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WWE News Thread *Expect Spoilers*
Topic Started: Apr 19 2011, 06:19 PM (11,548 Views)
Baldwin
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Apr 21 2015, 11:46 AM
Apparently it's some concussion potential deal. Cool as the move is, I def see the worry about it.
90% of moves performed in the WWE could cause a concussion, including their favorite hits such as:

* Slap
* Punch
* Suplex Throw
* Roll Up Pin
* DDT Maneuver

And so much more!
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Sure. Let's cancel WWE while you are at it. It sucks that the Curb Stomp is an awesome move, but I'm not going to shit on WWE for safety concerns.
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The curb stomp is apparently not banned but is not going to be used anymore. Take that for what its worth.
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Just seems dumb to me. It's a perfect move since he can do it to anyone and hit it in creative ways, and it just feels right with his persona.
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It's probably more of a marketing move than anything. Curbstomp brings to mind certain images that might make Rollins seem less appealing to the general, mainstream fan base. So essentially this is more a PC change than anything else.
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Apr 21 2015, 08:53 PM
It's probably more of a marketing move than anything. Curbstomp brings to mind certain images that might make Rollins seem less appealing to the general, mainstream fan base. So essentially this is more a PC change than anything else.
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Next 3 Stone Cold WWE Network podcast guests: Paul Heyman, The Undertaker and Sting
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The entire SCSA podcast with Paul Heyman was amazing, duh.

But the last 5 minutes alone justified the entire existence of the Network. Awesome moment.
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So an early Wrestlemania 32 card possibility (based on the assumption they will pull out all the stops to break the attendance record for this one)

Reigns vs Ambrose vs Rollins (World Title)
Austin vs Brock (heavily teased tonight)
Rock vs HHH (with Rousey/Steph involved potentially)
Taker vs Sting

That's an absolutely loaded top 4. Then you still have Cena, Jericho, Bryan (if healthy), Owens, Ziggler, Wyatt, Orton, and many more.
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Assuming he's healthy as well, there is certainly potential of building towards a Owens/Zayn NXT match at WM as well. Owens will probably "escape" NXT soon, and they've brought Zayn in on the Cena storyline, so it would make sense to build towards that match. Would definitely bump viewership among the lapsed WWE fan who still like wrestling.
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Don't forget the HBK match.
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Jun 2 2015, 11:10 AM
Don't forget the HBK match.
Less than a 5% possibility I'd say.
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I complained last night that the Cena part of the Owens/Cena promo from Raw made no sense. He just came out there and buried Owens for no reason. I couldn't put it into words, but LaToya Ferguston at AVClub could:

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Again, Kevin Owens is the highlight of the show, and he cuts a crushing promo about how Cena is his son’s hero. My words won’t do it any justice, so seek it out if you haven’t seen it. Then, if you’re brave, watch Cena completely ignore everything Owens just said and cut a patronizing John Cena promo.

Before anyone says “Oh, you must be new to the John Cena character,” first of all, find a new way to react to people’s frustration with John Cena other than pretending as though they’re unfamiliar with the character who has had a stranglehold on WWE for over a decade. Second of all, acknowledging the fact the John Cena the character is an immature monster who is touted as the ultimate babyface is a necessary evil. It’s the ultimate example of WWE staleness, and at its most basic level, calling it out is a criticism of a terribly written character. Why bring it up if it’s not going to change? Silence changes nothing, but this is also a criticism of a television show, a cast of characters, a piece of performance art. What needs to be said about Cena and his jokey, brush off reaction to every actual challenge is actually something Paul Heyman says on the Steve Austin podcast after RAW: “Just because you can doesn’t mean you should.”

John can talk, but he regurgitates so much bile—in a dynamic voice (see: the Star Wars promo)—that it means absolutely nothing for the story and instead makes those who hate him hate him even more. It’s the thing that drags down the good will garnered from his open challenges. He tells Kevin Owens that he talks to much, because he’s the least self-aware character in the world. He says Kevin Owens isn’t a real man for calling out his merchandise and look and the fact that he’s a real life superhero who has the corporate suits behind him (which he is and was confirmed during the B+ player Daniel Bryan storyline, the origin of “The Face That Runs The Place,” I believe), because he’s learned nothing from his feud with The Rock that supposedly ended in respect. He brings up being there every week, because he’s a child who doesn’t understand how jobs work. He insults Adam Rose among legitimate WWE (Vince McMahon) failures, The Funkasaurus and XFL, because even when he puts someone over clean on the WWE Network for just $9.99 (or free), he needs to find a way to take them down a peg or two and then also tear down a few others to look strong. He talks forever to basically say Owens hasn’t really beaten John Cena until he beats John Cena, because the CM Punk Principle is alive and well.

He calls Kevin Owens “homes” at one point.

The only logical reason Owens should even take the match is because he saw what happened to the now broken Rusev—who once again proves why he was called the biggest true babyface in WWE—when he originally declined John “Attempted Murderer” Cena’s demand for a United States Championship match at WrestleMania. Seriously, look at where Rusev is right now, re-read what I said would happen, and see if you think things will be different this time. It’s nice to think that, and it might even happen. If anyone can do it, it’s Kevin Owens, but WWE switches so quickly from competent storytelling to incompetent that there’s no telling what they’ll do. Except for the fact that they’ll let Cena win.


http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/wwe-monday-night-raw-june-1-2015-220224
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He also pointed out that Kevin Owens himself adopts the "Never Give Up" mentality. Cena's whole point was that he owns who he is so that makes him a man.
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Jun 2 2015, 02:45 PM
He also pointed out that Kevin Owens himself adopts the "Never Give Up" mentality. Cena's whole point was that he owns who he is so that makes him a man.
Now, I didn't watch, but reading that analysis and other reports, you can see that Cena literally took a page from HHH on how to undo the push you just gave someone. Just another reason I won't give WWE any more of my time.
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