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01-13-2018, 06:26 PM | #121 | |
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01-13-2018, 06:31 PM | #122 |
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Sound reasoning. I think you hit it on the head when you point out they are both insignificant. That's why I'd rather go with the WWE name just for the continuity sake. I wouldn't be heartbroken if he got a new one though. I just definitely wouldn't go with EC3.
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01-13-2018, 06:34 PM | #123 |
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"Rock, Flag and Eagle USA #1 America Fuck Yeah" D.C. Bateman
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01-13-2018, 06:47 PM | #124 |
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I'm fine with that.
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01-14-2018, 12:51 AM | #125 |
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Anyone else think Bateman and Chris Masters will show up at the Rumble?
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01-14-2018, 10:39 AM | #126 |
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Bateman definitely not , I'd feel sorry for the poor guy if he turned up as a surprise entrant in Philly. I'm guessing if he is to come over then it would be at the Takeover event.
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01-14-2018, 11:00 AM | #127 |
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Just wish Matt Striker were still around so that if he did show up at the rumble he could be like "OH MY GOD! Derrick Bateman is in the Royal Rumble! I'm marking out, bro!!!"
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01-14-2018, 01:27 PM | #128 |
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“HOLY SHI”
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01-14-2018, 04:35 PM | #129 |
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I don't think either is really "big" enough for the Rumble. I'm predicting Jeff Jarrett, Big Show and Rey Mysterio as surprise entrants.
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01-14-2018, 04:41 PM | #130 |
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Jeff Jarrett?? I can't see that at all. He's not exactly a WWE favorite and he's not a big enough star for them to bring him in despite it.
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01-14-2018, 05:37 PM | #131 |
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Jarrett? He's been a total disaster.
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01-14-2018, 06:56 PM | #132 |
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Jarrett could just for the fact that WWE has helped him with rehab recently.
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01-14-2018, 07:04 PM | #133 |
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Would honestly mark out if Hulk Hogan shows up as an entrant.
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01-14-2018, 07:57 PM | #134 |
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If Lashley is done with TNA, I'm certain he'll be a mystery entrant.
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01-14-2018, 08:46 PM | #135 |
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Rumble doesn't mean much anymore with two world titles. Let Hogan win it. Why the fuck not.
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01-15-2018, 12:04 AM | #136 |
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01-15-2018, 02:49 AM | #137 |
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I'm BARELY joking.
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01-15-2018, 05:16 PM | #138 |
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He just went through their rehab program. Not sure how long they'd want to wait before they used him, but I imagine he'll talk to people at the company. He's got that "outsider" factor that Bischoff had when he came in. No one thinks they'll see it, despite there realistically being nothing stopping it from happening now that he's not running his own indy.
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01-15-2018, 05:17 PM | #139 |
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01-16-2018, 03:33 PM | #140 | |
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I could see Lashley showing up, eliminating some dudes straight away, and then showing up on either Raw or SmackDown that week depending on which GM "signed" him. |
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01-16-2018, 04:50 PM | #141 |
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01-16-2018, 04:52 PM | #142 |
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TNA lol
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01-17-2018, 12:14 AM | #143 |
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Yeah, but why. Derrick Bateman isn't exactly AJ Styles. Royal Rumble guys are people you're supposed to recognize.
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01-17-2018, 03:50 PM | #144 |
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The big 4 PPVs are predominantly smarky audiences that travel significant distances to go to those shows. I think Bateman would get a pretty big pop at the Rumble.
Can't say the same for when he shows up on Raw or SD in Waco, TX or whatever though. |
01-17-2018, 03:53 PM | #145 |
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I'm convinced Bateman will be there.
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01-17-2018, 05:01 PM | #146 |
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He'll get a "pretty big pop," but to what end? You're better debuting him with some sort of purpose. Him showing up just to get tossed like everybody else instantly suggests he's just another body on the roster.
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01-18-2018, 10:25 AM | #147 |
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Bateman's canceled his scheduled indy appearance in Houston. It was the same day as the Rumble.
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01-18-2018, 10:42 AM | #148 |
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Lashley could be Apollo Crew's kayfabe cousin and flourish in Titus Worldwide
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01-18-2018, 11:04 AM | #149 |
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If Lashley comes in, he DESPERATELY needs a mouthpiece.... As soon as he opens his mouth, he loses at least 75% of his draw. Stick him with Byron Saxton. "I'm tired of all the shit I've been getting, I've found someone who will force all of you to take me more seriously."
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01-18-2018, 04:32 PM | #150 |
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So EC3/Bateman whatever you want to call him has been spotted at the Performance Centre, more than likely he would go to NXT first .
But if they did want to use him on the main roster, then maybe he could play somehow into the Angle/Jordan storyline, using his past with Dixie Carter. Just shooting some ideas , I'd team him up with Kanellis in NXT depending on if he's out of rehab yet. |
01-18-2018, 04:35 PM | #151 |
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I could see Bateman being in the Rumble as a surprise and then going down to NXT afterwards for a stint.
Given that they've held off on debuting Rockstar Spud, I wonder if they might stick him with Bateman and they'll rehash their TNA schtick. |
01-18-2018, 04:40 PM | #152 |
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I forgot completely about Spud , that's four guys all from a very close area signed to WWE now.
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01-18-2018, 04:48 PM | #153 |
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BrotherVito if Spud's twitter page is anything to go by then I think you could be right. Four days ago he tweeted a picture of himself and EC3 saying 'There is an entire Universe to conquer.'
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