RIPPA Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Takayama released a statement and it is even more terrifying than the original details of the injury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 I just posted that in the puro thread. Oops. The other detail is that he has movement and sensation only from the neck up, so very little improvement in the 3-4 months since the original injury. My (doctor) wife says that a 50 yr. old with near total paralysis after 3+ months is probably looking at a limited recovery. It was also mentioned that Minoru Suzuki visited him in the hospital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victator Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 11 hours ago, Ace said: Roode's instrumental TNA theme was better. I assume Serge Salinas isn't on GFW themes anymore? I like the Beer Money theme more than Glorious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offspring515 Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 5 hours ago, Omega said: Bubba Ray takes a shot a Sasha Perhaps there is a key difference between a 300 lb man and a 90 lb woman being approached by strangers in the middle of the night that Bubba is overlooking. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victator Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 The interview did not make it sound like she feared for her safety, Which it probably sucks but fame is like a monkey paw wish, the turkey is a little dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdangerously Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 13 minutes ago, offspring515 said: Perhaps there is a key difference between a 300 lb man and a 90 lb woman being approached by strangers in the middle of the night that Bubba is overlooking. Also, I have a hard time believing Bully Ray is super-accommodating to all the neckbeards he meets in the airport at 5am. 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victator Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 The veterans who don't want to talk to people are really good at being accommodating while not seeming rude. I was at this show in Nashville and everyone is signing autographs. Dustin Rhodes was there and I missed getting to meet him. He initially managed to sneak past the crowd, He shook every hand, signed stuff and kept moving until he got to his car. At a TNA show Devon came up to my section where apparently his kids were, People were crowding him and he said "Let me handle this and I promise I will talk to all of you." I thought he was bullshitting, but he came back and was very nice to everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caley Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 So does that mean Graves is doing both main shows now?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 That appears to be the case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Web Conn Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Good for McGuinness he might not of ever got to compete in a WWE ring but he made it to the dance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blitzkrieg Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Corey Graves and Renee Young fighting over who is going be the hardest working person in the WWE. Edit: It'll be interesting how they'll do this for co-branded PPVs. With the broadcast booths for Raw and Smackdown being a distant distance away from each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdangerously Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Give him one of those carts they made the fat guys ride at the Rumble. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 I find tattooed-within-an-inch-of-his-life Corey Graves working both shows kinda amusing considering Steve Corino was (supposedly) rejected for a commentary position because of unsightly scar tissue on his forehead. That said, Graves is at least decent and a better pick to replace JBL than most of the options, including Mauro. i was kinda expecting them to fill the spot with Lawler or maybe JR. At this point, I;d actually prefer King to Ross. Ugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Are you really comparing tattoos to blade job scars? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victator Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 7 minutes ago, Casey said: Are you really comparing tattoos to blade job scars? Sure why not? Its only negative if you want it to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Corino has scar tissue on his face, which is the second most important thing for a commentator behind their voice. Who knows how that looks in HD. Recent photos suggest it's not even that bad, and I've even said earlier in this thread (or the August one?) that they mostly look like age wrinkles now. But to compare that with Corey Graves' tattoos - of which, the only ones you can see on-screen are on his neck and knuckles (since the rest are covered by his suits and he's not Jerry Lawler and doesn't wear t-shirts). It's kind of like comparing apples and olives. It would be different if, say, Graves had tattoos all over his face and the reason they rejected Corino for that position was just because of scars on his face. Then it would be amusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Frankly, Graves is a better commentator than Corino. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 I came in here wanting to make a joke about having a choice between having the night off and either watching Raw, the 30 for 30 about the XFL, and following one or the other up with the (re-?)debut of AAA on Univision... but after reading one post I can't. Fuck. We love you, Takayama. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Vgmastr Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Can't imagine the roster will be too happy about that, and I'm wondering how many people will buy tickets for Christmas night. Not really sure the point, when they could easily just tape these in advance. Plus on Christmas they'll be going up against the NBA and the NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Wrestling shows on Xmas night used to be a regular thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 3 hours ago, RIPPA said: Shinsuke's going to knee Graves in the head and give him another concussion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Web Conn Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 So if Raw is live on Christmas this year, I wonder what the probability of the annual December 26th MSG show being SmackDown this year. Two birds with one stone. I really think the WWE should treat the MSG shows as a lost liter and film the shows and put them up on the network/broadcast live just for the historical significance the arena has top wrestling and the company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caley Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Can't help but wonder if Raw on Christmas is a big Vince FU to people complaining about the schedule: "Oh you thought the schedule was tough? Now you're working Christmas Day!" Reminds me of the story in Foley's book where someone asked Bill Watts (when he was running WCW) if they couldn't leave before the matches were done because a lot of the wrestlers had family to go home to and Watts stopped and said "Yeah, it's a tough business for families" and that was it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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