Board 8 > All-Purpose Wrestling Topic 449: It Was Vader's Time. RIP

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this is not a fun game
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If you had been following Jakyl all season you'd know he's no longer fun.
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It certainly was not fun and games when Jacobs led The Flood to destroy the reborn CHIKARA, I agree
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He is in fact, the Director of Un-fun.
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As a Jimmy myself it definitely made me like Jimmy Wang Yang too much. Not a huge Uso guy though.
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Latest rumor is that there was an altercation where Cass grabbed Carmella's arm backstage, and the Usos had to step in to diffuse things.

I guess my boys have Big Cass on lock now!
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Man. Who was a worse person at this point? Enzo or Cass?
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And scarlet, you forgot to mention the world's baddest vintner... ROWAN!

Tbh, he's back woods crazy. If Rowan told me to back off, I'd run for my life.
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I bet Rowan just said "Rowan", because that's all he does anymore.
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New Japan hosting the best match for photographs ever:

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Your WWE Irony of the week:

https://twitter.com/joebrown44/status/1010573217113796608
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https://twitter.com/ThisIs_Progress/status/1010568169013071873

excellent promotional video for the upcoming progress us tour
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I would go to the Detroit area show but I dunno if I wanna buy a round
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https://twitter.com/stephmcmahon/status/1010615560995033088?s=21

WWE really really wants an Emmy for RAW 25. Its so sad
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Something I just noticed

The ROH Honor Club app has started to upload old ROH shows from the beginning. So far they just have the first two (The Era of Honor Begins and Round Robin Challenge)

Maybe the oddest thing about ROH is how their very existence begins with a sports entertainment style homophobic gay-bashing segment/squash match between the Christopher Street Connection and Da Hit Squad. It was embarrassing in 2002, and its INCREDIBLY awkward today.

Well guess what? They scrubbed it for the app!

ROH history now begins with Jay Briscoe vs Amazing Red.

LOLOL
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Jakyl25 posted...

https://twitter.com/stephmcmahon/status/1010615560995033088?s=21

WWE really really wants an Emmy for RAW 25. Its so sad

What would it qualify for? Even by RAW standards it was horrific.
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They think it was really impressive of them technically from a live broadcast standpoint to go live back and forth from two arenas

That doesnt seem THAT difficult
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so every sunday when they throw from the football field to the studio in new york or wherever they should get an emmy?
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https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/06/wwe-emmys/amp

Among the Emmy categories the nearly $3 billion sports-entertainment company is competing in are structured reality series, for WWE Raw; unstructured reality, for its E! show about the lives of female wrestlers, Total Divas; and live variety special, for its version of the Super Bowl, Wrestlemania.

Oh god, they consider Raw a structured reality series now? God damn it Vince

At the TV Academy, McMahon made an even bolder bid, comparing WWE to cultural phenomena like Hamilton, Stranger Things, and The Handmaids Tale.

I will never get tired of this delusion
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Jakyl25 posted...

They think it was really impressive of them technically from a live broadcast standpoint to go live back and forth from two arenas

That doesnt seem THAT difficult

I guess SIMULCASTING in 2001 is still an achievement.
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I think the real reason they submitted Raw 25 as the Raw episode for consideration is because it got huge ratings and it has the highest chance of an Academy viewer seeing someone they recognize
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is there any category where fans chanting for refunds is a good thing? best horror? best ensemble supporting cast in a drama?

(I know nothing about emmys)
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RAW 25 wasnt even impressive compared to Wrestlemania 2.
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So which version of the Cass firing is truth?

This is why I never bother with dirtsheets. You're just throwing shit at a wall and hoping something sticks
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ffmasterjose posted...

So which version of the Cass firing is truth?

This is why I never bother with dirtsheets. You're just throwing shit at a wall and hoping something sticks

None of them are wrong. It's been stated for a while that there were many reasons why he was fired and they all rolled into the decision. This is just more new information on what led to it.
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eaedwards6400 posted...

RAW 25 wasnt even impressive compared to Wrestlemania 2.

It's like trying to pick the Turd that smells the best!
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Even more crazy Cass rumors!

Former WWE superstar Big Cass reportedly threatened 205 Live announcer Vic Joseph, shortly before his release from the company earlier this week.

According to a DirtySheets report, Cass threatened to 'take his head off', after seeing the announcer chatting with Cass' ex-girlfriend Carmella.

Joseph and the SmackDown Live Women's Champion are known to be friends, though Cass suggested that something was going on between the two, according to DirtySheets.

Carmella and Cass dated from 2014-2017, and were a featured couple on E!'s Total Divas.

After his loss to Daniel Bryan at Money In The Bank, Cass left the show immediately, which was seen as disrespectful by many in the back.
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Next they'll say he threatened to set Kofi's beard alight, Pissed in Billie Kay's coffee, Tried to bum someone or did a Nazi salute!
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I mean, I frankly won't know what to believe until I hear it from Meltze honestly. If he's good at anything, it's confirming or denying rumors from other websites.
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No offence.... but Him?

Bwuahahaha....
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PrivateBiscuit1 posted...

I mean, I frankly won't know what to believe until I hear it from Meltze honestly. If he's good at anything, it's confirming or denying rumors from other websites.

One of Casss friends from Barstool Sports is on Twitter denying the Usos/Rowan story and the Vic Joseph story. Probably telling that hes not denying the others
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eaedwards6400 posted...

RAW 25 wasnt even impressive compared to Wrestlemania 2.

Let's not kid ourselves here, Wrestlemania 2 was a damn disaster from a technical standpoint
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Vince must had to been on Class As to think that WM2 would have worked.

A terrible worked boxing match and a shit cage match were the least if the event's problems.
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It's been a minute, but here's the latest title history update!

WWE Championship - AJ Styles now has 369 days in two reigns combined, which out of 50 champions, puts him two days ahead of The Rock in 14th place. Next up is Shawn Michaels with 396!

Universal - At 448 days, Brock Lesnar's latest reign is the longest world title reign since Hogan's four year run in the 80s.

IC - Seth Rollins' reign ended at 71 days, putting him in 52nd place out of 80 and just passing Steve Austin and Ricky Steamboat. Dolph Ziggler, now a six time IC champion, is in 16th place with 316 days and will pass Jericho in three days for 15th place.

US - Out of 91 champions, Jeff Hardy is in 59th place with 69 days. He'll pass Baron Corbin by the time SmackDown airs, and then it's Goldberg with 78!

Raw Tag - Out of 79 champions, Matt Hardy sits in 23rd with 198 days across 3 reigns. Next up is Cody Rhodes with 202. Bray Wyatt is in 60th place with 58 days and has just passed HBK and HHH. Next up is the six way tie for 54th, as The Good Brothers, Jeff Hardy, Zack Ryder, Curt Hawkins, and Billy Kidman all have 63 days.

SD Tag - Out of 13 champions, Harper is in 3rd place with 98 days across two reigns. Next up is the Usos with a stacked 329 days each. Rowan is in 8th place 75 days. In 10 days, he'll pass the 4-way tie for 4th that includes American Alpha, Heath Slayer, and Rhyno.

Cruiserweight - At 77 days, Cedric Alexander is in 3rd place out of 8 champions. Next up is Enzo Amore with 108.

Raw Women's - Nia Jax's reign ended at 70 days, putting her in last place out of 5 champions. Alexa Bliss now adds on to her lead, which is now at 342 days, 90 more than 2nd place Charlotte Flair. Also the list of women with 5+ title reigns is now the following: Trish, Mickie, Melina, Charlotte, Bliss

SD Women's - Carmella's still in last place with 73 days (out of 6 champions), but will pass Becky Lynch in 12 days if she hangs on to the belt.

Other titles us/the PWB keep track of
WWE's The Man: Brock Lesnar
Raw Jobber Champion: Curt Hawkins
SD Jobber Champion: The Miz
Raw Women's Jobber Champion: Bayley
SD Women's Jobber Champion: Sonya Deville
Cruiserweight Jobber Champion: Currently vacant after inactivity from Ariya Daivari
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ZeroSignal620 posted...

Universal - At 448 days, Brock Lesnar's latest reign is the longest world title reign since Hogan's four year run in the 80s.

One secret they never mention is that Hogan also had a longer WCW World Title reign in 94/95. They count WCW stats sometimes, and sometimes they dont!
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Well, 3 more weeks to go until Brock passes that one to truly solidify it, unless Braun finds a moment to cash in!
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WWE will acknowledge and strike things from the record as they choose.
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I'm ready for Evolve 107 tonight guys
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Becky having the least days as women's champ is depressing. She should be at or near the top
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If She went somewhere else I wouldn't blame her.
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There still isnt enough money in womens indie wrestling to throw away WWE, like someone like Cody can.

Like I doubt Toni Storm, or Tenille Dashwood, or Tessa Blanchard, or Chelsea Green, or Deanna Purazzo are making even Ember Moon-level money, and theyre the top stars out there.

Its a LOT better than it used to be, but still a gap
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some of those you listed are pretty young though
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https://www.facebook.com/TheHeymanHustle/posts/10155887994294888

Speculation seems to be that ths is setting up Lashley as the next challenger for Brock. While I don't think it'll happen, as long as it's not Roman I'm fine with it.

I was actually thinking about Summerslam and Lesnar's next match. Say they keep Braun's whole thing about challenging Lesnar the moment he shows up. Lesnar opens the show in the ring or something, and Braun cashes in right there, and ends up winning. Fast forward 19 hours to the end of the show, and he faces whoever was set to take on Brock later that night (probably Roman). I don't think they'd have someone like Braun be in two matches in one night, even with that big of a gap between the two, but maybe!
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When Lashley was in TNA, they really groomed him like a Lesnar. It's too bad WWE doesn't know how to recapture what made Lashley so great a year ago, but I'm all for this match. In all honesty, it's kind of a dream match. On paper, it's a really hard-hitting match-up.
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If anyone can help undo the damage WWE did to Lashley, Heyman could. Heyman probably knows way more about Lashley than any of the idiot writers on their staff.
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The irony in Heyman helping Lashley after Heyman went down trying to get someone other than Lashley as ECW champion is pretty amusing.
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It's not Lashley or Heyman's fault Vince is dumb. I think Heyman's only concern is, "How the fuck do I do a good promo about Lashley after that stupid feud they just pulled?"

That said, all these "reports" keep coming out about Brock's opponent. First it's Roman, then it's Rollins, then it's Lashley, then it's Roman again. Maybe it'll be CORBIN next?!
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Corbin would be a good choice because it's nice to see a Make a Wish kid get a chance.
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Strife2 posted...

That said, all these "reports" keep coming out about Brock's opponent. First it's Roman, then it's Rollins, then it's Lashley, then it's Roman again. Maybe it'll be CORBIN next?!

It wouldn't surprise me if this was some kind of intentional smokescreen by management, or if they just plain hadn't decided yet.

For storyline purposes, say Braun came out tonight and said he's challenging Brock at Summerslam. Would that make him the number 1 contender, or would he have to enter the match at the next ppv and win in order to keep it from being a triple threat?
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