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#841 |
Cranky Kong
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Orton v. Cena wasn't even a bad match, for real.
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#842 |
You can't teach that
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It was probably their best match IMHO
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#843 |
Over Like Rover
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yah, match was fine.
lol @ this http://www.wrestlingrumors.net/we-want-bryan/17205/ WRESTLINGFANSSSSSSSS |
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#844 |
Hey Mister!
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ooooooo I'm gonna go check out gamefaqs. Probably some real good stuff over there.
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#845 |
Tag Team Wrestling Mark!
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Just watching the replay
I really enjoyed the lesnar/big show beating. Told a story. Thought Lesnar sold the knock out punch really well. |
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#846 |
Feeling Oof-y
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I'm less "pissed off my guy didn't win" and more "perplexed by the booking decisions".
There were enough people on here that realised that keeping Bryan out of the Rumble match would end with some pissed off fans, surely Vince/HHH knew that would happen too. Why put beloved and perennial good guy Rey Mysterio at #30? Why not put a heel in there so they could at least play off the boos? It's not even like DB HAD to win. He could have been #30, the roof would have come off the place - especially with the speculation that he wouldn't be in there - then you have him eliminated in some nefarious way (by Bray/The Wyatts/The Shield/The Outlaws/anyone) and Batista wins anyway. Holding him out of the match was just needless. |
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#847 |
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Intersperse pics of Lesnar/Batista/Roman Reigns/Big show in for the WBF body stars and you have Vince's reaction of his dream wrestlemania big man main event...
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#848 |
Fuck em' this is The War
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I don't know why people are being so ridiculous about Batista winning. We all pretty much knew he was the likely winner. Sure, I would have liked to see Reigns win but Batista winning last night was not the problem. The Rumble match sucked in my opinion. This year probably had the least amount of people that I cared about. And the surprises? Most of them were a waste. The problem was the misuse of Daniel Bryan and not having him in the Rumble match, not that Batista won it. I really enjoyed the altercation between he and Reigns. I'd love to see them have a one on one match.
Shut up. |
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#849 |
Feeling Oof-y
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Also, probably worth mentioning that if all the IWC fanboys had put their hands in their pockets and PAID for any of the PPVs during Bryan's run instead of continuing to stream, maybe Vince would have a little more faith in him.
Unfortunately massive crowd reactions don't put any money in the WWE's bank account. |
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#850 | |
Best Poster
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Quote:
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#851 |
Feeling Oof-y
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I'm gonna go ahead and assume that he won't be main eventing Mania.
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#852 |
Best Poster
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Tonight will speak volumes
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#853 |
Celestia's Left Hand
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I'm willing to believe all this support for DB is headed somewhere huge and that the WWE is just feeding the flames until the right time.I mean they just can't be that oblivious to the insane amount of support this guy has.
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#854 |
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It's a bit like that time I got too drunk to go home with a girl and vomitted over myself in the taxi home. All just feeding the flames of lust. I did eventually get there in the end.
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#855 |
Feeling Oof-y
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Just remembered that Cole said Kane had been in 15 straight Rumble matches. Didn't he miss the one where he headlined with Cena?
Unless he meant 15 straight Rumble events. |
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#856 |
Hazardous to Your Health
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Ya, tonight will be key for me.
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#857 |
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![]() Fueling the flames |
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#858 |
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Watched this just before. Solidified my decision to swerve wrestling. It's just all so boring now. New Age Outlaws are the most charismatic wrestlers in WWE in 2014. That probably shouldn't be the case. Was there supposed to be some kind of drama with CM Punk? Is he anti-corporation? Cause that all fell pretty flat.
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#859 |
Resident drug enabler
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I was thinking that the bad decision in all of this came back in August when the decision to put Daniel Bryan in the World Title picture first came up. It set up an expectation that WWE actually wanted to push a guy like Bryan as "the man" and that's where this all started. They could have kept him away from the title but still involved in stuff like the Wyatt angle and he'd still get the same reactions but it wouldn't fuck up other matches because the crowds wouldn't have been given the idea that he can be a WrestleMania main event caliber guy. They would have been content with him just being on the card doing awesome stuff like they were before.
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#860 |
WOOOOOOOOO!
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Fangel reacts to the Rumble:
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#861 |
Over Like Rover
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nahhh, Fangel would have just walked away and claimed he had no idea what happened
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#862 |
Over Like Rover
Posts: 38,444
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#whatwhattt
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#863 |
it's really real meat
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holy shit how many times has that video been posted?
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#864 |
Hazardous to Your Health
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That guy is excellent at working his own audience and getting YouTube hits.
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#865 |
Celestia's Left Hand
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#866 |
Large Marge sent me
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It was a good match, made more interesting by the pithy crowd.
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#867 |
Large Marge sent me
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Trying to figure out how a Daniel Bryan championship makes more $$ for WWE. Honestly have no idea. Making people angry over him chasing it gets more buzz.
Someone said it above: Yes! chants don't generate cash. |
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#868 |
Resident drug enabler
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Exactly. People who are THAT obsessed with Daniel Bryan are gonna watch the show, buy his merchandise (Maybe even MORE so) and chant loudly because they're mostly just huge wrestling nerds. Meanwhile WWE can reap the benefits while looking for way to bring in more fans.
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#869 |
#YesMovement
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Sure gets buzz but pretty soon the people screaming those Yes! chants won't be handing cash over to WWE. It's just dumb business IMO. What would people have done if they never gave Austin the ball when he was getting similar reactions? They would have become disinterested and been completely turned off.
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#870 |
Resident drug enabler
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Austin was a guy who could and did bring in a shitload of new wrestling fans. If they didn't think he had the ability to make the company bigger, they would have kept the title off of him, reaped the benefits of the rabid crowd for him that already exists, and focused on someone they thought could bring in a new audience to push as their champion.
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#871 |
Hazardous to Your Health
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So Bryan is not a cash cow, but Batista will be?
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#872 |
Resident drug enabler
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... No. lol
Bryan DOES make money and is gonna make the company money regardless. He's not gonna sell any more shirts or get louder pops with a belt around his waist and people aren't likely to tune in in droves to see the homeless midget with the generic sounding name that they've never heard of before hold a title. And I mentioned nothing about Batista. I'm not a fan and having him go for the title at WrestleMania seems like a shit idea as well. So pretty much the exact opposite of what you just said. |
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#873 |
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Its hilarious how they are doing everything in their power to not give the fans what they want. I guess they welcome the Bryan chants in any main event he's not participating in.
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#874 |
Over Like Rover
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actively encouraging the chants in the opening segment of your flagship TV show knowing full well they could continue throughout is not "doing everything in their power to not give the fans what they want"
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#875 |
I believe in Joe Hendry
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lol Deadspin posted the video of the guy spazzing out that Batista won the Rumble
http://deadspin.com/dude-is-so-pisse...ium=socialflow |
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#876 |
The Classic Dylan Staples
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#877 |
Hazardous to Your Health
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How was that post missed by everyone? That is the greatest post in the history of this forum.
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#878 |
the heartbreak king
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#879 |
Hazardous to Your Health
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Too bad but I am sure Narc still has his photoshopped version lying around.
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#880 |
Soundly Defeated Wadding
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