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Casting Change for "Total Divas"

Jo Jo has been replaced by Summer Rae

http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/96-wwe/35145-new-cast-member-for-total-divas



Royal Rumble Injury Notes

As of now, there have not been any injuries reported from last night's show.

Credit Dave Meltzer, Wrestling Observer Radio



Comments

  1. "As of now, there have not been any injuries reported from last night's show."

    Vince's feelings count, damn it!

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  2. I assume they WANT to no-sell the crowd, but how long can they possibly do it? These are some LOOOOONG 3-hour Raws, and crowds tend to get restless even when they're getting what they want, let alone now when the booking is actively telling the live crowds to go fuck themselves.

    Do they really think fans are gonna play along during the string of heatless Kofi vs Fandango and Brodus Clay vs Tensai segments? Nevermind the reactions that Cena, Orton and Batista are likely to get.

    God I wish tonight's show was in NYC, Chicago, or Philly. DON'T LET US DOWN CLEVELAND, hijack this f'n shitshow.

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  3. Your_Favourite_LoserJanuary 27, 2014 at 8:42 AM

    i can't wait to hear about the internal reaction to the rumble

    also, a thought i had last night, whoever dvr'd the show, you better hold on to your recording, b/c that's the last time anyone will ever see this rumble is its pure form (although i read somewhere that apparently wwe tried sweetening the audio after batista's win)

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  4. Eventually, what'll have to happen is a massive chorus from both fans, ex-performers, and active talent alike. We got close last night with Foley and Bryan himself adding to the fans' discontent. We need people like Austin, Rock, even Shawn Michaels or Bret Hart adding to the slag along with the massive fan backlash to finally create some panic in Stamford.

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  5. Your_Favourite_LoserJanuary 27, 2014 at 8:43 AM

    they smelled like shit, b/c he grabbed some of his own shit and put it her gym bag and then she quit b/c of the shit

    it was a shit quit

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  6. Geez, I think I chose the wrong career path. The WWE's audio techs are going to make some BANK in 2014...

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  7. Your_Favourite_LoserJanuary 27, 2014 at 8:45 AM

    who is your avatar?

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  8. That's my thought. I'm sure Vince probably never wants to mention last night's rumble crowd ever again but can they really just act like it never happened? I'm assuming so but it's gonna be really awkward

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  9. Austin and Rock no-sold Batista's win and commented on Reigns instead.

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  10. I'm really interested to hear if Austin gives any thoughts on it all in his next podcasts.

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  11. I mentioned it in another thread, but at this point I think Vince has no choice but to completely bury Daniel Bryan. I mean, he has the OTHER choice which is to actually push him as the main guy and make teh fans happy, but since he has zero intention of doing that, he honestly should just job him out.



    They're at a point where crowds have been shitting on or hijacking show after show (Survivor Series main event, Raw before TLC, the entire second half of the fucking ROYAL RUMBLE PPV) because of Bryan, and they're seriously risking the same happening during the most important time their company has ever had. The fans aren't gonna let anything else they do get over so long as Bryan is hovering in this almost-but-NOPE-sorry part of the card.


    So if they really wanna salvage this Batista deal, or be able to push Roman as their New John Cena... they need to just bury Bryan. Have him lose clean on every TV show, throw him of the stage in a wheelchair, have Eve Torres come back and kick him in the nuts, turn him heel again.



    This isn't bitter smark "oh they've already buried him!" stuff. No, this is a logical take on what's happening. If they want their shows to stop being hijacked, either push him to the top or totally bury him. This in-between stuff isn't cutting it.

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  12. Rock gave his cousin props, Austin commented on the dude who got the rocket push in the Rumble. There was nothing all that impressive about Big Dave's win. He came in late and won after most of the other guys did all the heavy lifting.

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  13. Your_Favourite_LoserJanuary 27, 2014 at 8:50 AM

    vince likes wrestlers will balls, right?

    big what if, but what if dbry just fucking went up to vince and was like, "do you not hear that? they want me. give them what they want, and i'll deliver and make it worth your while"

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  14. It's really nuts. Last night wasn't some random B-PPV in a smark city. It was their second biggest PPV of the year, and the kick-off to the most important run (Network launch, Wrestlemania 30) since Vince went national. If the live crowds are legitimately revolting against the product NOW, they're gonna be fucked. I don't care how much you try to no-sell it, the fans chanting "boring" and "this is awful" week after week (if that ends up happening) during your TV show is NOT a good thing.

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  15. Well, other than batista is going to main even WM by winning the Rumble. If the crowd hadn't shit all over it, they may have said something instead of completely ignoring it. I doubt Rock actually watched the Rumble, but Austin isn't stupid, he hears the same stuff we do.

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  16. I 100% completely believe that Vince and HHH would have changed course if Batista didn't negotiate a RR win and title reign into his contract. I've never seen it reported but I'd bet anything Batista asked for this and Vince gave it to him.

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  17. Yeah, it just sucks that Bryan doesn't have the CM Punk mentality. Jesus Christ, I love Punk but he basically shitkicked Vince into a massive main event run based on way way WAY less than the reaction Bryan has been getting the last year.

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  18. Daniel Bryan: Lost In Cleveland, II?

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  19. I wouldn't count a massive main event run as being on the first hour of Raw and being champion on the under card of shows main evented by Cena. The only show he headlined without Cena was against Ryback and his "Flair carry job" was an utter disaster.

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  20. Ah, I don't even buy that at this point. You really think that up until November when Batista signed, Bryan was booked to win the Rumble? No way. If anything Sheamus or Roman would have gotten the win last night, not Bryan.

    Last night made it clear that Vince had NO INTENTION of ever giving Bryan the Mania push. No way.

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  21. Caliber_Winfield_The_3rdJanuary 27, 2014 at 8:57 AM

    Honestly, as I watched the Rumble, once Mysterio came out I still had a glimmer of hope that 90 seconds later there would be another countdown and Bryan would come out.

    They just need to have Batista win the title tonight, then, along with the Authority talk about how he never needed to wrestle in gyms & halls because he's too good looking with too good a body. He's not some hack who has to rely on "technical" ability. He got into the business in this 30's, and only did it for the money. Bryan is nothing. Dave is the franchise player, kiss the ring.

    Then you've got Batista & The Authority with "What The WWE Wants You To Like" vs Bryan & The Fans with "What We Want To Like". You ain't gonna get better heat or a better story. Slam dunk.

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  22. No, I don't think Bryan or anyone else was booked to win it. I think Vince really wanted Batista back into the fold and they negotiated something like "we'll bring you in during January, you'll win the rumble and get a title match at WM." Like how I'm sure Rocks entire first year was set in stone.

    This makes it impossible for Vince to change course, assuming this was the negotiated deal between batista/vince

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  23. 100%.

    They had the chance to call an audible last night (most obvious one since Turning Point), but they didn't. So they should do it tonight doing exactly that.

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  24. Glad to see you back, you were on fire in the BoD Rumble.
    But sadly your prediction won't happen in the WWEs world.

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  25. Listen, I have lots of problems with how Punk was booked, but he's gotten a Hogan in 1987 push compared to Bryan since Summerslam. Punk got the "beat Cena and Vince" moment in CHicago, he was beating everyone as a babyface WWE champ from Nov 2011 through the heel turn (including getting a massive feel good win the title and celebrate in fucking MADISON SQUARE GARDEN moment), and then he turned heel and became the focus of TV every week. Yeah he ended up jobbing to Rocky and Taker, and like I said there's a lot that sucked about it, but it's not even close--- Punk got cemented as a main eventer in 2011/2012.

    Bryan just jobbed clean two straight PPVs to a debuting heel.

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  26. Caliber_Winfield_The_3rdJanuary 27, 2014 at 9:00 AM

    It's only because I had such a good run in the Rumble, thought I'd give the people what they want for a few minutes.

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  27. They have the opportunity to proceed with numerous interesting feuds and angles. Instead we are going to get smiling Batista and Sheamus. I would love to see Flair start Raw and talk some sense into Batista ending Raw by turning heel on Bryan.

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  28. Caliber_Winfield_The_3rdJanuary 27, 2014 at 9:02 AM

    Yeah, it would mean Batista would have to put over Bryan, and that's not gonna happen.

    I did have a pretty good showing at the Rumble, far better than I would have thought. I'm in a good mood, and the Rumble made me nostolgic, so I thought I'd hang around for a few minutes and bullshit about the WWE.

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  29. Zero chance of this. Batista didn't come back to job at Mania, no matter what the crowds are chanting for.

    They'll do their best to no-sell the crowds, maybe keep Batista away from live mics in the ring if fans start turning on his promos, and maybe just have him squash Orton Honky-Tonk-Man-style at Mania so fans don't even have a chance to shit on the match.

    The Bryan-beating-Batista thing is NOT HAPPENING.

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  30. Hollywood Dave is the only way to save their asses,I agree with you.

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  31. I dunno,this a case that Foley,JR are basically agreeing with the people.

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  32. Well Batista better deliver some giant ratings every week, plus huge buyrates, and a ton of sales of those shitty Tap-Out-style T-shirts of his, because they're basically tanking everything else in the company for this deal.

    Go earn that money Big Dave!

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  33. Foley and JR are two guys who Vince couldn't give less of a shit about. It might as well as be two posters on the BOD, their opinions are meaningless.

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  34. I woke up early to watch the Rumble and all morning I cannot get this thought out of my head
    http://i.imgur.com/eRTklAh.jpg

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  35. No way. No how. No chance.

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  36. What I'm trying to say is that this isn't just smark rage,guys like Austin,Booker,Rock are just mentioning Reigns performance just not even saying Batista's name.

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  37. I think they're gearing up for heel Dave in the next few weeks, especially considering the "deal with it" comments last night, not to mention the general attitude since coming back.

    I also don't think Batista is going to be facing Orton at Mania. Orton's got to lose the title at Elimination Chamber. Maybe he loses it to Brock, maybe he loses it to someone else, but I hope WWE realizes taking Orton in to Mania as champ is a bad idea.

    However, I've been wrong since, like, the SummerSlam, so what do I know?

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  38. Mick Foley's Facebook rant is the very definition of smark rage.

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  39. Well, I think the darkest timeline is the one where the Pittsburgh fans actually cheered Batista's win and started a thunderous An-i-mal! An-i-mal! chant.

    At least we'll get to witness Big Dave get eaten alive by the live crowds week after week.

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  40. Right, but absolutely none of that matters.

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  41. It's gonna be Brock/Batista. I was with you on the Batiata upcoming heel run but someone here made a great point of them keeping Dave face until his movie comes out. I'm sure behind the scenes they all want him to be a face to pimp his movie

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  42. Heel Dave isn't happening— he's back to promote a big summer movie, and he's gonna want to do that as a face.


    I think they'll just do whatever they can to get Batista over as a face, or put him in positions (quick squash matches, pre-taped or backstage interviews where the crowds can't fuck with him, maybe give him a sick kid as his manager- I dunno) where they can no-sell the crowd reactions.


    But let's say it all together: BATISTA IS NOT TURNING HEEL. He's here to sell a kiddie movie.

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  43. When does the movie come out? It's not until August. Do you have any idea how many times Big Show can flip between a face and a heel in the course of 7 months?

    They can make Dave a heel now but switch him back before the movie comes out.

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  44. Yup. Monster heel Batista as the face of the Authority... then around June, he gives the thumbs down to HHH, powerbombs him, throws off the jacket and glasses and gets cheered until the movie comes out.

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  45. Your_Favourite_LoserJanuary 27, 2014 at 9:18 AM

    'thought I'd give the people what they want for a few minutes.'

    lord knows we didnt get it last night in the real rumble!

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  46. As I was saying to you last night, it sounds at first cut like some pissy pants sour grapes reaction at first cut, but when you stop and look at the situation they almost have no choice but to either fire him or bury him hardcore (or like you lol'd at push him...lol) because Daniel bryan floating around in the upper midcard is going to make the fans angry.

    They bait and switched the idea of a big Daniel Bryan angle and payoff they never had any intention giving and now they are eating the backlash. Its honesty hands down the worst shit the wwe has never pulled, and I'm as familiar as you could get this every angle they've and push they've donr or haven't done since Hogan got the belt in January 84

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  47. Caliber_Winfield_The_3rdJanuary 27, 2014 at 9:19 AM

    Dave came back as a face? I thought he already was heel.

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  48. After last night, I'm not sure Brock/Batista is the way to salvage this. Mania fans will turn on that match too. Let's be honest, it's not like Brock gets amazing crowd reactions— fans pop for his entrance and when he does some crazy shit, or when he has amazing matches like with Punk or Cena. But the Mania crowd sat on their hands for him last year, and it's not like he gets "cool heel" reactions.
    Brock/Batista would end up getting hijacked too, I have no doubt.

    I think their best bet is sticking with Batista vs Orton at mania, and having Davey Boy squash him like the Honky Tonk Man. Bell rings, spear, Batista-bomb, blast his music, and get out before the crowd even has a chance to take a fully formed shit on it.

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  49. I really don't see it until after a semi long face run. He's here to promote a kid movie and then turning him after WM (the very earliest they'd be willing to do it) would be essentially them saying the screwed up. They'll have him squash 3MB and do other babyface stuff until fans are just forced to react to him the way they want.

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  50. You mean a douche wearing skinny jeans, a half a leather jacket to show off his stomach tattoos, the nose stud and never taking off his shades doesn't immediately strike you as a face?



    What's wrong with you, CW?

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  51. I find that even more frustrating. Some people seem to get enjoyment out of the crowds taking over the shows and ignoring the guys they think are boring. I'd much rather see crowds reacting in the way WWE intends because they like what WWE is throwing down. This WWE vs The Fans thing makes for some interesting moments but overall awkward television.

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  52. I don't know man Punk got pinned cleanly on numerous throw away Raw episodes. He really only main evented after the heel turn, which was a huge disaster as fans didn't want to boo him. It was still the Cena show. In this case the fans are clearly they want a big time change and aren't tolerating anything less.

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  53. Caliber_Winfield_The_3rdJanuary 27, 2014 at 9:23 AM

    Exactly! You didn't get Bryan, so now you get Caliber!

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  54. Disagree. I'd be excited to see Brock/Batista, think the match would be a good big man match (assuming Dave ramps it up as sum little between now and mania) and itd be a fresh matchup. What I'd really like to see is Brock replacing Orton as the corporate champ after EC.

    I'd be all for Batista squashing Orton at mania. Crowd would definitely pop and Orton would go plummeting back to the midcard, but no way they'd go squash in a big title match at mania

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  55. What's funny is everyone bitched about "smart marks" wanting Batista to be heel. Batista even said to suck his balls. Turns out face Batista is an epic money losing disaster. Orton vs. Batista is going to get shit on and do shitty business. The Wrestlemania brand will be the only thing selling that show, and the network.

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  56. Bringing him up to the title and then never giving him a title run is gonna go down as one of their biggest backfires ever. If they never had intentions of giving him a 3-month proper run, they never should have put the title on him in the first place. It's just turned the fanbase against the promotion.

    There's absolutely nowhere else to go now other than just actively cool him off. And if jobbing CLEAN AS A SHEET on two straight PPVs to a heel isn't enough to kill off his babyface heat, then a total burial is the only option.

    Seriously, Vince needs to just put Batista over him clean tonight and be done with it. They need to stop the Yes and Bryan chants or nothing else they do will get over.

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  57. I think WWE needs to plant a few crowd members at WM, so when they boo the match, Brock and Dave can attack them out of anger.

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  58. I can't even count how many wrestling-related personalities I've seen having negative reactions to the show online. Even discounting the non-WWE guys, it's a suspiciously large number. Hell, even Hacksaw posted something about it and he doesn't seem like a guy with a reason to do anything to rock the boat. If this is all somehow Part Of The Plan... OK... but it's still a stupid plan.

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  59. Your_Favourite_LoserJanuary 27, 2014 at 9:28 AM

    a personal good thing to come out of the rumble:

    i'd never seen nash live, nor had i ever heard the nWo music before over the loudspeaker in an arena. and i got to chant along with the nao during the "ladies and gentlemen" spiel

    so for me, there was that

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  60. Who did babyface WWE champion Punk ever job cleanly to? Jericho is a tag match before Mania? Maybe Bryan at some point? He didn't lose to anyone that he didn't soon after soundly defeat on a much bigger stage.

    Also, PUNK HAD THE TITLE. His matches didn't go on last, but his fans got to see him win the title match month after month. There's not even a comparison, Punk's push dwarfed what Bryan has been getting.

    Remember, Bryan just jobbed clean for the SECOND STRAIGHT MONTH to a new heel.

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  61. Caliber_Winfield_The_3rdJanuary 27, 2014 at 9:29 AM

    I like that idea. We haven't had a good ol' fashion fan beatdown in sometime.

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  62. Caliber_Winfield_The_3rdJanuary 27, 2014 at 9:29 AM

    Haha, he wore a half leather jacket? That's just about the unmanliest thing I could ever think of.

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  63. God, the WWE is creating the biggest work ever, driving everyone into a frothy frenzy, just to prove a point. It's unfortunate that they don't seem to have an idea of how to end things, because if they are working a plan here with all these reactions, it could be tremendous television.

    IN the end, it will just result in a Batista title reign, more screen time for the McMahon-Helmsley Facgime and Kane wrestling in slacks again.

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  64. If there is a big master plan at the end of this with Bryan, this would then turn into some of the best trolling WWE has ever done.

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  65. They should have Brock do a Zack Gowen job to a planted fan. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nJu2YmawAY

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  66. Now I'm torn. I want to be annoyed with WWE after last night, but the hopefulness of trolling with this storyline has me oddly happy.



    I seriously need help.

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  67. I dunno, if Batista gets backlashed for two months heading into that amtch, I definitely don't think Brock is bullet-proof enough to keep the crowd from turning on it.

    Plus let's face it, what makes you think Batista would be able to put on a better match with Brock than anything HHH did? Batista is OLDER than HHH, gives less shits, was never as talented in the ring as him, AND will be less over at Mania than HHH was last year.

    Fans were silent for HHH/Brock last year, and that was just because it was a boring match. Why would they react positively to a Brock match this year against a guy whose less over and even worse in the ring than HHH? Throw in the built-in Bryan backlash.

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  68. WWE is confusing all of us and giving mixed signals.

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  69. Caliber_Winfield_The_3rdJanuary 27, 2014 at 9:37 AM

    Anyone else read this from Dewey Foley? I'm damn glad someone from the Foley fam finally told Triple H to go fuck himself, because Mick is too nice a guy to ever say it.

    https://twitter.com/killturnherkill/status/427677286758752256

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  70. if this is all a "worK, the endgame for Bryan at mania will be nothing more than going over a low-level corporate avatar, like Kane or Sheamus.

    He absolutely isn't getting a win that anyone really cares about, and he's not getting the title. So yeah WWE, keep up that brilliant working of the fans that's sabotaging your own shows. You're really getting everyone!

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  71. Countdown to Triple H starting a "Cane Dewey" chant at each and every show WWE produces...

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  72. He's 100% right. Rumble 2000 and No Way Out 2000 were essential in getting Triple H over. The second half of 99' was brutal with Triple H trying, and failing to be a main eventer. Foley put him on the map.

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  73. Caliber_Winfield_The_3rdJanuary 27, 2014 at 9:42 AM

    And ever since then he's bad mouthed Foley behind the scenes.

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  74. "No way they'd go for a squash in a big title match at mania"

    18 seconds says hi.

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  75. Yeah, HHH at least wanted to have his epic matches and "moments". Give the devil his due, when he's had matches with Shawn, Undertaker, Punk or Lesnar in the past, they've been booked and planned with the intent of having really good matches with a narrative which at times can turn into classics (the HIAC affair).


    Batista has never been that good a wrestler, that concerned with having a "great" match, and it'll stink when he and Orton are main eventing Mania.

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  76. That's fair, I was more saying Punk's run wasn't as good as it could have been. Clearly Bryan has been mismanaged from the word go in WWE.

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  77. That wasn't exactly a big title match.

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  78. Foley could be fantastic as a heel manager or figurehead or something. Despite the fact that he is a shill he is still one of the best talkers ever. Triple H is a big bitch in this regard.

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  79. Batista's bad matches were covered up by his general overness in relation to the rest of the faces. Basically, Batista benefited from being the bad-ass alternative to Cena.

    Well, now Punk and Bryan have that spot covered, and so Batista isn't gonna be over as a face. Now there's nothing to cover for his awful matches and lackluster face promos.

    This will not be pretty.

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  80. Your_Favourite_LoserJanuary 27, 2014 at 9:47 AM

    btw, last night when we started doing the wave, when it got to our section i stood up but with my fingers pointed up a la the yes! chants. sadly it didn't catch on :(

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  81. That's the worst comparison ever. Unified title >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> WHC title. Sheamus and Bryan were in smackdown at the time I believe. Enough said

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  82. Dude, Batista vs Orton would be a midcard match on a show with Taker/Brock, Punk/HHH, Cena/Bray and whatever Bryan and Hogan end up doing.

    They absolutely could run a squash for that match without it seeming out of place, and it'd fit both their characters. (And both their levels of overness.)

    And you're thinking they wouldn't risk tarnishing the WWE title that's been the center of screwjob finishes on every PPV since August? That's probably lower than "laundering the Cobra sock? on WWE's list of concerns.

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  83. We may need to start calling him Medium Dave at this point.

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  84. Punk was the one of the very, very few guys to work with The Rock (and last year with Brock). that alone makes him stand above pretty much everyone else of the roster.

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  85. "Laundering the cobra sock" lol.

    I disagree. They're gonna shove Batista down our throats whether we like it or not. They're not putting Brock In a title match and putting on second or third from the top. Either way, it's not opening the show like Sheamus/Bryan was in said squash match

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  86. Something that is lost in all this - Randy Orton has to be the least over heel champion in a long long time. The fan apathy towards him is just off the charts.

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  87. The Raw preview is already teasing a "confrontation" with Orton and Batista.

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  88. Oh, he's probably the least over guy with that level of a push I've ever seen. He's so un-over he's basically pulled John Cena down to his level.

    Whatever that dude's contract is, it's not worth it.

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  89. Caliber_Winfield_The_3rdJanuary 27, 2014 at 10:06 AM

    It's crazy to think that he's been a World Title main eventer for 10 years! It'd seriously be like King Kong Bundy being in the title run from 85-95 with no signs of leaving.

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  90. "As of now, there have not been any injuries reported from last night's show." <- Fails to account for the many broken hearts of Daniel Bryan fans. :(

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  91. "They're not putting Brock In a title match and putting on second or third from the top."
    Did you mean Batista instead of Brock?

    I'm just saying in terms of how fans view the match, Batista/Orton would be down the list of shit fans care about. If that's the case, put it on second-to-last before the Lesnar/Taker "Mean Mark's MMA Fantasy Camp match" and have Batista squash Orton before the crowd gets a chance to get pissy. It shows Batista as a monster, pays off Orton's HTM-esque run, and puts the backlash off for a night.

    Plus, is a squash really devaluing the title at this point?



    ANYWAY, moot point since I'm sure we're getting 20 minutes of Batista and Orton trading punches and headlocks, but that's how they SHOULD book it IMHO.

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  92. Foley put him over huge on three straight PPVs, two of which were five star matches, and one that ultimately sent him on the course of wrestling's version of retirement. Couldn't have done more for the guy. Even in '97 when they found each other, Foley made him look like a killer.

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  93. Not to mention the fact that promoting a movie starring a heel in the company is nowhere near unheard of. Andre in the Princess Bride, Jesse Ventura in Predator, hell the Miz in his stupid Christmas movie (and whatever Marine sequel he did... come to think of it, Ted DiBiase Jr. in HIS Marine sequel...). Was Orton a face when HIS movies came out?

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  94. Didn't Reigns eliminate JBL and El Torito?

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  95. Fair enough. I actually did mean Brock because even though they have a hard on for Batista right now, I believe THEY believe Brock is the bigger star of the 2

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  96. Brock's jobbing at Mania, whether to Batista or Taker.

    I think with Batista signed fulltime, he's a way bigger priority for them than Brock.

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  97. It's way too soon to call Batista an "epic money losing disaster," but his push may lead to some serious backlash creatively. I doubt people will stop going to shows, buying pay-per-views or even subscribe to the network because of Batista.

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  98. Crowds are hijacking shows because WWE has taught them nothing matters, so they have to amuse themselves.

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  99. Not to be confused with a quit shit, where you just get up off the toilet half way through and leave it dangling behind you like a tail.

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  100. Add last night's show to the list of PPVs to check out when the Network launches to see if they deliver on the uncensored promise.

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  101. I think it's a lose-lose either way. Right now they almost have to make Orton into a babyface to justify the crowd shitting on Big Dave...and that's going to be a disaster too because if you go on that current track you're going to have a hell that people really don't want to see going over an babyface that no one cares about. Could be some Lesnar-Goldberg type shit in New Orleans.

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  102. Crowd won't buy Orton as a babyface anymore. Dude's got severe go-away-heat, and there's no undoing that damage in the next few months.



    They honestly should take a hard look at cutting bait with Orton after this disastrous title run is over, because there's no way his value to the company comes close to matching what they're paying him anymore. Orton's no more valuable than Damien Sandow at this point.

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  103. Amsterdam_Adam_CurryJanuary 27, 2014 at 12:10 PM

    I'd say it's pretty manly, I mean, you really can't get much manlier than gay porn.

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  104. Woah, woah, woah.


    Tooth Fairy was a kiddie movie. Journey 2: The mysterious island was a kiddie movie.


    Guardians of the Galaxy is the next Marvel movie and as I recall, the last bunch of Marvel movies were huge summer blockbuster action films. Guardians is no different. It's not a kiddie movie.

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  105. Guardians of the Galaxy is not a kids movie. It's a PG-13 summer blockbuster action movie.


    You're confusing it for one of Rock's movies.

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  106. Dave did look like he would willingly slam you like a screen door!

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