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GD
11-08-2018, 03:50 PM
Coming out of Friday’s Crown Jewel show, one of the big stories is Brock Lesnar winning the Universal Championship. Another story coming out of that match was how they booked Lesnar to destroy Strowman. It came off as a burial to some but Dave Meltzer reported that the idea was that Strowman never really recovered after getting hit with the Universal Title by Baron Corbin. There could be more behind the reason why Strowman was booked the way he was on Friday.

Mike Johnson provided some interesting news on a recent PWInsider audio show that might put some of this into perspective.

“One of the things that I heard from multiple people – we’re talking 4 different people. There are times where Strowman is negligent when it comes to showing up on time,” Johnson said. He added “He has a reputation at times for leaving a little early and sometimes he makes mistakes in terms of etiquette in the backstage in the locker room. Sometimes, as one person put it, he’s his own worst enemy and his worst advocate. They would be high on him and just when he gets to the point where you would think the next step is putting him into the centerpiece position for the company [then] something happens and he makes some sort of misstep backstage and people within management kind of cool on him and they take a step back.”

Johnson theorized that WWE likes him but they don’t trust him and then management decides to pull back on his push because they don’t trust him to be in the top spot. The stories about showing up late and leaving early are things he heard in the last few days.

It’s ironic because Brock Lesnar has a reputation for leaving the arena immediately after he is done with his segment but there are different rules for him than the rest of the locker room.

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xrodmuc316
11-09-2018, 06:15 PM
Nothing like hurting your own company and product to teach a lesson on your dumb carney rules to a performer...

Gerard
11-09-2018, 06:25 PM
Backstage "etiquette", aka shaking people's hands every time you see them for no apparent reason. Think latex gloves are provided for anyone going to shake Orton's hand.

Destor
11-09-2018, 06:27 PM
@xrod

Its not carny. Who have no clue what youre talking about and youre just using words you dont understand

ClockShot
11-09-2018, 08:21 PM
Braun, as much as I love him right now, hasn't earned those "privileges" yet.

Not by a long shot.

Bad News Gertner
11-09-2018, 08:23 PM
@xrod

Its not carny. Who have no clue what youre talking about and youre just using words you dont understand

It's not just exclusive to wrestling either. A company is not going to put you in a high position if they think you're a flake who is disrespectful to those above you.

Savio
11-09-2018, 10:07 PM
Completely burried..... kicked out of 4 F5s

Rammsteinmad
11-09-2018, 11:19 PM
Yeah, I can't seem to understand why people think he was squashed. He was hit with the belt from behind, and it took five of the most "devastating" finishers ever to put him down. That, and he still managed to fight back a little too. People are reacting as if he was completely destroyed and buried and he's now going to be jobbing to Brian Kendrick on 205 Live.

xrodmuc316
11-10-2018, 12:43 AM
@xrod

Its not carny. Who have no clue what youre talking about and youre just using words you dont understand

I am saying that in the sense of sticking to their old ways.

Instead of going all in on a guy with big box office, they pull back cause he shows up late. It's not punishing Braun that I have any issue with, it's WWE hurting their own commodity and product just to teach a personal lesson.

I want to go back maybe 12 or so years when Orton got suspended 60 days but they let him still be on tapings. So he got punished financially but they didn't bury the character.

If Braun is breaking rules, fine him. Give him shit payoffs. Don't waste the character and cost the company money.

WWE keeps probably 80+% of everything they make, so if we make Brauns character worth half as much to teach him a lesson, they are also costing themselves 4 times as much.

And FYI, I've been following wrestling for over 30 years, so I think I know enough to throw words like carny and kayfabe around, thank you very much.

It's a publicly traded company, they shouldn't throw money away because of lack of etiquette by a performer backstage. Not like Braun is shitting in people's food.

Sixx
11-10-2018, 09:27 AM
Put that stupid ram mask on him again to punish him.

Ol Dirty Dastard
11-10-2018, 09:37 AM
And FYI, I've been following wrestling for over 30 years, so I think I know enough to throw words like carny and kayfabe around, thank you very much.




Xrod's honour has been insulted and he demands satisfaction @Destor

Sixx
11-10-2018, 10:31 AM
Wait, aren't carnies = travelling carnival/circus people?

That's a good term for wrestlers. Damn.

Vastardikai
11-10-2018, 11:16 AM
Wrestlers used to be part of carnivals, and were Indeed Carnies.

Sixx
11-10-2018, 11:24 AM
Wrestlers used to be part of carnivals, and were Indeed Carnies.

Oh? Cool.

Cheers.

GD
11-10-2018, 08:01 PM
So Braun Strowman doesn’t have any heat with Vince.

Theo Dious
11-10-2018, 09:09 PM
O NOES BROWN IS IN TEH DOGGHOUSE

Sepholio
11-10-2018, 09:21 PM
Of course he wouldn't have heat with Vince. Even if Vince was mad, as soon as Braun showed up to the office to get chewed out Vince would be like "Oh yeah I forgot how big you are. Awesome. Keep up the good work!" And that would be that.

Ol Dirty Dastard
11-11-2018, 10:08 AM
O NOES BROWN IS IN TEH DOGGHOUSE

lol shutup

SlickyTrickyDamon
11-11-2018, 11:08 AM
Fake Newz

Theo Dious
11-13-2018, 11:10 AM
lol shutup

I WILL PEE ALL OVER MY PANTS

THEN WHO'S GONNA END UP LOOKING BAD

Mr. Nerfect
11-17-2018, 10:58 PM
Braun Strowman isn't very good. Where is this talk about him being big box office coming from? They've been pushing him since 2016 and ratings have been going down. They decide who they want to be in their main events. No one will get bigger than the company if they can have it their way. Braun is just another guy.