Ew.

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lol :lol:

You should start a few months before the now, so you can really appreciate how much it changed the company.

It counts to them. Brock Lesnar's belt is the main belt because it is on Raw. Paul Heyman will say that Brock is the greatest champion of the modern era or whatever. Commentators will agree. Roman Reigns already counts himself as a former three-time Universal Champion. It's an interchangeable term, like "World Title" and "WWE Title" were interchangebable. John Cena is a 13-time WWE Champion. But they say 16 because of the three World Titles. If he wins the Universal Title for #17, they will call him a 17-time Universal Champion.

Brock Lesnar has defended the Universal Title 10 times including house shows. He also beat AJ Styles to ensure his belt is seen as the most dominant, which should kayfabe count as something, but whatever. Kazuchika Okada has defended the IWGP Heavyweight Championship 12 times over a 694+ day period of being champion. That averages out to a defense once every 58 days or so. Brock Lesnar has been champion for 407+ days, and defended the belt every 41 days or so. Even if you take his 7 aired defenses, that makes for an average of 58 days, putting him right in league with Okada, assuming all Okada's defenses are aired.

Point is: Brock Lesnar is more of a fighting champ than Kazuchika Okada.

Sting,Goldberg and the flipping Mexicans was the only good things.

It's still funny to me that Heyman said back before Lesnar beat Cena for the title at SummerSlam that Lesnar never cared to go after a title until they were unified because he was only interested in being THE man. Pretty much acknowledging that having two world titles makes them both mean shit. And now he's the WWE UNIVERSAL champion. lol

He'd also never compete in a Royal Rumble, because Brock is above gambling for a title shot. Cue 2016 and 2017 Rumble. Heyman is clearly not "sympatico" with the WWE's writing. You can see the change in verbiage when he goes from declaring Cesaro the next World Heavyweight Champion or something to "the next top tier player" to "Brooooock Leeessssnar!"

To be fair, Brock is the dominant champion in WWE now, and they all but acknowledge that the WWE Title is the B-belt.

I really wish they would unify the belts at SummerSlam and just be done with it. Brock vs. AJ for the WWE Title. AJ can be the working champ that appears on both shows and feels like a big deal. You've got Braun with his Fuck the World Championship belt and Seth Rollins and Jeff Hardy are currently your IC and US Champions, and they both have names and pedigrees.

Vince's particulars are getting in the way. He wants a World Champion on each show, but as a result, he has no World Champion and therefore the point of having these champions to draw is completely ass-backwards.

To be fair a bit, NJPW runs way fewer shows and Okada still shows up a lot more than Lesnar even if its not title matches. Okada would probably fall apart after a couple months if he kept the puro style and had to work Punk's insane schedule as champ.

Similar to Taker's streak, WWE pretty much lucked into Lesnar being this close to breaking Punk's record. Probably a big reason why its lasted soo long because WWE wasn't aware or they would have made it obvious his lengthy reign was out of petty reasons.

He doesn't defend the belt more than Lesnar though. The only people who are really bothered by Brock not being on every show, are the suckers who still watch week-to-week. There's an inherent paradox in that.

I just did a thought experiment where I asked "What if the WWE cut all the 205 Live talent and everyone that appeared in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal?" You'd be surprised how few people you would actually miss. It would streamline the product so much.

I know that's not the name of the game they are playing at the moment, but you could probably save a few million per year by doing that.

I've heard that there are tons of Juvi stories out there about his time in WWE.

Like how he was so delusional that he thought he was on the same level as The Rock, and would refer to himself in the 3rd person backstage.

Or how Psicosis and Super Crazy wanted to be separated from Juvi because they didn't want to be associated with his nonsense and inevitable heat.

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So much for the trophy, broke like a matchstick.

I remember hearing how talented he was. I've seen some of his work, so I know he is good, but the reports were generally like "if he could sort his shit out, he could be as huge as Eddie Guerrero."

He's the same age as Rey Mysterio.

Juvy was so fucking good

The Juice!

Cena with a marriage tweet:

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There's a Mexican dude on lets make a deal wearing a Heath Slater I Got Kids shirt

Theres a joke there, somewhere.

I didn’t suggest it as the Main Event. You were talking about the card in general, I suggested a match I’d like to see.

He wanted a mask vs mask match with Rey Mysterio, when he was told he doesn't wear a mask Juvi said he could put one on for the match.

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I wonder why I don't remember cornette in the attitude era.

I remember Lawler/Cole and Lawler/JR

I think he headlined one PPV as champ.

First 8 names confirmed for the next UK tourney: Amir Jordan, Dave Mastiff, El Ligero, Jack Gallagher, Joe Coffey, Joseph Connors, Kenny Williams, and Zack Gibson

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Tranquilo?

I guess this was the beginning of the "you tapped out" shtick that stuck with Lesnar until his exit in 2004.

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I was thinking that, if I set up a giant box trap and put some Quinoa as bait, what would be the odds that I could catch a Becky Lynch? :shifty:

Seems whatever long term plans WWE might have for Ronda could end up facing some complications or be shelved since Ronda is teasing she wants to have kids very soon.

Came up during a quick interview TMZ had with Ronda recently.

http://www.tmz.com/2018/05/16/ronda-...ant-plans-wwe/

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Corpse on a pole match. :lol:

Yeah, I was just running through the possibilities with it.

What's going on here?

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lol

"poor joey's hot ass wife".

Halfway through Dr. D David Schultz 's autobiography and it's awesome

Remember when Hardcore Holly's finisher was called " The Hollycaust" lol

LMFAO NO! Amazing

Gonna keep posting random shit.

This is the greatest Vince McMahon promo ever and one of the greatest heel promos ever.

Life sucks. AND THEN YOU DIEEEEE

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I watch movies when I travel. I find it hard to sit down and watch them when I'm at home these days, so I use it as a good chance to "catch up."

Kona Reeves has got something really cool about him. Great look. Seems like he gets it, in the ring.

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Seemed like he would have a funny gimmick based on the video vignettes they were playing for him, but then saw some backstage NXT interview and he seemed pretty bad and unnatural...

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Yeah, he looked like he was doing that thing most newer guys do on the mic where they try to capture the mannerisms of The Rock or someone and it just comes off as awkward. There's something there though. Doesn't seem that awful.

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Oh goodness I do remember....

Could you fucking imagine the shit storm if they tried that today?

I can't believe it passed at the time lol

Wish I could find audio of it.

I specifically remember them using it on an episode of Metal back in the day

I think I do remember it.

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Now I remember where else I heard it referred to as the Hollycaust: Over the Edge 1999 against AL Snow

Almost as great as naming your finisher after the date rape drug.

this amused me.


Lance Von Erich accidentally gives a peck on the neck to a male fan at 24 seconds in as he makes his way down the row of females for hugs and kisses. male fan quite enjoyed it as he is seen celebrating when the camera pans down.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcCg6B9DfTc

Hearing Bob Holly in shoots always amazes me. For some reason I don’t expect him to have as much “personality.” There’s more Big Shot in him than Hardcore.

A potential legal bombshell could be on its way and cause huge headaches for the WWE.

They are not the one involved in the lawsuit but it does target the legal status of an "independent contractor" when used by companies who don't allow all the legal rights associated with independent contractors and purposely avoid following all labor laws and regulations associated with employees.

In the past, whenever someone seriously threatened to challenge this in court in regards to the no compete clause, WWE caved in every time to their demands.

If I remember correctly, WWE flirted with a union forming in the 80s or early 90s till Hogan snitched and managed to derail the whole process.

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lolllllllll

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Hmmm that makes sense... I saw that PPV.

Trying to find audio of it but I only found the spanish version and they don't say that.... They do call the Funnel Cake powder sugar "cocaine" though after AL snow hits Holly with it.

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interesting end to part 2. :wtf:

Watching NXT from this week. I'm a big Lars Sullivan fan. He's a "traditional heel," as weird as that seems. He's not trying to be cool or anything - he's just beating people up. It's great.

Also I'm in love with Cathy Kelley

Cool theme for Mauro.

I haven't been watching NXT. Good for Mauro to get a theme, but is it weird for me to ask why? I guess JR used Boomer Sooner and all that, but is Mauro going to be making an entrance anytime soon?

No, I'm wondering why also.

I just watched the SmackDown clip of Bryan destroying Cass. Holy shit, Cass is ATROCIOUS. I never used to have it in for him or anything, and quite liked some of his mic work in NXT, but here he was just awful. A weird inflection, weird delivery, a terrible script doesn't help, stumbling over lines, clearly nervous -- you can sense when he decides "it's time to perform this thing I rehearsed to try and look like I'm good on the mic." Goddamn, I don't want enough WWE to be conditioned for this shit, haha.

He did a decent job selling Bryan's attack on the leg, but everything else was pure dog turd.

His turn wasn't bad, but the ensuing feud with Enzo/Big Show was awful. I think he's been garbage on his own, really. He needs someone with him to hide how uncomfortable he is/seems.

and the man boobs :(

"whoa whoa whoa bro these are man TITS, get it right bro, how u doin?"

honestly dat gyno

It's May 19.

So for some reason I'm a glutton for punishment, can't get over my WCW nostalgia, event when it's shit. However the one thing that I hate the very most about the end of WCW is simply Mark fucking Madden. He is so horrible, every chance he get's he's ripping of Joey styles or making an allusion to something that happened in WWF or ECW. He was the worst.

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Jesse Ventura told this story in his book I Ain't Got Time To Bleed.

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lol.....forgot that Swagger wore plain trunks in his debut and switched to a singlet not long after that

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Not all that surprising given the look of his torso.

That's one class I wouldn't want to fail.

Me either.

He has a weird build. Reminds me of Josh Barnett. Pure function and no dieting lol

He always struck me as very clumsy and awkward. Could never get into him because of it.

What's you guys' handles on Twitter? I need more wrestling fans like y'all on my TL.

Swagger looks like he was fully engaged in a feast at catering before being suddenly told on the spot to go out and do some rasslin.

He's got that old school fat southern brute heel body. Could have worked it into his gimmick. What a waste.

My gf went to her mom's for a few hours so I decided to look around on youtube for some stuff to watch, and I came across 20 WWE Heat shows from 2002 where it's only wrestling, no recap shit. I spent the entire time she was gone as well as all morning smoking weed and watching these videos.

I'm a very productive person.

Stacey Keibler and Test. Testicles lol. Stacey looking anorexic by the way. Currently dancing in the ring. So hott. Interupted by Justin Credible Haha.

Test wins with his bad ass Big Boot.

Steven Richards vs Johnny the Bull Stamboli. Lol its so bad but I can't stop watching

I would say that roughly 75% of my fantasies in 2002 involved Stacy Keibler or Trish Stratus.....very often both :naughty: