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Originally Posted by Noid (Post 4715080)

Had the thought earlier today that the WWE might have Rusev beat Cena for the US Title, then do the wedding with Summer Rae, which gets crashed by The Rock for some reason, leading to them two having a match at Survivor Series.

<font color=goldenrod>I feel like somehow, someway, they'll wind up putting Rusev and Lana back together especially with their real-life engagement now being "well publicized" I guess.</font>

Evil Noid won't be truly evil until he has a handlebar moustache and monocle.

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Originally Posted by Vito Cruz (Post 4715110)

<font color=goldenrod>I feel like somehow, someway, they'll wind up putting Rusev and Lana back together especially with their real-life engagement now being "well publicized" I guess.</font>

He's an evil Bulgarian he can marry them both.

Looking forward to Evil Noid's review of raw tonight.

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Originally Posted by Asmo (Post 4715103)

Hey GuruDave, this one's for you!

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A wrestler ad that actually makes sense!

Bloody hell Khali finally did something entertaining.

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Originally Posted by Noid (Post 4715080)

I would assume they are building to Big E taking the US title and putting Cena on the shelf.

Could actually see Big E vs The Rock.

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Originally Posted by Vito Cruz (Post 4715110)

<font color=goldenrod>I feel like somehow, someway, they'll wind up putting Rusev and Lana back together especially with their real-life engagement now being "well publicized" I guess.</font>

My guess is Rusev keeps failing to win titles, and blames Summer Rae, but he agrees to still marry her despite all her failings. Then at the wedding, Lana comes back, Rusev pretends like he's pissed, but after Lana (in her classic business suit) beats up SR in a wedding dress they embrace, and continue with the wedding. When Lana says "I do" the Russian flag drops down and they are back as a couple.

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Originally Posted by Damian Rey (Post 4714667)

She wasn't even as terrible as some of the hyperbole makes her out to be. Other than some timing botches recently, her matches weren't unwatchable. She's not the most athletic woman ever but she's not a train wreck either.

No, she was more terrible than the hypobole. Her rope running, which is wrestling 101 literally made Kelly Kelly's look to be Shawn Michaels-esque. The botches aren't "recent"; she did so more than the original Sin Cara... only Sin Cara made himself look foolish, Eva either put others in cringy positions or actually injured them. Selling is one of her stronger suits, but that's really saying a wet turd is better than hershey squirts. Any heat she can draw by intentionally playing the role of unlikable bitch was being outstripped by her actually just being... unlikeable. Or rather, unwatchable.

Yes, you are correct about the idea of dark matching her for at least a year, if not longer, to see if she starts to come along. But WWE has already proven they don't like to play the long game like they used to.

All things being fair, and my personal dislike of Eva aside, arguably the greatest Diva of all time, Trish Stratus, was a bit shit in the beginning. But she got settled in, first. She was eye candy. She was an arm charm. She got time to improve. She probably got a lot of house show matches under her belt that by amd large we don't know of. She got the time to improve. They were dead set on giving Eva the world "now", and much like their other booking, it is cart before the horse thinking. They want the result without cultivating anything. They want her heat from Total Divas to just cross over into the "main product" without thinking that being a heel on a reality show and being a heel in wrestling isn't a 1:1 transfer.

Just ask The Miz. He was one of the most hated people on TV during the heyday of all those MTV reality shows. In wrestling, he exuded "change the channel" heat. When he was hosting Divas Search and whatnot, they weren't trying to hotshot him WWE champion anytime soon, and that paid off.

Anyway, Eva is shit.

The fuck? I hate this tablet sometimes.

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Originally Posted by Ultra Mantis (Post 4714779)

All those matches were taped months ago before his contract expired. I don't think he's even the only guy in the tournament that doesn't work there anymore. James Storm is probably in there too.

(Let's try this again) Somebody ought to repost the double Tomaso sighting for effect!

*the previous post about Eva Marie was supposedly posted before, but somehow JUST showed up while I was trying to comment about this.

Turns out Cena isn't taking time off to relax or recover from any nagging injuries but because he wanted to tape a fitness reality show for FOX. WWE wasn't sure about the exact date he'd return at first which is why they gave him 2 months off.

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WWE is claiming that the reason John Cena is taking time off from the company from October 26th through mid-December is because of personal reasons.

However, it's for a different reason.

Pro Wrestling author and Fighting Spirit Magazine contributor Scott Keith noted on his blog that a friend in the fitness industry is working on a fitness-themed reality show for the FOX network, and the show is set to air in the spring.

That reality show will be hosted by John Cena.

The taping for that show begins on October 26th and will run approximately 6-8 weeks.

Cena will also be featured in “The Nest” with Tina Fey, which is scheduled to be released on December 18th.

Cena is scheduled to return to WWE at the December 26 Madison Square Garden show.

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Originally Posted by Rammsteinmad (Post 4715148)

Bloody hell Khali finally did something entertaining.

Bullshit. He ruled in "Get Smart!"

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Originally Posted by Asmo (Post 4715103)

Hey GuruDave, this one's for you!

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A wrestler ad that actually makes sense!

The Khali vid was quite good, had no idea what they were advertising until the end though.....

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might go over to Japan with everyone and get into a product, looking for blood(optional) and goofy/violence

<font color=goldenrod>Yeah, I really do need to watch more NJPW. I've seen bits and pieces and heard nothing but good things but I've been so burned out by WWE that it's sorta hampered my desire to watch wrestling at all.

Might even axe the WWE Network subscription. The PPVs don't even have the appeal to me now because I don't care about the current product at all.</font>

that one match of that Japanese wrestler and the blowup doll has me thinking that they appreciate fun over there, assuming it was Japan. #SorryNotSorry2015 if I'm off a country or two

And here is Okada and AJ Styles from Monday

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been watching a lot of DDT recently

https://pbs.twimg.com/tweet_video/CQl4qT-UEAAI-wW.mp4

https://pbs.twimg.com/tweet_video/CQl6WoEUYAEQck8.mp4 (that's a firework he's chasing him with)

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http://puroresucentral.com/gif/DDT1.3-6.gif

but mostly Kazuki Hirata never getting to do his gimmick. Which is basically his gimmick.

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skip to 12:10

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Big AJ Styles fan, if he didn't appear on Velocity years ago I'd say he is the new Sting to the WWE, but he wasn't a star, just a job to them so maybe we'll get him for a WrestleMania or two someday

I heard an interview with an Ex WWE writer saying that the only he wrote that made it on air was:

'It would be cool for the upcoming 4th of july smackdown event if Kane (Who was a heel at the time) would walk on screen and do the thing with his arms to start the grill after the other wrestlers there could not'

I thought to my self 'No wonder you were fired.'

I remember that. Compared to the usual WWE attempts at comedy, it was practically fucking George Carlin bit.

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Originally Posted by #1-wwf-fan (Post 4715835)

I remember that. Compared to the usual WWE attempts at comedy, it was practically fucking George Carlin bit.

I understand the humor in it but that doesn't mean he needs to do it especially when he is heel

To be fair, I think that was far after the point heel Kane could be taken seriously anyway. Also, I think it was during the Bryan/Punk feud where he was a "love interest" of AJ so he wasn't exactly murdering people at the time outside of the skit. He may have even been kind of a tweener already at that point.

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EVOLVE 49 and 50 will be a historic weekend. To make this a special occasion Sami Zayn from NXT will make a special appearance. When you buy a VIP ticket, you will be entitled to a meet & greet with an autograph opportunity with Zayn. In addition, Zayn will make a special in ring appearance for the live audience only.

October 17th for Evolve 49 and October 18th for Evolve 50 for those interested in going.

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Originally Posted by PWI

Over the weekend, former WWE/now ESPN on air talent Johnathan Coachman tweeted that something big was upcoming with his former and current employers.

As it turns out, ESPN will be doing a weekly segment on SportsCenter recapping the Week In WWE. Tonight, Seth Rollins will appear and be interviewed by Coachman. He appears on ESPNews tonight at 9 p.m. ET.

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It turns out that Gunn was the one who got Storm into talks with WWE officials. Gunn and Storm are said to be really good friends outside of the business and Gunn reportedly arranged for the two sides to begin discussions.

Regarding a recent report that said TNA learned of Storm attending Takeover and started throwing more money at him, that may not be entirely correct. TNA did contact Storm when they heard he was at NXT as they wanted to book him for their upcoming tour of India but they likely did not offer him more money than what they offered him last week.

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Originally Posted by Observer

King Barrett, who is currently in a three-way program with Stardust and Neville on WWE undercards after his King of the Ring win went nowhere, has expressed interest in moving to the tag team division. In particular, Barrett said he'd like to form a team with Neville.

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Originally Posted by ShowBuzzDaily.com

Monday's episode of WWE RAW, with Kane vs. WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins in a Lumberjack Match, drew 3.285 million viewers. This is down 3% from last week's 3.378 million viewers and another new record-low.

For this week's show, the first hour drew 3.518 million viewers, the second hour drew 3.254 million viewers and the final hour drew 3.082 million viewers.

RAW was #4 for the night in viewership behind the NFL on ESPN, MLB on TBS and ESPN SportsCenter. RAW was #5 for the night in the 18-49 demographic, behind the NFL, SportsCenter, both MLB games and Love & Hip-Hop.

New record low for 2015 and the 3 Hour era in general. Another website broke down how bad the drops are getting and the WWE has lost around 700k viewers on average since Summerslam.

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Originally Posted by Observer

Attracting demos isn't what Raw is about. I've never heard anyone in WWE talk about demos and even in their internal memos, the demos are pointed out but not prioritized.

Raw is about upping the prime time network average for USA. They are not strong for advertisers on USA no matter what their demos are and with rights fees, vs. advertising revenue, USA makes very little money on the deal. But without Raw, they go from challenging for No. 1 to also-ran position they are deathly afraid of. It's also why nobody else wanted them at anywhere that price.

It's also why the declining numbers aren't as bad as they seem, because USA is declining with them, and the more USA declines, the more valuable Raw is to them.

The issue is if USA, which is overall super profitable, has an issue with profits, they may cut the least profitable shows. That's why WWE & USA are both trying to push the idea that they aren't low brow, so they can get more advertisers not to shun them.

In regards if USA Network will end up getting involved to improve things and the short answer is no. USA is struggling just as bad overall but have nothing on tap that could replace RAW or help out.

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Over the summer, a pilot video surfaced online for a new show titled, “WWE NXT Kids” featuring children interviewing NXT wrestlers and doing commentary over NXT matches with Corey Graves. Now it appears that WWE is moving ahead with the project

Some other sheet news includes:

New Day were guests on Good Morning Cincnatti show today: http://www.local12.com/news/features...i-218242.shtml
Cameron announced she is heading to the NXT Performance Center for some training and jump start her career.https://twitter.com/WWECameron/statu...37784545181696
Andre the Giant's daughter had an interview during the recent New York Comic-Con event with some highlights including her disliking how "too soap opera-esque" the WWE has become, confirmed the legends about his drinking habits, and WWE's relationship with the Andre family being lukewarm at best. http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news/a...-wwe-lots-more
According to the recent WWE Sting documentary (Sting: Into the Light), the official reason Sting lost at Mania was him believing that was going to be his final match and having no problems with losing it.

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Originally Posted by #1-wwf-fan (Post 4715900)

Hmm yeah I guess.

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Finished writing my first article in awhile. Didn't really have the drive to write with working full time and everything else.

Table for 3 with Vader, DDP and Sting is pretty good. Vader seems like such the sweetheart.

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As WWE continues its search for a new top Hispanic star, PWInsider.com is reporting that WWE is interested in bringing Alberto Del Rio back to the company

Still don't want to put the time and investment in Kalisto even though that was a huge reason why they hired him to begin with. Think its been teased before Vince/WWE mostly don't like how short he is and rather have a taller person instead as their mega star.

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Originally Posted by Variety

WWE Studios will co-develop the George Raymond Wagner biopic “Gorgeous George” alongside Robert Halmi Jr.’s Great Point Media, with Josh Gad and partner Ryan Dixon writing the script.

“Gorgeous George” will chronicle the life and career of Wagner, the professional wrestler and sports entertainer credited with inspiring the flamboyant personas of performers such as Muhammad Ali and James Brown and helping bring sports into the TV age.

“Gorgeous George was a true pioneer in television,” said Michael Luisi, President of WWE Studios. “Josh is a true talent and we are thrilled to see him and Ryan tackle such a groundbreaking story.”

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Originally Posted by 411Mania

Take this with a grain of salt, but during a recent episode of the Brian & Vinny Show, Bryan Alvarez said that the reason Vince McMahon doesn’t push Cesaro harder is because he thinks he’s boring

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Originally Posted by Observer

WrestlingDVDNetwork posted a vague report that the upcoming Owen: Hart of Gold DVD and Blu-Ray sets may be changed in some form. The project was done entirely without approval or involvement from Owen’s widow Martha, who sued WWE in the past to try to stop them from ever using his image again. Those counts were all thrown out (she settled with WWE on the issue of unpaid royalties), but she’s made it clear that her position is that this is something she doesn’t want WWE doing.

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Former WWE Diva AJ Lee has officially launched her new AJs Animal Avenger collection with the Beautiful Disaster clothing company. The collection features 4 t-shirts and 1 doggy t-shirt. Proceeds go to the PAWS charity in Chicago.

BDC announced the following:

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AJ reached out to Beautiful Disaster Clothing, a long-time favorite brand of hers, to collaborate on creating an exciting clothing line to benefit PAWS Chicago.

Beautiful Disaster represents societys misunderstood rebels strong, brave women and men who have overcome adversity and shout their individuality from the rooftops.

Together, PAWS Chicago and Beautiful Disaster are the perfect match! she said. PAWS Chicago is grateful for the partnership, which will directly help save the lives of homeless pets.

This past February, I was home healing from a surgery and was struggling to keep a positive attitude. I needed a purpose greater than throwing a daily pity party for myself said Brooks. Ive been a rescue dog mom several times and occasionally found comfort in scrolling through Pictures of animals on various adoption center websites, just to fantasize about adding to the family. Then I found my guy on pawschicago.org.

She continues, The second I saw his face, pointy bat-like ears, soulful eyes, pronounced under bite, hilariously messy hair, with a bit of an attitude problem to boot I knew I had found the one. I excitedly showed my husband [UFC Fighter, CM Punk] and he immediately fell in love. We both had a deep connection to this mutty misfit. A few days later the little Wolfman, we named Larry Talbot, was a member of the family and helped nurse me back to health. Our little guy has endured such a hard past but is nothing but gracious and loving. He has brought so much happiness into our home that I wanted to find a way to give back to the amazing people who took care of our furry baby before we could."

Some other sheet news includes:

Newest episode of WWE Network's Table For 3 show has DDP, Vader, and Sting as guests.
GFW recently released a teaser trailer for their upcoming Amped tv show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx9mvjL8nQE
Nick Dinsmore had a recent interview with EWrestlingNews with some highlights including the Eugene character being his idea and him opening up a wrestling school mainly to help wrestlers get used to the WWE style as early as possible. http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news/n...mahon-nxt-more
Netherrealm Studios revealed the next update for their WWE Immortals mobile fighting game will have Mortal Komabt's Johnny Cage joining the roster. https://twitter.com/ImmortalsGame/st...01210686959616
According to ESPN'S Jonathan Coachman, ESPN will be featuring a weekly "Top Moments" from RAW every Tuesday similar to their other "Top" style segments.
This week's episode of TPWW's TLP podcast was recently released: http://tablesladderspodcast.podbean....st-125-101415/