Jenalysis

I have to agree on Reigns. I think the best thing that could happen to him right now is to do Summerslam and get it over with, then the next night- Miz pops up like mad, does an open challenge, and Reigns destroys him for the title on RAW and holds it until Elimination Chamber, working matches against guys like Cesaro/ADR to get him better at long matches. The last thing Reigns needs right now is to be dragged down to Orton/Kane levels of boring. Feed midcarders to those two or a while or make them feuding tag champs or something. (My long-term goal would be Reigns wins the belt at EC, Ambrose wins the Rumble against all odds, and Rollins cashes in MITB at WM- leading to a Shield WM Main Event 3-way)

Have a friend of mine who just said he's started training- with the likelihood he'll end up reffing for a good long while. This is mostly for the folks who have performed- what do you guys want in a ref, and what should he be looking at? (other than photos of Kana )

Orton because I felt he was a massive douche, and he was dishonorably discharged. I've been hoping for years he gets another steroid strike.

My own choices: Elevate: Big E- let him be himself, and he'll rise. At worst he becomes a better Monty Brown Ambrose- his potential is somewhere between late WCCW/90s Memphis Embry and Austin Rusev- I think he can be a major star if he can stay healthy Ryback- I think he got buried too much, he can be built back up. Luke Harper- I think he can make the leap at some point, he's ready. Hold Steady: Cesaro- he doesn't done anything yet to deserve main event status. Should have a feud with Reigns over the IC belt, then see what happens I think he can make it, but needs something. Reigns- if anyone should squash the Miz and get the IC belt, it's him. Let him have matches to learn how to work singles Swagger- not convinced he can do much on his own besides having good midcard matches. Still a role for him, but it's the Tito Santana face midcard mehanic role. Stardust- I'm not convinced the gimmick has shelf life, but worth a shot Bo Dallas- another person Reigns should have a feud with. Don't know if Bo has lasting power with his gimmick Demote: Eric Rowan- jobber status Randy Orton- to midcard RVD- jobber status R-Truth- jobber status ADR- jobber status Fire: Khali Kane Rey Mysterio Adam Rose Hornswaggle

Saved by the Bell- I had a reaction to that show just based on the fundy kids thinking it was good. Lets just say if the entire cast got put through flaming tables to this day I would cheer whoever did it.

For 32-bit games (pretty much everything before PS4-era is 32-bit), you only need 4-5 Gigs of RAM total. They can't use over 4 Gigs. I would look for a laptop that handles heat well if you're going to do any gaming, or invest in a cooling fan.

I know in my college years, we always played the hardcore stuff up for laughs and just accepted it as stupid. Most of us preferred a good upper-midcard WCW match over what the other networks were providing.

I was thinking more along the lines of Rude never seriously injuring his back in the first place more so than his apparently being healed enough for a return to in-ring action shortly before he died. So a total hypothetical like if Magnum TA never wrecked his Porsche. Considering that Rude sided with Bret on the Montreal Screwjob it's funny to think if he'd been an active competitor he's one guy Bret likely would've willing to drop the belt to; even in his own precious backyard. I think a non-injured Rude stays in WCW, and is one of the top faces against the NWO.

Supposedly folks on my Twitter feed are saying it's come out that it's just a tweak at worst and he's fine.

Agree on both those counts. Zeb shouldn't have been pro-Obama though, it doesn't fit a Tea Party gimmick. That said, I live in a state where the Dem Senate candidate is pumping a ton of money into the wrestling shows (and the Republican is pumping a ton into soccer) Ambrose- WWE creative needs to watch the whole Embry vs Devastation Inc on the WWE network for lessons in how to book Ambrose. I just worry their lesson would result in them bring Tensai back as the son of PY Chu-HI. Also, Adam Rose as a gimmick is now more stupid and annoying than Beaver Cleavage.

I still believe all he needed was a long feud with masked supervillain Cody Rhodes leading to a City of Heroes/Villains super feud. It could have saved both of them. That sure saved the Hurricane and Paul Burchill. That leads to the question: who would you rather have combined: a healthy Shane Helms+Paul Burchill or a healthy Cody+Sin Cara? I think it's pretty close.

I'd say Eric Embry, but he's somehow the one World Class guy who managed to survive the crazy.

I think a Cena/Bryan II repeat at Summerslam if Bryan is ready would work, if you throw the Authority trying to turn Cena heel and Bryan accusing Cena of siding with them.

He's not the world's shittiest wrestler- but he's the WWE equivalent of Disco Inferno. Perfectly acceptable JTTS/midcarder, that's it. I'd take Miz over both DI and Ryder.

DDP is proof you don't need a ton of physical talent to be a great pro wrestler.

The US was missing Altidore. That's not in any stretch Ronaldo, but he is a vital player.

So basically an inverted reverse battle royal. TNA did that once, so let's not try that again.

Barrett and Sheamus have pretty much traded wins, no problem with that for either of them, even if I want a rocket strapped to Barrett, there's so much talent in the upper midcard (Sheamus, Cesaro) that is just as good.

Getting more of an modern day Eric Embry vibe out of Dean right now. I'm hoping they continue to slowly turn Barrett face as well, they need a strong face right now, and he's the best choice.

What I learned from this thread: beating up Rey Mysterio is always fun.

I'm more excited about a potential Barrett face turn. I think with the lack of interesting faces, a face Barrett if he can keep from being neutered could make it to the top. He's got everything he needs- good mic work, good character, great charisma, good in-ring. Cesaro will be a great guy to have a showcase with as well.

I think they're trying to ripoff the Nature Valley Granola campaign with anime fandom from a few weeks ago. Unless they get some folks with mad photoshop skills, it's not gonna work.

I try not to complain about Cena booking, because you have to expect some of it, and I like Cena's ringwork in general, but that was about as lame a match ending as possible. It would have been neat if Bray broke through the burial attempt, but this was just Duct Tape Part.II. Cena matches are now as predictable as Big Daddy matches, and when it's that predictable over an extended period, it just becomes boring. The Evolution/Shield thing was overblown, but I enjoyed what I saw of the rest of it, and I think BNB is ready to start making the leap to the main event again, though I want him to do it as a face to avoid Cena,

One what if- what if Kerry,Kevin, and David Von Erich all got caught by the Texas Cops with enough drugs to land them each in prison for 5 years? I assume their careers could recover, but World Class wouldn't, and might save some lives.

Duggan has to be one of the all-time most underraced faces in history.