Not a thread jack but...I'm watching this clip of Warrior on The Arsenio Hall Show. Jesus, this guy is the number wrestler that makes me a tad embarrassed to be a wrestling fan, then and now.
Someone mentioned earlier in the weekend that Monday Night Football is back next Monday, so now would be a good time to have the faces start making their stand and create some intrigue for next week's show.
Anytime a wrestler complains about HHH, Ric Flair pops up, screams "ABUSE OF POWER! I'LL SHOW YOU ABUSE OF POWER!", and while the wrestler gapes at senile Flair, William Regal blasts them in the back of the head with a pair of knucks.
You kids, you gotta remember your history. It's the McMahon Rule of Unequivocal Leeching: when someone dares to get over in a hot angle and/or controversial moment, a wild McMahon appears and uses DEVOUR to crush them.
It's awesome to see Randy Orton build up the crowd's enthusiasm for Bryan, then go for the cheap heel heat and watch the crowd just die in frustrated silence.
Attending a Raw must be so boring. I went to a few during the Austin era and didn't really enjoy them because of all the promos and commerical breaks. I was even at the Raw in Philly from April '98 where Vince first challenges Austin to a match and even left that show thinking "Eh...I think prefer house shows." And that was during the peak of Raw! I can't fathom how anybody today can sit in a seat and listen to one of these HHH or Orton promos.
I missed the chance to contribute to the utterly asinine rap battle thread! So I'm going to do it, dammit, because I never met a bad idea I didn't want to sleep with.
Gonna burn out in a blaze of light
I'm like an Eagle Eye Cherry how I save tonight
I'm not paid to fight
But I'll sock another fella for that Roc-a-Fella money if I'm paid tonight
I can act polite
Like the class elect
Got people feelin' me, guess I got that mass effect
They need to have Bryan run down HHH's sins and how he has business saying what's good for business. Since "what's good for business" in HHH-speech is "what's good for me"
The WHC has really taken a beating the last few months, before it was a t least the A Plot on Smackdown but now it's mid-card fodder even on it's own show!
I haven't been to one since heel Orton and COOHHH began but I've been to 2 Raw since they've gone 3 hours and they're aren't that bad. The second one dragged a little however.....
Just say Big Show can be fired but would simply collect his paycheque anyway. That way he looks good when the money doesn't matter to him just the chance to compete against the best etc etc.
There have been many Dylan songs where the covers are superior. The Byrds' "Mr. Tambourine Man," Joan Baez' "Blowin in the Wind," George Harrison's "If Not For Y
What makes the original song great is there's still a hint of mystery surrounding whether there's irony present. Manson removes that mystery entirely and strips the song of its intelligence.
I can't believe that Total Divas went from an interesting curiosity to something that invades WWE programming and vice versa...I have a horrible feeling one of the Divas will beat AJ for the Total Divas' season finale.
After watching Total Divas, I'm ready for Raw.
ReplyDeleteour guide description for this evening : "WWE Superstars and Divas are subject to Triple H's abuse of power"
ReplyDeleteHa!
Well let's see:
ReplyDeleteA) How many weeks we go before HHH is made to look foolish or weak.
B) How many weeks the apologists "wait to see how it plays out."
+1 internet points if anyone mentions "the bomb.com" in a promo tonight
ReplyDeleteNot a thread jack but...I'm watching this clip of Warrior on The Arsenio Hall Show. Jesus, this guy is the number wrestler that makes me a tad embarrassed to be a wrestling fan, then and now.
ReplyDeleteI love it, its the power of cocaine and being super buff
ReplyDeleteIt's the final day of Summer and it's raining here. Fuck weather.
ReplyDeleteFrom the huge HHH nose!
ReplyDeleteIs that the one where he flips the couch?
ReplyDeleteSomeone mentioned earlier in the weekend that Monday Night Football is back next Monday, so now would be a good time to have the faces start making their stand and create some intrigue for next week's show.
ReplyDeleteI want to see an actual good follow-up to AJ's promo from last week.
ReplyDeleteAlso, keep Stephanie McMahon as far away from that angle as possible.
What needs to happen tonight:
ReplyDeleteAnytime a wrestler complains about HHH, Ric Flair pops up, screams "ABUSE OF POWER! I'LL SHOW YOU ABUSE OF POWER!", and while the wrestler gapes at senile Flair, William Regal blasts them in the back of the head with a pair of knucks.
You kids, you gotta remember your history. It's the McMahon Rule of Unequivocal Leeching: when someone dares to get over in a hot angle and/or controversial moment, a wild McMahon appears and uses DEVOUR to crush them.
ReplyDeleteThe big question tonight: will Triple H's nostrils suck Daniel Bryan in during a twenty minute rambling monologue or not?
ReplyDeleteAnyone notice the 2 second Sheamus cameo backstage where he's blurred out?
ReplyDeleteHe must have really not wanted to be associated with this show to go that far.
Trips in the ring. Shield guarding him.
ReplyDeleteGuys, I think this is a rerun.
Aaaaaaand...it's a 20 minute HHH promo.
ReplyDeleteZzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
I like WWE logic where a 3 hour show has no time for entrances and someone's still walking down the ramp from the 2 hour version
ReplyDeleteIf the McMahons/Hunter were smart, they'd pick a "face" for the company that doesn't look like a pickled sausage. I'm just saying...
ReplyDeleteHave HHH/Orton berated the fans yet? Not true heels until they do
ReplyDeleteI would expect that out of Punk, but not Sheamus to be honest but I can see why he wouldn't want to.
ReplyDeleteSo who is the official winner of the rap battle?
ReplyDeleteTheir winded promos are beration enough.
ReplyDelete"And I'll shit in your bag"
ReplyDelete"Protecting this company is my number one responsibility. I cannot let its reputation be tarnished."
ReplyDelete*powder-filled baggie falls out.*
They're in Des Moines, what can they berate them about?
ReplyDeleteI still can't comprehend how borderline-shoot this entire angle is.
ReplyDeletethis has to be a rib
ReplyDelete"Esquelade?"
ReplyDeleteIt's a Cadillac with the head of a rabbit. AND... the body... of a rabbit.
To make matters worse, they have to compete with 2 games.
ReplyDeleteTime for Orton's new finisher! The HHH reach-around!
ReplyDeleteimagine if Randys promos were really good
ReplyDeleteI wish I could enjoy it more. It COULD be really fun to go back and watch if Orton/HHH get a solid beating somewhere along the way
ReplyDeletePotatoes?
ReplyDeleteRandy forgot the W
ReplyDeleteOh....looked like he drew a rabbit head on him at first
ReplyDeleteConsidering the average NFL game is longer than 3 hours anyway, i don't see how 2 games affects them.
ReplyDelete"Enough of this promo, I want to hear what The Miz has to say" - no one
ReplyDeleteI guess JBL is officially "heel" commentator.
ReplyDeletewait wait when did Randy and The Shield become the NWO
ReplyDeleteIt's ok. The whole company has been operating without a W for a while now.
ReplyDeleteLiving in Des Moines?
ReplyDeleteThere is a slight NWO-feel to this.
ReplyDeleteI think he's kind of missing the point of this "audicence participation" bit.
ReplyDeleteEspecially the part where he asked two opposing questions as one question.
ReplyDeleteI just checked the last game isn't until 7:15.
ReplyDeleteStrike the second game from the record.
ever so slightly
ReplyDeleteIf I were the COO, my top priority would be making sure that the champion held the belt up properly.
ReplyDeleteIt's awesome to see Randy Orton build up the crowd's enthusiasm for Bryan, then go for the cheap heel heat and watch the crowd just die in frustrated silence.
ReplyDeleteI'm worried about Daniel Bryan's health as well.
ReplyDeleteWhat with him being vegan and all.
Daniel Bryan's Ego can't get the job done. Someone call John Cena's Super Ego to save the day.
ReplyDelete"Damn it, you're not supposed to cheer! You're supposed to be silent! Just like you were for me in my heyday! IT'S BEST FOR BUSINESS!"
ReplyDeleteYou have to admit, nobody has been as hot as Bryan is now since Austin.
ReplyDeletedon't you talk crap about Doink
ReplyDelete"An example of that...I spent much of the past 15 years on top"
ReplyDeleteAttending a Raw must be so boring. I went to a few during the Austin era and didn't really enjoy them because of all the promos and commerical breaks. I was even at the Raw in Philly from April '98 where Vince first challenges Austin to a match and even left that show thinking "Eh...I think prefer house shows." And that was during the peak of Raw! I can't fathom how anybody today can sit in a seat and listen to one of these HHH or Orton promos.
ReplyDeleteToo soon, HHH.
ReplyDelete"Popularity has nothing to do with what is best for business."
ReplyDeleteWhat?
Doink heat, this is too far triple H
ReplyDeleteLOL... "You loved Doink the Clown, right?"
ReplyDelete"Popularity has nothing to do with what is best for business."
ReplyDeleteI love shoot comments that weren't meant to be shoot comments.
No, but Mabel was.
ReplyDeleteReplace "Doink the Clown" with "Zack Ryder" and you have a SHOOT, brother!
ReplyDeleteI agree. It would have been a bad thing for Doink to be champion, since he was - like - six guys. It creates an unfair advantage.
ReplyDeleteI missed the chance to contribute to the utterly asinine rap battle thread! So I'm going to do it, dammit, because I never met a bad idea I didn't want to sleep with.
ReplyDeleteGonna burn out in a blaze of light
I'm like an Eagle Eye Cherry how I save tonight
I'm not paid to fight
But I'll sock another fella for that Roc-a-Fella money if I'm paid tonight
I can act polite
Like the class elect
Got people feelin' me, guess I got that mass effect
Cuz my game skills remain second to none
I got two turntables and a PSOne
Frank sucks.
ReplyDeleteTake that shit elsewhere
ReplyDeleteTheir hatred for pronouncing Ses the proper way.
ReplyDeleteCruiserweight Title / Euro Title reference? Well played, sir, well played.
ReplyDeleteThey need to have Bryan run down HHH's sins and how he has business saying what's good for business. Since "what's good for business" in HHH-speech is "what's good for me"
ReplyDeleteDamn. Beat me to it
ReplyDeleteBURN
ReplyDeleteShould have just said they could give him Del Rio's belt, same diff at this point
ReplyDeletewow shit just got real
ReplyDeleteI don't know know if Bryan is writing his own script, but he's been killing it lately.
ReplyDeleteI would like you to do this for every match and segment please.
ReplyDeleteThe WHC has really taken a beating the last few months, before it was a t least the A Plot on Smackdown but now it's mid-card fodder even on it's own show!
ReplyDeleteI haven't been to one since heel Orton and COOHHH began but I've been to 2 Raw since they've gone 3 hours and they're aren't that bad. The second one dragged a little however.....
ReplyDeleteWas just sad when Cena was "picking his opponent" and Del Rio was standing like a shlub with the rest
ReplyDeleteAs good as this storyline has been, this has been the same interview segment for how many shows now?
ReplyDeleteYes, No, and What, and Suck It...the vocabulary of wrestling fans. Pardon me...sports entertainment fans.
ReplyDeletedoink being buried after being buried is super burial
ReplyDeleteKinda tired of the "High School Gyms and Flea Market" lines already...
ReplyDeleteIs that the T-1000 behind Daniel Bryan on the screen?
ReplyDelete"I love crawling" ok DB
ReplyDeleteDoink the Clown is this week's "fat guy in the audience"
ReplyDeleteThis is how HHH talked someone into giving him so many title runs.
ReplyDeleteDBry is channeling Mick Foley. Just put on the flannel shirt and get it over with.
ReplyDeleteThis week on the homophone hour...
ReplyDeleteDid he just say the "W" word?
ReplyDeleteAs much as I like ol' Mick, D-Bry's done a lot less harm to his body to get to the same spot.
ReplyDeleteHoly shit! They pointed out the Iron Clad contract plot hole!
ReplyDeleteIron clad contract. Take a drink
ReplyDeleteI never thought Trips would be the one to point out the iron clad contract.
ReplyDeleteHey guys, remembering Show's iron-clad contract only makes the last few weeks look even dumber.
ReplyDeleteContinuity? Did Vince die over the weekend?
ReplyDeleteBig show heel turn #16754?
ReplyDeleteRet-Con!!!
ReplyDelete11 years ago today. Eric Bischoff handed HHH the World Heavyweight Title! Fuck! Time flies.
ReplyDeleteWhy not? Makes him look like the cerebral assassin and he gets to make the faces look bad
ReplyDeleteI hope when Vince retires, HHH swooning around the ring and saying "TONIGHT'S MAAAAAAAIN EVENT!" becomes the new "Tonight, in this very ring!"
ReplyDeleteWell, those clowns in WWE creative sure have done it again.
ReplyDeleteWhat a bunch of clowns.
And I'm sure I speak for most of us when I say "You first."
ReplyDeleteMore like foreshadowing of him beating up HHH and company
ReplyDeleteBecause then it makes people wonder why he's being such a pussy when he can't get fired anyway.
ReplyDeleteKing of Kings this week? Are they rotating HHH's music? Or has he been using that now?
ReplyDeleteI think Triple H is reading the BOD for ideas . . .
ReplyDeleteplease Triple H, grow out your hair and get a little Vinny Mac quiff going
ReplyDeleteWhy can't HHH hear Cole talking greasy on the mic and have the Shield punish HIM??
ReplyDeleteAd Break Topic #1
ReplyDeleteWhat song do you enjoy more as a cover?
Those bozos have no idea what they are doing.
ReplyDeleteWill. You. Stop.
ReplyDeleteHeh.
But do you remember the name of the second guy who went west after Lewis and Clark?
ReplyDeleteThey probably think they need to kill his pop even though he's doing great getting heel heat
ReplyDeleteHe started using it at Summerslam.
ReplyDelete"All Along The Watchtower."
ReplyDeleteKing of Kings seems to be his main theme now under the Corporate H's shtick.
ReplyDeleteWatchtower I guess
ReplyDeleteWay to go, Creative. Nice of you to screw up twenty minutes in instead of three hours in tonight.
ReplyDeleteSweet dreams Marylin Manson
ReplyDeleteALL LED ZEPPELIN SONGS
ReplyDelete"Nothing compares 2 U"
ReplyDeleteIs Hurt by Johnny Cash going to dominate? I think so
ReplyDeleteWith a little help from my friends. Wonder Years version.
ReplyDeleteHow does it keep up with the news like that?
ReplyDeleteThat Joe Cocker cover is my second choice.
ReplyDeleteHe may have killed as many brain cells, though, if the Hybrid Dolphin is to be believed.
ReplyDeleteCash also does a great version of "Rusty Cage" by Soundgarden that's worth checking out.
ReplyDeleteJust say Big Show can be fired but would simply collect his paycheque anyway. That way he looks good when the money doesn't matter to him just the chance to compete against the best etc etc.
ReplyDeleteI love Mick too; 2nd fave all time. DBry is better in the ring, IMO, and is closing the gap on the stick.
ReplyDeleteI know the 20-minute heel HHH promos are a cliche, but I'm looking at my clock and it's just a shade below 8:20.
ReplyDeleteOne of the few covers where Bob Dylan said the cover was much better than his own original.
ReplyDeleteSilverstein cover of Kanye West's Runaway
ReplyDeleteBelushi doing that song as Crocker may be one of my favorite things from SNL.
ReplyDeleteI think that confirms the cliche, or it's not a cliche - it's truth. I'll go either way.
ReplyDeleteI secretly loved Run DMC's version of the Degeneration X song - as a sort of sideways answer.
ReplyDeleteThe Associated Press did a story and cited Cash as that song's original artist, saying that NIN covered him. Hilarity ensued.
ReplyDeleteIf he wanted to get rid of him he should have gave him the IC belt.
ReplyDeleteCall HHH a clown?? I don't think so.. Hunter don't play that!
ReplyDeleteThere have been many Dylan songs where the covers are superior. The Byrds' "Mr. Tambourine Man," Joan Baez' "Blowin in the Wind," George Harrison's "If Not For Y
ReplyDeleteAgreed. I'm a big Soundgarden and Cash fan, so I dug it
ReplyDeleteCan't wait for them to kick next week off with another one. That'll sure show the NFL!
ReplyDeleteThis is one of my own favorite covers:
ReplyDeletehttp://toddlorenz.com/music/unknown/Stay_Hungry.mp3
When the Leeve Breaks.
ReplyDeleteYeah...I can't stand Dylan as a singer/performer, but I do like his songs, and regularly enjoy them when covered by others.
ReplyDeleteHuh, Annie Lennox fan club or dislike of Manson? (Not really a fan of Manson, but given the topic, liked the cover better than the eurythmics)
ReplyDeleteDon't trust them Cody!
ReplyDeleteSo only the midcard babyfaces aren't pussies.
ReplyDeleteLet's make some more babyfaces look weak! Next up, Cody Rhodes!
ReplyDeleteMeh, I still prefer NIN's.
ReplyDeleteHow's your Daddy, if you wheeeeel.
ReplyDeleteGet ready to wrestle the Shield tonight Cody.
ReplyDeleteThe Shield = APA.
They got nuthin' to lose!!
ReplyDeleteWhat makes the original song great is there's still a hint of mystery surrounding whether there's irony present. Manson removes that mystery entirely and strips the song of its intelligence.
ReplyDeleteLOSE, CODY! LOSE!
ReplyDeleteDid they ever give a reason for Cody ditching the mustache? Or did they not mention the change at all?
ReplyDeleteVince must have just recently watched Office Space....I'm liking the backstage office hierarchy bs stuff
ReplyDeletePssst Cody they're asking you to job!
ReplyDeleteWhy don't these midcard faces ever try and make these matches worth their while and ask that the title get out on the line?
ReplyDeleteThey explained it on YouTube.
ReplyDeleteWWE: We Tell Stories
do you not have the WWE APP? they explained it there
ReplyDeleteSide note: Cody's girl is a dime. (And he likes his sugar brown.)
ReplyDeletehttp://youtu.be/MOmMYcGMMGg?t=44s
Add break topic #1: why are you a thread drifting bitch?
ReplyDeleteAfter demoralizing and beating the shit out of him the better part of two years of course Cody would invite Orton to his wedding.
ReplyDeleteOh good, I get to hear "Cody's job on the line" as the ad naseum talking point of the night!
ReplyDeleteWade Barrett shaved it on the JBL & Cole internet show. They've run with the Wade "barber" thing.
ReplyDeleteI love that of all the people on Total Divas, it's FANDANGO that keeps his gimmick name, even when other people are talking about him.
ReplyDeleteYou should see Cocker and Belushi perform "Feelin' Alright" together.
ReplyDeleteHHH plays this prick power player role well...its almost like hes not acting. Wink wink
ReplyDeleteBrad Maddox looks exactly like the Foot Locker logo guy. It's creepy.
ReplyDeleteJesus, how do you sit down with a butt that hurt?
ReplyDeleteCody's getting married? Must've traded the mustache in for a beard.
ReplyDeleteThat's good stuff.
ReplyDeleteWanna find out what happened to Cody's moustache?? Call the WCW Hotline: 1-900-909-9900 and ask Mean Gene.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe that Total Divas went from an interesting curiosity to something that invades WWE programming and vice versa...I have a horrible feeling one of the Divas will beat AJ for the Total Divas' season finale.
ReplyDeleteEarly candidate for QoTD.
ReplyDeleteGotta protect this business.
ReplyDeleteI like the way Snrub thinks!
ReplyDeleteWade "The Barber" Barrett.. not feeling it...
ReplyDeleteJohn Cena made him do it. C'mon, you're asleep at the wheel
ReplyDelete"Miz went through Fandango's bag and stole his clothes!"
ReplyDeleteHe should be thankful Orton wasn't going through his bag.
Rumor has it Brie Bella might.
ReplyDelete"Help! I can't stop dancing with this man!"
ReplyDeleteSo...did Miz just commit dance rape?
ReplyDeleteIt does my heart good to see all the Macho Man t-shirts!
ReplyDeleteHe's not female...
ReplyDeleteI feel like I should fork over every upvote I've ever gotten to this comment.
ReplyDelete...he's as close as you can get.
ReplyDeletesaid nobody
ReplyDeleteYelling at an opponent to stay down = badass.
ReplyDeleteTweeting at an opponent to stay down = stupid
Of course it couldn't have been Nattie or Naomi.
ReplyDeleteGod Miz is terrible.
ReplyDeleteI loved when Jericho did that.
ReplyDeleteHow do you manage to make stomping the mat look fake? The mind boggles.
ReplyDeleteWhoa.. newfound respect for Cody.. she's hot!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat about whispering it lovingly into the ear of one's opponent?
ReplyDeleteMakes a lot more sense with his current character
ReplyDeleteAd Break Topic #2
ReplyDeleteWhat bad guys in fiction were totally justified in their villainy?
They need to give a Diva an "Annoying Facebook Girl" gimmick.
ReplyDeleteEbenezer Scrooge
ReplyDelete