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We all know Balor doesn't sleep with women. He probably put the rumour out himself.
He should just come out of the closet already. It's 2018! |
WWE letting the Saudi government treat their roster like action figures, book w/e they want like a 7 year old playing w/ toys.
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That stuff sounds like the rumors from that giant list of stuff that was probably 99% false.
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Like, Brie is really bad, but don't get me wrong, and maybe I just need it to explained to me, but that looks like Sarah Logan being a geek herself to me. Like, if Brie is missing her spot, why not get in the ring and jaw-off to her to, get her focused, then hit the ropes and take the trip? |
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He probably could have taken a big paycheck to come back sooner. Maybe not $10 million for one match (and I don't know how much HBK is actually getting paid), but I'm pretty sure that when Rock and Brock blew up WWE's schedule, Michaels could have come back for several dates a year for several million. Okay, now it's conspiracy theory time: I called Shawn Michaels coming back as soon as The Rock rumors started coming out. I can't remember if I've posted this here. But as soon as, I think it was Brad Shephard or whatever his name is, said it and he's apparently got a bit of credibility, I was like "Welp, Shawn is going to come back." Why? Because Triple H does not want to be on The Rock's card. If there is going to be a Network spike because a genuine star like The Rock comes back, then Triple H is going to make sure his nose is right in there. So why Michaels? Because Triple H isn't going to believably going to be able to spike the Network numbers with anyone on the roster currently. He's been doing that for years anyway. I thought about Batista, and I'm sure he was going to get the call if Michaels didn't say yes, but HBK would be the priority, because Shawn Michaels being back is special. Rock has wrestled more recently for the company. There's some believable Network-spiking cache in Shawn Michaels coming back. And I honestly don't think HBK is coming back for the Saudi match. I think he's coming back to provide a main event act for Triple H to hitch himself to again so he can be a top guy when the WWE Network goes to 2 million subscribers or whatever it does when Rock wins the Royal Rumble. But you can't have Shawn return at the exact same time, because it gets diluted, and when you've got this business deal with the Saudis, you can't omit Shawn Michaels from those shows and have him work, say, just WrestleMania, because it looks disrespectful to them. So I think Shawn's arm's been twisted by Triple H to make sure that Triple H can be in position come January, February, March and April. The Saudi match is just a necessary evil to get to that. And, to take it a step further, that's why I'm not surprised Triple H beat The Undertaker in Australia, and it wouldn't surprise me if DX wins the tag match with Triple H looking strong. If Triple H gets his way, he'll end up directly opposite The Rock at WrestleMania. They teased it in 2015 a couple of times. At first I thought it might be a match between Shawn Michaels and Triple H at Mania, but then I thought that even Triple H might find that a bit solipsistic. Then I thought it might be a Triple Threat between him, Shawn and Taker. It would allow No DQs, Kane to get involved, Shawn and Taker to pick their spots with ladders, caskets and sledgehammers -- like the "epics" they do in NXT and whenever Triple H needs to do a big match with Taker. And, sure, Taker only had one-on-one matches at WrestleMania, but what's sacred anymore? They're making up their own rules now. But now I've come around to the idea that Triple H is going to be in the main event of WrestleMania 35 against The Rock. There have been no recent indicators, and the automatic belief seems to be that it will be Roman Reigns vs. The Rock. But if Triple H gets his way, he will end up directly opposite Rock so can be no divisor between them. If they do sell Mania to a television network, he will want that monster rating to his name. He doesn't want there to be any doubt about who was the main attraction on that show. Just like he had to headline in India, he had to headline in Australia, he had to headline at WrestleMania 32. His angle will be that he can take the loss at Mania, but they can't have a top guy like Roman losing at two Manias back-to-back as he's getting established, and Rock will kill him on the mic, and if he doesn't, people will be disappointed. The Saudis apparently Rock as Universal Champion, and you don't bring in Rock to lose, so that will fit that paradigm nicely. My bold prediction is that Rock wins the Royal Rumble, they tease Roman vs. Rock, but then there is some sort of match, or even just an angle, where Triple H gets the Universal Title. It will probably be because of Shawn Michaels, who will start up issues with Roman Reigns in time for Mania. So Roman isn't being demoted, you see? He's getting to work with Mr. WrestleMania at WrestleMania, and it's a match they can actually put him over in. Roman can keep on being Roman and get the belt back from The Rock at SummerSlam or something. Everybody wins in this scenario, Vince. And as for why Shawn would say yes. Well, Taker had his moment and didn't go. Staying retired out of respect to him seems frivolous and unnecessary. Plus, his kids are older and might want to see him live (well, his daughter won't in Saudi Arabia). But he also might just fucking want to, because he's Shawn Michaels. TL;DR: Shawn Michaels isn't coming back because of Saudi Arabia. Shawn Michaels is coming back because of The Rock making Triple H feel insecure about his star power, which has always been the case, historically. Saudi Arabia is a necessary pit-stop to appease WWE's business partners because they can't just have Shawn Michaels and not fly Shawn Michaels to Saudi Arabia. |
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Last thing the Riott Squad need is more people standing up for the Bellas because the internet is mean to them again. Paige and Bully Ray recently stood up for the Bellas and even blamed the Riott Squad more for Liv's recently injury. |
Just saw WWE Kaitlyn post on her Twitter about turning 32 and for some reason I thought "Damn! I'm STILL older than her after all this time!"
Which I guess makes sense. |
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Haters gonna hate! <a href="https://t.co/CruiEAkybK">pic.twitter.com/CruiEAkybK</a></p>— Jerry Lawler (@JerryLawler) <a href="https://twitter.com/JerryLawler/status/1049876279217020928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Is it wrong that my first reaction to Buddy winning the Cruiserweight Title was that he went to the hotel room he shared with Alexa to celebrate, only to hear Braun's voice from the other side of the door tell him to "Come back later."
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I don’t think the WWE understand the idea of a World Cup.
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KOTR would fit on Crown Jewel - I'd be surprised if no one thought about that. |
so tna did a better job with the x cup
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WWE presale for Royal Rumble begins in under two hours and still no seating chart listed...
I wonder if WWE hasn't hired more people in Stamford despite business 'exploding' the last few years financially...seems like they would mention 'increasing workforce' at quarterly conference calls if so...I bet a lot of employees have 'too much on their plate' r/n |
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Something stupid like that anyway. This is Saudi Arabia we're talking about. |
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I've said this before but he's got to be at least Bi. |
And that orgy rumour is crazy.
I can't imagine many women would be willing to partake in an orgy for WrestleMania tickets. |
I can.
Not attractive women, mind you. |
Balor is definitely bi. He is (or at least was) dating Cathy Kelley.
His stomach was chiseled from granite so it's not much of a surprise that a lot of women would sleep with him if given the chance. |
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Royal Rumble tix are on pre-sale w/o a seating chart.
That's ridiculous. |
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Try this quiz if you want to be depressed about the oversaturation of gimmick matches |
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I wonder how some wrestlers are going to navigate that turn when they come running down at full speed.
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Apparently WWE isn't holding a Royal Rumble next year.
Instead they are going to debut a brand new event called Royoal Rumble. https://www.wwe.com/wwe-royoal-rumble-arizona |
Sounds much better.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="it" dir="ltr">D.E.A.D <a href="https://t.co/hFqQvQKHgG">pic.twitter.com/hFqQvQKHgG</a></p>— Dave (@starklordx) <a href="https://twitter.com/starklordx/status/1050040897050685440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2018</a></blockquote>
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I got 65 but got 12 bonuses.
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60 with 11 bonus
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75 and 9 bonus.... biggest name I forgot was Orton and I completely forgot about the Tag Team Elimination Chamber in 2015
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Keith Lee is what would happen if you put ABT in a wrestling ring.
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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ujm1BZrIB40" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe> Then I managed the babyface side of a five on five tag in the main event, but that video is very long. |
Man, the WCW crusierweights used to beat the fuck out of each other.
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Also wonder if they are selling pool tix |
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Ha, is that real?
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/JayWhiteNZ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JayWhiteNZ</a> is a rock star. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/njkopw?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#njkopw</a><br><br>➡️ <a href="https://t.co/8n90d75Nfk">https://t.co/8n90d75Nfk</a> <a href="https://t.co/rBC2BsOvBq">pic.twitter.com/rBC2BsOvBq</a></p>— TDE Wrestling (@totaldivaseps) <a href="https://twitter.com/totaldivaseps/status/1049247834074243073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 8, 2018</a></blockquote>
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In another case of WWE being terrible with long term thinking, the decision to abruptly turn Bobby Lashley heel was made right before this week's episode of RAW. Same for Rush suddenly becoming a lot more annoying on the mic since that was Vince feeding him lines.
The Observer's Meltzer stated WWE was aware of Owens' serious health issues for a while but still waited till the day of the show to make an official decision. Got to the point where Owens legit couldn't hold off doing surgery any longer because of how bad his knee became. |
Recent rumor going around the net hints that the future of WWE's deal with the Saudi government could be in serious doubt due to the recent embassy killing controversy.
Supposedly those within the US government are pushing the idea for sanctions due to the Saudi government violating international laws regarding embassies when they reportedly killed and dismembered a dissident in their embassy in Turkey. |
Do the show, then get the fuck out. If they're locked in a long term commitment, find a way to get the fuck out.
When I read about that journalist, I immediately thought this was gonna bite WWE in the ass. |
Shocking. How could WWE have ever seen this coming?
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They'll probably do a propaganda video about how great it is being a journalist in Saudi Arabia.
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Does HBK come back to wrestle if there's no huge pile of Saudi prince money for him? If not I'm hoping they have to cancel the show
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No, they will do the match somewhere else so as not to con fans. And HBK wants to come back. I don't think he's just doing it for Saudi money. Money would have never been an issue.
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If this affects their deal with FOX, heads are going to roll. In Stamford, I mean.
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Oh god, I am getting way too optimistic about the possibility of WWE facing genuine backlash for being shitty pieces of shit. They're going to get off without a scratch.
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I imagine he gets paid well to do what he does at the Performance Center, and I'm sure major money has always been on the table for a return.
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I think it's a fairly safe assumption. You don't think the company would look after Shawn Michaels as an employee? And you don't think Vince would kill to get his big comeback regardless of whether or not the Saudis want it? Come on.
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I'd like to play the skeptic, Noid.
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If you want to play the skeptic, use Occam's razor.
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I can only see bad things coming from Crown Jewel now when it comes to the WWE and the media. Especially if it's revealed before the event that the Saudis did indeed kill Jamal Khashoggi. I can imagine the WWE being put under a lot of pressure to cancel the event. Part of me can't see Vince doing that though. If he doesn't cancel it even though it's been revealed that Khashoggi was killed by the Saudis, then I have no idea what to expect. I think it would take a lot of investors to sway Vince's decision to cancel the event. |
Knowing Vince though, if the investors did manage to make him change his mind, he still wouldn't cancel the event, he would probably just "postpone" it.
We would then get the Crown Jewel event after all this Khashoggi stuff had died down. (excuse the pun) |
Some have taken the "We are watching this situation" statement to be a way of doing nothing and continue doing the event, but I think it's their way of sounding as doe-eyed as possible so if it does come out the Saudis are responsible, they can pull out and try and retain whatever of their image they can.
I mean, everyone knows these things about Saudi Arabia. No one can legitimately be surprised. And WWE didn't get flak for the deal in the first place, so I imagine it doesn't piss anyone off too much. It is fun seeing WWE's name pop up in the news because of it though, haha. Honestly, if Vince is ever going to get ousted (and I'm not sure anyone has the power to do that, even with a unanimous vote or whatever), it'd only be if something seriously jeopardized the stock price. Something like this has a better chance of doing it than a shit creative direction. But that's only if it REALLY snowballs, and I don't see it getting much bigger than it is. But if it did, this could potentially be Vince McMahon's most public embarrassment -- more so than even the steroid scandal or the XFL. Slim chance though. But the media isn't always fair and consistent, so if they just decide WWE are evil for having ever accepted money from the Saudis to put on a propaganda show, then that could be a field day. Next could be the hypocrisy of the women's revolution. Pay grade with wrestlers. Independent contractors, concussions, etc. If WWE comes under fire for one thing, they might come under fire for many. |
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Are you implying you want to suck my dick? That isn't very adorable, Dave.
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If that's how you choose to spend your day, mate.
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It's 2018 Noid.
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Come on, Noid. Let's not pretend that you haven't jizzed on your big gold / World Heavyweight Championship replica thinking about Meltzer...
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The Memories Alone <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">3 years ago today, KO defeated Kalisto. <a href="https://t.co/B2iDA8mTrg">pic.twitter.com/B2iDA8mTrg</a></p>— Nathan (@WWELUFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWELUFC/status/1050752586595401729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 12, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> |
"You can't stop a country from murdering journalists by staying away."
- Triple H in a few days |
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">And she’s an undeserving b*tch. Can’t wait for RAW Philly! ��N <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bellalution?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Bellalution</a> <a href="https://t.co/gbhK8nTzv2">https://t.co/gbhK8nTzv2</a></p>— Nikki & Brie (@BellaTwins) <a href="https://twitter.com/BellaTwins/status/1050807820420038661?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 12, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Trying hard to make me care, but it's not working....
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The longer they wait to pull out, the less believable their PR excuse will be especially now that they are starting to get heat from the government and sponsors. Same for if they even think about holding another event in the future since its just going to reignite the controversy. They only really started to take flake for the Saudi deal once they agreed to ban their women wrestlers from the events and releasing propaganda videos hyping up Saudi progress when the opposite was happening. Same for Triple H making things worse by claiming WWE was going to be a leader of change in the country. |
Wonder if they’d be able to move the event to the UK with such short notice?
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I hope they do the show in Saudi Arabia.
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They will just move some things around. Bryan vs. Styles might happen at SmackDown 1000, D-Generation X vs. The Undertaker & Kane might happen at an impromptu Network special, the World Cup might happen at Survivor Series. Or whatever. They won't move the show, per se, just the shit they've advertised for it.
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God, the fan in me that has been burnt by this company so many times really hopes they leave it too long or try some PR bullshit that gets them roasted, loses them sponsors and maybe even shakes their TV deals. The only way things are going to get better is if they get worse for the company. Come on, out of touch, insensitive, "what the fuck are you thinking?" Vince!
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