.

[LongTimeFan79]

Well on that note I apologize... that is likely where I got that thought from... was just entertained at the idea of him celebrating like crazy and then get handed the US title with a WTF look.

[drave]

was just entertained at the idea of him celebrating like crazy and then get handed the US title with a WTF look.

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[GD]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">So <a href="https://twitter.com/BrockLesnar">@BrockLesnar</a> is manning the security post on ESPN's campus. We almost had to widen the window to fit his biceps! �� <a href="http://t.co/cbhaA3GVAc">pic.twitter.com/cbhaA3GVAc</a></p>&mdash; ESPN (@espn) <a href="https://twitter.com/espn/status/633657440995815424">August 18, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Innovator]

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[Volare]

All hail Brock Christ!!

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[Emperor Smeat]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Brock Lesnar makes his <a href="https://twitter.com/WWE">@WWE</a> entrance on the SC set. <a href="https://t.co/fMx8kxkmKS">https://t.co/fMx8kxkmKS</a></p>&mdash; SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/633699574679511040">August 18, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[#1-norm-fan]

What are the chances of Sheamus leaving SummerSlam as US Champion... he tries to cash in like Rollins did, Cena ends up taking the pinfall, therefore Sheamus is awarded the US Title and the WHC part is considered a no contest?

I think it's been stated before that the cash-in is for the WWE/World title only but they've also definitely dropped hints that someone can cash in on another title.

Either way though, why would Sheamus not win the world title in that situation? Even by nonsensical MITB rules, it makes sense that he would.

[Lock Jaw]

Should cash in on the Divas title

[Mr. Nerfect]

After the promo on RAW, I'm fairly certain that Cena is winning to "embarrass" Triple H, thus kicking off the Rollins vs. Triple H program that was rumored. I wonder if Cena will keep both titles, will soon be cashed-in on, or forfeit the US Title to give someone else an opportunity to carry the banner?

[Lock Jaw]

Really should have just dropped it to Kevin Owens.

Owens/Cesaro really feels like it should have been for the title.

[Innovator]

I think it's been stated before that the cash-in is for the WWE/World title only but they've also definitely dropped hints that someone can cash in on another title.

Either way though, why would Sheamus not win the world title in that situation? Even by nonsensical MITB rules, it makes sense that he would.

He cashes it in on Becky Lynch after she wins the Divas's Title, asking for a date. MITB cash in begins a lovely courting

[Droford]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">So <a href="https://twitter.com/BrockLesnar">@BrockLesnar</a> is manning the security post on ESPN's campus. We almost had to widen the window to fit his biceps! �� <a href="http://t.co/cbhaA3GVAc">pic.twitter.com/cbhaA3GVAc</a></p>&mdash; ESPN (@espn) <a href="https://twitter.com/espn/status/633657440995815424">August 18, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

That's totally going to be one of their sportscenter commercials

[GD]

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[DAMN iNATOR]

Brock's suit reminds me of

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[Dark One]

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[Emperor Smeat]

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We noted a few months back that there was a possible working relationship developing between WWE and WWN Live, the parent company of EVOLVE and FIP, that would see WWE have "first access" to top indie talents and more.

Things have been quiet regarding the story but apparently WWE archivist Ben Brown, who is a Triple H guy, and WWE's Senior Director of Talent Development Canyon Cemen were backstage for the EVOLVE internet pay-per-view in Queens this past weekend.

Also, WWN's Gabe Sapolsky and Sal Hamaoui are scheduled to be backstage at WWE's NXT "Takeover: Brooklyn" event next Saturday night during SummerSlam weekend.

Monday's WWE Raw television show averaged 3.776 million viewers, according to Showbuzzdaily.com. Viewership was down from the 3.837 million average from last week.

The first hour of Raw averaged 3.649 million viewers. Hour two drew 3.953 million viewers. The final hour of the show averaged 3.728 million viewers.

Stephanie McMahon did a great job of kicking off the Diva Revolution on July 13. Really, she did. She gave a great, heartfelt introduction to three of the brightest stars on the WWE horizon – Charlotte, Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks. It was a night that literally brought tears of joy to my eyes. So why, just five weeks later, have those tears of joy been replaced by the anger and embarrassment of hearing “we want Lesnar chants during the Banks/Nikki Bella match?

Quite simply, we need a women’s pipebomb. Stephanie may have kicked off the Diva Revolution on Monday Night WWE Raw – but we need a Diva/woman/female competitor to take that ball and run with it. We can’t just gradually be SHOWN the revolution. WE can’t have the revolution EXPLAINED to us. We need one of the participants to make us FEEL it. We NEED that promo that perfectly captures the time and place, the pride and passion of this revolution. We NEED a CM Punk pipebomb. We NEED that “Austin 3;16 says I just whipped your ass” moment, that Dusty Rhodes “Hard Times” promo – something that hammers home the point to even the densest, drunkest members of the WWE Universe that times have changed – and chanting for anyone – even if it is a returning hometown hero like Brock Lesnar – while women are working their collective asses off to entertain them is not just disrespectful, but unacceptable.

As a wrestling fan, I was embarrassed. As a friend of both participants in the match, I was hurt. In my wrestling days, I would have tapped into those feelings of embarrassment and hurt and let it out in a promo. Often, those promos were effective; in a few cases, they even became iconic. Not once did I feel that one of those promos would have been better served by committee. I know that times have changed, and that the days of sending a superstar out to the ring with just a microphone and a deep-seeded belief in the importance of their message are largely over. But why not take a chance and let one of the women walk out to the ring with that same opportunity I was given? The same opportunity Punk was given…and Austin…and Dusty…and Flair…and Funk – and so many of the masters of the microphone who won us over with their passion, while not giving a damn about grammar, sentence structure, witty retorts and back and forth banter. Cena was given the ball last night, and took it in for that figurative touchdown. Heyman is almost other-worldly in his conversion ratio. I honestly don’t know if any of the women can deliver on the microphone with the effectiveness of a Cena or a Heyman. But they deserve the chance to try. All I am saying, is #GiveDivasaChance.
Mick Foley's opinion on the Divas Revolution so far.

During an appearance on John Lester’s Hollywood Squares-themed NVRQT Night at Metro In Chicago, former WWE Superstar CM Punk mentioned that he auditioned for the part of Rocksteady in the upcoming “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” movie, but ultimately lost the role to Sheamus.

“I just assumed he’s a bigger dude, so they gave it to the big guy,” Punk said.. “It makes sense. They were looking for two big, muscly bouncer types. (Sheamus) fits the role. I think they end up getting mutated half way through. You didn’t hear that from me though.”
Video of said appearance inside the source: www.ringsidenews.com/wwe-news/cm-punk-loses-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-role-to-sheamus/

Former WWF superstar Billy Jack Haynes made the following comments via Facebook:

I welcome the (NEW) FB members, I had to BLOCK 32 ignorant WWE backers that simply feel VKM can do no wrong, VKM wants to get rid of the old school that made him a BILLIONAIRE, if VKM could close his eyes and make a wish, the entire 1980’s and 1990’s would be gone. Hulk Hogan is gone & removed forever, not a trace. HULK was a RACIST but for life? Look in the mirrior VKM there is the real RACIST, we have 5 African Americans on our CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT that will testify to this. But I’m so damn pissed on this August 14th, 2015 day it is very hard at age 62 to maintain my composure!…….Here are the facts with the DEATH of LEGEND WRESTLER Rowdy’ RODDY PIPER! Rod on a podcast had a Stone Cold Steve Austin impersonator, he was great! Steve Austin went crazy and told VKM to fire Roddy Piper or Steve Austin would quit, so VKM after 30 years (3) DECADES fires RODDY PIPER, VKM knew RODDY had not been well as of late, this information hits the internet, so it is TRUE, RODDY PIPER dies of an apparent Heart Attack 3 days after he was fired!

So VKM goes into cover-up & LIE mode. So VKM who clearly knows Steve Austin loves beating up on women, I should know he married my first ex-wife Jeanne Clarke, then he married and many times beat then wife Debra McMichael right Steve Austin (DOCUMENTED) well I have an idea Steve and here it is. TRY ME ASSHOLE! UFC 1 minute rds, 1 minute rest to a KO finish! Stand up fists only, there your favorite weapons against women anyway right you women beating piece of shit! A million dollar winner take all, we both put up a million dollars! With one of the million going to a battered womens shelter! I’m 62 Steve is 51 my knees are gone, a UFC fist fight to a finish SIMPLE!……Not so fast VKM, you allowed this woman beater to be in your company for 20 years, he is also a WWE HOF how the hell is this?……..Roddy to me clearly died over the pure STRESS of being FIRED by you VKM, & over a woman beater that you know full well is, well RODDY has paid the ultimate price for this pure BS!

Part of a longer rant Haynes had on Facebook about him blaming Stone Cold for causing Piper's death and wants to beat up Stone Cold for revenge. http://www.gerweck.net/2015/08/17/billy-jack-haynes-calls-out-austin-for-pipers-death-challenges-him-to-a-fight/

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Happy Birthday to the one and only Tony Chimel! <a href="http://t.co/bMYWHvI71x">pic.twitter.com/bMYWHvI71x</a></p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWE/status/633771252805672960">August 18, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Some other sheet news includes:

WWE currently selling a Roddy Piper tribute magazine on their online store. http://shop.wwe.com/Roddy-Piper---The-Official-Tribute-Commemorative-Magazine/W10233,default,pd.html
WWE also having a sale on a variety of t-shirts for $15 each on WWE Shop as well. http://shop.wwe.com/%2414.99-Select-Tees/tshirt-sale,default,sc.html
GQ recently had an interview with several wrestlers on how their exercise routine and staying in shape during all the traveling every year. http://www.gq.com/story/wwe-fitness-road-workout
A portion of all sales for Stephen Amell's official Summerslam shirt was revealed to getting be donated to a children's charity called "Emily's House." https://represent.com/amellstardust
Grantland had a recent article dealing with New Jack's career and him having no regrets about how it turned out in the end. https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/3hgfc6/grantland_feature_new_jack_regrets_nothing_about/

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

P.S. Cena was fucking great there.

I agree and also disagree. Even the greats Cena has faced have gotten the "Let's go Cena/Cena sucks." WWE should have done more building up people around Cena but it's too late.

He shouldn't even bring it up. It's not Seth Rollins fault. He gets those chants in matches with Randy Orton, Edge, CM Punk, Daniel Bryan. He would get those chants if he hooked up with Hulk Hogan or Steve Austin down the line in an alternate universe.

I really liked the bit with Ric Flair though. Making the 16 time be about Triple H/Cena is a smart move. I'm still going to break shit when it happens but the marks will think it's a great thing the greatest of all time has been tied by Marky Mark.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

If you think Stone Cold Steve Austin should whoop Billy Jerk Haynes' ass GIMME A HELL YEAH!!!!!!!!

[GD]

Is anybody enjoying the goofiness of Stardust and Wade Barrett?

[Lock Jaw]

The segment on Monday where King Barrett was dubbed the Cosmic King was the best. Only thing it was missing was the camera angle being askew... would have made it perfect...

[GD]

It seems like they are an exception* to the rule of not looking straight in the camera as far as backstage segments and interviews are concerned.

*Bray Wyatt, and the Undertaker.

[#1-norm-fan]

Can't find video of it but I just randomly remembered the time where a face Godfather told a heel William Regal that he was surprised he was into the hoes because "the British are fags". Definitely not imagining this or remembering it wrong. Attitude era, man. What the fuck was going on?

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Can't find video of it but I just randomly remembered the time where a face Godfather told a heel William Regal that he was surprised he was into the hoes because "the British are fags". Definitely not imagining this or remembering it wrong. Attitude era, man. What the fuck was going on?

He said "ENGLAND AIN'T NOTHING BUT A LAND FULL OF FAGS!"

Regal's murder look is the best thing ever.

[Disturbed316]

Speaking of wrestling chicks being objectified, why are there no videos of Sunny jilling off on Skype yet? Not that I've been looking.

Not quite a video but this popped up in my twitter feed earlier:


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Skype with me tonight! Email me at Sunnyskype8@gmail.com for info!! <a href="http://t.co/kMXh23R3iT">pic.twitter.com/kMXh23R3iT</a></p>&mdash; Tamara Sytch (@WWEHOFerSunny) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWEHOFerSunny/status/633774624581517312">August 18, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I'm an angel in white for SKYPES tonight! Email me at sunnyskype8@gmail.com for info!! <a href="http://t.co/xsoebGzAmP">pic.twitter.com/xsoebGzAmP</a></p>&mdash; Tamara Sytch (@WWEHOFerSunny) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWEHOFerSunny/status/633805661118164993">August 19, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquoteclass="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"><a href="http://t.co/bDsN6aA3ej">pic.twitter.com/bDsN6aA3ej</a></p>&mdash; Tamara Sytch(@WWEHOFerSunny) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWEHOFerSunny/status/633824618294329344">August 19, 2015</a></blockquote> <script asyncsrc="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquoteclass="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sunnyskype8@gmail.com for SKYPE info!! <a href="http://t.co/5nZ0WvmVxZ">pic.twitter.com/5nZ0WvmVxZ</a></p>&mdash; Tamara Sytch(@WWEHOFerSunny) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWEHOFerSunny/status/633824794325069826">August 19, 2015</a></blockquote> <script asyncsrc="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquoteclass="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">For the guy who asked for a tease up top.... <a href="http://t.co/rHrK2LGTUD">pic.twitter.com/rHrK2LGTUD</a></p>&mdash; Tamara Sytch(@WWEHOFerSunny) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWEHOFerSunny/status/633826487276187648">August 19, 2015</a></blockquote> <script asyncsrc="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[GD]

LAWD HAVE MERCY!

[DAMN iNATOR]

He said "ENGLAND AIN'T NOTHING BUT A LAND FULL OF FAGS!"

Regal's murder look is the best thing ever.

Why would Regal be upset about his countrymen being called cigarettes?

[Vastardikai]

He said "ENGLAND AIN'T NOTHING BUT A LAND FULL OF FAGS!"

Regal's murder look is the best thing ever.

It was during his run as "The Real Man's Man."

The set up, as well. Regal was made the offer, and replied, "The last time I checked, my name was Steve Regal and not Elton John, so I'll take the broads."

[Kris P Lettus]

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[Frank Drebin]

Brock speaks fairly well actually. You'd never know he knew how to speak watching WWE. Not be great with scripted promos is all I guess.

[drave]

Brock speaks fairly well actually. You'd never know he knew how to speak watching WWE. Not be great with scripted promos is all I guess.

Nah, Heyman is just better, NAY, THE BEST at it.

[drave]

comma

[Frank Drebin]

Could he just say awesome one-liners once in a while like "Hey Paul, say something stupid."

[drave]

That should be on a shirt.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Why doesn't Luke Harper win more matches?

[Kris P Lettus]

Brock speaks fairly well actually. You'd never know he knew how to speak watching WWE. Not be great with scripted promos is all I guess.


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[Emperor Smeat]

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[Innovator]

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[GD]

Brock speaks fairly well actually. You'd never know he knew how to speak watching WWE. Not be great with scripted promos is all I guess.

He was doing quite well on his own during his tenure on Smackdown.

[drave]

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That you and Bull Nakano? :y:

Is she a nice lady?

[drave]

She has amazing hair. Kinda like Wayne Static did before he croaked.

[Savio]

I dunno why but that looks photo-shopped to me.

[Savio]

Hey guys, remember when Damien Sandow got himself really over?

[Lock Jaw]

No..... I remember when The Miz got Damien Sandow really over, though..... :shifty:

[Rammsteinmad]

Shit. I keep forgetting about Damien Sandow.

Seriously WWE what the fucking fuck?

[Rammsteinmad]

Sandow is another perfect example of what Triple H once described as how you have to "win over the audience" and how they "listen to the WWE universe". :rant:

[Fignuts]

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I'm planning to go to japan next year and one of my stops is definitely going to be bull nakano's bar. Favorite female wrestler of all time. Hope she's there when I go.

[Frank Drebin]

What are you gonna do if she's there? What would you want to ask?

[Emperor Smeat]

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Lester Bagley, The Vice President of Public Affairs for the Minnesota Vikings, recently spoke about the new $1 billion US Bank Stadium being built for the Vikings.

During the video, which you can watch at this link, Bagley had the following to say:

“Before the building is even open, we have already secured the Super Bowl in 2018, the NCAA basketball Final Four in 2019. We are a finalist and seem to be in a very good position to secure the college football playoffs, the BCS Championship game and you know we’ve got WrestleMania coming.”
Minnesota currently rumored to get a Mania as early as 2017. http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/610411-wwe-statement-wrestlemania-minnesota

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper died from a blood clot in his lungs ... TMZ has learned.

We've obtained a copy of the death certificate, which shows the wrestling legend had pulmonary embolism (a blood clot) that triggered a heart attack.

The death certificate helps explain the clot ... Roddy suffered from hypertension for years, resulting in chronic high blood pressure. Clotting can occur as a result of high blood pressure.

As per HHH on the call, the live NXT Taping special will be from 9-11pm and include: Apollo's debut match against Dillinger, NXT Tag Titles, NXT women's Title, NXT Title Ladder match, Liger/Breeze and Corbin/Joe.

The rest will air on the following Wednesday in a special 90 minute NXT show.
From a recent Q&A session by Triple H done the week of every NXT special event. Taping a bunch of matches to start around 7:30pm and lead into the actual event itself.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-cards="hidden" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/ToughMada">@ToughMada</a> my newest training partner ! So stoked ain't no bond like a <a href="https://twitter.com/WWEToughEnough">@WWEToughEnough</a> family <a href="https://twitter.com/mrbriankendrick">@mrbriankendrick</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWE?src=hash">#WWE</a> <a href="http://t.co/vYEASTkd97">pic.twitter.com/vYEASTkd97</a></p>&mdash; Daria Berenato (@ToughDaria) <a href="https://twitter.com/ToughDaria/status/633399592868950016">August 17, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Going to be training at Brian Kendrick's school.


Some other sheet news includes:

Rolling Stones had a recent interview with Finn Balor with some highlights including his time in NJPW, origin of the Balor persona paint, and his feelings on wrestling his first ever ladder match. http://www.rollingstone.com/sports/features/finn-balor-the-demon-comes-to-brooklyn-20150819
In a "WWE Did You Know" type fact, Roddy Piper was one of the inspirations behind the Joker character for the Batman: Animated series. https://mobile.twitter.com/Paul_Dini/status/628473473023610880
Recent NXT conference call by Triple H revealed the current plans are for NXT to have at least one show occur in England in the near future.
Same conference also confirmed the WWE is working on a potential deal with EVOLVE but hinted if a deal is done, it has to be really beneficial on WWE's end. Wants to keep the indie feds healthy but at the same time the WWE is the top priority for any potential future deals.

[Innovator]

I'm planning to go to japan next year and one of my stops is definitely going to be bull nakano's bar. Favorite female wrestler of all time. Hope she's there when I go.

Remember she looks like this now

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/Bull_Nakano.jpg

[Fignuts]

What are you gonna do if she's there? What would you want to ask?

Probably get drunk as I've heard she's a really great hostess and does shots with you. Not gonna bombard her with questions or anything. Just gonna have a good time and tell her I'm a fan of her work.

[Lock Jaw]

Ask her to put you in the Angelito

[Seth82]

great article from CBS Sports on WWF in 1985

Lanny Poffo, Paul Orndorff, Don Muraco, George Steele, Wendi Richter, Tito Santana & more reflect on the year 1985 in WWF.

Also MTV VJ Alan Hunter and Cyndi Lauper discuss that amazing year as well.

http://www.cbssports.com/general/feature/25275707/wwe-in-1985-an-oral-history

[Cool King]

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[Savio]

I miss saturday morning slam :/ such unique moments and matches. Was very happy when they removed Santino from commentating that show.

[Emperor Smeat]

http://abload.de/img/clipboard01uip4h.jpg

[Vastardikai]

I miss saturday morning slam :/ such unique moments and matches. Was very happy when they removed Santino from commentating that show.

Santino explaining jokes.The viewers were kids, not morons.

Also, the lowest impact Daniel Bryan match in his WWE Run took place on SMS. Lady of the Lake ftw!

[Volare]

Mania in Minnesota....hell....fucking....yes!

[Savio]

Santino explaining jokes.The viewers were kids, not morons.

Also, the lowest impact Daniel Bryan match in his WWE Run took place on SMS. Lady of the Lake ftw!
lol and they had ridiculous segments like this:

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[Emperor Smeat]

Dirtsheets sponsored by the Man That Gravity Remembered:
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At the Ring of Honor television taping in Philadelphia on Friday, September 21st , Ring of Honor and New >Japan Pro Wrestling management will be making a special announcement impacting their working relationship at 7:10 p.m. ET on http://www.rohwrestling.com/ROHUSTREAM

Ring of Honor is hosting New Japan wrestlers at two monumental events this weekend, beginning on August 21st in Philadelphia’s famed 2300 Arena for a spectacular television taping. One night later on August 22nd, ROH and NJPW will compete at Brooklyn’s own MCU Park, which will be available as a DVD and on VOD. Ring of Honor is incredibly honored to continue to host such fantastic matches with the stars of New Japan Pro Wrestling.

Additional information about this announcement will be made available on http://rohwrestling.com shortly after the live press conference.

While they don’t have all the activities with Hollywood stars as in the past few years, by being in New York, and with the news of the sellouts, the perception is that wrestling is real hot again, which will lead to more mainstream media jumping on. It doesn’t matter that ratings are down or live attendance is mixed (it was down 10 percent for the second quarter, but the most recent month we have full records of, June, was up from recent years), the perception feeds upon itself. In fact, McMahon built his company in 1984 based on perception, as wrestling was on fire in 1983 in many parts of the country, but with Cyndi Lauper doing an angle on Vince McMahon’s television, there were all kinds of stories about wrestling becoming so hot that they sell out Madison Square Garden (which was actually pretty much a regular thing since 1970).
Observer on the WWE trying desperately to be popular in the mainstream again in recent years and the reality of it not paying off.

Canyon Ceman and Ben Brown (who also works in talent relations) were at the 8/15 Evolve show in Deer Park, NY which started the rumors going about an Evolve/WWE relationship. What we do know is that discussions are going on, and that Sam Houmai, the owner of Evolve, and booker Gabe Sapolsky will be guests of WWE at the NXT show this week. We’re told that right now it looks like it’s going to be a long road and process before anything is official or if anything ever becomes official.

I’ve been asked this question regarding NXT pay. The NXT guys under developmental deals have not, thus far, been bonused based on working shows with bigger grosses outside Florida. I’m told, even those that worked San Jose were not given a gate percentage. Given that Brooklyn’s gate is probably going to be around $700,000, which is amazing when you think about it, you’d think that would change. Owens is not on a developmental deal so he’d probably be paid like the main event of a big grossing house show, and Balor should have a different deal than everyone else because he was an established star in a major league promotion. But for people like Banks and Bayley, particularly because the internal push claims this show is a double main event, a main event payoff on that kind of house would be huge compared to what the women are currently earning and I can’t come up with any kind of logical reason all the talent appearing on a show like that shouldn’t get comparable payoffs to the main roster talent on a sold out major market show. Banks may be on a main roster deal so it could be different. I’m told the internal reasoning is that NXT and developmental are overall big money losers, as developmental has to be considered to be, they are on guaranteed money contracts and overall the shows are losing money without paying a percentage to talent. NXT talent working in Florida have no road expenses and the feeling is they are being paid to learn. However, when NXT talent is brought to WWE road shows, they are paid for those shows and also have their road expenses covered, which isn’t the case for the contracted WWE talent.

Finn Balor said he doesn’t want to get called up to the main roster. “What we’re doing at NXT right now is groundbreaking. It’s revolutionary,” he said on the PodNasty podcast. “For me, it’s like a Renaissance period in wrestling, and I want to be involved in NXT. I don’t want to go to the, quote, unquote, main roster. I don’t want to get called up, so to speak, because I believe that we at NXT are building something together that is going to be looked back on in ten years the same way that we looked back on the ECW period as being revolutionary at that time. And this is something that I want to be involved in.”

It appears after the Jushin Liger to NXT incident, that things have been smoothed over and the relationship is now stronger than ever. New Japan gave them the impression that Liger working NXT was a combination of Liger wanting to work one match with WWE, since he never has, and he’s 50 years old, and doing a personal favor for William Regal. Liger did an interview this past week with the New Japan web site and said what happened was that he was in Northern California for the ROH show two nights before WrestleMania and found out that “Devi-chan,” (Fergal Devitt/Finn Balor) was wrestling the same night nearby. He said he wanted to see the show so someone contacted Matt Bloom, who he knows, and Bloom got him a ticket to the show. So Liger was in the audience at the NXT show in San Jose late in disguise (his disguise is that he was just a 50-year-old Japanese guy that nobody recognized) and he saw the Balor vs. Neville main event and talked with Balor after the match. Several weeks later, Balor, Bloom and Regal called New Japan and asked for Liger’s e-mail address. That’s interesting because that sounds like they were trying to avoid going through the promotion and contacting him directly. But they were told Liger doesn’t use a computer and that they would have to go through Tiger Hattori (who handles a lot of New Japan’s business in English speaking countries). They asked Hattori if Liger could work the NXT show as a one-time only deal and Hattori said Liger would do it if New Japan gave him permission. He noted Regal was a long-time friend. Liger said that he didn’t know Tyler Breeze, but said he must be really good if he learned his basics from Storm. The key of this is that New Japan absolutely was involved in the booking and it was not Liger on his own working without it going through the company.

Mike Tenay’s first podcast, which is a sports betting podcast that has nothing at all to do with pro wrestling, was one of the most downloaded shows in its first week, being just below the established top shows like Steve Austin’s.

On Sportsmanship:
* Tanahashi vehemently not a hugger, apparently (re post match w/Nakamura)Also doesn't like handshakes in wrestling in general
* Tanahashi 'A post match handshake often undoes all the work and drama you've done in the match, it comes to nothing
* Tana relates an anecdote in ROH, match w/Redragon started with a handshake offered and he just kinda thought 'WTF is this

On AJ Styles:
* Tana ceaselessly puts over Styles, despite saying his hair makes him look like a 'student' and then 'one of the Beatles'
* Tana 'anyone, anywhere in the world can look at AJ and say "he's the best". He is the best in the world. I want to take that title for me'
* Tana puts over AJ's psychology over and above his move set, says he gives people a reason to invest even if there's no backstory to a match.

Elgin:
* They switch to Elgin, and praise his work here. Tana 'his Japanese performances have been way better than in 8 America'
* Tana 'my (ROH) match with Elgin really wasn't that good, and I was wondering whether it was my fault or his'
From a recent podcast that had Tanahashi as a guest. Quotes of interview translated from Twitter. https://twitter.com/reasonjp

I’m not sure where things stand as far as contracts go, but Rich Swann and Biff Busick are said to be strongly on WWE's radar.

During today's installment of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer speculated that Kane will return at Sunday's SummerSlam event to cost Brock Lesnar his match against The Undertaker.

Meltzer mentioned that Kane would come back to seek revenge on Brock "breaking" his leg before he was written off WWE television to film an upcoming movie. He said that if Taker is going to play the heel role and get a victory over The Beast, this would be the way to book it
Only being speculated as a possible idea if the goal was to bring back Kane in a meaningful way and have Taker turn heel. Scott Hall on Twitter also felt the same way in how the match might end. https://twitter.com/SCOTTHALLNWO/status/634445522238095360


Some other sheet news includes:

Recent Stone Cold podcast episode included the second part of the Vampiro interview. http://www.podcastone.com/pg/jsp/program/episode.jsp?programID=436&pid=532361
IGN had an article about John Cena's Top 10 matches according to them. http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/08/20/john-cena-s-10-best-matches?abthid=55d6389548c09e2046000015
In a "WWE Did You Know" type fact, Big Show has done 22 heel/face turns since his debut based on a compilation video released earlier in the year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aD-8Ev5HgJQ&ab_channel=TheFaceTurn
Newest update for WWE mobile game Immortals included Brock Lesnar, Batista, and Seth Rollins as playable characters and/or getting new costumes. https://scontent-dfw1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/t31.0-8/11906809_1656041611282496_85856696723000201_o.jpg
Rolling Stones had a recent interview with Seth Rollins with some highlights including his feud with Cena, losing the Curb Stomp as a finisher, being perceived as a "weak" heel because of booking, and the art of drawing heat. www.rollingstone.com/sports/features/seth-rollins-is-happy-you-hate-him-20150820

[Lock Jaw]

Just watched three episodes of NXT.... still need to catch up 4 more episodes before Saturday night...

[Innovator]

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[Emperor Smeat]

http://i.imgur.com/uOznn0l.gif

[Heisenberg]

so for the WWE front(no disrespect to LU, NJPW, ROH, TNA etc.) we are in for around 6+ hours of wrestling/company commercials this weekend.


Here's to hoping something memorable happens

[Shadrick]

Booker should have gone over at WM XIX

[Savio]

I disagree

[#1-norm-fan]

http://www.wrestlecrap.com/dball.gif

Was just watching a shoot a couple weeks ago where Jim Cornette was talking about how Jim Herd once wanted a tag team called "The Hunchbacks" who couldn't be pinned because their shoulders never touched the ground. Looking back now, I wonder if this was an homage to that.

[Volare]

Heyman is god.

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[Mr. Nerfect]

I've changed my mind. I'm now fairly certain Triple H is going to cost Cena the match at SummerSlam (or they do something wacky, like Cena gets the match moved up to the opener, wins the title, then they do a rematch later), and that they run Triple H vs. Cena over the fall months. This allows Seth Rollins to be an ungrateful prick, work with Kane, then move on to Triple H.

[Mr. Nerfect]

If Kane returns at SummerSlam (and I hope they hold him off), I can see him being the reason that both Taker and Lesnar are out for a while. A Tombstone to both with either a new outfit or his original classic one could build him up pretty easily for a match against Rollins.

Also, I'm thinking more and more I agree that Owens should have won the US Title at Battleground and be carrying it into his match with Cesaro.

[Simple Fan]

Also, I'm thinking more and more I agree that Owens should have won the US Title at Battleground and be carrying it into his match with Cesaro.

I've been thinking if Cena wins he has an open challenge on Raw for 2 guys that Cesaro and Owens answer and the winner gets the US title.

[Sepholio]

Heyman should win the title. Don't care how.

[Mr. Nerfect]

LOL, Greg Valentine went on a podcast rant about "girl wrestling", and ripped into females in the business by saying he'd fire them all and send them to the strip club, because they take away from men trying to support their family. They all have bad matches, don't draw and should be in the kitchen cooking all pregnant and barefoot. He also extended this to boxing and MMA.

[Emperor Smeat]

Dirtsheets sponsored by Tea Time with host John Cena:
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We all know how wrestling rumors go, but we were told to expect something "huge" for Monday's RAW. There wasn't any additional info given, but it's safe to assume that's not referring to a Big Show vs. Kane main event.

At tonight's Ring of Honor show in Philadelphia, PA, ROH and New Japan Pro Wrestling announced that their relationship is stronger than ever. Kevin Kelly hosted the segment attended by Nigel McGuinness, Joe Koff, Cary Silkin, Tiger Hattori and Naoki Sugabayasi.

In February, there will be two ROH shows in Tokyo. While there, the ROH World title will be defended for the very first time in a New Japan ring. The belt has been defended four times prior in Japan, all by Takeshi Morishima.

NJPW wrestlers will appear at ROH's 14th anniversary show in Las Vegas, NV.

In May, NJPW talent will again come back to North America to do their usual dates in Philly and Toronto, but they will add more towns, and will bring more & different wrestlers from NJPW in 2016 than in past years.

It is also expected that both sides will send more talent back and forth and not just those that have gone in the past.

When WWE superstar — and former UFC heavyweight champion — Brock Lesnar was asked what he thought about his former boss’ comments on ESPN’s “SportsCenter” Tuesday, he had an straightforward answer.

“Of course, Dana, it’s fake, all right? Everybody knows that,” Lesnar said on ESPN. “But it’s still the same."

“You’re promoting the same thing we’re promoting. Dana White is promoting fights, we’re promoting fights. It just so happens we get a little more longevity out of our fight and out of our fighters because of the circumstances. It’s a staged arena. Everyone knows that.”

Lesnar did point out that WWE CEO Vince McMahon was the better businessman when it came to selling his product.

“The business model is the same. It’s identical,” Lesnar said. “And I think Vince McMahon is better at it than Dana, and that might rub Dana the wrong way.”

2) If you had the chance to choose one more opponent, who would it be?

The one match that he wants is a match with Brock Lesnar. But WWE may not allowed it to happen because he may be legitimately killed.
From a Q&A session Daniel Bryan had at Chicago Comic Con recently. http://411mania.com/wrestling/daniel-bryan-wants-a-match-with-lesnar-recap-from-chicago-comic-con-qa/

WWE have re-applied for the Trade Mark for Cryme Tyme. This could be because they intend to re-sign Cryme Tyme, but it has presumably been done to stop JTG and Shad Gaspard from using the name on the Independent Wrestling Circuit.

JTG responded to WWE, with a couple of digs back...
On Racism in WWE...
"I definitely experienced some racism in WWE, and no I don't think they do a good enough job, when the majority of the African American Wrestlers are pigeonholed into being the angry black guys, shuckin' and jivin', or Rapping and Singing..."

On WWE contracts...
"It's a big hoax. How can you be an Independent Contractor, if you're "exclusively" signed to WWE, with a contract. It's an oxymoron."
Some highlights from JTG's recent AMA on r/SquaredCircle. https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/3hmi1j/yyyyyyyoyoits_your_boy_jtg_ready_for_a_little_ama/

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I would love this to be the new trend. <a href="https://t.co/Zkh0DlQCVG">https://t.co/Zkh0DlQCVG</a></p>&mdash; Daniel Bryan (@WWEDanielBryan) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWEDanielBryan/status/634599971225010180">August 21, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Some other sheet news includes:

Vince McMahon 70th birthday occurs this Monday. May or may not be tied into the rumored "huge surprise" planned for the show.
For those that have heard but haven't seen how bad AAA's Triplemanía XXIII ended up, Botchamania had footage from the event as a big segment for this week's episode. https://vimeo.com/136671199
Stardust revealed the cape he will be wearing for his match against Green Arrow and Neville. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CM4woxkWoAIq3oM.jpg:large
Steohen Amell revealed he will be wearing the Arrow gear for his match against Stardust and the Cosmic King. https://www.facebook.com/stephenamell/videos/909280462490555/
WWE.com had a hype video regarding Jushin Liger's apperance for NXT Takeover Brooklyn. www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/nxt-takeover-brooklyn-2015-08-22/who-is-jushin-thunder-liger-27833869
According to reports, NJPW revenue is currently up around 22% compared to last year. http://enuhito.com/eng/?p=135
John Cena recently became the 1st celebrity to reach the 500 wishes granted for the Make A Wish charity. https://twitter.com/NYSE/status/634741060191821824
Seth Rollins was a recent guest on Hot 97 radio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SufbjFwRnbU

[DAMN iNATOR]

Booker should have gone over at WM XIX

I disagree

I like the guy, but I'm with Savior here. He wasn't really near ready to hold the WHC in early 2003. Letting him feud with Cena over the disputed US title and having him win the 2006 KotR tourney before did him a lot of good.

And then there was
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[#1-norm-fan]

"I definitely experienced some racism in WWE, and no I don't think they do a good enough job, when the majority of the African American Wrestlers are pigeonholed into being the angry black guys, shuckin' and jivin', or Rapping and Singing..."

lol Isn't he still using/making money off the blatantly stereotypical gimmick he was given in WWE? He must not mind it that much.

If WWE is trying to get the trademark just to stop them from using the name on the indies though... Kind of a dick move. lol

[Wishbone]

LOL, Greg Valentine went on a podcast rant about "girl wrestling", and ripped into females in the business by saying he'd fire them all and send them to the strip club, because they take away from men trying to support their family. They all have bad matches, don't draw and should be in the kitchen cooking all pregnant and barefoot. He also extended this to boxing and MMA.

It's even funnier when you consider how Hogan just had his entire life destroyed for making a racist remark yet Valentine will likely not even be mentioned anywhere because he's "small potatoes"... Oh, wait, that's not funny that's just sad. :-\

[Wishbone]

Also did anyone else catch the Dolph/Lana promo on Smackdown? Shit was awful... Felt so forced and just generally fake.

[Shadrick]

I like the guy, but I'm with Savior here. He wasn't really near ready to hold the WHC in early 2003. Letting him feud with Cena over the disputed US title and having him win the 2006 KotR tourney before did him a lot of good.

And then there was
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oh okay. I disagree simply because it did nothing for Hunter, and Booker going over would have done wonders for him, but I hear you. The build to the match was done wonderfully to set up Booker going over. The idea of him conquering his past demons, overcoming adversity, and even Hunters subtle racism in his promos....when Hunter says "people like you don't beat people like me" and then Hunter pedigrees him, and thats....it....and kinda says he's right, storyline wise. And apparently, if lore is true, the plan was for Booker to go over until the last second.

And as far as "he wasn't ready" I disagree with that as well, but to each his own.

[Shadrick]

lol Isn't he still using/making money off the blatantly stereotypical gimmick he was given in WWE? He must not mind it that much.

If WWE is trying to get the trademark just to stop them from using the name on the indies though... Kind of a dick move. lol

Honestly, as a black guy, when I hear JTG talk, I think a lot of it isn't race, as much as it is him being a bit....delusional. I can tell when something is actually racist. I can also tell when someone is playing the race card just to exonnerate any accountability on their part.

I wasn't there, obviously, but a lot of the things he says, and examples he gives of racism, just don't scream racism to me.

[Simple Fan]

Also did anyone else catch the Dolph/Lana promo on Smackdown? Shit was awful... Felt so forced and just generally fake.

Looking for Summer to turn on Rusev and join Dolph and Lana, then Cameron returns with Rusev as Black Lana.

[Shadrick]

remember when everyone was fandangoing?

[Wishbone]

Fandangoing suffered from the "parents find something cool and ruin it" principle. WWE killed it by pushing it so hard on tv. The second Cole said the word out loud it was doomed to fail.

[#1-norm-fan]

I haven't stopped.

[Shadrick]

Me neither.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Looking for Summer to turn on Rusev and join Dolph and Lana, then Cameron returns with Rusev as Black Lana.

On paper, the main event looked like it would suck ass, but watching it I was pretty blown away and pleasantly surprised to find that it far surpassed and exceeded my expectations.

[Shadrick]

Once again, Shields theme, Brocks theme, and Rybacks are the best themes to lift to.

[GD]

This isn't accurate. I'm pretty sure that Benoit was not an occupational murderer.

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[SlickyTrickyDamon]

If I get a chance to make signs what signs should I make?

[Fignuts]

Tazz Dan 4 hof

[Frank Drebin]

Bring Back Submission Sorority

[Savio]

And as far as "he wasn't ready" I disagree with that as well, but to each his own.
He wasn't ready, he was built as upper midcard until that feud. With no real push beyond that.

[Jura]

AJ Lee sighting

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[GD]

If I get a chance to make signs what signs should I make?

"BENOIT IS INNOCENT"

"BROTHER!"

"NOW I AM FREE...FREE FALLING" :shifty:

[Mercenary]

LOL, Greg Valentine went on a podcast rant about "girl wrestling", and ripped into females in the business by saying he'd fire them all and send them to the strip club, because they take away from men trying to support their family. They all have bad matches, don't draw and should be in the kitchen cooking all pregnant and barefoot. He also extended this to boxing and MMA.

Isn't there a backyard he should be showing up in?

[Emperor Smeat]

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[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Just saw Adam Rose walking down street.

[Ultra Mantis]

remember when everyone was fandangoing?

WWE really dropped the boat on Fandango.

[Lock Jaw]

They dropped the ball with Johnny Curtis.

Fandango had no chance from day 1.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Sounds like the Fatal 4 Way tag match is being pushed to the preshow just like at WrestleMania the last 2 years.

I'm actually surprised it wasn't named the preshow match right from the get-go, actually.</font>

[Jura]

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[#1-norm-fan]

They dropped the ball with Johnny Curtis.

Fandango had no chance from day 1.

Fandango could have worked out perfectly fine.

[Shadrick]

He wasn't ready, he was built as upper midcard until that feud. With no real push beyond that.

That reasoning doesn't mean he wasn't ready...but okay.

[Shadrick]

AJ Lee sighting

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Juliooooooooooooooooooooo

[#1-norm-fan]

I was thinking about how much less WWE worries about "protecting credibility" when it comes to divas and it led me to a thought...

Does anyone remember a divas match ever ending in a DQ/countout? I'm sure it's happened before but I can't remember one instance.

[Jura]

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[Volare]

Terri and Ivory still look pretty good!

[Sixx]

Who's the muppet in the last pic?

[Shadrick]

I was thinking about how much less WWE worries about "protecting credibility" when it comes to divas and it led me to a thought...

Does anyone remember a divas match ever ending in a DQ/countout? I'm sure it's happened before but I can't remember one instance.

I feel like it happens enough for me to not hesitate to answer 'Yeah, it happens" but I can't remember a specific situation.

[Emperor Smeat]

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

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CNDrKusUwAAKgS-.jpg

[Damian Rey]

I love the Vaudevillians

[Sixx]

Is their valet seriously called Blue Pants?

[GD]

The Vaudevillians and Hunter photo is B&W. Good stuff.

[Jura]

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[Jura]

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[Emperor Smeat]

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[Seth82]

I know kayfabe is dead and everything.

I get that but seeing Jushin Liger unmasked kinda kills the mystique a little for me.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CNG9n66WgAAYqpw.jpg:large

[The Destroyer]

Just pretend it's Nash and some random Japanese man.

[Damian Rey]

YOU MEAN HIS HAIR IS FAKE?

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Nidia let herself go. It is Nidia right?

[Vastardikai]

I know kayfabe is dead and everything.

I get that but seeing Jushin Liger unmasked kinda kills the mystique a little for me.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CNG9n66WgAAYqpw.jpg:large

I have heard of two instances when Liger lost his mask mid-match. 1 was against Muta where he debuted a new character aspect. The other was a worked shoot where he proceeded to kick the shit out of his opponent.

I hope, for Nash's sake, he was simply introducing Goofy Grandpa persona.

[Droford]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">At least <a href="https://twitter.com/ToughZZ">@ToughZZ</a> is working hard for you fans! <a href="http://t.co/61B1p18YVM">pic.twitter.com/61B1p18YVM</a></p>&mdash; Tanner (@ToughTanner) <a href="https://twitter.com/ToughTanner/status/635631636739158016">August 24, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[Sixx]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">At least <a href="https://twitter.com/ToughZZ">@ToughZZ</a> is working hard for you fans! <a href="http://t.co/61B1p18YVM">pic.twitter.com/61B1p18YVM</a></p>&mdash; Tanner (@ToughTanner) <a href="https://twitter.com/ToughTanner/status/635631636739158016">August 24, 2015</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

I visited said Twitter and holy shit, this guy looks like Tazz Dan.

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/610885847311740928/tEx1dQz9_400x400.jpg

[Mr. Nerfect]

He does, actually.

[Jura]

A WrestleZone article is now claiming that the original plan for the Divas Revolution was for Charlotte to come up and win the title from Nikki Bella with Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks also leading the charge against the current Divas roster. But, apparently, John Cena went straight to Vince McMahon and "had that squashed."

[Jura]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sweet Dreams �� <a href="http://t.co/YLO5pYWncY">pic.twitter.com/YLO5pYWncY</a></p>&mdash; Nikki &amp; Brie (@BellaTwins) <a href="https://twitter.com/BellaTwins/status/634916043337691136">August 22, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[Mercenary]

Is their valet seriously called Blue Pants?


Yep. Worst wrestling name ever!

[Sixx]

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8pp0Knqqipk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

I just read about this on wrestlecrap, but I can't really find any good videos of this. Was that a real thing? How did that work? Did they zoom in on Hardy so we could hear his thoughts?

Fucking hell, TNA.

[Droford]

Yep. Worst wrestling name ever!

17 years ago it would have fit right in with the bwo

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CG1LWFbVAAARUe7.jpg

[Emperor Smeat]

https://38.media.tumblr.com/0a6acae0023ff39f62bcf0ecba537bfe/tumblr_ntk8sbNikv1sj4xr4o1_400.gif

[Droford]

If he had tripped and fell, the whole "man that gravity forgot" gimmick would have died

[Droford]

Stardust needs to evolve into

http://piq.codeus.net/static/media/userpics/piq_135412_400x400.png

"I haven't forgotten you.."

[Jura]

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[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Does this mean Blue Pants is the official manager? She should wear Blue Pantaloons.

[GD]

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[Jura]

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/s3LOHy2lkbY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[owenbrown]

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lJqmVhl7Rmc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Jura, you are lucky that A) Funky Fly is no longer here and 2) he is no longer super mod

[Sixx]

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00:31 - amazing.

[Emperor Smeat]

Part of the plan for tonight's RAW show got changed. May or may not be related to Undertaker's health concerns after last night's match.

The Undertaker was previously scheduled to be backstage at WWE Raw tonight in Brooklyn, however PWInsider.com is reporting Undertaker flew back to his home in Texas from New York this morning, so he will not be at Raw tonight.

No word on why plans have changed, but as noted Paul Heyman is expected to appear on Raw tonight to address the finish of last night’s SummerSlam main event.

Despite being banged up following his match with Brock Lesnar, there reportedly has been no talk of Undertaker sustaining any serious injuries last night.

[NormanSmiley]

LOL, Greg Valentine went on a podcast rant about "girl wrestling", and ripped into females in the business by saying he'd fire them all and send them to the strip club, because they take away from men trying to support their family. They all have bad matches, don't draw and should be in the kitchen cooking all pregnant and barefoot. He also extended this to boxing and MMA.

Aside from strip club, kitchen,pregant and barefoot and the mma statements he is dead fucking accurate

[Ultra Mantis]

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I just read about this on wrestlecrap, but I can't really find any good videos of this. Was that a real thing? How did that work? Did they zoom in on Hardy so we could hear his thoughts?

Fucking hell, TNA.

Pretty much yeah, he would usually have an exchange with somebody backstage then the camera just lingered on his face while a monotone voice over played and he stared into the distance. He would nod occasionally in approval of his own thoughts. I'm pretty sure they even did at least one of these promos where the authority figure (Either Hogan or Bischoff) just sat at his desk in silence as Jeff did his internal monologue. No questions asked.

[Simple Fan]

Yep. Worst wrestling name ever!

Do you think she would have got as over as she did using Leva Bates or a random NXT name. The name seperated her from other women and she was just a enhancement talent.

[Fignuts]

Aside from strip club, kitchen,pregant and barefoot and the mma statements he is dead fucking accurate

Bayley vs Sasha says helllo.

[Jura]

Jura, you are lucky that A) Funky Fly is no longer here and 2) he is no longer super mod
Long hair, don't care

[#1-norm-fan]

Just watched a promo I'd never seen before where, after Andy Kaufman's diagnosis, Jimmy Hart claimed that Jerry Lawler's piledriver is what gave him cancer. lol

[Mr. Nerfect]

Lol, that is amazing. Memphis trying to make gold out of coal.

[Cool King]

http://demandware.edgesuite.net/aaiw_prd/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-main/default/dw2d7ee6cf/images/large/W10184.jpg

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[Sixx]

What's up with that FDNY t-shirt? What is that? What does Cena, Lesnar and Reigns got to do with firemen?

And that Cesaro shirt, do they now acknowledge he's Swiss or something?

[Cool King]

I'm glad I'm not the only one, as I'm also a bit confused about the FDNY T-shirt myself.

[#1-norm-fan]

What's up with that FDNY t-shirt? What is that? What does Cena, Lesnar and Reigns got to do with firemen?

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QP1af7ilYpM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[Sixx]

Here's my Taker t-shirt design.

http://s3.postimg.org/kaosrbter/USDAtaker.jpg

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>I would hope the proceeds from the FDNY shirt are actually going to, y'know, FDNY.</font>

[Cool King]

And here is my design.

http://oi62.tinypic.com/1qs3tw.jpg

[Sixx]

Pfff, too pro.

[#1-norm-fan]

Need Taker it Easy to produce stickers with "Maniacal Laughter Taker" ASAP.

[Rammsteinmad]

Does Taker It Easy still post here? Haven't seen him in ages.

Then again, I barely post here any more.

[#1-norm-fan]

I don't think so. Last thing I remember of him was when he sent someone a bunch of stickers for Secret Santa.

[Cool King]

Pfff, too pro.

Sorted.

http://oi59.tinypic.com/kbzszp.jpg

[Sixx]

Nah, the cutout is too good. It's like your hands aren't even shaky.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Cesaro being labelled "The Professional" is actually something I like.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Wonder if they are going to do a clusterfuck IC Title match at Night of Champions, with Ryback defending the title against Big Show, Cesaro, Owens, Rusev & Ziggler.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Elimination Chamber...it ends the way it begins.

[VSG]

Taker It Easy :'(

Noid Combo Breaker!

[Cool King]

Nah, the cutout is too good. It's like your hands aren't even shaky.

I'm going to take that as a compliment of my MS Paint skills.

[Innovator]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CNNtMN9WgAANKRX.jpg:large

[Jura]

90% of the WWE shirts are shitty looking but then I realize that most of the buyers are probably kids so that makes sense.

[Fignuts]

Yeah, they used to be awesome. Orton legend killer tour was my favorite

[GD]

I'm so pissed that I cannot buy the white CM Punk t-shirt anymore.

[Emperor Smeat]

http://31.media.tumblr.com/b64f39a6a5e4f534626e50756a4a5327/tumblr_ntm3lyvXoj1srbyoyo1_500.gif

[Cool King]

I'm so pissed that I cannot buy the white CM Punk t-shirt anymore.

It'll be somewhere on Ebay.

[GD]

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[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Wade/Bad News/King Barrett may have quit WWE.

Changed his twitter name to his real name of Stu Bennett and just tweeted "heading home and not a moment too soon."

We'll see.</font>

[GD]

http://31.media.tumblr.com/b64f39a6a5e4f534626e50756a4a5327/tumblr_ntm3lyvXoj1srbyoyo1_500.gif

Brock Lesnar versus Bray Wyatt.

It'll be somewhere on Ebay.

From China and Pakistan. Not sure if I want to buy a "CM Punk" t-shirt that isn't American.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Okay so apparently in April it was announced that he would be filming a couple of movies in England this year. Might explain changing his name and why he got abruptly written off last night.</font>

[Cool King]

<font color=goldenrod>Wade/Bad News/King Barrett may have quit WWE.

Changed his twitter name to his real name of Stu Bennett and just tweeted "heading home and not a moment too soon."

We'll see.</font>

http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/548/547/c5e.gif

<font color=goldenrod>Okay so apparently in April it was announced that he would be filming a couple of movies in England this year. Might explain changing his name and why he got abruptly written off last night.</font>

https://whatistheexcel.com/wooobooru/_images/a1c51d07019990df74910e23f5718973/16544%20-%20autoplay_gif%20gif%20laughing%20paul_heyman%20smiling%20suit%20wwe.gif

[Cool King]

From China and Pakistan. Not sure if I want to buy a "CM Punk" t-shirt that isn't American.

Amazon. :y:

http://www.amazon.com/Wrestling-White-Summer-Cotton-Medium/dp/B00YHX07TA/ref=sr_1_1?s=apparel&ie=UTF8&qid=1440547639&sr=1-1&keywords=CM+Punk

[GD]

It's a knock off. But thanks for the effort, Cool King.

[Savio]

you had like 4 years to do so.

[ron the dial]

I have one I won't sell you :cool:

[Emperor Smeat]

Dirtsheets sponsored by Jon Stewart's Moment of <s>Buttcrack</s> Zen:
http://i.imgur.com/ffaOutX.gif

Regarding speculation that Paul Heyman may have been involved in booking the controversial MMA-influenced finish between The Undertaker and Brock Lesnar at Sunday's WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view, that was not the case. However, the planned finish did change and was tweaked from the original idea but it did not come from Heyman.

There were rumors going around online that WWE had plans for Charlotte to win the WWE Divas Title from Nikki Bella when she came to the main roster but John Cena had those plans squashed. Dave Meltzer was asked about the rumors on the latest Wrestling Observer Radio and said he did not know if there was any truth to those rumors but did say Cena's relationship is part of the reason why Nikki is having such a lengthy title reign. He has heard no talk about the Charlotte rumor but added that doesn't mean it didn't happen. It was also stated that Cena has spoken up in the past when Nikki was set to lose the title but he doesn't know if Cena's done that in the last few weeks.

We noted earlier that both Team Bella and Paige lashed out on Twitter over how the fans in Brooklyn reacted during their Team PCB vs. Team Bella match on RAW last night. To counter the negative crowd reactions, WWE inserted an extra commercial into the West Coast feed of RAW last night. Right after Paige took Nikki Bella to the corner and did a shoulder block, RAW suddenly cut to a commercial. This cut out most of the "boring" chants, the wave and the "we are awesome" chants.
Images of the tweets: http://i.imgur.com/MsXCKl6.png , https://36.media.tumblr.com/1e89bd45c4a42b0dfa71b5da5417ef75/tumblr_inline_ntmebaNDog1r7d5pf_540.jpg

As seen on last night's WWE RAW from Brooklyn, The Dudleys returned to WWE TV and took out WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day. The Dudleys are now back full-time, locked in and will be going on the road with the company for live events, according to PWInsider. There's talk that both Bubba Ray and Devon have signed a multi-year deal but that hasn't been confirmed. The former tag team champions were kept at hidden at Monday's RAW and practically nobody knew they were there until they came to the "gorilla position" before going out. Top WWE officials were obviously aware of the return but at least a few others knew ahead of time as WWE had the pyro, music and new t-shirts ready. As noted, it appears The Dudleys will be facing The New Day and possibly The Prime Time Players at Night of Champions.

The sale of Stephen Amell and WWE's special charity shirt for SummerSlam ended at 11pm EST last night and they sold 15,694 shirts. The shirt has raised more than $400,000 for the Emily's House charity. Stardust noted on Twitter last week that he would personally deliver the check to Emily's House if 10,000 shirts were sold.

It will be interesting to see how WWE edits Emma vs. Charlotte vs. Becky Lynch vs. Dana Brooke on Wednesday's WWE NXT. The match was taped Saturday in Brooklyn and ended with a botched finish. The Diva who got pinned was not supposed to be pinned but did not kick out. Apparently she was supposed to be saved by one of the other Divas but the person who was to save her wasn't ready. The referee, doing his job, counted the pin anyway as WWE rules call for.
2nd time this month something like that occurred in a NXT Women's match.

It's believed that The Undertaker will be off WWE TV until it's time to shoot an angle for WrestleMania 32 season. Regarding Brock Lesnar's return, the next event he's scheduled for is the October 3rd WWE live event at Madison Square Garden, which will be shown on the WWE Network
Currently planned card for the MSG special below:

*WWE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION & WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPION Seth Rollins vs. John Cena
*Randy Orton vs. Sheamus
*Dolph Ziggler vs. Rusev
*Cesaro vs. Kevin Owens
*Brock Lesnar in action
*Chris Jericho in action

It appears Stardust attacking partner King Barrett on last night's RAW from Brooklyn was WWE's way of writing him off TV for the time being.

It's worth noting that Barrett changed his Twitter name from Wade Barrett to his real name today - Stu Bennett.

Barrett confirmed last week on Twitter that he will begin filming WWE Studios action-thriller "Eliminators" in September. He's currently on his way back to the UK as he wrote the following on Twitter:

Heading home. Not a moment too soon. ??????????????????
— Stu Bennett (@WadeBarrett) August 25, 2015

Former WWE Diva Kelly Kelly (Barbie Blank) is the guest on this week’s Steve Austin podcast. She was on to promote her new show on E! called “WAGS” and to talk about her background, her career in WWE, her departure from WWE and more.

She revealed that she left WWE because she was dealing with some neck issues and she also never had a chance to really enjoy regular life because she’s been on the road with WWE since she was 19 years old. She talked about getting signed by John Laurinaitis and Vince McMahon coming up with the Kelly Kelly name after watching an episode of the “Cheers” TV show.

She also noted that she will be getting married in Cabo to former NHL star Sheldon Souray and she told a story on Souray meeting Austin at a WWE show in 1999. Austin asked her about possibly returning to WWE at some point and she was open to the possibility and said that she would be open to one last run in WWE.

This week’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw did an average viewing audience of 3,721,333 viewers on the USA Network.

The post-SummerSlam episode of WWE’s flagship program saw viewership drop an average of (-55,334 viewers) from the week prior. Below is how the show did each hour:

Hour one – 3,606,000 viewers
Hour two – 3,794,000 viewers
Hour three – 3,764,000 viewers

That has to be a major disappointment for WWE considering everything the past three days was supposed to represent in selling out the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York for three consecutive shows. That's still an impressive feat but the fact that more viewers still aren't tuning in to the company's flagship show is troubling to say the least.

And football season is just around the corner. Speaking of, it's worth noting that this week's show was up against a pre-season game
For a quick reference, last week's show that had Taker, Cena, and Brock returning was also down compared to the prior week.


Some other sheet news includes:

Sabu got in trouble recently after being found with drugs in his hotel room and trashing the place with dog crap. http://www.allwrestlingnews.com/indy-news/drug-paraphernalia-blood-and-dog-sh-found-in-sabus-hotel-room/
Japanese female wrestler Kana who showed up as a guest for NXT Takeover Brooklyn is reported to have signed a deal with the WWE. http://enuhito.com/eng/?p=157
Might be worth an interesting read to some, Cageside Seats had a recent article dealing with the current failure of the Divas Revolution compared to NXT and Bayley's road to the title storyline happening around the same time. http://www.cagesideseats.com/2015/8/24/9195173/what-revolution

[OssMan]

Does anyone know why Brock Lesnar's pyro on the ramp didn't go off at SummerSlam

[VSG]

It was too big for Summerslam, so instead it went off on Raw the next night instead.

[Jura]

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vRnhEjP3R-c" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Woodrow Tiberius Boyd is responsible for Kelly Kelly.

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/a7D3GPKNcSI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[Lock Jaw]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CNGuKEQWoAAgk5g.png

[Fignuts]

How come no one ever talks about lord alfred heyes at the first wrestlemania? He's amazing.

[DAMN iNATOR]

How come no one ever talks about lord alfred heyes at the first wrestlemania? He's amazing.

Maybe because he kept stumblibg over all his lines? Seriously. It's not pretty.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

How come no one ever talks about lord alfred heyes at the first wrestlemania? He's amazing.

His commentary before Andre/Studd is amazing....ly bad.

[DAMN iNATOR]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CNGuKEQWoAAgk5g.png

What does Joe have an 8.33% chance of? Figuring out Scott Steiner math?

[GD]

Hey DAMN iNATOR! Did you know that Corey Graves is heeling up his commentary?

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

It's a knock off. But thanks for the effort, Cool King.

http://www.prowrestlingtees.com/cmpunk

Buy some stuff direct from the man himself.

[GD]

I don't like any of them, STD.

[Jura]

http://img.4plebs.org/boards/tv/image/1419/74/1419745471670.jpg

http://i0.wp.com/29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsre0lFsOT1qdjiyzo1_500.jpg

[GD]

Steph is so hot.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I thought I'd give EVOLVE a chance by ordering EVOLVE 45, but I can't seem to stream it on their website. I can run the Kayfabe Commentaries just fine. I'll probably send them an email, but is there any obvious thing I am not doing?

[Cool King]

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That film looks terrible.

[Gerard]

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[SlickyTrickyDamon]

I don't like any of them, STD.

GI Joe and Pipe Bomb are awesome.

[road doggy dogg]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Imagine you were playing an original, trombone-accompanied song &amp; some old dudes you never met jumped you at work while bystanders cheered.</p>&mdash; Epsilon (@WWEBigE) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWEBigE/status/636498305724383233">August 26, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[drave]

They weren't jumped. It was a full frontal assault.

WRONG PLACE WRONG TIME MAN!

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>I love the idea that his kayfabe legal name could be Epsilon Langston</font>

[Cool King]

http://38.media.tumblr.com/f6a8e7ac93091c32492f04dce9f65cb4/tumblr_ntkoeocyU31taae7xo1_1280.gif

[Sepholio]

I have to watch that Scott Steiner video in its entirety every time I see it.

One of the greatest things I've ever seen.

[Sepholio]

Big E looks like Babycakes in that picture. Kinda creepy.

[Nicky Fives]

Sasha vs. Bayley from Takeover: Brooklyn is the best women's match I have ever seen in WWE.

[Emperor Smeat]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/JohnnyDA/Untitled%201029_zpsupe01uhv.gif

[Ultra Mantis]

WWE Main Event (Airing Wednesday)

Stardust cut a promo about taking out King Barrett. He said he would take out Fandango on Main Event tonight with Dark Matter.

JoJo interviewed Fandango, who mocked Stardust. He said if he wanted to get weird they could get weird.


I'M MARKING OUT BRO

[Shadrick]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/JohnnyDA/Untitled%201029_zpsupe01uhv.gif

this is fucking gold

[Shadrick]

I'M MARKING OUT BRO

where is fan?!?!

[Lock Jaw]

Just watched the Michael Cole interview with The New Day....

This is the first time I have actually watched one of these Michael Cole Wednesday Interviews.

The New Day and that gif drew me in.

[Cool King]

I've never watched one and I don't think I ever will.

[CSL]

if Fandango shows up in the Grape Van next week, he's basically a lock for the Royal Rumble winner/WM main event spots

[Emperor Smeat]

I've never watched one and I don't think I ever will.

There's been a few good ones like the recent Stardust interview. Really helped sell the feud against Green Arrow and his gravity forgetting friend.

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[Mr. Nerfect]

I like the Michael Cole interviews usually.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Sasha vs. Bayley from Takeover: Brooklyn is the best women's match I have ever seen in WWE.

Agreed 100%. And it's probably up there with Cena vs. Cesaro as the best match of the year.

[Hanso Amore]

Lol noid

[Mr. Nerfect]

Which matches have been better?

[BigDaddyCool]

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Stiener is the greatest of all time

[Wishbone]

Lol noid

I've gotta agree with Noid here. I mean really, what matches have been better from a storytelling and in-ring perspective than that one? The whole thing was done perfectly from start to finish.

[Emperor Smeat]

Dirtsheets sponsored by Micheal Cole's New Day Nightmare:
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The idea of doing Sting vs. Seth Rollins for the WWE World Heavyweight Title at Night of Champions next month reportedly came up about a week ago and was decided on just a few days before Sunday's SummerSlam pay-per-view.

Regarding Sting's appearance on RAW last night in the segment with Triple H, Stephanie McMahon and Rollins, PWInsider notes that the covered platform in the ring started out backstage and Sting was in there the whole time. Crew members brought the box out on a forklift, raised some of the lighting boards at ringside to make way, and put the box into the ring with Sting inside.

Regarding the story that came out this week about Charlotte going to get the Divas title right away but Cena put a nix to it, I can't say for sure it isn't true, but it sounds like a couple of stories being conflated. There was a time apparently early in Nikki Bella's title reign where there was a movement for her to drop the title and Cena stepped in. There was also a point that Paige was going to get the title fairly recently as a climax to the "change" angle, well before SummerSlam, but that also didn't happen because those kind of plans change weekly anyway. Charlotte getting the title shortly after being brought in was all something talked about as well. When they started pushing Nikki as chasing A.J. Lee's record, at that point the idea was that she wasn't going to get the record even though that line would have teased that she was. Internally, Nikki is a lock to remain in a top position for as long as her relationship with Cena is solid. Now, who knows, but it does appear she's getting the record, and I'd also expect them to take the title off her to push the Divas revolution idea fairly soon. But Diva plans are never etched in stone.
So still a possibility the real goal behind #GiveDivasAChance and Divas Revolution won't actually happen even after Nikki drops the belt.

Liger debuted on the NXT show, and is expected to be working more dates with WWE, which explains his beating Tyler Breeze on the show, although the Brooklyn show's main card had nothing but babyface wins. One promoter we are friends with had tried to book Liger for a few dates and was told WWE had him on those dates, so it looks like Liger has a deal with WWE. It appears his role will be similar to the Samoa Joe/Rhyno deal for NXT, although probably not as extensively because he's got New Japan. But it does open some doors in the sense WWE will now use a guy under contract to New Japan and work through the office on getting dates as opposed to the old doctrine of not using guys under contract to other companies. Neither Joe nor Rhyno was under contract to anyone and Joe was not allowed to work on ROH television in his final date with the company, while there's no way Liger won't be working on New Japan television, which airs in this country, although Liger is likely to rarely appear on World Pro Wrestling Returns on AXS.

New Japan officials were at both the NXT and SummerSlam events this past weekend. Kazuchika Okada was said to be very popular backstage with the WWE crew when he came to SummerSlam.

Regarding reports of Rey Mysterio possibly returning to WWE, The Wrestling Observer Newsletter notes that there has been "casual insignificant" talk between the two sides. Mysterio was expected to sign a nice deal with Lucha Underground and still be able to work indies but with Lucha Underground's future up in the air, his whole situation has changed.

Raw after Summerslam Viewership History:

August 24th, 2015 = 3.721 Million
August 18th, 2014 = 4.19 Million
August 19th, 2013 = 4.3 Million
August 20th, 2012 = 4.47 Million
August 15th, 2011 = 5.05 Million
Some comparisons to this week's RAW episode and past post-Summerslam RAW episodes. Pretty much following the overall 200k-500k yearly drop pattern that's been going on for RAW ever since the end of the Invasion.

Cena will be hosting the Today show on 8/20 for the 9-10 a.m. hour., after doing the same thing on 8/17. This is part of the NBC Universal strategy to soften the image of wrestling and wrestlers so it doesn’t have such a negative stigma among advertisers. Since USA will be broadcasting five hours of wrestling in prime time, and while high rated, they have to charge low ad rates, and WWE doesn’t share in ad money, changing the perception of advertisers about wrestling is important when it comes to both the USA Network bottom line and justifying the rights fees, which escalate over the next two years
Some sheet news from last week but part of a larger plan USA Network and NBC has for the WWE. Like other networks, they are also struggling at getting good ad money with wrestling shows.


Some other sheet news includes:

Conflicting reports regarding the MGS Network special event with some saying Lesnar vs Bo Dallas got added and others saying its not or Lesnar's match hasn't been decided yet.
New Day were the recent guest for WWE's weekly online Micheal Cole interview segment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9aoTLldUIc
WWE currently considering the idea of debuting an actual person as Sister Abigail for the Wyatt Family.
Besides Kana, WWE also currently rumored to have hired indie female wrestler Athena.
In a "WWE Did You Know" type fact, Brock Lesnar's amateur wrestling record is 106-5. When put into a ratio, it ends up being the same as Undertaker's streak when it was broken (21-1). Courtesy of r/SquaredCircle.

[Droford]

21.2-1

[Cool King]

Michael Cole looks really old in that gif.

[Cool King]

I would guess that's why the camera never usually goes that close to him.

[DAMN iNATOR]

I would guess that's why the camera never usually goes that close to him.

It's probably because he doesn't shave that stupid-looking shit below his lower lip.

[Gerard]

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First one has me wondering...

[Droford]

On the UK tour they're doing a NXT Takeover live I'd assume it'll be like 3pm east coast

[Droford]

Michael Cole looks really old in that gif.

He's been with WWE (17 years) longer than Jim Ross was (16 years).