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Post by The Original Kid Cairo on Sept 23, 2019 11:33:55 GMT -6
Read the comments from the original video I posted. People are fucking morons. Like it's really gotten to a point where there's no more words to describe it. The fact that they had her explain it is bullshit. Why? WWE is afraid of bad press before FOX? The amount of stuff the worthless "Cancel Culture" police could hit WWE for and this is the one they went for? I shouldn't be this annoyed about something like this, especially since I'm not a fan of the Lacey Evans character, but c'mon. Again randomone, we live in a world where gender reveal parties "promote transphobia." Nothing surprises me at this point.
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Post by Optimisn on Sept 23, 2019 12:24:53 GMT -6
I don't think WWE deserves heat here. She tried something, people are SAWFT ass babies, they walked it back. This isn't a hill I'd die on either. When the world ultimately fights back against what we now call "cancel culture" this shouldn't be the example.
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Post by Optimisn on Sept 26, 2019 9:40:25 GMT -6
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Post by November KS on Sept 26, 2019 10:24:08 GMT -6
I'm not crazy about Lawler being on Raw.
Also, Johnny Mundo is apparently on his way back to the E.
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Post by randomone on Sept 26, 2019 11:45:40 GMT -6
Really happy for Vic Joseph. He is a really good commentator & will only get better on RAW. Dio literally just started on 205 Live like 3 weeks ago, so he's already on RAW, we'll see. Jerry Lawler is still better than 90% of the commentators on their roster already. So I'm fine with King back.
Cole to Smackdown means we only get 2 hours of him and I DVR the show already, so I can fast forward even more of him. WIN WIN!
NXT is obviously the best of the group as Mauro & Nigel have the best chemistry of any of the shows. Beth is either awful or contributes just enough to be decent. I hope over time she'll continue to improve.
As for Mundo, solid re-signing. Always liked him, but felt he was always cut off before getting to the top level. Do I see him as a top guy? No, but it'll be cool to see him back. They should go after Taya now if they were smart.
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Post by randomone on Sept 26, 2019 11:57:52 GMT -6
Also since Renee Young is getting her show on FS1 with Booker T as her co-host, will this be a Kayfabe news/talk show? Or will this be like the MMA show where when actual real life things happen, they cover it.
I think I already know the answer
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Post by The Original Kid Cairo on Sept 26, 2019 12:12:07 GMT -6
As for Mundo, solid re-signing. Always liked him, but felt he was always cut off before getting to the top level. Do I see him as a top guy? No, but it'll be cool to see him back. They should go after Taya now if they were smart. He'll be solid in the IC/US Title level. His original run was hampered by his relationship with Melina. Hopefully he's grown and learned from the WrestleMania 27 situation with Trish. That was a bad look for him. Agreed on Taya. She's great.
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Post by November KS on Sept 27, 2019 11:18:32 GMT -6
EXCLUSIVE: A BIG POTENTIAL CLUE TO THE FUTURE OF CM PUNK REVEALED By Mike Johnson on 2019-09-27 12:46:00 Numerous WWE sources have confirmed to PWInsider.com that former WWE Champion CM Punk was at FOX Studios earlier this week in Los Angeles meeting for a potential on-air role for WWE Backstage, the new FOX Sports 1 studio show that will debut on the cable network on 11/5.
We are told that Renee Young was also present and that Punk did some test on-camera material. We have not confirmed that Punk has signed on for the series.
FOX had been bringing in a number of personalities from inside and outside the WWE umbrella for the show. Punk was not the only unique personality who has been brought in to potentially appear on WWE Backstage. Former ECW World Champion and WWE announcer Taz (currently with CBS Sports Radio) was brought in several times in recent months by FOX for a potential role on the series.
Paige, Rey Mysterio and Sean Waltman have also been brought in by FOX Producers for a potential role..
WWE and FOX officially announced the series yesterday with Renee Young and Booker T announced as hosts. Young will be the lead personality on the show. FOX has played with different versions of the show and how it will be presented, ranging from 3 -5 personalities having a panel discussion but a final decision has not been made on the format.
WWE Backstage is being produced by FOX, not WWE, so should Punk land on the series, which will air weekly on Tuesday nights, he would not be technically working for World Wrestling Entertainment. Punk exited WWE in January 2014 but noted last month at Starrcast 3 that he wouldn't "not take a call" from World Wrestling Entertainment if they called to speak to him about a potential return in some form to the company.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Sept 27, 2019 12:01:59 GMT -6
I just saw that.
It is pretty interesting that he wants to continue doing announcing stuff.
I'd hope he would do it.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Sept 27, 2019 12:20:49 GMT -6
Wrestling "News" Website:CM PUNK TO COMMIT SUICIDE!
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Post by November KS on Sept 27, 2019 16:08:18 GMT -6
Seth deleted his Twitter. Not sure if it's because of the Sasha stuff or Sasha fans sending him death threats or just because he was bad at Twitter in the first place.
Or maybe The Fiend did it.
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Post by November KS on Sept 27, 2019 19:15:19 GMT -6
Pyro is returning in case you missed that.
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Post by Optimisn on Sept 27, 2019 19:45:26 GMT -6
Pyro is returning in case you missed that.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2019 0:37:57 GMT -6
Pyro is returning in case you missed that. Good call. Now bring different sets for the two shows and unique PPV sets as well. Make those PPVs feel unique instead of just a Raw/SD supershow.
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Post by November KS on Sept 28, 2019 16:17:06 GMT -6
Rick Bognar (fake Razor Ramon) has passed away ByPaul DavisPublished on September 28, 2019 We have some sad news to report on Rick Bognar, who long-time fans would remember as the fake Razor Ramon who appeared on WWE TV in 1996.
Bognar passed away on September 20 at the age of 49. No other details are available but his passing was unexpected. The news of his passing was confirmed by his brother Ken.
Bognar was bought in as the fake Razor Ramon in 1996 as WWE’s answer to WCW signing away Kevin Nash (Diesel) and Scott Hall (Razor Ramon) earlier in the year. Bognar was brought in with Glenn Jacobs, who portrayed the role of fake Diesel.
“I’ve always kind of played around with characters and accents and goofed off with things like that,” Bognar said in a 2017 interview with ESPN.com. “I was in ECW, and Paul E. Dangerously says to me, ‘Here’s what I want you to do in this 6-man tag match.’ I pulled a kind of Razor Ramon character from my back pocket, just for a joke. I said, ‘What the hell do you want me to do, mang?’
“He freaked out and said, ‘Oh my god, oh my god. Can you do that out there?'”
Shortly thereafter is when he was signed by WWE but that was just a small part of his wrestling career.
Bogner worked for FMW in the late 80s and into the early 90s and wrestled briefly in ECW as Big Titan. After being released by WWE in 1997, he wrestled for New Japan Pro Wrestling. After his wrestling career, he became a life coach and motivational speaker.
We send out condolences to Bognar’s friends and family.
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Post by randomone on Sept 28, 2019 16:31:55 GMT -6
Oddly enough he competed in the 1998 G1 Climax tournament. I had no idea he wrestled in one (it was a single elimination tournament then) until I did my history of the G1 thing. That's a name you'd never thought would wind up in New Japan, let alone a G1.
That's really too bad regarding the news. All things considered, I thought he played the fake Razor pretty well. His mannerisms and character were pretty spot on. That character only had a month or two legs on it at best. It was a really dumb idea by Vince, but I thought he & Kane played the roles fine.
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Rick Bognar (fake Razor Ramon) has passed away ByPaul DavisPublished on September 28, 2019 We have some sad news to report on Rick Bognar, who long-time fans would remember as the fake Razor Ramon who appeared on WWE TV in 1996. Bognar passed away on September 20 at the age of 49. No other details are available but his passing was unexpected. The news of his passing was confirmed by his brother Ken. Bognar was bought in as the fake Razor Ramon in 1996 as WWE’s answer to WCW signing away Kevin Nash (Diesel) and Scott Hall (Razor Ramon) earlier in the year. Bognar was brought in with Glenn Jacobs, who portrayed the role of fake Diesel. “I’ve always kind of played around with characters and accents and goofed off with things like that,” Bognar said in a 2017 interview with ESPN.com. “I was in ECW, and Paul E. Dangerously says to me, ‘Here’s what I want you to do in this 6-man tag match.’ I pulled a kind of Razor Ramon character from my back pocket, just for a joke. I said, ‘What the hell do you want me to do, mang?’ “He freaked out and said, ‘Oh my god, oh my god. Can you do that out there?'” Shortly thereafter is when he was signed by WWE but that was just a small part of his wrestling career. Bogner worked for FMW in the late 80s and into the early 90s and wrestled briefly in ECW as Big Titan. After being released by WWE in 1997, he wrestled for New Japan Pro Wrestling. After his wrestling career, he became a life coach and motivational speaker. We send out condolences to Bognar’s friends and family. Never thought the Real Razor would outlive him.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Sept 30, 2019 8:02:26 GMT -6
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Post by November KS on Oct 1, 2019 13:14:42 GMT -6
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Post by randomone on Oct 4, 2019 17:03:13 GMT -6
Apparently Randy Orton did a live stream last night, here's the recap from Reddit. Found some things VERY interesting...
The stream was hosted by a kid he randomly became friends with on Twitter years ago. It was around 3 hours long at 1AM central and very candid. He was vaping, drinking, and cursing all night while taking pretty hot questions about NJPW, AEW, The locker room, gaming, his family, and experiences in and thoughts of the wrestling buisness. It peaked at around 260 viewers and he said he'd be down for it again despite maybe not having a job when he wakes up.
•He hates people that make a living off selling signed memorabilia.
•Told a story about how when he was 20 he signed almost 100 picture for one fan at an airport. Saying he used to look forward to signing things when young till he found out people would sell stuff.
•Said he'd might not ever make his own streaming channel despite liking it cause "I'm no AJ Styles" then did a great AJ impression
•He loved everything about AEW and is happy for Cody who he also called a good friend.
•His favorite match was Pac VS Page
•"I noticed like 5 variations of the RKO or cutter during the show, I thought was pretty cool."
•Loudest crowd he heard in a while was South Korea
•Loved performing in Bogota Colombia recently
•He wants to have match with Will Osprey and is a big fan.
•He admires guys like Jack Evans and the Hardy Boys for what they put their body thru.
•He loved Joey Ryans gimmick from the start despite many pros hating it.
•Kept up with Tyler Black in the indies and was excited by how good Seth Rollins was when he finally got to work with him.
•Went on a 5-10 minute tangent about how great of a mom and partner his wife is partner and that she'd smoke "and by smoke I mean fuck up" any female in the WWE cause she's from Brooklyn.
•Misses Sheamus, says hes a great person to have in the locker room, a good friend and that they were movie buddies for a long time.
•says just hearing Mark Henry talk in the locker room reminds him of the old days.
•Loves that theres a lot less assholes in the locker room than there used to be.
•Wouldn't want to have a work with The Fiend because he doesnt want to ruin the momentum. He would rather see how others work with him them put together something great.
•Would love to have a match at Wrestlemania with CM Punk and would even go to AEW if it meant he got to work with him "but idc man I'll wrestle him anywhere, that brother can go."
•Did a great Undertaker impression by rolling his eyes back but no one saw cause theres no cams.
•He got made fun of for going AWOL after being asked about the military.
•Put over the USA as a country saying traveling to certain places put in perspective how good we have it here.
•Said he had to wake up a couple of hours from then for Fox promo and asked the host and another female on stream to look for a job for him just incase hes fired to which the host said "I heard TNA is hiring."
•The host says he never asks Randy for things but he did gift him a couple games and Xbox One when it came out so he could play with him.
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Post by The Original Kid Cairo on Oct 4, 2019 17:28:14 GMT -6
•Loves that theres a lot less assholes in the locker room than there used to be. I'd love for him to have elaborated on who these former assholes were. The irony is that Randy himself had a reputation back in the day for being a huge asswipe and locker room bully.
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Post by Optimisn on Oct 4, 2019 18:33:36 GMT -6
WWE SmackDown Superstar Jeff Hardy was arrested on Thursday evening in Moore County, North Carolina, according to PWInsider. Hardy was charged with Driving While Impaired.
Moore County police confirmed that Hardy was released from custody at around 11:30pm ET on Thursday night. They declined to give additional details, citing the ongoing investigation.
This arrest comes after Hardy was arrested for public intoxication and impairment in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina back in mid-July.
Jeff is currently out of action for WWE, recovering from knee surgery that he underwent in May. It was reported that he would be out of action for 6-9 months.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Oct 4, 2019 18:37:12 GMT -6
Again??
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Post by The Original Kid Cairo on Oct 4, 2019 18:45:25 GMT -6
This is like strike 7 or 8.
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Post by November KS on Oct 4, 2019 21:50:57 GMT -6
Jeff Hardy has found himself in hot water again.
The longtime WWE star was was arrested on Thursday evening in Moore County, North Carolina, according to PWInsider. He was charged with Driving While Impaired.
The outlet was able to confirm with Moore County police that Hardy was released from custody at around 11:30pm ET on Thursday night.
At this time, the police department wouldn’t give additional details, citing the ongoing investigation. WWE has yet to issue a statement on the arrest.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Oct 4, 2019 22:20:28 GMT -6
Pay attention!
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Post by randomone on Oct 5, 2019 7:37:55 GMT -6
Brock vs Cain is scheduled for Crown Jewel.
Welp, guess I won't be watching that, oh well.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Oct 5, 2019 7:38:42 GMT -6
Brock vs Cain is scheduled for Crown Jewel. Welp, guess I won't be watching that, oh well. Wasn't gonna watch anyway.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2019 9:40:04 GMT -6
Sounds like a potentially good match. I'll be watching Crown Jewel.
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