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Post by randomone on Jan 15, 2016 21:44:58 GMT -6
Yeah especially if they have Ambrose win at the Rumble. That match will be brutal, so you'd have to think, if they are both in the Rumble, they won't be a dominant factor, which kinda sucks.
Still have Fastlane & since they want it to be a bigger show, you make Owens look like a stud somehow on that show & build him up.
Whether it be Taker or Brock, I just hope he has a high profile match, dude deserves it.
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Post by Back To December KS on Jan 15, 2016 22:15:32 GMT -6
With Rollins out I can very safely say that Owens is my favorite thing going in the E. At least as far as a singles wrestler. He's right there with New Day.
And Jericho.
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Post by Optimisn on Jan 18, 2016 12:44:53 GMT -6
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Jan 18, 2016 13:23:29 GMT -6
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Jan 18, 2016 13:30:25 GMT -6
As noted, AJ Styles teased over the weekend at a Revolution Pro Wrestling event that he might make his WWE debut in the Royal Rumble match this Sunday night. You can check out Styles’ in-ring promo in the video below. Despite the Rumble tease over the weekend, however, Bryan Alvarez of F4WOnline.com is reporting that WWE has different plans for the former Bullet Club member and face of TNA Wrestling. While plans could always change between now and Sunday night, Alvarez is noting that the current plan in WWE is for Styles to make his debut on the post-Rumble edition of Raw next Monday night, and the creative team is already working on vignette plans to introduce Styles to the WWE fans. The backstage feeling in WWE is that most casual fans of the product will not know who AJ Styles is, so the company wants to introduce him at an event like Raw. In related news, it’s being said Styles will be the only one of the rumored NJPW names coming into WWE that will debut on the main roster, as Shinsuke Nakamura, Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows are expected to head to NXT first.  |
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Jan 18, 2016 13:32:26 GMT -6
Hopefully that's a swerve.
No way Nakamura should be in NXT. Especially with the main roster being devoid of main event talent.
And I assume he's coming over for a sizeable chunk of change. Why waste him in NXT?
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Post by Optimisn on Jan 18, 2016 13:50:51 GMT -6
How would you introduce them to WWE?
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Post by randomone on Jan 18, 2016 14:39:41 GMT -6
I could see him going to NXT to train a bit (that's what I've read), get acclimated with the WWE style & then get the callup. I don't see him actually being on the show. Gallows & Machine Gun on the other hand, I see being a team down there. So two different things IMO.
Vince doesn't know that Impact Wrestling exists I'll bet, so of course he'd want to build an AJ debuts is that foolish? Of course, but that's Vince. While I'd love AJ to be in the Rumble, I'm not getting my hopes up (then ill legit be surprised if he does debut).
I have no idea who he'd feud with once he's on the main roster. Del Rio for the US title right out the gate? I'd like Nakamura to be the US champ.
Maybe Bryan will be ready for Mania? When is Cesaro supposed to be ready? In time for Mania?
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Post by randomone on Jan 18, 2016 14:44:11 GMT -6
Could you imagine how fucking rad this card could be for Mania if they had Cena, Rollins, Bryan, Cesaro, Kidd, Orton healthy in addition to Brock, Owens, Taker, Wyatt, Ambrose, Jericho, Reigns, Nakamura, AJ?
Instead you have (and i'm just guessing) Trips/Reigns, Wyatt/Taker, Owens/Brock, Jericho/Ambrose........then your card falls off BIG TIME. Something else major needs to happen to make that card interesting.
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Post by Optimisn on Jan 18, 2016 14:45:12 GMT -6
- AJ Styles will be working his send off match this Saturday in Duluch, GA. Ring of Honor made the following announcement regarding the match:
“The best wrestling on the planet, Ring of Honor, will bring another great night of action to the Atlanta area on Saturday, January 23rd, 2016. We will be making our debut at the Infinite Energy Center (Formerly the Gwinnett Center) with a 7:30PM bell time!
In addition to the hard-hitting, fast-paced professional wrestling that only ROH showcases, fans in Duluth with have an opportunity to send off ROH Legend and hometown star “The Phenomenal One” AJ STYLES!
Styles will be appearing live in Duluth to sign autographs and take photos with the BEST FANS ON THE PLANET! A cornerstone of ROH since its inception in 2002, Gainesville, GA’s Styles has become one of the most accomplished stars in professional wrestling, capturing a litany of major titles including, most recently, the IWGP World Championship! Don’t miss your chance to meet and greet this ROH Legend at his LAST ROH APPEARANCE – you just don’t know where you may see him next!”
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Jan 18, 2016 15:52:38 GMT -6
I could see him going to NXT to train a bit (that's what I've read), get acclimated with the WWE style & then get the callup. I don't see him actually being on the show. Gallows & Machine Gun on the other hand, I see being a team down there. So two different things IMO. If that's the case, then I understand it. I read it and thought he was going to be working NXT shows. That's a bad idea. |
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Post by Optimisn on Jan 18, 2016 16:00:35 GMT -6
I used to mock the theory of a guy having to "learn the WWE style" to fit in. However, I think it's necessary these days. I just wish they could start with NXT, but still have Styles v Nakamura at Mania. They don't need to learn each others style, and could tear the house down. Although Vince might not want them to show up the chosen ones.
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Post by Optimisn on Jan 19, 2016 12:42:06 GMT -6
The douche that won Tough Enough got lit up by Owens, Cody, and a few others on Twitter last night.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Jan 19, 2016 14:44:52 GMT -6
I saw that.
It was pretty impressive.
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Post by Optimisn on Jan 19, 2016 22:19:14 GMT -6
Daniel Bryan is getting reviewed in Pittsburgh this week. I could be looking too far ahead, but I think we might enter a frightening era. DB has been cleared by his physicians. Maroon is the one that won't clear him. What if they are legally able to get an independent contractor to sign a health waiver? It has been discussed as the future of the NFL. However, while those contracts aren't close to fully guaranteed, it's still a contract with a union. Plus, they will never put him at a world championship level again. Nor should they with the health concerns. This could be a thing.
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Post by cij79 on Jan 19, 2016 22:39:37 GMT -6
The douche that won Tough Enough got lit up by Owens, Cody, and a few others on Twitter last night. I kind of go back and forth on this. I understand that he's a rookie and he should know his place but guys that are dogshit to this company like Stardust and Bull Dempsey shouldn't be the ones to regulate shit here. |
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Post by Optimisn on Jan 19, 2016 23:00:38 GMT -6
The douche that won Tough Enough got lit up by Owens, Cody, and a few others on Twitter last night. I kind of go back and forth on this. I understand that he's a rookie and he should know his place but guys that are dogshit to this company like Stardust and Bull Dempsey shouldn't be the ones to regulate shit here. Totally disagree. Stardust is going to be Cody Rhodes again soon. Let's not forget who he is, and I believe he's very respected among the boys. Not just because of his dad. I didn't know the history with Dempsey, but it sounds like he should be allowed to speak. If it's Cena, we'll have countless internet posts about him burying guys. There's rarely one thing that leads to these incidents. |
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Post by randomone on Jan 20, 2016 0:09:35 GMT -6
I'm with Drop In on this. Cody's been on the main roster for nearly 10 years. Been essentially in the business all his life. This Josh douche hasnt even had a cup of coffee yet as a wrestler & he's calling Social Outcasts #SocialJobbers. While that might be the case, those 4 dudes have busted their ass to get where they are & you've won a garbage reality show. Dude should know better, he isn't one of us asshole smarks who thrive on that lingo. He's actually part of the company, he shouldn't be calling anyone a jobber.
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Post by cij79 on Jan 20, 2016 5:01:21 GMT -6
Don't get me wrong here,what Josh said was incredibly stupid and sadly he should know better. That's what happens when you take a guy with zero work experience and throw him in with guys that have been doing this everyday for 10 years. They'd know better(hopefully).
That being said, Bull Dempsey and Cody are and forever will be known as jobbers. You can't go from such a hot program with The Shield to jobbing to Titus ONeal in under a minute. It's sad because I think the guy can work like the best of them but now I think he has that stupid fucking stench on him and it will never come off.
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Post by randomone on Jan 20, 2016 8:17:47 GMT -6
All it would take is one promo by Cody & Stardust will be forgotten. In no way is Stardust a career killer. Maybe for some people, but not for Cody Rhodes.
I agree he shouldn't be jobbing to Titus constantly (don't watch Smackdown this week if you don't like that, it'll be 4 times in 3 weeks this will have happened now). I do however think something might be in the works with the Arrow guy again possibly, which some might groan at seeing as they wrestled in Summerslam, but that was a tag. Would Stardust lose if they had a singles match, absolutely, because good triumphs over evil, especially in a celebrity superhero case.
If that were to happen, night after it takes place, all he'd need is one badass promo (which he's plenty capable of) shedding the Stardust name. Hell he could go into backstory of why he became Stardust in the 1st place & why he kept the name so long after his father passed away.
Don't write Cody off yet, he's still got plenty left. Bull on the other hand is a different story.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Jan 20, 2016 8:28:29 GMT -6
Stardust is a 10 year veteran with the top company in the world.
And more importantly, he's a foul mouthed fucker on Up Up Down Down.
He has the cache to light up dopes.
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Post by randomone on Jan 20, 2016 9:39:49 GMT -6
Cena posted a pic of AJ Styles on his instagram. No caption.
I know more than likely they'll fuck it up, but it'll be cool to just see AJ in the WWE now & not 15 years too late like Sting.
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Post by Optimisn on Jan 20, 2016 11:27:45 GMT -6
Then you get a story like this one. Probably need to know the reason, but sometimes this company sounds like a sorority.
- There were some people within WWE down on Tyler Breeze after he asked for permission to leave a recent WWE TV taping early. Once word got out that Breeze did leave early, other people started talking and this led to some members of WWE management, who did not know about the request, getting angry with Breeze.
There was a feeling that Breeze just came from NXT and was already disrespecting the business and the company, so they would just “squash him out” because of the heat. No word yet on how long the “de-push” will last but hopefully not much longer.
(Source: PWInsider)
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Jan 20, 2016 11:50:09 GMT -6
I can't imagine it was just to leave. Breeze seems like he will do anything the company asks.
Had to have been something important.
Plus I don't believe half of these stories anyway.
I think it's a way for people to try and rationalize irrational decisions.
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Post by randomone on Jan 20, 2016 15:00:24 GMT -6
Kickoff Show, winning team gets spots in the Rumble.
Dudley Boyz vs Ascension vs.....Henry & Swagger? vs.........Darren Young & Damien Sandow?!?!?!
That's random as shit. I can only assume Dudleyz win, hopefully Bubba eliminates D-Von, or vice versa, leading to the Dudleyz breaking up. This run has been a disaster.
Or maybe the winning team gets laid out in the back by.....Machine Gun & Gallows. That's just fantasy booking, I know those two are going to NXT.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Jan 20, 2016 20:51:37 GMT -6
As seen on WWE Raw this week, the show ended with The Wyatt Family beating down Brock Lesnar and Bray Wyatt giving him Sister Abigail.
According to PWInsider.com, there has been a strong push within WWE to have Brock Lesnar face Braun Strowman in a singles match at WrestleMania 32, and this week’s Raw ending might be a sign that creative plans are headed in that direction.
Oh my God.
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Post by Optimisn on Jan 20, 2016 20:58:18 GMT -6
As seen on WWE Raw this week, the show ended with The Wyatt Family beating down Brock Lesnar and Bray Wyatt giving him Sister Abigail. According to PWInsider.com, there has been a strong push within WWE to have Brock Lesnar face Braun Strowman in a singles match at WrestleMania 32, and this week’s Raw ending might be a sign that creative plans are headed in that direction. Oh my God. |
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Post by randomone on Jan 20, 2016 21:02:19 GMT -6
Granted wins & losses at WrestleMania really don't effect a character like Bray Wyatt, but rushing someone like Strowman into a match with Brock would be a mistake.
They should do either Brock vs Wyatt, Brock vs Harper (my choice) or Brock vs the entire Wyatt Family.
Hell I've even read rumors of Brock & Taker vs The Wyatt Family. Which I hope doesn't happen, because I want Kevin Owens to wrestle Taker & retire him.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Jan 20, 2016 21:30:10 GMT -6
Bray talks about how he was wrong when he though he stole Undertaker's soul.
Because Undertaker's soul was already taken by a Beast.
To finally end the Undertaker at WrestleMania, Bray needs to destroy the One who took the power of the Undertaker.
Wyatt(s) lose to Lesnar at Fastlane, but Bray is able to "steal" the soul of the Undertaker from Brock.
Bray goes on to face Undertaker again and this time is able to defeat him.
Brock moves on to someone at Mania.
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Post by Back To December KS on Jan 20, 2016 21:47:12 GMT -6
Regardless of all the other storylines, Cesaro winning the Rumble and the title would be pretty much the greatest thing of all time.
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