Good morning! Stranger in the Alps here, filling in for the intrepid Brian Bayless, who is on assignment.
Updated Hell In A Cell card for this Sunday:
The Big Show vs. Rusev
Brie Belle vs. Nikki Bella - Loser Becomes the Winner's "Bitch"
Dolph Ziggler vs. Cesaro - Intercontinental Championship
Sheamus vs. The Miz - United State Championship
John Cena vs. Randy Orton - Hell in a Cell Match
Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins - Hell in a Cell Match
Credit WWE.com
NXT Star to Try Out a New Gimmick
Tye Dillinger has been trying out a new gimmick at NXT house shows. It was described as a cross between Ravishing Rick Rude and Fandango.
Credit rajah.com
Justin Roberts to Write a Book
Justin Roberts told TMZ that he plans on writing a book about his life. He wants it to be part inspirational and part instructional. He does not yet have a publisher for the planned work.
Credit SEScoops.com
WWE Extras Pay Rate
Reddit user MetsFan4Ever, a former WWE backstage worker, is disputing the WON report that WWE cut its pay rate for extras. The Observer reported pay was cut from $250 to $100 but the Reddit user says this is false and the pay for independent wrestlers and extras was only cut by $50, and talent now gets $200. He also noted that people who appear as Adam Rose‘s Rosebuds at live events receive $100.
Credit Wrestlezone.com
Updated Hell In A Cell card for this Sunday:
The Big Show vs. Rusev
Brie Belle vs. Nikki Bella - Loser Becomes the Winner's "Bitch"
Dolph Ziggler vs. Cesaro - Intercontinental Championship
Sheamus vs. The Miz - United State Championship
John Cena vs. Randy Orton - Hell in a Cell Match
Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins - Hell in a Cell Match
Credit WWE.com
NXT Star to Try Out a New Gimmick
Tye Dillinger has been trying out a new gimmick at NXT house shows. It was described as a cross between Ravishing Rick Rude and Fandango.
Credit rajah.com
Justin Roberts to Write a Book
Justin Roberts told TMZ that he plans on writing a book about his life. He wants it to be part inspirational and part instructional. He does not yet have a publisher for the planned work.
Credit SEScoops.com
WWE Extras Pay Rate
Reddit user MetsFan4Ever, a former WWE backstage worker, is disputing the WON report that WWE cut its pay rate for extras. The Observer reported pay was cut from $250 to $100 but the Reddit user says this is false and the pay for independent wrestlers and extras was only cut by $50, and talent now gets $200. He also noted that people who appear as Adam Rose‘s Rosebuds at live events receive $100.
Credit Wrestlezone.com
RIP to Ox Baker who died today. Here he is on The Price Is Right.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcLfDM_Frq4&feature=youtu.be
BRI-AN-BAY-LESS *CLAP, CLAP, CLAPCLAPCLAP*, BRI-AN-BAY-LESS *CLAP CLAP CLAPCLAPCLAP*
ReplyDeletePredictions
ReplyDeleteThe Big Show vs. Rusev: Rusev wins
Brie Belle vs. Nikki Bella - Loser Becomes the Winner's "Bitch":. Nikki wins
Dolph Ziggler vs. Cesaro - Intercontinental Championship: Cesaro wins
Sheamus vs. The Miz - United State Championship: Sheamus wins
John Cena vs. Randy Orton - Hell in a Cell Match: CENA WINS LOLO
Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins - Hell in a Cell Match: Ambrose wins.
Well, that sucks.
ReplyDelete(Not his appearance on TPIR.)
Anyone else get no sound with the video?
ReplyDeleteHow great would it be to be some random guy and get $100 to run out with Adam Rose.
ReplyDeleteWhat the hell does part inspirational and part instructional mean?
ReplyDeleteI was not aware that nXt did house shows. I thought they just did the Thursday night TV and trained during the week.
ReplyDeleteHe wants to offer instruction AND inspiration to the reader.
ReplyDeleteUpdate: brian Bayless is currently packing his luggage (Neiman Marcus), but is debating whether or not to pack his toothpaste. No...wait.....YES! He is definitely packing his toothpaste.
ReplyDeleteJust checked it again and it's working fine here.
ReplyDeleteWe've literally seen most of those matches on free TV in the last few weeks! Looking forward to Ambrose/Rollins and Cesaro/Ziggler, and that's it
ReplyDeleteOther than the rose buds what extras do they even use?
ReplyDelete"Security Guards"
ReplyDeleteAh yes, a PG Rick Rude..
ReplyDeleteCut the music!
What I'd like to have right now is for all you fat, out of shape PITTSBURGH POOPYHEADS to keep the noise down while I take my robe off and show the ladies how a real man enjoys a Diet Mountain Dew! Hit the music!
Then Jericho or whoever can show up and be all like "We all know the only Mountain Dew you enjoy... is the Brokeback variety!" before revealing compromising photos of him hanging out with Darren Young backstage
ReplyDeleteNow, see, that's in an entirely different order and I don't think that represents the creator's stated intent.
ReplyDeleteI may be overly naive, but is Ziggler sloowwlllyyy getting out of the WWE dog house? He's been winning more matches, won the IC title (which I admit doesn't mean much), and he has a PPV title defense. I think there's a chance that WWE is slowly starting to trust him again. All he needs to do is:
ReplyDelete1- Keep his mouth shut
2- Stay injury free
3- Keep his mouth shut
4- Listen to management a bit more, whether he agrees or not
5- Keep his mouth shut.
Pretty fucking great!
ReplyDeleteI'd get to share a smidgen of the spotlight with THE BUNNY!
I want the lemon outfit please!
ReplyDeleteI think Ziggler's injury-prone rep is unfair. Of course he needs to stay injury-free but Ryback gave him that last big concussion. For someone who bumps like Hennig, Dolph has been pretty healthy for the most part.
ReplyDeleteHe's lost three times in a row on TV
ReplyDeleteOops!! I guess the PPV will say a lot about my theory though. (at the very least, it's 2 guys I like, so someone HAS to win... *cue double DQ* )
ReplyDeleteThere's such a fine line in WWE. Guys like Austin and Jim Ross say that you should agitate and speak your mind if you want to be a top guy as Vince reportedly likes guys who are ballsy. But if you do speak up, you get punished and your push gets squashed (as do you consequently in TV matches). And if you don't speak your mind, you stay like Kofi, always in the same spot and spinning your wheels in mid-carder/JTTS purgatory.
ReplyDeleteOh man :(
ReplyDeleteWell, speaking up about your push is one thing, but trashing one of their projects that you have nothing to do with, that was pretty stupid. Like if you were a PR guy for Mcdonalds, and said "our new burger sucks, don't bother".
ReplyDeleteIf you don't like the show, LIE.
Orton vs Cena is just...fuck it I don't even know what to say, do they have to work at least one ppv match per year or something?
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand a Ziggler vs Cesaro and Ambrose vs Rollins match make this a must see ppv, certainly a better show than the alleged loaded to get sub's Night of Champions show. I'll actually watch this. I haven't watched a network new ppv since MITB but I'll catch this one (I would have watched summerslam on it but I went to the show).
Who the fuck is Justin Roberts?
ReplyDeleteGotta agree with you there. And yeah, I do think that Dolph is slowly getting out of the doghouse. Sure, he's lost some matches but I think he's featured more prominently. That dude is over with the audience and not many guys are.
ReplyDeleteYou've been looking at and listening to him pretty much every time you watched WWE over the last 15 years
ReplyDeleteHe was also known to ruffle top guys' feathers while going through new Divas. Ziggler is a cocksman (he doesn't brag about it) but the boys didn't like it and punished him for it.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a solid episode of Raw.
ReplyDeleteThe concussion that forced him to give up the world title apparently came b/c Swagger kicked him full-force in the head. Getting concussed b/c a 270lbs guy kicked you in the head isn't being injury prone, that's called being a human being.
ReplyDeleteI caught the Mizdow as Sheamus skit on mute TV at a bar, and I was laughing my butt off. Sandow is just AWESOME.
ReplyDeleteThere's a difference between going up to McMahon and saying an angle is stupid and going on Twitter.
ReplyDeleteHis asshole told him.
ReplyDeleteHe made an impressive impact!
ReplyDeleteTotally 100% agree. Ziggler was in trouble because he was critiquing the company publicly. Go to Vince and tell him you don't like your direction. Don't tweet about it or call other thing shitty....even if you are right.
ReplyDeleteWhen seen at a glance whilst drunk with the sound off, Raw probably seems like the greatest TV show there ever was.
ReplyDeleteHe's that guy.
ReplyDeleteComedian Amy Schumer used to date him, and said he was "too athletic" in the bedroom for her. Guy gets shit done.
ReplyDeleteIt's well documented on many podcasts (as well as backstage sources). Unlike Punk and Batista, Ziggler kept it private. The top guys didn't like that someone lower than them was doing this type of stuff.
ReplyDelete"Now, now, I DISPUTE that extras are only getting $100!!! WHAT ABSOLUTE HOGWASH!!!! They make $200, I'll have you know!!!"
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I.... I might not be able to argue that.....
ReplyDeleteAny specific podcast/backstage sources?
ReplyDeleteJust look at that shit-eating grin of his. That's all the source we need.
ReplyDeleteI just assumed that we were talking about Nintendo Zelda.
ReplyDeleteBeardMoney, one step closer to getting his own column!
ReplyDeleteDoesn't the Zoe or Zelda question refer to BoJack Horseman?
ReplyDeleteIt does. Might have been too soon for that reference, but I was just coming out of a pretty intense binge-watch session. If you haven't seen that show yet, see it--trust me.
ReplyDeleteYes! Seeing this here is a total day-maker, thanks Scott!
ReplyDeleteOh, I have. I recently watched all of Season 1. BoJack, to me, is one of the best cartoon sitcoms to ever come out. It's funny, yet has a beautiful and bleak darkness to it. I can't wait for Season 2.
ReplyDeleteI feel kind of bad that it didn't go there, but I had a really specific vision for this.
ReplyDeleteRight on! BoJack is such a gloriously sympathetic idiot. I love the scenes where he demonstrates he simply has no clue how subtlety works, like the flashback from his show where he can't understand how he winds up in the ugly Christmas sweater after explicitly saying he would never wear it.
ReplyDeleteOn the bright side, for there to be that much hate, there has to be some love beneath it.
ReplyDeleteno , he turned to porn before that. remember when he wore pjs in the ring and was singing Barry White
ReplyDeleteI followed the link to be certain it was that particular clip.
ReplyDeleteI shouldn't have given the Sheik my number..
ReplyDeleteThat's my line!
ReplyDeleteThere's also Zelda Rubenstein: "walk into the light Carol Ann!"
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