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HHH Big on Soliciting Feedback From the Internet?

A WWE source has told Wrestlezone.com that HHH has been having WWE social media workers keep an eye on various online communities. It has also been reported that HHH is most intrigued by Reddit and its "r/squaredcircle" community. HHH is also said to be working on an AMA (ask me anything) with the site to let fans know that he is aware. A source also said that the idea of Sandow being the Miz's stunt double was taken in part of discussions that happened on wrestling message board websites.

http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/514887-triple-h-soliciting-internet-feedback



WWE Stable Breaking Up Soon?

The WWE is planning on splitting up the Wyatt Family. There is no timetable for when or how this will happen.

Credit Dave Meltzer, Wrestling Observer Radio



Former WWE Writer Talks About His Experience With the Company

Writer Kevin Marshall talked about being "micromanaged to death" on Wrestling Observer Live. The link below is a transcript of part of the interview.

http://rajah.com/node/43514



Wrestling Observer Radio Free Today

http://www.f4wonline.com/component/content/article/112-wrestling-observer/39191-free-today-wrestling-observer-radio-930-full-wwe-raw-report-tna-bound-for-glory-card-your-questions-tons-more





Comments

  1. 1)A lot of companies are using this type of way to collect feedback now over standard surveys/focus groups. If there is a disconnect between HHH and Vince on creative direction, this might be a way to show him what's "really" going on.


    2)Wyatts missed their chance to be relevant awhile ago, I'd almost want to see what they can do as individuals.


    3)Not surprised to hear that at all.

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  2. This had me in lulz. I would give it it's own post, but I'm not a top-posting whore like some people *were*.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltt1V21XnKQ

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  3. Extant1979 - Ghetto SuperstarSeptember 30, 2014 at 11:48 AM

    So, in regards to the first item, I just watched Raw on Hulu this morning and saw a sign with "r/squaredcircle" at some point during the show. That's a fairly random coincidence...


    Also, watching a 90-minute condensed version of the show is awesome. So much better than sitting through the whole thing.

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  4. Gunther the Nasty LoserSeptember 30, 2014 at 11:49 AM

    Anyone see the giant Benoit face in the crowd last night?

    The giant Colt face was amusing, as was the guy who drew on all the CM Punk tattoos.

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  5. Gunther the Nasty LoserSeptember 30, 2014 at 11:50 AM

    HHH will lost interest in the IWC real quick when it's suggested he and Stephanie stay off TV.

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  6. HHH: Don't let Vince know you are listening to the fans. You may get ex-communicated.

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  7. Extant1979 - Ghetto SuperstarSeptember 30, 2014 at 11:51 AM

    I have a distinct feeling that doing a Reddit AMA can't possibly end well for Triple H's desire for internet feedback...

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  8. Gunther the Nasty LoserSeptember 30, 2014 at 11:51 AM

    LOL, I was just going to say the same thing.

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  9. HHH complains about the internet. Seeks approval of the internet.


    He'll fit right in on reddit.

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  10. It's amazing what a missed opportunity the Wyatts have been. They're basically splitting the group up without having used them to do anything noteworthy. Pretty much a complete opposite of how The Shield was handled.

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  11. So much nostalgia that I almost kind of wish they'd make this for Android or something.


    I still have fond memories of taking Luger and Doink to the tag titles.

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  12. Agreed. Hell, Futurama got more use out of Hedonismbot than WWE got out of the Wyatt Family.

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  13. Thank god the Wyatt experiment is over and done with. Go let bray feud with Mark Henry and keep the upper mid card/main event scene clear of that horrible gimmick.

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  14. Nah, Bray's still gonna be a main eventer.

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  15. If hhh is really trying to solicit iwc advice 1)end the awful reigns push no one wants 2)bring zayn up to the main roster yesterday 3) rocket strap to ambrose

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  16. I can tell. This is the hottest he's ever been!

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  17. Extant1979 - Ghetto SuperstarSeptember 30, 2014 at 12:00 PM

    I thought I saw a Wyatt family promo video while watching the Hulu cut this morning. Was that actually part of the show? Again, little coincidences like this weird me out.

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  18. I can just imagine the top questions being about WM 19 or Summerslam 2003. Dude isn't going to get product feedback at ALL. It's just going to be a
    Search Results
    House Un-American Activities Committee meeting.

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  19. I'm not sure HHH really wants to know what the internet thinks of his wrestling product right now. Especially since he's sure to hear "you and your wife need to get the fuck off of my TV".

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  20. Oh yeah and 4) NO MORE HEEL AUTHORITY FIGURES ON TV.

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  21. The Cena feud killed him dead and he needs to be rebuilt, for sure---- but the guy and the act got way fucking over and easily can again. They just need to not book the three of them as midcard goofs.


    But from the debut through Mania 30--- when the Wyatts were actually booked well, the crowds responded. This wasn't an example of the performers and teh act being shitty, it was just they got caught in the pattern of awful WWE booking. (And even with THAT they were still more over than most of what's on WWE TV these days.)

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  22. Extant1979 - Ghetto SuperstarSeptember 30, 2014 at 12:03 PM

    Headed over there now!

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  23. If HHH was serious and checked this blog instead of friggin Reddit, we'd have Zodiac and Jason the Terrible back on our TV screens already. NO MERCY!

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  24. Is this what everyone wants or what we want? Legit question as to Reigns.

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  25. Eric Bischoff first turned heel in 1996. We're coming up on TWENTY years of this shit. It's time to kill it off for good.

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  26. I think Vince has moved on from them for whatever reason. Also the Jericho rub is more of a hindrance these days. I hope your holding your breath for Vince and his creative department to rebuild and push Wyatt? Because I've been playing that game with Ziggler for years and he's not getting anywhere.

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  27. We are putting together a group of writers to rebook the tournament after it ends.

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  28. Oh yeah, its what everyone is begging for and its want the right move for business would be. Obviously vkm loves to cut off his nose to spite his face but those are the big moves they need to make.

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  29. I think that'd absolutely be my #1 wrestling wish. Just go a few years with authority figures not being a part of the TV show at all (save for the Jack Tunney 3 times a year style).



    Did you see teh Heyman/Steph/HHH segment last night? Why the fuck does Paul Heyman have to cower to The Authority. Him and Lesnar are the main event heels! Can't they be looked at as the biggest threats in the company? Isn't the cooler angle to watch the good guys team up to try and stop the Heyman Guys, as opposed to the good guys having to stop Heyman & Lesnar... as directed by the Authority.


    It's the biggest reason why heels never get over anymore, because they're never allowed to be as bad/powerful as the fucking couple in suits.

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  30. Extant1979 - Ghetto SuperstarSeptember 30, 2014 at 12:07 PM

    Heyman was cowering from getting the shit kicked out of him again. LESNAR can be booked as a legit threat, but Heyman? He's just a very small man who could have easily been beaten to death by the people in that ring.

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  31. Bray's way way more talented of a prospect than Dolph Ziggler. Ziggler's fun in the ring but his personality and mic skills are pretty awful.


    If I was in charge I'd absolutely push Dolph and figure out a way around his limitations, but a guy like Bray would be much easier for creative to push than Dolph, in my opinion.

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  32. Yeah this tired ass trope and the announcing are by far and away the two things that need to change the most in the wwe? Who and how they push is one thing, but killing the product with absolutely horrendous commentary and the evil boss thing need to end immediately.

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  33. Is it the Wyatt Family news from a year ago, because with the amount of detail, it might as well have been.

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  34. I will pay money to read that reddit AMA.

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  35. *HHH comes to blog*
    *Takes mocking endorsement of Jesse Baker ideas seriously*
    *Loses all sponsorships by Survivor Series*

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  36. Extant1979 - Ghetto SuperstarSeptember 30, 2014 at 12:09 PM

    You can probably read it online for free. No need to go check out the Network... for just $9.99.

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  37. Well go check and see how long the Dungeon of Doom or the wizard/king Curtis had on top with this exact same gimmick. It goes for about a year and then it gets cycled away.

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  38. Extant1979 - Ghetto SuperstarSeptember 30, 2014 at 12:09 PM

    How so? Fantasy booking battles?

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  39. But that's HIS role. He ain't gonna stand for abolishing that. He'd have to come out of retirement and be champion all the time again if he did.

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  40. Also, they did a bunch of "old school" Wyatt promos last night and they've been kept off TV for a few weeks now, so obviously something (relatively) big is being prepped for them. Not saying it'll work, cause who knows with WWE booking anymore, but I highly doubt that Bray and Luke Harper are being given up on in any way.

    If anything, they just fell victim to the brilliant "depush the new guys to keep them humble" scenario that befalls everyone except pretty much the Shield.

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  41. Meltzer went into it a bit more in detail. You can listen to it on the radio show link I posted below but they are either having Harper and Wyatt feud or they are just going their separate ways.

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  42. Basically they will just vote through how they thought it should have gone with comments on why.

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  43. IMO they shouldn't book "scary cult lunatics" like everyone else. It will destroy them.

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  44. Knowing our luck, one of HHH's minions will stumble upon this blog and read Vince Jordan's and John Edward's comments and tell their bosss that everything they do is simply marvelous.

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  45. Extant1979 - Ghetto SuperstarSeptember 30, 2014 at 12:13 PM

    I kind of figured this was already happening.

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  46. Once they book an ice cream eating menace, I will know that they are reading my fine work

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  47. No idea who the fuck Wizard King Curtis you keep bringing up is.


    Dungeon of Doom is a lazy comparison to the Wyatts in my opinion. A million times more cartoony, Kevin Sullivan absolutely sucks and looked about 2 feet tall, and nobody in that group could work in the slightest. The Wyatts weren't saying they were magical like the DoD or doing vignettes inside a smoke machine cave, they were just violent cultist hillbillies.


    And again, I guess Kevin Sullivan is respected for his Florida work, but in WCW he was just god awful in every way, not even close to Bray on the mic or in the ring.

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  48. "All we have to do is get people to NOT watch the show, and just read the 411 recap Tuesday morning! Then they'll all love it!!!!!!"

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  49. Actually, in all seriousness, as someone who has never been to reddit, how do their AMAs usually go?

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  50. davidbonzaisaldanamontgomerySeptember 30, 2014 at 12:16 PM

    TJ: editing some Oregon St soccer and they have a defender named Helene Haavik.

    Now THAT would be an awesome wrestling name for an asskicking Diva

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  51. Exactly. They booked the Wyatts mega strong through Mania and guess what? They were over huge.

    The insane fan response to those pre-Mania Shield/Wyatts segments and matches wasn't just because the Shield were over, it was because both groups were equally over.

    Then The Shield keeps getting booked strong and goes over Evolution twice, while the Wyatts are losing 3 on 1 matches to Cena. Is it a surprise that the Wyatts lost steam?

    If Bray and Harper kept getting booked as monsters, they absolutely had the ring and mic skills to get insanely over. It's just WWE can't seem to book more then 1-2 acts super strong at the same time.

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  52. That ship has just about sailed

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  53. Sullivan and the Wizard did this exact same gimmick beat for beat. They just replaced that smokey cave with whatever weird backstage spot the Wyatt's use. But literally the promos are exactly the same. And while Wyatt might have better matches (he still has had only two good matches I've seen as a singles wrestler though) Sullivan and Curtis did all kinds of crazy shit back in the day that got the gimmick over. And Kevin Sullivan is still a better worker and promo than Wyatt.

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  54. Watching RAW on DVR, and I'm so tired of the roll-up finish. When Diego gets distracted by Hornswoggle and takes his eye off the ball, it wouldn't be the worst thing to have Heath Slater hit him with an actual high-impact move to get the pin. And it doesn't have to be Slater's finisher; maybe it's a DDT or kick to the face or ... something.
    It's like all the WWE knows how to do to finish a match is have somebody hit their finisher, do a roll-up, or get DQ'd. No variation. Allowing a match to end on a non-finisher would at least create some unpredictability.

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  55. That ship is sinking to the bottom of the ocean

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  56. As long as you're not Woody Harrelson, they tend to go fine.

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  57. I could only go off of WCW, but to me Kevin Sullivan was the absolute worst thing about WCW the entire time he was on screen.

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  58. From what I've seen, it depends on the person. Sometimes they take it literally (they'll answer ANYTHING, no matter how stupid/useless it is), sometimes it's an attempt at PR.


    The latter usually get openly mocked after a few ignored questions.

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  59. davidbonzaisaldanamontgomerySeptember 30, 2014 at 12:19 PM

    Pretty much like these comment threads; people post questions and they reply to the ones they want. The quality depends on how invested the guest is; Jeff Bridges was fantastic cause he'd share a bunch of cool anecdotes, but some folks just want to shill their latest whatever and won't really divulge anything noteworthy

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  60. He got Dusty Rhodes to use the term "belly-welly". That's a win in my book.

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  61. Why did that fat little man always wear such tiny little trunks? I did not enjoy watching him.

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  62. davidbonzaisaldanamontgomerySeptember 30, 2014 at 12:20 PM

    Dunno, but she has that super-blonde blue-eyed Swiss-ish look. She looks like a Helene Haavik

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  63. Yeah the fucking commentary. At this point what do you even do? Cole and Lawler are never going anywhere, probably same for JBL.

    I really, really, really fucking hate Jerry Lawler

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  64. The authority figures aren't bad as long as they don't have too much power. Vickie Guerrero and Teddy Long had times where they were heels in charge, but they didn't dominate the program. The problem for me is when Vince or HHH or Dixie Carter or whoever builds this monster stable around them and becomes the No. 1 heel in the company.

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  65. davidbonzaisaldanamontgomerySeptember 30, 2014 at 12:21 PM

    I would be OK with brining back time limits if they're so fucking afraid of making guys look weak with convincing finishes

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  66. In every angle he was in, from the Hulkamania stuff to the Benoit feud, I always felt that almost anyone else would have been better in that role. His promos were rambling, he was obviously not really a threat to anyone, and he wasn't even over. It's almost like he was booking the show, which of course he was. Nobody else would have put him in the positions he was in.

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  67. He and Benoit invented the wild backstage brawl that everyone else bit for one reason or another in the attitude era. The wizard was a garbage wrestler but he cut the same kind of promo to a tee as a Wyatt. Wyatt seriously must be doing a slight homage to him like lots of guys do to flair or Shawn.

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  68. Even that's played out. Teddy was just the "least offensive", usually.

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  69. If you're on a TV show its probably pretty cool to get to write the script.

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  70. I still don't buy this. Bray was a rookie heel feuding with the No. 1 babyface in the company and he went 1-2. He's supposed to lose that feud. When Cena was a rookie heel, he lost similar feuds to Kurt Angle, Undertaker, etc., and it didn't kill his character. Now have they booked Bray the way you'd want the "next big thing" booked after the Cena feud? No. But simply losing the Cena feud isn't where his character went wrong.

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  71. I will backtrack slightly, in the interests of fairness, at least he never gave himself the world title like Russo did. Or indeed any title at all.

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  72. The only realistic solution is to make Vince do lead pbp

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  73. Well, at the very least, a HHH AMA wouldn't feature a list full of the kinds of self-aggrandizing exaggerations you'd hear in a typical Hogan interview.


    By the end of a Hogan shoot, you'd think he and Bill Brasky were the same person.

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  74. The vignettes from last night definitely imply that Harper is going his own way.

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  75. I wish they would bring back time limits, but only if it's done ECW style, where the time just ends. No countdown. My issue with time limit draws in the big two was that you always knew a draw was coming the minute they made note of the time.

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  76. I can't wait for the #AskHHH on twitter.

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  77. The match that really sticks out to me was a few months ago when they were still pushing Big E and he had a RAW match against Cesaro. It was a pretty good battle between two power guys, and the way they told the story was that each guy had tried every tool in their box and just couldn't put the other guy away. I think at one point Big E had even gone for the Big Ending but Cesaro blocked it. So there was a point in the match where Big E is almost spent, and Cesaro is gaining momentum or separation or however Cole put it, and Cesaro charges Big E in the corner only to be caught with Big E's Rock Bottom-looking thing. It was the PERFECT time to end the match and have Big E win it there -- basically breaking out a move he'd rarely used as a last resort to stop Cesaro. But no, Cesaro kicked out and they had to go through some motions to get to a point where somebody hit their finisher.

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  78. My only problem with Sullivan was the evad shit with his horrible brother

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  79. I know witw and some of the rest of you don't like my Wyatt to DoD comp but when Bo gets repackaged as a retarded Cena fan don't blame me.

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  80. Right, but why put him in that position other than to just reinforce that HHH/Steph are still the true baddest people alive?
    It's been 15 years of WWE revolving around the authority figures as the only true heels. That's fucking horrible and just cuts every other heels' balls off.

    Heyman and Lesnar are so compelling. Why do they still have to play second fiddle to anyone? Why is the structure of the TV show set up so that Brock and Heyman are lesser bad guys than HHH and Steph, ya know? To me the show is a million times more interesting if people on the actual roster (Lesnar/Heyman, or the Wyatts) are presented as the NUMBER ONE threats in the company, rather than the CEO.

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  81. I think the distracted roll up finish makes the guys look much worse than if they were to just take a loss. It's always struck me as odd that a professional, at the top of his craft, in the largest wrestling company in the world, is so taken aback by being rolled up when he wasn't looking that he couldn't bring himself to kick out.

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  82. Great point about the balls. Rollins could be an evil criminal mastermind, instead he's literally just HHH's little bitch friend. Poor stuff.

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  83. Gunther the Nasty LoserSeptember 30, 2014 at 12:32 PM

    Commentary last night during the Brie match was pathetic with Cole's attempt to explain away the chants for JBL and Lawler

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  84. If you're any kind of internet darling like a Neil Tyson or Seth MacFarlane they go wonderfully, if you're the kind of person a typical college liberal dislikes then they *INVITE* you to their website and then spend the entire time shitting on you and listening to nothing you say.


    I'd put the estimate on about 96% of their site being a shitty twentysomething echo chamber, rare places like /r/askhistorians are pretty goddamn great ways to spend a shit though.

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  85. Gunther the Nasty LoserSeptember 30, 2014 at 12:33 PM

    We also don't need Cole to tell us how embarrassed Rollins was

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  86. When I found out he doesn't even watch the show he pretends to love I felt like such an idiot for ever having bothered to reply.

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  87. Someone who quit his job to travel the USA did one and it went very poorly. I wanted to troll Kristof's over his Woody Allen reporting but I forgot about it.

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  88. "Lemme holla at ya playa." I always loved that for some reason.

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  89. Gunther the Nasty LoserSeptember 30, 2014 at 12:34 PM

    Vibrator in the briefcase isn't very PG

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  90. "Yep Mode" ABeyAnce1©September 30, 2014 at 12:35 PM

    No, but it was pretty funny.

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  91. Was it? Was it, really?

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  92. Ah, c'mon...Cole's just saying what we're all not thinking!

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  93. Always the indefinite article, "a" vibrator never...."your" vibrator.

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  94. Rookie John Cena wasn't brought in as this ultimate evil monster heel. Bray Wyatt was. If they weren't ready to put Bray over Cena in that feud, then they shouldn't have booked that as Bray Wyatt's first huge feud in his first year. Simple as that.


    Look at Undertaker, who's a much more sensible rookie comp to Bray than rookie John cena. Undertaker beat HULK HOGAN for the title in their first match, a match which Taker most dominated. Hogan then got teh title back on shenanigans, but that was it. Taker was made to look liek a monster.


    Bray on the other hand lost clean as a sheet in a regular match at Mania, then beat Cena (without even pinning him. K Fed got to pin John cena, but Bray Wyatt couldn't) with help from his whole stable and a singing kid, and then lost clean to cena the following month.


    There was never a point where Bray was made to seem like a physical threat to Cena--- he was only a threat when he had his crew attack Cena for him.


    And fine, that's one way to book a heel, as a pussy. But that flew against every way in which they'd previously booked Bray before the Cena feud. Before Cena, Bray Wyatt was booked as a monster who dominated in the ring and beat faces (including the Shield and Daniel Bryan) clean. After that feud he became just another pussy heel.

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  95. "Yep Mode" ABeyAnce1©September 30, 2014 at 12:37 PM

    I found it to be funny, it was better then the slim.

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  96. Yes because he fucks himself in the ass with it. See Rollins is gay and puts big things up his asshole. Its what gays do

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  97. "Hey HHH, big fan...I was wondering...why did the racist win after your angle at WM19 with Booker T?"

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  98. "Yep Mode" ABeyAnce1©September 30, 2014 at 12:37 PM

    Cole rambling on about that last night really killed the segment for me.

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  99. Ohhhhhhhh...THAT'S what they do...

    Guys, I think I may be gay now.

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  100. Who was the wizard? Was he in WCW? He was in the dungeon?
    You're so obsessed with the Wizard, Jobber!

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  101. Gunther the Nasty LoserSeptember 30, 2014 at 12:39 PM

    Last night, Rosa proved herself to be in the running for worst Diva

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  102. "Yep Mode" ABeyAnce1©September 30, 2014 at 12:39 PM

    Better not see the blog then.

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  103. I think the reaction for Ambrose is there so they can take their time with Reigns. Similar to Orton/Batista, once Batista got over they didn't need to rush Orton and it worked out well for both of them.

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  104. "Yep Mode" ABeyAnce1©September 30, 2014 at 12:40 PM

    I thought she proved that to us 2 years ago?

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  105. So yes...she is hot. :P

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  106. I don't like that comp!

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  107. You must not know how AMAs work. They are all glowingly positive unless it's a real shit bag of a person doing one.

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  108. All the man wanted was to see a tag TEAM match.

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  109. I would take a Baker RAW over anything we've seen in the last 3 or 4 episodes, at least Raw Is Baked would be unpredictable.

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  110. Charismatic eNegro Jef VinsonSeptember 30, 2014 at 12:42 PM

    HHH: "Hey Steph, get a load of this one. There's a guy on a message board named J. Baker that pitched an angle that involves Cena turning heel and you getting pumped up the ass by the Wyatts on national TV..."

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  111. Gunther the Nasty LoserSeptember 30, 2014 at 12:42 PM

    Well, Cameron and Eva Marie blindsided us for a bit

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  112. "Yep Mode" ABeyAnce1©September 30, 2014 at 12:42 PM

    If we see a segment where someone on Raw hijacks an ice cream truck, then we'll know if HHH saw this blog.

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  113. Charismatic eNegro Jef VinsonSeptember 30, 2014 at 12:42 PM

    She just looked good in a pair of tight jeans. Other than than she sucks in the ring.

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  114. He got him! Wait, no, no he didn't.

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  115. Four dog fucking segments every night for two years, ratings bonanza.

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  116. I thought during the IC title match I heard a "Miz is awful" chant that Cole tried to explain away as "This is awesome." Or maybe it was the latter chant; it just seemed like at that point the match was not yet awesome.

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  117. He was also the king! This dude has run the Wyatt all over the world. He mostly worked Hawaii and Australia prior to 1970 (he's the king ieuka that Meltzer talked about in that post where he said sting wasn't a hall of famer), then he worked the wwwf tag scene in the 70's, and had a run as the manager of kamala in the 80's. That was as the wizard. Then he switched back to king Curtis for DoD.

    Dude you should check out his stuff on YouTube. If you like Wyatt you might actually like him (don't bother with his matches though)

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  118. She shouldn't be wrestling anyways. Why can't she be a valet like she was with the young Colons?

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  119. Oh, c'mon, it's just a joke. Lighten up.

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  120. Charismatic eNegro Jef VinsonSeptember 30, 2014 at 12:44 PM

    I guess they have to justify her being on Total Divas.

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  121. "Yep Mode" ABeyAnce1©September 30, 2014 at 12:44 PM

    Bo gets his own Bo Dog, and every week someone attacks it, leading to the commentators to say, "That poor dog..."

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  122. Miz does a promo saying how great he is and how he has "TWO HOUSES"!

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  123. If HHH is soliciting information from online wrestling sites, and this is one, I would like to present my idea for him

    Dear HHH:

    Here is my idea for an episode of Raw.

    Cena is in his apartment. Dean Ambrose BURST in through the door.

    Ambrose: Well, John, I got the iphone7.

    Cena: But how? They only just realeased the iphone6!

    Ambrose: Yeah, well, ya see, ya know my friend, Bob Sacamano, he's got inside connections at Apple.

    Cena: Great, guess thing is outdated. *Cena drop iphone6 into trash*

    *MEANWHILE*

    Brie Bella decides if Zack Ryder is spongeworthy.

    *MEANWHILE*

    *Corproate Kane call Real Man's Man Stephen*

    Corporate Kane: I was wondering if you could do a little work with my desk. Extend the bottom shelf, maybe put in a drawer for an alarm clock. I'm gonna need a quality place to do some napping.

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  124. imagen what if senfeld still on tv

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  125. I've never seen you make that comparison but as I was watching an old Nitro the other night, I started drawing that parallel in my head. I was immediately soured on the Wyatts after that.

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  126. Since when is Seth MacFarlane is an internet darling?

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  127. "Dean Ambrose wasn't embarrassed!! He loved it!!"
    Like, why would he be embarrassed? He was the prankster!

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  128. Can this super hero rid the world of DV and butt humor in the same week??? I wouldn't bet agaisnt him.

    Fun time is over guys, the sjw king is here and we'd better keep it to strictly wrestling talk on his watch!

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  129. Right. And what was the point of demeaning Miz and Sandow in that segment? Other than HHH and Steph thought it was funny... WHAT WAS THE POINT? It reminds everyone that Miz and Sandow are mega goofs who viewers shouldn't take seriously for even a second. And yes, I get they're basically doing a comedy gimmick, but why undress it like that?

    The segment was the CEO saying that someone absolutely sucks in every way and has no reason to be on the show... except, watch him in a match later tonight. Why? What was the fucking point?

    It'd be an amazing exercise for Steph/HHH/Vince to take every Raw script and off to the side give one answer next to every segment: why is this scene here?

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  130. Does WWE realize that casting Cole as its No. 1 babyface announcer automatically hurts the cool factor of any babyface wrestler he supports?

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  131. Charismatic eNegro Jef VinsonSeptember 30, 2014 at 12:49 PM

    HHH" "I'm sorry, I read that wrong. it's Cena turning heel and then YOU pump the Wyatts up the ass on national TV.

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  132. "Yep Mode" ABeyAnce1©September 30, 2014 at 12:49 PM

    No, I only saw Cabana's face.

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  133. :) It would have modarn references. :)

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  134. If he's actually anything like Bray Wyatt, then I will enjoy him because BRAY WYATT IS AWESOME.

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  135. I was making a callback to last week. I'm not arguing with you. Sorry if sarcasm doesn't get through, next time I will do it in all caps.

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  136. Since Family Guy memes have been circling since before MySpace.

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  137. I'm holding out hope for a Blog Otters chant.

    One day. Some Way.

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  138. Charismatic eNegro Jef VinsonSeptember 30, 2014 at 12:52 PM

    I can't picture that being a very rhythmic chant.

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  139. It really feels like a circle jerk that is hurting the on air product. If hhh still needs his ego stroked to the extent that he has to be booked like the man, than get in the ring full time and wrestle. Otherwise be a behind the scenes executive or a on air face boss who gets shown up by heels and is avenged by face wrestlers.

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  140. Charismatic eNegro Jef VinsonSeptember 30, 2014 at 12:53 PM

    I wasn't looking at her face.

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  141. The way they portray things on Total Divas, being "just" a valet isn't a desired position, and every woman wants to be a full-time wrestler. But I think they have a few -- Eva Marie, Cameron, Rosa -- who could be great in strictly valet roles. I mean, Lana is more over than any of them currently, and I don't see her wrestling anytime soon.

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  142. There's a Twitter account that's nothing but potential episodes of Seinfeld if it took place today.

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  143. "Blogggg Otterrs" clap clap clappy clapy..."Bloggg otters" clap clap clappy clapy

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  144. Charismatic eNegro Jef VinsonSeptember 30, 2014 at 12:54 PM

    ..nah, doesn't work.

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  145. I don't tug Superman's cape bro!

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  146. "Yep Mode" ABeyAnce1©September 30, 2014 at 12:54 PM

    If anything I can see it go like this for you.
    Miz: "I don't care what anyone says, I'm the biggest star this company has ever made. Who cares what Roger Ebert thought, I'm still kicking.

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  147. Yokozuna might have something to say about that #2 spot.

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  148. This is like when I tried to get a "It's about time we strike while the iron is hot!" chant going when my Mariners were at bat. Never really caught on despite trying to remind people every inning for four hours.

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  149. Charismatic eNegro Jef VinsonSeptember 30, 2014 at 12:55 PM

    As long as she keeps wearing short dresses she will have a job.

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  150. OKAY THAT'S COOL.

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  151. "Yep Mode" ABeyAnce1©September 30, 2014 at 12:57 PM

    :HHH goes up to Heyman:
    "Hey Paul, looks like you need to lose a little weight, maybe you should train with me, oh who am I kidding. You can't keep up with me, DDP yoga looks like more of your strong suit."

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  152. There seems to be very little smark backlash towards HHH and Steph these days.

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  153. Otters would require two syllable chanting

    Blogg ott-ers.

    That is still fucking stupid however.

    Shut up Meekin

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  154. Gunther the Nasty LoserSeptember 30, 2014 at 12:59 PM

    So Khali is a veteran at this point. That being the case, I for one am ashamed of him for not knowing the up and comers like Dean Ambrose.

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  155. There's a slight difference between EVIL foreign heel (like a Nazi, Commie, or Evil Arab who HATE America) and a foreign heel (Khali, who's from India and just, uh, gets our outsourced jobs, I guess). I feel like that warrants two different lists.

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  156. "Yep Mode" ABeyAnce1©September 30, 2014 at 1:00 PM

    I think the only one who knows is Cole himself.

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  157. Gunther the Nasty LoserSeptember 30, 2014 at 1:00 PM

    Next time Punk is referenced, it'll be as a petulant child

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  158. I was thinking more like a tomahawk chop style chant, "Blooooog..oooooooo....oooooooog, Aaaaaaaaaah...aaaaaaaaaaaahters.

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  159. I went to a White Sox game against the Yankees a few years ago and was in the outfield seats, and while everyoene was doing shit like "You suck Jeter!" "Suck it A-Rod!" etc, I figured they heard that stuff all the time, and I jsut started heckling passive aggresive stuff like

    "Hey JETER! You're REALLY GOOD BUT CLEARLY PAST YOUR PRIME AND I'D APPRECIATE IT IF YOU'D SHOW YOUR AGE RIGHT ABOUT NOW AND SCREW UP!"

    "Hey A-ROD! You're CLEARLY A TALENTED PLAYER BUT WE ALL FUCKING HATE YOU JUST BECAUSE OF THE TEAM YOU PLAY FOR! NOT BECAUSE OF THE PERSON YOU ARE! HOW'S THAT FEEL"

    I got quite a few laughs.

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  160. Rollins' current role is perfect for him. He could never be a believable evil criminal mastermind. He, like Orton, naturally comes across as being somewhat dim-witted when it comes to non-wrestling segments.

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  161. Charismatic eNegro Jef VinsonSeptember 30, 2014 at 1:01 PM

    Also, I'd like to add that this is another case of breaking up a team that I don't like. The Wyatts should have had one run with the tag titles.

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  162. "Yep Mode" ABeyAnce1©September 30, 2014 at 1:01 PM

    It will be said by a security guard with the name Farva.

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  163. "I got quite a few laughs."

    Doubtful.

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  164. Gunther the Nasty LoserSeptember 30, 2014 at 1:02 PM

    Harper must be in their shit list - they gave the gator roll to 'Swaggle

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  165. Your own laughter doesn't count.

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  166. Nah, the subreddit in question is pretty pro-HHH these days.

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  167. That's hardly fair.

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  168. "Yep Mode" ABeyAnce1©September 30, 2014 at 1:04 PM

    They'll give Cena Parallax's gimmick on Total Divas!

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  169. "Hey HHH, if you could go back and change any one match in your career, what would it be? WM 12 vs. Warrior? WM 20 Triple Threat? SummerSlam 2012 vs Brock?"

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  170. Gunther the Nasty LoserSeptember 30, 2014 at 1:05 PM

    Last night when Ambrose interrupted Cena's interview with Renee, I watched him and Renee to see if there was any palatable titty mastering tension

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  171. Charismatic eNegro Jef VinsonSeptember 30, 2014 at 1:05 PM

    BLOG
    OT
    TERS


    Of course he'd be saying it along like the kid trying to get the "Let's go Cena!" chant going.


    To get an off the wall chant like that started you go with a bunch of your friends and hope for the best.

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  172. Gunther the Nasty LoserSeptember 30, 2014 at 1:06 PM

    Speaking of TD, there's no way TJ isn't being 100% booked like that, right?

    No one is really that much of a bunghole, right?

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  173. He did... what he failed to realize is those people were pointing at him and laughing. In a "look at this fuckin' retard" manner.

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  174. Charismatic eNegro Jef VinsonSeptember 30, 2014 at 1:07 PM

    Who in the blue fuck is TJ?

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  175. Gunther the Nasty LoserSeptember 30, 2014 at 1:07 PM

    Tyson Kidd

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  176. Really good match, but it isn't quite up there with Rock-HHH.

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  177. The Iron Sheik wants a word. Something about making you humble, I think.

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  178. Charismatic eNegro Jef VinsonSeptember 30, 2014 at 1:08 PM

    I always thought he hated the internet anyway?

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  179. Gunther the Nasty LoserSeptember 30, 2014 at 1:08 PM

    At the ROH tapings, my friend and I saw another guy we know and we all sat together. At one point one of us asked if we all watched Total Divas, and all three of hung our heads in shame and meekly said yes.

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  180. But he emailed Roger Ebert, you guys!

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  181. I don't think Rusev is even close to any top tens. He hasn't don't anything to get us to hate him yet. Yoko, Sgt Slaughter, and the iron sheik - now there are some evil foreign guys you can be proud of

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  182. You'll know the internet thing is true when they do the exact opposite of whatever reddit seems to want just to try and prove that the leak wasn't real.

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  183. The best anti-American heel was Bret Hart. Tojo Yamamoto doesn't get the respect he deserves either.

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  184. Gunther the Nasty LoserSeptember 30, 2014 at 1:12 PM

    So are they leading to a Mark Henry/Bo Dallas double turn?

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  185. So long, Rowan. Hellooooooooooo Harper push! I initially didn't want them to disband, but honestly, if this is the outcome (or at east banishing Erik to Smackdown), I'm alright with that. Means they might try the rumored Wyatt face turn, which would be a mistake...better to call up Zayn and establish a new face star.

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  186. Depends a lot on the person. Most AMAs are where the person answers like 15-20 questions where the answers make them look good. Some of the AMAs are even completely phony. For Obama's AMA the accounts he answered were overwhelmingly likely to be Obama staffers. So the whole thing was a farce. Morgan Freeman's AMA was such a farce it might not have even been him answering.

    But some celebs answer a whole lot of questions even down to the inane ones. Senator Bernie Sanders did a good one and became a regular contributor on the website. Same with Arnold Schwarzenegger.

    Then you have the total train wrecks like Jose Canseco that is so bad its good with him outright trolling the userbase and getting trolled himself in equal amounts.

    So yeah tl dr it all depends on how serious the person wants to take it. I imagine HHH would probably answer a bunch of actual questions and not just the softballs. He seems to be a guy who likes talking about random stuff as seen in his Grantland piece.

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  187. Actually, setting Luke free doesn't mean they can't or won't stay a team...might just be establishing Luke as the leader of the outfit, which he more or less is between the two of them anyway.

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  188. Here's my top 10 list
    10. Mohammed Hassan
    Hey he got buried by the undertaker but it was a fun little cheap heat run for a few months and it helped build to HBK vs Hogan

    9. The Mountie
    Fuck Canada, their cops are real dick heads and shock people with electric cattle prods. Plus his theme song was boss.

    8. Sika
    Big scary islander who started off a dynasty of island savages.

    7. Iraqi turn coat Sgt. Slaughter
    Not technically a foregin heel but it had all the characteristics of a good xenophobic gimmick and it led to a great hogan match at wm7.

    6. Fritz and Waldo von Erich
    I'm no von Erich expert but I think he mostly did the evil Nazi stuff in the tag team with Waldo.

    5. Ivan Koloff
    I've never seen the Bruno title switch but I wasn't much of a fan of his in the 80's or 90's but Scott ranks him high so I'll put him here.

    4. Mr. Fuji
    Probably the text book evil foreign heel. What more coukd you want. I put him at 4 because he's better known as a tag specialist and a manager.

    3. Nikita Koloff. Fuck Nikoli, this dude was the best 80's Russian heel by a mile and one of the all time jcp greats.

    2. Iron Sheik
    And this was the best 80's evil foreign heel gimmick.

    1. Yokozuna
    This was the top heel act in the world in 1993/94. If you were a small child at the time then Yoko might be the heel you were most terrified by.

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  189. davidbonzaisaldanamontgomerySeptember 30, 2014 at 1:17 PM

    One of my favorite TV matches. I remember being so hyped that week that SD was dedicating half their show for Angle and Lesnar and I thought it delivered.

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  190. I don't have a problem watching it at all. I like the look it gives us into some of the backstage stuff and out-of-ring lifestyle in WWE. I know it's as scripted/contrived as any other reality show, but even looking past that part, it's interesting even though some of the ladies are grating.

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  191. Juan Cena? Does that mean the WWE Network will be en espanol?

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  192. Yeah, it seemed they timed the amping up his d-bag-ness on Total Divas to coincide with his heel character on the wrestling shows.

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  193. Supposedly E! put out an edict claiming they don't want any cast members of Total Divas to have the Divas Title. Thought that was strange.

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  194. Ugh, the typos alone ruined it for me.

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  195. Charismatic eNegro Jef VinsonSeptember 30, 2014 at 1:21 PM

    No Andre?

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