Lol it's amazing that I'm currently getting paid right now to post

It is extremely hard to understand. It is extremely hard to understand why a guy should be relegated to the mid card when millions of people across the country, both hardcore IWC fans and casual fans, are going absolutely apeshit for the guy, and giving him pops and reactions not seen since the Austin era.

More people owned One Warrior Nation t-shirts than want to keep Bryan from the main event.

What is so hard to understand about capitalizing on something that's hot? Gertner has said it a million times. They're a fucking business. And they'd have to be brain dead fucking idiots not to get as much out of this guy as possible.

I could understand you making this arguement way back during the Team Hell No phase of his career, but now? the fuck are you thinking?

How is making the man the star of the show capitalizing on it? He's doesn't have mass appeal. The whole "Yes movement" doesn't get stronger if they try to make him the face of the company. He's over regardless and they're not gonna stop watching as long as he's somewhere on the card being relevant. At that point it comes down to who do you want to promote and build as the headlining attraction to draw people in. He's just not very good outside of his in-ring skills. Neither was Benoit. But he was great in his role as long as he wasn't presented as THE guy.

If it were up to the majority of the Bryan marks. John Cena would have been jobbing for most of his career by now. There's a reason that hasn't happened. Cena is a guy you use as your main star. Bryan is not.

Not to mention that smile he constantly has on his face is annoying and heelishly creepy.

Whoever said he was going to be THE guy?

That's Cena, and it will still be Cena even if Bryan wins the title. Comparing Bryan to Benoit is absurd. Benoit was never this hot. Saying he's over regardless so don't bother is a ridiculous argument. You could say that about anyone who's ever been over. If people are clamoring this hard for a guy to be on top, then you push him to sell tickets.

And that's the problem with giving him the title. It should be reserved for THE guy or someone who has potential to be THE guy. That's how you make the title a meaningful draw instead of a useless prop.

And the Benoit comparison works. It doesn't matter that Benoit was AS over as Bryan is at this very moment. I'm comparing them talent-wise. The whole "Yes movement" thing isn't gonna last forever. Once that's gone, you've got a little guy who looks like you signed off a Bum Fights video representing your company as it's champion.

That works for ROH, a company that wants to appeal to wrestling nerds and never actually grow and become a bigger deal. Not WWE.

Then there'd only just be like 2 guys who ever win the title.

So what what if it doesn't last forever? Get what you can out of it now while he's drawing big.

WWE needs to try and reach new demographics, and Daniel Bryan reaches a demo that WWE has never catered to before - hipsters, vegans, environmentalists, etc.

WWE will always have guys who cater to the "pop culture loving flavor of the month supporting douchebags" demographic.

Half way through I guessed who was going to be the bad guy. They did do a good job at throwing a fake trail though. Still better than Ready to Rumble.

If you can only build up 2 guys to that level, then yeah. See Hogan and Savage/Warriors brief runs in the late 80's/early 90's. Or you can build up more than just 2 at a time. See Austin/Rock/Taker/HHH in the late 90's. You're not limited to 1 or 2 at a time.

And again, they aren't gonna get any more out of it. The merchandise and shit is all based on him NOT winning the title in fact.

"Getting what you can out of it" = Making him your champion is such a narrow, simplistic way to look at it.

He'll win the title at WrestleMania and he pretty much has to. It's not because Bryan as champion is gonna be a huge cash cow and milk more out of the "Yes movement" or anything though. It's because they've booked themselves into a spot where he's gotten screwed out of it most of the year and the two guys who were in the main event spot, one's a heel and the other didn't get nearly the adoration they were expecting when he returned and they had to turn him heel too. And the only other available face to put in the match to fix the situation so smarks didn't shit all over a Batista-Orton main event walked out of the company.

...or they could potentially re-create the heat and buzz of Austin vs McMahon as he finally wins the title only to get screwed out of it in a few months and we begin the chase cycle again and rinse and repeat until the next new babyface is ready.

We already saw how the PPV numbers for Bryan chasing the title were the first time. Kinda lends to my point that the people who will pay to see Bryan fight for the title are wrestling nerds who already pay to see him period. Outside of that his appeal is incredibly limited. WWE does not need to be more like ROH. Basically, Batista is right.

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- 2014 WWE Hall of Famer Carlos Colon told El Nuevo Dia in Puerto Rico that he was shocked when he got the call to be inducted this year. Colon said he didn't think he would ever go in after he wasn't inducted in New York City last year. Colon said:

"Imagine, it is the realization of a dream. To get there, it is the ultimate. As in other sports, like baseball and basketball, reaching the Hall of Fame is the biggest thing and it is finally happening for me."

AJ lee's trying to destroy TPWW like Tazz Dan.

??

Poit doesn't like a whale tail apparently :naughty:

But ya- put it in NSFW tags.

Yeah, outside of the casual forum, nudity isn't allowed, and anything "scantily clad" needs to be in NSFW tags.

Is that the current rule?

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Based solely on 5 gifs, that Scooby Doo film looks 100x more entertaining than WWE

Now that Google Adsense has banned AAA permanently, I dont think he cares that much.

Stacy Kiebler is pregnant. That guy does quick work.

Lucky Asian bastard. That is his name.

looks like Scotty won't be joining Buff as a gigolo anytime soon.

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An American Males reunion of Buff Bagwell and Scotty Riggs at The Big Event 6, Saturday, March 8, 2014, at the Marriott Courtyard LaGuardia Airport in East Elmhurst, NY.

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Colt Cabana and Cliff Compton (Domino) in a KFC commercial

Yo, #1 fan, tell me what you think of Bryan's Ascension in a purely storyline sense, like it was a movie or tv show or something? Don't wanna hear anything about ratings, buyrates, mercy sales, etc.

Should have done a Hair vs Hair match at Mania!!

I wonder if Tyson Kidd will notice....

To be fair, it's a story about a bunch of guys with a tv show.

That Bella looks stoned.

Yes. But I never found myself concerned with the ratings Breaking Bad was getting, or the box office for Avengers or whether Joffrey was ready to "go over" Ned.

I'm in agreement though. I like what I like, regardless of how well rated it is.

However, part of the story is that it is all interactive and that the ratings can sometimes come into play in the story. I can imagine a Heyman promo talking about all the fans the WWE lost whenever Bryan main-evented, all the money they wasted on him and etc. etc.

Would be great to see Bryan snap on the Yes-lock until Lesnar came out.

I bet they reveal it is Ric Flair's

I think Scotty hired him... :naughty::shifty:

I don't like or dislike it because of ratings and such. I like or dislike it... and the ratings/buyrates go to back up why I'm not alone and why they should/shouldn't do things.

Basically it's "I find this to be a shitty idea. The fact that it doesn't help them business-wise shows that."

Actually there is a part of me that does care about ratings. I mean... I want WWE to grow as a respectable company (I know, lol) and not strive to be more like ROH.

:lol:

From a storyline purpose I've said that at this point, they've lead it to where to even try having Batista be the man going into WrestleMania to fight for the title alone was ridiculous and they HAVE to have Bryan win it now.

The story is fine. The endgame with the WWE champion being a homeless looking guy who is mediocre at best on the mic, not so much.

Just turned on the network, BEAVER CLEAVAGE!

Saw something about Cesaro getting entered into the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal. My money's on it ending with him Cesaro Swinging Andre's ghost.

Why is Kane sunburnt?

So Vince takes Triple H's job in this movie... Well I think we know who the villain is

MINISTRY WEDDING!

I wonder who is drunker during their announcing career, JBL or Lord Alfred Hayes?

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Matt Striker is awesome.

I was thinking about the idea of Lesnar "going rouge" and legit beating The Undertaker in the biggest asshole move in the world. He can take the streak and leave if he feels like it.

Methinks someone in marketing watched The Punisher one too many times.

"All I know is, this Lo Pan character comes out of thin air in the middle of a goddamn alley while his buddies are flying around on wires cutting everybody to shreds, and he just stands there waiting for me to drive my truck straight through him with *light* coming out of his mouth!"


For added funny, I was attempting to attribute that quote to Dolph Ziggler, but I can't imbed photos for some reason.

I wonder who was responsible for writing THIS part...

How HILARIOUS would it be if Triple H pedigreed Daniel Bryan, and pinned him for the 3 and that was....IT.

I don't think I would laugh though.

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I would destroy my television.

Dixie Carter.

Crazy to watch the old school MSG card in 1991 and hear Hogan getting booed against Flair.

-Shield should stay together.

-WWE needs to add some kind of different dimension to Rusev, otherwise he's just going to end up being another Vladimir Kozlov or Sylvester Terkay.

Trish is hotter but Lita is more my type.

sweet Jeebus

Wait...what?

Ronda Rosey and Shana Baszler having a prowrestling match while training. Ronda is a huge WWE fan. Look at the post she made with the video.

Daniel Cormier is also a huge wrestling fan.

Rick Steiner bumping like Dolph Ziggler.

...who bumps like Curt Hennig.

Considering it was Hawk who did the clothesline, I don't think amazing bump was in Rick Steiner's mind. I actually doubt that was a bump.

Dirtsheets:

The Occupy segment's peak was around 1.92 before it started to drop. Also this week being the rare time that the 3rd hour wasn't the weakest overall.

This.

Waaaaaiiiiiiiittttt. Bryan drew a better rating than Cena AND Hogan!? Someone check on #1 fan!

... It was a good, unique fucking segment featuring a one of the only real angles they have going on right now at the peak hour for the show. If you really wanna get high and mighty on Bryan's behalf about ratings, I can bring up plenty more segments/PPVs featuring Bryan that tanked horribly. It's silly to even try to go there yet. Stick with "high workrate" for now.

Yay nxt is on..

TNA actually put together a fine PPV last weekend. They deserve my split attention between Impact and NXT. At least during this opening divas match. MVP > divas rasslin'.

Why am I getting invites to Tatanka fan clubs now?

Is that Gronk in the crowd in the Mojo shirt?

Hey its Masonry An

There's a gimmick..A "real cowboy" that acts/looks/talks nothing like a cowboy

I'm just picturing Gronk and Mojo Rawley hyping out all night

YOU DONT JUST GET YO SOY FIESTA, STAY FIESTA

Probably because you're viewed as someone who can discuss subjects like Tatanka in a serious, thoughtful, civilized manner.

Tatanka is serious bizness?

If you have to ask then maybe you shouldn't be part of the club.

Good enough for me!

The bo-ring chant was amusing

Lol watching the entrance countdown episode

Bryan (on the subject of Goldust's entrance) "I liked it as a kid cause Marlena had these huge fake cans"
and then they show the Bellas

Upon further inspection of that Lita gif (you know, after getting past the obvious awe of hot chick without pants)... she had some fucking ripped abs! She prob'ly just got done washing those pants on her stomach before putting them on!

So it seems like the WWE are heavily pushing NXT as a third brand (of sorts). They are covering the results on the main page of WWE.com and the history section now features championships that are defended in NXT.

Thanks for the warning not to go to WWE.com until I watch this week's NXT

I don't remember the last time I actually had a reason to visit wwe.com.

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Forgot how huge (fat) Big Show was at one point

Invitation to the Tatanka group?

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DECLINED

Watching some Raw's from early 97.

Yikes.