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He did get a massive welcome, but the orton vs kane and bigshow vs rhods was so awsome
I got the feel of a lifetime, when i saw orton, kane, bigshow up close and i could watch them in the ring with my own eyes. The show from start to finish was on another level of experience. Me and my bro are going to RAW's world tour on 7th November. And we plan to get the ring side seats
Ah, good on ya!
I've yet to go to a wrestling show, but apparently my brother and my mate is serious about saving money up to try and get tickets for WrestleMania next year. Ideally, I would love to get close-up seats but I know that won't happen as I won't be quick enough, and the prices will be insanely mental! So I wouldn't mind settling for seats further back or what have you, as I could do with a holiday anyway since I haven't been out of the country for 13 years this summer. I feel I can legitimately say that I need a holiday there...
Anyway, if we can't get tickets for Mania then I suggested we try and get tickets for the Raw the next night as something decent usually happens then too.
Ah, good on ya!
I've yet to go to a wrestling show, but apparently my brother and my mate is serious about saving money up to try and get tickets for WrestleMania next year. Ideally, I would love to get close-up seats but I know that won't happen as I won't be quick enough, and the prices will be insanely mental! So I wouldn't mind settling for seats further back or what have you, as I could do with a holiday anyway since I haven't been out of the country for 13 years this summer. I feel I can legitimately say that I need a holiday there...
Anyway, if we can't get tickets for Mania then I suggested we try and get tickets for the Raw the next night as something decent usually happens then too.
tbf that SD experience sounds epic, glad you enjoyed it Claud3!
Molo you should defo go to WM or the raw next day, would be awesome! and 13 years....ouch! adding you on twitter fella ! :)
After my TNA event visit in Jan, im hoping to progress to tickets to wwe's end of 2012 tour when dates are announced, SD or raw would suffice. I live in cheshire so hoping for Manchester or Liverpool :)
tbf that SD experience sounds epic, glad you enjoyed it Claud3!
Molo you should defo go to WM or the raw next day, would be awesome! and 13 years....ouch! adding you on twitter fella ! :)
After my TNA event visit in Jan, im hoping to progress to tickets to wwe's end of 2012 tour when dates are announced, SD or raw would suffice. I live in cheshire so hoping for Manchester or Liverpool :)
That's what I'm hoping for ;)
I've got a few things I want to get my hands on, but once that's done I can easily put some money aside. My friend on the other hand tends to spend his money as fast as he gets it, so I hope he keeps his end of the bargain.
Cheers mate. Are you Venables? If so I'll follow you back ;)
Where is the TV broadcast at the end of the year for WWE? Manchester or Liverpool?
That's what I'm hoping for ;)
I've got a few things I want to get my hands on, but once that's done I can easily put some money aside. My friend on the other hand tends to spend his money as fast as he gets it, so I hope he keeps his end of the bargain.
Cheers mate. Are you Venables? If so I'll follow you back ;)
Where is the TV broadcast at the end of the year for WWE? Manchester or Liverpool?
Indeedy, im afraid my forum 'alias' isnt very imaginative ! :P
AS for the wwe tour, i wouldnt be sure, wasnt the televised episode in liverpool last autumn? but televised or not if RAW/SD came to either city i would try to get tickets for it!
Indeedy, im afraid my forum 'alias' isnt very imaginative ! :P
AS for the wwe tour, i wouldnt be sure, wasnt the televised episode in liverpool last autumn? but televised or not if RAW/SD came to either city i would try to get tickets for it!
Right, I'll sort that then ;) Thanks for the follow.
Usually it's televised from Manchester, but you are right in that it was televised from Liverpool last year.
My A.J. is most likely in London right now and only a tube journey away from me :( :lol:
Right, I'll sort that then ;) Thanks for the follow.
Usually it's televised from Manchester, but you are right in that it was televised from Liverpool last year.
My A.J. is most likely in London right now and only a tube journey away from me :( :lol:
Don't worry man, you'll get closer to her some day! like i was only 15-20 metres from Mickie in January, so its doable! you could even closer to AJ still!!!!!!!!!
I am going to save and go and see wrestlemania 30, since i turn 30 in 2014. This would be the greatest experience ever and i am going to get front row seats
Don't worry man, you'll get closer to her some day! like i was only 15-20 metres from Mickie in January, so its doable! you could even closer to AJ still!!!!!!!!!
:lol: I'll be the king of wishful thinking.
Hopefully I won't have a restraining order on me :p
I am going to save and go and see wrestlemania 30, since i turn 30 in 2014. This would be the greatest experience ever and i am going to get front row seats
That sounds like a good plan. Hope you can do it ;)
Owffffffff all these WM plans are making me excited, i will go one day too mark my words haha.
London Raw tonight..........expect to see union jacks either side of the screen and a black cab/ red telephone box on the stage - Yanks like to stereotype us in such a way :P
Owffffffff all these WM plans are making me excited, i will go one day too mark my words haha.
London Raw tonight..........expect to see union jacks either side of the screen and a black cab/ red telephone box on the stage - Yanks like to stereotype us in such a way :P
:lol:
Apparently Lillian actually sung God Save The Queen. Should be nice!
:lol:
That sounds like a good plan. Hope you can do it ;)
Mate it does and nothing is stopping me and my bro going in 2014 and i love the fact its 30years of wrestlemania and it will be a mind blowing experience
Anyone else here at the end of raw cena said "he couldnt see, get the doctor"
Nope, i did see it
That seems a bad sigm for him then
double post sorry,
delete this
That's awesome claud, you should deff try to go to Mania 30, good luck on getting front row seats as I heard they're very hard to get.
I'm gonna try to go to a WWE event someday too. Been a fan for so many years but I haven't been to a single live event. Problem is I need to travel for hours to get to the nearest location that hosts WWE shows (Brussels, Belgium) and I'm not a fan of long travels lol..
Anyone else here at the end of raw cena said "he couldnt see, get the doctor"
Cena said that? Was he saying get the doctor for himself? I'm confused.
That's awesome claud, you should deff try to go to Mania 30, good luck on getting front row seats as I heard they're very hard to get.
I'm gonna try to go to a WWE event someday too. Been a fan for so many years but I haven't been to a single live event. Problem is I need to travel for hours to get to the nearest location that hosts WWE shows (Brussels, Belgium) and I'm not a fan of long travels lol..
I get what you mean, but I suppose it'll be worth it if it's a once in a lifetime thing. Make a day of it ;)
yourmumsface17
04-18-2012, 16:20
He said that, but he was just selling the mist though. (Cena selling.. wow)
He said that, but he was just selling the mist though. (Cena selling.. wow)
I dont think so, he asked for water and that didn't work, then he said he couldnt see and to get a doctor and he was serious.
Maybe you are right
yourmumsface17
04-18-2012, 19:19
I dont think so, he asked for water and that didn't work, then he said he couldnt see and to get a doctor and he was serious.
Maybe you are right
I think he was just selling it though, but he obviously did a really good job though (Or he might be blind and can't wrestle at Extreme rules :lol:
Or he will have a blind man gimmick for 5 years?
I reckon it could have been real, as the commentators hardly eluded to it. But with that being said I haven't read anything about Cena now having problems with his sight, so I reckon it was a thing just at the time and that it's been taken care of.
Bloody heck! My brother just found this video that shows that Bobby "Rude" was once in the WWE!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv8oIbP6isw
I'd love to see him back, but as a top heel!
That's awesome claud, you should deff try to go to Mania 30, good luck on getting front row seats as I heard they're very hard to get.
I'm gonna try to go to a WWE event someday too. Been a fan for so many years but I haven't been to a single live event. Problem is I need to travel for hours to get to the nearest location that hosts WWE shows (Brussels, Belgium) and I'm not a fan of long travels lol..
Go to ticketmaster.co.uk and they have the raw world tour on sale on the 20th of this month for £55, that will get you close to the ring. So have a look mate
Just watched Lockdown: the crowd sucked, and I'm mighty glad that Bobby Roode won.
http://i.imgur.com/IJLmj.jpg
Just watched Lockdown: the crowd sucked, and I'm mighty glad that Bobby Roode won.
http://i.imgur.com/IJLmj.jpg
HAHAHA @ the picture
...........and as other ppl out of these forums have said, TNA has its best crowds when not held in the USA, thats prob just UK bias. I think its mainly due to its Universal Studios base where the crowd comprises of tourists, as opposed to WWE's paying wrestling fans...........but then again Lockdown was filmed in Tennesee, so im confused as to why they were so lame :P
Yeah the crowd sucked which is weird as TNA originated in Tennesee (and I think their HQ is there too). Not to mention James Storm is their hometown boy, they should've gone crazy for him.
It was a good TNA PPV, but yes the crowd sucked big time
Some WWE news
Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter
-- As we reported yesterday here on the website, next week’s three-hour RAW (http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news?Item%5Btags%5D=RAW) Supershow was earmarked for the 2012 WWE (http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news?Item%5Btags%5D=WWE) Draft at one point but there has been talk that the three-hour show on June 11th from Hartford, CT will be the Draft but that’s not confirmed. There has also been talk of not even holding a Draft this year because most guys are on RAW (http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news?Item%5Btags%5D=RAW) every week anyway and some Superstars (http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news?Item%5Btags%5D=Superstars) have been switching brands back and forth.
-- You can now follow me (Ryan Clark) on Facebook and Twitter. My Facebook account is located at http://facebook.com/RyanClarkWZR (http://www.facebook.com/RyanClarkWZR) and my Twitter account is at http://twitter.com/RyanClarkWZR (http://twitter.com/RyanClarkWZR) Hope to see you soon!
-- It’s said that with the success of WrestleMania (http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news?Item%5Btags%5D=WrestleMania) 28 coming out this past week, the chances of a rematch between John Cena (http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news?Item%5Btags%5D=John%20Cena) and The Rock (http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news?Item%5Btags%5D=The%20Rock) at WrestleMania (http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news?Item%5Btags%5D=WrestleMania) 29 have increased as we noted earlier. As of this week, WrestleMania (http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news?Item%5Btags%5D=WrestleMania) 29 is scheduled to be headlined by The Rock (http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news?Item%5Btags%5D=The%20Rock) vs. either Cena or Brock Lesnar (http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news?Item%5Btags%5D=Brock%20Lesnar). Many are under the impression it'll be billed as "Rock vs. Brock" but that is not confirmed as of this writing.
Several factors will play into that decision, mainly where Lesnar stands at the end of this year, if he’s better for business over Cena and more. WWE (http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news?Item%5Btags%5D=WWE) officials are reportedly unsure of Lesnar’s future and how hot he will be come next January. While they originally wanted to have the WrestleMania (http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news?Item%5Btags%5D=WrestleMania) 29 main event announced by now, word now is that it won’t be decided on until around November of this year.
Link:http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news/4717/backstage-updates-the-wwe-draft-lesnar-cena-rock-plans
Some news for you all to know
CM Punk To Sing At MLB Game, WWE-ESPN, TNA Event Tonight
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http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/thumb.php?src=/images/news/cm-punk.jpg&w=490&h=250 -- CM Punk (http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news?Item%5Btags%5D=CM%20Punk) will sing "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" during the 7th inning stretch of a Chicago Cubs game at Wrigley Field on May 8. The Cubs tweeted Punk about the opportunity and he replied: "uh. Let me check my scheduleYESIWILLDOIT."
-- ESPN.com and Grantland.com columnist Bill Simmons wrote that WWE (http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news?Item%5Btags%5D=WWE) was missing a golden opportunity by not cashing in on the NFL scandal surrounding former New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, who is currently banned from coaching in the NFL due to a bounty program. He wrote: "That reminds me, where was the WWE (http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news?Item%5Btags%5D=WWE) during this Gregg Williams saga? How did they not create a wrestling manager/Williams parody who keeps 'crossing the line,' offers bounties for his wrestlers to injure other wrestlers, stirs up an ongoing moral dilemma and comes out to the entrance song, 'Kill the Head (and the Body Will Die)?' How long do we have to wait?"
-- Tonight, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla will be at Reseda, California for their annual DDT4 tag tournament. The winning teams will get a future PWG Tag Team Championship shot against Super Dragon & Kevin Steen.
The tag tournament will consist of seven matches with eight teams scheduled to be involved. The first round match-ups are:
Sami Callihan & Roderick Strong vs. El Generico & Willie Mack
Future Shock (Adam Cole & Kyle O'Reilly) vs. The Dynasty (Joey Ryan & Scorpio Sky)
RockNES Monsters vs. Fightin' Taylor Boys
The Young Bucks vs. Super Smash Bros
Kevin Steen is scheduled for a PWG Title defense against an opponent named at the show, as part of a special Open Challenge.
-- TNA (http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news?Item%5Btags%5D=TNA)'s "Lockdown (http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news?Item%5Btags%5D=Lockdown) Revenge Tour" ends tonight in Estero, Florida at the Germain Arena, with the second of two weekend house shows.
The original main event last night in Ft. Lauderdale was Robert Roode vs. James Storm, but Storm is off this weekend to sell his short-term departure, so the main event was Robert Roode vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Bully Ray.
The other top matches advertised are: Samoa Joe & Magnus vs. Daniels & Kaz for the TNA (http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news?Item%5Btags%5D=TNA) Tag Titles, Austin Aries vs. Zema Ion for the X Division Title, and Matt Morgan vs. Crimson in a Lockdown (http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news?Item%5Btags%5D=Lockdown) re-match.
The full line-up for the weekend house shows is as follows:
TNA (http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news?Item%5Btags%5D=TNA) World Title match: Bobby Roode vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Bully Ray
TNA (http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news?Item%5Btags%5D=TNA) Tag Title match: Samoa Joe & Magnus vs. Christopher Daniels & Kazarian
Matt Morgan vs. Crimson
TNA (http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news?Item%5Btags%5D=TNA) TV champion Devon vs. Gunner
X Title match: Austin Aries vs. Zema Ion
KO Title match: Gail Kim vs. Velvet Sky
Hey guys, here is a long (but very interesting) recap of Jim Ross talking about what WWE is looking for in wrestlers and how to get into the WWE. Not sure if anyone here is considering entering the bussines? But if you are this'll definitely help you:
Ross said a number of times that he was speaking for himself most of the presentation, but for the WWE on occasion.
He told the 200 or so in the overflowing crowd (about 40% of whom said, when he asked, that they are independent wrestlers who want to make it to the WWE), that he wanted to tell them “what the WWE is really looking for in talent.” He was blunt about their chances – “the odds of anyone in this room making it to WrestleMania are slim,” noting that there are about 1,500 players in the NFL while only 200-250 (a number that seems high to me) on the WWE roster. “Numerically,” he said, “you have a better chance making it on any NFL team than on the WWE roster.” But, he said, “notice I didn’t say there was no chance. The question you have to answer is ‘How do I maximize my slim chance?’”
In a mysterious aside, he said “in the years to come (the developmental program) will become a much more stringent program. It will be much tougher to get a shot” at getting into the WWE. He didn’t elaborate. I wish he would have. I wish I would have asked him to.
In terms of maximizing your slim chance, he advised attendees to “work as often as you can in the independents (although, he noted, “American independents are going to be largely the same experience over and over again”). You gotta compromise on the paydays to get something on tape.” And he advised young workers to go overseas – “If you can get booked internationally I would explore that,” he said. “If you can learn other styles it will morph into one that you can use to be your unique self.” Go to FCW (WWE developmental) tryout camps, he advised “get noticed, get on the radar.” WWE is going to set up a system where young workers will be able to send in clips of their work. He said he had no doubt that someone would send in porn, but that the WWE would deal with that.
In terms of character development, he advised young talent to “Be natural, whatever you are amplified. Don’t be ‘Stone Cold light’ or a version of Ricky Steamboat or the Undertaker. Make your character a natural version of yourself, amplified a little in the ring.”
He began with a fascinating recap of how he began in the business – “no in-laws, no contacts in the business” – working for Leroy McGuirk and Bill Watts right out of college. He said he often thought that “Danny Hodge drew the houses, but Bill Watts got the top payoff” of the night as the promoter/booker. He said Watts “networked with a lot of guys to solicit talent. He became a director. And as a director knows, he knew you had to have a good cast.” (Much more about the importance of talent later.)
He said he was paid $125 a week to handle Leroy (“I was assigned to Leroy”), supply him with whiskey, drive him (McGuirk was blind) and keep him out of Watts’ hair. “It was all on a handshake, no insurance, no 401(k). I was on wife one at the time,” he said. He handled the ring, refereed. “I had fallen in love with the business because I was a fan of the business,” he said, and he noted that he “had the advantage of working through the territories.” The arrangement, he said “got me an education” in pro wrestling. “I’ve been mainlining this stuff since 1974.”
He forcefully rebutted the contention that Vince McMahon, Jr. had killed the territories.
It is “laughable to blame Vince McMahon for the end of the territories,” he said. “McMahon could never have existed and the territories still would have gone out of business.” Ross blamed “cronyism” and incompetence for the demise of the territories - “the territories were run by people who had no business running a territory.” He contended, “the territory system would have died anyway,” because of the advent of cable television and the fact that wrestling was often not on the network affiliates anymore. “The guys on cable appeared to be bigger stars than the guys on local TV,” he said. “The gun was already loaded, it was cocked and it was slowly turning to their (local territories) head. It was inevitable and unfortunate.”
The lack of territories means “the journey (to success as a professional wrestler) is not as defined as it was.” He praised the territories, saying they made young pro wrestlers “socially and professionally mature. You would be ready” when the call came from the big leagues. The territories provided “an opportunity to ride in cars with veterans of the business. You got an education. Some of us got a crash course in steering the car with your knees and rolling a joint,” he said to great laughter.
Now, he said, “these kids are working in a warehouse environment. That is nothing like working in front of a live audience.” He said he “is working on a curriculum now” to help wrestlers develop. He encouraged people trying to become a pro wrestler to “read about the history of the WWE.” And he repeatedly encouraged aspirants to “have a Plan B. You need an education or a skill – an electrician or a plumber. Having a Plan B is essential. You need to ask yourself ‘What do I do to maintain a good quality of life in a changing economy?’” He noted how many times he had had his heart broken when the time had come for a wrestler to leave the business. He said “now that they can’t do it anymore they have a feeling of hopelessness. They say to me ‘This is all I know.’ I swear to God I have heard that a thousand times.” He said he had, as the WWE Executive Vice President for Talent Relations, sometimes given wrestlers beyond their prime a break, only to quickly find that they had “no self-discipline. They couldn’t manage themselves after a few paychecks.”
He was blunt. He advised the attendees to not “be misled by the exceptions to the rule. Flair and Lawler are still working in their sixties. You probably will never be in that category.”
He is often asked what wrestling school he recommends. He advised the attendees to ask the school “who have you trained and how many people did you get into the WWE? How many people did you put into the major leagues?”
He was critical of today’s young talent. “The younger generation works way too fast. If you hit someone four times, which punch should your opponent sell?” He goes to the FCW developmental territory about every three weeks and tries to help the talent develop. He said he believes WWE should have more than one developmental territory and said “Florida will expand to train people more-thoroughly,” but he did not give details.
He was critical of the often loudly-complaining internet fans. “That audience wants no foreplay,” he complained. “They just want the magic moment. They just want a ‘holy shit’ moment.”
He was amazed at how much the workers want to talk over their matches beforehand. He said “some even at WWE spend an hour talking over a five minute match. When I was refereeing they carried the news (the finish) back and forth between the heels and the babyfaces,” who were often in different locker rooms and did not see each other or talk to each other before they locked up in the ring. “They went out and felt the audience,” he said. “You’re writing fiction here. How’s your book going to end?”
To great applause he said “if you have your match memorized, you’re not a worker or a wrestler.”
He encouraged workers to “focus on body parts in a variety of creative ways.” He said “grabbing a hold and applying a hold are two different things. Apply a hold. Don’t hurt the guy, but make sure he knows you’re there.” He said he often sees “too much sunlight” between workers when the hold should be much more snug.
Ross said he brought on Mick Foley (“we reluctantly got him hired”) because the Undertaker needed a big opponent (Mankind, he said was “a deranged, troubled spirit that seemingly had nothing to live for.”) He called Foley “a good citizen, never an issue in the locker room. He knew how to tell time, he wasn’t a boozer and he had no drug issues.”
So what, specifically, does the WWE look for? “It changes,” Ross admitted, but there are some attributes that will always get you noticed:
A bigger-than-life personality: “You must have ‘it.’ Jerry Brisco and I knew that Brock Lesnar had ‘it’ before he knew he had ‘it.’” (Ross said the WWE began scouting Lesnar when he was a junior in college.) What is ‘it’? Ross said it was “something that makes you want to engage with that person. You cannot define ‘it.’ You cannot manufacture ‘it.’ You cannot smell ‘it.’ You feel it. ‘It’ is an intangible.” He said so much of the old-style wrestling is now on YouTube, and he advised talent to “draw on that, but create a unique style that is all you.”
Athletic ability/being in condition: “When you take a turnbuckle you need to assault the turnbuckle. If you want to win a gold medal in swimming at the Olympics you cannot be afraid of the water.” As to conditioning, he said WWE developmental “should have a full-time strength and conditioning coach.”
A good body: “You can’t look like you work at Best Buy,” he said, and he was critical of those who are critical of the WWE’s emphasis on the body. Stanislaus Zbyszko, Jim Londos and Lou Thesz, he noted “were all jacked. They had a look that made you look, a uniqueness,” he said cleverly. “You have to have a look and a personality,” he said. “We’re in the television business.” It is, he said “a look and a body business. Hopefully the Good Lord has given you ‘it.’”
Skill set in the ring: “Can you lock up, hit the ropes? Do you have respect for your opponent? Are you careless?,” he asked.
Character: “Character is a big issue. Honesty, integrity, keeping your word, commitment, work ethic. You can’t be successful in anything in life being lazy,” he said (although I must admit I have tried).
Respect: “I expect people to respect me because I am going to respect you. Respect your significant other. Stay away from recreational drugs. If you beat up your girlfriend or spouse I don’t need to do business with you. I’ve got not place on my roster for someone who does that,” he told what had become a very attentive crowd. He said he looks to see “who opens doors for ladies” and “who drops the F-bomb around kids.”
Financial responsibility: He advised the use of a debit card rather than a credit card. And he implored independent contractors to pay their quarterly taxes. “Uncle Sam, damn he has a long memory and long-reaching tentacles,” he said, with such passion that you thought maybe he had been touched at one point by the IRS. Ross told the story of “one of our biggest stars who was having seven-figure years (he noted that that is about $19,320 a week) and forgot to file income taxes for the last five years. The government garnished his wages. It happens on all levels,” he said.
Fan of the business: “There’s only two or three guys that I can recall who made it big in the business who weren’t fans,” he said. “The Rock, HHH, Shawn Michaels and Undertaker all had an emotional investment” in professional wrestling. He said when he first met John Cena in a locker room at a pro wrestling event he knew quickly that Cena had been a fan of pro wrestling because of the angles he talked about.
Persistence: “It’s tougher than ever to get into the business,” he said. Send people your matches via Twitter and e-mail, he advised, and get to know Florida Championship Wrestling. “That’s the clearinghouse,” he said. “You need to know about that website.” Twice he said “you’ve got to get your body of work in short form to the decision-makers.” And don’t send them ninety minutes or even five minutes of your work – “they want to see about two and a half minutes. Do a two minute match and a thirty second promo.” Provide video of you doing a “sell, comeback, take a bump or two and call it a day,” he advised.
As to persistence, though, don’t be stupid, he advised. “Don’t give up on your dreams, but be realistic about your goals. If you’re 35 and you haven’t got there yet, it might not happen for you.”
(Still, in a startling admission, he said “right now the roster is thin. The WWE is going through a transitional period.” He acknowledged that fans are seeing “the same two to three guys against the same two to three guys.”)
Promo ability: Ross said he says he sees many promos that are “written, memorized, recited. Fake, fake, fake,” he said, prompting loud applause. “Have a beginning, a middle and an end. Give me your ending line and work backwards.” He said “the great old-timers could ad-lib.”
Ross knows that talent drives the business, and it is in that arena - developing and exploiting talent - that the WWE has proven less than competent. “Talent is the be-all, end-all to our business. Players still win games. Talent still draws ratings,” he said. Ross knows that, McMahon knows that, and everyone at the WWE presumably knows that. But turning that knowledge into the acquisition and development and exploitation of talent is proving to be much tougher than WWE probably ever thought.
Despite his tussles with Vince McMahon, Ross is clearly loyal to the WWE. He said WWE is the place where a professional wrestler can have “the longest and most productive career, although he acknowledged that “it is certainly not the only place you can go to make a living in pro wrestling.” He called WWE “the NFL of professional wrestling. I have my team that I play for. I am very comfortable with the team I play for at the current time (emphasis added). I am not going to TNA.” He said he was not, in calling WWE the NFL of professional wrestling “comparing TNA to an indoor league.”
He believes the WWE is the place to be for athletes who want to make a mark, and make some serious money.
“Guys are making more money now than they ever have,” he said. “There’s no better time to be in the wrestling business than today if you’re trying to have financial security.” He repeated that last line.
And here's a recap of an interview Triple H did a while ago regarding the development system. It sounds like WWE is really trying their hardest with getting new talent signed, and so far they've done a great job on getting top indy talent signed:
- When asked does he think they'll find the next Rock/Austin? Yes, they're out there somewhere, they just have to go looking for them.
- A lot of times the next mega star is the guy nobody thinks its going to be. Uses Rock as an example.
- Every generation has its guys and it's just a matter of going out and finding them or them finding you.
- That's what his job is now, scouring the globe to find the talent, more so than they've ever done before because in the past they just waited for talent to come to them, now they're out there looking for it themselves. Where are they looking? Everywhere.
- Says that one of the main problems is that nobody knows how to get into WWE. He would be on the road and meet various guys who would ask how to get into it because they've always thought about it but never knew how to even go about it. In a way to help the situation they're going to have a website where guys can apply and WWE will look at it and check them out. They're also going to hold tryouts when on the road and in all the different cities so guys can come in, tryout and WWE can get a look at them.
- Says that, "realistically what we do is charisma." Goes on to say that you can teach somebody the basics of wrestling but you can't teach charisma. You can learn the mechanics but not personality. It's more often than not the guys with the best personalities that become the biggest stars over the guys with the best wrestling ability.
- His aim is to make WWE available to people to try it out. The next Hogan, Rock, Austin are all out there and the more opportunities they give to people to become that the bigger the chance they have of finding them.
- WWE is all about charisma. Hogan isn't the best wrestler but he had more charisma that anybody else in his era. Austin could be and can be the technical wrestler but when he morphed into Stone Cold and let his real personality/charisma shine through is when he blew up. It wasn't Steve's technical ability that made him who he was but his character. There have been millions of great technically gifted wrestlers that never amounted to anything because nobody cares if they don't have a personality to go with it.
Some news for you all to know Is there anything Punk can't do?! :)
Regarding the lack lustre TNA crowds, anyone reckon their lackof crowd size may be a factor........i.e. could they have a PPV which filled a standard WWE sized arena show (16-17k people) ,excluding the massive TNA UKlondon tour crowd? or would that go against their character?.........like a few weeks ago Hogan had a promo where he said there was gonna be big things for TNA etc in a 'take a chunk out of the competition' way........so any thoughts on improvements they could make to challenge wwe abit more?
I feel sorry for Cena when Brock Lesna kicks the crap out of him in extreme rules :/
did any of you guys see brock's interview?
his so aggressive and full of anger.
I feel sorry for Cena when Brock Lesna kicks the crap out of him in extreme rules :/
did any of you guys see brock's interview?
his so aggressive and full of anger.
Yeah. It was brilliant!
So I wonder if they're going to do a Mickie James with little A.J., and turn her into a psycho bitch :p
Just wanted to hug her on Smackdown :lol:
Yeah. It was brilliant!
So I wonder if they're going to do a Mickie James with little A.J., and turn her into a psycho bitch :p
Just wanted to hug her on Smackdown :lol:
Just want to do that everytime i see her too, shes so diminuitive and cute!
.......btw Molo and other TNA followers..........did u see last nights Impact: once a month is gonna be new talent fighting it out for a contract, could be interesting!!!!!!
....also Christy Hemme last night > HAWT :D
Just want to do that everytime i see her too, shes so diminuitive and cute!
.......btw Molo and other TNA followers..........did u see last nights Impact: once a month is gonna be new talent fighting it out for a contract, could be interesting!!!!!!
....also Christy Hemme last night > HAWT :D
Yep, saw it. I don't if and where TNA's development network or system is, but do they have enough up and coming people to fill this slot? Sounds good though if they're actually going to blood new talent.
And yeah, Christy's chest region looked nice in that outfit she was wearing :p
By the way... stolen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=md_8WJzhsow
Yep, saw it. I don't if and where TNA's development network or system is, but do they have enough up and coming people to fill this slot? Sounds good though if they're actually going to blood new talent.
And yeah, Christy's chest region looked nice in that outfit she was wearing :p
By the way... stolen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=md_8WJzhsow
FIEND!!!!!!!!!
......and regarding Christy: with a chest like that she should get more air time than half a second announcing the first competitor in each match! :)
It annoys me when the bring out JB to announce the main event, along with the prolonged bell ringing and the stupid sponsorship message, and announcing twice that it's th "main event of the evening!"
Raw: WWF Universe! :D
Yep, saw it. I don't if and where TNA's development network or system is, but do they have enough up and coming people to fill this slot? Sounds good though if they're actually going to blood new talent.
TNA uses OVW as a sort of development system. WWE used them in the early 00's too, they produced talent like Batista, Lesnar, Benjamin, Haas, Cena. Nowadays it's filled with absolute shit though. I think OVW has about 2 or 3 really good talents. I'm fairly sure they'll just use indy talent though like they did with the Destination X qualifiers.
Also what annoys me at TNA is the fact Tazz and Mike Tenay aren't actually in the Impact Zone anymore. They just record the commentary in a studio after the taping. >_>
Btw, Raw was pretty bad yesterday. The contract signing was boring as hell, Cena's character is becoming really interesting to me though.
TNA uses OVW as a sort of development system. WWE used them in the early 00's too, they produced talent like Batista, Lesnar, Benjamin, Haas, Cena. Nowadays it's filled with absolute shit though. I think OVW has about 2 or 3 really good talents. I'm fairly sure they'll just use indy talent though like they did with the Destination X qualifiers.
Also what annoys me at TNA is the fact Tazz and Mike Tenay aren't actually in the Impact Zone anymore. They just record the commentary in a studio after the taping. >_>
Btw, Raw was pretty bad yesterday. The contract signing was boring as hell, Cena's character is becoming really interesting to me though.
Ah! Yeah, I remember OVW. Was a bit disappointed when WWE cut their link with them, since they did give them some pretty good people.
Yeah, I thought it was just a one time thing, but I did notice that they never show them on Impact anymore. Lazy...
Raw sucked indeed!
Funny, I read an article that Beth was a week or so away from equaling Maryse's longest Divas title run, and I said that I could easily see them making Beth drop it last night or next week. I know it looked like Beth legitimately got injured last night, but that's what happened.
With the Bellas due to have their current contract ending on April 30, I can only assume that Nikki will lose it next week on Raw, or at Extreme Rules if they throw in a bonus match.
three3-times
04-24-2012, 15:06
i give raw a 3/10 this week
yourmumsface17
04-24-2012, 15:44
i give raw a 3/10 this week
About right, why was it 3 hours? :lol: Was that when the draft was first pencilled in? It had 3-4 filler tag matches and pointless crap.
Only good bits
Edge
Jericho v Kofi
Lesnar raping Mathews.
-----------------------
Rest was garbage.
I do like however where they are going with Lesnar. He doesn't seem to have any friends, I want WWE to be like this
Faces
Heels
Lesnar
Lesnar can just be the mean kick ass destroyer, will he attacks faces? Sure, will he happily make Michael Cole his little bitch? Why not, Why? Because he can, who will stop him? No one. I want him to be a huge tweener and let the crowd decide whether to cheer for him or not.
So is Raw now called.. Monday Night Raw: Featuring Brock Lesnar ? :lol:
I think it said if he wins on Sunday it might become that haha, I hope he wins just so I can see that on the sky planner lol.
Woah woah woah!
He said "Monday Night Raw, starring Brock Lesnar". :p
justintheman87
04-24-2012, 15:52
What a dumb stipulation. All I did was roll my eyes at that thought. Why couldn't it be something remotely interesting? Having Brock back is awesome, but that stipulation was a mediocre idea to try and generate buzz, which it failed at miserably.
yourmumsface17
04-24-2012, 15:52
Woah woah woah!
He said "Monday Night Raw, starring Brock Lesnar". :p
My bad :lol:
justintheman87
04-24-2012, 16:16
I am so hoping for an Austin return at WM next year. If he fights CM Punk, fine, but is it wrong I would rather see a Rock vs. Austin round 3 at Mania?
My bad :lol:;)
I am so hoping for an Austin return at WM next year. If he fights CM Punk, fine, but is it wrong I would rather see a Rock vs. Austin round 3 at Mania?
They've already faced each other three times at Mania, mate ;) WM 15, 17 and 19.
http://i39.tinypic.com/10ibept.gif
Looks like John Laurinaitus :lol:
justintheman87
04-24-2012, 17:05
OMG I forgot about WM19. :shock:
OMG I forgot about WM19. :shock:
yeh wasnt it Austin 2 - Rock 1 wins? .....................id say that confrontion boat sailed along time ago haha
PMSL at molo's gif
the bella winning the title is the standard 'leaving last hurrah'
also sad tazz and tenay arnt even inthe impact zone anymore!
OMG I forgot about WM19. :shock::lol: Probably because Rock actually won that one.
yeh wasnt it Austin 2 - Rock 1 wins? .....................id say that confrontion boat sailed along time ago haha
PMSL at molo's gif
the bella winning the title is the standard 'leaving last hurrah'
also sad tazz and tenay arnt even inthe impact zone anymore!
Yep. The premise for that match was that Rock had never beaten Austin at Mania, and sadly, that was Austin's last match. He pretty much had a heart attack or something the day before and was in hospital.
:lol: That GIF goes hand-in-hand with this song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5uJCwo5PGE
Seriously, try it.
Unless they sign a new deal, I'd expect Nikki to lose the title on Sunday or next week on Raw. I don't want the twins to go :(
**EDIT**
Apparently this is why Eve has now been made Laurinaitus' assistant:
Why Eve Torres Is Johnny Ace's New Executive Assistant
Source: PWInsider.com
As seen on last night's episode of WWE Monday Night Raw, John Laurinaitis has made Eve Torres his new Executive Assistant. This is said to be because Eve Torres is one of Vince McMahon's absolute favorite Divas right now and Vince is basically a "mark" for Eve Torres.
WNS
So if this is the case, since Vince seems to have hard-ons for all the Divas at some point in time, I made this quickly:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v647/dieyuppiescum/who_will_vince_rape_next_molo316.jpg
Raw to me was ok. But i have to say the kane and orton thing i like... It was like the WWE being the WWF for a few moments and they nearly pulled it of, if only they give orton more time with pual... So they could really get uner the skin of kane
justintheman87
04-25-2012, 13:24
I wish they would give Orton more promo time. He hasn't developed much over the last year (if not more) as he lacks mic presence.
Orton is good on the mic, but great on the actions he does and were its placed it would be more effective
justintheman87
04-25-2012, 13:47
His character has been at a stalemate for what seems like eternity. Everyone else gets promo time for their feuds, imagine if he had the amount of time (or even half) Jericho and CM Punk have received? Basically I feel he is nothing more than a guy who has matches, much like Kofi Kingston. A nice filler on the card who never progresses. They are under utilizing his abilities, which is sad given the WWE's lack of star quality talent.
Agreed, the wwe need to understand that Orton is a massive superstar. With WWE TITLE ABILITIES and yet they just push him and kane for that matter into the corner so they can fight their way out
justintheman87
04-25-2012, 14:07
I can't even remember his last "good" promo. Sad.....
three3-times
04-25-2012, 14:11
Orton is boring as fuck on the mic and in the ring, he needs a good opponent to carry him, dunno why is a "top" guy to b honest. im glad he is nowhere near the title picture.
justintheman87
04-25-2012, 14:15
Well I see we have two very different opinions on Orton. I for one loved his long feud and promo work when he was involved with the likes of Cena and HHH.
orton needs more time and that time spent n the ring and not in the back... He needs a wrestler to carry his abilities to the max every night
My name .................................................. .................. is Randy Orton.
I think that ^ is one of the reasons he doesn't do promo's anymore. I really like Orton I think he's very athletic, and especially with the right opponent can put on some great matches. But he shouldn't be allowed near a mic. He has a very boring monotonous voice and that doesn't help his promo's. He's over enough with the crowd without talking, I'm happy they're keeping it that way..
in a way i agree...
But orton puts bum's on seats and its with the money to see him in action. And yes he is not the only one that does this
But he still needs the right wrestler or wrestlers to promote him more for title status again
Actually Smackdown was getting some of the lowest ratings of the year when Orton was in the main event as World Champion. He sells a ton of merchandise so he does bring in alot of money for WWE but people don't pay their money to see him.
Not sure if you were posting in this thread last year (or maybe reading through it) but I remember some pictures being posted in this thread showing half of the arena being nearly empty (the side where the hard camera is located obv.)
But yeah that was during the period Orton was on top, House shows were drawing terrible attendance numbers too. I think it has gotten somewhat better now but Smackdown still doesn't have any top draws like John Cena..
Ok i see your point and take it on board... Then the WWE need to do something, if not with orton then someone else. WHO I do not know yet
XDanny70
04-25-2012, 23:21
TENSAI ICHIBAN! Is lord tensai not the most badass mofo currently in the WWE?
justintheman87
04-26-2012, 01:39
Is it just me or does Albert, excuse me Lord Tensai look like a complete idiot with tattoos? They just don't suit him at all....
Bring Back Goldberg !!!! His original WCW intro is by far the best ever.
My brother said this the other day, and I agree with him: it seems WWE is now entering a "reality" era. It relies heavily on Twitter, and promos carried out by the talent now involves personal and true points. Great examples of this is CM Punk, Chris Jericho, The Rock and John Cena. Randy Orton, like X-Men_Wolverine says, takes years just to say his name, and always has to mention it when he cuts a promo even though we all bloody know who he is. His promos lack this "reality" thing, and I suppose I've gone with the times, but his threats in his promos feel completely empty to me, whereas you get someone like CM Punk speaking the truth about someone or something, even if he does take the piss when he says it, and it has more of an impact on me.
Agreed Molo, I've seen others refer to the "reality era" too. It seems fitting imo.
Btw, Rey Mysterio suspended for 60 days, conveniently during his time off due to injury lol. 1 more and he's gone from the WWE.
Agreed Molo, I've seen others refer to the "reality era" too. It seems fitting imo.
Btw, Rey Mysterio suspended for 60 days, conveniently during his time off due to injury lol. 1 more and he's gone from the WWE.
Yeah. Is this another wellness policy violation?
I heard that he was going to retire soon though.
Yeah. Is this another wellness policy violation?
I heard that he was going to retire soon though.
I think it might be something for his knee, like Sin Cara had. Rey has made enough money anyway he can retire today without having to work another day. Besides he'll get paid a ton just to show up and do like an interview in Mexican promotions like AAA and CMLL.
Btw, Extreme Rules tomorrow right? Looking forward to Bryan/Sheamus and Lesnar/Cena dont really give a damn about any of the other matches though.
I remember talking about last years Extreme Rules here lol, I was 100% convinced Christian would never win the belt, that was an awesome show - hopefully this year it'll be a good one too.
I think it might be something for his knee, like Sin Cara had. Rey has made enough money anyway he can retire today without having to work another day. Besides he'll get paid a ton just to show up and do like an interview in Mexican promotions like AAA and CMLL.
Btw, Extreme Rules tomorrow right? Looking forward to Bryan/Sheamus and Lesnar/Cena dont really give a damn about any of the other matches though.
I remember talking about last years Extreme Rules here lol, I was 100% convinced Christian would never win the belt, that was an awesome show - hopefully this year it'll be a good one too.
Ah fair enough.
Yeah, I imagine he'll be a legend even long after he's gone in Mexico. He's made, pretty much.
Pretty much the same. I want this feud with Big Show and Cody Rhodes to be over already, since Cody can work some great matches, and he can't really do it against someone like Paul Wight.
You guys see Brock Lesnar's apparent new attire for WWE? Basically his UFC attire, but with boots and kneepads.
Yeah I saw the attire. The boots look stupid and need to go. Tape (like they use in MMA and like Umaga used to wear) around his ankle and foot would look much better I'd say. Other then that his...
I was reading on ewrestling.com, that during their financial report. Vince mc mahon, said that the PG Rating will remain on their live shows, like raw, smackdown,superstars and all television shows. This means less of the attitude attempt and more of the childish version of it
The Cage
04-30-2012, 01:26
Seems like orton is turning into super cena
and lmao @ big show's match :lol:
Edit:
Again with the fucking super cena.......! this is so stupid
I thought the PPV was pretty awesome. Most matches delivered and I especially liked Daniel Bryan vs Sheamus.
However the decision to let Lesnar lose his first match in 8 years - while being billed as the new face of the WWE and the biggest monster in WWE - to John Cena who is going to take time of anyway is one of the most retarded decisions I have seen WWE make in the last 10 years.
I'm staying a little bit optimistic, who knows maybe that loss won't matter much after tonights Raw, with the right booking he could still look like a beast (luckily he didn't look weak in his match - loved the blood too btw). For now it was stupid booking let's hope WWE knows what they're doing and book him right the rest of the year (aka no more losses).
EDIT: I take that back. Brock Lesnar wasn't ruined and it really wasn't as bad of a decision to let him lose as I first thought/said.
Lesnar absolutely destroyed Cena and looked like a legit animal. Lesnar pretty much only needed his fists and elbows to beat up Cena, while Cena had to use a steel chain and the steel steps to win. So even though Lesnar lost he was definitely protected and he still came out of this match looking stronger than anyone else on the roster.
This was a legit 5 star match for me - just an overal great PPV.
yourmumsface17
04-30-2012, 13:00
I bet cena isn't injured, he is filming marine3i think, wwe just dont wasnt to make him a hypocrite. Sent from my LT26i using Tapatalk
Lesnar/Cena.. what a match!
D-Bry/Sheamus was a brilliant wrestling match, particularly impressed with Sheamus keeping his level up.
Last night just went to show that if they were given the opportunity, that Daniel Bryan and Sheamus could put on a great match.
I fell asleep during the Punk-Jericho match, simply because I was knackered, but I heard it was a good one, so I need to check that out.
I couldn't believe that they actually let Brosnar kick the shit out of Cena like that - he was a beast!
It was like an old match, and one that was shocking going by today's WWE standards as both of them were bleeding.
If Brosnar is going to be the man, and it seems likely that Cena is going to be having time off now, then I thought it was pretty silly for Brosnar to lose.
I just wonder now who he's going to face.
Apparently he's supposed to fight Orton at Summerslam, but that's still some time away, and maybe they'll do a draft since they're both on different brands, unless Brosnar goes over to Smackdown to keep up the feud.
So pumped for Raw tonight especially with HHH returning.
So pumped for Raw tonight especially with HHH returning.
Hoping that he gets an F5. He's always escaped that.
**EDIT**
New video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Blu3M3uEScg&hd=1
And the Bellas are gone then. A damn shame!
raw was a case of shellfish For brock, acting like a chil;d for not getting what he wants.... I see him getting a win/lose streak for most of the matches he has this year and leading up to WM29
Cena vs Johnny at OTL? Fuck that
D-Bry vs Punk at OTL? Fuck yeah! What a feud this could be.
Cena vs Johnny at OTL? Fuck that
D-Bry vs Punk at OTL? Fuck yeah! What a feud this could be.
This one in bold, i am looking forward to... It should be a classic
If the WWE let it be that way :D
Great PPV, Lesnar v Cena - LMAO at the tv whole way through, very attitude in feel! great! Punk v Jericho ace too, Dbry v Shea - good also. just got to say tho glad Rhodes won butat the same time hes back in the IC, so no top flight matches for him yet. also good to see Layla back, looking FINEEEEEEEEEEE, but sad to see the bellas go.
I hate OTL's style, but the punk/bry match will be sweet!
raw was a case of shellfish For brock, acting like a chil;d for not getting what he wants.... I see him getting a win/lose streak for most of the matches he has this year and leading up to WM29
I heard that apparently Cena was supposed to win at Extreme Rules, but Brock was supposed to beat him up so bad that he [Cena] got taken out on a stretcher; apparently that was what was agreed. Instead, Cena gave a speech, walked out of the arena and didn't seem to sell the beating all that much. So in that case, word is that Brock got screwed, and this story makes sense to me.
Here you have Brock Lesnar: they've built him up to be a wrecking machine once again and seemingly have a hold over the WWE, but having him lose like that at Extreme Rules seemed to totally put him down, especially after the way he went at Cena at the very start of the match!
Well, i see it as a setup on both parts when brock lost it at the PPV. When he throw a massive fit
Done a new video:
http://youtu.be/tWHdhlDbX0c?hd=1
Thanks to anyone who watches it.
I love Damien Sandow. His entrance music, his titantron, the way he speaks, the way he holds the mic - it's awesome. I can't believe this is the same guy who had one of the most forgetable tag team runs in 2006 as Idol Stevens. He's improved alot in FCW..
"WHAT?!"
"Thank you for your irrelevant opinions."
:D
I love Damien Sandow. His entrance music, his titantron, the way he speaks, the way he holds the mic - it's awesome. I can't believe this is the same guy who had one of the most forgetable tag team runs in 2006 as Idol Stevens. He's improved alot in FCW..
"WHAT?!"
"Thank you for your irrelevant opinions."
:D
Yeah, he's brilliant!
Holding the microphone like a brandy glass :lol: I love the intelligent language and posh mannerisms - they're just the qualities of someone that you'd love to hate! :p
He's just like the blue-blood Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
I thought of Face/Off when he came out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psY8jaASKdA
The WWE is really pushing education angle as i see it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psY8jaASKdA
The WWE is really pushing education angle as i see it
This was brilliant!
TNA thoughts - wow Tessmacher's getting a massive push, 3 wins in a row :O Want RVD to jib off, you bore me..........and Ric Flair and Hogan get too much screen time. Also two weeks in a row, no Austin Aries match! grrr
How was raw guys? I watched CM lick Cena's ass and had to turn it off, what the fuck have they done to Punk?
justintheman87
05-10-2012, 12:48
I missed it........what exactly went down? Please don't tell me they are slowly killing the awesomeness that has become CM Punk?
Forgot to mention that I actually went to RAW when it was in Detroit a few weeks ago. The YES! chants were going on when I was in the parking lot lol. YES YES YES!!!
They need to give Daniel Bryan and CM Punk time on the mic next Monday.
What did happen with CM Punk and John Cena? I can't even remember...
Forgot to mention that I actually went to RAW when it was in Detroit a few weeks ago. The YES! chants were going on when I was in the parking lot lol. YES YES YES!!!
They need to give Daniel Bryan and CM Punk time on the mic next Monday.
Good on ya.
For sure!
What did happen with CM Punk and John Cena? I can't even remember...
Good on ya.
For sure!
basically Punk told big Johnny that Cena was gonna destroy him in an 'out of usual character' way...............a bit too much respect
basically Punk told big Johnny that Cena was gonna destroy him in an 'out of usual character' way...............a bit too much respect
Oh right. Cheers for that. It didn't even register with me. I was probably enjoying my weekly Raw nachos too much.
That sucks!
I think I'll finally give up on TNA now. I just literally cannot be bothered to watch last week's show, and I'll keep up with Mickie James' antics via her Facebook fan page or something.
And, does anybody know where I can get official WWE wrestling t-shirts, that you see on TV, within the UK, by any chance?
I ordered three t-shirts from WWE Shop (in the States) and I'm having to pay £17 for customs fees, which is a right rip off by the UK government and I'm well pissed off with it.
In total I bought three t-shirts, and with postage, it all cost me about £53, which was good, but now I'm about to pay roughly £70 which is way too much. So if anyone can help me out I'd appreciate it.
Thanks.
Oh right. Cheers for that. It didn't even register with me. I was probably enjoying my weekly Raw nachos too much.
That sucks!
I think I'll finally give up on TNA now. I just literally cannot be bothered to watch last week's show, and I'll keep up with Mickie James' antics via her Facebook fan page or something.
And, does anybody know where I can get official WWE wrestling t-shirts, that you see on TV, within the UK, by any chance?
I ordered three t-shirts from WWE Shop (in the States) and I'm having to pay £17 for customs fees, which is a right rip off by the UK government and I'm well pissed off with it.
In total I bought three t-shirts, and with postage, it all cost me about £53, which was good, but now I'm about to pay roughly £70 which is way too much. So if anyone can help me out I'd appreciate it.
Thanks.
Molo lad your Raw nachos look quality on youtube , ace snack :)
Just give me a msg on here, twitter or ps3 if youre ever in need of TNA info, wwe is where its at atm anyhoo....................espesh as Mickie has been a tna no show for like 4 weeks :S
and i would also like to know of the wwe tshirt info, im still to get cm punk's white one and grey one!
Molo lad your Raw nachos look quality on youtube , ace snack :)
Just give me a msg on here, twitter or ps3 if youre ever in need of TNA info, wwe is where its at atm anyhoo....................espesh as Mickie has been a tna no show for like 4 weeks :S
and i would also like to know of the wwe tshirt info, im still to get cm punk's white one and grey one!
Ha, that video was crap, but thanks man ;)
Cheers, I appreciate that. She'll probably only be about the only thing I'll miss from it. I was actually trying to find out if she was on it this week, but it seems you've answered that for me. If she's on it I'll probably download it just to check her out :)
I'm disappointed that I never got the white shirt, but one of the shirts I ordered was the grey one, as well as a Brock Lesnar one which I intend to wear to the gym, and a replacement Austin 3:16 one. But with this whole customs thing, I don't intend to buy from WWE Shop again. It's not their fault, it's the bloody UK government!
what is all this creative injury story setup the WWE has on a lot of wrestlers... They said cena is injured and yet i read he is leaving his wife. And HHH is not or is injured
???
So cena is injured so he can leave is wife...
Cena is/was storyline injured for a short time, basically until OTL I guess. In real life he is divorcing his wife, which really sucks for him. WWE is literally his life, he's on the road for like 5 days a week so he hardly sees his wife. That must put alot of strain on their relationship. I don't like Cena as a wrestler (though he's growing on me again I don't hate him as much as in '07-'09) but I really feel for the guy in this whole situation he's in.
And HHH is storyline injured to set up a match between Lesnar and HHH by the looks of it.
@ Molo, I don't live in the UK so I don't know about any wrestling merch sites. Maybe you can try Extreme Wrestling Shirts though. They're US based but I think they might send their orders as gifts which means you dont have to pay extra (I never ordered from there - I will in a couple weeks though - but I bought clothing from another US site and they send it as a gift and I didn't have to pay a single cent more). You should check them out and maybe shoot 'em an email on how they send their orders.. :)
cena is the WWE and its in his blood... But this whole injury creative storyline needs more work.
For one HHH being injured, was not real enough
Because i know and you know it was for him to get hold of the power vince is giving him over the next two years or so, before vince completely leaves and gives all power to HHH and stephine
Cena choose the WWE over his wife. Sucks but that's what being the face of wrestling does to you.
Cena is/was storyline injured for a short time, basically until OTL I guess. In real life he is divorcing his wife, which really sucks for him. WWE is literally his life, he's on the road for like 5 days a week so he hardly sees his wife. That must put alot of strain on their relationship. I don't like Cena as a wrestler (though he's growing on me again I don't hate him as much as in '07-'09) but I really feel for the guy in this whole situation he's in.
And HHH is storyline injured to set up a match between Lesnar and HHH by the looks of it.
@ Molo, I don't live in the UK so I don't know about any wrestling merch sites. Maybe you can try Extreme Wrestling Shirts though. They're US based but I think they might send their orders as gifts which means you dont have to pay extra (I never ordered from there - I will in a couple weeks though - but I bought clothing from another US site and they send it as a gift and I didn't have to pay a single cent more). You should check them out and maybe shoot 'em an email on how they send their orders.. :)
Thanks a lot man. I'll try and send them an e-mail. I don't really know how to word it though. Will they realise I'm trying to dodge import fees? I don't get how this "send as gift" works :lol:
They have the white CM Punk shirt though!!! HOLY SHIT!
Thanks a lot man. I'll try and send them an e-mail. I don't really know how to word it though. Will they realise I'm trying to dodge import fees? I don't get how this "send as gift" works :lol:
They have the white CM Punk shirt though!!! HOLY SHIT!
They have the Punk BITW as a sweater too which I'll likely buy. :)
Their site is a bit confusing though under "shipping" it says its free shipping worldwide if you order 3+ items, but in the FAQ it doesn't say it's free lol..
Anyway just ask them if they're sending the order as a gift or as a regular package/order, I'm sure you're not the first one to ask this. :) (maybe use a different email adress than the one you're ordering with just in case lol). I'm gonna mail them too this week, mainly to ask about shipping costs + any import fees.
They have the Punk BITW as a sweater too which I'll likely buy. :)
Their site is a bit confusing though under "shipping" it says its free shipping worldwide if you order 3+ items, but in the FAQ it doesn't say it's free lol..
Anyway just ask them if they're sending the order as a gift or as a regular package/order, I'm sure you're not the first one to ask this. :) (maybe use a different email adress than the one you're ordering with just in case lol). I'm gonna mail them too this week, mainly to ask about shipping costs + any import fees.
Cheers mate.
Import fees for you? Where are you located?
But to keep this on wrestling: I haven't seen Smackdown yet but I heard that AJ squashed Kaitlyn. Now as much as I love AJ, I cannot believe this whatsoever.
If it was based on wrestling, AJ would win. But in a fight... Kaitlyn could wipe the floor with her.
Cheers mate.
Import fees for you? Where are you located?
But to keep this on wrestling: I haven't seen Smackdown yet but I heard that AJ squashed Kaitlyn. Now as much as I love AJ, I cannot believe this whatsoever.
If it was based on wrestling, AJ would win. But in a fight... Kaitlyn could wipe the floor with her.
I live in Holland, did you think I was from the US or something?
As for Smackdown.. I kinda skipped that AJ vs Kaitlyn match, only watched the DB promo afterwards..
Btw Titus O' Neil & Darren Young are awesome. Titus is so terrible and retarded it's funny and enjoyable lol.
I live in Holland, did you think I was from the US or something?
As for Smackdown.. I kinda skipped that AJ vs Kaitlyn match, only watched the DB promo afterwards..
Btw Titus O' Neil & Darren Young are awesome. Titus is so terrible and retarded it's funny and enjoyable lol.It's the first place that always comes to mind with people online, but now I remember you talking about going to shows, and Holland sounds about right. Apologies.
If I get in touch with them soon I'll let you know of my findings.
I saw a picture of AJ making her entrance and she had a smug look on her face. I'm interested to see how she carries herself, because even as a heel in FCW, I can't believe her as she just looks too cute and innocent.
:lol: Those two are making me laugh, I'll admit.
I can't get over Titus' taunt and "cry out". And it always sticks in my memory when Young said that he has constantly been called "the black John Cena" :lol: He does look exactly like him! Said it from day one of NXT.
yourmumsface17
05-15-2012, 10:42
I can't take Cena anymore.
HHH opens show, sucks up to Cena.
Video package sucking up to Cena.
Cena comes out and cuts the corniest promo ever.
I just can't take him, am gonna go watch The Rock pin him at WM to calm me down.
I can't take Cena anymore.
HHH opens show, sucks up to Cena.
Video package sucking up to Cena.
Cena comes out and cuts the corniest promo ever.
I just can't take him, am gonna go watch The Rock pin him at WM to calm me down.
:lol:
Last night he reminded me of when he was mocking Mr. Kennedy's "KENNEDY!" chant. Awful!
And I know it's all story, but why didn't Triple H come out and save Big Show? Selfish person... :p
yourmumsface17
05-15-2012, 10:54
:lol:
Last night he reminded me of when he was mocking Mr. Kennedy's "KENNEDY!" chant. Awful!
And I know it's all story, but why didn't Triple H come out and save Big Show? Selfish person... :p
Yeah I was thinking that, it was silly, Big Show to do a run in on Sunday? He isn't a superstar any more so he can't be fired.
Yeah I was thinking that, it was silly, Big Show to do a run in on Sunday? He isn't a superstar any more so he can't be fired.
Or.... (a little farfetched but w/e) Big Show interferes at OTL (since like you said he's already fired), but turns heel and helps Johnny Ace win (one last heel run before he retires). That way Big Johnny keeps his job, Show gets his job back etc.. Idk it could happen I guess lol..
Ps. Paul Heyman is so great on the mic, he's really lightyears ahead of the current roster bar John Cena, Jericho, HHH and Punk.
I'm liking these theories of Big Show interfering and turning heel. It never crossed my mind and sounds feasible. I very much doubt that they're going to end Laurinaitus' GM run now, so early.
I'm quite liking what they're doing with the World Heavyweight title match. It seems like there's actually some rivalry going on, as opposed to having someone just being made #1 contender. They're playing up Sheamus and Randy Orton quite well.
If they wanted to make it more personal, they could have Sheamus say this to Orton's wife:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v647/dieyuppiescum/sheamus_sheamination.jpg
If you don't get that, I saw a resemblance between Sheamus and the Sherminator!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=To-wjJT1SPY
i also think Heyman is ace on the mic ..........."LEZZZZZZZZ-NURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR" :lol:
Bigshow bores me, but his long service to the company/business cant justify a firing end.................he'll be back
also Molo im amazed you didnt mention li'l AJ getting her heart torn up by Punk :S
i also think Heyman is ace on the mic ..........."LEZZZZZZZZ-NURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR" :lol:
Bigshow bores me, but his long service to the company/business cant justify a firing end.................he'll be back
also Molo im amazed you didnt mention li'l AJ getting her heart torn up by Punk :S
Didn't want to overdo it ;)
I must sound like a right wet fart but she sounded so cute when she said "hi" :lol: She must be at OTL, so I'm glad I'll get to see her on my box on Sunday.
**EDIT**
Finally got my t-shirts today. Thought they were never going to bloody come!
Which shirts did you get Molo?
It's my birthday in a few months so I'll likely ask for some wrestling shirts. At the moment I only have a Nexus shirt (the second one with the broken glass like design). I really want Lesnar's new shirt, Daniel Bryan's YES! YES! YES! shirt, and CM Punk's BITW shirt. I also might ask for one of those vintage Stone Cold shirts with either "Austin 3:16" or "What?" :D
yourmumsface17
05-16-2012, 22:29
i also think Heyman is ace on the mic ..........."LEZZZZZZZZ-NURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR" :lol:
Bigshow bores me, but his long service to the company/business cant justify a firing end.................he'll be back
also Molo im amazed you didnt mention li'l AJ getting her heart torn up by Punk :S
I've always loved that :lol: He has always said Lesnar's name in a really intimdating and scary way. Paul Heyman made Lesnar.
LEZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ NURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!
And Yes, I expect a CM PUNK, "Best In The World" shirt for my birthday next month lol.
Which shirts did you get Molo?
It's my birthday in a few months so I'll likely ask for some wrestling shirts. At the moment I only have a Nexus shirt (the second one with the broken glass like design). I really want Lesnar's new shirt, Daniel Bryan's YES! YES! YES! shirt, and CM Punk's BITW shirt. I also might ask for one of those vintage Stone Cold shirts with either "Austin 3:16" or "What?" :D
That is a cool Nexus shirt to have!
I got the Brock Lesnar (http://www.wweshop.com/item/brock-lesnar-carnage-t-shirt/Men/01-16403), gray CM Punk (http://www.wweshop.com/item/cm-punk-in-punk-we-trust-authentic-t-shirt/Men/01-15539) (would like to have gotten the white one but they don't sell it anymore), and a Austin 3:16 (http://www.wweshop.com/item/austin-316-retro-t-shirt/Men/01-08133) one to replace my original one. I'm annoyed that they don't have the smoke anymore, and the skull is too high up because of it, but it'll do.
I still have the red Austin 3:16 he had around WrestleMania X-Seven time :D
If you like I'll post up a picture of the Brock Lesnar one so you can see it in the flesh, rather than a generic WWE Shop one. I got a medium (US size).
That is a cool Nexus shirt to have!
I got the Brock Lesnar (http://www.wweshop.com/item/brock-lesnar-carnage-t-shirt/Men/01-16403), gray CM Punk (http://www.wweshop.com/item/cm-punk-in-punk-we-trust-authentic-t-shirt/Men/01-15539) (would like to have gotten the white one but they don't sell it anymore), and a Austin 3:16 (http://www.wweshop.com/item/austin-316-retro-t-shirt/Men/01-08133) one to replace my original one. I'm annoyed that they don't have the smoke anymore, and the skull is too high up because of it, but it'll do.
I still have the red Austin 3:16 he had around WrestleMania X-Seven time :D
If you like I'll post up a picture of the Brock Lesnar one so you can see it in the flesh, rather than a generic WWE Shop one. I got a medium (US size).
Ah yeah that grey Punk shirt is nice too (I prefer the white one aswell but for some stupid reason they pulled that shirt).
And yeah a pic would be nice, when I order my shirts they'll be in the US sized medium aswell.. :)
Ah yeah that grey Punk shirt is nice too (I prefer the white one aswell but for some stupid reason they pulled that shirt).
And yeah a pic would be nice, when I order my shirts they'll be in the US sized medium aswell.. :)
Cool, I'll get on it later. I might as well do all three while I'm at it.
Ok, cool man. Btw do people in you're area know WWE? In my area pretty much nobody knows WWE so it's fun to wear shirts with cool looking designs that people don't really relate to (atleast in my opinion that's fun lol).
Ok, cool man. Btw do people in you're area know WWE? In my area pretty much nobody knows WWE so it's fun to wear shirts with cool looking designs that people don't really relate to (atleast in my opinion that's fun lol).
I think some people will know of WWF back in the day, but other than that, only really one of my best mate's, who is one of my neighbours, knows about the current activity with the WWE, so he'll know. Other than that, where I am, I only see one guy with a WWE shirt, and that is at the gym. He wears a purple and/or orange Cena shirt. I'd love to walk in there with my Brock Lesnar shirt, which was the plan, but after getting it it feels too good to get all sweaty and such.
I've taken the pictures, and I'll upload them a little later on.
In wrestling related news, I'm disappointed about Smackdown:
From the spoilers I read there was no AJ :(
anyone else hear that starting from the 1000th episode in July, Raw is moving to a 'standard' 3 hour format? they need to fill the third hour with matches, and not the stupid '3 stooges' and 'muppets' cameos of past special longer episodes!
any thoughts?
anyone else hear that starting from the 1000th episode in July, Raw is moving to a 'standard' 3 hour format? they need to fill the third hour with matches, and not the stupid '3 stooges' and 'muppets' cameos of past special longer episodes!
any thoughts?
I read that they were thinking of doing a countdown show or something before Raw, so I never took any notice of it.
I'd be happy with a 3 hour Raw every week, but as you say, as long as they filled it with stuff relevant to the product. However, I see that being a hard task for them as apparently they change the script of shows two or three times during the actual show!
Right, so here's the showcase of the t-shirts.
I decided to take a few more of the Brock Lesnar shirt in order to try and aid X-Men_Wolverine, since he says he is going to buy one himself.
The came in a pretty big box, but it hardly weighed anything.
All of these are US size medium. I'd just advise to check the sizing guide on the site if/before you buy and get the correct measurements for yourself, as they differ from European sizes.
http://i.imgur.com/UhzC1.jpg
Brock Lesnar "Carnage" t-shirt
http://i.imgur.com/dkAqY.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/tgFXr.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/PA7q2.jpg
Close-up of the design. Slight "3D" effect, rather than being embroided into the shirt itself.
http://i.imgur.com/hplI1.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/yPg1P.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/02sWg.jpg
Blank black back - obviously not advertising like Lesnar has on TV.
Gray CM Punk "In Punk We Trust" t-shirt
http://i.imgur.com/ibWgc.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/FrFIj.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/PY8Ms.jpg
Chicago/Straight-Edge flag on the left sleeve.
http://i.imgur.com/UdeYb.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/qQJrR.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/eBd7i.jpg
Retro Stone Cold Steve Austin "Austin 3:16" t-shirt
http://i.imgur.com/fcx9Y.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/MHaQA.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/VOXn9.jpg
No "WWE Authentic Wear" logo on the bottom left-hand corner of the shirt like the other two. I like this because it keeps in touch with the original shirt design.
Original "Austin 3:16" and new retro "Austin 3:16" shirt comparison - Original shirt on the right
Since my brother found his original shirt (I can't find mine no more) I decided to compare the two. I'm quite disappointed at how different it really is. The original looks so much better!
http://i.imgur.com/FWSSL.jpg
The text on the original looks more bunched up, whereas the text on the new one doesn't look at high, but looks more horizontally stretched.
http://i.imgur.com/RAMRs.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/MDvsi.jpg
I don't know what to say about the difference here. The one on the right is the original, as can be seen with the WWF block logo above the skull. It looks so much better with the smoke and blue effect! The new one is placed higher up on the shirt because of the lack of smoke, and it looks rather cheap and tacky in comparison in my opinion.
http://i.imgur.com/fhPdT.jpg
If no one else has seen the No Way Out poster:
http://www.wrestlingattitude.com/news/data/upimages/nwo2012.jpg
Thanks for the pics Molo. The Lesnar shirt looks brutal. Definitely going to order that one. The Punk shirts looks better on your pics than it does on the WWE store..
As for Austin's shirt I hate the back of it. First off it looks cheap as fuck with just the skull and no blue smoke. Second I'm not a fan of skulls on my clothing lol, so I don't like a huge one like that. Lesnar's shirt also has a skull like design but that one doesn't bother me tbh. I usually wear just a shirt + jacket anyway so people will hardly ever see the back of my shirts lol.
Definitely going to order Lesnar's shirt, and likely Austin's 3:16 shirt. Can't wait to rock that clothing when I get 'em in a couple weeks.
As for Raw going 3 hours... .... ..... Why? They had a 3 hour special a couple months back and it was terrible, alot of filler BS that nobody wanted to see. Now with Raw being 3 hours every it's gonna put a huge burden on "creative". Idk I guess they can make it work and prove me wrong but I'm not holding my breath on it. Hopefully we'll get some more actual wrestling and longer matches instead of squash matches and random skits.
Thanks for the pics Molo. The Lesnar shirt looks brutal. Definitely going to order that one. The Punk shirts looks better on your pics than it does on the WWE store..
As for Austin's shirt I hate the back of it. First off it looks cheap as fuck with just the skull and no blue smoke. Second I'm not a fan of skulls on my clothing lol, so I don't like a huge one like that. Lesnar's shirt also has a skull like design but that one doesn't bother me tbh. I usually wear just a shirt + jacket anyway so people will hardly ever see the back of my shirts lol.
Definitely going to order Lesnar's shirt, and likely Austin's 3:16 shirt. Can't wait to rock that clothing when I get 'em in a couple weeks.
As for Raw going 3 hours... .... ..... Why? They had a 3 hour special a couple months back and it was terrible, alot of filler BS that nobody wanted to see. Now with Raw being 3 hours every it's gonna put a huge burden on "creative". Idk I guess they can make it work and prove me wrong but I'm not holding my breath on it. Hopefully we'll get some more actual wrestling and longer matches instead of squash matches and random skits.
No problem man. I'm looking for any excuse to go out now so I can wear them :lol:
That's it - they need more wrestling or relevant promos, and not just random advertising shit.
Like I said in an earlier post, they change the script two or three times during the actual show so I reckon it's going to be a struggle for them. Maybe they'll revert back to two hours again soon after, like TNA did with Impact when they went from Mondays back to Thursdays.
Hopefully they will make raw what it use to be, when it was 3 hours long before.. They will lose a lot of ratings through this. If they do not pull it of
radgamer420
05-19-2012, 17:23
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WrZkLLoKBM&feature=related
This is what the wwe needs to do, to fill them 3 hours
Pure action, excitement and all hell breaking
With that 3rd hour of Raw WWE will get a ton of extra revenue through advertising though. They'll have a whole new hour for ads, which is likely one of the reasons for this move. Lets hope they dont take the same path as WCW did around 1999 when they added another hour to Nitro, it was usually fill with just skits and no wrestling whatsoever lol..
I agreed. More money less brains
Well, the third hour might allow them to actually develop feuds within the Tag Division.
Hopefully.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WrZkLLoKBM&feature=related
Remember watching this on TV. Brilliant! Was pissed that they blurred his fingers though.
Oh yeah, and Brosnar could re-appear again tonight, since at the moment he's not supposed to be an active "superstar".
Also, at work today I saw a guy wearing the white CM Punk shirt. He was looking at Ralph Lauren stuff, and I almost went over to him to tell him that he didn't need any of that overpriced crap with the shirt he already had :p
The 3rd hour might be a big mistake with ratings low now. I can't imagine them going up with another hour of crap
The 3rd hour might be a big mistake with ratings low now. I can't imagine them going up with another hour of crap
Indeed. And with CM Punk's promos getting lame and childish now, it's doesn't instill much confidence.
I was pissed that Sky Sports fudged up with the advert break last night, and on all the people, A.J's segment. Well pissed! :p
Indeed. And with CM Punk's promos getting lame and childish now, it's doesn't instill much confidence.
I was pissed that Sky Sports fudged up with the advert break last night, and on all the people, A.J's segment. Well pissed! :p
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww Molo :S .............AJ's bringing back a 'Punk stalker trait' similar to Mickie James/trish 6 yrs ago. im wondering how thiswill play out altho i guess modern wwe wont get it built up to the heights of the lesbo-psycho story.............prepared to be let down
Hey guys, just found this piece, it's a former WWE writing assistant talking about backstage stuff in WWE. He discusses how much pull people like Orton, Cena and Punk have. (he talks about Cena not...
Very interesting read indeed. Thanks for that. <br />
Was interesting to see more insight into the reason why Cena hasn't turned heel, and the fact that they actually do want to push Sheamus as the next...
three3-times
05-25-2012, 13:03
ive almost given up WWE now and awful it is. for every good thing, punk vs bryan, they ruin it with cena and JL etc.
I barely even read reports anymore :(
Very interesting read indeed. Thanks for that.
Was interesting to see more insight into the reason why Cena hasn't turned heel, and the fact that they actually do want to push Sheamus as the next top face.
Thanks for posting that.
And by the way, the whole "The Revolution is Coming" thing has finally been revealed/leaked.
I saw an image the other day with a bearded guy and some people were throwing around the idea that Matt Morgan was coming back to WWE, but others thought it looked more like CM Punk, and a lot of people were hoping it would be Dean Ambrose. However, it was CM Punk, and it's a reveal trailer for WWE 13:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbOYr6z0nQM
If it is going to have an Attitude era feel to it, there isn't much indication of that; just that it has old Undertaker chokeslamming Mankind through a cell, and Stone Cold battling Mankind.
I seriously hope they're at least going to give Stone Cold his proper champion entrance where he holds the belt.
I agree with this, and a Punk cover for Wwe13 would look so much bety er than Randy Botch-ton on '12
three3-times
05-25-2012, 14:59
wtf?!?!?
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1195854-wwecom-report-chris-jericho-suspended-indefinitely-in-brazil
Its a real story btw
wtf?!?!?
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1195854-wwecom-report-chris-jericho-suspended-indefinitely-in-brazil
Its a real story btw
Yeah, I just heard about this. In today's society it is a big deal. As soon as I heard it, my mouth dropped open just because I realised how severe people take it today.
There's a lot of pride behind one's nation, and I bet that if he did that to a US flag (with him being Canadian) he would have been fired!
I think they've brought Finlay back? But one time he suggested Miz interrupting the US national anthem before a show, with National Guard in attendance, in order for Miz to get some heat and he was fired over it.
Well tbh, Jericho is lucky he got out of there unharmed. A while back Chael Sonnen (UFC fighter) was to fight in Brazil and he made some comments on Twitter bashing the country/culture etc.. . There was a Facebook page set up called something like "lynching Chael Sonnen", that one was later removed though because there had been legit threats made against Sonnen I think.
So my point is Jericho might've been lucky he was rushed out of there lol, I don't agree with suspending him though.
Btw, Finlay isn't back with WWE (yet). He's currently signed to Ring Of Honor and wrestling indy's like EVOLVE and Dragon Gate.
Well tbh, Jericho is lucky he got out of there unharmed. A while back Chael Sonnen (UFC fighter) was to fight in Brazil and he made some comments on Twitter bashing the country/culture etc.. . There was a Facebook page set up called something like "lynching Chael Sonnen", that one was later removed though because there had been legit threats made against Sonnen I think.
So my point is Jericho might've been lucky he was rushed out of there lol, I don't agree with suspending him though.
Btw, Finlay isn't back with WWE (yet). He's currently signed to Ring Of Honor and wrestling indy's like EVOLVE and Dragon Gate.
More insight on the matter. Thanks man.
I wonder if, for example, he did that to the British flag, if there would be uproar from people like William Regal, Wade Barrett and Drew McIntyre. There's no Brazilian wrestlers in the WWE at the moment so we'll never find out.
Ah, fair enough. I thought I heard that they did intend to bring him back and that firing him was more of a statement than anything, because Americans would be pissed with that idea if it went through - basically they didn't want to get rid of him from their creative team.
More insight on the matter. Thanks man.
I wonder if, for example, he did that to the British flag, if there would be uproar from people like William Regal, Wade Barrett and Drew McIntyre. There's no Brazilian wrestlers in the WWE at the moment so we'll never find out.
Ah, fair enough. I thought I heard that they did intend to bring him back and that firing him was more of a statement than anything, because Americans would be pissed with that idea if it went through - basically they didn't want to get rid of him from their creative team.
Well Jericho is only getting heat from Brazil themselves because they don't see a clear difference between what's real and what's fake, who's a heel and who's a face. I've read various reports from people who were there and most of them mention wrestling being not very popular there etc.. Guys like Regal, Barrett etc.. know it's an entertainment show so they'd react different I'd assume.
As for Finlay I think he said in a recent shoot interview the rumors were false of him returning. I don't really care if he's training diva's or wrestling on the indy's. He's fun to watch for a match or 2 on the indy's but his strong-style/stiff wrestling style gets old quick.
That's a fair enough assumption, although I'm sure there are some fans in every country who believe everything in wrestling is real.
When they show apparent "shocking" moments in promos on their shows, and they show fans in the crowd with shocked faces and tears rolling down their face, I wonder if they are real to that moment they are referring to, or if they've nicked it from something bad that has actually happened, like someone getting injured or something. If it is from that moment, then... urgh...
Mickie James, where are you? :'(
Mickie James, where are you? :'(
Was she not on Impact again? WTF!?
I have to say, although it was childish, the Santino and Ricardo match on Smackdown was hilarious!
Was she not on Impact again? WTF!?
I have to say, although it was childish, the Santino and Ricardo match on Smackdown was hilarious!
people say she was getting too much of a push/too many title matches, now shes getting none.................must be 7/8 weeks since she was on last!
people say she was getting too much of a push/too many title matches, now shes getting none.................must be 7/8 weeks since she was on last!
Bloody hell! It sounds about right though. Probably in a month or so she'll just turn up again and they won't say anything about it.
That's something I never got with TNA... there's no consistency!
And it's an absolute delight to see the "Attitude" logo on the WWE 13 cover. I just hope they don't make it untrue and shit!
http://fast1.onesite.com/thq.com/user/batistanumber1fan/16f41e78798bc6ed8ed7289910186a89.jpg?v=143550
yourmumsface17
05-30-2012, 01:38
Chris Jericho @IAmJericho (https://twitter.com/#%21/IAmJericho) Watching Men In Black 3 and Will Smith's character just got suspended for four weeks. Hahah what a loser!
:lol:
I think Ziggler is finally going to break away from Vicki....
YES! YES! YES!!!
I think Ziggler is finally going to break away from Vicki....
YES! YES! YES!!!
I hope so. It's about time!
However, I'm suspicious because they've played up to it. Usually it just naturally happens. Like when Randy Orton was last heel, the fans just took to him and they naturally made him a face.
Different sort of scenario, but similar concept in my opinion.
Randy Orton is suspended for 60 days.
What the hell?
nofear01
05-31-2012, 17:19
Why?
Too bad for Orton, this is actually his 3rd violation so he should be fired. I'm convinced the only reason he got suspended is 'cause of Linda's senate run.
EDIT: Got confused with that hotel trashing. This is actually his 3rd suspension but only his second Welness violation.
Smackdown has such a weak roster it's ridiculous.
Orton,Jericho,Henry & Rhodes all out of action, becoming harder and harder to get through SD with every passing week
:lol: Ouch!
Why is Cody Rhodes out of action?
Cody Rhodes is not out of action lol. I think he's taking time off for a breather.
CM Punk or Cena (or both) are probably going to be featured more on SD! now. I like both, so It wouldn't hurt. But if they do that, they should just scrap the whole Brand thing altogether, because SD! feels like a continuation of RAW now.
Was only going by Suley's words.
I can't even see him taking time off, since he said to Christian this week or last, that he was coming back for the IC title.
I read the other day that the brand extension can pretty much be considered over, so I think that's the way they're going anyway.
Cena tweeted that he was on Smackdown this week.
:lol: Ouch!
Why is Cody Rhodes out of action?
Cody Rhodes is not out of action lol. I think he's taking time off for a breather.
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This, sorry for not explaining the first time.
This, sorry for not explaining the first time.
Fair enough. But like I stated in my last post, unless I've missed something, he's still in a feud with Christian...?
Big Update: Randy Orton's WWE Suspension
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This is the second time this has happened to him and one more and he is gone... The WWE is being to tough now a days
WWE Considering Merging Titles - Details
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It is being reported that WWE (http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news?Item%5Btags%5D=WWE) is considering merging the US and IC Titles once again. With the company recently bringing back the classic IC title design and considering that the IC Title has been a WWE (http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news?Item%5Btags%5D=WWE) staple since 1979, WWE (http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news?Item%5Btags%5D=WWE) will likely drop the US title after a unification match.
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This i hope goings through or at least try and make full use of the US TITLE in some way.. Like defend all titles often
Both from the same site
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Honestly, it wouldn't surprise me if they made an exception for Orton if he was to make another violation.
And if they do merge the titles, I do hope they keep the current IC title. I've grown to like it, and if I got a real belt in future, that is one that I'd consider getting!
What would you call the belt tho? Even though it technically wouldn't be the Undisputed Intercontinental Championship, that name sounds cool lol.
As long as its better than being a "Global" champion or whatever that belt is called. "Ew"
They are keeping the original i.c title and i am happy the original is back. But the u.s title is an old tite. Its been with the wwe since 1963 or so, so they need to defend the us title more often or drop the belt and only bring it back, say on the 4th july for he celebration of an usa holiday
They are keeping the original i.c title and i am happy the original is back. But the u.s title is an old tite. Its been with the wwe since 1963 or so, so they need to defend the us title more often or drop the belt and only bring it back, say on the 4th july for he celebration of an usa holiday
IC title has been with WWE since the 70's I think with Pat Patterson being the first champion. The US championship is a title originally created by WCW, so if they were to unify the 2 it'd be obvious which one they'd pick to stay. (The IC title of course since it's their own creation and Vince is petty with things like that).
Ok fair enough. Just think wwe needs to do something and have the titles defended more often
Apparently, at the Wizard World convention (?) this weekend, CM Punk said that he's seen the new WWE title belt, but stated that it's not much better than the current one.
I've heard that it's being described as a mix between the UFC title, and the current spinner title that Punk currently has.
Wow, Raw was terrible last night. Absolute garbage with imo Ryback and Daniel Bryan being the highlights. The eternal optimist in me is hoping that it was SUPPOSED to be that awful of a show as a work, so Vince can come back next week and say "What in the motherfucking shit is this crap?". Unfortunately the rest of me knows that's being delusional.
Also just found this:
"According to sources in the WWE, current creative plans call for a huge announcement from chairman Vince McMahon next week that may change the landscape of the WWE. Sources indicate that the WWE has plans for a huge angle this Summer that may usher in a new era. With the 1,000th episode of RAW fast approaching, WWE feels as if they need to create a buzz for the event. Another source claims that the recently announced revolution themed WWE 13 videogame has been influenced by the current angle creative is planning."
Source is supposedly PWTorch newsletter, take it with a grain of salt though as I haven't seen alot of sites report this. Anyway, speculation on what this could be?
Fuck this bullshit. Why would I want to see Michael Cole in his underwear, covered in bbq sauce in the MAIN EVENT of Raw? Heck, that shit doesn't belong on tv.
Vince is on the war path about last minute raw changes and how the creative side is going. I see a new change and vince heading the path for the 1,000th raw and future 3 hour weekly shows
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Oh boy..
Hopefully that is:
1) unfinished
2) just the side plate
3) fake
I hope it's 3, that thing shouldn't be allowed in the WWE.
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Oh boy..
Hopefully that is:
1) unfinished
2) just the side plate
3) fake
I hope it's 3, that thing shouldn't be allowed in the WWE.
where on earth did u get this?? this looks really unfinished an looks alot similer to the spinner!! imo that doesnt look much of a change tbh with you, im aware they might have a new look title for the 1000th raw show but that really looks to similer to the 1 now, i just hope theres a big change between the spinner & new title i dont want it looking similer with little effort of change to the WWE Title, it may show how lazy creators really are.
nextgen3
06-06-2012, 21:19
looking forward to the raw 1000th an the new Era of WWE! i hope it will be a blast cant wait to see whata next for WWE in coming future. hearing past superstars will be there even the likes of out of contracted superstars may join the party! the rock, stone cold maybe there if they can make it, lita an trish, rumourd! batista could may well be a part of 1000th raw show unsure if true. bret 'the hitman' hart will be there & many more. we may also see new WWE Title.
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Oh boy..
Hopefully that is:
1) unfinished
2) just the side plate
3) fake
I hope it's 3, that thing shouldn't be allowed in the WWE.
Ah, you posted it first.
I reckon this will be the real deal, sadly.
My brother read a while ago that the new title is apparently a cross between the current spinner title, as is evident with the WWE logo, and this MMA belt:
http://www.mmaconvert.com/wp-content/uploads/post-images/pride_belt.jpg
So far, it is looking like that prediction or statement is correct.
This really is awful. For the top title of the whole company, it's too plain. I'd even go as far to say that the spinner title even looks better than this! The only good thing this one has going for it is that is says "Champion" as opposed to "Champ".
I had heard that the new set of belts that have come around are now designed by workers within the company, as opposed to real belt creators and designers - that sounds about right.
This is horrible.
where on earth did u get this?? this looks really unfinished an looks alot similer to the spinner!! imo that doesnt look much of a change tbh with you, im aware they might have a new look title for the 1000th raw show but that really looks to similer to the 1 now, i just hope theres a big change between the spinner & new title i dont want it looking similer with little effort of change to the WWE Title, it may show how lazy creators really are.
this is horrid, looks even worse than the spinner!
I'm sure it's going to be coloured, but in terms of the design, I think and reckon that'll be it - that's what I've been hearing.
If that's it, then that's it. Now the only thing that remains to be seen is the sort of strap it has, like the crappy Tag titles has a horrible looking square finish at each end, the side plates, and the actual size of that central plate.
It's supposed to weigh 20 pounds more than the spinner title!
i now hav a sexy sig thanks to Molo! .............much softer on the eye than GTA's Niko Bellic wherever ive posted haha
I am the only person who like the Pride Belt haha.
i now hav a sexy sig thanks to Molo! .............much softer on the eye than GTA's Niko Bellic wherever ive posted haha
No worries.
I am the only person who like the Pride Belt haha.
Are you speaking of the actual Pride belt, or the crappy WWE version?
You know what the wwe should go back to the original wwf title belt, with the wwe logo on it. The spinner was crap and brought because of cena and he should have been shot for that. The original belt was always the best
You know what the wwe should go back to the original wwf title belt, with the wwe logo on it. The spinner was crap and brought because of cena and he should have been shot for that. The original belt was always the best
You mean this?
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b252/Big_Papi_/Leather/DSCN1501.jpg
If so, I totally agree with you and have thought this from day one.
100% agree my friend. Its the title that should have been always the title
No worries.
Are you speaking of the actual Pride belt, or the crappy WWE version?
Both. I actually REALLY like the Pride belt, but that picture we saw of the of the "new" WWE Title obviously isn't the center piece. I actually like that part on the sides of the belt. I'll wait until I see the full belt to judge it lol
Imo they should steal the UFC heavyweight design just like TNA did. The UFC Heavyweight and TNA World title both look great and prestigious.
Btw, rumors going around that Del Rio suffered a severe concussion and the Del Rio vs Sheamus match might not happen at NWO. Tbh that'd be great as the build up has been horrid.
Also 10 years of TNA tonight with their Slammiversary PPV. Should be a good one, I think/hope they'll induct Jeff Jarrett in the HOF, anyone else would be stupid. I'm also excited to see Christian on a TNA PPV again, (if he does appear on camera which he likely will), that shit's unheard of - having a contracted wrestler appear on someone elses show.
yep Slammiversary 10 should be ace (hope they make it more memorable than usual tna ppvs tho) .................the UK showing is on wednesday tho, holding out for that haha
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Impact was pretty good, not too many promos shown which was nice. Like me, Mickie James doesnt like Brooke Hogan in charge of...
To anyone who's watching Slammiversary, just out of curiousity, has Christian (Cage) appeared at all?
To anyone who's watching Slammiversary, just out of curiousity, has Christian (Cage) appeared at all?
I'll put it in spoiler tags in case some people don't want anything ruined:
Yes, he appeared. Hulk Hogan said he had one more surprise and brought out Christian. No mention of WWE or being the IC champion, he put over the fans and introduced a video package. That's it..
I thought it was a pretty good PPV. The crowd was very good, and it looked great on camera, we even got a YES! YES! YES! chant a couple times lol.
I'll put it in spoiler tags in case some people don't want anything ruined:
Yes, he appeared. Hulk Hogan said he had one more surprise and brought out Christian. No mention of WWE or being the IC champion, he put over the fans and introduced a video package. That's it..
I thought it was a pretty good PPV. The crowd was very good, and it looked great on camera, we even got a YES! YES! YES! chant a couple times lol.
Cheers for that. In response:
Ah right. Was it to do with this Hall of Fame shindig they had going on? I thought he was going to appear in a wrestling sense.
Who went in the HoF?
Minus the law suit. WWE and TNA are working together and making a help help type industry. But i know their is a under style play going on and that will be the make and break of both companies, in my opinion
Cheers for that. In response:
Ah right. Was it to do with this Hall of Fame shindig they had going on? I thought he was going to appear in a wrestling sense.
Who went in the HoF?
Sting went in. He didn't look happy at all. He did an interview like 2 or 3 days ago with some news outlet saying he doesn't think he should be the first one going in.. TNA probably (partially) did it because WWE has never been able to get Sting.
EDIT: Christian had nothing to do with the HOF, it was pretty pointless what he did on the live PPV.
Also there was 0% chance of Christian wrestling for TNA, WWE would never allow it unless he'd get to pin Bobby Roode or some shit like that lol..
Minus the law suit. WWE and TNA are working together and making a help help type industry. But i know their is a under style play going on and that will be the make and break of both companies, in my opinion
Well.. I don't really think they're working together. TNA gave WWE Ric Flair for the HOF and WWE gave TNA someone in return for a pointless segment.
This was posted on one of those rumor sites:
- WWE sources indicate that Intercontinental Champion Christian did not want to make the appearance at TNA's Slammiversary pay-per-view last night. While Christian was friendly and got along with everyone backstage, word is that he did not want to be there and wasn't happy that he got picked to do the TNA appearance.
Sting went in. He didn't look happy at all. He did an interview like 2 or 3 days ago with some news outlet saying he doesn't think he should be the first one going in.. TNA probably (partially) did it because WWE has never been able to get Sting.
EDIT: Christian had nothing to do with the HOF, it was pretty pointless what he did on the live PPV.
Also there was 0% chance of Christian wrestling for TNA, WWE would never allow it unless he'd get to pin Bobby Roode or some shit like that lol..
Well.. I don't really think they're working together. TNA gave WWE Ric Flair for the HOF and WWE gave TNA someone in return for a pointless segment.
This was posted on one of those rumor sites:
- WWE sources indicate that Intercontinental Champion Christian did not want to make the appearance at TNA's Slammiversary pay-per-view last night. While Christian was friendly and got along with everyone backstage, word is that he did not want to be there and wasn't happy that he got picked to do the TNA appearance.
Fair enough.
No Jeff Jarrett in their HoF?
It made sense really for Christian to be there, even if he did not like it. He was a big part of their history and finally won a World title there before he did in WWE.
Yeah, it did make sence for him to appear on PPV, I just thought the way he was used was kinda pointless.
Anyway you guys remember that long quote I posted about a former WWE creative assistant? Well apparently there's also a second part and it was just released, it has some great info in it too. I wish I could work at WWE in a backstage role..
On the interview process and pay:
"Pay was $13 an hour with time and a half for overtime, and there was lots and lots of overtime. I worked 50-60 hours every week.
Interviews were pretty typical. They asked me questions about past job experiences, why I wanted to work for WWE, and made sure I knew the high demands I was getting myself into. I don't think a degree would be enough necessarily. The other writer's assistants got in because they had a good amount of TV experience. One of them, the oldest, used to be Howard Stern's personal assistant for a few years. Another worked on Maury. Another worked for ESPN. I had an internship at CNBC while in college, have a documentary that's played around the world (rather not divulge it) and had some people put in a good word. Plus I was hired by a clueless dude as stated earlier. But a big part of interviews is also just being clean-cut, professional and charismatic and acting like someone that people would want to work with."
--
On if he hid his WWE fandom when interviewed:
"No on the contrary. I wrote "Life-long WWE fan" on my resume and brought a picture of myself at age 10 dressed up as Kane to show the interviewers. I had three interviews, two of which were just normal HR corporate people who didn't really know anything about the product and didn't recognize Kane in the photo so they were just mildly amused. The third interview, and the guy who probably made the decision to hire me, was by a guy who was head of Creative or something at the time. However by the time I actually started working he had already been let go, and from what I heard from coworkers he was pretty much wildly incompetent and knew nothing about the product. So it was probably kind of a fluke that I got hired at all."
--
On meeting Vince:
"Yes I met Vince on one occasion. I was leaving work for the evening and bumped into him at the elevators. I was sort of blindsided and blurted out "Hi Vince!" instead of Mr. McMahon but he didn't seem to mind. I introduced myself as a new writer's assistant and he shook my hand. We shared an elevator down and he said something like "Welcome aboard. You know we need a lot of smart minds in that writer's room" and I said yes sir. I said that it was a dream come true to be working there and I was a fan since I was 6 years old. That made him smile and he said "Thank you." He got off to leave and since then I only caught a few glimpses of him backstage at Survivor Series. Seeing him in the halls of the building is like seeing a Mewtwo."
--
On Vince's presence at shows:
"Vince goes to every TV taping and has for the last however many thousands of years. I remember a note coming in towards the end of my run there that Vince may start not going to every single show soon, and that was groundbreaking news. I'm not completely sure but I think Triple H travels with Vince every time.
Vince was very close to coming back on TV at one point around the Kevin Nash conspiracy text message crap, and even facing Punk in a match on RAW, but changed his mind and decided to remain off TV."
--
On Triple H:
"Triple H gets a ton of undeserved heat. I've never heard of him changing feuds purposely to get more attention, or burying guys because of a vendetta against them. I don't think he gives a crap. He has a day-to-day job at Titan Tower as head of Talent Development. He's there every day in a suit and tie. His concerns these days are with developing FCW talent and bringing them up in the best way possible. And when Vince has a crazy idea, Triple H is often the voice of reason in the meetings. In my time there I got the impression that the storylines will make much more sense when Triple H inherits the reigns. The IWC should consider him a friend, not a foe.
The only thing is that Triple H vs. Undertaker at Wrestlemania 28 was locked in stone, and no one was gonna tell Vince or Triple H otherwise."
--
On how the writers view wrestlers:
"The writers don't usually have strong feelings for or against any particular guys. They're just characters in the fiction that they're writing. Although some guys have a reputation for being crappy ring workers, like Mason Ryan and Zeke Jackson. But on other people opinions are usually mixed. For example, I never gave a crap about Ted DiBiase, but one of the writers really liked him for some reason. Though ultimately it all just comes down to making a good show. They realize that they're responsible to serve all the characters on their roster, with first priority being the talented ones who can work storylines and draw. So when Barrett was doing nothing for a while in early September, there came a point where they said "Alright, we're not using Wade to his full potential." The Barrett Barrage became a story, Wade got a win streak and was pushed back into the limelight for a time until his injury."
--
On proposed angles that were rejected or dropped:
"Hm the first one that comes to mind was kind of a joke. With the tag division in pathetic shape, Brian Gewirtz suggested to throw Tyson Kidd and Heath Slater together as a tag team and call them The Rock and Roll Kids. We all kind of laughed about it but he even pitched it to Vince. Vince didn't go for it.
There was brief discussion of some wilder ideas, like making Mason Ryan gay or giving Alex Riley a long-term storyline where he fakes having cancer to get sympathy from the crowd. Both of these never made it anywhere.
Kaitlyn was supposed to be the third heel diva to join Beth and Natalya in the Divas of Doom. They even went so far as to have her turn on AJ at Smackdown, but due to poor planning the segment was really poorly done. Kaitlyn, Beth and Natalya didn't really know what to do and it didn't look good so it was edited out of the show and planned to be re-done the following week. However some other Diva drama came up backstage or whatever, leading to the whole division being kind of in the doghouse in Vince's mind. Vince ultimately decided there didn't need to be a third heel diva at all, and broke up Divas of Doom soon after before deciding to push Tamina.
Ziggler and Swagger breaking up was teased at first, but Vince told us to drop it and keep them together.
There was talks for a long time of Layla returning with an eccentric fashion-centered gimmick in the style of Lady Gaga, but obviously that didn't happen.
When Punk was feuding with Del Rio we had an idea of having Del Rio cutting a promo, when someone dressed up as a WWE ice cream bar comes out from the back. Del Rio assumes its Punk and beats him up, but then tears off the costume to reveal that its Ricardo tied up with tape over his mouth, and it was just a scheme by Punk to mess with Del Rio. It didn't make much logical sense and never made it to air.
A few of us wanted Cody to go absolutely batshit psychotic after his mask was destroyed and be more of a loose canon character I guess like how Dean Ambrose is. Instead he went back to being regular heel Cody. I'm not sure why.
There were some plans to have Drew McIntyre feud with Sheamus by having Drew bully Sheamus with a picture of him as a little fat kid. There was also a lot of background with them because they wrestled together in the indys but it never got off the ground.
Hunico introduced Primo and Epico and Camacho and the initial plan was to form a stable, but Vince was concerned that it was too gang-like and racist and split them up pretty quick.
At the time I left, the idea was for Zeke's losing streak to culminate in a heel turn, but that's yet to happen.
There was an idea to having something that makes the Usos stand apart -- one idea was that Jimmy could be really smart and Jey could be really stupid.
They were considering doing a relationship between a face Diva and a heel superstar. I believe the frontrunner was Kelly Kelly with Wade Barrett, but that never happened."
--
On meeting Superstars and personalities:
"I had a brief interaction with John Morrison backstage at Survivor Series. I introduced myself awkwardly saying my name was John as well. It was right before he was planning to leave, while I (constantly) was afraid of getting fired any day now. So he said something like "One of us won't be here anymore in a few weeks!" and I said "Maybe two of us" and he said "Nah you'll be fine! You have a great name!"
I also saw Sin Cara without his mask backstage (spoilers: looks like a mexican guy). I speak spanish so I wished him good luck. That was the night his knee exploded >_>
I shook Mark Henry's hand, which is an enormous mass of muscle.
I was ten feet away from The Rock cutting his (completely live btw) backstage promo at Survivor Series. There was a large crowd of crew watching him backstage completely in awe as he went through the whole thing. Backstage promos are usually pre-taped during the show, but Rock insisted on doing it live so he could interact with the crowd.
Personally from what I saw at Survivor Series Punk is kind of antisocial. He may very well be a decent guy too, but I wouldn't call him approachable.
I saw Michael Hayes regularly. He's funny as hell. I had John Laurinaitis call me into his office to clear something up with me. I saw John on a few occasions and he was always really nice. He would occasionally pop into the writer's room just to say hello.
I think Undertaker was backstage at a Raw in Texas just to say hi to people. He was bald with a long grey sort of wizard beard, which I was really hoping he'd have at Wrestlemania but no dice. I didn't see him as I didn't travel, but I heard it from the writers who went."
--
On being backstage at Survivor Series:
"You're encouraged to introduce yourself and meet everybody, but everything was so hectic and everyone so busy that I was very hesitant to interrupt most people. I only approached guys who were standing around and not doing much at the time. I was told that even if you think no one is paying attention to you, it doesn't go unnoticed when you fail to introduce yourself. That being said I did shake the hand of many of the agents including Dustin Runnels, Arn Anderson, and Bill DeMott who gave me the nicest warmest smile and greeting I could imagine.
But yeah there's a huge amount of people. If it was a RAW or better yet a Smackdown taping I would've been more willing to interrupt people, but it was a big 4 PPV. For christ's sake, The Rock was walking around backstage. Tension was high."
--
On the HHH/Awesome Truth conspiracy angle:
"You're right, it was a mess and the writers knew it, but by that point they kind of had written themselves into a corner. There's times where ideas take on a life of their own and you just kind of have to see them through and try to end them and forget them. This was definitely one of those times. I don't really remember if there was more to it than what made it on TV.
However I thought Awesome Truth was really entertaining, and their run-in at Hell in a Cell was awesome. The walk-out on Triple H didn't make much sense, but it made for captivating TV for two weeks. Sometimes that's the only goal."
--
On Cena's work:
"Anybody who calls Cena lazy doesn't know the first thing about him. The guy is a freakin workhorse and model employee. Him saying he's not changing for anybody is just his character right now. It doesn't mean he'll never turn heel ever ever ever. As far as complaining about his cheesy promos, millions of people love them so the WWE doesn't give a crap. And this is just speculation, but I believe he used to limit his moveset in the ring to limit the risk of injury -- since losing Cena to injury would be a huge wrench in everything. However I think he's been doing much better in the last couple of years than in the late 2000s."
--
On other wrestlers who go the extra mile for WWE:
"I think Miz and Sheamus are two guys who are willing to do anything WWE asks of them, in the ring and out. You'll notice whenever there's a wrestler on a talk show or doing some kind of promotion, it's usually one of them because they're just good at it and willing to do it. Guys like Punk and Orton would never want to do these things."
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On the TV-PG direction:
"WWE is always looking to expand. They want to be a large media company, that makes movies, has a network, etc. This kind of expansion needs money. And making money is made harder when there's a segment of the population that thinks you're trash TV or not suitable for children. Children is how most media companies make money."
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On how the company views TNA:
"I don't think anyone at WWE really thinks about TNA or has time to care about what they're doing. They're not real competition, and they have a very different approach to wrestling that WWE. WWE aspires to always be as sophisticated and professional as possible in their presentation. They want to be grandiose and mainstream, not appeal to a niche. Not to say there's anything wrong with TNA's approach, it's just not what WWE is trying to do."
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On smarks:
"Smarks are seen as a minority that usually shouldn't be listened to -- which from a business standpoint is sort of true. Dirtsheets are sort of laughed at because they're wrong all the time. Most of what's on dirstheets is just news aggregated from press releases or superstar twitter accounts. A small portion is speculative stuff about backstage stuff and most of that is total BS. Dirtsheets are an ad-revenue based business so they do what they gotta do to get eyes on their sites - including making stuff up. I think if there were real insiders, surprises like Brodus's debut or Brock's would be spoiled well in advance.
I think the writers like to stick to their own ideas until the possibility to make money rears its head. Like when an entire arena is chanting YES YES YES -- they go ahead and make a new t-shirt.
But like I said the writers are wrestling fans themselves. They love a great Tyson Kidd match as much as the next smark, but they also know that putting him on RAW against Heath Slater is gonna make the ratings nosedive for that segment.
As for the last question, as much as the writers may hate to admit it they are smarks themselves, so they get a kick out of some smarky things. For example Santino's joke a few months ago about repealing the rule instated by Jack Tunney about not allowing reptiles at ringside. That came straight from Brian Gewirtz because he always thought that was a funny rule. Most non-smarks wouldn't get that reference at all."
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On dirtsheet sources:
"No idea who the "sources" were. I wondered that a lot while I worked there. It certainly wasn't anyone that I worked with on the writing team. Could possibly some dot com guys or crew people that got second hand knowledge of upcoming storylines. Most of what's on the dirtsheets is made up bullcrap though. Very rarely does a true backstage story make it out. When you hear something like "The original plan was to have so and so win, but a last minute change..." that's almost always completely wrong."
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On the writers' reaction when a heel is cheered or face is booed:
"I think it's just part of the business. Also the writers are well aware that there are smark cities and mark cities, so they have a good idea of the kind of reaction certain things will get in certain places. Occasionally they're completely wrong though. Many of them expected Zack Ryder to get heavily booed at Survivor Series because "New Yorkers hate Long Islanders" but they couldn't have been more wrong."
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On bad pitches:
"I don't know about pitches really because I was never in the room for the Vince meetings where things were pitched to him. However if the writers thought it was a bad idea, it would never get pitched to Vince in the first place. The bad ideas that make it on TV are often coming from Vince himself."
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On the writers' involvement with the WWE Network:
"I even brought that up one time like "Who exactly is going to write and work on all these shows on the new network?" and my coworkers didn't really know. I assume the plan was/is to bring in new writers to work on those shows -- specifically ones with lots of reality TV production experience. But to this day I have no real idea what part of the company was working on the network. There was a lot of the left hand not knowing what the right hand was doing at WWE."
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On any writers left over from the Attitude Era:
"Gewirtz and Ed Koskey. I'm not sure when Dave Kapoor started, but they're the oldest. Everyone else has been around less than three years. Most less than one."
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On NXT:
"NXT is written every week by only two writers, and they pretty much have free reign to do whatever they want, so they had a lot of fun with the whole Maxin/Bateman/Curtis soap opera. I remember people questioning when the season would end. At one point the 100th episode in Las Vegas was supposed to be the end, with Bateman and Maxine getting married, but it kept going after that for some reason.
I don't know much else, but the road team writer that worked on NXT was always praising Bateman, Maxine and Curtis for their talents and enthusiasm. They all loved working together. You gotta remember that although NXT and Superstars are just web shows in America, they do air on TV internationally and actually pull good ratings in some parts of the world."
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On the Divas:
"The biggest complainers are probably the Divas, and rightfully so. They always wish they were getting more TV time and longer matches and I can't blame them. Daniel Bryan as I stated before complained a lot about the girlfriend story with AJ, but I bet he ain't complaining now.
The divas all seem very nice and friendly. I only managed to introduce myself to AJ backstage at Survivor Series. She was sweet and introduced herself as April. Beth, Natalya and Alicia walked by me on a few occasions backstage and smiled or nodded professionally."
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On Kharma:
"By the time I started Kharma had already left for several months for her pregnancy, so I don't know what they had in mind long term. They were probably playing it by ear and seeing what kind of reaction she got.
I remember hearing about her miscarriage way before it made it to the dirtsheets. Like months before. When we'd try to find out when she'd be back, the answer we'd get would basically be that she's on an indefinite personal leave until further notice."
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On Randy Orton:
"Don't know much about Orton. I get the impression that he too is a joker that messes around with people, but pretty reserved like his on screen character. The only thing I saw him do backstage at Survivor Series was take pictures with a family that was brought backstage for some reason. Also I heard a story from some random RAW/SD where Orton was waiting in gorilla to go out for his match up next, right behind the curtain. In gorilla is usually Vince, Triple H, the agent of the match, sometimes Stephanie and a writer or two if they're not busy doing something else. Anyway Orton's getting ready to go out, and he turns his back to everyone and starts peeing in a trash can in gorilla. Triple H is like "Randy what the hell are you doing?" and he just shrugs and says "I always get the urge to pee before I go out."
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On Jinder Mahal:
"Well I guess he was brought in for the Indian audiences, though his storyline with Khali and Ranjin Singh (played by Raw head writer Dave Kapoor) was kinda dropped. I guess Jinder is one of those guys that Vince saw something in. I remember we would get notes from meetings with him on the road that would say like
* From now on VKM wants Jinder to speak only in Punjabi
then a few weeks later he cuts a promo in english, then we'd get a note like
* VKM says Jinder should always speak in an indian accent
and then that wouldn't last very long either.
*Jinder Mahal will start wearing a turban to the ring
The last Jinder-related note I remember was
* VKM wants Jinder to put his turban in a glass case before his match.
So these ideas all coming from Vince, I think it was safe to assume Vince saw a lot of potential in the Jinder character as an anti-american heel."
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On other random superstars that he was asked about:
"Christian- It's acknowledged that he's getting older and is probably best served to put over younger talent at this point in his career. He does have a rep for complaining when he feels he's not being used right.
Curt Hawkins - Respected for being good at his position. He's a good jobber because he bumps well and makes guys look good.
Evan Bourne- Evan Bourne was kind of a hush hush topic. The head writers didn't really tell us much about what was going on with him until it was pretty public knowledge that he had fucked up twice. But lots of people fuck up twice. Evan just had the misfortune of breaking his ankle right as he was gearing up to come back.
The Great Khali- When Henry was champion there was a point where he was supposed to feud with Khali, but his injuries threw a wrench into the whole story and he dropped the belt. But I wouldn't be surprised if Khali gets pushed again one day.
Hunico- I think it was at a Smackdown taping where there were a number of heels in the ring cutting a promo. During a commercial break, Vince told them via headset to give the mic to Hunico, just to see what he could do on the fly without warning. Hunico cut a good promo off the top of his head and that really impressed Vince. I think he's been in Vince's good graces ever since.
Jack Swagger- Swagger is complicated. I got the impression that nobody had much faith in him on the mic, and though his character is obviously stale and has degenerated to jobber status, at the time that I was at WWE the roster was very thin. People kept getting injured and no new stars were coming in. So we kind of needed someone in Swagger's position -- a big guy who looks like a serious competitor but can be beaten to make someone else looks good. And like I said earlier, Vince had no intention of splitting up Ziggler and Swagger, so a face turn was not in the cards for the time being. Quick story about Swagger. On the Muppets episode of RAW after he lost to Santino, Swagger kicked the glass beaker out of frustration. It flew into the barricade and smashed on a little girl and her father. WWE took them backstage to check on them and apologize, they met a bunch of superstars and Swagger apologized personally. The father left extremely satisfied with the professionalism of the company and a potential lawsuit was avoided.
JTG- He's a good jobber and makes guys look good. But I remember he got in big trouble for pulling Tamina's hair during some random NXT promo. WWE doesn't even want to think about man-on-woman violence on the program
Mark Henry- He was doing great and Smackdown ratings were up noticeably while he was champion, but he was working injured and then got even more injured to the point that they had to make him drop the title. One day the writers came back from the weekly meeting with Vince and said "Welp, Daniel Bryan is gonna cash in and win this Sunday"
The Miz- I got the impression they didn't really know what to do with Miz a lot of the time. I don't know much about his situation now. Maybe Vince is pissed at him. I'm sure the writers couldn't care less and don't have any vendetta. It's a bummer though, because I'm personally a Miz fan.
Sin Cara- I think in general people like Hunico better than Sin Cara because Hunico came up through our own farming system and is very familiar with the WWE style. Sin Cara as has been brought up many times before had a lot of trouble adapting to the American style of wrestling. Also he was a bit of a puss, as he would often complain of some nagging injury. His neck or his shoulder or whatever. There was always something with him. But he's a god in Mexico, and we just started going to Mexico a few times a year, so to have anyone else but Sin Cara play Sin Cara on a permanent basis would get them eaten alive. I think WWE still feels theres tons of money to be made off Sin Cara, but I'm a big Hunico fan personally."
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On feuds within the company:
"Not among wrestlers. I heard that Cena and Rock aren't huge fans of each other, but they're professional about it. Like I've stated before Gewirtz doesn't like Paul Heyman because of some history they have. I hear the Divas all mostly hate each other and are very catty and competitive because Diva TV time is so sparse. Don't know much else."
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On Vince's treatment of Jim Ross:
"It's clear that Vince has something against JR, but nobody knows why. Vince got a big kick out of any opportunity to embarrass JR on TV, but Jim is always a good sport about it. I remember nobody wanting to be the one that gets on the phone with JR because he'll talk your ear off for two hours. I think some people think JR was a better EVP of Talent Relations that Laurinaitis is."
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On the reaction to the Cranky Vince twitter feed:
"Yes I first learned about it while working there and we would laugh about it all the time because Vince can be like that sometimes. He says "GODDAMMIT" a lot from what I hear. However the consensus is that it's probably a former writer, because they know a lot of stuff only insiders would know but it doesn't really match what's currently happening in real time. So I think it's just an ex-writer guessing."
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On anyone not on TV that the company is high up on:
"Good question, but no one really comes to mind. Of the FCW group, I know there's high expectations for Husky Harris and Bo Rotundo as well as Richie Steamboat. One writer based out of Baltimore was friends with Calvin Raines so he's been rooting for him. I think Seth Rollins is looked down on a bit as an indy darling, but it's not serious. The Baltimore based writer also watched TNA pretty regularly, and often said he wished WWE raided them for talent. Specifically Bobby Roode and James Storm."
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On dark matches and house shows:
"The agents script house shows. Usually one of them is assigned to book and run the whole show. They used to send us reports via email after every house show. One of my favorites was -- I think maybe from Arn Anderson -- "Alex Riley went out for his match, slipped on the turnbuckle while going up for his taunt, and that was the best part of the match"
Dark matches seem to be reserved for developmental talent nowadays and matches on Superstars usually just comes down to who isn't being used that night on RAW/SD."
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On if the writers dislike the gimmick PPV format:
"I'm sure some of them do, but its completely out of their hands. It's ultimately (I'm assuming) a business decision. Giving each PPV a gimmick makes it special and gives you a reason to buy, unlike the generic ones where buyrates can vary wildly based on feuds. They probably want to create some sort of predictability in their business model. For example there's already low expectations for any December PPV because people usually splurge on Survivor Series and then save their money for holiday shopping and the Royal Rumble."
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On the possibility of Slammy awards and fan polls being rigged:
"Online and TV polls are 100% real. They're pretty honest with all that stuff. The viewer polls are real, and that glitch or mistake in the accounting system was real. I don't think it'll be a problem. The script will just say like "CHRISTIAN vs. [VIEWERS CHOICE]" or something like that. It's not a big deal. They'll probably decide on the fly who wins, or already have finishes planned for each of the possible opponents."
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On any ideas he had that were successful:
"My responsibilities were not really to be creative. I was welcome to throw in my 2 cents on discussions and brainstorms, but I didn't write anything. I was mostly just the creative team's bitch. However there are two things that made it to TV I can take credit for. When the Slammys were coming up and we were given the task to come up with names for the awards, I'm the one that threw out "Game Changer of the Year" which everybody liked and eventually made it to air. For the montage for Pipebomb of the Year, an email was sent out asking us to reply with some of our favorite quotes from the past year and a couple of mine got in. The only one I remember is R-Truth saying "THE GRITS ARE GON HIT THE PAN!"
Also on my last week working there, I suggested combining a Miz vs. Truth and Sheamus vs. Somebody match into one tag team match. Leading to Sheamus teaming up with R-Truth, which to my knowledge had never occurred before or since. Pretty minor things, I know."
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On any of his ideas that he wished were approved:
"Probably turning Swagger or Miz face. Or bringing up Brad Maddox. I pitched an idea for a love triangle between AJ, Zack Ryder and eventually AJ's "old boyfriend" played by Brad Maddox. This was way before the AJ/Daniel Bryan storyline."
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On his favorite and least favorite memories during his tenure:
"Greatest memory was probably meeting Vince in the elevator, or some of the moments from Survivor Series. Watching the Rock cut his promo live. Standing around backstage with some of the superstars watching the matches on a big TV. Little things like at one point I was given the task to fetch Stephanie her iPad while she was in gorilla and she gave me a smile and a thank you when I handed it to her.
Least favorite memory is probably several uncomfortable moments being reprimanded by my boss Brian Gewirtz, who is a genius but not much of a people person."
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On working there diminished his fandom:
"No. This was a concern of mine before I started. Like I wouldn't be able to enjoy it anymore after looking behind the curtain, but it's been quite the opposite. While I worked there I really enjoyed seeing how things I read in the script would translate to the screen, and how people would react to storylines, and playing dumb on the forum. Now that I'm not there anymore, whenever they're backstage I look out for people I know or can just imagine how the stories and discussions came up. Or a joke from months ago like Nattie Neidfart will make it on screen and I'll crack up. It's fun and gave me a new appreciation for the business."
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On if he has anything left from his time at WWE:
"When I was released they took my ID Badge, Blackberry and laptop so I don't really have anything from there besides free DVDs and action figures that anyone could have."
Put Ryback against Brock Lesnar - that, I would love to see!
Glad I'm getting my dose of toothpick on Raw tonight.
**EDIT**
My god, she's crazy, but I bloody love her! :lol:
I can't stand it when they always take the piss out of J.R., and especially his mouth deformity. Did he not have a stroke or something that resulted in that?
Pathetic.
Ricardo Rodriguez was once again fantastic.
That 3-hour raw was much better than I expected. Still had a lot of filler but it was an improvement on the Raws before.
hahahaahaahahaha love AJ's diminutive size...............that was quite a jump up to kane!
Indeed it was!
I wonder if Randy Orton's suspension was a blessing in disguise for old Dolph Ziggler...
At first I thought that he might have been pissed as he and Orton were set to have a rivalry, and when Orton got suspended, I thought Ziggler's solo run was out of the window. But now, even though I'm sure he won't win at NWO, he's back in the main title picture. Fully deserved and I think he's ready for it.
There's been rumours that Ric Flair is going to manage him, as apparently he's coming back to WWE on a Legends contract.
Vince is pissed with orton for failing a second drug test. But i see no firing of orton, since he has a ten year contract. And believe me other wrestlers back in the day has done far worse than what orton has done in the WWE
I just saw this wrestling video and I had to share it. God, the Japanese are mad!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuGSDLYgATs&feature=colike
hahaha just watching the 2004 Royal Rumble, and the WWE title match was Lesnar defending against Hardcore Holly, with Lesnar obvs retaining, i never saw Holly as a top flight wrestler - more a midcard..............odd match
hahaha just watching the 2004 Royal Rumble, and the WWE title match was Lesnar defending against Hardcore Holly, with Lesnar obvs retaining, i never saw Holly as a top flight wrestler - more a midcard..............odd match
Wasn't it just because Lesnar did Holly's neck in? Sorta like when Big Show faced Bossman at Armageddon '99 because of the whole father rivalry.
Wasn't it just because Lesnar did Holly's neck in? Sorta like when Big Show faced Bossman at Armageddon '99 because of the whole father rivalry.
spot on man, if it hadnt been for that reason, Holly's push wudve been so unbelieveable haha
santinomarella
06-15-2012, 17:04
That match with Hardcore Holly was Brock's last win at a WWE PPV. No Way Out 04 he lost to Eddie Guerrero, WMXX he lost to Goldberg and then ER 12 he lost to Cena.
" NO WAY OUT " might turn out to be a ok ppv in my opinion
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That match with Hardcore Holly was Brock's last win at a WWE PPV. No Way Out 04 he lost to Eddie Guerrero, WMXX he lost to Goldberg and then ER 12 he lost to Cena.
Yeh, i find that quite sad man (i hope he has a good few wins when he returns again) ......................and Claud3 i think too aswell bud! who will AJ side with????????????? will Ziggler show his top flight worthiness??????????
On the topic of Hardcore Holly, he's absolute trash and it's awe-inspiring how he was able to last 10 years in the WWE. He was never really over, never helped build someone, never had memorable matches etc.. The only reason he was able to stick around is because of his friendship with Undertaker. This guy should've been fired the moment the Hardcore title was retired. This prick beats up wrestlers in the ring because of a parking ticket.. smh..
I agree hardcore holly is a mess now. The wwe is in a complete mess and they need to sort its self out, with the state of the creative writing, the focus on big johnny, cena amd bigshow. Plus the state of the company as a whole
Suspensions, law suits, injuries, and out spoken current and released and old wrestlers. Plus previous hired writers, employees.
I see the wwe needs to sort its self out or they will pay heavy for it
Woah, some deep shit from Kenn Doane (aka, Kenny Dykstra) about Mickie James and John Cena. If you didn't know, Doane and James were engaged at one point, and this is quite an eye-opener as to how James and Cena are in real life, and like the read says, Doane doesn't really have a reason to lie:
Kenn Doane, formerly Kenny Dykstra and Kenny from the Spirit Squad, has continued dishing dirt via Twitter regarding John Cena and Mickie James' relationship years ago. Doane, who at one point was engaged to James, says he discovered she had been cheating on him with the Cenation leader when he oversaw her online searching rumors concerning her act of infidelity. James then confessed her unfaithfulness to Doane in a dramatic episode.
"She was googling mickie james and john cena dating. I asked why, she broke down crying. Then I heard more from others. She was checking to see if it was on the net yet," Doane recalls. "I feel bad for magnus. Nice guy dating a .... well u know."
Cena's relationship with James resulted in Doane being transferred from Raw—where Cena and James resided—to SmackDown. The once-promising grappler languished throughout his duration on the blue brand and was ultimately dismissed in November 2008. Doane attributes James' WWE success during her relationship with Cena to the wrestling megstar. The two remained 'friends' as late as May 2009, two months before Cena married his high school sweetheart, Liz Huberdeau. He also corroborated online reports that James was transferred from Raw to SmackDown in November 2009 because she was unable to cope with Cena breaking up with her, thus forcing organization officials to separate the two from each other at work. The move led to her being saddled with the unfavorable 'Piggy James' moniker and her contract being terminated in April 2010.
"He was messing with MJ so I got moved to Smackdown so they could further mess. I jobbed, got fired. When MJ got crazy because he wouldn't date her, she then got fired. Weird biz huh? She got title, on TV show while with him. Serves her well though."
He continues, "She wanted to date him, he said no, she flipped out backstage which led to her demise."
Doane echoed in another response, "When they were together she got the title, TV roles. When he dumped her she became Piggy James, then fired."
Doane also clarifies that Cena and James didn't actually date; but rather, 'they were hooking up.' He also alleges that Cena lied to Huberdeau about his relationship with James: "He denied it all to [her]."
He also feels Cena resents him for disclosing his relationship with James to management. "I made mention of him sleeping with MJ and he probably thought I wouldn't say anything. But I did and he is mad. I guess," he said.
A Twitter user asked Doane what right he has to air his former co-workers' dirty laundry. He responds, "What they do is their biz, but it's also mine when it effects my career and life."
Doane proclaimed several times to his followers that he is being honest with all of his statements as he has no reason to lie. Now that he's settled with another career, he doesn't care whether he's blackballed from WWE.
"If I spoke out it would have ruined my chance of returning to WWE," he explains why he's coming out with these heavy statements after many years. "Now I'm set with what I'm doing and don't care if I get banned."
He adds, "I'm ruining any chance of a WWE return by doing this I'm sure. But it doesn't matter to me."
Despite his airing of Cena's dirty laundry, Doane says he likes him.
"I have no heat towards him. He has heat towards me. I really don't care either way. I'm just being honest," Doane says. "Truthfully I do like john, but if u ask me a question im gonna answer it truthfully. Not my fault he did dumb ****. #youcanthandlethetruth!"
WZ has learned that WWE officials have been discussing several ideas for Ryback at tonight's WWE No Way Out PPV.
Originally, WWE wanted to book Ryback to defeat four wrestlers in a squash match, however Bill DeMott, who recently returned to work for WWE, is pushing for the match to be a 2 man squash utilizing local talent.
WZ has learned that former TNA X-Division Champion Amazing Red is backstage at WWE's No Way Out PPV in New Jersey.
There has been no confirmation that Red will appear on the show, however sources have noted that he was running the ropes in the ring earlier this afternoon.
Source: This (http://www.pwpix.net/pwpixnews/headlines/341968440.php).
Interesting about Amazing Red too...
[QUOTE=Molo316;5848345]Woah, some deep shit from Kenn Doane (aka, Kenny Dykstra) about Mickie James and John Cena. If you didn't know, Doane and James were engaged at one point, and this is quite an eye-opener as to how James and Cena are in real life, and like the read says, Doane doesn't really have a reason to lie:
[spoiler]
So Cena was the tipping point in MJ's wwe career (even tho her wwe prime had been and gone, shame her main rivals trish and lita were older and retired years before..........................i also attribute MJ's downfall to the replacement of her mini-skirt outfits :P !!!!!!!!!), what a bastard, her final wwe days as 'Piggy James' were disqusting, wwe shd be ashamed...................she was more than worthy of leaving on a high note....
DAMN BACKSTAGE POLITICS!
Cena is i guess the top dog now. But i feel he needs to be off the shows for awhile, so the wwe fans can adjust to change
Cena is i guess the top dog now. But i feel he needs to be off the shows for awhile, so the wwe fans can adjust to change
Don't see much chance of that happening. Apart from the Royal Rumble, he's been in every main event of every PPV so far this year, and he's not even involved in the title picture.
Even on Raw and such, he gets the main event slot even if he just appears at that time to talk for 10-15 minutes.
In relation to that article, Mickie James seems like an untrustworthy, somewhat psycho even, bitch. And Cena is not much better. Apparently he sleeps around which is probably part of the reason why he and his wife are getting divorced.
Just goes to show you...
im not the type to spoil, so could peeps watch No Way Out so we can talk it through lol
In relation to that article, Mickie James seems like an untrustworthy, somewhat psycho even, bitch. And Cena is not much better. Apparently he sleeps around which is probably part of the reason why he and his wife are getting divorced.
Just goes to show you..
hahaha this revelation goes hand-in-hand with her rumoured heel turn upcoming on TNA. ironic.
Lol, Kenny Dykstra, the same guy who was basically begging Dixie Carter to hire him on Twitter a year or 2 ago? I wonder what he's doing nowadays.
Anyway, I watched NWO this morning but don't think much of it. The tag team match, Sin Cara vs Hunico and the Triple Threat were pretty enjoyable, as was Sheamus vs Ziggler and Ryback's squash, but there wasn't really anything noteworthy at all.. One of the weaker PPV's this year.
yeah XMW i found it so-so too. Cena is also getting too much of his usual push to make a memorable ppv............its just another 'ppv that cena headlined'
No Way Out was an alright PPV. Not a bad what whatsoever, just Ok. I was entertained lol. I loved the Ziggler chants.
I couldn't even force myself to watch the Cena match. It's terrible! And to have him have others interfere and help him too makes me hate it even more as if it were real!
The Cena match was boring for the most part, but it picked up during the end lol. I was in the Bar watching the OKC/MIA game for most of the match, but during the end it caught my attention.
Raw was just the same (main event)... f*cking shit!
I wonder if that Ric Flair style strut from Dolph Ziggler was a tease for what's to come.
The ppv and raw was so shit. I am trying my hardest to e joy the wwe. But not anymore
Just watched this again - from the second Raw is War that I recorded back in the day.
Listen to the pop that Stone Cold's music gets. You have to make the people "hate" the heel, like I actually did [hated Triple H], and then you'll get your top "product" over with the crowd. Brilliant!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEF3eCmH6v4
Top wwf quality. The crowd were amazing back then, plus it was what the wwe needs now
Yep, crowds were fucking awesome in 99-01. Everybody was over because everybody had a character and was being used one way or another (thanks Vince Russo and Ed Ferrara!). Hell, back then Scotty 2 Hotty got pops bigger than CM Punk is getting today lol. Attitude Era = greatest pro wrestling ever.
I just downloaded Judgment Day 2000 and it again shows the awesome crowds WWF used to draw. Main event is Rock vs HHH in an Iron man match, about 3 minutes left and The Undertaker returns. Crowd went nuts, so great to see..
Yep, crowds were fucking awesome in 99-01. Everybody was over because everybody had a character and was being used one way or another (thanks Vince Russo and Ed Ferrara!). Hell, back then Scotty 2 Hotty got pops bigger than CM Punk is getting today lol. Attitude Era = greatest pro wrestling ever.
I just downloaded Judgment Day 2000 and it again shows the awesome crowds WWF used to draw. Main event is Rock vs HHH in an Iron man match, about 3 minutes left and The Undertaker returns. Crowd went nuts, so great to see..
Ha ha, yeah!
I know, it's painful to watch old PPVs and see the size of the audience in comparison to the ring, compared to the ones of today. It was like that for every PPV, and now it just seems like that for WrestleMania.
That Judgment Day was awful for me. It was great to see Undertaker come back, but the fact that Triple H got the title back pissed me off so much :lol: I believed in it back then. And another thing was that each year, the picture quality of Judgment Day PPVs on Sky Sports was terrible for some reason :p
And btw, in case nobody heard, Mike Tyson (DX) attire is going to be DLC in WWE 13. And for the die hard fanboys that were pissed last year, Chris Jericho is in the game.
Looking more forward to this game already!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9YGmoOH5FE&hd=1
Just shows that, just like the ROMANS. The WWE is about to fall
got the 2000 RR on, very much agree with crowd size comments, this crowd must be a few hundred more than modern shows...
.........also HHH vs cactus jack is on, and he looks like a fat James Storm. Triple Hs mannerisms are like Bobby Roode too. Irony haha
Lets see what will go down, when summer slam comes around
My Favorite diva of all time is sable
This AJ/Dixie Carter storyline is horiffic, it's just so pointless.
This AJ/Dixie Carter storyline is horiffic, it's just so pointless.
I totally agree mate.
They also have a new story going to happen, about bady being Christphor danles
Sorry if i did not spell hs name right
Here is the info
Partial Source: Pwinsider
-- The reason that there was no TNA TV title defense last night on IMPACT was due to the six Bound for Glory series matches. They were the top priority on last night's show.
-- D'Angelo Dinero will appear in The Dark Knight Rises as one of Bane's henchmen.
-- It is believed that the woman revealed last night in the main event angle is a local actress hired by TNA. No one backstage seemed to know whether she was going to become a regular or not. The tease was that Christopher Daniels knew who she was and the storyline may be that he took advantage of her and was the one who fathered her child.
Wow, that John Cena Star Wars promo was all kinds of bad, like Katie Vick bad. If I wasn't a wrestling fan, and that'd be one of the first things I'd see I would be 100% turned off and never watch again, that's how bad it was.
On a sidenote, it was nice to see Sid back. He looked pretty good, and what he did in the ring wasn't much worse than what he did in his prime as he was never known as a great worker..
nextgen3
06-26-2012, 17:10
Anyone here liking the new NXT show!! the tag team was kinda cool gimmik wise really good, in-ring wise need some work though :P cant wait for the next show to see Seth Rollings!
i dont know why they put Tyson Kid, an rest of the smackdown stars on the show they have nothing to do with NXT in my eyes an are already stars in WWE on smackdown :/
Raw was strange and getting odder by the minute
$Greatness$
06-26-2012, 18:17
Raw was strange and getting odder by the minute
Boy... where have I heard that before? lol! Did they do that draft stuff yet?
Anyone here liking the new NXT show!! the tag team was kinda cool gimmik wise really good, in-ring wise need some work though :P cant wait for the next show to see Seth Rollings!
i dont know why they put Tyson Kid, an rest of the smackdown stars on the show they have nothing to do with NXT in my eyes an are already stars in WWE on smackdown :/
NXT is awesome. Triple H is doing a great job revamping it. And by your last line, I assume you didn't watch the endless NXT season 5? Guys like Tyson Kidd and Mike McGillicutty were regulars on that show and actually had storylines going for them.
I for one can't wait to see Bray Wyatt (Husky Harris) and Kassius Ohno (Chris Hero) on the new NXT.
nextgen3
06-26-2012, 18:38
NXT is awesome. Triple H is doing a great job revamping it. And by your last line, I assume you didn't watch the endless NXT season 5? Guys like Tyson Kidd and Mike McGillicutty were regulars on that show and actually had storylines going for them.
I for one can't wait to see Bray Wyatt (Husky Harris) and Kassius Ohno (Chris Hero) on the new NXT.
i seen all the NXT shows but didnt watch much of Redmeption because it bored me to death tbh it was like watching superstars show :/ in similer cases it was like watching NXT S4 all over again!. but im liking this new NXT :)
justintheman87
06-26-2012, 20:15
It is confirmed the new full time GM will be announced on the 1,000th episode of Raw in 4 weeks. Predictions?
$Greatness$
06-27-2012, 01:13
Hey, has Brock been around? Haven't cared since my trip to Mania. And I missed him fight Cena, too. :(
Brock did like a 20 minute promo right before Extreme Rules, and that was a disaster, after ER he kayfabe broke HHH's arm and hasn't appeared since then. He's confirmed for the Raw before Summerslam, and it's highly likely he'll appear on the 1000th episode.
GM Prediction: Ric Flair
Not sure, I don't really have a real prediction but I suppose Flair is plausible. He's gone from TNA, but he'll be appearing at the Gathering Of The Juggalo's which is in August I think. If he becomes GM I assume he'd get a Legends contract, which would mean he could take outside bookings.
Brock did like a 20 minute promo right before Extreme Rules, and that was a disaster, after ER he kayfabe broke HHH's arm and hasn't appeared since then. He's confirmed for the Raw before Summerslam, and it's highly likely he'll appear on the 1000th episode.
GM Prediction: Ric Flair
Not sure, I don't really have a real prediction but I suppose Flair is plausible. He's gone from TNA, but he'll be appearing at the Gathering Of The Juggalo's which is in August I think. If he becomes GM I assume he'd get a Legends contract, which would mean he could take outside bookings.
He did a long ass promo before ER? Do you mean the one where he was stumbling over signing the contract for the match? If so, yeah, he was terrible. If not, then I must have missed that.
He did a long ass promo before ER? Do you mean the one where he was stumbling over signing the contract for the match? If so, yeah, he was terrible. If not, then I must have missed that.
Yes, that's the one. Some genius over at WWE creative apparently thought it'd be a good idea to have someone with very limited mic skills carry an important promo that had more than 4 lines. Couple that with the fact he didn't have someone like Cena to feed off of, but instead had Johnny Ace in front of him, that's just a recipe for disaster lol. Very glad they brought in Heyman so we don't have to endure another "until my demands are made" promo..
justintheman87
06-27-2012, 19:29
Flair is my pick also. They need a guy with TV presence and one hell of a personality, and to me Flair is the logical choice. That guy can entertain any day of the week!
Yes, that's the one. Some genius over at WWE creative apparently thought it'd be a good idea to have someone with very limited mic skills carry an important promo that had more than 4 lines. Couple that with the fact he didn't have someone like Cena to feed off of, but instead had Johnny Ace in front of him, that's just a recipe for disaster lol. Very glad they brought in Heyman so we don't have to endure another "until my demands are made" promo..
Ah yes!
I was laughing a lot at how many times he repeated himself :lol:
It'll be great to see Lesnar and Paul Heyman standing side by side once again. But they're going to get Triple H over with the match apparently. What a waste of $5million!
Flair is my pick also. They need a guy with TV presence and one hell of a personality, and to me Flair is the logical choice. That guy can entertain any day of the week!
I'd be up for having Flair as the GM. I quite liked it when he and Vince were the owners or whatever of Raw and Smackdown. However, I did hear that they were going to put Flair as Dolph Ziggler's manager. I think that would be great too!
The Cage
06-28-2012, 15:42
I vote Paul Heyman for GM! :D
I vote Paul Heyman for GM! :D
That would be great!
Thought I'd share my latest tweet (https://twitter.com/Stone737_/status/218428653271384064) here, as it's valid.
In Your House Backlash is a great show. I have both Rock Bottom and Backlash on dvd, Rock Bottom was a decent show from what I remember but Backlash was awesome. That boiler room brawl between Mankind and Big Show was vicious, I'm pretty sure Foley actually cut himself up really bad on his arm during one spot. You'll have a great time watching those shows, no doubt about it.
In Your House Backlash is a great show. I have both Rock Bottom and Backlash on dvd, Rock Bottom was a decent show from what I remember but Backlash was awesome. That boiler room brawl between Mankind and Big Show was vicious, I'm pretty sure Foley actually cut himself up really bad on his arm during one spot. You'll have a great time watching those shows, no doubt about it.
Ah yeah, I remember them!
Just watched the main event of Backlash again. Probably better than the main event from WrestleMania XV.