The Wrestling Thread Damn Sure Doesn't Work For You!

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[Lobo]

And for Lobo!

Lol thanks. Can I have them and Lillian?

As for Brie, I am going to defend her a little bit, because while she will never be Trish, AJ, Gail etc. She is showing a willingness to learn and at least try. That's more that can be said of other Divas that have come and gone. Oh and despite what people may say here, there is not a single one of us who wouldn't.

Of course if I had my way, Aksana would be the face of that division.

 

[sweetre15]

I'm guessing you guys got Cena, Orton, the Shield and the Rhodes brothers. Not too shabby I'd say.

And Ziggler jobbing to a local wrestler of course.

Didn't Ziggler lose a No DQ fight to Damien Sandow? Lol

 

[sweetre15]

Lol thanks. Can I have them and Lillian?

As for Brie, I am going to defend her a little bit, because while she will never be Trish, AJ, Gail etc. She is showing a willingness to learn and at least try. That's more that can be said of other Divas that have come and gone. Oh and despite what people may say here, there is not a single one of us who wouldn't.

Of course if I had my way, Aksana would be the face of that division.

It's more than likely an ultimatum that she has to train with Bryan due to the concussion she gave AJ. I'm not knocking the fact that she's training with Bryan but I'm not sure it was solely something she wanted to do.

With that said, maybe she should participate in the NXT promo classes if she really wants to make a case for herself or have Regal train her on mic skills.

 

[Pink Ranger]

With that said, maybe she should participate in the NXT promo classes if she really wants to make a case for herself or have Regal train her on mic skills.

I'd pre-purchase every PPV for the next 12 months if Brie starts talking in a Liverpudlian accent and starts all her promos with, "You listen here, sunshine ..."

 

[sweetre15]

I'd pre-purchase every PPV for the next 12 months if Brie starts talking in a Liverpudlian accent and starts all her promos with, "You listen here, sunshine ..."

LOL that would be beyond priceless. But maybe the Bellas should take a cue from Summer Rae and watch tapes of superior female performers of the past and use it as framework for the presentations of their characters.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Man we blow through these threads as fast as Dave Batista blew through the WWE Divas Lockeroom during his WWE tenure.

 

[Pink Ranger]

Man we blow through these threads as fast as Dave Batista blew through the WWE Divas Lockeroom during his WWE tenure.

More like, how Melina blew through the ... I can't finish that one, I just can't, sorry.

 

[The Sage]

So WWE thinks if Bryan being bigger would've helped in him being a draw for Summerslam? They don't think the 50/50 booking, the lack of build for the undercard, and throwing Triple H into the main-event--which automatically signals a potential swerve--had nothing to do with it? And their weak follow ups from the last few months?

Well they definitely went the opposite and threw the biggest man on the roster in the main-event. We'll see if that makes a difference.

 

[sweetre15]

So WWE thinks if Bryan being bigger would've helped in him being a draw for Summerslam? They don't think the 50/50 booking, the lack of build for the undercard, and throwing Triple H into the main-event--which automatically signals a potential swerve--had nothing to do with it? And their weak follow ups from the last few months?

Well they definitely went the opposite and threw the biggest man on the roster in the main-event. We'll see if that makes a difference.

Never mind that MITB did better than last year when the main event's only big guy was Sheamus and the buys were less than Stellar for Extreme Rules and WWE Payback despite Cena feuding with big muscles Ryback.

 

[Dr. Evil]

 

[MMMMM...Pancakes]

The Fate Of The Wrestling Thread Lies In The Wheel Of Dixie

 

[Superark]

Just turned on Impact. Looks like it started off hot.

 

[MMMMM...Pancakes]

So I guess the guys in the production room were expecting Pacman to jump over and uhhhhh...

Lost my train of thought to look at Brooke Tessmacher.

 

[Superark]

So I guess the guys in the production room were expecting Pacman to jump over and uhhhhh...

Lost my train of thought to look at Brooke Tessmacher.

Yea that was silly, but this was the best opening to Impact in months.

All the promos were good and the brawls were fun. A hot crowd certainly helps

 

[Specter313]

WWE has signed a new developmental diva, Ashley Sebera:

 

[The Sage]

Never mind that MITB did better than last year when the main event's only big guy was Sheamus and the buys were less than Stellar for Extreme Rules and WWE Payback despite Cena feuding with big muscles Ryback.

Best comment on that news report I've read:

Surely it had nothing to do with Vince running down Cena and especially Bryan for a month ahead of time, making it feel like Cena taking on a guy who didn't deserve to be in the ring with him. And it absolutely wasn't because the only other match on the card that had any real build to it was the Punk/Lesnar match. Certainly, it had nothing to do with the fact that Cena had clearly pointed out his massively deformed elbow, thereby giving him an excuse for losing the match long before it ever started. No, I'm sure fans just didn't "buy the attraction" of the best wrestler in the WWE taking on the most popular member of the WWE roster. The argument that I keep hearing is that for as over as Bryan is with the live crowds (and he is, make no mistake about that), he can't monetize that fan base to actually buy PPVs. My two counters to that argument are as follows: a) Bryan captures the casual fans in live crowd because he has an easy-to-do chant (that's now being co-opted by the Big Show) and puts on exciting matches; that hasn't yet translated into pay-per-view buying fans because he hasn't consistently been booked someone who is as important as the John Cenas and Randy Ortons of the WWE. Which leads into my second point - the Daniel Bryan fans who would actually buy the PPV have no real reason to, as he's had his legs cut out from underneath him every time he should've been having a big PPV moment. Wrestlemania 28, again Sheamus, in what should've been an outstanding match (based on the fact that they actually had several outstanding matches at other points)? 18-second loss. Beating the biggest star in the WWE at SummerSlam this year? Pedigree, cash-in, instant loss of the title. Every attempt to get the title back since then? Screwy BS designed to make him look inferior to Orton. It's not rocket science, Vince - if you want people to "buy the attraction", you need to make them believe that it's a) something worth buying, and b) not a false bill of goods. When people were calling their cable companies/satellite providers demanding refunds after Bryan was stripped of the title following his win at Night of Champions, maybe that should've been a clear indication that they bought the PPV for Bryan. The so-called "monetized" fanbase is there, you just keep giving them no reason to open their wallets.

 

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So was Trent Baretta a one night only thing for TNA?

 

[MMMMM...Pancakes]

Anyone else want one last Jeff Hardy WWE run? I know you guys are gonna give me **** about this, but I'd like to see Cena vs. Hardy.

 

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We Are The Wrestling Thread And The World Needs Us

 

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Taz, you ****ing manlet. Not sure if Taz or Rey Mysterio.

5th Grade In Canada, Is Like 3rd Grade In The Wrestling Thread

 

[JabarR]

Gail Kim just made a big mistake issuing that challenge, cause Lei'D Tapa is gonna get her hands on that Knockouts title.

 

[sweetre15]

Best comment on that news report I've read:

Surely it had nothing to do with Vince running down Cena and especially Bryan for a month ahead of time, making it feel like Cena taking on a guy who didn't deserve to be in the ring with him. And it absolutely wasn't because the only other match on the card that had any real build to it was the Punk/Lesnar match. Certainly, it had nothing to do with the fact that Cena had clearly pointed out his massively deformed elbow, thereby giving him an excuse for losing the match long before it ever started. No, I'm sure fans just didn't "buy the attraction" of the best wrestler in the WWE taking on the most popular member of the WWE roster. The argument that I keep hearing is that for as over as Bryan is with the live crowds (and he is, make no mistake about that), he can't monetize that fan base to actually buy PPVs. My two counters to that argument are as follows: a) Bryan captures the casual fans in live crowd because he has an easy-to-do chant (that's now being co-opted by the Big Show) and puts on exciting matches; that hasn't yet translated into pay-per-view buying fans because he hasn't consistently been booked someone who is as important as the John Cenas and Randy Ortons of the WWE. Which leads into my second point - the Daniel Bryan fans who would actually buy the PPV have no real reason to, as he's had his legs cut out from underneath him every time he should've been having a big PPV moment. Wrestlemania 28, again Sheamus, in what should've been an outstanding match (based on the fact that they actually had several outstanding matches at other points)? 18-second loss. Beating the biggest star in the WWE at SummerSlam this year? Pedigree, cash-in, instant loss of the title. Every attempt to get the title back since then? Screwy BS designed to make him look inferior to Orton. It's not rocket science, Vince - if you want people to "buy the attraction", you need to make them believe that it's a) something worth buying, and b) not a false bill of goods. When people were calling their cable companies/satellite providers demanding refunds after Bryan was stripped of the title following his win at Night of Champions, maybe that should've been a clear indication that they bought the PPV for Bryan. The so-called "monetized" fanbase is there, you just keep giving them no reason to open their wallets.

Honest to God truth right there....Whoever wrote that deserves a medal.

 

[Pink Ranger]

5th Grade In Canada, Is Like 3rd Grade In The Wrestling Thread

Anything to get Canada into a thread title again.

 

[MMMMM...Pancakes]

Anything to get Canada into a thread title again.

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