Undertaker Update
According to Mike Johnson of PWInsider.com, the plan is for the Undertaker not to make any live appearances as a way to build anticipation for his first appearance since losing at WrestleMania. The Undertaker will respond to Wyatt's challenge, just not in front of a live crowd.
http://pwinsider.com/article/91848/undertakerwwe-update.html?p=1
RAW Ratings
RAW had 4.12 million viewers this past Monday, up from 3.99 the week before. Here is the hourly breakdown:
8pm: 4.08 million viewers
9pm: 4.11 million viewers
10pm: 4.18 million viewers
http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/96-wwe-news/41360-raw-ratings-for-monday
WWE Executive on CNBC's "Closing Bell" Show
Chief Strategy and Financial Officer, George Barrios, was on the show and said, among other things, is that the WWE Network can reach 3-4 million subscribers over the course of the next 3-5 years. Click on the link below to view Barrios' appearance
http://www.cnbc.com/id/102452684
Samoa Joe Returning to Ring of Honor
RoH has announced that Joe will return to the company at the 3/7 TV tapings.
http://www.rohwrestling.com/news/roh-legend-coming-home
According to Mike Johnson of PWInsider.com, the plan is for the Undertaker not to make any live appearances as a way to build anticipation for his first appearance since losing at WrestleMania. The Undertaker will respond to Wyatt's challenge, just not in front of a live crowd.
http://pwinsider.com/article/91848/undertakerwwe-update.html?p=1
RAW Ratings
RAW had 4.12 million viewers this past Monday, up from 3.99 the week before. Here is the hourly breakdown:
8pm: 4.08 million viewers
9pm: 4.11 million viewers
10pm: 4.18 million viewers
http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/96-wwe-news/41360-raw-ratings-for-monday
WWE Executive on CNBC's "Closing Bell" Show
Chief Strategy and Financial Officer, George Barrios, was on the show and said, among other things, is that the WWE Network can reach 3-4 million subscribers over the course of the next 3-5 years. Click on the link below to view Barrios' appearance
http://www.cnbc.com/id/102452684
Samoa Joe Returning to Ring of Honor
RoH has announced that Joe will return to the company at the 3/7 TV tapings.
http://www.rohwrestling.com/news/roh-legend-coming-home
Good, good for Joe. I wonder if ROH will do a Joe VS Styles VS Daniels rematch?
ReplyDeleteAnd Taker not being on TV is one of those things that make me wish Paul Bearer was still alive.
Just caught the last NJPW show on Axs TV. Ibushi vs. Nakamura from the G1 (I think the one in 2013) and it was pretty sweet. If New Japan World has an english option, I may subscribe and check it out.
ReplyDelete3 to 4 million viewers?!
ReplyDeleteDenial isn't just a river in Africa, George.
Yeah, Okada vs Ibushi from Feb 2014 was great as well.
ReplyDeleteSomeone upvoted this comment I made two years ago: "Calling it right now. Roman Reigns is the next "guy". The next Hogan, Cena, Rock, Austin. And all 3 guys are going to be major stars. People will talk about them all coming in together like they do about Cena, Orton, and Batista."
ReplyDeleteI called The Reigns Train before he even had a match! High Five!
Hey, remember how they built up Bret vs Vince by not having Bret make any live appearances at all?
ReplyDeleteSo he is in such terrible shape that they dont want you to see him til you have already bought the show. Got it.
ReplyDelete"The Undertaker will respond to Wyatt's challenge, just not in front of a live crowd.....because he may literally deteriorate in front of them, and no one wants Taker's skin flakes in their coke."
ReplyDeleteMaybe Vince saw it and decided to turn it into Heyman's promo on Monday.
ReplyDeleteLulz. "Next Hogan, Cena, Austin, Rock".
ReplyDeleteIt was you. It was all your fault.
ReplyDeleteYou monster.
Are you still in denial, he is getting that spot at 31.
ReplyDeleteI feel really bad for Taker. I bet he really wants to retire (and really, at this point, he pretty much IS retired), but keeps coming back out of some fucked up loyalty to Vince. He's always been a big company man.
ReplyDeleteSo did The Miz, though.
ReplyDeleteI have to start using my powers for good one of these days.
ReplyDeleteNo, he didn't. He was a backdrop to Rock/Cena.
ReplyDeleteI think he's probably done enough, and at this point it's certainly his own fault for agreeing to anything.
ReplyDeleteFor fuck's sake, he's 87 years old! Be a man and say no.
Taker is going to tweet a picture of him pointing at the sign.
ReplyDeleteI think we'll get Taker vs. Sting at XXXII next year. It'll be both men's retirement match
ReplyDeleteHow much money does he make for one match a year? That why he keeps coming back.
ReplyDeleteBetween him and The Rock, who WRESTLED the main event that year?
ReplyDeleteThey could have the match in a retirement home.
ReplyDeleteNot because it's interesting or a cool idea, but because both men will already be living there, and honestly, who wants to pay for travel?
Whoa, let's back up a bit before we accuse the Miz of wrestling. It was more like standing there and hitting the ropes a few times.
ReplyDeleteRetirementMania
ReplyDeletehttp://cdn3.whatculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/lana-dancer.jpg
ReplyDeleteHoly Doodles...
LANALANALANALANALANALANALANALANALANALANALANALANAFAPFAPFAPFAPFAPFAPFAPFAP
I fucking hate rusev
ReplyDeleteSo. Lesnar will barely be on Raw to hype his match with Reigns. Sting will barely be on Raw to hype his match with HHH. And Undertaker won't be on Raw at all to hype his match with Wyatt. Damn I am so excited for this Wrestlemania build!
ReplyDeleteThey were just laying shots into one another. Nakamura may be my favorite of the Japanese guys, but Ibushi did some pretty amazing stuff.
ReplyDeleteTHEY'RE LEGENDS!
ReplyDeleteTHERE'S A SIGN!
THAT'S ENOUGH!
"WWE: The important guys don't hang out on our shows. Please, keep watching."
ReplyDeleteFunny you should say that, I just watched the build to WM 9. There was zero Bret/Yoko build on Raw. It was all Money Inc/MegaManiacs every week.
ReplyDeleteTaker is running a half marathon in a couple weeks. I'm pretty sure he can wrestle a 10 minute match.
ReplyDelete*Lana goes to bed, opens her legs*
ReplyDeleteRusev...CRUSH!
*after sex*
Rusev...CUDDLE!
That's a low estimate considering that survey they promoted a year or so back proclaiming there were something like 200 million wrestling fans in the US.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the visual.
ReplyDeleteAnd what a classic Mania that was!
ReplyDeleteThey can play dodge 'em cars in their wheelchairs.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome.
ReplyDeleteProbably a better outcome than punch-fest, take a breather, punch-fest, finishers, end.
ReplyDeleteSimple times. I think there was a contract signing that went badly for Bret. Must've been on Superstars or something.
ReplyDeleteIf the crazy rumor is true, Lesnar may barely be on WrestleMania this year, as in 'video package to explain why our World Champion walked out' in a kayfabe way. Fun to think of the possibilities of Vince's biggest show falling into the crapper thirty days out.
ReplyDeleteSure, if you count animals and underpants gnomes.
ReplyDeleteWatched the first ep available of ECW TV on the network. Actually a really good show featuring Taz vs Sabu and Terry Funk vs Jimmy Snuka in a cage for the TV title.
ReplyDeleteQuick! Someone get the resuscitator ready!
ReplyDeleteJust because he denied to push our guy.
ReplyDeleteNo no no. She wouldn't shout crush. She'd shout "FUCK!"
ReplyDeleteMore because of the rampant hypocrisy over protecting people over failed drug tests because they're 'the guy' while suspending others. I've said it before and I'll say it again: the WWE is the most sophomoric corporation in the NYSE, and that's saying something.
ReplyDeleteRusev...ANAL TIME
ReplyDelete-Rusev loves it.
I actually like taker not showing up until mania.
ReplyDeleteThat's only a rumor.
ReplyDeleteI'd actually like it if he didn't even show up to Mania.
ReplyDeleteMore than likely true though.
ReplyDelete"I actually like Taker showing up for his Colonoscopy. It's good for the elderly to have their Colons checked regularly." - His doctor.
ReplyDeleteI hope, I really hope. Even Lesnar wants Bryan in the ME.
ReplyDeleteVince constantly sends Primo and Epico for checkups for just that reason.
ReplyDeleteThis ain't the attitude era, buddy. We gotta keep it PG.
ReplyDeleteSpace Viking Lord Brock Lesnar...
ReplyDelete...died on the way back to his home planet.
ugh.
ReplyDeleteChoo-Choo!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteGood, because how other way am I supposed to know two guys are gonna have a match at WrestleMania? Ambrose better do it real soon, otherwise I don't think he's going to get an IC title shot.
ReplyDeleteI GET IT!
ReplyDeleteNo!
ReplyDeleteVIKING SPACE LORD returned home to bang his wife, she must give birth to his offspring.
Ambrose should stay the fuck away from that sign. The odds are just too high that it would fall on him, and then Bray Wyatt would hit Sister Abigail outta nowhere and put him on the shelf.
ReplyDeleteBreaking News: It was actually Bork Lazer causing a problem backstage on Monday. Everybody can get back to their Roman Reigns bashing at the normal clip.
ReplyDelete^5
ReplyDeleteBret/Yoko didn't need a lot of build up. The story tells itself: giant, unstoppable monster versus small, technical wrestler.
ReplyDelete"the WWE Network can reach 3-4 million subscribers over the course of the next 3-5 years."
ReplyDeleteSure, if you took the Network in a time machine to 1998.
Lana is PG in the front, Adult-Rated in the back.
ReplyDeleteWhether the Lesnar/Reigns/Drug Test rumor is true or not, the damage is quite likely done. Outside of a major refutation from the dirt sheets and something bigger coming along to distract people, there will be a persistent segment who believes the rumor to be true, and that kind of black sheep segment will fester and basically shadow Reigns for some time to come. It may come to the point where, if not true, I'd feel bad for the guy. If it is true, though? Fuck him and the retarded horse he rode in on. You have to be six shades of stupid (or just not give a fuck) to get capped on a drug test a month before the biggest show of his life.
ReplyDelete"I hate fucking Rusev."
ReplyDelete...fixed that for you?
Where is HOSS? I need to know if I can change my name again.
ReplyDeleteNaah.
ReplyDeleteSo this rumor I was handed got me thinking: How much of a problem is confirmation bias when it comes to this stuff? As BK notes below: how much of the steam behind stories is the Peter Pan system of "we want it to be true, therefore it is true even if it's false"?
ReplyDeleteI think you may be giving too much credit to the rumor.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea five years ago.
ReplyDeleteFive years ago might even be too close to now.
ReplyDeleteWait what rumor?
ReplyDeletePeople have kept the Savage/Stephanie rumor alive for over a decade. As much hate as Reigns gets from the online fans? I'm sure a few knuckleheads would drag this out for a while just to piss in his Corn Flakes some more.
ReplyDeleteThat's a good story! They should have run with that this year.
ReplyDeleteThere's a whole 'nother thread for that.
ReplyDeleteNormal people don't believe Stephanie and Savage did anything.
ReplyDeleteI was handed a Reddit thread where it was claimed that Roman Reigns picked up a strike, but Vince refused to suspend him over it. Brock got upset, and that's why he walked out.
ReplyDeleteI passed it on to Scott so he could weigh in.
Samoa Joe and CM Punk teased having a match on Twitter.
ReplyDeleteYou know, the two of them could probably put on a huge indie PPV based around a match.
Reddit is always a reliable place to get news. They did a bang up job finding the Boston Marathon Bomber.
ReplyDeleteDamn, the Bulls are going to be out 60 million on a guy who will never be the same again, they wasted their amnesty clause on Boozer and are now stuck with Rose's contract.
ReplyDeleteThey could call it, "FAT-FAT vs. SKINNY-FAT: Who's the Fattest of them all?"
ReplyDeleteHe will never rest in peeeeeeace.
ReplyDeletePsh, where are they going to find an unstoppable monster and a small technical wrestler?
ReplyDeleteThink before you speak Man!
With Scott Steiner on commentary!
ReplyDeleteCan't they buy him out next year?
ReplyDeleteTAKE MY MONEY.
ReplyDeleteConsider that Reddit allows anyone to post anything and you'll have your answer.
ReplyDeleteI can't imagine Brock being upset over that
ReplyDeleteI'd gladly fork over 60 dollars on WM if we get Steiner shooting on commentary.
ReplyDelete"I love fucking Rusev's girlfriend"
ReplyDeleteThat's better
Speaking of backstage drama, we haven't (that I've seen thus far) touched on the AJ Lee-Vince/Stephanie McMahon story yet. I've been out of the loop for a couple of days so if this was brought up yesterday, apologies.
ReplyDeleteI dunno. Won't be cheap either way.
ReplyDeleteThere's a persistent segment of the fan population that believes Savage raped Stephanie when she was a young teen. Nobody outside of that portion believes it or gives a shit about such an equally bullshit rumor.
ReplyDeleteThere's a whole post about it below.
ReplyDeleteI dunno Groupon, unlimited laser hair removal for $99, regular price $2,400 doesn't seem all that appealing to me.
ReplyDeleteIt's the Bulls, I hope they get horsefucked.
ReplyDeleteI would pay for the WWE Network if there was a Scott Steiner commentary track on everything
ReplyDeleteWHAT?! I use it all the time for news, just like I use Wikipedia for school reports!
ReplyDelete<--- Not doing well.
WWE has Roman Reigns come out trying to get sympy from the people, but he doesn't get my sympy at all
ReplyDeleteGonna call it right now: This will be the worst Wrestlemania of the new millennium.
ReplyDeleteGat dang it, Bobby. I'm a poster, not a damn librarian. I'm not digging that far.
ReplyDeleteWhat the fuck is SYMPY?
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like something a 13 year old girl would say.
Sorry, I'm just Jelly.
No, you cray-cray.
ReplyDeleteA 40 year old woman used "jelly" in front of me the other day.
ReplyDeleteI hate her.
I think its a way of saying sympathy
ReplyDeleteAsk Scott Steiner:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfvGECYB6Gs
Yes, thanks.
ReplyDelete27 and 29 have already happened.
ReplyDeleteOdd number WMs suck in the HD era.
Am I wrong in thinking this Mania is similar 10-13 as one that doesn't feel like it's part of anything special?
ReplyDeleteWrestleMania XXVII and XXIX would like to have a word.
ReplyDeleteYou beat me to it.
ReplyDeleteI still have hope if they give us my dream match....
ReplyDeleteGiant Gonzalez vs. The Great Khali.
I was pretty stoked for 10.
ReplyDeleteSo using the current roster what would everyone have as the mania card? Some armchair booking is allowed and probably required for some of this. Mine.....
ReplyDeleteWWE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP: (C) Brock Lesnar vs Daniel Bryan
* Bryan returns unannounced at the rumble and wins
Triple threat match for the money in the bank: Seth Rollins vs Roman Reigns vs Dean Ambrose
* shield doesn't break up. Rollins wins briefcase. HHH starts to get in his ear about how he is the architect and could do better than being third wheel of the shield. Roman Reigns wins and sets himself up for a push towards wrestlemania 32
Triple H vs Dolph Ziggler
* triple h gets tired of dolph being defiant and insulting Stephanie over and over
AJ Lee and Paige vs Bellas
Sting and Undertaker vs the Wyatt family
* wyatts don't break up. Bray calls out undertaker repeatedly. Undertaker shows up but is surrounded by the wyatts. Lights out again. Sting high in the arena bat pointing. Lights out again. Taker dissapears. Wyatt sets it up on the mic.
Andre the giant memorial battle Royal
John Cena vs Rusev
* makes sense. This would be their first matchup. Not a rematch.
INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP:
(C) Bad News Barrett vs Sheamus
* hard hitting fight!
TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP SCRAMBLE
(C) Usos vs Cesaro and Kidd vs ascension vs prime time players vs lucha Dragons vs Goldust and Cody Rhodes vs Miz and mizdow
NXT CHAMPIONSHIP:
(c) Kevin Owens vs Sami Zayn
As little as I'm looking forward to this one, it can't suck as bad as 29. I didn't watch WWE again for a year after that show it was so bad.
ReplyDeleteYou're not alone, let's put it that way. This year's WrestleMania card feels lackluster and void of specialness. Sting/Triple H is a dream match that no one actually dreamed up. Undertaker is washed up and useless now. Cena is going to get his win back. Reigns will be the World Champion 3/4ths of the fan base hates. There's not much to look forward to.
ReplyDeleteWikipedia is just as accurate as the Encyclopedia Brittanica.
ReplyDeleteWe can prolly throw 25 in there too.
ReplyDeleteThe only saving grace for 25 was that it had a possible contender for WrestleMania's GOAT in HBK/Taker. That literally saved that show in every conceivable way imaginable.
ReplyDeleteDefending Wikipedia only means you've used it for school work before and got away with it.
ReplyDeleteBushwhackers'll be there.
ReplyDeleteThat would take some effort,seeing as giant gonzalez dies years ago.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like something that wouldn't have enough 30-minute talking segments.
ReplyDeletePASS!!!!
Yes. 10 promised 2 really good matches and 11 promised a guy spending his whole payoff on rock.
ReplyDeleteI could just imagine Stephanie looking like this after the AJ tweets last night: http://i.imgur.com/YmdUxOJ.gif
ReplyDeleteI would've really enjoyed a Scott Steiner vs. Brock Lesnar match circa 2003.
ReplyDeleteWould anyone notice a difference in workrate?
ReplyDeleteHis story is so sad. Here's a wikipedia entry to bring tears to us all:
ReplyDelete"González lived on a ranch in Argentina in his later years.[10] By October 2009, he was confined to a wheelchair, and had to use a dialysis machine due to his failing kidneys.[10] He was unmarried and did not have any children."On 22 September 2010, Gonzalez died due to complications of diabetes and severe heart issues, in his hometown of San Martin, Argentina. He was 44 years old.[8]
28 sucked too.
ReplyDeleteI literally cannot remember a single match from 25 aside from HBK/Taker and the HHH/Orton stompathon.
ReplyDeleteValid point. Maybe throw a HHH promo in there to start?
ReplyDeleteThanks, Rani. Now I feel bad for joking about him.
ReplyDeleteOr maybe this... http://i.imgur.com/pWb7Z.gif
ReplyDeleteIf I feel sad, everyone must feel sad. Rani rules.
ReplyDeleteDo it!!!!!
ReplyDeleteYou know what would make getting to that 3-5 million figure? If the WWE put out a solid exciting show on a weekly basis.
ReplyDeleteBWHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteShut up.
28s tentpoles delivered.
ReplyDeleteSomething like "dang Jethro, that didn't suck" would be a step in the right direction.
ReplyDeleteThey were awesome. Anything that blocks the view of probably a quarter of the stadium deserves plaudits.
ReplyDeleteIm old, they didnt have Wikipedia in my school days. Well I think it existed but I wasn't aware of it.
ReplyDeleteSo Dean Ambrose cut two awesome promos that clearly elevate the IC belt, but the only way to sse them is to go on their Youtube channel ... I guess they doin't want anyone taking the spolight from "The Big Dog" Roman Reigns.
ReplyDeletePromo #1 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbzRo9OtBMA
Promo #2 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IW2GVQlTdBg
Being associated with steroid's hurts his brand for going back to real sports.
ReplyDeleteDean Ambrose has bigger problems than that, if SmackDown spoilers are any indication.
ReplyDeleteI said it before and I'll say it again today (since that's all we do here):
ReplyDeleteAny other company would LOVE to have the immediate crowd reactions that WWE live events/social media provides and would use that information to deliver a product that the public wanted. WWE can find out immediately what its audience responds to. McDonald's
doesn't have live crowds that cheer or boo its new product attempts.
Taco Bell doesn't know if serving breakfast is a good idea until it
spends millions rolling out the products, training employees, and paying
employees for additional hours. Paramount doesn't really know if
audiences will take to Hot Tub Time Machine 2 until they finish the film
and start testing it with audiences. Meanwhile, WWE has the ability to completely switch gears week-to-week if something isn't working... and they don't.
There is literally nothing simpler than this business model:
1) Consumers want X
2) Provide consumers X
3) Enjoy profits
Instead, WWE follows this model:
1) Consumers want X
2) Provide consumers with B, G, K, W, Z, and "WE'RE HAVING FUN, MAGGLE!"
3) Enjoy much smaller profits
CM Punk said perhaps the truest thing in wrestling: McMahon is a millionaire who should be a billionaire.
As soon as Reigns came back, Ambrose was stuck in a feud with Wyatt to cool him off. WWE didn't want the much more popular Ambrose getting more cheers than Reigns.
ReplyDeleteLet's assume that the Reigns stuff is bullshit, which it looks like it is. What exactly had Lesnar so perturbed as to storm out of Raw early, because that much has been verified as true. I doubt they would fly Brock out to Nashville and then just not use him, especially so close to WrestleMania, and the main event felt weird and disjointed on Raw, as if they were killing time and trying to cover for something. I doubt he would've made a power-play so randomly; something had to happen, but the question is what.
ReplyDeleteHopefully one of these years Undertaker stretches it out so he waits until all the way after Wrestlemania is over to make his annual Wrestlemania appearance.
ReplyDeleteMaybe Lesnar doesn't want to be in a trainwreck main event at WM for the second time
ReplyDeleteThere's also an aspect of business where you create a market by convincing people that they want something. It's how new products are introduced. Vince is just guilty of going too far in that direction.
ReplyDeleteIt could be true still. The wwe letting a guy take steroids would shock NO ONE
ReplyDeleteOnce the dementia sets in, it'll probably happen.
ReplyDeleteMy Dad came over on Monday night to help fix with my house's furnace and Raw was on. My Dad watched for a minute and when watching Reigns informed me that "Big Guy with the greasy hair can't talk well"
ReplyDeleteI doubt Lesnar would give half a shit if the entire stadium walked out prior to his match starting, and he wrestled the whole match to one guy in the front row chanting "boring" for 20 minutes.
ReplyDeleteMaybe Lesnar doesn't want to be in a trainwreck main event at WM for the second time.
ReplyDeleteI could buy Brock Lesnar not wanting to wrestle a guy with toxic heat from the crowd in Santa Clara for fear that it lessens his drawing power. I don't really get the whole 'he's on steroids, fuck him' angle, but the former I could buy.
ReplyDeleteBelee Dad.
ReplyDeleteYou would think he would've called them out on this after the Royal Rumble instead of waiting 'til now.
ReplyDeleteI honestly don't see how they are going to make much more than an average PPV for Mania this year. Are they soldout yet?
ReplyDeleteStructure of TV was different back then, plus Raw was the B-show to Superstars anyway.
ReplyDeleteIt's really sad, if you have to kill off the heat of all your babyfaces to make your chosen one popular, maybe there something wrong ...
ReplyDeletePWInsider pretty much debunked the Lesnar/Reigns deal: Lesnar was upset about his business deal with the WWE, and that's what led to the walkout on Monday. Specifics aren't exactly known, but it doesn't seem to tie into Roman Reigns at all. #SadFace
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't be surprised if the WWE flew Brock out there, then decided not to use him in fear of messing up Reigns lukewarm reaction. Brock just got pissed he was flown out there for nothing.
ReplyDeleteI think the steroid thing is a way bigger deal than a dead crowd. If he wants to get back into ufc or even just use ufc as leverage working with a guy on steroids could give him too much wrestling stink. Yeah he has some but when he goes back to legit stuff he'll be labled in as a steroid guy anyways because of his wwe time, and putting over a guy all juiced out would just make it worse for his brand.
ReplyDeleteStill bitter about Vince I see http://i.imgur.com/4B7ITTu.png
ReplyDeleteIf Vince is going to bury it and pretend like it didn't happen, how will the mainstream even find out about it, though?
ReplyDeleteHave Bray and Taker be HIAC and recreate some classic Taker matches. Have Bray through Taker off of the Cell and then through the Cell. Then, bring up that Truck from Armageddon and have Bray throw him onto that.
ReplyDeleteI've seen Marty Jannety do the same.
ReplyDeleteI don't buy the reddit story but PWInsider didn't debunk it. They said he was upset about a "buisness decision and not at creative". Wouldn't the steroid thing be more classified under buisness than creative?
ReplyDeleteBret sounds so damn whiny here.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely true, but then you have to succeed at convincing people. And if you don't, you backtrack or take another approach.
ReplyDeleteMcDonald's spent millions trying to convince people that Arch Deluxe was the next great hamburger. People still far preferred the Big Mac. McD's ended up eventually pulling the plug on the Arch Deluxe.
If Vince ran McDonald's, he'd discontinue the Big Mac in order to sell more Arch Deluxes, and tell the employees to ridicule customers if they came in and ordered a Big Mac.
If so, the WWE is fucking retarded, and will have to keep Brock off TV until 'Mania itself. They can't be so ignorant to not see what kind of reaction the guy will get.
ReplyDeleteBrock refusing the match would do the trick. Whatever it is between Brock and Vince, I just truly hope it ruins wrestlemania and reigns push.
ReplyDeleteI read it more as "I'm not happy with my deal" more so than "I don't want to work with that guy because of X reasons". I would think he'd have a problem creatively if it were over the Reigns situation.
ReplyDeleteWhatever it is, it was serious enough that Brock wouldn't even come out and stand next to Heyman as Heyman delivered his promo.
ReplyDeleteI'm doubting its the steroid thing, but something is up.
The only thing I read is that won agasint the Miz, is there something else ?
ReplyDeleteI think the next two weeks WWE are going to be in smark heavy cities. Reigns is going to get shit on there no matter what so that might be a better places to use Brock and then just blame the bizzaro world.
ReplyDeleteWhat's funny is that the smark cities are the only cities that seem to give a crap anymore. You're either in Smark Zone or Dead Zone if you're the WWE.
ReplyDeleteDerrick Rose done for the year? Or is there a chance that he can come back from this?
ReplyDeleteSo, stupid question. Let's say this story is false (which I'm pretty sure it is) but the story actually gains some traction. What's the worst outcome for WWE?
ReplyDeleteAll depends on the severity of the tear
ReplyDeleteSaw Rondo got in a shouting match with Carlisle last night. Wouldn't put much into it, but I just looked at Rondo's stats and the guy can't shoot at all anymore.
ReplyDeleteNothing,seeing as the general public doesn't give a crap about pro wrestling.
ReplyDeleteThey have to scramble to make a new title match at WM?
ReplyDeleteHe has been abysmal this year. Doesn't seem like he is fitting in with that team. On the other hand, Jeff Green has been a great in Memphis
ReplyDeleteDude needs to retire before he does even more damage.
ReplyDeleteAbout eight people chant "STEROIDS!" at Reigns at every Raw until the end of the time.
ReplyDeleteI believe this proves Pro Wrestling is not profit driven, but ego driven.
ReplyDeleteThe Reigns/Lesnar story is actually part of Triple H meta-Kayfabe Reality Era booking. They will reveal that Reigns only beat Bryan because he was on the juice thus stripping him of his Rumble win and granting Bryan his rematch close at WM. It's all a work you guys !
ReplyDeleteNothing if it's not true. And even if it were true, it's not like anyone in the general public has any idea who the fuck Roman reigns is.
ReplyDeleteThe word you're looking for is "ignint"
ReplyDelete- The Usos
So basically half of the main eventers for Mania— Undertaker, Lesnar, Sting— will either not appear on TV or at most appear 1-2 times total to build their matches?
ReplyDeleteIs the main event on the go home Raw gonna involve Los Matadores?
WWE just put out a press release announcing "WWE SURPASSES NBA AS #1 SPORTS CHANNEL ON YOUTUBE"
ReplyDeleteI love that WWE is a sport when it is beneficial to them (like when they do DID YOU KNOW about the DVD charts) and never in any other circumstances.
Always have been a Jeff Green fan. Solid above average player.
ReplyDeleteThe Bushwhackers: A Retrospective
ReplyDelete