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What did Dolph Ziggler & Damien Sandow say &/or do to deserve getting buried by a John Cena?

- Cena didnt bury them its all creative
- Mfw Cena never buried them, it's the WWE writers that wrote them off. Imo, Ziggler got a push when he had that rivalry with John Cena in end of 2012/early 2013.

Tharizdun posted:

The first article is up , and it is worse than anything you could imagine (it's about seasoning packets at McDonalds)

rovert posted:

Grendels Dad posted:

Lesnar should win that, then the rubber match happens in yet another kind of sport.

Nut Bunnies posted:

On one hand it's a short term money while continuing to kill their future.

MassRafTer posted:

It's a match that would be more two all time legends of the sport meeting on the grandest stage possible. Two men who transcend wrestling and one of them with a grudge. It also has some nice subtle build since Heyman brings up Brock beating the Rock every so often. It's a good attention grabbing, headline match for a stacked card. If they have some kind of great angle to kick it off all the better. I don't think it is as strong as Cena/Rock but it's something that feels special.

Keg posted:

This is better than Dolphins1925 melting down over twitter whenever he's wrong.

NickRoweFillea posted:

mets once again with the scoops. thank you for not being metsfan4ever, rovert

Gonzo McFee posted:

Yup. Mostly because it's become a crutch for lazy writing.

Revenant Threshold posted:

There's no way Ed wouldn't be stuck in midcard hell in a tag team with his brother.

sticklefifer posted:

OK, so I know doxxing isn't really approved on SA, but since this is actual insider news I figured it might be alright. I did a bit of detective work to track down MetsFan4Ever recently after all the r/SquaredCircle stuff went down, and there was some stuff I really didn't expect. Believe me or don't, I don't care, but I like PSP so I thought I'd share it.

I figured it had to be someone from the Northeast US, most likely in the Tri-State area. Who else would want their very prominent online identity to be known as a "Mets fan forever" but a NY/NJ/CT resident? You get that sort of fan devotion when it's something you grew up with in your own region. So that shrinks down the geographic location at least.

So I dug a bit further. He claims to be either a current or former WWE employee, so that narrows the search quite a bit. While this part is admittedly very dubious, he claims CM Punk is a personal friend and that he wrote his promos, which although probably bullshit would be a small subset of people if true (mainly because I'm pretty sure creative control of his onscreen character was in Punk's contract). But regardless he'd have to be a part of WWE Creative at some point if any of this stuff were actually true, and he'd have to be someone employed by the company at least somewhere between 2006-2014, Punk's years with the company. If you assume he was referring to the bigger promos at Punk's peak, this means closer to 2011-2013. If you look at WWE's employee records within those years, there are very few people who fit all of the criteria here.

Whether or not you buy that part of his story is another matter - bear with me a minute. If MetsFan is even telling a modicum of truth, that's a really short list. Who would risk being exposed in the company like that? Well, you'll note that he also posted on Reddit that there are definitely people from WWE leaking deliberate misinformation and misdirection. That adds a bit of credence in my book because I'd totally believe they're trying to work the internet. Everyone knows Reddit, like it or not.

The last bit I'll mention is that in his comment style, I noticed he's incredibly defensive (the butthurt over people calling him out), has a big ego (the Jesus self-comparison), it's easy to rile him up, and he's extremely petty. I don't know how well this is known in wrestlefan circles, but in my many years of talking to people in or around the business, WWE's own employees have routinely described a specific member of their Creative team in a very similar way, and he is in fact still an active part of the company.

So here's the thing - I confronted him to see if he'd make some sort of statement, and he did. You can see what he had to say right here (copy/paste, because I probably shouldn't direct-link it):

youtube.com/watch?v=cNgxyL5zEAk

sticklefifer posted:

LU's gonna need to start putting brands on wrestlers' tights like Nascar drivers' cars.

Drago, sponsored by Castrol GTX.

Mob posted:

This is every weekend wrestler with a shoot job posting on a local indy fed's Facebook page. Always in character, usually the word brother shows up twice a sentence, always 300% convinced that they are Somebody and everyone else is a big ol mark.

triplexpac posted:

Dixie has so much in common with the woman who ran OUYA, it's uncanny. I wonder if Dixie also has MS Paint charts showing her secret ratings

flashy_mcflash posted:

This will last about five minutes. If these guys can't post negatively about WWE or ROH it'll be pages and pages of snack discussion.

El Gallinero Gros posted:

Pizza doesn't lie to them and it pretty much always gives them it's money's worth, so it's kind of the highlight of their week.

Mormon Juggernaut posted:

Pre planned match Everyone clearly saw cena whispered in Owens ears when he put STF

SamuraiFoochs posted:

Serious question, do we even know how many trans people have competed, in what sports, etc.?

mactheknife posted:

I've never understood the idea of watching a show based on who the champion is - it's a three-hour show on which the champ might feature for like, at most, a half hour. Or not at all, in cases like Lesnar. There's so much more going on, why is that a dealbreaker?

rare Magic card l00k posted:

You don't know anyone who watched a Ronda Rousey, Conor McGregor, or Floyd Mayweather fight, but not the latest UFC or boxing events?

Chris James 2 posted:

I miss Wade Barrett too, I'll agree with that part

Chris James 2 posted:

Sky is still in more homes than BT, and both are in far far far far less homes than AEW’s new channel

TinTower posted:

About the level where the NFL are actively considering expansion there.

Breitbart Is Rightbart posted:

I thought NXT UK talent were still able to take independent bookings.