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This should probably be stickied somewhere https://twitter.com/davemeltzerWON/status/748344786826854400
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Dave's person hell has to just be asked "is this guy getting into the WWE HoF?" for all eternity.
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Jun 30, 2016 11:03
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Dave mentioning Braun Strowman as a guy the WWE thought had "it", pausing for a beat and then going,"JESUS CHRIST!" was hilarious. Also loved the following exchange between Goldberg and Austin on Austin's latest podcast: Goldberg: People still mistake me for you, I don't mind so much now because I'm so much skinnier than I was  Austin: Yeah but I'm fat as gently caress. Reminded me of his classic,"I feel like a piece of crap" response to the Rock singing him a song all those years ago.
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Jun 30, 2016 11:59
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"the bitch champion match"
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Jun 30, 2016 13:22
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Jerusalem posted:Dave mentioning Braun Strowman as a guy the WWE thought had "it", pausing for a beat and then going,"JESUS CHRIST!" was hilarious. I remember reading that Strowman's tryout was one of the worst of all time and he showed absolutely nothing, but then he got hired anyway because he's large and strong
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Jun 30, 2016 13:48
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Marquis de Pyro posted:I remember reading that Strowman's tryout was one of the worst of all time and he showed absolutely nothing, but then he got hired anyway because he's large and strong leading authorities have stated that "you can't teach that" so seems reasonable to me
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Jun 30, 2016 14:47
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Remember when Stroman was being groomed for the Undertaker? Stroman would have probably killed him in the ring on accident.
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Jun 30, 2016 14:55
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CascadeBeta posted:Remember when Stroman was being groomed for the Undertaker? You can't kill what's already dead.
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Jun 30, 2016 14:58
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exploding mummy posted:You can't kill what's already dead. You underestimate Stroman's shittiness.
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Jun 30, 2016 15:05
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Remember when it was going to be Stroman vs Reigns for the belt at this upcoming Summerslam? Man, that would have been a match of legendary proportions.
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Jun 30, 2016 16:43
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Marquis de Pyro posted:I remember reading that Strowman's tryout was one of the worst of all time and he showed absolutely nothing, but then he got hired anyway because he's large and strong Some of the stories that came out of developmental suggested that he was constantly scoring the lowest in everything they were being judged upon, but he was never once close to being cut.
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Jun 30, 2016 16:45
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El Gallinero Gros posted:When considering what Jericho said regarding the demons thing, it helps to remember this: He's trying to make sense of a man he was close to being a loving child murderer. Obviously, he feels the Chris Benoit he knew wasn't capable of such a thing. Or he doesn't want to believe he was, anyways. I think a lot of people make rationalizations that sound a bit strange when faced with something so hosed up. As much fun as people make of that "Chris Benoit is a murderer, and I don't know how to accept that" guy, that's an actual reality Jericho has to live with. That's pretty much a reality with all his friends, like Dave said people can go "Oh the signs were there" but no one knew him like his friends.
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Jun 30, 2016 16:58
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Sempervive needs to calm down today.
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Jun 30, 2016 20:29
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Electric Lady posted:Sempervive needs to calm down today. Yeah, that was a weird loving hill to die on.
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Jun 30, 2016 23:18
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what hill
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Jun 30, 2016 23:34
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Skinty McEdger posted:Some of the stories that came out of developmental suggested that he was constantly scoring the lowest in everything they were being judged upon, but he was never once close to being cut. The death knell was him no-selling Lesnar's strikes at the Rumble. Brock just snapping and stiffing the gently caress out of him is, yes, unprofessional, but also completely obvious ahead of time, and you'd think someone would've realised and told Braun "Just bump for Brock.".
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Jun 30, 2016 23:48
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Super No Vacancy posted:what hill Somebody sent a link to that video of Triple H suplexing a fan who ran into the ring and attacked Austin during a match. Bryan said it was overkill (HHH also held him down and punched him and the ref ran over and began kicking him) and Mike said it was justified, and then got REALLY upset at Bryan saying all you had to do was restrain the guy, and he went off on a big tangent that just got sillier and sillier the longer he went on about it. Gaz-L posted:The death knell was him no-selling Lesnar's strikes at the Rumble. Brock just snapping and stiffing the gently caress out of him is, yes, unprofessional, but also completely obvious ahead of time, and you'd think someone would've realised and told Braun "Just bump for Brock.". That was hilarious because I imagine it was a result of Braun having been told,"Your gimmick is that nobody can get you off your feet!" but nobody told Brock, so I'd like to think when Brock clotheslined him and Braun stayed up it was like flashing a reasonable request for slight expansions to gun access restrictions in front of a Congressman. Jerusalem fucked around with this message at 00:21 on Jul 1, 2016 |
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Jul 1, 2016 00:19
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while security has that guy restrained and is ready to cart him off trips calls them over so he can punch that guy in the stomach one more time while his arms are tied behind his back so i don't know how you can argue it isn't overkill of course it's also cool and justified
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Jul 1, 2016 00:21
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oatgan posted:so i don't know how you can argue it isn't overkill Was anybody arguing it wasn't?  Edit: Nevermind, I read what you wrote wrong, sorry!
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Jul 1, 2016 00:22
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Given how many wrestlers jerk off at the idea of beating up fans it would be cruel to stop them before they've climaxed.
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Jul 1, 2016 00:27
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sempervive is retarded
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Jul 1, 2016 00:33
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They should have shot Hunter Hurst Harambe before he assaulted that poor fan.
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Jul 1, 2016 00:57
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Super No Vacancy posted:sempervive is retarded Should stick to suggesting WWE brings back War Games and telling his anecdote about Sunshine getting hit a tennis racket.
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Jul 1, 2016 01:38
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Super No Vacancy posted:sempervive is retarded Sempervive has mastered the art of taking 100 words to make a point that could've been made in 20
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Jul 1, 2016 02:21
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Benne posted:Sempervive has mastered the art of taking 100 words to make a point that could've been made in 20 Sweet a new Sin Limite.
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Jul 1, 2016 02:24
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Jerusalem posted:That was hilarious because I imagine it was a result of Braun having been told,"Your gimmick is that nobody can get you off your feet!" but nobody told Brock, so I'd like to think when Brock clotheslined him and Braun stayed up it was like flashing a reasonable request for slight expansions to gun access restrictions in front of a Congressman. That moment when Brock clotheslined Braun only for nothing to happen and then got mad and unloaded on him until he DID fall was perfect though. Guess its another example of accidental greatness for WWE. It's not just for big booking decisions, it trickles down all the way to individual spots!
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Jul 1, 2016 02:34
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I seriously thought when it was happening that Brock was going to eliminate himself with those crazy flying knees he was doing.
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Jul 1, 2016 02:58
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Jerusalem posted:That was hilarious because I imagine it was a result of Braun having been told,"Your gimmick is that nobody can get you off your feet!" but nobody told Brock, so I'd like to think when Brock clotheslined him and Braun stayed up it was like flashing a reasonable request for slight expansions to gun access restrictions in front of a Congressman. It's better to think that Brock was told, he just doesn't care. And he never will. Or he took it as a challenge.
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Jul 1, 2016 03:05
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Dave talking over Josh Gross for 90 percent of the interview was cool
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Jul 1, 2016 05:11
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Hell, I'd argue that Triple H still didn't go far enough.
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Jul 1, 2016 05:18
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mkay0 posted:Dave talking over Josh Gross for 90 percent of the interview was cool Ok so it's safe to listen to that episode?
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Jul 1, 2016 05:35
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remusclaw posted:I seriously thought when it was happening that Brock was going to eliminate himself with those crazy flying knees he was doing. I was laughing so hard at Stroman not selling for Brock and Brock just flipping out. Those flying knees were hysterical. Also, at one point it was supposed to be Brock/Stroman at summerslam. I would pay to watch that match because it would be the funniest loving thing ever, but I don't think it's what Vince and company would like.
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Jul 1, 2016 06:40
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AlmightyPants posted:I was laughing so hard at Stroman not selling for Brock and Brock just flipping out. Those flying knees were hysterical. That match would almost certainly end in a Stroman injury. I green guy who probably isn't great at bumping being thrown around for ten minutes by Brock is a recipe for an injury
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Jul 1, 2016 06:47
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AlmightyPants posted:I was laughing so hard at Stroman not selling for Brock and Brock just flipping out. Those flying knees were hysterical. The ending sucked, but I seriously liked the way Brock wrestled in his first match back from UFC. He was unpredictable, terrifying, and utterly amazing. Suplex Brock is pretty great, and Submission style Brock from the HHH feud was pretty boring, but him vs Braun in the Rumble gave me flashbacks to the amazing Brock Lesnar who was doing Stair dives over the top rope in his first match back.
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Jul 1, 2016 06:55
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The Braun Strowman push is so weird in hindsight. Like even at the time when he came up people were like "this guy isn't ready for singles matches." And yet WWE was earmarking him for matches against Brock and Taker, complete with ludicrous reports like "YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE BEST OF HIM YET." Did the Rumble really end Strowman or was it something else? We know how stubborn Vince is with his tall strong guys, so maybe it was a combination of Brock going "this sack of poo poo didn't sell for me, gently caress him" and Taker going "I'm not wasting one of my last 1-2 matches against Giant Gonzalez 2.0." (Taker did wrestle Shane, but it's pretty clear by now that was the Plan B or Plan C after Cena got hurt)
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Jul 1, 2016 08:26
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Benne posted:The Braun Strowman push is so weird in hindsight. Like even at the time when he came up people were like "this guy isn't ready for singles matches." And yet WWE was earmarking him for matches against Brock and Taker, complete with ludicrous reports like "YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE BEST OF HIM YET." I recall hearing that it was the Strowman/Ambrose main event at a Raw before Mania, and the lack of response to it, that was the final nail in the coffin to his on/off push.
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Jul 1, 2016 09:13
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Granny segment this week is a billion stars
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Jul 1, 2016 13:48
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True though the Meltz said he's down 100k missing the house shows
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Jul 1, 2016 13:53
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As bad as Strowman is, I liked how he beat the poo poo out of Kane and Big Show in the RR and eliminated them easily. Given how the year before was all about Kane and Show smugly tossing out fan favorites, it was cool to see a new, huge guy just swat them aside like "nope." It'd have been better if Strowman was at least half as good at wrestling as he is at strongman (seriously, look up Adam Scherr competing on YouTube; he's a monster) but whatcha gonna do.
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Luigi Thirty posted:Granny segment this week is a billion stars Specifically the wrestling review. Contest was kinda garbage.
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