Flash
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WWE Roadblock 2016
Not sure if Rick was planning something or not, what with this one falling on a Saturday... but I figured I'd get the ball rolling in the mean
time just in case he doesn't.
Note sure if this is going to be a new thing or not, or if this is part of project: "oh shit fan backlash is really ramping up, so let's throw
something out there to distract them into thinking we're going to change things up at Wrestlemania"
I present to you exhibit A that this was a complete last minute addition: Ricoh Coliseum, a hockey arena, where this event is being hosted only seats
about 8000 people or thereabouts once the WWE sticks some people on the floor.
While the WWE has used Ricoh in the past for the odd house show, generally your Raw's and Smackdowns go to the Air Canada Centre just up the
road, which for WWE events holds about 20k... alternatively, Copps Coliseum or whatever it's called now, is just down the road in Hamilton (30
minutes tops) and also seatsaround 15k (Also a spot for Raw, and house shows in past times... and way back when IYH Breakdown).
Exhibit B: Yeah... they kind of announced this last minute and put tickets up then too....
While the smart money probably says the WWE stubbornly sticks to their guns and little changes beyond maybe a token Tag Team title change to help set
up a face chase for the belts....
With that:
WWE Title Match: HHH (c) vs Dean Ambrose
You know just to liven up the Road to Wrestlemania, and to pull the ultimate switcheroo, there's the remote chance that the WWE does a bit of a
hot shot of the title onto Ambrose, only for HHH to take it back Monday on Raw or a week later.... Cool news worthy moment, but it would have the
effect of making HHH look weak when the whole point of project Reigns headlining defeat of HHH for the title is for Reigns to look really strong....
Even having Reigns help Ambrose win the title tonight wouldn't make sense even by WWE's loose standards.
On the flip side, Ambrose needs to look like a credible threat to Brock, so he needs to shine tonight as well.... so odds are we're getting some
kind of heelishness out of HHH tonight (WWE; fighting their fans since 2014) to try and cement him as the heel going into WM, only for Reigns to
return and leave the two faces standing triumphant.
Brock Lesnar vs Bray Wyatt
Well this got out of hand quickly for Bray; a strong-ish showing for the Family at the Royal Rumble only to see Brock destroy them so badly that it
seemed to knock them right off of the Wrestlemania card entirely... The WWE in need of a match for tonight, and not wanting to show Ambrose get his
arse kicked for 10 straight weeks (or thereabouts) decided to dust this match off to give poor Dean's butt a reprieve.
So, there's virtually no chance that the Wyatt Family leaves victorious tonight... not even for some ha-ha got you type thing where Ambrose
helps out, as he has bigger fish to fry... well, okay they could show some GTV footage of him putting some super-secret performance enhancing drugs
into the Wyatt family gumbo... but that isn't likely to happen.
Brock beats up the whole Wyatt Family who will at some point attempt a run in; cause without a match at Wrestlemania it makes no sense for Bray to
look strong really....
WWE Tage Team Championship: New Day (c) vs L.O.N.
These two teams appear set to throw down at Mania, so this one is likely just a chance to put some extra heat on that.... what's more, the Tag
Match at WM is rumoured to be some kind of big multi-team match of some sort; in which case it probably makes a bit more sense to shift the title over
to the heel side of things as a face chasing into a big PPV is always a bit more rewarding and feel good... So to add to the L.O.N. heelishness, and
to make the New Day a bit more sympathetic, I'm guessing the bad guys win.
Bonus thought... I know the Andre thing takes care of the throw a lot of guys out there in need of a PPV bonus match, but if the tag team match is
also a multi-team affair, I kind of wonder if we might not get some surprise entrants into the tag team match.... at the very least there is apt to be
a Freebirds/New day back stage segment...
Divas Title Match: Charlotte vs Natalya
Hhhmmm... last minute match, looming must see triple threat with Becky and Sasha on the horizon... Nope, just can't see Nattie winning this
one.
Enzo and Cassidy vs Wilder and Dawson
Probably your opening, or second match that will be use to further showcase NXT's awesomeness... so I'm guessing they get a bit of time
here. I'm way out of date on my NXT watching, so no guesses from me on this one.
Super Surprise:
This is called Roadblock, and the Rock once played Roadblock.... and it takes place in Canada, and the Rock is half Canadian.... ergo; Rock appearance
tonight!?!
[Edited on 3-12-2016 by Flash]
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Man of a Thousand Holds
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Oh this one has genuine effort!
Are we sure New Day is fully going face? It feels more like WWE ran out of face teams and are using LON for short term opposition. They cheated
pretty widly during the match with Y2AJ last Monday.
I really want the Lesnar-Wyatt match to have consequences and not just be a throwaway. Since Lesnar is such an over the top badass why not have him
beat the demon right out Bray? Exorcising by ass kicking! It'd allow them to reset Bray and his goons and if it's too goofy you could
always play it up as something in Bray's head like Foley's multiple personalities rather than an actual demon.
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S Kid J E T S 48
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quote:
Originally posted by Flash
Note sure if this is going to be a new thing or not, or if this is part of project: "oh shit fan backlash is really ramping up, so let's throw
something out there to distract them into thinking we're going to change things up at Wrestlemania"
I present to you exhibit A that this was a complete last minute addition: Ricoh Coliseum, a hockey arena, where this event is being hosted only seats
about 8000 people or thereabouts once the WWE sticks some people on the floor.
While the WWE has used Ricoh in the past for the odd house show, generally your Raw's and Smackdowns go to the Air Canada Centre just up the
road, which for WWE events holds about 20k... alternatively, Copps Coliseum or whatever it's called now, is just down the road in Hamilton (30
minutes tops) and also seatsaround 15k (Also a spot for Raw, and house shows in past times... and way back when IYH Breakdown).
Exhibit B: Yeah... they kind of announced this last minute and put tickets up then too....
Not that this necessarily needs to change your line of thinking on the matter, but the Live Network Special was actually announced on December 30,
2015 - http://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2015/12/30/10692336/wwe-announces-live-network-special-on-mar-12-2016-in-toronto . Recently they've
changed the name from the originally horribly named "March To Wrestlemania" to the "At-least-better-than-being-named-Fast-Lane", so perhaps
that's why people think this is some reaction to anything. It could be...but the branding was terrible so that just might be all it is (which
now that I think of it, even HHH mocked this week).
Anyway, I'm doubting anything much happens today out of the ordinary, but they have put some added inflection to this, so it's
possible.
NXT Title probably stays with The Revival. I've stayed away from NXT spoilers for the better part of 3 months, so no idea what they've
done past this - I just have to assume since this isn't 1989, they're not planning on a random title change outside of their taped shows
already in the can (unless the known tapings have said otherwise - but I don't think we need the spoilers here).
Figure it's the same with the WWE Tag Title match. Maybe what makes this special a thing that's...special...is this is where The New Day
finally turns face. They will be outnumbered and I can't imagine Sheamus and Barrett is the combo that wins the titles (even though I like that
pairing the best). This match snuck up on me and I thought it had been building for Wrestlemania, so maybe they'll eventually merge this and
the Dudleys/Usos feud together for the PPV.
BTW- Apparently The New Day have been doing a ton of videos on WWE.com about this feud - they're here if anyone wants to check them out
http://www.wwe.com/shows/roadblock/march-12-2016-matches#full-detail-40001895
Charlotte vs. Natalya - homecountry pop for a Hart...homecountry loss for a Hart.
I see nothing other than Brock destroying the majority of the Wyatts here. Bray is heading towards the multi-man title match at best at Mania (maybe
as bad at the Andre challenge...which I think Rusev is winning), so there's no need to keep him hot here. Brock needs his revenge to tie up the
loose end.
WWE Title match - If WWE wants to mix it up, the *only* way this should be happening is if Reigns eventually interferes, spearing HHH, and directly
helping Ambrose win the title, to make sure he has a level of heat going into Mania as well.
Which isn't happening. Status quo will stay the same, but you can tell WWE is committed to getting the last member of The Shield to an equal
level of the other two this year... giving him this main event vs. HHH is a huge sign of confidence as we move forward.
Neither should either take the fall. Too close to Mania for the champ to lose and the last thing Dean Ambrose needs is another loss.
So I think Brock, being in the same building as him for the first time in a bit, attacks Ambrose at the tail end of the match - and then maybe you
have Reigns come out to save him if you desperately need a happy ending.
Anyway, while low on "moments" this card should be awfully good match-wise, so I'm looking quite forward to it.
[Edited on 3-12-2016 by S Kid J E T S 48]
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SpiNNeR72
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At this point, I am looking forward to this more than Mania. Quite a bit more.
Lots of options here to shake things up and make Mania less shit, lets hope they do something, as pretty much anything is better than the current
title lineup.
Way to get mega heat on Charlotte heading into WM too.
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janerd75
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I think this is where they do their now traditional detonation of previous WM plans by either doing the big shake-up at this show, or likely this
coming Raw on Monday. With ZOMGtrending! being what it is, they can whip up interest much faster then even in the last two years, like with their deal
with ESPN as well.
For some reason, the sight of Bray caressing the title while HHH held it over his shoulder as they closed out Raw last week is giving me reason to
believe somethin's fucky in Buckytown. Not that Bray's gonna get inserted somehow into a title match, at least I don't think
considering how many times he and his family have been decimated over the past year or so despite having superior numbers in most conflicts.
Regardless, Vince and Co. want this to be the biggest WM EVAR! and they simply cannot realistically be deaf to all the concerns over Roman Reigns.
Call it the new normal of booking-via-obstinance since they've got the fuck you money of Network revenue, but the past few years of course
correction juuuuuuuuust before the big dance leads me to believe the current WM "big" matches are going to get reset here.
The main players here are Brock, Bray, Dean, and Haitch. For the good reason guys stated above regarding who has to be strong going into whatever
match, my only disagreement is that I don't think WWE gives a shit about that aspect anymore. Meaning, a guy can look strong one day, get his
ass handed to him the next, and then all of a sudden he's standing in the ring to close the show stroking the Champ's belt to cheers. See:
Wyatt, Bray.
Forgetting for a moment the run-in, schmozzy yet fun nonsense that has to occur in the sports entertainment match of the night at WM that will
be Hell in a Cell with Shane and Taker, but I would venture a guess that one of the guys I mentioned above, with the addition of Roman, will get
involved in that match. They are setting up for something regarding the balance of power between StepHHH, Vince, and Shane.
I don't think Bray/Brock is a forgone conclusion in terms of the latter simply destroying the former. Yeah, Brock's decimated the family
before, but a straight-up beatdown to underscore how much of a badass he is and OMG he's gonna kill Dean!!! is probably the lamest way to
proceed. Yeah, Dean's supposedly got him in a street fight at WM, but Dean's been felled by LCD monitors with sparklers attached and Brock
rips car doors off and throws them at kids sitting in the audience. Now, you add a giant sparkly WWE Title to that match, then it changes the
complexion entirely.
Roman, oh dear Roman. Your heel turn has come far too late in the game, but come it must. Disdain for him being a face or , at the very least, an
anti-hero badass is at a fever pitch, so they need to let fans naturally vent in their safe space of a Reigns heel turn. And that can center around
his of envy Dean being the champ. If they have him interfere on Dean's behalf and cost him the title accidentally, that is utterly
counterintuitive to Vince and Co.'s agenda of getting him over as a face. Fans are already on edge and cheering Haitch FFS against Roman, so not
one person over the age of absolutely fucking retarded is going to have any kind of "oh, he was just trying to help his pal" sympathy for the guy.
Now Roman spearing or superman punching HHH in order to help Dean gain the title is another thing entirely. That way, at least Dean can go with the
"I don't need your help" motif and those two can have brotherly fisticuffs going forward, but at least it will put a shine on Roman and take
the weight and crushing pressure off the HHH/Roman match, which would then no longer be for the title. And, if it even happens at all, I would go even
further to suggest HHH win their, hopefully, slugfest of a WM match via nonsense and tomfoolery, thus leading to him doing the deed and full turn by
costing Dean the title against Brock. Then lookie there, you got your Anti-hero badass Brock against a finally full heel Roman with a pissed off Dean
chasing.
But back to Bray, I still don't know exactly how he fits in other than to say when you get a prominent showing with the boss at the end of a Raw
touching the title, you don't get shunted off to the Andre Paycheck Invitational. Perhaps Teh Fuckery ensues in the HHH/Dean match from Bray,
instead of Roman. Or they all jump in, Brock included, and they sort out the hard reset Monday on Raw as to who's facing whom at WM. Dunno about
any of you, but I would shit to see a four-way with Brock, Dean, Bray, and Roman either for the title or for the chance to meet Haitch later in the
show to try to get it then.
Full Obtuse: Tonight, shit gets blowed up real good.  
Fuck Everybody
The science is settled: I'm fucking retarded.
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nOOb
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Entering into this with no context whatsoever other than now knowing the full card, my predictions:
Dash and Dawson
Charlotte
LoN (because Vince probably sees that Andre battle royal as useless as we do, so he's not going to waste four guys that are kinda his top guys
in a throwaway match)
Brock (because the Wyatts are four guys Vince is more than willing to put in a throwaway match that at least three of them will lose)
and....
quote:
Originally posted by janerd75
Regardless, Vince and Co. want this to be the biggest WM EVAR! and they simply cannot realistically be deaf to all the concerns over Roman Reigns.
Call it the new normal of booking-via-obstinance since they've got the fuck you money of Network revenue, but the past few years of course
correction juuuuuuuuust before the big dance leads me to believe the current WM "big" matches are going to get reset here.
Triple H wins with no shenanigans at all, because the stories WWE is trying to tell are that "No one except Roman Reigns is capable of beating the
Authority" and "How on earth can Dean Ambrose possibly beat Brock?" Which is why Dean will be defiant after the loss and get beat up, probably
leading to Roman making the save. Vince legitimately thinks we all owe him something, especially since he was forced to change the last two main
events at Wrestlemania "for us". He's not deaf: he's actively putting both fingers in his ear and shouting "LALALA I CAN'T HEAR
YOU!"
"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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janerd75
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quote:
Originally posted by nOOb
"...he's actively putting both fingers in his ear and shouting "LALALA I CAN'T HEAR YOU!"
And that's what I'm going to do to your comment, Mr. No Fun Pants. Sure, HHH ate the Dirty Deeds like a champ at the end of Raw, which
portends exactly what you say happening, but I still think the go to story is Reigns finally flipping out on everybody, fans included, after
he's thwarted from getting the title yet again. Though that storyline also easily supports your idea as well. Again, my main basis for this is
the past two years, first with Bryan, then with Seth going over. Vince may be a big floppy donger, but he can't have a forced face champ holding
up the title to boos and/or indifference at his presumptuous BIGGEST WRASSLEMAYNEYA EVAR!!!!
Nope, still sticking to mah guns and going Full Obtuse on this one. Fuckery shall ensue and HHH/Dean will not end clean. 
Fuck Everybody
The science is settled: I'm fucking retarded.
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Count Zero
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quote:
Originally posted by janerd75
Nope, still sticking to mah guns and going Full Obtuse on this one. Fuckery shall ensue and HHH/Dean will not end clean.
Once upon a time,
I thought they would "stick with the plan", but HOPED they wouldn't & would make Daniel Bryan a real-honest-to-god-THING. I was wrong,
because they DID give him Yesslemania, and it was glorious. I hope you're right, Mistah J. I really wanna be wrong about CockBlock LIVE FROM
TUHRANNA, CANADIA! Please, PLEASE let you be right. 
And I also hope for Jesus on a Pegacorn. I'll take either, really. I mean it. If we gotta put up with another montHHH of the Roman Plan
(barring the aforehopedfor fuckery), at least the PegaJesusCorn will make it mildly entertaining.
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S Kid J E T S 48
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Fully understanding the point some of you are trying to make (though laughing at some of the amateur psychology of the "us owing him" thought)...but
just to ask the question since so many are seeing this Main Event as some apocalypse:
If at the end of the day Roman Reigns wins the belt at Mania and gets booed...does it actually matter?
There just isn't enough of a negative, whether it's one night of boos or even silence that seem to bring forth a need to not finish their
story (which has been going for far longer than Orton-Batista or even Reigns-Brock was) and not get that replayable championship moment for Roman
Reigns, who whether he turns heel later on or not, is definitely going to be a top star for them in the future.
One bad reaction (to what will probably still be a really good match) isn't going to throw them off enough for it to matter. And I know
that's not the answer many people want (and lord knows, I'm not arguing the merits of Reigns-HHH ever again), but that's a perfectly
logical way they're probably looking at this.
[And we never focus on this, but the rest of the card is probably going to be really enjoyable, which will probably limit the apocolypsing]
And if they change up the main event tonight, I'm not gonna go too crazy over that (even if HHH chasing the belt at Mania is kinda silly
storytelling), but I just don't see this little card on a Saturday night being a huge pivot point in WWE thinking.
[Edited on 3-12-2016 by S Kid J E T S 48]
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quote:
Originally posted by janerd75
Our Hero #LOLreignsWins is going to Reinslemania to vanquish HHH in front of 100,000 reignsamaniacs no matter what. You neckbeard-virgin, mamas cellar
dwellin, vanilla midget jerkin, pre-op tranny humpin blumpkim fools need to get this shit your small minded brains...and thats the bottom line cause
Berto said so.
"The North Cafeteria, named after Admiral William North, is located in the western portion of East Hall, gateway to the western half of North Hall,
which is named, not after William North, but for its position above the South Wall. It is the most contested and confusing battlefield on Greendale�s
campus, next to the English Memorial Spanish Center, named after English Memorial, a Portuguese sailor that discovered Greendale while looking for a
fountain that cured syphilis."
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SpiNNeR72
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While we all hope in vain that the main event of WM gets more interesting starting either tonight or monday, how about this for discussion:
Rock is gonna be at Wrestlemania and very possibly in Reigns corner. Reigns will get boo'ed. Rock's natural reaction will be to go into
heel mode and play it up. What if he "calls an audible" and tells Reigns to do the same?
It will go over gangbusters and save the main event, but aside from that, imagine the fun going ahead backstage  
(yes I'm just trying to entertain myself, but hey, its possible right?)
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CM Crunk
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I never thought that I'd say such a thing but I'm jealous of the folks in Atlantic City, where apparently they're getting a B-Team
house show headlined by Kevin Owens and AJ Styles in a 30 minutes Iron Man Match for the Intercontinental Title... :sigh:
I'm trying not to get my hopes up too high for the show tonight since I made that mistake getting all irrationally optimistic with Fast Lane.
I'm curious how much of tonights card is actually going to have an effect on stories leading in to Wrestlemania. Obviously the main event will,
but as mentioned above I'd like to see Brock/Bray have some meaning as well.
Piling onto the idea of Brock knocking the crazy out of Bray, I think it'd be entertaining if Bray gets beat down so badly by Brock that he
basically becomes the Janosz to Brock's Vigo The Carpathian. Bray can start preaching the gospel of "The Beast" and Brock can get a kick out
of it for a little while, until the Wyatts start stepping on his toes and we can get a proper feud post-Mania.
Triple H will get the win because we should shut our fucking whore mouths and accept the Wrestlemania main event and stop having opinions.
Charlotte because, duh. Natalya doesn't win matches.
New Day over LoN. I can only hope that this is the end of this feud, but WWE seems hellbent on turning New Day face which I think is going to end up
being a bad idea. Unfortunately there just really aren't any face teams to take them on at Wrestlemania, unless we want round 482 with The Usos.
Which I don't.
Enzo and Cass over The Revival. Going with The Realest Guys In The Room here because I'm guessing this'll be their only chance to hold the
tag titles before losing them back to Dash and Dawson at NXT: Dallas and getting the call up to the big leagues to feud with The New Day. Which will
be glorious.
I guess that's it? I'm just hoping for a fun show with a different feel like they had with Beast In The East. I suppose it remains to be
seen how significant this show will be in the grand scheme of things, but there really isn't a precedent for this type of show so who knows? But
most likely it'll just be a typical WWE production in front of a smaller crowd than usual.
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CM Crunk
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Something I forgot to mention, even though it's probably just a red herring, is that WWE has stated that should Ambrose win the title his match
with Lesnar at Wrestlemania will be upgraded to a title match. Now I know the possibility of that happening is monstrously slim it does give those of
us not completely sold on Reigns (pissy contrarian douchebags that we are WHY CAN'T WE JUST LET THEM TELL A STORY!!!~!1) a small glimmer of
hope.
If that were to happen, it'd be huge. But it won't. However, if Dean somehow managed to eke out a win and headline Mania against Brock I
will give WWE a free pass to do whatever inane shit they want to until Wrestlemania 33.
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Count Zero
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quote:
Originally posted by Flash
generally your Raw's and Smackdowns go to the Air Canada Centre just up the road, which for WWE events holds about 20k...
The Raptors
& Maple Leafs pretty much have the ACC sewed up for the entire winter, so... good luck getting that place on a Saturday night.
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S Kid J E T S 48
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quote:
Originally posted by CM Crunk
Now I know the possibility of that happening is monstrously slim it does give those of us not completely sold on Reigns (pissy contrarian douchebags
that we are WHY CAN'T WE JUST LET THEM TELL A STORY!!!~!1) a small glimmer of hope.
quote:
Originally posted by Count Zero
quote:
Originally posted by Flash
generally your Raw's and Smackdowns go to the Air Canada Centre just up the road, which for WWE events holds about 20k...
The Raptors
& Maple Leafs pretty much have the ACC sewed up for the entire winter, so... good luck getting that place on a Saturday night.
Has WWE even had a TV in Canada in the last year? Either way...Ricoh is looking big enough compared to some middle-America venues WWE runs from time
to time for Smackdown. Crowd is loud as hell tonight.
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And...Judging from the reaction tonight, New Day looks like they'll work just fine as faces this time around.
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LoveMuscle
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Great, now I can buy some BootyO's!
http://shop.wwe.com/the-new-day-booty-os-t-shirt-and-collectible-box/W11069.html?dwvar_W11069_color=Teal#start=1
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janerd75
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Outstanding tag match. Brutal. 
Fuck Everybody
The science is settled: I'm fucking retarded.
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S Kid J E T S 48
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quote:
Originally posted by LoveMuscle
Great, now I can buy some BootyO's!
http://shop.wwe.com/the-new-day-booty-os-t-shirt-and-collectible-box/W11069.html?dwvar_W11069_color=Teal#start=1
People buying the XXXXL shirts are gonna be pissed when they find out there's only a shirt inside the box.
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Count Zero
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quote:
Originally posted by S Kid J E T S 48
Has WWE even had a TV in Canada in the last year? Either way...Ricoh is looking big enough compared to some middle-America venues WWE runs from time
to time for Smackdown. Crowd is loud as hell tonight.
I do believe there was some Raw/Smackdown North in the past 6 to 8 months.. possibly last fall? I wanna say Montreal, but I'm not sure
where to go looking for such a thing, barring a plain ol' google search.
~searches the googles~
Okay, I found this:
Mon. 5/4/2015: Montreal, QC - Bell Centre (capacity: 16,423) - RAW
Tues. 5/5/2015: Ottawa, ON - Canadian Tire Centre (capacity: 19,153) - SMACKDOWN
Unless I'm missing something, that's the last time they hit the air from the Air Up Here.
Source: http://indeedwrestling.blogspot.com/2015/04/wwe-schedule-april-2015-march-2016.html
Edited To Addendum: That website has all kinda interesting stats about the arenas, and how the WWE sees 'em. For example:
quote:
Letter Grades
Starting 6/28/15, WWE also assigns letter codes to each city (A/B+/B/C).
It appears it's an indication of the relative overall drawing power of the city based on the last visit.
(If we assume that the percentage is in relation to the overall building's capacity.)
A: 70 examples (minimum: 3,500; maximum 15,913) - average: 9,235
B+: 32 examples (minimum: 3,122; maximum 14,481) - average: 7,608
B: 48 examples (minimum: 2,626; maximum 12,717) - average: 6,496
C: 61 examples (minimum: 2,230; maximum 6,996) - average 4,546
Overall Average: 7,002
And then proceeds to list what cities fall under what "grade". In this case, Toronto is considered an A level city. It just really must be due to
the frequently-occupied Air Canada Center being too hard to fit in to the rest of the touring. Rock Concerts, Raptors/Leafs, Summertime Things,
etc.
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ETA: Heh. Jericho is destroying Toronto. This is fun. 
[Edited on 3-13-2016 by Count Zero]
Originally posted by williamssl
"That hasn't stopped us from doing this shit before!"
"Checkmate, sir. Checkmate"
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S Kid J E T S 48
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quote:
Originally posted by Count Zero
I do believe there was some Raw/Smackdown North in the past 6 to 8 months.. possibly last fall? I wanna say Montreal, but I'm not sure
where to go looking for such a thing, barring a plain ol' google search.
~searches the googles~
Okay, I found this:
Mon. 5/4/2015: Montreal, QC - Bell Centre (capacity: 16,423) - RAW
Tues. 5/5/2015: Ottawa, ON - Canadian Tire Centre (capacity: 19,153) - SMACKDOWN
Unless I'm missing something, that's the last time they hit the air from the Air Up Here.
Source: http://indeedwrestling.blogspot.com/2015/04/wwe-schedule-april-2015-march-2016.html
Quality research there. Thanks!
What the hell has Toronto done to have WWE skip them for this long???
Oh man...heel Jericho is about 1000x more entertaining than face Jericho has been for the last two months.
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janerd75
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WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?!?!?!
ETA: Not you skids, Jericho. Mon dieu!!!
[Edited on 3-13-2016 by janerd75]
Fuck Everybody
The science is settled: I'm fucking retarded.
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S Kid J E T S 48
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Jack Swagger can still get into Canada after his weed DUI?
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Count Zero
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We, the people, eh? Nous, les personnes, merde! (Bilinguality is a thing we do up here! )
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Originally posted by S Kid J E T S 48
Jack Swagger can still get into Canada after his weed DUI?
Maybe he got a prescription?
[Edited on 3-13-2016 by Count Zero]
Originally posted by williamssl
"That hasn't stopped us from doing this shit before!"
"Checkmate, sir. Checkmate"
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So they're in Toronto and they send out the Real American Jack Swagger to be the face against Chris Jericho? Sure, makes sense.
Great anti-Canada promo from Jericho though to get the crowd to boo him.
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At this point I wonder why they even bother bringing him back as a face. For me Jericho isn't "back" until he's in full heel mode.
Crowds small but they're lively. You can really make out the chants. Could get interesting during the main event, especially if Roman gets
involved.
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