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As long as Ki keeps the footstomp, I'm happy. Since it's NXT, he'll have Smackdown's Armdrag 4 as a finisher.
 
That was a bad choice, but it would've looked dumb to have him lose after being #1 all these weeks. He's alright, but without Jericho, he's pretty much your generic heel.
 
Glad Barrett won. He was my choice when the thing began.

Nice to see Low Ki is gonna be in season 2 but he's paired with LayCool? WTF?

I thought they shoulda kept Hennig with his real name. Michael Mcgilllicutty sounds really lame.
 
Yeah, Barrett is the most ready for tv guy on the show. He should fit nicely into the IC title picture on Smackdown since McIntyre is in the doghouse.
 
Low Ki being paired up with LayCool might work out pretty well, actually. They might have him at ringside during their matches as "a bodyguard"..... I think I just contradicted myself.:cry:
 
Jesus, that Pros ending spat was fucking *awkward*. At least the show was consistent in that.

Barrett was the obvious choice once Danielson left. I'd venture to say that they made an on-the-fly call once it became really apparent that Otunga wasn't ready to go in the ring, as I maintain he was 'their guy' at the outset. What I don't understand, though, is why Barrett literally dominated everyone for almost the entire show. Doesn't *some* intrigue help? If I'm remembering correctly, he was literally #1 in every poll, yes?

Overall, it was a failed experiment. I like the idea of getting new guys on TV, but what happens now? Do they go back to Florida? What happens when they get called back up to TV? I don't really trust WWE to make the right choices here, which is a shame. Some of these guys (Sheffield) could have a nice run if booked properly. Just please (PLEASE) don't bring back brown Cena. Or, if you do, make him Bizarro Cena. That's not a joke. I'd watch the SHIT out of that.

Oh, and McGillicutty? Seriously? I can get past a stupid name. I honestly can. What's insulting is that they reference his father, who wrestled for at least half (or more) of his career as Curt Hennig. This is just classic WWE shit... the same week they suck off the IWC by pushing Bourne to the moon, they turn around and pretend like we don't know Mr. Perfect's real name. It's just fucking bizarre to me.
 
Spoilers from the beginning of SD this week...sounds so ridiculous, it can't be true. :lol:

Teddy Long appeared on the screen and said Undertaker was found In a vegetative state over the weekend by Kane. The show starts with the Druids bringing a casket to the ring. It seemed like there was some type of weird funeral going on.

Kane reached the podium and said Undertaker was never gonna walk amongst us. To make a long speech short, they killed off Undertaker. Kane vowed revenge on whoever was responsible for putting Taker in a vegetative state. He dropped to the floor and started crying.... Weak way to write off the Undertaker.

EDIT: LOL at that video! I especially loved that part at the beginning, "he has more experience than Daniel Bryan and David Otunga combined!"

And I know I'm late, but is Percy Watson supposed to be Eddie Murphy?
 
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That video was hilarious. That guy says "fuck" more than I do, and I say it a lot.

[quote name='diddy310']Is Bourne only the 2nd or 3rd person to get a pinfall on Sheamus?[/QUOTE]

2nd on Raw; 3rd overall. Going backwards, he was pinned by Triple H at WrestleMania, eliminated from the Chamber by Triple H, and he lost to Goldust by pinfall on ECW. Yes, Goldust. Truthfully, while his title reign was terribly booked, Sheamus has been very well protected in general during his Raw run.

I liked seeing Bourne in the main event, but I don't think it will last. The timing was odd, too, since Bourne was just pinned by Zack Ryder on Superstars. It's funny that Cena didn't finally get his pinfall victory over Sheamus. Bourne should have pinned Edge, though, and then lost to him 1 on 1 next week.

It was good seeing Ryder on the show quite a bit, and it's always good looking at Alicia Fox. But why did they split them up? There is no benefit for either of them coming out of that.

As for NXT... oh God. I'm glad Barrett won, but season 2 looks terrible. I know season 1 had a few stupid names, but wow... Husky Harris? Eli Cottonwood? Michael McGillicutty? Percy Watson? Titus O'Neil? LUCKY CANNON? Really? Who comes up with this crap? Kaval, I'm used to, but when Alex Riley is the best name out of all the NXT rookies, that says a lot. Percy Watson looks fucking awesome, though.
 
Percy Watson is Brown Cena's tag team partner from FCW, and he really is the better half. He is a much better talker and has a sweet float-over DDT to finish with. Eli Cottonwood was more interesting when they booked him as a psych ward patient from New Orleans. His current NXT character is meh, but he is a 7'1" giant that isn't crippled like Show or Khali. Matt Morgan he aint, but its Vince's next chance to make another Matt Morgan.
 
The main show was fucking horrendous, with an ungodly amount of filler since they had to stretch like 10 minutes of content into an hour, but my God did I love the S2 intros. Kaval w/ swank shirt that I want right now, being mentored by LAY-COOL rules, as do all the wacky names and best of all PERCY WATSON. Dude looks fa-bu-lous. Regal and the pros burying the hell out of Otunga at the end was also glorious.

Quotes -
Josh - Otunga has…shooting stars…what do you call those on the back of his head?
Cole - Stars.
Jericho - TALK ABOUT WADE BARRETT!
Josh - He’s talking about something completely different!
Crowd - DANIEL! DANIEL! DANIEL!
Striker - Who should be eliminated?
Tarver - I’M THE PRODUCT! But if I had to choose anyone, it would be me!
Striker - Who should win NXT and why?
Bryan - Well, uh, Otunga can’t wrestle. Gabriel can’t talk, so Wade Barrett should win.
Striker - Same question.
Skip - I don’t care.
Gabriel - I’m the most tenacious person I know! SOME DAY I WILL BE A WORLD CHAMPION!
Hardy - When I looked into your heart, into your soul, I saw that you were like me. Justin Gabriel WILL NOT DIE!
(regarding Kaval)McCool - He’s teeny tiny!
Otunga - LOOK AT YOUR NOSE. IT’S AS CROOKED AS YOUR PRO. LOOK AT THOSE TEETH. THE ONLY PERSON YOU INTIMIDATE IS YOUR DENTIST. LOOK AT THIS FACE, IT’S A COVER SHOT FACE. LOOK AT THIS BODY, IT’S A MUSCLE AND FITNESS COVER!
Barrett - I’m sure that had viewers turning off in droves like your matches. I’ve seen Khali move around the ring with more balance and poise than you. They say you have the it factor because you have no tangible quality that WWE can hang onto that. Add 2 more letters to the it factor and you’ll have an idea of what I think of you.
Miz - I will be back for season 2 of NXT!
Cole - YEAH! WOOO!
Miz - AND I WON’T BE SADDLED WITH AN EGOTISTICAL LOSER LIKE DANIEL BRYAN! MY TALENT? ALEX RILEY!
Riley - Call this show Alex Riley and the 7 Dorks!
Regal - Jericho, congratulations.
Truth - HE HASN’T WON YET. THERE’S STILL OTUNGA!
Regal - Listen, the only thing he’s got going for him is who he’s married to. And I’ve seen his wife - he didn’t marry well.
Punk - The only reason he’s here is because he’s married.
Truth - SHUT UP! YOU GOT A MASK ON!
Punk - Can we get on with this?
Regal - I’VE GOT 15 WEEKS WITHOUT A LIVE MIC, SOMEONE DO SOMETHING, PLEASE! Jericho knows better, Eugene, SIT!
Christian - Regal, you haven’t won a fight in a year.
Punk - I’ve seen enough of EVERYTHING in NXT!
Cole - Punk just left.
Regal - Jericho, I’ve always loved your two moves.
Otunga - Is Ashton around, CUZ I’M BEING PUNKED! EVEN STEVIE WONDER CAN SEE THAT I’M THE NEXT BREAKOUT STAR!
Barrett - Wade Barrett, WWE’s next breakout star - that has a great ring to it. But it’s nothing that I and my pro Mr. Jericho didn’t know already. THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF A NEW ERA IN WWE - THE ERA OF WADE BARRETT! I SAID THE WINDS OF CHANGE ARE BLOWING IN WWE, AND TONIGHT, THEY START BLOWING! IT’S A CHANGE THAT’S GONNA TAKE WADE BARRETT TO THE WWE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!

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Kenny Omega gets Kotaku coverage...as I wear his HADOUKEN shirt.
http://kotaku.com/5553319/new-japanese-pro+wrestling-goes-street-fighter
 
Even though I really like that Wade Barrett won, I kinda wish Justin Gabriel got second. He had the 450. For the life of me, I don't remember if any other rookie had an established finisher. When his opponent was down and he climbed the ropes, you knew what was coming and it was exciting. But I understand why he didn't get farther. JG just doesn't have the mic skills. Having Otunga get eliminated instead would have made the banter at the end of the show pretty dull.

On a side note, I really hope WWE brings back the cruiserweight or lightheavyweight title. It would give something for guys like Gabriel to do, while not taking away from guys they are trying to push up the ladder. There were a few lightweight guys in NXT who would benefit from the title being reinstated, plus whoever they already have, like Chavo and Rey. Rey is oviously not getting the world title back, and there's no ECW title for Chavo anymore, so make them the big fish in the little pond.
 
Gabriel needs to team with Matt Hardy. They make a good pair, and WWE needs more tag teams.

As for finishers, Wade Barrett has that fireman's carry slam, and Darren Young had the full nelson twisty slam bullshit. Skip Sheffield had the Over the Shoulder Boulder Holder which he used once, when he beat Darren Young on the night Skip was eliminated. Otunga used a spinebuster.
 
Uncomfirmed notes from PWInsider on NXT
During NXT, the eliminated rookies were cracking jokes with each other and having a good time.

Daniel Bryan had a shocked and like he was about to burst out laughing look on his face when they announced Kaval and LayCool were a pairing.

When the video for Percy played, the crowd was bewildered by it. Darren Young and Heath Slater burst out laughing.

Daniel Bryan and Michael Tarver nearly fell out of their chairs laughing at Barrett's line about Great Khali being more graceful than David Otunga.

After it was over, Jericho went up to the rookies and said he expects to see all of them in WWE soon and pointed to Bryan and said, "You especially."
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If this is true, I hope Skip gets a good shot. Although I won't be happy to see Tarver again.
 
The names they gave the NXT guys sound like how I talk about people I don't know when I'm drunk.

"Yeah, so Stompy McStomperson was fuckin' on a rampage, man!"

McGillicuty? It's not even that he's a Hennig and announced as a Hennig. It's that it's fucking *McGillicuty*.
 
Of all the second-generation stars that have come up over the last decade, Hennig's dad was arguably the most well-known out all of theirs. And they won't even let him use the fucking name. Goddamn.
 
He could be any of a bajillion names in the universe.

Joe Hennig
Curt Hennig Jr
"Perfect" Joe Hennig
Steven Strong
...i'm having a hard time coming up with names half as fucking stupid as "McGillicuty" and "Husky Harris."

As a matter of fact, if I was in the mood to mock an overweight kid, Husky Harris is *exactly* what I'd call them. Hell, WWE, might as well trot him out and name him "Fatty Arbuckle."
 
[quote name='pimpster4183']just read vampiro was kidnapped in mexico by some mexican drug lords, lol[/QUOTE]

He's joining Samoa Joe's stable in TNA.
 
I got bored today, so I went back to reading Jericho's book, and I got up to the part where Vampiro told him that he'd need a loincloth to make it big in Mexico. LMAO.
 
[quote name='Matt Young']Where did that rank on the Daniel Bryan manliness meter?

FAKE EDIT: I just went to his Twitter. That is not on there.[/QUOTE]
Yeah it is.
 
Looks like Legends of Wrestlemania was a hit..

Jim Ross noted on his blog that he will be working on a new THQ-produced WWE video game soon where he will be commentating alongside Jerry Lawler. Apparently the theme of the game will be WWE Legends competing with current Superstars. Ross says the concept explained to him was "really cool" and that he starts voice-over work in the next few weeks.
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Well, this could be slightly OT, but it involves a wrestler:

Chris Jericho named the host of ABC's new game show "Downfall".

Taken from the Hollywood Reporter:

Exclu: Pro-wrestler Chris Jericho has been tapped-in to host ABC's new extreme game show "Downfall." Jericho is well known to wresting fans, having been in the ring since the 1990s and having won the WWE world championship six times. Starting June 22 on ABC, Jericho will host ABC's latest reality contest.


In the six-episode series, contestants try to answer questions while on the roof a a Los Angeles high-rise building. Meanwhile "the largest conveyor belt ever seen on TV" will send potential winnings (cash and prizes), the player's personal possessions and even friends and family over the side of the building.


Jericho, who’s repped by APA and manager Barry Bloom, will ask players questions and tempt them various options throughout the game. He also makes his big-screen debut this summer in "MacGruber."


ABC had the most recent breakout summer reality series with "Wipeout" two ago and is looking to the FremantleMedia North America-produced "Downfall" to boost its summer. "Downfall" will get a lead-in from "Wipeout" on Tuesday nights when it debuts next month.
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[quote name='HydroX']I'm beginning to wonder if Husky is the 3rd "lost brother" of Ron and Don.[/QUOTE]

That was the first thing that went through my mind Tuesday night when I heard the name, before he revealed his wrestling lineage.

The guy's name is Windham Rotunda. It baffles me as to why they wouldn't incorporate either of those names, or Blackjack Mulligan for that matter, in order to draw attention to his lineage.

The whole Hennig/ McGillicutty thing is so stupid, I am not even going to go into it.
 
I think Vince has a UK hard on with some of the recent names and superstars...
 
Husky Harris is such a backwater indy fed wrestling jobber name that I can never take it serious. They could have used any number of names given who his family is and who he's named after that it simply baffles me. Hennig/McGillicutty is just as bad. I mean why bother pointing out the linage there if you are just gonna shit on it? I think who ever was picking names for the NXT guys smoked something or was just fucking with everyone involved. Maybe both.
 
[quote name='niceguyshawne']That was the first thing that went through my mind Tuesday night when I heard the name, before he revealed his wrestling lineage.

The guy's name is Windham Rotunda. It baffles me as to why they wouldn't incorporate either of those names, or Blackjack Mulligan for that matter, in order to draw attention to his lineage.

The whole Hennig/ McGillicutty thing is so stupid, I am not even going to go into it.[/QUOTE]

Agreed. I'm sure if these guys move on to the main roster they will use their 'real' last names eventually, as I'm sure they don't want to tarnish them if they come off looking foolish -- as if Husky Harris isn't foolish enough.
 
In actuality, I realize WWE doesn't care about their lineage.

Re-watching NXT finale right now.

I'm also just posting to get this to 500.
 
So, I'm going to E3 again this year and just got this email:
Brought to you by the video game fanatics at Slang, Lucha Libre wrestling makes its debut at the 2010 E3 Expo. Live Lucha Libre matches will be held on the show floor at Slang’s booth (2247) located in the South Hall. All matches will be at the booth and will celebrate the upcoming launch of the first video game out of Mexico - Lucha Libre AAA: Heroes del Ring, available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PSP and DSiWare.

*****For the first time in E3 history a single live wrestling match will decide the cover of a game. The final match that takes place on Thursday, June 17 between Dr. Wagner (ranked #1 in the world) and (ranked #2 in the world) will decide the cover. Winner will be the game’s cover athlete and the loser will feel the horrible sting of defeat.

MATCH SCHEDULE
Tuesday, June 15
- 1:00PM: Laredo Kid, Aerostar and Super Fly vs. Psycho Clown, Murder Clown and Munster
· Autograph Session: 1:45PM
- 3:00PM: Mascartia Sagrada and Octagoncito vs. Mini Abismo Negro and Mini Charly Manson
· Autograph Session: 3:45PM
- 5:00PM: Laredo Kid, Aerostar and SuperFly vs. Psycho Clown, Murder Clown and Munster
· Autograph Session: 5:45PM

Wednesday, June 16
- 12:00PM: Mascartia Sagrada and Octagoncito vs. Mini Abismo Negro and Mini Charly Manson
· Autograph Session: 12:45PM
- 2:00PM: Laredo Kid, Aerostar and Super Fly vs. Psycho Clown, Murder Clown and Munster
· Autograph Session: 2:45PM
- 4PM: Mascartia Sagrada and Octagoncito vs. Mini Abismo Negro and Mini Charly Manson
· Autograph Session: 4:45PM

Thursday, June 17
- 11:00AM: Laredo Kid, Aerostar and Super Fly vs. Psycho Clown, Murder Clown and Munster
· Autograph Session: 11:45AM
- 1:00PM: DR. WAGNER and SILVER KING vs. LA PARKA and EL ELEGIDO- (THIS WILL DECIDE THE COVER ATHLETE
· Autograph Session: 1:45PM
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Umm, should I make it a point to check out ANY of those matches?
 
[quote name='Psykoboy2']So, I'm going to E3 again this year and just got this email:

Umm, should I make it a point to check out ANY of those matches?[/QUOTE]

You should watch them all.

But mainly on the 17th: - 1:00PM: DR. WAGNER and SILVER KING vs. LA PARKA and EL ELEGIDO

Silver King and La Parka? Hell yes.
 
[quote name='HydroX']Silver King and La Parka? Hell yes.[/QUOTE]
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