The "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig Memorial / Tribute Wrestling Thread

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[quote name='pitfallharry219']They really shit on Beefcake in that list.[/QUOTE]


The bigger slight is Ralphus. Whoever came up with this list needs to get their ass kicked. Ralphus was the shit.
 
[quote name='CaseyRyback']The bigger slight is Ralphus. Whoever came up with this list needs to get their ass kicked. Ralphus was the shit.[/QUOTE]


I'm amazed that WWE would even put up a list like that. Reminds me of the "Biggest Turkeys" article they posted awhile back. Why shit on talent from years past? Where does that get you? If you're going to mock wrestling personas/characters that's one thing but don't attack the individuals themselves. There are much better ways to write these kind of articles and then there's the WWE.com way.

I'm amazed that they'd crap on talent (or lack thereof) for free on WWE.com as opposed to making a DVD of failed gimmicks/wrestlers...at least that way they could make a buck off of it.
 
I like how they put PG-13 on the list, when they were once in WWF with the exact same gimmick. They at least crapped on Darsow and Beefcake for different characters.
 
has anyone heard any new info on the WWE NETWORK... sort of weird you dont see them pushing it anymore.. someone told me they stopped pushing it due to the fact it will not come out till OCT 2012 or even mid to late 2013 since they want to take RAW and SMACKDOWN to it but they are under contract with USA and trying to get out of the contract (that is why RAW has sucked so much, they are trying to force the ratings down so much USA wants out of the deal )

also heard the channel will run between 8 to 15 per month (may be package in with your local sports package)
 
I don't have an iOS device so I hope (if it's good) that it does come to XBLA/PSN. I've skipped WWE 12 this year due to you guys shitting on a lot of the server issues and the new controls (I'll try WWE 13 next year), but I kinda want something new as far as wrestling games go. This seems like it could fill the void for me.
 
[quote name='pitfallharry219']I like how they put PG-13 on the list, when they were once in WWF with the exact same gimmick. They at least crapped on Darsow and Beefcake for different characters.[/QUOTE]

Well, or that they dumped on a number of other guys who were also in WWE and/or there were guys in WWE with nearly identical gimmicks.

WWE just loves kicking a horse that's been dead for a decade. Just to remind you which company is the best. You know, in case you forgot.

If WCW had a funkasaurus in 1999, it would be on that list.

In other news, Davey Richards vs Prince Devitt for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight title on 3/10 is going to be amaaaaazing. Holy fuck.
 
Umm.. Glacier was kind of cool. His matches with Mortis were badass ninja Mortal Kombat rip off shit.

Also, Pepe marks the ONLY point in Chavo Guerrero's career that I ever cheered for him.

fuck that list.

Edit: That article on Kotaku has clearly broken embargo and been pulled. :p
 
Oh, that's right, I saw Pepe on the list and thought:
YOU'RE WELCOME.
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[quote name='TheRock88']Damnit, always late to the party, really wanted to read the article too[/QUOTE]

Not much, but here:

Rasslin’ Goes Mobile Next Week with WWE WrestleFest
Returning after more than 20 years, the arcade classic WWF WrestleFest will be rechristened WWE Wrestlefest when it releases next Tuesday for all iOS devices.

Legends from the 2D arcade title such as Jake "The Snake" Roberts and the late Randy "Macho Man" Savage will join modern stars such as John Cena, Rey Mysterio, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and Randy Orton, according to a news release from THQ. The game will feature arena settings including Raw, SmackDown and Royal Rumble, as well as the cherished Saturday Night's Main Event.

The game promises new downloadable content every 30 days to introduce additional WWE superstars and venues from past and present. Match types mentioned include steel cage, tag team and Royal Rumble. Multiplayer will be offered via Apple Game Center.
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First the trailer leaked out, then this article.. man, THQ can't do anything right.

I thought it was just going to be an announcement, but to hear that it's actually releasing next Tuesday is pretty cool.

Pictures over at Gaming Ring.
 
[quote name='xilly']Umm.. Glacier was kind of cool. His matches with Mortis were badass ninja Mortal Kombat rip off shit.[/QUOTE]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpJPzpDYOmk

For what it's worth, I loved the Mortis/Wrath/Glacier shit. MK meets Masters of the Universe content in the middle of the goddamn NWO invasion was gloriously awkward. Never gave a damn about Kanyon or Wrath (revised gimmick)/Bryan Clarke after that initial Blood Runs Cold stuff.

[quote name='mykevermin']Oh, that's right, I saw Pepe on the list and thought:
YOU'RE WELCOME.
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This would be my favorite moment from that little run. Wish they had just faded out after Saturn's response but whatever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itQDr9kaHFg

Weird to see them have "too many concussions" be a humorous storyline back then. Don't think they'd get away with that now...
 
Oh man. I had completely forgotten about this moment and how much I loved it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWnmYLW54YI&feature=related
Watered-down version of Joey Styles is pressured by Jerry "The King" Lawler to have some more oomph in his delivery, thus when Joey Styles proceeds to show Jerry Lawler the spirit he was asking him for, "The King" reacts with aggression. Joey Styles then comes back to the stage and tells the audience what he thinks. He talks about the age-old controversy between Professional Wrestling and Sports-entertainment. Joey Styles is so sickened by it all, that he quits. All footage belongs to WWE. World Wrestling Entertainment is the worldwide leader in sports-entertainment.
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I'm watching Impact at the monet. I can honestly say that it's not as bad as I was hoping. Sure a Wortl Title match opened the show, but the match itself was decent, and the Knockouts Battle Royal was longer than the last 5 Divas matches combined, and about 10 times more entertaining.
 
[quote name='Spyder187']Who thinks up that shit?[/QUOTE]

i think the first name were the first 7 letters someone drew in a scrabble game and then yelled oh no when they saw them. :lol:
 
Loved the AAO recap video - made the show seem like a bigger deal after the fact than it seemed at the time. Loved Roode's arrogance in the promo, and I like how Sting's entrance graphic is just his twitter handle. Great promo by him and then he set up the title match to start the show so...yeah, exciting and efficient use of 10 minutes there. I liked Tenay providing a logical reason for the guys being allowed to fight on the floor for so long even though it wasn't a no count out match. The match was really good - better than the PPV match, and I was surprised to see Roode take so many risky bumps in it, including a backdrop on the ramp, a throw off the stage, and slamming head-first into the stage. Angle coming back to cost Hardy the match came out of nowhere, but at least provides a logical feud to follow-up on, and I liked Roode trying to get yet another finisher over - now it's the spear. Loved EY on his gee-tar talking about jiu-jitsu and playing his blind mother in backgammon. Didn't so much like Storm dressing like John Morrison in a backstage bit with Sting and Bully.

They aired a very nice, and classy video for Jesse Sorenson - they showed the moonsault, which I can see being an issue for some, but really, they had to show what caused it and aired a disclaimer beforehand. They promised more updates, and that makes me feel better about them taking care of Jesse during this time. I liked Zema getting an advantage with a foot stomp, and then getting angry at Shannon for using his hairspray - saying I DON'T THINK SO, THAT'S MY HAIRSPRAY! This guy's growing on me - he seems to really be getting into this character, and that helps. Match was pretty decent for a short TV match, and Moore and Shelley made for a good team visually.

The knockouts fanservice battle royal delivered the goods. Velvet had a hot pink and black pants getup on, while Mickie rocked some short black shorts and Sarita's yellow with black trim shorts ruled. Loved Madison out-heeling everyone by coming in after Velvet got rid of Sarita to win as an unannounced competitor. I enjoyed Storm's energetic promo about the number 1 contender's match. Joe made funny faces while Magnus cut a promo about them beating two giants at the PPV. They shilled house shows without the stupid noisy in-match ticket ads - huge improvement. Wacky melodramatic video for Garett aired. They had sappy music and alternated between color and black and white...nice video in theory, but they're placing their bets on the wrong pony here. Glad to see Chelsea return - she was awesome in the skits with London Brawling. Eric came out to not take nine hours to gloat. Just a simple promo about him being great, talking up all the success he had eons ago, and partying with champagne and cigars. Simple and effective stuff here, and Eric's great as a smarmy prick, but they do need to cut down on the part of him being some stud - we're watching his grown son wrestle on TV after all. Kinda seems a bit creepy. Calfzilla cut a promo about becoming number 1 contender again, then demanded the camera girl go back to shooting his calves. Bully Ray is tremendous.

The Mike guy from MMA Uncensored Live shilled the show and really put it over as being something special, and it'd better live up to his hype. It'll be a serious documentary show with heavy social media involvement - THEY'LL BE ALL OVER TWIGGER according to him. Loved Tenay and Taz's banter about twitter - TNA's been way ahead of the curve with twitter, putting it over long before WWE, and yet shilling it ways that usually aren't annoying.The match revolved around Bully taking off every part of protection that Storm had for his superkicking leg, and the match was more memorable for it. I didn't know Storm had a tattoo on his calf,a nd it's a neat-looking one too. Brandon Jacobs drinking beers with Storm after the win was tremendous - great way to make Storm seem like a huge deal. Then he had a tremendous pull-apart with Bully. This all ruled.

Then they did a Reaction promo with Storm and Jacobs with Sting's playing, so I'm guessing this was shot during some point in next week's Impact tapings. Nope, he was actually in the ring here - they just nixed showing his intro. Kinda odd, but it played into the reaction being live and put the emphasis on a younger star instead of an older one. Loved Roode hitting an intense-looking low blow on Sting after he announced Roode-Storm at Lockdown, which seems a bit odd since there's still the March PPV. Maybe Sting faces Roode at that show. Really dug Roode putting Sting's shades on, then further whooping his ass. They did a tremendous job putting the focus of everything on the title - about half the show total involved it, and that was with the first quarter being completely focused on it. This was a great show overall and one that made me want to see Lockdown for the Storm-Roode cage match. I still don't think it was smart to have their one on one match 2 weeks ago on TV, but at least they're providing some reason for the rematch not only happening, but why it's worth paying for - Roode has nowhere to run and Storm should get the gold again.

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Hardy - He’s making all of our fans sick.
Roode - THANK YOU! WOW! CHRISTY HEMME, IT’S BEEN SO LOUD WITH PEOPLE CHANTING MY NAME - ROO-DE! ROO-DE! For those who couldn’t hear you, please announce me one more time. YES! YES! YOUR WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION - BOBBY ROODE! Has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? Who in here tonight thought that I wouldn’t be standing her your world champion after Sunday? BE HONEST! WELL SCREW YOU! I’M STILL THE CHAMP - SHUT UP! Sunday, I OVERCAME THE ODDS AND DEFEATED HARDY, STORM, AND BULLY RAY ALL AT THE SAME TIME TO RETAIN MY TITLE! And ting, Stinger! HAHAHA, THE MAN OF AUTHORITY - WHO APPOINTED HIMSELF THE ENFORCER, HOW SWEET IT WAS TO LOOK AT YOU AS YOU RAISED MY HAND IN VICTORY. I PLAYED YOU FOR THE FOOL THAT YOU ARE! WEEK AFTER WEEK, YOU TRY TO SCREW ME, BUT YOU DON’T GET THE JOB DONE! Sting, since I became champ, you pointed the finger of blame at me - well after Sunday, the only finger of blame should be pointed at yourself. LOOK AT YOURSELF IN THE MIRROR - YOU’RE THE MAN WHO HELPED ME DEFEAT THOSE 3 MEN AND RETAIN MY TITLE! I AM THE IT FACTOR OF PRO WRESTLING - YOUR WORLD CHAMPION! STING, YOU CAN TRY ALL YA WANT, THERE’S NOT A DAMN THINK YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT! (Sting comes out)
Sting - I’ll admit - Bobby, you got under my skin, but I was the selfish one. I let my anger and my rage get the best of me - so much so that it affected the outcome of the match. Jeff got screwed.
Bobby - THAT’S ON YOU!
Sting - I’m glad you’re a fighting champion, cuz tonight you’re facing Jeff Hardy! NO TIME LIMIT! NO DQ! One more thing, I’m glad you got your gear on, cuz the match starts after the break!
Tenay - THE MASTER OF THE SHORTCUT, BOBBY ROODE, STRIKES AGAIN!
Sting - You’re gonna defend that title AGAIN. I’m gonna come up with a number 1 contender’s match TONIGHT. YOU’RE NOT DONE, BOBBY! I’M JUST GETTING STARTED!
Roode - Good…DAMMIT!
EY - Look, you’re a guy - on Tuesday, I blew it. I woke up at 2, jiu-jitsu, you know shoot-fighting’s my life, for some reason,t hey took my driver’s license. Then I lost to my mother in our backgammon game, best 4 out of 7. And she’s blind.
Tenay - Taz, as a competitor with neck injuries, what are your thoughts on Jesse Sorenson?
Taz - Due to a death in my family, I couldn’t be at the PPV, and I feel horrible for Jesse. I wish him a full recovery. He’s got a great future.
Ion - I DON’T THINK SO! THAT’S MY HAIRSPRAY!
Taz - That must be Zima Ion’s hairspray - he seems very angry.
Tenay - EY’s got a belated Valentine’s gift for ODB.
Taz - What could it be?
Tenay - Teeth?
Taz - TEETH!?
Tenay - Maybe it’s a new flask.
Taz - Better make sure it’s filled - don’t wanna give her an empty flask. You’d get heat.
Madison - I need everyone to understand something - what a gracious champion Gail is. SHE DOES NOT OWE ANYONE ANYTHING! But out of the goodness of her heart, she’s giving each lady in this ring te chance to become the NUMBER 1 CONTENDER! FOR HER KNOCKOUTS TITLE. ANYONE OF THE LADIES IN THE RING COULD BE THE NEW KNOCKOUTS CHAMPION. RING THE BELL RIGHT NOW!
Taz - Ah, the warmth her voice brings to our airwaves is amazing. Nothing like it on Spike TV.
Taz - Look at Sarita’s abs - she’s abby-normal.
Taz - I’m surprised Sarita didn’t win by blinding the others with her outfit.
Taz - KEEPING PUSHING VELVET, KEEP PULLING!
Tenay - IS THAT CHELSEA!?
Taz - We haven’t seen her in ages.
Eric - Thank you all so very much. I wanna thank Chelsea - WHAT A GORGEOUS WOMAN. She reached out to me last Sunday night after OUR VICTORY. GUNNER, ALONG WITH RIC FLAIR, HELPED ME PUT AN END TO THIS YOUNG MAN’S DREAM OF FOLLOWING MY FOOTSTEPS! Guys, some cigars for my close friends. Thank you very much. Enjoy the cigars, Chelsea, pour the champagne while I say one thing to that punk-ass son of mine. Probably stitched up in a hotel room - I TRIED TO TELL YOU THAT FOLLOWING IN MY FOOTSTEPS WAS A WASTE OF TIME! YOU’LL NEVER ACCOMPLISH WHAT I’VE DONE. YOU MIGHT HAVE SOME OF MY DNA, BUT YOU AREN’T ME! Garett, get a job as a dog catcher. Become an electrician - do anything, BUT DON’T YOU EVER THINK ABOUT STEPPING FOOT IN MY BUSINESS EVER AGAIN! Good luck in your future endeavors.
Taz - I gotta get this in party - Cigars and champagne.
Bully - I saw you looking toots, I’M CALFZILLA! I’m not gonna yell, I’m not gonna bitch and moan. I’m just gonna beat Storm and become number 1 contender. NOW SHOOT MY CALVES AGAIN!
ODB - I gotta pee - hurry up.
EY - It’s my ode to ODB. THIS IS MY O-D-E TO O-D-B. I’M FILLED WITH REMORSE SO TRAGICALLY… I FELL FOR YOU LIKE A TURD FROM A DOG, HORSE, I LOVE YOU OF COURSE! I LOVE YOU MOST WHEN YA SLAP MY ASS! THIS WAS MY O-D-E TO MY O-D-B!
Ray - PRETTY BOYS HAVE ABS, REAL MEN HAVE CALVES!
Tenay - You can follow TNA president Dixie Carter @TNADixie and Sting @Sting. Do you follow Sting on Twitter?
Taz - I been following Sting since he joined twitter.
Ray - BIG TOUGH NEW YORK GIANT! WHERE’S YOUR RING!? YOU AIN’T GOT NO RING! I TOOK YA BEER, AND NOW I’M GONNA DRINK YOUR BEER!
Tenay - THAT’S A SPORTSCENTER MOMENT!
Jacobs - I gave him a good shove AND TRIED TO BREAK EVERY BONE IN HIS BODY!
Sting - This feels so good. I get to make this announcement, THE MATCH OF ALL MATCHES, FOR THE WORLD TITLE! NO PLACE TO GO, NOBODY TO HELP YOU - THE MATCH OF THE YEAR FOR IMPACT WRESTLING. AT LOCKDOWN, IN A CAGE, YOU AGAINST JAMES STORM!
 
[quote name='mykevermin']If WCW had a funkasaurus in 1999, it would be on that list.[/QUOTE]
They mentioned Disco Inferno, which might be the closest thing.
 
[quote name='mitch079']i think the first name were the first 7 letters someone drew in a scrabble game and then yelled oh no when they saw them. :lol:[/QUOTE]

Witness the thought process:

Apolo Ohno > Shares a name with Apollo Creed

Apollo Creed > Based on Muhammad Ali.

Muhammad Ali > aka Cassius Clay

Cassius Clay > Let's put a WWE SPIN on it with a K!! Then his initials are K-O! Brilliant!

Now we have a name! Let's assign it to whoever needs a name.
 
Let's be honest, Hero went with Kassius Ohno just so he wouldn't have to buy new K.O. pajamas for wrestling gear.
 
Figures. WrestleFest finally gets the remake I've been dreaming of since the Attitude Era and it's on the one platform I don't have nor want. I want to like it but the graphics choices made are kind of killing the nostalgia kick I wanted to have.
 
I was excited for a WrestleFest reboot right until it was officially announced as 1) a mobile game and 2) I saw those graphics. Yikes.

... of course, I'm a whore who will probably buy it anyway, but rest assured I'll hate myself for it.



Anyway, those clips that were posted lead to me getting lost in wrestling stuff on YouTube for like an hour last night. Two thoughts:

1) I'm pretty sure I could listen to Jim Cornette rant forever. Also, it's old news, but I was glad that I finally found out just what the fuck happened in that SummerSlam '96 Vader/Michaels match. It was obviously fucked up, but I never really bothered to give enough of a shit to look into it. Uninteresting mystery solved.

2) Rikishi did it for da Rock. I watched some clips and had a 'what if?' question... would Rikishi's heel turn and subsequent main event push have worked if they'd put him back in his old tag team gear (black tights) instead of having him keep wearing the 'Hey, look! It's my ass!' gear? I stumbled on the "Bad Man" entrance video (sidenote: I miss the fucking Titan Tron), and just was floored by the complete disconnect of the music and the pictures of his ass. It just deflated the whole thing outright. Even if it hadn't worked (since, let's be fair, there were other problems), it at least would've had a better shot, right?
 
The graphics of wrestlefest are kinda odd, but I want to see the game in action before I judge it. If the animations are really smooth I could see it being good. I'm hoping it plays exactly like the arcade game.

I'll be getting this for ios but I think this screams for online play on a console.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']So, what was the Vader/Michael SS'96 mystery?[/QUOTE]
I think there's a spot where Michaels dropped an elbow off the top and got pissed off at Vader for not being in the right spot. Vader's also a famously stiff worker and I think I remember Cornette saying that Shawn whined and complained that he was too rough. He supposedly yelled at Vader and threatened to have him fired for pulling his hair.
 
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[quote name='mykevermin']So, what was the Vader/Michael SS'96 mystery?[/QUOTE]

Sort of what JJSP said. Michaels readied the top-rope elbow, but Vader was supposed to move out of the way. Vader didn't move, so instead of improvising well and just hitting the elbow, Michaels changed course while jumping and basically landed on his feet next to Vader (if that didn't make sense, picture Michaels top rope move from 'WrestleMania: The Arcade Game'. Same thing.).

After he landed, Michaels kicked the still-on-the-ground Vader in the head and started screaming "MOVE! MOVE! MOVE!". Just freaked out on him in the middle of the ring. It's exactly what you assume a petulant drug-addict would do in that situation. Or, as we well know, Randy Orton.

Like I said, it was obvious something got messed up with that spot, I had just never known quite what. Michaels just made it so much worse by exposing it. Total dick-move.

So, mystery isn't the right word. More just something glaringly wrong with the match flow that it was nice to hear the story behind.

http://youtu.be/JUtCe7YU9D4

It's at about 13:30 in that video.
 
After they go to the floor just past that spot, Michaels takes a shot at the camera as well. Pretty clear he was still pissed off.
 
@kodave: Thanks for posting the Z video, had a feeling for awhile that so and so re-signed their contract and they were just keeping him off the air for a while in order to build his inevitable return.
 
[quote name='sykotek']had a feeling for awhile that so and so re-signed their contract and they were just keeping him off the air for a while in order to build his inevitable return.[/QUOTE]

who?

Cornette does a good Vince impression.
 
James Storm beat Bully Ray to become the #1 contender for the TNA championship last night, correct?

Tell me, then, why is Sting wrestling Roode at Victory Road and Storm is wrestling Roode at Lockdown?
 
[quote name='JJSP']James Storm beat Bully Ray to become the #1 contender for the TNA championship last night, correct?

Tell me, then, why is Sting wrestling Roode at Victory Road and Storm is wrestling Roode at Lockdown?[/QUOTE]

Well, they haven't announced Sting-Roode yet, and even if it does happen, Sting will probably make it a non-title match.
 
They didn't say it would be for the title. It's basically a grudge match type thing stemming from the recent storylines. Complaining about them setting up this match this far in advance is kind of pointless, seeing at the Wrestlemania main event was set a year ago.
 
[quote name='JJSP']After they go to the floor just past that spot, Michaels takes a shot at the camera as well. Pretty clear he was still pissed off.[/QUOTE]

Michaels is lucky that Vader didn't shoot on him after the aborted elbow drop and knock him the fuck out.
 
Vader has always been more worried about collecting a paycheck. Especially considering he let dickwads like Paul Orndorff and Shawn Michaels push him around.
 
I'd also recommend people go check out Z!TLIS #51 I believe it is... it recaps the prior 50 episodes and is basically a good way to catch up on what Z!TLIS is about and some of the better gags you may or may not have seen.
 
Liked Teddy's speech to Orton, he actually came off as something other than a goof for once. Opening tag was nice, and Show looked like a real killer - taking out Barrett with the chokeslam and punching the fuck out of Khali after the match, then doing the same to Henry backstage. They really built him up so well that I wouldn't mind him winning the title at the PPV, even with Bryan being on a roll. Darren Young has been demoted from wrestler to security guard. Wow. Loved Booker talking about the absurdity of a months-long Ted-Hunico rivalrly being due to not getting invited to a party. Cole should've said it was better than one over a shampoo commercial. Liked Hunico not only winning with interference, but holding the tights too. Really dug the Usos-Colons V2 match. Lots of fast action with some amusing commentary as well. Booker saying BRYAN'S ALL ABOUT DA HONEYS ruled. He cut another great, smarmy promo, and I think they've changed his name plate because it's now alternating case instead of all caps. He took great pride in doing purely evil things, so I guess this was the official mark of the heel turn after weeks of him having plausible deniability.

Sheamus-Bryan was quite the surprise. Didn't think they'd give away what appears to be the WM WHC match, but it was quite good while it lasted and didn't give TOO much away if they go back to it later. Liked Bryan's seated between the first and second rope dropkick on Sheamus - new twist on an old spot. I also loved Bryan winning via too much ass kicking after trying to humiliate Sheamus. He knew the buttons to push and used that to his benefit yet again. I liked that it took Teddy an hour and 10 minutes into the FINAL SHOW BEFORE THE PPV to figure out what he was going to do. At least he opened the battle royal up to guys from every show, including the C shows. Zeke-Jinder was such a big deal that DEREK BATEMAN was talked about more than them, and they built up Drew as well, making me think that he'll wind up taking the final spot at the PPV itself. Zeke appears to have lost a lot of weight, which given his power-based offense, doesn't quite work. Jinder won after two camel clutches - not sure why he couldn't win with just one, but whatever. Loved the Tamina/Jimmy Snuka video - it didn't take up much time but put over Tamina as the female equivalent of her dad. Women's tag was fine until Nattie lost via farting gimmick. They found a way to work it into matches now - good for the "creative" team. Aside from that, they did a great job building up Tamina as the one who could beat Beth.

Loved the little skit with Ace, Teddy, and Otunga's Harvard workout suit. Stupid recap video of the Cena/Ryder/Kane angle aired - even in clipped form, it takes forever to get through. I liked that Drew got a chance to shine in the battle royal with the press slam over the top on Kidd. Darren Young went from security guard to wrestler again here. Primo and Gabriel had a tremendous exchange with flashy moves, near eliminations, and a surprising amount of airtime given their spots on the card. I wasn't expecting Santino to be quite so over at the end, but it was nice to hear the crowd be so passionately behind him. Scary ending for Otunga though as his foot got caught in the ropes as he was flying over the top. I guess things worked out fine for him.

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Teddy - Randy, I’m sorry playa - it’s outta my hands, and yours too. I see you’re dressed to compete, but I can’t let you compete. You’ve got a concussion. I know Bryan’s gonna get his - but it won’t be from you, at least not tonight. In fact, from what I hear, he’s not even here yet. Randy, on the other side of that door is security - they’ll escort you out of the building. I know how ya feel, and I can’t blame ya one bit. I’m concerned about your health. You can’t compete tonight or in the Chamber - I’m sorry.
Booker - THAT’S TAG TEAM PERSONIFICATION RIGHT THERE - TWO GUYS WORKING TOGETHER!
Henry - There’s no one else except me - don’t let ya foolish pride get in the way of business. YOU NEED ME IN THE CHAMBER! YOU NEED ME AS THE CHAMPION!
Show - I want Bryhan and I want him tonight!
Henry - You take your heavy breathing and drooling somewhere else…(gets WMD’d)
Show - GIMME WHAT I WANT TEDDY! GIMME!
Hunico - You stole a victory from me, and where we come from, that’s against the law. When you steal from me, I take it back!
Booker - All this over an invitation to the DiBiase Posse!?
Cole - Yeah, I’m trying to figure out why they’d even wanna go.
Booker - AWWWW SHUCKY DUCKY!
Josh - Booker, gimme the grade for Prime and Epico as tag champs.
Booker - A PLUS FOR ROSA!
Josh - Rosa, with words for the WWE Universe.
Cole - How’d you know that?
Josh - I took 7 years of Spanish.
Cole - So how would you ask her out on a date in Spanish? I know you’re scared to talk to girls, but if you did…
Josh - I’d need my English to Spanish dictionary.
Cole - Josh, you need to brush up on your Spanish, and Booker, you need to brush up on your English.
Booker - I HATE YOU COLE!
Cole - Not allowed to say that.
Booker - SAMOAN DROP - THAT’S TRADITION RIGHT THERE!
Booker - IT’S ABOUT FIRST CLASS PLANE TICKETS, THE FINEST SUITES, AND THE HONEYS!
Bryan - I guess you saw what I did on Raw - got 2 for the price of 1. It was time for me to declare myself - to show all of you who I really am and what I’m about. Now, I understand that Big Show has been escorted out of the building - just like Orton. How convenient! IF EITHER OF THEM WERE REAL MEN, IF ORTON OR SHOW HAD ANY GUTS, THEY’D BE OUT THERE IN THIS RING FACING ME NOW! But guess what…they’re not! BECAUSE THEY’RE AFRAID! I CAN SMELL IT IN THE ARENA AND IN THE LOCKER ROOM - EVERYONE’S AFRAID OF DANIEL BRYAN! They’re afraid of tapping out. They’re afraid that I’ll make them look ridiculous by beating them once again. CUZ LET’S FACE IT - I JUST KEEP ON WINNING! None of you thought I could be champion, BUT I PROVED YOU ALL WRONG, AND ON SUNDAY, I’LL PROVE YOU ALL WRONG YET AGAIN! And I know, I know that I’m facing overwhelming odds, but I’ve been beating the odds my entire life. And just as sure as I’d have beaten Orton in the advertised main event tonight, I will emerge victorious at the Elimination Chamber. (You suck chant) BECAUSE ORTON IS NOT HERE, AND JUST TO MAKE IT OFFICIAL, RING ANNOUNCER, WOULD YOU ANNOUNCE THAT DUE TO FORFEIT, THE WINNER OF THE MATCH, DANIEL BRYAN! Go ahead sweetheart, you can do it - announce me as the winner.
Lilian - Ladies and gentlemen, the winner by forfeit - Daniel Bryan!
Bryan - YES! YES YES!
Teddy - Before you celebrate your victory, you haven’t even compete yet. And that’s what I and everyone here wants to see. Due to medical reasons, it won’t be Orton, but I have a volunteer! (Sheamus comes out)
Wade - Teddy, I want to have a word with you…nice office by the way.
Teddy - I’M INVITING ANYONE IN THIS BUILDING, FROM RAW, SUPERSTARS, AND NXT - WE’LL HAVE AN ELIMINATION CHAMBER WILD CARD BATTLE ROYAL!
Cody - YOU CAN’T JUST PLACE SOME NO-NAME IN THE CHAMBER!
Teddy - WATCH ME!
Booker - I like this - it’s like Rocky getting a shot at Apollo Creed!
Laurinitis - I’m going to do what I do best - inject some excitement into the show!
Teddy - What’s that smell?
Otunga - My designer cologne.
Teddy - Where I come from, lawyers have stank on ya!
Booker - DON’T LET THE COBRA COME INTO PLAY - IT COULD BE ALL OVER, MAN!
Booker - THIS AIN’T A POSEDOWN, THIS AINT’ THE OLYMPIA!
Cole - WE REPLACED A VIPER WITH A COBRA!? YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME!
 
I don't know of anyone has been following, but Sting just Tweeted out a very short statement:

"I'm done"

I know, way open for interpretation. But what other way can you take that?
 
What is up with WWE not posting the higher resolution versions of these mini shows? The best i can get with Z!53 is 360p. I remember having the same thing with the first Are You Serious?
 
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