If your day's going poorly, just watch this:

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Rusev now from Rusev where he started is night and day. The guy is amazing.

Also, still going to go out on a limb and say that I think his ultimate potential is as a babyface. I don't know when or how they get there -- I honestly thought League of Nations might have been a way to achieve this -- but there's something likable about the guy. There's realism in his eyes. He can move like a killer all he wants, but he's got the soul of a lover, you can see it.

But there are WWE World and WWE Universal titles and it makes sense. What doesn't make sense is having the Women's and Tag divisions just be Raw and Smackdown branded. WWE Universal Women's Champion sounds a lot better than WWE Raw Women's Champion. Same thing for the Tag division, it just make the title sound like it's something. Raw and Smackdown just sounds generic and uncreative to me.

Nah, World/Universal fucking sucks. It means the same fucking thing. You cannot have TWO World Champions, you just cannot do it. That's why when people race and they tie for second they get equal third. By the logic the WWE is employing, you could create a Global Title, a Planetary Title, an Earth Title, and an All Nations Title and say "They're all World Titles."

No, the Universal Title is the top title on the RAW brand. The World Title is the top title on the SmackDown brand. They are the ONE World Title to each of their own sanctioning bodies. It's the only way this thing can work. Therefore, RAW and SmackDown need to be treated as promotions. If you really do treat them separately, then you can have a World Title, Tag Team Title, Women's Title, etc.

Everyone was chanting thank you Rusev at the end after it went off and he grabbed a Mic and said "I don't need your thanks". We responded "thank you anyway"

It was funny

The other way is to keep the World Title, Women's Title and Tag Titles are floating belts like the NWA days. It's a bit hard, since you won't really be sending your champions around the place, and it would require each brand to somewhat surrender its own autonomy a bit.

Either that or before you fly off the handle and commission a brand split in the first place, you actually try and make SmackDown good. A Mauro Ranallo/Daniel Bryan commentary team, with angles that flow throughout the week. Just because there isn't a brand split doesn't mean you can't have "SmackDown-specific" things happening too. For example, this Cesaro vs. Sheamus Best of Seven Series could take place entirely on SmackDown. If Cena wants to keep working part-time, why not have his schedule change to ensure he works on the Tuesdays and you have to watch SmackDown to see him?

It seems like they made SmackDown as shitty as possible, with main events repeated on RAW the next week in the mid-card, with no main event talent, and nothing that really felt exclusive beyond Mauro and King's commentary. They went from that to "ENTIRELY ITS OWN THING!!11" and now they need Jinder Mahal and Curt Hawkins to come back to the WWE in order to pad out their rosters, probably forgetting why they fired them in the first place.

Lol. Rusev trying to be a good heel. Antiquated idea.

Man, I actually hope that Reigns wins at Clash of Champions. The crowd is going to boo like crazy for him, and he'd actually make a really good United States Champion in my opinion. Given how long he has been in the business, he really should be tearing up the mid-card scene in the most exciting way possible.

Rusev has been ushering in sneak attacks, but when Cole says things like "Rusev is defending the honor of his wife," I remember what Jim Ross says about Bill Watts pulling him aside as a rookie commentator and telling him there are words you can use for babyfaces and their are words you can use for heels. You wouldn't talk about "the heart of Kevin Owens" for example. He's a bad guy. You'd say "the desperation of Kevin Owens." Cole talking about Lana's "honor" is about as babyface as it gets. "Rusev is still bitter," "Rusev cowardly assaulting," "Rusev picking a fight with an exhausted Roman Reigns," etc. Come on, Cole.

Jack Swagger will save Smackdown..lol

The Rock vs. Rusev would actually be a really fun feud if they could get The Rock back in the ring. Rusev as a Bulgarian SJW standing up for his wife who has been mercilessly slut-shamed by the Bloodline.

Yeah, got no clue where they are going with this, if anywhere at all. This could very easily just be Swagger saying to Vince "Hey boss, my contract is coming up and I'm worthless to you right now, how about you give me the chance to do something," and Vince being all "Here's what we've got for ya, you big sack of crap."

I had this idea that he could jump to SmackDown and team with Kane. Like, not a good idea; more of a premonition.

Lol, over on 411Mania, the home of Gertner, there is an article talking about the debut of Bin Wang. In the headline it calls him "Big Wang." :lol:

He looked pretty decent. Beat Bo Dallas with a Running Powerslam.

I agree with you that World and Universal are the same thing. Makes each brand equal and that's how it should be. That's why each brand should have it's Tag and Women's divisions branded as such.

Slater's new merch on WWE's online store:

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A fine shirt to wear to your next job interview

I was mad the merch stand didn't even have a 2x Kevin Owens Show shirt..let alone a 3x.

I'm way more excited for this than i should be.

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So since we got a Harley now, can Becky dress up as Poison Ivy?

You CANNOT have two #1 guys. I'm sorry, it just doesn't work.

No that's Peyton Royce's character.

I kind of like that. Makes it less embarrassing to wear as a regular shirt.

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Top Guys, out

Not really without his name looks like a shitty comedy shirt you could find at a Walmart.

They should be the Planetary Tag Team Champions.

I just figured treating the shows like separate promotions is the only reason they have two sets of belts in the first place. This is part of the reason why I don't want interbrand matches to exist at all bar the Royal Rumble, Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, and MAYBE Money in the Bank since the concept is so played out that I'd rather not have each show with its own briefcase.

The second they start bending the rules "oh, WrestleMania is coming, may as well have all the talent on both shows" they're fucked just like they were the first time.

And in the spirit of keeping the brand separate, I'd really like if they stopped running ads for the opposing show's PPV. Sure I guess it could be explained away that the other show bought ad space but it's still stupid. If they are supposed to be rival promotions, own it.

Smothers is fucking hilarious. That should be a fun match.

Only if Swoggle wears a bear costume. Pretty sure Tracy is the last legit wrestler to take on an actual bear.

I was thinking about this on Backlash, and I agree with you. I get both events air on the same network, but the brands are competing. The commentary teams take shots at the rival shows, even. Why would Shane or Stephanie let that ad on the show?

Tracy Smothers could be a great agent/trainer for WWE.

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Yakuza 6 going to be the best wrestling game of 2017

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I've got no problem with Punk trying UFC. It was his body and rep he was putting on the line. I can understand MMA fighters being upset that he gets to jump the cue based on his "freak show" status though. It's all about the money though, and it'll be curious to see wha the UFC 203 buyrate is.

First off, I enjoyed Punk losing. But I was aware enough to get that he got paid big bucks because people wanted to see him win or lose.

And these marks don't get it. MMA is just as much a business as it is a sport. If you think Dana would go with another generic frat bro with generic tribal tattoos who you can't tell from the last one instead of a guy with an interesting story who will likely net you a swimming pool full of money, you're a mark and a fool.

I also promise you that these folks said precisely dick about Kimbo Slice's run in UFC. But Jones is on to something. A Justin Bieber fight would be the highest grossing event in MMA history.

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Seems like the stupidest idea of all time

Don't really want to see any of them back honestly, but Goldberg would be the least awful imo. Undertaker's mystique is shot at this point, and honestly he doesn't have anywhere to go anymore except maybe the fabled Cena match which even sounds bad at this point. As for Sting I was under the impression that he was physically incapable of a return. Did I miss something?

Goldberg vs Lesnar would be really meh, but at least it'd probably draw some money. Honestly I'd rather see Lesnar start fighting the new guys. I mean Lesnar can't stick around forever, and I think some of the younger talent like Owens, Cesaro, etc could use the rub. They don't even have to win at this point since just surviving a Lesnar attack is sort of a badge of honor now.

Current rumor going around the net involves Ceasro leaving the WWE shortly after the Best of 7 series with Sheamus is done. Rumor revolves around Vince still not seeing Ceasro as a possible star and Cesaro not agreeing to a contract extension recently.

Supposedly his current contract ends during next month according to 411Mania.

Link to the main source of the rumor: http://www.inquisitr.com/3487735/wwe...y-leaving-wwe/

Nooooo :'(

Fuck that sucks if true... I mean I don't blame the guy, but I hate to see such talent go. Vince really needs to fuck off already. I'm thoroughly convinced that half the issues with the current product stem from him.

Just realized how shitty the cruisers going to RAW will be when theyve had Bryan and Mauro call the matches and they're on SD. I know Graves was involved but i dont think he'll be able to do as good of a job as Mauro

Still loving this woman.

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It isn't like the guy came in and said he was going to rule the MMA world. He trained. He lost. Have to start somewhere. To even step into the octagon with someone who has been doing this forever is something admirable. Yeah, he's 0-1 in UFC. Guess what *my* record is? 0-0. Because I ain't doing it.

Funniest thing of all this? Exactly none of the naysayers mentioned dick about Mickey, proving how much of a draw Punk was. Gall called his spot, he got some shine, and also got a "high profile" win, and got paid for it... but the conversation is all about "let's laugh/not laugh" at CM Punk.

Meanwhile, Dana backs up that Brinks truck to the new bay door he had installed at his financial institution for just such an occasion.

Also, I would like to point out that Kimbo got put up against Houston Alexander in his first actual MMA fight in UFC. Houston is at best a glass cannon with zero ground game, and at worst a can. But Tom "I only got a UFC title shot because I'm a dick" Lawlor and Tim "I ruled the UFC HW division when all the good Heavyweights were in Japan" Sylvia had nothing to say.

Kimbo had 4 MMA fights before joining the UFCI'm not sure about this Punk was paid 500,000 dollars and the PPV did not see much of a bump in viewership

UFC was under the assumption that there was a lot of wrestling fans left. All the Punk fans latched on to someone else. This era is the most fast-paced and if you don't cash in on popularity the next day/week then you're piss out of the shit. I'm sure they still made a crapload of money, but not what they were expecting.

I just read some of his AMA. He was trained by Gillberg (of fucking course he was) and this was pretty cool. Think he might have a job:

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Vince wasn't at Backlash. That jobber is a liar!

Half? I'd say 90%+ are a result of Vince. Ultimately, if you're the guy in charge, it all comes down to you.

The days of being able to wear a massive portrait of a wrestler on your clothing is long over. $150 for certain humiliation is obscene.

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Tracy Smothers currently delivers pizzas

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Seems like they couldn't decide on what music for Bossman to use in his second last match.

fixed :yes:

Big Bossman!!

*marks out*

:lol: found out this whole thing revolves around which brand gets James Ellsworth. Foley thinks he's RAW exclusive since he wrestled for the brand first.

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Certain humiliation from who?

Makes those "Where's My Pizza?" chants oddly prophetic.

I mean, the Austin and Flair ones look cool, not feeling the others so much, and I guess maybe people would be made to feel "humiliated" if someone asked them how much they spent for it and had to respond that it was $150?

Dean "Porno 'Stache" Ambrose.

The person wearing it. I cannot fathom why anybody would want to wear one of those in public with a fuckoff huge portrait of the wrestler on the back.

If the back was just a cool design instead of a picture, I could understand. But plastering the portrait on there just looks dumb IMO.

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Hogan giving himself head...the 10 inch penis makes sense now.

James Ellworth could potentially be as over as one-half of the Tag Team Champions, since being a lovable loser is now a credible gimmick. Think about that.

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Paige and Del Rio in TNA would be tremendous. Paige could be a great Knockout Champion. I think Maria is the current champ? Yeah, have Paige chew her up and Maria promise that he revenge will ruin Paige's life. A Mike Bennett vs. Alberto El Patron feud and Saraya being called in to challenge for the Knockout Title with Maria as manager.

Ask Del Rio who his favor opponents in Mexico were, have them lined up for him and maybe have a few of them pad out the X-Division. You also have Cody and Brandi Rhodes coming in too. Things could really heat up if they stop with the insane backyard sketches.

Think TNA would be a great place for Alberto. He doesn't want to wrestle but 60 matches a year and TNA had a light schedule as is. Guys like Lashley, Bram, and DJ Zzz have also worked for Elite in Mexico so he'd have that as well.

With Dixie Carter gone, TNA might start being smarter with how it lets talent brand themselves and where they get exposure. I'd honestly like to see TNA start working with ROH more and more.

Read something today that Dixie wants $4 million for the rest of her stake in the company.

Feel like Billy Corgan is moving towards dropping the TNA name. The New Impact Grand Championship doesn't have any TNA branding on it. I think Aerolux owns the TNA name to so if he could get full control he might scrap the TNA name all together.

WE'RE MOVING INTO A DOUBLE WIDE!

It needs a re-branding, but I feel like Impact itself is tarnished as a brand name at this point. It might be time for a total refurnishing.

I'd be fine with him calling it "Resistance Pro Wrestling" and calling up his champions to do unification matches with the TNA champions. Bobby Lashley obviously beats "Da Cobra," whoever that is.

Oh wait, he left it. Nevermind.

TIL that Alicia Fox probably got her name because a group of foxes is called a leash.