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Post by Danny Busch on Jan 12, 2015 12:20:38 GMT -6
Bernstein has still never heard of him.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Jan 12, 2015 13:37:05 GMT -6
Snap into a Hall of Fame.
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Post by randomone on Jan 12, 2015 16:40:10 GMT -6
Kinda hope The Genius accepts for him & does a long poem ending in throwing frisbees into the crowd.
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Post by randomone on Jan 12, 2015 16:41:44 GMT -6
I also wonder who else is going in this year? I've heard one more name other than this first one, but I'm wondering who will make the cut?
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Jan 12, 2015 17:17:48 GMT -6
Curt Hawkins
Domino
Zack Ryder
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Post by Optimisn on Jan 12, 2015 17:48:44 GMT -6
Roy Shire
The Poffo Family
Ray Stevens
Miss Elizabeth
Vader
Demolition
Seth Green
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Post by November KS on Jan 13, 2015 15:25:36 GMT -6
Ashley and Sunny are going at it on Twitter. Sunny pretty much started it saying Ashley is an escort and a prostitute. Ashley then posted a very NSFW pic of a portly Sunny rubbing one out.
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Post by Optimisn on Jan 13, 2015 17:17:57 GMT -6
Ashley and Sunny are going at it on Twitter. Sunny pretty much started it saying Ashley is an escort and a prostitute. Ashley then posted a very NSFW pic of a portly Sunny rubbing one out. Whoops. I posted this in Different View. |
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Post by November KS on Jan 15, 2015 15:34:44 GMT -6
According to Pwinsider.com, a new season of Tough Enough will be coming to the USA Network. USA Network President President Chris McCumber just announced at The Critics Association Winter Press Tour event in Los Angeles today. Details are limited at this time, but the show will reportedly feature a new format as well as elements that would make the show live and interactive. There was talk last year of the series being revived for the WWE Network before those planned stalled.
Wrestlers such as Maven, Nidia, Matt Morgan, Ivelisse Velez, TNA star Kenny King, The Miz, Ryback, John Morrison, Chris Nowinski, TNA announcer Josh Mathews, Jackie Gayda-Haas, and current WWE Diva Cameron all appeared on the series.
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Post by November KS on Jan 15, 2015 17:02:12 GMT -6
It appears that WWE Main Event will not be back on the WWE Network anytime soon, according to the Wrestling Observer website.
The contract issues between WWE and Sky doesn’t look like it will be resolved soon. The issue is that Sky has exclusive rights to air Main Event and right now there is no split feed and no way WWE could block Main Event in the UK without also taking down everywhere else. In addition, they would also need to block the shows from the on demand library and they are not able to do that as of yet and it would likely cost a lot to get a second feed in place.
The timeframe looks like it could be late summer with geoblocking in place. So for now WWE Main Event does not have a home in the United States.
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Post by Optimisn on Jan 15, 2015 18:16:41 GMT -6
It appears that WWE Main Event will not be back on the WWE Network anytime soon, according to the Wrestling Observer website. The contract issues between WWE and Sky doesn’t look like it will be resolved soon. The issue is that Sky has exclusive rights to air Main Event and right now there is no split feed and no way WWE could block Main Event in the UK without also taking down everywhere else. In addition, they would also need to block the shows from the on demand library and they are not able to do that as of yet and it would likely cost a lot to get a second feed in place. The timeframe looks like it could be late summer with geoblocking in place. So for now WWE Main Event does not have a home in the United States. I'm getting so tired of hearing about content disputes between providers. |
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Post by cij79 on Jan 16, 2015 9:43:33 GMT -6
Truth be told they need less live wrestling.
Or better yet subject the shit matches we see on Raw to Superstars or Main Event. I don't need to see Adam Rose or the Bunny or New Day on Raw.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Jan 16, 2015 10:52:37 GMT -6
One hour a week for your flagship show is perfect for wrestling. Two is okay.
I like the squash/enhancement/lower-mid card matches being on Superstars or Main Event idea.
It's not going to happen because WWE isn't a wrestling company.
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Post by November KS on Jan 17, 2015 22:46:24 GMT -6
Former WWE stars Vito Lograsso (Big Vito) and Evan Singleton (Adam Mercer in developmental) have filed a class-action “concussion lawsuit” against WWE in the state of Pennsylvania. They are being represented by the same lawyer as former WWE star Billy Jack Haynes, who also has a lawsuit out against WWE.
The complaints from Haynes and Lograsso/Singleton appear to be virtually identical except for short paragraphs about the complainants.
Singleton’s complaint mentions wrestling WWE Superstar Erick Rowan in developmental as Singleton claims, “After approximately 15 matches, during which he sustained multiple traumas, he suffered a serious head injury during a match with Eric Rowen [sic]. The WWE cleared him to continue wrestling after inadequate rest time and downplayed his injury.”
Singleton was apparently out of action for five months after a match against Rowan. He then worked one more match and was released from his developmental deal. Singleton has suffered from a number of severe neurological symptoms and later found out that he had bleeding in the left hemisphere of his brain.
Lograsso noted that he “suffers from serious neurological damage, including severe headaches, memory loss, depression and anxiety, as well as deafness.”
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Post by Optimisn on Jan 18, 2015 11:24:14 GMT -6
According to Reddit user and WWE insider MetsFan4Ever, Dolph Ziggler’s recent improv comedy booking, which was booked separately from WWE, was the main reason why he lost the WWE Intercontinental Title to Bad News Barrett on Raw a few weeks back.
Additionally, the Reddit user is reporting backstage morale is at an all-time high on the Smackdown brand. Many Superstars are very happy about the move back to Thursday nights, and there’s a feeling the move will bring even more exposure and offer a better platform to sell the WWE Network.
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Post by November KS on Jan 19, 2015 12:37:22 GMT -6
Had no idea R-Truth was 43. Would've guessed about 35ish.
Find it hard to believe Dolph is a real life stand up comedian. Do not find him funny whatsoever on the Twittah.
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Post by Danny Busch on Jan 19, 2015 13:13:15 GMT -6
Try wrapping your mind around the fact that Big Show is only 42. He looks old as shit.....way older than Truth.
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Post by November KS on Jan 20, 2015 13:57:07 GMT -6
WWE had a “Breaking News Update” on the WWE Network that Wrestlemania 32 will happen on April 3, 2016 at the AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas. It was then officially announced during a press conference. Scott Stanford hosted the segment. He said the venue holds 100,000 fans, hinting that it could break the 93,173 record set at Wrestlemania III in Pontiac, Michigan.
Michael Cole then joined Stanford from the venue via Skype. He spoke about how everyone was excited about Wrestlemania coming to the area. Cole said everyone thinks that they will break 100,000 fans but it’s “up to the WWE Universe.” He said he went to the conference with Vince McMahon and that Vince and Stephanie are excited and understand how big the event is. Cole said that McMahon is a “student of history”, created the history of WWE and was told he couldn’t fill 93,000 fans at Wrestlemania III and did it and will do it again at Wrestlemania 32.
Mark Henry joined Cole. He said he was a Cowboys fan and to arrive at the Stadium was “overwhelming” because it’s his Graceland. When he heard they would do Wrestlemania there he said: “That would be the last one for me. There’s nothing bigger to me.” He said his friends will have to buy tickets because he has two kids to feed. Stanford then reviewed the social media reactions from WWE personalities.
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Post by cij79 on Jan 21, 2015 18:55:51 GMT -6
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Post by randomone on Jan 21, 2015 20:49:18 GMT -6
Only problem I have with that list is the admiration of the 2014 Rumble & the fact they put the 2002 Rumble in the Total Garbage category claiming the roster was too thin. Too thin? HHH, Taker, Austin, Angle, Booker, RVD, Kane, Big Show (granted no one in hell would believe those last few would win, still). It had a return in Mr. Perfect & it had one of the more shocking eliminations in history still with Maven & Taker.
92 Rumble is untouchable, nothing will ever replace it. The commentary is the best ever.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Jan 21, 2015 21:00:23 GMT -6
Putting the 2014 Rumble in the top list is ludicrous. It's memorable only for the ending and the way the crowd absolutely shit on it and booed Ray Mysterio out of the company.
I'm gonna watch 1992 Rumble again now. Prefection.
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Post by cij79 on Jan 21, 2015 22:34:07 GMT -6
Putting the 2014 Rumble in the top list is ludicrous. It's memorable only for the ending and the way the crowd absolutely shit on it and booed Ray Mysterio out of the company. I'm gonna watch 1992 Rumble again now. Prefection. I said pretty much the exact thing to my wife. Last year's Rumble left you pissed if anything. She asked me which one was the best and I said 1992. She looked at me like I was crazy like how can you remember that. I had to explain that I actually watched that ppv last night. Might revisit it again Saturday night after the fights. |
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Post by November KS on Jan 22, 2015 1:57:21 GMT -6
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Post by November KS on Jan 24, 2015 19:51:03 GMT -6
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Post by Danny Busch on Jan 24, 2015 19:53:26 GMT -6
...and the loudest booing was for the S&M Hefty Bag last year.
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Post by Optimisn on Jan 24, 2015 20:32:57 GMT -6
I fell asleep with the network on last night. I woke up to the start of Royal Rumble 1992. The rest of the day was a letdown.
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Post by randomone on Jan 24, 2015 22:39:52 GMT -6
In the "Who Honestly Gives a Shit" file, Justin Gabriel & The Matadors have been removed as participants in the Rumble match. Only 17 names so far. Orton, Dallas, Sheamus (if he's ready), DDP?, Dudleys (one can hope), 2 NXT guys, Kofi (so he gets his spot in), Cesaro (just because), The Bunny (because WWE is stupid). And then 1 more.....who could be........Brock.
I could see Brock lose the title in the triple threat, then enter the Rumble, only to get eliminated by Reigns, setting up their little feud for Mania. Lesnar helps eliminate Reigns & Bryan wins it.
They could really overbook this show & I would be 100% fine with that. I really just don't want to see Brock win the Triple Threat & Reigns wins the Rumble and nothing else happens. They have a chance to fucking really make this show memorable, but it's WWE, so I don't expect much.
Really hoping my boy wins the World title someway though.
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Post by November KS on Jan 24, 2015 23:55:39 GMT -6
Posted By: Kenny Williams on Jan 25, 2015
Source: The Wrestling Observer
The Wrestling Observer, along with multiple other sources, is reporting that Justin Gabriel has quit WWE.
Gabriel, who originally signed with WWE in 2008 before making his debut on the main roster as part of the inaugural season of NXT, is said to have quit the company sometime during this weekend. No other details are immediately available at this time.
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Post by November KS on Jan 25, 2015 0:14:59 GMT -6
There is a major snowstorm forecasted to hit New England late Monday through Wednesday. There’s a chance that the storm could impact the Raw tapings in Hartford. The Smackdown tapings will be in Boston and there’s 12 to 24 inches of snow forecasted in Boston for Tuesday. WWE will have to make a decision on what to do by Monday because they don’t have as much leeway to do the show on another night since they have to get Smackdown on the air on Wednesday in Canada.
The Washington Post is calling this snowstorm a blockbuster event. Meteorologists are concerned about the potential snow and strong winds. The other issue is that there is also a pool of cold air that is coming down from Canada prior to the storm and these colder than usual temperatures would enrue a forecast for more snow than rain and dirve up the snow-to-liquid ratio which would lead to higher snow totals and paralyze travel.
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Post by November KS on Jan 27, 2015 12:57:27 GMT -6
By the way, we kinda need a new "'Til" thread.
WWE NETWORK HITS 1 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS
STAMFORD, Conn., January 27, 2015 – WWE® (NYSE: WWE) today announced that WWE Network has surpassed 1 million subscribers just 11 months after launch, making it the fastest-growing digital subscription service. These results represent a 37 percent increase (24 percent domestically) in subscribers since last reported at the end of third quarter 2014, driven primarily by a successful free November promotion, the launch of the service in the UK and significant additions for the Royal Rumble pay-per-view event.
“We’re thrilled that we’ve surpassed the 1 million subscriber milestone less than a year after launching WWE Network and in advance of WrestleMania, our biggest event of the year on March 29,” said WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon. “We remain focused on delivering an outstanding value proposition for our fans by adding new content and new features in the coming year.”
Viewer data continues to indicate that, on average, close to 90 percent of subscribers access WWE Network at least once per week, 99 percent access WWE Network at least once per month and 86 percent of subscribers are satisfied with WWE Network.
Like other digital subscription services, such as Netflix and Hulu Plus, fans are able to sign up for WWE Network online by going to WWE.com and can watch WWE Network on their TVs through connected devices such as Sony Playstation 3, Sony Playstation 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV and Roku streaming devices as well as Smart TVs including Sony and Samsung. The U.S. English language version of WWE Network is available direct to consumers in more than 170 countries and territories and recently launched in the UK and Ireland.
WWE Network’s one-of-a-kind programming includes all 12 WWE pay-per-view events LIVE at no additional charge plus groundbreaking original series, reality shows, documentaries, classic matches, exclusive coverage of special events and more than 2,000 titles in its video-on-demand library.
Average fourth quarter and year-end WWE Network numbers will be reported in the normal course as a part of our earnings release on February 12.
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