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#1161 | |
Wrestling Marks Rejoice!
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Its like they're oblivious that those same people who hold their phone up during Bray's entrance can use the damn thing to say how shit their decision-making is. Funny that. |
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#1162 |
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Then have Daniel Bryan win, and hope that all is well in the world. Bryan insists on defending his shot against Reigns at Fast Lane however, since he's that sort of guy. Bryan beats Reigns and then moves on to Brock at WrestleMania.
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#1163 |
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Yeah, you can't keep the internet out of wrestling today.
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#1164 |
I'm a loner, Dottie...
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Watch WWE turn Reigns heel tomorrow and then try to claim it was the plan all along.
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#1165 |
King of Suplexes/Oxy
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NJPW World appears to also be down.
This is so fucking great. If you average in these last three hours, this may be the best show of all time. |
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#1166 |
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If Reigns turns heel out of this, they should actually just have him stripped of his Rumble title shot by popular demand. Network subscribers are cancelling because they hate Reigns so much, is the official Authority story. Daniel Bryan comes to Reigns' defense and tells them that he won the Rumble fair and square, and as a result, should be given the shot, but to no avail. Reigns starts Spearing good guys and not giving a fuck very soon after that.
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#1167 |
Celestia's Left Hand
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#1169 | |
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Not really. Profits are split with the Cable and other TV providers for PPV buys so WWE doesn't make what they should on them. The problem is that they thought they would have 3 million worldwide subscribers by now, which would mean they would be making far more money off the network than they ever did on PPV. They reported they made a total of $82million on PPV in 2013, they would make that in a quarter on the Network IF they got the numbers they were hoping to get. Either way, right now they are losing money on their big shows like RR and WM that normally get high buy rates; but they are making more money on the smaller PPV's that normally only draw 175k-200k buys. Which brings us to tonight. If even half of these people are actually canceling their accounts, that is going to be a major blow for them. |
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#1170 |
Wrestling Marks Rejoice!
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#1173 |
Celestia's Left Hand
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I'm so giddy over this that I'm using the word giddy.
Still number 1 and the cancellations are still coming in droves ..........there are no words ![]() ![]() |
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#1174 |
wekasauce
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ugh last gif making page load really slow, bad
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#1175 |
I'm a loner, Dottie...
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Shame there isn't another wrestling company that can compete with WWE right now. This could have been their moment to skyrocket in popularity.
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#1176 |
King of Suplexes/Oxy
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Spoilered it because I love you RDD.
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#1177 |
Celestia's Left Hand
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#1178 |
I'm a loner, Dottie...
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#1179 |
wekasauce
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Wonder how many of these #CancelWWENetwork people are for cereal. Anyone got a link to WWE's stock numbers or w/e, would be curious to see if it dips tomorrow or anything
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#1180 |
Celestia's Left Hand
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#1181 |
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Do we have any idea how many people are actually cancelling their subscriptions? Will it be enough to make a dent? The social networking aspect is enough of a black mark for the WWE. I mean, "#RomanEmpire" isn't a worldwide trend at the moment, is it?
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#1182 |
Wrestling Marks Rejoice!
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Off the shitstorm for a second: what happen'd with Ascension vs NAO? I'm hoping Konnor and Victor got (and continue to get) a backdoor victory to mirror how LoD jobbed to the Outlaws back in the day to help legitimize them, and with the same "you're too old"/barely able to back up their bragging schtick to boot.
But, since I missed it, I'm fearing a one and done squash that didn't help the new guys in any way. |
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#1183 |
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We'll know for sure sooner than later. You know damn well dirt sheet providers will be scouring for some numbers. Cannot wait to see if there's a dramatic drop off.
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#1184 | |
King of Suplexes/Oxy
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#1185 | |
King of Suplexes/Oxy
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I was thinking about this just yesterday. I don't want to be presumptuous, but if there were a "WCW-level" brand, that could afford to pay people six figures, then I think CM Punk, Cesaro, Dolph Ziggler, Alberto Del Rio, Zack Ryder and possibly even Daniel Bryan would all be working there at the moment. And it wouldn't be unreasonable to think that Brock Lesnar would have given it a shot there, or that Kurt Angle would have agreed to work for them. Or that AJ Styles would make them his new home promotion. I mean, as it stands, for the type of promotion it is, the WWE is the only real game in town. TNA has done enough to sully its reputation, ROH is a little small time, New Japan is based in Japan and GFW hasn't really started up yet and who knows how much money they can really offer.
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#1187 |
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I'm far too incompetent to try and read that chart.
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We will find out in due course I am sure but the whole point of internet forums was to discuss and speculate? |
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#1189 |
King of Suplexes/Oxy
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#1190 |
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The WWE almost seems to be in the position it was when WCW were kicking its ass, but without the other company there to kick their ass. I think this is what CM Punk meant when he said that Vince McMahon is a millionaire that should be a billionaire.
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#1191 |
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If it does dip low (I'm skeptical), could be a hot time to buy some stock in it before it inevitably picks up around WM time... I doubt there will be any noticeable effect though
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I, too, am actually doubtful that much will change. I just haven't had this lack of investment in the product in some time.
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Fine to speculate. But you're reaching on these injury ideas. |
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Apparently fans were blocking talent's cars as they tried to leave, or so an online report has said. Not sure how legitimate that is, but Jesus if that is the case. I hope it was worth it, Vince...
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#1195 |
King of Suplexes/Oxy
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Welp, time to go to bed. Working late tomorrow, so I won't be around to enjoy the East Coast Raw thread, but I'm sure it'll be great.
Here's something to work on in the interim. Please rank these in order of shittiness/stupidity/THIS-IS-THE-END-OF-WRESTLING 1) Abeyance as multiple time WWE World Heavyweight Champion 2) The 2015 Royal Rumble 3) Shockmaster 4) Gobbledygooker 5) Bash at the Beach 2000 6) Mae Young giving birth to a hand 7) Jeff Hardy being completed wasted for Victory Road 8) Brawl for it All 9) WCW spoiling Mick Foley's Title Win 10) Kennel in a Cell match It's been a pleasure gents. |
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#1196 |
Wrestling Marks Rejoice!
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I kept trying to rep you and tell you thanks, but my tablet doesn't want to cooperate. So please, read this post and pretend what I just said happened!
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You don't consider David Arquette and Vince Russo winning the WCW Title amongst the worst moments? There was also the time Robocop saved Sting. |
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#1198 |
King of Suplexes/Oxy
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#1199 |
Wrestling Marks Rejoice!
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Also, didn't realize Poit already posted the whole damn song when I dropped the "Schadenfreude" quote. Didn't show up for me the first time. My apologies.
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#1200 |
The Champ is Here!
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Hey, you appreciate good music.
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