At 3/1/11 10:37 PM, Tetris wrote: Yeah seriously Truth isn't ready for any more title shots. Like ever.

He'll probably get a US title match or something. We all know when they say "title shot" that doesn't always mean world title (although anyone with a brain if they have a shot at any belt should be shooting for the stars...)

At 3/2/11 02:20 AM, aviewaskewed wrote: He'll probably get a US title match or something. We all know when they say "title shot" that doesn't always mean world title (although anyone with a brain if they have a shot at any belt should be shooting for the stars...)

he's getting a tag title shot..

At 3/2/11 04:57 AM, Random-Her03 wrote:

At 3/2/11 02:20 AM, aviewaskewed wrote: He'll probably get a US title match or something. We all know when they say "title shot" that doesn't always mean world title (although anyone with a brain if they have a shot at any belt should be shooting for the stars...)

he's getting a tag title shot..

Avie obviously hasn't been watching NXT.

I don't think we will see A-Ri to after wrestlemania, they really seem to be clearing the roster at the moment so all the attention is on the important people leading into wrestlemania.

At 3/2/11 05:51 AM, Shaun wrote: Avie obviously hasn't been watching NXT.

I see enough wrestlecrap and potential wrestlecrap by watching RAW weekly.

I don't think we will see A-Ri to after wrestlemania, they really seem to be clearing the roster at the moment so all the attention is on the important people leading into wrestlemania.

Oh, we'll be seeing some roster clearing after Mania too...

At 3/1/11 09:23 AM, WooldoorSockbat wrote: Well, therewasnt alot of wrestling yesterday. Um.....yay Evan Bourne is back?

Everyone I wanted to be back has finally returned and all in the span of about a week and a half.

Oh yeah and then there was Raw: Talking Edition. I saw someone total it up and there was a whopping combined time of about 25 minutes of wrestling in the entire show. Morrison was also absent which is disappointing too. I'd be pissed if I was in that crowd.

HHH's reason to fight Taker is somewhat plausible, but there's no build up. He just really thinks that because him and Taker are the two oldest presences on the roster that they should fight and breaking the Streak is the only thing remaining for HHH to accomplish...ok I guess. I wish they had expanded on HHH and Sheamus a little more than having Sheamus getting gut kicked immediately upon entering the ring. How about giving Sheamus a mic down the ramp to gloat before he gets his ass kicked?

Evan Bourne coming back was the most exciting moment as I've barely seen him in action, but when I have, he's been amazing. Nice quick win to get him back into the flow of performing in front of a large crowd. Also Sheamus keeps getting buried deeper and deeper into US Title territory.

Cole's performance was very good in building the match for WM. The smirk (troll face), and the slap in the face really sold it. Funny how some of the better heels aren't even wrestlers. Swagger was a choice I wouldn't have guessed, but Cole could really have picked out any heel that he's rooted for and it makes sense. Also remember when I said this:

At 2/22/11 05:24 AM, 36Holla wrote: Cole really went low tonight and that will fuel the claims that King Vs. Cole needs to happen (maybe even with a horribly cheesy, yet hilarious montage of Cole being trained/yelled at/pushed around by Miz and Riley)

Replace Miz and Riley with Swagger and please...PLEASE let this happen.

Rock's promo was all right until he acknowledged that he was doing it at his house and that it was obviously pre recorded. Cue the predictable comeback of Cena saying that if Rock loved the fans, he'd actually travel with the company every week and be at the shows.

Oh hey there's Daniel Bryan...and down he goes. *golf clap*

I found the cage match to be hilarious in a lot of ways. Obviously Miz was the primary source of my amusement but also seeing Riley just hang up on top of the cage for an uncomfortable amount of time prompting the phrase "He must be scared of heights."

Also this:

At 3/3/11 12:23 AM, aviewaskewed wrote: Oh, we'll be seeing some roster clearing after Mania too...

The releases will come after mania.
If you are getting punted in the head by Orton at this time of year you should be pretty worried.

At 3/3/11 02:08 AM, Shaun wrote: The releases will come after mania.
If you are getting punted in the head by Orton at this time of year you should be pretty worried.

Yeah, or if you're not on TV at all, and haven't been for a good long while well...hope you've been saving those checks and really enjoying that catering. Rent don't buy as Dave Scherer always says.

It's times like this I really think WWE should be looking into almost trying to turn their "training" and developmental system into more of a full functioning territory system where they can get shows set up in specific markets or what not because it just seems a shame they sign all these guys all the time only to turn around and release a majority of them. I think it would also help them tremendously in that they would then be able to grow guys in house, while still giving them the experience of being able to work in different areas in different styles for different audiences before they get to the main roster.

At 2/27/11 02:32 AM, 36Holla wrote: Where was he at the end of the show when Edge was getting assaulted by Del Rio? He could have saved the day, and then Edge and Christian could have reunited and they could have worn funny hats, and played kazoos, and talked like they're from California and fulfilled one of those unfullfillable fantasies I have.

YES! YES! YES YES YES! yes.

At 3/3/11 03:19 AM, aviewaskewed wrote:
Yeah, or if you're not on TV at all, and haven't been for a good long while well...hope you've been saving those checks and really enjoying that catering. Rent don't buy as Dave Scherer always says.

The infamous "Spring Cleaning" time for the WWE. The time when TNA gets some brand new workers to ruin.

It's times like this I really think WWE should be looking into almost trying to turn their "training" and developmental system into more of a full functioning territory system where they can get shows set up in specific markets or what not because it just seems a shame they sign all these guys all the time only to turn around and release a majority of them. I think it would also help them tremendously in that they would then be able to grow guys in house, while still giving them the experience of being able to work in different areas in different styles for different audiences before they get to the main roster.

Agreed. It would be a great thing for WWE to have a "minor league" which would allow their new wrestlers to learn while performing at various places. From what I understand their current trainging camp doesn't move around much, so giving rookies a chance to get used to traveling to different places and getting experience at teh same time would make a better performer.

From what I've read, WWE is waiting until after Mania to debut Awesome Kong. It will be interesting to see how they use her.

ohai guize.

I lost my cable connection forever, so I'm coming back here for my wrestling news.
Please forgive me for leaving.

also I didn't know if you knew this already but Giant Gonzalez died in September

Also also, I'll fill you in on some FCW news if you want any.

At 3/5/11 07:05 PM, Tetris wrote:

At 3/5/11 04:22 AM, 36Holla wrote: YES! YES! YES YES YES! yes.

*cough*

definately gotta change my sig now

At 3/5/11 11:37 AM, Outlaw88 wrote: The infamous "Spring Cleaning" time for the WWE. The time when TNA gets some brand new workers to ruin.

The numbers I'm hearing really guarantee not everyone is winding up in TNA, and it's also a case of "depends on who goes". TNA won't just take ANYONE that gets cast off, I think that phase is well and truly over. Now it's like WCW, you either have to have a bit of a name so the old men can beat you to still feel relevant, or you have to have the right connections in the back so they'll hire you irregardless of anything else.

Agreed. It would be a great thing for WWE to have a "minor league" which would allow their new wrestlers to learn while performing at various places. From what I understand their current trainging camp doesn't move around much, so giving rookies a chance to get used to traveling to different places and getting experience at teh same time would make a better performer.

They're working pretty much the same building or few buildings, in the same general area, week after week till they get called up. Then these kids are scripted as fuck so they have absolutely no clue how to get over or play off an audience. It's a very scary prospect to me what it's going to look like 5 or 10 years down the line unless they make some serious changes to how the operate the way they do shows and train and bring up the talent.

From what I've read, WWE is waiting until after Mania to debut Awesome Kong. It will be interesting to see how they use her.

I would imagine monster bad ass. If they're looking to break up LayCool she could come in as like Michelle's muscle or something and then slowly be inserted into the upper tier. I just pray she isn't used like a Bertha Faye type character...*shudder*

WWE has signed Dolph Ziggler's younger brother, Ryan Nemeth
let's hope good skill runs in the family.. also I wonder if they'll bring him in as Dolph's brother or not.. I saw a pic of him and it's obvious they're related.. but then again this is WWE..

FINALLY, the E&C reunion, in all its awesomeness. For once, Alberto was pwned, and not ol' Ricky.

Whatever Edge's new submission hold will get called, it looks painful. A clear "Fuck you; I can does painful holds, too!".

Cody is pulling this off REALLY well. Poor DiBiase......a long time ago, many of us thought he'd be the one to get ahead & Cody would be the one to fall back into obscurity, and now the exact opposite has happened.

Oh hell........Kane's flip-flopping his heel/face allignment again? TOO SOON, MAN, TOO SOON!

At 3/5/11 01:06 PM, JabberWocky wrote: ohai guize.

O hai.

Regarding the sig, Punk is more likely to gouge his eyes out with rusty nails and then denounce his love of Pepsi in favor of Coca-Cola before that would ever happen. :P

I lost my cable connection forever, so I'm coming back here for my wrestling news.
Please forgive me for leaving.

Wait, how does one lose it FOREVER?

Also also, I'll fill you in on some FCW news if you want any.

Ugh, I SHOULD really help out with that, too, if it's still played on the same station here.....

At 3/6/11 11:53 PM, Swackman wrote: Whatever Edge's new submission hold will get called, it looks painful. A clear "Fuck you; I can does painful holds, too!".

It pretty much just looks like a sharpshooter. Doesn't really look painful. Alberto's armbar is better.

Congrats to Colt Cabana for becoming the new NWA world heavyweight champion. He earned it.

The return of JBL yes, but more importantly the return of Stone Cold Steve Austin!

GIVE ME A HELL YEAH

Question : Where was Evan Bourne? Don't tease me WWE. I want to see a little guy doing SSPs on people.

Otherwise, there was actually a lot of wrestling as opposed to last week.

Randy Orton continues to no sell huge beatdowns and was probably turned into a robot when nobody was looking. Also Otunga has been punted off TV, so at least something good came out of this.

Cole yelling during the Diva's match was pretty funny. Follow that up with the trolling of Texas fans by saying Austin and bringing JBL, who I barely remember from back when I watched a few years ago. People from Somethingawful, the other site I visit to talk about wrestling, seem to like him. He's ok on the mic, but having Stone Cold come out made everything better. EVERYTHING. Cole running away, stunning JBL twice, pouring beer on Cole with the "Do something" pose (see below), Cole's crying and stunned reaction afterwards, and Austin signing the contract which apparently anyone can sign to be a guest ref. All GOLD.

Also Austin caught/disposed of in some way at least 20 beers. He was also drinking Keystone Light making my love for him about 20 times more than it was before I realized that.

Christian returned to the ring in an official match meaning a certain someone has to replace their sig. Wonder why Curtis won NXT, but Clay is the one who appears on Raw. Clay had a strong showing just because of his size alone but Christian spending most of the match getting beat up on didn't seem right. But there's a decent set up for some kind of involvement for Christian in the Del Rio Edge feud. Hope they follow through with that.

I thought Sheamus really had hurt his ankle from that fall. Looks like he sold it like a champ though. However, now he's put his career on the line for...the US Title? Come on Sheamus, I thought you were better than that. Then again, Bryan hasn't had a title defense in forever so I guess it's worth it. And either Sheamus wins, creating something for the US title for WM, or he loses and reappears on Smackdown.

Truth and Punk...just looked awkward. It's getting harder and harder to see how Truth still has a job on Raw with how sloppy he performs.

Oh hey, Ziggler resurfaces on Raw. Everyone pretty much knew he was coming back at some point. Maybe they're making room for Sin Cara on SD. Oh yeah, that Sin Cara promo was pretty cool. Ziggler-Morrison was a solid match. Nothing special or fancy, but good all around work.

SHUT UP JOHN CENA! JUST SHUT UP! Your only good joke was the shirt...oh thank god Miz! Great beatdown, great promo, AWESOME Miz Elbow...and a fan tried to charge the ring. HAHAHAHA.

*Stone Cold on TV*

*Watches with a hard-on*

Nothing else mattered yesterday.

At 3/8/11 06:50 AM, 36Holla wrote: Question : Where was Evan Bourne? Don't tease me WWE. I want to see a little guy doing SSPs on people.

Answer: Unless they do MITB, Bourne is not going to be on the Mania card. So with all due respect to him, they shouldn't be wasting TV time on people that won't be on Mania itself. Unless you'd like him on TV putting over someone who will be on the card?

Otherwise, there was actually a lot of wrestling as opposed to last week.

Really? There was almost NO wrestling on this show and I think last week beat it in wrestling content by a mile. Tonight was almost exclusively angles and expository stuff for Mania.

Randy Orton continues to no sell huge beatdowns and was probably turned into a robot when nobody was looking. Also Otunga has been punted off TV, so at least something good came out of this.

I really have to question why the hell Punk was put with these guys. Because it seems obvious they're dismantling the group and killing it off, so why was CM Punk put in charge to preside over the death of the group? What does it do for Punk? What did it do for Nexus? This is the kind of stupid and wasteful booking that puts WWE into these positions where they have to keep relying on aging vets because they sabotage almost all the under-card guys.

Cole yelling during the Diva's match was pretty funny.

This sucked. I'm not a fan of these girls but goddamn it, they were in there taking bumps, there was a TITLE on the line, and you have the lead announcer saying it didn't matter and they needed to get out of the ring so he could do his schtick. It's ridiculous, Cole as a character is much better then he probably has a right to be. But it's time to get him out of the announce booth because that character is killing his announcing and it's hurting the product to be in that booth every week. Time to move him on to the next thing. Everything else about that segment was great.

Also Austin caught/disposed of in some way at least 20 beers. He was also drinking Keystone Light making my love for him about 20 times more than it was before I realized that.

I hadn't even payed attention to what beer it was...but Austin drinking LIGHT beer? Damn, I guess he really is getting older, lol.

Christian returned to the ring in an official match meaning a certain someone has to replace their sig. Wonder why Curtis won NXT, but Clay is the one who appears on Raw. Clay had a strong showing just because of his size alone but Christian spending most of the match getting beat up on didn't seem right. But there's a decent set up for some kind of involvement for Christian in the Del Rio Edge feud. Hope they follow through with that.

I think what happened here was they saw an opportunity to use Clay based on the fact that he was associated with Del Rio, and it gave them a chance to get Del Rio on TV, but potentially introduce Clay. Smart move on their part I say. I liked what we saw of Clay, he's got a great old school "monster heel" look. He looks like the bastard son of the One Man Gang (in a good way).

I thought Sheamus really had hurt his ankle from that fall. Looks like he sold it like a champ though. However, now he's put his career on the line for...the US Title? Come on Sheamus, I thought you were better than that. Then again, Bryan hasn't had a title defense in forever so I guess it's worth it. And either Sheamus wins, creating something for the US title for WM, or he loses and reappears on Smackdown.

I just don't understand this booking. They're destroying an asset here. I can only hope that either he wins the US title and they begin pushing him again and rehabbing the belt along with him, or he loses, heads to Smackdown! and immediately starts tearing shit up so people forget this last few weeks on RAW. Once again, this is exactly the opposite of what they need to be doing.

Truth and Punk...just looked awkward. It's getting harder and harder to see how Truth still has a job on Raw with how sloppy he performs.

I think the old "rent don't buy" slogan applies to Truth these days. A shame, he's a solid mid-card performer they could be doing more with. If they don't need him on Raw, then maybe he should be sent back over to SD!

Oh hey, Ziggler resurfaces on Raw. Everyone pretty much knew he was coming back at some point. Maybe they're making room for Sin Cara on SD. Oh yeah, that Sin Cara promo was pretty cool. Ziggler-Morrison was a solid match. Nothing special or fancy, but good all around work.

If pushed, it could help restock the US title division while they wait for these guys to really break into the top. But when a guy like Ziggler comes to RAW, I'm always, always afraid he'll soon find himself looking at the lights for all the top guys.

SHUT UP JOHN CENA! JUST SHUT UP! Your only good joke was the shirt...oh thank god Miz! Great beatdown, great promo, AWESOME Miz Elbow...and a fan tried to charge the ring. HAHAHAHA.

I thought Miz was fantastic here, Cena was trash (as usual, it's amazing how shitty a promo this guy is but he's the top babyface). I also like that Rock went onto Twitter to put over that Miz has his attention now and I hope that's what we move towards now. Miz needs that rub of Rock treating him like someone legit and worth his time way more then Cena does.

As much as I dislike Cena's lame jokes when he is trying to be the top babyface of the company, he did cut an awesome promo when he went back to the rapping gimmick more than two weeks ago. Sadly, nobody in the WWE can talk like the Rock does. The Miz do cut decent promos, so do Del Rio, Punk and Barrett at times, but none of them have the consistency that the Rock has when it comes to talking.

As soon as I figured out JBL would be showing up, I had the urge to shove my head through my TV screen; ONE GIANT DOUCHE WAS ENOUGH. Glad I didn't, or else I'd have missed Cole getting a well-deserved beerbath after roughly 3 minutes of crying like a little girl. :P Bless you, Mr. Austin.

And now, onto more misery: SNOOKI!? WHYHYHYHYHYHYHYHYHYHYHYHYHYHY!?!?!?!?ONE !?!?ELEVENTYTWELVE!?!?!?!?!? ISN'T THIS SUPPOSED TO BE A PG SHOW!? Which leads me to ask, WHAT THE HELL WAS WITH THE CLIPS OF HER ON THAT SAD EXCUSE FOR A TV SHOW!? STUPID, STUPID, STUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUPIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIID!!!!!!!!!!!

*takes a minute to regain composure*

At least seeing Trish Stratus will take some of the edge off.

In speaking of that, oh gee, Dolph on RAW.....WHAT A SURPRISE. Nice to see him back on, though. Well, except for Vickie.

I get the feeling that Sheamus will win the US Title, only because Bryan, as good as he is, has been booked so horribly with that title that it makes BOTH of them look bad. And I doubt Trips would let his buddy be completely swept under the rug. Granted, he could probably pull off a loss & end up on SD, but I'm betting on the title win instead, just because it's better all around.

I agree with avie that it's still a tad too soon for the "New" Nexus to be so quickly dismantled after putting one of their top dogs in charge of it; it's demeaning to Punk in every possible way. However, I get the feeling that Ryan will be the one to win next week, as it's clear that they're wanting to build "Welshtista" up as a serious threat.

I heard some of you wishing that Clay (or someone else, anyway) would have won this season's NXT, so I'm sure some of you were happy seeing him with Del Rio. He lost, but he wasn't exactly squashed, either, so that's good. (Not to mention that having Christian lose now would be dumb.)

It took me a minute to figure out what Miz was doing (I thought the 5-Knuckle Shuffle at first), and then I realized it. Guess that's one way to get Rocky's attention - and Miz did it very well.

At 3/7/11 03:50 AM, Tetris wrote:

At 3/6/11 11:53 PM, Swackman wrote:

Whatever Edge's new submission hold will get called, it looks painful.

It's his old Edgecator submission.

Ah. I tend to lose track of which of his gazillion moves with his name on them are which.

At 3/8/11 10:07 PM, aviewaskewed wrote: This sucked. I'm not a fan of these girls but goddamn it, they were in there taking bumps, there was a TITLE on the line, and you have the lead announcer saying it didn't matter and they needed to get out of the ring so he could do his schtick. It's ridiculous, Cole as a character is much better then he probably has a right to be. But it's time to get him out of the announce booth because that character is killing his announcing and it's hurting the product to be in that booth every week. Time to move him on to the next thing. Everything else about that segment was great.

^THIS. We all know there's two kinds of heel heat, and Cole has been GORGING himself on the wrong kind for the last several months. You can hate a heel character w/o wanting to find them in real life & attaching a pair of pliers to their dick. YOU CAN QUOTE ME ON THAT.

At 3/8/11 10:30 PM, Dream-of-Duke wrote: As much as I dislike Cena's lame jokes when he is trying to be the top babyface of the company, he did cut an awesome promo when he went back to the rapping gimmick more than two weeks ago. Sadly, nobody in the WWE can talk like the Rock does. The Miz do cut decent promos, so do Del Rio, Punk and Barrett at times, but none of them have the consistency that the Rock has when it comes to talking.

Hey, it's been a while. Yeah, Cena's clearly at his best when he's rapping - which he wouldn't have gotten ANYWHERE in this business without. Whether anyone else here thinks so or not, not counting The Rock, he's the best talker they have. Punk comes in at a VERY, VERY close 2nd.

I agree that Punk is a really good talker and wrestler, shame that the WWE is letting Orton destroy the entire Nexus by himself. With the exceptions of Del Rio and The Miz, a lot of talented heels such as Sheamus, Swagger and Barrett are getting buried. While it is entertaining to The Rock and Stone Cold back, the WWE youth development has certainly failed.

Another funny Cole Faic

i liked the troll one better :p

At 3/9/11 03:57 AM, Dream-of-Duke wrote: shame that the WWE is letting Orton destroy the entire Nexus by himself

Punk doesn't have a good record with Stables, he should never lead a stable ever again. I lost all interest in Nexus a fair while ago though so it is probably about time.

The best parts of the Nexus are now The Corre. CM Punk and the big welsh guy should stick together, ditch the nexus tag and move on with life.

Also, I was playing around and made the following. I don't want it so anyone feel free to use it.

At 3/9/11 11:08 AM, Shaun wrote: Punk doesn't have a good record with Stables, he should never lead a stable ever again. I lost all interest in Nexus a fair while ago though so it is probably about time.

In WWE he doesn't, on the indies he's been part of some wonderful stables...usually with Colt Cabana, they're chemistry as allies or enemies is fantastic and WWE missed a great opportunity in ditching Cabana.

The best parts of the Nexus are now The Corre. CM Punk and the big welsh guy should stick together, ditch the nexus tag and move on with life.

I think that's what going to end up happening. I imagine Mason Ryan will beat Orton, thus ensuring he can be at ringside at Mania and it'll be Punk and Ryan as a duo (which could be good as it would allow Ryan to go into something of a "Diesel" role as he improves in FCW). I just do not understand though why Punk was put with Nexus only to then wind up dismantling it, that makes no sense to me.

At 3/10/11 12:31 AM, aviewaskewed wrote: In WWE he doesn't, on the indies he's been part of some wonderful stables...usually with Colt Cabana, they're chemistry as allies or enemies is fantastic and WWE missed a great opportunity in ditching Cabana.

Indies don't matter, thats right indies are just like pyjamas at a nudist slumber party.

At 3/10/11 12:31 AM, aviewaskewed wrote: I just do not understand though why Punk was put with Nexus only to then wind up dismantling it, that makes no sense to me.

Seems to me that the experience near the end of the first Nexus was a tryout to see who could do well enough for a longer term run. Out of that you get Barrett, Slater, and Gabriel (the best/most experienced talent from that group) and put them on Smackdown to be on that show for a long time. Otunga and the rest are still around because they're needed as part of the segway for Slater and Gabriel to go to SM while the Nexus changes leadership.

Meanwhile you have Punk returning and making him the leader reestablishes and pushes him more than anyone in the company because he's eventually feuding with the companies two biggest faces. The thing is though, besides the initial big reaction of him becoming the leader, he doesn't really need a big group behind him to make that push. Punk's already proven he can be a huge star in the company through smaller teams or solo and it took him almost no time to be competing for the top title again. Still, a team of Punk and Mason Ryan would be a formidable duo.

While the Nexus was a brilliant angle, it's run its course and it's time to move on to something new. I support that notion if that's what's going to soon happen.

At 3/10/11 12:49 AM, Shaun wrote: Indies don't matter, thats right indies are just like pyjamas at a nudist slumber party.

If "indies don't matter" why have some of the best and tippity top guys for WWE and TNA come from an indy background? Not all indies matter, but some certainly do. But in the end, it's all about the performer vs. the indy in that case, it's a mistake to assume that only the "good" talent winds up in WWE (especially when you think about some of the duds their own developmental system produced 100%).

At 3/10/11 06:55 AM, 36Holla wrote: While the Nexus was a brilliant angle, it's run its course and it's time to move on to something new. I support that notion if that's what's going to soon happen.

I can't see it as anything but, because that punt is always a "killer" move where guys take it and they go away for a long time or forever in WWE storylines. So if Orton is punting Nexus members left and right, it signals to me that those members are being pulled off TV. My problem though is this is where WWE shoots itself in the foot. If these guys weren't "ready for prime time" what the hell was the point of bringing them up, investing TV time and marketing into them, only to job them and send them back down. It's just frustrating to the viewer I think and reinforces the idea that there's nothing really new to see here. I understand where sometimes you make a mistake but...these guys have been on TV FOR MONTHS, and only now did we decide they aren't ready? It's just wasteful booking to me.