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Tom Guycott 05-17-2016 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Noid (Post 4810818)
Kevin Nash as RAW GM would have been something, but the reveal is dumb. Writing something for a guy that is under contract someone else is dumb too.

He it for The Rock.

Tom Guycott 05-17-2016 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Hollywood Hasney (Post 4811883)

See? Even double double E agrees this, the *correct* TPWW setting, is what's BEST FOR BUSINESS!

Big Vic 05-17-2016 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Tom Guycott (Post 4811998)
He it for The Rock.

Honestly I remember hearing that former writer in an interview before and his ideas were all awful. The only one that made it on air was when Kane was heel all the lowcard faces were having a BBQ for the forth of July. Kane walks by and starts the fire by doing the thing with his arms.

Hearing this thing about Nash in a wizard hat makes me wonder what other awful ideas he had.

Emperor Smeat 05-17-2016 04:41 PM

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Sixx 05-17-2016 04:53 PM

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owenbrown 05-17-2016 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Vic (Post 4811992)
owenbrown loves the attention therefor it will never stop.

I don't want any fucking attention I just want the socks to go away

VSG 05-17-2016 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Tom Guycott (Post 4812002)
See? Even double double E agrees this, the *correct* TPWW setting, is what's BEST FOR BUSINESS!

I'll have you know TPWW Blue won the huge color wars already.

Ol Dirty Dastard 05-17-2016 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by owenbrown (Post 4812046)
I don't want any fucking attention I just want the socks to go away

lol guy you take yourself far too seriously.

Emperor Smeat 05-17-2016 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by VSG (Post 4812047)
I'll have you know TPWW Blue won the huge color wars already.

Thought TPWW Classic/Wolfpac won?

Innovator 05-17-2016 06:30 PM

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drave 05-17-2016 07:01 PM

^ that's funny.


loltna

Volare 05-17-2016 07:25 PM

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drave 05-17-2016 07:30 PM

So fucking good.

Bad News Gertner 05-17-2016 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by owenbrown (Post 4811931)
So you support banning me but not the 7294748284829294028483929484849290394 socks that have been harassing me for the better part of a year? That's ass backwards mentality right there.

The "socks" (we don't know if Owen Brown is a sock yet) are better posters. That's why.

Bad News Gertner 05-17-2016 09:14 PM

Another weird "Did you know" that I came across.

2 years before Mr T appeared in the WWF, he approached Verne Gagne about doing something similar. Verne Gagne declined Mr.T's offered because "that's not how we do wrestling".

Oh Verne.

Volare 05-17-2016 09:31 PM

Jesus, how many "big things" did he say no to? That and Hogan obviously but I wonder what else.

SlickyTrickyDamon 05-17-2016 09:36 PM

Vince Sr. said no to Andy Kaufman.

drave 05-17-2016 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Bad News Gertner (Post 4812167)
Another weird "Did you know" that I came across.

2 years before Mr T appeared in the WWF, he approached Verne Gagne about doing something similar. Verne Gagne declined Mr.T's offered because "that's not how we do wrestling".

Oh Verne.

Verne wasn't fond of the kneegrows.

Nicky Fives 05-17-2016 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by SlickyTrickyDamon (Post 4812196)
Vince Sr. said no to Andy Kaufman.

Everyone said no to Kaufman except Memphis.... hindsight is a hell of a drug....

Sixx 05-17-2016 09:42 PM

Only thing about Verne Gagne I'm interedested in is the footage of the retirement home fight where he tossed some 97 year old around and the guy died after.

Would love to see this.

owenbrown 05-17-2016 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Bad News Gertner (Post 4812164)
The "socks" (we don't know if Owen Brown is a sock yet) are better posters. That's why.

You must be on some bad drugs.

Emperor Smeat 05-17-2016 10:33 PM

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A big third hour drop and a massive NBA playoff game resulted in WWE coming close to seasonal lows for the May 16th edition of Raw, but ending just above that mark.

The show did 3.17 million viewers -- just above the 3.12 million viewers for the April 25th show -- but lower than any other non-holiday Raw outside of football season since 1997 ...

The key is that even though there are more viewers of Dancing With The Stars (11.64 million) than the NBA game (8.1 million), the latter seems to have impacted Raw more significantly ...

The three hours were:

8 p.m. 3.38 million viewers
9 p.m. 3.30 million viewers
10 p.m. 2.89 million viewers

1st hour saved RAW in regards to the bad historical stuff since it went unopposed for any real competition.

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Originally Posted by Observer
NXT Champion Samoa Joe vs. Finn Balor in a steel cage match will be the headliner for the June 8 NXT TakeOver show at Full Sail. They used the post-match brawl in Portland, OR, at a house show this weekend as the impetus for the move.

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Originally Posted by Observer
On Monday, McMahon sold 2,191,894 shares of WWE stock for approximately $36,165,921 before taxes, said to be for estate planning purposes.

The WWE's primary owner and creator is left with 37,080,747 shares which represents 48.8 percent of the company. For most of the past 15 years, McMahon had owned closer to 63 percent of company stock before sales over the past few years.

Him and Stephanie have been selling a ton of stocks over the years but the family combined still holds enough to keep a majority ownership active. https://twitter.com/adecorativedrop/...74010999246848

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Originally Posted by Observer
The company applied for a trademark for the term "Lady Balls" last week according to Pro Wrestling Sheet. The theory is that's the title for Stephanie McMahon's autobiography that was announced earlier today.

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Originally Posted by Observer
Stephanie McMahon revealed Monday that she was writing her autobiography, set for release on September 27 and a $26.95 list price through Regan Arts.

Regan is pushing the book around McMahon having 1.5 million Twitter followers and 1 million Instagram followers, implying that she has a mobilized fan base who have seen her for years. They also pushed WWE's YouTube numbers and worldwide exposure, and are hoping for the success Regan had with Ronda Rousey, and in particular trying to attract a non-wrestling audience to purchasing the book thinking McMahon hasn't had a lot of mainstream media coverage, and in particular they could market her heavily in women's magazines.

The book is apparently also designed to attempt to break her out into a larger media figure with a contemporary approach to the media.

The book is particularly aimed at women, and S&S notes 40% of the television viewership of WWE are women, and pushing her as a mother of three girls who has to balance a home life with being Chief Brand Officer for the company.

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Originally Posted by PWI
Former WWE World Heavyweight champion Seth Rollins has been down at the WWE Performance Center working out over the last several days.

WWE sources indicate that Rollins is slated to return to WWE TV on the week of June 6th, but could be back sooner than that if needed.

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Originally Posted by PWI
The following was announced on Twitter, indicating the next WWE Cruiserweight Classic qualifying match will be on 5/28 at the American Combat Wrestling show in New Port Richey, Florida:

WWE #CruiserweightClassic Qualifier Lince Dorado takes on Romeo Quevedo at ACW The Tradition Continues! pic.twitter.com/F9UbZzyOYJ
— ACW Florida (@ACWFlorida) May 17, 2016

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Originally Posted by PWI
At yesterday's NBC Upfronts presentation, Nikki and Brie Bella were interviewed by Maria Menounos for E!, discussing the forthcoming "Total Bellas" reality series that will see Brie and Bryan Danielson move in with John Cena and Nikki to assist with Nikki after her neck surgery ...

Nikki Bella noted she will find out in July if she can return to the ring but right now, it appears the bone in her neck is fusing properly. She teased a Summerslam return.


Some other sheet news:

Bad News Gertner 05-18-2016 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Volare (Post 4812178)
Jesus, how many "big things" did he say no to? That and Hogan obviously but I wonder what else.

He said no to selling the AWA to WCW in 1990 when the company was pretty much dead.

Vastardikai 05-18-2016 12:20 AM

Luke Harper named his son Brodie? Clever.

Simple Fan 05-18-2016 12:41 AM

Thought Lince Dorado was already in the Cruiserweight Classic. Hes already cut some promos about it. Maybe just giving him a proper qualifying match.

Evil Vito 05-18-2016 09:02 AM

Vince selling his stock for "estate planning purposes" sounds like he's mostly just trying to lessen the tax burden for his family when he eventually passes.

Volare 05-18-2016 01:06 PM

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Volare 05-18-2016 01:11 PM

The last line Cole said made me laugh.

Damian Rey 2.0 05-18-2016 02:02 PM

Wow that interview was great. It'd be nice to see it used to build the feud on live tv.

Evil Vito 05-18-2016 02:07 PM

Styles is the man.

Sepholio 05-18-2016 02:19 PM

Too bad they are feeding him to Roman Reigns.

Simple Fan 05-18-2016 02:48 PM

Great interview, really hope he comes out WWE WHC at Extreme Rules. Also hope they give The Club a real name. The Club sounds so much like TNA calling the NWO The Band. Bulletproof would be the best option I believe. Don't know if they are waiting for Balor or what but they need to capitalize off Bullet Club success and get some merchandise moving.

Emperor Smeat 05-18-2016 03:02 PM

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Maluco 05-18-2016 03:38 PM

My guess is they don't want any gun/bullet names on PG TV?

Hanso Amore 05-18-2016 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Smelly Meatball (Post 4812607)

Fucking loved the 1996 lethal lottery, battle bowl and lord of the ring tournaments

I remember marking hard for this move. Scott was a beast in this era before he lost all mobility. Fucking screwdrivers and suplexes everywhere.

I remember him crushing Men At Work on a episode of worldwide. I had been away from wrestling for 5 years and all I knew was rock and wrestling wwf. The moves he was doing blew my fucking mind.

Hanso Amore 05-18-2016 03:45 PM

Seriously, 12 year old me was a real sucker for the pre nwo wcw nitro days.

Remember marking hard during the lethal lottery drawings on wcw Saturday night.

Looking back, the drawings were overly booked. Every match had a split team or a friends vs enemies bit.

And they really went weak in the final 8.

But slamboree 1996, not a bad ppv all said.

Yes I'm wearing rose colored glasses.

There wasn't a ton of mid nineties wcw without hogan around, but it was all pretty decent shit.

Emperor Smeat 05-18-2016 03:57 PM

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Mr. Nerfect 05-18-2016 08:07 PM

Rusev is glorious. His ring name should be Rusev the Glorious.

Mr. Nerfect 05-18-2016 08:07 PM

I want to see a Sin Cara vs. Kalisto feud pretty bad right now. I don't know how much good it'd do either man, but I'm being selfish.

SlickyTrickyDamon 05-18-2016 08:14 PM

Can't stop saying Kevin OOOOOOOOOOOOwens and humming his theme song.

Mr. Nerfect 05-18-2016 08:36 PM

Yeah, they've had a few guys that were confirmed work qualifiers. I think it's good for those promotions.

Mr. Nerfect 05-18-2016 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Innovator (Post 4811635)
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She's wonderfully adorable. Have you watched part two? "What else can you make last?"

Emperor Smeat 05-18-2016 08:40 PM

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Seeing that thing made me think Ryback would have been way better going in the Warrior route than Goldberg route for character at least initially.

Mr. Nerfect 05-18-2016 08:44 PM

Samoa Joe is so fucking good.

Emperor Smeat 05-18-2016 09:30 PM

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On last night's Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer mentioned that he recently got eyes on WWE's ad rates, and he mentioned that despite their viewership and market share (numbers most other cable shows would love), the ad rates they get are still fairly terrible.

He didn't give any specifics on prices, but put forth that the rates are significantly less than that of the UFC, which already gets lower rates than regular cable shows because of the violence factor that comes along with it. This is even more significant because the WWE does a million more viewers each week on average than the UFC, and even more than that for most cable shows which get those higher ad rates.

Dave posits that the WWE gets 1/10th the ad rates than that of a regular cable show, which is down significantly from the past when the WWE would get about half the cost in ad rates than the standard show.

Following this through to TNA, he speaks about ad rates being one of the big factors in Destination America dumping the promotion last year, and may be souring Pop TV on TNA right now. According to PWInsider, the ad rates for Impact are about $350 per 30 second spot, which is very, very low. And because of the revenue share aspect of the TV deal, Pop only sees half of that.

So, long story short: Wrestling fans still have a reputation for being cheap and advertisers aren't willing to spend any real money because of that. Vince's 30 year plan to calling pro wrestling "sports entertainment" has done nothing except bother his actual fans.
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Emma underwent successful surgery today to repair a ruptured disc in her back, PWInsider.com has confirmed.

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Originally Posted by PWI
It appears the plan is the broadcast the WWE Cruiserweight Classic finals live on the WWE Network.

In terms of tapings, the WWE is splitting the tournament between four days (June 23, July 14, August 27, and September 24) while tickets themselves go on sale this Friday.

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Originally Posted by Observer
“Kimbo Killer”, former MMA fighter and Tom Lawlor BFF Seth Petruzelli is busy teaching WWE’s NXT rookies how to throw a punch.

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Will Ospreay says the nerve damage in his back has recently started affecting leg movement
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Originally Posted by Observer
The former Curt Hawkins (Brian Myers) talked about what recently released WWE/NXT talents can expect when they hit the indies, especially the differences guys like Hornswoggle and Alex Riley will face.

Link to the Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling podcast episode with Hawkins: http://tmptow.podomatic.com/entry/20...21_00_00-07_00

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Originally Posted by PWI
The main event of the 6/11 EVOLVE "WWE Cruiserweight Classic Flashpoint" Elimination bout will feature Johnny Gargano vs. Drew Gulak vs. TJP with Stokely Hathaway vs. Lince Dorado vs. TBA.

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Originally Posted by PWI
The 5/17 episode of Impact Wrestling on Pop garnered 311,000 viewers, up from last week's 280,000 viewers. It was the highest audience for the series in several weeks.

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As someone who grew up as a wrestling fan, I’m beyond appreciative to have had the opportunity to do something so many dream about.

I’m incredibly grateful to have learned from so many great minds in the business. In particular, I will always cherish learning from and getting to know Dusty Rhodes.

Calling the action for some of the cornerstone moments of NXT as it grew was amazing. Hopefully my enthusiasm and passion translated to viewers.

I’m proud of what I accomplished during my run with WWE. I know I grew as a wrestling announcer, and definitely got better as an all-around play-by-announcer and TV presenter.

I can hold my head up high knowing I worked hard, treated everyone with respect, and generally went about my business quietly behind the scenes.

There’s excitement for what the next chapter brings. I have a passion for hockey and would enjoy calling games again, and feel my style of calling wrestling could fit somewhere if the opportunity arises.
Official statement by Rich Brennan regarding his recent firing which he thanked the WWE for the opportunity and time he spent there. http://uproxx.com/prowrestling/rich-...ing-statement/

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Originally Posted by PWI
WWE gifted young Elijah Mainville, the young boy with cancer who was "signed" to a WWE deal as his persona "Drax Shadow" in the ring a few years ago with a special one of a kind action figure of his WWE character. Mainville's father posted the following Youtube video about the gift from WWE's Stephanie McMahon and Triple H, which is pretty damn awesome

Link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5kKDZYVNKM

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We noted earlier this month that there was a lot of criticism within WWE over how Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson have been booked.

The criticism continued last week with people openly discussing how Anderson and Gallows were both pinned, taking shots at WWE creative.

Word is that Triple H is still pushing for WWE World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns to look strong but Vince McMahon may be backing off that. There’s a feeling that Vince is growing tired of the Reigns experiment, and that this may lead him to bring WWE NXT Superstars like Shinsuke Nakamura, Finn Balor and Samoa Joe to the main roster sooner than later.
Source itself is pretty questionable in terms of sheet standards but assuming its true, Vince and Triple H basically have switched on their view of Reigns within the past few months. Before it was Vince who was Reigns strongest supporter and Triple H wanting a different or slower direction instead.


Some other sheet news includes:
  • ROH's Adam Cole had a recent interview with Busted Open Radio with topics including his recent heel turn, joining Bullet Club/Elite, and his feeling on the WWE doing their own version of the stable. https://soundcloud.com/siriusxmrush/...rsion-and-more
  • For those fans of UK wrestling, British legend Johnny Kidd announced his retirement match will occur on May 28th as part of Chikara's current UK tour. Will be facing the owner of the company Mike Quackenbush in a World Of Sport style match (8 rounds with 3 minutes per round). http://www.pwinsider.com/article/102...-tour.html?p=1
  • For those interested, PWI had an article involving the current status of Jimmy Snuka's trial with the court currently deciding if Snuka is mentally fit to stand trial. http://www.pwinsider.com/article/102...in-pa.html?p=1
  • In a "WWE Did You Know" type fact, today is the 14th anniversary of The British Bulldog, Davey Boy Smith's passing.
  • WWE's website had a recent article dealing with Sabu's forgotten role when it came to the creation of the Attitude Era and the shift in wrestling during the mid-90s. http://www.wwe.com/article/how-sabu-...veryone-forgot

Mr. Nerfect 05-18-2016 09:39 PM

Interesting. I think that objectively speaking, Reigns isn't ready. The Rock was ready to be a top star after three or four years in the business, but Reigns just isn't the same guy. He's good -- I'd accept great -- but he's just not the sort of guy you can throw out to sharks and expect to ride them back to shore.

Putting him with AJ Styles has been a good move, because it means that Reigns gets to work with one of the better wrestlers in the world, which is only going to help him get better, but that's the sort of thing you do with the best wrestler in the world as the champion or over a secondary title.

Plus, once you get a guy with the World Title, that big moment is gone and spent. Reigns is now a three-time World Heavyweight Champion. He's never going to get that "he finally makes it" moment now. He might get a run that people actually really want to see, but there is a lot of bloom off the rose.

The WWE did the same thing with Sheamus. I wonder what perceptions would be of the guy if he hadn't won a World Championship yet?

Bad News Gertner 05-18-2016 10:00 PM

HHH is pushing Reigns because he beat him at Wrestlemania and doesn't want to look weak.

Bad News Gertner 05-18-2016 10:03 PM

New "WWF Did You Know"

In 1990 the Legion of Doom joined the WWF. Later on, Paul Ellering joined the two along with the infamous puppet/dummy Rocko.

There were rumors that the WWF were thinking about bringing in Bob Backlund to potray a real life Rocko.


Can you even fucking imagine.

Mr. Nerfect 05-18-2016 10:15 PM

Wow.

Mr. Nerfect 05-18-2016 10:19 PM

My ideal MITB card:

All or Nothing Match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
If AJ Styles doesn't win the title, he doesn't receive another opportunity
Roman Reigns (c) vs. AJ Styles

-At Extreme Rules, Anderson & Gallows attack The Usos in the parking lot. They are not expected to factor into the main event. After beating the piss out of each other, Gallows & Anderson get involved, but then The Usos return and cancel out The Club. In the chaos, Reigns capitalizes and Spears AJ, retaining the title. Styles is not satisfied with any of this though. He wants one more shot against Reigns, who doesn't seem particularly fussed either way. To make it worth Reigns' while, Styles proposes that since they're going to be in Vegas, he'll make a gamble: If Reigns wins, he's done with Styles forever -- he'll never compete for the World Heavyweight Championship again. This piques Reigns' interest. The lines between face and heel are still blurred, but it suits their program. Anderson & Gallows are not sure they approve of what Styles has done. AJ is confident though and plans to use this as fuel to make himself even better than phenomenal. You could add Shane McMahon as the special referee because stakes are so high, and to give the impression that something major might happen, but it's not necessary. I guess this is where you go full heel with AJ, with him finally winning the World Heavyweight Title. It'd be a surreal moment, wouldn't it? Going forward from here you can run Reigns, Ambrose & Rollins vs. AJ, Anderson & Gallows at Battleground.

Women's Championship
Charlotte (c) vs. Paige

-Charlotte gets a credibility building win against Nattie at Extreme Rules. She brags about it on RAW and Paige interrupts. She reminds Charlotte about beating her on RAW a few weeks back. Charlotte reminds her that she lost the Divas Championship twice, while Charlotte was the undefeated champion and has never been beaten for the Women's Title either. Charlotte tells her to run off and make some Del Rio babies. Paige and her fight, and Flair looks to get involved, but Del Rio runs out and makes Flair back up. He eventually tells Flair that he respects him, so if Flair gets involved in Paige's business, he's going to get the best of Del Rio, and he's not going to like that. Flair sells Del Rio as a big deal. You probably don't switch the belt here, because their end-game is probably Sasha, but they could have a hell of a match. Charlotte can win with Natural Selection so Paige doesn't look too bad. If the program is hot though, you can probably get away with Paige winning and celebrating with Del Rio post-match. Charlotte can always get it back, or Paige could end up the one dropping it to Sasha.

Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins

-I was thinking of good first opponents back for Rollins. I actually thought Jericho would be a good first opponent back for him, but that could be a television match too. They don't have that real swelling reason to fight either. Rollins' first goal upon returning should be to prove that he is still worthy of the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. He can promo about how he never lost it, then Kevin Owens can come out and say that he never lost the Intercontinental Title either. He didn't get pinned at Extreme Rules and there is no way Crossfit Jesus is jumping in front of him in any title picture. A match is made between him and Rollins and I'm sure it will be a lot of awesome.

Money in the Bank Ladder Match
Alberto Del Rio vs. Baron Corbin vs. Bray Wyatt vs. Cesaro vs. Chris Jericho vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Sheamus

-A weird group, but I think it would work. Del Rio is in because he's their biggest Hispanic star. He'd be involved in the Charlotte/Paige stuff, but he'd be a good hand to have in here. Plus he's a former winner and four-time World Champion, so he adds that "star power." Baron Corbin beats Ziggler at Extreme Rules, putting him out with an End of Days with a chair around Ziggler's neck. I'm not too chuffed on him yet, but they obviously want to push him, and he'll get something working with so many veterans. Bray Wyatt returns and it makes sense for him to seek his absolution. His leg injury is a worry, but I'm sure he's clever enough to work smartly. Cesaro isn't pinned in the Fatal 4-Way at Extreme Rules, so he moves on to bigger and better things, respecting Zayn's run as the IC Champion...for now. Chris Jericho invented the match and finds a way in to get another opportunity to hurt Dean Ambrose. After beating Jericho at Extreme Rules, Ambrose has a mission to win that briefcase so he's got a clear shot at the World Heavyweight Title. Kofi Kingston is in because he's fun in Ladder Matches...right? Kofi is the most experienced of The New Day, the one best suited for this level match, and I imagine he'll have even more crowd support than the one he was in last year. It could be a thing every time he almost wins the match. Sheamus has that movie coming out and he won the match last year. He seems like a logical choice to enter. He'll be a good base for Kofi and Ambrose too. Corbin shouldn't win, and as much as I love Cesaro, it just isn't his time. Sheamus shouldn't win again. Del Rio could win, but if he's getting over as a face it might push him back some to be given the duke over more "urgent" babyfaces. Kofi could win, but The New Day gimmick seems like it would dilute that title picture. Maybe next year, Kofi. Jericho doesn't need a World Title at this point. His work hasn't really been demanding it either. It's time for him to move back down the card a bit, save the odd occasion. It's down to either Wyatt or Ambrose really. Of those two, Ambrose seems like the more interesting choice, given that Reigns and Rollins are likely to be in the title picture. If you're doing The Shield vs. The Club at Battleground, then Ambrose holding the briefcase adds some real tension.

United States Championship
Rusev (c) vs. John Cena

-Rusev wins the US Title at Extreme Rules, his Accolade putting Kalisto on the shelf. Sin Cara tries to fight for revenge, but Rusev does the same thing to him. John Cena returns on Memorial Day to interrupt Rusev bragging about hurting people and being the US Champion again. Cena gets a match against Rusev, but it is heavily hinted by commentary that there is no way he is 100% and Rusev has been hurting people lately. I'd have Rusev retain, but he doesn't manage to injure Cena.

Triple Threat Tag Team Match for the WWE Tag Team Championship
The New Day (c) vs. Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows vs. The Usos

-I personally like The Vaudevillains, but I don't really see them being a long-term viable team for WWE, and I don't think they should end this meaty reign of The New Day. Kofi Kingston gets a spot in Money in the Bank, so it's Big E & Prof. X defending the belts here. I would like to see The Shining Stars get some sort of push, but I'm not sure they'd be more than stop-gap opponents for The New Day here. Anderson & Gallows and The Usos have gotten enough shine recently to warrant being inserted into the title picture, and the possibility of a title change feels very real here. You could probably have The New Day retain in the chaos here, but you could move towards some sort of Shield vs. Club feud for Battleground. The New Day chasing their belts back would be a good supplementary story for that show. The crowd might hate the change, but The Usos could use a more heelish direction anyway since their face act is wearing thin on older members of the audience.

Intercontinental Championship
Sami Zayn (c) vs. The Miz

-Zayn pins The Miz in the Fatal 4-Way match at Extreme Rules. The Miz obviously wants another shot. He condescends Sami at every point -- making fun of his "normal" looks. Zayn ends up saying something to Maryse in French to mess with The Miz's head. Zayn gets the submission win here, introducing the main roster audience to his Koji Clutch.

#1 Contender's Match for the Women's Championship
Becky Lynch vs. Sasha Banks

-Becky has been frustrated by recent losses and Sasha Banks manages to do what Becky can't -- beat Dana Brooke. Sasha rubs it in and the two eventually come to blows, with Becky eventually winning a Beat the Clock competition against Sasha to earn her way into title contention. The two fight to a time limit draw to open the show, and then continue fighting with no real contender named.

Bad News Gertner 05-18-2016 11:31 PM

Finished Bob Backlund's book. The best wrestling book I've ever read. It's amazing, although if you weren't a fan of his era then some of the stories might not make much sense to you

Mr. Nerfect 05-19-2016 12:03 AM

I'm genuinely glad he's back. Crazy Bob has that larger than life quality wrestling needs. I'd rather see him with Cesaro though.

Mr. Nerfect 05-19-2016 12:05 AM

Random thought: Dolph Ziggler really needs a heel turn. With John Cena and Seth Rollins returning, most likely as babyfaces, things are way too stacked on that side. Ziggler seems like an easy choice to turn sour and prove he belongs.

He's always been better as a heel, when you really think about it. His second World Title win got a huge pop, but it was technically as a heel. He gets to show more intensity and stops looking like such a lightweight flopping around for everyone too. He's always better when he has people around him as well.

Make Dolph Ziggler great again.

Mr. Nerfect 05-19-2016 12:07 AM

I didn't watch much of RAW this week, but fuck did Epico look so much bigger. Is it just me that thought this? He used to be billed as 217lbs or something. This week The Shining Stars were 440lbs. It wasn't a 50/50 split.

Mr. Nerfect 05-19-2016 12:08 AM

Fuck did Epico look great with those rolling suplexes too. The back suplex into the German into the brainbuster. The Trileda I think he calls it. Fucking great.

Mr. Nerfect 05-19-2016 12:08 AM

That double underhook move was gnarly too.

Mr. Nerfect 05-19-2016 12:09 AM

Given that they are looking for Hispanic stars and they've proven that they don't really know what they are doing with Kalisto, I wonder just how long it is before they beg Rey Mysterio to come back?

Mr. Nerfect 05-19-2016 01:24 AM

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It's arguable that &quot;the slap&quot; is my character's finishing maneuver. Who do you think was hit the worst? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StephBook?src=hash">#StephBook</a><a href="https://t.co/rXuSEYY8Pn">https://t.co/rXuSEYY8Pn</a></p>&mdash; Stephanie McMahon (@StephMcMahon) <a href="https://twitter.com/StephMcMahon/status/732964148674338817">May 18, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Plus it helps to get guys over!��And it builds a great angle for when you get your receipt�� it looks good�� I tried! �� <a href="https://t.co/m4zlY9BzeJ">https://t.co/m4zlY9BzeJ</a></p>&mdash; Dave Bautista (@DaveBautista) <a href="https://twitter.com/DaveBautista/status/733041852664811520">May 18, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Batista Bomb dropped.

Mr. Nerfect 05-19-2016 01:26 AM

Really want Dutch Mantel and Kevin Sullivan to get the book for a company with Dave Bautista, Kurt Angle and Rey Mysterio in it.

DAMN iNATOR 05-19-2016 02:39 AM

Today, May 19th, 2016 marks the 10th Anniversary of the date which was the focal point of a bizarre storyline designed to confuse fans (and sell tickets to WWE Films' "See No Evil", starring Kane). It eventually led to this even more bizarre match at Vengeance 2006 featuring Kane taking on the Impostor Kane who had been tormenting him the whole time, and the finish is even more inexplicable:

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GD 05-19-2016 03:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DAMN iNATOR (Post 4812836)
Today, May 19th, 2016 marks the 10th Anniversary of the date which was the focal point of a bizarre storyline designed to confuse fans (and sell tickets to WWE Films' "See No Evil", starring Kane). It eventually led to this even more bizarre match at Vengeance 2006 featuring Kane taking on the Impostor Kane who had been tormenting him the whole time, and the finish is even more inexplicable:

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Damian Rey 2.0 05-19-2016 04:55 AM

Wtf. Never actually bothered to see the match or look at fre result. Was that the end of the storyline?

Cuzziebro 05-19-2016 06:14 AM

Best part of that match was the two great theme songs.

Volare 05-19-2016 06:44 AM

Shawn Michaels sounds like he's going to GM 5 of the Pens/Bolts series because of Pit's "HBK-Line" ( Carl Hagelin, Nick Bonino and Phil Kessel).

That's pretty bad ass.

DAMN iNATOR 05-19-2016 07:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Damian Rey 2.0 (Post 4812854)
Wtf. Never actually bothered to see the match or look at fre result. Was that the end of the storyline?

No. I think it actually ended with Kane taking back his old mask from the impostor and screaming "I BELIEVE THIS IS MINE!" before whipping the impostor's ass on the RAW the night after the PPV (June 26th RAW).

Volare 05-19-2016 07:21 AM

I thought he through him out a door or something weak. Why not set the other Kane on fire?

DAMN iNATOR 05-19-2016 07:25 AM

I think because he took 2 months off after that. Went to Europe promoting his film, didn't come back until SummerSlam.

Innovator 05-19-2016 10:16 AM

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">You haven't lived until you've dropped your son off at school to the tune of a bunch of 10 year olds screaming John Cena's theme song at you</p>&mdash; Kevin Owens (@FightOwensFight) <a href="https://twitter.com/FightOwensFight/status/733294349639778307">May 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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slik 05-19-2016 12:14 PM

speaking of John Cena...

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BREAKING: <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnCena">@JohnCena</a> will host the 2016 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ESPYS?src=hash">#ESPYS</a> LIVE on <a href="https://twitter.com/ABC">@ABC</a> on Wednesday, July 13! <a href="https://t.co/7YCNU9PTFN">https://t.co/7YCNU9PTFN</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPYS">@ESPYS</a> <a href="https://t.co/GIdC32NedH">pic.twitter.com/GIdC32NedH</a></p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWE/status/733325045431476225">May 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Volare 05-19-2016 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Innovator (Post 4812882)
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">You haven't lived until you've dropped your son off at school to the tune of a bunch of 10 year olds screaming John Cena's theme song at you</p>&mdash; Kevin Owens (@FightOwensFight) <a href="https://twitter.com/FightOwensFight/status/733294349639778307">May 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Waiting for the incident of Owens' kid powerbombing all the others.

slik 05-19-2016 12:35 PM

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Be careful around <a href="https://twitter.com/KaneWWE">@KaneWWE</a> today, because...<br><br>IT'S MAY 19th!!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/May19th?src=hash">#May19th</a><a href="https://t.co/rrp3oEQVmD">https://t.co/rrp3oEQVmD</a></p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWE/status/733334106872778753">May 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Evil Vito 05-19-2016 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Noid (Post 4812829)
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It's arguable that &quot;the slap&quot; is my character's finishing maneuver. Who do you think was hit the worst? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StephBook?src=hash">#StephBook</a><a href="https://t.co/rXuSEYY8Pn">https://t.co/rXuSEYY8Pn</a></p>&mdash; Stephanie McMahon (@StephMcMahon) <a href="https://twitter.com/StephMcMahon/status/732964148674338817">May 18, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Plus it helps to get guys over!��And it builds a great angle for when you get your receipt�� it looks good�� I tried! �� <a href="https://t.co/m4zlY9BzeJ">https://t.co/m4zlY9BzeJ</a></p>&mdash; Dave Bautista (@DaveBautista) <a href="https://twitter.com/DaveBautista/status/733041852664811520">May 18, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Batista Bomb dropped.

I fucking love Batista.

He's 100% spot on. Stephanie slapping guys constantly gets mega heat for her because everybody knows the guy can't retaliate in this era. But it does nothing at all for the guy who got slapped.

Oh and the one time they finally decided to have a wrestler give her her commupence, we ended up getting Roman Reigns poisoning her coffee. What a face.

SlickyTrickyDamon 05-19-2016 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vito Cruz (Post 4812914)
I fucking love Batista.

He's 100% spot on. Stephanie slapping guys constantly gets mega heat for her because everybody knows the guy can't retaliate in this era. But it does nothing at all for the guy who got slapped.

Oh and the one time they finally decided to have a wrestler give her her commupence, we ended up getting Roman Reigns poisoning her coffee. What a face.

So..... her getting speared nearly in half was what?

Evil Vito 05-19-2016 01:12 PM

They presented that as though it was just something that happened in the line of duty with the match. It's not like he went ahead and Speared her on purpose to try to get revenge.

Ol Dirty Dastard 05-19-2016 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Innovator (Post 4812882)
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">You haven't lived until you've dropped your son off at school to the tune of a bunch of 10 year olds screaming John Cena's theme song at you</p>&mdash; Kevin Owens (@FightOwensFight) <a href="https://twitter.com/FightOwensFight/status/733294349639778307">May 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Owens gets it lol

Big Vic 05-19-2016 01:17 PM

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Batista Bomb dropped.

Almost want to follow Batista after that.
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Emperor Smeat 05-19-2016 03:36 PM

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Black Widow 05-19-2016 03:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slik (Post 4812902)
speaking of John Cena...

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BREAKING: <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnCena">@JohnCena</a> will host the 2016 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ESPYS?src=hash">#ESPYS</a> LIVE on <a href="https://twitter.com/ABC">@ABC</a> on Wednesday, July 13! <a href="https://t.co/7YCNU9PTFN">https://t.co/7YCNU9PTFN</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPYS">@ESPYS</a> <a href="https://t.co/GIdC32NedH">pic.twitter.com/GIdC32NedH</a></p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWE/status/733325045431476225">May 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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At least ESPN probably has better joke writers than WWE.

Poit 05-19-2016 03:47 PM

Today is May 19th.

Fake Kane is main evening Smackdown tonight.

Gerard 05-19-2016 03:54 PM

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Crowd really got into this match with some modern day chants at the end. :lol:

slik 05-19-2016 04:34 PM

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Waking up, opening Twitter, and seeing that <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NationalSendANudeDay?src=hash">#NationalSendANudeDay</a> is a thing. <a href="https://t.co/GPSC7no5Qx">pic.twitter.com/GPSC7no5Qx</a></p>&mdash; Xavier Woods (@XavierWoodsPhD) <a href="https://twitter.com/XavierWoodsPhD/status/733324071224496128">May 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Bad News Gertner 05-19-2016 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gerard (Post 4812986)
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Crowd really got into this match with some modern day chants at the end. :lol:

David Sammartino is such a twat. Lol it is though the only time I've seen Ron Shaw win a match.

thekrow 05-19-2016 04:55 PM

https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0...3b&oe=57D3943FHOLY DHIT GUYS!


CHW champ Agent X will be having an interview with Carlin this Saturday on Carnage!
What do u guys think is gonna happen?


Id really love to see an angry Ric Roberts confront Agent X about "his" title.

Cool King 05-19-2016 05:22 PM

I was thinking of making this its own thread, but I'll just post it here, but if you've checked out my thread in the casual forum, you'll know that I pretty much stopped watching wrestling all together in September.

However, I did get little bits and pieces of information via social media so I wasn't completely in the dark with what was going on, and I did watch Royal Rumble but that was it, and I've only just began watching everything that the WWE Network has let me, from WrestleMania onwards. So it's not a lot. Basically, I'm up to Payback.

So, I'm pretty much seeing the WWE through "fresh eyes" so to speak, and a lot has changed since I last watched the product properly in September and there is stuff I'm not a fan of, but there are things I do like.

As I haven't watched or spoken about what's going on for around nine months, I have questions and opinions, that I get the feeling will be in the minority. Anyway....

Women's Division

What's up with the Women's Division? Is it good now?

It's great that the Diva's Championship is gone and the division has completely changed since I last watched Raw regularly in September. Now, we have the likes of Charlotte, Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks kicking about and Natalya challenging for the title, which I'm a fan of. I've always liked Natalya.

However, I'm not really "feeling it" with Charlotte, Lynch and Banks. This could be because they're new to me and it may take a while for them to grow on me, but on the plus side, I haven't seen much of Paige.

Tag Team Division

The Tag Team Division is great. I'm loving The New Day and I'm happy to see The Lucha Dragons are still going and that Kalisto is the United States Champion. I also enjoy The Social Outcasts, but it's the newer teams that get my attention. More specifically, Enzo and Cass.

Now, I'll admit, I don't watch NXT so these guys were pretty much brand spanking new to me when they debuted on the main roster. I had heard of them but I never watched them. My first impressions were not good. I didn't like them, but instead of skipping their stuff, I watched them but not much changed.

I like Big Cass. From what I've seen of him, he reminds me of Test from back in the day. I think he could really go places on his own. I'm a fan.

As for Enzo, I legitimately cannot stand him. He's really annoying. He looks like the lovechild of Little Guido and LMFAO and about 95% of his popularity seems to be down to his entrance, and speaking of their entrance, I'm always reminded of The New Age Outlaws when I see it. Their entrance is catchy, and I've found myself quoting parts of it in my head today, but I get the feeling that it'll get old to me pretty soon. How is Enzo anyway? Last thing I watched was Payback when he got a concussion. Is he back?

I haven't seen much of The Vaudevillains, but they seem pretty cool. It's good to see an old school gimmick like that on the main roster these days, and talking about good to see, it was good to see Luke Gallows return and this time he brought a friend. I've always liked Gallows but I'm not really familiar with Karl Anderson and I've yet to see him in a match, but they look promising.

I was surprised when I saw that Los Matadores had been killed, and about time too. I've yet to see Primo & Epico debut with their new gimmick, but I know it's happened, so I look forward to that.

Singles

I'll get it out the way now and say that I'm still not a fan of Kevin Owens. He's up there with Paige and Enzo as talent I legitimately cannot stand. I'm also not a fan of AJ Styles, and I never have been really.

As for Sami Zayn, I want to watch him and perhaps like him, but I can't, as every time I do, the crowd does an "Olé" chant. I get it that he was previously El Generico and the "Olé" chant was his thing, but he's not El Generico now. He's completely different, so why do it? It's annoying and it makes no sense. That's like the crowd chanting for Scotty Flamingo when Raven is in the ring. If Zayn was a heel, then it would make more sense as he could possibly be annoyed by it.

Baron Corbin is another new face for me, and I'm still unsure about him. I get a Kevin Thorn vibe from him in both looks and ability, but when it comes to his promos, I get an "Unmasked Kane from 2003" vibe. Is that just me?

And the final new face is that of Apollo Crews. I like Crews, but like Corbin, I get vibes from him, with those vibes being "Bobby Lashley V2" and oddly enough, Crash Holly. Don't ask me why, I just do. But I do like Crews.

Overall, from what I've seen, I can't help but think that the WWE are still doing what they've been doing for a few years now, in that the company seems to revolve around a small selection of talent. It seems that the "magic number" is four.

The main event scene seems to focus mostly on Reigns, Styles, Owens and Zayn.

The Mid-Card scene: Crews, Corbin, Cesaro and Ambrose.

The Women's division: Charlotte, Natalya, Lynch and Banks.

And the Tag Team division: New Day, Enzo & Cass, The Vaudevillains and Gallows & Anderson.

On the plus side, it's good that every area is receiving attention compared to a while back when it was just the main event scene that got all the attention and both the Women's and Tag Team divisions were severely neglected.

But are there a lot of injuries and that's why not a lot of talent is being used? It just seems like if you've been with the company for more than two years, you don't really matter anymore and all you'll ever really be used for now is to job to the new guys and maybe fill some time with a match or a comedy skit.

Obviously this is just my opinion, but I can think of a lot of names on the roster that would be good to see be involved in title chases and storylines, but they're not. Although I was pretty surprised when Zack Ryder won the Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania.

Cool King 05-19-2016 05:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thekrow (Post 4813003)
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0...3b&oe=57D3943FHOLY DHIT GUYS!


CHW champ Agent X will be having an interview with Carlin this Saturday on Carnage!
What do u guys think is gonna happen?


Id really love to see an angry Ric Roberts confront Agent X about "his" title.

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Cool King 05-19-2016 05:23 PM

I really enjoyed WWF Attitude.

slik 05-19-2016 05:26 PM

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Happy Birthday to the Eighth Wonder of the World, Andre the Giant. <a href="https://t.co/H2fG0ByiCM">pic.twitter.com/H2fG0ByiCM</a></p>&mdash; Vince McMahon (@VinceMcMahon) <a href="https://twitter.com/VinceMcMahon/status/733387160515170305">May 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Frank Drebin 05-19-2016 05:40 PM

Seeing that whole "wwe hates employing fans of the business" thing rearing its head again always makes me sad.

DAMN iNATOR 05-19-2016 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frank Drebin (Post 4813026)
Seeing that whole "wwe hates employing fans of the business" thing rearing its head again always makes me sad.

WHAAAAAAA...?! PLEASE tell me that's nothing more than just a terrible terrible rumor.

Emperor Smeat 05-19-2016 07:33 PM

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Lock Jaw 05-19-2016 08:19 PM

Always thought Ted DiBiase looked like a lion

Droford 05-19-2016 08:28 PM

Its time it's time it's angry knickers face time lok

VSG 05-19-2016 08:52 PM

Lol nana

Emperor Smeat 05-19-2016 10:06 PM

Dirtsheets sponsored by Andre the Giant Appreciation Thursday:
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Quote:

Originally Posted by Observer
Today would have been the 70th birthday of Andre The Giant. That has led to a lot of Andre talk today. There is a story in the New York Daily News. There is a photo in that story of Andre with Chuck Wepner, who is 6-foot-5, which pretty much gives away he wasn't 7-feet tall. When that match took place in 1976, it was reported that Andre was 6-foot-9 and 370 pounds.

Link to the NY Daily News article: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertain...icle-1.2642652

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The WON reports that we will likely see a lot more of Stephanie McMahon heading into and through the fall. As was reported earlier this week, McMahon’s book is set for a September 27th release date and it is expected that she will be featured heavily through that date.

Stephanie is being marketed with the book as a popular part of WWE with a heavy social media presence, meaning that WWE will go heavy in social and mainstream press in promoting the book. McMahon is being pushed as the business face of the company, making it even more likely that she’ll be featured prominently to promote the book.
Would explain her sudden face or face-like turn the past couple of weeks.

Quote:

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Zack Sabre Jr., who was scheduled to defend the PWG title tomorrow night against Michael Elgin, but is out of action, suffered a lesion to his right forearm in a 5/13 match in Magdeburg, Germany in a match with Big Daddy Walter. The match was immediately stopped and he was rushed to the hospital. The rupture to the forearm was caused by a collision into the post that left a 4 centimeter cut that needed five stitches. He'll be out of action for a few weeks, returning on 6/12 for a match with Revolution Pro Wrestling, where he faces Kurt Angle.

In terms of WWE's Cruiserweight tournament, he'd be back about 2 weeks before the 1st set of tapings.

Quote:

Originally Posted by PWI
TNA President Dixie Carter, Executive Vice President (Creative & Talent Relations) John Gaburick and Chief Strategy Officer at TNA Entertainment Eric Sherman are scheduled to travel to India this weekend, PWInsider.com has confirmed.

The trio are heading to India for meetings with their broadcast partner SONY 6.

Likely setting up dates for the required India tours in order to stay on air in the country. Missed out on doing last year's tour due to money problems and been rumored they might have to do an extra tour this year to make it up.

Quote:

Originally Posted by PWI
Goldust noted today is the eight year anniversary of the day he decided to become sober. Congratulations to him on the big milestone.

https://twitter.com/goldust/status/733284829085761537

Quote:

Owens has been impressing a lot of people with his work on the mic and in the ring and it has turned Vince McMahon into a big supporter of his. Vince is reportedly past his issues with Owens look and its also been reported that he is currently penciled in for a main event push once his feud with Zayn ends.
Quote:

With Emma currently sidelined due to injury, there is talk behind the scenes of Eva Marie becoming Brooke’s new partner.
Quote:

Originally Posted by Observer
AAA will be remaining on The Fight Network in Canada after all. The deal was put together by Court Bauer, who is no longer with the promotion, and AAA had expressed issues with The Fight Network signing a deal with CMLL. The CMLL and AAA shows will be airing together on Thursday nights.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Observer
The Saturday replay was canceled after only four weeks, so TNA is down to just one airing at 9 p.m. on Tuesdays. In theory that hurts because TNA’s deal with Pop was a revenue sharing deal but there really has been very little revenue from advertising to be shared (a 30 second spot on Impact goes for $335), and less than little for the replay show so it’s not really a financial hit. It’s a minor exposure hit but it’s not like TNA is doing anything with its exposure. The scary part is more just how quickly Pop nixed the show after moving it. The whole idea of the replay show is to hit the West Coast audience in prime time. Destination America last year had multiple replays and ended up canceling them early, but always kept the one replay even after the decision was made to cancel the show. There was a story going about how Pop TV did its upfront presentation for the 2016-17 television season, there was no mention at all of TNA, which is true, but Pop’s upfronts were in late March. So at least dating back to that time they already had no plans to promote TNA as key programming on the station going forward.

New details regarding the POP-TNA tv situation at the moment. Turns out POP TV made the decision to drop all support for TNA as early as March of this year.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Observer
With all the social media talk, an audit showed that 35 percent of the WWE’s twitter followers were fake, as in not actual humans. That isn’t unusual in the Twitter world. For a comparison, UFC is almost identical with 36 percent fake and that’s about what would be expected. John Cena’s are 24 percent fake, which is lower than many celebrities.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Observer
With 7/4 coming on a Monday, it’s a lock that the lowest rated Raw of modern times, if not all-time, will be on that date. But it’s a number not even worth worrying about because it won’t signify anything.

Real issue will be if either the bounce from the next week ends up being weak or lower than the non-holiday week prior. RAW and/or Smackdown had a couple of weeks like that last year where the bounce back was lower than the 2 weeks prior.

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Originally Posted by Observer
Regarding the releases, the Steve Lombardi release was partially due to what somebody said was a small mistake he made that gave them cause for letting him go.


Some other sheet news includes:
  • Sports Illustrated had a recent article about a few Andre the Giant stories from back in the day. http://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2016...trated-profile
  • ROH announced Stevie Richards recently signed a contract with the company. His debut will occur at the June 3rd show in Illinois.
  • Apparently TNA completely forgot to promote an upcoming ppv occuring tomorrow and includes several former TNA talents since it was taped a while ago.
  • SyFy currently rumored to be carrying WWE shows again after recent channel listings had a replay for RAW planned to air tomorrow. Unlike the Hulu replay, SyFy's replay is rumored to be 2 hours long. http://officialfan.proboards.com/thr...21/raw-on-syfy
  • According to the Observer, the official reason Lucha Underground fired MVP a while ago was due to his podcast show spoiling stuff that hadn't aired yet this season. Catrina revealing herself as a old sorceress ended up being the breaking straw for LU even though the podcast and guests were praising the show a lot.
  • Observer also revealed LU had plans to bring back Konnan for Season 3 prior to his big fallout with their parent wrestling company AAA.
  • According to Pro Wrestling Sheet, the state of Kentucky is currently in negotiations to bring WWE shows and ppvs back to the state. The state is working on a new sports commission which would lessen some of the restrictions for live events.
  • In a "WWE Did You Know" type fact, baring a sudden major injury Kevin Owens is set to become the 2nd wrestler in WWE history to be on every card for a ppv show (not counting Specials or pre-show matches) within his debut year in the company. The other person to do the same was the Undertaker during his first year in the WWF.

Mr. Nerfect 05-19-2016 11:06 PM

Peyton Royce would be a better choice to join Dana Brooke than Eva Marie. Peyton can be Dana's "new Australian."

Mr. Nerfect 05-19-2016 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by SlickyTrickyDamon (Post 4812918)
So..... her getting speared nearly in half was what?

An accident. Imagine what it'd be like if the big heel in the WrestleMania main event slipped on a banana peel left in the ring to lose.

Mr. Nerfect 05-19-2016 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by DAMN iNATOR (Post 4812836)
Today, May 19th, 2016 marks the 10th Anniversary of the date which was the focal point of a bizarre storyline designed to confuse fans (and sell tickets to WWE Films' "See No Evil", starring Kane). It eventually led to this even more bizarre match at Vengeance 2006 featuring Kane taking on the Impostor Kane who had been tormenting him the whole time, and the finish is even more inexplicable:

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It's very weird to think about Luke Gallows being involved in WWE PPVs ten years ago. Beating former WWE Champions too. That sounds like it'd be a "Did You Know?" fact in an old WWF SmackDown video game strategy guide.

Mr. Nerfect 05-19-2016 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by DAMN iNATOR (Post 4813032)
WHAAAAAAA...?! PLEASE tell me that's nothing more than just a terrible terrible rumor.

It was asserted by Alex Reyes who was released recently in regards to himself, Kyle Edwards and Rich Brennan being let go.

Simple Fan 05-20-2016 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Noid (Post 4813146)
Peyton Royce would be a better choice to join Dana Brooke than Eva Marie. Peyton can be Dana's "new Australian."

I know a lot of people don't like her but I think she'd be great for that role. I'm not sold on Dana Brooke though and feel she should still be in NXT. Looks like she stole Natalya wardrobe as well.

Mr. Nerfect 05-20-2016 12:38 AM

I love Eva Marie as a heat magnet, but I'd rather her gimmick stand alone.


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