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Stockcar86

Seth Mates has some interesting things to say about it on twitter: <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://twitter.com/SethMates'>https://twitter.com/SethMates</a>
 
A funny take on is here: <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.kayfabenews.com/millions-of-wrestling-fans-bid-farewell-to-families-friends-jobs/'>http://www.kayfabenews.com/millions-of-wrestling-fans-bid-farewell-to-families-friends-jobs/</a>
 
On a sadder wrestling related note, Mae Young has died after being taken off life support

Stockcar86

Damn got sucked into reading online wrestling news for the last hour.
 
Best bit so far was a tweet about the evolution of Daniel Bryan:
 
<img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BdVyZ45IMAApCOB.jpg" alt="BdVyZ45IMAApCOB.jpg">

JK

Wow how old was Mae Young when she passed away?

Watching last weeks "old school RAW" at the moment. Good to see a few of the old timers on there

Stockcar86

Oops, 
 
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote">On December 30, 2013, Young was hospitalized with an undisclosed illness and placed on life support. On January 9, 2014, she was taken off life support and placed under hospice care at home. <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mae_Young#cite_note-9'>[9]</a> Later that day, <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Post_and_Courier' title="The Post and Courier">The Post and Courier</a> erroneously reported Young's death, which was retracted citing incorrect information
 
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She was born March 1923, so is 90

red terror

Holyshit! The first inductee for the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2014 . . .
 
The Ultimate Warrior.
 
Just announced on Raw (UPDATE: <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='

video of the announcement</a>). I marked-out and popped when I heard that classic theme music -- possibly the best WWF/WWE intro theme ever. (Btw -- <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='

the 16-minute version of that theme song</a>.)
 
It will be the first time he's appeared at a WWE event in 18 years. 
 
Rumours are Hogan will be back in some capacity some time soon, too.

Virgil

<blockquote class='ipsBlockquote' data-author="red terror" data-cid="410478" data-time="1389667225">Holyshit! The first inductee for the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2014 . . . 
 
The Ultimate Warrior. 
 
Just announced on Raw (UPDATE: <a class='bbc_url' href='

video of the announcement</a>). I marked-out and popped when I heard that classic theme music -- possibly the best WWF/WWE intro theme ever. (Btw -- <a class='bbc_url' href='

the 16-minute version of that theme song</a>.) 
 
It will be the first time he's appeared at a WWE event in 18 years. 
 
Rumours are Hogan will be back in some capacity some time soon, too.</blockquote>
 
I thought he was dead! 
Easily my fav wrestler back in the day

red terror

Vince McMahon has always claimed he's done what he's done "because of The Business," and he's played up his heel persona as a character, but I believe he genuinely admires these wrestlers as a lifelong fan and is sincere about making peace and burying the hatchet, even if it's motivated by business. It's great to see Bret Hart back in the fold, it was awesome to see Jake the Snake last week, and now this Helwig announcement. It's a shame Macho died before he could have reconciled, but then he was a pretty stubborn guy too. Just a great surprise I didn't see coming (although in the past hour I've since discovered there are several sites predicting/announcing this months ago, secret must have leaked, but I missed all that.)

red terror

Tonight's Raw was heavily pimping the new WWE Network launch. They really want this to be a game-changer, and I'm sold. 
 
VKM couldn't have asked for a better conclusion to the show as well. A cage match between the Usos vs. Daniel Wyatt (Bryan) & Bray Wyatt. The crowd at the end popped like a cork from a champagne bottle.

red terror

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She was born March 1923, so is 90
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Good lord. Mind you, she'd seems like she's been 85 for the past twenty years, but still, good lord. She certainly seems game for anything.

Stockcar86

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Tonight's Raw was heavily pimping the new WWE Network launch. They really want this to be a game-changer, and I'm sold. 
 
VKM couldn't have asked for a better conclusion to the show as well. A cage match between the Usos vs. Daniel Wyatt (Bryan) & Bray Wyatt. The crowd at the end popped like a cork from a champagne bottle. 
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I thought it was in pretty poor taste talking about Cena's fathers (probably) fake heart condition in front of Jerry Lawler though. 
 
Watched 1989 Royal Rumble last night - I forgot how much Sean Michaels has changed from his Rocker tag team days

Godder

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I thought it was in pretty poor taste talking about Cena's fathers (probably) fake heart condition in front of Jerry Lawler though. 
 
Watched 1989 Royal Rumble last night - I forgot how much Sean Michaels has changed from his Rocker tag team days
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You want to watch his match at WM V (Twin Towers vs Rockers), bumps like a pinball and takes the best clothesline bump ever!

red terror

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I thought it was in pretty poor taste talking about Cena's fathers (probably) fake heart condition in front of Jerry Lawler though. 
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It's the WWE - Vince could care less about taste. He's trying to bump the buy-rate. Nine months ago Paul Bearer died (for real) and the following Monday VKM had "him" in the urn selling an Undertaker v. CM Punk pay-per-view. Lawler knows the business -- And Cole was stressing that it wasn't a heart condition -- it was a "fractured eye socket." Vince has to sell his Super-Cena v. Viper Legend Killer Face of the WWE ppv. But like yourself, Cole mentioning it did raise a few eyebrows, including mine.

red terror

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It does make you wonder how much "Rabid Wolverine" content will be made available. (My guess: Zero.)
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My understanding is that they won't cut him out of anything because it's viewer choice, but they won't focus on him either, and will play viewer advisories where appropriate. It will be interesting to see if they provide Over The Edge 1999 or whichever one Owen Hart died at.
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Saw this <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Ask_the_Editor_18/article_75864.shtml#.UuKzpNIo4sY'>today</a>:
 
PWTorch reader Brian A. of Long Island, N.Y. asks: With the WWE putting all their old PPVs on the Network, I was wondering if they will include Chris Benoit matches? PWTorch columnist Sean Radican answers: All Chris Benoit matches will be included on the WWE Network with an advisory warning aired prior to the content that he's on starting.

red terror

Huge crowd backlash at the Royal Rumble last night. Vince is really going to have to work hard to adjust for 'Mania. The crowd has turned on Batista (he may have to immediately turn heel), and they're bored with Cena and Orton. The "WWE Universe" believes Daniel Bryan has been royallyfucked and they're not staying quiet about it. It's a beautiful thing to see -- like the Coliseum with the Romans letting Caesar know which way the thumb goes.
 
It's bewildering why Vince wants to infuriate his customers. Has old age and dementia taken over?? One wonders if this was his Machiavellian strategy all along and he's playing the fan-base and setting-up a big payoff for Bryan, or whether it's beyond his control and he's playing stubborn billionaire who no longer listens to them because he thinks he knows better.
 
Mick Foley took to twitter last night screaming foul, calling it the worst PPV booking he'd ever seen, then elaborated on Facebook this morning saying he wanted to throw a brick through his TV -- and this is a guy on a WWE Ambassador contract!!
 
Raw should be interesting tonight . . .

red terror

Some of Foley's rant --
 
 
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As I mentioned on Twitter, I've never felt so disgusted at the conclusion of a WWE (or any) PPV. Like many of you out there, I just don't get it. This Daniel Bryan thing is a phenomenon. You get it. I get it. The fans in Pittsburgh (yes, I was thinking of writing "RIGHT TH...but I'm just not in a cheap pop mood) got it. But tonight, for the first time, I had to admit to myself that the powers that be are just not going to get it. And that makes me sad. I'm just honestly sad, just flat out fucking sad (yes, I dropped an F-bomb there to emphasize how F'ing sad I am for the guys who bust their butts night in and night out - Ziggler, Punk, Bryan, etc - with no hope of getting their shot at this year's Mania.
 
You know who else I'm sad for? Me. In my two years as an official WWE Ambassador, I never once had to lie about my enthusiasm for the company or the product. Now, although I am no longer officially an Ambassador for WWE (believe it or not, my only official role in WWE is as GM for Saturday Morning Slam, a contract that ends in one month) I was till looking forward to being part of the biggest event of the year. I'll probably end up going anyway. But I'm about 1/6th as excited about it as I was just a few hours ago. I wanted so badly to hear 75,000 WWE fans chanting "YES" - and seeing fans walk away absolutely ecstatic about the outcome of a PPV for the first time in a while...a long while. But when given the chance to make it happen (unless they've got something MAJOR up their sleeve) WWE's answer tonight was a resounding "NO, NO, NO".
 
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JK

Surely this is all a massive play by Vince? He's pretty dam good at this stuff.
 
If its not then I'm sure he will react quick enough to make the most of all the hype.

Godder

Jake "the Snake" Roberts next inductee to the WWE HoF. Raw was very good apparently.

red terror

Dude Love not the only fan incensed... for a second I thought it was Star Wars Kid...
 
<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://deadspin.com/dude-is-so-pissed-batista-won-the-royal-rumble-1510306413'>Deadspin reports</a>:
 
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote">Batista returned a week ago, after nearly four years away, announced he was going to win the Royal Rumble and then won the Royal Rumble. It seemed...creatively weak. So he was booed. He apparently did not take kindly to this, either.</blockquote>

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote">Good times, but let's get back to the main event: this shrieking dude. He throws a straight-up temper tantrum, screams at the girl (his...girlfriend?) filming and heads to his near-hoarder-level room full of wrestling merchandise and starts destroying his own property as a sign of his displeasure with the WWE.</blockquote>

JK

haha there was a very similar video to the above posted for one of the PPVs last year. Potentially same kid, looks as fat but may have grown his beard.

red terror

My first impression was that it seemed awfully familiar and was probably a work... and then at 1:03 he looks like Star Wars Kid, so it has to be real, right?

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