Board 8 > All-Purpose Wrestling Topic 458: WWE going under.

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Tom Bombadil posted...

Wikipedia:

In August 2015, following Dolph Ziggler's 2014 shout-out to the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic fandom,[42] March's reveal of Xavier Woods as a member of said fandom,[43] and Sheamus being shamed in April by Ziggler about Bronies on TV,[44] [Corey Graves] attended BronyCon at the Baltimore Convention Center to investigate the fandom, where he dressed in an Applejack costume and interviewed Bronies.

why do I remember none of this

Is that when Big E and AJ were with Dolph? Cause I know they were pony fans and I remember someone bringing them personalized ponies at a fan event and them explaining it to Dolph so I'm assuming they made him a fan.
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And so it was, that no retirement ever stuck

I am either sad or ecstatic and cannot tell

Saudi $$$$
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Who
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davidponte posted...

Who

Shawn Michaels unretired so he and Trips can wrestle Taker/Kane in Saudi Arabia.
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...I'm intrigued.
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looool fuck this company.
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HBK

Hip-Breaking Kodger.
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Also thank God for heel Lashley.
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A boot to the knee sets him free, KO hobbles around the ring and Bob kicks his leg out of his leg! Up on one shoulder...

Bobby Lashley wins by pinfall with the Yokosuka Cutter in a world where Konnor is using the real Dominator.

When the RAW recaps is more entertaining than actually watching RAW.
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paulg235 posted...

davidponte posted...

Who

Shawn Michaels unretired so he and Trips can wrestle Taker/Kane in Saudi Arabia.

:(
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TheRock1525 posted...

A boot to the knee sets him free, KO hobbles around the ring and Bob kicks his leg out of his leg! Up on one shoulder...

Bobby Lashley wins by pinfall with the Yokosuka Cutter in a world where Konnor is using the real Dominator.

When the RAW recaps is more entertaining than actually watching RAW.

I forgot it was Monday and Raw was even on. That's how off the radar it is for me right now.
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Just read a recap so far, does this mean Owens is a face now?
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RaidenGarai posted...

Just read a recap so far, does this mean Owens is a face now?

I hope so but RAW midcard is purgatory for babyfaces.
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paulg235 posted...

davidponte posted...

Who

Shawn Michaels unretired so he and Trips can wrestle Taker/Kane in Saudi Arabia.

Aside from the HBK thing, its hilarious to me that Triple H and Undertaker FOR THE LAST TIME gets undermined less than a damn month later
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Did they ever say "for the last time one-on-one"?
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TheRock1525 posted...

RaidenGarai posted...

Just read a recap so far, does this mean Owens is a face now?

I hope so but RAW midcard is purgatory for babyfaces.

Not much for heels either. At least this way if they build him up he won't just be fed to Roman if he's a heel.

How awesome would it be for face Owens to get a clean win over heel Braun. Won't happen because Roman beating Braun one on one needs to be more impressive, but that would be a great long term angle where Owens finally topples the monster.
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It was implied

But still here they are in another match against each other

The Saudis are the biggest money marks ever
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I'm so disappointed in HBK for breaking the one retirement vow I thought was sacred for a match nobody cares about.

Maybe if this leads to him facing Daniel Bryan it's worth it but would that match even be good anymore?

Oh hey now he can put over Roman
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Who is WitcherGeralt? New user or alt?
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Maybe Roman can put HBK back into retirement and HBK will just be like "Roman, you are truly the only one that can retire me, as you are the greatest competitor in this sport of all time."

Even better, they just turned Bobby Lashley heel to bridge the gap before this for another guy Roman can beat! Sure, he beat Lashley when he was a face, but with Lashley as a heel, does Roman still have what it takes to defeat him and his tiny friend!?

Yes. Yes he will. And somehow people will keep watching.
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Also doesnt Kane have a day job?

I wonder how the good people of Knox County feel about their mayor gallivanting around to Australia and the Middle East, under the influence of foreign money
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I am actually more intrigued by the lengths WWE will go to get Roman over at this point than I am against it.

What's the most asinine yet possible thing they could do at this point?
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TheRock1525 posted...

I am actually more intrigued by the lengths WWE will go to get Roman over at this point than I am against it.

What's the most asinine yet possible thing they could do at this point?

Reigns vs Hogan
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I feel like that's not realistic at this point.
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Have Roman come out to congratulate the winner of the Evolution main event, and then the show closes with a Roman vs Braun brawl
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Jakyl25 posted...

Have Roman come out to congratulate the winner of the Evolution main event, and then the show closes with a Roman vs Braun brawl

I am so down with this.
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Okay, the kid in me is excited to see reckless Lita bumps.
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Jakyl25 posted...

Have Roman come out to congratulate the winner of the Evolution main event, and then the show closes with a Roman vs Braun brawl

This is why braun needed Mitb

To close evolution
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Jakyl25 posted...

Also doesnt Kane have a day job?

I wonder how the good people of Knox County feel about their mayor gallivanting around to Australia and the Middle East, under the influence of foreign money

Sir, he is only braving the Middle East and Australia because WWE has donated a ridiculous amount of money to their fair county! Mayor Kane doesn't want to do this, but he's just doing it for the people of his county.

(He is also getting paid though, but we don't talk about that.)
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yeah WWE made a large charity donation to Knox County for the services of their mayor
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I don't have a major idea on how WWE handles it's money, but, I guess keep in mind that Saudi is pumping money into a company that promotes women heavily. And when you pay your $10 a month, you're putting that into a company that promotes women. Heavily. Is it better for women's wrestling to cancel your sub? I mean I dunno, I don't sub because the product has sucked for a long time.

HBK must have some niiiiiice check coming his way for this show. I don't hate him for taking a nice payday. I'm a huge Taker/HHH mark and even I wish this stuff would just not happen.
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Part of me is excited to see HBK compete again but I also feel disappointed because I legit thought he was gonna stay retired.
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neonreaper posted...

I don't have a major idea on how WWE handles it's money, but, I guess keep in mind that Saudi is pumping money into a company that promotes women heavily. And when you pay your $10 a month, you're putting that into a company that promotes women. Heavily. Is it better for women's wrestling to cancel your sub?

this subject by now is so far and away removed from "women's wrestling"

also HBK is my all time favourite and i'd be super excited to see him come out of retirement to face guys on the current roster

lets see if that happens

Apparently Vince is really impressed with Beckys heel turn and is using her as an example to others when he talks about making the most of your opportunities and grabbing the brass ring.
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no doubt that becky has been excellent at conveying that the storyline is she's a heel. wonder if her not actually getting booed is viewed as a detriment of her performance or if they just know it's not her fault.

I mean, that's fine that Vince notices this, but acting like grabbing the brass ring and making the most of your opportunities is ridiculous and still means absolutely nothing in the company. They'll still be at the whim of what Vince wants and likes, regardless of how hard they try and how over it gets them with the fans.
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Oh, I had a long winded post a topic or two ago about how the brass ring is absolute crap. Its only available for a select few people, and for the mens side of the roster its just something that people might get to touch so they can rub it off on the big dog.
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https://twitter.com/bossmoz/status/1049601401968455680?s=21

Those scoundrels are at it again! Such a menace
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I just can't take a DX reunion seriously in 2018. I could barely take it seriously last time which feels like a decade ago.
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Well it was 9 years ago so close enough
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the nice thing about 2009 DX was they themselves didn't take it all too seriously
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Yeah it's funny because now it's much much more of a joke and they're treating it more seriously than they did in 2009.
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It's funny because they're going to expect us to laugh at their shitty jokes
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It's funny because the live audience will.
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Now that's just depressing
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The live audience and the 1.5 million viewers that aren't coma patients who have a running TV.
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Lopen posted...

It's funny because the live audience will.

All dozen of them that they can convince to still show up.
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I've missed hbk

But I dont know if I'm ready for bald hbk

Especially when cena has too much hair
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