NintendoLogic Posted July 27, 2020 Report Posted July 27, 2020 Let's take this opportunity to celebrate the life and times of this great man. Quote
Ricky Jackson Posted July 27, 2020 Report Posted July 27, 2020 Of all the goddamn wrestlers I could share a birthday with (also Matt Borne and Greg Gagne) Quote
KawadaSmile Posted July 27, 2020 Report Posted July 27, 2020 You mean The Cerebral Assassin, The Game, The COO, The Creator, The King of Kings, The Blue Blood from Connecticut, The Destroyer, and most importantly, TRI, is celebrating his birthday? Wow! Really cool! 8 minutes ago, Ricky Jackson said: Of all the goddamn wrestlers I could share a birthday with (also Matt Borne and Greg Gagne) Happy birthday, bubba! Have yourself a sledghammering, shoveling birthday! Quote
SirEdger Posted July 27, 2020 Report Posted July 27, 2020 Certainly tells the whole story when Vince spends more time on a tweet for his son-in-law than his own son. Quote
NintendoLogic Posted July 27, 2020 Author Report Posted July 27, 2020 Speaking of nicknames, how long has Seth Rollins been The Black Hand of Raw? https://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2020-07-27 Quote
Jmare007 Posted July 27, 2020 Report Posted July 27, 2020 23 minutes ago, KawadaSmile said: You mean The Cerebral Assassin, The Game, The COO, The Creator, The King of Kings, The Blue Blood from Connecticut, The Destroyer, and most importantly, TRI, is celebrating his birthday? Wow! Really cool! Happy birthday, bubba! Have yourself a sledghammering, shoveling birthday! He'll always be La Nariz to me. Quote
KawadaSmile Posted July 27, 2020 Report Posted July 27, 2020 22 minutes ago, NintendoLogic said: Speaking of nicknames, how long has Seth Rollins been The Black Hand of Raw? https://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2020-07-27 I dunno, but Black Hand is a cool nickname. Shame it's being used by a lame wrestler. Quote
sek69 Posted July 27, 2020 Report Posted July 27, 2020 52 minutes ago, SirEdger said: Certainly tells the whole story when Vince spends more time on a tweet for his son-in-law than his own son. To be fair, there's probably a non zero chance that it's Hunter writing Vince's tweets. Quote
MoS Posted July 27, 2020 Report Posted July 27, 2020 He spent his birthday weekend fielding shareholder calls about declining ratings and the effect of AEW on their business. I hope he gets at least an episode of Raw dedicated to him for having to be Vince's shield on these calls Quote
NintendoLogic Posted July 27, 2020 Author Report Posted July 27, 2020 In other news: So either he was severely gotten to by Pat McAfee or it was an attempt at a worked shoot that failed miserably. Also, we live in an era where heels have to apologize for being assholes. Quote
El-P Posted July 27, 2020 Report Posted July 27, 2020 "I represent a brand that commands respect." In Saudi Arabia, for sure. Quote
sek69 Posted July 27, 2020 Report Posted July 27, 2020 I long for the olden days where wrestlers were more concerned about making sure they were the ones who got over and not the all important BRAND. Quote
KawadaSmile Posted July 27, 2020 Report Posted July 27, 2020 Adam is the geekiest man to have the Cole surname in WWE. He's not looking good regardless of their intent. Not sure if throwing a tantrum is worse than working a shoot where the host is not only not intimidated by the wrestler, but is way bigger and treating the wrestler like a child. Quote
El-P Posted July 27, 2020 Report Posted July 27, 2020 25 minutes ago, sek69 said: I long for the olden days where wrestlers were more concerned about making sure they were the ones who got over and not the all important BRAND. Me too. That corporate culture is vomit inducing. They are all Disruptive Human of Linkedin kind... Quote
DMJ Posted July 28, 2020 Report Posted July 28, 2020 I thought the McAfee/Cole thing was a work when I saw it. It didn't create any sort of buzz so on that level it failed. The apology seems like a red herring to further a storyline that nobody gives a shit about as he never actually apologizes to McAfee - in fact, he doubles-down on McAfee "pushing his buttons" and implies he is going to "make sure something like this never happens again." The tweet could be interpreted as him being upset that instead of actually attacking McAfee, he stormed off. But its all still a really long route to a creative dead-end. Cole is right up there with Rollins as someone who is so miscast and overpushed that I feel like I could write a college thesis about it. Maybe even more than Rollins actually. Like, yes, Rollins' selling and psychology are god awful - but Adam Cole wouldn't even be in the top weight class on a middle school wrestling team. I know they gimmick him as being 6'0 when he's really 5'10 tops, but I'm equally skeptical about him being 210 pounds. And he's booked like a legit heel tough guy more often than not. Quote
KawadaSmile Posted July 28, 2020 Report Posted July 28, 2020 When he appeared at the 2018 Rumble, Cole looked just slightly taller than Rey Mysterio, and I'm not even joking. Rey had wider shoulders, though. Quote
Tenese Sarwieh Posted July 28, 2020 Report Posted July 28, 2020 Just watch the video and my god it was so lame. One it makes Cole look like a chump instead of a star and two the larger audience don't know who Pat McAfee is. I mean if this was on Joe Rogan's podcast now we're talking because know him not on a show of a retired football player that wouldn't pass the mom test, and I like McAfee. Quote
KawadaSmile Posted July 28, 2020 Report Posted July 28, 2020 Cult leaders without followers undermines the whole thing. Quote
sek69 Posted July 28, 2020 Report Posted July 28, 2020 Well Dominic has the babyface comeback down, I'll give him that. 3 minutes ago, KawadaSmile said: Cult leaders without followers undermines the whole thing. Yeah but there's not much they can do since Austin Theory got banished to the Phantom Zone due to covid (I assume). Quote
KawadaSmile Posted July 28, 2020 Report Posted July 28, 2020 Dom might be pretty good down the line. 4 minutes ago, sek69 said: Yeah but there's not much they can do since Austin Theory got banished to the Phantom Zone due to covid (I assume). Even so, bubba. Ministry of Darkness worked because despite they had more than 3 people around throughout most of its duration. Quote
KawadaSmile Posted July 28, 2020 Report Posted July 28, 2020 Not sure what was the point of Ali losing clean here Quote
Tenese Sarwieh Posted July 28, 2020 Report Posted July 28, 2020 This company loves making their babyfaces look like fools, they didn't have to do Asuka like that. Quote
sek69 Posted July 28, 2020 Report Posted July 28, 2020 I realize it's way down the list of problems here, but why is Murphy dressed like he arrived at the building right after going surfing? Quote
C.S. Posted July 28, 2020 Report Posted July 28, 2020 5 hours ago, sek69 said: I long for the olden days where wrestlers were more concerned about making sure they were the ones who got over and not the all important BRAND. This is why Enzo would have been an absolute fucking legend in another era. He was all about himself, got over as himself, and was more over then than 99% of the current roster is now. I laughed when the idiotic ROH fans bitched up a storm about that Enzo-Cass surprise appearance. It's still the most that slowly dying company has been talked about in two years. People will quote and @ me to tell me how wrong I am, but I'm not. How ya doin'?! Quote
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