"100,001" Replies (Wrestling Forum)

[Droford]

Currently available on WWEShop:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CZa9qajW0AQhjfe.jpg

I dont like it

I wonder if hes going to bring his TNA Option C to NXT and suggest the NXT Champion get a WWE Title Shot sometime at a Takeover

[XL]

HOF entrance song

Well that's sort of nail-on-the-head. The Broods theme/entrance was fantastic, but projecting him as a "WWE Legend (by association)" is silly.

[Savio]

Had a dream where THQ made a knock off WWE game called "Wrestling Blitz featuring Roaming Rains"

[Disturbed316]

Hogan got trolled on Twitter again, retweeted a picture of Reid Flair after someone said it was their cousin training to be a wrestler :nono:

[Disturbed316]

Haha actually wondering if he's been hacked, there's other 'retweets' on all kinds of shit. Check it out before it's fixed:

https://twitter.com/HulkHogan

One includes a retweet for a Hulkamanic by the name of 'Uncle Tim', it's actually a picture of Bret Hart.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Papa Shango confronts King Barrett in the Royal Rumble. Calling it.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Becky Lynch will also be wearing too many clothes.

[Emperor Smeat]

Watching the 1997 Rumble mostly because of boredom and :lol: at it having two guys who randomly eliminate themselves. Ahmed and Mil Mascaras just randomly eliminate themselves out of nowhere.

Papa Shango confronts King Barrett in the Royal Rumble. Calling it.

Barrett should invoke some sort of previously unknown privilege King winners are allowed and declare Papa Shango as his royal representative for the Rumble.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Why am I at a Buffalo Wings and Rings with Chris Harris right now?

[Lock Jaw]

Did you get lost?

[Anybody Thrilla]

Oh, Abyss is here too.

[Lock Jaw]

Daily Lynching

https://40.media.tumblr.com/fafa7b8a5b1ac5323933420d68f40be2/tumblr_o1e4t99JGF1u6arw9o1_500.jpg

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Oh, Abyss is here too.

Are you doing a show? Maybe you should let Abyss black hole slam for the ending bit.

[Black Widow]

http://i.imgur.com/R9QNSJt.jpg

[Disturbed316]

I think Vader could still go against some of the younger guys, as long as he's figured out how to get in and out the ring properly.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Why does Vader look like he is training for the Rumble?

[Volare]

Why does Vader look like he is training for the Rumble?

Even to the newest fan who hasn't a clue on who Vader is, would still go holy shit just on his size alone in the Rumble match. Would be a pretty sweet surprise.

[The Destroyer]

Why does Vader look like he is training for the Rumble?
If he is, he's been training for a while. The pic is at least 6 months old.

[Simple Fan]

I think Vader could still go against some of the younger guys, as long as he's figured out how to get in and out the ring properly.

Ehh, love Vader but he did a match for TNA last year and looked really bad. Took his mask off half way through the match and just looked sloppy. I think he wrestled Bram.

[Black Widow]

Ehh, love Vader but he did a match for TNA last year and looked really bad. Took his mask off half way through the match and just looked sloppy. I think he wrestled Bram.It's tna he probably didn't care to try.

[Droford]

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New Job Squad Shirt idea

#JobSquadGoals
On the back:
Get pinned
Get paid
Get lost

[Fignuts]

Well he's never exactly been the excellence of execution to begin with.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Someone just told me that Austin Aries signed with NXT.

[#1-norm-fan]

Indeed he did.

[Droford]

Someone just told me that Austin Aries signed with NXT.

http://www.ringsidenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Austin-Aries-NXT.jpg

[#1-norm-fan]

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[CSL]

Ehh, love Vader but he did a match for TNA last year and looked really bad. Took his mask off half way through the match and just looked sloppy. I think he wrestled Bram.

It's tna he probably didn't care to try.

apparently he's just a huge pain in the arse now. One guy last year (who's been around a lot of the same people as somebody like Bram) said he was pretty much the biggest dickhead/worst/most difficult/laziest guy he's been in with. But put people are still going to book him and pay him because it's Vader and that's the biz

[Black Widow]

apparently he's just a huge pain in the arse now. One guy last year (who's been around a lot of the same people as somebody like Bram) said he was pretty much the biggest dickhead/worst/most difficult/laziest guy he's been in with. But put people are still going to book him and pay him because it's Vader and that's the bizIt seems like most former wrestlers are that way.

[CSL]

most guys that have "been there" are pretty affable, they have nothing to prove, even guys with so-called "reps" like Hardcore Holly. But every now and again you'll see or hear of somebody who is a complete pain in the arse for no apparent reason because "they were a star" 30 years ago. If guys like Flair, Bret, Angle, Rey, Nash etc can manage to not be pricks in those situations, I'm sure they can too.

[Jordan]

I hope Vader tossed out by Rusev, the new big guy.

[Jari]

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Welcome to the big leagues

[Emperor Smeat]

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[Lock Jaw]

The idea of another Kurt Angle/Brock Lesnar match intrigues me....

"Back in the day" they were presented as "peers", but since then Brock Lesnar has become one of the biggest "most legit" stars ever. If Angle were to come back, would it even be possible to present him once again as a "peer" to Brock Lesnar?

[Jordan]

Honestly though it would be so competitive it would be alright. Angle would go all out.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I think it might be a better idea to present them as peers, but use that credibility to have different sorts of "legit monsters" floating around, instead of one beating the other.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Apparently Matt Riddle has been turning heads in EVOLVE with the little time he's had to adapt to pro-wrestling. I'll be surprised if we don't see him signed to the WWE contract at some point.

[Locke]

What is amazing here is that he played it by ear and on the spot.
He probably practiced

[Locke]

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New Job Squad Shirt idea

#JobSquadGoals
On the back:
Get pinned
Get paid
Get lost
Why did somebody have to design that before it got canned

Oh shit, should post this in wrestling q&a
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[Black Widow]

https://uproxx.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/shawn-michaels-torrid-affair.png?w=1274&h=860

[Droford]

I look at that now, it sort of looks like Pillman

[road doggy dogg]

I look at that now, it sort of looks like Pillman

lol I was thinking either Pillman or Sid

[Savio]

Rick Rude?

[Black Widow]

Anyone know who it was actually suppose to be?

[Disturbed316]

Miss Elizabeth

[Fignuts]

The idea of another Kurt Angle/Brock Lesnar match intrigues me....

"Back in the day" they were presented as "peers", but since then Brock Lesnar has become one of the biggest "most legit" stars ever. If Angle were to come back, would it even be possible to present him once again as a "peer" to Brock Lesnar?

Absolutely. He still has a legacy in the WWE as a former champion and one of the best in the business. He's still a former olympic gold medalist. It doesn't matter how much he's been watered down in tna, as the majority of wwe fans don't watch tna.

Once his original wwe theme hits, all thattna shit is over and he's one of the biggest stars in wrestling again.

[Droford]

Rick Rude?

Rick Rude had worn short hair for a while circa 1996..

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

https://uproxx.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/shawn-michaels-torrid-affair.png?w=1274&h=860

Sunny Days.

[CSL]

Fabulous days. As in Moolah.

[Emperor Smeat]

http://i.imgur.com/kmnkV7q.png

[drave]

Now he needs to run with it.

[Volare]

Would be damn epic!

[Emperor Smeat]

Nikki Bella hinting at her career's future to be determined later this week. Also confirmed again her Rack Attack finisher and they way she was doing it was the cause of her neck injury.

I have basically a broken neck, a pretty bad herniated disk. What makes mine a little bit difficult than most people is that I have some disk behind my vertebrae so with a lot of prayers we’re gonna pray that the doctors can get the piece behind my vertebrae with just a bone fusion.

[Had pain since July, had MRI in Oct] Right when we saw that [MRI] we knew OK no more ring work. So it’s just been a wear and tear and what we do it’s entertainment but there’s a reason why we say, ‘Don’t try this at home.'

As of now I will be in the hospital just for a day or two. But unfortunately I will be at home with a neck brace for three months, no travel. I can barely be in the car because of the spot where my injury is in, my C6 my C7, I have to try as much as I can not to move my neck so it can heal. In six months time is when I will get that final X-ray to be like, ‘Hey look you can get back in that ring and kick some ass.'

But...There is a potential that this is career-ending. We will only know that when I get out of surgery on Wednesday and then basically how the bone heals Wednesday. So that’s been tough but I truly have such hope that I will get to compete in that ring another day, I really do.
http://www.eonline.com/shows/total_divas/news/733675/total-divas-star-nikki-bella-to-undergo-neck-surgery-find-out-if-she-ll-be-returning-to-the-wwe

[NormanSmiley]

Nikki Bella hinting at her career's future to be determined later this week. Also confirmed again her Rack Attack finisher and they way she was doing it was the cause of her neck injury.


http://www.eonline.com/shows/total_divas/news/733675/total-divas-star-nikki-bella-to-undergo-neck-surgery-find-out-if-she-ll-be-returning-to-the-wwe


thank god, one less "diva" to have on screen

[Lock Jaw]

Daily Lnych Mob

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[Black Widow]

thank god, one less "diva" to have on screenThat's pretty messed up regardless if you are a fan or not.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Yeah, wishing harm on people is pretty fucked up. From a creative perspective, Nikki Bella being out the title picture is a good thing though. Charlotte should be Stephanie McMahon's prototype champion.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Becky Lynch is fucking gorgeous, in case you didn't know.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Where is the The New Day vs. Chris Jericho stuff going? Does he even have a tag team partner?

[Ermaximus]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CZh5AuzUYAEuXr6.jpg

:lol::lol:

[Black Widow]

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[Heisenberg]

Becky Lynch is fucking gorgeous, in case you didn't know.

https://whatistheexcel.com/wooobooru/_images/be624c5ee13feeda6e3cc8842016e697/1327%20-%20Diamond_Cutter%20Kanyon%20autoplay_gif%20gif%20thunder%20wcw.gif

see you @ Mania

[Lock Jaw]

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see you @ Mania

That is my exact stance when cable wrangling

[Lock Jaw]

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That is my exact physique when I lift my shirt

[Lock Jaw]

Ok, both of those posts were lies.

I'm sorry.

[Emperor Smeat]

http://i.imgur.com/kmnkV7q.png
Now he needs to run with it.
Would be damn epic!

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[Simple Fan]

Need a TV championship so bad. Thars what Kalisto should be.

[Black Widow]

http://i.imgur.com/gTM0M3M.jpg

[Lock Jaw]

PrettyCool image.... no idea "Stardust" stretched that far back....

[Black Widow]

I actually like Stardust and find Cody to be boring.

[Wishbone]

I agree with AJ lee's. Cody can be alright, but Stardust is leagues more entertaining. WWE are idiots for not using him more. Stardust should have been a multiple time intercontinental champion by now and a mainstay in the upper midcard.

[Black Widow]

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[Lock Jaw]

Had an attack of imagination the other day and imagined Stardust getting over in the Mankind way... Totally naive crazy man who everyone knows who he really is....

[Simple Fan]

Stardust vs Sting at WM needs to happen if Sting can go.

[Tom Guycott]

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/66/17/97/66179774c77761dbe1f8156fec1b67e0.jpg

That's a well done, almost hypnotic gif there good sir.

The greatest .gif that ever lived

[Tom Guycott]

apparently he's just a huge pain in the arse now. One guy last year (who's been around a lot of the same people as somebody like Bram) said he was pretty much the biggest dickhead/worst/most difficult/laziest guy he's been in with. But put people are still going to book him and pay him because it's FUCKING Vader and that's the biz

Fix'd

[Tom Guycott]

http://i.imgur.com/kmnkV7q.png

Now he needs to run with it.

Would be damn epic!

...and R-Truth legit challenges him for the "TV Title".

[Tom Guycott]

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Okay, I made this particular joke about Mark a number of months ago.


Actually seeing it, it's kinda... eerie. Like, moreso than Kurt Angle/Randy Coture level of eerie.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Cody Rhodes could be so over if they bring everything full circle. Stardust is too goofy, but there are elements in it that can make Cody a more complete package.

[Black Widow]

http://i.imgur.com/KbQ04p2.png

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Still only the 2nd hottest Maria associated with wrestling. It's close though.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Although many are well aware of AJ Styles' recent 2 matches with WWE, no l3ss, many, many fewer may know that Sunday was NOT actually Styles' debut for the company, but rather his return nearly 14 years in the making.

Well, here we are at the 26th of January 2016, 14 years to the day, since, when back in 2002, Styles' made his actual WWE (then WWF) televised debut on WWF Metal, facing none other than the company's resident superhero, The Hurticane:

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Styles would have his second match in the then WWF the following night, January 27th, losing a dark match prior to a SD! taping, to Rico.

[Black Widow]

Still only the 2nd hottest Maria associated with wrestling. It's close though.Agree.

[Disturbed316]

STAY IN THE BACK, THERE'S A HURRICANE COMING THROUGH!

[NormanSmiley]

Yeah, wishing harm on people is pretty fucked up. From a creative perspective, Nikki Bella being out the title picture is a good thing though. Charlotte should be Stephanie McMahon's prototype champion.

You can't call it fucked up then agree with the premise. Tweener

[Black Widow]

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[slik]

I wonder if superfans like Brock Lesnar Guy and Frank The Clown (who is dating Mick Foley's daughter) are rich or have jobs. Doesn't seem plausible to attend like 50 WWE Shows a year and always have good seats, seems like that would be insanely expensive with constant tickets/airfare/hotels.

[slik]

Anyone remember Vladimir The Superfan? I wonder whatever happened to him/why he stopped coming to shows/If he died

https://midnightlogic.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/vlad.jpg

[Black Widow]

I was wondering about the fan that looks like Rob Zombie the other day.

[Heisenberg]

I wonder if superfans like Brock Lesnar Guy and Frank The Clown (who is dating Mick Foley's daughter) are rich or have jobs. Doesn't seem plausible to attend like 50 WWE Shows a year and always have good seats, seems like that would be insanely expensive with constant tickets/airfare/hotels.



Parents or loans for Brock Lesnar Guy

[CSL]

Anyone remember Vladimir The Superfan? I wonder whatever happened to him/why he stopped coming to shows/If he died

https://midnightlogic.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/vlad.jpg

the one and only superfan

[Black Widow]

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[CSL]

Frank The Clown (who is dating Mick Foley's daughter)

this is infuriating me rn

[Schlomey]

Is it just me or is BoDallas looking fat?

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Anyone remember Vladimir The Superfan? I wonder whatever happened to him/why he stopped coming to shows/If he died

https://midnightlogic.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/vlad.jpg

My friend saw Vladimir at WrestleMania 30.

[Black Widow]

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AJ vs Ambrose

[Emperor Smeat]

http://abload.de/img/bslelp9o.gif

[Rammsteinmad]

That entire segment was so dumb and not funny.

[Big Vic]

Your face is not funny!

[thekrow]

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So how do you guys think the rest of the tourney will go?


I don't see rookie Phil Knoxx taking down Miniak. Ric Roberts/Xristo is a toss up but I have a feeling the tourney will end up as Ric "The Mic" Roberts vs Miniak in the final match and Miniak taking the crown.

[XL]

Have they taken all th Attitude Era Raw content off the Network!?

[CSL]

no

[Black Widow]

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

[The Destroyer]

Have they taken all th Attitude Era Raw content off the Network!?
They removed the separate Attitude Era Raw section and moved them in with the normal Raw Replays.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I came in here for the Becky Lunch. Okay with Alexa Bliss and Maria Men..whatever her name is.

[Emperor Smeat]

Dirtsheets sponsored by WWE's newest rap sensation, BO Rida:
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The combination of the day after the Royal Rumble and the appearance of Dwayne Johnson led Raw to huge numbers last night, averaging 4.09 million viewers over the three hours, up 18 percent from the prior week.

The three hours were:

8 p.m. 4.14 million viewers
9 p.m. 4.18 million viewers
10 p.m. 3.97 million viewers

Up by around 600k compared to last week and the highest in terms of both ratings and viewership since June 2015. In terms of historical stuff, last year's post-Rumble show had 320k more people watching and ratings-wise this was the lowest post-Rumble show since 1997.
https://twitter.com/glasgowkjh/status/692109923501621248
https://twitter.com/thewadekeller/status/692102949355409408

Pro Wrestling Sheet has learned AJ Styles not only retained ownership of his name in the new “multi-year” WWE contract he signed, the 38 year-old wrestler also held onto his various trademarks.

The contract was signed last week and sources close to the deal tell us WWE surprisingly didn’t have much of an issue with letting AJ keep the pink slip to his famous name.

We’re told the deal allows WWE to use all the trademarks surrounding AJ’s character while he’s under contract — and they retain some of the rights to his name in regards to video once he’s gone ...

As for the other trademarks AJ retained ownership of in the deal, we’re told they include his nickname “The Phenomenal One” and the name of his finisher “The Styles Clash.”

TNA announced Tuesday that former TNA Champion Jeff Hardy has signed a new contract with the company. Terms were undisclosed.

Hardy had openly talked with friends in recent months about being interested in a WWE run, but TNA has been very aggressive in signing talent of late to significant guaranteed contracts. While not announced yet, given the nature of his recent turn, one would also expect current TNA Champion Matt Hardy to also stay with the company ...

TNA also announced the re-signing of TNA Tag Team champions The Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards) -- two men who were also possibly looking into WWE possibilities.


There is nothing new on the Hiroshi Tanahashi injury. He was expected to see a doctor today regarding the shoulder he dislocated in a six-man tag team match yesterday. As noted last night on the radio show, this injury came at a time New Japan can least afford it. Tanahashi & Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata were to face Shinsuke Nakamura & Kazuchika Okada & Tomohiro Ishii in the All-Star match on 1/30 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo which is a major show in Japan because it's Nakamura's last bout with the promotion. So it appears the last Tanahashi vs. Nakamura confrontation was last night.

Stardust tweeted out today that "Stardust is coming to an end." I believe he later deleted it.
Cody Rhodes has teased a few times before in the past he's dropping the gimmick when he feels ready to go back to the Rhodes name. Didn't want it rushed or seem like he was only taking advantage of Dusty's death to drop the gimmick.

ROH sent out a Tweet with The Young Bucks, Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows and A.J. Styles posed together with a message saying how "now everyone will find out how phenomenal he really is," which was a classy way to do things.
Lot better than how TNA handled the news.

I have a short video showing them return but i’ll explain what happened after in case anyone thinks they were planted for The Rock.

So basically they let them come back which got a massive pop. Though of course they didn’t want them on screen to not distract as they were. Cept when the crowd was bored they chanted the Savage (as we saw during the Miz match).

The Seats they were put were was the Flo Rida set up was for him and his crew. Once that segment happened those seats were empty for the rest of the night. Now when The Rock came out and the Savage chants started again, The guy actually told the crowd to stop (seemed like he was scared of being kicked out). Then hid his head down under the guard rail. As he looked up is when Rocky saw him then went off script. Was a great moment.
Fan report from RAW about the guys who were dressed in wrestling costumes. http://uproxx.com/prowrestling/the-rock-ruined-wwe-producers-plans/

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Some other sheet news includes:

WWE recently uploaded another version of AJ Styles Rumble debut which is better than the one shown at the Rumble. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuBVcsPVPyQ
According to 2016 Rumble stats, Reigns was almost 3 minutes away from breaking Rey Mysterio's Rumble record for longest time in the match. Reigns lasted 59 mins, 50 secs while the record is 62 mins, 15 secs. Jericho lasted the second longest in the match at 50 mins, 50 secs.
Lucha Underground was recently revealed to be getting a mini-comic book series with the first issue currently available for free to read online. Storyline for the mini-series deals with Rey Mysterio's journey to the Lucha Temple. http://comicbook.com/2016/01/26/exclusive-read-the-first-issue-of-the-lucha-underground-comic-he/
This week's wrestling segment on ESPN was revealed to be covering Lucha Underground again. WWE is rumored to have dropped interest for the spot which is why ESPN has been going with other promotions in recent weeks. https://twitter.com/TheRealMorrison/status/692000582857539584
According to PWI, Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows rumored to be skipping NXT and going straight to the roster once their deals are made official. https://twitter.com/SoDuTw/status/692047614968217600

[Black Widow]

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[Simple Fan]

Good for ESPN on giving other wrestling oganizations exposure. If their going to cover it might as well cover it all.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Alexa Bliss is so ridiculously hot. Good lord. Have mercy.

[Black Widow]

A show that doesn't suck will likely get a good rating.

[Black Widow]

http://i.imgur.com/GB3nqs3.gif

[Shadrick]

That entire segment was so dumb and not funny.

thats interesting. i thought it was the opposite.

[drave]

The Big Show part was pretty bad..... on both ends.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I liked the Rock coming in segment, I thought it was going to be a new Hollywood fake persona, but then he came out as standard Rock so a little disappointing. Obviously he's involved in the run up to WM, so hoping he's acts like a phony.

[drave]

You mean how he interacted with Show?

Is that his schtick this time around, phony Hollywood attitude?

[Exyle]

Had a 'mania thought. At the Rumble, they teased both Owens vs. AJ and Owens vs. Zayn. Since Dean Ambrose defending the intercontinental title against Chris Jericho seems to be a popular opinion, and AJ looks to be in a mini-feud with Jericho right now, who does AJ wrestle at Wrestlemania if (hypothetically) Owens faces Zayn and Jericho faces Ambrose?

Samoa fucking Joe. Joe vs. AJ at Wrestlemania? Yes, please.

[Heisenberg]

Samoa Joe and A.J. still have a whole year to build that, it shouldn't be thrown together so soon. In WWE lore, they still have yet to meet each other

[Sepholio]

AJ Styles needs to beat Rusev for the TV title at Mania.

[Sepholio]

Make it a ladder match with the television hanging from a hook above the ring.

[Black Widow]

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Always Funny.

[Sepholio]

And they know that they don't have to wait for the earth to rotate on a 47-degree axis so the stars can smuck the sky and create a equalax, so they can see the big dipper.

[drave]

Which is what happens when you have a picture of a giraffe stuck up your ass during an earthquake.

[Emperor Smeat]

TNA invasion of WWE unfolding precisely as planned, gloats Carter

Dixie Kennedy Carter, the billionaire impresario behind sports-entertainment juggernaut Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling, cackled today that her ingenious “invasion” of small-time competitor World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is “unfolding precisely as planned.”

From her opulent office atop TNA’s corporate headquarters, Tennessee Towers, Carter laughed maniacally as she watched her latest double-agent, AJ Styles, infiltrate WWE’s Royal Rumble.

“Excellent,” Carter whispered, grinning sinisterly as WWE fans chanted for Styles. “Those mindless pawns don’t realize they are being played.”

Carter’s henchmen have been steadily invading the WWE ranks for months, including: the Dudley Boyz, James Storm, Consequences Creed (known in WWE as Xavier Woods), Austin Aries, Samoa Joe (known in WWE as Jey Uso), and now AJ Styles.

Carter is known in the pro wrestling industry as an “evil genius” who will stop at nothing to squash the competition, even if the competition is as relatively small and harmless as McMahon’s floundering WWE.

The TNA mogul licked her lips in delight as AJ Styles drew big cheers on Raw, and told her corporate stooges that WWE will have “no chance in hell” once her loyal spies sabotage the company.

[drave]

lol

[Anybody Thrilla]

Corey Graves and Tom Phillips work incredibly well together on commentary. NXT is just the best.

[Volare]

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[The Destroyer]

Corey Graves and Tom Phillips work incredibly well together on commentary. NXT is just the best.
Yeah I'm not missing Rich Brennan and Byron at all.

[Tom Guycott]

AJ Styles needs to beat Rusev for the TV title at Mania.

Make it a ladder match with the television hanging from a hook above the ring.

Again, I say make it R-Truth, and you have a winner. AJ is alright where he is in terms of being taken seriously in a potential teased Jeri-feud, and doesn't need to fall into the realm of silly already.

[Mercenary]

WWE ride along is Table for 3, but in cars!!!!!!!!!

[Droford]

Bayley and Carmela were the inspiration for Ride Along

[Droford]

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[Ruien]

Is there talks of Angle getting g signed to work Mania this year? Like, they need some damn star power bad. He has to be in decent enough shape to work one match right? This is stupid. Annoying as all hell because if they don't bring him back now I doubt he will ever come back.

[Ruien]

Hell, could bring him back to help Lesnar. Put Angle against the huge guy or Harper while Bray goes against Lesnar and the other 2 are in a tag match.

[Emperor Smeat]

Angle's currently considering a non-wrestling deal with TNA to stay in the company and help train their younger wrestlers according to the sheets.

If he doesn't accept, already hinted he's taking the rest of the year off and try one more time to get a WWE deal for a possible retirement match and Hall of Fame induction for 2017.

[Ruien]

Well that is lame. Heck, take a year off but be a escort for Lesnar to the ring to help even the scales. Arg. Want to see Angle so bad.

TNA actually has a farm system? Whow.

[Black Widow]

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[Emperor Smeat]

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Yes, the rumors are true. Shinsuke Nakamura is coming to WWE NXT.

At Wednesday night’s NXT taping at Full Sail University in Orlando, Fla., a video announcing the impending arrival of the Japanese standout played for the live crowd, sending shockwaves through the arena and, moments later, the social media world.

After news broke that AJ Styles, Shinsuke Nakamura, Luke Gallows, and Karl Anderson were on their way to WWE, the next obvious question was "When will we see them debut and where?" For Styles, that was answered this past Sunday at the Royal Rumble and with three matches so far this week, he's officially in the WWE mix.

Wednesday night, we got our answer as to when we'll see first Nakamura under his new wrestling umbrella:
NXT TakeOver in Dallas, TX, during Wrestlemania weekend.

During the NXT tapings in Orlando, FL, general manager William Regal played a video for the crowd announcing that the former NJPW Champion's first appearance will be at the sold-out TakeOver event on Friday, April 1st on WWE Network. Unfortunately, the video hasn't been released as of this writing and we're still unclear as to whether it's just an appearance or any type of match. As of now, the 35-year-old Nakamura's Wikipedia is slotting him against Sami Zayn on that show.
Spoiler tags used since its related to the on-going NXT tapings tonight and for those that wanted to stay surprised.

Rumours are currently swirling around the locker rooms of both WWE and NXT regarding the whereabouts of former wrestler and current company official Joey Mercury.

Questions began to arise when Mercury was absent for NXT’s mid-December TV tapings, an unusual occurrence that left NXT trainers and wrestlers alike wondering where he was. Mercury was otherwise always present at the tapings and no explanation for his absence had been given.

When Mercury then missed WWE’s traditional late-December tour of the east coast, including a card at WWE’s Mecca, Madison Square Garden, suspicions that Mercury was in hot water with the company became a topic of hushed conversation amongst the boys.

While nobody knew (or knows) where he was, some speculated that Mercury had been secretly suspended by WWE. Others suggested that Mercury – who spent a six month spell in rehab in 2006 – could have fallen off the wagon and had been sent on what the boys refer to as “a vacation”. A further theory was that Mercury had been granted a leave of absence to deal with a difficult divorce.

Of course, all of the theories are purely speculative at this point as WWE have not provided any official confirmation. Not that they would need to; Mercury is not a wrestler, as per the terms of his contract, he is a behind the scenes staffer and different rules apply.

However, if Mercury was once again battling his personal demons it would be a blow to Paul Levesque (Triple H), one of his most ardent supporters. Following the PR disaster of the Bill DeMott situation last year, having another of Levesque’s hand-picked entourage causing headaches would not reflect well on him and his ability to surround himself with reliable members of staff.
Observer is currently investigating the rumors as well since Meltzer heard of the story around the same time as WhatCulture.

Looking back at season one, even I was surprised that Vampiro was the master. Every time we were working on the story, I knew there was a master, but I had no idea who it was. I found out very late in season one. That really fueled me, and made me want to get better, because of who I was going to be working with
Part of a longer interview Pentagon Jr had with the Rolling Stones about Lucha Underground and his Season 1 storyline of the mysterious master. http://www.rollingstone.com/sports/features/pentagon-jr-on-blood-breaking-arms-and-bringing-lucha-underground-back-20160127

"Kalisto is someone with a lot of talent," Del Rio said. "The rivalry between us is only in the ring. I'm doing the same thing for Kalisto that Rey Mysterio did for me. When I first got to WWE, Rey Mysterio introduced me to all the people I had to meet. He guided me and gave me all the advice that I needed to know to succeed in the company. Now I'm doing the same thing for Kalisto to see if he can have the same success I had. Hopefully there's more Mexican wrestlers in WWE one day."
Part of a longer interview Del Rio had with FOX Para Todos on wanting to help Kalisto become a big star for the WWE especially for the Hispanic market. http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2016/0126/607075/alberto-del-rio-on-helping-kalisto-backstage-talks-john-cena/

Impact Wrestling rose to its highest ratings point in nearly a year last night. Tuesday’s episode brought in 339,000 viewers and a 0.13 rating in the 18 – 49 demographic, up 6% and an impressive 44% respectively from last week’s 321,000 and 0.09. The viewership was the highest number since the September 9th Destination America episode, but the all-important demo rating topped every number all the way back to February 6th, when the show did a 0.17.

Last night also marked the first time in a long time that Impact cracked the top 100 cable originals, coming in at #94. Impact has seen regular upward momentum since debuting on Pop TV, having risen in both metrics in each successive week.

I just got off the phone with my brother Bret, who called to wish me well. In talking to Bret, I can confirm that WWE will NOT be inducting Owen, Davey, Blue Blazer or even as Bret and I suggested, of inducting the entire Hart Foundation as a unit this year in Dallas for their fictional Hall of Fame ...

The reason given for the lack of an Owen induction is still our former Sister in law, Martha who still holds a grudge as if the tragedy happened days ago.
Suppossedly Smith Hart is claiming the WWE wanted Owen Hart for the Hall this year but got rejected by Owen's widow. Also WWE rejected a backup plan by Bret to induct the Hart Family as a consolidation for this year's class. https://www.facebook.com/smith.hart.5/posts/943588415724366

The Wednesday Night Wars are back with NXT vs. the returning Lucha Underground in the latter’s second season

Vice did a story (http://www.vice.com/read/why-is-martin-shkreli-still-talking) on one of America’s most hated people -- Martin Shkreli -- where he reveals a he’s a wrestling fan that loves Damian Sandow. Alright, then.
For some reference, he's the guy who price hiked a life savings AIDS drug by around 5000% and later got busted by the Feds for fraud.

"This was something wasn't it? I mean just everything, everything, everything, it's like man we're getting back at you [Lana (real name: C.J. Perry)] for everything now. But she got to be on TV. By the way, there was another thing that happened with her and I don't know all the details, but it has added to her legacy so to speak. Something happened where, you know, she said something. It's probably nothing except everyone is talking about it and essentially she's got the new round [of heat]. If people had calmed down about her and just said 'well, OK, she made a mistake,' well they haven't. I don't know if that played any part in this. I was just told about it tonight after the show and it was actually by someone who had not even watched the show, but had heard the story, just saying that like there's a new round of heat, everyone likes Rusev and there was something, and, you know, they are just mad at her again.
Observer on management using Rock-Lana interaction from RAW as another punishment for Lana because of some sort of recent incident and probably them still holding a grudge over the TMZ leak. Also decided to do it on the same day they announced a new anti-bullying campaign with Boys & Girls Club.


Some other sheet news includes:

According to a recent PWTorch podcast episode, a couple of the original plans for the Rumble match were rumored to have been changed at the last minute due to suggestions from Kevin Owens. Supposedly the original plans of Ambrose eliminating AJ Styles and Tough Enough winner Josh entering the rumble were nixed in favor of Owens elimination Styles to set up a future feud and Sami Zayn taking Josh's spot in the Rumble.
Nikki Bella's neck surguery today ended up being successful although will take at least another day before doctors can decide if she has a chance or not to continue her career. Will still need to wait another 6 months before the final medical decision on her career's future gets made.
For those playing WWE 2k16 or interested in the new DLC pack, reports are stating a nasty bug was recently discovered with the DLC pack that can cause save data to be corrupted. http://www.gamesradar.com/dont-panic-new-wwe-2k16-dlc-breaks-main-game-mode/
During a recent episode of Talk Is Jericho, Chris Jericho teased his match with AJ Styles wasn't a one-off thing and could end up as a possible feud for Mania.
ROH announced the main event for their upcoming ROH Anniversary ppv will be Jay Lethal vs Adam Cole vs Kyle O'Reilly. https://twitter.com/ringofhonor/status/692043319271100416
Recent poll on WWE.com is gauging fan interest on the idea of AJ Styles holding the WWE title in the future. http://www.wwe.com/inside/polls/do-you-think-aj-styles-is-a-future-wwe-world-heavyweight-champion

[Emperor Smeat]

Well that is lame. Heck, take a year off but be a escort for Lesnar to the ring to help even the scales. Arg. Want to see Angle so bad.

TNA actually has a farm system? Whow.
Don't think they really have a farm system of sorts but do have a bunch of younger and newer wrestlers the company thinks Angle could help mentor as a trainer.

[Savio]

Just saw the rock segment with Lana, feel kinda bad for them to put her in that position.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

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MAURICE!

[Simple Fan]

That WWE poll is funny 5% No, HHH will be champion for life. lol

[Simple Fan]

Don't think they really have a farm system of sorts but do have a bunch of younger and newer wrestlers the company thinks Angle could help mentor as a trainer.

Are they not using OVW anymore?

[Emperor Smeat]

Got rid of them a few years ago although don't remember if it was tied into their financial problems from the Hogan/Bischoff era or just something related with OVW itself.

Biggest reason TNA made a deal with them was due to WWE dropping OVW in favor of FCW/NXT.

They might of also had developmental deals with Booker T's and Dudley Boys wrestling schools when those guys were on the roster.

[Black Widow]

I think Vince just wants to get with Lana and angry he can't.

[Black Widow]

https://youtu.be/UWX6EkFvx1g

[Lock Jaw]

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[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Rusev Crush with Hugggggggg. Lana Hug crushing more.

[KayfabeMan]

Someone catch me up on every single thing I've missed since I was last here.

In 140 characters or less.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I love you, but nah. This only comes to 44.

[JimmyMess]

rumor of Bryan being offered a non-wrestling role because wwe's doctor won't clear him? But a bunch of other doctors have?

Does Vince just truly hate the fact that Bryan was over lol.

[Sepholio]

Someone catch me up on every single thing I've missed since I was last here.

In 140 characters or less.

lol Cena wins.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Meltzer on how the new TNA contracts work:</font>

The way the new contracts work, is that they guys will get a regular paycheck every two weeks, as opposed too being paid at shows or based on dates. There are no bonuses for working dates. If outside promoters want to book talent, TNA will assign the talent to their shows and the promoters would pay TNA for their services.The talent doesn’t get money from doing those shows, as the guarantee is also based on TNA having the ability to exclusively book the talent wherever it wants outside of TNA. So, that puts the contracts in a different light if you think about it. If TNA can sign someone for $100,000 per year, and then book them two dates per week at $750 per shot, with a few weekends off here and there, that can be close to $75,000 a year of income coming in. If they can get $1,000 per shot for them, they’ll make virtually the entire contract back. So the key to making these new deals work from a TNA standpoint is for their TV to get the contracted guys over enough a stars to where indie promoters will have a demand for them. TNA has historically not been very good at that

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>I think that's actually a decent deal for TNA talent. They don't have to worry about possibly being stiffed by unknown promoters. The only way this really fucks them is if they reach the point where working indy shows every weekend would have exceeded the income they would have made at TNA, but the way this is structured it doesn't sound like that's the case.

TNA basically need to pimp out their talent.</font>

[drave]

Meltzer sheep,,,,,,,,

[Black Widow]

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[Big Vic]

If TNA talent is getting no money from doing indy shows then why would they bother wrestling on an indie show?

[Sepholio]

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Ding!

[Maluco]

If TNA talent is getting no money from doing indy shows then why would they bother wrestling on an indie show?

The way I understood reading that is that their contract with TNA means that TNA decides which shows they work and when. It is part of their TNA contract to do those shows.

TNA better be offering good money, because why else would a guy who can pull 1000 a pop from indie shows agree to have that included in his contract. Only if their guarantee from TNA is high.

It COULD end up with TNA asking wrestlers to do too many shows to make up their contracts.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

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Probably the best 100.001k poster right now.

[Droford]

Sheamus broke his arm..or its at least injured since hes got a cast on it..

[Tom Guycott]

That news under the previous post makes it seem as if he did so masturbating.

[Hanso Amore]

You fucking muties don't seem to understand how contracts and pay work.

Tna used to pay guys X money to do their tna work, and it wasnt as much for most guys as you would think, since it was only so many dates. They were allowed to do Indy dates without tna having any say in it and make hat they want.

Now Tna is signing the same guys to larger, exclusive deals. They can control when and where their talent appear, to give them control over their creative. Now instead of having to book their own Indy dates the front office does it for them, and the Indy pays tna.

So tna can now lock down their talent to more exclusive and lucrative deals while offsetting some costs. And the wrestlers have a guaranteed pay day every two weeks from tna for probably as much as they were making, without having to hustle the Indy scene for bookings.

If no one books, oh let's say manik if he still exists, h still gets his full pay regardless of if he works. Sure he loses a bit of control but the stability is worth it.

This is very common from big names on the territory days.

Andre was always paid by Vince Sr. And Vince would send him to wccw, awa, rocket etc and be paid for giving them Andre.

This makes sense for tna since they can't normally pay big money since they aren't touring no have limited dates. Vince could own Andre then without having to pay him for all th dates he worked.

[Hanso Amore]

The way I understood reading that is that their contract with TNA means that TNA decides which shows they work and when. It is part of their TNA contract to do those shows.

TNA better be offering good money, because why else would a guy who can pull 1000 a pop from indie shows agree to have that included in his contract. Only if their guarantee from TNA is high.

It COULD end up with TNA asking wrestlers to do too many shows to make up their contracts.

You realize these guys don't have to sign these contracts right? It's not like tna is robbing them or doing anything wrong.

They are going to work the same amount they would have anyways, maybe more, for pay they agree to.

[Hanso Amore]

I guarantee most Indy guys would kill for the steady pay.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

AJ Styles as good as said he'd go to the highest bidder, wrestling the Tokyo Dome was big enough for him and fair play to him.

From what's been said, ROH and NJPW offered him 6 figures in a joint deal and WWE outbid them which is fucking impressive for someone who's never been in WWE before. Best thing for him is if he doesn't give that much of a shit of being at the very top of WWE, he'll probably be worth even more to ROH/NJPW after a WWE run if WWE aren't interested in keeping him for big money.

Don't think TNA got to the point of offering money despite what they say.

[Simple Fan]

Did any watch Lucha Underground last night? How was it if so?

[Hanso Amore]

Just watched the decay debut, awful.

Besides the fact that it's the 10th time they have tried a goth stable, they dropped the ball.

Girl has a good look. The music was great. But that was probably the worst promo I have ever seen. Made no sense, sounded like shit.

Then randomly crazy Steve walks out as a joker rip off...but that is the worst name in the world. Then abyss comes out with his own tune with no explanation.

Stupid names, great theme. Poor promo

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>I can't help but think that WWE will be AJ's last stop before retiring, or at the very least before he totally scales himself back to a part time capacity in wherever he goes after that. He turns 39 in June and has been wrestling for nearly 2 decades, most of which with a really high octane style. Now he'll spend a few years doing WWE's really rigorous travel schedule. Tough to look past that.</font>

[Black Widow]

Sheamus broke his arm..or its at least injured since hes got a cast on it..
He would have been in a useless 8man anyway at W M.

[Emperor Smeat]

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Spoiler tag used since its related to a big rumored post-Mania plan for NXT.
In what can be considered a major news story because of the timing of everything, Samoa Joe is currently earmarked to start on the main roster after WrestleMania, perhaps as soon as the Raw on the next day. I was told right now the debut is earmarked for Dallas the day after, but that depends on creative and it may be delayed, but the wheels are in motion for it to happen. If Joe beats Sami Zayn and gets the title shot at Takeover in a match that was to be taped on 1/27, then there is talk he’ll beat Balor for the title and they’ll lengthen the program, meaning that would delay his main roster move. If that happens, that would also indicate a Zayn move as there has been consideration to him starting after Mania with a ready-made Owens program. What makes this significant is that when Joe was first signed, it was to be as NXT talent with a contract that would allow him to continue to do indies, similar to that of Tommy Dreamer and Rhino, as an example. Now, there were pitches from the start to bring him up but that didn’t happen. He was to be a credible star that could headline NXT shows against the NXT top stars and help the brand draw hardcore fans on the road. But his performance was impressive enough that he’s being taken from the brand and getting a main roster spot. Balor, who many expected to also debut after Mania, at least for right now, that doesn’t look to be the case as they are still looking at him to be the flagship singles star of the NXT brand past March

On Twitter Thursday, former WWE Champion Sheamus released a photo of himself with a cast on his left arm.

We've confirmed that the injury is legitimate, but we don't have much in the way of details other than he has tendonitis in the arm. He isn't expected to be out of the ring for too long, but the timing of when he'll be able to wrestle again has not been determined.

As of today, the feeling is that he will likely remain on television in storylines but won't be working matches, similar to the role Wade Barrett has been doing in the League of Nations in recent weeks ...

We are also awaiting confirmation on another upper level WWE wrestler that might be hurt.

One person close to the situation said that Styles, Gallows and Anderson had all gotten “to a comfortable place” in the TNA talks but the contract they then all received had different language regarding flights and merchandise than what was agreed upon at the meeting, and that hurt matters. Plus, to show how much WWE wanted him, WWE was willing to put Styles immediately on the main roster, something that they’ve done for nobody new in years, and allowed him to keep his name ...

Johnson wrote that Styles’ TNA deal was for three years with a one year option. Those close to the wrestlers claimed that none of the three signed finalized deals and that the contract presented didn’t reflect different things that the sides had agreed to.

Dwayne Johnson returned on Raw and gave no hints at all what his role in WrestleMania is. The last word we had was that he wasn’t going to be wrestling on the show, but he’s made it clear his role is something big. The obvious thing, whether that’s the plan or not, I don’t know, would be for Johnson to be in Reigns’ corner and Vince McMahon to be in HHH’s corner. That would at least help the crowd have the “right” reaction because Vince usually can turn a crowd at will ... In this case, the idea of Reigns standing there at the end celebrating with one of the biggest movie stars (and possibly that and the country’s most talked about female athlete celebrity) is a pretty strong moment for those watching. It’s the strongest possible scenario for the finish to get media play and Reigns to get the rub like the one Hulk Hogan got with Cyndi Lauper and Mr. T in his mainstream ascension.
Observer speculating on the best possible plan to use The Rock if he really isn't wrestling at Mania.

When speaking to Lucha Underground's Shawn Daivari for the Muhammad Hassan feature we released earlier this week, I asked about his own experience as a loser in the Feast or Fired match. The story he told was shocking.

"This is how much of a hot head I am. We were going to do this Feast or Fired thing, and me and Cody Deaner were supposed to come down with the briefcase at the same time for a tie. The following episode of Impact was going to be a live one, and it was going to be Hogan and Bischoff's first Impact. They were coming in with creative control, and Bischoff was going to be a producer on the show. Terry Taylor tells us Bischoff is going to decide if he really wants to keep us around. We were going to have a match on the following live Impact. The winner got the (unknowingly losing) briefcase. We open the loser briefcase, and we'd be like 'I don't want it, I didn't win it, you won it,'" Daivari said.

This sounds like a plausible story line for a wrestling program, but it wasn't just a story line, it was real. Bischoff was to decide on the spot who really was being cut from TNA Wrestling. Daivari said that this didn't sit well with him and he blew up about it.

"Bischoff was going to legit decide who was going to stay on the show. I was so mad and frustrated that was a question, because I just signed a new contract with them. I was so f--king pissed. We just signed this contract after they were dragging their heels, so I was like 'f--k this, give me the briefcase, it's my last night, if you're not going to fire me, I quit. Give me the briefcase and let me get the f--k out. I don't want to wait for Bischoff, let's do it tonight.' Terry said he had to ask Dixie, so he went and told Dixie how pissed I was and she said 'fine, if he wants to go, let him go.' The worst part is I thought I was possibly saving Cody Deaner's job, but they ended up firing him anyway! It's pretty s--tty," said Daivari.
Another story about TNA using the Feast or Fired match to actually fire someone. In the end both guys involved with the Fired case got fired by the time Bischoff arrived.

Right now, TNA has no house shows scheduled going forward after running only a handful last year. It looks like the business model is to use the foreign revenue to keep afloat, produce the television doing multiple day tapings to save on money, make additional money selling the talent to indie shows, and hope to rebuild interest in the U.S. to where they can make money running house shows down the line. .. .While no dates are official, TNA has told talent, including some talent they are looking at trying out, that they will be taping in Orlando in March, so it looks like they will return to the old Impact Zone after the U.K. tapings play out. It’s not the best place, but it is better than Bethlehem as far as the feel of the show

Wednesday's episode of MLW Radio, Konnan clarified that the latest round of heat on Lana and Rusev within WWE stems from an incident that happened at an airport last week. Lana yelled at Rusev in public at the airport, which once again has her in hot water with WWE management, while Rusev is now getting heat of his own for not standing up to her.

The valet can't seem to stop irritating the powers that be in WWE, although this is the first time that Rusev has really fallen victim to the heat she has generated.

Lana first ran afoul with management in October, when she accidentally revealed she was engaged to Rusev while she was in an onscreen relationship with Dolph Ziggler. In November, Dave Meltzer reported there was "nuclear heat" on Lana backstage over the incident.

Her stock in WWE has drastically plummeted since April of last year, when she was reportedly being groomed to be one of the new faces of the company.

Pro Wrestling Sheet reported that Batista was at the Royal Rumble and was offered an appearance spot at WrestleMania, but that it was unlikely to happen. It was aid that McMahon’s pitch was not for him to do a match and that he turned the offer down, but the door was left open for creative to come up with a new idea for him and that he wasn’t closed to doing the show

At least some talents on the WWE roster were expecting Daniel Bryan to make his WWE return at the Royal Rumble on Sunday. While the return obviously did not happen, it was being talked about even though Bryan hasn't been cleared by WWE doctors. We noted last week that Bryan has been cleared by concussion specialists at UCLA, but not by WWE and Dr. Joseph Maroon.

At one point WWE officials reportedly told Bryan outright that he would not be cleared and he has been offered other non-wrestling roles in the company. Bryan later argued his case to Vince McMahon and Vince said Bryan probably wouldn't be cleared but didn't say 100%.
Latest update on Bryan's quest to return to the ring.

Ring of Honor announced today, via press release, that ROH Champion Jay Lethal and reDRagon (Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly) have re-signed with the company. Terms of the deals were not revealed.

A pre-sale for the final Raw and Smackdown prior to WrestleMania, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, is on right now through tomorrownight at 10 p.m. You need the code BKRAW. HHH, Brock Lesnar, Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose, Sheamus, Kevin Owens and Alberto Del Rio are the listed stars.
Figured that might be useful for TPWW NY/NJ and those near the area.


Some other sheet news includes:

TNA currently offering a new non-wrestling contract to Kurt Angle as a last ditch attempt to keep him in the company. Angle is also considering a deal with Bellator if Bellator is interested.
Lucha Underground is still struggling to find a new Spanish network to carry their shows with the Observer saying the situation could become really dire for the company's future the longer it takes (or if it never happens).
According to the Observer, Hideo Itami is not close to returning back to NXT due to recent complications related to his shoulder surgery.
Add Naomi to the heap of wrestlers currently injured in the WWE.
According to PWI, another plan for the Rumble match was changed based on Roman Reigns' suggestion. The original plan was for him to get stretchered away to the back to create more doubt for his return but Reigns refused and wanted to walk away instead.
WWE is currently selling AJ Styles's debut WWE on iTunes for those interested: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wwe-phenomenal-aj-styles-single/id1079614530
In a "WWE Did You Know" type fact, baring any sudden changes 2011 will be the last time the actual main event for Mania didn't involve a part-time wrestler. Mania 27 had Cena vs Miz for the WWE title as the actual main event.

[Simple Fan]

Just watched the decay debut, awful.

Besides the fact that it's the 10th time they have tried a goth stable, they dropped the ball.

Girl has a good look. The music was great. But that was probably the worst promo I have ever seen. Made no sense, sounded like shit.

Then randomly crazy Ste ve walks out as a joker rip off...but that is the worst name in the world. Then abyss comes out with his own tune with no explanation.

Stupid names, great theme. Poor promo

I liked it, best use of Crazy Steve since he got to TNA. Good fit for Abyss to.

[Simple Fan]

Wish Lucha Underground would find a spanish channel, thats how I watched them last season.

[Vastardikai]

Then randomly crazy Steve walks out as a joker rip off...but that is the worst name in the world. Then abyss comes out with his own tune with no explanation.

I still like my theory that he's actually a homeless guy who wandered into the TNA home office one day to shit in a pot, and was confused for a wrestler by Dixie Carter.

[Lock Jaw]

Edited a thing once for a local fed that had Crazy Steve in it....

So he's not homeless, just Canadian....

[Lock Jaw]

As an aside, just listened to Abyss' theme.... forgot how much I liked it....

[Hanso Amore]

I always go with the casual person flipping channels appeal

If someone is flipping through and sees Rosemary come out to a Manson song, and act all creepy, they will be possiBly intrigued. Maybe they watch a bit and like the product. That's how tna has to nab new viewers, they aren't a household name like wwe. But then when the crazy clown with a bullet hole paint job on his forehead that's cool looking is announced as CRAZY STEVE I think it just wastes the cool effects.

Shit he could just come out and say a new name and no one would care, he's not established as crazy Steve where he has to keep the name.

Have Rosemary come out and do her stick and Steve shows up and says his name is Hot Topic or whatever goth name they land on that's better than crazy Steve.

[Simple Fan]

Agree with that Crazy Steve could have a better name but he really seems invested in this Decay gimmick so I at least curious to see where it goes.

[Black Widow]

Dave just needs to stick with getting big roles in movies.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Probably the best 100.001k poster right now.

Why'd she quit? She couldn't wrestle worth a fuck but she was bangin'.

[Disturbed316]

Sucks for Bryan STILL not getting clearance, other factors are definitely in play here.

[Black Widow]

http://i.imgur.com/Gg22vN1.jpg

http://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdi9clTdwL1r81wtbo1_400.gif

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

I think Bryan is going to have to sue to get WWE doctor to clear him.

[Rammsteinmad]

I think it's great on WWE's behalf if they are genuinely not clearing him for health and safety reasons. If there are any underlying issues that people speculate (Vince not liking that he got so over, or whatever), then yeah, load of bullshit.

On a personal note I would absolutely love to see Bryan back in the ring.

Would suck if he left WWE so he could wrestle elsewhere, and then get injured again, though.

[erickman]

bryan said he would wrestle in indys maby kurt angle will get his wish and wrestle bryan

[Black Widow]

https://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/daily-afternoon-randomness-49-photos-4946.jpg?quality=94&strip=info&w=899

[drave]

lolwut ^

[drave]

According to PWI, another plan for the Rumble match was changed based on Roman Reigns' suggestion. The original plan was for him to get stretchered away to the back to create more doubt for his return but Reigns refused and wanted to walk away instead.
If this is actually true (since it comes from Meltzer sheep,,,,,),,,,, then Reigns is dumber than originally thought.


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[Big Vic]

Who's ever idea it was, was dumb. Made roman look like a bit of a bitch.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Yeah the way Roman was handled was dumb on multiple accounts. First off him essentially walking away under his own power made it look like he was taking himself out of the match. And then him coming out later like a house of fire just made me assume that he had decided to go take a nap so he could come back refreshed.

At least if he had been stretchered out, it'd have looked like it wasn't his choice to leave. Would have made his "house of fire" return later in the match look more Cena-like but still better than him walking out.

The best combo would have been for him to stretcher himself out and then, I don't know, actually show some vulnerability when he came back in. Kevin Owens was still selling his match from 2 and a half hours earlier ffs.</font>

[Big Vic]

best idea would have been to avoid that spot all together, it makes no sense to power bomb him through the table and NOT put him back in the ring.

[drave]

Kevin Owens was still selling his match from 2 and a half hours earlier ffs.


And the next night on RAW.

Roman has to look strong though, homie.

[wwe2222]

The whole thing was dumb. They come out to attack him. Beat him to a pulp and no one thought to put him back in the ring and throw him over the top rope?

That was like watching a bunch of henchman from a cartoon.

[Black Widow]

lolwut ^It's not real just thought it was funny.

[Simple Fan]

He would make a good Johnny Brazo though.

[Sepholio]

I think he should play Powdered Toast Man in a live action Ren and Stimpy movie.

[Sepholio]

He eventually gets defeated during a game of Don't Whiz on the Electric Fence.

[Emperor Smeat]

http://abload.de/img/14537526374420qjaz.gif

[Innovator]

Oh you don't want to sell for me? That's cool

[Funky Fly is back]

https://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/daily-afternoon-randomness-49-photos-4946.jpg?quality=94&strip=info&w=899

Is that real? That is even more homo than Kris P Lettus.

[XL]

Hits theatres February 30th.

[Mercenary]

Hits theatres February 30th.


No it does not

http://www.snopes.com/johny-bravo-the-rock-powerpuff-girls/

[Mr. Nerfect]

Roman Reigns wanting to walk to the back during the Royal Rumble shows that he doesn't have the mind to be the top babyface.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I miss this woman. But I am not watching TNA.

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/de/4d/f5/de4df5b8148f4e75553ab338cc2eedce.gif

[Volare]

Bennett, Maria, EC3, only things I watch.

[Emperor Smeat]

I miss this woman. But I am not watching TNA.

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/de/4d/f5/de4df5b8148f4e75553ab338cc2eedce.gif

NJPW cameramen also miss her too.

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

http://dailywrestlingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Maria-njpw-gifs-005.gif

[Jari]

Guess who (talking about Lucha Underground)

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CZ2a-yEUcAAIuu5.png:large

[Black Widow]

Guess who (talking about Lucha Underground)

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CZ2a-yEUcAAIuu5.png:largeBret or Cornette?

[Blonde Moment]

No it does not

http://www.snopes.com/johny-bravo-the-rock-powerpuff-girls/

The Feb 30th might have been the giveaway here :/

[Exyle]

Bret or Cornette?

Without even consciously doing it, I was reading it in Cornette's voice halfway through.

[Ultra Mantis]

Guess who (talking about Lucha Underground)

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CZ2a-yEUcAAIuu5.png:large

The "It's Still Real To Me Dammit!" guy has a blog?

[Emperor Smeat]

Dirtsheets sponsored by Daniel Bryan's silent quest to take out everyone important in the WWE until he makes his triumphant return as the Savoir of Wrestlemania 32:

Spoilers used since its related to possible Fastlane and Mania plans:
Yesterday on the Wrestling Observer Live radio show, Bryan Alvarez indicated that he’d heard from a source within WWE that the plan is for Braun Strowman to square off with The Big Show at Fastlane and beat him, which will then set up a WrestleMania showdown with The Undertaker.

Dave Meltzer has spoken at length in his Wrestling Observer Newsletter about The Undertaker’s scheduled WrestleMania match with John Cena, which was scrapped due to Cena’s recent shoulder injury and surgery.

With a lack of top level opponents for The Deadman, it seems the choice has been made to go with the huge monster of the Wyatt Family.

Yet another top WWE talent is dealing with an injury, PWInsider.com has learned.

The injury bug has bit former WWE champion Alberto Del Rio, who is dealing with an issue with his lower back, sources tell PWInsider.com.

Del Rio wrestled at the 2016 Royal Rumble, losing the U.S. championship to Kalisto in a singles bout before performing in the Rumble match. During the Rumble, ADR was involved in the League of Nations' beat-down of Roman Reigns before officially entering the match at #26.

Del Rio did not wrestle on this week's Raw taping, instead appearing in the corner of Sheamus and Rusev during the main event. He did not appear on Smackdown and PWInsider.com is told he was not backstage at the Smackdown taping this past Tuesday. It should be interesting to see whether he works this weekend's live events. He is one of the top talents advertised for the Chattanooga, TN and Tupelo, MS dates.

Del Rio, 38, returned to WWE in October 2015 as a surprise to win the WWE United States championship from John Cena at the Hell in A Cell PPV.
May or may not be the same guy the Observer teased as being injured along with Sheamus recently.

According to The Ricoh Coliseum website, the current advertised Main Event for the WWE Network Special "WWE March to WrestleMania" in Toronto on 3/12 will be headlined by Roman Reigns vs. Sheamus.

Brock Lesnar may most likely be wrestling Luke Harper.

Chris Jericho will be hosting the Highlight Reel and AJ Styles will be appearing as well.

It should be noted there is a Live Event in Atlantic City, NJ the same day as well so there will not be a full roster available for the Special.

Former TNA Knockouts champion Awesome Kong was sent home from the current UK tour on the first day following a locker room incident with Reby Sky, PWInsider.com has learned.

According to multiple sources, Kong took issue with Sky attempting to dress in the women's locker room and threw Sky's bag out of the room. There was apparently some issue on Kong's end with Sky, although I haven't confirmed what. We are told Sky left the room and when she returned to retrieve her things, Kong went after her for "not apologizing."

There are two versions making the rounds. One is that Kong tried to go after Sky but was stopped. The second version, which we've heard from FAR more people, is that Kong throttled Sky around the neck and assaulted her, before security and TNA Producer Pat Kenney restrained Kong.

What makes the entire situation worse is that Reby and Matt Hardy's son was right in the vicinity of the incident we are told.

The incident led to Kong being sent home by TNA. What this means for her long-term status with the company is probably undecided as of this writing.
May or may not be related to a much older incident between both women involving a supposed "shoot" video Karma did in 2013 and Sky trashing her on Twitter afterwards.

Lucha Underground did 109,000 viewers on Tuesday night on El Rey for the live show and an impressive 85,000 for the immediate replay. Those were the best numbers the show has ever done, which makes sense, because they had more publicity going in than any episode to date, particularly the ESPN hit.

With Sheamus injured, the scheduled Roman Reigns vs. Sheamus house show main events are now Reigns vs. Rusev (who is now the one man League of Nation) for the WWE title.

Raquel of TNA, real name Gabi Castrovinci from Tough Enough, is now training in Orlando at the Team Vision Dojo. They've been filming her for a possible TV show.


Some other sheet news includes:

Recent interview Big E had with the Tampa Tribune dealt with how he learned the entertainment aspect of WWE's "sports entertainment" style of wrestling. http://www.tbo.com/events-tampa-bay/the-power-of-big-e-20160124/
This week's Smackdown had a slight drop in viewers compared to last week (37k less). Last week had 2.757 million viewers and this week had 2.72 million viewers.
WWE could be looking at having another Olympic gold medalist on their roster as NXT signee Adrian Jaoude will be competing in this year's Olympics in Brazil. www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/adrian-jaoude-2016-summer-olympics-wrestling-28611746?sf19959532=1
In a "WWE Did You Know" type fact, Francesca #2 is the first ever 2nd generation trombone in WWE history. New Day has yet to press charges against Chris Jericho over the vicious murder of Francesca #1. :shifty:


Some TPWW news includes:

Newest episode of TPWW's TLP podcast was recently released: http://tablesladderspodcast.podbean.com/e/tables-ladders-podcast-140-012816/

[Mr. Nerfect]

The Undertaker vs. Kevin Owens could be set up, it just needs the right angle. Let Owens loose on the mic. You could get him to take the "I know you keep coming back because you want someone to put you down...well, I am that person" approach.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Bret or Cornette?

It reads like Cornette, but he's been very nonplussed about Lucha Underground. Like he knows it's silly. I guess he actually watched.

[Disturbed316]

Could be Russo, sounds like the whiney bitch complaining again.

[Simple Fan]

Feel like Lucha Underground could get way more than 109,000 viewers if they were on a better channel. Really need to release their seasons on dvd to.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Could be Russo, sounds like the whiney bitch complaining again.

Russo complaining about something being written by writers and not bookers? Is you high?

It's James E Cornette.

[Black Widow]

http://puu.sh/kA7FU.gif

[Fignuts]

Takeover looking like s better show than mania with every bit of info we get.

[Black Widow]

A show in the Wal Mart parking lot is looking better than WM.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

lol no.

[Lock Jaw]

IT'S A NEW PAGE

https://instagram.fash1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/t51.2885-15/e35/12599104_1738362166397452_1889311679_n.jpg

[Lock Jaw]

https://instagram.fash1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/t51.2885-15/e35/12534400_172856183081193_2082906694_n.jpg

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

This new page is not booty!

[Black Widow]

http://photos-a.ak.instagram.com/hphotos-ak-xfa1/t51.2885-15/10949036_400372726803352_606542521_n.jpg

[Lock Jaw]

http://i.imgur.com/bR9dCkk.jpg

[Black Widow]

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/923/e6KHdc.jpg

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Who dis?

[Black Widow]

Mandy from Tough Enough and Total Divas.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

She's the reason Mada was eliminated from Tough Enough. The only guy who seemed to give a fuck about the job besides Patrick :n:

[Mr. Nerfect]

Becky Lynch is such a gorgeous human being.

[Mr. Nerfect]

So is Fandango for that matter.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I can't imagine why they're not doing anything with him.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Surprised he's not on the Social Outcast team.

[Mr. Nerfect]

He'd arguably be a better fit for the group than Curtis Axel.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Heath Slater, Fandango, Bo Dallas & Adam Rose vs. Ryback, Damien Sandow, Curtis Axel & R-Truth would be a perfectly acceptable 8-man tag team feud.

[Jari]

Heath Slater, Fandango, Bo Dallas & Adam Rose vs. Ryback, Damien Sandow, Curtis Axel & R-Truth would be a perfectly acceptable 8-man tag team feud.

That's a whole lot of dead weight right there

[Jari]

Without even consciously doing it, I was reading it in Cornette's voice halfway through.

Bret or Cornette?

It reads like Cornette, but he's been very nonplussed about Lucha Underground. Like he knows it's silly. I guess he actually watched.

Russo complaining about something being written by writers and not bookers? Is you high?

It's James E Cornette.

*DING DING* It's is indeed spiteful, bitter, hateful, wishes it was like we were wrasslin' in 1982 James E Cornette.

Imagine being angry that a scripted form of entertainment doesn't look like legitimate sport.

"Another nail in the coffin" :lol:

Does this mean The Undertaker doesn't really have magical powers? :eek: :lol:

Anyone who wants pro wrestling to be viewed as legitimate sport in this age of MMA is an idiot.

Cornette famously only presents his wrestling shows as a serious product...

http://demonsdreaming.com/images/magazinescans/raw-0101.jpg

[Black Widow]

http://wrestlinglol.com/images/cfb1ddd114537c78f0919a3fb65f4929.jpg

[Sepholio]

The Undertaker vs. Kevin Owens could be set up, it just needs the right angle. Let Owens loose on the mic. You could get him to take the "I know you keep coming back because you want someone to put you down...well, I am that person" approach.

Kevin Owens is a prize fighter. This time the prize will be Undertakers soul.

[Simple Fan]

He'd arguably be a better fit for the group than Curtis Axel.

Arguably is right, Feel like Adam Rose is the odd one in the group and would be better with a serious Fandango. Also feel like Sandow would be a better fit than Bo but Bo Rida was pretty funny but Sandow can rap to I guess.

[Rammsteinmad]

Sandow can rap. In fact, he raps better than Bo Dallas does.

[Simple Fan]

Yeah didnt mean to put that t on the end of can.

[erickman]

looks like kong will be kicked out of tna again, she does not play well with others. she needs the kongs going to kill you chant even better reby needs that chant when she goes in the ring.

[Innovator]

Nakamura's send off was tremendous, it even made Okada openly weep in the ring

[drave]

have a link for it?

[XL]

No it does not

http://www.snopes.com/johny-bravo-the-rock-powerpuff-girls/

[The Destroyer]

have a link for it?
https://gfycat.com/BoilingForthrightDove

Best I could find.

[CSL]

Nakamura's send off was tremendous, it even made Okada openly weep in the ring

was great, especially the Shinsuke chants before his entrance and Okada and Ishii holding the ropes for him

[CSL]

and Gedo now appears to have gone full lumberjack

[The Destroyer]

His headband seems to creep further past his eyes every show.

[CSL]

https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/12654196_10153142985016330_7404896618558424319_n.jpg?oh=0a48de65ed0082530ecf1ecca85f80f3&oe=573AD7E1