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Sheamus admits 'disappointment' with Wrestlemania match with Bryan (WrestlingInc.com)
'We went into Extreme Rules, I thought, as the hottest match on that pay-per-view. I know Brock came back and everything, but I'm a firm believer that people really wanted to see me and Bryan go head-to-head.'
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1 NXT wrestler will compete in the Royal Rumble match (WWE.com)
'Eight NXT stars will face off in a tournament to determine who will win a spot in the Royal Rumble Match.'
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Booker T claims Harlem Heat reunion was discussed (WrestlingInc.com)
'I think people would want to see it.'
Tweets
@CMPunk - “you looked exhausted in the ring last night, take a nap :)” You sound so stupid. Get smart.
@CMPunk - “@IAmRobertKane: @CMPunk Still got any of those Nexus armbands laying around?”
Tons. Will be selling them on the indies in ten years.
Comment of the Day
Scotty Flamingo sides with nostalgia on the great Todd Pettengill debate (Cult - we've noticed you're working hard. Keep going and maybe it'll be your time some day, kid):
Mick Foley as Mankind defeated The Rock in the infamous Half Time Heat match. The two competed for the title in an empty arena. (1999)
And two birthdays - Road Warrior Animal (1960), and the late great Gordon Solie (1929).
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Sheamus admits 'disappointment' with Wrestlemania match with Bryan (WrestlingInc.com)
'We went into Extreme Rules, I thought, as the hottest match on that pay-per-view. I know Brock came back and everything, but I'm a firm believer that people really wanted to see me and Bryan go head-to-head.'
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1 NXT wrestler will compete in the Royal Rumble match (WWE.com)
'Eight NXT stars will face off in a tournament to determine who will win a spot in the Royal Rumble Match.'
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Booker T claims Harlem Heat reunion was discussed (WrestlingInc.com)
'I think people would want to see it.'
Tweets
@CMPunk - “you looked exhausted in the ring last night, take a nap :)” You sound so stupid. Get smart.
Comment of the Day
Scotty Flamingo sides with nostalgia on the great Todd Pettengill debate (Cult - we've noticed you're working hard. Keep going and maybe it'll be your time some day, kid):
On This Day...
Mick Foley as Mankind defeated The Rock in the infamous Half Time Heat match. The two competed for the title in an empty arena. (1999)
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I don't think that anyone is REALLY clamoring to see a long-retired, and never very good in the first place Stevie Ray back in the ring.. As an absolute one-off for the nostalgia pop, maybe.
ReplyDeleteA significant chunk of the audience wasn't even born when Harlem Heat was cool.
The Flair is interview was classic. Flair has more charisma in the tip of his dick than the entire current WWE roster.
ReplyDeleteI'm reading that Shelton Benjamin & Carlito are back for the Rumble. Any truth?
ReplyDeleteIt would be cool to hear the music again... that's about it!
ReplyDeleteIf Stevie is allowed to cut a promo, I'm down with it. That is, of course, if he is allowed to use the term "sad sack-@$$ fruit booty".
ReplyDeleteHowever, if Stevie got in the ring, did the Mafia Kick and Slapjack(because those are the two moves he knows how to do) and then got back out, I'd be perfectly fine with him and Book doing a Harlem Heat reunion, especially if they went really old school and had Col. Parker manage them.
ReplyDeleteCM Punk (and several of his friends) says hi.
ReplyDeleteAs a non-WCW fan during the '90s...I don't even think I'd recognize Stevie Ray. I'm assuming the majority of the audience would be equally or more unfamiliar. WTF book?
ReplyDeleteKnowing WWE's brain trust, they'd probably reunite Harlem Heat on COMMENTARY. *shudder*
ReplyDeletelol at the Nexus armbands. Honestly, considering how much "N" gear was on Raw during those weeks, I'm STUNNED they neutered Nexus so quickly. Seemed like they would have loved to keep moving merch like that. EVERYONE had a Nexus shirt that first week.
ReplyDeleteAll the love Bryan gets from Sheamus, Punk, HBK etc makes me optimistic about him actually becoming the megastar he's capable of being one day
ReplyDeleteThe original Nexus shirt was the best selling WWE shirt since I think the Cena 8-bit one from 2008. Then CM Punk's original Best In The World shirt topped it.
ReplyDeleteSpeak for yourself; I am figuratively salivating at the prospect of a Harlem Heat vs. New Age Outlaws dream match.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see Carlito back - his brother and cousin are a decent team (though I think Primo is much better than Epico), but they have NO charisma. A three-man group of them would be very entertaining, and could work well both to bolster the tag-division, and play off of other three-man groups like "3MB" and "The Shield".
ReplyDeleteAs for Shelton, I know I'm in the minority, but he's just never done anything for me. Yeah, he was incredibly athletic and had a hell of an amateur background, and could be counted on for one incredible spot per year, but I always found him to work a very plodding, punch/kick style in the ring, especially once they tried to push him as a singles star. IMO, it's like he never really learned how to take all of his positive attributes and transition them into the fake world of pro-wrestling; that happens a lot, where guys with legit fighting/wrestling backgrounds can't really adapt to faking moves and working a crowd. I wouldn't mind if Haas came back with him to help the tag scene, as I think they were both definitely a case of "the whole being more than the sum of its parts" (almost like "The NAO"), but I have no interest in seeing him get another singles push.
Just had an awesome thought: Kofi, Shelton, and Morrison, all competing to outdo each others' spots in the "Rumble", "Chamber", "MITB", and assorted Ladder matches.
ReplyDeleteHave to agree with Sheamus that a lot of fans were clamoring to see his rematch with Bryan, but NO WAY was that a hotter match than Brock/Cena.
ReplyDeleteA bit of his mentor's ego creeping in, perhaps?
It'll most likely be him or Kruger. Surprised Steamboat isn't in it. I'm just glad to see they are letting PAC keep the "Man that gravity forgot" nickname.
ReplyDeleteFor real though?
ReplyDeleteI got bored and read some of Punk's Twitter last night. I discovered this gem:
ReplyDelete@CMPunk - “If you do win Punk, you won because Rock agreed to it. Go fight in the UFC with your buddy Sonnen whos a real fighter.” --a wrestling "fan"
To be honest, I'm not sure. Billy G. and Booker T. both had highly celebrated leaping abilities; Road Dogg and Stevie Ray were both good at saying nonsensical things--maybe I do want to see this.
ReplyDeleteThreadjack: Jake Roberts needs shoulder surgery:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.indiegogo.com/jakethesnake
Harlem Heat vs. Prime Time Players, please.
ReplyDeleteIsn't Big T in prison?
ReplyDeleteJust because you're 400 pounds and stuck in bed doesn't mean you're in prison.
ReplyDeleteI thought he got busted for pimping underage girls, among other things.
ReplyDeleteWe're talking about Ahmed right?
ReplyDeleteI thought we were, but a quick check of Wikipedia not only mentions nothing about him going to prison, but says he got a criminology degree after he retired. So I must be thinking of someone else.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I did the same thing after I posted that. The only recent thing I remember from Ahmed was a picture of him at some wrestling event and he looks like he ate Yokozuna.
ReplyDeleteThat was the Godfather.
ReplyDeleteDoes he still own the tip of his dick?
ReplyDeleteMinor threadjack: WWE recently signed amateur standout, Clayton Jack. By every measure, that is a pretty kickass name. And because of his history in the sport, you'd think they might let him keep that kickass name like they did with amateurs Lesnar, Angle, and Benjamin. Or, at least, something similar like Jake Hager = Jack Swagger.
ReplyDeleteNot happening. The reported new name for Clayton Jack? Cletus Tahoe. Cletus. Tahoe.
CLETUS.
TAHOE.
FAACKIN' BULLSHIT. I must find the people involved with coming up with these names to express my disgust with everything that they do.
Clint Tahoe or Cal Tahoe don't seem terrible. Cletus Tahoe seems very, very terrible.
ReplyDeleteHahaha remember the music they made booker come out too.. Gotta admit 2000 wcw was so crappy it was hillarious at times.
ReplyDeleteComment of the Day! Whoooooooooo! Guess who just moved up to the midcard?
ReplyDeleteJake Roberts needs a new crack pipe.
ReplyDeleteFTFY.
"(Cult - we've noticed you're working hard. Keep going and maybe it'll be your time some day, kid)"
ReplyDeleteWoah, easy there kid. You just don't go around calling out main eventers like that. Learn how to work first.
I dunno. I think it's a smart move to build on the heritage of all the past main eventers with the name Cletus.
ReplyDeleteDo research before making stuff up.
ReplyDeleteBe a star, WWE.
ReplyDeleteHe's in a prison of his own appetite, and the bars are definitely not made of salad.
ReplyDeleteNo Steamboat and no Hero/Ohno, either, come to think of it.
ReplyDeleteAgreed that Cletus Tahoe is ridiculous. Hopefully it's just a developmental name. That being said...I can'tget behind "Clayton" as kickass in any way.
ReplyDeletePretty sure that already happens...
ReplyDeleteOr... is this the first step into descent for Cult?
ReplyDeleteI'm still with ya on this one, but if you're living in a van because you've been evicted from your trailer and Ram Jamming it in a firefighter outfit with a random girl in a couple of years, I would not be surprised.
The way to get comment of the day is to not try. Like men and women. Who do women want? The guy who doesn't seem to care. It reminds me of the movie "The Fan". Wesley Snipes was trying too hard to live up to a huge contract. But once that Hispanic actor died it put things into perspective, he stopped caring and he started to hit again. Same idea.
ReplyDeleteOr... just suck up to Dr. Selby. Either way.
ReplyDeleteIf this is you trying to get someone to kill another BoD member, just come out and say it.
ReplyDeleteI didn't think Phil could douche it up even more, but he's just full of surprises.
ReplyDeleteHey, I replied to the Comment of the Day! I feel special!
ReplyDeleteCalling him by his real name. So brave.
ReplyDeleteGenerally Clayton is kind of a douchey name. But paired with Jack it sounds kinda cool.
ReplyDeleteI try, I try.
ReplyDeleteThe best part about Harlem Heat was the mini promos they would cut on the way to the ring. Every damn Heat match, the camera man would come in close as they walked down to the ring and they would cut the weirdest promos.
ReplyDeleteAnd Outback Jack
ReplyDeleteWOW! I thought only Vince and HHH could get away with that!
ReplyDelete(is it just me, or does CM Punk look a bit like a straight-edge Phil Collins?)
Congratulations! You'll love the midcard; we've got the best workers, and all of the respect and sympathy of the Blog of Doom Smart Marks. (or "Bodsmarks", as we in da business call them)
ReplyDeleteExpect your welcome snark from The Fuj any minute now.
Another thread jack: just went to 411 on my mobile. Clicked a link. Page was then reloaded to open up 'localslags dot co dot uk''. Wow. They're reaching new lows!
ReplyDeleteI can see that. But if there is ever a reason for a Punk bio pic, James Badge Dale has to play him. They look a lot alike.
ReplyDeleteAs much as I want to agree with Sheamus because I loved their 2/3 falls match, but I don't even think it was close as far as most anticipated goes.
ReplyDeletePunk's twitter is priceless.
ReplyDeleteI think it was a close second to Brock/Cena. We've been waiting for that Bryan/Sheamus match for more than year. And it delivered big time.
ReplyDeleteExactly, if it wasn't even the most anticipated match amongst us "IWC-ites" it definitely wasn't so for the gen pop.
ReplyDeleteI don't know, maybe my excitement for it was held in check because we got fucked out of it twice in consecutive WrestleMania's. I expected the match to go 36 seconds.
ReplyDeleteFuck you Phil Brooks!
ReplyDeleteI seriously thought Sheamus was going to hit the Brogue Kick, score one pinfall, then immediately score the second fall to actually beat the 18 seconds time.
ReplyDeleteThe first thing I think of when I hear Cletus is banjo music.
ReplyDeleteCalled it.
ReplyDeleteAnd Jack Briscoe
ReplyDeleteI'm glad it's not Ohno getting called up. That gimmick is just NOT working for him, they need to go back to the drawing board or else he'll be quickly jettisoned upon arrival.
ReplyDeleteIt was one of the first "basic" T-shirts in a while. Most of the WWE shirts get so junked up no one wants them. Plus I'm guessing there was a group who wanted this generations nWo shirt, and that was the closest thing.
ReplyDeleteHey guys, looking for a possible solution in order to watch RR live. I'm in park city to ski but I only have an iPad. I do have direct tv back in Florida. Anyone here know if I order the show, can I watch it on the pad? I know I can't stream because of the flash issue but I was going to pay for the show anyways. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteAny bars in the area? It's always more fun watching these shows with others, and most fun watching with drunk others.
ReplyDeleteYeah, scoped it out, no luck.
ReplyDeleteReally? Ok, that's the ticket. Thanks Cult. Not sure why someone would -1 your comment...
ReplyDeleteI did not know that. Could come in handy. I wonder if they charge less than the 65 on cable it will cost me.
ReplyDelete44 bucks or so. Go to events and click on Royal Rumble and you will see a link that says order.
ReplyDeleteI've never done it, so don't come back bitching that it didn't work.
what a moron. I hope he makes sure to write The Rock (and others) after he debuts his next movie, too.
ReplyDelete"If you do succeed Rock, it's because Vin Diesel agreed to it."
"Pa, I cut my finger on the screen door again."
ReplyDeleteI'm trying to think of a match that all three were in, but it's not coming to me.
ReplyDeleteJust watched some interviews with him on Youtube - I was really hoping that he'd have a super-thick Southern accent (or at least look like a stereotypical Southerner) to justify the name, but, nope, just another goofy name for the hell of it.
ReplyDeleteWow, a lot of those NXT interviews were horrendous
ReplyDeleteI meant that at this point most ladder/MITB matches have already devolved into nothing but people (usually one of those 3) trying to outdo spots from previous matches. I don't see anything more or less appealing about those particular 3 trying to outdo each other, I guess.
ReplyDeletenah... The Fuj is pulling back... yall can have it. its been a good 6+ year run. this place... is different now.
ReplyDeletetoo many cooks.
I used it for WrestleMania this year via PC. Got HD streaming for most of it - except some choppiness during the main event.
ReplyDeleteThe first thing I think of when I hear Cletus is forest rape.
ReplyDeletePlus that beard is getting more awsome by the minute.
ReplyDeleteThere's too many men. Too many people. Making too many problems.
ReplyDeleteAnd not much love to go round.
exactly... everybody turned into "comment of the day" guys.
ReplyDeleteSay it ain't so! Let the new lifestyle settle down (how is it, by the way?) then come back and take your rightful place as King of the Snarks on the board.
ReplyDeleteits cool. a lil boring... boring is good though. just ride this year out and back to the states.
ReplyDeleteBoD is slowly turning into 411mania.
It will revert after WM. Glad to hear it's going well over there, boredom aside.
ReplyDeleteIsn't being able to watch ppvs part of that app Michael Cole demonstrated to Jerry Lawler on Raw a few weeks ago?
ReplyDeleteOn a show with Brock/Cena and Jericho/Punk? 3rd most anticipated at best. It was ****1/4 and a great match, probably Sheamus' best, but it falls more into the
ReplyDelete"surprising classic" category.
Cletus Tahoe? When did Dusty Rhodes take over creative?
ReplyDeleteYeah, the simple "N" shirt was pretty close to the nWo shirt.
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