BurningBeard Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 So, as a casually observer looking at this James Ellworth thing and based on news his tshirt is selling really well, basically one of the only ways to get over these days is ironically? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sublime Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 God I hope not or else I may have to give up on wrestling, I grew out of liking things ironically in middle school. Sasha, Becky, Charlotte, Bayley, Sami, Owens, and Rusev have shown you can get over by working hard and being great at what you do on the main roster (NXT buzz/hype helps also) but then its up to creative to capitalize on that overness and they don't seem to like to do that. The New Day have also shown that there are ways to get over still. They were probably one of if not the biggest draws the company had for most of this year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilwaldo Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 On 10/17/2016 at 7:04 PM, Sammo~! said: What's the over/under on Del Rio getting mysteriously stabbed and no showing the next dinner with the in-laws? She is really not in a good place right now mentally or spiritually picking fights with the wrong people. Mommy and daddy are trying to help but she is so messed up mentally she has no idea what is wrong or right. There is a reason why SHE asked ADR to marry her. If she does not watch her step things will end very badly for her. I know you are reading this Paige. Come at me again spiritually and it will be a huge mistake for you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTTW Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Does anyone elses phone freakout every time there is a twitter post in the threads? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 The Ellsworth thing is funny, but... I dunno.... I watch Ellsworth and think of the 100 other guys who would benefit from the TV time. We could be watching a Sami Zayn-AJ feud. Instead, we're watching Ellsworth look pathetic and win via shennanigans. I probably won't mind when Vince realizes Ellsworth has gotten over without creative meaning for him to, and either fires him on the spot or just humiliates him even more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammo~! Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Yep. Everything scrolls downward forever when there is a twitter post quoted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewar Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 6 minutes ago, Sammo~! said: Yep. Everything scrolls downward forever when there is a twitter post quoted. and I thought it was just my crappy work computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammo~! Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 25 minutes ago, Vader does my taxes! said: The Ellsworth thing is funny, but... I dunno.... I watch Ellsworth and think of the 100 other guys who would benefit from the TV time. We could be watching a Sami Zayn-AJ feud. Instead, we're watching Ellsworth look pathetic and win via shennanigans. The Ellsworth thing is fine by me, because it isn't AJ feuding with Ellsworth, it's him feuding with Dean. The crux of AJ's heel character is he will do anything necessary to win and so to get under his skin you have him lose by any means necessary to a goof. And AJ utterly destroyed him in both matches. Ellsworth looking pathetic is fine because that's his purpose, it puts egg on the face of the heel and builds to the eventual match with Dean. There's weeks until Survivor Series and we got two weeks of build to AJ/Dean 3 without them having a non title match on free TV. It's perfectly acceptable booking to me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Depending on how much credence you put into Rumorz~ The main event of the Royal Rumble will be: Spoiler AJ Styles vs Shawn Michaels for the WWE World Championship Assuming the latter can go, this would be the proverbial bee's knees. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianS81177 Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Interesting. I figured he would be a surprise Rumble entrant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlk23 Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(BP) Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 I wouldn't rule out a Shawn return since he's in fantastic shape and clearly wanted to show it off by wearing his gear at Mania this year. He seems pretty picky about what an ideal opponent for a return match would be though. AJ might not be his idea of an interesting matchup. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 If - and it's a big if - Shawn can still go and they can put on a good-to-great match, I'll be more stoked for that than anything else the WWE has done in a couple years. Of course, once we get our hopes up, they'll probably switch the card and the Undertaker will hobble out to look like he's 70 and still squash AJ in under ten minutes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 2 hours ago, Vader does my taxes! said: The Ellsworth thing is funny, but... I dunno.... I watch Ellsworth and think of the 100 other guys who would benefit from the TV time. We could be watching a Sami Zayn-AJ feud. Instead, we're watching Ellsworth look pathetic and win via shennanigans. I probably won't mind when Vince realizes Ellsworth has gotten over without creative meaning for him to, and either fires him on the spot or just humiliates him even more. By some accounts, Vince took a liking to Ellsworth early on. How long does the honeymoon last? Who knows with VKM. I think someone realizes that they've got lightning in a bottle with the guy and will ride the wave for however long it lasts. It's WWE's version of a pop culture moment. To his credit, Ellsworth seems to understand that and is rolling with it day by day. I agree with the time factor, though. They did so with Heath Slater, a guy actually under contract, and it hit like gangbusters. Imagine if they had given Bo Dallas this much of a chance. Chants of BOLIEVE would be singing form the rafters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Guy Named Tracy Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 If the rumored Royal Rumble main event does happen, I imagine there will be a competition between the two to see who can take the better back body drop. My money is on AJ. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 It would be a little sad if that ended up the RR's main event after Bryan just just gave Raw crap about in Goldberg during Talking Smack. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolCB Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 55 minutes ago, Eivion said: It would be a little sad if that ended up the RR's main event after Bryan just just gave Raw crap about in Goldberg during Talking Smack. But it's Shawn Michaels. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofuture Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 And they have to find a way to sellout the Alamo Dome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 It'd be interesting to see how they get around the retirement stip. He gave The Undertaker his word dammit. Plus, if he can't beat The Undertaker then he HAS NO CAREER. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 5 hours ago, PetrolCB said: But it's Shawn Michaels. I say let the past be the past. Nostalgia is what "Old School Raw", the WWE Network, and conventions are for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolCB Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 34 minutes ago, Niners Fan in CT said: It'd be interesting to see how they get around the retirement stip. He gave The Undertaker his word dammit. Plus, if he can't beat The Undertaker then he HAS NO CAREER. By the time it'll take Undertaker to tape up his fists and haul his carcass across the Alamo Dome, the match will be over and Shawn will be back, spritzing deer piss everywhere in his tree stand somewhere in Montana. I think he'll be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 1 hour ago, PetrolCB said: But it's Shawn Michaels. And? I like Michaels, but there aren't many matches I have a strong desire to see him in. Honestly I'm little surprised this is even a possibility as I thought he wanted to retire. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Z Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 2 hours ago, Eivion said: It would be a little sad if that ended up the RR's main event after Bryan just just gave Raw crap about in Goldberg during Talking Smack. Member when Michaels superkicked Daniel Bryan and we thought that's a match that might actually happen? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 8 minutes ago, Eivion said: And? I like Michaels, but there aren't many matches I have a strong desire to see him in. Honestly I'm little surprised this is even a possibility as I thought he wanted to retire. He's a Wrestler, he's not crippled, and he's not dead. So therefore he's got one good run left in him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 3 minutes ago, AxB said: He's a Wrestler, he's not crippled, and he's not dead. So therefore he's got one good run left in him. .... and at least three or four bad runs. ... and a couple indy appearances after he really is crippled. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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