Paddlefoot
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Nothing against Strowman but there's not much to indicate that he'll do anything more in WWE than Mason Ryan or Ezekiel Jackson did. I
doubt that he'll be able to accomplish much outside of the Wyatt dynamic. Ryback's already filling the role of
big-strong-guy-who's-not-getting-anywhere. I think Owens could do a lot of good in a run with Taker because his attitude and demeanor would
make it entertaining despite his lack of size relative to the Deadman. Realistically though it will be Cena, Hunter (again), Kane (again), Lesnar
(again), Sheamus, Orton, and others in that group that are the ones most likely to fill out the dance card for Taker whenever the time comes for his
last Mania appearance. It is what it is.
You are a bastard. A daughter-fucking wildling bastard.
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nOOb
The Man 
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Strowman has a voice that matches his body, so he's got that going. And, really, Strowman/Taker is so easy to make. Let me also put my Fantasy
Booking cap on...ahem:
So two Raws before Fastlane Taker comes out to announce his retirement. Long, heart felt speech, "Thank You Taker" chants, the whole works. He
goes backstage and gets the chain of goodbyes. Everyone is out of character to shake his hand, and finally he reaches the end of the line where the
Wyatts are. But they're out of character, and they give handshakes and hugs. All is right until the last guy, Strowman, gives Taker a
handshake and hug. Except Taker starts turning purple. Suddenly everyone realizes Taker is hurting. Everyone runs to break up the hug but Strowman
is really emotional. He's into this hug because Taker was his favorite wrestler. When he realizes Taker isn't hugging him back anymore,
he lets go and Taker falls to the ground. The EMTs take him away because he's old and the show somberly goes on.
Next week, Kane comes out and challenges Strowman out of revenge. Since the Wyatts are back in character, they accept for Fastlane. Strowman wins
that match via too much hugging, and suddenly "Bong!" Lights go off and back on and here's Taker, fully recovered. Everyone scatters and the
next night, Taker makes the challenge, Strowman accepts and there you go: best built Taker WM match ever
Fantasy booking isn't hard, guys.
[Edited on 2-3-2016 by nOOb]
"The Seahawks are cool. Me and Tubby here hung out with them once at a Bruno Mars concert."-Jay and Silent Bob representing the Broncos on FOX NFL
Sunday.
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lz4005
Man of a Thousand Holds
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quote:
Originally posted by nOOb
Strowman has a voice that matches his body, so he's got that going. And, really, Strowman/Taker is so easy to make. Let me also put my Fantasy
Booking cap on...ahem:
So two Raws before Fastlane Taker comes out to announce his retirement. Long, heart felt speech, "Thank You Taker" chants, the whole works. He
goes backstage and gets the chain of goodbyes. Everyone is out of character to shake his hand, and finally he reaches the end of the line where the
Wyatts are. But they're out of character, and they give handshakes and hugs. All is right until the last guy, Strowman, gives Taker a
handshake and hug. Except Taker starts turning purple. Suddenly everyone realizes Taker is hurting. Everyone runs to break up the hug but Strowman
is really emotional. He's into this hug because Taker was his favorite wrestler. When he realizes Taker isn't hugging him back anymore,
he lets go and Taker falls to the ground. The EMTs take him away because he's old and the show somberly goes on.
Next week, Kane comes out and challenges Strowman out of revenge. Since the Wyatts are back in character, they accept for Fastlane. Strowman wins
that match via too much hugging, and suddenly "Bong!" Lights go off and back on and here's Taker, fully recovered. Everyone scatters and the
next night, Taker makes the challenge, Strowman accepts and there you go: best built Taker WM match ever
Fantasy booking isn't hard, guys.
[Edited on 2-3-2016 by nOOb]
Strowman as Lenny and Taker as the bunny he pats to death?
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nOOb
The Man
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If that bunny is an elderly rabbit with zombie vigor and Harry Potter magical powers, then yes.
"The Seahawks are cool. Me and Tubby here hung out with them once at a Bruno Mars concert."-Jay and Silent Bob representing the Broncos on FOX NFL
Sunday.
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The Hitcher
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It's easy to book but it doesn't mean it'll be compelling...
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the goon
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quote:
Originally posted by Slade
I think the rumoured Wrestlemania match between The Undertaker and Braun Stroman is just someone trolling the IWC. I wouldn't be surprised if
WWE employs someone to leak things to the dirt sheets, allowing that "source" to leak a mix of true and false information. I would presume that this
is one of those pieces of false information.
I would like to believe that's true in the case of Taker/Strowman, but it seems like a lot of the time where there's smoke, there's
fire when it comes to gossip site buzz about WrestleMania matches. I recall Cena/Bray being talked about way before their match at WrestleMania XXX
was actually a thing and the same thing with Brock/Reigns last year.
quote:
Originally posted by The Grindfather
I've really got nothing else to contribute to the Reigns v. HHH discussion other than I do fully expect this one to get the Goldberg/Lesnar
treatment... maybe worse somehow. Wouldn't it be something that if the last 3+ years or so of Vince's defiant booking finally explodes in
his face at the biggest Wrestlemania ever? I know tickets are ulta-expensive, but my dream is that during ring-intros for this match people just get
up and start leaving.
I've always thought that the only true way for the WWE audience to drive their point across that they don't like something is to get up
and walk out of a match. Not chant "boring" or "we want refunds" or "this is awful"...everyone in the audience needs to literally stand up and
head for the exits. And of course that will never, ever happen, but what a memorable, glorious sight that would be if 100,000 people just got up and
emptied out of AT&T; Stadium before Triple H/Reigns happened.
Nash is only a few inches bigger than JBL and depending on how stiff he gets Punk should be able to take it. -JB King, meant in a totally non-sexual
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Flash
The Rowdy One
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Taker versus Strauman is probably catching some traction because of the rumoured matchup that Strauman has against Big Show at Fast Lane.
Big Show and Kane are generally the WWE's "gate keepers" to getting pushed as a monster (either as the last feud before they get bumped up, or
the first feud). While I can't see Taker agreeing to the Mania matchup, if the WWE is trolling everyone it looks like they are at least putting
in some work at it by also rumouring the type of match that they would typically book as a stepping stone.
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First 9
Man of a Thousand Holds
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Lesnar barely had issues handling him in the Rumble. No way Strowman iss getting theTaker match.
Yeah, Cena vs Wyatt was leaked early but you could see how the pieces would come together for that. Wyatt hadn't lost a match yet and was
beating Bryan left and right.
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CM Crunk
Man of a Thousand Holds
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Holy crap have you guys been busy on this thread the last couple of days. I'm trying to cover as much ground as I can while on a break, so
forgive me if any of this has already been said or gone over...
-This whole "Taker vs. Strowman" rumor absolutely REEKS of bullshit in the same way that "Sheamus vs. Daniel Bryan" did for the past 2-3 years.
Even if Vince thought it was a good idea, I simply cannot imagine Taker agreeing and signing off on the idea. Count me in with the group that would
love to see Owens take him on.
-Is it inevitable that we're going to get Reigns vs. Triple H main eventing WrestleMania? Probably. Do I think it'll reach Goldberg vs.
Lesnar levels of "fuck you" heat? In the immortal words of Balki Bartokomous:
"Of course not, don't be ridiculous..."
--And to punctuate the above written with the wisdom of Red Foreman:
"...Dumbass."
Do I think the fans will revolt in some way, shape or form? I do. But I think a lot of us spouting off on the internet aren't taking one big
thing into consideration, and that's NXT. Why do I mention NXT? Well, as mentioned above, NXT Dallas looks like it stands a good chance at
blowing Wrestlemania out of the water at this point in time, and a good portion of that crowd will in all likelihood be in attendance on Sunday and
they'll have their volume knobs broken off past 11 along with everybody else. But why won't they stage a straight up revolt? Like I said:
NXT. They love it, and by proxy Triple H is a babyface because of it. Simply put there are a lot of people out there who have forgiven him for his
reign of terror in the early Aughts because of what he has done with NXT, and I think that those people and many more will be firmly in his corner
that Sunday. ESPECIALLY if the NXT show blows everyone away.
Lesnar and Goldberg got shat upon because the crowd in attendance knew what was going on, knew that there was nothing at stake, and at least in
Brock's case, knew that they felt betrayed. If it comes down to Reigns vs. Triple H, I can easily see Hunter soaking in the loving adulation and
approval of 90,000 people whether he likes it or not. Roman, however, is going to be walking out there with heat on him like he just broke Dusty
Rhodes leg in the steel cage.
Part of me is going to enjoy that because I can be a schadenfreude-loving, jock-hating, grown-up, sarcastic 80's John Cusack character of an
artfag...but another part of me really sort of feels for Roman. He does seem like a genuinely nice dude, but I think he'd be a lot better off if
he followed the advice of Steve Austin, who said months and months back on his podcast (and I'm paraphrasing) that "Roman would be a lot better
off if he learned how to pick his battles. You don't get to the top, and stay on top by constantly saying yes. It might be hard to say no when
the whole company is putting everything it can behind you to make you look like a million bucks, but you don't get to where I did, or where
Hogan, Bret, Shawn, Rock or Hunter did without telling Vince to go fuck himself from time to time."
Makes sense, right? But I just don't think that he really has it in him to do that, and I honestly think he'd be more than happy to still
be playing football if that makes any sense. He just doesn't seem like he has the fire in his belly that others who've come before had,
and if this whole experiment in making him THE GUY doesn't work out, I could see him going the way of say, Bobby Lashley but with less MMA
fighting and wrestling in TNA and more "brooding guest star on Hawaii Five-O" or "taking the roles that Jason Momoa turns down for a midseason
replacement procedural drama on TNT."
[Edited on 2/4/2016 by CM Crunk]
You are the vulgarian, you fuck!
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Count Zero
Man of a Thousand Holds 
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quote:
Originally posted by OORick
In the bigger picture, it doesn't help that TV, as we know it, is a medium in decline, and so EVERYbody's ratings are going down. And
whenever the major sea change happens, power will shift back to the actual producers of content (which is what WWE is), and away from all the middle
men, like TV networks and cable companies, so maybe things aren't so gloomy, afterall.... it just might be a tough decade or so as all that
stuff sorts itself out.
Rick
That was a lot of words, and well-assembled at that. I see now how the financial footing is, and there's a lot of that kinda stuff I simply
didn't think of/realize. And I agree espcially with the part above. That's mostly what leads me to think "Well, what IF?".
eta:
quote:
Originally posted by CCharger
quote:
Originally posted by OORick
The TV shows are not "trailers" or "ads" for the Network.... the TV shows need to be destination viewing in their own right, as they represent
over one-third of all WWE's revenues
Rick
These two sentences don't mean the same thing. While the TV shows shouldn't be ads for the Network, for reasons you elaborated on, they
clearly ARE, and I think the reason they are is because Vince believes that TV is dying and the Network is the future. Thus, the need to put on a
great, highly rated weekly show is reduced because all they really want to do is lock you into a membership to watch a FUCKTON more content than is
produced on Monday and Tuesday.
This is pretty much the same line I was thinking on. Why sell milk at the store if they can make us subscribe to delivery? There are =far= too many
people trying to get our consumer-dollars via subscription, and I can't see Vince passing up that opportunity for ten years while TV figures out
what to do with itself.
[Edited on 2-4-2016 by Count Zero]
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Paddlefoot
Rocco Rock of Jabroni
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JR blasts WWE management on the way Reigns was used in the Rumble.
http://www.dailywrestlingnews.com/cesaro-update-wwe-legend-talks-roman-reigns-royal-rumble-booking-the-rock/
quote:
�Roman Reigns took more heat than he ever deserved for how he was booked at the Royal Rumble. He was a nose tackle in the ACC at Georgia Tech
at 300-plus pounds, and then decided to go into the family business of pro wrestling. The thing we told him was, �You�ve got to work on your body,�
and I�m sure The Rock probably had some influence on that, too, but Reigns worked extremely hard and is very dedicated. The way he was booked in the
Royal Rumble was decided by management. It was executed poorly. There should have been medical staff trying to help him and he could have pushed them
away, refusing a ride to the trainer�s room. But the damn story was not told. And I�m not lashing out at anyone, because I don�t know if that was by
design or not.
In hindsight, instead of sprinting and running to do anything, Reigns should have walked very deliberately and used his facial expressions to tell a
great story. But we have the luxury of re-booking something we�ve already seen. I understand the intent of the storyline, but we never got a medical
update on Reigns. It might have been a philosophical thing from upper management to have fans forget about Roman for a while, so it wasn�t the
announcers� fault and it damn sure wasn�t Roman Reigns� fault.�
Odd how things got dumber and dumber in wrestling as guys like JR and Cornette were moved further and further away from being involved with important
booking decisions. 
You are a bastard. A daughter-fucking wildling bastard.
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Flash
The Rowdy One
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Some news....
*Flair, on his podcast, has stated that HBK was offered a big money offer to do something at the Rumble; since we didn't see him there it looks
like he turned down whatever they were offering.
I could see HBK being in HHH's corner to counter the Rock potentially being in Reigns, but I'm guessing that with it now being 7 years
since he last laced 'em up the HBK one more match ship has sailed, and he fully intends to be good to his word of staying retired.
*Pat Patterson has an autobiography coming out shortly; It will be called "Accepted: How the first gay superstar changed the WWE".
I might actually give this one a read; human interest stuff that they are pushing as the selling point aside, this is a guy who was Vince's
right hand man for a long time; and outside of maybe Bischoff's book, it's a rare glimpse of someone on the other side of the talent
divide, and maybe about as close to a look inside of Vince's inner circle that we might get short of Vince himself putting out a biography
(which I'm convinced is secretly written with instructions to be released X number of years after his death....). His in ring career and that
early 70's era could be interesting, ditto for his thoughts on the whole phantom IC tournament that crowned him the first champ.
Or it could suck....
*Cena posted a video of himself in the gym after his recent surgery.... it's just a bare bar he's lifting right now, but with about 6
weeks to Wrestlemania can anyone ever truly count Cena out? There are some additional rumours that the WWE is contemplating a major character change
him upon his return, whenever that may be.
Let's say Super-Cena is good to go, and the WWE get's that Taker vs Cena match they'd (as rumoured) had pencilled in for a bit....
Cena's bound to be booed, even more so in Texas.... so start the annual Cena Heel Turn debate version 2016?
*Bret Hart recently commented on Owen going into the WWE HOF; and he's saying that it will be yet another Owen free year again when it comes
time to make the induction announcements. He pretty much blames Martha.
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GodEatGod
Showstopper 
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quote:
Originally posted by Paddlefoot
Odd how things got dumber and dumber in wrestling as guys like JR and Cornette were moved further and further away from being involved with important
booking decisions.
I mean...JR was never a great booker - he just wanted everyone to be an amateur talent hoss/football player. And that's fine for some guys, but
a good promotion needs variety. He has a good eye for talent, though, and probably did his best non-announcing work in that capacity.
Cornette booked some classic angles, but also booked a lot of stupid shit. It's always easy to be armchair booker and say what should've
been done in retrospect. Both guys are old school old guys and that's fine, but territory days aren't coming back. Kayfabe is dead and
is going to stay dead (and, personally, I'm happy to see it). I would much rather find new talent to try their hand at creative - the only one
of that generation I wouldn't mind seeing at the helm would be Heyman and he's pretty much not even interested in it, from the interviews
I've read, and is much happier in his current role.
"It is an impressively arrogant move to conclude that just because you don't like something, it is empirically not good. I don't like
Chinese food, but I don't write articles trying to prove it doesn't exist." - Tina Fey
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Gobshite
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quote:
Originally posted by nOOb
best built Taker WM match ever
Bitch please, what you 'booked' wouldn't even crack the top ten.
It's BARELY better than Taker vs Giant Gonzalez.
I have six invites I can crash out for membership to pwtorrents.net - if you want one, U2U me!
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CCharger
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quote:
Originally posted by Gobshite
quote:
Originally posted by nOOb
best built Taker WM match ever
Bitch please, what you 'booked' wouldn't even crack the top ten.
It's BARELY better than Taker vs Giant Gonzalez.
When it Reigns, it bores.
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punkerhardcore
American Dream 
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In (non)
news, CM Punk is a douche.
quote:
CM Punk recently spoke with Kevin Wong of Complex Magazine. The full interview
can be read at this link. Below are some highlights, including the awkward end to the interview:
Not wanting to answer WWE questions:
�I don�t feel like fielding questions about it [WWE]. I�ve been there, I�ve done that, and I�ve accomplished everything I was going to."
What specific areas he's working on improving with MMA:
�I work on everything... It�s a boring answer, because it�s kind of a boring question. This is mixed martial arts. I�m not in there one day, working
on one specific thing, I�m in there everyday, working on everything. My defense, my wrestling defense, my striking defense. And not only do you have
to defend, but you�re being judged by three people who don�t always see what other people are seeing.�
After Punk was asked if he's anxious or intimidated to go from pro wrestling to MMA, they had this awkward exchange that led to the interviewer
being informed Punk never wanted to speak to him again:
�I get this question a lot, and it�s like you guys think I�m an idiot. Like I didn�t know MMA wasn�t pre-determined or something like that. Have you
ever tweeted at me, �Hey, do you know what you�re getting into?��
�I never have.�
�Okay. It sounds like you might have.�
�I don�t mean to put you on the defensive��
�I�m not on the defensive. Your question is insulting. You�re asking me if I know the difference between the WWE and the UFC?�
�That�s not what I�m asking.�
�That�s exactly what you�re asking... You say my fans say that? You�re mistaken. My fans do not say that. I wouldn�t say anything to them [my
critics]. I don�t justify stupidity with an answer. I don�t give a shit what anybody thinks of me, whether I�m going to fight or not. I know what I�m
going to do. If I did anything in my life based on someone�s negative opinion on me, I would never fucking leave my house. My fans are people who
don�t tweet negative shit at me.�
Every time you read an interview or quote from Punk, it's always him acting like a salty bitch. He comes off as one of those people who looks
for any reason to be insulted, and then acts like a baby about it.
The writer of the article pretty much nails it here-- "When asked for specifics or to react to criticisms, Punk is outwardly insulted. The intent of
these questions is to allow him to reflect. But he interprets them as personal attacks, either on his intelligence or his moral consistency."
Is everyone mad here?
Of course they are, and you are too... otherwise, you wouldn't have come here.
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Paddlefoot
Rocco Rock of Jabroni
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Probably grouchy from worrying too much about how badly the kid who ends up winning Dana White's next contest show is going to beat his wheels
off in his UFC debut.
You are a bastard. A daughter-fucking wildling bastard.
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G-Spot
"El Diablo"
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Posted in it's own thread...
[Edited on 2-5-2016 by G-Spot]
"G-Spot rocks the g-spot!!!
**Ghandi (Clone High)**
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denverpunk
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According to the sheets, Bull Dempsey has been released from WWE.
quote:
Originally posted by punkerhardcore
In (non)
news, CM Punk is a douche.
I can't say I disagree. The attitude might a motivating mechanism to help him train and fight harder, but goddamn does he come across as the
most unlikable asshole Chicago ever spit out. As much as I loved him in WWE, I'm kind of hoping he gets his face kicked in.
[Edited on 2-5-2016 by denverpunk]
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Gobshite
The Great One
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Awesome King has been released following last weeks incident with Reby Hardy on the UK Tour...
NXT also released 5 people today- the only one of note was Bull Dempsey...
I have six invites I can crash out for membership to pwtorrents.net - if you want one, U2U me!
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First 9
Man of a Thousand Holds
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Man, they went all in with that motivated loser story. First Bull Dempsey thought himself a big shot until getting destroyed by semi-decent
competition in Baron Corbin. He inmediately falls into depression after one bump in the road like a oblivious kid who just finished college.
He decides to try and get better with his new Bull Fit philosophy and everything only for it to get tough and to further get depressed and eventually
get fired. Most people just don't make it and it's a fact of life. A+ for realism.
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Foxcalibur
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quote:
Originally posted by denverpunk
According to the sheets, Bull Dempsey has been released from WWE.
quote:
Originally posted by punkerhardcore
In (non)
news, CM Punk is a douche.
I can't say I disagree. The attitude might a motivating mechanism to help him train and fight harder, but goddamn does he come across as the
most unlikable asshole Chicago ever spit out. As much as I loved him in WWE, I'm kind of hoping he gets his face kicked in.
[Edited on 2-5-2016 by denverpunk]
I didn't like him in WWE, so I'm extra hoping he gets his face kicked in. God, what a big baby.
You know who didn't shy away from wrestling-vs-MMA questions? Brock goddamn Lesnar. Because he's not an insecure jackass.
NXT: It's like WWE, but fun!
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CamstunPWG187
Man of a Thousand Holds
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Won't lie, whoever said Punk seems to go out of his way to take just about any question as a personal attack or an insult to his intelligence is
on the money.
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Count Zero
Man of a Thousand Holds
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I normally don't watch the MMA stuff, unless it happens to be on & there's nothing else I'm more interested in. With -that- said, I
kinda hope Punk's Debut is on one of those UFC on TV specials. Before now, I'd been pretty apathetic towards his post-WWE career --
anything he wants to do is fine with me, as long as I can choose to avoid it (that comic book escapade of his, tv appearances, etc).
Now I'mma watch, if possible, and actively hope he gets his Resting Bitch Face kicked in. Punk =totally= has RBF.
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/02/03/health/resting-bitch-face-research-irpt/index.html
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Flash
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I kinda feel for him... I mean not really.... but it's probably the UFC that keeps lining up these interviews for him where he's pretty
much hung out there with absolutely nothing to really talk about.... I mean we're over the one year mark since they announced a 36 year old
ex-pro wrestler with little MMA training, and who's not exactly a visually intimidating specimen was going to fight in the UFC..... and oh yeah,
he just had a very public walkout earlier in the year from the WWE and after months of silence, pops his head out and levels a tonne of inflammatory
accusations that have now resulted in his ass being sued..... One year and all we hear is that he probably isn't ready and he might fight one of
two guys as an unspecified date.
I mean maybe interviewers like Michael Landsberg (another interviewer he went off on) are taking the piss out of him a bit.... but really, what are
they going to talk about? Maybe the UFC should have given him some time in the gym and with trainers first to see where he was at, and at least have
an idea of who his opponent might be before they sent him out to do the hundred or so interviews he's done.... all with nothing really to talk
about and a half dozen very real questions hanging over his head (which he probably realizes).
I genuinely think that for Punk this UFC thing is one of those bucket list things.... can he hang in the octagon; win or lose he got to live one of
his dreams... Problem is he's getting paid likely a good amount of cash, and is expected to be the trained media monkey to help build up the
hype that is going to help support the dream he's trying to accomplish. Much like an actor doing a press junket it's gotta suck answering
the same questions over and over....Still, it's the difference between being gracious and an insufferable douche, something CM Punk and the UFC
clearly hasn't learned to manage (although for the UFC it's still good for them as there's likely enough people now who will tune in
hoping to see Punk get pummelled for being such a douche).
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