Originally Posted by Anybody Thrilla (Post 4349808)

New Jack seems like a real asshole. Also, who the fuck is Chris Hamrick?

Originally Posted by whiteyford (Post 4349806)

That the post New Jack incident one?

Originally Posted by Lock Jaw (Post 4351003)

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Originally Posted by Immortal Moose (Post 4350811)

Finally getting caught up on RAW. Just watched the episode from the night after SummerSlam.

Originally Posted by Noid (Post 4351219)

I'm watching Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship at New Japan Pro Wrestling's Wrestle Kingdom show. Really good match with an emotional story thus far. I like how Tanahashi just slipped on the top rope and Okada took advantage viciously.

Originally Posted by SlickyTrickyDamon (Post 4351243)

Do you understand Japanese?

Originally Posted by PWInsider

Word going around WWE is that Cena vs. Wyatt was not something discussed recently. The idea of doing that match came up over a month ago with the idea that Wyatt could win the Royal Rumble and challenge Cena for the title at WrestleMania XXX. However, this storyline was mapped out before WWE made the decision to unify the titles at TLC, before they made Randy Orton champion and before the announcement of Batista's return.

There's now a feeling within WWE that Batista will win the Rumble and challenge whoever has the title at WrestleMania XXX. This doesn't mean that we won't see Wyatt vs. Cena down the line, but most likely not at WrestleMania XXX as WWE has other plans for Cena at the big event.

Originally Posted by XL (Post 4351331)

What will the likes of Del Rio and Big Show be doing at Mania? Honestly can't think of anything engaging for them to do with guys like Batista, Lesnar, Taker, etc around.

Originally Posted by Noid (Post 4351219)

I'm watching Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship at New Japan Pro Wrestling's Wrestle Kingdom show. Really good match with an emotional story thus far. I like how Tanahashi just slipped on the top rope and Okada took advantage viciously.

Originally Posted by Anybody Thrilla (Post 4351375)

Maybe Del Rio can face Mysterio. I don't think that's ever been done.

Originally Posted by MatthewAllenHanso (Post 4351373)

Shut the fuck up with this.

Originally Posted by SlickyTrickyDamon (Post 4351243)

Do you understand Japanese?

Originally Posted by Anybody Thrilla (Post 4351375)

Maybe Del Rio can face Mysterio. I don't think that's ever been done.

Originally Posted by Smelly Meatball (Post 4351379)

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Originally Posted by Noid (Post 4351504)

Holy fuck is Heyman such an asset to the company. That was awesome.

Originally Posted by Noid (Post 4351513)

Another Tanahashi vs. Okada match. I'm not sure if I'm getting them in sequence, but this seems right. Loving it so far, more so than the other match. Love the cockiness of Okada and the lengths he will go through to become IWGP Heavyweight Champion (a title that was once held by Brock Lesnar).

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Originally Posted by Tom Guycott (Post 4352168)

Paul Heyman as an orator can make ANYTHING better. Case in point, he polished this turd of a remake for the handful of seconds he was in it...

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Supposedly, they even added a couple more scenes for him because he was better than they expected.


Truthfully, I'm surprised in the number of years it has been on and the number of iterations it has spawned that Paul has never been a weasly scumbag on some episode of Law & Order.

Originally Posted by Smelly Meatball (Post 4352477)

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Originally Posted by Cool King (Post 4336711)

Originally Posted by Observer

It was an interesting move in taking the wrestler who for the last several months had gotten the loudest fan reaction in the building most nights and turning him. Even with that reaction, it was clear that John Cena was and will always be top babyface, and C.M. Punk was positioned as No. 2, as the headliner on the other brand. It’s not the same thing as when Steve Austin turned heel in 2001, since he brought a generation of fans to the table. The business has also changed to where it’s not like doing this is risking business as it often did when the wrong guy was turned at the wrong time.

It’s not even clear what the direction is, except apparently as a way to make Wyatt into a star capable of working with Cena at WrestleMania, as is the plan. Where Bryan fits into the show is unknown. It is said that Undertaker asked to work with him at Mania this year, and such a match would at least have the turn make sense.

But as of press time, the top four planned Mania matches are still Cena vs. Wyatt, Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar, HHH vs. C.M. Punk and Randy Orton vs. Batista.

Originally Posted by Observer

Eddie Edwards & Davey Richards won’t be back at the next NXT tapings and aren’t going to be offered a contract. The basic gist of the situation was that HHH didn’t want to sign them after the tryout camp because of their size. The feeling is they are loaded with guys who aren’t big who can go so the mentality is that they are looking for guys who can headline WrestleMania in five or ten years out of these camps. A lot of people went to bat for both of them, feeling they should get a deal and several pushed that they should go directly to the main roster. So HHH agreed to give them a several month tryout period. The problem with that at first is that WWE also didn’t want them on anyone else’s TV past the commitments they already had with ROH until the end of the year. But after the first taping, HHH made the decision not to sign them. There were stories out that it was because in the match with The Ascension, there was a spot where Richards landed on his head, which was an accident. Essentially, when they were working on their match, Viktor picked Richards up without dipping down first. So when they did the match at the tapings, Richards went up, and this time, Viktor dipped and the end result was Viktor lost him and he landed on his head. The ref told them to go home under orders from HHH in the back. They did, but not right away. I don’t know that had anything to do with the decision not to sign them because it would make little sense regarding Edwards who had nothing to do with the spot, and they were not there to be a team as WWE could have picked one and not the other.

Originally Posted by Seth82 (Post 4352763)

New Jack and Balls Mahoney Face Off shoot

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Originally Posted by Lock Jaw (Post 4352837)

How far in advance is TNA taped?