Howdy Blog O' Doomers!
At this point it's no longer a question of if Daniel Bryan will be left lying helpless tonight but HOW will Daniel Bryan be left lying helpless tonight. What will be the cause of our hero's demise tonight?
Or you can watch football :)
All right BOD'ers, I saw 'The Chaperone' was coming on Showtime Family in the wee hours of the morning and I just had to DVR it because...you would all not respect in the morning if I didn't.
But now the question is do I rant on it or not?
Anyway enjoy the show or the football game, come out swinging but please keep it clean.
At this point it's no longer a question of if Daniel Bryan will be left lying helpless tonight but HOW will Daniel Bryan be left lying helpless tonight. What will be the cause of our hero's demise tonight?
Or you can watch football :)
All right BOD'ers, I saw 'The Chaperone' was coming on Showtime Family in the wee hours of the morning and I just had to DVR it because...you would all not respect in the morning if I didn't.
But now the question is do I rant on it or not?
Anyway enjoy the show or the football game, come out swinging but please keep it clean.
After 3 straight weeks of beatdowns and a PPV coming up on Sunday, the show tonight has to end with DB having some sort of victory, doesn't it?
ReplyDeleteI'm basically guaranteeing the faces stand tall at the end of the show tonight. It's just a question of who helps DB and gives him the hope spot. I'm assuming Ziggler + various assorted Rhodes's. If Miz is back from Abu Dhabi maybe him. I don't think they'd waste Big Show helping him yet, they'd probably save that and build a whole show around that.
ReplyDeleteIt's just betting on 50/50 booking. No chance they're changing the title so DB+friends will get a big win the week before the PPV.
"But now the question is do I rant on it or not?"
ReplyDeleteDO IT!
And should we start the bitcHHHing now, or wait until his big ol' schnozz appears on screen?
Being that his big ol' schnozz will probably be on the screen as soon as the opening montage is over, I think we should bitch now.
ReplyDeleteYes please. Rant on The Chaperone, should be fun.
ReplyDeleteBryan should be allowed to knee HHH's shnoz this week, seeing as HHH will almost certainly be screwing Bryan over at NOC.
ReplyDeleteIt's a great night for football. Last week's Raw relegated this week's to the DVR.
ReplyDeleteSo . . . Goldust . . .
ReplyDeleteIs he going to be squashed? Is Orton going to underestimate him? What's the predictions for it?
Should be 10 minutes tops let Goldust get a couple of his spots in, a near fall or two then eat an RKO.
ReplyDeleteKind gets me thinking has Goldust ever had a match against a current World Title holder before?
ReplyDeleteSure! I remember a Raw up here in Edmonton in '97 that was main evented by Bret Hart vs Goldust.
ReplyDeleteAhh cool, I really couldn't remember, would of been super weird if this was the closest he ever got to the title.
ReplyDeleteActually i'm wrong, Bret wasn't the champ then, it was the Undertaker as they were building up to Summerslam. Funny i don't remember Taker on that show at all!
ReplyDeleteHe's had at least a couple. I know he wrestled Shawn Michaels in 96 after winning a mini-battle royal, and he took on Bret Hart at the MSG Raw in in '97.
ReplyDeleteI'd love that. Bryan is beat, busted, on the ground, hulks up just long enough to run up and whack Hunter with his knee, then goes down again.
ReplyDelete"BY GAWD THERE'S SOME FIGHT LEFT IN HIM AFTERALL!"
Goldust will get squashed.
ReplyDeleteI am kinda excited to a stupid degree for a Goldust match. Especially with Orton having a good run.
ReplyDeleteGreat opportunity for Orton to get some heat on himself by squashing the shit out of Goldust. A couple head punts, a ref stoppage, a stretcher job, and Orton being a cocky jock asshole before taking a house mic and saying "Cody, you're still fired, try something else". Orton does not need to be showing any ass for Goldust of all ppl and a dominant NWA-style heel champ going in to the ppv works for me
ReplyDeleteOR, at least to kill some time, you can put on the US Open Final between Djokovic and Nadal, which has an under-the-radar rivalry quality that is easily the tennis equivalent to Flair-Steamboat. C'mon, Djoker!
ReplyDeleteHHH predigrees the Midnight Rider tonight...
ReplyDeleteThe way the Skins/Eagles game is going...I might watch wrestling. It's a weird game already with all the various turnovers.
ReplyDelete2 important baseball series start tonight (well game 1s have already started Orioles vs Yankees in Baltimore with the Orioles 2 back and Yankees 2 1/2 back from the AL wild card and Indians/Royals in Cleveland with the Indians 2 back and Royals 3 1/2 back with about 19-20 games left in the season (NY and KC have 19, Bal and Cle have 20)
ReplyDeleteUgh... the first quarter of this Eagles/Redskins game feels longer than an episode of RAW.
ReplyDeleteGoldust gets some offense, Orton returns some, dominates, becomes a dick about it, then...Midnight Rider music hits, Rider comes on out, adds intrigue, HHH goes apeshit, gets clocked with a cowbell, Orton gets clocked with a cowbell, Goldust wins.... Cody unmasks. That's how I'd do it.
ReplyDeleteI got a fever...
ReplyDeleteWonder if Edge will factor into shit, as far as him rallying the troops. God knows it would be fitting in a way, if they have him be the one who tells everyone to grow a sack and tell HHH off....
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty pumped for this show. Raw has been on fire lately+Toronto crowd. Should be awesome.
ReplyDeleteThat said, assuming the ratings tank and they panic like hell, who do they bring in to be the new token figurehead who serves as a counterbalance to HHH and curb his bullshit? Is Mick Foley doing anything? They did that last time HHH and Steph were on a power trip IIRC the summer of 2000, in terms of making Foley commissioner and granting him nebulous power to cockblock every one of HHH's whims.
ReplyDeleteBonus points if they have Foley point out how we've seen the HHH show run rampant so many times that fans instinctively turn the channel when he's on an asshole binge
ReplyDeleteRatings go down? More McMahons! Ratings still go down? Even More McMahons.
ReplyDeleteOr hell, get Austin to do it. God knows it would shake shit up and make some shockwaves. IIRC Orton never had a chance to fight Austin during his legend killer spree so there is that angle, plus Punk not liking Austin and the idea of HHH being uber uber pissed off that the Board of Director installed Austin as commissioner simply to fuck with HHH in terms of picking the one person HHH hates most in the world to veto his evil whims
ReplyDeleteWatch Toronto boo Edge.
ReplyDeleteBecause Toronto.
Edge is here. cheers.
ReplyDeleteI'm here to promote the WWE app. booed out of the building.
Damn. Nice pop for Edge.
ReplyDeleteI miss Edge.
ReplyDelete"Just because this man performs well doesn't mean we should forget the horrible things he's done in the past."
ReplyDelete"That's a good point, Brain, but Edge has atoned for his sins!"
"Sorry, what was that, Monsoon? I was watching the football game. Michael Vick is playing."
"WILL YOU PAY ATTENTION?!"
Jesus, Chimel.
ReplyDeleteEdge is definitely one of those guys you miss after they stop wrestling. You didn't realize how good he was until he was gone.
ReplyDeleteNow THAT is how I want to start my Mon night viewing. :-)
ReplyDeleteEdge eats a Pedigree/RKO. Great heat segment or too far and pisses off the crowd more than it "angers" them?
ReplyDeleteYes.
ReplyDeleteEdge ain't taking a bump with that neck.
ReplyDeleteAt least he shouldn't.
ReplyDeleteI heard them say in a F4W audio show with Lance Storm that Edge can't even take a bump any more. Too much risk involved. Although that came from Lance and not from Edge, so I'm not sure.
ReplyDelete"Every time I come out here you remind me why this is home." - Guy who lives in Tampa.
ReplyDeleteWell, cause you know. Snow.
ReplyDeleteWow. Totally forgot about Rated RKO.
ReplyDelete... said everyone.
ReplyDeleteWhat about a low blow? Or Orton just spits in his face?
ReplyDeleteYeah, I don't think I was watching at the time.
ReplyDeleteCarolina, but yeah
ReplyDeleteI liked Rated RKO.
ReplyDelete"Randy Orton is NOT gonna be the guest...." = guaranteed Orton in ring.
ReplyDeleteHey dude, whatever you're into. I don't judge.
ReplyDeleteIf only Edge were still in good health. Him and Bryan could probably have torn the house down.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Edge partner...Lita's over-inflated implants!
ReplyDeleteSo...can we say that Show fisted DBry?
ReplyDeleteThat was my first thought, actually.
ReplyDeleteDamn right.
ReplyDeleteTORONTO IS YES. Sorry Jericho.
ReplyDeleteLove it when Edge, Foley, or Piper appear--they know how to put storylines over and aren't afraid to say whatever they want to add that extra gravitas
ReplyDeleteNo.
ReplyDeleteKinda be funny if Bryan got beat down right here and had his beard shaved on the Cutting Edge.
ReplyDeleteOne of the reasons I really like DBry....he seems genuinely surprised and grateful to be so damn over.
ReplyDeletePoor Big Show has to feed his family? He can't go hang out with Virgil and learn from him?
ReplyDeleteStopped watching the Open when Hewitt got eliminated, just like every other tournament :P
ReplyDeleteNO ONE should have to go learn anything from Virgil.
ReplyDeleteBecause they don't have a spot they need to worry about protecting. In particular, the more recent retirees/WWE ex-pats are in a more unique position than the old timers when it comes to producing quality return work. Not only do they not give a fuck about protecting their position, but they don't need the money WWE offers. Thus, we get Bro-tista, Edge's "Are you going to let Brock do that, John?" promo, and Brock killing people in the mouth,
ReplyDelete"You know, Monsoon, if I managed Daniel Bryan he would win every match."
ReplyDelete"Why do you think that, Brain?"
"I could hide a steel chair in his beard!"
"WILL YOU STOP?!"
He has beat Randy Orton
ReplyDeleteWell said.
ReplyDeleteNo idea how Piper isn't involved with WWE doing something right now. Even something like those LOW round tables.
ReplyDeleteThank you, friend.
ReplyDeleteIndeed. Minor detail.
ReplyDeleteSo it took Orton 3 weeks to figure out how to carry that belt properly. What a moron.
ReplyDeleteLLOL
ReplyDeleteWasn't he, at one point?
ReplyDelete(I'm not sure, since it's been close to two years since I've had Classics On Demand)
I wish this show had started with The Rock ripping Toronto for 20 minutes again.
ReplyDeleteYep. It was a good point.
ReplyDeleteHe looked good in his last couple appearances too. Lost the spare tire and managed to reign in his maniacness a few degrees.
ReplyDeleteI don't think so.
ReplyDeleteI think - think - he might be in a "fuck Vince" state of mind. It comes and goes.
ReplyDeleteEdge has been really lame in this segment so far
ReplyDeleteNice Line
ReplyDeleteI don't know, I thought the delivery on that spine burn was pretty damn great.
ReplyDeleteWhat?
ReplyDeleteIt must be an opening segment because here comes PoocHHHie.
ReplyDeleteHow so? Should he have speared HHH by now or something?
ReplyDeleteThe opening riff of King of Kings is what I imagine Hunter sounds like after a Doritos Locos Taco.
ReplyDeleteJesus Triple H already? They can't trust Orton with a promo for more than a few minutes? I love Triple H, but WTF?
ReplyDeleteHe is just pandering, really. Nothing special or memorable at all.
ReplyDeleteDo you think Edge can still do the spear?
ReplyDeletePoochie!
ReplyDeleteAnyone else think Lemmy coulda made a great wrestler?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUZD_wWW-sQ
ReplyDelete"It must be an opening segment because here comes PoocHHHie."
ReplyDeleteFTFY
HHH thought Cena couldn't make it...
ReplyDeletebut he OVERCAME THE ODDS!
I forget who made the comparison - if it was you, sorry - but it's brilliant.
ReplyDeleteEdge: The Good, the Bad and the Fuckless
ReplyDeleteScott ten years ago. 15 years ago when he first used it to describe Nash.
ReplyDeleteLOL NIce way to work in the TV show promo Trips.
ReplyDeleteAND a Samuel L. reference. Very nice.
ReplyDeleteLord Alfred should be the only one is who allowed to say "promotional consideration".
ReplyDeleteI was certainly wrong about Sin Cara too!
ReplyDeleteOh, wow. No shit. Totally forgot about that.
ReplyDeleteAnd Kharma
ReplyDeleteEdge: "Okay, then let's see you keep Smackdown afloat for half a decade."
ReplyDelete"Prove me wrong."
ReplyDeleteWhere have I heard that before?
Edge really looks good...younger. Seems like life off the road agrees with him.
ReplyDeleteFuck. Now I want to see Edge and HHH go at it. Stupid injuries.
ReplyDeleteDid they ever get their privilege to Sing-a-long with The Rock reinstated?
ReplyDeleteHe didn't knock her up. At least i hope not, any man that fucked Chyna obviously doesn't have the highest standards.
ReplyDeleteWhen you save / invest your money like those three - you can come and go as you please and not worry about making Vince happy.
ReplyDeleteI like HHH. Honestly, I do. I rag on him all the time, but as a performer, he's one of the best of his generation.
ReplyDeleteBut I hate these smarmy, "smartest guy in the room" promos.
The heel should never be making valid points about the babyfaces. That's the kind of shit that nearly sank Punk in the Fall of 2011.
Kharma is a bit more attractive than Chyna though
ReplyDeleteHey now Toronto....that's not a PG chant.
ReplyDeleteLOL Damn, Edge.
ReplyDeleteEdge: "You have two slim jims for quads."
ReplyDeleteAWESOME!
ReplyDeleteAnd know stephanie is slowly becoming chyna 2.0.
ReplyDeleteIronically it's also the thing that got him over in 2011 as well.
ReplyDeleteYeah, that's just damn scary. Seriously.
ReplyDeleteOh no! They fed Christian to the lions!
ReplyDeleteGood ending for the segment. Sorry for Christian though.
ReplyDeleteGood way to write Christian off TV while he recovers from a concussion
ReplyDeleteAgain!
ReplyDeleteNothing he said was valid. He THINKS he is the smartest guy in the room.
ReplyDeleteBest heels in the opening promo:
ReplyDelete1. Triple H
2. The Shield
3. Guy in the background wearing a Habs jersey in Toronto
4. Orton
Won't somebody please think of Christian!
ReplyDeleteMan that was just a great opener. Triple H is killing it.
ReplyDelete"One more match" = "Edge, we hope you die"?
ReplyDeleteanyone else weirded out by WWE promoting the Warrior in the new video game? I have this awful vision of Vince and Hellwig in a backroom pulling a Patterson.
ReplyDeleteOrton put in about 25% in this segment
ReplyDeleteHe's hurt again? No wonder he cant get a sustained push. Ever since his ascension to the WHC 2 years ago he can't go more than a few months without getting injured.
ReplyDeleteI haven't heard an asshole chant since like 2000.
ReplyDeleteWell, it's fine for the babyface to be "the smartest guy in the room," but Hunter would routinely lace into Punk for whining and then Punk would be booked to do just that, without any witty comebacks except cracks about Stephanie, which is all anyone seems to be able to get away with against Hunter.
ReplyDeleteI don't know why the man refuses to show ass on the mic.
He got concussed in the match with Orton.
ReplyDeleteHHH was really good and it got a lot better when he came out.
ReplyDeletepulling Patterson, or pulling a Patterson?
ReplyDeleteAd Break Topic #1
ReplyDeleteRestore one (still-living) retired wrestler to full youth and health to compete again.
Christian's fault, obviously. Stupid, stupid, stupid!
ReplyDeleteRicky Steamboat, just imagine what he could do with the guys today.
ReplyDeleteWouldn't we all? I sometimes get concussed watching his matches.
ReplyDeleteThe man, the myth -- ROCKY MOUNTAIN THUNDER.
ReplyDeleteBret Hart
ReplyDeleteShawn Michaels.
ReplyDeleteEither way.
ReplyDeleteB+ in my book.
ReplyDeleteHe is really unpredictable and you never know which Piper will show up.
ReplyDeleteSavage. No question.
ReplyDeleteMick Foley. He'd be money in this angle.
ReplyDeleteHas to be Stone Cold. Both as a in-ring wrestler and money drawing machine.
ReplyDeletestill-living . . .
ReplyDeleteBah.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I'd just about kill to see Ricky/CM Punk & Ricky/DBry.
ReplyDeleteVader.
ReplyDeleteHow about the Genius, then? He's still alive.
ReplyDeleteI'm gonna pull a swerve.
ReplyDeleteScott Hall.
YES.
ReplyDeleteAustin
ReplyDeleteThe most successful characters are mere exaggerated extensions of themselves.
ReplyDeleteAs much as I may gripe about Hunter, I can't even front on the man's heel abilities. I feel like a 10-year-old mark railing at Jim Cornette in 96 for talking smack on Shawn Michaels.
ReplyDeleteI would say HBK...but not with HHH running things...it might get obnoxious. So, let's go with Austin because he's great in the ring, outside the ring, and has a great mind
ReplyDeleteDynamite
ReplyDeleteDo no other euphemisms exist in wrestling for a fucked neck but "a stack of dimes"?
ReplyDeleteClose second would be Rick Rude
ReplyDelete"Toronto is my town."
ReplyDeleteBut Toronto never wins, Hunter!
Stone cold.
ReplyDeleteOkay, that was an awesome megalomaniacal promo.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I'm not even sure I get it. Comparing the discs to loosely stacked dimes? Is that it?
ReplyDeleteDamn, Triple H has never been on fire like this promo wise. So good.
ReplyDeleteblitzkrieg and dean malenko.
ReplyDelete2 for 2 on Hunter appearing in segments so far.
ReplyDeleteHHH was really good in that segment.
ReplyDeleteHide your kids, hide your midcard titles, it's Kofi Kingston!
ReplyDeleteI actually like Kofi quite a bit. Dude has springs in his legs.
ReplyDeleteI means it looks skinny.
ReplyDeleteHHH segments so far: 2
ReplyDeleteDon't care if they're good, I expect this to rise to about 8 or 9 by the end of the show
See also: it looks like the neck of a normal human being.
ReplyDeleteplease kofi take my shame-rock-title!
ReplyDeleteI really hope they have Big E Langston somehow appear at NoC and become a Heyman guy. Axel is not the answer.
ReplyDelete2 for 2 on really good segments so far.
ReplyDeleteOh, I expect 11.
ReplyDeleteAt last, he's on his owwwwwnnnnn!
ReplyDeleteKofi vs. Axel.
ReplyDeleteWell, back to football.
Eh, Big E doesn't need Heyman. Heyman is for guys who can't cut promos, Big E is good on the mic.
ReplyDeleteDat fiddy fiddy.
ReplyDeleteGuessing Axel gets his win back from Smackdown
ReplyDeleteI get diarrhea watching Orton matches.
ReplyDelete(BUT THEY'RE METHODICAL!)
Big E needs to get over though. If they wont turn him face, let Heyman get him over
ReplyDeleteRumors are they are about to turn him face anyway though.
ReplyDeleteWins on Smackdown are only worth half a win.
ReplyDelete50/50 booking. Live the dream.
ReplyDeleteWho took the bigger bump on that SOS? Hate offensive moves where the guy giving it takes the bigger bump.
ReplyDeleteHeyman looks like Paul Giamatti after a week-long coke binge
ReplyDeleteGood. He was an awesome face in NXT
ReplyDeleteOh, man. a 5 count DQ? Really?
ReplyDeleteTurrible, just turrible!
ReplyDeleteThe idea is the wrestler giving the move is prepared for the bump and doesn't take as much damage while the guy taking it was unprepared even if the bump looked bigger.
ReplyDeleteI love the SOS
That would never happen to Daniel Bryan, who is well aware that he has until five.
ReplyDelete