PB-13
Showstopper 
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Registered 7-27-2002 Location Belleville, IL(near St. Louis) Member Is Offline Mood: No Mood.
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My literal reaction to hearing about Jinder's title win: "Oh, okay, well, that's a thing."
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RIP My Friend Mark, 1991-2016
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Paddlefoot
Rocco Rock of Jabroni 
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Registered 1-19-2008 Location Stupid Idiot Section Member Is OnlineMood: ChinceMcMahon
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| posted on 5-22-2017 at 10:46 PM |
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I'm going with CIG and hoping Jinder gets a fair chance, and not just because he's the first WWE title holder from my neck of the woods
since Bret Hart. Jinder is reliable enough in the ring, pretty solid in that big guy way that applies to those with the Orton/Sheamus/Cesaro/Corbin
sort of physique. And like all those other guys he has his moment of sudden explosiveness that works effectively enough. Him as champ also opens up
other new feuds we haven't seen yet, especially with Rusev who's slated to come back fairly soon.
The better part is that it takes the attention away from Orton for a bit. That's just not anti-Orton negativity either. It's because the
House of Horrors was such a mess that Orton needs some time away from that atrocity so it can be forgotten just to get any residue of HOH off of him.
If Orton takes some time off so AJ, Rusev, Corbin, Sami, Nakamura, etc. can step up into the mix then so much the better.
You know, everyone says it's not supposed to make sense, like that's the whole point, dude. And I'm just saying, you know,
that's like an excuse for lazy storytelling. Just don't sell me shite and tell me it's gold, all right? I might be stoned, but
I'm not high. You know what I mean?
- Cassidy from Preacher, commenting on The Big Lebowski and/or professional wrestling
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First 9
The Rowdy One
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Registered 1-22-2013 Member Is Offline Mood: Doing the Emma Dance
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| posted on 5-22-2017 at 11:19 PM |
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My favrorite thing about Jinder is how much of a perfect foil he is for Sami Zayn and maybe that motivates WWE to make it a Title feud. The A-hole who
whines about how's hated because of being ''different'' gets countered by the beloved Syrian-Canadian.
I'd be a cheesy but nice little story about how people love you for who you are and not where you're from. I'd be ok with it even if
Zayn won just to get cashed in on 5 minutes later.
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Dominator
Dominated by my love for Randy Orton
Posts 1686
Registered 7-5-2007 Location Florida Member Is Offline Mood: RKOFree Since 4/9/13
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| posted on 5-23-2017 at 12:16 AM |
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While I've yet to watch the event, the news that RKFO lost his world title to Jinder Freakin' Mahal has blissfully warmed the cockles of
my heart as I chortle with irony.
I do NOT love RKO, you sarcastic bastards.
"There are no politics in WWE." - Stephanie McMahon
"BWAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAA!!!" - Me
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DKBroiler
SpeciASSl CUMedian 
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Registered 1-25-2008 Location One Inch Right of Philly on a Map Member Is Offline Mood: Old
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| posted on 5-23-2017 at 12:39 AM |
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I just watched the main event. I am so happy for Jinder it's silly. Even knowing the result I still jumped out of my seat when he won. Say
what you will about him, the guy paid his dues and - surprisingly - looked totally in place as WWE Champ.
I'm pretty stunned. Good for him and great work.
Braun Strowman guy.
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salmonjunkie
Best There Is Was or Ever Will Be 
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Registered 6-25-2002 Location Sunny Seattle, WA Member Is Offline Mood: Authoritized
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| posted on 5-23-2017 at 01:50 AM |
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Another thing that seems to be overlooked, is that the match was pretty damn good. Not match of the night (AJ/Owens takes that), but it was a much
better worked match than either of Wyatt and Orton's matches were.
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Frank Lloyd Wright
Man of a Thousand Holds 
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Registered 10-2-2007 Location Fallingwater Member Is Offline Mood: Megalomaniac
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| posted on 5-23-2017 at 07:49 PM |
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Don't mind the Jinder win, due to the fact that Orton should never have gotten a 13 title reign. This is all about business. The WWE has a
huge market available to them in India. So it makes sense from every angle. The only thing that leaves me a bit empty is my brother's
question after Mahal's win.....Wasn't this guy playing air guitar a couple of years ago?
I have two ambitions in life: one is to drink every pub dry, the other is to sleep with every woman on earth -- Oliver Reed
American architect, interior designer, writer, educator, and wrestling fan.
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Paddlefoot
Rocco Rock of Jabroni
Posts 7676
Registered 1-19-2008 Location Stupid Idiot Section Member Is OnlineMood: ChinceMcMahon
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| posted on 5-23-2017 at 08:02 PM |
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That's no big deal. A couple of years before he won his first title Stone Cold was doing Hulk Hogan impersonations for ECW. And The Rock debuted
wearing something that a male stripper in a gay bar would dress up in. Kevin Nash as Oz? Hunter as Terra Rizing? Everyone, even the greats, has to
show some ass as they're working their way up.
You know, everyone says it's not supposed to make sense, like that's the whole point, dude. And I'm just saying, you know,
that's like an excuse for lazy storytelling. Just don't sell me shite and tell me it's gold, all right? I might be stoned, but
I'm not high. You know what I mean?
- Cassidy from Preacher, commenting on The Big Lebowski and/or professional wrestling
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janerd75
The Immortal One 
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Registered 1-28-2013 Member Is Offline Mood: #MOOGA
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| posted on 5-23-2017 at 08:07 PM |
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DON'T HINDER THE JINDER!!1!!!1!!!!!
Dude's got personality. Shame he got shoved in the Eeeeeevil Furiner gimmick. 
ETA: Also, he sure looks a lot less...vein-y in those gifs. 
[Edited on 5-23-2017 by janerd75]
"It will happen when it happens and not a moment before." - Me
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Quentil
Showstopper
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Registered 5-13-2003 Location Saratoga Springs, NY Member Is Offline Mood:
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| posted on 5-23-2017 at 09:33 PM |
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Mediocre show. It's been all of two days, and I honestly couldn't tell you off the top of my head anything that happened other than the
Jinder thing. Oh wait, Sammie Zayn won.
As far as Jinder goes? I give zero shits. I don't hate him, nor do I think this is some revolutionary new concept. I'm simply shrugging
at the whole thing as I feel exactly the same way about Randy Orton as champion. We'll see how it goes from here, and I'll make a
judgement that's more substantial in a month or two.
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