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You had the shot and you didn't take it? You could have ended this forever. Man, remind me not to send you back in time to Ford's Theater. "Went to Our American Cousin live. Of course I sat in front of some "smart" fan who was fumbling with something in his jacket and chanting "Appomattox clap clap clapclapclap". Thankfully he got up and headed to the balcony. Wait, why was I sent back here again? I was supposed to be on the lookout for someone...Man this play is overbooked. Whoa, did someone just light off a firecrac.....oooooooohhhhhhhhhhh...yeah....damn."

AJ made fun of Jeremy Beadle's withered hand. As a proud Brit, Wade Barrett told her to fuck off. CM Punk came to her aid and Barrett knocked him out.

If you suddenly realize your signature is gone... that is why.

So......my mom is 62 years old. She always knew of the wrestling I watched in passing and once I got in the business she thought it was great, but she was never a "fan." When my dad and brother died three years ago, she and I started spending a lot more time together. Part of that included her taking an interest in wrestling. When she's in town with me, we watch together. When she's at her place, she'll call me after watching Raw or Smackdown. It's adorable really. She comments on things like how "those Wyatts are creepy".......and how Cesaro "has really nice legs"........and how "I wish someone would beat AJ and shut her up." Basically what I'm getting at is that she's as far from a "smart mark" or internet message board fan as it gets. She likes watching the matches and gets interested in the stories and just genuinely enjoys the entertainment of it. I bring this up because of two notable comments she made tonight...... During the Miz/Kofi match she says, out of nowhere, "I just think they don't have any idea what to do with Miz." And as soon as Orton took the belts down she looked at me and said ".........that's it?" When the show went off she said "Well, that was a letdown....I thought something crazy would happen." As I said, adorable........but also, it ain't just message board goons like us saying these things. Oh, and for the record, she loves Goldust. So she's obviously got good taste.

GODDAMMIT, GREGGULATOR DOES NOT HAVE A PATENT ON LOVING POORLY!!!!!

Kobald from Chikara posted this on his facebook about an hour ago.

Who cares what these awful people are doing in their terrible lives?

Hilarious typo from Meltz. Tit's O'Neil is on vacation, I'm Veronica Corningstone

I am not sure what makes me happier AJ Styles taking bookings through an AOL email account or the fact that he is serving a replacement on two shows for RIDDICK FUCKING BOWE

I didn't know AJ idolized Rocky Dennis.

Is there a rule that says that once per calendar year there has to be a "Cena ties someone up/gets tied up" finish? Who is booking this, Chris Claremont?

Orton thinks he's cute with his belts.....

I just said this on twitter, but I'll say it here also. That pause before removing the belts sums up everything I hate about Orton. So robotic, so stiff, so planned.And it isn't a character thing, either. He's done this since day one. Cena is a natural, Orton is a play actor.

My favorite part of this story is that a woman who is nearly 40 thinks it is acceptable to go around calling people and friends "Fuck Face" at an event she's working like she's a Billy Ripken baseball card.

I should also add, people need to take notes when HBK is around. He can still flip the switch from heel to face back to heel in the blink of an eye and he always knows EXACTLY how to make the crowd react the way he wants them to.

Bend over, brother

IS it wrong that I want Punk to come out on RAW tonight, wearing one of his old "I dig Crazy Chicks: T-shirts? I think the internet would explode

This. I have a horrible memory. Plus, I can surf, play games, look up shit while standing in line. My question is why wouldn't you take an iPad or some ther similar device? Standing in lines used to be unbearable. Now, it's all good. No stress. This is the first step towards men carrying purses.

I think in some cases - like Will's - folks use it to take notes on what they saw. Like 15 years ago - when we were doing road reports, I would jot down the matches on a piece of paper otherwise I would never fucking remember it all (especially the non descript indy workers names otherwise every match would have ended up Chase Random Indy Name vs. Lance Random Indy Name) Kids and their newfangled technology these days.

Why would you take an iPad to a WWE show?

Went to the show last night. Ok, the security told me I had to turn my IPad completely off and couldn't use it during the show which is the first time that has ever happened to me. When the lights would godown, the iPad light lit up my face and it was apparently really noticeable. Also these thoughts are from being there live with really good seats so my experience and perception will apparently be completely different from everyone else's. CM Punk vs. The Shield- Live, this Felt like the best handicap match I have ever seen. Maybe that Bill Dundee Memphis one was better but everything was really snug and executed well. Punk outsmarting the Shield was reall done well and it was all excitement after Roman went flying over the announcers booth. The worst spot was Ambrose doing a 180 to position himself for the elbow. Crowd was huge into Punk. The booking with Roman Reigns spearing Rollins in the end was a perfectly acceptable way for punk to pick up the win and overcome the odds. Great match live. AJ Lee vs. Natalya- this was really good and stiff too. They were also laying in nice tight shots. The whip into the guard rail was sick. Natty was really over but don't know if it came across that way on TV. This may be the best women's match I have ever seen live and I have seen about a dozen of them. Normally this would be my smoke break match and I am glad I stuck around. Big E Langston vs. Damian Sandow- Nothing match but the the crowd liked Big E. Up close, Sandow works really, really light. Probably works for the boys but looks bad up close. Also, unless you are standing next to him, there is no way to describe how thick Langston is. Fucking huge. Fatal Four Way Tag Match- Match of the night and a MOTYC. Heyman's team was being heckled early but the work was solid. Also, Ryback wears the Chris Jericho lifts in his boots. The crowd went nuts for Big Show's slaps. Picked up to another level after the first elimination. Even the Real Americans were over huge as faces. This is Texas so go figure. Goldust took over and it was a career performance. The dropkick looked beautiful. One of the best FiP segments I have ever watched. When he tagged Big Show, the pop was deafening in the arena. Big Show was pretty awesome here too. His punches were a highlight especially the one that finished off the Americans from the top. Forget who got nailed coming off the top rope but it was one of the coolest things I have ever seen live. I was concerned the crowd would die in the face vs. face segment but all four guys busted their ass with the false finishes and the final pin. Brodus Clay vs. R Truth- For such a short match, it went on too long. The crowd just wanted to dance with Brodus. Kofi vs. Miz- Piss break. Came back to the entire arena chanting boring and Kofi getting the pin. Daniel Bryan vs. The Wyatt Family- This didn't seem as good as the Punk match live but it was still really great. Everything was executed great and I thought we were going to get another face win. This is also the best I have seen Wyatt look since he debuted. His splashing he corner was sickening. It was really exaggerated after Rowan did a splash a few moments later and it sort of sucked. Bray was soaking up the "That was creepy" chant with his hair over his eyes trying to conceal his smile. There was one point in the match after Wyatt asked Daniel to shake his hand where Bryan is on the mat in the ring alone and I shout "Shake his hand Bryan!" He gave me an Eat Shit and Die look that had the whole row marking out. There was absolutley no doubt who he was looking at. The crowd was bummed when he lost but the kiss, the finish and the post match had everyone engaged with Bryan's head in Wyatts lap. John Cena vs. Randy Orton- I guess being there live makes all the difference because I had no interest in the match at all going in and they kept me entertained the entire time. The pop for both guys felt huge but Cenas was insane level... More than Bryan or anyone else by a mile. One of the loudest I have ever heard lie anywhere. I honestly had no idea who was going to win because I don't really pay attention to reddit guy or bad WWE booking. All of the chair shots, table spots and ladder hits were sick live. When Orton got hit with the stairs the first time, he was busted open pretty bad. Looking at him on the floor, he was starting to pour some blood. When he stood up, he had a red dot on his head. They cleaned him up really fast during the replay. The handcuff spot was great live. When Orton threw the keys into the crowd, he actually threw them to a production guy. There were two guys in wheel chairs right next to us. Before the match they were told they were going to be moved because the wrestlers would be going through the aisle. In actuality, they didn't want a couple of guys in wheel chairs getting nailed with the keys. I don't know if this came through on tv but when Cena was handcuffed, before he unscrewed the turnbuckle, I shouted "take off the turnbuckle John!" and he gave me a quiet Thank You. It wasnt subtle because the whole section was marking out so I got two genuine in ring reactions during the show. The final climb really felt like Cena was going to win and even though he didn't fall through and bust the table, my friend and I were calling it the Million Dollar Baby Spot because it looked like a nasty botch that puts you in a wheelchair and not a wrestling is fake botch. During the post match celebration replay, the crew was furiously trying together belts off the hook that Orton took down. I don't know how long the replay took but it fet like they were panicking because the belts were bolted on and not just hooked so they could avoid a TNA moment during the big swing earlier in the match. Once the belts were handed to Orton, it went almost immediately live in the nick of time. The "celebration" went on forever and the McMahons just stood there looking dumb and then they just left. Don't know if it was on TV but Orton kept shouting "Say My Name" after and eventually left. Once the announcers left, shook Lawlers hand, shilled him a 35 disc set and stole his crown. Actually, just shook his hand. JBL left next and he looked much smaller than I expected. As a total live experience. This was the best live show I have ever attended. With the exceptions of the Sandow, Brodus and Miz matches, everything else felt good to great with the MOTYC four way. Huge thumbs up from my vantage point but I guess people are so jaded on the WWE product that the bad booking and tone deaf decisions kill any enthusiasm. Hey at least Dylan Waco enjoyed the main along with me.

Punk doesn't seem to have a type does he? Maria, AJ, Beadle, Lita, Tracy Brooks, Beth Phoenix... Meltzer is reporting that this was being passed around backstage at TLC: Yikes.

Fixed.

Stealing Laughlin's joke from Facebook shamelessly: "Have you paid your air bill, little boy?"

You misspelled "Calvin Johnson's hands"

It was such a promising tablet. It had a great debut and looked like it would really shake up the market. But the support was so bad that when parts start breaking no one seems to know how to keep it going. Most people just got frustrated and bored with what it could do. They tried putting some of the parts into even cheaper and less attractive packages and eventually most people who bought one just went back to their good old iPad and forgot it ever existed. Although some still swear that there are great things hidden in that tech. Things that might still change things down the road. Maybe there's a bunch of sarcasm here that I'm not picking up on... but what are you guys talking about? I have the original Nexus 7 and love the hell out of it. I'm an Android guy so I'm obviously biased, but I've never heard anything about the Nexus 10 being bad or this WWE version you guys are mentioning.

What the fuck Dolfan, Jump Street was dumb fun.

Meant to post this here but ended up in the December photo thread

It was such a promising tablet. It had a great debut and looked like it would really shake up the market. But the support was so bad that when parts start breaking no one seems to know how to keep it going. Most people just got frustrated and bored with what it could do. They tried putting some of the parts into even cheaper and less attractive packages and eventually most people who bought one just went back to their good old iPad and forgot it ever existed. Although some still swear that there are great things hidden in that tech. Things that might still change things down the road.

I'm sure Vince saw that drawing and it's now framed somewhere in Titan Towers.

Spoilered for size

The old Chute Boxe guys who are still around like Shogun, Wanderlei, and Anderson. But Faber's finishing ability is definitely up there.

Right, what are these idiots doing? They should have a Nexus 10...

Punk's WAY too muscular in that drawing.

Is there anyone in MMA who flips the switch as hard as Faber does when a fighter is hurt? His instincts are so razor sharp and he swarms the instant there is blood in the water. It's awesome to watch.

He has boots on.

If you squint and blur your vision enough, you can pretend that's Cesaro in that picture.

I don't know why they keep giving Orton push after push, he's so generic

Was anyone else waiting for a fan to throw Cena the handcuff keys back? I guarantee this would have happened at an ECW or ROH show.

She broke down crying meeting Lita for fucks sake I met the Hulkster as a kid and kept my shit solid

That looks like a bearded Mr Fuji.