Gawain
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Big E looks like an extra from the Connery movie in your avatar. Those uniforms are something else.
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dschuler
Footballguy
I couldn't imagine having to pay $60 bucks at this point for another WWE PPV. I guess making it $10 a month means we get 1/6 the quality.
Craig_MiamiFL
Footballguy
I don't think you'll see people criticizing the workers themselves. I actually like them together but.....
####ty gimmick and ring gear. I'd love to see them heel personally.
Brady Marino
Footballguy
Drew vs Dreamer coming up in the FWE link.
Or keep reliving the crappy past of yesterday.
Or keep reliving the crappy past of yesterday.
dschuler
Footballguy
The rest of his speech makes him sound like a scripted politician. And he essentially just admitted being hand picked by the higher ups. LOL.
Craig_MiamiFL
Footballguy
Terrific interview segment to end Raw with Lesnar/Reigns. Better than anything they would have done in the ring on RAW tonight.
Reigns can't talk worth a #### but Heyman made that segment just terrific. Luckily they kept Roman's talking to a minimum.
Reigns can't talk worth a #### but Heyman made that segment just terrific. Luckily they kept Roman's talking to a minimum.
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JB Breakfast Club
Footballguy
I cannot wait for Brock vs Reigns, you guys!
Tom Servo
Nittany Beavers
Thanks for the hook up GB.Brady Marino said:
I watched the FWE show; they have a nice array of talent there. Got to see Colt Cabana take on former PWO star Johnny Gargano. They also had Sonjay Dutt (now bald) against Chris Sabin. I couldn't stay awake long enough to see Maria Kanellis
but there was an appearance by Joel Gertner (the Sexual Intellectual - 
) who turned on buddy Frankie Nunzio of the FBI.
Craig_MiamiFL
Footballguy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkdAimU-a8E
Not only was this terrible and had absolutely no flow to it, but the best thing I heard someone say is that Roman looked like a Make A Wish kid looking up to his hero The Rock.
Good luck to Paul Heyman trying to carry this thing for the next 7-8 weeks. He did a great job on RAW interview this week but he's not going to get a bit of help from Reigns.
Not only was this terrible and had absolutely no flow to it, but the best thing I heard someone say is that Roman looked like a Make A Wish kid looking up to his hero The Rock.
Good luck to Paul Heyman trying to carry this thing for the next 7-8 weeks. He did a great job on RAW interview this week but he's not going to get a bit of help from Reigns.
Brady Marino
Footballguy
I was very happy with the FWE show last night. Good production for a smaller fed and not only that, but the ability to reel in top talent is pretty cool. Some quick impressions:Thanks for the hook up GB.Brady Marino said:
I watched the FWE show; they have a nice array of talent there. Got to see Colt Cabana take on former PWO star Johnny Gargano. They also had Sonjay Dutt (now bald) against Chris Sabin. I couldn't stay awake long enough to see Maria Kanellis
1. Joey Ryan will die an indy guy. His act just works on the smaller scene, but any bigger stage and he becomes meh.
2. Candice Lerae is both adorable and courageous as she's not afraid of fighting the guys (a bit leery on guy vs girl wrestling, but I respect her courage). She could use some NXT Development Center time on the mic, though as she was pretty awkward before her match with Ivelisse.
3. Speaking of Ivelisse...how WWE A. bleached her hair blonde and B. underutilized her in FCW/NXT is beyond me.
4. Drew Galloway is a star, which I've been saying until I was blue in the face all these years WWE pidgeonholed him from unknown reasons.
5. Young Bucks are the best tag team in the world today by a fair margin. They also are the types that will wrestle anywhere there is a ring.
6. Johnny Gargano should also be in NXT. He and Candice are an item in RL, so that'd be a nice 2-for-1 for WWE should it ever happen. However, I could see him (and Candice too) being types that just love the indies too much to ever want to leave.
7. Everything I just said about Johnny Gargano can also apply to Tony Nese (though he's not dating Candice, too).
The state of independent wrestling is the strongest its been in about a decade and it's only going to get better the more WWE polarizes both wrestlers from working there and fans from watching their product. With the advent of social networking and streaming video, the time is ripe for indies to take off.
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JB Breakfast Club
Footballguy
Well, if you watched some stuff to increase your indie cred last night...you can watch this: http://youtu.be/DKsej4TqcEQ to get pumped up for Wrestlemania.JB Breakfast Club said:
Tom Servo
Nittany Beavers
Yeah, there were no dud matches in what I saw last night...well, except for the announcers. The heel one kept saying "brah" all the time; it was annoying and overall their calls were bland. Gargano should be tearing it up; dude was a star in PWO and I was hoping he start showing up on bigger stages. Is he dating that chick with the spider web tattoos on her chest? I wasn't sure if I sureI was very happy with the FWE show last night. Good production for a smaller fed and not only that, but the ability to reel in top talent is pretty cool. Some quick impressions:Thanks for the hook up GB.Brady Marino said:
I watched the FWE show; they have a nice array of talent there. Got to see Colt Cabana take on former PWO star Johnny Gargano. They also had Sonjay Dutt (now bald) against Chris Sabin. I couldn't stay awake long enough to see Maria Kanellis
1. Joey Ryan will die an indy guy. His act just works on the smaller scene, but any bigger stage and he becomes meh.
2. Candice Lerae is both adorable and courageous as she's not afraid of fighting the guys (a bit leery on guy vs girl wrestling, but I respect her courage). She could use some NXT Development Center time on the mic, though as she was pretty awkward before her match with Ivelisse.
3. Speaking of Ivelisse...how WWE A. bleached her hair blonde and B. underutilized her in FCW/NXT is beyond me.
4. Drew Galloway is a star, which I've been saying until I was blue in the face all these years WWE pidgeonholed him from unknown reasons.
5. Young Bucks are the best tag team in the world today by a fair margin. They also are the types that will wrestle anywhere there is a ring.
6. Johnny Gargano should also be in NXT. He and Candice are an item in RL, so that'd be a nice 2-for-1 for WWE should it ever happen. However, I could see him (and Candice too) being types that just love the indies too much to ever want to leave.
7. Everything I just said about Johnny Gargano can also apply to Tony Nese (though he's not dating Candice, too).
The state of independent wrestling is the strongest its been in about a decade and it's only going to get better the more WWE polarizes both wrestlers from working there and fans from watching their product. With the advent of social networking and streaming video, the time is ripe for indies to take off.
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Jeremy
Footballguy
I agree. I'm a big Kofi fan. I don't mind the New Day at all. I wouldn't be against a heel turn either.OC Zed said:
Yeah, I really enjoyed that segment. Neither Brock or Reigns are good talkers, so Heyman is so important in building the hype for that match. I love the whole thing where Heyman says how much he respects Brock's opponent, but then respectfully informs him that nobody can beat Brock. Then Brock refuses to even respect his opponent.Craig_MiamiFL said:
I'd love to see Brock stick around a while and give just a few more appearances. Not a lot more, because he works better as an attraction, but you don't want too many PPVs without the title being defended.
I would hope people would be understanding of the unique circumstances involved. They had to come up with something. Also, watching the show after already knowing the results isn't quite the same as watching it live.I saw a tweet from a British promotion advertising an upcoming show that said:mlbnfl said:
"If you pay to see this show, we promise not to air it for free the next night."
Since the fantasy football season ended I've been listening to more of the wrestling podcasts. Both Steve Austin and Jim Ross (and Chris Jericho also, IIRC) have been critical of the "scripted promo" that's become the norm now in WWE. I guess it wasn't that way when they were still around. Wrestlers were allowed some freedom to ad lib. Sometimes they would go out there and wing it entirely. I guess Reigns is actually a quick thinking, funny and engaging guy, but he's terrible at reading his lines. Maybe he'd be better if they took the handcuffs off.dschuler said:
Brady Marino
Footballguy
Robbie E is the guy who kept saying "brah" and it's part of his TNA shtick. Didn't translate well to commentary. Other announcers were just ok.Yeah, there were no dud matches in what I saw last night...well, except for the announcers. The heel one kept saying "brah" all the time; it was annoying and overall their calls were bland. Gargano should be tearing it up; dude was a star in PWO and I was hoping he start showing up on bigger stages. Is he dating that chick with the spider web tattoos on her chest? I wasn't sure if I sureI was very happy with the FWE show last night. Good production for a smaller fed and not only that, but the ability to reel in top talent is pretty cool. Some quick impressions:Thanks for the hook up GB.Brady Marino said:
I watched the FWE show; they have a nice array of talent there. Got to see Colt Cabana take on former PWO star Johnny Gargano. They also had Sonjay Dutt (now bald) against Chris Sabin. I couldn't stay awake long enough to see Maria Kanellis
1. Joey Ryan will die an indy guy. His act just works on the smaller scene, but any bigger stage and he becomes meh.
2. Candice Lerae is both adorable and courageous as she's not afraid of fighting the guys (a bit leery on guy vs girl wrestling, but I respect her courage). She could use some NXT Development Center time on the mic, though as she was pretty awkward before her match with Ivelisse.
3. Speaking of Ivelisse...how WWE A. bleached her hair blonde and B. underutilized her in FCW/NXT is beyond me.
4. Drew Galloway is a star, which I've been saying until I was blue in the face all these years WWE pidgeonholed him from unknown reasons.
5. Young Bucks are the best tag team in the world today by a fair margin. They also are the types that will wrestle anywhere there is a ring.
6. Johnny Gargano should also be in NXT. He and Candice are an item in RL, so that'd be a nice 2-for-1 for WWE should it ever happen. However, I could see him (and Candice too) being types that just love the indies too much to ever want to leave.
7. Everything I just said about Johnny Gargano can also apply to Tony Nese (though he's not dating Candice, too).
The state of independent wrestling is the strongest its been in about a decade and it's only going to get better the more WWE polarizes both wrestlers from working there and fans from watching their product. With the advent of social networking and streaming video, the time is ripe for indies to take off.
No, Gargano is dating Candice, the blonde from World's Cutest Tag Team. She also appeared later in the show (won't spoil it).
Craig_MiamiFL
Footballguy
- Many fans sent in word that they could hear Roman Reigns being fed lines last night on RAW during his sit-down interview with Michael Cole and later in the show when he went face to face with Brock Lesnar. If you watch the clips from RAW that WWE uploaded to Youtube, there are portions where the audio feed cuts out, which is when the lines he was being fed got picked up by the microphones.
GoFishTN
Footballguy
- Many fans sent in word that they could hear Roman Reigns being fed lines last night on RAW during his sit-down interview with Michael Cole and later in the show when he went face to face with Brock Lesnar. If you watch the clips from RAW that WWE uploaded to Youtube, there are portions where the audio feed cuts out, which is when the lines he was being fed got picked up by the microphones.
Tom Servo
Nittany Beavers
- Many fans sent in word that they could hear Roman Reigns being fed lines last night on RAW during his sit-down interview with Michael Cole and later in the show when he went face to face with Brock Lesnar. If you watch the clips from RAW that WWE uploaded to Youtube, there are portions where the audio feed cuts out, which is when the lines he was being fed got picked up by the microphones.
Bogart
Footballguy
Might have already been mentioned here, but I really enjoyed the Hogan two-parter on Jericho's podcast. A lot of Inside Baseball talk, talk about his time in AWA, in Japan, early WWF stuff. The story about Mr.T hours before their WM match is pretty entertaining and makes you think that they were right on the edge of a pure disaster. His stories about Andre were the best.
Jayrok
Footballguy
Gary Coal Man
Footballguy
T almost missed the beginning of Wrestlemania because he was giving a speech about his mom and it ran way long.
Bogart
Footballguy
Days before the match, Mr.T just took off, couldn't be found. They told Hogan that he was sleeping with the homeless in Chicago. Day of the event, Hogan is there early. 4 hours before their match, no Mr.T, 3 hours, 2 hours, 1 hour, still no Mr.T. 30 mins before the match Vince comes in and tells Hogan that Mr.T is across the arena and about to leave. They get over there to find Mr.T with about 20 people in his entourage, and they are not being let in, so Mr.T is ready to leave. Last min, Vince gets everyone in the building, Hogan goes with Mr.T and doesn't let him out of his sight until they head to the ring.
Also he talked about how Piper and Orndorff did not want to lose to an actor. Piper always refused to job and Hogan called Orndorff a "redneck" (racist??) and neither wanted to lose to Mr. T.
Hogan also claimed that he didn't know the ending of the Hogan/Andre match until the end of the match. Claimed that Vince nor Andre would say how the match was going to go.
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ScottNorwood
Footballcutie
dschuler
Footballguy
I called it almost immediately. The guy has got to quit being such a meat head and actually become a professional wrestler. That would involve some acting lessons and a better finisher than a punch. The big slow has a punch for crying out loud.
- Many fans sent in word that they could hear Roman Reigns being fed lines last night on RAW during his sit-down interview with Michael Cole and later in the show when he went face to face with Brock Lesnar. If you watch the clips from RAW that WWE uploaded to Youtube, there are portions where the audio feed cuts out, which is when the lines he was being fed got picked up by the microphones.
Am I the only one who thinks the WWE should ditch Kane and Big Slow and replace them with Big E and Russev? They would have two heels in the authority, and both are younger stars. Big E has nothing going for him right now. Both would benefit.
John Bender
Footballguy
This is exactly what I said they should do a few pages ago. No one wants to see Kane and Big Show anymore.I called it almost immediately. The guy has got to quit being such a meat head and actually become a professional wrestler. That would involve some acting lessons and a better finisher than a punch. The big slow has a punch for crying out loud.
- Many fans sent in word that they could hear Roman Reigns being fed lines last night on RAW during his sit-down interview with Michael Cole and later in the show when he went face to face with Brock Lesnar. If you watch the clips from RAW that WWE uploaded to Youtube, there are portions where the audio feed cuts out, which is when the lines he was being fed got picked up by the microphones.
Am I the only one who thinks the WWE should ditch Kane and Big Slow and replace them with Big E and Russev? They would have two heels in the authority, and both are younger stars. Big E has nothing going for him right now. Both would benefit.
Throw some guys in there that have the option of getting a push. Everyone knows Kane and Big Show are jobbers at this point.
Craig_MiamiFL
Footballguy
No one wants to see Kane and Big Show anymore.I called it almost immediately. The guy has got to quit being such a meat head and actually become a professional wrestler. That would involve some acting lessons and a better finisher than a punch. The big slow has a punch for crying out loud.
- Many fans sent in word that they could hear Roman Reigns being fed lines last night on RAW during his sit-down interview with Michael Cole and later in the show when he went face to face with Brock Lesnar. If you watch the clips from RAW that WWE uploaded to Youtube, there are portions where the audio feed cuts out, which is when the lines he was being fed got picked up by the microphones.
Am I the only one who thinks the WWE should ditch Kane and Big Slow and replace them with Big E and Russev? They would have two heels in the authority, and both are younger stars. Big E has nothing going for him right now. Both would benefit.
Can't believe we're still talking about them in 2015. Their acts were stale a decade ago.
Tom Servo
Nittany Beavers
Apparently TNA has not renewed Velvet Sky's contract. She got the "fired" briefcase a while back, and it turns out she was legit let go.
I can't imagine her overly sexual entrance is going to fly in the WWE now. She's a decent worker and has a reputation of being all about meeting the fans and extending a promotion's good will. It'll be interesting to see where she ends up.
I can't imagine her overly sexual entrance is going to fly in the WWE now. She's a decent worker and has a reputation of being all about meeting the fans and extending a promotion's good will. It'll be interesting to see where she ends up.
Tom Servo
Nittany Beavers
Prince Puma defended the Lucha Underground belt last night against Brian Cage. It was one of those matches where - for me anyway - I could see the high flyer being the muscle-bound weightlifter type. Good pacing to the match, lots of good spots, and nice back and forth.
Cage got himself disqualified by shoving the ref a couple of times. He then proceeded to beat up Puma and then ripped the LU belt in half. Matt Stryker made some reference to Superstar Billy Graham at that point - can somebody explain that to me as SBG was before I started watching wrestling.
Then old broke down Konnan came in to save his guy Puma. He got torn up 4 ways to Sunday. At this point I think my 13 year old son could beat his crippled butt.
ETA: El Rey Network is now on DISH network - channel 253 IIRC.
Cage got himself disqualified by shoving the ref a couple of times. He then proceeded to beat up Puma and then ripped the LU belt in half. Matt Stryker made some reference to Superstar Billy Graham at that point - can somebody explain that to me as SBG was before I started watching wrestling.
Then old broke down Konnan came in to save his guy Puma.
He got torn up 4 ways to Sunday. At this point I think my 13 year old son could beat his crippled butt. ETA: El Rey Network is now on DISH network - channel 253 IIRC.
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D in the D
Footballguy
Isnt she dating Bully/Bubba ? I could see them both headed to WWE permanently especially with the rumors of stretching the bounds on the "PG13" content.
Tom Servo
Nittany Beavers
D in the D
Footballguy
Maybe she's a fan of his version of the sitdown powerbomb.Now that you say that I think you're right. Bubba Dudley?
Tom Servo
Nittany Beavers
Maybe she's a fan of his version of the sitdown powerbomb.Now that you say that I think you're right. Bubba Dudley?
GoFishTN
Footballguy
Good stuff. Cage was DQ'd for a low blow though. Somewhat common lucha spot.Prince Puma defended the Lucha Underground belt last night against Brian Cage. It was one of those matches where - for me anyway - I could see the high flyer being the muscle-bound weightlifter type. Good pacing to the match, lots of good spots, and nice back and forth.
Cage got himself disqualified by shoving the ref a couple of times. He then proceeded to beat up Puma and then ripped the LU belt in half. Matt Stryker made some reference to Superstar Billy Graham at that point - can somebody explain that to me as SBG was before I started watching wrestling.
Then old broke down Konnan came in to save his guy Puma.
ETA: El Rey Network is now on DISH network - channel 253 IIRC.
Brady Marino
Footballguy
Cage is a monster. He also will never, ever appear in a WWE ring because he's about a 1,000 Wellness violations waiting to happen.Good stuff. Cage was DQ'd for a low blow though. Somewhat common lucha spot.Prince Puma defended the Lucha Underground belt last night against Brian Cage. It was one of those matches where - for me anyway - I could see the high flyer being the muscle-bound weightlifter type. Good pacing to the match, lots of good spots, and nice back and forth.
Cage got himself disqualified by shoving the ref a couple of times. He then proceeded to beat up Puma and then ripped the LU belt in half. Matt Stryker made some reference to Superstar Billy Graham at that point - can somebody explain that to me as SBG was before I started watching wrestling.
Then old broke down Konnan came in to save his guy Puma.
ETA: El Rey Network is now on DISH network - channel 253 IIRC.
Really liking Lucha's production. It's pretty engaging.
GoFishTN
Footballguy
The production is amazing and the style is growing on me. I don't like women fighting men, but it's still probably the best hour of wrestling TV you can watch right now.Cage is a monster. He also will never, ever appear in a WWE ring because he's about a 1,000 Wellness violations waiting to happen.Good stuff. Cage was DQ'd for a low blow though. Somewhat common lucha spot.Prince Puma defended the Lucha Underground belt last night against Brian Cage. It was one of those matches where - for me anyway - I could see the high flyer being the muscle-bound weightlifter type. Good pacing to the match, lots of good spots, and nice back and forth.
Cage got himself disqualified by shoving the ref a couple of times. He then proceeded to beat up Puma and then ripped the LU belt in half. Matt Stryker made some reference to Superstar Billy Graham at that point - can somebody explain that to me as SBG was before I started watching wrestling.
Then old broke down Konnan came in to save his guy Puma.
ETA: El Rey Network is now on DISH network - channel 253 IIRC.
Really liking Lucha's production. It's pretty engaging.
Tom Servo
Nittany Beavers
Tom Servo
Nittany Beavers
Tony Jabroni
Footballguy
Road to Mania begins tonight.
Big announcement by HHH
Undertaker coming back vs. Wyatt
Some (potentially) interesting story lines this evening.
Big announcement by HHH
Undertaker coming back vs. Wyatt
Some (potentially) interesting story lines this evening.
Courtjester
The Town Drunk
RAW will be good tonight. The have some damage control to do after the RR. They need to get the storylines resolved for WM. Everyone better be coming out tonight.
Tony Jabroni
Footballguy
HHH podcast with Stone Cold after as well.
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