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coconono
Aug 11, 2004

KISS ME KRIS

Samoa Joe is a casino heavy. Somewhere Scott Steiner is chuckling.

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Edge & Christian
May 20, 2001

Earth-1145 is truly the best!
A world of singing, magic frogs,
high adventure, no shitposters

Dacap posted:

LA Knight sucks so bad, he’s like Russ Hanneman from Silicon Valley
He's on an NXT salary so you know he's in the uno comma club.

Ad by Khad
Jul 25, 2007

Human Garbage
Watch me try to laugh this title off like the dickbag I am.

I also hang out with racists.
this was the one shot you'll ever get to ask for a twitch exception in your contract joe, i hope u were smart enough (he wasnt smart enough)

RealFoxy
May 11, 2011

I'm not making a fucking QCS thread for this but seriously can we take a harder stance on Kiwifarms freaks like this guy, Jesus Christ seriously, you used to be better at knocking these creeps down. I guess ADTRW mods aren't responsible like GBS mods are.

Gumball Gumption posted:

Why is NXT now on the left over battle bots stage?
This is Triple H's last bastion of power, he's going to make the NXT stage look badass (In his mind)

Speaking of Triple H, Imperium reminds me of that quote except anytime imperium are on stage I just myself "Where's Walter"

Blaise330
Aug 13, 2007

GOD'S FAVORITE CHAMPION
poor Ted :(

DLC Inc
Jun 1, 2011

I haven't heard Kross talk ever until I tuned into his segment and holy poo poo he loving sucks

Bizarro Kanyon
Jan 3, 2007

Something Awful, so easy even a spaceman can do it!


Joe’s speech in the ring makes perfect sense when you realize that Regal is a stand in for HHH.

coconono
Aug 11, 2004

KISS ME KRIS

DLC Inc posted:

I haven't heard Kross talk ever until I tuned into his segment and holy poo poo he loving sucks

there's a reason why Scarlet did that for him on the indies. It worked too. but WWE gotta WWE.

SonicRulez
Aug 6, 2013

GOTTA GO FIST
Isn't it a bit poo poo for Cole to get straight up put to sleep by a guy who is now just a backstage manager? Like I wouldn't expect to see Malenko put MJF in the Cloverleaf.

Though now that I mention it...

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

Take me to your Shida

Gumball Gumption posted:

Why is NXT now on the left over battle bots stage?

how else do you think they decide who gets cut

coconono
Aug 11, 2004

KISS ME KRIS

SonicRulez posted:

Isn't it a bit poo poo for Cole to get straight up put to sleep by a guy who is now just a backstage manager? Like I wouldn't expect to see Malenko put MJF in the Cloverleaf.

Though now that I mention it...

Yeah that's not gonna happen. Not unless serious advances in medical technology are made.

DLC Inc
Jun 1, 2011

SonicRulez posted:

Isn't it a bit poo poo for Cole to get straight up put to sleep by a guy who is now just a backstage manager? Like I wouldn't expect to see Malenko put MJF in the Cloverleaf.

Though now that I mention it...

I'm fine with Samoa Joe kicking the poo poo out of Adam Cole and it should def happen more often

Davros1
Jul 19, 2007

You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible



coconono posted:

Yeah that's not gonna happen. Not unless serious advances in medical technology are made.

It could happen:

Malenko: MJF, you're going to get put in the Cloverleaf.
MJF: Oh yeah, old man?
("The Woman of 1,000 Holds" Serena Deeb runs out, clobbers MJF, and slaps on the Cloverleaf)
Malenko: Yeah.

mooseinfants
Dec 22, 2014

DLC Inc posted:

I haven't heard Kross talk ever until I tuned into his segment and holy poo poo he loving sucks

I just came here to post the same thing. He was not good in that segment.

RealFoxy
May 11, 2011

I'm not making a fucking QCS thread for this but seriously can we take a harder stance on Kiwifarms freaks like this guy, Jesus Christ seriously, you used to be better at knocking these creeps down. I guess ADTRW mods aren't responsible like GBS mods are.

Davros1 posted:

It could happen:

Malenko: MJF, you're going to get put in the Cloverleaf.
MJF: Oh yeah, old man?
("The Woman of 1,000 Holds" Serena Deeb runs out, clobbers MJF, and slaps on the Cloverleaf)
Malenko: Yeah.
I need the BTE segment where Jericho teaches Malenko the 4 additional moves so they're equals and Dean reveals he's actually learned a new move which becomes Jericho's new submission finisher.

Jiro
Jan 13, 2004

Benne posted:

lol that Joe took a paycut to break up backstage fights on the minor league show

He really misses playing with his boys on UUDD. :smith:

coconono posted:

Samoa Joe is a casino heavy. Somewhere former head of Security at Sapphire Gentlemen's Club, Disco Inferno, is chuckling.

Davros1
Jul 19, 2007

You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible



Samoa Joe Fix-It

KungFu Grip
Jun 18, 2008

SonicRulez posted:

Isn't it a bit poo poo for Cole to get straight up put to sleep by a guy who is now just a backstage manager? Like I wouldn't expect to see Malenko put MJF in the Cloverleaf.

Though now that I mention it...

idk i constantly see people wishing that Taz would lock in the katahajime on people so obviously there's people that want to see that. Didn't expect Ted Dibiase to take a bump on NXT

SatoshiMiwa
May 6, 2007


Even if Joe had other doctors tell him he's done I still would of went for a manager role on AEW or even NJPW Strong over the minor leagues

Yaya
Nov 14, 2012

vancloober cablucks
Triple H talk is long gone but it was clear he was the biggest dweeb in wrestling from the moment he got Lemmy Motorhead to make a song about him and it very clearly meant a lot and then Lemmy Motorhead performed it live for an entrance and he didn't give a poo poo and literally had no idea what any of the words were

TheKingslayer
Sep 3, 2008

lol yeah. Lemmy did rule.

Wazzu
Feb 28, 2008

Are you sure I'm winning the Rumble? That does'nt seem right.....

DLC Inc posted:

I haven't heard Kross talk ever until I tuned into his segment and holy poo poo he loving sucks

He does.

Also, is it just me or are they doing Stannis Baratheon/Melissandre? Warrior who has a mystic woman behind him filling him with prophecy - that he doesn't necessarily believe but instead thinks it's just him kicking rear end.

Like it's weird how much Karrion is mundane, Scarlett is mystical - and they don't talk about it.

coconono
Aug 11, 2004

KISS ME KRIS

Yaya posted:

Triple H talk is long gone but it was clear he was the biggest dweeb in wrestling from the moment he got Lemmy Motorhead to make a song about him and it very clearly meant a lot and then Lemmy Motorhead performed it live for an entrance and he didn't give a poo poo and literally had no idea what any of the words were

I was gonna say this was around when Lemmy lost it, but I looked it up and spoke to the Welsh national assembly on the importance of ending drug dealer culture by legalizing all drugs. yeah, dude didn't give a single gently caress that a pro wrestler thought he was neat.

Gumball Gumption
Jan 7, 2012

It's not even a Motorhead song. Jim Johnston wrote it

MJeff
Jun 2, 2011

THE LIAR
lol Joe comes back and just immediately makes the NXT Champion look like the punk-rear end he is.

I understand that he can't wrestle, but man, I dunno if having him in this enforcer position is gonna be good for NXT because he's just so much cooler and better than everybody that they push down there.

But hey, if he's making a good chunk of money to not take any bumps, more power to him.

Breetai
Nov 6, 2005

🥄Mah spoon is too big!🍌

MJeff posted:

lol Joe comes back and just immediately makes the NXT Champion look like the punk-rear end he is.

I understand that he can't wrestle, but man, I dunno if having him in this enforcer position is gonna be good for NXT because he's just so much cooler and better than everybody that they push down there.


Bug, or feature?

Codependent Poster
Oct 20, 2003

It would be weird if this didn't lead to Joe wrestling at least a few times. He's easily the most intimidating guy there. But hey, if he's happy there it's not too bad of a job. You don't travel much, especially compared to touring on the main roster, and you aren't ruining your body while collecting a paycheck.

MJeff
Jun 2, 2011

THE LIAR
This does feel like a scenario that leads to Regal going "oh, you fucker, JUST THIS ONCE, SAMOA JOE, YOU CAN COMPETE"., for sure.

Like, Cole or Kross does something horrible to Joe and Regal lets him wrestle to get his revenge.

Procrastinator
Aug 16, 2009

what?


reminiscent of regal eventually fighting cesaro imo

Quantum of Phallus
Dec 27, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 11 hours!
hmmm i wonder who the person to beat Karrion Kross could be :thunk:

Spiderdrake
May 12, 2001



Quantum of Phallus posted:

hmmm i wonder who the person to beat Karrion Kross could be :thunk:
Baron Corbin after HHH loses him to Vince in the fall.

Samoa Joe will probably beat the poo poo out of Adam cole, look cool as gently caress the whole time and then lose to KKK there while looking far cooler than Karry'n.

Quantum of Phallus
Dec 27, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 11 hours!


lol

a cyborg mug
Mar 8, 2010



Wrong comparative form of ”bad” there

Lamuella
Jun 26, 2003

It's like goldy or bronzy, but made of iron.


Grammatically "worse" is a better fit.

Quantum of Phallus
Dec 27, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 11 hours!
That’s what that other person said

Shayna Baszler
Oct 24, 2001

i'll always take care of you
Muldoon
badder, more like, worse, am i right ladies. yeah she knows what i'm talking about.

CarlCX
Dec 14, 2003

that shirt's been around since like february, apparently

Trying
Sep 26, 2019

for like 2 cents of black tape they could remarket it as a retro roman reigns shirt

BrigadierSensible
Feb 16, 2012

I've got a pocket full of cheese🧀, and a garden full of trees🌴.

This leads me into a line of thinking:

How long does it take, and how much does it cost WWE to produce a line of merch? Like in terms of getting a graphic designer, paying that graphic designer, consulting with the wrestler, having Road Dogg preferring the grey, inventing a catchphrase that hasn't ever been used on TV and wasn't over even if it was etc.

Because from a WWE point of view that's a significant investment in terms of both time and money. So to release someone so soon after making said merch, (someone said that Braun Tshirt came out in Feb.) is pretty much throwing that all away.

Secondary question: We know that the performer makes very little in terms of T-Shirt sales and WWE takes the lions share. How does that work when they discount them to clear once a wrestler has left the company? Coz them selling that Braun Tshirt after he had been sacked is not the only instance of them doing that. Does the wrestler still get their royalties? Do they get the same amount/percentage?

Coz with the bullshit claims the WWE have made that they own a wrestlers likeness and real names etc that they tried to pull when banning them from twitch, I can see them saying "we sacked you, we dont have to pay you a cent. any cash we get from these now worthless T-shirts is ours."

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Quantum of Phallus
Dec 27, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 11 hours!
I presume they'll stop selling them once his contract is up

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