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I watched a few episodes. I felt like many of the girls were better than the shit gimmicks they had. Paige Webb was Serena.

Also, the announcer was shit. He made Michael Cole sound like Gordon Solie.

Who is Gordon Solie?

Perhaps the Greatest Announcer ever. He could make a match with a bear sound like a legitimate sporting event.

<font color=goldenrod>Feel like the Wrestlicious owner's goal was probably just to bang as many female indy wrestlers as he could.</font>

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Originally Posted by SlickyTrickyDamon (Post 4660407)

No, he did not. Those were his RING fingers.

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Originally Posted by #1-wwf-fan (Post 4660418)

Yeah. He basically did what a 5 year old does when he wants to do it but doesn't want to get it trouble. It was quite lame.

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Originally Posted by What Would Kevin Do? (Post 4660626)

For what it's worth, pretty sure it was a reference to the Brass Ring Club, which is what him and Tyson dubbed themselves.

Telling Cena to put a ring on it.

<font color=goldenrod>Keep forgetting this guy is still employed:</font>

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But who was taking the photo?

David Otunga.

http://i.imgur.com/66HwnVM.jpg

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Originally Posted by Droford (Post 4661150)

http://static.wixstatic.com/media/db...0_0.00_jpg_srb http://static.wixstatic.com/media/db...0_0.00_jpg_srb
Gert (left) and Fran (right) The Lunch Ladies

Oh, horror of horrors...WHAT FRESH HELL IS THIS?! Now I need one of those CIA memory wipes...dammit, Dro. SMH.

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Originally Posted by Dark One (Post 4661351)

But who was taking the photo?

David Otunga.

http://i.imgur.com/66HwnVM.jpg

So as far as critical reception to that bit of self-portraiture, what's The Verdict?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Men are simple, keep their bellies full and their balls empty .... :)</p>— LANA (@LanaWWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/LanaWWE/status/219953617652809729">July 3, 2012</a></blockquote>
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Does that mean she's feeding her boyfriends their own jizz?

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Originally Posted by Hollywood Hasney (Post 4661387)

That's not very PG-13....

KUSHIDA is scheduled to work the TV tapings for Global Force Wrestling.

Just spent a few hours typing up my recent thoughts on the WWE, only to post it and get an error message saying something about a token being invalid.

I won't lie, I'm a bit pissed.

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Originally Posted by Cool King (Post 4661633)

Just spent a few hours typing up my recent thoughts on the WWE, only to post it and get an error message saying something about a token being invalid.

I won't lie, I'm a bit pissed.

Let me soothe your anger with Maria's ass, courtesy of the cameramen in New Japan.

NSFW: show

How long was this essay you wrote, Mr. King?

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Originally Posted by Innovator (Post 4661639)

Let me soothe your anger with Maria's ass, courtesy of the cameramen in New Japan.

NSFW: show

Consider me soothed.

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Originally Posted by Lock Jaw (Post 4661645)

How long was this essay you wrote, Mr. King?

I'm not sure on the numbers but it took me around four hours to type up, so it would have been quite the essay.

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Originally Posted by Disturbed316 (Post 4662301)

Can't see it :(

Me either. :n: What in the actual fuck? :(

I'll do my essay again, but I'll condense it, as I really can't be bothered typing it all up again.

I also can't really remember most of what I said.

So here we go....

I read Rammsteinmad's post from another thread and I could relate to it.

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Originally Posted by Rammsteinmad (Post 4660103)

Fuck guys. It's been 22 years of my life, but I'm really starting to think I'm done with wrestling. :( I'm so bored of the product, I skip through Raw and get through most of it in 15 minutes, same for PPV's. I just don't care for all these old timers anymore. I wanna see more of Cesaro, Ziggler, Rhodes, Barrett etc. And their pushes come and go so often I struggle to maintain interest. Fuck what a rant...

I'm pretty much the exact same as him now.

I've been going off wrestling/WWE slowly since The Royal Rumble. First I stopped watching Raw live, then it got to a point where I'd skip through it in under 15 minutes and then I began missing it completely.

During all that, I've felt like my "rose-tinted glasses" have fell off and I now see a bunch of stuff that I can "voice my dislike at".

* Why are we getting 15/20 minute promos at the beginning of Raw every week that revolve around the same three or four people?
* Why do most matches on Raw last on average around five minutes, but promos/backstage antics last around double that?
* Why is the main focus on around five people when they have a roster of around fifty-five?
* I'm not a fan of Kevin <s>Steen</s> Owens, at all.
* I can't buy into Neville.
* The Tag Team Division is actually looking great. I'm enjoying it.
* I like The Lucha Dragons. More please.
* What on earth is going on with Rusev?
* Why does nobody give a damn about Swagger?
* I want more Cesaro, Ziggler, Swagger, Barrett, Cody Rhodes and yes, Curtis Axel too.
* Rollins, Reigns, Ambrose and Wyatt have all gotten stale.
* I really think Triple H, Kane and Big Show should step aside now.
* Why is Paige a Tough Enough judge and not Natalya?
* I miss Alicia Fox's crazy days.
* I'm a supporter of the return of the Brand Split.

Done.

I only tend to check out anything wrestling wise that sounds like it might be cool, so I haven't watched much this year. Fandango's face-turn and ultimate burial, New Day stuff & Cesaro being Cesaro are the only things I can recall watching recently.

Brand split could go a long way to resolving some of their issues.

- Two writing teams who can concentrate on their own guys and actually give them characters/stories with depth.
- No overexposure of the same few people every week.
- Matches that feel like Mania matches without having to draft in old guys (wrestlers kept away from each other on seperate brands)
- More network shows to flesh out each brand and give time to lower card guys on the show.
- Easier passage to introduce NXT guys and give them time in the ring and a decent push without them getting crowded out.
- The opportunity for different brands to offer slightly different focuses, and cater to different focus groups/audiences.
- The potential for brand specific specials alternating monthly and supershows on the network.
- More time for longer matches (where they are already killing it right now, more please!)

So much more too. People will say it will water down their already meagre main event scene (ie Cena) but numbers are so low they have nothing to lose now. It would be a great time to get off their dependency on certain guys and let more Bryan's grow organically from two different brands.

Cutting Smackdown/Raw down by an hour each will be even better.

Last time I watched SmackDown, which was well over a year ago now, only around 30 minutes of it was "new stuff".

The other 90 minutes were just recaps of Raw and advertisements.

Last time I watched a full episode of smackdown Bobby Lashley was on it.... Last time I watched a piece of Smackdown Daniel Bryan and Triple H were doing the "Yes" chant in Vince's face.

On paper bringing back the brand split could help but the WWE would need to rebuild their midcard first and make sure they don't do the same mistakes like with the original split.

Right now they lack the star power to split the roster while Creative has been horrible at focusing on more than 1-2 feuds at any time. The past couple of months its basically been the Cena US Open feuds that got the most attention and the WWE title feuds being a bit behind.

Smackdown might benefit for a while like the first time but wouldn't be surprised if it went right back to what it is now or became the feeder show for RAW again.

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Originally Posted by Smelly Meatball (Post 4662574)

The midcard would grow and develop though with focus on all the talent they have and feuds that actually mean something

They lack the star power anyway, so splitting it won't make any difference. Put Cena on Raw and Orton on SD and the divide the others. You have Lesnar, Ryback, Sheamus, Big Show, Ziggler, Kane, Cesaro, Ambrose, Reigns, Rollins, Cena, Orton, Rusev, Owens, Wyatt. And can elevate people like Miz, Harper, Barrett, Neville, Zayn, Joe, Balor etc... More than enough for two brands, and let's be honest, noone makes a difference to the ratings pointer at the moment anyway. Giving them proper feuds, pushes and stories might get people interested and, potentially, invested in their characters and it's surely worth a shot.

so piper has heat with vince and stone cold again, best heel ever. well we have a story for a stone cold at mainia 32.

the thing that would 'save' WWE is if they stop booking week to week.

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Originally Posted by Savio (Post 4662700)

the thing that would 'save' WWE is if they stop booking week to week.

They have proven time and time again that they can't concentrate on more than a few guys at once. Either they are lazy or overwhelmed. The brand split would help them have less guys to focus on and hopefully enable them to look at and concentrate on some long term storylines

Dirtsheets sponsored by Paige & her newest recruits for the Bellas War:
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Originally Posted by PWI

A clarification on TNA reaching out to ROH for a potential working agreement. At the time, the idea pitched was a top ROH talent coming in and attacking a top TNA babyface, then putting them over on a TNA event. As you can imagine, that didn't really fly with ROH when it was presented

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Originally Posted by PWI

Another clarification I wanted to make is in regard to TNA's dealings with New Japan. While there is an assumption that Vince Russo being part of TNA is what killed that deal, that's not what the only breaking point was. In 2010 during the Eric Bischoff/Hulk Hogan regime, Team 3D were the IWGP Tag Team champions and were needed for a New Japan tour. TNA declined to send the former Dudley Boyz as they were needed for an angle on Impact Wrestling with the Nasty Boys. Since it was a situation involving New Japan's champions, it turned the promotion off on working with TNA going further. The other big issue was the usage of Kazuchika Okada as the Green Hornet knockoff, which New Japan hated.

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TNA will be taping One Night Only PPVs and Impact Wrestling episodes from 7/22-7/28, including I believe a live episode on 7/22 at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida.

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Originally Posted by PWI

Global Force Wrestling announced over the weekend that IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion KUSHIDA will be appearing at the 7/24 GFW TV taping at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. TNA star Bobby Roode has already been announced for the taping.

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Originally Posted by PWI

The TNA vs. GFW storyline is scheduled to continue at this month's TNA TV tapings in Orlando. A big angle may go down on the July 22nd episode of Impact, just a few days before the first GFW TV tapings on July 24th in Las Vegas. Speaking of the July 22nd episode, it may be a "live" show that airs on Destination America with a slight tape delay.

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Regarding the fan who was hit by the car door in the angle with Brock Lesnar at last night's WWE RAW in Chicago, he was in good shape when he left the arena and received a bunch of free merchandise from WWE.

Video of said toss from the fans point of view: https://twitter.com/BillNevilleNAI/s...47632000040961

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A fan apparently posing as Jamie Noble posted a listing on Craigslist following Raw, in an effort to sell a "slightly used" 2015 Cadillac CTS. You can read the listing below, as the original page here was removed. "Looking to sell my VERY slightly used 2015 Cadillac CTS. Last Monday, my boss surprised me with it as a reward for all my hard work and loyalty to him, but unfortunately one of my boss' competitors and I got in a bit of a scuffle and now I need to sell the car to pay for my broken arm. "The only damage on the car is from a result from our little "fight" but the rest is like brand new. There is additional camo on the sides, and the car is cherry red. "If you want more pictures, please email me and either I, or my partner Joey M. will get back to you. These are all that I have on hand at the moment. We're both in the hospital right now and don't have 100% access to all of our road trip pictures."

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PWInsider reports that Charlotte and Sasha Banks are expected to make their official main roster debut at next month's SummerSlam event and side with Paige to take on Team Bella's Alicia Fox, Brie and Nikki Bella.

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"It was my decision. The way my contract was structured, without getting too detailed, they couldn't release me. There was something in there that prevented that, which was nice," Magnus told me.

Magnus also said that he had started to make the decision roughly a year ago. Despite being one of the higher paid talents on the roster, he felt as if his time in TNA was drawing to a close. He gave his notice at the beginning of June, but said he was more than happy to finish up at Slammiversary.

From an interview Magnus had with WrestlingInc recently. Implied TNA only has enough money remaining to pay wrestlers for taping appearances and can't afford giving out actual contracts anymore. http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/...-he-decided-to

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WWE announcers can no long use the term "backbreaker" on WWE television, according to Dave Meltzer. Apparently Vince McMahon doesn't like the term, which is why it wasn't called that when Sheamus used his Irish Curse Backbreaker maneuver during Monday's episode of RAW.

Reason for the ban is unknown, but Vince does this from time to time with different terms.

Supposedly the Observer didn't actually say a ban was in place but thinks its very likely one might be since the announcers have suddenly stopped using the term for Sheamus' move.

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Steve Austin talked on his newest podcast the recent rumours about him getting Roddy Piper fired from Podcast One.

"It's water under the bridge. I didn't like the podcast, it had some business of a personal nature that I didn't care to have floating out there, being downloaded in cyberspace. So I had it removed from rotation when I did... I went down my road and Roddy went down the road he did and kept podcasting. Now I get blamed for his departure when it couldn't be further from the truth"

He then went on to say he phoned the president of Podcast One who said that Roddy had requested a meeting with the president and claimed he was no longer interested in doing a podcast with them.

From the recent Austin podcast episode.

Some other sheet news includes:

Might be worth a read but a set of production notes and scripts from past WWE shows was recently leaked by r/SquaredCircle. Probably still shares a lot of similarities with today's WWE shows. http://imgur.com/a/NW1WG
In a "WWE Did You Know" type fact, today is the 19th anniversary of the nWo's formation and Hulk Hogan's famous heel turn (courtesy r/SquaredCircle).
Adam Pearce was recently hired by the WWE to be an NXT coach.
Newest article from WWE.com was about 11 of the biggest backstage beefs in WWE history. http://www.wwe.com/inside/11-backstage-beefs

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The other big issue was the usage of Kazuchika Okada as the Green Hornet knockoff, which New Japan hated.

I don't remember this. I must find it.

Oh man. It's real. They really did give him a Kato gimmick.

http://catch-americain.wifeo.com/images/o/oka/okato.jpg

Validity of this is currently in question, but it's depressingly plausible.

Supposedly announcer instructions/coachingn/notes from a few years ago:

<blockquote class="imgur-embed-pub" lang="en" data-id="a/NW1WG"><a href="//imgur.com/a/NW1WG">The reason why WWE commentary is so bad...HERE ARE OFFICIAL NOTES/RULES FOR COMMENTATORS STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSES MOUTH...yeah buddy</a></blockquote><script async src="//s.imgur.com/min/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

But Mark Henry does have a huge back.