CM Crunk
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Janerdy, your recent exhibitions of gif mastery have officially made you the ass-burgery Abed of this duo. I'll make sure to edit in something
entertaining and chortle-worthy once I wake up and am not completely drunk.
Aaaand when I finish my criminally underlooked hip hop album. REFERENCES!
(imwhitetroy!)
#whitetroysmatter
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CCharger
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Couple nuggets of rumor crap on a slow Friday:
*WWE will begin rebranding their biggest show of the year next year. Wrestlemania will be known as "WWE Mania" or simply "Mania" beginning at next
year's show in Orlando. WWE announced in a press release that this new name is to "emphasize the sports entertainment aspect of the product
rather than just the wrestling and to further brand it as a week-long event rather than a one-night wrestling show".
* In an interview with CBS Sports Radio, Paul London confirmed that he was set up for a huge push prior to Benoit's murder-suicide. He said that
he was to be revealed as the one who set the bomb in Vince's limo, and was going to be given a long run as WWE champion. This explains why he
had the huge smile as Vince walked down the hall prior to being "blown up". Beniot's issue changed those plans and London was eventually
released.
* CM Punk set social media ablaze yesterday when he tweeted - then quickly deleted - "I wonder what the weather in Dallas is this time of year?"
leading to speculation that he was in town for a surprise Mania appearance.
[Edited on 4-1-2016 by CCharger]
When it Reigns, it bores.
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The Hitcher
Fella
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denverpunk
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quote:
Originally posted by CCharger
* In an interview with CBS Sports Radio, Paul London confirmed that he was set up for a huge push prior to Benoit's murder-suicide. He said that
he was to be revealed as the one who set the bomb in Vince's limo, and was going to be given a long run as WWE champion. This explains why he
had the huge smile as Vince walked down the hall prior to being "blown up". Beniot's issue changed those plans and London was eventually
released.
* CM Punk set social media ablaze yesterday when he tweeted - then quickly deleted - "I wonder what the weather in Dallas is this time of year?"
leading to speculation that he was in town for a surprise Mania appearance.
[Edited on 4-1-2016 by CCharger]
April.Fool!!!
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Dominator
Dominated by my love for Randy Orton
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quote:
Originally posted by CCharger
*WWE will begin rebranding their biggest show of the year next year. Wrestlemania will be known as "WWE Mania" or simply "Mania" beginning at next
year's show in Orlando. WWE announced in a press release that this new name is to "emphasize the sports entertainment aspect of the product
rather than just the wrestling and to further brand it as a week-long event rather than a one-night wrestling show".
If not April Fool's, this is an extraordinarily stupid idea. It's like changing Super Bowl to NFL Super Week. Get over the need to
constantly re-brand everything every 4 days.
I do NOT love RKO, you sarcastic bastards.
"There are no politics in WWE." - Stephanie McMahon
"BWAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAA!!!" - Me
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Paddlefoot
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This needs more input, boys, so get to steppin' damn you. 
http://www.oowrestling.com/OOForums/viewthread.php?tid=31072
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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Wickedfrost
I LOVE RVD 
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quote:
Originally posted by the goonThough one fantasy booking thought that popped into my head (which will never happen in a million years, of
course): Shane turns heel and defeats the Undertaker through some kind of nefarious means. Then in the main event, Shane comes out and screws over
Triple H, helping Roman Reigns win the title. You then have Shane as the new evil head of RAW and Roman as his freshly heel golden boy (though where
that would live Triple H and Steph, I have no idea).
I'm kind of on board with something like this. I think you've got to push StepHHH away from Vince - and I think they've been
planting the seeds for a month or so. I think the endgame has to be Vince retiring and Steph taking over for real - but I think the goal is to try to
put her over in a more friendly light.
Stay wet my friends.
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ulsterphil
And I am AWESOME
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quote:
Originally posted by Chris Is Good517
quote:
Originally posted by CCharger
Word is that Vince loves his size, but thinks his face doesn't look intimidating enough to be a heel.
This is the most Vince reason to decide to not push somebody ever.
That said, I am not upset to hear this news. Strowman's bad.
He didnt like pushing Christian because he thought he looked like a rat.
He even went as far as wanting his face censored as part of an angle.
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CM Crunk
Man of a Thousand Holds
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Well this is interesting: in an interview with a Fox affiliate in Dallas earlier this afternoon Sting said that the TMZ report was bogus and he
won't be retiring until he gives his fans the match with The Undertaker that they've been waiting for.
ETA: Yes I realize what day it is but this story looks to be legit. Doesn't mean it'll ever actually happen but it does appear as if Sting
might be going into business for himself a bit to get the ball rolling.
[Edited on 4/1/2016 by CM Crunk]
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SpiNNeR72
Showstopper 
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Thats not exactly new, there was a video of him saying just that a week or so ago.
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royberto
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quote:
Originally posted by Dominator
quote:
Originally posted by CCharger
*WWE will begin rebranding their biggest show of the year next year. Wrestlemania will be known as "WWE Mania" or simply "Mania" beginning at next
year's show in Orlando. WWE announced in a press release that this new name is to "emphasize the sports entertainment aspect of the product
rather than just the wrestling and to further brand it as a week-long event rather than a one-night wrestling show".
If not April Fool's, this is an extraordinarily stupid idea. It's like changing Super Bowl to NFL Super Week. Get over the need to
constantly re-brand everything every 4 days.
IT is an April Fools joke. The other two "rumors" are a dead giveaway.
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S Kid J E T S 48
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quote:
Originally posted by the goon
Though one fantasy booking thought that popped into my head (which will never happen in a million years, of course): Shane turns heel and defeats the
Undertaker through some kind of nefarious means. Then in the main event, Shane comes out and screws over Triple H, helping Roman Reigns win the title.
You then have Shane as the new evil head of RAW and Roman as his freshly heel golden boy (though where that would live Triple H and Steph, I have no
idea).
Dammit! I was waiting until the OOfficial Wrestlemania thread to whip a similar theory out there. It does seem like a hell of a plan, because either
the popularity of Shane McMahon helps Roman Reigns out, or the hate of Roman Reigns magnifies as fans feel a complete betrayal of Shane's
message by siding with Reigns, making him a megaton-more fresh heel authority figure than the HHH-Steph one right now. We could really use some time
off from a heel head, but if its interesting, what the hell.
That said, my end of this involves Seth Rollins.
HHH picked a new heir, in Sheamus...and when that didn't work, he picked himself. Rollins, you know, THE ARCHITECT [h/t Michael Cole], sees this
and realizes that he is no longer being backed. He needs a new front. He devises bringing back Shane, BECAUSE HE'S THE ARCHITECT (c), and
becomes the devil in Roman's ear as the fans start turning on him.
At Mania, the newly incredibly convenient NO DQ rule allows for not only HBK and The Rock to help out their sides, but much to the dismay of the Rock,
Reigns' old running mate comes from the crowd, and Shane from the back, to help. Reigns wins...and when The Rock comes to ask him about
it...SPEAR...heel turn.
Two guys behind Reigns to keep him strong and mostly quiet as a highly protected top heel (you can add an enforcer like Samoa Joe in the meantime as
well), and you have a completely new side to Raw tomorrow night.
[And at the end of the day, you can still get to your Rollins face return when he's healed, when again, the "authority figure" refuses to give
him a title match against their hand-picked champion (Reigns in the Orton role).]
As you said...NONE of this will likely occur (and there's probably more than enough other "on the plan" fantasy bookings they can go with
instead)...but the tide seems to be turning...and there are A HELL of a lot of faces sitting there to be run at a heel at the top of the card........
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royberto
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Cena did a Q&A; with complex.com where he states he is medically cleared to return:
http://www.complex.com/sports/2016/04/john-cena-interview
While some of it may come off as company guy, it really is a candid interview. Of course, the interviewer decides to ask Cena about turning heel and
Cena absolutely owns him with this exchange:
Interviewer: When are you turning heel?
Cena: Okay, this is where your inside baseball mind gets put to an abrupt stop. What is the job of a heel?
I: To make people boo.
C: Is that what I do?
I: Most of the time.
C: Okay, so that happened in 2005.
Cena just needed to add a mic drop at the end of that. That was masterful.
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Dyn-O-Mite
And I am AWESOME
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Actually, what I found most interesting was him possibly setting the stage for feud at next WM - should Undertaker lose on Sunday:
As a fan, what match are you most looking forward to?
Shane-Undertaker because of what�s at stake�the stakes are what determines how important a match is. Yes, we all want to be champion, but Shane
returning after a seven year absence to only have one match and if he loses, he�s gone. If he wins, things change drastically. If he beats the
Undertaker I can confidently say that�s probably the last time we are going to see the Undertaker because if the Undertaker is as good as he says he
is, for him to lose to someone coming off a seven year sabbatical, maybe you�ve lost a step kid. Maybe its time to move aside.
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Paddlefoot
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Possibly. Cena vs Taker is the last remaining feud for the deadman. For Cena too, as he's faced off against most of the significant talent on
the roster, both old and new.
I'll fly my wanker flag by saying that it would be the perfect opportunity to have Cena finally do that long awaited heel turn. Make-A-Wish
aside there's no merch reason not to, not after Hogan turning heel in WCW led to the NWO shirts becoming the second best selling t's of
all time behind Stone Cold 3:16. I have no discomfort at all in saying that I cheer Cena now and that if he shows up at Mania to screw either Shane or
Taker he'll get a huge pop too. Fuck, if he turns on Reigns it'll be the biggest backfire of all time, maybe the one that destroys
forced-pushes and kayfabe forever. If that happened Cena would get the hugest pop of his entire career because there's no way, not even turning
the biggest babyface of the last decade heel, that the Reigns experiment can be saved. No matter what circumstances they try to arrange the crowds
simply aren't going to go along with it at all.
* Nikki Bella is definitely not going to be able to return to the ring full time and might not even be able to return part time. Doctors are keeping
her out of appearing ringside at the women's tag match at WM because even a small bump could wreck her recovery. Next major examination is set
for July with a CAT scan but word is that her in-ring career is essentially over.
[Edited on 4/2/2016 by Paddlefoot]
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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Flash
The Rowdy One
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quote:
Originally posted by the goon
Though one fantasy booking thought that popped into my head (which will never happen in a million years, of course): Shane turns heel and defeats the
Undertaker through some kind of nefarious means. Then in the main event, Shane comes out and screws over Triple H, helping Roman Reigns win the title.
You then have Shane as the new evil head of RAW and Roman as his freshly heel golden boy (though where that would live Triple H and Steph, I have no
idea).
I'd actually go the other way a bit; maybe tease a Shane turn by having him go over in their match... you could find some way to make it happen,
maybe the authority/Vince send someone in to screw Shane when it looks like he's about to win, but they take out Taker by accident and Shane
get's the win.... Anyway, the end game would be either be after we get a winner in HHH vs Reigns, or mid-match; Shane wants to make it up to
Taker so now he's in the main event and takes home the title. Yeah, it's a bit like last year, but it'd be a way to A) get rid of
the heel authority for a while, B) Keep Shane a face and change things up a bit, and C) Send the crowd home happy.
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SpiNNeR72
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Several sources saying the HIAC match is going to close the show. That will certainly take the heat away from Reigns title win and I guess if there is
ever a time for the championship match not to close the show, having the boss and the guy who must know he is better off not being the main even do
it.
If Cena/Taker happens, it could easy be a "year in the making" similarly to the Rock. And the fact is Cena will be the heel, he doesn't have
to "turn" as he put it so perfectly himself in the interview mentioned above.
He is the default heel against Taker but carries on granting wishes and selling wristbands for kids without missing a beat.
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the goon
Sister Act
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quote:
Originally posted by SpiNNeR72
Several sources saying the HIAC match is going to close the show. That will certainly take the heat away from Reigns title win and I guess if there is
ever a time for the championship match not to close the show, having the boss and the guy who must know he is better off not being the main even do
it.
If the WWE is smart and doesn't want the main event to completely bomb, they'll put Taker/Shane on last. But Taker/Shane just seems like
such an odd WrestleMania main event to me; not necessarily a bad main event, but just odd to have a 46 year-old guy who hasn't been on
WWE TV in seven years and isn't even really a wrestler headlining the WWE's biggest PPV of the year against the Undertaker.
With all that said, I wonder if Taker/Shane going on last gives any hint to the outcome. It doesn't really seem like Shane turning heel and
winning the match is the way the WWE would want to close out WrestleMania (especially after they did the "heel swoops in and wins the WWE title"
swerve finish last year), unless they really did go for a "holy shit" moment like Cena turning heel and costing Taker the match.
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Paddlefoot
Rocco Rock of Jabroni
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Dayam Scotty! 
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 Rowdy One 
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Oo la la! Golly Scotty. I shoulda gone on the booze-to-DDP yoga excercise regimen myself. 
Fuck Everybody
The science is settled: I'm fucking retarded.
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Paddlefoot
Rocco Rock of Jabroni
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Musta been the yogurt that worked for him.
quote:
Nah Thcotty Hawl, he gat a prollem witda thauth ageeyun. Git heeyum somma dat Faggy dat Bobba Fley sell alla thiime t'werk ot tha
deminth.....
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 Rowdy One
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quote:
Originally posted by Paddlefoot
Musta been the yogurt that worked for him.
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Nah Thcotty Hawl, he gat a prollem witda thauth ageeyun. Git heeyum somma dat Faggy dat Bobba Fley sell alla thiime t'werk ot tha
deminth.....
Awwwwww yeah, Bobba Fley daddeh!!! Rub somma dat Faggy all ova ya fayth anna awl ova mah Axxtheth sthatchew, baybeh! Thingth gonna git awl Faggy wit
Jan Thena runnin' eyun ta hep ol' ShaynaMac beat da dedman an' tha Rack gonna hep Romin Reyns beet Trippa Aicth!!! 
Fuck Everybody
The science is settled: I'm fucking retarded.
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CM Crunk
Man of a Thousand Holds
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Big news here, the "WHAT?" chant was finally used in the name of good to shut down some Westboro adjace protesters outside of Axxess.
https://twitter.com/smacknetwork/status/716367794896510976
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S Kid J E T S 48
The Immortal One
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Confirmed at the Hall of Fame Red Carpet Show, long rumored match placement for Wrestlemania we've all been waiting to find out answered:
Ryback-Kalisto will go on first at Wrestlemania, according to Ryback.
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S Kid J E T S 48
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Also:
That should probably be the header of the eventual Mania thread.
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