WWE.com RAW Preview
http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2014-06-23/five-point-preview-26408300
JTG Comments To TMZ About His Release
http://www.tmz.com/2014/06/22/cryme-tyme-wwe-jtg-shad-gaspard-fired-reunion-crime-time/
Former TNA Stars Returning For the Tapings in New York City
Rhino, Homicide, and Low Ki will all be returning for the TNA tapings this week in NYC.
Credit Mike Johnson, PWInsider.com
Where is Corey Graves?
Graves, who was in the middle of a feud with Sami Zayn on NXT, has been sidelined with another concussion. He missed time earlier this year with a concussion as well.
Credit Mike Johnson, PWInsider.com
http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2014-06-23/five-point-preview-26408300
JTG Comments To TMZ About His Release
http://www.tmz.com/2014/06/22/cryme-tyme-wwe-jtg-shad-gaspard-fired-reunion-crime-time/
Former TNA Stars Returning For the Tapings in New York City
Rhino, Homicide, and Low Ki will all be returning for the TNA tapings this week in NYC.
Credit Mike Johnson, PWInsider.com
Where is Corey Graves?
Graves, who was in the middle of a feud with Sami Zayn on NXT, has been sidelined with another concussion. He missed time earlier this year with a concussion as well.
Credit Mike Johnson, PWInsider.com
So Rhyno is just short term for these tapings? I thought it would be cool if he came in on a more full time basis.
ReplyDeleteI feel like I've seen JTG more times since he's been released than since Cryme Tyme broke up.
ReplyDeletePost-firing: 1
Pre-firing: 0
Raw: (snore)
ReplyDeleteJTG: Petrock nailed it.
TNA: Somewhere, Dennis Stamp frowns. And jumps on a trampoline.
Graves: Yep, that'll be another future endeavor in the next couple years.
Raw Preview: Same old shit.
ReplyDeleteJTG: gut a raw deal. Hope he finds his way to NJPW.
TNA: GORE! GORE! GORE! A Rhyno vs Ashley feud would be money.
Graves: Who?
I'm going to be disappointed if this go home show doesn't deliver. Last week was pretty lame and disappointing.
ReplyDeleteKeep up the great work!
ReplyDeleteThe biggest news I see on here today is that Abeyance went to sleep being only 3 comments behind Jobber. I thought for sure he would want to spike the ball before nodding off.
ReplyDeleteDamn, he went on an amazing run after I went to bed. How many one liners did he drop?
ReplyDeleteDidn't read the link but how the hell did a guy who got to get paid for doing nothing for years get a RAW deal?
ReplyDeleteBecause they paid him to do nothing. I know I personally would rather showcase my talents than to be locked away in the broom closet and be thankful for a job.
ReplyDeleteLanny Poffo would disagree with you.
ReplyDeleteWasn't he Wildcat Wilie?
ReplyDeleteI can't actually believe how many comments he has, he hasn't even been here that long.
ReplyDeleteHe joined when "Abeyance" became a thing, so that would put it at September 2013.
ReplyDeleteBuh-Bye Graves.
ReplyDeleteHe said he started commenting in November
ReplyDeleteBut that means he didn't get a RAW deal
ReplyDeleteThe new face of the BoD - ABeyAnce1!
ReplyDelete20k in less than a year?
ReplyDeleteWth?
So, if someone said to you, "Hey, here's a salary. Stay home and enjoy life, you don't have to work" you would be pissed? I'd take the money and chill.
ReplyDelete19K of them being seven words or less, I bet. I'd make the 00s Suns reference, but you're not jobber.
ReplyDeleteWhen I first started I thought Abeyance was an automated greeting message.
ReplyDeleteSo post whoring?
ReplyDeleteEh... whatever floats the boat.
That would give him between 250-300 comments per day. How can someone have that much time?
ReplyDeleteYep, I bet he just stayed at home, waited for his paycheck and said "Money, Money, yeah, yeah, I say MONEY, MONEY, YEAH, YEAH!!
ReplyDeleteIt can almost be considered spam. He'll go on a run of saying "yup" or something else inconsequential as a response to any number of comments in a thread.
ReplyDeleteS'what I would do.
ReplyDeleteHe's been mopping up in the night threads lately. Two years ago, he'd still be under 2K posts because there just weren't as many topics/open threads to comment on then.
ReplyDeleteAnd also because a few posters back then would have made it their goal to "break" him after the first dozen one-worders or so.
"almost"
ReplyDeleteI appreciate you being PC.
Its spam
Old Fuj would have smashed him.
ReplyDeleteGiven how frequently posters here are willing to "break" QOTD posters, I'm amazed that didn't happen. There's more than a few people who have said something to him about it. He seems to brush it off better than others.
ReplyDeleteI keep forgetting I really don't need to be PC here.
ReplyDeleteI am not sure it counts as that though... I honestly don't think he intends it that way... i think he just has to type whatever happens to be in his brain at that moment
ReplyDeleteHe is a good dude.
ReplyDeleteI don't think there's really anything there to break.
ReplyDeleteHe's in Grave danger
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing to smash... I don't think he really cares.
ReplyDeleteIf it was some sort of "automated" response system, I'd bust out laughing.
ReplyDelete(clicks on "quick retort", makes sure post makes sense, hits "Post".)
He just likes posting here and conversing. I used to get annoyed by it but he generally means well and just wants to come and talk wrestling.
ReplyDeleteEither way, Im not trying to start a witch hunt, you pointed it out and given his time here and he is already top 5?
ReplyDeleteA lil kabukish to me... Top 5'ers post quality AND quantity
I never thought he was any good but the concussion stuff sucks.
ReplyDeleteThats good to know.
ReplyDeleteThick skin is good to have here. The BoD can and have been relentless
Says the guy who would have 100 post conversations with cult status.
ReplyDeleteOnce he hits Top Commenter, we should have an ABeyAnce appreciation thread, where we all post one word comments and responses.
ReplyDeleteAbout wrestling.
ReplyDeleteAnd it was a back and forth from different POVs.
I dont go back and forth about BS
Unless you consider wrestling BS.
Is
ReplyDeleteHe posts about wrestling too, just not all the time.
ReplyDeleteI would say he THINKS he is always posting about wrestling, it's just that his posts aren't conducive to continuing a conversation.
ReplyDeleteIt's not so much thick skin as a kind of pleasant simpleness. It's kind of like having a robot pal.
ReplyDeleteMaybe now Graves can get a better nickname than Saviour of Misbehaviour.
ReplyDeleteI dont watch NXT all like that, but thats terrible.
ReplyDeleteAsk for me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man.
ReplyDeleteI can say I never imagined such a in-depth discussion on Abeyance happening.
ReplyDeleteIt's not a good sign when you've been staring at the screen for 10-15 minutes and cannot come up with anything. I mean, I was going to say something about Corey graves looking like a huge douche, but that's pretty weak in my estimation. So, I just made a post about how I really have nothing to add to this thread. BURN OUT LEVEL REACHED: Level 9.
ReplyDeleteYou have no comment on ABeyAnce1's sky-rocket to the top of the charts?
ReplyDeleteGo home Stranger, you're drunk.
ReplyDeleteI'm with you brother. I'm losing my will to wake up in the morning. Super fucking stressed.
ReplyDeleteEverything okay?
Yeah like I said I don't think he means to be a living spambot, but he just can't help himself for whatever reason.
ReplyDeleteWhy stressed? How's dad doing?
ReplyDeleteSlow news day
ReplyDeleteExcept not a cool robot like the Terminator or something.
ReplyDeleteRhino is the new champion of Lancaster, PA's Lancaster Championship Wrestling of Lancaster, PA after beating Shane Douglas over the weekend.
ReplyDeleteTuesdays are usually fun with VinceJordan saying all the terrible stuff on Raw was great and the good stuff that people liked, they should like more.
ReplyDeleteHe's more like the Rocky 4 robot that only says Happy Birthday Paulie.
ReplyDeleteA bunch of people.
ReplyDeleteWe spoke about it. I expected him to do this and be in the #1 spot by July.
ReplyDeleteHahahahahaha
ReplyDeleteWell now you're putting an awful lot of pressure on me... I will try to deliver!!
ReplyDeleteOh... tell me you were there live and was the match as bad as I dream it to be?
ReplyDeleteShane is terrible.
No because you normally use the free TV shows to bring people buying your PPVs. If you also want money for the TV Shows, even less people would buy the ppvs, because less people would watch the "advertisement" shows for the ppvs...
ReplyDeleteI just assume JTG is a guy who takes slot of pride in his art and would enjoy showcasing his skills.
ReplyDeleteI have the utmost faith in you!
ReplyDeleteOK (TNA booking hat on)
ReplyDeleteLast I checked Rhyno was the last ECW TV Champion. Abyss was the last TNA TV Champion. How about a hardcore match between the two to determine the who is the best TV Champ? at the PPV
That goes without saying.
ReplyDeleteDad's chill. He just sits on his chair and watches Golf. I think he watched golf for fourteen straight hours yesterday.
ReplyDeleteJust work and buying a house has my head in scrambles.
The network would go much better, if it would be available in every country and not only in the USA.
ReplyDeleteYou know, for all the defending of the WWE I do, I never get the same amount of hate or attention Vince does. I may be doing something wrong here...
ReplyDeleteNew Fuj doesn't give a fuck.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I've been saying this for months now. I don't understand why they don't just say something like, "Growing up, John Cena's favorite wrestler was Sting [or whoever]. Folks, if you want to watch all of Sting's matches in his WCW career, the only place to do that is the WWE Network."
ReplyDeleteGraves is the most boring wrestler in NXT.
ReplyDeleteAh I see. Let me offer some advice. Get married to an awful woman that will pile up a lot of bills that it will take you years to pay off so you couldn't possibly by a house if you wanted to and therefore don't have to worry about it.
ReplyDeleteThat what happened last night. A few of us sat in here, chilled and bullshitted.
ReplyDeleteIt's just the candle slow-burning at both ends. I think it's time for a solo road trip.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy it.
ReplyDeleteIts because you are my protege... people don't wish to anger the Franchise Player.
ReplyDelete#IMakeEverythingAboutMe #JustLikeCaliber
The guy rattled off like 100 posts in a row, many of them one-worders like "Cool." and "Yeah." Like RVD promos. Post counts are so LOL
ReplyDeleteI don't hate Vince at all. I will try my best to bring you up in conversation when mocking terrible WWE stuff.
ReplyDeleteI have no issues with Abeyance at the top. He's the Eric Young of the blog.
ReplyDeleteHe popped off at me last week and said no matter how many posts I have he'll always be the top draw.
ReplyDeleteSo I said if that was the case why did we get more people here after you left?
Hahahahahaha, I came close to doing that but luckily I got rid of her.
ReplyDeleteThat sucks man. Is the new girl at least financially responsible?
I have 250 comments total and 203 upvotes. People should really think before they speak. Or they come off as Jar Jar Binks.
ReplyDeleteWell, I guess. She only recently got a job after graduating and doesn't have a lot in the way of bills... so time will tell. I know when she buys new clothes the first thing she always tells me about them is how cheap she got them.
ReplyDeleteThe fact that we still talk about him months after his flameout makes him think he's the top draw, regardless of there being any truth to it.
ReplyDeleteLol. And damn, she's younger than you by a bit?
ReplyDelete"Dunno." (A bunch)
ReplyDeleteThat wasn't really him. That "The Real Caliber Winfield" guy is actually Onita100 or whatever his name is.
ReplyDeleteTheir next PPV is in October lol
ReplyDeleteHIV can't be transmitted through blood?
ReplyDeleteAlmost 9 years. That's how I do!
ReplyDeleteOh, OK. I wasn't sure.
ReplyDeleteBut then again by the pic that was used I thought it might have been the Blue Meanie.
He's the Brady Anderson of the BoD
ReplyDeleteIt means you have time to build.
ReplyDeleteNot in the slightest.
ReplyDeleteLive and let blog.
If it were Blue Meanie I would expect you to slap him around like JBL did.
ReplyDeletePeople would be licking their chops for that match. Throw in Jim Duggan as well, last WCW TV Champion, and you've got yourself some major ticket sales.
ReplyDeleteThat means someone posing as Joey Styles would have to slap me around.
ReplyDeleteThis simply can not be.
50 home runs!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid I don't get that reference
ReplyDeleteI mean, there are probably some old WCW fans that might return for a nostalgia trip. But how many? And how long would those fans stay for? One six month period? Two? Unless they liked the current product, I doubt they would constantly renew their subscription, just for the right to watch Great American Bash anytime they wanted.
ReplyDeleteThe measure of true pimpin' is not giving a fuck about that which does not make you money.
ReplyDeleteYou need to BO-LIEVE....
ReplyDeleteWhen the network is available internationally, I think that's going to be a really interesting number.
ReplyDeleteHIV can most certainly be transmitted from cut to cut.
ReplyDeleteIn all seriousness, it would be a good hardcore match between the two, but the TV title is used as an angle.
ReplyDeleteIf they COULD get Duggan there and job him out it would be a dick move on the level of HHH making all of the secondary champs job to him.
Maybe he meant one guy being cut, while no one else is? I don't know.
ReplyDeleteThere's just so many variables in play. Number of users in an area, number of available connections in that area, what kind of drain the provider has due to user load, what kind of stress the server is under due to user load, etc.
ReplyDeleteDuggan, sadly, is probably the most over of the 3.
ReplyDeleteWe talk about him the way people mention suicide bombers or those kids from Columbine.
ReplyDeleteHe does have that kind of vibe
ReplyDeleteWhy Jar Jar Binks? I don't get it...
ReplyDeleteProbably?
ReplyDeleteIf anything they should see about getting Jay Lethal on the card and beating HIM since he's the ROH TV Champ.
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure HIV was not recognized as the public health crisis it is now in 1983. It was probably not really something wrestlers were even aware of, and if there were it was probably something they felt just affected the gay community.
ReplyDeleteWhen did HIV become a true national concern? I was born in 1980, so I really don't know. My first real experience with HIV was with Magic in 1991. I knew of the virus before that, but Magic announcing he was HIV positive is what made it real to me.
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome. I'm jealous.
ReplyDeleteExactly.
ReplyDeleteI read Pimpology: The 48 Laws of the Game, over in Afghanistan and it applies to everything.
I make wayyyy too much money to care about anything that doesnt make me any.
Nope, because the PPVs are, in theory, the special shows where big things happen, titles are up for grabs and stories get wrapped up. Free TV is, in theory, used to show you acts 1-4 of the story and promote that if you want to see the finale in act 5, it's available that Sunday for $40 or whatever.
ReplyDeleteIt's a business model that worked for wrestling for 40+ years.
Putting Raw behind a paywall cuts off anyone from becoming a fan except those willing to pay to try a new TV show. That's a horrid idea.
Okay, that's what I was wondering. I was thinking that early on, it may have still been looked at as a "gay disease".
ReplyDeleteIt's highly unlikely but possible.
ReplyDeleteMid 80's
ReplyDeleteI feel like Magic was the tipping point of HIV can happen to anyone, not just gay men.
ReplyDeleteWhere you going to go!
ReplyDeleteI'm not annoyed by it; I just can't believe someone has that much time on their hands.
ReplyDeleteThanks... but don't be. While she is young and pretty there are a whole slew of headaches that come with dating someone that much younger than you... though she did spend her entire day off yesterday cleaning my apartment more immaculately than I ever could.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure the context really matters. It's the fact that he's mentioned at all.
ReplyDeleteOh, Magic was absolutely the game changer. I'm sure there were people who just assumed Magic was gay or whatever, but his announcement is when people started to wise up to the realities.
ReplyDeleteI don't know, but the country sounds nice. I hear Whitesnake's "Here I Go Again" in my head.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IqrGIOI8rM
ReplyDeleteWhile HIV/AIDS was certainly around in the early 80s, it was a very misunderstood illness that mostly affected already marginalized populations. I doubt many in the wrestling community worried about AIDS at first, as it was an 'urban/gay problem' that didn't really become widely acknowledged until the late 80s. Of course, then you get the Ryan White scares, with parents worried their kids could catch AIDS from being in the same school as somebody positive.
ReplyDeleteThey can be, but... I dunno. Maybe I'm in the minority. I expect intrusive advertising in most if not every thing and can't get too worked up over it.
ReplyDeleteOddly enough I play that video in my head quite a bit... Tawney Kitane... mmmmm
ReplyDeleteThis is in no way something that WWE did that TNA could then do in a much worse fashion... it would never fly.
ReplyDeletePeople already knew straight people could get HIV. But Magic used his own style to bring attention and resources to fighting HIV/AIDS
ReplyDeleteYeah. It wouldn't have even crossed their minds.
ReplyDeleteDoes Tessmacher play Kitane in your version of the vid?
ReplyDeleteTPGI
ReplyDeleteYeah, but it was still the stigma of straight people who were drug users, whores, etc.
ReplyDeleteThat reminds me of a question I thought of the other day. The WWF had a no-blood rule back in the early/mid 90s, right? I seem to remember Bret having to claim that he bled hardway against Piper for the IC title.
ReplyDeleteWhen did that rule go away? What was it that caused VInce to say "screw it, go ahead and bleed again?" What was the first show where it was allowed?
Another reason blading is completely unnecessary in wrestling. I don't have a problem with the occasional bleeding in a major angle or match, such as Austin-Hart, but what a guy like Abdulah the Butcher did, for example, is just stupid.
ReplyDeleteWouldn't he be all "Millions of dollars millions of dollars"
ReplyDelete...that was a different guy? Shit they all look alike.
#RacisimIsFunny
#ItsOkBecuaseIVotedForObama
I'm not getting Internet at my new place until Thursday, so my weekly.column will not be posted. Just wanted to give people a heads up.
ReplyDeleteWell Magic was a whore....but yeah, I get your point.
ReplyDeleteBasketball players were concerned about getting AIDS from Magic Johnson in the early 90's.
ReplyDeleteThat's pretty damned inconsiderate of you!
ReplyDeleteYour priorities are out of wack, Mister.
ReplyDeleteJust fucking with you.
I don't specifically remember the show, but I guess it was the Attitude Era. Austin's bladejob at WM 13 is the first one I remember happening quite some time, but I'm sure I'm forgetting a few.
ReplyDeleteAustin blading at WrestleMania XIII would seem to be when the blade ban was... I don't want to say lifted, but relaxed. Austin, HHH, Rock, Fiair, Michaels and Undertaker would do it in big matches after that point.
ReplyDeleteKid can go in the ring though. I wish they let him have a little more freedom.
ReplyDeleteIf I remember, Karl Malone was really outspoken about being uncomfortable playing with him.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry.
ReplyDeleteRhyno vs. Abyss for the rights to be the spokesperson for a shampoo commercial.
And that was poor education or a lack of understaning.
ReplyDeleteAs long as you have people that complain about the current WWE product you will have the inspiration to succeed.
ReplyDeleteI almost went with "You have a weekly column here?" but I didn't want to be accused of trying to run off another writer.
ReplyDelete