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Push El Burrito
May 9, 2006

Soiled Meat

Gatts posted:

The only proven draw at least in ratings in the last, like, 5 years aside from Cena is Punk or Brad Maddox. I think the choice is obvious. Re-hire Maddox, let him do his thing, strap a rocket on his back and shoot him to the moon. Let him start a stable with Colin Delany and Sandow and Bryan.

Wait did they fire Maddox?

I'm gonna be so mad if they fired Maddox.

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Gatts
Jan 2, 2001

Goodnight Moon

Nap Ghost

BUBBA GAY DUDLEY posted:

Wait did they fire Maddox?

I'm gonna be so mad if they fired Maddox.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DI5f9nUvUs

He owns so hard and is more talented than Reigns.

Dimebags Brain
Feb 18, 2013





Niwrad posted:

Has WWE cut down on the promos they do during PPVs? It felt like in the old days there was a video package before half the PPV matches that chronicled the rivalry and got you pumped for the match.

What rivalries?

Memento
Aug 25, 2009


Bleak Gremlin

Gatts posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DI5f9nUvUs

He owns so hard and is more talented than Reigns.

This is true, but he's billed 5'11"/200, which means he's actually about 5'8"/176, plus his real surname is Kluttz, so I'm sure Vince either ignores him or constantly harasses him whenever he sees him.

Niwrad
Jul 1, 2008

Dimebags Brain posted:

What rivalries?

Good point. One of the cool things about watching the old PPVs on the network is they would have a great video package before the match to make you understand and get into the feud. I guess it's tough to do now when they don't have stories.

Malt
Jan 5, 2013

Niwrad posted:

Has WWE cut down on the promos they do during PPVs? It felt like in the old days there was a video package before half the PPV matches that chronicled the rivalry and got you pumped for the match.

There would need to be storylines beyond "these guys have faced each other 8 times this month, this PPV match will settle it once and for all!" to have promos that worked.

LightsGameraAction
Sep 4, 2006

Niwrad posted:

Good point. One of the cool things about watching the old PPVs on the network is they would have a great video package before the match to make you understand and get into the feud. I guess it's tough to do now when they don't have stories.

They're also advertising commercials and stuff for the network on the PPV itself now. They haven't seemed to figure out how to write for that 100% yet, which results in clusterfucks like what happened with Wrestlemania 29.

Nilbop
Jun 5, 2004

Looks like someone forgot his hardhat...

Dimebags Brain posted:

What rivalries?

Rivarlries that could or should be going on today:

Ambrose and Rollins
Reigns and Rollins
Cena and Lesnar
Ambrose and Wyatt
Rusev and Swagger/Henry/Show/Big E take your drat pick
Miz and whichever of the Usos is dating Naomi

Rivalries that are currently going on today:

hunnert car pileup
Oct 28, 2007

the first world was a mistake

Those video packages would take time away from shilling their app and insulting their viewers for buying PPVs.

Dimebags Brain
Feb 18, 2013





Hey guys remember when they certainly weren't dumping Ambrose back down to the midcard and were just waiting for Wrestlemania for the blow-off with Seth? Good times.

DeathChicken
Jul 9, 2012

Nonsense. I have not yet begun to defile myself.

Nilbop posted:

Rivarlries that could or should be going on today:

Ambrose and Wyatt

Gawd, I like Wyatt a whole lot and that feud did no one any favors. Wyatt should be feuding with Bryan though as the one guy Bryan always manages to get his rear end kicked by.

Parasara
Sep 17, 2014

Next time I see that woman, I'm shooting her, and not in the knee.

Gatts posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DI5f9nUvUs

He owns so hard and is more talented than Reigns.

I came for the insanity, I stayed for the well thought out discussion on crossfit

-edit- Also the weird psychological stuff. This show is great and everyone should watch it.

Parasara fucked around with this message at 03:43 on Feb 11, 2015

sexpig by night
Sep 8, 2011

by Azathoth

DeathChicken posted:

Gawd, I like Wyatt a whole lot and that feud did no one any favors. Wyatt should be feuding with Bryan though as the one guy Bryan always manages to get his rear end kicked by.

Yea Wyatt being Bryan's bane or whatever would be a cool angle.

NutritiousSnack
Jul 12, 2011
I heavily suggest you all tune in to watch Smackdown this Thursday

Cornwind Evil
Dec 14, 2004


The undisputed world champion of wrestling effortposting

Tatum Girlparts posted:

Yea Wyatt being Bryan's bane or whatever would be a cool angle.

It will be Bryan's first feud when he wins the World Title again at Wrestlemania.

Lloyd Boner
Oct 11, 2009

Yes officer, my name is Victoria Sonnen...berg

Tatum Girlparts posted:

Yea Wyatt being Bryan's bane or whatever would be a cool angle.

It'd be pretty good if Bryan beat up Lesnar and Wyatt beat up Undertaker at Mania and they had the natural feud between the two.

NutritiousSnack
Jul 12, 2011

Lloyd Boner posted:

It'd be pretty good if Bryan beat up Lesnar and Wyatt beat up Undertaker at Mania and they had the natural feud between the two.

Having Seth cash in in between would be good because that would be a good Summer Slam PPV main but lol this company can't just a match once and build to it naturally

Tezzor
Jul 29, 2013
Probation
Can't post for 3 years!
@DarrenYoungWWE :

2015-02-10 22:07:50 UTC

Why do we bring the best entertainment into a country like abu dhabi and they look down upon women and gays? I get it! #MillionsofDollars

STING 64
Oct 20, 2006

they should reunite prime time players

NienNunb
Feb 15, 2012

Is right now the least amount of good will the WWE has had in years?

Rusty Shackelford
Feb 7, 2005

minoru suzuki posted:

they should reunite prime time players

If Darren keeps spouting off on Twitter and Titus screws up basic spots, they will be reunited...in TNA.

Ragnarok the Red
Jun 21, 2002

minoru suzuki posted:

they should reunite prime time players

PTP reunites and tries to get New Day to loosen up a bit has bad comedy gold written all over it. Bonus points if it involves getting Big E back into his NXT character.

LightsGameraAction
Sep 4, 2006

NienNunb posted:

Is right now the least amount of good will the WWE has had in years?

That really depends on what you consider "right now" to be. If you're strictly talking about the here-and-now I feel like this isn't quite as dire as Fall-Winter 2013 was, or even pre-pipe-bomb-2011 was. If you're talking about the last few years in general, it's probably on average the least amount of good will WWE has had since the early-mid 90's. They've had some really bright flashes within the last 5 years that have made people want to tune in, but in general they've squandered every single one of them in incredibly short order and in mind-bendingly stupid ways.

BGrifter
Mar 16, 2007

Winner of Something Awful PS5 thread's Posting Excellence Award June 2022

Congratulations!

oatgan posted:

rollins-esque minus the part where it's been inside two attractive women

I read this to mean your penis looks like Henry Rollins.

NickRoweFillea
Sep 27, 2012

doin thangs
RIP Mr Perfect

he saved Jericho's neck

BGrifter
Mar 16, 2007

Winner of Something Awful PS5 thread's Posting Excellence Award June 2022

Congratulations!

NickRoweFillea posted:

RIP Mr Perfect

he saved Jericho's neck



My Perfect friend. :sigh:

oatgan
Jan 15, 2009

it's crazy how much jericho hosed up the lionsault and continued to do it for years

Jonny Nox
Apr 26, 2008




NienNunb posted:

Is right now the least amount of good will the WWE has had in years?

I'm at best a casual fan and have only watch the last couple weeks because a bunch of sports types I follow on twitter were talking about the rumble. But this conversation is the same as it was 12 years ago. The names and specific gripes change but the WWE has always been accused of having a glass ceiling for anyone who doesn't look like a body builder and forcing their unpopular top guys on a dead audience, and panic booking.

Look at the bright side, no Kiss My rear end Club.

edit:

Case in point.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGsBRImD0po&t=244s

Jonny Nox fucked around with this message at 06:40 on Feb 11, 2015

ARMBAR A COP
Nov 24, 2007


Jonny Nox posted:



Look at the bright side, no Kiss My rear end Club.

Here's how Daniel gets to Wrestlemania

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"
N: Big Show turned face tonight at the Smackdown tapings

V:

"HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAH....that's terrific.....that's terrific...."

Gonz fucked around with this message at 19:43 on Feb 11, 2015

Delsaber
Oct 1, 2013

This may or may not be correct.

BGrifter posted:

I read this to mean your penis looks like Henry Rollins.



That would be a really angry penis.

BGrifter
Mar 16, 2007

Winner of Something Awful PS5 thread's Posting Excellence Award June 2022

Congratulations!

Delsaber posted:

That would be a really angry penis.

It will tear your mind out, it will burn your soul.

drat Seth Rollins and his liar penis.

Ragnarok the Red
Jun 21, 2002

BGrifter posted:


drat Seth Rollins and his liar penis.

"Trust me and my penis"

dsriggs
May 28, 2012

MONEY FALLS...

...FROM THE SKY...

...WHENEVER HE POSTS!

Ragnarok the Red posted:

"Trust me and my penis"

Tornhelm
Jul 26, 2008

The Cosby Mysteries posted:

Seriously do people feel sorry for Rollins or something or what.

I feel sorry for Zahra > Seth = Leighla. We don't know the real reasons why things went down as they did, but she didn't ask for that pic to be posted.

Regarding Seth & Leighla, if the messages she posted were legit, then there's obviously been problems there for a while so neither of them are blameless, and they should have made the time to sort out their issues instead of letting them fester.

That being said, the kind of person who posts revenge porn is usually the kind of person who deserves to be cheated on.

AlmightyPants
Mar 14, 2001

King of Scheduling
Pillbug
I went to my first ever NHL game tonight (Islanders, not a fan but free tickets) and as part of the getting a goal celebration, it ends with the entire arena doing the Daniel Bryan Yes thing. I didn't know about it or expect it to happen, but it was pretty rad. Also, hockey is pretty drat exciting and entertaining live.

Sanguinia
Jan 1, 2012

~Everybody wants to be a cat~
~Because a cat's the only cat~
~Who knows where its at~

Tornhelm posted:

That being said, the kind of person who posts revenge porn is usually the kind of person who deserves to be cheated on.

This is perhaps a little strong because an emotional betrayal from someone you trust and love is something I wouldn't wish on anyone. But yeah, its hard to feel any sympathy for someone once they do something like that.

It's also pretty archaic thinking to presume the person who cheated in the relationship is Literal Hitler for doing so. I don't believe that "IT'S HARDER ON THE CHEATER," bullshit or anything, but I would hope in TYOOL 2015 that we understand things like this can be really complicated.

And even if this is not complicated and Seth Rollins is just a douchebag who wanted to get his dick wet and got caught, I don't know that because I don't know him and assuming the worst automatically when you don't know someone, especially a celebrity, is a pretty trashy thing to do.

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"

AlmightyPants posted:

I went to my first ever NHL game tonight (Islanders, not a fan but free tickets) and as part of the getting a goal celebration, it ends with the entire arena doing the Daniel Bryan Yes thing. I didn't know about it or expect it to happen, but it was pretty rad. Also, hockey is pretty drat exciting and entertaining live.

I'm biased as hell, but as far as i'm concerned, hockey is the best live sporting experience. Especially playoff hockey. The Isles are a good team this year, and you should make it a point to go to more games. Especially if Bryan chants are involved.

DEAR RICHARD
Feb 5, 2009

IT'S TIME FOR MY TOOLS

TotalHell posted:

just wanted to add one thing to this



Also, fake Sting.

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Bigass Moth
Mar 6, 2004

I joined the #RXT REVOLUTION.
:boom:
he knows...
I still can't believe they had Wyatt clear the ring like a monster and then get sandbagged by loving Big Show and Kane at the rumble. Way to build a strong young heel guys!

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