Originally Posted by drave (Post 5480252)

CM punk put Lambert to sleep, laid another "pipe bomb", followed by a mic drop.

Originally Posted by xrodmuc316 (Post 5480317)

Who then had to give it to Mickey Gall after he tapped out?

Originally Posted by Lord Gertner of TPWW (Post 5480318)

If you ever wondered why 84-85 WWF wrestling is my favourite it's because of stuff like this.

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Originally Posted by Emperor Smeat (Post 5480339)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Kanyon might be the only wrestler I’ve seen sell a powerbomb as a low blow headbutt. <a href="https://t.co/g3hKNL6VYH">pic.twitter.com/g3hKNL6VYH</a></p>&mdash; WCW Deep Cuts (@DeepCutsWCW) <a href="https://twitter.com/DeepCutsWCW/status/1432892060806361088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 1, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

To be fair to Kanyon, looks like he legit got nailed in the nuts from the powerbomb.

Originally Posted by Lord Gertner of TPWW (Post 5480355)

Big Van Vader makes a terrifying entrance to face Tatsumi Fujinami in Germany pic.twitter.com/bZm5vT1hHf
— Tripping Balls (@IsThisWrestling) September 16, 2021

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Originally Posted by Slik (Post 5480327)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">AEW Dynamite last night on TNT was watched by 1,175,000 viewers on average. 574,000 viewers were aged 18 to 49 (0.44 rating).<br><br>Dynamite narrowly beat Raw (0.43) in the demo for the second week in a row.<br><br>�� More analysis across various demos: <a href="https://t.co/EHc6sPQuKc">https://t.co/EHc6sPQuKc</a> <a href="https://t.co/BLn2ybrZJ6">pic.twitter.com/BLn2ybrZJ6</a></p>&mdash; Brandon Thurston (@BrandonThurston) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrandonThurston/status/1438593413994135560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 16, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Originally Posted by Slik (Post 5480635)

Hotshotting a potential Survivor Series match due to ratings

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Originally Posted by fundiddle (Post 5480762)

i've always felt like inter-brand matches on free tv were hotshotting and therefore not that appealing. even though there are plenty of arguments against the original brand split, at least those encounters meant something when they happened
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Originally Posted by Mr. Nerfect (Post 5480802)

Roman Reigns appearing on both shows is the best thing they can do to help that show. The roster split always leaves someone behind. It has to.

Last time they brought the rosters together they kept the WWE and World Heavyweight Titles separate for about two years after the fact.

Originally Posted by Mr. Nerfect (Post 5480814)

The WWE Championship is now basically what the World Heavyweight Title was. The belt held by Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns is always going to feel more important.

Originally Posted by Noid (Post 5480860)

It was in a similar position during Triple H's reign of terror. It has the "prestige" behind it to persist through the years.

Originally Posted by Noid (Post 5480859)

When commentary is a detriment. Jericho needs to go.

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Originally Posted by Mr. Nerfect (Post 5480890)

Hot take: Chris Jericho has been the drizzling shits for the past five years, and his entire career trajectory since hooking himself to Kevin Owens has been to find roles where he can mask his alcoholism by playing to a converted choir.

It’s sad. I’d always love classic Chris Jericho. He did great things for Tazz Dan. But he’s a washed up hack who needs wrestling and knows enough of the words to get fans he earned in yesteryear to ignore his declining talent and obnoxious neediness for any sort of relevancy.

I genuinely hope his story doesn’t end in tragedy. He’s gone through a lot of shit, losing friends, peers, injuries, brushes with true fame that never amounted to anything sustainable. Great artists, and Jericho was one, find clever way of masking their issues so they can indulge while seemingly being in control. I’ve got a spooky feeling from Jericho for a long time. I think it was when his weight gain started and he tried to pass it off as him wanting to be a heel in Japan. He hasn’t worked there since. It was a lie. And he went from being a classically minded pro-wrestler who didn’t even want merchandise as a heel to being a sap that will market anything and everything he can. And I think he tries to pass it off as a gimmick (“Everyone I ever loved, I pushed them all away”), but I think he’s in way worse emotional shape than people realize. Dude was drinking most of a bottle of vodka during some of his drunken podcasts.

To think of how active his lifestyle must actually be — training for wrestling but also performing on stage when he does it. And he’s still gained so much weight and lost so much physical control of who he is, to the point he is actually ashamed of it. Look at photos of him sucking in his gut as he poses with women half his age. And look at how he tweeted that photo of him in response to the NBA lead-in backlash. If he didn’t care, he wouldn’t go out of his way to try and pass himself off as an Adonis still.

It can be so easy to put up the blinders when you respect and admire someone’s work so much. But the evidence that this dude has lost it has been there for a long time, and all his energy goes into convincing people he’s still a genius so you should just trust him instead of actually getting the human being behind the performer help.

Originally Posted by Stu Hart (Post 5480775)

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Originally Posted by Mr. Nerfect (Post 5480556)

Unfortunately those people are all fat virgins who most advertisers would leave in a burning barn to save a duck. That part always gets dropped off.

Hey, WWE has actually done a pretty good job of building up some black stars on Raw. You’ve got Bobby Lashley, MVP, Big E, The New Day and Omos. Now, I think representation is important anyway, but I do wonder how those shows track with black viewers? Black kids? You know, versus Cody Rhodes and his white savior complex. I wonder who advertisers would rather appeal to? Hmm.

Raw is also a three-hour show, so Dynamite gets an average across two hours compared to a show that is always going to be lowered by their third hour because of the slot, which still performs better than most other things on cable, which is why it hasn’t been axed. And all three hours of Raw are ranked, so in essence, WWE had three of these bullshit slots locked up, whereas AEW only has one.

But yes, let’s keep comparing apples to pears and pushing this imaginary narrative of AEW catching Raw in terms of popularity or in their appeal to advertisers, which is the ONLY reason ratings matter.

WWE is PG, its audience is larger — domestically and globally — and its audience is probably a little more diverse than the fat white crowds you see at Dynamite anyway. But let’s not talk about the actual demographics of the fan-base. Let’s pretend that 18-49 still matters when it comes to CABLE TELEVISION in 2021.

Originally Posted by #1-wwf-fan (Post 5480945)

I thought about posting that clip after hearing it. That was the hardest I’ve laughed listening to a Cornette podcast in a long time. The Harley Race story had me in tears. It was so bizarrely nonsensical.

Originally Posted by #1-wwf-fan (Post 5480925)

Pretty sure AEW beat Raw 18-34 as well.

So... maybe not.

Originally Posted by Gerard (Post 5480948)

It really is baffling to me why Hogan is such a pathalogical liar, he just constantly spouts a load of shit then when called out on it claims he was misquoted. He even claims he was present when the Undertaker character was given to Mark Calloway but Calloways version of events are totally different to Hogans nonsensical waffle.

He just seems to want to keep himself relevant even if it's at the expense of constantly rewriting history that these days is easily fact checked and makes him look more of an ass. He inserts himself into situations he wasn't present for ( as seen above) and seemingly ALWAYS has a different "recollection" of events to everyone else. I'm amazed he hasn't claimed he slammed an 800lb Andre in WCW after forming DX.

It's got to a point where nomatter what he says you just have to assume it's either a lie or has been "revised" heavily so it somehow comes out in his favour if it's a story. It's pretty sad at this point, a 68 year old man constantly revising history to his favour when anyone can google what he says and the bullshit klaxon sounds loudly with the results.

Originally Posted by #1-wwf-fan (Post 5480961)

Why WOULD they “brag” about a demo they don’t win?

They (or the wrestling journalist) hype the areas that they succeed in. Like every company in the world.

Originally Posted by M-A-G (Post 5481029)

The thing is he doesn't even have to lie about things like that. He's one of the biggest stars in the business and has lived a long and interesting life with the adoration of fans who will excuse all of his shortcomings no matter what. You'd think that'd be enough.

Originally Posted by Lord Gertner of TPWW (Post 5481453)

So today I learned that John Tenta used Jericho's "Evenflow" theme before Jericho did

Originally Posted by Supreme Olajuwon (Post 5481460)

It’s like Pat Tanaka using Goldberg’s theme first. Not quite as menacing.

Originally Posted by Gerard (Post 5481199)

Apparently not, just has to trot out more fabricated stories people can roll their eyes at. :-\ I'm eagerly awaiting the tale of him gorilla pressing a 2000lb Yokozuna with one hand. About the only real heavy wrestler he never actually slammed as nobody that did it ever really came close to making it look like a slam, so much girth and weight involved their arms weren't long enough to do it properly.

Originally Posted by Tom Guycott (Post 5481540)

Being fair, his whoppers have also benefitted him, such as his GAWKER lawsuit where he claimed Hulk Hogan's dick was bigger than Terry Bollea's.

I wonder, though, if there's something legitimately wrong with him. I mean, some actual mental deterioration. I say that because some of these stories he's told ages ago, or have been rumored or alleged, but they haven't been nearly stretched and fabricated to the point where they are now. Things he's heard about turned into events he's witnessed firsthand. Documented things he has done have progressively gotten grander and grander with the passage of time not merely because he's a habitual liar, but because there is some sort of illness or debilitation that makes him actually believe it happened that way now.

Or maybe he's trying to spin some real-life yarn and hoping to be understood by his family like the movie Big Fish. Though, at this point, it wouldn't surprise me if Hogan said he wrote that script.

Originally Posted by Fightful

Bryan Danielson: When I Eat An Apple, I'm Essentially Eating Tree Sperm; Most Fruits Are Semen

Bryan Danielson adheres to a plant-based diet and would have people in WWE catering make him Vegan meals for years.

Danielson says he doesn't eat eggs or cheese, but he does eat fruits. Including an apple.

Appearing on Barstool's The Yak, Bryan gave his thoughts on apples.

"As I tend towards a vegan diet and people say all sorts of things about a vegan diet, I find it really fascinating that nobody really brings this up; if you eat an apple -- people say, 'Oh, you kill plants.' No, I don't really kill plants. When I eat an apple, the tree doesn't die. Essentially, I'm eating the tree's sperm. I'm eating the sperm. It's tree semen. That's how they reproduce other trees. Most fruits are semen. Real fruits are semen because they contain the seed inside of them. In theory, that has to be planted into the ground for another tree to grow," he said.

Do with that information what you will and remember it the next time you're eating a fruit.

Originally Posted by Observer

Eldridge Wayne Coleman, 78, better known as Superstar Billy Graham, has been hospitalized this past week with heart issues.

Graham was one of the top two drawing heels in pro wrestling during the 1970s, behind only The Sheik, and held the WWWF championship in 1977-78. His interviews were copied by some of the biggest stars of that era, including Jesse Ventura, Hulk Hogan, Austin Idol, Dusty Rhodes, Gino Hernandez and countless others. His record of 95 percent sellouts (19 of 20) in Madison Square Garden main events is the highest in the history of the building.

On Sunday he wrote, "Hi fans, There will be no wrestling post tonight. Just this statement from me. I am currently having heart problems which is the title of this message. I am getting ready to go to the Mayo Clinic to be checked out. I am not feeling well and if the hospital admits me, which I am sure they will for future testing tomorrow, I will have Mike, my FB Administrator, give you an update. Superstar B. G.”

Valerie Coleman, his wife, later said that he was suffering from heart issues and fluid in the lungs.

Last night she wrote, "The fluid is coming off slow but every little bit helps. Still in afib as well. They are doubling his diuretic dose for 3 days to see if that works….can’t do more because it can damage his kidneys. The prayers and support are very much appreciated. Thank you!”

Originally Posted by Observer Newsletter

Regarding WrestleMania this year in Dallas, WWE contacted AT&amp;T Stadium with several different potential ideas including the two-day Mania that has been talked about. Right now that is under consideration but not a done deal, but logically it makes sense. The different ideas they approached the stadium with was a Sunday Mania and Monday Raw at the stadium with a 40,000-seat set up. They also brought up doing both Saturday and Sunday Mania and were looking into planning, security, insurance, cost of production, length of the event two days vs. one day and other locations for shows that weekend. Smackdown right now can’t be held at the American Airlines Center in Dallas because the Mavericks have the date. Often the Smackdown before Mania is taped ahead anyway so talent can get into town, but on FOX maybe they don’t want to do that this year. They are also looking at Gerald Ford Stadium, which holds 32,000, as a possible home for Smackdown and Raw because they expect so many tourists in town for the weekend

Originally Posted by 411Mania.com

WWE has reportedly had several high-level meetings with FOX officials as of late, with new details of the two companies’ relationship made available. Fightful Select has a lengthy report discussing the relationship between the wrestling company and network, which notes that Vince McMahon and Nick Khan met with FOX Sports CEO Eric Shanks and FS Head of Production Brad Zager on the night before SummerSlam.

According to the report, which notes that they have spoken with reps and sources from “many levels” in WWE, FOX, FOX Sports, NBCU, Peacock and USA Network. It makes clear that the sources don’t represent Fox, NBC Universal, Peacock, Tubi, The USA Network or WWE as a whole.

According to the report, while a source at FOX has acknowledged that WWE’s viewership for Smackdown have been disappointing compared to their expectations, that’s been difficult to gauge for sure due to the pandemic being in effect for much of that relationship. Sources from both sides pointed out that Smackdown is still the most watched wrestling TV show in the world.

While one FOX source said that the network has not been incredibly pleased with constantly promoting Peacock, several sources said that it hasn’t been a serious issue. Sources on both sides noted that WWE talent have been heavily featured on FOX, FOX Sports and the like to promote SummerSlam, which is prime programming for FOX. It was also noted by a WWE source that if FOX wanted the PPV content, they could have paid the price that Peacock ultimately did.

It was also noted Fightful’s FOX source that discussed the ratings numbers that the news that Rupert Murdoch will likely be portrayed in a negative way in the upcoming scripted series about Vince McMahon is a “childish move” that won’t help the WWE/FOX relationship. Murdoch had met with Stephanie McMahon, Triple H and others in May 2018 to lure WWE’s programming from USA.

However, it was also said that Vince McMahon has had a conversation with Murdoch in recent months and the topic wasn’t broached, with the relationship between the two families being “one of great respect.”

FOX has felt that WWE bringing back John Cena, Brock Lesnar and Becky Lynch has shown an effort to go above and beyond in stacking up the roster since fans returned to live events.

Regarding the WWE/FOX meetings, the two sides reportedly met during SummerSlam for about four hours and it was said from WWE’s side to have been productive. McMahon and Khan have decided to nix a discussed Raw at the Staples Center in Los Angeles in order to appease FOX so that the first show in the city for WWE can be the December 10th Smackdown, which is expected to be announced shortly.

Originally Posted by Emperor Smeat (Post 5482708)

According to Fightful Select, WWE recently held several high-level meetings with FOX to discuss a variety of things and plans.

Based on their sources from the FOX side, the network hasn't been that happy over SmackDown's ratings compared to expectations and WWE's constant promotion of NBC's rival Peacock streaming service but its also not at a level where it could seriously affect WWE's standing with FOX when it comes to the next tv contracts talks.

Same for FOX's boss not being too fond of Vince McMahon's upcoming television series since it likely will be portraying him in a negative light but also not something right now where it could negatively impact WWE's next tv contracts talks.

Originally Posted by Emperor Smeat (Post 5482345)

According to the Observer Newsletter, WWE is currently working on several ideas and plans for next year's WrestleMania 38 weekend in Dallas.

Besides the idea to do another two-day event, they are also consider the idea of holding WrestleMania 38 as just a regular one day show but would hold the next night's RAW in the stadium as well.

In regards to SmackDown's go-home show, WWE is currently considering holding it in a different city due to American Airlines Center being booked for something else that night.

Originally Posted by Emperor Smeat (Post 5482345)

According to the Observer Newsletter, WWE is currently working on several ideas and plans for next year's WrestleMania 38 weekend in Dallas.

Besides the idea to do another two-day event, they are also consider the idea of holding WrestleMania 38 as just a regular one day show but would hold the next night's RAW in the stadium as well.

In regards to SmackDown's go-home show, WWE is currently considering holding it in a different city due to American Airlines Center being booked for something else that night.

Originally Posted by Emperor Smeat (Post 5483086)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">If Kane and Chris Jericho had a love child <a href="https://t.co/vGW2PPVHNi">pic.twitter.com/vGW2PPVHNi</a></p>&mdash; I T S P H I L R E A L T O M E ���� (@ItsPhilRealToMe) <a href="https://twitter.com/ItsPhilRealToMe/status/1441831989942706178?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 25, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Originally Posted by Emperor Smeat (Post 5483086)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">If Kane and Chris Jericho had a love child <a href="https://t.co/vGW2PPVHNi">pic.twitter.com/vGW2PPVHNi</a></p>&mdash; I T S P H I L R E A L T O M E ���� (@ItsPhilRealToMe) <a href="https://twitter.com/ItsPhilRealToMe/status/1441831989942706178?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 25, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Originally Posted by Damian Rey 2.0 (Post 5483670)

Favorite powerbomb ever was Nash on Orrin at the summer slam chamber match. The iOS sickening thud personified.

Originally Posted by Lock Jaw (Post 5483671)

How often you type Orrin?

Originally Posted by Emperor Smeat (Post 5483581)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Street Fighter: The Movie truly lives on in AEW talent <a href="https://t.co/khnlVjxCi6">pic.twitter.com/khnlVjxCi6</a></p>&mdash; Will Washington  (@WilliamRBR) <a href="https://twitter.com/WilliamRBR/status/1438531786926018567?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 16, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Street Fighter The Move might have been horrible as a video game-based film but its one of those films that I ended up liking more than not even after all of these years. The original Mortal Kombat film is still the best video game based film of the 90s and 2000s.