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Man R-Truth may have the most expressive face in wrestling. Dude can say more with a look than most can with an entire paragraph.
 
Tonight marked the first current televised wrestling that I've watched in ages. I skipped the divas match although I wouldn't have if I knew Kharma would be involved.

Anyhow, I read on here about Truth's heel turn and wow, it's hard to articulate just how well it seems to be going. Dude is great if he's given a chance to do more than sing and dance. I was dying during his sarcastic dance for that backstage reporter.
 
I hate when they announce match stipulations that pretty much give away who the winner is going to be. As if they'd ever have Cena say "I quit." :(

Truth is one damn good heel.
 
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Speaking of Del Rio, when was the last time a 'Smackdown to Raw' move has really been beneficial to someone?
 
Did nobody else notice the sign that had the word shit on it during the beginning of raw? Said something about Tsunami's ain't got shit on... something.

The mother's day thing made me legit pissed off. I don't like anything about them using someone's death like that. I hated it with Eddie, and I still hate it now.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']That screencap of Michael Cole tells me one of the WWE writers spent the weekend getting high and watching old Mel Brooks films.[/QUOTE]
Well if he starts singing Putin' on The Ritz next week....
 
WrestleZone has learned that John Morrison's neck injury has sparked a major concern backstage in WWE, as a number of writers are worried about WWE Chairman Vince McMahon's post-Draft thought process. "Some of the writers feel that Vince is all of a sudden not happy with the rosters again," a key WWE insider revealed exclusively to WrestleZone this evening, "and we've already done the draft!" Vince is reportedly also not happy with the current babyface/heel rosters, and thinks there are several people "on the wrong side of the fence." Our source predicts Vince will "either make wholesale changes, and then initiate a period of recovery from the confusion," or he will "take a long term approach, perhaps book out SummerSlam, and start the long process of getting the level of interest back on common ground."
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http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/article/exclusive-wwe-writers-waiting-for-another-shakeup-129627
 
About time he's starting to worry. Raw is down to Cena, Rey and Kofi...and we know they can only stick to making Kofi look good for like 5 weeks at a time.
 
All I can say is for a "PG" show, last nights RAW was full of racist overtones. Guess it's ok to play the race game but dont you dare bleed on tv.
 
If that's true, then I fucking love how this company runs.

"Edge, our #3 face, is retiring as of RIGHT NOW? Move up the draft, we've got to shuffle these rosters! Problem solved."

"John Morrison is sidelined for 6 months? We're FUUUUUUUUUUUCKED. DEFCON 1. Get me Mason Ryan and some oil in here, STAT!"

I mean, really, if a Morrison injury is what makes Vince wake up to the roster imbalances that have plagued the company for over a year now I'll take it, but c'mon.
 
God forbid they start a program for Zack Ryder. Maybe I am silly, but I was half expecting John Cena to refuse to fight A-Ry for being below him and send Ryder out there instead, but then I remembered that Ryder is a heel in the WWE Universe.
 
Headed to SmackDown in a few hours.. I'm sort of looking forward to it, but the post-draft SmackDown roster is kinda .. eh. I hope they forward the storyline with Christian/Orton instead of starting Orton with someone else.

If they start a program with Khali/Henry/Orton/Christian tonight (that'll inevitably lead to a four way dance for the title at the next PPV), I will get up and leave.
 
Someone from another thread uploaded an interview with MVP, and it's been a great listen so far. He talks about how much fun he's having in Japan, how much he used to study the old tapes when he was first getting started, and how he is still in good terms with the E.

He later talks about how he got yelled at during the end of NXT2 because he helped Kaval. :lol:

http://hulkshare.com/ujoexg99hppl
 
[quote name='Mr. Beef']Someone from another thread uploaded an interview with MVP, and it's been a great listen so far. He talks about how much fun he's having in Japan, how much he used to study the old tapes when he was first getting started, and how he is still in good terms with the E.

He later talks about how he got yelled at during the end of NXT2 because he helped Kaval. :lol:

http://hulkshare.com/ujoexg99hppl[/QUOTE]

Is this from Dava Lagana's "I Want Wrestling" podcast? MVP actually has two different interviews floating around the interwebs right now.
 
[quote name='lombarvm']Is this from Dava Lagana's "I Want Wrestling" podcast? MVP actually has two different interviews floating around the interwebs right now.[/QUOTE]
No, it's from a Sirius radio segment.
 
[quote name='Mr. Beef']No, it's from a Sirius radio segment.[/QUOTE]

I would also check out the "I Want Wrestling" interview. Not sure if they touch on the same things, but it is very good.
 
[quote name='lombarvm']I would also check out the "I Want Wrestling" interview. Not sure if they touch on the same things, but it is very good.[/QUOTE]
I'll check that out.

The Sirius interview has Low-Ki, and damn his voice is still so good.
 
Another random off topic post. Upon watching Scrubs, the beard JD has in season 8 is a lot like the one Orton has now, by that I mean it sucks.
 
Event was pretty fun.. (SD spoilers)
Trent Baretta vs. Tyson Kidd was recorded for superstars and it was great .. Michael Hayes returned as Kidd's manager and has apparently been bench pressing boxes of donuts .. Sin Cara vs. Daniel Bryan was amazing .. Christian's "yep, I lost, oh well, hey Orton, let's be friends" attitude is nauseating and I hope he turns heel on Orton
 
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[quote name='basilofbkrst']You're spoiler is upsetting. Gonna skip SD again I think. i might stop by for the
Sin Car vs DB match
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I missed SD for the first time in years last week, but I think I'll be following your example.
 
Also, something I found amusing - WWE's has gone to great efforts to scrub the word "wrestling" clean from every broadcast, video game, interview.. everything. At the live show last night, any time there was a WWE video (Wrestlemania 27 highlights, Tribute to the Troops, Chaperone or That's What I Am preview, etc).. on the cylindrical-ish screen above the tron, it would have the logo and say World Wrestling Entertainment.

I found a video to show what I mean. This is a 15 minute video some guy recorded last night, but you can see it in the first 20 or so seconds.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqSJNklpVuA
 
[quote name='JJSP']Unrelated, but I love that MVP namechecks Immortal Technique.[/QUOTE]

I know, right?

But that's actually a nice metaphor of sorts. We know Immortal Technique has more substance and style compared to Black Eyed Peas. But one is an artist, and the other a commodity. The former would like people to buy their material based on what they (the artist) wants to do, and the latter is guided by their producers and labels to put out mega hits that will sell, with no regard to music as an art form. People don't complement Fergie on her singing, or her artistry, or her magical Naugahyde-like flesh - they think she's hot, she's fuckable, she's got a great ass. But that sells records, not some dude who could pass for Homicide's younger brother.

Point is, Immortal Technique will never be a success on the scale of Black Eyed Peas. Similarly, no "good" wrestling promotion will ever be on the same level as WWE. But as long as Immortal Technique still puts out records, and as long as those promotions keep doing what they do, then we as fans of *wrestling* (or hip-hop, as it were) still have somewhere to go.

WWE condescends us and tells us what they want us to like. We keep coming back, like it's comfort food - easy to consume and plentiful.

Where ROH fails is in the loss of its TV programming (and, prior to that, HDNet's poor market saturation, let alone it always being placed in a higher price tier in cable companies). So it's hard to follow their stories and developments (and we all know that angles are a part of why we watch wrestling, not just matches for their own sake). I wish they had a weekly episodic show we could watch - even if it was just a 30 minute YouTube show. That might help me from not going back to Double-Double-Eee.

TNA? Well, there's 8 years of unused potential there. I'd love to see it change, but I'm not counting on it. TNA is an alcoholic uncle with a Ph.D. You know they're smart, but they're too goddamned drunk to ever show but a glint of that brilliance.
 
Immortal Technique's "Dance with the Devil" is the realest song ever written. God damn that song gives me chills.


That is all.
 
I'm fascinated with TNA being run by the same group of goons who drove WCW into the ground, and
nobody at that company finding this the least bit disconcerting. Then again, I don't know how to book wrestling. So by that standard I should be booking TNA.

According to a reliable source, WWE's creative team does still talk about Batista and how he would fit into current and future storylines. No matter what happens with Batista doing mixed martial arts, the general feeling is that he has not wrestled his final match in a WWE ring.
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WWE is lacking star power in a major way right now.

How to solve this problem?

a) promote new stars, put new guys over, showcase the talent you have on the roster and let the crowds guide you along the way
b) throw a bucketload of cash at the dude over 40 who doesn't like the arduous travel schedule associated with professional wrestletainment. Give him Melina's vag as a "travel perk."

You want to put down money on A, you send me a PM.
 
I wouldn't necessarily mind Batista coming back - though I really don't want face Batista back. Brotista yes, "Me Want Belt" face Batista, no.
 
I want to see so much talent injured that they're forced to book Sheamus vs Mason Ryan for the SummerSlam main event, while Daniel Bryan gets 3 seconds in the background of an interview with Maryse, who is wrestling some other uncoordinated cunt for the "whatever women's belt they kept - the stupid Wrestling Champion Barbie™ one, I think" title.
 
Interesting Rey note...

-- Rey Misterio, Sr. (Miguel Lopez, uncle of WWE Superstar Rey Mysterio) is scheduled to introduce a new Rey Misterio, Jr. at a CMLL live event on Friday, May 27 in Tijuana, Mexico. Misterio, Sr. has trained the young upstart and is said to have a lot potential. Rey Mysterio, the original Rey Misterio, Jr., has given the wrestler his blessing.
Often times in Mexico, a famous wrestler will allow a junior to assume his persona in exchange for a percentage of his earnings.
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WWE will probably hire him 5 minutes after Rey retires so they can keep selling masks :D
 
[quote name='diddy310']Interesting Rey note...



WWE will probably hire him 5 minutes after Rey retires so they can keep selling masks :D[/QUOTE]

It'll be their way of making up for all that lost Juan Cena revenue.
 
[quote name='Survivalism']I'm fascinated with TNA being run by the same group of goons who drove WCW into the ground, and
nobody at that company finding this the least bit disconcerting. Then again, I don't know how to book wrestling. So by that standard I should be booking TNA.



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LoL, Lloyd speaks the truth!
 
Just wanted to drop a line to my fellow CAGs here:

I am looking for people interested in doing a wrestling show for my new network on BlogTalkRadio. Figure I would give anyone here a go first before opening up to anyone else. All I ask is for a small chip-in towards the monthly account subscription.

Anyone interested, please let me know.
 
[quote name='Regian']Just wanted to drop a line to my fellow CAGs here:

I am looking for people interested in doing a wrestling show for my new network on BlogTalkRadio. Figure I would give anyone here a go first before opening up to anyone else. All I ask is for a small chip-in towards the monthly account subscription.

Anyone interested, please let me know.[/QUOTE]

I nominate myke.
 
[quote name='diddy310']Interesting Rey note...



WWE will probably hire him 5 minutes after Rey retires so they can keep selling masks :D[/QUOTE]

Is thast Hijo Del Rey Misterio(Son of Rey Mysterio) that they are talking about?

I saw Hijo on a CMLL PPV once and he isn't bad. It is kind of like watching a taller WCW Rey in the ring.

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Also I nominate PepsiDriver for the show. You need that indy insider perspective. If you want more of a heel co-host you should ask neocisco what he is up to.
 
[quote name='niceguyshawne']and 007.

Whatever happened to Matt Young?[/QUOTE]

I'd certainly like to see Myke at the helm, personally. But that's just my wishful thinking. 007 would be cool, too.

As for Matt, I actually contacted him a while back about this. I know he was talking with a pal about it, but haven't heard from personally in a bit. Of course, he could be reading this now. Matt! Get at me, dude!
 
[quote name='Habbler']If you want more of a heel co-host you should ask neocisco what he is up to.[/QUOTE]
:lol:

Too bad BustaUppa went Hollywood on us and left.
 
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