At 3/5/09 10:37 AM, Outlaw88 wrote: I think they could release Hawkins and Ryder since they haven't been used in the longest time. I can't even remember when they were on tv last. Jessie and Festus aren't being used as much either so they might end up being let go as well.

I actually thought wwe was going somewhere with Hawkins and Ryder, i thought they were going to break up since Ryder has been becoming retarded with some Woo Woo quote he does now, and Hawkins always seems to be unimpressed... you know how they did it with Cade and Murdoch

Also wasn't Festus in a storyline with Maria? what ever happened to that? i don't care if its a shitty love storyline, just keep him on tv, he's a pretty amazing wrestler

At 3/4/09 04:14 PM, pepeatumi wrote: Yes, The Boogeyman has been released

So they released the Boogeyman, who was being used quite frequently on 'ole ECW, winning matches regularly, yet they keep 'talent' such as Kizarny around, putting him soley on dark matches and pointless promos (knizzock knizzock!)? What a world!

Or should I say "universe," rather...

At 3/6/09 01:15 AM, l0vemetal wrote: So they released the Boogeyman, who was being used quite frequently on 'ole ECW, winning matches regularly, yet they keep 'talent' such as Kizarny around, putting him soley on dark matches and pointless promos (knizzock knizzock!)? What a world!

Just wait till after Mania dude. There's always some bleeding and cutting after Mania, and with the way this show is shaping up, I think the buyrate will be way less then the past couple years, meaning way more on the bubble talents will be cast aside and hitting the road. To me there's probably more to the Boogeyman story then we currently know, or are going to know right now (considering how crazy on leaks Vince is right now).

if they wanna get rid of someone get rid of this Ryan Braddock guy

who the hell is he? i've never even seen him on tv before and his profile has been in the smackdown section for ages now

At 3/6/09 07:32 AM, Random-Her03 wrote: if they wanna get rid of someone get rid of this Ryan Braddock guy

who the hell is he? i've never even seen him on tv before and his profile has been in the smackdown section for ages now

I had to go and see what you were talking about. I've never even heard of this guy and yet he's been on the SD roster? Yeah. Either cut him or send him to ECW to get some exposure or send him back to the developmental territory. If you have guys on the roster that people have almost never seen it's time to re-think what you are doing.

At 3/6/09 11:48 AM, Outlaw88 wrote: I had to go and see what you were talking about. I've never even heard of this guy and yet he's been on the SD roster? Yeah. Either cut him or send him to ECW to get some exposure or send him back to the developmental territory. If you have guys on the roster that people have almost never seen it's time to re-think what you are doing.

If I remember right, he debuted as a jobber, the same week as Scotty Goldman debuted as a jobber, and Braddock never had a chance to show if he had charisma or not.

At 3/6/09 12:45 PM, HeartbreakHoldout wrote: If I remember right, he debuted as a jobber, the same week as Scotty Goldman debuted as a jobber, and Braddock never had a chance to show if he had charisma or not.

Once again, another guy that should probably ask for his profile to be removed, and be very very quiet at shows if he wants to keep his checks coming in :)

I think they handled the situation with Matt and Jeff very well last night. Now that both of them are out of the MITB they are sure to finally have a match at WM.

I'm glad MVP made it into that match. He's the guy I'm proably going to root for in that match. Although Benjamin is a good choice too. I think he's been in all of them so it's about time he wins it.

I have to admit I thought Cena going out and laying waste to that contract signing was fun to watch. Apparently he's not out of the title picture yet as he seems to have something up his sleeve.

At 3/6/09 01:51 PM, aviewaskewed wrote: Once again, another guy that should probably ask for his profile to be removed, and be very very quiet at shows if he wants to keep his checks coming in :)

The best he can hope is that if the fans don't know who he is, neither does Vince.

On Friday you know that match with Umaga and HHH? Remember when Umaga jumped out of the ropes and was holding is his knee/leg? He might of hurt something in his knee, people live at the event saw the refs holding the X sign which means a wrestler is legit injured, I hope he doesn't go back on the injury list, again.

At 3/7/09 11:55 PM, Blackford wrote: On Friday you know that match with Umaga and HHH? Remember when Umaga jumped out of the ropes and was holding is his knee/leg? He might of hurt something in his knee, people live at the event saw the refs holding the X sign which means a wrestler is legit injured, I hope he doesn't go back on the injury list, again.

It could be disastrous, especially at a time of year when WWE goes into cost cutting mode. The last thing Umaga needs is for the company to think he's injury prone, let's face it, he's a very good worker but a somewhat limited character and a few years out from when he really super duper mattered in the storylines.

I hope he's ok. It would suck for him to be hurt right after coming back not long ago. I don't think WWE would fire him because of it, because if that was the case Mr. Kennedy would have been gone a long time ago.

I just got tickets for the April 13th show! Draft night on Raw. Yeah!

But with Kennedy they felt he was a sure fire main eventer in the future. I do hear that Umaga is well liked, but in the end how long can that really last you? Kennedy is now in a position where many in the company think he's on the bubble due to all the injuries, if your out hurt all the time, they can't make money with you. I don't care who you are (unless maybe you're family) if the promoter can't make money with you, you aren't very useful to the promoter.

So unless I totally misread the situation, looks like Cena will blackmail his way into the title match based on Vickie apparently had or is having, an affair with Big Show...wow I don't really want to see that story I don't think, but it could make Edge a face, and that might be an interesting change of pace.

At 3/7/09 11:55 PM, Blackford wrote: On Friday you know that match with Umaga and HHH? Remember when Umaga jumped out of the ropes and was holding is his knee/leg? He might of hurt something in his knee, people live at the event saw the refs holding the X sign which means a wrestler is legit injured, I hope he doesn't go back on the injury list, again.

ugh.. it's kevin nash all over again..

welp.. seems someones listening
i just found out that wwe has released that Ryan Braddock guy

though wwe.com hasn't announced it yet, but i'm pretty sure they will soon

At 3/9/09 02:08 AM, Random-Her03 wrote: welp.. seems someones listening
i just found out that wwe has released that Ryan Braddock guy

Kinda ironic seeing as how we were just talking about that huh? I did a little research and found the only notable thing this guy has done was be bound up in duct tape by Jessie and Festus.

Tonight I'm sure we'll see someting about that contract signing and my guess is that Cena will be added to the match somehow. Either they will do a triple threat or exclude Big Show.

There is supposed to be 8 participants in the MITB this year right? I wonder who will fill the last few spots?

At 3/9/09 01:46 PM, Outlaw88 wrote:

At 3/9/09 02:08 AM, Random-Her03 wrote: welp.. seems someones listening
i just found out that wwe has released that Ryan Braddock guy

Kinda ironic seeing as how we were just talking about that huh? I did a little research and found the only notable thing this guy has done was be bound up in duct tape by Jessie and Festus.

yeh i did some research too, apparently he breifly teamed up with Kenny Dykstra before his release

There is supposed to be 8 participants in the MITB this year right? I wonder who will fill the last few spots?

Jericho vs Kofi in a MITB qualifying match is scheduled for Raw tonight, seein as Jericho is in this fued with all the legends it seems kofi has this won

World Wrestling Entertainment has come to terms on the release of Smackdown Superstar Kizarny as of today, March 19, 2009. WWE wishes Kizarny the best in all future endeavors.

In my opinion, a waste of time and alot of work was put into his character to say the least.

Punk's gonna get jobbed fuck...I had been hearing they might put the IC belt on Bradshaw...fuck.

God damn it...fucking WWE....

At 3/9/09 09:21 PM, aviewaskewed wrote: Punk's gonna get jobbed fuck...I had been hearing they might put the IC belt on Bradshaw...fuck.

Fuckitey fuck fuck fuck. Will ya look at that? JBL is IC champ. I really hope this doesn't set Punk up to win MITB.

Let's see how Kofi vs. Jericho turns out. WWE could pull a fast one and have Jericho win the match, but I don't see that happening.

Holy shit! When did Michael Cole shave his beard?

I'm curious to see what Vickie has up her sleeve for JBL. I hope it's some sort of 3v1 handicap match or something of the sorts.

To be honest this Orton/HHH storyline is not very intriguing. Wrestlemania is 4 weeks away, so it's not too late to add a little bit of the right spice to it.

At 3/9/09 09:41 PM, Shoopufzilla wrote: I'm curious to see what Vickie has up her sleeve for JBL. I hope it's some sort of 3v1 handicap match or something of the sorts.

Judging from the way things seem to be going, let's hopes it's not a two-on-one...her versus Big Show and JBL. If you know what I mean.

Ew. :'(

At 3/9/09 09:49 PM, SlashFirestorm wrote:

At 3/9/09 09:41 PM, Shoopufzilla wrote: I'm curious to see what Vickie has up her sleeve for JBL. I hope it's some sort of 3v1 handicap match or something of the sorts.

Judging from the way things seem to be going, let's hopes it's not a two-on-one...her versus Big Show and JBL. If you know what I mean.

Ew. :'(

No ring can contain that amount of...ah fuck it! On a related note, as I am watching these SD! promos I can't help but think about if she she shook her head around how much her cheeks would flap wildly.

At first, I was like *vomit*.

But then, I was like *LOL*.

I must admit, Vickie smacking Show's ass made me laugh like a maniac.

At 3/9/09 10:16 PM, SlashFirestorm wrote: At first, I was like *vomit*.

But then, I was like *LOL*.

I must admit, Vickie smacking Show's ass made me laugh like a maniac.

Show standing there in the ring like, "Oh fuck, what do I do?" This is why I love the WWE.

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I'd just like to remind people that when responding to spoilers please post a warning, or just wait until the show airs so the people who don't want the results can avoid them.

Having read them though, it seems clear there's only 3 possible MITB winners this year, Punk again, MVP, or a participant who hasn't been officially entered yet. I think of that 3, I'd whittle it down to only two (MVP, or our unnamed man). I could see doing it with Punk again, but probably only if I want him to lose in a competitive bout and perhaps do it as he loses in Chicago where he's always managed to pull out big wins and he just snaps and turns heel. But I'm not sure that route is best to be honest, MVP is getting momentum back, and the unnamed guy I think is also got some momentum with him and there's some interesting and varied directions you can go there. I'm not sure how the match will come off as a whole (since you've got some guys who are good for this sort of match, and couple who aren't), but we do have three pretty equal candidates to go with here at the finish, all guys who could use that break out push and if not set up to fail could make the most of that. That's what I expect out of this sort of bout.

Funniest possible WM scenario:

Edge loses his championship in the first match.

Edge attacks Kofi and takes his place in the money in the bank.

Edge wins money in the bank.

Edge takes advantage of an exhausted Champion after the final match and cashes in his money in the bank to win the championship!!

While I enjoyed Raw for the most part, I felt it was way too predictable. With the exception of the diva match which I really didn't pay much attention too, I was able to guess the outcome of the matches as well as the HHH/Orton situation and the Edge/Cena/Big Show thing. Heck I called that being made a triple threat in a previous post. I will admit I laughed when Viki slapped Show's ass. Funny stuff.

While I'm not happy with the IC title change, I can sort of see why they did it. I found an article on wrestlezone that explains a different way to look at this and see why WWE would put that title on JBL. Here.

Who do you think JBL should defend against at WM if he gets a match?

I'm looking forward to ECW tonight so I can see who will win that battle royal. I know a spoiler was posted but I'm ignoring it. Thank you for the warning.