"100,001" Replies (Wrestling Forum)

[Droford]

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[owenbrown]

A Noid vs CyNick match would make me order WrestleMania 32.

Is it wrong that I now want a Noid post for the buildup to this?

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Sweet

[Droford]

There's a Jericho 360 entrance too

[harmsway]

Is it wrong that I now want a Noid post for the buildup to this?

Really hope they both grow neckbeard for this rumble like ojuan

[XL]

The news about Tyson having (maybe) retired depressed me.

As does the continuous misuse of Johnny Curtis.

Well done guys.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Tyson Kidd for the WWE Hall of Fame the next time WrestleMania is in Canada.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Honestly though, give him a chance at commentary or something. Let that Teddy Hart-based persona come through as a heel.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Is it wrong that I now want a Noid post for the buildup to this?

The thing is I used to like CyNick. We could have made great Tag Team Champions if he didn't agree with the WWE's misuse of us. Apparently Vince's vision is always perfect, and he accepted the fate we were dealt. At WrestleMania, I will go over him because I've still got the passion coursing through my veins. I've got something to prove -- not to CyNick -- but to Vince McMahon and the entire WWE roster.

But he disappears and accepts that he wasn't used to his full potential by Vince McMahon and Kevin Dunn. To doubt the hand reality has given him would make him feel powerless to take control of his own destiny. Then he comes back to my stomping ground -- my WWE -- and he tells my friends, my fellow Superstars, my fans that he's better than them? Good news, Nick. You have taken control of your destiny. Your destiny is to get your ass kicked at WrestleMania in front of a capacity crowd by me. Ratings and attendance have been down, but you are destined to spike business with your public humiliation, Nick. You're going to feel power at WrestleMania, Nicky -- but it's going to my power. And you're going to finally realize that you fulfilled your own prophecy of impotence, as I use you to springboard onto my ultimate goal -- winning the WWE World Heavyweight Championship and proving that the PPV business is not dead.

[screech]

Wait, Tyson Kidd is retiring? Shit.

[Emperor Smeat]

Been doing it for a while now but Cody Rhodes once again teased on Twitter about the Stardust character being near its end. Also hinted how he's been working on some designs for new gear with a piece of concept art revealed.

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[slik]

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[slik]

Bleacher Report had a recent article about how the WWE has ruined the Wyatt Family as a credible stable due to their booking habits. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2619599-wwe-has-systematically-destroyed-the-wyatt-family-as-credible-stable


They have. Brock vs Dean is a much more interesting feud, though part of the reason for that is Bray isn't remotely a threat to Brock. Why is the viewer supposed to think Bray could take out Brock? Lesnar's destroyed Cena and Undertaker before and Bray can't even beat Ryback without help.

[Big Vic]

A Noid vs CyNick match would make me order WrestleMania 32.

WWE would just book CyNick to go over in the rematch. Because 50/50 booking will get everyone over. Or something.
Their first 2 matches would be before the PPV as well.

[Tom Guycott]

Johnny Curtis was Above Average. :'(

You're thinking of Mike Sanders.

:y:

[Tom Guycott]

That old Rusev getup make him look like Bacterian from Dragon Ball.

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[Tom Guycott]

They have. Brock vs Dean is a much more interesting feud, though part of the reason for that is Bray isn't remotely a threat to Brock. Why is the viewer supposed to think Bray could take out Brock? Lesnar's destroyed Cena and Undertaker before and Bray can't even beat Ryback without help.

I started a ramble about this a day or two ago, mostly in response to someone defending their shitty booking, and The Wyatts were my main example, but my tablet powered off.

Nutshell; Bray was interesting, but never really did anything of note, so the bloom fell off that rose with fans, Harper and Rowan are BOTH decent big men (yes, I see value in both, not just Brody), but they are just generic giant hobos.

When they split The Family, it was the time to expound on them as individuals, but Bray just continued to be jobber to the stars, Harper couldn't get a proper singles feud, just a big clusterfuck over whichever midcard belt was in the balance, and WWE expected Rowan to get over by osmosis, because "kids like buying masks, right?" And they didn't even take the path of least effort and make Harper and Rowan feud before abandoning it and lumping them back together. But, hey, that's THEIR fault they can't get over, right?

Then, there's also the time they tried to shoehorn the most over guy in the company at the time into the stable as a heel because reasons. And now there is Braun: another generic big man, who actually tips the scale away from Bray's favor, as he has gone from a real of psychologically imposing (he can manipulate these heavies because he is "better" than them/can beat them) to simply a glorified manager who is using them as meatshields.

There was so much potential for depths there, but now, it's just a fat jobber with three tall jobbers. Bray can promo all he wants, alluding that they are the LITERAL BIBLICAL four horsemen (but has to choose his words carefully, because WHOOOOOOO!!), but why would the fans want to give a flying fuck about a stable with no truly memorable substance behind them?

[Jari]

Triple H vs. Johnny Curtis at WrestleMania one year, with Stephanie McMahon and Maxine in their respective corners could have been huge. The old power couple versus the new one.

Now anyone can see that the CyNick has adopted a contrarian gimmick for the purposes of internet arguments (yeah I don't know why either) but this is you using reductio ad absurdum, right?

[CSL]

who are you to doubt El Curtis?

[Sepholio]

Yeah how dare you? HOW DARE YOU!?

[Emperor Smeat]

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[Sixx]

people editing wikipedia:

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[Anybody Thrilla]

What is up with the hand circle/whistle thing that the League of Nations has been doing? It's ridiculous.

[Jari]

What is up with the hand circle/whistle thing that the League of Nations has been doing? It's ridiculous.

I was wondering why they were doing that whole "Spin right round, Like a record baby!" gimmick on Smackdown.

[Emperor Smeat]

Dirtsheets sponsored by Ceasro vs Natayla - Tyson Kidd on a Pole match:
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The Wrestling Observer is reporting that WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon apparently wants the upcoming WrestleMania 32 event to be the start of "several years" of Roman Reigns in the company's top spot that was formerly held by John Cena.

According to the report, "the plan is for Reigns to go over and be the top babyface in the company for years to come."

The overall attitude within WWE is that it doesn't really make a difference if the fans boo Reigns because, as is evident with Cena, cheers and boos aren't damaging to the babyface of a franchise such as WWE, and diverse reactions from fans can often be seen as a good thing since they can launch stars to bigger levels of business. However, it's also well known that Reigns is not as big of a star as Cena, even though his merchandise numbers are good.

The reaction to Nakamura coming to WWE is in general broken down into these responses. The existing WWE fans in Japan were happy. One group of New Japan fans were mad WWE took him and another group was sad but would follow him because they were fans of his. But almost all fans, even WWE fans, were worried that WWE would ruin him.

NXT has announced a post-Mania tour with shows on 4/7 in Concord, NC (at the same arena TNA did Bound for Glory and ROH runs), 4/8 in Columbia, SC (at the Township Hall, the building Crockett ran in the 70s) and 4/9 in Charleston, SC

This week's first airing of Lucha Underground on the El Rey Network drew 99,000 viewers.

This is the lowest viewership for this season and down from last week's 152,000 viewers. This is also down from the 136,000 viewers for the week before, the 125,000 viewers for week 2 and the 109,000 viewers for the season premiere.

The replay drew 62,000 viewers, making the total for this week's show 161,000 viewers.

Thursday’s WWE Smackdown averaged 2.395 million viewers for USA Network, according to Showbuzzdaily.com. The number was down from the 2.458 million count from last week.

WWE is returning to Japan this summer with live events scheduled for July 1st and 2nd at Sumo Hall.
Probably safe to assume a Network Special will also happen during one of those dates like the Beast in the East Special.

WWE World Heavyweight Title match: Triple H (c) vs. Sheamus
>Brock Lesnar vs. Luke Harper
>AJ Styles vs. The Miz
>Paige vs. Brie Bella
Rumored card at the moment for the upcoming Toronto Network Special on March 12th.

Don't hold your breath given changes are made weekly, but I-C champion Kevin Owens vs. A.J. Styles' first singles match in WWE (at least the first one being advertised) is on the docket for the March 25th MSG house show in NYC, also billed as Daniel Bryan Appreciation Night ...

A new lineup was released Thursday for the show with a number of changes from the original lineup. The new main event has Roman Reigns & Dean Ambrose vs. WWE Champion HHH & Sheamus. Originally, HHH was going to be in Sheamus' corner for a singles match with Reigns.

Additionally, two other announced matches are U.S. Champion Kalisto vs. Alberto Del Rio, and Big Show vs. Bray Wyatt. Additionally, Bryan will be there to address the crowd for his Appreciation Night.

Current card for the Daniel Bryan Appreciation Night house show at MSG.

We will have more on this going forward, but Mick Foley is doing his annual charity raffle for a WrestleMania 32 weekend experience to raise money for RAINN. For more info go to www.RealMickFoley.com


Some other sheet news includes:

During a recent interview with ESPN, Shane McMahon hinted he is only sticking around for Mania in regards to being an on-screen performer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPZlRnjoCx0
WWE recently uploaded a backstage view of New Day's entrance routine. https://www.instagram.com/p/BCO60iFgFCH/
According to reports, Mania 32 is currently around 20k-30k tickets short of being a sellout or hitting the 100k goal the WWE wants for the event.
According to the Observer, Roman Reigns will be off from tv till March 7th to recover from a legit injury he had prior to the injury angle from the last RAW.
During a recent NXT house show, Finn Balor and Bayley ended up re-enacting a scene from Dirty Dancing as a way to entertain the crowd. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptwaVU-yaC4

[harmsway]

Well its good they are going hhh vs sheamus, sticking with the no story making sense approach to booking

[Droford]

IF YOU NEED A GOOD LAUGH GIMME A HELL YEAH (https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/47qpsg/stone_cold_steve_autism_was_the_greatest_of_all/)

Lol at Stone Cold Steve Autism

[harmsway]

Reads imperfect like a fat damon blog.

[Droford]

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[The CyNick]

So why does everyone hate The Cynick? I haven't been following his posts.

People come on here to pretend they hate WWE. When I call them on their hypocrisy and bullshit, they get angry.

[The CyNick]

CyNick makes me actually hate the WWE. Like, I want to see them go out of business when he talks about them. Instead of just being uninterested in their current programming.

Got another fantasy Mania lineup to post?

[Droford]

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[The CyNick]

I can't remember exactly what he said to CSL, who is one of the most switched on posters here, but it was pretty embarrassing for him. CyNick is like that autistic kid in school who knows maybe one thing, but when he tries to enter an actual discussion with depth, he ends up just acting like he's smarter than everyone with no actual meat to what he's saying.

I was considered gifted in school. But i would say I'm more street smart than book smart.

[The CyNick]

A Noid vs CyNick match would make me order WrestleMania 32.

Noid was here day after day and the place was dead. I show up and BOOM everyone is taking about me. Every thread is about me. Every poster has an opinion about me.

Me facing Noid would be like The Rock returning for a short run and being booked at Mania against Kane. If I were booked at Mania, it would be against a star; someone like Rob, Loose Cannon, Heyman, etc.

I'll just show up, cut a promo, leave, and watch everyone try to follow me and fail.

[Volare]

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The elite vs new day is the greatest rivalry going today!

[harmsway]

Got another fantasy Mania lineup to post?

Noid getting housed big time.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Noid getting housed big time.

Go watch Fuller House already.

[harmsway]

Christ, don't quit your day job as a shitty blogger.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Noid was here day after day and the place was dead. I show up and BOOM everyone is taking about me. Every thread is about me. Every poster has an opinion about me.

Me facing Noid would be like The Rock returning for a short run and being booked at Mania against Kane. If I were booked at Mania, it would be against a star; someone like Rob, Loose Cannon, Heyman, etc.

I'll just show up, cut a promo, leave, and watch everyone try to follow me and fail.

You do leave your mark my good man. I will give you that.

Exactly the same kind of mark as a dog shitting on your bed sheets would leave, for instance.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Noid was here day after day and the place was dead. I show up and BOOM everyone is taking about me. Every thread is about me. Every poster has an opinion about me.

Me facing Noid would be like The Rock returning for a short run and being booked at Mania against Kane. If I were booked at Mania, it would be against a star; someone like Rob, Loose Cannon, Heyman, etc.

I'll just show up, cut a promo, leave, and watch everyone try to follow me and fail.

I drew more money with Kane Knight, Gertner and #1-wwf-fan than you ever could. My five-star matches with Heyman and Innovator are legendary.

[Mr. Nerfect]

People did pay a lot of money to see you get floored by #fan and CSL though. You're about done however. You get John Laurinaitis heat.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Got another fantasy Mania lineup to post?

Yeah, I will. It's how I keep myself interested in the performers even when the company does its best to squander my interest. You don't get to tell me what I enjoy and what I don't. Ass.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Also when I took some time away from wrestling full-stop recently, I came back and the boards hadn't changed much at all. Nice pop of business, CyNick. Ass.

[Disturbed316]

The Wrestling Observer is reporting that WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon apparently wants the upcoming WrestleMania 32 event to be the start of "several years" of Roman Reigns in the company's top spot that was formerly held by John Cena.

According to the report, "the plan is for Reigns to go over and be the top babyface in the company for years to come."

The overall attitude within WWE is that it doesn't really make a difference if the fans boo Reigns because, as is evident with Cena, cheers and boos aren't damaging to the babyface of a franchise such as WWE, and diverse reactions from fans can often be seen as a good thing since they can launch stars to bigger levels of business. However, it's also well known that Reigns is not as big of a star as Cena, even though his merchandise numbers are good.


Urgh

The only reason Cena has gotten away with it is due to the level of his outside popularity, something which Reigns will never reach.

[Blonde Moment]

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[Sepholio]

The CyNick is KK trolling the wrestling forum.

[Bad News Gertner]

Someday I'll start watching again and cone out of retirement

[The CyNick]

Yeah, I will. It's how I keep myself interested in the performers even when the company does its best to squander my interest. You don't get to tell me what I enjoy and what I don't. Ass.

Amazing how your lineups reflect and reference current storylines despite your lack of interest. It's like someone claiming they haven't watched Walking Dead "for years" and then coming up with a wedding storyline for Rick and Michone. But keep up the gimmick. The great thing is in this bizzaro land, as long as you have jock sniffers like Dale around, you will be the babyface.

[The CyNick]

Also when I took some time away from wrestling full-stop recently, I came back and the boards hadn't changed much at all. Nice pop of business, CyNick. Ass.

Check the numbers. Mine are HUGE.

you're a lightweight and Dale is a liar.

[The CyNick]

Urgh

The only reason Cena has gotten away with it is due to the level of his outside popularity, something which Reigns will never reach.

Cena is also the hardest working and most talented guy on the roster.

[Ruien]

It is amazing how all the anti Cynick posters have stated at one point or another they were done dealing with him. Yet they keep going.

[Ruien]

Cena is also the hardest working and most talented guy on the roster.

Doubt anyone will refute this.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

I am owenbrown and Nick is tpww.

[Rammsteinmad]

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[SlickyTrickyDamon]

I really haven't followed the Cynick fiasco. If any of his detractors would like to sum it all up.

[Ultra Mantis]

Cynick makes unsubstantiated claims and passes them off as facts. People make counter arguments. He scoffs and demands evidence. He disregards any evidence (including direct insights from people who were actually there) as dirtsheet ramblings for the Meltzer sheep (blanket term for anyone who disagrees with him). When pressed, refuses to provide evidence to back up his own claims as he's too busy high fiving TV executives and popping champagne over declining ratings. Rinse and repeat. His highly "factual" post on Daniel Bryan always being the planned Main Event at Mania XXX was his career peak.

[Wishbone]

It is amazing how all the anti Cynick posters have stated at one point or another they were done dealing with him. Yet they keep going.

To be honest I only really interact with it when I need a giggle. I stopped taking it seriously quite a while back when I realized that it was nothing but a common, garden variety troll not fit to lace a real troll like Gertner's boots. It actually perplexes me that some people still take it seriously.

[Black Widow]

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[Damian Rey 2.0]

I'd watch it

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

To be honest I only really interact with it when I need a giggle. I stopped taking it seriously quite a while back when I realized that it was nothing but a common, garden variety troll not fit to lace a real troll like Gertner's boots. It actually perplexes me that some people still take it seriously.

I feel like most of us see it like you do

[#1-norm-fan]

I honestly don't remember CyNick's first run. Was he once normal?

[Emperor Smeat]

According to PWI, TNA is currently up for sale although more in terms of finding a new parent company than anything really serious. Seems that Panda Energy finally had enough with the money sink that is TNA.

Whoever becomes the new investor likely has to keep Dixie and management as part of the terms like in the past when Panda shopped TNA around.

http://www.pwinsider.com/article/100160/answering-some-questions-on-the-tna-investors-story.html?p=1

[Lock Jaw]

Let's start a kickstarter and buy it just for kicks.

[harmsway]

I got 5 on it

[Savio]

I enjoy CyNick actually.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Why would anybody agree to keep them on buying it? They ran it to the ground.

[Evil Vito]

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Nice video on Vince being insane

[Emperor Smeat]

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[Black Widow]

That's like investing in a Blockbuster 5yrs ago.

[erickman]

Why would anybody agree to keep them on buying it? They ran it to the ground.

yeah if someone buys it dixies gone they may bring jeff back. show still does good in Europe and if pop still supports they may be saved

[Droford]

If I had won the billion dollar Powerball I could have bought TNA..oh well

[Emperor Smeat]

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[#1-norm-fan]

If I had won the billion dollar Powerball I could have bought TNA..oh well

I would have just started company from scratch as opposed to buying a sinking ship and trying to save it.

I don't really think there's anything within TNA that is particularly worth paying so much more for.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Amazing how your lineups reflect and reference current storylines despite your lack of interest. It's like someone claiming they haven't watched Walking Dead "for years" and then coming up with a wedding storyline for Rick and Michone. But keep up the gimmick. The great thing is in this bizzaro land, as long as you have jock sniffers like Dale around, you will be the babyface.

I follow the sheets and have a rough idea of what's going on from posting in here. The WWE isn't the most high brow programming on television, so you don't need a magnifying glass to be able to work out exactly what is going on.

[Mr. Nerfect]

See Wishbone's post about CyNick.

[Mr. Nerfect]

To be honest I only really interact with it when I need a giggle. I stopped taking it seriously quite a while back when I realized that it was nothing but a common, garden variety troll not fit to lace a real troll like Gertner's boots. It actually perplexes me that some people still take it seriously.

No one takes CyNick seriously, Wishbone.

Cynick makes unsubstantiated claims and passes them off as facts. People make counter arguments. He scoffs and demands evidence. He disregards any evidence (including direct insights from people who were actually there) as dirtsheet ramblings for the Meltzer sheep (blanket term for anyone who disagrees with him). When pressed, refuses to provide evidence to back up his own claims as he's too busy high fiving TV executives and popping champagne over declining ratings. Rinse and repeat. His highly "factual" post on Daniel Bryan always being the planned Main Event at Mania XXX was his career peak.

This.

I honestly don't remember CyNick's first run. Was he once normal?

Yes. This is why it's likely he's trolling.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I feel like TNA is a detraction to the wrestlers it has working for it at this point in time. It chewed up years of Kurt Angle's life and career. If it had any respect for the people it has enslaved, I imagine it'd dissolve and let them go and work for other wrestling promotions.

If there was someone looking to invest in wrestling, you'd probably start from scratch or with ROH or something.

[Emperor Smeat]

TNA really should have renamed the company Impact Wrestling when they had a chance for rebranding.

Wouldn't have solved all their ills but considering money has been a big problem for them since the Hogan era, their name is holding them back a lot when it comes to getting good investors or advertisers to join.

[Jari]

I feel like TNA is a detraction to the wrestlers it has working for it at this point in time. It chewed up years of Kurt Angle's life and career. If it had any respect for the people it has enslaved, I imagine it'd dissolve and let them go and work for other wrestling promotions.

If there was someone looking to invest in wrestling, you'd probably start from scratch or with ROH or something.

I'm fairly sure they got paid and were free to leave when they're contracts were up. Hell until recently most of them didn't even have contracts. The main reason the guys who are still there, are there is cause no one else wants them.

[Jari]

TNA really should have renamed the company Impact Wrestling when they had a chance for rebranding.

Wouldn't have solved all their ills but considering money has been a big problem for them since the Hogan era, their name is holding them back a lot when it comes to getting good investors or advertisers to join.

Probably not as much as being a deadbeat company flogging a product not a whole lot of networks are keen to be associated with.

[Droford]

I would have just started company from scratch as opposed to buying a sinking ship and trying to save it.

I don't really think there's anything within TNA that is particularly worth paying so much more for.

But the company you get all their deals like tv deal already done..

Good luck start from scratch getting a tv deal

[DAMN iNATOR]

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Good, but not as good as my avatar.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

WWE's most dangerous group? It's actually a movie about the NEW DAY?! Straight Outta Booty!

[Wishbone]

Honestly with the Wyatts on it it should probably read "WWE's biggest group of jobbers" at this point. I think the Social Outcasts have won more matches than they have in the last couple months...

[DAMN iNATOR]

So, THIS just popped up on my FB notifications:

http://www.musclemakingheadlines.com/espn/wwe-featured/index2.html?voluumdata=vid..00000003-0063-4917-8000-000000000000__vpid..e733e000-de98-11e5-8d7c-6d5b2b4a4781__caid..2d701bdc-8b79-4d74-a909-68cb5603cc33__rt..R__lid..fea0f3c6-f939-4e15-a49b-cf27e494c23e__oid1..97970141-82ae-4585-bdee-c42444185fa7__oid2..b62caa1c-cd8a-4dd8-83ff-4de0a7f2d82c__var1..ad1__var2..s1__var3..r3__rd..m%5C.%5Cfacebook%5C.%5Ccom__aid..__sid..&c1=ad1&c2=s1&c3=r3

YIKES if that's true.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

If it was actually true why would there be an advertisement for the pills? Seems like bullshit.

[Shisen Kopf]

Good, but not as good as my avatar.

I've got the best avatar. You're just MSU sheep,,,,

[Damian Rey 2.0]

That article is fake as fuck, as I've seen it used several times with different athletes. Not to mention, I don't see one John Cena quote in there.

[Droford]

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

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Alberto Del Rio does that.

[DAMN iNATOR]

I've got the best avatar. You're just MSU sheep,,,,

Really? Is that why MSU made the College Football Playoff and U-M didn't?

Harbaugh sheep,,,,,,

[Mr. Nerfect]

A random thought I had the other night: As unlikely as this would seem, and "bad storytelling" is probably the most obvious explanation of things, but do you think that Triple H has been presented as an ass-kicker for the purpose of being able to switch gears with the face/heel dynamic of the match if Reigns is continuing to struggle to win over crowds at WrestleMania time?

Everyone I've seen talk about the match seems to think that the best way to go is to have Triple H be the ultimate chickenshit heel champion, and they're frustrated he's basically a bad-ass babyface when he beats the shit out of Reigns. Given Roman's current predicament is this really a bad thing though?

The crowd is going to boo Roman Reigns at WrestleMania. This much is certain. Triple H can use whatever heelish trick he wants -- he's going to get cheered for everything he does. So why not play into that? I'm not saying turn Roman Reigns heel. Well, that would be the wise thing to do for him, but it may not be the right window. But if Triple H portrays himself as the bad-ass resident default fighting game character type warrior, he could rally the crowds into the match a bit more.

One promo is all it would take. One promo about the things he's done and the passion he has for professional wrestling. One promo about how he signed Roman Reigns, groomed him, gave him The Shield, tried to hand him the title and all Reigns wants to do is spit it all back at him. One promo about how the beating Reigns put on him at TLC made his daughters cry and they made him promise that he'd beat the piss out of that bad man. And beat the piss out of Roman Reigns is what he's going to do.

At this point, everyone knows that Reigns is the golden child. The feud with Daniel Bryan was pretty much washed away with his retirement and Triple H and Vince McMahon basically conceding what a great wrestler and all-round guy he is. People know that the reality isn't that Reigns is hard done by. So play to what they know: Have Triple H promo about how there are suits in the company behind Reigns, but if you listen to these crowds they know that Reigns doesn't belong in that spot. Sure, he may have earned everything he's gotten so far, but he's about to run into a brick wall known as The Game. At WrestleMania, Triple H is going to bury Roman Reigns because it's best for business. *huge pop*

Whatever. Just an idea I had. Reigns vulnerability isn't in the ring right now. People are going to see through that. The vulnerability he has is that there will be 100,000 people paying to see him fail. Maybe people will feel more sorry for Reigns if they point that out and make it seem like he is actually losing favor with the company?

[Mr. Nerfect]

Another random thought: Jack Swagger should join The Wyatt Family.

[Ruien]

Honestly with the Wyatts on it it should probably read "WWE's biggest group of jobbers" at this point. I think the Social Outcasts have won more matches than they have in the last couple months...

They lost like 2 matches in the past 4 months. 1 was on SD too so that may not count.

[Heisenberg]

Another random thought: Jack Swagger should join The Wyatt Family.

Why do that when he can be the leader of Jock Squad, bring up American Alpha with him culminating with their father, Kurt Angle, showing up to rid the land of naysayers and non-suplexers

[Evil Vito]

Swagger is so underutilized. Fairly certain he'd have been future endeavor'd long ago along with some of the other guys in the Superstars brigade if not for the fact that WWE basically never fires people anymore unless they feel there is cause.

[Heisenberg]

Heard a rumor about RAW being "Edgy" starting tonight through WrestleMania, anything is welcome after years of shit

[Volare]

Good. The pussification of America needs a wake up.

[Sepholio]

Let the depussification commence!

[Evil Vito]

That's all well and good until it goes right back to being the way it was after Mania.

They're just desperate to do anything they can to bring back lapsed viewers for the biggest show of the year even though like 90% of those viewers that come back for Mania will stop watching again.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Heard a rumor about RAW being "Edgy" starting tonight through WrestleMania, anything is welcome after years of shit

Wonder if Shane-O has come back with a backstage role at all if this happens. He was always an ECW mark.

Blood and f-bomb, even fake and censored respectively, probably does mean they're at least going to edge toward it.

[Droford]

Brand split with Shane controling the edgier show.

Then you have pg show edgier show and NXT forvactusl wrestling. Cover all their bases

[Heisenberg]

Good. The pussification of America needs a wake up.

I get that is the new slogan of America in the media, but tell me if the RAW threads are PG at all. Everything I read or think is molded into Pre-PG era material, so when The Miz is on the screen, for example, I envision him being a clepto-masturbator and his opponents will come and accuse him of stealing their shit and jacking off on fellow wrestler's gym bags.

Every time I go to RAW I stand by the tour bus line that Cena, Show and Orton park and chill at hoping for a storyline to brew of their opponents trashing their vehicles.

Going outside in public and seeing everyone on their phones is very discerning, but it's just the typical craze, an advanced craze, but a craze nonetheless. Those devices will be infused in us someday until it's a HUD(Heads Up Display) embedded into your eye sockets and brain. Artificial Intelligence is real and Judgement Day is coming.

[Heisenberg]

That's all well and good until it goes right back to being the way it was after Mania.

They're just desperate to do anything they can to bring back lapsed viewers for the biggest show of the year even though like 90% of those viewers that come back for Mania will stop watching again.

I feel terrible for you, you're a very passionate fan when it comes to your entertainment and sports so I don't mean any harm to your face. I'm very optimistic mainly in part to this coming WrestleMania being the first time I attend which is bullshit b/c I'm a big fan and should have attended by now. Got screwed out of WrestleMania 17, not this time.

[Big Vic]

Heard a rumor about RAW being "Edgy" starting tonight through WrestleMania, anything is welcome after years of shit
I hope Roman Reigns beats Triple H's wife.

[Jari]

Another random thought: Jack Swagger should join The Wyatt Family.

You can usually count on Noid for some pretty bad ideas - this is not one of them.

[Jari]

I'd also be in favour of Swagger joining a revamped version of Team Angle with Kurt as his mentor.

[Innovator]

I'm all for that, but replace Swagger with Jordan and Chad By Gawd Gable

[Jari]

I'm all for that, but replace Swagger with Jordan and Chad By Gawd Gable

I was thinking all three of them. After all if there's one thing we need prepped, it's 3 man groups given WWE creative's penchant for 6 man tags.

[Heisenberg]

I hope Roman Reigns beats Triple H's wife.

Orton wore that out, but they could do that

[Innovator]

I was thinking all three of them. After all if there's one thing we need prepped, it's 3 man groups given WWE creative's penchant for 6 man tags.

I think we all didn't know what we had when we had the Shield v. Bryan and friends every week in 2013.

[Evil Vito]

I feel terrible for you, you're a very passionate fan when it comes to your entertainment and sports so I don't mean any harm to your face. I'm very optimistic mainly in part to this coming WrestleMania being the first time I attend which is bullshit b/c I'm a big fan and should have attended by now. Got screwed out of WrestleMania 17, not this time.

No doubt, going to Mania itself immediately makes everything happening 32943209049235x more interesting.

Like I went to WM 29 and I had zero desire at all to see a Cena/Rock Part II especially after the "ONCE IN A LIFETIME!" farce. But then the match got booked and I decided that it would be way more fun watching that match live in such a crazy crowd than I would be at home, so I ended up enjoying it and "embracing" the build.

[Big Vic]

Orton wore that out, but they could do that
Maybe he can beat his kids?

[Big Vic]

Ooo Wrestlemania's Main Event can be a father/daughter Tag Team match.

[Black Widow]

So nice of them to put in effort for 4 weeks.

[Shisen Kopf]

Orton wore that out, but they could do that

Triple H can beat Stephanie, Rusev could beat Lana and you've got a new tag team "The Wifebeaters". Put them in white tank tops and ratings thru the roof.

[Emperor Smeat]

https://media.giphy.com/media/3ornk68cEcXY4zMU5W/giphy.gif

[Droford]

https://media.giphy.com/media/3ornk68cEcXY4zMU5W/giphy.gif

Maybe if you're lucky she'll ask you to marry her in the next 7+ hours #weirdirishtraditions

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

You know who were super over? The oddoties. The fans loved that fucking theme song. Watching Sunday Night Heat, and the crowd goes bonkers for them.

John Tenta carried their matches.

[Evil Vito]

The Freebirds to the HOF is now official:

http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwe-hall-fame/wwe-hall-fame-2016/article/fabulous-freebirds-wwe-hall-fame-2016

[Mr. Nerfect]

I know why people want to see Jack Swagger with Jason Jordan & Chad Gable, but I kind of don't want to see them all thrown together as a bunch of guys in singlets because...amateur rasslers, you know?

Swagger joining The Wyatt Family works just a bit better because it gives Swagger something he doesn't have in the singlet with all the gloss and polish of being a good ol' American boy -- it gives him an edge. I think his size would get more of an emphasis in matches, and he'll probably strike more and be forced to work a ground game that isn't so much for show.

The Real American probably isn't leading man material in WWE, for whatever reason. He gets good reactions and is so fucking fluid in the ring. By having Bray Wyatt talk about how America has driven their golden child into the arms of a true nation beyond borders -- it's going to get heat and it's going to evolve the Swagger persona. Having a former World Champion in their ranks will probably help The Family too. Swagger's about as credible as you can get without dragging someone down.

I guess Dolph Ziggler would fit this role too.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Another stable idea for Jack Swagger: Have him be a vocal supporter of Shane McMahon. Swagger's been willing to fight against The Authority in the past and part of his issues with Triple H, Stephanie and Vince could be the lack of air-time he gets. Swagger, Fandango, Damien Sandow & Zack Ryder? Maybe Epico & Primo? They might not be an official faction with a name or anything, but they could just second Shane to the ring for promos and come through the crowd with him to watch SmackDown up close and personal.

They'd probably all find their way into the Andre Battle Royal, but an eight-man against The Social Outcasts or even The League of Nations isn't entirely out of the question.

[DaveWadding]

I'd also be in favour of Swagger joining a revamped version of Team Angle with Kurt as his mentor.

I'm all for that, but replace Swagger with Jordan and Chad By Gawd Gable

why not all 4? Then you have Kurt as a Heavyweight contender, Swagger gunning for the US/IC belt, and American Alpha steamrolling to the Giant Pennies.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Kurt's highly unlikely to ever return. Wants to take at least a year to spend with his family and was quoted as saying he'd maybe consider a return, but probably not.

That's not to say I wouldn't go ballistic for the right competitor to face him in a one-off match before being inducted into the WWE HoF.

[DaveWadding]

With all due respect, shut your DAMN mouth.

[Hanso Amore]

Here is the best booking idea for swagger...

Fire him and hope he can land on tna and have a resurgence like Drew Mac did.

[Hanso Amore]

Though I could see swagger hitting it big in Japan. He could be in a hoss gaijin tag team

They fucking love those

[Lock Jaw]

Hate the League of Nations theme because each of their singles themes are much better than it....

[Lock Jaw]

Sin Cara heel turn confirmed tonight

[Lock Jaw]

Thought I was in the RAW thread.... oh well...

[Bad News Gertner]

Swagger needs to join Barrett

[CSL]

dunno why they haven't stuck Swagger in League of Nations, America's been a nation for a while now

[Black Widow]

http://fat.gfycat.com/PotableKnobbyImago.gif

[road doggy dogg]

nice bum where you from

[Blue Demon]

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[Volare]

http://fat.gfycat.com/PotableKnobbyImago.gif

Bah Gawd!

[Emperor Smeat]

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[Anybody Thrilla]

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[rad dggy dg]

Is it wrong that I now want a Noid post for the buildup to this?

YOLO

[Jordan]

Incredible what the Japanese will pay for.

[XL]

I know why people want to see Jack Swagger with Jason Jordan & Chad Gable, but I kind of don't want to see them all thrown together as a bunch of guys in singlets because...amateur rasslers, you know?

Swagger joining The Wyatt Family works just a bit better because it gives Swagger something he doesn't have in the singlet with all the gloss and polish of being a good ol' American boy -- it gives him an edge. I think his size would get more of an emphasis in matches, and he'll probably strike more and be forced to work a ground game that isn't so much for show.

The Real American probably isn't leading man material in WWE, for whatever reason. He gets good reactions and is so fucking fluid in the ring. By having Bray Wyatt talk about how America has driven their golden child into the arms of a true nation beyond borders -- it's going to get heat and it's going to evolve the Swagger persona. Having a former World Champion in their ranks will probably help The Family too. Swagger's about as credible as you can get without dragging someone down.

I guess Dolph Ziggler would fit this role too.

When you first proposed this idea I thought "nah", but it's actually really interesting for a guy like Swagger to "give in" to Bray.

[JimmyMess]

So WWE is doing "Surfs Up 2: WaveMania" and I decided to look on the wiki... came across this gem of a description:

A sequel titled Surf's Up 2: WaveMania was announced on March 1, 2016. It is currently in production by Sony Pictures Animation, will be distributed by WWE Studios, and will star WWE superstars John Cena *insert theme*, Triple H, the Undertaker *who scared the literal poo out of me and when i mean literal i mean i pissed and poo all over my couch and my wife was standing there like what the heck mark*, Vince McMahon, and Paige

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surf's_Up_%28film%29

[Mr. Nerfect]

An idea I will explain in more detail later: But I think Roman Reigns should help Dean Ambrose win the WWE Title in Toronto. If they want to save Reigns as a babyface, then him helping his buddy out and fighting Triple H in a grudge match lower on the card will change the way people look at him.

It wouldn't seem to make sense that Reigns would give up his WrestleMania title match so willingly, but I don't think fans would care about that right now. They just want Reigns out of the immediate title picture and for him to stop being jammed down their throats as the golden boy. He can reject those two elements himself by fucking over Triple H, as well as knocking Triple H's own ego out of the main event at Mania.

How do you explain Reigns doing it? If he's such a bad-ass and he's so cool, why does he need to cling to this title shot like it's a life raft? Have Reigns say that there will be other title matches because he's that good and everybody knows it, but WrestleMania is about breaking that son of a bitch Triple H.

Dean Ambrose vs. Brock Lesnar then becomes your title match and main event, which seems unlikely, but they're basically dependong on these two as crutches on television and certain Network specials anyway. They're already "main event" in WWE, so giving them the official spot isn't going to look too weird. The odd one there is Ambrose, but the crowd will hopefully be so hot into his title reign that it won't matter.

[owenbrown]

The entire month of March is 3/16 and this June is the 20th anniversary of Austin 3:16.

Stunners for everybody!

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[Evil Vito]

The only way to save the Shane angle is for the lock box to contain a birth certificate proving that Taker is actually Vince's eldest son and, therefore, Vince's heir who should rightfully be the one to inherit the company. Then book three months of angles of Taker and Vince doing awkward absentee father stuff like going fishing at weekends and sitting in silence.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

I'd watch that

[Sepholio]

It's gonna be a birth certificate alright....The birth certificate of MIIIIIISSSSTTTTTAAAAAAHHHHHH KENNNNNNNNEEEEDDDDDYYYYYYYYYY.



Kennedy.

[Emperor Smeat]

Dirtsheets sponsored by Big E's birthday unicorn:
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Bret Hart kicked his cancer right in the face -- and has essentially defeated the illness ... so says Bret's good friend and fellow wrestling legend Jim Ross.

Ross appeared on "The Gunz Show" on Idobi / 77 WABC Radio and said he was recently texting with Hart -- who announced last month that he had been battling prostate cancer.

"They removed the cancer by removing his prostate," Ross said ... "His cancer is a non-issue now, thank god."

Ross added, "All issues are resolved and addressed ... so that's the good news about Bret Hart."


Monday’s WWE Raw viewership averaged 3.742 million viewers which was down from the 3.884 million average from last week. The show featured the return of The Undertaker. The first hour of Raw averaged 3.961 million viewers, second 3.660 million viewers and the third and final hour of the show averaged 3.551 million viewers.
For some comparisons, last week had 4.2 million, 4.05 million, and 3.39 million for hours. Highest 3rd hour since last August and overall hourly drop one of the lowest in a long time. In terms of historical stuff, same show last year had 80,000 more viewers although stronger 2nd and 3rd hours.

F4WOnline (via Wrestlezone) reports that The Miz beat Dolph Ziggler last night on RAW because he will be involved in a “key match” at WrestleMania 32. Dolph will reportedly be in the match too, so the story began with the upset win last night. It’s unknown what the match will be exactly, but it’s possible that it will be a multi-man match for the Intercontinental title. This would be the second year in a row that the title is defended in a multi-man match.

On The Booking of The Wyatt Family:
“[WWE have] really homogenized The Wyatt Family. They’ve got great music. They’ve got a great entrance. Bray cuts a hell of a promo and Luke Harper is starting to cut great promos. He has drastically improved too and I know this guy’s a veteran guy.” Austin continued, “these guys were some of the hottest guys in the company a year [or] a year and a half ago. Here we are now and, I mean, just quite frankly, it is what it is. They don’t mean what they should to this company. And Bray Wyatt, being the leader of this faction, is taking a huge hit. And that’s a travesty of booking right there because, again, these are some very talented guys within The Wyatt Family structure.”

On John Cena:
“I don’t know how long John would like to wrestle, but as long as he wants to, I wouldn’t rush to come back [from injury too early] because, man, that dude’s a stud in the gym. His healing powers are phenomenal, but just don’t try to rush this thing back because it’s the shoulder and shoulders are tricky and it isn’t the time or place to try to jeopardize if you want another couple year run.”
Some highlights from a recent Stone Cold podcast episode.

TNA's lawsuit against Scott Steiner was dismissed on 2/22 by the Chancery Court in Nashville, TN. The Judge's ruling issuing the dismissal noted that it was being done with "prejudice", meaning that TNA would be barred from filing the lawsuit down the line and re-opening the civil case.

TNA sued Steiner in June 2012, claiming he breached his (by then expired) TNA contract by making disparaging remarks about TNA, Hulk Hogan, Eric Bischoff and Bruce Prichard, among others. TNA had sought damages and an injunction to stop Steiner from speaking out.

In responding to TNA's suit against him, Steiner denied that he ever agreed to not disparage the company, that speaking out against it would breach his deal, that he was involved in a "concerted effort to disparage" the company and its officers, that he ignored requests to stop, that he is in a legal and binding agreement with TNA and that TNA has suffered damages as a result of his actions.

Steiner had stated his TNA deal expired and while he was offered a new contract, he opted to turn it down and never executed the deal. As time went on, every single person Steiner went after via social media has departed TNA, which made the company's decision to keep pursuing the matter all the more puzzling.
Basically TNA tried to sue Steiner for saying bad things about the company even though he was no longer an employee at the time. Steiner's contract might not have contained a non-disparagement clause which could explain why the lawsuit failed in the end.

Ryback is switching from face to heel depending on the night. On Friday night in Denver, he walked out on the Usos in a tag match and walked out on them, but last night in Louisville, he worked as a face in a singles match with Rusev.

In an effort to increase the star power of the April post-WrestleMania tours of Europe, WWE announced that the recently-retired Daniel Bryan and The Undertaker would be heading to each be part of one leg.
List of dates for the post-Mania UK tour: http://www.f4wonline.com/wwe-news/undertaker-daniel-bryan-join-wwes-post-wrestlemania-european-tours-208496

Last night’s Edge and Christian Show on WWE Network had a bit about “Sunny’s Miracle Drops” with the side effects listed as “erratic behavior, cake fancer [as in fake cancer], and DUI’s.” Tammy Sytch is, of course, going off on Twitter. The two sides (well, WWE being the non-Sytch side, not Edge and Christian personally) had a bad falling out just over three years ago when Sytch, in a shoot interview, claimed that as soon as Linda McMahon’s last bid for the U.S. Senate ended, they pulled her out of a $1,000/day rehab facility to put her in a much cheaper one. WWE then made a public statement saying that they had “always provided rehabilitation at a certified treatment center; however, given Ms. Sytch’s inability to change her lifestyle and successfully complete treatment, WWE will no longer fund her rehabilitation."

On Monday, the relationship between WWE, WWN, and Evolve Wrestling continued to develop as WWN announced that NXT General Manager William Regal will appear at Evolve's next two shows in New York.

He will be available for pictures and autographs at both the March 19th event in Queens, NY, and the following night in Brooklyn. Regal will have an undisclosed role at both shows as well ...

WWN also announced that a WWE representative will be on hand at the WWN Seminar/Tryout on March 31st in Dallas in conjunction with WrestleCon. The group will also be running three shows that weekend.


Daniel Moody, the son of Paul Bearer, is now claiming that it was not his father's Hall of Fame ring on the show Pawn Stars and that he's trying to straighten out the situation. Pawn Stars did an episode last week regarding a Hall of Fame ring that was claimed to be that of Paul Bearer's.
Prior to its airing, it was rumored the ring belonged to Sunny before she debunked those rumors.


Some other sheet news includes:

Official poster for March's upcoming Network special called "WWE Roadblock" was released. http://f.e.wwe.com/i/1/2083514430/03012016_WinbackNot__01.jpg
WWE and Dean Ambrose currently facing a potential lawsuit regarding a recent car incident. https://twitter.com/mookieghana/status/704771890536194048
Triple H's contract as an active performer was recently leaked to end before Mania this year and the WWE is currently considering extending it for another 3 years. https://twitter.com/mookieghana/status/704805423921106944/photo/1
Sony Pictures and WWE announced a cross-over film is being made called Surf 2 and will feature animal versions of WWE wrestlers as characters. http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2016/03/01/surf-39-s-up-film-crossover-creates-another-wtf-moment-for-the-wwe.aspx
During a recent Q&A event, Kurt Angle revealed if he ever returned to the WWE, one of the things he'd like to do is form a new Team Angle with NXT's American Alpha as his tag team. http://www.allwrestlingnews.com/indy-news/kurt-angle-interested-reforming-team-angle-wwe-jordan-gable
According to the Observer, the majority of Stephanie's promo last night was based on her legit resentment to the rumored real life power struggle between her and Shane over future control of the company. Also implied the growing belief backstage is it just being a matter of time before Shane makes a major power grab and likely succeeding in the end.
Lucha Underground announced episodes for Season 1 and Season 2 are currently available for purchase on iTunes.
New video collection series called "Legacy of Shane McMahon" was recently added to the WWE Network. https://twitter.com/WWE_Network_Bot/status/704684215049330688
Three other new collection series were also added to the WWE Network called "The Four Horsewomen of NXT", "WrestleMania Show Stealers", and "Canadian Collection" (classic matches that happened in Canada).

[Fignuts]

Austin hitting the nail on the head with the wyatts. No reason why Bray shouldn't be the strongest heel in the company right now. He was headed right for it, but it'S been all downhill since his mania match against cena.

[Bad News Gertner]

I also think there's no reason why Bray can't be the top face in the company, especially after he first debuted. He's just so fucking cool.

[Jari]

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I miss Crossfit Jesus so much

[Evil Vito]

With the Network special this month being WWE Roadblock I find myself hoping that the road to WrestleMania gets longer and longer every year.

WWE Rest Stop and WWE Toll Booth should be next.

[Big Vic]

Bring back WWF Breakdown!

http://www.geocities.ws/Colosseum/Bleachers/4426/breakdown.jpg

[Innovator]

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[Innovator]

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I miss Crossfit Jesus so much

He PR'd Fran while dying for our sins, AMRAP

[drave]

With the Network special this month being WWE Roadblock I find myself hoping that the road to WrestleMania gets longer and longer every year.

WWE Rest Stop and WWE Toll Booth should be next.


Don't forget the stop at the old folks home for all the Mania season callbacks :|

[Big Vic]

"Backlash" should be renamed "OffRamp"

[Heisenberg]

Curious to know what is the most viewed WrestleMania on the WWE Network, I lost track of memorizing the cards right after 22-29. I usually go back and watch 2000 and 17 quite a bit.

[Volare]

Couldn't stop staring at Becky for some reason....

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[Lock Jaw]

Pretty sure I know the reason

[Lock Jaw]

Wish they had made Sasha/Becky a bigger deal on RAW.

Seems to me that if they knew they were going to have a RAW that didn't have Shane/Lesnar/Heyman/Reigns on it... they could have used that opportunity to put more focus on the Divas Title, and its top contenders. Seems to me like who should get to go to Wrestlemania to fight for the title could at least try to be presented as "big of a deal" as who gets to fight for the WWE Title.

Put the match on late in the show, if not main event, and have special hype packages all night about the competitors.... etc....

Treat it like it isn't just "one more thing", but the "pinnacle" of what can be accomplished for them.....

[Tom Guycott]

"Backlash" should be renamed "OffRamp"

"I get bumped from OffRamp?!"

[Emperor Smeat]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">People keep asking if I'm gonna help Shane. I just sent 10 pizzas to Takers house in hopes he stops training. Does that count?</p>&mdash; Pete Gasparino (@IamPeteGas) <a href="https://twitter.com/IamPeteGas/status/703988386265239552">February 28, 2016</a></blockquote>
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[Volare]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">People keep asking if I'm gonna help Shane. I just sent 10 pizzas to Takers house in hopes he stops training. Does that count?</p>&mdash; Pete Gasparino (@IamPeteGas) <a href="https://twitter.com/IamPeteGas/status/703988386265239552">February 28, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Good plan there.

[drave]

Slik you should reply to Peter Gas that the Undertaker promptly chokeslammed the pizza delivery guy to HAYELL!

[#BROKEN Hasney]

The Posse is ready

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[Droford]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">People keep asking if I'm gonna help Shane. I just sent 10 pizzas to Takers house in hopes he stops training. Does that count?</p>&mdash; Pete Gasparino (@IamPeteGas) <a href="https://twitter.com/IamPeteGas/status/703988386265239552">February 28, 2016</a></blockquote>
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[VSG]

I will lose my shit if the Mean Street Posse turns up at Wrestlemania.

[Lock Jaw]

Mean Street Posse 4 Life

[VSG]

4 LYF

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Just saw the video of Shane training, he looks in VERY good shape. Good for him. Better shape than I've ever seen him.

[Emperor Smeat]

Dirtsheets sponsored by Yokozuna's WWE Hall of Fame big fat ass:
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First batch are related to current Mania plans so spoiler tag used for those that want to stay surprised.

Sami Zayn is scheduled to be wrestling at WrestleMania at this point so he should be appearing on the main roster and on the main television very shortly.

With four weeks of television left, we’re told there is a complete WrestleMania card, although at this point only three matches are announced. The three, which are expected to be the show’s top three bouts, are HHH vs. Roman Reigns for the WWE title, Undertaker vs. Shane McMahon in a Hell in a Cell match for the control of Monday Night Raw, and Brock Lesnar vs. Dean Ambrose in a street fight.

At this point, there has been no mention of celebrities on the show. They haven’t even mentioned The Rock, although he is in a promotional videotape commercial for the show. But his being there has not been brought up in commentary since his last appearance on Raw in Miami. As noted, Rock, Steve Austin, Shawn Michaels and at least as of a week ago, Mick Foley, are all scheduled to have parts in the show at this point. The roles of all but Rock have been defined but whether all or some of the others will be announced ahead of time or do a cameo role similar to DX and the NWO last year is unknown.

Charlotte defending the Divas title against Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks in a three-way is currently scheduled, after two straight non-endings in Lynch vs. Banks matches to get the title shot. There will be a New Day vs. League of Nations match in some form, either a tag team or a six-man match. The hints we’ve had indicate more likely the latter. The New Day vs. A.J. Styles & Chris Jericho program is not scheduled to be part of WrestleMania. They have been pushing Sheamus & Rusev as a tag team of late. King Barrett is fully cleared and Alberto Del Rio is still being linked with Kalisto, which could lead to a blow-off match over the U.S. title but we haven’t been told of that yet.


There will also be a multiple person match of sorts. That is likely for Kevin Owens’ IC title although that hasn’t been confirmed. The idea is similar to last year’s IC title ladder match to load up on good workers (and The Miz). Also on the show include another singles match with top guys with an angle expected to be shot over the next two weeks, a second women’s match as well as the Andre the Giant Battle Royal for everyone else not slotted in. Aside from Shane McMahon, no surprise wrestlers are scheduled for the show, as all the legends will be in cameo roles, interview roles or as seconds or referees.


The original booking of WWE Roadblock was to be HHH vs. Ambrose vs. Lesnar, with HHH pinning Ambrose to win. The main event booking is interesting. The kneejerk reaction is HHH has to retain for his title defense at WrestleMania against Roman Reigns. They believe that they are going to get Ambrose over as a never quits babyface by constantly beating him down and beating him but he keeps coming back ... While Ambrose will likely always get a reaction because the crowd likes him and he’s got a great promo delivery, at some point, unless he scores a big win that this is building toward, people may lose faith in him since he constantly gets beaten up in fights he starts and always loses to the top guys.

Right now there are no plans on the table for Ambrose to turn heel, but they badly need contenders ready for Reigns with personal issues over the summer. If they run with Sheamus and Wyatt as his post-Mania foes, or turn Show or Kane, it’ll be a bad start to a tough reign for him. Reigns as a heel makes all the sense in the world, but that would undo years of work in planning on him for being the face of the company. But all of his “money” contenders or best personal issues would come on the face side, most notably Lesnar, Ambrose, Undertaker and John Cena.

Shane McMahon has not signed a contract with the company as a performer nor has he been hired for an executive position. The company noted that he is expected to be paid in excess of $120,000 for his role as a performer this year leading to WrestleMania. At this point, nobody seems to have been told anything but he’s returning short-term as a performer.

The story broken this past week by Mike Johnson regarding TNA looking for outside investors opens up a lot of questions. While they are categorizing it as looking for money to fund new growth, the move comes at a time when Panda Energy has pulled back on funding the company and the company seems more from the outside looking that it needs new capital ...

The company had been looking for investors for some time, but it hadn’t been public. But apparently Dixie Carter has been at meetings in both New York and Los Angeles looking for funding. The public admission of looking for outside funding is a change, as all previous stories that would lead to uncertainty about the future were always denied to talent, even though historically in every case it left the company with no credibility when the stories ended up being true.
Update to TNA looking for a new investor and/or parent company news.

The most recent set of tapings in the U.K. runs out with the show that airs on 3/8 ... Talent had been told that they were booked for tapings back at Universal in Orlando from ... 3/15 to 3/20, with the first night being an almost live (tape delayed by about two hours) show. The taping would include doing both Impact as well as some One Night Only specials which the company is contracted to in its international television deals. Six days of tapings would enable them to tape nearly two months of television.

But it’s strange that even at this late date the company hasn’t announced it, nor have any of the talent received their ticket itinerary, and there are rumblings about late payments again, which is hardly uncommon. Those used to be blamed on the outside forces in Panda, but now with all checks having to be cut from the Nashville offices with Panda not involved, the old excuses no longer hold water ... Talent hasn’t been told of any house shows or PPV dates, nor future tapings after this month.

Signs aren’t good, as the audience for Impact has dropped. The 2/23 Impact show, pushed as the Lockdown card from London, did 210,000 viewers at 9 p.m., the lowest number to date by 45,000 viewers, and that’s more than a month after Pop TV added 8 million new homes. The 87,000 viewers for the replay were the second lowest since moving to the new station. They are in somewhere between 21 million and 23 million more homes than when they were on Destination America, and about 12 million to 14 million fewer homes than Spike, but their viewing audience is way down from Destination America numbers ...

Now the base has eroded. While the TV show has improved, they ran off so many customers and lost customers with network and night changes that never came back ... There are a number of problems, including just the nature of TNA as WWE-lite storylines with lesser stars. Instead of forging their own direction like a number of independent groups have done to grow interest, the TNA formula isn’t unique in a business where WWE has five hours of weekly prime time television with bigger names, better matches, and an NXT product on its network as a hot alternative with a more basic style. TNA does have less scripted feeling interviews and has tried to push new characters in recent weeks. The TV has gotten better in recent weeks. But the loss of so many big names and overall negative momentum and the bad feelings among fans from all the years of bad television has left the brand with significant damage ...

In addition, the relationship between TNA will and AO1 Productions looks to have fallen apart already. This stems from issues with production people for much of last year complaining about late payments
Some other bad news included the recent UK tour performing a lot worse than originally assumed, TNA having problems planning for this year's India tour, and this week's Impact being the 3rd lowest in viewers since the move to POP TV.

AAA has announced its Rey de Reyes show ... The main event has Mesias (Mil Muertes) vs. El Texano Jr. for the vacant Mega heavyweight title. This is the title that Alberto El Patron held when he left for WWE, and has been vacant since October. The card is pretty clear that they are no longer focusing on younger talent and more of older wrestlers with name value. Also announced is a non-stipulation singles match with Dr. Wagner Jr., who is 50, vs. Psycho Clown.

The Hogan-Gawker trial starts this week. According to a story in the Tampa Bay Times, when the judge read Gawker’s defense that the video was a matter of legitimate public concern, several jurors scoffed audibly. Hogan is expecting the biggest win of his career, and financially, it very well could be. Hogan Tweeted while in the court house, “Time for the real main event. I am going to slam another Giant! Hogan vs. Gawker! Watcha Gonna Do Gawker? Only Justice Brother.
All signs pretty much have it as a lock that Hogan will win. For a small laugh this was one of the questions asked during the jury pool stuff: https://twitter.com/annamphillips/status/705128035696189441

There had been talk regarding whether to allow Styles to use the Styles Clash, because Vince McMahon had found out Yoshitatsu suffered a broken neck from the move and wanted to err on the side of caution. After Styles used it to beat Axel in his second singles match, they made the call to use the calf crusher as his finisher. Styles hadn’t used the Styles clash, nor even teased it because he was told it wasn’t going to be his finish, since that point. Jericho wanted it in their PPV match, as much as anything because the move was over and to get a reaction, and got it in, and with no issues coming from it, the move is now okay to be used. But I believe they still want the submission move to be his finisher

Right now the rule in creative is if there is a major cultural event, such as the Super Bowl, Grammys or Emmys, that something related to it has to be written into the opening promo the next Monday on Raw

Jeff Jarrett's Global Force Wrestling has signed a deal with "American Ninja Warrior" producers A. Smith & Co. Productions to partner and develop a new professional wrestling TV series, described by Real Screen, which broke the news today, as "a new wrestling format within the sport while providing viewers with dramatic storylines and exclusive access to their favorite athletes."

The story notes that the series would take the GFW roster and present them in a similar "event style" to some of A. Smith & Co.'s other productions, such as FOXs "Hell's Kitchen." GFW has been taping and presenting some reality elements to videos they've released online to promote the Global Force Wrestling brand-name ...

Based on the wording of the article, it would appear this project under the GFW banner would be separate from the GFW Amped TV episodes that were taped last year in Las Vegas.


Some other sheet news includes:

NJPW's Kota Ibushi teased during a recent Japanese interview that he would like to work in the WWE in the future. https://twitter.com/enuhito_eng/status/705058163377082368?lang=en
Someone on SquaredCircle recently broke down the segment and wrestling times for this week's RAW with ads taking up around 23% of the show, promos and recaps types taking up around 41.5% of the show, and actual wrestling being just 25% of the show. In a non-shocker, Taker ate up the most time in regards to ring entrances. https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/48j6hb/this_weeks_raw_in_piechart_form_aka_i_have_too/
According to the Observer, NJPW is planning on expanding their presence in the US market with recently signed Jim Ross and their AXS show as the basis for it. Also currently working on getting an official NJPW wrestling game to be made.
Update to Lucha Underground selling episodes on iTunes as it appears LU only gets paid a percentage per episode downloaded and no money up front from the deal.
According to the Observer, current Road to Mania plans have no more tv appearances by Taker till Mania while Shane has at least 3 more dates planned. Lesnar only has 2 more weeks of dates currently planned while Reigns is set to come back next week but will skip the following week.
According to reports, the current contract Nakaumra signed with the WWE ends in 2019.
According to PWI, this season of Total Divas is on tract to be the worst in terms of viewers with a this week's episode being under 600k. https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/48otom/total_divas_audience_drops_significantly_down_to/

[CSL]

that rumoured New Japan game is long overdue

[Innovator]

Shibata finally signed a NJPW contract

[CSL]

and Will Ospreay joined CHAOS, will wrestle Kushida for the Jr. title. I hope he lifts a few weights between now and then.

[Innovator]

About time CHAOS got a new member. Okada keeps having to team with YOSHI "Loose Explosion" HASHI and Sakuraba.

[GD]

Mrs. Cody Rhodes

http://i.imgur.com/Sm6JCDz.jpg

[Sepholio]

I'm going to the bushes.

[Innovator]

http://i.imgur.com/SI8cyhR.png

[Sepholio]

going back to the bushes....

oh my.

[CSL]

probably best you don't look up naked pictures of her on Google then or you might never come out

[Lock Jaw]

http://i.imgur.com/Exx4vzr.gif

[Black Widow]

https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtf1/v/t1.0-9/12814694_10206095925380493_3010426455000364337_n.jpg?oh=c089655df73656ef3b4066625cc6aab7&oe=574E20D5Ha!


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Any wrestler got a hotter Daughter?

[Heisenberg]

Noelle is dating Frank the Clown, not fair to anybody, especially Mick himself. He deserves a better son-in-law

[Evil Vito]

Supposedly the planned Lesnar/Harper match for Roadblock is now gonna be the Lesnar/Wyatt one that was scrapped from Mania.

Fuck. Lesnar/Harper would have ruled.

[drave]

Hopefully they pull Wyatt Family shenanigans and win.

[Emperor Smeat]

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

[drave]

Biggest mismatch/mistake ever, or something. There's a word for it.

[Innovator]

http://i.imgur.com/WX7h82X.jpg

[Lock Jaw]

I'd let her beat me up

[Lock Jaw]

Not that I would have a choice if she set her mind to it

[rockman725]

Biggest mismatch/mistake ever, or something. There's a word for it.

:lol:

I'd probably classify that as an oxymoron.

[Lock Jaw]

https://giant.gfycat.com/VainVapidChupacabra.gif

[Emperor Smeat]

Dirtsheets sponsored by Dean Ambrose's shirt:
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WWE Hall of Famer Kevin Nash will donate his brain and spinal cord to the CTE Center at Boston University and the Concussion Legacy Foundation after his death.

CTE scans and head injuries are issues that have received heightened attention in recent times, after former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan was forced to retire due to numerous concussions and brain trauma.

Now Nash has revealed that he too has suffered from concussions, which have led him to suffering from short term memory problems.

Speaking to ESPN.com’s Michael Rothstein, Big Sexy said: “Chris Nowinski started the program and I’ve had several concussions throughout my life and had scans done and stuff and knew that somewhere down the line, I’ve already had short-term memory problems. I decided to go ahead. The only way you can diagnose this is after you’re dead.”

Currently announced for the WWE Live Event in Nottingham, England on April 17th: The New Day vs. Bray Wyatt and Braun Strowman for the WWE Tag Team Championships

On this week's edition of Smackdown that aired in Canada Wednesday and in the U.S. Thursday, WWE announced that Brock Lesnar will wrestle Bray Wyatt at the Network exclusive special on March 12th, emanating from Toronto, ON ...

This match was originally scheduled for this year's WrestleMania, but Dean Ambrose was moved into the Wyatt spot prior to the Fastlane PPV. Wyatt does not have a WrestleMania opponent as of yet, but it's expected that he and the rest of the Wyatt Family will compete in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.

Roman Reigns nasal surgery may have been for a deviated septum on 2/23 in Tampa. That is not confirmed as far as what the surgery was for, just that the angle on 2/22 was done as a storyline to cover the surgery for a pre-existing issue, which is why they used the heavy blood in the angle. The reason WWE was so vague on the issue is because while it was nasal surgery and the angle is that he had a shattered nose, the surgery was for something different. We don’t know for certain what the nature of the surgery was, only that the photos he showed were consistent with the aftermath of surgery for a deviated septum. Right now he’s advertised for the 3/7 Raw in Chicago, 3/12 Roadblock show in Toronto, but not the 3/14 TV in Pittsburgh

On the 2/25 Smackdown show, they piped in fake boos for the HHH promo at the start of the show where originally it was mostly cheers. So they are not looking for anyone to think he’s a face or planning a face turn, at least at this point. As of mid-week, nothing had changed and Reigns was scheduled to win the title at Mania and be the main event face at the 2017 and 2018 Mania

Styles did an interview with Rapzilla.com and said the main reason he decided to leave New Japan is that he was just too far away from his family. “I think the jump was due to timing. Being in Japan, being away from home, was pretty scary because if something happened, I would have to jump on a plane and go home, and that scared me.” He said he was disappointed to find out he wouldn’t be wrestling Bryan. “We had unbelievable matches and selfishly I was hoping I’d have the chance to wrestle Daniel Bryan and have one of those classic matches that we had years ago. I know we could definitely do that.”. . Barrett has been fully cleared as he was working good back-and-forth house show matches with Neville over the weekend

New reports suggest Shane McMahon tried and failed to buy Newcastle United football club.

The Wrestling Observer Newsletter notes this week that the son of WWE owner Vince McMahon attempted to put together a consortium to take over the club, but ultimately a deal never materialised.

Rumors from a few years ago actually suggested Vince McMahon wanted to buy the club but at the time it appeared to be fanciful journalism, but may now have stemmed from a real situation where Shane McMahon wanted to buy out Mike Ashley. The deal wouldn’t have had any WWE connection, it would have been a Shane project.

Whether he’ll one day return with a bid for an English Premier League football side is unknown. He’s back with WWE for a short term run as a performer, but he’s in no way back in the wrestling business.

Shane also considered buying the MMA group RINGS, and there were also rumours that he thought about buying PRIDE before UFC stepped in. He’s always wanted to prove himself, whether it was in WWE or outside WWE. However, he’s still waiting for his first major business success. As for WWE, Stephanie McMahon and Triple H are now firmly established in the heir to Vince McMahon spot.
http://whatculture.com/wwe/wwes-shane-mcmahon-wanted-to-buy-newcastle-united.php

"I was made aware of the comments Jim Ross made on a recent radio interview. I just want to clarify that, while the surgery went well and my doctors and I are optimistic, it is still way too early to declare that it's now a non-issue. I will be monitored every 3 months over the next couple of years as there is a possibility that the cancer can come back. It will be a while before I can say I'm cancer free."
https://www.facebook.com/hitmanbrethart/?fref=nf

At today's New Japan show, it was announced that Will Ospreay will debut by challenging Kushida for the IWGP jr. title on 4/10 at Sumo Hall on the Invasion Attack PPV show. Ospreay was shown on video, introduced by Kazuchika Okada, and will be part of the Chaos stable, which means he'll be treated as a regular and a player..

Michael Hayes was on Ric Flair's podcast and said that Buddy Roberts Jr., the son of Buddy Roberts, and Terry Ray Gordy Jr., the son of Terry Gordy, who were both pro wrestlers and Gordy was in WWE as Jesse years back, will be accepting the Hall of Fame awards for their father.


Some other sheet news includes:

Former wrestler Rhyno/Rhino announced he is running for a seat in Michigan's state elections this year. https://twitter.com/Rhyno313/status/705511163551948800
AJ Styles is currently denying rumors the Styles Clash has been banned in the WWE. Rumors started after some websites misinterpreted what the Observer said about the WWE's stance on the move and likely wanting the Calf Crusher as his finisher instead. https://twitter.com/ajstylesorg/status/705408327765925888
According to a CNN reporter, another question asked to the jury in the Hogan vs Gawker trial involved if anyone was upset when Hogan beat Andre at Mania 3 or turned heel in WCW. https://twitter.com/TomKludt/status/705422582888189953
Ric Flair recently confirmed rumors of him inducting Sting into the WWE Hall of Fame this year.
According to reports from Japan, Katsuyori Shibata recently signed a new deal to stay in NJPW. https://twitter.com/enuhito_eng/status/705329345200574464
NJPW announced this year's Super J Cup tournament will include wrestlers from ROH, HOAH, Dragon Gate, CMLL and four other promotions. https://twitter.com/enuhito_eng/status/705329345200574464
Lucha Underground's Johnny Mundo was a guest on a recent episode of Rooster Teeth's Free Play show. https://youtu.be/ebO2n-Z00fU?t=13m42s
ROH announced a tag team triple threat match of the Motor City Machine Guns vs Young Bucks, vs the Addiction will occur at next month's ppv show in Philly. http://www.rohwrestling.com/news/huge-triple-threat-tag-signed-philly
EVOLVE (and WrestleCon) currently rumored to be making a huge Wrestlemania weekend announcement soon in regards to an unannounced match or two that will "blow people's minds" when revealed. https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/48u48g/rob_naylor_on_twitter_discussing_wrestlemania/

[harmsway]

How in the fuck did Nash ever get a concussion with that workrate?

[Hanso Amore]

How in the fuck did Nash ever get a concussion with that workrate?

When he missed the corkscrew 720 splash of the lockdown cage.

Classic Nash

[Lock Jaw]

Nash invented the diving headbutt

[el bobbo]

Ha!


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Any wrestler got a hotter Daughter?

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01007/borat_1007640c.jpg

[Black Widow]

I hope he's right cause it would be stupid to ban AJ's move.

[Sepholio]

Nash is the greatest wrassler ever.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

He probably concussed himself with his perfection of german, snap and northerlight suplexes (avec bridge). His style was physically demanding in this regard.

[Innovator]

I heard Mozart time traveled to 1993 and saw Nash's bridge, traveled back to used the moment as inspiration for Requiem in D Minor.

[Droford]

Nash should donate his hair so some kid could have big sexy hair.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

I heard Nash figured the equation to split the atom. It's how he invented the Jackknife Powerbomb

[Innovator]

Nash should donate his hair so some kid could have big sexy hair.

Nash's hair color didn't change from brown to silver due to age, it just wanted the rest of us mortals to stand a chance.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

A drastic miscalculation, not understanding the undeniable (big) sexiness of a silver fox.

[Innovator]

The silver fox sexiness was grossly underestimated by said hair.

[Volare]

Honestly loved this breakdown. (Start at 11:45)

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[Volare]

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Hot damn. :love::drool:

[Emperor Smeat]

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[Emperor Smeat]

Dirtsheets sponsored by Evil Emma:
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It does appear WWE is getting the message across regarding fans not purchasing PPVs, at least in North America, as the Royal Rumble was down significantly from the prior year even though WWE had topped the 1 million mark for the network by that time. The Rumble is currently estimated at 32,000 domestic buys, a number less than SummerSlam and Night of Champions, as well as another 59,000 buys outside of North America. The 32,000 buys represent a 47 percent drop from the prior year’s 61,000 in North America. The international drop was 49 percent, going from 115,000 buys for the 2015 Rumble to 59,000 this year.

Shane McMahon has been training with a number of different coaches to get in shape for his match, including strength and conditioning and Muay Thai. One of his coaches is Phil Nurse, a boxer and kickboxer from the U.K. best known as Georges St-Pierre’s striking coach. Nurse was the guy who rubbed all the Vaseline on GSP causing all the controversy in his second fight with B.J. Penn. Maybe they can copy that spot so Shane can escape from Undertaker’s gogoplata. Or maybe not

The WWE received the Diamond Play Button from YouTube for surpassing 10 million subscribers to its YouTube channel, only the fourth company to reach that number after Taylor Swift, The Ellen Show and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. They pushed this on Raw and said they were the leading sports programming on YouTube. That’s notable because they try to claim they aren’t sports when it comes to television, because the longest running show doesn’t work compared to sports that have been on television for decades, or in other comparisons like when they have pushed Raw as the leading entertainment show on cable some Mondays when it had far less viewers than football. But now when it’s behind entertainment properties, it’s sport


After about 20 months, Ric Flair settled his issues in North Carolina. Flair had been ordered by the court to pay $32,000 in support and legal fees to his fourth wife, Jacqueline Beems Fliehr in June 2014. He had refused to pay. He had claimed in newspapers interviews that he would, but when he hadn’t by July, an arrest warrant was put out against him in Mecklenburg County (Charlotte is in Mecklenburg Country, where he lived for decades) where he was to be arrested if he came to the state. He’s avoided going to North Carolina since that time, but the arrest warrant was rescinded last week on 2/25, which was his 67th birthday, so evidently he paid the fee. He had vowed at one point not to pay it because he had refused to pay any more money to Beems
Might explain Ric's recent run in the WWE

Thursday’s WWE Smackdown averaged 2.491 million viewers for USA Network, according to Showbuzzdaily.com. The number was up from the 2.395 million count from last week.

Terry "Rhino" Gerin will be running for public office for the state house of representatives for his district in Dearborn, MI. He said that he told Vince McMahon about it and Vince said if there's anything they could do to help they would. He's pushing to improve salaries for teachers, upgrade road construction in the area and for more governmental accountability with tax dollars. We believes the public schools are greatly under funded. Alex Marvez has a story here (http://www.foxsports.com/wwe/story/wwe-wrestling-s-rhyno-making-run-for-political-office-in-michigan-030416).
Update to Rhino running for public office.


Some other sheet news includes:

WWE released a statement and condolences regarding the passing of Hayabusa. http://www.wwe.com/article/hayabusa-passes-away
For those interested in a good read, the origins of Hayabusa's mask was explained on Twitter: https://twitter.com/e_key_oide/status/705898492376387584
WWE is currently offering another free month of the Network to new subscribers with Mania tossed in as an incentive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-GVp29bKJw
In a "WWE Did You Know" type fact, WWE Roadblock will be the 6th WWE title match in Dean Ambrose's career and the 1st with no special stipulation added. http://officialfan.proboards.com/thread/539500/ambrose-6th-championship-title-shot
TNA recently released a poster hyping up Kurt Angle's final match in TNA on March 8th. https://scontent-mad1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtf1/v/t1.0-9/12832537_10153746647067745_6172691469532912579_n.jpg?oh=de2f0d9f9f357e45b68a11dd123f9d7e&oe=5758FF90
Emma is currently rumored to have been injured during a recent NXT show in Cleveland. https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/4908to/emma_injured_at_nxt_cleveland/
Observer recently debunked rumors of them stating Kevin Owens vs Sami Zayn will be one of the matches for this year's Mania card. https://twitter.com/davemeltzerWON/status/705801452547997700

[GD]

https://giant.gfycat.com/VainVapidChupacabra.gif

So hot :love:

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Noelle is dating Frank the Clown, not fair to anybody, especially Mick himself. He deserves a better son-in-law

Who is that anyways?

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

probably best you don't look up naked pictures of her on Google then or you might never come out

Probably all fakes tho.

[Black Widow]

http://oi44.tinypic.com/zvvbsg.jpg

[Rammsteinmad]

Is it bad to say "lol"?

[The Destroyer]

Who is that anyways?
WWE superfan who goes to shitloads of shows each year while dressed up like a clown, for some reason.

[thekrow]

http://oi44.tinypic.com/zvvbsg.jpg

Wow RVD a dick

[Droford]

Took me a sec to realize that was test

[Sixx]

<iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DgwH_6oYhjI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Wow, he didn't even show up in this.

Nice.

[Innovator]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ccz-VzBW0AEapnz.jpg

[Droford]

Wow, he didn't even show up in this.

Nice.

Its not real, its a fan made video back in early 90s

[Mr. Nerfect]

New Japan getting a video game is a smart move. I hope it increases their presence in the US.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Becky Lynch

[Fignuts]

New Japan getting a video game is a smart move. I hope it increases their presence in the US.

Wait where did you see this?

[Emperor Smeat]

From an Observer report this week. Part of their overall expansion plans for this year and the near future.

http://411mania.com/wrestling/njpw-news-company-looking-to-expand-into-the-us-tanahashi-injury-update-more/

[Lock Jaw]

Becky Lynch

Ok

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CcqIq4hWEAA_yuO.jpg

[Fignuts]

From an Observer report this week. Part of their overall expansion plans for this year and the near future.

http://411mania.com/wrestling/njpw-news-company-looking-to-expand-into-the-us-tanahashi-injury-update-more/

Hopefully they're talking console and not some crappy mobile game. Been too long since we got a good japanese wrestling game.

[Innovator]

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[Black Widow]

https://41.media.tumblr.com/a64303b3141eb2f2d8ee9f57bcb9db61/tumblr_o25f0y0FkX1titri8o1_1280.jpg

[The Destroyer]

Hopefully they're talking console and not some crappy mobile game. Been too long since we got a good japanese wrestling game.
They've already got a mobile game so hopefully it'll be console.

[#1-norm-fan]

If Foley does end up being involved in WrestleMania, I'm hoping he ends up in Ambrose's corner. Foley teaching Ambrose to be even more batshit crazy in order to beat Lesnar could lead to some great "training" vignettes. Also any excuse to have a Heyman-Foley promo war is #BestForBusiness.

[Emperor Smeat]

http://57.media.tumblr.com/cebc963e7d2b8dec0387ce7150fd6fd8/tumblr_mz5wkkDt7S1t8kq1jo1_400.gif

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

One guy from Old School Wrestling Review Podcast grew up with Becky, and I just listened to one of the podcasts from just after her debut, and he was mortified because he really liked her and they had her Irish jigging.

Wonder what he'd think now, given her success on the main roster. (Yeah I mean I know she isn't being used to her FULL potential but she's definitely holding her own and making her mark as a hard, solid worker and is undeniably likeable and more charismatic than pretty much every other diva).

[Droford]

https://vine.co/v/e6rYqHHjBgJ

[Emperor Smeat]

Some recently teased plans for Mania according to the dirtsheets:

According to a recent edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, Kalisto will be defending the United States Title at WrestleMania 32, however he will not be facing former Champion Alberto Del Rio. There was speculation Kalisto and Del Rio would continue their feud into ‘Mania, but that is not currently the plan for the U.S. Champ.

While not confirmed and speculative at this point, it’s possible Ryback could be an opponent for Kalisto at the big PPV this year. As we just noted, Ryback is booked in U.S. Title Triple Threat matches against Kalisto and Del Rio at upcoming live events, and with The Big Guy teasing a possible heel turn as of late, it could be a match option.

Besides that match, Styles vs Jericho is also being teased as a Mania match from the same source that leaked Shane McMahon's return.

WWE themselves hinting the IC title match at Mania being a multi-man match the dirtsheets were teasing for a while.
Intercontinental Champion Kevin Owens noted on SmackDown that he doesn’t yet have an opponent to challenge for his title at WrestleMania, and with strong contender Dean Ambrose’s attention pulled in the direction of Triple H’s WWE World Heavyweight Championship, the field seems wide open.

After both Dolph Ziggler and The Miz have upped their game and traded swift victories in the past week, will we see The Showoff or the bearer of “The Moneymaker” challenge Owens at The Showcase of the Immortals? Might The Prizefighter’s recent adversary Big Show bring their rivalry to The Grandest Stage of Them All? Or will it be a more unorthodox foe, like Stardust? Perhaps WrestleMania’s Intercontinental Title picture will begin to materialize on Raw.

[Black Widow]

http://i.imgur.com/LBq8NwT.jpg

[Gerard]

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/C7nNntkh0dk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Obstructotron 5000 :lol::rofl:

[#BROKEN Hasney]

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

http://i.imgur.com/6atSVkB.png

[Innovator]

http://www.wildabouttrial.com/one_off/hulk-hogan-v-gawker-trial-live-stream/

[EzekielKane]

https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xft1/v/t1.0-0/s480x480/12799333_1052506901467203_3453545786939966297_n.jpg?oh=0d04235c8f83ecf9c3ae81ebcb5992f9&oe=57958C1D


PAUL OX IS COMING TO TWA!


https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xlf1/v/t1.0-0/s480x480/12821573_1052506911467202_5131626010402229668_n.jpg?oh=068b519f739b8d2462e16dbe14fa0496&oe=579425E2


CONTRACT IS SIGNED!


PAUL OX DEBUTS ON TWA SOON!


WHAT IS PAUL OX GOING TO DO ON HIS DEBUT?

[drave]

If he isn't using the pick axe to bludgeon/axe someone, GTFO.

[EzekielKane]

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


ANOTHER new face for the new season of TWA! TWA is getting better and better and they just posted a season 2 preview video on their facebook so go and check it out!

[drave]

How many felonies does that guy have? Will he fight New Jack?

[Emperor Smeat]

http://i.imgflip.com/14e4b.gif

[drave]

Awesome :shifty:

[#BROKEN Hasney]

There's nothing on the paper that random lumberjack is signing. It's just blank.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Guy who said we should tune in for Shane's return says we should tune in to Raw tonight too. "Might be a little more generic, but thought you would still enjoy it".

[Innovator]

HYPETRAIN IS LEAVING THE STATION, ALL ABOARD

[Volare]

Linda or Mick.