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oatgan posted:you might be thinking of Anhui's favorite son Bin Wang who was signed to a developmental contract around the time they were announcing names for the CWC. He's the first Chinese wrestler in WWE's system. They're referring to this fella, about whom I know nothing other than what's on that page
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Ho Ho Lun is still a prospect though, even with his inexperience, he'll be getting a lot more attention after this, and if WWE ever wanted to expand into the Chinese market again he could be trained and become their go-to, kind of like how they use Zayn in the middle east on occasion. If he doesn't get signed, he's still going to get some bookings and experience in Japan or the US and hone his craft, go back home, and probably build up the HK scene there with what he's learned. He's got good natural charisma, even if he's not the best wrestler.
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Jenny Angel posted:They're referring to this fella, about whom I know nothing other than what's on that page Jason Lee's been touring Japan with Zero-1 and Muta's Wrestle-1 more than China. He's wrestled dudes of all different styles and tons of veterans so he'll probably look more polished than Lun. Him and HoHo Lun have wrestled and teamed a lot in China though.
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I've been pretty down on NXT lately, but that was really enjoyable. One nitpick: I wish they would have done, say, one quarter of the bracket instead of skipping around. It would have made it much easier to follow the tournament.
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rovert posted:I asked. Sean is from Staten Island. Sean was introduced to Afa through Afa’s wife, who is from Staten Island originally. No true relationship. To be fair, my understanding is that the Anoa'i family way of doing things (and the Samoan way in general?) is that if they consider you family, then you ARE family regardless of any blood or even marriage ties. Which is actually really sweet and good in my opinion  Although it does remind me of Samoa Joe doing an interview and they pointed out he was one of the few wrestling Samoans who was NOT a member of the family, and he said,"That's right, but if I was to ever bring it up to my mom and dad they'd probably go back through their family trees and figure out some distant family connection and say that made me one of the Anoa'i too!"
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I'm watching the Bracketology show with my girlfriend and I forget, why do people hate T.J. Perkins?
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Benne posted:I'm watching the Bracketology show with my girlfriend and I forget, why do people hate T.J. Perkins? He has dumb opinions about things. Some people say he is bad at wrestling but that is objectively incorrect.
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Jul 16, 2016 01:52
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"Dumb" being an understatement
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https://twitter.com/hoholun719/status/754116356065390593
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A couple more CWC videos, about Kenneth Johnson and Drew Gulak respectively. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azIUdxg6XUY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xt4zBawJIg
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I'm on the Hoooooooooooooooooooooo Ho train
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Kennel posted:Are Ho Ho Lun and Godfather's Ho related? Godfather's Ho is a former WWE Hardcore Champion, while Ho Ho Lun is an unpolished but happy Cruiserweight sensation. I don't think they're connected.
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by marriage
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Gulak always lured me in with his cheap PPA rates and then fuckin tanked my locker room atmosphere with his motherfuckery, I hope he gets squashed
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Capsaicin posted:is he still one of the ants? AFAIK yes. I can never keep straight who is which one so I'm not sure if he's one of the regulars still. He's also one of the head trainers at Chikara.
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Norwegian Rudo posted:AFAIK yes. I can never keep straight who is which one so I'm not sure if he's one of the regulars still. He's also one of the head trainers at Chikara. Orange Cassidy is still Fire Ant Gulak's Soldier Ant Tracy Williams is Silver Ant Never figured out who is Worker Ant II
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NotQuiteQuentin posted:
profightdb.com says he's Nelson Ortiz. He was AssailANT before Worker Ant II.
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I laughed every time Bryan excitedly said "Ho Ho!"
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rovert posted:Apparently there are plans to do CWC showcase matches on Raw in October. They'd do it a month after the tournament ends?
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KungFu Grip posted:They'd do it a month after the tournament ends? "Nothing" is happening until people finish up their indie dates.
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If they wanted to make some money, they'd have whoever ends up winning it make a completely open challenge - have them go over some random cruiserweights who didn't make it into the CWC with the belt on the line. Also means they can get a tryout match for guys they're not sure on reactions to, and puts over WWE talent (presumably) over the rest of the world.
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rovert posted:Apparently there are plans to do CWC showcase matches on Raw in October. Will Ciclope be involved?
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AMReese posted:Is there even a title belt on the line? I mean, there's been no mention of it yet, and you think they'd show it before the tournament if there was. Why? We didn't see the new women's belt before Mania, and this way if the winner is actually getting a belt or a trophy, you can have like 10 minutes of the finals show being the unveiling of the prize.
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Because the mention of one would put something up for grabs more than bragging rights and add a little intrigue? There has been zero mention of any belt, not even on the dirt sheets, and the last "Classic" resulted in a trophy, not a belt.
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Legit cruiserweight matches would be a great way to fill some of the 3 hours of Raw. Who cares how it works.
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Dango Bango posted:Legit cruiserweight matches would be a great way to fill some of the 3 hours of Raw. Who cares how it works. Why are you posting this close to Raw, Steph, that seems very unprofessional?
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Gaz-L posted:Why are you posting this close to Raw, Steph, that seems very unprofessional? No, the real Stephanie would be annoyed that people are thinking of ideas for guys other than John Cena
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Bracketology was one of the coolest things I've ever seen WWE put on, they should do specials like that which dig into the wrestler's styles and backstories and characters all the god drat time. The first episode was great. Everything is great, Viva Cruisers!
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So the winner of the tournament has to be getting the Crusierweight belt, right? Which means it's definitely gonna be a guy they've signed.
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Jerusalem posted:Wait a second..... He lost his mask and wrestled as Halloween now
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Gaz-L posted:So the winner of the tournament has to be getting the Crusierweight belt, right? Which means it's definitely gonna be a guy they've signed. The tournament was always probably going to be won by a guy they were signing, it's been a recruitment tool from the beginning. Now that we've gotten solid reporting that he's signed a contract I'd be shocked if Ibushi didn't win.
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