Eat. Sleep. Suplex. Wrestling Thread. Repeat. - Part 180

[zeroapoc]

With all the junk this guy put into his body for so long I'm surprised he's still alive. Jake is still one of my favorites. His promos were so different and awesome. I truly hope he gets better.

That's a troubling report. This may not end well.

 

[TX85]

Jake is a tough man and so I really hope he can survive this thing

 

[runawayboulder]

Hopefully Jake comes out of this okay.

 

[Lobo]

Rooting for you, Jake. That report is very troubling, though.

 

[Donnie Darko]

That really sucks for Jake the Snake for him to finally get his life together and have something like this happen.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Hopefully Jake comes out of this okay.

This.

 

[JabarR]

 

[runawayboulder]

Damn, they are both hotter than ever.

 

[Specter313]

 

[NDX]

Having seen Bull Dempsey's last Indy match seeing him get showcased on NXT is great. Definitely a fan of his gimmick and style, just think he should add a few more throws into he set.

 

[cabel]

Hoping the best for Jake.

Cue the obligatory "PUPPIES!"

 

[Specter313]

DDP is tweeting updates on Jake. It seems he's regained consciousness, but still going "in and out" at times.

 

[sweetre15]

I really hope Jake comes out of this ok.

 

[zeroapoc]

Yeah fingers crossed as well. Just hearing "double pneumonia" made me fear the worst.

 

[bullets]

With all the junk this guy put into his body for so long I'm surprised he's still alive. Jake is still one of my favorites. His promos were so different and awesome. I truly hope he gets better.

I'm a big fan of Jake and it was great seeing him back on track. I never thought we'd see it. I hope he makes through this. It's been a tough year and life for him.

 

[bullets]

Reminds me of those old stomp Jakks figures. Wasn't there a scuba Kane or something along those lines?

 

[X Knight]

damn!! just heard about Jake.

hope he makes it through this.

 

[bullets]

I just started watching the Monday night wars show on WWE network. They really need to back some of these new stars. Who would of thought Steve Austin would become one of the most compelling wrestlers of all time. I remember a bunch of us in school talking about the Pillman home invasion. They should do more cliffhangers

 

[runawayboulder]

I'm a big fan of Jake and it was great seeing him back on track. I never thought we'd see it. I hope he makes through this. It's been a tough year and life for him.

Agreed, he's come too far to have it end tragically like this.

The latest I'm hearing is that he's conscious but the news of a mass on his brain is no good. I hope he can get to live out his second chance to the fullest. For the sake of the entire industry, we really need to have a happy ending here...

 

[sweetre15]

I'm watching the first ever StarrCade right now and it's a pretty good show so far

- decent matches to begin the show

- Brutal match between Roddy Piper and Greg Valentine

- Excellent match between The Brisco Brothers and Steamboat/Youngblood

- The build up promos for the matches are all solid

- The buildup of Rhodes is also well handled

 

[sweetre15]

Wow Harley Race vs Flair, in a good way, had the methodical pacing and ring psychology of a HHH match....which shouldn't surprise me because of how much he's been influenced by those two.

 

[sweetre15]

Overall I give StarrCade '83 an 8/10 for solid build up and the delivering of the marquee matches, and the feel good moment at the end with Flair.

 

[sweetre15]

BACKSTAGE BEEF BETWEEN AJ LEE AND THE BELLAS

A year ago this week, AJ Lee took direct aim at the entire cast of Total Divas with scathing tirade known affectionately as the "Pipebombshell."

It was unexpected, delivered with brutal honesty and bodyslammed the entire cast of Total Divas.

But what purpose did it serve?

She said what fans of WWE and of women's wrestling have thought for years: nearly every woman in the company is only there for their looks and are completely interchangeable.

Everyone thought the Divas division would suddenly become interesting again, but nothing changed.

Lee herself explained why during a Q&A session at the Wizard World New Orleans Comic Con in February.

"It's funny because who I am is just very quiet and I'm not... I say anything that I think, like I just kind of say it, but other than that I'm super quiet. I'm not a troublemaker. So every time I go out, I turn into this kind of *****ey jerk and it's so different. I hope people can tell the difference between what is necessary for us... It's like taking your medicine; no one wants to take your medicine, it tastes disgusting but it's going to make you feel better. So, yeah, this is kind of rude, and terrible, and brutally honest what I'm saying but it's going to help us all in the long run, is kind of how I saw it. And it really did for a while and I think it could have been much better if the professionalism surrounding it backstage was a little bit more... just a little bit better. Like, okay, let's move forward with this. It was a little bit disappointing. I really wish we could have done a little bit more with that but I think it wasn't in order to keep everyone happy. Which, you know..."

Essentially, Lee was "shooting" on her co-workers, they didn't appreciate it, and the whole thing was killed dead not long after. You'll notice the Divas division is far less interesting these days, though the workrate has improved dramatically.

Based on their immediate response to Lee's promo via Twitter, The Bella Twins appeared genuinely upset: "AJ remember you would be nothing if WWE didn't partner you up with every top guy. Try being a diva that makes it on your own. Also, bringing up my Dad AJ will b something u will regret. Btw how r ur parents like? Oh wait we hear you sob about it all the time. Lastly 4 the jealous 1 AJ try defendin ur title & know we all have had a tough road 2 get here. Don't 4get the bad things u did 2 be here."

Tension still lingers as the Bellas have continuously thrown shade at Lee since the infamous promo. Back in March, they claimed during an interview that she was rejected to appear on Total Divas. That is untrue, as she was asked to appear on the show and declined. Lee revealed in an October 2013 interview that her decision actually spurned her scathing tirade towards the cast since WWE CEO Vince McMahon wanted her to explain why she was against Total Divas.

Then last month, Nikki indicated that she had no interest in working with AJ since she would prefer to take the Divas Championship off Paige. She told DigitalSpy.com, "And if anything I hope Paige takes it off of AJ and Paige and I go into a story. I would love to take it off Paige. That would be awesome. Hopefully Paige and I can do something after her and AJ are done, but we'll see."

According to a backstage source within WWE, the twin duo feel Lee rode on the coattails of their men, Daniel Bryan and John Cena, as well as other top stars, in order to get to the position that she is in now. Lee is an especially sore subject for them because they feel if she wasn't around, they would be the top Diva stars in the company.

Fortunately AJ fans, the Bellas can't do anything to actually bring her down. Though no longer Divas Champion, AJ is seen as the company's top Diva since she moves the most merchandise and is Vince McMahon's personal favorite. Unless the twin duo break out into mainstream consciousness via Total Divas, it is highly unlikely they will ever surpass AJ as the top Diva act in WWE.

SOURCE: PWPIX

 

[Lead Cenobite]

And they say this while they're in a relationship with/married to the two top guys in the company.

 

[chamber-music]

I honestly didn't miss the Bellas one bit when they left.

The pair of them sound insanely immature.

AJ's character work got her over more than who she was paired with. It is a bit rich them saying she rid off the coat tails of the male wrestlers success when that is exactly what they are doing right now.

Hell, I'm more excited for Takeover 2 than I am for Night of Champions.

Me too.