Everything posted by rovert
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All Elite Wrestling
Emi Sakura had an endearing run in the UK and Europe from mid 2018. Charmed so many fans.
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WWE TV 05/06 - 05/13: Let's just cut 30% of all federal universities' budget
Trust or don't trust me if you want but Bryan was never injured. He just took a sabbatical. He has time off written into his contract and took it. That's honestly the story. Kofi's title win went better than expected and Bryan wanted to be around for the run-up to his daughter's 2nd birthday.
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WWE TV 04/15 - 04/21: Superstar Shakeup but the real Shakeup is a country who arrests and beats up its teachers
It is largely that but he's just a wreck all over. He's 41 and he's a very muscular 6ft 4in guy has worked on the main roster for 10 years maybe minus a year or so due to injuries and worked a modern, athletic style. I don't recall a live event report where I read he phoned it in. As Sean Ross Sapp reported people in WWE were surprised he made it to Wrestlemania. He's just beat the fuck up.
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WWE TV 04/15 - 04/21: Superstar Shakeup but the real Shakeup is a country who arrests and beats up its teachers
I know there's a lot of controversy on social media about her some of her posts in the past that have come from ignorance rather than true malice but the WWE/NXT women are really besotted with her and main roster wise she already has a rep for being easy to deal with. If you listen to Lilian Garcia's podcast Lacey journals/diaries everything and goes into the next day with this half marine like/half religious zeal correcting everything she did wrong the previous day. Also, she deeply doesn't want to pass on her family's dysfunction/addiction cycle to her daughter.
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WWE TV 04/15 - 04/21: Superstar Shakeup but the real Shakeup is a country who arrests and beats up its teachers
Not a fan especially in-ring level. However, in that regard both showed promise at various stages Billie Kay (SHIMMER/other indies) and Peyton Royce (NXT in spurts). No idea what happened in the process. The double II denotes how close they are on and offscreen platonically.
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WWE TV 04/15 - 04/21: Superstar Shakeup but the real Shakeup is a country who arrests and beats up its teachers
Has always been a Jim Ross hobby horse. Bray is a character babyface. I think he's a passable Wrestler but his promos are a killer. I don't think it is a content problem rather it is a content/delivery/sonic issue. Bray has an amazing power to have everyone to tune out as sound as he talks. Like the dirt worst College lecturer you've ever had.
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Current New Japan
Elgin is 110% in bound with IMPACT. Expect an offical announcement soon. He on this social has strongly indicated he is All Japan bound also.
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Is Impact* the best wrestling promotion in history? *(Now TNA again, 2024)
Drake is AEW bound.
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Comments that don't warrant a thread - Part 4
Yeah, it is affecting everyone including WWE/NXT. Visas are a hard thing to talk about in Pro Wrestling as there will non-US citizens working at Wrestlemania weekend on a visitor's Visa. A lot of indie promoters won't deal with wrestlers if they don't have the right paperwork but still many do.
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WWE Hidden Gems
Bam Bam did a great job making Undertaker invincible. The Hogan and Brutus promo is coked up insanity.
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WWE TV 02/25 - 03/03 THE BIG DAWG IS BACK
Alicia has been sent home months at a time on a few occasions. I assume she is well liked or maybe has dirt on someone. Kinda like Rosa Mendes. There's a bunch of recent photos and videos of were she looks or is acting impaired. She trips on the stairs on the way to the ring for the match Arn was fired for example. Fox wasn't fired immediately as she told WWE she was going to rehab. However, she didn't and just went on vacation and visited her sister. WWE is really pissed about that.
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WWE TV 02/25 - 03/03 THE BIG DAWG IS BACK
It isn't BS. It has been known to me for about 2 weeks. Not Alicia's first incident like this.
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The Jim Cornette Experience
A couple of years ago they filmed a pilot at Full Sail centered around Bayley before for she was called up. NXT Kids. But it went nowhere.
- NXT talk
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The Jim Cornette Experience
For sure. Ten or so years ago I used to see school kids wearing Cena and Rey schoolbags and the same for sale in shops everywhere along with pens, pencils copybooks etc. Also, I am from Ireland and Wrestlemania main event or not Becky Lynch is virtual non-entity media profile wise here. WWE simply doesn't transcend anymore. I remember 1992 and the WWF and/or the British Bulldog being on the cover of (tabloid) newspapers frequently.
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The Pro-wrestling Curve of Attractiveness
Liv Morgan made a couple of tweets on Saturday night venting about people calling her fat and calling her out for gaining weight. Complete madness.
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WWE Network... It's Here
WWE has been teasing a new interface. It and the tiered pricing will likely come between now and the Summer. Hopefully, they will launch the new interface tomorrow.
- NXT talk
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WWE TV 02/18 - 02/24 Governmental Twitter Dirty Laundry-Washing
I've been expecting TJP's firing since the turn of the year. Incredibly hard to deal with. Will push and push an issue endlessly to the point of exasperation.
- NXT talk
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The Pro-wrestling Curve of Attractiveness
Not sure if it is still the same as I haven't really checked in the last year or so. But Peyton Royce on Instagram used to get targetted abuse about her looks constantly. Trolls found out she had a complex about her forehead and teeth. She used to answer back a lot in the comments and even make posts about it. It was a real bummer if you were a bystander.
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MLW Fusion, anyone watching it?
Nah. It was always their ultimate intention.
- WWE Hidden Gems
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WWE Hidden Gems
I watched the DVDR set and the standards were very high but I can't imagine Ernie Ladd vs Magnum T.A. not ranking really, really high if we had it at time. It is fucking great. Prioritize this.