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  1. 13 hours ago, JohnnyJ said:

    Well, in almost the strangest turn of events imaginable, Vince got a cabinet position and the presidents ear out of it. Truly terrifying times.

    Linda wants the politics, Vince seemingly doesn't. Picking sides would hurt the WWE business and they know it. Look at how far they've stayed away from the freaking POTUS being in their HOF. Normally you brag about things like that. The only thing Vince should ask Trump to do is not mention the WWE. That would certainly push him back closer to millionaire status.

  2. 7 hours ago, Matt788 said:

    On the day after WWE shows and PPVs, Live Audio Wrestling has Wai Ting who offers intelligent measured reviews and his partner Pollock is clever and insightful as well. Both are actually positive about WWE. They seem to actually like wrestling.

    What show are you listening to? These guys have been hating on RAW for the past 5 years. Every week they bitch about the 3 hour format. They clearly love wrestling, and the show is great, but it's pretty much non stop Raw sucks talk every week. 

  3. 4 hours ago, Ace said:

    So the BBQ segment was in the forefront of his mind(along with them wondering when/where Michaels was actually injured, since he wasn't selling it.)

    I understand where Bryan was coming from but this was, and will probably be, the only time this ever happens and it goes down with some incredibly dumb and worthless questions to a guy who will likely be dictating the future of the wrestling. You take this golden opportunity to ask whether or not one of the greatest wrestlers of all time was working or not. Give me a break. I love Bryan but this was such an utter waste of an opportunity.

    Thanks for the numbers btw.

  4. On 1/18/2017 at 5:19 PM, NikoBaltimore said:

    Which makes me wonder why they thought that'd be a good place to mainly promote a movie.

    This is them playing their little games of power and control. They want to control the narrative and now they can say we tried to "work" with them when they get denied next time. And now if you want access again, it's bow to our whims and do what we say or nothing. It's just the same old manipulation game they always try and run. Problem is, journalist don't give a shit about whatever you want to promote and they're going to talk about what you do either way.

  5. 5 hours ago, West Newbury Bad Boy said:

    Any Michael Cole interviews (ie: interviews with him as the subject) I've ever heard or read have been fascinating. He's a company man who sells what he's there to sell because it's his job, and that gets held against him far too much IMO. He's always struck me as a pretty righteous dude. 

    I'm not sure I'll miss his presence on television if this is the direction he's headed, but I'd love to hear more from him in the future about his time in the company. A Michael Cole autobiography would likely be the only time I'd consider making a wrestling book a day one purchase. 

    Company men tend to be lousy storytellers. He's not gonna dish dirt.

  6. 3 hours ago, nate said:

    I think one of RVD's greatest moments was his comparison of the ECW title to the WWE World Turntable title of the time.  Paraphrasing: "This is the title I'll wear proudly.  And this one ... it spins."

    RVD could have been Austin-lite constantly clashing with Authority by simply fucking up whatever their plan was through incompetent actions.

    48 minutes ago, The Nature Boy said:

     I wonder what would've happened if Paul Heyman had managed to find someone like Dixie Carter to sell ECW to. You know, someone who didn't mind losing a ton of money. 

    I swear Dreamer talked about that almost happening. Paul didn't want to give up his baby was the reason he didn't allegedly.

    10 minutes ago, Brysynner said:

    I wonder what would've happened had Tony gotten the nod and ran WCW pre-Hogan

    Same thing as everyone else before him. Short term and fired. Tony didn't have the magic vision Eric had. They'd have died years earlier. No NWO, no massively profitable years, it would have been a total disaster.

  7. 11 hours ago, Zakk_Sabbath said:

    Pretty interesting set of answers from someone so strongly identifiable as an NWA/WCW guy. 

    Wouldn't that have been the "high point" of his career? He was stuck working in the number 2 promotion and now he was in the "big leagues" calling for the number one wrestling organization in the world featuring the most famous wrestler in the world.

  8. 3 minutes ago, Victator said:

    Credible was a poor match up for Sasuke in a lot of ways. But he had a lot of very good matches with Mikey and Spike Dudley on house shows. He just was not going to have WCW/NJPW style crusierweight matches. He did not have the offense for it. 

    He was the best bumper on the ECW roster, way better than a guy like Corino. But Corino was a better all around wrestler. At the same time, even when Corino won the belt in November, it was still tough to buy him as champion. 

    Jerry Lynn was the best choice but at that point, But Heyman was expecting a perfect set of circumstances for RVD to win the title and that was simply not going to happen after he screwed up not paying Mike Awesome. 

    I would say he should have had RVD go over Awesome for the title. But by September, Heyman had stopped paying him too. 

     

    IMHO If you can't have a good match with Mike or Spike you have little business being in wrestling because they are very competent guys. How much of that was them? I can't recall Credible carrying, let alone having, a *** match let alone one of greater levels. I'm sure he's been in at least one, probably with 2 or more other guys.

    I can picture a few Corino bumps, can't say the same for Justin. Oh, Corino needed work, but they should have just treated him like Honkey and had all the flunkies muck things up for a long run and just let him build heat to go nuclear. Someone beats him, boom, new star.

    I like Jerry, but he's not the guy. Never could be the guy.  RVD could have been the guy, but who did they have to chase him? Sabu because he smoked up his stash? I'd have loved Balls getting a 6-month shot. He was over and as a "fighting" champion, he'd probably done well beating a few guys here and there in crazy ECW brawls.

     

  9. 4 hours ago, Victator said:

     He saw something in him and at times I could see it too. But he was over pushed and it really hurt him. So kinda similar to Reigns.

    Please explain. In a roster of unique characters, over the top violence, and crazy athleticism, Justin was pretty much just the worst. Corino was a better chicken shit heel. Numerous were better talkers and wrestlers. They already had a better cane swinnger. The guy could barely have a decent match with Sasuke.

  10. 5 hours ago, The Comedian said:

    Shit that's a good point. I mean, Mike Awesome had a dated look, couldn't cut a promo worth a shit, and most WCW heavyweights would've laughed at the very idea of taking his offense, but WCW still scooped him up pronto. I guess "scrawny rat-faced guy in jorts" was the one champ no one wanted to steal...

     

    Cut his mullet and let someone else talk. Problem solved. Guy looked like he could rip off your head and shit down your neck.

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  11. 20 minutes ago, mattdangerously said:

    Okay, real talk--what other options did Heyman have at that point other than Credible?  Lance Storm already had one foot out the door.  Raven, too.  He wasn't going to put Sandman or Sabu on top (was Sabu even around?).  Dreamer's persona doesn't work as champion.  Jerry Lynn wasn't a dynamic enough personality.  Corino wasn't credible.  Rhyno might have worked, but he hadn't been around for even a year and was still being built up.  Maybe Tajiri, but can he cut promos in English?  RVD should have gotten a run with the belt, but Paul E believed there was money to be made in him chasing the title.  He was right, but he waited too long to pull the trigger.  At least Credible wasn't going anywhere, and he was capable of getting heel heat.

    I hated Credible with the title then and still do now. Multiple guys were more talented not to mention actually physical imposing. That really was a time when they needed fresh young talent but they didn't have the money for it. Heyman should have gone booker genius and pulled something out of his ass, but he was probably dead inside by that point. I mean how much faith could he had if he put the title on Credible.

    Isn't Corino a precursor to what the Miz is today? Chicken shit heel ECW champion cheating would have drawn better than Justin Not That Credible.

  12. 1 hour ago, mattdangerously said:

    What does any of this have to do with anything?  Cena and Undertaker are both working Mania.  It's probably the one last marquee match they haven't run and can still run.  That's why everyone is talking about it.  That "wrestling bubble" talking point is nonsense.

    The question was why don't they just do it and my reason was we need to get out of the bubble. Sorry if I misinterpreted the question 

  13. 3 hours ago, Brian Fowler said:

    I can't figure out why they keep punting on Cena/Taker. Just makes no sense.

    A guy who is super beat up and old, another who is trying to get out so he doesn't turn out like the other guy, and you can't do a little probability math here?

    Nash is right, wrestling fans live in some of the worst bubbles. Stop thinking of them as wrestlers with nothing else to do in life and start thinking about the people behind them. I'm as guilty as anyone of doing it, but we need to stop doing it.

    Just because your boss wants you to work on friday, doesn't mean your willing to skip your vacation day with your family. We all know Vince and CO are those type of a-hole bosses who would be like that.

     

    I'm not sure what's going to stop the bleeding, but 6* matches won't be it. I really think a drastic move of some sort will be required. This same old shit thinking on booking/writing will kill them though.

  14. 1 hour ago, joseph2112 said:

    This. This fucking Styles has done it all. All types of great different matches with all.types of guys, heel and face, great, believable promos. I honestly don't know what else he could have done to be better. He has been the best guy in the company and I'm not sure I'm even listening to an argument that says different.

    Is he moving ratings and making the company more profitable? Hulk Hogan was a shitty wrestler, but damn did he generate money. All the 5* matches in the world are meaningless if they don't draw.

    And just to be clear, I've liked Styles a long time, but I just don't see him as the guy whose gonna stop all the bleeding I'm noticing.

  15. 5 minutes ago, MonteCarl said:

    I recently paid $105 for a front row ticket to a house show. Never been front row to a WWE show before, so I figured the cost was worth the treat to myself. I wouldn't have even gone to the house show, though, if front row wasn't available. That seat being available is what sold it for me.

     

    $105....Isn't that incredibly low for front row? Was the show utter garbage or something?

  16. 3 hours ago, Brian Fowler said:

    Didn't Marc Mero tell a story about finding out Sable was cheating on him, getting pissed and ready to fight the guy, finding out it was Brock and just wishing them the best?

    While funny, the timing of it all doesn't sound right. Pretty sure they spilt in the Attitude era when Brock was a teenager.

  17. 5 hours ago, SorceressKnight said:

    Keep in mind, though when saying "your kid"... it's Brock Lesnar  His kids would have two wrestling parents.

    Would you rather see in 20 years the children of Brock Lesnar showing up in UFC or WWE/whatever promotion and laying waste to it, or...

    ...you're in a random bar, somewhere in Canada. You see out of the corner of your eyes one of the biggest people you've ever seen.

    You want no trouble. You try to stay out of his way.

    He wants trouble. He looks at you. 

    You try to calm things down. You have the bartender send him whatever he's drinking.

    It doesn't work.

    He heads over to you. He's a monster made flesh. You have no hope.

    He turns to you and says...

    "THIS IS FOR ALL THE WOMEN WHO WANT TO BE ME, AND THE MEN WHO COME TO SEE ME! ARE YOU READY FOR THE GRIND????????????"

     

    Well at that point I would find out if the 22 years of BJJ training I'd have taken were good or not.

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