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Sasha Banks' face looks really weird in that thumbnail.

I've seen her smiling before but she never looks like that.

Yeah, but still, she's always ugly.

My favorite wrestler of all-time is Crowbar.

Either WWE is adding a new match to the Rumble or want one of the Rumble matches to have more time since the US title tournament Finals got pulled from the event.

Its now occurring next week on Smackdown instead.

The SD pre-show tag match is 2 out of 3 falls now.

Wouldn't be shocked if they had a US Title match on he show with a quick angle done after the match next week though.

Jey Uso gonna be going to the Texas Penitentiary..maybe not but he was arrested for DUI over the weekend.
So hello Gable and Benjamin tag champs

Honey, you don't go to the Pen for DUI unless you kill or injure someone.

Which is why I said "maybe not"

The Uso's won't lose the belts. Taking the titles off them because they got a DUI would be dumb, 50% of the population has had a DUI.

Roman Reigns also got caught up in a Steroid thing
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/loca...134261519.html

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He gets named @ 4:25 ish in the video

That sounds like Fake News. Your new name is FakeNewsford.

The owner of the Gym named Roman Reigns in the video by way of him being mentioned in the court documents.

Roman already had a strike against him for a PED violation so..doesn't look good

And I see this was from last year so..no idea what's up

Dumbass!

Uber exist for a reason.

How is that everyone in the US keeps getting arrested for a DUI and here it rarely happens?

Come on, we're the drunks.

There is a free bus system here that goes all over town til 3 am and people still get DUIs all the time. Idiots

Free bus? Whoah, nice.

It has to do with the weave. She has genuine problems with her hair.

It's cool to hear you follow him. I got through the whole thing, and I really enjoyed it. For people who like to think about the health of the wrestling business, it was good for stimulating the brain a bit.

Basically, digital media is such a slow increase (something like 3%) that they were speculating that it's not even worth catering to on that front, and that they're kind of getting lost in their own buzz. Analysts of the stock and all that basically say that TV is the crunch point. So the Fox news is the biggest thing for them right now, because they'll get to play Fox and USA off each other. Facebook and Amazon are kind of non-entities like that. The WWE have tried to make it sound like Amazon wanted to cover them in India, because they're the #2 sport, but they didn't mention just how big cricket is compared to WWE, haha.

Jimmy Uso got a DUI once upon a time. There's really no excuse for it in 2018.

Mick Foley has predicted Becky Lynch and Sheamus to win the Royal Rumbles.

How certain are we about Ronda Rousey wrestling a match at WrestleMania? I had it figured for a lock, but if the two parties haven't come together on money, or they feel like she's not really where they want her to be in order to milk it for what they want, then Ronda being the "Tyson" in a feud between Charlotte and Becky on SmackDown actually makes a lot of sense. I'm still predicting Rousey, but Becky has got to have the third best chance, when you really look at things.

Yeah, it's both for tourism and to reduce DUIs since as a ski resort it is also by default a drinking town. People still get them though.

Riding the bus from the mountain to downtown on weekends is often a party in it's own right. I've hung out with more people that I've met on the bus, than any I've met anywhere else.

That's boss. I got so many tickets for eee riding without a ticket.

I absolutely love places like that. I've usually been the tourist, but I love talking to locals on the transport and getting an authentic experience with some cool locals who know the area.

Word is, the winner of the tournament will end up facing Ziggler at the Rumble

I'm really enjoying Liv Morgan these days for some reason.

Honestly, the whole Riott Squad is gelling really well.

Of the Riot Squad Royal Rumble promos, her's is the only one where it didn't look like she was reading her lines.

Sheamus wins the Royal Rumble so he can beat Daniel Bryan in mere seconds?

The Sheamus prediction is random as hell.

As for Ronda, I have a feeling she'll be in a match of some sort. But I don't think they'll come to an agreement fast enough for her to be in the Rumble and, frankly, they shouldn't have her in the Rumble. She can appear in the crowd or something but that's it.

The draw should be for her to have her first WWE match at WrestleMania.

Oh shit, New Legacy got the guy who did the original voice for "This announcement has been paid for by the New World Order" to do the same thing for New Legacy Inc. That's fucking awesome.

What are the Odds <strike>EC3</strike> Derrick Bateman shows up at the Royal Rumble? He got pulled from some random Indy show that was the same day.

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Have D Bryan reintroduce him <3

Weirdly, there's been a lot of money put on Daniel Bryan to win the Rumble recently. Dropped from 66/1 to 10/1.

Probably wishful mark money

I just don't see Bateman in the Royal Rumble. He might be backstage visiting friends or something, but I can't see them whipping up music, giving him a presentation and prepping the announcers just to have Derrick Bateman return for a 15 minute mid-card spot in the Rumble. I could be wrong, but a surprise Rumble entrant should come packed with something. AJ Styles was surreal; Sami Zayn had NXT history with Owens; Bubba Ray Dudley was returning in Philly. What does "Derrick Bateman?! Derrick Bateman is back in the WWE! "The American Classic" Derrick Bateman, Saxton! He's been tearing it up on the independents!" really add to the Rumble?

I remember a time when I was as invested in New Legacy as Hasney. "Sheamoose" was the best thing they ever did for me.

Given I have no clue what the fuck they're going to do with the WWE Title picture, I could almost see them having Derrick Bateman actually winning the Rumble and challenging for the WWE Championship in the <s>main event</s> opening match of WrestleMania.

:lol:

Fair point. I've come back back around to Nakamura winning. I couldn't see it for the longest time, but now I'm just like "fuck it." But argh! I just can't commit to it. Weirdly enough, I'm still leaning towards either Corbin or Ziggler. Not because I think the plan is to make them hot, hot, hot -- but rather just give them a little SmackDown microwave.

Surely they are not going to go with more of a Roode vs. Ziggler feud? That stunk up the joint. And how does it make sense for Ziggler to come back and try to win the belt he already had but decided he was better than? Like, what did he think was going to happen in the tournament? But why did they put the US Title on Roode in a tournament instead of just having him beat Corbin one-on-one at Clash of Champions? This is some really dodgy storytelling, and you're going to go nuts if you try to analyze it.

Probably some sort of half-assed excuse of Ziggler only wanted to make a point with his walkout and he is still contractually owed a rematch as a former champion's right.

Like a retelling of CM Punk's post-MitB 2011 walkout but handled a lot worse.

Usos vs. Owens and Zayn for the SmackDown Tag Titles at Mania could be pretty boss.

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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

That's what they likely WILL do, but it's dumb as fuck.

It would be super dumb to win a title, vacate it, then demand another shot at it. So yeah, that's probably going down for sure.

:y:

With Bobby Roode in the WWE, does James Storm appearing there inherently become more attractive. Or is it "too TNA?" I was just wondering on what Roode could possibly do with the US Title, and a feud with James Storm, my unrealistic faction suggestion aside, is probably the most intriguing thing for me. But would the WWE do it?

I'm perplexed there because I remember James Storm wrestling a match or two on NXT, then going back to TNA. Is he supposed to be coming back now? I saw that he was "retired" in a really bizarre way on TNA recently.

He went back to TNA because there weren't any real NXT plans. Now he's left again and says he wants to go back to WWE. I see a lot more value in him with Bobby Roode there to either team or feud with.

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I'm very happy that exists.

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Doesn't look like Jason Jordan

Coming up with a "realistic" WM card is really not a fun exercise since I have no doubt Triple H and Shane McMahon will once again have matches.

Triple H vs. Kurt Angle
Shane McMahon vs. Daniel Bryan

Complete waste of Angle's last WM match (though to be fair he can't work anymore), complete waste of Bryan's return to the ring. And two matches that they could easily merge and turn into a tag match but they'll suck up two Mania spots with it instead.

HHH was rather adamant at the last quarterly conference call DBry wouldn't wrestle again in the WWE and implied it would undercut all the work put into the concussion program, which he said is among the best you will find for any athlete in the world.


I kind of want Braun to win the Rumble (as a surprise entrant) and decide to take on AJ or KO/Sami if they win.

Or I want Braun vs. HHH w/ Braun doing the burying this time. I have no interest, at this time, in HHH vs Angle b/c I don't think Angle can 'go' that well. Same concern I have about Taker possibly wrestling again this year (though we'll have a better idea of what shape Taker is in this Monday at RAW 25).

Jim Johnson's first interview since being let go from WWE. Sounds like office politics/backstabbing led to his demise, and he seems a bit heartbroken:


https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCirc...leaving_wwe_i/

The first episode of Mixed Match Challenge Tuesday night on Facebook Watch currently has 1.3 million views as of 8AM Eastern Thursday. That's got to be a big success for a launch in terms of eyeballs checking it out.

Meltzer mentioned in the Observer this week that New Japan/Goldberg have had some preliminary talks about bringing him in for several big shows. The WWE HOF usually has a short contract attached to it, Meltzer also mentions, so that Goldberg wouldn't be able to appear for a period after being inducted.

Holy shit. Goldberg in New Japan... vs.... Jericho??? or .... TANAHASHI? Or.... SUZUKI!?!?!?!?

If they could get a deal for WK 13 vs Suzuki I'd pay triple.

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Apparently Tugboat is currently dealing with a potentially life threatening illness.

He's been sick a lot lately. Superstar Billy Graham is also going through a tough time again

Kitamura probably, since he's started using his finishing sequence.

Is Graham the one with the serious liver problem and came close to dying last time because of it?

Graham pretty much said he was on death's door step 10 or so years ago when he was diagnosed with Hep C. But he's since been cleared from that. Has a lot of other shit going on though.

Vader has almost died 10 times

That guy from the raw 25 trailers good with voices. 3 and 3 quarter stars.

Triple H adds NOTHING to WrestleMania. Nor does Shane now that it's not some revolutionary return.

He's been through so much. It's a miracle that he's still alive.

Common sense is Alexa should be in Trish's old outfits .

Who is re-enacting the Val Venis choppy-chop moment?

Lucha Underground is apparently going to stop being cantankerous fuckers and let their talent work other places in hopes that it will draw people towards their product. I kind of predicted this when I guessed Rey Mysterio would be a guest entrant in the Rumble a while back. Still calling that.

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Can't look past Kane's nipple in that screen-grab.

Somehow this post reminded me of dronepool's weird-ass, soul-piercing nipples.

It was probably the nipple-based content.

Yeah. but not every time when I read nipple do I think of dronepool.

red and black costume wearer's nipple = deadpool's nipple = dronepool's nipple

LJ has solved the puzzle.

There may have also been some subliminal messaging involved.

Interesting theory.

Damn, dronepool's shirtless pic is no longer there. :(

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Now we know who Cena's facing at WM

Who?

Batista should reveal that he got his dream of banging the twins and challenge the broken down Daniel Bryan, only for Cena to accept the challenge on behalf of their shared manhood.

There were rumors that Johnny Ace banged the Bella Twins in a hot tub circa 2008 which is why they were sent to the main roster despite barely wrestling in developmental.

And now years later he's their father-in-law. He may have fucked an entire bloodline.

damnit..

https://streamable.com/tl3aw

pretty amazing 10 years later the only one thats dead is Doink.

Yeah, I remember hearing about that and then he marries their mother. I...I don't know what to make of that. The first half of the story is probably just rumor and innuendo, although they did pull rank to get put on television quickly. That was probably a Johnny Ace call.

He should also fuck their father for good measure.

He got a lot of practice sucking Shane's dick.

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Damn, poor JR.

Watching Raw from the beginning on WWE network. Took them 5 episodes to finally realize this Rob Bartlett project was not working and they seemed to started turned the announcing all gimmicky. First they did this weird thing where Savage's mic wasn't working so he stole Bartlett's for the rest of the show. The next week Bartlett dressed as Elvis and did an Elvis impression all night during commentary.

I honestly forgot he even lasted this long.

I haven't watched these matches in ages, but seeing The Heavenly Bodies in the WWF has reminded me that they're probably my favorite tag team of all-time.