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[lennytheweedwhacker]

the bella twins are porn stars right

I bet Nikki does playboy someday.

i don't know which one is which but they both look gross

Nikki is the one with the fake boobs. Body wise she looks incredible.

not a fake boobs guy!

See that's the thing usually I am not either. She had a great doctor though. I'm a huge fan of her from the waste down.

Paige is adorable as hell though.

paige is the only one of them i find interesting in the least

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I've had a crush on Paige for months now.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

orton's theme song is AWESOME

[ABNorman]

orton's theme song is AWESOME

[lennytheweedwhacker]

orton's theme song is AWESOME

is sandow going to finally turn at WM, norman?

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I prefer the slow burn of the Miz/Sandow feud.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

I prefer the slow burn of the Miz/Sandow feud.

i only catch bits and pieces...how long has it been going on?

sandow is great though...i watched some youtube clips of his prior persona and dude seems to sell whatever he's doing excellently

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I prefer the slow burn of the Miz/Sandow feud.

i only catch bits and pieces...how long has it been going on?

sandow is great though...i watched some youtube clips of his prior persona and dude seems to sell whatever he's doing excellently

Well, they started sowing the seeds of it soon after they put them together, which was like September or October. Sandow is great, I hope he's able to make something of himself beyond this Miz feud.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

I prefer the slow burn of the Miz/Sandow feud.

i only catch bits and pieces...how long has it been going on?

sandow is great though...i watched some youtube clips of his prior persona and dude seems to sell whatever he's doing excellently

Well, they started sowing the seeds of it soon after they put them together, which was like September or October. Sandow is great, I hope he's able to make something of himself beyond this Miz feud.

how is he in the ring? i haven't seen enough to tell

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I prefer the slow burn of the Miz/Sandow feud.

i only catch bits and pieces...how long has it been going on?

sandow is great though...i watched some youtube clips of his prior persona and dude seems to sell whatever he's doing excellently

Well, they started sowing the seeds of it soon after they put them together, which was like September or October. Sandow is great, I hope he's able to make something of himself beyond this Miz feud.

how is he in the ring? i haven't seen enough to tell

He's good, it's hard to really say though as he's never really gotten many chances to go more than 10 minutes or so. He's also spent the last few months mimicking Miz's move set. The only time I can recall him getting a decent amount of time to work was a match he had with Cena for the world title last year. Cena won, but I thought it was a strong match.

[ABNorman]

Sandow's awesome, but he's never going to be main event. Just doing anything they throw at him excellently.

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So Rey Mysterio killed someone last night with the 619. It's like someone dying from The People's Elbow or the Big Leg Drop.

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I wouldn't be surprised if reigns flops when he gets his push, he actually reminds me a lot of Batista. He has like 4 moves, can't talk, and I have serious doubts about his ability to succeed outside of a faction.

This is from when The Shield broke up.


Not that this wasn't obvious even then, but, yuuuuuup.

[BigRedLedbetter]

I wouldn't be surprised if reigns flops when he gets his push, he actually reminds me a lot of Batista. He has like 4 moves, can't talk, and I have serious doubts about his ability to succeed outside of a faction.

This is from when The Shield broke up.


Not that this wasn't obvious even then, but, yuuuuuup.

I use to think Reigns was very comparable to Batista. I wouldn't even give Reigns that much praise now. For all of Batista's shortcomings in pro rasslin (I can't stand him) he was very over for a few years. Batista was also a great heel for a good period of time. A natural heel IMHO because there is nothing likable about Batista. For all of the arrogance Reigns has he comes from one of the most respected families in the business. I think when given the chance Reigns will be a solid heel. But yes they are both awful on the mic. It's crazy that Ambrose (who is incredible on the mic IMHO) didn't rub off even a little bit on Reigns. When Rollins turned on the Shield he was pretty lacking on the mic. He has improved drastically. Because Rollins works his ass off. He came up through ROH and was handed nothing and worked his ass off to be where he is. Sound familiar? Wrestling fans (even casuals) are getting sick of the guys that get pushed who are not ready just because they are pretty boys and on steroids. Give me Bryan, Cesaro, Ambrose, Zayn, Owens, Balor, Dolph, Rollins and Sandow over guys like Reigns, Ryback, Orton (on coke) etc

Orton is very similar to these two as well. Not much likable about Orton either. But at least Orton when he is focused and not on coke can go in the ring. I bet the Orton/Rollins match steals the show next week. If not? This could be the worst Mania ever. It's already looking like it will be one of the worst. I fully expect Brock or Rollins to walk out of Mania with the title. They just can't put it on Reigns yet. If they do it will be a ratings disaster. I have not watched Raw live in weeks and if you look at the numbers I am not alone. Since Rumble ratings have been wayyyyyyy down.

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Orton can put on a good match and crafted a character that can be very good when executed the right way. He's light years better than those guys. Rollins has improved dramatically as a talker since he went solo, which like you said, is to his credit. Reigns has regressed in the last few months, but most of that is because of how he is booked. He's had like 4 character changes since he came back from injury. First was that absurd superhero gimmick they were giving him, then it was the lone wolf thing they did after the rumble(which I thought was actually working for a couple weeks,) now it's this I believe underdog thing which is laughable, and I'm sure it will change again after Wrestlemania.

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PS: I'm really hopeful the rumors that HHH is pushing to keep the belt on Lesnar and elevate the other titles while he's gone are true.

[BigRedLedbetter]

Orton can put on a good match and crafted a character that can be very good when executed the right way. He's light years better than those guys. Rollins has improved dramatically as a talker since he went solo, which like you said, is to his credit. Reigns has regressed in the last few months, but most of that is because of how he is booked. He's had like 4 character changes since he came back from injury. First was that absurd superhero gimmick they were giving him, then it was the lone wolf thing they did after the rumble(which I thought was actually working for a couple weeks,) now it's this I believe underdog thing which is laughable, and I'm sure it will change again after Wrestlemania.

Orton can be penthouse or outhouse. During the Evolution and legend killer days I really thought Orton had what it took to be one of the all time greats. Not like Hogan, Austin or Rock status but maybe a step under that. He had some incredible matches with Foley, Benoit and Taker a decade ago. Even could get some good matches out of Cena. When he turned face in 2009-2010 (Im foggy when exactly) he went way down hill. This probably had a lot to do with his substance abuse issues. But the business is in his blood. There is a lot to be said for guys like that who know how the game is played. But Orton's face run from 2010-2013 was essentially forgettable and unwatchable outside of a handful of matches.

[BurtReynolds]

So Rey Mysterio killed someone last night with the 619. It's like someone dying from The People's Elbow or the Big Leg Drop.

damn that sucks.

[BigRedLedbetter]

Cesaro should have stayed face after Mania last year, won the Rumble and we'd have Brock v Cesaro for the title at Mania. Just the thought of that makes me mark the hell out. Cesaro swinging his ass around? Huge pop. I love how Cesaro did not stayed face because they didn't like his mic skills (which yes are not great) but Reigns is pushed into the main event picture. Oh WWE haha.

PS: I'm really hopeful the rumors that HHH is pushing to keep the belt on Lesnar and elevate the other titles while he's gone are true.

I'd be ok with this. I don't really dig the champion working like 3-4 PPVs a year but Brock is a natural and I want him around. Like seriously give him just about whatever it takes. Plus, with the chances of me going to Wrestlemania 32 highly likely, I'd love to see Rock v Brock. They need to sell 100,000 tickets next year. Brock will resign I bet.

I do miss the days of the IC and US title being a big deal. Like it kinda hurts 11 year old me's heart. The US title has never really been done properly in WWE. It was a bigger deal in NWA/WCW days. But agreed they need to be more of a big deal. Ambrose held the US title for almost a year and I wanna say he defended it like 3 times. They had opportunities with guys like Cesaro and now Rusev to turn the US title into the European title to draw heat but they dropped the ball there. I heard a rumor that was the plan with Rusev but Lana posted a pic of the Euro title on accident on IG and the higher ups got mad and canned the idea. Who knows.

One of these titles needs to be treated like the TV title. Have it defended most Raws and Smackdowns.

[BigRedLedbetter]

So Rey Mysterio killed someone last night with the 619. It's like someone dying from The People's Elbow or the Big Leg Drop.

damn that sucks.

Seriously feel awful for that dude's friends and family and Rey.