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It's what I do.

If people were smart I would:

A) Design every building under 20 stories in the continental united states.
B) write the script for every single sports show on every channel.
C) GM a NBA team
D) Run the WWE.

 

Probably smart on your part. Cool story though.

Yeah the Eagle is definitely overdone, it shouldn't take up the whole belt.

The 2nd picture is growing on me more now, I still don't like the champ part or the side plates, but yes the extra diamonds and gold make it look better/more special. One of the reasons why I just love the WHC belt so much.

 

Probably make my life easier, to be honest.

 

I guess the feather pattern on the leather strap could be done without, I just like the idea of the eagle because, as Ray said, the meeting of old school and new school is a nice touch. Come to think of it, it would also make a great design for the U.S. Championship.

The square one is nice though. With the earlier tweaks mentioned, it would be awesome.

 

I loved how the WWE tried to convince us that the shield was going to attack Cena and Ryback, and when they attacked Cena, they were surprised Ryback was standing there!

 

And, speaking of which, Kofi is the new U.S. Champ.

 

Ryback is one intimidating guy, though.

 

I agree, but there was no way I was believing he was going to fight off the Shield. Same feeling when Punk "turned his back on the WWE universe"

 

Last week, cameras caught Randy Orton asking Sheamus what his line was and Sheamus feeding it to him. Now this week, the wrong camera goes live, revealing that The Shield was going to come out, way before they ever did...and at the end, you clearly hear Cena barking orders to the three of them to look at Ryback as he waked off stage. Someone in production is gonna get screamed at by Kevin Dunn.

Also, Punk will be in my neck of the woods on Saturday. I'm going to make a few calls to see if I can't meet him since he is one of the few guys I still am a legit fan of, in the traditional sense.

And I am willing to bet that Kofi got the U.S. title because of what happened in Boston today. I can just see them forcing a switch from the evil foreigner who is holding "America's" title to the plucky babyface for a somewhat feel good moment after America was tracked today. Either way, it was a good match.

 

I thought there was a report out there over the weekend that Vince is down on Cesaro. Either way yeah good point by you. The Boston thing didn't even cross my mind, I just figured they gave Kofi the belt so he can quickly drop it to Fandango. By the WWE, when you start showing Tout videos of people "Fandangoing" it no longer makes Fandango cool, it turns it into a WWE thing and seems like they are forcing things on the viewer. I don't know why they just can't let the character breath on its own.

I'm actually surprised the WWE didn't have Swagger and Zeb cut a promo about the Boston stuff, maybe everything is too soon. Probably saving it for next week.

Good to see Wade Barrett, IC Champion, LOSE to R-Truth to stop his winning streak at 1. There's just so much that's wrong with the WWE right now. I don't get it.

I actually liked and bought the Ryback heel turn. It ACTUALLY made sense and loved RAW ended. Predictable? Yes. But well executed. And it not only put heat on Ryback but also again made The Shield look and feel important. I'm also glad they decided to have Ryback do a pretaped promo because there's no way he would have done that well live. I do kind of wish they didn't turn Ryback into a full on heel though, there's no need for it. Just have him be against Cena. Oh well.

And who's ready for Brock/Triple H 3? I seriously don't understand the purpose of this match. Triple H put his career on the line and won, he got his win back just move on. Does anyone want to see it? I'm assuming this might lead to Batista possibly getting back into the mix. You know the WWE would love to have Batista around while he's promoting the newest Marvel/Disney movie.

 

I loved the Lesnar segment, to be honest. The way he attacks people is so believeable and scary. I would be okay with him losing to HHH again, assuming it leads to a CM Punk feud over the summer. Punk is now rudderless after three mega losses (Rock, Cena and UT) and Lesnar, having being bested by HHH is floundering, so Heyman's guys end up fighting each other with a reveal (Brad Maddox Experience?) on the tail end that Heyman orchestrated the whole thing after all is said and done, leading to a Punk face turn.

A Summerslam headlined by Punk vs. Lesnar and Cena vs. Ryback wouldn't be too shabby. Especially since it appears we will have a nice Shield vs. Hell No feud to go with.

 

I don't think the WWE can have Lesnar job to Triple H again, it would just make zero business sense, it would just make Lesnar look weak. I do think Lesnar is going to really rough Triple H up and beat him badly, leading to Batista coming out to challenge him perhaps for Summer Slam or next year's WM depending on whethe Rock is in the WWE doghouse.

And yes I love Lesnar beating people up, it's just great stuff.

 

[video=youtube;RGNgA3gxriM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=RGNgA3gxriM[/video]

 

WM did 1.2 million buys which translates to a profit of around $72 million for the WWE.

Who's ready for Rock/Cena 3?

 

this is cool

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhvM5gG1pFM

 

After The Rock's injury, that may be a no-go

 

He's going to be a shooting "Hercules" in another week or so he would be fine for next year's WM, if he wanted to depending on his movie schedule which seems pretty booked up right now. It sounds like he might not wrestle again though, of course it could be a ploy.

 

WWE.com is reporting Cena got hurt in a match with Ryback last night. Hurt his achilles not known how badly yet though. If he's going to be out for any amount of time look for Ryback to win the title at ER (Ryback probably should win it anyway).

 

Watching ESPN and they are showing Joaquín Benoit highlights, and they just said Joaquín "the crippler" Benoit, thought it was interesting to say the least,

 

Who said it? Was it Coachman? He still is on ESPN right?

 

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Not coach, I don't know the anchors name. Coach is still there thoug. The anchor is a wresting fan though


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Well if the anchor is a wrestling fan, that nickname is probably not the smartest decision to make but I'm guessing the comment flew over 95% of the viewers heads.

 

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Robert Flores. Yeah most people prob did not pick up on it but still bad taste


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Not sure how it is in bad taste. I was the nickname of a guy whose last name was Benoit. The joke was for wrestling fans who, for the most part, can differentiate between the wrestling character and the man who murdered his family. Not every. Mention of Chris Benoit shouldbe rendered in bad taste.

If so than Daniel Bryan is in bad taste for using the crossface and headbutt.

 

I'm much more offended by the stuff on RAW recently. Almost unwatchable how bad it is. The only reason to watch RAW has to be anything involving The Shield or watching Brock Lesnar beat people up or Paul Heyman talk. Otherwise the rest is crap.

And if I were a WWE superstar and was told I was winning the IC or US title, I would probably say thanks but no thanks.

 

I didn't even watch Raw last night. Shield is the only thing interesting now

 

Well, it wasn't all that bad. Kofi Kingston got the closest thing he ever got to a World Championship match yet.

 

OMGz I can't believe Brock destroyed Triple H's fake office. I REALLY hope Triple H gets him back for that!

Tell me again why anyone should care about his boring feud....

And yes the Ryback/Cena Last Man Standing match is going to end with Ryback winning because Cena's ankle is too hurt for him to stand up on it (and I loved how the WWE even told us). But seriously if the WWE doesn't want to kill the Ryback character for good, Ryback absolutely has to go over and win the title and by having it a LMS match it means Cena doesn't have to really job to lose the title thus still being SuperCena and will win the title back at the June (in time for the Man of Steel movie release no less) or July PPV.

 

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I laughed when the camera bumped into Lesnar so they could shoot the rest of the scene in a fake office.


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Obvious prediction: Ambrose wins US title, Rollins/Reigns win tag titles, Ryback wins WWE title and joins The Shield.

I hope that doesn't happen but all signs point that way.

It's going to be weird to see a US champion win matches though.

 

this is why everyone hates Cena. they ruin other peoples momentum with him overcoming the odds and being super cena again

 

Yup. No reason Cena should have beaten all 3 guys there. What's wrong The Shield for cheating to a win? Or Ryback for coming in to cost him the match? But no The Shield are no longer undefeated and it happened in a meaningless throwaway match on RAW.

Also the WWE is doing a nice job of ruining Brock Lesnar too. They're making him into just another guy, he's no longer special. Is there anyone that wants to see this match yet?

 

Other than The Shield, Raw is Very Boring right now, My Man CM PUNK needs to come back and save Raw, He could use it in a Promo when he comes back about being Home resting both Physically and Mentally and Putting Raw on and Falling Asleep because of how Boring the Show was and he knew that in order for Raw to get back to what it was before He had to do it. LOL

 

I think the next PPV is in Chicago, his hometown, so he should be back sooner rather than later.

 

It was really important for Cena and Triple H to get pushed at the expense of The Shield and Lesnar. Excellent job by WWE again.

 

Well for Cena at least, I think that means he's definitely dropping the title on Sunday. No reason to have him go over The Shield, unless he was losing, hell even if he is (and he should), he still should have given The Shield the rub on Monday. That win does nothing for him or his character. Again if Ryback doesn't win the title from Cena on Sunday you can kiss his character goodbye and chalk it up to the WWE destroying another wrestler for no reason. Ryback NEEEDS this win and the title. He's lost every PPV match since October, him with the belt does more than Cena with it at this point. Anything less is a mistake.

I honestly have no clue where the Triple H/Lesnar match is headed. Makes no sense they're even having another match after Triple H got his win back at WM but again Lesnar needs this win. It does zero if Triple H wins yet again. Lesnar needs to win this one or what's the point of even paying him money to show up a handful of times a year. They already screwed Lesnar's return since they had him lose to Cena at last year's April PPV and really haven't booked him well since.

 

Could not agree more with everything you said. With Punk and Ziggler out, the only things worth tuning in for Moday night were The Shield and Lesnar (except possibly Bryan). They don't seem to be able to figure out how to push Bryan either. Ryback winning the title makes sense, but the most entertaining thing about him right now is the crowd chanting Goldberg at him.

 

Hopefully once Daniel Bryan and Kane drop the tag titles, it leads to a series of matches between Bryan and Ambrose for the US title. But you're right there is just no direction with anyone right now.

 

Good article on Dave Meltzer:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/15/s...ries-to-keep-it-real.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

If you don't know who Dave Meltzer is you're doing it wrong.

 

good match between Cena/Ryback to be honest. Ending was lame though. Ryback got up, wile Cena did not, you have WHC and WWE champ hurt