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Originally Posted by Iceman King Gertner (Post 5343221)

Remember when HHH was the only wrestler allowed to have long hair on the Raw roster

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Originally Posted by Iceman King Gertner (Post 5343223)

Remember when Edge refused to move to the Raw roster because of HHH

I wasn't aware of these rumors.

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Originally Posted by Iceman King Gertner (Post 5343224)

And HHH completely killed all his momentum in a couple of weeks

I mean, that gimmick didn't have much of a shelf life.

Probably the most ridiculous Triple H story from the 2000s was how WWE had a specific rule in place where Yukes was forbidden from showing any screenshots that contained Triple H in a weak or vulnerable situation for their games.

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Originally Posted by Guru Dave (Post 5343225)

I was always a Bret guy. Shawn just reeked of insincerity. Mad skills though.

I disliked him a lot before his injury because of being a Bret guy and because he did seem like a huge douche (which I guess he actually was)..... I actually really liked him after he came back, though, except for the reunions of DX which were cringeworthy.

Looking back that Eugene gimmick was just horrible to watch.

That period of time when Hunter didn't want to work on Tuesdays.

When he wanted two sugars in his tea, I mean come on.

Similar to Triple H, Stephanie McMahon decided to pick a bad time to offload a ton of WWE stocks.

Triple H, Vince McMahon, and herself were among those named in a recent lawsuit against the company in regards to allegations of top WWE executives committing acts in the best interest of themselves financially and not the company.

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Originally Posted by Observer

Stephanie McMahon Levesque followed her husband in selling 23,255 shares of stock on Wednesday for $1,029,963.90

Only reason Kevin Dunn didn't have real suspicion on himself with his recent stock sale was due to his sales are usually done on routine times and for similar large amounts each time. Triple H and Stephanie usually sell their stocks less often and usually not for the amounts they made this time.

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Originally Posted by Guru Dave (Post 5343229)

I mean, that gimmick didn't have much of a shelf life.

It was over though and had some legs left. It would have petered out naturally, but HHH made sure that wouldn't happen.

Apparently David Bixenspan managed to uncover new details from the Nancy Argentino case from over 30 years ago.

The first involves Vince McMahon talking with Argentino to have her drop all charges against Snuka from a domestic violence incident in January 1983 and the other being a secret memo between lawyers revealing issues with how her autopsy report was handled.

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Originally Posted by Post Wrestling

David Bixenspan at MEL Magazine has done a deep investigation into the story involving Nancy Argentino’s death in May 1983, which was the recent subject of an episode of Dark Side of the Ring ...

The first major incident between Snuka and Argentino occurred on January 18, 1983, at the Howard Johnson Motor Lodge in Onondaga County in Syracuse, New York. After complaints from a nearby room, the motel manager Thomas Donovan finally contacted police to investigate what was going on between the two. Bixenspan poured through statements and affidavits from the authorities assigned to the case that night stating they witnessed physical abuse by Snuka, including grabbing Argentino by the hair and dragging her against the wall. Deputy Lawrence Witter assessed her injuries from the attack included a bruised right thumb, a contusion to the neck, possible fractured ribs, and a lower back injury.

Argentino initially signed a release to share her medical records with the Sherriff’s department but the following day stated she wasn’t seeking prosecution and said she was never struck or intentionally harmed by Snuka. The MEL Magazine story investigates the possible reasons for this change in her response and discovered a file from the New York case summarizing a phone interview with Detective Gerald Procanyn with Sgt. Peter Bronstad (who was struck by Snuka at the motor lodge) and Deputy Alex Romanenko. In the summary, it states that ‘Vince McMahon tried to talk her out of making the complaint against Snuka’. WWE was contacted for a response to the MEL Magazine feature and did not respond.

The final portion is dedicated to the autopsy report after Argentino’s death in May 1983 conducted by Lehigh County Medical Examiner Dr. Isidore Mihalikis. This was key to the case being revisited as the Allentown Morning Call obtained the autopsy report for their 2013. It was obtained through the documents presented in the 1985 civil case filed by the Argentino family against Snuka for the wrongful death of Nancy and resulted in a $500,000 judgment levied and never paid.

In a memo between two lawyers outlining the contents of the autopsy report, one lawyer (only identified by the initials ‘DNZ’ and addressed to ‘’SRW’) outlines a conversation with Lehigh County District Attorney William Platt. In the memo, it states an autopsy report was never transcribed but the details were communicated orally. Platt conveyed that the death was consistent with a single fall with medical examiner not finding any ‘bruises, lacerations, or other indications of a beating or prior injuries’, adding that the cause of death would have been termed ‘accidental’ if a formal autopsy was prepared. When the actual autopsy report came out in 2013, it did not reflect the descriptions in the memo were numerous cuts and lacerations and stated in the report that

In view of the autopsy findings and the discrepancies in clinical history, I believe that the case should be investigated as a homicide until proven otherwise.

Link: https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/...rgentino-death

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Originally Posted by drave (Post 5343029)

Here ya go

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Originally Posted by Iceman King Gertner (Post 5343048)

Haha Cornette was talking about that on the Drive Thru this weeks. I meant to watch it but forgot. Lol what a bump that guy takes

obvious plant or actual fan? :-\

Triple H wasn't even good for all of 2000. He was about done SummerSlam time. Kurt Angle should have gone with Stephanie and been the new top heel, but Trips had to spray his stink everywhere. Rock vs. Chris Benoit drew as much as the Iron Man Match that year. Triple H's importance is way overblown. He could disappear from history and no one would give a flying fuck.

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Originally Posted by Gerard (Post 5343259)

Deffo on the gear here, he's called the British Bulldog because he can wrestle american style, german style, strongman style and mexican style....:wtf:

Ahahahahaha

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Originally Posted by owenbrown (Post 5343263)

obvious plant or actual fan? :-\

Actual

Pretty damning re: Triple H in the last page. I fall somewhere in between. I think he was good enough to be a top guy, but his behavior (only a few stories of many on this page) have ruined his legacy and meant he will never have the chance to prove what he could have been without all the help and excess.

Ironically, one of his greatest victims in Booker T, showed what he could do, both in WCW and WWE without really having the machine behind him. He had far more natural talent and charisma than Triple H and got his achievements on merit, something Trips will never really be able to say.

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One of the worst professional wrestlers ever featured on the Bryan and Vinny Show displays exactly why he's developed such a brutal reputation for non-excellence. From the Bryan & Vinny Show, April 14th, 2019, and NWA World Championship Wrestling, August 6th, 1988.

Its pretty crazy there's only been 4 raw womens champions in 25 months (Nia, Alexa, Ronda and Becky)

There's been 5 WWE Champions, 9 Universal Champions, 10 Smackdown Womens champions, 11 IC Champions, and 13 US Champions in the same 25 month span

I wish WWE would upload newer entrance themes...waiting for Io Shirai's for way too long.

Damn you @CFO$

Most Everyone seems to be digging the crowd less UFC fights, weird how Wrestling doesn't come off the same way.

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Originally Posted by Maluco (Post 5343328)

Eh, I don't think Triple H would have a legacy if he wasn't cutting down everyone else around him all the time.

Neither would Shawn Michaels, but he’s still the greatest of all time.

Also, you can feel this tension for next weeks highly anticipated match up!!

https://scontent.ffcm1-2.fna.fbcdn.n...b8&oe=5EDDDCE6

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Originally Posted by Droford (Post 5343352)

Most Everyone seems to be digging the crowd less UFC fights, weird how Wrestling doesn't come off the same way.

Eh, don't really need//have chants outside of a few lingering chants in MMA. The audience makes part of wrasslin what it is IMO.

Two dudes ACTUALLY beating the shit out of each other is usually good enough for people to NOT chant and just watch wtf is happening.

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Originally Posted by Guru Dave (Post 5343349)

I wish WWE would upload newer entrance themes...waiting for Io Shirai's for way too long.

Damn you @CFO$

Quite sure they were future endeavored a while back. Or they left. Either way, CFO$ is no longer a part of WWE if I recall.

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Originally Posted by James Steele (Post 5343385)

Neither would Shawn Michaels, but he’s still the greatest of all time.

Yeah but Shawn was actually good

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Originally Posted by drave (Post 5343392)

Quite sure they were future endeavored a while back. Or they left. Either way, CFO$ is no longer a part of WWE if I recall.

Yeah! They had a spat with their label and shit was never the same.

To me, it was half-ass shit anyway. Like, the carnie of entrance composers.

Most of the shit was, hey let's make a 30 second song and loop it a few times to make a "track". A lot of their stuff sounded pretty good (Shinsuke, obv), but felt like there could have been so much more.

shit is still fucking epic
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Originally Posted by drave (Post 5343415)

Yeah...I kinda like that most of Johnston's creations were full length songs.

Wasn't aware that a lot of their creations were inspired

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Originally Posted by James Steele (Post 5343385)

Neither would Shawn Michaels, but he’s still the greatest of all time.

I don't consider Shawn the greatest of all-time, but he is better than Triple H at every single thing. Shawn was a pain in the ass, but his talent warranted that spot. Triple H had a few good months when they were desperate for heels.

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Originally Posted by drave (Post 5343392)

Quite sure they were future endeavored a while back. Or they left. Either way, CFO$ is no longer a part of WWE if I recall.

Supposedly a dispute between them and their record label was the reason they left. WWE had a chance to buy them out of their deal with their label but their label refused in the end.

WWE supposedly also had other issues with their music department at the time which is why they started leaning a lot more towards royalty free music for new themes.

FOX has confirmed it's fall schedule.

SD will air on Fridays and an episode of Masterchef Junior will be WWE-themed to help cross-promote WWE.