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So was WWE trolling when they put CM Punk's music on at the beginning of Heyman's promo? :lol: Basically a big "Fuck You" to Chicago. :lol: I expected more out of them though. They were humble but I Think part of that is they thought Punk was showing up due to reports.
 
dtownsfinest said:
So was WWE trolling when they put CM Punk's music on at the beginning of Heyman's promo? :lol: Basically a big "Fuck You" to Chicago. :lol: I expected more out of them though. They were humble but I Think part of that is they thought Punk was showing up due to reports.
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:yes:

That was very effective use of a real life situation to further your tv angles.
Now I'm more convinced they should have had Punk beat Taker last year with Brock's interference. They would have had an entire year to build up Taker's revenge and the outcome would (kinda-sorta) be in doubt, or at least played up like it was, since the Streak would be over.

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WHAT WAS UP WITH CM PUNK THIS WEEK ON RAW
by Mike Johnson @ 8:52 AM on 3/5/2014

As you probably noticed, CM Punk wasn't at Raw in Chicago. The big question we received afterward is, "Why?"
Although there was a lot of speculation and assumption that Punk "had" to return in Chicago, the reality is that WWE and Punk, according to WWE sources, have had very little, if any, contact and Punk "made it clear" he wasn't returning. Punk's deal expires this July.

According to WWE sources, no version of the Raw script was ever written with a Punk return segment. The opening with Paul Heyman was planned several days before with the belief that the company had to face the Punk chants in his hometown head on, because ignoring them would only lead to them becoming a distraction for the viewing audience. Raw was also loaded up to give Chicago a big show that would appease them as opposed to giving them a reason to chant that they wanted Punk. One person believed that was a Vince McMahon call.

One version of the Raw script, as late as a few hours before they went on the air, was to feature Bad News Barrett delivering some "bad news" about Punk not being there in addition to the Heyman promo that opened the show, but the decision was made to cut the segment. I think that may have been wise as what made Heyman's promo work was not burying Punk, but also acknowledging he was not there - then placing the blame on the fans and Undertaker to get heat on Heyman and build a new dimension for the Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar Wrestlemania 30 showdown. By having Barrett bring it up again only would have stoked the fire and possibly pissed off the audience. WWE certainly hoped to at least tease Punk might show up as a way to level off some of the pro-Punk chanting.

AJ Lee was also not used on the Raw taping, likely because of her real life relationship with Punk, as a way to prevent loud chants for him.

As far as Punk going forward in WWE, internally, the decision has been made to remove him from all marketing and publicity material as well as all videos that are played during live events. They won't publicly acknowledge the departure beyond what was said on TV as they have merchandise still to move and Punk was the #2 merchandise mover behind John Cena. So, they want that material to move for as long as it can.
 
Interesting take from a former TNA Creative member.

http://www.sbnation.com/2014/3/4/5468468/wwe-pro-wrestling-stories-creative

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Angry that Daniel Bryan or CM Punk isn't in the title picture at WrestleMania because of Batista? The WWE doesn't care, because you're buying their product anyway. I've been in these meetings, albeit for another company, but it's the same perception: You're an assumed gain, a given. Even when you swear you're never watching the show again (which focus groups told us is an empty threat), you're on various media platforms telling people how much you dislike our product.
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So Batista's turning heel (kinda) promo on Smackdown was basically he calling out the WWE fans for like smaller guys and asking the fans, "where did all the real men go?" .... As he walks around the ring in his skinny jeans :confused:
Is this some kind of new-age hipster irony that's going way over my head? :lol:

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NightMare Paint said:
Was watching NXT on the network and its way more entertaining than I remember it being.
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Man I said the same shit. I didn't see this weeks but I saw last weeks....hadn't seen it since......Daniel Bryan and those guys were on there......It was like a mini-raw......

I saw last week.....that shit was great. And they got legit competition for the younger wrestlers on there.
 
dtownsfinest said:
Man I said the same shit. I didn't see this weeks but I saw last weeks....hadn't seen it since......Daniel Bryan and those guys were on there......It was like a mini-raw......

I saw last week.....that shit was great. And they got legit competition for the younger wrestlers on there.
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The most amazing part of the show for me was finding out Yoshi Tatsu was still employed :lol:
 
dtownsfinest said:
Can someone explain to me what's the deal with CM Punk? Why he left?
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Never said. After that BS elimination at RR, comments regarding Batista returning & getting the main event @ WM, has people thinking he pissed with the direction of the company. When they were in Dallas in October, he didn't look right physically. I think it's a combo of health, frustration, & other ambitions.
 
NightMare Paint said:
The most amazing part of the show for me was finding out Yoshi Tatsu was still employed :lol:
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How he and JTG still have jobs is something I want to know. It was also good seeing that some more new faces are appearing such as Adam Rose this week. Flair's daughter is not a good wrestler and is also the ugliest female the WWE has between the main roster and NXT.
 
c_commander said:
How he and JTG still have jobs is something I want to know. It was also good seeing that some more new faces are appearing such as Adam Rose this week. Flair's daughter is not a good wrestler and is also the ugliest female the WWE has between the main roster and NXT.
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I loved that Adam Rose shit :lol: Its probably a gimmick he won't get to carry over to the main roster simply for the amount of people involved. He's like a more entertaining Russell Brand.

Charlotte Flair is a tall no booty blonde with name recognition. That's all she needs to get to the main roster in Vince's eyes. They are going to have to do more to distinguish her from Summer Rae tho.
 
NightMare Paint said:
The most amazing part of the show for me was finding out Yoshi Tatsu was still employed :lol:
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:lol::lol::lol::lol:

Damn I haven't seen that one yet. :lol:

unknownsoldier said:
Never said. After that BS elimination at RR, comments regarding Batista returning & getting the main event @ WM, has people thinking he pissed with the direction of the company. When they were in Dallas in October, he didn't look right physically. I think it's a combo of health, frustration, & other ambitions.
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Yea I think everyone sort of assumed it was related to how he was booked but I think its bigger than that. No proof but he's going all out like he's just tired of the business whether its physically, mentally or whatever.
 
unknownsoldier said:
Never said. After that BS elimination at RR, comments regarding Batista returning & getting the main event @ WM, has people thinking he pissed with the direction of the company. When they were in Dallas in October, he didn't look right physically. I think it's a combo of health, frustration, & other ambitions.
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AJ Lee(his girl) must feel the same way..its about time they have her drop the Divas title since she hasnt really been defending it lately
 
NightMare Paint said:
I loved that Adam Rose shit :lol: Its probably a gimmick he won't get to carry over to the main roster simply for the amount of people involved. He's like a more entertaining Russell Brand.

Charlotte Flair is a tall no booty blonde with name recognition. That's all she needs to get to the main roster in Vince's eyes. They are going to have to do more to distinguish her from Summer Rae tho.
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You and me both about Adam Rose. Weird seeing a guy go from 1 character in Leo Kruger to something completely different but he sold it well. He needs a better finisher though.

Even his interview was cool cause a couple of guys who haven't made their NXT debuts were prominently shown during that in the guy who was DJ'ing who was big on the indys in Solomon Crowe(aka Sami Callahan) and the guy twirling the glow stick in Kalisto(aka Sammuray Del Sol) who may end up being the crowd pleasing high flyer that Sin Cara was supposed to be.
WWE could form a whole stable of wrestlers that nobody thought was still working there.
Yoshi
Zeke Jackson
JTG
Evan Bourne
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I forgot about Jackson and Bourne. Hopefully Bourne is healthy again. At worst him and Kofi could tag again or he could tag with Adrian Neville.
 
dtownsfinest said:
Can someone explain to me what's the deal with CM Punk? Why he left?
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where to begin ??? I think one of the main reasons he left was that when he was on that long ass title reign they had him drop the belt to The Rock, and that's what was really eating Punk, while he had nothing but respect for Rock he was kind of pissed at how some part-time wrestlers ( Rock, now Batista) could leave and come back and just be thrown right back in the title hunt while guys like him and Bryan were competing year round and getting served up to the part-time wrestlers...also I think he wanted to be the top guy in WWE but Super Cena has that spot on lock.
 
Yeah Adam Rose is too frail to be using the Clothesline from Hell/Russian Sickle.

Charlotte is a rough performer but I did like that flip snapmare reverse bulldog wtf finisher she did.
 
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:eek::lol:
 
TNA's is not even WWE's competition, they are NXT's competition, and honestly, NXT can give WWE a run for their money with the matches I've watched on WWE Network....
 
TNA has to start building up the pay per views so people can watch them. They mostly build there tv show so people watch the tv show for free but skip the ppv because you you have to pay. They have turned into the 2014 version of WCW.
 
drewmadara96 said:
TNA has to start building up the pay per views so people can watch them. They mostly build there tv show so people watch the tv show for free but skip the ppv because you you have to pay. They have turned into the 2014 version of WCW.
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WCW ran PPVs every month. TNA does like 4 and they still ruin the buildup and the execution of the PPV. They wish they were WCW.
 
Who called it?!?! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Daniel Bryan will fight HHH and if he win he the main event at wrestlemanis turns into a Triple Threat Title match..
 
El Pirate Del Caribe said:
Like I said, they make him fight Kane at Mania (or HHH as Dave suggested) with a stipulation that if he defeats Kane, he joins the main event in a triple threat match. Orton vs Batista is already looking like a shit match and the fans will be livid. Vince isn't dumb. They need to add Bryan in the main event.
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Upgrade Dave and I were right, more so Dave!

Bryan WILL have his WrestleMania moment.
 
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