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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?

red terror

<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://deadspin.com/grand-jury-to-investigate-1983-death-of-jimmy-snukas-g-1511023624'>Uh-oh</a>:
 
 
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote"> <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://deadspin.com/grand-jury-to-investigate-1983-death-of-jimmy-snukas-g-1511023624'>Grand Jury To Investigate 1983 Death Of Jimmy Snuka's Girlfriend</a>
 
(The) case remains open 31 years later, with Snuka the only named "person of interest."
 
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Stockcar86

C M Punk quits WWE
 
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As of this writing, all the media <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-cm-punk-wwe-20140130,0,4280588.story?track=rss#axzz2ruVbGskF'>knows for certain</a> about CM Punkâ€™s departure from WWE prior to the Jan. 27 Raw is that he met with <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://bleacherreport.com/vince-mcmahon'>Vince McMahon</a> and left thereafter.
Neither the Straight Edge Superstar nor the promotion have issued a formal comment, leaving fans and editors to speculate as to why.
Without formal comment, reports of Punk â€œleavingâ€ WWE are also speculative. Punkâ€™s contract is set to expire in July, but there is no confirmation from either party that this departure concludes the business of that contract or if both sides will try to come to terms.
It would not be the first time negations between WWE and Punk went down to the 11th hour. Punkâ€™s initial contract with the promotion was set to expire on the night of the 2011 Money in the Bank pay-per-view, where Punk was headlining against John Cena for the WWE Championship. As he related in the documentary portion of the WWE Home Video release CM Punk: Best in the World, the delay was due to Punk being genuinely conflicted about re-signing, and he did not put his name on a new contract until sometime during the actual broadcast.
The prevailing notion regarding the Jan. 27 departure, based on Punkâ€™s despondence about the WWE product during a <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.prowrestling.net/artman/publish/WWE/article10035553.shtml'>comic book convention panel</a> prior to the Royal Rumble, is that he was frustrated with the creative direction, specifically in WWEâ€™s baffling decision to keep fan-favorite Daniel Bryan from headlining WrestleMania.
 
â€œSo you hate me
That's the way it goes
What the f***?
I guess I'll never knowâ€
 - Minor Threat, â€œNo Reasonâ€
 
No Superstar since Punk has whipped WWE audiences into a frenzy as much as Daniel Bryan, in spite of byzantine, incoherent and frustrating storytelling on the part of WWE Creative that has <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1850430-wwe-news-creative-builds-the-authority-at-expense-of-daniel-bryan-randy-orton'>done all it can to derail Bryanâ€™s momentum</a>. By all accounts, Bryan is a gifted ring general and a reliable backstage presence, making WWEâ€™s failure to capitalize on his fandomâ€”from a company that had no issue capitalizing on the fandom of <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://bleacherreport.com/hulk-hogan'>Hulk Hogan</a>, Steve Austin and John Cenaâ€”one of the greatest train wrecks in wrestling history.
Instead, just as they have for the two previous WrestleManias, WWE is hedging their bets on a former champion and current Hollywood star. After an abrupt retirement and four-year absence, Batista, soon to appear in the Marvel Comics adaptation Guardians of the Galaxy, returned to the WWE, declared his intentions of winning the undisputed championship and was subsequently entered in and won the Royal Rumble. This distinction, for the past decade, entitles him to be in the main event at WrestleMania.
Batista coming back is a huge deal, and WWE wanting to capitalize on the eventual movie buzz is understandable. But why Batista had to come back and be part of the title pictureâ€”again, from a storyline perspective, usurping Daniel Bryanâ€™s momentumâ€”only demonstrates how little faith WWE producers have in their current product.
In turn, the WWE Universe is vocalizing how little faith they have in WWE producers, as demonstrated by drowning out the end of the Royal Rumble with jeers when Bryan failed to be revealed as an entrant. Batistaâ€™s victory celebration was greeted with the same overwhelmingly negative reaction, causing the newly crowned Rumble winner to verbally lash out at fans in attendance.
The overshadowing of Bryan has not gone unnoticed by professionals such as Punk and WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley who, in his â€œdisgustedâ€ reaction to the Rumble telecast, wondered aloud on Twitter, â€œDoes WWE actually hate their own audience?â€
The feel-good moment of Daniel Bryan winning the Rumble and then the unified championships at WrestleMania would have been a fan-friendly conclusion to the end of the wrestling year and could have set up an intriguing matchup with the newly minted champion facing his biggest threat in the former champion Batista. Instead of stoking fans with the positive anticipation of WrestleMania, fans felt Bryan had been screwed again and let WWE know. WWE can only take the rug out from under fans so many times before fans make their feelings known not by arena jeers, but by changing the channels and spending their entertainment budget elsewhere.
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<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1942568-wwe-news-cm-punk-leaves-wwe-just-like-stone-cold-steve-austin-did-before'>http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1942568-wwe-news-cm-punk-leaves-wwe-just-like-stone-cold-steve-austin-did-before</a>

Stockcar86

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I'm agree with Mick, and am glad I didn't give Vince any money to watch it. 3 things were a slap in the face to the fans...
 
[spoiler]1) Punk making it to the final four and being eliminated that cheap way by Kane 
2) Batista the walking wellness violation starting so late, and beating the obviously more talented and popular Roman Reigns 
3) Rey Mysterio coming out at 30 instead of Daniel Bryan 
How cool would it have been if Ray came out, starting wrestling, then pulled off his mask to reveal it was Bryan![/spoiler]
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Stockcar86

red terror

The product and direction is a mess right now. The crowds are out of control. Batista has been a backfire. (And poor Albert del Rio - given a thankless task and the weight of the world on his shoulders to quickly sell Batista as a babyface in a couple months for a Wrestlemania main event.) Triple H is now a Daniel Bryan guy...?!? If so, then he really is trying to bury Bryan. I'm guessing Roman Reigns will be their next big thing, but that will probably have to wait until after 'Mania. I thought CM Punk walking might be a work, but the only mention of his name on Raw was the crowd chanting, so I'm guessing their failing to mention him (or Lesnar, also conspicuously absent on Monday) means his AWOL is real.

red terror

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How cool would it have been if Ray came out, starting wrestling, then pulled off his mask to reveal it was Bryan!
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That would have been hilarious. I felt bad for Rey -- it wasn't his fault he came out at No. 30.
 
Speaking of... yesterday I watched Rey vs. Eddie from 1997 Halloween Havoc for the first time since it happened. (It was on a short-list of the best wrestling matches of all-time.) If you've never seen, it's fantastic.

Godder

That match is on the WWE Youtube channel as well - a real treasure trove of full-length matches there. The top 10s are a lot of fun, too.
 
I really miss Eddie :(.

Cactus Jack

The Latino Heat rocked . One of my all time favourites

Stockcar86

Wow, Cody Rhodes moonsalt from the top of the cage in last weeks Raw. And Road Dogg did not even get under him properly, so a big bump. Hope he is OK - loving the team up with him and big brother.
 
They finally had Bryan beating Orton in the same nights wrestling too. Fear The Beard!

red terror

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Wow, Cody Rhodes moonsalt from the top of the cage in last weeks Raw. And Road Dogg did not even get under him properly, so a big bump. Hope he is OK - loving the team up with him and big brother.
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I didn't actually see that live until the replay when Cole did a re-set, I was out of the room, but watching the replay I was gobsmacked. I'll have to go watch it again. His tag partnership has completely revitalized his career. And forget Batista, Goldust is the comeback wrestler of the year.

Godder

Lita announced for the HoF.

red terror

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Lita announced for the HoF.
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Let's just hope the crowd isn't chanting "Slut - slut -- slut..." through her whole speech.
 
I think she is probably the best "Diva" ever. I never paid attention to women's wrestling for anything other than the T&A eye-candy -- and really, you didn't need to see females wrestling, which is why they had Sable N' Sunny, etc. But Lita was the first who looked to me hot and actually impressed me with her skill, courage and ability to take bumps like a man.
 
Having said that, the most memorable thing she ever did was this:

Godder

The female division was much more wrestling-oriented pre-Attitude era than it is now, or even from the late 90s onward. The Alundra Blayze era was centred around wrestling, as was the Wendy Richter era. I agree that Lita is the best Diva (maybe Trish Stratus is equal) ever, but that's a fairly low bar since pre-Attitude, they weren't Divas, The Jumping Bomb Angels were particularly awesome for their time (1987), with high-flying moves and speed that legitimately awed the commentators.

Stockcar86

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