"100,001" Replies (Wrestling Forum)

[The CyNick]

Terrible how? My only real issue with him is his mic work/lack of a larger than life true main event personality... which was a problem that should have been taken care of with Paul fucking Heyman as his mouthpiece. Book him to look credible in the ring (Not hard. He's pretty fucking good in the ring.) and have Paul Heyman stand by him and hype the shit out of him. It's not rocket science but.. WWE said "derp, I dunno" after a few weeks and let their ADD kick in.

Around that time I thought his mic work was horrific (which was probably why they saddled Heyman with him), but then his ring work he couldnt hold a crowd. The only thing that was over was the Swing.

He's better now, his promos are a bit better, and he's started to develop a moveset that keeps the crowd entertained, instead of sitting on their hands waiting for the swing.

Now he just needs to actually develop a character, improve the stick work, and he'll be in a better spot. Its up to him at this point.

[Simple Fan]

You work @ Yonkers McD's or something?
That's why she's single. Got to many jobs. Woman works all over New York

[Tom Guycott]

Who wants to talk during Monday Night RAW? Give me a call at (914) 237-2791 to discuss Bailey and the other WWE Divas.

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[GD]

I love Glen "Corporate Kane" Jacobs. The dude is surprisingly hilarious.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I just read a really cool article on Xavier Woods' gimmick and how he's the mastermind manipulating good souls Kofi Kingston and Big E.

[Rammsteinmad]

Picked up Summerslam 2008 DVD for 50p. Awesome.

[Sixx]

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Edge as a DC character Atom Smasher on The Flash. Honestly this looks fucking silly. Posing like fucking Triple H and shit.

[Emperor Smeat]

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[Damian Rey]

Bah GAWD, what a right hand!

[Kris P Lettus]

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[parkmania]

I'm wondering if anyone backstage has "colorful" nicknames for the divas teams such as "Bitches Are DARK!" or "Pussy Clit Bashers"

[Sixx]

I'm wondering if anyone backstage has "colorful" nicknames for the divas teams such as "Bitches Are DARK!" or "Pussy Clit Bashers"

what

[Shadrick]

I'm wondering if anyone backstage has "colorful" nicknames for the divas teams such as "Bitches Are DARK!" or "Pussy Clit Bashers"

i highly doubt this more than anything ever

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

PMS is close.

[Innovator]

i highly doubt this more than anything ever

Michael PS Hayes disagrees

[Emperor Smeat]

Dirtsheets sponsored by Steph's reaction to a big Ceasro push any time soon:
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F4WOnline.com is reporting that the WWE currently has no plans to push Cesaro anytime soon due to Cesaro reportedly "in the doghouse" with WWE Management.

Bryan Alvarez did not offer an explanation on this situation, but it had been rumored that Cesaro possibly got involved in an incident backstage.

After losing to Kevin Owens at SummerSlam which was described as an excellent match, Cesaro has lost to the Big Show a couple of times and was demoted to Superstars and Main Event last week.

Raw Viewership for 10/5:

8pm: 3.473
9pm: 3.494
10pm: 3.167

Avg: 3.378
Up a bit compared to last week (43k-78k more) but only because of the 2nd hour since 8pm and 10pm was down from last week. Supposedly RAW is just under a ratings point (0.8) away from matching TNA Impact's highest ever rated show.

Vince McMahon was responsible for all the creative decisions made for the Madison Square Garden WWE Network special. The site notes that McMahon has been micro-managing as of late due to the ratings decline and is in control of every part of the company, even more than usual.

In addition, despite the talk about Triple H’s control in WWE growing Vince McMahon is still entirely in control and all creative decisions go through him for the final approval. When Creative pitches ideas, the common responses are along the lines of “we’ll have to check with Vince” or “see if Vince likes it”.

He then asked if Gabe Sapolsky and Evolve will be working with NXT as possibly a feeder system or will Gabe be a booker?

The second part was new to HHH (so no). But Evolve as a feeder system? Yes. He likes what Gabe and Evolve does. He sees them as a feeder system and supports them and their shows. The talent that have come in to NXT from there have been well trained and they speak highly of Gabe. HHH would definitely send talent to Evolve if he didn’t have a space for them in NXT, or if there was something that they need to work on. HHH said he supports them in any way that they can and if he can help out Evolve he will ...

So, is it ‘IronMan’ or is it ‘IronWoman Match’?” And we all debated it. I felt like, look, if you compete in the…I don’t know what you would call it. The triathlon? What’s it called? The triathlon IronMan competition. If you win it as a woman I’m pretty sure you win “The IronMan.” You don’t win “The IronWoman.” Right? You just win the IronMan. So, that was my stance on it. Everybody kind of weighed in and Lita was there. I asked Lita what she thought and she thought to call it IronWoman would be derogatory towards women. You know? It’s an IronMan Match. That’s what it is. I want to do the same match the guys do. It’s an IronMan Match. And I said, “Well there you go it’s an ‘IronMan Match’ ...

He hopes to have a fully functioning third brand that is touring as much as WWE is now. They have interest in doing more things like the L.O.L. music festival. They are getting to the point now where they are running out of bandwidth and have to say 'maybe next year' to more things than they did before ...

He was asked about whether it was hard to sell the idea of an IronMan match in NXT to Vince, but HHH said he doesn't make that final call in NXT. He said Vince "loved it" and takes a bad rap for some of the decisions he makes. He said Vince is all about the fans and that it may take him a while to come around. He said there might be a way that Vince likes to present things that are different. He talked about how Vince hesitated about coming to NXT Brooklyn because he would be just sitting and watching the show. HHH said he was able to sit at gorilla and just enjoy the show. He loved Sasha/Bayley and told HHH he can't wait for the IronMan match.
Some highlights from the recent NXT conference call Triple H likes to do before NXT specials. Seems like they might try for a tv deal for NXT instead of being Network-only based on the bandwidth comment.

Dixie Carter announced today that Mahabali Shera, Ethan Carter III and Rebel will be going to India this month for a media tour. They will be making an announcement while they're there and Dixie noted on Twitter that the bigger part of the announcement will happen then and it will come in two weeks, and it's related to India.
TNA's teaming with Sony Six to help with promotional and taping stuff. TNA also using the tour to scout for some new potential talent for the company.

WWE has an Eric Bischoff DVD set planned for next year, with a documentary main feature. Eric Bischoff himself confirmed its go-ahead on his official Twitter account: https://twitter.com/EBischoff/status/647160155302313984 [...] The new DVD/Blu-ray’s release date is not set but we’re seeing it penciled in for around April/May 2016 at present. Given the time frame, future releases are, as always, subject to change.

Another DVD just added to WWE’s 2016 Home Video schedule is a compilation of Hardcore matches. The 3-disc DVD/2-disc Blu-ray set is slated for release next year, speculated to either take a “Best of” Hardcore matches style format or instead focus on the history of the Hardcore Championship, which was active between 1998 and 2002. As of now, the working title for the project is simply “HARDCORE” – the same name given to the single-disc WWF DVD when released by the company all the back in 2001. WWE has been considering releasing a new Hardcore-themed DVD/Blu-ray since May.

The titles revealed so far for 2016 will, as of now, come out in this order: “Best PPV Matches 2015”, “The Best of RAW & SmackDown 2015”, “The Best of NXT”, Dudley Boyz, Eric Bischoff, “HARDCORE”, “OMG! ECW’s Craziest Moments”, “The True Story of the Royal Rumble”.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">TripleH says on conference call that he's met with New Japan about working out something as it relates to NXT. &quot;We'll see what comes of it.&quot;</p>&mdash; James Caldwell (@jctorch) <a href="https://twitter.com/jctorch/status/651470326472175616">October 6, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Some other sheet news includes:

Stone Cold debunked rumors of him boycotting Mania 32 if the WWE doesn't induct Micheal Hayes into the WWE Hall of Fame next year. https://twitter.com/steveaustinBSR/status/651446563961720832
E! has ordered for another season of Total Divas to be made with Season 5's taping to begin soon and former Tough Enough contestant Amanda to be joining the cast.
In a "WWE Did You Know" type fact, Seth Rollins has just 1 win in his last 16 matches (1-9 for tv matches). https://twitter.com/y2stump/status/651433358711521281
Similar to Cesaro, Paige is rumored to be in the doghouse based on speculations by the Observer. Mostly the way she's been treated post-Pipebomb promo and/or someone complaining. Also could be related to an interview she had recently where one of her answers implied politics was the reason why Nikki kept the belt for soo long.
During last night's RAW, CM Punk lashed out on Twitter about the WWE still being associated with the Susan G. Komen due to charity's well known scam-like status. https://twitter.com/CMPunk/status/651197403370950657 For some comparisons, WWE donates 100% of all money raised from Conner's Cure bracelets directly to the hospital associated with the charity while are only willing to donate a small portion of the SGK themed shirts to SGK due to their reputation.
WWE recently uploaded Hulk Hogan related content back to the WWE Network after being pulled due to premptive backlash from Hogan's racist and homophobic tapes.

[GD]

I can't believe how underutilized Kalisto is. He is a victim of the post brand split era.

[Lock Jaw]

Kallisto has all the tools to be the next Rey Mysterio, but none of the circumstances (brand split, and an entire division of his own to become a star in before breaking out of it)

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

He's a victim of being a masked wrestler. Can't see emotions as much as an unmasked guy. Sin Cara Dos showed more personality as Hunico.

[Lock Jaw]

Kallisto is alright because he doesn't have a full face mask. You can see his emotions and relate to him. Sin Cara is still doomed, though.

[Fignuts]

Kalisto's eyes and mouth are open. He can express emotions just fine. Just needs a chance to do so.

[Fignuts]

Fucking lockjaw again

[GD]

Can't wait for Kalisto to win the 30-man Royal Rumble and defeat John Cena and Randy Orton in a triple threat match at Wrestlemania to become the WWE World Heavyweight Champion.

[Wishbone]

Kallisto has all the tools to be the next Rey Mysterio, but none of the circumstances (brand split, and an entire division of his own to become a star in before breaking out of it)

I honestly don't see why WWE doesn't just drop either the US or IC title so there is only one midcard belt and then bring in the Cruiserweight belt again. They've got a metric shit-ton of guys that would be amazing in such a division right now, and a Cruserweight division would be leagues more entertaining and important than midcard title #2 that always gets buried.

[Rammsteinmad]

I can't believe how underutilized Kalisto is. He is a victim of the post brand split era.

Are you talking about Kalisto, or 95% of the roster?

[Innovator]

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[parkmania]

I'd like to apologize to anyone who was offended by my Shisen-esque post earlier on this page.

[Emperor Smeat]

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[Emperor Smeat]

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Just been laughing at a bunch of ridiculous wrestling gifs for a while now.

[Sixx]

Hmmm. That's ECW, right? And people loved ECW.

This is something I'd expect TNA to do.

[Sixx]

But I guess TNA would make the kitchen in the ring.

[GD]

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Vince loves big men. Wonder if he ever engaged with any of them in an intimate manner...

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

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Just been laughing at a bunch of ridiculous wrestling gifs for a while now.

Looks like AAA.

Maybe the ECW clone league that came up around the time ECW folded run by that porno guy. XPW?

[Rammsteinmad]

Oh God XPW was horrendous.

[Innovator]

I tried to find gifs of that Kenny Omega match in a house but can't

[Jura]

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BATISTA BOMBED!

[Volare]

He walked the isle inside this pit of danger!!

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

He no longer walks alone.

[Disturbed316]

I bet that chick got wrecked on the wedding night

[Sixx]

Maybe his granddaughter.

[Sixx]

Bad joke, I just think it's funny he had 2 grandkids before hitting 40.

Wouldn't want to be the guy that got his teenage daughter pregnant twice.

[Simple Fan]

Wouldn't want to be the guy that got his teenage daughter pregnant twice.

Think that could have been worded better. Made it seem like he's the one that got her pregnant.

[Mercenary]

So much for WWE in Boston in December. Not paying $200 for a ticket for the same seats I just paid 40 for

[Emperor Smeat]

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[Jordan]

I love Asuka as a woman and a wrestler, she is fucking amazing.

[Jordan]

I wish Sasha had won the title and then had a stare down with Asuka, I'd have been so pumped.

[Mercenary]

to whomever made this

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....yeah go away

[Nicky Fives]

"Cowboy" James Storm wrestling at Full Sail tonight, just saw it on his Instagram #anotherjumpsship

[Sixx]

Think that could have been worded better. Made it seem like he's the one that got her pregnant.

Perv thoughts there, son.

[Droford]

"Cowboy" James Storm wrestling at Full Sail tonight, just saw it on his Instagram #anotherjumpsship

I'm guessing he's James Storm and didn't get a name generator treatment

[Volare]

James Wyatt.

[Emperor Smeat]

Dirtsheets sponsored by Mayor of Asuka City:
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The Paige situation is interesting. She did that big promo on Raw and Smackdown, and instead of being the third person in the title match as was first planned, she’s not announced for the match and losing everywhere. There was an incident that came out on video where she used the F word to answer a fan question, and Scott Armstrong was there listening and made it clear that language was not about to be used. But the video got out anyway. However, we’ve been told she is not being punished for that and there are still plans with her stemming from the promo.

The promotions department has been told that Dwayne Johnson and the company are having serious talks about doing something before the end of the year. That’s why the WWE switched Johnson’s listing from alumni to current roster last week.

WWE officials are looking at putting more focus on NXT's Jason Jordan and Chad Gable.

Regarding James Storm possibly being at NXT Takeover tonight, PWInsider confirmed he was indeed backstage. As noted, Storm has had talks with WWE officials about a player-coach type of role in NXT.

WWE Live from Madison Square Garden: The show was legitimately sold out. They announced 19,224, which is clearly a fake number. The WWE internal numbers listed capacity with the set up at 12,709, but they ended up using a much smaller stage than would be normally used for a big show. It looked closer to 16,000, and WWE’s usual exaggeration for arena numbers is 3,000, and may end up being the biggest pro wrestling crowd in North American crowd this year outside of WrestleMania.

Below are updated TNA attendance figures:

* October 2nd in Beckley, West Virginia drew around 250 people
* October 3rd in Salem, Virginia drew 450 fans
* October 4th in Charlotte for Bound For Glory drew 1,800 fans but was heavily papered

- Regarding the October 3rd TNA live event in Salem, Virginia, Trevor Lee turned down that show to work a CWF indie event in Gibsonville, North Carolina. This is where Lee got his start and apparently the reason he turned down the TNA show was because he figured he would have more fun at CWF. The Salem event featured Kurt Angle's return to the ring and Earl Hebner's TNA Hall of Fame induction.

- Regarding the upcoming TNA tour of India where they will be taping Impact Wrestling, Sony SIX is financing the tour as part of a deal to push Mahabali Shera.

The other was the Bound for Glory secret third announcer. This was mostly Pope’s doing, saying there would be a secret third announcer on the show who had never done a broadcast before. There ended up not being a third announcer. The payoff is supposed to be that it was a Pope action figure that he brought to the desk.

Regarding Cesaro, they appear to have broken his fan base. While “Cesaro section” signs were in Boston, there were very few of them. He still gets good reactions, but it’s definitely way down from a month ago.

For Superstars, Cesaro pinned Rose with a 36 rep giant swing and the sharpshooter. Rose came out and said that this must be the lowest point of Cesaro’s career, because he’s wrestling Adam Rose on Superstars. Unreal he actually said that. Prime Time Players beat The Ascension when O’Neil got the pin.
For anyone doubting the status of Ceasro in the WWE right now.

Mark Henry recently spoke to Philly.com about his near 20 years with the WWE and gave an indication that his retirement in coming up, and plans to call it a career shortly after next year’s WrestleMania:

I don’t know how I let Vince convince me into signing another contract back in 2013. He did a bit of magic. He’s got that magic where you just go in the office and he’ll talk you into it. I won’t be signing any more contracts. I’m an elder statesman. This is a young guy business and I’m 100 percent for it. I love the marketing process. I love the international marketing. I love the talent development, but those are all things I’ll work with the company on to make sure that our business continues to thrive, but there’s a bunch of other stuff that I plan on doing.


AAA Heroes Inmortales: The show was broadcast on iPPV and had minimal problems live, but several attempts to watch it on delay had plenty of issues with the stream dying. To show the difference in how badly that first show hurt, just from our own standpoint, we got 100 responses to TripleMania which was helped by airing on regular PPV. We received 50 responses to the CMLL Anniversary show on iPPV (which, scary enough, is more than TNA’s biggest show of the year on regular PPV), but we only got eight responses to this (all thumbs up), even with a feud built off American TV as the main event. Granted, iPPV is a tougher sell, but that really shows how much damage was done by the first show among the most hardcore fan base.
AAA still struggling with ippv issues that plagued TripleMania and a big reason why they cut back on the amount of ppvs the US will get.

Jeff Jarrett has expressed interest in promoting Wrestle Kingdom this year but there is no deal in place and the slowdown in talks is more on the New Japan side. The slowdown may be due to wanting to work with ROH and do more events as there has been at least some interest from the ROH side in promoting New Japan PPV events. All things being equal, the advantage of the Jarrett side is that they did an incredible job with social media in promoting the show and made it a success, beating all reasonable expectations. The ROH side has the advantage of having the television vehicle to promote the show.



Some other sheet news includes:

According to Triple H from the recent NXT conference call, WWE is looking at purchasing or making deals to get more wrestling libraries added to the current bunch on the WWE Network. Mostly looking at Japan and Mexico for the next batch of libraries.
NJPW announced Kevin Kelly and Matt Striker will be the English announcers for the upcoming King of Pro Wrestling show. The idea is to see if they can boost the number of NJPWWorld subs with this show while ROH has no ties for this show and just let Kelly do this on his own free time.
Undertaker hinted to the WWE that he is open to working more dates than usual leading up to Mania 32. Main reason is due to him being a lot healthier than in recent years. Will be on the Mexico tour but currently expected to skip the European tour.
Season 2 of Lucha Underground is currently expected to start taping on November 14th and air on January 2016.
WWE.com's newest "Where Are They Now" article was about "The Juice" Juventud Guerrera www.wwe.com/classics/wherearetheynow/where-are-they-now-juventud-guerrera-27992107
This week's episode of TPWW TLP podcast was released recently: http://tablesladderspodcast.podbean.com/e/tables-ladders-podcast-124-071015/

[Dark One]

NXT Spoiler Picture.


MYTH CONFIRMED.

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[Ultra Mantis]

James Wyatt.

Jaden Walker

[Lock Jaw]

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[Lock Jaw]

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[Damian Rey]

Please, Triple H. Take over WWE. My body is ready.

[GD]

I admire how Hunter has won over the internet wrestling community. Personally, I would like to see him take over a larger entity, like Smackdown.

[Rammsteinmad]

How long will this divas revolution last? The divas on NXT have been great, but headlining PPV's whilst this whole revolution thing goes on, it just seems so forced.

[XL]

I wouldn't say it seems forced. If anything it shows how badly they've handled the Divas Revolution. You've got the crowd chanting "Womens Wrestling" and "This Is Wrestling" for a very good match, whilst we're still doing the 3-on-3 "I started the revolution"/"no, I started the revolution" annoyance on the main show.

That match at Takeover didn't feel forced at all, given the history and what it meant to each of the girls, and of course the fact that the NXT Championship wasn't on the line.

[Mercenary]

At this rate I would say the NXT womens championship is better then the Mens.

[Sixx]

Is the NXT Divas championship belt also a butterfly?

[Innovator]

Nope, NXT Women's Championship looks like a title

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/02/NXT_Womens_Championship.jpg

[Sixx]

Wasted opportunity.

It could have been a cute dolphin. Or a pony.

[Rammsteinmad]

lol.

I wish it didn't have the "WWE" on it, though. Would just further distinguish NXT as another entity. Just nitpicking.

[Innovator]

Digging Adam Cole's PWG gimmmick

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[Innovator]

Dude just wants a blowjob

[XL]

I'm already bored of James Storm in NXT (before it's even happened). Give me Bobby Roode! (So I can be bored of that too!)

[parkmania]

I admire how Hunter has won over the internet wrestling community. Personally, I would like to see him take over a larger entity, like Smackdown.

C'mon Dave. It was true in 2005, and it's still true today:


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[Tom Guycott]

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Edge as a DC character Atom Smasher on The Flash. Honestly this looks fucking silly. Posing like fucking Triple H and shit.

Looks less like HHH and more like he saw a similarity to Shockmaster and rolled with it.

[Tom Guycott]

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Dolph's new shirt reminds me of the old Matt Hardy v1 shirt. And if it really is a take-off of it, it wouldn't surprise me, since Ziggles does rock quite a bit of throwback inspired designs.

I admire how Hunter has won over the internet wrestling community. Personally, I would like to see him take over a larger entity, like Smackdown.

I said once that Hunter, in spite of being "mediocre" (read: not nearly as good as WWE makes him out to be) seems like he'd be a decent coach. Kinda like a player who spent a majority of his collegic and pro football career as a backup or 3rd string QB and goes on to become a very successful coach. I just didn't think he would get a team to coach, so to speak, until the full entity of WWE was up for grabs. Being able to handle the big picture down at Full Sail shows how knowledgeable he is.

People somehow mistake "having an sharp and cunning grasp on the business inside and out" and "being the best to ever grace a ring" as being the same thing; that you can't say somebody is one without being the other. I disagree, and feel Hunter is the former, not the latter.

Also, I would think that his "winning over the IWC" might have a bit to do with him no longer domineering 40+ minutes of a two hour show every week. Took a long time for that scar to heal. If he insinuated himself in front of the camera every week on NXT, in spite of handling the product well, there would be a bit of "HHH being HHH" backlash.

[Tom Guycott]

I'm already bored of James Storm in NXT (before it's even happened). Give me Bobby Roode! (So I can be bored of that too!)

Bobby Roode will undoubtedly fall into the name generator.

[Emperor Smeat]

According to Pro Wrestling Sheet, WWE informed a couple of Performance Center based talents of their release earlier today.

Devin Taylor, who has been a staple of NXT since its days as a Hulu-exclusive show, is the name that most will recognize. Initially criticized for her wooden delivery, Taylor was showing some signs of progress...especially as a foil for Dana Brooke. She wrestled occasionally on house shows, as well, but looks to have been moved out of a crowded announcer scene with the rise of Kyle Edwards and Dasha Fuentes.

The other name mentioned in the report is Cal Bishop. The wrestler had been with WWE for a couple of years, and worked as tag team enhancement talent on a couple of episodes of NXT.

Both were present at last night's NXT taping, although its not clear that either were used and unlikely that they'd be featured in any prominent way.

Best wishes to both Taylor and Bishop on whatever comes next, and we'll have any updates on their situations or releases in general for you here at Cage

Dana Brooke won the War of the Head Tapping in the end. Shame Taylor never had her chance to snap and become a badass submission machine :shifty:

[Sixx]

Bobby Roode will undoubtedly fall into the name generator.

Rude Robert.

[Jura]

Ravaging Rob Roode

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO not Devin Taylor</font> :'(

[The Destroyer]

Never really liked her that much.

[Simple Fan]

I'm already bored of James Storm in NXT (before it's even happened). Give me Bobby Roode! (So I can be bored of that too!)

Beer.........Money!

[XL]

Never even thought of that! They'd be a pretty good staple in the NXT tag division.

[Jari]

Interestingly on the website, WWE referred to James Storm as (I might be paraphrasing) "an 18 year veteran and a former World Heavyweight Champion"

TNA exists...sort of...for now.

[Damian Rey]

I have a fairly serious man crush on Roode. WWE could benefit from using ex TNA guys who get the get the sports entertainment shtick already.

[Jari]

I'm holding out that bit more hope for AJ and Austin Aries

[DaveWadding]

<font color=goldenrod>NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO not Devin Taylor</font> :'(

Thank God for Instagram.

[Emperor Smeat]

Dirtsheets sponsored by Eddie Guerrero Appreciation Day:
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Former TNA Wrestling star James Storm has yet to sign a deal with NXT — despite wrestling at their show Thursday — and Pro Wrestling Sheet has learned his former employer wants to lock him down before it can happen ...

Our sources tell us WWE officials want Storm to sign a deal similar to Samoa Joe’s initial contract … but no agreement for further work was signed before, or after, his debut NXT match. Company officials did however indicate that he’d be wanted at the next set of tapings.

TNA execs reached out to Storm Thursday morning after reports surfaced saying he was at TakeOver … and we’re told they offered the wrestler EVEN MORE money to re-sign — but right now, the Cowboy is just weighing out his options.
According to r/SquaredCircle, prowrestlingsheet.com is run by a former TMZ reporter with some connections in wrestling (WWE and PWG). Even the Observer has referenced them as a source for a few of their recent sheet reports.

WrestlingDVDNetwork.com can exclusively reveal that WWE has a Scott Hall DVD tentatively scheduled for 2016, joining other biography releases next year including Eric Bischoff.

As of now it’s planned to be a full, 3 disc DVD and 2 disc Blu-ray set and feature a documentary on Scott Hall, who last year was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as Razor Ramon.
Production on the set has already started with April 2016 currently planned as its release date.

TNA wrestlers were just informed today that the late October house show tour has been canceled. Those were shows on 10/29 in Thiobodaux, 10/30 in New Orleans, 10/31 in Baton Rouge and 11/1 in Biloxi, MS. The New Orleans show was billed as "The Battle of New Orleans" and was to be a PPV taping.

For a clarification, Matt Riddle did an interview saying that WWE sent him to Evolve, which isn't exactly the case but not untrue either. WWE did recommend to Evolve to use him as noted in Observer stories in the past, but sent is too strong in the sense Evolve made the decision to use him on their own because they think he has potential. While the nice comments HHH made about Gabe Sapolsky clearly indicate they are on really good terms and WWE is probably looking at some form of a deal, right now the deal would still be in the talking stages.

There will also be a new Table for 3 show on Tuesday at 4 p.m. with Sting, DDP and Vader, followed by a WWE Rivalries show on the Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat feud.

The company did a 12-woman tryout camp this past week. This was mostly women who had never done pro wrestling before, including those who had sent in audition tapes to Tough Enough, made the final day but were cut before the first episode. The most notable tryout was Liz Gorman, 28, who was a Lingerie Football League all-star in 2010 and 2011. Summer Rae was a star in that league, and actually their most heavily marketed player, before she was signed by WWE.

[Bad News Gertner]

Chris Jericho's podcast about his 25th anniversary with Jackyl, Lance Storm and Dr. Luther might be the best wrestling podcast I've ever heard. Holy fuck was it ever funny.

[Lock Jaw]

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[Poit]

Interestingly on the website, WWE referred to James Storm as (I might be paraphrasing) "an 18 year veteran and a former World Heavyweight Champion"

TNA exists...sort of...for now.

WWE also included the Dudleys' tag title reigns in TNA, when JBL said they were 22-time (I think) champions.

[Lock Jaw]

Wonder if Emma is a nerd or not....

[GD]

WWE also included the Dudleys' tag title reigns in TNA, when JBL said they were 22-time (I think) champions.

You're right.

[Tom Guycott]

Interestingly on the website, WWE referred to James Storm as (I might be paraphrasing) "an 18 year veteran and a former World Heavyweight Champion"

TNA exists...sort of...for now.

So, does this mean they call back the legendary BRAYDEN WALKER to reform <s>America's Most Wanted </s> [generated team name here]?!?

[DAMN iNATOR]

So, does this mean they call back the legendary BRAYDEN WALKER to reform <s>America's Most Wanted </s> [generated team name here]?!?

There were a couple of other decent tag teams in TNA during their earlier years, too.."L.A.X." and the one which I think was a jab at Vince, the Voodoo Kin Mafia ("V.K.M."). And that's from someone who knows next to nothing about their product.

[Sixx]

There were a couple of other decent tag teams in TNA during their earlier years, too.."L.A.X." and the one which I think was a jab at Vince, the Voodoo Kin Mafia ("V.K.M."). And that's from someone who knows next to nothing about their product.

Wow, you think like wikipedia!

[Jari]

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[Jari]

Imagine the pop if they can't get the Rock to appear at Wrestlemania, Ronda brings someone else to be her partner against HHH and Stephanie

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[Mercenary]

Imagine the pop if they can't get the Rock to appear at Wrestlemania, Ronda brings someone else to be her partner against HHH and Stephanie

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Yeah Ronda wont be at Mania. She is filming a movie during that time

[DaveWadding]

Imagine the pop if they can't get the Rock to appear at Wrestlemania, Ronda brings someone else to be her partner against HHH and Stephanie

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Colt Cabana?

[Emperor Smeat]

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[Emperor Smeat]

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:lol: at the Mean Gene outtakes stuff.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Austin Aries has a place in the stupid tournament TNA is doing. Good for him, but I'd rather see him in NXT. Really want AJ Styles and The Bullet Club in NXT.

[Innovator]

Aries, the guy who lost a retirement match in TNA, is back

[erickman]

Austin Aries has a place in the stupid tournament TNA is doing. Good for him, but I'd rather see him in NXT. Really want AJ Styles and The Bullet Club in NXT.

I would love for the bullet club to invade the wwe, but would vince go for it since he did not create it. that's why I do not see aj going to wwe he makes more money in japan and the bullet club shirts they must be making a killing selling them.

[Emperor Smeat]

WWE's Eva Marie wrestling experiment might be ending soon.

Quote from Bryan Alvarez "Bryan Alvarez noted on Wrestling Observer Live this morning that WWE officials are currently working on non-wrestling ideas for Eva Marie. No word on how this might affect the planned push into the NXT Womens Title picture originally planned for Marie."

[Wishbone]

Oh my god please let that be true. Please, for the love of all that is holy let that be true.

[Fignuts]

Thank fucking god

[Jura]

It would be better if they kept at it and then when she has a ton of heat on her and the boos are deafening have her wrestle flawlessly and watch jaws start dropping. That is if the latter part is achievable.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

I knew after Wednesday that Eva Marie was done. Nothing would be a bigger slap to the face of the real wrestlers in NXT than having her try to "sport entertain" at Full Sail.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Devin Taylor has been released. Dana Brooke is probably inconsolable.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Knew she was fired once Asuka bopped Brooke.

[Damian Rey]

They all sport entertain for one. For two, if the women's match on any particular night was the writing on the wall it'd have months ago with the Brooklyn show or even before.

There's nothing inherently wrong with investing time and money into developing Eva Marie. They're just so dead set on hot shotting everything that they rushed her to NXT without giving her proper time to get a feel for what she's doing. If she just wrestled dark matches for a year straight with zero tv exposure and trained with zero pressure to perform I'm sure she'd be at least passable.

She wasn't even as terrible as some of the hyperbole makes her out to be. Other than some timing botches recently, her matches weren't unwatchable. She's not the most athletic woman ever but she's not a train wreck either.

[ron the dial]

oh yes she is. her matches were painful to watch, and i was even willing to give her a shot. my mistake.

[Damian Rey]

You're just being dramatic. She bumped just fine. The moves she used, outside of sliced bread part 2, looked passable. She wasn't good or even decent but she wasn't some abomination she's made out to be.

[Wishbone]

They all sport entertain for one. For two, if the women's match on any particular night was the writing on the wall it'd have months ago with the Brooklyn show or even before.

There's nothing inherently wrong with investing time and money into developing Eva Marie. They're just so dead set on hot shotting everything that they rushed her to NXT without giving her proper time to get a feel for what she's doing. If she just wrestled dark matches for a year straight with zero tv exposure and trained with zero pressure to perform I'm sure she'd be at least passable.

She wasn't even as terrible as some of the hyperbole makes her out to be. Other than some timing botches recently, her matches weren't unwatchable. She's not the most athletic woman ever but she's not a train wreck either.

Yeah, I'm calling bullshit, bro. First off she's hurt two people now because of her ineptitude in the ring. That's one more than Ken Kennedy got before he was let go, and he had far more potential than she ever has.

Two, have you actually watched her recent matches? It's like watching some kid who just got done with his first few months of wrestling school having a match in front of a national crowd. Come on, man, you can't honestly believe that that shit was watchable. It was the very definition of piss break even at its best.

Three, how the hell is it ok for them to waste money on her exactly? What does she bring to the table that makes her worth investing this much time and effort into? She isn't some super talented talker with loads of charisma. Her looks are a dime a dozen in this industry that already shelled out tons of Sables, Maryses, Tori Wilsons, etc. Plus she's 31 years old so she's no spring chicken. Even if you give her the time to develop off screen by the time she does (if she does) she'd be in her mid 30's. For a Diva that's ancient, man. Her career wouldn't even last long enough to be worth investing in.

I mean come on, dude. With a guy like Roman Reigns at least there's some sort of reasoning behind this sort of thing, but with Eva there is literally no logical reason to go to this much trouble with her. If it's all for her looks that's just stupid because quite frankly there are a million other failed models WWE could swoop up just as easily, and who would likely be more adept physically in the long run.

[ron the dial]

You're just being dramatic. She bumped just fine. The moves she used, outside of sliced bread part 2, looked passable. She wasn't good or even decent but she wasn't some abomination she's made out to be.
i'm not. she moves really awkwardly. like she has no athletic bone in her body. she looks leagues below most of the women on the main roster or nxt. nowhere near ready to be presented on television in a wrestling capacity.

[Damian Rey]

I guess Mark Henry should've been shit canned years ago, as should Ryback, since they've injured countless guys. It's pro wrestling. People get hurt. Part of that is her fault. Most of it is the fault of those who are putting her in the ring without enough training.

Her matches aren't these terrible shit fests either. They're piss breaks alright. But saying they're "not watchable" is being dramatic. Other than her being green as shit, only a few months into accrual serious training, they're not awful. They're just not good. That's also not her fault.

Why do you care if they invest or waste money into training her trying to see if there's anything there? It's not your money and Vince and co have surely blown far larger sums of money on far less fruitful investments. It's not like she's making millions. Maybe she works out as a mediocre worker who garners heat. Maybe she just ends up as a valet. Or gets released never to be seen again. Nonetheless, giving it a go and seeing what's there doesn't hurt anything or anyone. Remember Maria? Didn't do jack shit of note in WWE other than posing for playboy. She's now I ROH as a valet who people have praised and acknowledge to being greatly improved. Maybe Eva Marie gets to that point. Maybe not. None of us are in a position to say it's not worth the investment. What exactly would they be investing that's so valuable it should be allocated elsewhere?

I don't see what her age has to do with anything. She doesn't look old. Doesn't sound old. If she's 35 with minimal wear and tear on her body and she still looks good who cares what her age is.

What trouble are they going through exactly? It's not like she's eating up primetime tv time every week with entire storylines and programming dedicated to her. She's put in short matches that make her look better than she is on a show that's internet exclusive.

I don't see why anyone gets so worked up about it. If she gets dumped everyone can rejoice and move on. If she improves enough to be more than passable in the ring than great, that works too. Pretending she's the worst wrestler in the history of man at this point just seems like people being over dramatic

[Damian Rey]

i'm not. she moves really awkwardly. like she has no athletic bone in her body. she looks leagues below most of the women on the main roster or nxt. nowhere near ready to be presented on television in a wrestling capacity.

I agree she's not ready, which isn't her fault. She's not the caliber of the NXT women, which also isn't her fault. She's clearly still learning and should probably keep working off screen, but that's also out of her control. That doesn't mean she's the worst wrestler known to man.

[ron the dial]

did i say that she was? nor did i say she was an "abomination." i just don't see the point in wasting time on her when you can get what little she has to offer, and more, from other women.

[GD]

Hey guys, is it weird that I don't find Sasha Banks "sexually attractive" but am attracted to her as a performer?

[Damian Rey]

Not calling you out specifically. Just the consensus in general. I don't see the harm honestly. Nor do I see why there's such an outcry about her getting a shot.

[ron the dial]

Hey guys, is it weird that I don't find Sasha Banks "sexually attractive" but am attracted to her as a performer?
your general attitude toward women in a sexual regard is weird.

[Damian Rey]

I guess finding someone attractive for something other than physical attributes can't be too uncommon.

[GD]

your general attitude toward women in a sexual regard is weird.

Dear ron the dial, are you generalizing me based on my ethnic background?

[GD]

lol

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[Frank Drebin]

They need to find a Hindu Diva for Guru Dave.

[ron the dial]

Dear ron the dial, are you generalizing me based on my ethnic background?
yes. but also on all of your posts.

[GD]

yes. but also on all of your posts.

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[GD]

They need to find a Hindu Diva for Guru Dave.

Looks like all the white folks are giving a rest to their PC agenda.

[GD]

Dear ron the dial, I would be devastated if you though of me as a horny foreigner who is ogling and objectifying women on the streets. I'm the furthest thing from that guy.

[Wishbone]

I guess Mark Henry should've been shit canned years ago, as should Ryback, since they've injured countless guys. It's pro wrestling. People get hurt. Part of that is her fault. Most of it is the fault of those who are putting her in the ring without enough training.

Her matches aren't these terrible shit fests either. They're piss breaks alright. But saying they're "not watchable" is being dramatic. Other than her being green as shit, only a few months into accrual serious training, they're not awful. They're just not good. That's also not her fault.

Why do you care if they invest or waste money into training her trying to see if there's anything there? It's not your money and Vince and co have surely blown far larger sums of money on far less fruitful investments. It's not like she's making millions. Maybe she works out as a mediocre worker who garners heat. Maybe she just ends up as a valet. Or gets released never to be seen again. Nonetheless, giving it a go and seeing what's there doesn't hurt anything or anyone. Remember Maria? Didn't do jack shit of note in WWE other than posing for playboy. She's now I ROH as a valet who people have praised and acknowledge to being greatly improved. Maybe Eva Marie gets to that point. Maybe not. None of us are in a position to say it's not worth the investment. What exactly would they be investing that's so valuable it should be allocated elsewhere?

I don't see what her age has to do with anything. She doesn't look old. Doesn't sound old. If she's 35 with minimal wear and tear on her body and she still looks good who cares what her age is.

What trouble are they going through exactly? It's not like she's eating up primetime tv time every week with entire storylines and programming dedicated to her. She's put in short matches that make her look better than she is on a show that's internet exclusive.

I don't see why anyone gets so worked up about it. If she gets dumped everyone can rejoice and move on. If she improves enough to be more than passable in the ring than great, that works too. Pretending she's the worst wrestler in the history of man at this point just seems like people being over dramatic

Dude, these weren't just accidents. They were flat out 100% avoidable incidents that happened because she isn't coordinated at all. Doesn't matter who's "fault" it is, the fact of the matter is she has no business in an actual match with another person at this point in time. She should still be training on the very basics with how little she seems to be capable of. And on the topic of other wrestlers being let go for hurting people, no, they shouldn't have been. Ken Kennedy shouldn't have been let go either. The point is though that many people HAVE been let go for that reason, so why is Eva Marie so special that she gets away with it? Hell, even those guys you mentioned who weren't let go for it still ended up often times getting depushed for shit like that. Eva did it and got a free ride into personal training sessions and a major push in NXT. So I'll ask again, what makes her so special? Why is she so important that the WWE should do something they've really never done before for?

No one is saying she's the worst wrestler ever. However, she is one of the worst wrestlers ever to be put in such an amazing position, and given so many shots. It doesn't make any sense for WWE to be wasting that money. Sure, it doesn't really matter cause it's not my money, but why the hell are they doing it? You can't tell me that if you saw someone put hundreds of thousands of dollars into supping up a Pontiak Aztek you wouldn't scratch your head and wonder why. Especially when that person supping up said Aztek has some Lamborghinis, Ferraris, etc all sitting in their garage going unused. That is exactly what WWE is doing here.

Layla couldn't last past 38. Trish was gone even younger. Lita too. Divas don't get to go forever in the wrestling industry. To make it past 35 is a miracle for them. It's not right, but it's how the biz works. Women don't get the long careers men do, and Eva is already on the tail end of hers. So, yes, it DOES matter.

There just isn't any logical reason to be putting money into her. Watching WWE do that is just head scratchingly ignorant to the point that it isn't even funny. Just imagine if they put even half this effort and time into building up someone with actual promise, or promoting someone who's already at that level. That is where that money could and should be going.

[Frank Drebin]

Eva Marie should not have been on TV in any capacity at this point. Ron is right in that regard. Despite being big into working out, she really isn't athletic at all. No agility or anything. I see it too. Almost like a puppy to small for its own paws. That being said, if top brass wants to give her a chance they are absolutely allowed to do so. She was rushed for some reason which isn't her fault. The real shame is that people had to get hurt for them to apparently pull the plug on her.

Look, I get that she makes Kelly Kelly look like Bret Hart in the ring, and that maybe that's all she could ever have become even with years of the best training money can buy, a hyperbolic time chamber and Goku. I get it. She did get people to hate her even if it was "on accident" which is a start.

Also, her age has nothing to do with anything. If she's over the hill at 32 or whatever then so is half the roster.

[GD]

She would make an excellent valet. Any wrestler associated with her will get a lot of heat.

[Wishbone]

Hey guys, is it weird that I don't find Sasha Banks "sexually attractive" but am attracted to her as a performer?

Truthfully I don't find her all that appealing either. I mean she's got a great body, but her face is just kinda... odd. And a pretty face is sorta a big deal to me. Of course everything I've seen of her makes her seem like an awesome person so it all kinda evens out. :p

[Frank Drebin]

She would make an excellent valet. Any wrestler associated with her will get a lot of heat.

Boom. There ya go.

[GD]

Truthfully I don't find her all that appealing either. I mean she's got a great body, but her face is just kinda... odd. And a pretty face is sorta a big deal to me. Of course everything I've seen of her makes her seem like an awesome person so it all kinda evens out. :p

Well, she does seem like a cool person to hang with.

[Wishbone]

Eva Marie should not have been on TV in any capacity at this point. Ron is right in that regard. Despite being big into working out, she really isn't athletic at all. No agility or anything. I see it too. Almost like a puppy to small for its own paws. That being said, if top brass wants to give her a chance they are absolutely allowed to do so. She was rushed for some reason which isn't her fault. The real shame is that people had to get hurt for them to apparently pull the plug on her.

Look, I get that she makes Kelly Kelly look like Bret Hart in the ring, and that maybe that's all she could ever have become even with years of the best training money can buy, a hyperbolic time chamber and Goku. I get it. She did get people to hate her even if it was "on accident" which is a start.

Also, her age has nothing to do with anything. If she's over the hill at 32 or whatever then so is half the roster.

She's not "over the hill" just yet, but she's getting close. If she was ready out the box right now then, yeah, you could use her for a good 4, 5, maybe even 6 years, but she's not. With how little she's improved in what, two years of training? She's basically going to need years more practice under her belt. By the time she's ready she'd be nearing 35. On average that's about the age Divas start hanging it up. You can't compare the guys to the girls here, man. Divas don't last long in WWE.

And, yeah, they're entitled to giving her a shot, but why bother at all? No one seems capable of answering that question. What makes her worth the time and effort? Please explain this mentality to me so I can understand it. I just can't understand why people don't think it's odd for a company to throw away money on something that hasn't shown any real promise at all.

I do agree that she could make a decent non-wrestling personality though. You're right that she's got major heat. Although that heat isn't really heel heat and more just "fucking go away" heat. Still she could use that to help a heel wrestler get over, or something of that magnitude. Although anything she does should probably be kept to a minimum in the talking department too as she's really not that great there either. Use her for what she's good for, eye candy.

[Wishbone]

Well, she does seem like a cool person to hang with.

I know, right? If she ever turns face I demand they let some of that shine through. Don't totally drop the BOSS gimmick, but at least let her show some of her quirkier side, and try to connect with the fans. Not that she should turn face any time soon. Heel Sasha is just amazing on every level.

[ron the dial]

She would make an excellent valet. Any wrestler associated with her will get a lot of heat.
i would support this 100%

[Frank Drebin]

@wishbone

Whatever they saw in her, they saw some form of raw talent. Think of an amateur baseball or basketball player who scouts try to project based on a skill set they have now and being able to build on it. Here's a guy who throws 100 but has no control. Maybe that can be fixed with the right coaching. Here's a kid who can jump out of the gym but has no jump shot. Maybe that could be fixed. Here's this chick who had a good look and garners massive heel heat just by showing her face but sucks in-ring. Maybe that can be fixed. Maybe not. Worth the investment if she can put enough of it together.

[Wishbone]

@wishbone

Whatever they saw in her, they saw some form of raw talent. Think of an amateur baseball or basketball player who scouts try to project based on a skill set they have now and being able to build on it. Here's a guy who throws 100 but has no control. Maybe that can be fixed with the right coaching. Here's a kid who can jump out of the gym but has no jump shot. Maybe that could be fixed. Here's this chick who had a good look and garners massive heel heat just by showing her face but sucks in-ring. Maybe that can be fixed. Maybe not. Worth the investment if she can put enough of it together.

Problem with that analogy is that she didn't get that heat until she started showing her inability to wrestle. In fact they originally booked her as a face. That logic doesn't hold water at all, man. All she had going for her on day one was literally just her look. A look that everyone blows out of proportion. She's not any hotter than the massive number of other ex-models turned Divas that WWE has shelled out. There wasn't anything special about her at all except the Ronald McDonald hair.

[Droford]

The video of hornswiggke falling down the stairs at Kurt Hawkins wedding is hilarious

[Ultra Mantis]

Austin Aries has a place in the stupid tournament TNA is doing. Good for him, but I'd rather see him in NXT. Really want AJ Styles and The Bullet Club in NXT.

All those matches were taped months ago before his contract expired. I don't think he's even the only guy in the tournament that doesn't work there anymore. James Storm is probably in there too.

[Droford]

TNA should have explored taping in a gym with green screens to CGI a crowd in afterwards.

[Damian Rey]

Lol that'd be awesome. They could just rent a soundstage somewhere and set up the ramp and ring only and green screen the rest.

[Emperor Smeat]

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[Wishbone]

Lol that'd be awesome. They could just rent a soundstage somewhere and set up the ramp and ring only and green screen the rest.

I am actually extremely surprised no one has tried this yet lol :rofl:

[GD]

John Cena did to Seth Rollins what he did to Kevin Owens. Lose one match and then annihilate them.

[Savio]

Thats how you build the future

[Rammsteinmad]

I get bored with feuds these days not lasting longer than three PPV matches.

[Jari]

With Eve Marie, I thought one thing they could do to capitalise on the heat she's got amongst the fans would be for the Authority to back her as 'the face of the Diva's Revolution' ala Randy Orton over Daniel Bryan, where the Authority act to ensure that she wins and keeps the Diva's title sort of in the way Stephanie was assisted to hold the Woman's title back in the day.

Then I realised, not only would it fly right in the face of the idea of what the Diva's Revolution should be about but that this wouldn't result so much in heat as it would 2015 Royal Rumble style anger and ultimately even more of a feeling amongst the audience that the WWE doesn't care about what they want.

[Lock Jaw]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CRC6mEpWgAADWUU.jpg

NXT! NXT! NXT!

[Droford]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CRC6mEpWgAADWUU.jpg

NXT! NXT! NXT!

Looks like human caterpillar 3

[Lock Jaw]

https://33.media.tumblr.com/a223bb8c9b3e49dc740baa29dcd486a1/tumblr_nkp4stChhP1up8plno1_400.gif

McMahon! McMahon! McMahon!

[Xero]

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

[Mr. Nerfect]

Eva Marie could be a HUGE star for the company, just based on her heat alone. If she manages to come together as a performer, that is. Damian is right -- it's not her fault she's been exposed early. And it's not like her matches have been massive abortions either. They're just not good.

They should have used the Jimmy Havoc template for her. Have her work as a babyface out the gate, and the fans would be booing her anyway. They have her lose all her matches, until she turns heel and basically starts running the place.

[Mr. Nerfect]

http://i.imgur.com/8TBtcOb.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/gilZ2.jpg

[Mr. Nerfect]

Mr. Foley's Baby Girl has that adorable look you can just imagine people getting crushes on/developing parasocial relationships with.

[VSG]

I am also sure that second pic is Kate Upton, but not complaining.

[Emperor Smeat]

https://33.media.tumblr.com/4575388b9e0ee4f1b04de4b2c67577cd/tumblr_nw0jjpDMzG1sbzhteo1_400.gif

[Mr. Nerfect]

I am also sure that second pic is Kate Upton, but not complaining.

My "bad."

[Mr. Nerfect]

Evil Noid is drunk and post-happy.

[Damian Rey]

Evil Noid is wonderfully dastardly

[Poit]

Does Evil Noid have a goatee?

[Damian Rey]

Fuck no. He's got heel stubble.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Little Finger beard.

[Mr. Nerfect]

http://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2014/04/littlefinger-390x285.jpg

Evil Noid Post.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Had the thought earlier today that the WWE might have Rusev beat Cena for the US Title, then do the wedding with Summer Rae, which gets crashed by The Rock for some reason, leading to them two having a match at Survivor Series.

[Innovator]

Rainnnnnnmaker

[Mr. Nerfect]

Is Okada killing Styles right now? Don't know when that PPV is on. But unlike what's going on in the WWE -- I do care about it...

http://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2014/04/littlefinger-390x285.jpg

[Asmo]

Hey GuruDave, this one's for you!

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y7xGmdsTSLQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

A wrestler ad that actually makes sense!

[Volare]

Kahli has moves.

[Sixx]

Jesus Christ, that chin.

[Evil Vito]

Had the thought earlier today that the WWE might have Rusev beat Cena for the US Title, then do the wedding with Summer Rae, which gets crashed by The Rock for some reason, leading to them two having a match at Survivor Series.

<font color=goldenrod>I feel like somehow, someway, they'll wind up putting Rusev and Lana back together especially with their real-life engagement now being "well publicized" I guess.</font>

[parkmania]

Evil Noid won't be truly evil until he has a handlebar moustache and monocle.

[Droford]

<font color=goldenrod>I feel like somehow, someway, they'll wind up putting Rusev and Lana back together especially with their real-life engagement now being "well publicized" I guess.</font>

He's an evil Bulgarian he can marry them both.

[Big Vic]

Looking forward to Evil Noid's review of raw tonight.

[Rammsteinmad]

Hey GuruDave, this one's for you!

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y7xGmdsTSLQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

A wrestler ad that actually makes sense!

Bloody hell Khali finally did something entertaining.

[The CyNick]

Had the thought earlier today that the WWE might have Rusev beat Cena for the US Title, then do the wedding with Summer Rae, which gets crashed by The Rock for some reason, leading to them two having a match at Survivor Series.

I would assume they are building to Big E taking the US title and putting Cena on the shelf.

Could actually see Big E vs The Rock.

[The CyNick]

<font color=goldenrod>I feel like somehow, someway, they'll wind up putting Rusev and Lana back together especially with their real-life engagement now being "well publicized" I guess.</font>

My guess is Rusev keeps failing to win titles, and blames Summer Rae, but he agrees to still marry her despite all her failings. Then at the wedding, Lana comes back, Rusev pretends like he's pissed, but after Lana (in her classic business suit) beats up SR in a wedding dress they embrace, and continue with the wedding. When Lana says "I do" the Russian flag drops down and they are back as a couple.

[Tom Guycott]

She wasn't even as terrible as some of the hyperbole makes her out to be. Other than some timing botches recently, her matches weren't unwatchable. She's not the most athletic woman ever but she's not a train wreck either.

No, she was more terrible than the hypobole. Her rope running, which is wrestling 101 literally made Kelly Kelly's look to be Shawn Michaels-esque. The botches aren't "recent"; she did so more than the original Sin Cara... only Sin Cara made himself look foolish, Eva either put others in cringy positions or actually injured them. Selling is one of her stronger suits, but that's really saying a wet turd is better than hershey squirts. Any heat she can draw by intentionally playing the role of unlikable bitch was being outstripped by her actually just being... unlikeable. Or rather, unwatchable.

Yes, you are correct about the idea of dark matching her for at least a year, if not longer, to see if she starts to come along. But WWE has already proven they don't like to play the long game like they used to.

All things being fair, and my personal dislike of Eva aside, arguably the greatest Diva of all time, Trish Stratus, was a bit shit in the beginning. But she got settled in, first. She was eye candy. She was an arm charm. She got time to improve. She probably got a lot of house show matches under her belt that by amd large we don't know of. She got the time to improve. They were dead set on giving Eva the world "now", and much like their other booking, it is cart before the horse thinking. They want the result without cultivating anything. They want her heat from Total Divas to just cross over into the "main product" without thinking that being a heel on a reality show and being a heel in wrestling isn't a 1:1 transfer.

Just ask The Miz. He was one of the most hated people on TV during the heyday of all those MTV reality shows. In wrestling, he exuded "change the channel" heat. When he was hosting Divas Search and whatnot, they weren't trying to hotshot him WWE champion anytime soon, and that paid off.

Anyway, Eva is shit.

[Tom Guycott]

The fuck? I hate this tablet sometimes.

[Tom Guycott]

All those matches were taped months ago before his contract expired. I don't think he's even the only guy in the tournament that doesn't work there anymore. James Storm is probably in there too.

(Let's try this again) Somebody ought to repost the double Tomaso sighting for effect!



*the previous post about Eva Marie was supposedly posted before, but somehow JUST showed up while I was trying to comment about this.

[GD]

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YWX4aiIhKT4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[GD]

lol Khali

http://i.imgur.com/BeCRzCP.webm

[Emperor Smeat]

Turns out Cena isn't taking time off to relax or recover from any nagging injuries but because he wanted to tape a fitness reality show for FOX. WWE wasn't sure about the exact date he'd return at first which is why they gave him 2 months off.

WWE is claiming that the reason John Cena is taking time off from the company from October 26th through mid-December is because of personal reasons.

However, it's for a different reason.

Pro Wrestling author and Fighting Spirit Magazine contributor Scott Keith noted on his blog that a friend in the fitness industry is working on a fitness-themed reality show for the FOX network, and the show is set to air in the spring.

That reality show will be hosted by John Cena.

The taping for that show begins on October 26th and will run approximately 6-8 weeks.

Cena will also be featured in “The Nest” with Tina Fey, which is scheduled to be released on December 18th.

Cena is scheduled to return to WWE at the December 26 Madison Square Garden show.

[Emperor Smeat]

https://38.media.tumblr.com/ba5c0d37c56512b683356567ad7a2176/tumblr_npjgk7ycu01r7he25o1_400.gif

[Vastardikai]

Bloody hell Khali finally did something entertaining.

Bullshit. He ruled in "Get Smart!"

[GD]

Hey GuruDave, this one's for you!

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y7xGmdsTSLQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

A wrestler ad that actually makes sense!

<3

[Nicky Fives]

The Khali vid was quite good, had no idea what they were advertising until the end though.....

[Innovator]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Okada stresses that, as champ, he needs to win (esp. VS Tana); says all those G1 losses cast shadow on prestige of title. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/njpwworld?src=hash">#njpwworld</a></p>&mdash; E. Key Oide (@e_key_oide) <a href="https://twitter.com/e_key_oide/status/653854507869167617">October 13, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[Heisenberg]

might go over to Japan with everyone and get into a product, looking for blood(optional) and goofy/violence

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Yeah, I really do need to watch more NJPW. I've seen bits and pieces and heard nothing but good things but I've been so burned out by WWE that it's sorta hampered my desire to watch wrestling at all.

Might even axe the WWE Network subscription. The PPVs don't even have the appeal to me now because I don't care about the current product at all.</font>

[Heisenberg]

that one match of that Japanese wrestler and the blowup doll has me thinking that they appreciate fun over there, assuming it was Japan. #SorryNotSorry2015 if I'm off a country or two

[Innovator]

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jYygp_ZF5hA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JQ-6rONVcA4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[Innovator]

And here is Okada and AJ Styles from Monday

<iframe frameborder="0" width="480" height="270" src="//www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/x39dugn" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x39dugn_kazuchika-okada-vs-aj-styles-njpw-king-of-pro-wrestling-2015_sport" target="_blank">Kazuchika Okada vs AJ Styles - NJPW King Of Pro...</a> <i>by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/Prowrestling00" target="_blank">Prowrestling00</a></i>

[CSL]

been watching a lot of DDT recently

https://pbs.twimg.com/tweet_video/CQl4qT-UEAAI-wW.mp4

https://pbs.twimg.com/tweet_video/CQl6WoEUYAEQck8.mp4 (that's a firework he's chasing him with)

http://111.imagebam.com/temporarylink/T996lPtsyeoKbkdvOm2nNw/1444757665/35195/351944906/Generico_Ibushi.gif

http://puroresucentral.com/gif/DDT1.3-6.gif


but mostly Kazuki Hirata never getting to do his gimmick. Which is basically his gimmick.

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

[CSL]

skip to 12:10

<iframe frameborder="0" width="480" height="270" src="//www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/x2fi9ow" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2fi9ow_a-yazawa-vs-kazuki-hirata-vs-dj-nira-vs-shoichi-uchida-ddt_sport" target="_blank">A.YAZAWA vs. Kazuki Hirata vs. DJ Nira vs...</a> <i>by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/JAHMAL1111" target="_blank">JAHMAL1111</a></i>

[Heisenberg]

Big AJ Styles fan, if he didn't appear on Velocity years ago I'd say he is the new Sting to the WWE, but he wasn't a star, just a job to them so maybe we'll get him for a WrestleMania or two someday

[Big Vic]

I heard an interview with an Ex WWE writer saying that the only he wrote that made it on air was:

'It would be cool for the upcoming 4th of july smackdown event if Kane (Who was a heel at the time) would walk on screen and do the thing with his arms to start the grill after the other wrestlers there could not'

I thought to my self 'No wonder you were fired.'

[#1-norm-fan]

I remember that. Compared to the usual WWE attempts at comedy, it was practically fucking George Carlin bit.

[Lock Jaw]

http://giant.gfycat.com/JauntyHonorableElectriceel.gif

[Savio]

I remember that. Compared to the usual WWE attempts at comedy, it was practically fucking George Carlin bit.
I understand the humor in it but that doesn't mean he needs to do it especially when he is heel

[#1-norm-fan]

To be fair, I think that was far after the point heel Kane could be taken seriously anyway. Also, I think it was during the Bryan/Punk feud where he was a "love interest" of AJ so he wasn't exactly murdering people at the time outside of the skit. He may have even been kind of a tweener already at that point.

[Emperor Smeat]

Dirtsheets sponsored by Kanyon Cutter Tuesday:
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EVOLVE 49 and 50 will be a historic weekend. To make this a special occasion Sami Zayn from NXT will make a special appearance. When you buy a VIP ticket, you will be entitled to a meet & greet with an autograph opportunity with Zayn. In addition, Zayn will make a special in ring appearance for the live audience only.
October 17th for Evolve 49 and October 18th for Evolve 50 for those interested in going.

Over the weekend, former WWE/now ESPN on air talent Johnathan Coachman tweeted that something big was upcoming with his former and current employers.

As it turns out, ESPN will be doing a weekly segment on SportsCenter recapping the Week In WWE. Tonight, Seth Rollins will appear and be interviewed by Coachman. He appears on ESPNews tonight at 9 p.m. ET.

It turns out that Gunn was the one who got Storm into talks with WWE officials. Gunn and Storm are said to be really good friends outside of the business and Gunn reportedly arranged for the two sides to begin discussions.

Regarding a recent report that said TNA learned of Storm attending Takeover and started throwing more money at him, that may not be entirely correct. TNA did contact Storm when they heard he was at NXT as they wanted to book him for their upcoming tour of India but they likely did not offer him more money than what they offered him last week.

King Barrett, who is currently in a three-way program with Stardust and Neville on WWE undercards after his King of the Ring win went nowhere, has expressed interest in moving to the tag team division. In particular, Barrett said he'd like to form a team with Neville.

Monday's episode of WWE RAW, with Kane vs. WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins in a Lumberjack Match, drew 3.285 million viewers. This is down 3% from last week's 3.378 million viewers and another new record-low.

For this week's show, the first hour drew 3.518 million viewers, the second hour drew 3.254 million viewers and the final hour drew 3.082 million viewers.

RAW was #4 for the night in viewership behind the NFL on ESPN, MLB on TBS and ESPN SportsCenter. RAW was #5 for the night in the 18-49 demographic, behind the NFL, SportsCenter, both MLB games and Love & Hip-Hop.
New record low for 2015 and the 3 Hour era in general. Another website broke down how bad the drops are getting and the WWE has lost around 700k viewers on average since Summerslam.

Attracting demos isn't what Raw is about. I've never heard anyone in WWE talk about demos and even in their internal memos, the demos are pointed out but not prioritized.

Raw is about upping the prime time network average for USA. They are not strong for advertisers on USA no matter what their demos are and with rights fees, vs. advertising revenue, USA makes very little money on the deal. But without Raw, they go from challenging for No. 1 to also-ran position they are deathly afraid of. It's also why nobody else wanted them at anywhere that price.

It's also why the declining numbers aren't as bad as they seem, because USA is declining with them, and the more USA declines, the more valuable Raw is to them.

The issue is if USA, which is overall super profitable, has an issue with profits, they may cut the least profitable shows. That's why WWE & USA are both trying to push the idea that they aren't low brow, so they can get more advertisers not to shun them.
In regards if USA Network will end up getting involved to improve things and the short answer is no. USA is struggling just as bad overall but have nothing on tap that could replace RAW or help out.

Over the summer, a pilot video surfaced online for a new show titled, “WWE NXT Kids” featuring children interviewing NXT wrestlers and doing commentary over NXT matches with Corey Graves. Now it appears that WWE is moving ahead with the project


Some other sheet news includes:

New Day were guests on Good Morning Cincnatti show today: http://www.local12.com/news/features/good-morning/stories/Wrestlers-The-New-Day-on-Good-Morning-Cincinnati-218242.shtml
Cameron announced she is heading to the NXT Performance Center for some training and jump start her career.https://twitter.com/WWECameron/status/653637784545181696
Andre the Giant's daughter had an interview during the recent New York Comic-Con event with some highlights including her disliking how "too soap opera-esque" the WWE has become, confirmed the legends about his drinking habits, and WWE's relationship with the Andre family being lukewarm at best. http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news/andre-the-giant-s-daughter-says-her-father-wouldn-t-have-made-it-in-today-s-wwe-lots-more
According to the recent WWE Sting documentary (Sting: Into the Light), the official reason Sting lost at Mania was him believing that was going to be his final match and having no problems with losing it.

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I think I am going to be the Iron Sheik for Halloween,but that's OK. HH</p>&mdash; Hulk Hogan (@HulkHogan) <a href="https://twitter.com/HulkHogan/status/654278300228022272">October 14, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[Big Vic]

To be fair, I think that was far after the point heel Kane could be taken seriously anyway. Also, I think it was during the Bryan/Punk feud where he was a "love interest" of AJ so he wasn't exactly murdering people at the time outside of the skit. He may have even been kind of a tweener already at that point.
Hmm yeah I guess.

[Innovator]

<blockquote class="twitter-video" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NewDay?src=hash">#NewDay</a> vs. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BAD?src=hash">#BAD</a> rivalry continues! This time we challenge girls to a street race...
<a href="https://t.co/B822FpQOLI">https://t.co/B822FpQOLI</a></p>&mdash; Xavier Woods (@XavierWoodsPhD) <a href="https://twitter.com/XavierWoodsPhD/status/654378388308623360">October 14, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[Emperor Smeat]

https://40.media.tumblr.com/b5d96a1ad4a8f72e77846407953fa595/tumblr_nw59yxMV4M1qfjltjo1_540.jpg

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

https://rdamon1982.wordpress.com/2015/10/14/wwe-rivalries-episode-8-trish-stratus-vs-lita/

Finished writing my first article in awhile. Didn't really have the drive to write with working full time and everything else.

[Damian Rey]

Table for 3 with Vader, DDP and Sting is pretty good. Vader seems like such the sweetheart.

[Emperor Smeat]

Dirtsheets sponsored by the fake personification of Sister Abigail:
http://i.imgur.com/z4fDlqy.jpg

As WWE continues its search for a new top Hispanic star, PWInsider.com is reporting that WWE is interested in bringing Alberto Del Rio back to the company
Still don't want to put the time and investment in Kalisto even though that was a huge reason why they hired him to begin with. Think its been teased before Vince/WWE mostly don't like how short he is and rather have a taller person instead as their mega star.

WWE Studios will co-develop the George Raymond Wagner biopic “Gorgeous George” alongside Robert Halmi Jr.’s Great Point Media, with Josh Gad and partner Ryan Dixon writing the script.

“Gorgeous George” will chronicle the life and career of Wagner, the professional wrestler and sports entertainer credited with inspiring the flamboyant personas of performers such as Muhammad Ali and James Brown and helping bring sports into the TV age.

“Gorgeous George was a true pioneer in television,” said Michael Luisi, President of WWE Studios. “Josh is a true talent and we are thrilled to see him and Ryan tackle such a groundbreaking story.”

Take this with a grain of salt, but during a recent episode of the Brian & Vinny Show, Bryan Alvarez said that the reason Vince McMahon doesn’t push Cesaro harder is because he thinks he’s boring

WrestlingDVDNetwork posted a vague report that the upcoming Owen: Hart of Gold DVD and Blu-Ray sets may be changed in some form. The project was done entirely without approval or involvement from Owen’s widow Martha, who sued WWE in the past to try to stop them from ever using his image again. Those counts were all thrown out (she settled with WWE on the issue of unpaid royalties), but she’s made it clear that her position is that this is something she doesn’t want WWE doing.

Former WWE Diva AJ Lee has officially launched her new AJs Animal Avenger collection with the Beautiful Disaster clothing company. The collection features 4 t-shirts and 1 doggy t-shirt. Proceeds go to the PAWS charity in Chicago.

BDC announced the following:
AJ reached out to Beautiful Disaster Clothing, a long-time favorite brand of hers, to collaborate on creating an exciting clothing line to benefit PAWS Chicago.

Beautiful Disaster represents societys misunderstood rebels strong, brave women and men who have overcome adversity and shout their individuality from the rooftops.

Together, PAWS Chicago and Beautiful Disaster are the perfect match! she said. PAWS Chicago is grateful for the partnership, which will directly help save the lives of homeless pets.

This past February, I was home healing from a surgery and was struggling to keep a positive attitude. I needed a purpose greater than throwing a daily pity party for myself said Brooks. Ive been a rescue dog mom several times and occasionally found comfort in scrolling through Pictures of animals on various adoption center websites, just to fantasize about adding to the family. Then I found my guy on pawschicago.org.

She continues, The second I saw his face, pointy bat-like ears, soulful eyes, pronounced under bite, hilariously messy hair, with a bit of an attitude problem to boot I knew I had found the one. I excitedly showed my husband [UFC Fighter, CM Punk] and he immediately fell in love. We both had a deep connection to this mutty misfit. A few days later the little Wolfman, we named Larry Talbot, was a member of the family and helped nurse me back to health. Our little guy has endured such a hard past but is nothing but gracious and loving. He has brought so much happiness into our home that I wanted to find a way to give back to the amazing people who took care of our furry baby before we could."


Some other sheet news includes:

Newest episode of WWE Network's Table For 3 show has DDP, Vader, and Sting as guests.
GFW recently released a teaser trailer for their upcoming Amped tv show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx9mvjL8nQE
Nick Dinsmore had a recent interview with EWrestlingNews with some highlights including the Eugene character being his idea and him opening up a wrestling school mainly to help wrestlers get used to the WWE style as early as possible. http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news/nick-dinsmore-says-the-eugene-character-was-his-idea-talks-vince-mcmahon-nxt-more
Netherrealm Studios revealed the next update for their WWE Immortals mobile fighting game will have Mortal Komabt's Johnny Cage joining the roster. https://twitter.com/ImmortalsGame/status/654401210686959616
According to ESPN'S Jonathan Coachman, ESPN will be featuring a weekly "Top Moments" from RAW every Tuesday similar to their other "Top" style segments.
This week's episode of TPWW's TLP podcast was recently released: http://tablesladderspodcast.podbean.com/e/tables-ladders-podcast-125-101415/

[Jura]

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[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Bram has re-signed with Bachelorhood.

[Disturbed316]

Mick Foley responded to a comment I wrote on his facebook page and I reverted to a giddy 10 year old mark again. Have you ever had any interactions online with legends/superstars?

[Lock Jaw]

As the Anonymous RAW General Manager, I regularly had interactions online with many legends/superstars.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Mick Foley responded to a comment I wrote on his facebook page and I reverted to a giddy 10 year old mark again. Have you ever had any interactions online with legends/superstars?

Sami Zayn Retweeted me.

[Jura]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Well <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NXTLouisville?src=hash">#NXTLouisville</a>.. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LouderThanLife?src=hash">#LouderThanLife</a> music festival.. That's a wrap! ✌��️ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NXT?src=hash">#NXT</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWE?src=hash">#WWE</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EMMALution?src=hash">#EMMALution</a> <a href="http://t.co/OZID2Ci7sj">pic.twitter.com/OZID2Ci7sj</a></p>&mdash; EMMA (@EmmaWWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/EmmaWWE/status/650838258897813504">October 5, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[Disturbed316]

Whoa!

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

I don't think a Taste would do it.

[Rammsteinmad]

— According to sources, the reason Vince McMahon doesn’t push Cesaro harder is because he thinks he’s boring.

This is exactly why it's time for Vince to step down.

Fuck Vince McMahon. :fu:

[Sixx]

Sami Zayn Retweeted me.

He said legends/superstars.

[Disturbed316]

:o

[#1-norm-fan]

I read Raw results but for some reason it took seeing the Rusev/Lana segment for it to sink it.

What the fuck... ?

So much stupid.

[Mercenary]

Mick Foley responded to a comment I wrote on his facebook page and I reverted to a giddy 10 year old mark again. Have you ever had any interactions online with legends/superstars?

Way back when Earthquake posted on the old wrestlecrap fourms. He threatend to turn me into a quAKE BURGER

[Mercenary]

I read Raw results but for some reason it took seeing the Rusev/Lana segment for it to sink it.

What the fuck... ?

So much stupid.


UMMM YOU THINK

[Heisenberg]

Hey Champions, welcome to the Fall/Winter season of TPWW Wrestling Forum. Um, well, some of you are angry with our main show RAW. That's ok, I'm pissed too. It is imperative that you continue your presence on these boards, don't let the lack of RAWness get you down, find a hobby and enjoy that instead of wasting your Monday night away hoping for anything resembling entertainment. It's not going to happen if you keep watching. Now you're like "Well Poopenberg, easy for you to say, you think you have it altogether eh buddy?". Settle down, I'm just trying to help others out. It took me going to WCW back in the day for WWF to become entertaining again. We don't have much to fall back on, they are competing with non-wrestling entities and with the Twittah machine you can instantly voice your opinion to WWE about how repetitive they are. They are listening, not fully, but they can't deny criticism forever.


If you're into gimmick changes, Noid has made something out of nothing and will translate trash into gold for you so we don't have to feel alone.


#1 wwf fan and The CyNick are feuding, so check that out.






Lastly, it is encouraged that we have at least 1 or 2 Kanyon cutter gifs per page in any thread in the wrestling forum

[The CyNick]

I read Raw results but for some reason it took seeing the Rusev/Lana segment for it to sink it.

What the fuck... ?

So much stupid.

Stupid on who's part?

[The CyNick]

This is exactly why it's time for Vince to step down.

Fuck Vince McMahon. :fu:

He's still right more often than he's wrong.

Amazing how 50 Cesaro Section signs can cloud judgement.

And i actually really like the guy, but i haven't been overwhelmed by anything he's done so far. I did like him with Kidd. Maybe he needs a tag partner for a while.

[Heisenberg]

Cesaro is nothing special to me entertainment-wise, but a good chunk of people pay to see him so I think that he should warrant some TV time with a feud involving a WWE pushed guy so everyone gets a piece of the pie

[The CyNick]

Cesaro is nothing special to me entertainment-wise, but a good chunk of people pay to see him so I think that he should warrant some TV time with a feud involving a WWE pushed guy so everyone gets a piece of the pie

I mentioned on here that I thought Cesaro would get back wins over Show, but then I read there was heat over something he did. So who knows what it was.

I agree though I would like to see him in a long term program. That said, given his limitations, I think he's better off in a tag team for now.

[Nicky Fives]

Mick Foley responded to a comment I wrote on his facebook page and I reverted to a giddy 10 year old mark again. Have you ever had any interactions online with legends/superstars?

Matt Morgan replied to me on Twitter.....

[Shadrick]

Way back when Earthquake posted on the old wrestlecrap fourms. He threatend to turn me into a quAKE BURGER

this is fucking hilarious s

[Heisenberg]

WWE is like that cool cousin you are always happy to see and have so many memories with, then they fake a car accident that YOU only know was staged and the cousin is gaining money and admiration for it. No matter how hard you try to convince others, it is for naught.


You hope someday that the cousin stops their crap and gets back to being cool, instead of predictable and repetitive

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Way back when Earthquake posted on the old wrestlecrap fourms. He threatend to turn me into a quAKE BURGER

Not being owned by Tracey Smothers?

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Earthquake answered one of my questions but I forgot what is was about.

[Jura]

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[The CyNick]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">7'9 Sun Ming Ming - one of the tallest players ever. Great dude and a helluva miniature golfer. <a href="http://t.co/nfm65uSxAK">pic.twitter.com/nfm65uSxAK</a></p>&mdash; Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRock/status/525688629604417536">October 24, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Wrestlemania 33 in China!

[Emperor Smeat]

Updated cover art for the upcoming Owen Hart DVD/Blu-Ray set:

https://wwedvdnews.s3.amazonaws.com/misc/2015-10/thuscam_owenhart2.jpg

WWE thought the original image or design wasn't worthy or fitting enough for honoring Owen Hart.

[Rammsteinmad]

I mentioned on here that I thought Cesaro would get back wins over Show, but then I read there was heat over something he did. So who knows what it was.

I agree though I would like to see him in a long term program. That said, given his limitations, I think he's better off in a tag team for now.

Regardless of any of his "limitations" or whether people think he is boring or whatever, he consistently puts on great matches, and gets great reactions. Whether you find him boring or not is your opinion, but there is no denying the pops he gets (or was getting).

I'm not saying he should win the King of the Ring, Survivor Series, Royal Rumble and then unify every single title in the main event of Wrestlemania (I'd have no problem with that, though), but there is definitely a large fanbase of people that enjoy watching him perform. His matches always get good reactions. He should, at least, be involved more heavily and get some long-term programs. Sadly, it's been said countless times how useless WWE is with anyone outside of the main event picture, so it's wishful thinking.

But I hate this idea of just absolutely squashing any chance of him really going anywhere, just coz Vince thinks he's boring. 70,000 fans going apeshit when Cesaro picked up Big Show at last years Wrestlemania SHOULD have at least led to something. I hate this concept of people "scratching and clawing" and Cesaro "dropping the ball" when you see the booking he had to work with around that time.

[GD]

Updated cover art for the upcoming Owen Hart DVD/Blu-Ray set:

https://wwedvdnews.s3.amazonaws.com/misc/2015-10/thuscam_owenhart2.jpg

WWE thought the original image or design wasn't worthy or fitting enough for honoring Owen Hart.

Bret Hart did not have nice things to say about the Owen Hart documentary project during an interview with John Pollock. He wasn't particularly fond of the restrictions that Martha enforced. Bret can be really outspoken at times.

[GD]

Since Monday Night RAW will remain under Vince's supervision for the time being, it would be interesting to see Hunter take over Smackdown, cherry-pick some performers and orchestrate rivalries that are somewhat exclusive to the brand and are not mentioned on RAW.

Unlike most of you, I still see the benefits of maintaining two separate rosters. Look at how great NXT is (I am completely aware of how it is an alternative to the main roster) ? Remember how "cool" Smackdown was in '02 (The Smackdown Six, Brock Lesnar, Rapper Cena :shifty:, United States and Cruiserweight titles) ?

[The CyNick]

Regardless of any of his "limitations" or whether people think he is boring or whatever, he consistently puts on great matches, and gets great reactions. Whether you find him boring or not is your opinion, but there is no denying the pops he gets (or was getting).

I'm not saying he should win the King of the Ring, Survivor Series, Royal Rumble and then unify every single title in the main event of Wrestlemania (I'd have no problem with that, though), but there is definitely a large fanbase of people that enjoy watching him perform. His matches always get good reactions. He should, at least, be involved more heavily and get some long-term programs. Sadly, it's been said countless times how useless WWE is with anyone outside of the main event picture, so it's wishful thinking.

But I hate this idea of just absolutely squashing any chance of him really going anywhere, just coz Vince thinks he's boring. 70,000 fans going apeshit when Cesaro picked up Big Show at last years Wrestlemania SHOULD have at least led to something. I hate this concept of people "scratching and clawing" and Cesaro "dropping the ball" when you see the booking he had to work with around that time.

The Mania crowd is a different beast. You almost have to ignore their reactions to some degree because they will be there no matter what. They will be first in line to get travel packages to Mania, they will attend all the events, then they will go home and complain for 364 days and do it all over again.

The key is does he get a consistent reaction in Des Moines Iowa in front of 8000 fans, and not just for one spot in a match You can easily build up to one big spot in a match, but to be main event level you need to be able to connect throughout a 15-25 minute match against someone other than John Cena.

I feel like I'm picking on Cesaro, but believe me I really think he's talented. I just think I see the flaws that upper management sees. I mentored it before, but in the ring he was flat up until the swing spot. Over the past months I've seen him incorporate more things that I think will get him to a moveset that fans can recognize and get behind when the time in the match is right. But I think he has a long way to go in terms of telling a story in the ring. I thought he was doing better with Big Show where he would try a bunch of crazy power moves and eventually one would fail and cost him the match. And of course his promos are boring, which is a massive roadblock to get to the top. He needs to work on that.

I was hoping to see him work up to another program with Owens, but stories came out about backstage issues. Without knowing what those were, it's hard to criticize WWE for not pushing him right now. When you are trying to manage 50 egos, and one of them gets out of hand, you have to check him to keep the rest of the boys in line.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Since Monday Night RAW will remain under Vince's supervision for the time being, it would be interesting to see Hunter take over Smackdown, cherry-pick some performers and orchestrate rivalries that are somewhat exclusive to the brand and are not mentioned on RAW.

Unlike most of you, I still see the benefits of maintaining two separate rosters. Look at how great NXT is (I am completely aware of how it is an alternative to the main roster) ? Remember how "cool" Smackdown was in '02 (The Smackdown Six, Brock Lesnar, Rapper Cena :shifty:, United States and Cruiserweight titles) ?

Raw is always under Vince's supervision.

[Rammsteinmad]

The Mania crowd is a different beast. You almost have to ignore their reactions to some degree because they will be there no matter what. They will be first in line to get travel packages to Mania, they will attend all the events, then they will go home and complain for 364 days and do it all over again.

The key is does he get a consistent reaction in Des Moines Iowa in front of 8000 fans, and not just for one spot in a match You can easily build up to one big spot in a match, but to be main event level you need to be able to connect throughout a 15-25 minute match against someone other than John Cena.

I feel like I'm picking on Cesaro, but believe me I really think he's talented. I just think I see the flaws that upper management sees. I mentored it before, but in the ring he was flat up until the swing spot. Over the past months I've seen him incorporate more things that I think will get him to a moveset that fans can recognize and get behind when the time in the match is right. But I think he has a long way to go in terms of telling a story in the ring. I thought he was doing better with Big Show where he would try a bunch of crazy power moves and eventually one would fail and cost him the match. And of course his promos are boring, which is a massive roadblock to get to the top. He needs to work on that.

I was hoping to see him work up to another program with Owens, but stories came out about backstage issues. Without knowing what those were, it's hard to criticize WWE for not pushing him right now. When you are trying to manage 50 egos, and one of them gets out of hand, you have to check him to keep the rest of the boys in line.

Regardless of any of that, though, I hate the idea of someone like Cesaro not going anywhere simply because "Vince finds him boring". It's been said countless times over the years that Vince has lost touch of what people want to see, and I gotta say it's fucking right (assuming everything we read online is somewhat true).

If Vince retired tomorrow and Triple H and Steph took complete control, I bet guys like Cesaro would most certainly start to take a more prominent role in the product.

And yes, Cesaro does get good reactions in Des Moines Iowa or anywhere else. Unless we're watching completely different shows. But nobody can ever face Cena and get a better reaction than a "Lets go Cena/Cena sucks" chant.

[Rammsteinmad]

Anyways, it's all subjective really. I don't wanna get into a long-winded Cynick argument over the ins-and-outs of the wrestling business and how everything works and how everyone is wrong or if Cesaro is actually over or not or whatever. It's just my opinion. I love Cesaro, and I think Vince is an out-of-touch old man who should retire.

Enjoy the rest of your evening.

[Emperor Smeat]

Since Monday Night RAW will remain under Vince's supervision for the time being, it would be interesting to see Hunter take over Smackdown, cherry-pick some performers and orchestrate rivalries that are somewhat exclusive to the brand and are not mentioned on RAW.

Unlike most of you, I still see the benefits of maintaining two separate rosters. Look at how great NXT is (I am completely aware of how it is an alternative to the main roster) ? Remember how "cool" Smackdown was in '02 (The Smackdown Six, Brock Lesnar, Rapper Cena :shifty:, United States and Cruiserweight titles) ?

Remember reading something earlier in the year or maybe last year about Hunter having some control over Smackdown for stuff but not enough for any real impact. Vince still gets final say over everything and anything special or unique on Smackdown quickly gets tossed to RAW for rematches and priority.

[Rammsteinmad]

Remember how "cool" Smackdown was in '02 (The Smackdown Six, Brock Lesnar, Rapper Cena :shifty:, United States and Cruiserweight titles) ?

Smackdown 2002 was awesome! It was that initial run once the brand extension took place, that firmly made me a "Smackdown Guy" up until the rosters fully merged again. Guess I support the underdogs. :o

That, and because I didn't have Sky Sports at the time and could only watch Smackdown. :|

[Mr. Nerfect]

Watching Cesaro on RAW take those European uppercuts and just get pissed off at Sheamus was the best thing I have seen on WWE television in weeks. Uh...er...I mean...the worst. /Evil Noid

[Damian Rey]

Cesaro is boring Noid. Get over it.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I still think that Cesaro vs. The Miz would be a great feud to get Cesaro's personality embedded with the average WWE fan. Miz can carry most of the talking and Cesaro can just react and beat him up.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Cesaro is boring Noid. Get over it.

Seriously think he might be the best worker I've seen in the WWE since 2000.

[#1-norm-fan]

I've got a TEW game I've been working on here and there where I've got Cesaro in a Bryan/Wyatts type feud where his misfortunes have made him vulnerable for a freshly turned Zeb Colter to recruit him into his stable of heel foreigners only for him to turn on them at Survivor Series in an 8-man tag after he realizes he's been brainwashed and used.

It's not genius or perfect. But it's fucking SOMETHING with some substance.