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THE WRESTLING THREAD: BROCK LESNAR HAS ENTERED THE CHAT!!!

dirtyd said:
I saw it said previously recorded for a minute but the guide menu said it was new:confused:
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Where I was, I didn't have that so you know I sat there watching and then when they started talking about "Journey" and not Mania, I was :confused:. Then I remember seeing the second half before and that cleared it up.
Still, I agree with you. If Regis had been there, he would have said something about his match coming up.
 
dirtyd said:
Just saw Rocks interview on "Live With Kelly" and all i can say is.....BRING BACK REGIS!!!! He never got to talk about Wrestlemania because she kept interrupting him about how good he looked and then went straight to his Journey 2 movie. After that Jerry O'Connell felt we needed to hear a story about running into him at a deli out in Cali, and just like that the interview was over:smh: They had Taylor Swift on there and they were quick to push her out, but they felt that Jerry's wife Rebecca Romijn needed 2 full segments:smh::smh:

Regis always made it a point to talk about wrestling when he wrestlers on as guest since he was such a huge fan, and this annoying broad couldn't have cared less because she wanted to play some stupid married couples game later on in the show.
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I saw that on the first airing. You are right about Regis always having the wrestlers talking about wrestling.
 
dirtyd said:
Regis goes way back with a lot of those guys and Kelly is at best a sidekick who should never be a host:smh:
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This is a tangent but I think she's a good host for a morning talk show format.

Regis goes back to the regional California days of Freddie Blassie and John Tolos. If the talk show thing hadn't worked out, he would have been a great manager.
 
Upgrade Dave said:
This is a tangent but I think she's a good host for a morning talk show format.

Regis goes back to the regional California days of Freddie Blassie and John Tolos. If the talk show thing hadn't worked out, he would have been a great manager.
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Funny you should say that because i always got that "Grand Wizard" vibe off him. He was devastated when Blassie died and he talked about how much it hurts when he hears about wrestler deaths because he goes so far back with them.
 
dirtyd said:
Funny you should say that because i always got that "Grand Wizard" vibe off him. He was devastated when Blassie died and he talked about how much it hurts when he hears about wrestler deaths because he goes so far back with them.
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Ah, the Grand Wizard:yes:. When I first saw WWF tv, he was still there but I can't remember who he was managing so he must have been on his way out. Albano was the top manager at the time. But he had a look and a voice that was amazing to me.
I see Regis as more Jimmy Hart, a bundle of energy, always talking and running around, being a pest.
 
The Rock Explains Why He Came Back, Says He Was Thanked By WWE Roster
Posted by Joseph Lee on 03.24.2012

What's the best part about coming back?

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson had an interview with the Washington Examiner in which he explained why he returned.

He said: "I came back to put on the biggest match of all time," Johnson said. "That's all I want to do. There's no one I can do that with right now other than John. He's far and above everyone else in terms of popularity. He's the guy. Is he Stone Cold? No. Is he Hogan? No. But he is John Cena and he's been on top for a long time now."

He also revealed what he's enjoyed most about returning to WWE. He added: "The best part of me coming back is hearing them say, 'You've inspired me, thank you'. That's the greatest compliment that I can get. It's so cool man. They don't talk about movies. They don't talk about other matches. It's just, 'You've inspired me.'"

There are also details of Rock praising Sheamus for a match he had on last week's Smackdown.
 
Upgrade Dave said:
Ah, the Grand Wizard:yes:. When I first saw WWF tv, he was still there but I can't remember who he was managing so he must have been on his way out. Albano was the top manager at the time. But he had a look and a voice that was amazing to me.
I see Regis as more Jimmy Hart, a bundle of energy, always talking and running around, being a pest.
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I see him as Jim Cornette bc he knows his stuff. He might could be Bobby Heennan.
 
Just downloaded the "Once In A Lifetime" documentary and get ready for a heavy dose of "Cena is a hard worker" footage. I thought the doc was okay but it won't sway your opinion of either man. Rock comes off looking better imo because they go in depth with his upbringing, including him talking about how them being evicted from their apartment in Hawaii while his father was off wrestling in the states. Cena comes off like the workhorse with his make a wish commitments and his stardom, but this video really shows you just how iconic & humble Rock really is.

It's a decent doc but you'll get the feeling that this was done more to try and get people to side with Cena, instead of building up this mega match between these two superstars.
 
This reeks of retardedness:

John Cena Says The Rock Is Out For Himself
Posted by Jeremy Thomas on 03.25.2012

But Cena's a company guy...

- John Cena recently spoke on The Drive radio show in Charlotte, North Carolina to promote the Raw house show Sunday night. Cena talked about the state's wrestling history and Ric Flair getting his second Hall of Fame induction as part of the Horsemen as well as the difference between him and the Rock.

Cena said on the show that while he is a company guy, "Rock is out for Rock." He gave the Rock respect for his success in films and for being in great shape for their match, but said he's "extremely passionate about this company, and he (Rock) used this company to further himself."
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/\ They must've told Cena he was going to lose the match. Because if Cena was going to win, shouldn't he be happy that the Rock is willing to put him over to further himself?
 
This is why this feud is nowhere near Rock vs Hogan because while Rock has stuck to the script, you have guys like Cena doing interviews like this. Rock has tried to put Cena over but with Cena it's 1 week he respects Rock and then next week he's trying to rip his legacy. I'll be glad when this match is over with because i want to see who they try to blame when the WWE goes back to being mediocre again.
 
dirtyd said:
This is why this feud is nowhere near Rock vs Hogan because while Rock has stuck to the script, you have guys like Cena doing interviews like this. Rock has tried to put Cena over but with Cena it's 1 week he respects Rock and then next week he's trying to rip his legacy. I'll be glad when this match is over with because i want to see who they try to blame when the WWE goes back to being mediocre again.
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I don't think it's anywhere near any of the mega matches they've had before (Hogan/Andre, Rock/Hogan) because it's just booked in a boring manner.
I think both of them have stuck to the script, it's just a dumb script and at times, it seems like they're on two different scripts.
This is the difference between the old writers and writing style and the current one. They have the Rock and Chris Jericho coming back for them and neither is as hot as they should be.
 
Upgrade Dave said:
I don't think it's anywhere near any of the mega matches they've had before (Hogan/Andre, Rock/Hogan) because it's just booked in a boring manner.
I think both of them have stuck to the script, it's just a dumb script and at times, it seems like they're on two different scripts.
This is the difference between the old writers and writing style and the current one. They have the Rock and Chris Jericho coming back for them and neither is as hot as they should be.
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I agree. All this talk is boring the hell outta me. Last weeks Raw was 80% talk.
 
Upgrade Dave said:
I don't think it's anywhere near any of the mega matches they've had before (Hogan/Andre, Rock/Hogan) because it's just booked in a boring manner.
I think both of them have stuck to the script, it's just a dumb script and at times, it seems like they're on two different scripts.
This is the difference between the old writers and writing style and the current one. They have the Rock and Chris Jericho coming back for them and neither is as hot as they should be.
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So what's the script Rock puts Cena over & then Cena tries to tarnish Rock's legacy? I've said it before and i'll say it again, it looks like Cena & some of his boys have a different agenda because they don't act like this for any other legend. This feud is turning out to be one of the biggest flops of the decade and i blame the WWE & Cena, because all he's done is bitch the entire time and it's falling on deaf ears but he won't stop doing these dumb radio interviews. At least the Jericho/Punk feud has some give and take, whereas the Rock/Cena feud is just a last ditch effort to gain acceptance from the Cena haters. I mentioned in another thread that i would respect them more if they just admitted that they tried to make Cena into the next Hogan/Rock but it failed, but i hate how they try to cover up his failures as a testament to his passion for wrestling.
 
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dirtyd said:
So what's the script Rock puts Cena over & then Cena tries to tarnish Rock's legacy? I've said it before and i'll say it again, it looks like Cena & some of his boys have a different agenda because they don't act like this for any other legend. This feud is turning out to be one of the biggest flops of the decade and i blame the WWE & Cena, because all he's done is bitch the entire time and it's falling on deaf ears but he won't stop doing these dumb radio interviews. At least the Jericho/Punk feud has some give and take, whereas the Rock/Cena feud is just a last ditch effort to gain acceptance from the Cena haters. I mentioned in another thread that i would respect them more if they just admitted that they tried to make Cena into the next Hogan/Rock but it failed, but i hate how they try to cover up his failures as a testament to his passion for wrestling.
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They don't wrestle any other "returning" legends. Taker hasn't wrestled anyone other than Kane and HHH in a couple years and Austin is retired.
If it's failing, it's primarily on the creative staff but both guys have to share some blame. Rock put over Cena but it's not even close to how many other times he's buried Cena, something I've been bitching about for over a year.
Cena can't match Rock in the witty putdowns so he goes in the other workshoot type way. If Rock didn't approve of it, they wouldn't do it.
I don't think they've failed to turn Cena into a new Hogan at all. It's just the environment is different and he works on tv more often than Hogan ever did. Hogan got booed too during the peak of his Hulkamania run. He got booed against Savage a lot and against Jake Roberts, which is why both of those guys got turned. He got booed at the Royal Rumble when he helped Flair eliminate Sid but they edited it to make it seem like the fans were cheering "Hogan!" instead of "Justice!" The whole reason they put Andre with Bobby Heenan is that people would sympathize with a guy saying "I've been undefeated and you never gave me a title shot." But with Cena, he's coming after the Attitude Era and so many of the shows he works on are live, they can't go back and edit the boos. Cena appeals to younger fans and looks like a superhero just like Hogan and he sells an assload of merch, so it's been a success but not as successful as it could be.
 
I think that with Rock allegedly sticking around Cena HAS to lose the first encounter. They can build to a rematch at Summerslam, which Cena can win.

Also, if they can convince Lesnar to comeback, Cena can wrestle him at Suvivor Series. In fact Cena can go on a crusade of fighting wrestlers that left the WWE to go on to other things. (Imagine him going on Pipers Pit and bitching about him doing "They Live") You can finish with a match against Austin at next years Wrestlemania.
 
Rollie_Fingaz said:
I think that with Rock allegedly sticking around Cena HAS to lose the first encounter. They can build to a rematch at Summerslam, which Cena can win.

Also, if they can convince Lesnar to comeback, Cena can wrestle him at Suvivor Series. In fact Cena can go on a crusade of fighting wrestlers that left the WWE to go on to other things. (Imagine him going on Pipers Pit and bitching about him doing "They Live") You can finish with a match against Austin at next years Wrestlemania.
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That is the one thing that's still interesting about this match: it can go either way.
 
Upgrade Dave said:
They don't wrestle any other "returning" legends. Taker hasn't wrestled anyone other than Kane and HHH in a couple years and Austin is retired.
If it's failing, it's primarily on the creative staff but both guys have to share some blame. Rock put over Cena but it's not even close to how many other times he's buried Cena, something I've been bitching about for over a year.
Cena can't match Rock in the witty putdowns so he goes in the other workshoot type way. If Rock didn't approve of it, they wouldn't do it.
I don't think they've failed to turn Cena into a new Hogan at all. It's just the environment is different and he works on tv more often than Hogan ever did. Hogan got booed too during the peak of his Hulkamania run. He got booed against Savage a lot and against Jake Roberts, which is why both of those guys got turned. He got booed at the Royal Rumble when he helped Flair eliminate Sid but they edited it to make it seem like the fans were cheering "Hogan!" instead of "Justice!" The whole reason they put Andre with Bobby Heenan is that people would sympathize with a guy saying "I've been undefeated and you never gave me a title shot." But with Cena, he's coming after the Attitude Era and so many of the shows he works on are live, they can't go back and edit the boos. Cena appeals to younger fans and looks like a superhero just like Hogan and he sells an assload of merch, so it's been a success but not as successful as it could be.
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Im not talking about wrestling just the whole vibe of Rock being there.

Cena could go out there and trash Rock because he's the top guy and they're not going to fire him, Vince cares more about them trashing his bullshit hypocritical "Be A Star" campaign.

Hogan got booed because Hulkamania became stale and he became one of the greatest heels ever, even if it took them a couple of more years to turn him.

Cena is as popular as he's ever going to be and there's no more upside to him, sorry to say but anyone expecting a heel turn is in for disappointment because of all the Merch/charity work he does.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson tweeted a photo Sunday of himself applying the Sharpshooter. Bret Hart, who popularized the maneuver, saw the picture and said he's doing it wrong.

"I have a lot of respect for The Rock, but I'd be more than happy 2 teach him how to put the sharpshooter on correctly," he wrote.
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To quote Daniel Bryan " YES YES YES!!!:lol:
 
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dirtyd said:
Im not talking about wrestling just the whole vibe of Rock being there.

Cena could go out there and trash Rock because he's the top guy and they're not going to fire him, Vince cares more about them trashing his bullshit hypocritical "Be A Star" campaign.

Hogan got booed because Hulkamania became stale and he became one of the greatest heels ever, even if it took them a couple of more years to turn him.
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At this point, they're definitely working so trashing Rock is what he's supposed to do. It's what Rock's been doing to him the whole time.
Hogan got booed long before Hulkamania got old. It wasn't unusual for crowds to be split or even againt him when he was feuding with Orndorff and that reaction is why he never got a long feud with either Savage or Roberts and both of those were pre WrestleMania III so it's not unusual for the guy they give the SuperPush to to get booed a lot. This is just more clear because it happens live every week. Not saying Hulk wasn't the most popular guy in wrestling, like Cena is now, but he had a very large number of people that enjoyed booing him too.

Cena is as popular as he's ever going to be and there's no more upside to him, sorry to say but anyone expecting a heel turn is in for disappointment because of all the Merch/charity work he does.
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Most likely true but as long as the current creative team continues to show they don't know how to book strong heels, I'd just as soon leave him as a face.


To quote Daniel Bryan " YES YES YES!!!:lol:
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:lol::lol::lol:
You know Bret's been holding on to that one for years.
 
At this point, they're definitely working so trashing Rock is what he's supposed to do. It's what Rock's been doing to him the whole time.
Hogan got booed long before Hulkamania got old. It wasn't unusual for crowds to be split or even againt him when he was feuding with Orndorff and that reaction is why he never got a long feud with either Savage or Roberts and both of those were pre WrestleMania III so it's not unusual for the guy they give the SuperPush to to get booed a lot. This is just more clear because it happens live every week. Not saying Hulk wasn't the most popular guy in wrestling, like Cena is now, but he had a very large number of people that enjoyed booing him too.
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I remember hearing boos but never to the level of Cena, what Cena gets is really unworldly because he visits sick children(something Rock did throughout his career & to this day)and he salutes the troops yet people want him dead(exaggerated of course).



Most likely true but as long as the current creative team continues to show they don't know how to book strong heels, I'd just as soon leave him as a face.
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The people who say they want him to turn heel because they're sick of him trip me out, because what do they think is going to happen when he becomes heel? He's going to dominate a lot more.



:lol::lol::lol:
You know Bret's been holding on to that one for years.
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:lol: But Bret has always been one of Rocks biggest supporters(in part because of how HBK/HHH tried to bury him)so he's really having some fun with him here.

Really good article from a former writer, he basically confirms Vince is completely out of touch and can't handle change.
http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2012/0326/551045/alex-greenfield/#ixzz1qGN9zbsk
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The go home show ends with a faceoff...

So I guess eventually one of them just decides to leave the ring and they stew until Sunday?

This shit is written by lemurs.
 

:lol::lol::lol::lol:
and a special :roflmao: @ The Undertaker's purple rain hairstyle. They really fucked up with that one. These jokes are going to go on for a while.​
 
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If I was deciding whether or not to purchase the ppv Sunday, RAW didnt really offer me any reason to
 

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