The Wrestling Thread Saw the End of An Era - Part 55

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[SpideyFan866]

I really don't like Rock right now.

[The Sage]

Also why is it every time Cena sees Brock the results are always the same.

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Which brings us to last night

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Are they always the same? :cwink:

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[Dangerman]

I miss that Cena :(

[The Sage]

I miss that Cena :(

I miss the anger and meanness. We need it back. :csad:

[LuisTX85]

Are they always the same? ;)

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That could tie-in to the story,Brock could say that he was the top guy of the company and had destroyed Cena every time they faced each other and only once did Cena get the upper hand with an FU in a non-match!!

Brock left and Cena soon became the top guy for years as Brock's replacement and is back to get that spot and to destroy Cena once again..Cena will not rise again Brock!!

[AntMan]

Si Si Si It's The Wrestling Thread

[Kaleb]

lol when was this

http://i.imgur.com/UTBop.jpg

[MMMMM...Dounuts]

lol when was this

http://i.imgur.com/UTBop.jpg

I'm guessing that is being directed towards The Miz, John Laryngitis, or David Otunga.

Can't be Jack Swagger, he gets no reaction at all.

[Hunter Rider]

I hope you're right, my friend. It just wouldn't sit right with me, if it eventually invaded and ruined things like the 'What?' chant has over the years, but instead is met with a very contrasting recpetion and appreciation than to the contempt the 'What?' chan is held in now.


Btw, Current post count = 10,316. :D :up: :oldrazz:

The crowds reception who are interacting live and the response on here to it becoming too often an occurrence would be very different I feel.

Lol I hadn't noticed. :D

Also, if they wanted to surprise people and break a record for the fastest match at Mania, why couldn't have been Show/Cody? Show's knockout punch is already well-known. And his emotion over getting the IC belt would've sold the win. Letting the second world heavyweight title get that treatment was dumb.

That's a great point, Shows WMD is designed for the quick finish and Cody getting beaten in record time would have added to his embarrassment in the theme of the angle.

No way Vince could deny all three of them.

I was hoping JR was going to call the remainder of the matches and thought maybe it had been a colelctive effort by all the main eventers, but alas no. Still Cole has dialed it back a lot lately.

- WWE has pointed out that "Tensai" means disaster in a new article looking at Lord Tensai's debut last night on RAW from Miami.

Speculation is that Lord Tensai will be feuding with WWE Champion CM Punk after John Laurinaitis told Punk that "natural disasters" were headed his way. Laurinaitis made the comment on RAW last night after promising more competition for the WWE Champion.

When news broke last month of Tensai coming to WWE, first reports were that he would be a "henchmen" for Laurinaitis.
Some suggested the natural disaster line was referring to the F-5, but a Punk/Tensai feud seems more likely right now and could be cool.
-- SmackDown ring announcer Lilian Garcia kicked off Sunday's WrestleMania XXVIII pay-per-view event with a stirring rendition of "America the Beautiful." With her performance at the show, she surpasses Aretha Franklin for most musical performances at WrestleMania with three. The WWE Diva took to Twitter to thank fans for their amazing support.

"Reading all ur amazing tweets has literally brought tears to my eyes. U will never know how much it has meant 2 me! Luv u!!" Garcia wrote. I actually thought Lillian had sang it more times than that at Mania, she sings it really well.

lol when was this

http://i.imgur.com/UTBop.jpg

I am wondering who it was aimed at. :funny:

[Dr. Evil]

So Tensai's first major feud would be CM Punk?

[Kaleb]

http://i42.tinypic.com/33o1e74.jpg

oh so true

[MMMMM...Dounuts]

http://i42.tinypic.com/33o1e74.jpg

oh so true

Awesome.

You should post that in the funny pics thread.

Post it on DBRY's Twitter too.

[Dr. Evil]

So for now.....Lesnar vs. Cena and Jericho vs. Punk.

And Orton? He's supposed to be the #3 face.

[MMMMM...Dounuts]

I'm guessing Orton vs Sheamus vs Daniel Bryan at Extreme Rules. Maybe Kane will get put in there for a fatal 4-way.

[Project862006]

i do feel bad for cena he has been busting his ass for 10 years and been carrying the WWE for past 6 years he did'nt have a savage or a warrior like hogan or an austin or hhh like rock did he has carried it all alone

yet 2 guys who have been away from 8 years come back and get more support than a guy who has been their 10 year straight

like cena said he was a wwe superstar when it was'nt cool to be one

[LuisTX85]

I don't feel bad for him yet..Until I see it play out,IF Brock goes over in their feud and Cena goes to mid-cards while Brock goes on a undefeated streak and Rock returns for a WWE title run then yeah I'll feel for him then!!!

[AntMan]

In a way I feel bad for Cena and in a way I don't. From recent interviews it sounds like he himself wants to keep his character as is and it needs to be tweeked.

[Dr. Evil]

The Wrestling Thread is in the era of People Power

[Keyser Soze]

The YES! YES! YES! Ling Thread

[ssj wolverine]

Way to make your brand look good Vince! Cena gets beat in front of the world by the Rock then gets his ass whipped by Lesner. You know that Hogan and Austin would never have allowed this to happen. Cena must have some clout. Put your foot down and say NO!

[MMMMM...Dounuts]

The Wrestling Thread Was Cut from the Canadian Football League

[AntMan]

The Wrestling Thread Shaved It's Back

[Dr. Evil]

The following is a new tweet from the official Twitter page of WWE Hall Of Fame announcer Jim Ross:

"Sad to hear of the passing this morning of WWE HOF'er Chief Jay Strongbow, a beloved member of WWE family. RIP Chief."

[the_ultimate_evil]

jesus i havent seen raw but i missed an entire thread what i miss, what was the reaction to raw, how did nell piss someone off now, are people happy with the idea of a cena/brock feud

[Metallo]

Guys! :csad:

WWE HALL OF FAME CHIEF JAY STRONGBOW PASSES AWAY

By Mike Johnson (mike@pwinsider.com) on 2012-04-03 16:15:19

http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/pictures/j/jaystrongbow/04.jpg



We don't have much in the way of details yet but WWE Hall of Famer (http://pwinsider.com/article/67340/wwe-hall-of-fame-chief-jay-strongbow-passes-away.html?p=1#) Chief Jay Strongbow (real name Joe Scarpa) passed away earlier today, according to a note written by Jim Ross on Twitter. Our deepest condolences to Scarpa's friends and family.

http://pwinsider.com/article/67340/wwe-hall-of-fame-chief-jay-strongbow-passes-away.html?p=1


RIP, Chief. Call Davey Boy "Robot" when you see him.

[Metallo]

jesus i havent seen raw but i missed an entire thread what i miss, what was the reaction to raw, how did nell piss someone off now, are people happy with the idea of a cena/brock feud

You missed a decent Raw with a big "surprise" at the end, The reaction was so so but the live crowd crowd was a real kicker, he didn't piss anyone off (yet), and finally...I'd say people are cautiously optimistic. :funny:

[venom892]

I love how since Bryan got that reaction, Nell is nowhere to be seen.

[the_ultimate_evil]

You missed a decent Raw with a big "surprise" at the end, The reaction was so so but the live crowd crowd was a real kicker, he didn't piss anyone off (yet), and finally...I'd say people are cautiously optimistic. :funny:

i know the surprise because i kinda jumped to the end of the recorded version to see it. this si the downside to working extra hours i dont get to watch anything till my next day off

[Metallo]

I love how since Bryan got that reaction, Nell is nowhere to be seen.

A reaction DB got in the heart of Rock country no less. :funny:

[Calavera]

wrestlemania was the most fun ive had in 5 years. im gonna start going to indy shows and raw whenever they come here

[Soapy]

I love how since Bryan got that reaction, Nell is nowhere to be seen.

Heh. I was thinking the same thing.

[venom892]

Shame about Jay Strongbow. Never saw is work but I believe he was an agent and no one ever had a bad thing to say about him.

[Nemi]

i do feel bad for cena he has been busting his ass for 10 years and been carrying the WWE for past 6 years he did'nt have a savage or a warrior like hogan or an austin or hhh like rock did he has carried it all alone

yet 2 guys who have been away from 8 years come back and get more support than a guy who has been their 10 year straight

like cena said he was a wwe superstar when it was'nt cool to be one

I wouldn't feel too bad, if Cena really gave a **** he'd make the necessary changes so that his character could appeal to the entire audience instead of just the women and children. He's either happy with being the face of the company, being rich, and having a hot wife or he's just as screwed up as people like Hogan and Vince and buys into his own hype way too much. Probably the first one, he seems cool like that.

[The Sage]

Guys! :csad:

WWE HALL OF FAME CHIEF JAY STRONGBOW PASSES AWAY

By Mike Johnson (mike@pwinsider.com) on 2012-04-03 16:15:19

http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/pictures/j/jaystrongbow/04.jpg



We don't have much in the way of details yet but WWE Hall of Famer (http://pwinsider.com/article/67340/wwe-hall-of-fame-chief-jay-strongbow-passes-away.html?p=1#) Chief Jay Strongbow (real name Joe Scarpa) passed away earlier today, according to a note written by Jim Ross on Twitter. Our deepest condolences to Scarpa's friends and family.

http://pwinsider.com/article/67340/wwe-hall-of-fame-chief-jay-strongbow-passes-away.html?p=1


RIP, Chief. Call Davey Boy "Robot" when you see him.

Another loss. I had never seen him in action or heard about his work, but I recall the name.

A reaction DB got in the heart of Rock country no less. :funny:

And getting a reaction as great as the Rock to boot.

[AntMan]

RIP Jay Strongbow.

[venom892]

I think we might get Lesnar/Cena at Extreme Rules. Lesnar will win and then Cena will win the rematch at Over the limit.

[Calavera]

too bad batista isnt coming back. id like to see him feud with cena again since they had some good matches

[TheOnlyOmega]

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Has anyone seen this? Dean Ambrose is going to be huge, the way he acted in this video really made him seem like a big deal.

[Calavera]

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Has anyone seen this? Dean Ambrose is going to be huge, the way he acted in this video really made him seem like a big deal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvUG-_YjNLI

[Van Petrol]

Guys! :csad:

WWE HALL OF FAME CHIEF JAY STRONGBOW PASSES AWAY

By Mike Johnson (mike@pwinsider.com) on 2012-04-03 16:15:19

http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/pictures/j/jaystrongbow/04.jpg



We don't have much in the way of details yet but WWE Hall of Famer (http://pwinsider.com/article/67340/wwe-hall-of-fame-chief-jay-strongbow-passes-away.html?p=1#) Chief Jay Strongbow (real name Joe Scarpa) passed away earlier today, according to a note written by Jim Ross on Twitter. Our deepest condolences to Scarpa's friends and family.

http://pwinsider.com/article/67340/wwe-hall-of-fame-chief-jay-strongbow-passes-away.html?p=1


RIP, Chief. Call Davey Boy "Robot" when you see him.
RIP Jay Strongbow

[Van Petrol]

The crowds reception who are interacting live and the response on here to it becoming too often an occurrence would be very different I feel.

Lol I hadn't noticed. :D
Yeah, probably...

:D :up:


http://i42.tinypic.com/33o1e74.jpg

oh so true
Lol, soooo f'n true! :D :up:

[TheFuture]

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Has anyone seen this? Dean Ambrose is going to be huge, the way he acted in this video really made him seem like a big deal.

Bit of a stupid accusation to throw at Mick (regardless of it being a work), pro wrestlers have been killing themselves in the ring since way before Foley was throwing himself off 18 foot cells.

[SuperBatman]

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Fixed it for ya

[vantheman77]

Chief Jay Strongbow will be missed by his family, fans, and the wrestling community. He's up there with Chief Wahoo McDaniel and Mark Youngblood. Strongbow mentored Tatanka in the early-90's. According to Scott Hall, Strongbow used to tell him that he can either make friends or make money. Hall and the Kliq made both in the wrestling industry.

[Slushy]

So glad Lesnar came back. Never thought I'd see that. I hope to see him wrestle Cena, Rock, Undertaker, Helmsley, Punk, and Sheamus.

Re: Bryan

I think we can all agree the decision made at WM 28 to have Danielson lose in record time was dumb, but it might have worked out for the better. As we saw last night, the Yes! movement was the backlash for what happened on Sunday and I think it might make him a bigger face than he was the first time around so having Sheamus feud with Del Rio instead was a smart move.

As for Cena Vs. Rock


The story:

The Rock left to go do his thing for awhile

Cena criticized him harshly

Rock came back pissed off about the lack of respect and gave his response

Cena trash talked some more

More words exchanged between the two until they finally confronted each other which resulted in Cena attacking Rock from behind like a coward.

Rock cost Cena the WWE Championship at Wrestlemania 27 to get back at him.

Cena challenges Rock the next night, to which The Rock accepted warning him beforehand "You have no idea what you just asked for."

Vince theatens to fire Cena during his feud with CM Punk so Cena tries to kiss up to The Rock

The Rock doesn't buy it and Rock Bottoms him again at Survivor Series

Cena gets mad and doesn't take Rock seriously heading into Wrestlemania

The Rock whoops his ass


Seeing how Cena was acting heelish at times for the past year, I'm fine with Rock going over especially considering the match was in Rock's home state (hometown in this case) in the main event of Wrestlemania. Had Cena won, it would've been the equivalent of Austin losing at WM 17.

And the best part of it all, the irony of Cena using the song "Invincible" and losing the match! :word:

[TheOnlyOmega]

Bit of a stupid accusation to throw at Mick (regardless of it being a work), pro wrestlers have been killing themselves in the ring since way before Foley was throwing himself off 18 foot cells.
He does have a point. That stupid deathmatch stuff with light tubes and staple guns didn't take off until after Foley did that stuff.

[Van Petrol]

Re: Bryan

I think we can all agree the decision made at WM 28 to have Danielson lose in record time was dumb, but it might have worked out for the better. As we saw last night, the Yes! movement was the backlash for what happened on Sunday and I think it might make him a bigger face than he was the first time around so having Sheamus feud with Del Rio instead was a smart move.

Bryan will be fine, I reckon. This whole incident will pan out to do him more good than harm, IMO. It's also being stated than D-Bry won't be punished as a result of the reaction, so he'll be just fine.

It's Sheamus who I'm more worried about, however. Although it is likely it may all die down in a week or two, I don't underestimate the hardcore wrestling crowd, nor the rabid AmDrag fans who have been severely burnt here, and rightly so are retaliating, though with the wrong target being caught in the crossfire.

[Dr. Evil]

I think we might get Lesnar/Cena at Extreme Rules. Lesnar will win and then Cena will win the rematch at Over the limit.

Will Lesnar's ego allow Cena to be put over?

[bullets]

Chief Jay Strongbow will be missed by his family, fans, and the wrestling community. He's up there with Chief Wahoo McDaniel and Mark Youngblood. Strongbow mentored Tatanka in the early-90's. According to Scott Hall, Strongbow used to tell him that he can either make friends or make money. Hall and the Kliq made both in the wrestling industry.
Only seen a couple of his matches but liked his character. Rip strongbow

[The Sage]

As for Cena Vs. Rock



Seeing how Cena was acting heelish at times for the past year, I'm fine with Rock going over especially considering the match was in Rock's home state (hometown in this case) in the main event of Wrestlemania. Had Cena won, it would've been the equivalent of Austin losing at WM 17.

And the best part of it all, the irony of Cena using the song "Invincible" and losing the match! :word:

Rock winning was the equivalent of Hogan beating Shawn Michaels at Summerslam 2005. He's not around all year long so the Austin comparison doesn't really work.

When did Cena kiss up to the Rock?

[Darkness Falls]

i liked that the rock went over cena, storyline wise, cena's overconfiedence during the match and the whole feud led to him losing

[Slushy]

Will Lesnar's ego allow Cena to be put over?


Crazy to know their match at Backlash (coincidentally the April PPV) was 9 years ago, which turned out to be surprisingly good since they were both considered still green at the time.

[RKO]

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[King of Kings]

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Yes! Yes! Yes! Love it.

[Pink Ranger]

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That looks like Daniel Bryan as a character in Nintendo Super Dodgeball.

[venom892]

I'm loving every minute of this Daniel Bryan explosion.

[Anno_Domini]

Re-watched Raw earlier.

You know, I at least THOUGHT that losing to the Rock might be a better route for Cena, but even with losing we still got the stale "aww shucks" John Cena, just now in his Starbucks/John Deere get-up. Either way, we could have still gotten the regular Cena we've seen the last couple of years, and win or lose, I don't think it would've done anything to John or even his promos(at least he had some great promos for that month).

Now, let's see what happens with the Lesnar/Cena feud. Will Brock put Cena over? That may be the census of what should happen, but I don't think it should happen right away. Do we need to see Super Cena so quickly?

[Soapy]

I have a theory that John Cena is secretly a heel. Everything he does or doesn't do seems to piss you guys off.

[King of Kings]

I have nothing against Cena, just his character it's at the stage now he's more forgiving than Jesus, he needs to have an edge to him he can still be a face but he doesn't have to be that nice all the time.

[Dr. Evil]

WWE.COM acknowledges that Lord Tensai was A-Train:

http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2012-04-02/who-is-lord-tensai

[Metallo]

Final 4/2 Raw Rating: How Did The Post-WM28 Show Score?

by Matt Boone (http://www.wrestlezone.com/profiles/240415-matt-boone)
April 03, 2012

The Monday, April 2, 2012 edition of WWE Raw, the post-WrestleMania 28 broadcast, scored a final cable rating of 3.43, according to Nielsen Media Research.
The 3.43 draw is up from the 3.04 final number the "go-home" edition of the show leading into WrestleMania 28 scored last Monday night.
Monday's Raw averaged 5.0 million viewers, up from 4.4 million last week.

http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/252587-final-42-raw-rating-how-did-the-post-wm28-show-score

[Kaleb]

http://www.wwe.com/f/wysiwyg/image/2012/04/Diary_04012012rf__1581.jpg

On the way back to the dressing room after his grand stage victory over Chris Jericho, WWE Champion CM Punk must weave past a gaggle of costumed “mommas” and musical artist entourages. While Y2J slinks off into the shadows, Punk playfully hops aboard a makeshift conga line in the corridors with Brodus’ dancers, but is also met by applause, praise and pats on the back from quite a few individuals. At the top of that list of live appreciation is the kudos coming from WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels. HBK’s notoriety for showmanship at WrestleMania may be something to covet for The Voice of the Voiceless, apropos of “the best.”

Next up is Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who fashions a similar power stride en route to the same ramp Punk just descended. It’s time for the final bout of the night – which the champion feels is the spot he and Jericho should’ve occupied – and The Great One is ready to make history. But first, The People’s Champion gives credit where it’s due for one hell of a contest

[Daniel Thompson]

Would still love a Punk/Rock feud.

[Van Petrol]

They seem to get along just fine nowadays.

[Slushy]

When did Cena kiss up to the Rock?

Sometimes in July IIRC.

WWE.COM acknowledges that Lord Tensai was A-Train:

Michael Cole kind of did on Monday night. It's weird seeing A-Train with the tattoos and without his hair back, but its cool he came back.

[Lunar_Wolf]

Punk and Rock sharing a bro moment.

[The Sage]

http://www.wwe.com/f/wysiwyg/image/2012/04/Diary_04012012rf__1581.jpg

That's another great photo, and cool story.

Sometimes in July IIRC.


Really? What was said? That was during the first part of his feud with Punk. I don't recall him kissing up to the Rock. :huh:

[The Sage]

- PWInsider has confirmed that Madusa recently sat down with WWE interviewers for footage to air on the WWE Network. Madusa wrote a comment on Facebook today that seemed to tease WrestleMania 30.

- As noted before, CM Punk vs. John Cena and Kane vs. Randy Orton is being advertised for WWE's Extreme Rules pay-per-view in Chicago on April 29th. Word is that the Kane vs. Orton match will be a Steel Cage match.

- The WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony on Monday night scored a 1.86 cable rating with 2,660,000 viewers.

http://www.pwpix.net/pwpixnews/headlines/335502198.php

[venom892]

Too soon for Cena/Punk. Punk is knee deep in his fued with jericho.

[Van Petrol]

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[MMMMM...Dounuts]

Too soon for Cena/Punk. Punk is knee deep in his fued with jericho.

*Card subject to change

No way they're going with a Cena/Punk match right now. Punk/Jericho/Cena triple threat with Lesnar interfering is more likely.

[LOBO3315a]

I wouldn't mind seeing Lesnar Vs Shaemus either.

[venom892]

Anyone else think Johnny Ace is going to have punk defend the title every week now?

[Daniel Thompson]

^ That would get real old real quick.

[Anno_Domini]

http://www.wwe.com/f/wysiwyg/image/2012/04/Diary_04012012rf__1581.jpg

Two of my favorite wrestlers together. That's an amazing photo if you ask me.

I hope these two have a match in the future.

[I]- As noted before, CM Punk vs. John Cena and Kane vs. Randy Orton is being advertised for WWE's Extreme Rules pay-per-view in Chicago on April 29th. Word is that the Kane vs. Orton match will be a Steel Cage match.

Too soon to put in Cena into the WWE title picture after what happened last night as well as Jericho still going after Punk and then, supposedly, Tensai being involved in the future, perhaps in the upcoming weeks.

I say let's wait on Cena/Punk, at least until May or June...or, better yet...have these two going at it again in Money in the Bank.

Hrm....what's the point of No Way Out being a themed PPV with steel cage matches if we're going to get a steel cage match in any PPV through the year?

[NDX]

Damn, we killed a thread in a day? Have we ever done that before?

[MMMMM...Dounuts]

Damn, we killed a thread in a day? Have we ever done that before?

If Nell showed up we could've gone through 2 threads.

[Van Petrol]

Oh that D-Bry.....

3KMhnpNSbFo


:hehe:

[Van Petrol]

Edit

[DBryan]

Hahahaha!!

Someone's GOTTA make a gif of that!

[Van Petrol]

D-Bry's after Raw show segment.....

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[Keyser Soze]

I'm reading the ongoing Smackdown taping spoilers. Can I stay up long enough to read what they do with Daniel Bryan tonight?

[DBryan]

Where are you reading the spoilers?

[Keyser Soze]

They're being posted on 411Mania at a snail's pace.

[Van Petrol]

Is Sheamus still getting heat?...

[Keyser Soze]

Sheamus hasn't appeared yet. Just read the Daniel Bryan segment. Just an inteview. Apparently the "YES! YES! YES!" chants were huge again, but Daniel Bryan broke it up to get heel heat by bullying AJ and blaming her kiss for his loss.

(Nothing too surprising, but figured it was best to black it out since the show doesn't air until Friday.)

[Hunter Rider]

RIP Chief Jay Strongbow.

http://i42.tinypic.com/33o1e74.jpg

oh so true

This is a classic!

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Has anyone seen this? Dean Ambrose is going to be huge, the way he acted in this video really made him seem like a big deal.

Very odd, I mean I imagine they did this to lead somewhere but it was very convincing from Ambrose and Foley. It would be an interesting angle for Ambrose to debut with and give instant heat.


http://www.freeimagehosting.net/newuploads/7v2mp.gif

:funny:

- As noted before, CM Punk vs. John Cena and Kane vs. Randy Orton is being advertised for WWE's Extreme Rules pay-per-view in Chicago on April 29th. Word is that the Kane vs. Orton match will be a Steel Cage match.

I know it's in Chigaco but I don't see this title match taking place.

Oh that D-Bry.....

3KMhnpNSbFo


:hehe:

I love the way AJ sells the belt being too heavy for her while doing the YES! chants. :D

[Hunter Rider]

http://www.wwe.com/f/wysiwyg/image/2012/04/Diary_04012012rf__1581.jpg

Cool pic and interesting article, I'm surprised HBK tuck around to watch the match and wait to give Punk respect, must have been a good feeling for Punk, and him and Rock certainly seem to have ironed out their issues.

[Lobo]

Wow we are going through thread fast!

[Van Petrol]

I love the way AJ sells the belt being too heavy for her while doing the YES! chants. :D

Same here. :D :up:

[NDX]

Saw some posts last thread questioning having Brock crush Cena after a loss to Rock. I have an idea which I know won't happen, but it would entertain me.

Have Bryan invite Cena to SD, ask him what he owes him, and challenge him to a match. The former WHC beats him cleanly, adding to Cena's bad week. Then, on RAW, Cena feels he needs a match to get back on track, and Cena wrestles Ziggler, and loses clean. Ziggler celebrates like he won the PowerBall, Cena looks dejected.

This starts to build as lose after lose builds up until he snaps and takes out, oh, let's say Santino or Ryder. And he decimates them. And a heel Cena is reborn.

Now, never going to happen, but one could wish, right?

[Project862006]

I have nothing against Cena, just his character it's at the stage now he's more forgiving than Jesus, he needs to have an edge to him he can still be a face but he doesn't have to be that nice all the time.
imo i like that he is mr good guy he compliments punk's more edgy baby face character

like superman and batman per say:oldrazz:

[DBryan]

I thought it was a douche thing for Cena to say. What does Bryan owe Cena, exactly? The crowd were chanting all night long before Cena came out. Just 'cause Cena acknowledged the chants doesn't mean Bryan owes Cena. Bryan is over without Cena's help, thankyou very much.

[NDX]

Oh that D-Bry.....

3KMhnpNSbFo


:hehe:

Fan-****ing-tastic.

[Lunar_Wolf]

I thought it was a douche thing for Cena to say. What does Bryan owe Cena, exactly? The crowd were chanting all night long before Cena came out. Just 'cause Cena acknowledged the chants doesn't mean Bryan owes Cena. Bryan is over without Cena's help, thankyou very much.

Exactly. Cena just acknowledged so maybe in a slightest hope, people would cheer for him.

[Hunter Rider]

Same here. :D :up:

She always just seems ecstatic to have a role on WWE TV. :D

I thought it was a douche thing for Cena to say. What does Bryan owe Cena, exactly? The crowd were chanting all night long before Cena came out. Just 'cause Cena acknowledged the chants doesn't mean Bryan owes Cena. Bryan is over without Cena's help, thankyou very much.

Maybe Cena suggested the YES! thing to him, in the same way Christian came up with the What!? catchphrase.

[Superark]

Credit www.PWInsider.com

THE DANIEL BRYAN LOVE CONTINUES

By Mike Johnson on 2012-04-03 21:46:41 George Rodenbaugh sent word that Daniel Bryan's "Yes! Yes! Yes!" chant just broke out out at the Miami Heat game.

[Anno_Domini]

Hah!

[Superark]

On Steve Austin's twitter, somebody told him on RAW, there was lot's of YES!'s and no WHAT?'s, Austin replied: "Thats a good thing! YES!" Also, when asked if 'YES!' is the new 'WHAT?', he said "Yes! Yes! Yes!"

[Van Petrol]

Class response from Austin! :up:

[Project862006]

not gonna lie legit thought streak was over at this moment
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[Hunter Rider]

Austin has always been very much behind new guys getting over rather than dwelling on his great legacy, he talks more about the prospects in the business and less about himself than any former wrestler I see interviewed.

[AntMan]

Credit www.PWInsider.com (http://www.PWInsider.com)

THE DANIEL BRYAN LOVE CONTINUES

By Mike Johnson on 2012-04-03 21:46:41 George Rodenbaugh sent word that Daniel Bryan's "Yes! Yes! Yes!" chant just broke out out at the Miami Heat game.

That is so awesome. YES YES YES

[venom892]

Credit www.PWInsider.com

THE DANIEL BRYAN LOVE CONTINUES

By Mike Johnson on 2012-04-03 21:46:41 George Rodenbaugh sent word that Daniel Bryan's "Yes! Yes! Yes!" chant just broke out out at the Miami Heat game.This makes me so happy. Pretty soon we're just gonna go into the streets shouting it.

[Van Petrol]

Austin has always been very much behind new guys getting over rather than dwelling on his great legacy, he talks more about the prospects in the business and less about himself than any former wrestler I see interviewed.

He's also very outspoken on his thoughts and views on the current shortcomings and stagnation the business seems to be keeping itself in, which I presume isn't greatly received by those in the back and higher up.

[Van Petrol]

The YES! YES! YES! thing I've been doing for the last 10 years in response to things and sarcasm. Yeah D-Bry my bro and I came up with it way before you did. :o :oldrazz:

[TheOnlyOmega]

Very odd, I mean I imagine they did this to lead somewhere but it was very convincing from Ambrose and Foley. It would be an interesting angle for Ambrose to debut with and give instant heat.

I'm hoping they are going to continue to post videos. The one I posted earlier was obviously posted by the WWE, it used "#Wrestlemania" and "@RealMickFoley" in the description and it was uploaded under entertainment. It seems WWE is trying there hand at viral marketing. Ambrose is the perfect guy to use for it also, he gives me major Brian Pillman vibes with his promo style.

[LOBO3315a]

If Steve Austin ran the WWE......

My head would explode from all the awesome!!!

[Slushy]

Pretty soon we're just gonna go into the streets shouting it.Bryan had me doing it since The Royal Rumble. :woot:

As noted before, CM Punk vs. John Cena and Kane vs. Randy Orton is being advertised for WWE's Extreme Rules pay-per-view in Chicago on April 29th.

After last night, I thought a rematch with Jericho was a given.

[Hunter Rider]

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He's also very outspoken on his thoughts and views on the current shortcomings and stagnation the business seems to be keeping itself in, which I presume isn't greatly received by those in the back and higher up.

The thing I always notice is he talks about wanting to see the business prosper more and see new guys break old records, he nearly always diverts the discussion from his legacy.

[Project862006]

did bryan steal his catchphrase from mma fighter diego sanchez because i know DB is an mma fan and diego has been doing YES for awhile
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[Hunter Rider]

I'm hoping they are going to continue to post videos. The one I posted earlier was obviously posted by the WWE, it used "#Wrestlemania" and "@RealMickFoley" in the description and it was uploaded under entertainment. It seems WWE is trying there hand at viral marketing. Ambrose is the perfect guy to use for it also, he gives me major Brian Pillman vibes with his promo style.

Great call on the Pillman similarity, I can see Ambrose doing the type of thing Pillman did with the Loose Cannon gimmick. I think they should start having the videos publicised on Raw or SD to build this up. I wonder if Mick is going to wrestle him.

[Hunter Rider]

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[Van Petrol]

did bryan steal his catchphrase from mma fighter diego sanchez because i know DB is an mma fan and diego has been doing YES for awhile
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The answer to that would be YES! YES! YES!

[Van Petrol]

The thing I always notice is he talks about wanting to see the business prosper more and see new guys break old records, he nearly always diverts the discussion from his legacy.

Yeah, you gotta' respect him for that and for being a good sport. :up:

[AntMan]

I'm going to mark out so hard when Ambrose finally debuts.

[Hunter Rider]

Yeah, you gotta' respect him for that and for being a good sport. :up:

Agreed. :up:

[TheOnlyOmega]

Great call on the Pillman similarity, I can see Ambrose doing the type of thing Pillman did with the Loose Cannon gimmick. I think they should start having the videos publicised on Raw or SD to build this up. I wonder if Mick is going to wrestle him.
He used the term Lost Generation in that faceoff with Mick, wouldn't be surprised if that is incorporated into his gimmick. I'd assume he will wrestle Foley. A good heated feud with an established legend who can still put on a show would do wonders for Ambrose, and I think Ambrose and Foley could put on a hell of match.

[Hunter Rider]

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[AntMan]

Wow....

[Hunter Rider]

He used the term Lost Generation in that faceoff with Mick, wouldn't be surprised if that is incorporated into his gimmick. I'd assume he will wrestle Foley. A good heated feud with an established legend who can still put on a show would do wonders for Ambrose, and I think Ambrose and Foley could put on a hell of match.

Leader of the Lost Generation has a decent ring to it. If WWE are booking this as his first TV feud and Foley is willing to work with him, I think it says a lot about WWE's believe that Ambrose can be a player.

[Hunter Rider]

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[AntMan]

Leader of the Lost Generation has a decent ring to it. If WWE are booking this as his first TV feud and Foley is willing to work with him, I think it says a lot about WWE's believe that Ambrose can be a player.

The guy is money IMO. He immediately got my attention the first time I saw him cut a promo on FCW.

[Hunter Rider]

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[NDX]

Credit www.PWInsider.com (http://www.PWInsider.com)

THE DANIEL BRYAN LOVE CONTINUES

By Mike Johnson on 2012-04-03 21:46:41 George Rodenbaugh sent word that Daniel Bryan's "Yes! Yes! Yes!" chant just broke out out at the Miami Heat game.
Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!

[TheOnlyOmega]

Leader of the Lost Generation has a decent ring to it. If WWE are booking this as his first TV feud and Foley is willing to work with him, I think it says a lot about WWE's believe that Ambrose can be a player.
It seems like WWE is high on the talent in FCW. Ambrose obviously has the tools to be huge, as does Claudio Castagnoli(Don't remeber his FCW name off the top of my head). I'm expecting a huge influx of new talent over this summer. Kassius Ohno, Seth Rollins, the recently signed Brodie Lee, and Damien Sandow. I expect to see all these guys on WWE TV by summer. It's clear they believe in their FCW talent. It will be glorious!

[Hunter Rider]

The guy is money IMO. He immediately got my attention the first time I saw him cut a promo on FCW.

The fact CM Punk went down to FCW to wrestle him on his day off and Bryan talked about him as a guy to watch out for in a recent interview, I think seals how many of the guys actually active on the roster have had their eyes caught by him.

[Dr. Evil]

This week's SD tapings

John Laurinaitis brought Teddy Long out to offer him a job. He said you can take your job and shove it. Johnny mentioned Teddy's grandkids need it for college. The crowd booed him badly. Johnny offered the job on only one condition to say Johnny is better than him. Teddy gave in and told Johnny you're better than me. Then he sent Teddy to the back to start his undisclosed job. Laurinaitis announced the handicap match that followed.

1. Mark Henry and David Otunga defeated R-Truth. Truth beat up Otunga with an array of moves. Henry came in and Otunga screamed to let him pin Truth.

2. Randy Orton defeated Kane in a No DQ match. Orton DDT'd Kane on a chair. Kane attempted a chokeslam on the chair, Orton RKO'd him on it instead and got the win.

There was a National Guard moment and everyone screamed USA.

3. Ryback beat Barry Stevens. Three moves and the match was over.

Daniel Bryan was interviewed. The crowd screamed "Yes! Yes! Yes!" Bryan broke it up by yelling at AJ about the kiss at WrestleMania 28.

4. Big Show beat Heath Slater. Cody Rhodes was on commentary. The segment started with the Cody Rhodes embarrassing moment. Show won with a punch, a spear, and a chokeslam. Cody got up and tried to get in the ring, but Show ran him off. Show did the WMD on Slater. Cody tried to run in, but ran back to the locker room.

A video recapped the C.M. Punk and Chris Jericho segment from Raw.

5. Nikki Bella beat Beth Phoenix in a non-title match. Kelly Kelly interfered and Nikki got the win.

There was a John Cena flashback from WrestleMania, and then a recap of the Brock Lesnar return from Raw.

6. Alberto Del Rio defeated Sheamus by DQ. Del Rio grabbed a chair while the ref wasn't looking. Sheamus grabbed the chair and when the ref turned around, Del Rio acted like he had been hit with it, so the referee disqualified Sheamus. Afterward, Sheamus got mad and nailed the ref with a Brogue Kick.

[Hunter Rider]

It seems like WWE is high on the talent in FCW. Ambrose obviously has the tools to be huge, as does Claudio Castagnoli(Don't remeber his FCW name off the top of my head). I'm expecting a huge influx of new talent over this summer. Kassius Ohno, Seth Rollins, the recently signed Brodie Lee, and Damien Sandow. I expect to see all these guys on WWE TV by summer. It's clear they believe in their FCW talent. It will be glorious!

I've watched a bit of FCW lately and I think I'd add Richie Steamboat to that list, I think there are some very interesting prospects currently in development.

[AntMan]

It's crazy thinking about how bad FCW was at one point and looking at it now.

[Hunter Rider]

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[Dr. Evil]

Retarded:

During Tuesday's Smackdown TV taping, WWE announced the stars of the "Three Stooges" movie will guest-star on Monday's Raw episode. The movie stars former "Mad TV" star Will Sasso, Sean Hayes, and Chris Diamantopoulos. The movie opens in theaters on Friday, April 13, four days following Monday's Raw.

http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/quicknews/article_59982.shtml

[The Sage]

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What great visuals to end the night. :D:hrt:

[The Sage]

This week's SD tapings

John Laurinaitis brought Teddy Long out to offer him a job. He said you can take your job and shove it. Johnny mentioned Teddy's grandkids need it for college. The crowd booed him badly. Johnny offered the job on only one condition to say Johnny is better than him. Teddy gave in and told Johnny you're better than me. Then he sent Teddy to the back to start his undisclosed job. Laurinaitis announced the handicap match that followed.

1. Mark Henry and David Otunga defeated R-Truth. Truth beat up Otunga with an array of moves. Henry came in and Otunga screamed to let him pin Truth.

2. Randy Orton defeated Kane in a No DQ match. Orton DDT'd Kane on a chair. Kane attempted a chokeslam on the chair, Orton RKO'd him on it instead and got the win.

There was a National Guard moment and everyone screamed USA.

3. Ryback beat Barry Stevens. Three moves and the match was over.

Daniel Bryan was interviewed. The crowd screamed "Yes! Yes! Yes!" Bryan broke it up by yelling at AJ about the kiss at WrestleMania 28.

4. Big Show beat Heath Slater. Cody Rhodes was on commentary. The segment started with the Cody Rhodes embarrassing moment. Show won with a punch, a spear, and a chokeslam. Cody got up and tried to get in the ring, but Show ran him off. Show did the WMD on Slater. Cody tried to run in, but ran back to the locker room.

A video recapped the C.M. Punk and Chris Jericho segment from Raw.

5. Nikki Bella beat Beth Phoenix in a non-title match. Kelly Kelly interfered and Nikki got the win.

There was a John Cena flashback from WrestleMania, and then a recap of the Brock Lesnar return from Raw.

6. Alberto Del Rio defeated Sheamus by DQ. Del Rio grabbed a chair while the ref wasn't looking. Sheamus grabbed the chair and when the ref turned around, Del Rio acted like he had been hit with it, so the referee disqualified Sheamus. Afterward, Sheamus got mad and nailed the ref with a Brogue Kick.

I guess they're still going to try to run the Sheamus/Del Rio program. I'm curious to how the crowd reacts during the match.

[Hunter Rider]

Reading those SD spoilers:

So they are going to go with Sheamus vs Del Rio. :huh:

I'm surprised to see they debuted Ryback cold, I thought he'd get the vignette treatment like Albert.

[TheOnlyOmega]

I've watched a bit of FCW lately and I think I'd add Richie Steamboat to that list, I think there are some very interesting prospects currently in development.

It's crazy thinking about how bad FCW was at one point and looking at it now.
The talent pool currently in FCW is comparable to OVW when they had Lesnar, Cena, and Batista running around, it's that good.

Reading those SD spoilers:

So they are going to go with Sheamus vs Del Rio. :huh:

I'm surprised to see they debuted Ryback cold, I thought he'd get the vignette treatment like Albert.
I hope they edit out his debut, he'll get lost in the shuffle with Tensai doing the same monster heel stuff on Raw. I don't think he needs a series of vignettes as the crowd already knows him. I would give him a debut like Lesnar where he interferes in a random match and crushes some skulls.

[Metallo]

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[ImWithTeamConan]

Where did that Rock/Punk picture come from? Are there more from the night?

[Dr. Evil]

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[Project862006]

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[Dr. Evil]

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yeah.

[Calavera]

dean ambrose had this gimmick in the indies where he gets his ass kicked then out of nowhere he pulls out a win

he also had a great match with ego from czw where he couldnt beat ego legit so he started using glass and chairs to weaken him

[Nightmare]

Ohh Layla :wow:

[bullets]

This week's SD tapings

John Laurinaitis brought Teddy Long out to offer him a job. He said you can take your job and shove it. Johnny mentioned Teddy's grandkids need it for college. The crowd booed him badly. Johnny offered the job on only one condition to say Johnny is better than him. Teddy gave in and told Johnny you're better than me. Then he sent Teddy to the back to start his undisclosed job. Laurinaitis announced the handicap match that followed.

1. Mark Henry and David Otunga defeated R-Truth. Truth beat up Otunga with an array of moves. Henry came in and Otunga screamed to let him pin Truth.

2. Randy Orton defeated Kane in a No DQ match. Orton DDT'd Kane on a chair. Kane attempted a chokeslam on the chair, Orton RKO'd him on it instead and got the win.

There was a National Guard moment and everyone screamed USA.

3. Ryback beat Barry Stevens. Three moves and the match was over.

Daniel Bryan was interviewed. The crowd screamed "Yes! Yes! Yes!" Bryan broke it up by yelling at AJ about the kiss at WrestleMania 28.

4. Big Show beat Heath Slater. Cody Rhodes was on commentary. The segment started with the Cody Rhodes embarrassing moment. Show won with a punch, a spear, and a chokeslam. Cody got up and tried to get in the ring, but Show ran him off. Show did the WMD on Slater. Cody tried to run in, but ran back to the locker room.

A video recapped the C.M. Punk and Chris Jericho segment from Raw.

5. Nikki Bella beat Beth Phoenix in a non-title match. Kelly Kelly interfered and Nikki got the win.

There was a John Cena flashback from WrestleMania, and then a recap of the Brock Lesnar return from Raw.

6. Alberto Del Rio defeated Sheamus by DQ. Del Rio grabbed a chair while the ref wasn't looking. Sheamus grabbed the chair and when the ref turned around, Del Rio acted like he had been hit with it, so the referee disqualified Sheamus. Afterward, Sheamus got mad and nailed the ref with a Brogue Kick.


Doesn't sound that exciting. I take it the Kane and Orton feud is over after this. Orton will probably feud with Daniel Bryan . Also it's interesting we won't see many WM28 rematches at the next ppv besides Punk and Jericho.

On Steve Austin's twitter, somebody told him on RAW, there was lot's of YES!'s and no WHAT?'s, Austin replied: "Thats a good thing! YES!" Also, when asked if 'YES!' is the new 'WHAT?', he said "Yes! Yes! Yes!"

haha , It's great something came along to replace the what chants but I think people will still do them time to time.

[Nell2ThaIzzay]

Okay why didn't anyone tell me how awesome WWE Universe Mode is in WWE '12?

I just found out just how deeply you can customize the mode, including creating your own brands and such. Awesome!!

Currently in the process of eliminating Superstars and replacing it with my own custom show.

[NDX]

So that's where you've been.

[Project862006]

now while this whole nostalgia kick has been great with rock,brock,taker,hhh,hbk,etc.

wwe really needs to start picking up on newer talent i think it is quite sad that imo wwe has created 2 main eventers since cena/batista came on the scene in 05

and that is edge - who is now retired

and cm punk - who has just become a solidified main eventer just this past year

the fact that wwe needed to bring back jericho to challenge punk for wwe title at mania speaks volumes

[Incrediblejeff]

Okay why didn't anyone tell me how awesome WWE Universe Mode is in WWE '12?

I just found out just how deeply you can customize the mode, including creating your own brands and such. Awesome!!

Currently in the process of eliminating Superstars and replacing it with my own custom show.

I really miss this game.:csad:

[Johnny Drama]

now while this whole nostalgia kick has been great with rock,brock,taker,hhh,hbk,etc.

wwe really needs to start picking up on newer talent i think it is quite sad that imo wwe has created 2 main eventers since cena/batista came on the scene in 05

and that is edge - who is now retired

and cm punk - who has just become a solidified main eventer just this past year


First, Cena came on the scene in 2002. Second, there have been more than 2 main eventers made since Cena "hit the scene". Orton, CM Punk, The Miz, Del Rio, Sheamus, Daniel Bryan, Mark Henry, ect. Some of them aren't worth a damn but they are still main eventers

[venom892]

More from after Raw last night.:woot:

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[Project862006]

First, Cena came on the scene in 2002. Second, there have been more than 2 main eventers made since Cena "hit the scene". Orton, CM Punk, The Miz, Del Rio, Sheamus, Daniel Bryan, Mark Henry, ect. Some of them aren't worth a damn but they are still main eventers
1st of all did i say they debuted in 05 i said main eventers - they become main eventers in 05

when i mean main eventers i mean in the leauge of orton and cena and batista guys who can stay there without being sent back to mid card when they no longer hold the title

[The Apocalypse]

I love the whole "YES" chant and sometimes even the "WHAT?!" chant but I miss the days when the crowd would chant "A**Hole" :(

[lespaul59]

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[Van Petrol]

In response to the 'The Best/Funniest People's Elbow' discussion that was had the other day, we can't leave this little beauty out.....

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:D :up: :hehe:

[spidey-dude]

In response to the 'The Best/Funniest People's Elbow' discussion that was had the other day, we can't leave this little beauty out.....

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:D :up: :hehe:

must have missed that discussion! this one - the one where he slips but turns it into a cool slide and the double team one with Foley are my top 3

[Pink Ranger]

I love the whole "YES" chant and sometimes even the "WHAT?!" chant but I miss the days when the crowd would chant "A**Hole" :(

There hasn't been a villain character in the WWE worthy of that chant for quite a while, unfortunately. Laryngitis may get there one day, but he still has a way to go.

[Superark]

Bad news for Daniel Bryan fans who are expecting WWE to take advantage of the Daniel Bryan love from monday and the day after....

Credit to www.PWInsider.com

The backstage feeling on the "Yes!" chants is that it was simply the most die-hard fans that were left over from Wrestlemania being behind Daniel Bryan and within a week or two, they will have subsided. They specifically booked a Daniel Bryan promo last night, where he claims people are mocking him, to present the chants as something derogatory to him, as opposed to the actual meaning of them, which was to voice support after he was booked in such a piss poor manner at Wrestlemania.

[Van Petrol]

^ I think the WWE could be in for a rude awakening with this, personally. The D-Bry support is VERY strong.

Apparently Sheamus was still getting booed on Smackdown, though those in attendance say the cheers were starting to come back.

[Superark]

^ I think the WWE could be in for a rude awakening with this, personally. The D-Bry support is VERY strong.

Apparently Sheamus was still getting booed on Smackdown, though those in attendance say the cheers were starting to come back.


IMO WWE handling of the situation reeks of politics. If they don't want The Bryan support to go anywhere, they'll push it so the kill it, which is what they are trying to do now unfortunately. They've done it several times in the past when someone or something got hot.

It might meet some resistance initially, but if WWE wants it dead they'll kill it, which is stupid. Bryan could be a huge star for them and they've stumbled upon something through a bonehead decision that could make them a lot of money.

[Pink Ranger]

It might meet some resistance initially, but if WWE wants it dead they'll kill it, which is stupid. Bryan could be a huge star for them and they've stumbled upon something through a bonehead decision that could make them a lot of money.

Maybe, but it would be something the WWE and Bryan could easily resurrect should Bryan become a true face again.

[Van Petrol]

The whole D-Bry lovefest seems to a completely different animal altogther though, in comparison to other hot topics that there have been in recent times.

[Van Petrol]

Haha! Anybody remeber this FAIL!?..... :hehe:

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[Van Petrol]

Just a tidbit, in case it hasn't been reported yet. I think Brock was mouthing "I've been waiting a long time" after F5-ing Cena.

[AntMan]

Why the hell does WWE always try to stop people from getting over?

[SuperBatman]

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Has anyone seen this? Dean Ambrose is going to be huge, the way he acted in this video really made him seem like a big deal.


- WWE's Bill DeMott wrote the following about FCW star Dean Ambrose, who appeared in the video with Mick Foley yesterday

"Be prepared for @TheDeanAmbrose he is putting @wwe on notice!!!!!"

Also that Video was planned

The exchange was apparently arranged by WWE. We don't know if it will be used for something when Ambrose comes to the main roster or if it's some kind of FCW angle. We do know that WWE writer Ed Koskey was watching the whole thing and taking notes.

[Van Petrol]

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Has anyone seen this? Dean Ambrose is going to be huge, the way he acted in this video really made him seem like a big deal.

So what exactly is his beef with Foley supposed to be?

[Nightmare]

Why the hell does WWE always try to stop people from getting over?

So true. D-Bry is on the cusp of greatness. Yet he gets completely buried by sheamus at the biggest stage. Miz was also having a great run last year till he got sqashed by cena and hasnt been the same since. Stupid!

[Van Petrol]

So true. D-Bry is on the cusp of greatness. Yet he gets completely buried by WWE creative/booking at the biggest stage. Miz was also having a great run last year till he got sqashed by cena and hasnt been the same since. Stupid!

Fixed. :cwink:

[bullets]

Bad news for Daniel Bryan fans who are expecting WWE to take advantage of the Daniel Bryan love from monday and the day after....

Credit to www.PWInsider.com (http://www.PWInsider.com)

The backstage feeling on the "Yes!" chants is that it was simply the most die-hard fans that were left over from Wrestlemania being behind Daniel Bryan and within a week or two, they will have subsided. They specifically booked a Daniel Bryan promo last night, where he claims people are mocking him, to present the chants as something derogatory to him, as opposed to the actual meaning of them, which was to voice support after he was booked in such a piss poor manner at Wrestlemania.

I want Bryan to stay heel so this doesn't bother me. This isn't going to affect the chants. I think it's too late now.


In response to the 'The Best/Funniest People's Elbow' discussion that was had the other day, we can't leave this little beauty out.....

http://i.imgur.com/qxQx9.gif


:D :up: :hehe:


I missed that discussion but stuff like that is hilarious.


Another Brock moment:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/JJL24/BrockLesnar.gif

[venom892]

I say the Bryan thing is way stronger than Miz.It's unbelievable to me that WWE would just throw this under the rug. If they continue to bury him, they're going to bury anyone who comes near him by proxy.If he isn't even given his proper rematch they'll continue booing sheamus and Del Rio will get si'ed to death.Make a Yes t-shirt and watch it be third best selling behind Cena and Punk.

[Metallo]

Bad news for Daniel Bryan fans who are expecting WWE to take advantage of the Daniel Bryan love from monday and the day after....

Credit to www.PWInsider.com (http://www.PWInsider.com)

The backstage feeling on the "Yes!" chants is that it was simply the most die-hard fans that were left over from Wrestlemania being behind Daniel Bryan and within a week or two, they will have subsided. They specifically booked a Daniel Bryan promo last night, where he claims people are mocking him, to present the chants as something derogatory to him, as opposed to the actual meaning of them, which was to voice support after he was booked in such a piss poor manner at Wrestlemania.

THIS is exactly the problems with the g*dd*mn politics of this business. certain people who say you get over SOLELY on your own have no f***ing clue what they are talking about. How do you get over when management is stone walling you?

When I always say WWE doesn't want everybody to get over at a certain level maybe I have some clue what I'm talking about? :funny:

If they thought Bryans support is so short term why did they deliberately make him try to kill his own heat?


IMO WWE handling of the situation reeks of politics. If they don't want The Bryan support to go anywhere, they'll push it so the kill it, which is what they are trying to do now unfortunately. They've done it several times in the past when someone or something got hot.

It might meet some resistance initially, but if WWE wants it dead they'll kill it, which is stupid. Bryan could be a huge star for them and they've stumbled upon something through a bonehead decision that could make them a lot of money.

Reminds me of what they did to Christian. Over and over and over. I'm not saying Bryan could be THE top guy but he could be a MUCH bigger star than they think he is. A MAJOR midcard draw or even a guy who floats between midcard and main event like Benoit, Angle, and Guerrero. Just because a guy isn't a traditional ideal doesn't mean he can't get over HUGE and earn the peoples love. Look at Mick Foley. The politics here are really disgusting. I'd "love" to know which people are behind it. :doh:



Why the hell does WWE always try to stop people from getting over?

It annoys the hell out of me. They want to pigeonhole Bryan in a certain role and play what they want him to play instead of evolving naturally. The people COULD get behind this guy but they aren't even going to give it a chance. They are trying to kill it before it even has a chance to take off.

[venom892]

Hopefully Bryan will give them no choice like Punk did. Speaking of Punk I'm guessing he'll get pissed Bryan isn't getting what he deserves.

[SuperBatman]

Another Brock Moment

YDmdf46JZZ0

[Van Petrol]

It annoys the hell out of me. They want to pigeonhole Bryan in a certain role and play what they want him to play instead of evolving naturally. The people COULD get behind this guy but they aren't even going to give it a chance. They are trying to kill it before it even has a chance to take off.

Personally, I think it's on the runway and is already coming off the ground. I really feel WWE are going to lose this one.

[Van Petrol]

Another Brock Moment

YDmdf46JZZ0

He surprisingly became quite entertaining on the mic/promos, etc. after turning heel.

[Van Petrol]

I always enjoyed this promo. Despite stuttering and hesitating a lot through this match, he still came across well, I feel, in a slightly humourous and unhinged sort of way.

pOchToIb_tU

[SuperBatman]

I wonder if we are going to see Sable at all during all of this.

[Metallo]

Former WWE Star Maven Arrested On Drug Charges
By Daniel Pena (danndogg75@yahoo.com)
Apr 4, 2012 - 12:33:59 PM

Former WWE performer Maven Huffman was arrested on Monday in Florida on charges of doctor shopping (using multiple doctors) to obtain prescriptions to controlled substances. This practice is against state law.

Authorities allege that Huffman was using three Florida doctors to obtain prescriptions to Oxycodone and Hydrocone, garnering an estimated 1,000 pills.

Huffman, who is 35 years old, was released on $2,000 bond. He faces up to 5 years in prison if convicted of doctor shopping.

source: TMZ.com

[AntMan]

So what exactly is his beef with Foley supposed to be?

He's basically saying Foley is responsible for the popularization of the hardcore style because he's the biggest hardcore icon. Kayfabe wise he thinks Foley should be held accountable for Ambrose's generation destroying their lives in deathmatches and backyard wrestling.

[bullets]

It would be genius to sell 'yes' t-shirts right now. Also they should do a better job at booking Ryder. He's not the best but they could do a much better job. I actually like Team Teddy vs Team Long at Mania. It seemed like everyone got a decent spot compared to last years blink and you missed it Corre vs Show and friends.


more funny gifs ( imo)


http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x259/mick8000/midget_wrestling.gif

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/5968/punch2.gif

[Superark]

So true. D-Bry is on the cusp of greatness. Yet he gets completely buried by sheamus at the biggest stage. Miz was also having a great run last year till he got sqashed by cena and hasnt been the same since. Stupid!

To be fair to WWE, one of the main reasons Miz has been de-pushed and buried is because he started to develop a bad attitude backstage and displaying his ego. It was described as Miz becoming full of himself and acting very similar to when he first signed with the company.

[Dr. Evil]

I'm expecting the WWE to shoehorn Randy Orton into the WHC Title match at Extreme Rules. Orton has got to have something to do.

[Superark]

Hopefully Bryan will give them no choice like Punk did. Speaking of Punk I'm guessing he'll get pissed Bryan isn't getting what he deserves.

I really hope the WWE audience keeps cheering the Hell out of Bryan and forces their hand. I have my doubts because I believe WWE will do everything they can to bury it.

Even though we have no clue how loud the chants were or how many actually were chanting, if you have people chanting YES! At the Miami heat game, you are reaching beyond the hardcore audience

[Dr. Evil]

Lesnar will probably be the only former MMA/UFC guy to be in the WWE. Not expecting King Mo Lawal in the WWE as I think once his suspension ends he'll be back with Zuffa. I don't know what Rampage Jackson is going to do, although odds are that even if he decided to sign with the WWE, I doubt that the WWE will want to change his name because they may want to capitalize on the popularity he acquired in UFC and Pride.

And Cris Cyborg is nuclear. She will be back and probably face Ronda Rousey in a major fight sometime next year.

[AntMan]

It's just ridiculous. WWE did this crap with Christian, Punk, and MVP.

[Dr. Evil]

It's just ridiculous. WWE did this crap with Christen, Punk, and MVP.

It's because the WWE is run by a man who might either be diagnosed (although I bet nobody has told him) as Bipolar or Manic Depressive.

[Dr. Evil]

Batista has tweeted that he'll make a big announcement soon.

That'll probably involve something that has to do with the opposite sex.

[King of Kings]

Batista has tweeted that he'll make a big announcement soon.

That'll probably involve something that has to do with the opposite sex.

WWE has a new Divas roster so he's going back?

[Dr. Evil]

WWE has a new Divas roster so he's going back?

I think it'll involve a movie where he plays a ladies man or is a bad guy who has an all female army.

[AntMan]

They should've just had Bryan not say anything about it. Maybe pause during a yes chant and smirk. Embrace the fact he's an enjoyable character and let him be a heel who is popular.

[Dr. Evil]

Damien Sandow debuted in a backstage segment on Smackdown. he reportedly has an actor gimmick

[TheOnlyOmega]

Damien Sandow debuted in a backstage segment on Smackdown. he reportedly has an actor gimmick
Called it. This guy is going to be good if WWE can get him in a decent feud.

[MMMMM...Dounuts]

Batista has tweeted that he'll make a big announcement soon.

That'll probably involve something that has to do with the opposite sex.

He's going to do a sequel to 1 Night In Chyna.

[Metallo]

To be fair to WWE, one of the main reasons Miz has been de-pushed and buried is because he started to develop a bad attitude backstage and displaying his ego. It was described as Miz becoming full of himself and acting very similar to when he first signed with the company.

Not a smart thing to do when you don't have the talent to back it up like Shawn Michaels did.

Even though Miz was booked horrible he still got a bigger spot that most midcarders would kill for so he should have kept his ego in check. I feel bad for some of the crap he's had to eat recently but he's responsible for some of it.

[MMMMM...Dounuts]

Damien Sandow debuted in a backstage segment on Smackdown. he reportedly has an actor gimmick

Cool, I've heard good things about this person.

[venom892]

I think the thing that probably ate up Vince the most is that his pet project Del Rio got completely **** on during his segment on Raw. No one cared about his return and the fact Daniel Bryan completely overshadowed him must be have annoyed Vince.

[AntMan]

Damien Sandow debuted in a backstage segment on Smackdown. he reportedly has an actor gimmick

Cool. With this happening and the Dean Ambrose/Mick Foley video, I'm pretty excited.

[Hunter Rider]

Bad news for Daniel Bryan fans who are expecting WWE to take advantage of the Daniel Bryan love from monday and the day after....

Credit to www.PWInsider.com (http://www.PWInsider.com)

The backstage feeling on the "Yes!" chants is that it was simply the most die-hard fans that were left over from Wrestlemania being behind Daniel Bryan and within a week or two, they will have subsided. They specifically booked a Daniel Bryan promo last night, where he claims people are mocking him, to present the chants as something derogatory to him, as opposed to the actual meaning of them, which was to voice support after he was booked in such a piss poor manner at Wrestlemania.

This promo will only make people chant it more which I imagine is the point, I don't think the plan was ever going to be to turn him face off this.

[Metallo]

I hope they try to get Bryan more heel heat with this but he got it over and hopefully they realize that and don't just kick him back down the card face or heel. Lets see what he can do with this buzz.

I have no problem with Bryan playing an ego inflated heel getting whats coming to him or weaseling his way into keeping the title but what they did at Mania was too far. I think people were actually looking forward to seeing what kind of match Bryan and Sheamus could have.

[Hunter Rider]

Yesterday, WWE Tag Team Champion Epico posted the following on Twitter: Can you believe this @LaRosaMendes ? Every single WWE title was on The Wrestlemania PPV. But the WWE tag champs get the Pre-show
I thought this was WRESTLEmania.... Not CONCERTmania... Who did Flo-rida and that MGK beat??? I guess they beat the tag champs
Not only the tag champs get left out of wrestlemania... We weren't even on Raw and it looks like we won't be on smackdown either...
In an update to this developing story, F4WOnline.com is reporting that all of Epico's Tweets are part of an angle.

I'm guessing this could be the start of angle to promote the tag division.

[Hunter Rider]

I hope they try to get Bryan more heel heat with this but he got it over and hopefully they realize that and don't just kick him back down the card face or heel. Lets see what he can do with this buzz.

I have no problem with Bryan playign an ego inflated heel getting whats coming to him or weaseling his way into keeping the title but what they did at Mania was too far. I think people were actually looking forward to seeing what kind of match Bryan and Sheamus could have.

I didn't notice any mention of him wanting his rematch, I think if it's delayed a while it opens up possibilities for him as opposed to losing the rematch straight away at Extreme Rules.

[Dr. Evil]

Looking at the Smackdown spoilers I am surprised that

Nobody has returned from injuries yet.

I guess they want to save that for next week though.

[AntMan]

I didn't notice any mention of him wanting his rematch, I think if it's delayed a while it opens up possibilities for him as opposed to losing the rematch straight away at Extreme Rules.

I agree and that's why I have no problem with Sheamus feuding with Del Rio right now. We don't know what the deal is with Christian and I would wait a little while before I put Cody against Sheamus, so Del Rio is the best option.

[Metallo]

There is of course...the issue of Del Rio sucking at times...especially on the mic. At least the matches have a shot at being good. I assume Orton is going to stay busy with Kane for a while yet.

[AntMan]

There is of course...the issue of Del Rio sucking at times...especially on the mic. At least the matches have a shot at being good. I assume Orton is going to stay busy with Kane for a while yet.

They are trying to get Sheamus over as a face champion, so feuding with Orton would be a risk right now unless he turns heel.

[Kaleb]

PWInsider reports that there are already WWE talents that are not too happy about Brock Lesnar returning, likely for the same reasons they weren't happy with The Rock coming back.


Well this isnt much of a suprise.

[Metallo]

They are trying to get Sheamus over as a face champion, so feuding with Orton would be a risk right now unless he turns heel.

I meant Ortons staying busy with something else in general and that if he's busy with Kane then I can't see Bryan feuding with him yet.

Heel Orton vs Sheamus might not be bad down the road but I doubt they turn Orton.

[AntMan]

I meant Ortons staying busy with something else in general and that if he's busy with Kane then I can't see Bryan feuding with him yet.

Heel Orton vs Sheamus might not be bad though but I doubt they turn Orton.

OK gotcha. Turning Orton heel is a good move because he's become irrelevant as a face with his lackluster feuds lately.

[Dr. Evil]

Orton turning heel would be a good move, but there isn't anyone right now who could take over as the WWE's #3 face, which he is. Last summer he got bumped from #2 by CM Punk. Until the WWE has someone who could surpass Orton as the WWE's #3 face, he won't turn heel. And with the way his match ended up at Wrestlemania 28, I don't think Sheamus is that guy.

Triple H, Undertaker, Brock Lesnar and the Rock are part time guys and Rey Mysterio is injured and likely on his last run in the WWE (also the reason the WWE has continued to push Del Rio), so the WWE has no choice but to keep Orton as the #3 face in the WWE.

[MMMMM...Dounuts]

I'm guessing this could be the start of angle to promote the tag division.

Please bring back the tag-team division WWE. I've been wanting a good tag division for years.

[MMMMM...Dounuts]

Supposedly Wrestlemania did 1.9 million buys. I think actual numbers won't come out until a month from now.

http://m.wrestlezone.com/news/252633-espns-ramsey-says-wm28-did-19-million-buys-lesnarrock

[AntMan]

The tag team division can be a great asset if WWE put time into it.

[Nell2ThaIzzay]

So I think I'm going to be starting my WWE Universe mode tonight, after toying around with it last night and seeing all the different things you can do.

First things I did - downloaded The Rock and Shawn Michaels, put them both on Raw. Replaced the Diva's Championship with the Women's Championship, and replaced Superstars with a custom show called Battlezone. Swapped a few superstars to different shows, moving Rey Mysterio, Big Show, and Drew McIntyre from Raw to Smackdown. Outside of that, I'm keeping it stock and running from that.

[bullets]

There is of course...the issue of Del Rio sucking at times...especially on the mic. At least the matches have a shot at being good. I assume Orton is going to stay busy with Kane for a while yet.

Orton already got his win back though. Its kind of a strange feud.

[Team Andino]

Orton already got his win back though. Its kind of a strange feud.
If anything maybe Kane and Orton will have some stipulation match at Extreme Rules if they still have nothing for either of them.

[Dr. Evil]

I think that they are giving Orton something to do until Wade Barrett comes back and feuds with Orton for the 100th time.

[bullets]

If anything maybe Kane and Orton will have some stipulation match at Extreme Rules if they still have nothing for either of them.

I suppose. Its just weird they had a no sq on smackdown. I hope for a buried alive match however unlikely

[AntMan]

That feud did nothing for Barrett or Orton and was just plain boring.

[E-Man]

Supposedly Wrestlemania did 1.9 million buys. I think actual numbers won't come out until a month from now.

http://m.wrestlezone.com/news/252633-espns-ramsey-says-wm28-did-19-million-buys-lesnarrock

If that actually holds up it I think that would be the highest Wrestlemania buyrate of all time. Hell that's one of the biggest North American ppv buyrates of all time regardless of genre. That's bigger than UFC 100, and up there with Mayweather vs. De La Hoya. I'm sure people will try to spin it away from The Rock though.

[Anno_Domini]

PWInsider reports that there are already WWE talents that are not too happy about Brock Lesnar returning, likely for the same reasons they weren't happy with The Rock coming back.


Well this isnt much of a suprise.

Boo-****ing-hoo.

I say everyone should just get over themselves since they only ***** and can't get over with the crowd.

[Metallo]

If that actually holds up it I think that would be the highest Wrestlemania buyrate of all time. Hell that's one of the biggest North American ppv buyrates of all time regardless of genre. That's bigger than UFC 100, and up there with Mayweather vs. De La Hoya. I'm sure people will try to spin it away from The Rock though.

Of course it drew well. Anyone with a brain knew that was going to happen. but it wasn't just because it was the Rock it was because it was his first singles match in 8 years. He also didn't do it by himself. Would the show have drawn that much if it was Rock vs...The Miz? I mean seriously. Cena did his part. Plus the show overall was stronger than its been in a few years.

It also doesn't hurt that its the biggest show of the year anyway. Rock or no Rock its still Wrestlemania.

Taker vs HHH in the cell was the better match and unlike Rock vs Cena it lived up to the hype.


Boo-****ing-hoo.

I say everyone should just get over themselves since they only ***** and can't get over with the crowd.

Thats because management screws up too bad on purpose or not on purpose. Or did Daniel Bryan squash himself on the Wrestlemania card despite apparently being over...in Rocks own home town?

[Anno_Domini]

I doubt it's people like Daniel Bryan complaining. He has his LOYAL fanbase. It's probably guys like Kofi Kingston, imo.

[spidey-dude]

If that actually holds up it I think that would be the highest Wrestlemania buyrate of all time. Hell that's one of the biggest North American ppv buyrates of all time regardless of genre. That's bigger than UFC 100, and up there with Mayweather vs. De La Hoya. I'm sure people will try to spin it away from The Rock though.

I'm sure they will too, and I'm sue people will say "it was the whole card theres no way to tell why more people bought it"

but surely a buyrate that high is because of Rock Cena

[venom892]

Boo-****ing-hoo.

I say everyone should just get over themselves since they only ***** and can't get over with the crowd.The chants for Bryan were insane and yet management wants to ignore it. Apparently the chants could still be heard several blocks from the arena after Raw.

[Metallo]

I doubt it's people like Daniel Bryan complaining. He has his LOYAL fanbase. It's probably guys like Kofi Kingston, imo.

You say that now but certain Rock fans would have disagreed with you before monday. Maybe if other people got attention like Bryan got BEFORE Mania maybe they could get more over too. he got a world title reign that lasted more than a minute and some worthwhile material while other guys either have zero storylines or crappy ones.

I don't see how anyone can say Zack Ryder didn't get over. He got himself over with no help at all then WWE sh** all over him anyway. Then he comes back as part of Team Teddy and a girl kicks him right in the Broskies and he loses. Not sure where they are going with him now.

[The Sage]

PWInsider reports that there are already WWE talents that are not too happy about Brock Lesnar returning, likely for the same reasons they weren't happy with The Rock coming back.


Well this isnt much of a suprise.

I wonder which ones aren't happy?

Supposedly Wrestlemania did 1.9 million buys. I think actual numbers won't come out until a month from now.

http://m.wrestlezone.com/news/252633-espns-ramsey-says-wm28-did-19-million-buys-lesnarrock

Good for them. The main-event did make a difference after all. In fact, probably all of them.

Boo-****ing-hoo.

I say everyone should just get over themselves since they only ***** and can't get over with the crowd.

At the same time, it's already hard enough to get over between politics and stupid booking cutting your legs from under you. When you add in part-timers coming in, that makes it even tougher. See what's happening with Daniel Bryan.

So it's understandable. It is a good business move for Brock's return. My question is what are the long-term plans for him?

[Metallo]

I can understand some concerns about Brock since he gave the WWE the finger after they literally gave him the strongest push to the top that I've ever seen.

But at the same time I'm going to give the guy a chance since he HAS apparently signed on for 30-35 dates. Thats a substantial amount of TV and PPV time so he's not just showing up once in a blue moon. He's made a regular long term commitment.

How he conducts himself after all that will be the big question.

[The Batman]

Someone here said Daniel Bryan could be a Bret Hart type of face, and I kinda agree. Bryan is very likable, IMO, and I think he should be pushed harder as the premiere submission wrestler.

[venom892]

Honestly I'd love at least one Bryan/Lesnar match. It would be fantastic!

[herolee10]

Honestly I'd love at least one Bryan/Lesnar match. It would be fantastic!

Would you still feel that way if they had a match that ended in 18 seconds with Bryan receiving a F-5 right off the bat and being pinned soon afterwards?lol

[The Batman]

Bryan/Lesnar is a must. Ziggler vs Lesnar would be epic too, just to see how Ziggler sells.

I wonder how powerful Lesnar will be portrayed as now that he's 30 pounds less than he was 8 years ago.

[Metallo]

Someone here said Daniel Bryan could be a Bret Hart type of face, and I kinda agree. Bryan is very likable, IMO, and I think he should be pushed harder as the premiere submission wrestler.

I agree. I think he might not make it as big as Bret but I'd at least give him a chance. But some people have dogged him since day one saying he doesn't have what it takes. When comparisons to Bret Hart and or Benoit or other "smaller" more technical guys making it come up they get ignored.

[The Batman]

Bryan definetely has more charisma than Benoit, and Benoit did alright for himself. WWE needs that Submission wrestler, IMO. Guys like Cena, Taker, and Punk have submission finishers, but they're all secondary.

[venom892]

We've all seen Bryan's awesome matches with Ziggler and Punk. I think Bryan is the type of performer that would bring out the best in Cena,Orton and top level guys. He could be in that Jericho slot once Jericho leaves for good.

[bullets]

I doubt it's people like Daniel Bryan complaining. He has his LOYAL fanbase. It's probably guys like Kofi Kingston, imo.

If Punk was complaining about imaginary brass ringslast year I would imagine everyone being a bit upset

[Sith Scotti]

Boo Hoo . Until these idiots can get a reaction that Lesner or Rock shut up . Now Bryan is the exception but that came after the squash job , so in a way this maybe the best thing to happen to Bryan . The wwe can't be blind to Bryan now ...

[MMMMM...Dounuts]

We've all seen Bryan's awesome matches with Ziggler and Punk. I think Bryan is the type of performer that would bring out the best in Cena,Orton and top level guys. He could be in that Jericho slot once Jericho leaves for good.

I'd like to see a Bryan/Punk match next year at Wrestlemania.

[Dr. Evil]

This is supposed to be Batista:

http://cdn1.wrestlezone.com/images/stories/2012/April/Batista.JPG

[herolee10]

The wwe can't be blind to Bryan now ...
I'm sure that the WWE are well aware on the reception that their stars receive, but like others have said, I think it's due to backstage politics that prevent some of these stars who have a legit rising fanbase in the audience and in the wrestling community from rising higher on the ladder since they seem keen on only pushing stars where their fame and popularity are a sole result from their marketing and ideas and not from anywhere else.

Look at how Ryder's been handled since he got his short push after the WWE finally paid notice to the reactions that he was getting.

[Metallo]

Bryan definetely has more charisma than Benoit, and Benoit did alright for himself. WWE needs that Submission wrestler, IMO. Guys like Cena, Taker, and Punk have submission finishers, but they're all secondary.

Again I agree. I think in some ways Bryan is comparable to a young Kurt Angle and his career could follow a similar path. I think we brought this up the other day. I always saw Angles early character as a sort of twist on young Bob Backlund: The clean cut all american young man but played as a heel. Even Backlund himself proved he could show a different side of himself with "Mr. Backlund."

[Sith Scotti]

I'd like to see a Bryan/Punk match next year at Wrestlemania.

Make it an Iron Match . Goes from an 18 second match to a 60 minute match...


As far as backstage politics hurting Bryan that maybe true but the wwe is still in it to make money and they now see a money maker here like Punk ... I don't think the wwe expected the reaction to be what it was on Monday

[LuisTX85]

Bryan/Lesnar is a must. Ziggler vs Lesnar would be epic too, just to see how Ziggler sells.


Agreed!

[MMMMM...Dounuts]

This is supposed to be Batista:

http://cdn1.wrestlezone.com/images/stories/2012/April/Batista.JPG

That hair!!!

Someone's going through a mid-life crisis.

[Nightmare]

wtf, is that on batista? a mohawk cornrow hair>

[Lunar_Wolf]

I wonder which ones aren't happy?




I'm guessing it's the guys who sit on their ass everyday wondering why they can't over.

[AntMan]

TNA star Eric Young will soon be hosting his own Animal Planet series, according to the Associated Press. The series, "Fish America" is described as "outdoorsman and pro wrestler "Showtime" Eric Young gets a line on some of the most creative, unexpected and dangerous fishing practices across the country." http://www.pwinsider.com/article/67371/tna-star-gets-his-own-cable-series.html?p=1

[Metallo]

Boo Hoo . Until these idiots can get a reaction that Lesner or Rock shut up . Now Bryan is the exception but that came after the squash job , so in a way this maybe the best thing to happen to Bryan . The wwe can't be blind to Bryan now ...

Do you think Brock Lesnar got the reaction he got on his first day?

They gave this guy the push of pushes. THAT combined with his physical gifts is what got him over.

Most people do not not have Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, The Hardys, RVD, The Rock, and The Undertaker job to them in their first 9 months in the WWE. He won the KOTR 3 months into his main roster stint.

Before facing the Rock for the title Lesnar left Hogan a bloody heap, spit on him, and smeared Hogans BLOOD on his chest as a trophy or warpaint. How many people have EVER done that to Hogan? Its been years since WWE booked anyone even close to that strongly.


This is supposed to be Batista:

http://cdn1.wrestlezone.com/images/stories/2012/April/Batista.JPG

I didn't think Batista could surpass the doucheness of wearing that golfing cap or the pink polo shirt but "he found a way."


TNA star Eric Young will soon be hosting his own Animal Planet series, according to the Associated Press. The series, "Fish America" is described as "outdoorsman and pro wrestler "Showtime" Eric Young gets a line on some of the most creative, unexpected and dangerous fishing practices across the country."

http://www.pwinsider.com/article/67371/tna-star-gets-his-own-cable-series.html?p=1

Isn't catching ODB dangerous enough?

[Sith Scotti]

Do you think Brock Lesnar got the reaction he got on his first day?

They gave this guy the push of pushes. THAT combined with his physical gifts is what got him over.

Most people do not not have Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, The Hardys, RVD, The Rock, and The Undertaker job to them in their first 9 months in the WWE. He won the KOTR 3 months into his main roster stint.

Before facing the Rock for the title Lesnar left Hogan a bloody heap, spit on him, and smeared Hogans BLOOD on his chest as a trophy or warpaint. How many people have EVER done that to Hogan? Its been years since WWE booked anyone even close to that strongly.


Of cause he didn't he earned it . Punk earned it in spite of the politics . So has Bryan . Guys with no charisma like Kofi I could care less about their whining

[Keyser Soze]

I don't get why people are angry about Daniel Bryan trying to deflate the YES! chants in his promo. OF COURSE he's going to want to twist it in a way that furthers his heel character. Let's not forget that it is Daniel Bryan's great work as a heel in recent months that has gotten crowds reacting to him, and got the obnoxious "YES! YES! YES!" chant taking off.

Daniel Bryan is probably my favourite wrestler, but even I'll say that as a babyface he wasn't always getting the biggest reaction. Whether it's in ROH, or here in WWE, Daniel Bryan is at his best as a heel. If he's going to translate this heat into a sustained run at the top beyond his damaging Mania loss, it'll be as a heel. Yes, maybe a loveable rogue that people love to hate and cheer for. But thinking he can suddenly be the top babyface in WWE at this stage is a bit overly optimistic.