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Because XX was thug rapper Cena and Legend Killer in all his glory Randy Orton

Yeah.... worded it wrong.... I meant since WMXX they have not missed a Mania....

Shit totally forgot about Randy Orton!

Figures Cena and Orton would finally miss a Mania and they'd still manage to churn out a Mania that looks so bad that I'm not going to be watching live for the first time since I started watching wrestling (first Mania for me was WM15).

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Originally Posted by Vito Cruz (Post 4786820)

What is this statement supposed to mean...... that without Cena and Orton the show should have been a better one?

Yeup. WWE would have been forced to have done a lot better job at building new top stars like in the past whenever the old top stars no longer could bail them out of a mess.

They don't have Cena (and Orton) as the usual fallback panic options but at the same time doesn't seem like they care about fixing the serious issues that's plagued them for years.

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Originally Posted by Shadrick (Post 4785906)

As the resident black representative of TPWW, I'd like to speak for all of my people when I say "Nah, yall can have that. have fun."

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Originally Posted by Lock Jaw (Post 4786824)

What is this statement supposed to mean...... that without Cena and Orton the show should have been a better one?

Pretty much what Smeat said. Maybe not necessarily a better show but one that would require a little bit of effort on the part of creative to build new people. Instead they put the title on a semi-retired guy and brought back Shane McMahon.

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Originally Posted by Shadrick (Post 4785906)

As the resident black representative of TPWW, I'd like to speak for all of my people when I say "Nah, yall can have that. have fun."

YOU DON'T SPEAK FOR ME!!!

... well, in this case, you *do*, because fuck that nonsense, but just saying you're not the sum total.

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Originally Posted by Lock Jaw (Post 4786824)

What is this statement supposed to mean...... that without Cena and Orton the show should have been a better one?

Not reading any further, I assume he meant it should have had a fresher feel instead of wm lite

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Originally Posted by Tom Guycott (Post 4786907)

YOU DON'T SPEAK FOR ME!!!

... well, in this case, you *do*, because fuck that nonsense, but just saying you're not the sum total.

I read that as "It's mah hawt body, i do wha i want, what evaaa"

And I know. It was a joke :)

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Originally Posted by Black Widow (Post 4786885)

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is this sasha??

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Originally Posted by Smelly Meatball (Post 4786906)

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They had quite a good match on RAW. Only thing I watched.

Dirtsheets sponsored by Random Rowan gif:
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Monday's episode of WWE RAW, featuring Dean Ambrose vs. Braun Strowman in the main event, drew 3.399 million viewers. This is down from last week's 3.457 million viewers for a show loaded with many top WrestleMania 32 stars.

For this week's show, the first hour drew 3.466 million viewers, the second hour drew 3.416 million viewers and the final hour drew 3.317 million viewers.

For last week's show, the first hour drew 3.471 million viewers, the second hour drew 3.392 million viewers and the final hour drew 3.510 million viewers, breaking the usual third hour drop.

For some comparison on how bad's its gotten, WWE has lost almost a million viewers since Shane's return for this year's Road to Mania.

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Originally Posted by Observer

WWE informed Sky Italy, which will carry WrestleMania on PPV, that the show will go five to 20 minutes past the hour so it will be longer than the usual four hour main show.

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Originally Posted by Observer

There was what looked to be an injury after Raw went off the air in a dark match with The Wyatt Family vs. Roman Reigns & Dean Ambrose & Dolph Ziggler & Sami Zayn.

Multiple reports have come in that Harper took a spill onto the floor and grabbed his right leg. Those at ringside believed he blew out his knee but as of this moment we don't have anything official past the point the WWE medical staff came out immediately. He left under his own power but was helped to the back by the other members of the Wyatt Family.

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A WWE fan was escorted out of the arena after striking Braun Strowman in the face during the dark main event after last night's WWE RAW in Philadelphia. As noted, that match saw The Wyatt Family take on Sami Zayn, Dolph Ziggler and Roman Reigns, the same match where Luke Harper suffered an apparent knee injury.

The fan was reportedly quickly pulled from his seat by WWE security and taken away.

After several fan incidents in 2015, WWE stated that they could look at pressing charges for all future incidents.

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Originally Posted by 411Mania

WWE announced today that Vader will induct Stan Hansen into the WWE Hall of Fame. WWE has an article up on their history together, which you can read WWE at this link. The induction ceremony takes place on April 2nd, and the rest of the class features Sting, The Godfather, The Big Bossman, Jacqueline, and The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy, Buddy Roberts and Jimmy Garvin)…

http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwe-hall-fa...e?sf22974805=1

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Roode's contract expired around 11-12 days ago. He and TNA had a verbal agreement for a new contract for less money (because TNA has no money) but at the tapings this week he changed his mind and gave his notice.

Young was under contract, but thought he wasn't getting enough money. TNA agreed that if he dropped the TV title, they would release him from his contract.

Meltzer talks about late payments and says he's heard stories about at least one wrestler who had to wait months to be payed a relatively small amount of money. Says this played into Roode and Young's growing frustration with the company.

Morale was said to be really low at the tapings, with the general feeling being that TNA is going nowhere.

Update on TNA's recent departures. Observer hinted the WWE is currently interested in both guys.

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WWE's website just spoke with 2016 WWE Hall of Famer Sting about the induction and his in-ring future. The full interview can be found at this link. Sting revealed that he did not have surgery after suffering the neck injury in the WWE Night of Champions match with Seth Rollins last year. Sting saw two neurologists, one in Houston and WWE's Dr. Joseph Maroon, and both said the same thing - Sting wasn't having any of the side effects he should have had. Sting said he's feeling good and completely normal. Below are highlights from the interview:

It had been reported that you were diagnosed with spinal stenosis. Is that diagnosis now inaccurate?

"I am not saying that is inaccurate. I'm agreeing there probably is spinal stenosis or cervical spinal stenosis. I have had certain doctors tell me, 'You know, so many athletes of all ages, they've got this. They deal with it to some degree or another.' I had one doctor here tell me, 'You're fine, you're okay — you don't have anything to worry about.' And then wrestlers say, 'I'd see this doctor.' 'No, I'd see this one over there.' I'm telling you, it's just craziness. So I'm thinking, as long as I'm feeling good, why am I going to do anything? And the one thing everyone has said is don't go under the knife unless you absolutely have to."

Had you not had this injury setback last September, do you think we would have you seen performing at WrestleMania this year? Or, is that just too tough a question to answer because of all the variables?

"Oh no, it's an easy one to answer: Yes. If I had my way, yes, of course. I would have loved to have done one more WrestleMania and I would have called it quits at that point. The Undertaker match — that's what I wanted to do. "

Had there been any early discussions prior to the injury of what your role could be at WrestleMania 32? Or, was it just something that you had in your mind?

"Yes, it was in my mind, of course, but everyone knew that I definitely wanted to have that one match. And, of course, WrestleMania would have been the place to do it. But, I got hurt and the rest is history."

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As noted, "Daniel Bryan Appreciation Night" has been postponed after being announced for Friday's WWE live event at Madison Square Garden. WWE and MSG cited a scheduling conflict.

It should be noted that Bryan is no longer advertised for this weekend's WWE live event in Trenton, NJ and the post-WrestleMania 32 tour of the UK. It appears WWE has canceled all upcoming "Daniel Bryan Appreciation Night" festivities at live events.

WWE later revealed Bryan asked for some time off from touring and was granted it. http://www.f4wonline.com/wwe-news/da...stponed-209766

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Originally Posted by Observer

Ryback worked as a babyface against Erick Rowan on all the weekend house shows.

He's swapped around a few times with the face/heel role for house shows ever since his recent tv heel turn. Seems like the WWE still isn't fully committed on his current turn yet.

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Originally Posted by Observer

While he still has matches left in NXT (the match with Shinsuke Nakamura on 4/1 is scheduled as his last one), this was Sami Zayn's last weekend doing NXT tours.

Some other sheet news includes:

In a "WWE Did You Know" type fact, WWE's first ever tweet involved hyping up a match between Mark Henry and Colin Delaney. https://discover.twitter.com/first-tweet#WWE
In another "WWE Did You Know" type fact, Jack Swagger's first ever tweet involved butts. https://discover.twitter.com/first-t...ealJackSwagger
Recent episode of Talk is Jericho podcast had Jerry Lawler as a guest.
According to reports and speculation, Gawker is currently expected to win the appeal trial in the Hogan-Gawker case if they can manage to cover the money needed to appeal by Florida law.
Observer currently teasing a big surprise is planned for the New Day vs League of Nations match at Mania.
SPOILER: show
The Rock is currently rumored to be involved in the match for New Day's side

The Rock wants to waste a WM appearance on New Day?

Ha!

Oh that would be perfect lol

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Originally Posted by Black Widow (Post 4787059)

The Rock wants to waste a WM appearance on New Day?

Ha!

1. New Day ROCKs.
2. Why wouldn't he want to join 3 over as rover African American wrestlers?
3. Already has a feud with Rusev.

New Day was fucking abysmal on Raw.

There's not enough to between now and WrestleMania for the smark crowd to fall out of love with them so they'll get the expected reaction. Feel like it's all downhill from there though. They're in WWE-style silly babyface mode now. All bad.

Feel like they are the exact same except without insulting the local sports team/city. Otherwise same type of content/humour, just vs. heels instead of faces.

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Originally Posted by #1-wwf-fan (Post 4787073)

The more the writers get their hands on their shit, the worse off they'll be. BUT in saying that, you do have three incredibly savvy guys who are probably pretty into the idea of keeping their spots now and I hope I hope I hope they decide to do some politicking. Honestly, I feel like a lot of these youngsters are afraid to politic, but you DO NEED to protect your spot. It clearly helped the shield as all of them are still featured heavily (regardless if you fully agree with their direction) on television.

If all of a sudden 2 weeks after mania, Vince says "Big E, we need you to job to Demon Kane" he needs to say "nah...". At the end of the day, while I get the WWE is the big leagues, these guys can make good money elsewhere and need to start backing themselves.

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Originally Posted by Shadrick (Post 4786952)

I read that as "It's mah hawt body, i do wha i want, what evaaa"

And I know. It was a joke :)

... and my job is done!

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Originally Posted by Black Widow (Post 4787060)

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Originally Posted by Fragile X (Post 4787063)

Oh that would be perfect lol

You're welcome!

Disliked the recent RAW episode. Wrestlemania doesn't feel that "grand" this year.

Next week Kurt Angle returns to save Mania.

Mouthguard serious business Kurt Angle ONLY!!!

A Dean Ambrose/Perry Saturn segment with Moppy would be awesome.

I doubt most of todays audience will understand it though.

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Originally Posted by Rammsteinmad (Post 4787148)

A Dean Ambrose/Perry Saturn segment with Moppy would be awesome.

I doubt most of todays audience will understand it though.

STOP LIVIN IN THE PAST! :rant::fu::rant::fu:

So what are the forums thoughts about Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn being dropped in midcard hell whilst Ryback and Kallisto will be having a singles match?

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Originally Posted by Jari (Post 4787235)

So what are the forums thoughts about Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn being dropped in midcard hell whilst Ryback and Kallisto will be having a singles match?

If it's a ladder match, then fuck yeah. Want as many talented dudes as possible in there and I'd rather they dropped Sin Cara and Ryder for AJ and Jericho. Individual feuds can be sorted at Extreme Rules, but I'd rather have a clusterfuck.

No thoughts on Ryback V Kalisto. Would rather Kalisto be in the ladder match, but it just looks like a boring match.

Please refer to this post from my RAW thread for my thoughts:

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Originally Posted by Lock Jaw (Post 4786878)

Just watching/fast forwarding through RAW right now....

WHAT

It is like they are intentionally doing the worst things possible....

So, instead of having Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn in a one on one blood feud type match.... they are now both stuck into a multi-man ladder match.

Meanwhile Kallisto gets the one on one match spot against Ryback. Kallisto, the guy who you would think would be the one to fit right in defending his title in a multi-man ladder match if they wanted one.

This seems totally ass backwards to me.

Kallisto really "started to break out" in a ladder match, winning that OMG Moment Slammy.... why would you not put him in the ladder match.....

Why waste a big one on one match at mania when you can have it at Payback?

It's true. Payback is the grandaddy of'm all.

totally ass backwards

ssa

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Originally Posted by Seph (Post 4785777)

Everyday is #FuckMoneyFriday.

Yeah, fuck that stuff. Who needs it, amirite?

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Originally Posted by Rammsteinmad (Post 4787148)

A Dean Ambrose/Perry Saturn segment with Moppy would be awesome.

I doubt most of todays audience will understand it though.

Follow it up with a Dean Malenko / Dean Ambrose segment where he deadpan gives Ambrose a pair of his old trunks to help him out against Brock somehow. From that point on Ambrose wears the same pair of Malenko's trunks every week.

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Originally Posted by Rammsteinmad (Post 4787148)

A Dean Ambrose/Perry Saturn segment with Moppy would be awesome.

I doubt most of todays audience will understand it though.

"Only Nineties kids will get this"

Most 90's kids probably gave up with the product years ago.

This thread needs more Stan Hansen. *doesn't post anything with Stan Hansen*

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Hey guys check out this week on www.spinebuster.pt

This is the internets wrestling hub that is now going global!
This well be an intense week with prizes and giveaways as well as wrestler interviews!

I wonder which wrestling stars they will interview?

Awesome couple of late 1995 WWF Did You Know that I heard today.

Did you know in late 1995, Sunny was supposed to break away from the Bodydonnas and manage HHH.

Did you know in 1995 there were talks of Brother Love having a sister called Sister Love.
The two names there were linked with this gimmick were Beulah from ECW and later Missy Hyatt.

Weird how I saw that gif and my first reaction to it was "The Rock looks so small and normal"

Dirtsheets sponsored by Kurt Angle Punching Rey Mysterio Appreciation Day:
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Current Mania plans and spoilers going around the net at the moment:

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Originally Posted by PWI

Kurt Angle has told The World According To Wrestling he knows there will be a time when he does return to WWE ...

Here are some excerpts…

On returning to WWE:

Well, for one, I don’t want to go back right now. Two, between 2008 and 2013, I got four DUIs. As a publicly traded company, it doesn’t matter if you’re Kurt Angle, Stone Cold Steve Austin or The Undertaker, when you get involved in that kind of trouble consistently, that’s the last thing they need. So when I did try and go back a year and a half ago, I think they were thinking “Let’s see how he pans out, let’s see if he can stay clean, let’s see if he got his shit together” so I think that’s part of it. I don’t blame them for that. I actually knew ahead of time that they were most likely going to say no. And I knew it was because of my own actions. But being clean now for three years and abiding by what I have to, I know that there will come a time where I will go back.

On why he left WWE in 2006:

There are a lot of reasons. The main reason was the work schedule. I was probably on the road over 300 days a year. I was getting injured quite a bit. I did have a problem with painkillers. When they brought me into ECW, I felt like it was a demotion. Even though it wasn't. I don't think they planned it to be. They didn't mean to, but they set that company up to fail. And I felt like I was part of it ...

On Jason Jordan and Chad Gable:

For me to go back and, if I do go back I’d love to be able to wrestle, but I know I can’t do it full time. I’m 47 years-old. And that’s why those guys would be perfect as my team, like a Team Angle, because they could do the wrestling for me until the big one comes. So it would be kind of cool to have that. I’m not going to say those guys are going to be my guys, but they’re almost ready to come up – if not they are ready. I’ve watched them wrestle and they’re really good. It would be really cool to have a new Team Angle. I could do the big matches; the Summerslams and the Wrestlemanias. I think that would be a good mix. And it would also give them a great rub, a rub that they need. We’ll see if we do something like that, I don’t know if it’s on the cards, but you never know.

http://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=100760

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Dave Meltzer noted on Wrestling Observer Radio following Raw that many within the company were "astonished" that this is what WWE had to offer just two weeks out from WrestleMania.

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Originally Posted by WWE

The Fabulous Freebirds revolutionized tag team wrestling in their heyday, and now, one of the biggest beneficiaries of their innovations will induct them into the WWE Hall of Fame. Before a sold-out American Airlines Center and a worldwide audience watching on WWE Network, reigning WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day will present Michael “P.S.” Hayes, Terry Gordy, Buddy Roberts and Jimmy Garvin as members of the Hall’s Class of 2016.

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Originally Posted by ProWrestlingSheet

Lucha Underground just locked down one of the hottest free agents in wrestling … Pro Wrestling Sheet has learned Sami Callihan inked a deal for season three.

Multiple sources say Sami began negotiations to join the roster not long after appearing in a dark match during a season 2 taping, and he’s expected to debut at the Temple this weekend.

Callihan — known as Solomon Crowe in NXT — was released from WWE last year and we exclusively reported that he asked for it because the wrestler had plans to reinvent his image on the indie scene.

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Originally Posted by WWE

WWE.COM: Do you think we’ll ever see Big E in some Celestial Bodiez Booty Scrunch leggings?

KAITLYN: Short answer? Absolutely! Here’s why. We are currently in the process of producing a men’s line. My seamstress is creating the first samples, and my goal is to have it released in the early fall, but it would be nice for summer. It’s a long process. We’re developing the best possible pattern to get the perfect fit. The issue that we’re running into is whether we want to put in the Booty Scrunch or not. We’re thinking no, but we might make some available with the scrunch. And if we do, E is wearing those. He has no say in it.

WWE.COM: Are you going to hold him to that?

KAITLYN: Please, look at what he wears on television! He wears the tiniest, tight singlets. There’s no way he wouldn’t wear

Part of a recent interview WWE had with Kaityln recently regarding her post-wrestling business success. http://www.wwe.com/article/kaitlyn-i...-magazine-2016

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Originally Posted by Observer

Obviously there is a story here and I'm working on it.

Yesterday I had a number of people from WWE asking me what the story is, so whatever it is, not a lot of people know. I've only come across one person who I believe knows who told me he would prefer not to tell me.

Update to the recent Daniel Bryan show cancellations and break request news.

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AJ Styles was at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta this morning, which had the north and south terminals evacuated after a suspicious package was found. An unattended bag in the south terminal had a “positive hit” from the K9 explosives team, although the bag was later cleared. Styles posted these tweets today regarding the incident:

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Something is wrong at the Atl airport. My guess, a bomb threat.

— AJStyles.Org (@AJStylesOrg) March 23, 2016

http://www.allwrestlingnews.com/wwe-...re-at-airport/

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Originally Posted by PWI

In a major development in the ongoing lawsuits against World Wrestling Entertainment in regard to concussions and their alleged lack of education and protection for talents who performed for them in regard to head trauma, United States District Court of Connecticut Judge Vanessa L Bryant dismissed several lawsuits against the company and dismissed a number of claims brought against them in another lawsuit.

Most of Bryant's ruling noted that there are many, many contradictory statements made by the Plaintiffs in their filings against WWE. Referencing that the Plaintiffs claimed they were never properly educated about the dangers of head trauma nor medical information about concussive blows, Bryant noted, "Beyond that sole allegation, the Complaints devote large portions of their overall length alleging various injuries and slights sustained by WWE wrestlers other than the named plaintiffs. In fact, despite the length of the Complaints, the Court’s prior admonishment of plaintiffs’ counsel and the Court’s provision of additional time to file a Second Amended Complaint in the Singleton action, there are precious few allegations which detail specific instances of conduct that have wronged any of the five plaintiffs. The Complaints are replete with theoretical allegations of conditions from which a hypothetical person could suffer without alleging that any particular Plaintiff actually suffers from such a condition which has been causally connected by an expert to such Plaintiff’s performance at WWE events."

All except two lawsuits ended up getting dismissed. Report itself goes into details on why they got dismissed and how badly the lawsuits were handled by the plaintiffs. http://officialfan.proboards.com/thr...ssion-lawsuits

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This week's taped TNA Impact Wrestling episode, featuring Jeff Hardy winning a Gauntlet Match in the main event, drew 331,000 viewers.

This is up 8% from last week's 307,000 viewers for the semi-live episode with Drew Galloway's World Heavyweight Title win.

Outside of last week, Hardy's TNA reign was averaging between the mid to high 200ks for viewers.

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Some other sheet news includes:

In a "WWE Did You Know" type fact, today is the 15th Anniversary of WCW's sale to the WWF.
In another "WWE Did You Know" type fact, Triple H has the chance to tie Hogan's record for most Mania main events if the upcoming WWE title match ends up being the main event for this year's Mania. The record is 7 while Triple H currently has 6 at the moment.
Rolling Stones had a recent interview with Teddy Hart with some highlights including him being a cat breeder now and making more money selling cats and weed than he does wrestling for the past few years. http://www.rollingstone.com/sports/f...henom-20160323
Ratings company Nielsen announced they will be expanding their ratings system to include more sources as part of the push to get more accurate ratings numbers. Mostly to include stuff like Roku, Apple TV, gaming consoles, and other similar devices for data coverage. http://variety.com/2016/digital/news...es-1201737565/
According to Wrestling DVD Network, the upcoming Dudley Boyz DVD/Blu-Ray set will include interviews by several original ECW wrestlers such as Spike Dudley and Raven for the documentary portion. http://www.wrestlingdvdnetwork.com/w...yz-dvd/112245/
According to PWI, TNA has recently signed former NXT wrestlers Sylvester Lefort and Marcus Louis.

The Teddy Hart interview is amazing.

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Originally Posted by Bad News Gertner (Post 4787399)

The Teddy Hart interview is amazing.

Brief synopsis?

Lol it's a Teddy Hart interview. That's the best way I can describe it. He's a gem.

"One of the women says that she wasn't a sex worker until Teddy pimped her out, and that he drained her of $229,000 in a matter of months, mostly for weed and cat food."

Why the fuck does rollingstone give a fuck about teddy hart?

Like, how is he even on their radar?

Rolling Stone has been putting out surprisingly good wrestling features for a while now. I can't explain how or why though.

Kurt Angle managing American Alpha for the year and having Haas and Benjamin come back for a Mania match against them would be fuckin tits mcgrits

Thought Haas retired.

Been working so much can't really get into the WrestleMania spirit. Just watched NXT and got hyped watching the American Alpha package.

I like a good American Alpha package. :naughty:

Just when they get rid of Mil, here comes fucking Matanza

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Originally Posted by Poit (Post 4787627)

I like a good American Alpha package. :naughty:

Say it, say it Poit

I'm totes ready and willing.

ANNNNNNNNDDDDDDD /upward inflection

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Originally Posted by SlickyTrickyDamon (Post 4787466)

Been eating so much can't really get into the WrestleMania spirit. Just watched tranny porn and got hyped watching the American Alpha package.

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Originally Posted by Jari (Post 4787235)

So what are the forums thoughts about Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn being dropped in midcard hell whilst Ryback and Kallisto will be having a singles match?

Put them in a chance where the odds are higher they will get injured.
Seems like a smart move to me :roll:

What if everyone in the IC match got injured in the span of five minutes....

Zack Ryder and Sin Cara in the IC Title Ladder Match. Didn't see that coming.

I wonder how this card would have looked with John Cena and Randy Orton there? I always imagined Orton to be facing Bray Wyatt, but with Wyatt hurt would Orton vs. Harper be happening?

I'm really surprised that Chris Masters hasn't ended up back in the WWE. The guy is still built like a brick house, he's got more experience than when they called him up green as fuck, he's still in the business, he seems like a cool guy, he saved his mother from a burning house with a fucking tree, and he's still only 33 fucking years old.

There's some real money left on the table with this dude.

WrestleMania set construction has begun

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After hearing a few people joke about Hogan possibly becoming Dixie Carter's new TNA investor, a bizarre thought popped into my head: Could you ever envision Hogan starting up his own wrestling promotion?

How much money do you think a legitimate start-up for something would cost? Is there room in the market for it? Could Hogan viably go to Spike TV and say "Look, brothers -- I'm not going to have anything to do with the creative of this product, we've got this guy for that, but I'm going to lend it my credibility as the biggest star wrestling has ever had. Will you give us two hours on Thursday, brothers? Maybe just a one year tryout?"

Bring in Kevin Sullivan and a Kevin Sullivan team to book it. Lock down guys like Bobby Roode and Eric Young that are free. Bring in guys like Chris Masters and talk to Carlito about coming back over from Puerto Rico. Make sure Ken Anderson is sober and bring him in. Sign The LAX for the tag team side. Bring in great workers like Chris Hero and get them to choose guys they work really well with on the indy scene -- like "Speedball" Mike Bailey. Sign Kota Ibushi to be your cruiserweight sensation. Maybe even bring in a few women like Taya and Amazing Kong (if she's healthy and has her mind in the right place) and have them fight over the NWA Women's Championship to give it some attention.

Oh, and sign Kurt fucking Angle and Goldberg and hope that you can work something out with Lucha Underground where you can spotlight a select few of their talent during off-season, so you can have Rey Mysterio come in and or have a PPV kick off with a Fenix vs. Pentagon, Jr. match, or just have Johnny Mundo's abs on television.

Eventually more talent will come over from TNA. Bobby Lashley, James Storm, The American Wolves and The Hardys (imagine a Matt Hardy vs. Awesome Kong freak show clash on PPV) are probably your real targets. Maybe EC3. Hell, maybe you eventually dissolve TNA into your product and just quietly refresh a lot of the guys there that are really good but have TNA stink on them. Eventually you might even get a few people from the WWE side jump over -- Dolph Ziggler, Zack Ryder, Jack Swagger, Cesaro, The New Day (if they get fucked up and blamed for it), etc. Fuck, you might even be able to land a HUGE signing like Randy Orton, who sometimes seems to be frustrated by the WWE's general direction.

Hogan may or may not get the money, and he's probably done with anything ambitious in wrestling. He'd probably make mention of investing somewhere just to scare Vince into paying him even more money not to and just sit at home. But man, if there's a rich guy with some sort of connection to wrestling that might have something to prove to Vince? It's Hogan. It's my pipe-dream and I'm allowed to have it.

Itd kinda be weird if Sin Cara won the IC title and the lucha Dragons had the IC and US titles..

Pay Jim Ross a shit tonne of money to come back and do commentary with Jim Cornette. Have Cornette play a "what has wrestling become?" heel color guy that laughs at the little guys when they drive each other on their heads.
"Somebody call Cheeseburger's mom, the sauce is a little off."

Work as hard as you can with other promotions like ROH, New Japan, AAA and the NWA to bring in some of their talent, name-drop their usual promotion, give them a good showing and then send them off on their way with a lot more exposure. You'd position yourself as the babyface mega-company.

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Originally Posted by Droford (Post 4788012)

Itd kinda be weird if Sin Cara won the IC title and the lucha Dragons had the IC and US titles..

I'm thinking something weird might happen with the IC Title at WrestleMania. Like Stardust wins it and it snaps him back into being Cody Rhodes, or Zack Ryder or Sin Cara win it. The title has been on Dolph Ziggler and The Miz so many times at this point that it won't help either one of them and might even hurt them. Kevin Owens or Sami Zayn seem like more obvious picks, but they could take each other out and continue their rivalry away from the title. In some weird sort of way, Zack Ryder or Sin Cara winning would actually make a whole lot of sense since they're in there.

I wonder if they put the belt on Ryder just to eventually do the Mojo snap and turn on him?

Sin Cara seems really flat at the moment, but there would be something cool if he got to the top of the ladder, took off his mask and revealed himself to the world and sort of "matured" into this more human character. It'd make it stand out as a moment more.

It really confuses me how they want to have more Hispanic stars, but then have this guy under a mask just pointing at things being a peripheral character. The same goes for Epico y Primo doing that shitty comedy gimmick. Why they aren't doing something more valuable, even if it is low on the card, is beyond me.

Carlito seems more ready than ever for a return to the WWE. Given that, unlike Del Rio, he actually seems to fit within the entertainment paradigm of WWE, I could imagine this being the year where they give him another shot. The New Day vs. The Colons -- I can see it.

Dana Brooke was actually pretty cool last I saw of her, but she needs to be the second in that group as she learns. Then she can turn on Evil Emma and make Evil Emma our hero Evil Emma.

New Day vs Luchas for all belts

Cause New Day having almost all the belts would be great

That would fucking rock.

Have Kofi Kingston as the IC Champion, Xavier Woods hamming it up as the United States Champion and Big E goes after the World Title. :y:

A bit early for Big E, granted, but he doesn't need to succeed first time out.

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Originally Posted by Noid (Post 4788031)

Have Kofi Kingston as the IC Champion, Xavier Woods hamming it up as the United States Champion and Big E goes after the World Title. :y:

4 Horsemen = 3 Unicorns-men! Whooooo!

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Originally Posted by Noid (Post 4788017)

Sin Cara seems really flat at the moment, but there would be something cool if he got to the top of the ladder, took off his mask and revealed himself to be DDP.

Funny Macho Man impression

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Originally Posted by SlickyTrickyDamon (Post 4787071)

1. New Day ROCKs.
2. Why wouldn't he want to join 3 over as rover African American wrestlers?
3. Already has a feud with Rusev.

New Day Sucks.

Rock can be more entertaining by himself.

Rusev is lame also.

I never want to hear Jim Cornette utter another sentence about anything.

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Originally Posted by Big Vic (Post 4788140)

I never want to hear Jim Cornette utter another sentence about anything.

Cannot believe there a people out there who still want to hear what this out of touch dinosaur has to say about anything anymore. When Russo is coming out with more sense than you, something is definitely wrong.