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    The Official Wrestling News and Notes Thread

    Quote Originally Posted by mth View Post
    Ellsworth Tweeted about his upcoming match with Asuka. "Becky Lynch" and Road Dogg responded:
    http://rajah.com/node/63100
    Except that's clearly not Becky Lynch and it doesn't take genius level intellect to realize it given the handle is NikkiBellaKnig1 and the grammar is shit and you only have to quick check Becky's actual verified Twitter is BeckyLynchWWE.
    But then, if you did that, you wouldn't be a top quality wrestling "news" reporter. I sent Boone a message about it but I doubt he'll make any corrections.
    Looks like it has I did see a headline mentioning Becky and Road Dogg, but when I went back to check, that part has been removed.

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    Holy crap, he actually listened to me.

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    What a absolute fucking moron.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mth View Post
    Holy crap, he actually listened to me.
    you are making this world a better place

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nash Diesel View Post
    Only mindless sheep fans want to see another Roman v. Lesnar match.
    I would honestly love to know Brock's real opinion on the whole Roman epic. Is he annoyed by how much it doesn't work? Is he amused by the reactions? Does just not care at all? I feel like he is one of the only people without an agenda one way or another.

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    I doubt Brock cares. At the very least, he probably finds the whole thing amusing.

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    Are the WWE checks still clearing? If so I doubt Brock cares at all.

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    If there's any truth to the reports about Lesnar not defending at SummerSlam and trying to wait for the moment where Roman will be accepted as a babyface defeating the "evil" Brock Lesnar...I can't facepalm hard enough. They're never going to find a crowd where the fans are going to wholly accept Reigns as a babyface, and keeping Lesnar off TV even longer is going to do nothing but make the championship seem completely irrelevant. Can we not just get it over with at SummerSlam and be done with it all?

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    Matt Cappotelli has passed from his battle with brain cancer, aged 38.

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    Terrible news. I followed the story on and off and actually Googled him not too long back but didn't see anything new.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Psycho666Soldier View Post
    If there's any truth to the reports about Lesnar not defending at SummerSlam and trying to wait for the moment where Roman will be accepted as a babyface defeating the "evil" Brock Lesnar...I can't facepalm hard enough. They're never going to find a crowd where the fans are going to wholly accept Reigns as a babyface, and keeping Lesnar off TV even longer is going to do nothing but make the championship seem completely irrelevant. Can we not just get it over with at SummerSlam and be done with it all?
    Empty arena match. To "protect" the fans from the violence.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CWE View Post
    Empty arena match. To "protect" the fans from the violence.
    Is it sad that I actually wholly enjoy this idea?

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    Quote Originally Posted by CWE View Post
    Empty arena match. To "protect" the fans from the violence.

    don't even need to book a separate arena..

    brock roman 4 is enough of a reason for fans to leave

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    Quote Originally Posted by mr sabu View Post
    don't even need to book a separate arena..

    brock roman 4 is enough of a reason for fans to leave
    People would stay just to shit on the match. You HAVE to book it seperate.

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    If WWE want to get the belt off of Brock, but let him control his schedule and where and when he works, book him in an "Octagon Rules" match, set on Brock's farm. Just Brock, Reigns, a ref, and a camera crew. Shoot it a little like the Woken Matt Hardy stuff, just without all the goofy shit. Make it a semi-worked shoot. Some proper grappling and submission stuff, but mix in some regular wrestling stuff. Like the old Ken Shamrock/Owen Hart Lion's Den Cage Match gimmick.

    Reigns goes over. He "knocks out" and bloodies Lesnar. Beats him in his own match and on his very own property. Its all post-produced so there's no live audience to boo Reigns out of his skin. Lesnar can slink away with his $500,000 for never having to leave his back yard. And *boom*, problem solved.

    New full time champion, Brock goes out on his back, and the marks (who WWE really want to market Reigns to) think he's a fucking beast who just wrecked Brock's shit.

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    RIP, Matt Cap. I remember hearing news of him beating cancer, then would keep tabs on his progression. Dude fought for a long time. RIP my dude.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sasori View Post
    I doubt Brock cares. At the very least, he probably finds the whole thing amusing.
    He probably has to be reminded he even works for them AND is the champ lol.

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    There's no goofy stuff in the Woken Universe

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    Bray in a car accident. Shit.

    http://rajah.com/node/63203

    It looks like Bray Wyatt won't be on tonight's episode of RAW as advertised.

    WWE released the following statement today announcing "The Eater of Worlds" was involved in an automobile accident, and as a result, will miss tonight's show.

    Bray Wyatt injured in car accident

    Bray Wyatt was in a car accident Friday and has sustained multiple injuries, WWE.com can confirm.

    Wyatt was en route to the airport for this past weekend's Raw WWE Live Events when he was in a head-on automobile collision that left his car totaled. He was treated at Tampa General Hospital and has since been released.

    Due to the injuries sustained, Wyatt did not compete at this weekend's WWE Live Events and will not be present at tonight's Raw.

    Stay with WWE.com as details on Wyatt's condition become available.

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    That sucks, but if he was released, then the injuries must not be that severe.

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    Oh well I watch Raw and SD on Hulu now since I don't have cable and those fucks cut almost everything involving the Woken since they teamed up. Pisses me off as I find the team interesting but apparently what they're doing fucking sucks. Not a shocker, look who they're feuding with for Christ's sake. You can't wash that jobber stink off Curtis Axel and poor Bo....He's done.

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    The Woken Universe stuff has become an afterthought. They didn't seem to have real plans for either Matt or Bray, so they got put together in a pointless tag team that's just killing time until AOP are ready to take the titles.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nash Diesel View Post
    Oh well I watch Raw and SD on Hulu now since I don't have cable and those fucks cut almost everything involving the Woken since they teamed up. Pisses me off as I find the team interesting but apparently what they're doing fucking sucks. Not a shocker, look who they're feuding with for Christ's sake. You can't wash that jobber stink off Curtis Axel and poor Bo....He's done.
    That seems like a weird thought, considering they've arguably been more entertaining than their most entertaining stint on the main roster (The Miztourage). Just because Vince doesn't see value in them to be worthy of being on the Hulu version doesn't mean they're trash.

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    The Official News and Notes Thread

    Old thread got pretty huge. Let's move it to a new one. I'll repost the last page worth of posts to keep things moving.

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    can we get journalist extraordinaire tlk23 back to muck up the thread with random uncited new bits for a couple years? just doesnt feel right posting in here now.

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    I was gonna say I don't remember creating this thread

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cewsh View Post
    Old thread got pretty huge. Let's move it to a new one. I'll repost the last page worth of posts to keep things moving.
    Quote Originally Posted by A Monster Among Posters View Post
    I was gonna say I don't remember creating this thread
    I was confused about this too. Now it makes sense.

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    Kaitlyn's coming back for the second Mae Young Classic:
    https://www.wwe.com/shows/maeyoungcl...g-classic-2018

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    Forgettable Diva,

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    Kaitlyn strikes me as what they hope Dana Brooke could be but is nowhere near close at the moment. Kaitlyn struck me as caught in the wrong era for women's wrestling. She wasn't great but she had some promising aspects. That said, the era for women's wrestling was nowhere near where it is now to see if she could have developed.

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    I feel Kaitlyn had more potential. Working with higher caliber talent now could be good. Hoping she sticks around after the tourny.

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    Nah, I'd rather see Eve Torres back she was pleasant to look at.

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    Fuck Kaitlyn and Eve Torres.

    Bring back Jazz.

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    Cagesideseats.com and many others are reporting that Paul Heyman has been listed as a writer for all the Lashley/Roman stuff from this past Raw.

    Allowing Heyman to steer the Roman ship a little might actually help. Especially considering how in love with Roman Paul claims to be.

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    Heyman wrote that and it was still fucking terrible.

    Lashley has and always will be garbage.

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    Maybe Vince and company are trying to kill the WWE for good.

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    Lashley/Roman's the only thing on RAW that really has my interest right now.

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    Meltzer said that according to what he was told, Heyman was there just looking over aspects of the segments. Since it's ultimately Lesnar-related in terms of storyline, Heyman was just keeping tabs.

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    They just announced another addition to the MYC this year, Rhea Ripley, believe it or not.

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    I think she's only 21, so there's certainly some significant upside there. She seemed alright in the tournament last year. I know she's been a part of the touring NXT shows, so hopefully that time in the ring has helped and we'll see a significant improvement from her compared to last year.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mth View Post
    I feel Kaitlyn had more potential. Working with higher caliber talent now could be good. Hoping she sticks around after the tourny.
    I had high hopes for her, but I really think wrestling isn't where she belongs. Womens wrestling has changed so much and quickly since she left WWE, and if she was to be thrown into the fray now... she's going to be the bottom of the barrel in terms of ability. She's only just started re-training for wrestling and worked a couple matches, but she's dreadfully out of practice. I'd put her on the level of Rachael Ellering bad.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rancid_Planet View Post
    Cagesideseats.com and many others are reporting that Paul Heyman has been listed as a writer for all the Lashley/Roman stuff from this past Raw.

    Allowing Heyman to steer the Roman ship a little might actually help. Especially considering how in love with Roman Paul claims to be.
    Paul E. did some great things with another fairly limited guy who wasn't much of a promo and used a Spear as his finisher. Paul E. booking Reigns like Rhino wouldn't be the worst idea.

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    Roman Reigns is not limited.

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    It says on the main page that Roddy Piper would have turned 64 today but his birthday was in April. He died on July 31. It's his deathday not his birthday. Journalism at it's finest, right?

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    Quote Originally Posted by MikeHunt View Post
    Roman Reigns is not limited.

    He really has been somewhat backed into a canned situation. I think he is somewhat limited based on his booking.







    And , like the rest of us, he is limited by his own imagination.


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    So I just read Kane won his mayoral race.

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    Hopefully by pinfall.

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    Al Wilson, Torrie Wilson's dad, has passed away (legit this time).

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    Sorry to read about this. It has to put a huge damper on Torrie's HOF induction weekend.

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    Meltzer reporting Road Dogg is stepping down as head writer of SD.

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    Where do I apply to fill it?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rancid_Planet View Post
    Meltzer reporting Road Dogg is stepping down as head writer of SD.
    oh no, who is gonna take over the task of writing people inot hour-loung gauntlet matches of week

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    In his defense, Smackdown has created the two hottest stars in the company this year.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cewsh View Post
    In his defense, Smackdown has created the two hottest stars in the company this year.
    Is that something he actually deserves credit for outside of he was at the top and those at the top get the props and the drops?

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    Yeah, I don't know how I feel about it because Smackdown has consistently had better shows each week. They're not all knockouts, but the show feels better put together and generally exciting compared to RAW. So here's hoping that wasn't all down to Road Dogg, or at least his replacement has similar/better values.

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    Pro Wrestling Sheet is reporting that James will stay with the company and the decision for a change was mutual. WWE wants to keep his role flexible for the time being, using him in different roles to ultimately see what the best fit for him is.

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    I'd imagine those weekly meetings with Vince McMahon could take a toll after a while.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Psycho666Soldier View Post
    Yeah, I don't know how I feel about it because Smackdown has consistently had better shows each week. They're not all knockouts, but the show feels better put together and generally exciting compared to RAW. So here's hoping that wasn't all down to Road Dogg, or at least his replacement has similar/better values.
    If all these podcasts and shoots with people like Bruce Prichard are any indication it's definitely not down to 1 man. Let's not forget Road Dogg was responsible for that Royal Rumble in 2015. But in all honesty, I'm sure he's very good in his role. Why?

    Nobody who talked the level of shit Road Dogg and Billy Gunn did toward Triple H and many others in the WWE are going to have jobs, especially Road Dogg's position. He had to for sure prove himself not just for how he was as a talent back in the day with the issues he was dealing with but for the way he handled himself outside the company while working for TNA. He seems like the type of guy who definitely has learned a lot considering his father and brothers were in the business for so long not to mention he was part of arguably the most popular tag-team of the 90's as well as being in unarguably the biggest era in modern times for pro wrestling.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Donald View Post
    I'd imagine those weekly meetings with Vince McMahon could take a toll after a while.
    I can't imagine what it would be like to have produce original live programming every week in this era of professional wrestling. Or really any era to be honest. I can't even think of a show that would be comparable on the level of WWE. I'm sure it might be tough for Wheel of Fortune or Jeopardy but it's still such a drastic difference in the product.

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    It's been said for a while now that "head writer" means less now than it ever has with everything pretty much being decided by committee and then finalized by Vince.

    And boy you can really feel the committee part. I understand Vince's reasoning as he felt really fucked when Russo left and nobody knew where any of the angles were supposed to lead but goddamn man.

    This is wrestling. "Keep it simple stupid" should be printed on every memo. That's why there is no organic flow through to the shows anymore and why it feels like whoever wrote this week's promo for so-and-so didn't watch last week's episode.

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    According to Meltzer and followed up by Fightful, Sasha Banks asked for her release during Mania weekend. The reason was it wasn't revealed until late that Banks and Bayley would be dropping the belts to The IIconics. Banks felt like they were given the impression they'd have a lengthy run with the belts to establish them. Bayley was reportedly upset about the title change as well .According to Meltzer, WWE has given her a few weeks to think things over before making a decision. Fightful reported that it appears to be a situation similar to The Revival where they were frustrated and were asked to ride it out and things would improve.

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    If Sasha leaves WWE before ever having a heel run I'll be so let down.

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    Jesus if this is true...


    According to Wrestling Observer Radio the only reason Drew left the the match on Raw had nothing to do with him being injured. He was supposedly told to do that so he in no way would be seen on the losing end of a match and officials didn't think anyone would notice that he was just POOF! not there anymore.

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    I have to be honest, I thought it was bullshit that they lost the belts not even 2 months after winning them. Now if it was spun to them that they would get them back and this was just to help add heat to the IIconics.....but you also have to think, her booking has been odd. Hot shotting the title with Charlotte, the weird feud with Bayley, now this?

    Honestly it felt like they gave the belts to my girl Peyton and her girl Billie to SHOCK people. That whole night felt that way for 90% of the matches.

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    It's been in a very weird state of stagnation for Sasha for quite a while. Part of me wonders if there was a lot of stop and start processing when it came to pitching the tag team titles. Like, it was a germ of an idea so Bayley and Sasha started together, then it was put on ice so they teased them breaking and then working to a feud and then it was on ice (which might have coincided with the pitching of the titles), then it both the pitch and program aligned. Point is, you can make a case that her lack of anything of substance in the ring meshing with the booking being pretty erratic. We haven't gotten a great solo heel run for her on the main roster, too.

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    Poor little Sasha. What's her address so I can send a box of tissues.

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    I guess Sasha's thing is that she cries about everything now? I say strip her of the BOSS gimmick and put it on Bianca in NXT. She pulls off BOSS better than Sasha has in the last 2-3 years.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Donald View Post
    Poor little Sasha. What's her address so I can send a box of tissues.
    Quote Originally Posted by VHS View Post
    I guess Sasha's thing is that she cries about everything now? I say strip her of the BOSS gimmick and put it on Bianca in NXT. She pulls off BOSS better than Sasha has in the last 2-3 years.
    what the fuck.

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    Sasha's been frustrated for a while, so this might have been the last straw. Didn't she send a tweet to the Revival about taking her with them if they leave the company?

    Quote Originally Posted by Rancid_Planet View Post
    Jesus if this is true...


    According to Wrestling Observer Radio the only reason Drew left the the match on Raw had nothing to do with him being injured. He was supposedly told to do that so he in no way would be seen on the losing end of a match and officials didn't think anyone would notice that he was just POOF! not there anymore.
    I'm having flashbacks to when DDP and Undertaker were feuding. They had that brawl around the arena that ended abruptly when DDP just wandered away, and we all wondered what the hell happened.

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    I see both sides of the argument when it comes to Sasha. On the surface, it can sound quite petty to get upset that they were losing the belts but I'm pretty sure it's more than just surface level angst. If they were told the idea was going to be a lengthy reign to build credibility in the belts, then that would be frustrating. Then again, this is a company that really operates on a whim with big situations and smaller ones. She could come off as bitter, especially when looking at what Charlotte and Becky have gotten but it's not like Sasha has been completely left behind because she was involved in some of these firsts along the way. If anything, Bayley probably has a bigger gripe in terms of booking and general interest in building the character from a creative standpoint. It just may be that Sasha is more outspoken than Bayley.

    If someone is really that upset, no matter what the reason is, you try to see their point of view and then reason with them and get things back in order. If that doesn't work, it doesn't do anyone any good keeping them around.

    It would be pretty crazy though that a four horsewoman match could easily be something to build a PPV around or be a high-profile Mania match, like The Shield triple threat. The Shield triple threat got the former but didn't get the ladder. If things really go south, that four horsewoman match could get neither.

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    Let's just say this is all true. Is there a chance that Sasha is feeling left out and some form of jealousy has formed toward Charlotte, and to an extent Becky? Sasha Banks has been told right in front of our eyes that she's this incredible special talent and that's why she was put in the positions she's been put in. Whether that's main eventing Raw for the championship or being part of several gimmick matches women have never done in the WWE.

    But I think she has as legit gripe with how up and down they've been with her and how over she is and how bad the fans want to see her get more focus. But there are only so many spots for women and while it might not have been desirable where she was at, she's super young and has a lot of time if she can stay healthy. This is all based on these reports being true, which I'm sure she will dispute when she comes back because that's the thing a lot of wrasslers like to do to throw us off the scent of negativity, deny dirt sheets.

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    Neither Sasha nor Bayley have been utilized to their fullest potential. I get that it's easy for me to Monday morning quarterback, but they've made some baffling decisions with both of them.

    I'm pulling this from my ass, but the women's tag titles seemed like a consolation prize for them. It gave them something new and significant to do at least. Now a comedy team has them. Pretty fucking deflating.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Beer-Belly View Post
    I get that it's easy for me to Monday morning quarterback, but they've made some baffling decisions with both of them.
    there's no need to qualify it, WWE's booking is legitimately incompetent very often, the treatment of sasha and bayley included.

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    I hope they get their chance to shine. Sasha should challenge Becky not lacey
    Last edited by Donald; April 12th, 2019 at 6:35 PM.

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    I wouldn’t be surprised if Banks wanted to quit, it’s more than just Wrestlemania – the way her and Bayley have been booked in the last couple of years has been pretty farcical. At least with the tag titles it seemed like they were moving towards something – a decent title run, maybe build to a feud with the Sky Pirates that could produce some great matches and establish the titles. At this point they must both be wondering if the company has any real plans for them

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tainted Eclipse View Post
    there's no need to qualify it, WWE's booking is legitimately incompetent very often, the treatment of sasha and bayley included.
    Bayley isn't great on the mic delivering the dialogue that's written for her (or maybe just delivering dialogue in general). Okay, so work around it. Accentuate her positives and mask her negatives. Welp, they pretty much did the opposite and tossed her into some truly embarrassing segments and situations. That "This Is Your Life" segment with Alexa and Bayley was monumentally terrible.

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    Sasha's been miscast. She's really fucking unlikable. How she's been a babyface this whole time is crazy, she'd instantly be one of the top stars in the industry if she turned and got a proper push off it.

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    Honestly, the worst part is that the IIconics ffucking ssuck.

    They should have been the first team Sasha and Bayley rolled over until they could build them for a few months and really make the Women's Tag Belts mean something. Give them a good series of opponents. Let them defend them on RAW, Smackdown!, and NXT.

    Hell, the WWE lets the Street Profits work in the indies. Let Sasha and Bayley defend the belts against some cool indie girls when they're not booked for something else.

    The IIconics are a couple of shrill, harpy bitches who don't look like they could wrestle their way out of a paper bag. They don't look like they can break an egg between the two of them. They're a terrible choice.

    Now, is it worth quitting over? Maybe? Sasha would be a pretty big coup for AEW.

    But that just leaves Bayley as the spare prick at the wedding, with no push and no partner.

    So?

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    Apparently, Sasha and Bayley laid in the front of the locker room floor at WrestleMania in protest.

    I agree they should be upset about the general way they've been handled, but that is definitely a childish reaction to the situation. Up until that point, I was fully on their side. I still agree they deserve more, but that's not how to go about it.

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    They can both make a pit stop and fued with the beautiful people or maybe they can join up with nzo and cass's new nwo group.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Psycho666Soldier View Post
    Apparently, Sasha and Bayley laid in the front of the locker room floor at WrestleMania in protest.

    I agree they should be upset about the general way they've been handled, but that is definitely a childish reaction to the situation. Up until that point, I was fully on their side. I still agree they deserve more, but that's not how to go about it.
    lol that does sound pretty fucking stupid if true

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    Quote Originally Posted by Psycho666Soldier View Post
    Apparently, Sasha and Bayley laid in the front of the locker room floor at WrestleMania in protest.

    I agree they should be upset about the general way they've been handled, but that is definitely a childish reaction to the situation. Up until that point, I was fully on their side. I still agree they deserve more, but that's not how to go about it.
    That right there is enough reason to job them out until their deals are up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Psycho666Soldier View Post
    Apparently, Sasha and Bayley laid in the front of the locker room floor at WrestleMania in protest.

    I agree they should be upset about the general way they've been handled, but that is definitely a childish reaction to the situation. Up until that point, I was fully on their side. I still agree they deserve more, but that's not how to go about it.
    They were messing around. Somebody saw it and told the next person, and then that person said it was because they were protesting. And then the Internet took it from there.

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    You saw it?

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    Is there a source to that? Not that I take the original report as gospel, I’m just curious.

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    This rumor about Sasha and Bayley sounds like that Braun Strowman incident a couple years ago. The one where he supposedly got down on his knees and begged Karen Jarrett not to tell Kurt he refused to give her an autograph and said "Fuck your son". It's something that can't be confirmed.

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    Who cares? Sasha leaving is a win.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sasori View Post
    This rumor about Sasha and Bayley sounds like that Braun Strowman incident a couple years ago. The one where he supposedly got down on his knees and begged Karen Jarrett not to tell Kurt he refused to give her an autograph and said "Fuck your son". It's something that can't be confirmed.
    If true it does explain why they booked Angle like ass.

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    I'd love to pos rep the DVDA post a couple of posts ago but he's banned

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    I'd love to pos rep the DVDA post a couple of posts ago but he's banned
    You could always neg-rep me to offset that.

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    Bobby Roode and Primo Colon (I thought the Colons were gone) both got 30 day suspensions for violating the wellness policy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mth View Post
    Bobby Roode and Primo Colon (I thought the Colons were gone) both got 30 day suspensions for violating the wellness policy.
    I saw that and thought damn, when was the last time we heard about someone violating the Wellness Policy?

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    Probably Randy Orton on his fifth strike, but he's too valuable to fire.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nash Diesel View Post
    I saw that and thought damn, when was the last time we heard about someone violating the Wellness Policy?
    I believe it was Reigns.

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