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Kaladin

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WTF said:
On Garret Bischoff: "He’s a very very talented kid. I told him from the beginning, Look you are going to have to be better than the next guy because people are going to be so much more critical of you than they would anybody there. And I think because of that, it’s a really difficult position to be in, and I respect his guts because it does take a lot—quite honestly—to be able to face that and all these critics. But the kid’s got talent, he really really does. Just like others, he’s been cycled into a solid storyline, and there’s ebbs and flows to kind of keep people in the limelight. But he’s no different than a Crimson who’s on a great winning streak or a Magnus. There’s a handful of other guys that we have who are new that we are trying to break. And I think it’s unjust to give him that criticism when no one is saying that about a Gunner, or a Crimson, or a Magnus. And his in-ring abilities are equal to those guys.
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W.....T....F.....
 
PopfulMail

PopfulMail

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jmdajr said:
I do feel bad about when some folks here post at length about some show they liked, or some match they watched etc. ..and no one gives a shit about them.
People get too busy going back and forth about silliness. And don't get me wrong, I love the sillyness too, but we should take the time to acknowledge the posters that are taking the time to share their experiences in between the fun. I try sometimes but I could be better at it. But yes, people here love to hug the spotlight. Lets face it, you can't all be Triple H. No one can!
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Hahah... this is true and why I rarely post.
 
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Biggest-Geek-Ever

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djsandman said:
W.....T....F.....
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I think I like that quote better than Vince saying Raw ratings are up from last year.
 
DKehoe

DKehoe

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BoboBrazil said:
One shocking WWE stat that was mentioned on Observer today is merchandise in WWE is down 58%(!) from this time last year.
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It was just for the month of March. Also Meltzer did say that this was more due to last year being especially good than this year being particularly bad.
 
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UberTag

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funkystudent said:
If someone gives me a thread title I will post a new thread.
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Above all else, make sure Vince and the burning pile of money is in the OP.
You should also placate the Kane fans.
Can Kane be the guy burning Vince's money?

Perspicacity said:
The Best and Worst of WWE Extreme Rules '12
http://withleather.uproxx.com/2012/04/the-best-and-worst-of-wwe-extreme-rules-12/2
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This is my favorite part:

Worst: Figuring Out Why Ryback Doesn’t Work (Right Now)

I mentioned it earlier, but the easiest character to get over is probably “dominant guy who shows up out of nowhere and destroys everybody”...

Right now we’ve got Brodus Clay, Lord Tensai and Ryback doing this at the same time. Mason Ryan and Ezekiel Jackson just finished up their attempts, and guys like Antonio Cesaro are showing up and beating Tyson Kidd in 60 seconds on Smackdown and Husky Harris pulling a Cape Fear version of the act in FCW, so who knows who else’ll follow.

That makes the act commonplace, and the only thing that makes that character work is how special and different they are. I remember specifically cheering for Goldberg because he’d just show up and f**k guys up and leave without talking and getting into soapy storylines like everybody else. Skip Sheffield is a talented, occasionally brutal pro wrestler and I feel bad that he’s cosmetically the least interesting of the “big 3″ … he’s not racist dinosaur with a crew of oddities and he’s not the big white penis lookin’ fella from Japan who spits Mountain Dew and has tattoos on his face. He’s just a really muscular guy in Rob Van Dam’s old clothes. It’s unfortunate, and hopefully they’ll have him go face-to-face with Wade Barrett whenever Wade’s healed, have them stare at each other menacingly for several seconds and then just have Ryback blush and go “awww man I’m just kiddin’, yip yip yip what it do” and they’ll go back to being undercard violence friends.
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BoboBrazil

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What happened to Mr. Sam making the new threads? What's funnier? HHH involving himself in the Brock program or HHH coming back because Cena is taking time off and they haven't made any new stars so Vince is freaking out without his Cena on tv.
 
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Nocturnowl

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BoboBrazil said:
What happened to Mr. Sam making the new threads? What's funnier? HHH involving himself in the Brock program or HHH coming back because Cena is taking time off and they haven't made any new stars so Vince is freaking out without his Cena on tv.
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The second one because they've had years to build up new faces but they remove wrestler personalities and use the most promising faces as jobbers to the upcoming heel of the month, it's hilarious for all the wrong reasons.
 
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Parallax

best seen in the classic "Shadow of the Beast"
Heel said:
You're supposed to reveal that you're wearing a gaudy MMA shirt before turning on them. God, we really botched this invasion angle. Is this a taped segment?
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because he hasnt switched alliances yet. hes gonna do the comeback assist, to assault and finally reveal
 
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rvd2kewl

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Kyoufu said:
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Lol the guy next him in the white blazer is the same guy from last year's MITB and the events since. Hope he washes that jacket.
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This is from like 10 pages back, but I'm catching up on the thread now.

The Brock fan is from Illinois, the guy with the white coat is from Indianapolis (he'll be at Raw tonight since it's a 2 hour drive from Indy).

Both of those guys go to around 30-40 shows per year.
 
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Kaladin

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Bootaaay said:
Yeah, when Gabe keeps things simple and has the right talent he's undoubtedly one of the best today. I would love to see what ROH would look like in 2012 if Gabe were still in charge.
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Gabe Sapolsky caught onto social media as a booking tool long before anyone else even acknowledged it.
 
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Kyoufu

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Did you guys see on PWinsider:

Punk also told a funny story about how after his match at Survivor Series, he walked by the Rock and said "follow that, a**hole." He wasn't even sure that the Rock knew who he was at the time. This picture from backstage at Mania is him saying the same thing to him. However, by this point they had already "talked it out", so it was more of a joke.
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Hmm...

BTW, I loved Punk's attire last night. The shirt was nice too.
 
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Bowser

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I like Punk purely on a skills/talent basis, but he seems kind of like a douche IRL reading stories like that and how he hates talking to fans etc.
 
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Bowser

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djsandman said:
He seemed pretty cool when he signed my hat at Wrestlemania 24.
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I think he's fine at company-sponsored events, it's when he's asked at random places (on the subway, in the airport, etc.) that he seems angry/doesn't want to do it (I'm recalling the article where he specifically said he didn't like talking/signing things for fans that come up to him randomly). I understand that he probably doesn't get a lot of time to be alone and when you're just trying to relax and be with your own thoughts it's pretty annoying, but that's just something that comes with the business. That's one aspect that Cena, for all the hate I have for him (which is a lot), seems to have down. He always seems like a guy that not only doesn't mind fans, but welcomes them.

Anyway, it was just a random observation on my part, as a talent I don't like him any less.
 
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British Monsoon

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djsandman said:
Gabe Sapolsky caught onto social media as a booking tool long before anyone else even acknowledged it.
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Definitely - that whole Project 161 stuff leading up to ROH's 161st show and the debut of the Age of the Fall was amazing, like a little ARG across social media, with no one really sure if it was all a work or not.
 
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RBH

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Not sure how true this is:

At today's Impact tapings, the word about the "new concept" that Hulk Hogan was been saying would "change the business" and be "momentum-shifting" is something where TNA will be calling on their fans to film TNA wrestlers whenever they may encounter them, in or out of the ring.

It almost sounds like a TMZ-style "paparazzi" thing, with people trying to film the every move of the TNA wrestlers.

Early reports are that the idea isn't going over very well with the TNA locker room, with one person pointing out that Hogan is perhaps the last person who should promote something like this with the way his own personal videos are coming back to haunt him these days.
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SoulPlaya

more money than God
Punk just needs to stop trying so hard to come across as a "rebel." You follow the company line. "I once told Rock to 'follow that', then I laughed with him later about it when I explained to him that it was a joke."

Stop trying.
 
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Biggest-Geek-Ever

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SoulPlaya said:
Punk just needs to stop trying so hard to come across as a "rebel." You follow the company line. "I once told Rock to 'follow that', then I laughed with him later about it when I explained to him that it was a joke."

Stop trying.
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You never who is a complete natural at what he does? Kane. He made Zack look like a nerd this Sunday without even trying!
 
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Kaladin

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Bootaaay said:
Definitely - that whole Project 161 stuff leading up to ROH's 161st show and the debut of the Age of the Fall was amazing, like a little ARG across social media, with no one really sure if it was all a work or not.
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There is that and his use of the video wires to build ROH shows. I know the video wires were more of a necessity thing though, but still an awesome way to hype upcoming shows without tv. Actually.....I don't remember when Ring of Honor started the video wire concept.
 
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SoulPlaya

more money than God
upJTboogie said:
Rock is the one who looks great, Kurt looks homely, like a completely different person.
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Rock has a lot more money, is taking steroids or something like them, and Rock probably just got done in makeup.


Biggest-Geek-Ever said:
You never who is a complete natural at what he does? Kane. He made Zack look like a nerd this Sunday without even trying!
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It honestly amazes me how a guy as soft spoken as Glenn Jacobs can do such a good job at being Kane. Ryder should get buried every show.
 
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