Probably not.

Maybe.

He's younger than John Cena.

Nakamura is the CM Punk of NJPW. Massively entertaining and one of the best in the ring, but for whatever reason has never "the guy". Tanahashi is the John Cena of Japan in many ways.

Lol, I'm enjoying his antics thus far. He's kind of got a drunken master/rock star vibe about him.

Great match with some innovative spots. La Sombra impressed the crap out of me. I love how Nakamura's finishing move actually ended the match too.

I'm watching Nakamura and thinking he could be a player in WWE. It's unlikely, of course, but he's got this energy and style about him that I think could translate well. He clearly has no problem putting a well-paced match together.

Sorry to intrude on the enjoyable Jap Chat here...Old School Raw tonight...piecing this together in my head..

Hulk Hogan is supposedly going to play some part in Mania..Too early for a return?

Brrrrock Lesnar reportedly is planning something 'Old School'

In my head that equates to Lesnar decimating Hogan, which can only be a good thing..

Feel free to chime in Sex, Old School RAW tonight

We should be excited for anything, I personally wouldn't be mad to see Hogan come back tonight, I think the Road To WrestleMania should start at the beginning of the year, but we'll see

I'm not sure on the whole Hogan thing...The WWE has a superb roster right now and I feel like they should be utilising that to create new stars rather than spike ratings with old timers like Hogan...

He's been absolutely cringeworthy in TNA and hasnt exactly done much for their ratings with his presence..

He's clearly in too bad a shape to wrestle a match and I don't see how he can build someone without putting them over...

And even if he could wrestle and job to some young up and comer how impressive can they make it seem? I mean Hogan as he is now? A teenager could legit take him out...

I want an ICOPRO commercial tonight

This is exactly why I don't want all these old stars coming back for Wrestlemania! Any other PPV it'd be fine, but this is the big one. The whole world is watching etc. Guys like Hogan have had their moments, it's time to let guys like Antonio Cesaro, Wade Barrett and Dolph Ziggler show the world what they can do, instead of throwing them in 10-man tag matches every year, or mixed tag matches where the focus is on reality TV stars that nobody cares about.

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I think he'd be a great manager for some reason, I wouldn't want to see him wrestle at all. I heard he can't even deliver a Leg Drop

I'm not sure I'm interested in seeing him at all. In any capacity...It was his inane involvement that stopped me watching TNA.

Looks like Too Cool are getting decimated by Lesnar tonight in any case judging by the 'Spoilers' on the front page...

Can see Brrrock half botching the F5 on Rikishi now...

I enjoy the classic namebars on OLD SCHOOL RAWs

I was hoping for a manager Hogan and manager Ultimate Warrior to get two guys elevated a bit. I know realistically they hate each other and wouldn't work together

Was last years old school raw the one where Punk threw a bunch of ashes all over Undertaker???

yes it was

And improved nametags from what I remembered

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As noted earlier, negotiations between TNA and Toby Keith, who was the main person looking to purchase the company, apparently fell through. Jeff Jarrett was expected to be a part of the promotion in a key role if the sale happened, due to his relationship with Keith. Shortly after talks between Keith and TNA fell through, Jarrett announced that he was parting ways with TNA.
On tonight's episode of his podcast, which you can listen to at MLW.com, Konnan said that he spoke with Jarrett and that Jarrett will be making an announcement this week about a new project. He said that Jarrett told him that TNA is in really bad shape, and that he doesn't know and doesn't care if they see through the year. Konnan then pretty much stated that Jarrett would be starting a new promotion with Keith.

In perhaps an unrelated note, Jim Ross noted on his Twitter last Tuesday that he had a "great meeting with a major sports concern... Could be big...and fun!" He wrote later in the week that he had dinner with Keith and others in New Orleans while he was in town for the Sugar Bowl. A fan mentioned the meeting with Keith and brought up Jeff Jarrett, to which Ross replied:

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A quick convo I just had with my brother.

Me: In other news- Mike Jones just got a pay check.

Bro: Who?

Me: lonelyvirgil.net
He's DLC in the new WWE game. Pretty sure this means he got paid for that.

Bro: He held as many titles as Jake Roberts with less than half the charisma. Have him open a gym and call it a day.

Me: Or do drugs, find god, do more drugs, find god, do drugs, move to europe, do drugs, move back to the states, do drugs, find god, do drugs, do yoga, beg fans for money, live with DDP, call it a day.

Don't know how much of payday he got. They released Virgil DLC for free.

Mick Foley on Facebook 15 minutes or so ago....I won't be at 'Old School Raw' because I went to the school they burned down before they built the old school.....Brother!!!

The announcement sounds like the Network, especially since it's being held at CES.

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I don't think it was.

Taker returned at Old School Raw and they had the Fatal Fourway to decide who would face him at Mania. The thing with the ashes was much closer to Mania/after Bearer died (which was in March).

I don't know how I feel about this idea... it might be a bad idea... the more I think about it, the less I like it, but here's something.

Who faces Taker at WM?
Put a match at Elimination Chamber to decide who gets the shot at The Dead Man. The catch is all they know is they're competing for a guaranteed spot at WrestleMania. The winner wins, they show off for a bit, the lights go down, and The Undertaker cuts a promo on the PA system... Or make that a fatal four way at The Rumble.

ROH is difficult to watch at times.

Love this idea. Makes the match with the Deadman worth more than a mere title. Something, at this point, I feel like a shot at the streak should be. It's more than just a WWE title shot, it's a shot at immortality.

You just seen Roderick Strong tuck his head and almost end up paralysed?

Is it wrong that I wouldn't mind seeing this at Wrestlemania?

Real Americans vs. Big Show and Mysterio.

Real Americans win after Cesaro hits a UFO on Mysterio. Big Show is angry after the match, starts attacking Rey. Coulter enjoys it because "Fuck Mysterio, he's Mexican." Out comes Hulk Hogan, to the shock of everyone Hogan fights off Big Show for a bit, attempts a slam but can't do it. He staggers, favoring his back. Show readies the WMD. He rears back and... Cesaro stops it. He fires a series of European Uppercuts, staggering the big man. Then, from nowhere, Body Slams the Big Show. From there, maybe a Giant Swing of like 3 revolutions, enough that the crowd sees him do it.

From here Coulter and Swagger come back into the ring, wanting to celebrate with a fine American like Hogan. Hogan wants none of it. Swagger pushes Hogan, Cesaro nails Swagger. Cesaro sends Swagger over the top. Hogan does the same to Coulter. Then Cesaro and Hogan pose together to "Real American."

Lame as hell, but whatever.

Would explain a lot especially with several of the rumored Mania plans involving Bryan but at the same time could also backfire since the last time he had complete control over someone and/or a storyline was with Ryback.

How long till Raw starts?

I'd love that. :y:

I had a similar idea with Hogan coming to the rescue of Big Show and Rey Mysterio (or some other face), but I like the Cesaro face turn.

Yeah, we Aussies need to illegally stream that shit. :shifty:

Cheers Calvin Klein.

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Has anyone seen anything from TMDK (The Mighty Don't Kneel)? They're and Australian tag team that have apparently been impressing people. Would be interested to see them get a shot in developmental. Maybe just give them a hot valet. Perhaps they could sign Jessie McKay? She'd fit in with the current crop of NXT Divas, I feel.

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Ryback is fucking hilarious. Seriously. For all of the right reasons, too.

I wonder if kids and casual fans wonder where that guy who eliminated Wade Barrett from the Royal Rumble last year and had a semi-intense 3 week feud with him over the IC title has gone.

They did not BO-lieve enough.

How the fuck have I not seen this before

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You're right, it was the episode that kicked off with Taker appearing.

The ashes were done on the modern ramp, I was too amped up yesterday.

Fucking hell.

I laughed when I discovered http://lonelyvirgil.net/

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Highspots Roundtable shoot with Roddy Piper & Ric Flair from a few years back

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Holy shit. He does that a lot, eh?

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Cool King quoting a pic that doesn't work, cool.

Your Aksana Ass gifs also do not work

Doesn't load for me.

Well, it's pretty clear now that I won't be using that hosting site anymore. It's not the first time I've hosted images on it and they've failed to work.

Anyways, hopefully they all work now:

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UK UK UK

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Christ.

Defo. I feel that all that banner stuff is him as well, cos the "& Virgil" doesn't make sense most of the time, WHAT? and Virgil when you look at some pics

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Lower your device's volume before watching the second clip

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Is that Mike McGuirk's jacket? #OLDSCHOOLRAW

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Something that's been bugging me for a while:

Separated at birth???
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Were McCool's boobs really that big?

YES! chants going off during a college basketball game on ESPN tonight. Started around half-time and kept being used during free throws.

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Summer Rae needs a nosejob badly.

Then she can finally catch herpes off you

If she's a Rat she probably has them already.
Part of the job description I imagine.

Ambrose doesn't seem the sort that's scared of snakes. Seems like the sort of wrestling character that keeps reptiles because he thinks they're more honest than people.

Roberts looked amazing on RAW. I'd actually like to see the WWE give him a semi-regular role on their shows. With the WWE Network coming, do you think they are going to be looking to do more original programming? Surely a show where Jake Roberts talks wrestling would be worthy of a watch.

I love how Summer Rae barely has a need for clothes at any point in her life.

EDIT: Nevermind, Inno posted a thread about it.

I always get this vibe that Rene seems like the kind of girl you take home to Mom.

Me too.

Some of you need to calm down. Jake Roberts did not look AMAZING. He just no longer looked like complete shit. He has definitely made progress, and I am happy for him as a human, but he didn't do ANYTHING that should make you want to see him in a more prominent role on that Raw. I'm not even saying that he's not CAPABLE of doing something awesome, but there was NOTHING on Monday night that would make anyone think that. Come on.

I was thinking the same thing. He didn't actually do anything, he walked out and placed a snake on an unconscious man. I could do that.

Props to him for improving though. Not interested in seeing him on a regular basis though.

Dean Ambrose's smile was the highlight for me.