The "Dem Boys" Briscoe Brothers Wrestling Thread

[quote name='mitch079']Bleacher Report and Lords of Pain pulled the Orton story so I'm figuring it was BS.
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It's possible, or it's also possible they couldn't get solid confirmation and were concerned about libel. I dunno, I'm thinking if it does end up being a wellness violation it'll leak out with more solid information at some point.
 
[quote name='RedvsBlue']It's possible, or it's also possible they couldn't get solid confirmation and were concerned about libel. I dunno, I'm thinking if it does end up being a wellness violation it'll leak out with more solid information at some point.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I figure Meltzer would be all over it.
 
[quote name='mitch079']Yeah, I figure Meltzer would be all over it.[/QUOTE]

The thing is, WWE has all the incentive in the world to suppress this story if it was indeed a wellness violation because they would have to choose between losing one of their top draws or completely shredding the credibility of their wellness policy. Lose-lose for WWE in a time when they can't afford any losses.

Is it too much to hope this is a work? They've certainly grabbed more of my attention then they've had in a while...
 
Heel color commentator is such an unfuckwithable formula; praise heels, antagonize faces and most importantly help get the crowd intrigued to put asses in seats next week. Cole got it wrong and nobody in the E seemed to notice until now?

It's a shame that ever since the E monopolized the business, driving the point home that we really need to tune in next week hasn't been nearly as strong.
 
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[quote name='ced']Heel color commentator is such an unfuckwithable formula; praise heels, antagonize faces and most importantly help get the crowd intrigued to put asses in seats next week. Cole got it wrong and nobody in the E seemed to notice until now?[/QUOTE]

This is the company that jumped on the Twitter bandwagon in late 2010.
 
At a wwe live event right now. Seth rollins vs tyson kidd was pretty good. Barely knew who tyler black was before he jumped over to wwe, but the guy has the potential to go very very far judging from this match. He came out with no introduction and absolutely no reaction from the crowd, but he quickly won us over. Now I gotta dig through my limited ROH collection / youtube and catch his indy work.

funny thing about the event; orton no-showed and they offered refunds for everyone before 830. Too bad daniel bryan kept my ass in my seat, otherwise I would've took them up on the offer.
 
What's the point addressing her as a third generation member of the Guerrero family yet giving her a ring name that doesn't acknowledge her last name is actually Guerrero? fuck's sake...
 
[quote name='-Never4ever-']At a wwe live event right now. Seth rollins vs tyson kidd was pretty good. Barely knew who tyler black was before he jumped over to wwe, but the guy has the potential to go very very far judging from this match. He came out with no introduction and absolutely no reaction from the crowd, but he quickly won us over. Now I gotta dig through my limited ROH collection / youtube and catch his indy work.

funny thing about the event; orton no-showed and they offered refunds for everyone before 830. Too bad daniel bryan kept my ass in my seat, otherwise I would've took them up on the offer.[/QUOTE]

from what i read last night orton will not be at any events this week. shameous takeing his spot
 
[quote name='evilmojo12542']shameous takeing his spot[/QUOTE]

...:ziplip:...

[quote name='ced']What's the point addressing her as a third generation member of the Guerrero family yet giving her a ring name that doesn't acknowledge her last name is actually Guerrero? fuck's sake...[/QUOTE]

McGillicutty...Husky Harris...I'm sure there are some others I'm just not thinking of. Why bother using a name some people will recognize? And WWE wonders why they're so bland right now.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']Eddie Guerrero's daughter is in FCW.

Her ring name is Raquel Diaz.

Mother*fuck*.[/QUOTE]

Only thing I can think of is that she might want to make a name for herself and not ride the coattails of the Guerrero name. God knows WWE/Rey Mysterio haven't exploited him enough as is.

I know that's far-fetched and highly unlikely but hey. *shrug*
 
Its probably because they want to see if they can get over without their name giving them the added edge. Case in point: didn't Joe Hennig request a name change so he can prove himeself? Maybe she wanted to do the same? Or maybe they want to keep her face, while her mother's still a heel?

Either way, there would be money in a mother daughter fued down the line. Rebel daughter but with a twist of the mother being a money grubbing whore.
 
Say what you will, but "the great white sheamus" was pretty over in buffalo. Much more over with the kids than any other face. His street fight with barret wasn't half-bad either, though rollins vs kidd stole the show easily.
 
They did, but at the point they were doing that, two things were different compared to now:
1) FCW ring names were people's names. Michael Mcfuckwhatever was Joe Hennig, Husky Harris was Whatever Rotundo, Daniel Bryan was Brian Danielson, etc.
2) NXT. Yeah, it may exist now, but nobody watches it.

Most of the names WWE gives its guys right now sound like what one asshole would say to another if they couldn't think of someone's proper, actual name.

"Did you see the matches last night?"
"Yeah, that one guy won. fuckin' uhh...Horton, or Jimmy Fandango, or Husky Harris...McGillicuty...Whatever the fuck his name was."

McGillicuty ain't goin' on a t-shirt. WWE should know damn better anyway.

Also: Ted DiBiase. Why isn't he "Samuel 'Tits' McGee," if we're going by WWE metrics. Cody Rhodes was Cody Runnels for every match he was in until he set foot in a WWE ring.

Last thought on this: if you want to step out of someone's shadow, that makes sense. Goldust did it. But he was hardly acknowledged (and most certainly was not early on in his role as that persona) as a Rhodes until he went full on weirdo in 1999. It's been done before, and it's been done before successfully. But stepping out of someone's shadow is not the same thing as being saddlebagged with a fucking terrible name. If I ran a wrestling promotion (or school, rather) and someone came up with the ring name "Michael McGillicutty" and their persona was as wonder bread bland as Hennig's is, I'd refund their wrestling school tuition on the spot and tell them to go find another money mark to teach them - let alone put him on television.
 
Steamboat's kid is using the Steamboat name in FCW. I'm pretty sure the only reason Eddie's daughter isn't a Guerrero is because nobody in WWE gives a shit about the Divas.
 
Well, one ace in the hole the Steamboat clan has - their legal family name is fucking *awesome*.

EDIT: I stand semi-corrected. According to wikipedia, The Dragon at one point used the ring name "Dick Blood."

*ahem*
 
[quote name='mykevermin']Well, one ace in the hole the Steamboat clan has - their legal family name is fucking *awesome*.

EDIT: I stand semi-corrected. According to wikipedia, The Dragon at one point used the ring name "Dick Blood."

*ahem*[/QUOTE]

I'm headed down to the courthouse Tuesday morning.
 
Watching TNA for the first time in a while.

Did they REALLY have a Women's Title match for the main event, or am I just imagining what I'm seeing right now?
 
I'd almost tolerate the name Michael McGillicutty if they didn't already openly acknowledge he's Curt Hennig's son.

Also, who the fuck honestly thinks Alicia Fox is sexy? Gag.
 
[quote name='Survivalism']Also, who the fuck honestly thinks Alicia Fox is sexy? Gag.[/QUOTE]

:wave:

She can't wrestle for shit, but I'd still hit that like the fist of an angry god.
 
[quote name='Regian']So, Lesnar just announced his retirement from the UFC.

How long until we hear Cole going "Here comes the pain!"?[/QUOTE]
No lie, I would mark the hell out if Lesnar showed up Monday night led to the ring by Sable.
 
Lesnar looked like his UFC career is over from the moment that match started. I swear to Jesus 30 seconds in I muttered to myself "his career is over and he'll be in WWE before you can say WrestleMania 28."
 
Brock and Sable would make a good answer to the 1/2/12 videos and I don't think anyone, up until now, would have suspected it.
 
Taker-Lesnar at WM.

Brock will have to eat a healthy serving of humble pie and do the job. Vince will even license the brief trash talk footage between them from Dana as part of the build.
 
According to Wikipedia, Brock beat him at the Hell in a Cell match, eliminated him in the 2003 Royal Rumble to win it, and beat him at No Mercy 2003 in a Biker Chain match. I couldn't find anything else on historyofwwe.com that said Taker ever beat Brock in a one on one match via pinfall or submission so it could be a good build as the one man Taker never beat vs the streak. Taker did pin Brock in a 3 way with Big Show for the #1 contender in 2002.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']Lesnar looked like his UFC career is over from the moment that match started. I swear to Jesus 30 seconds in I muttered to myself "his career is over and he'll be in WWE before you can say WrestleMania 28."[/QUOTE]


I was thinking the same thing.. it was almost like that match was forced, if he can't even take mid kicks a minute and half in he shouldn't be there. It's like Dana had him there to put the guy over.
 
Bingo. Let the MMA fans condescend upon us wrestling plebes, but fact is that placement on the card in UFC is a largely arbitrary process based on the whims of the 'booker', Dana White. It's why he gives financial incentives to guys to put on big matches (KO of the night, match of the night). He knows what he's doing - and while it's "sports" more than "sportz entertainment," that doesn't mean it's not sculpted in some way - by that I mean that the company knows that talent has to be 'pushed'. That may be a video montage, it may be an interview - and it may be a squash match or it may be someone 'passing the torch.'

We've all seen those UFC matches where we've thought "oh, dude, that guy should not be on the card at this age/in that shape."

The only thing I'd say against that argument is that Overeem didn't really 'get over' last night. As you point out, Lesnar didn't take much before he gave up. Now we've seen 2 minutes of Overeem in UFC, and he's taking on Dos Santos? Yowch.
 
Dana said he's not going to argue with a guy who wants to retire (although he thinks he shouldn't - he's wrong). That translates to money being given up by Brock to get out. I'm sure if that's the case Vince won't my throwing some cash his way to get him out of it, on top of whatever ridiculous sum he'd be willing to pay in the first place.

People who think 1/2/12 = Lesnar are fucking insane, though.
 
Watching TBN (Trinity Broadcasting Network) and there's a movie on called "The Encounter" about five people randomly arriving at a diner run by Jesus. It stars Steve Borden.

Awesome.
 
[quote name='JJSP']Watching TBN (Trinity Broadcasting Network) and there's a movie on called "The Encounter" about five people randomly arriving at a diner run by Jesus. It stars Steve Borden.

Awesome.[/QUOTE]

As Jesus?
 
While Lesnar coming back would make a lot of sense, don't forget that he's nearly died (twice) from diverticulitis. Anybody else notice that his legs were about 1/3rd the size that they used to be? He really should just be done and let his body turn into a bag of wet flour like Ahnawld.
 
[quote name='niceguyshawne']As Jesus?[/QUOTE]
No, he plays Crusher McSomething, a pro-wrestler who now owns a successful chain of fast food burger joints. He also carries a pocketful of coupons for free Crusher Burgers.
 
If I am not mistaken, about half if not more of the people in that "future endeavored" video left on their own accord. How do they qualify for that list?
 
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