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Post by ThugSuperstar on Jan 29, 2019 8:44:30 GMT -5
I always said Ambrose had the potential to be the biggest star in this company following The Shield splitting back in 2014. It was insane how over he was back in 2014-2015 and they did everything possible to sabotage the fans' interest in him (sound familiar?). Never got a single win over Rollins, then lost constantly in his feud against Bray, then got fed to Lesnar and again to Rollins. By the time they finally gave him the title it was too late and only to appease the fans to try to get them interested in Smackdown for the brand split. Ambrose should have been the breakout star of The Shield, but Vince obviously only had eyes for Roman.
His heel turn has, predictably, been a disaster and it's clear now was only done for the shock value without any long-term plans for him. After about three weeks, I could unfortunately already tell it was going to be bad when they actually did that stupid ass segment of him getting a giant needle in his ass at a doctor's office.
I really don't know what to make of this news of him wanting to finish up with the company by the time Mania is over, mainly because we've seen so many of these stories already and it's impossible to tell what's true. I could definitely see him being frustrated and wanting to leave, but it also seems odd to me that he would want to leave while his wife is still with the company full-time.
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Post by ThugSuperstar on Jan 24, 2019 16:17:10 GMT -5
I'm not saying that Meltzer is right, but he never said her contract expires after WrestleMania. What he said was that there's an understanding between her and the company that she can step away at any time to focus on her family, and that supposedly she informed them she plans to do that a few months ago. What the WWE put out is a pretty vague PR statement. Yes, she might technically be under contract for a few more years, but that doesn't necessarily mean she'll be an active wrestler throughout that entire time. A few years back, the company announced that Brock Lesnar had agreed to a new "two-year deal" but as well all know, just because he was under contract during that time didn't mean he was wrestling regularly. Again, I'm just going by what Meltzer's quotes were in the original story.
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Post by ThugSuperstar on Jan 23, 2019 14:46:14 GMT -5
Going purely based off of history, I don't see how anyone could actually believe that anyone other than Roman Reigns has any chance of ever beating Brock Lesnar until it actually happens and you see it with your own eyes. They have had so, so many chances to boost a guy's career by having him beat Brock over the years and they've never done it except with Roman (I don't count Goldberg for obvious reasons). What's so different about this time that we haven't already seen a hundred times with dozens of other wrestlers over the last several years?
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Post by ThugSuperstar on Jan 17, 2019 15:51:09 GMT -5
I think it's great that a lot of guys who have felt held down for a while by the company now have a real, legitimate option to go elsewhere without having to uproot their whole families and move to Japan. Regardless of whoever the talent is, I'm sure a lot of them feel like the pressure has been taken off; if they're truly unhappy with their position within the company, they no longer have to stick around just to collect a paycheck when you have AEW starting, who are willing to spend money and pretty much have a TV deal coming soon. It also puts some much-needed pressure on WWE to figure out what to do with the talent they've from misusing. Also, it makes perfect sense why guys would be requesting their release from the company right now, because by the time their 90-day no-compete clauses are up, they'll be free to work Double or Nothing in May. It’s all rumors. Well, yeah. That's all anything ever is until they happen/don't happen.
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Post by ThugSuperstar on Jan 17, 2019 14:30:13 GMT -5
I think it's great that a lot of guys who have felt held down for a while by the company now have a real, legitimate option to go elsewhere without having to uproot their whole families and move to Japan. Regardless of whoever the talent is, I'm sure a lot of them feel like the pressure has been taken off; if they're truly unhappy with their position within the company, they no longer have to stick around just to collect a paycheck when you have AEW starting, who are willing to spend money and pretty much have a TV deal coming soon. It also puts some much-needed pressure on WWE to figure out what to do with the talent they've from misusing.
Also, it makes perfect sense why guys would be requesting their release from the company right now, because by the time their 90-day no-compete clauses are up, they'll be free to work Double or Nothing in May.
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Post by ThugSuperstar on Jan 12, 2019 0:10:39 GMT -5
I don't think they were ever going to accept any offer from WWE, no matter what it was, just like Kenny. AEW has been in the works for a while and all of these guys wanted to be in the company together. It's pretty admirable, and actually helps give AEW a lot of credibility up front.
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Post by ThugSuperstar on Jan 9, 2019 14:58:55 GMT -5
Read today that AEW will be offering health care packages to all of their employees. That is absolutely huge and unheard of in wrestling. I would think that alone would be a huge draw to guys when they are free agents and looking at companies to sign with.
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Post by ThugSuperstar on Jan 8, 2019 11:31:41 GMT -5
I can't imagine why in the world he would want to sign with the WWE. This is a guy who has never gone anywhere based on money, and as someone whose best attribute is his ability to work 30+ minute matches consistently while keeping the crowd on their feet, he would never do be able to do that in WWE. They would severely limit his moveset, which would take away his entire appeal, and he'd also have to work 300 days a year and travel all across the world, which I don't think appeals to him. Everything I've read about his lifestyle, Omega seems like a very simple guy who has no problem with the legacy he's built in Japan. I would be stunned if he didn't sign with AEW. I could just easily see him flaming out in the WWE after Vince gets bored with him in a month like countless others, and I doubt Kenny would want to take that risk.
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Post by ThugSuperstar on Dec 31, 2018 1:26:31 GMT -5
Probably a plastic jacket, Austin torso and exact same jeans mold with a new head scan whenever they do an Elite of Ambrose in his new look.
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Post by ThugSuperstar on Dec 29, 2018 10:41:51 GMT -5
Personally, I haven't liked most of his gear since he originally turned on The Shield. It all looks just so generic and plain, like something a CAW would wear in a video game. The only attire of his that I ever liked was his Thanos one from SummerSlam, and he only wore the full gear that one night. It would be cool if he did more Marvel-inspired gear, as opposed to wearing black gear all the time.
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Post by ThugSuperstar on Dec 17, 2018 14:05:34 GMT -5
If Vince was capable of solving this problem, he would have already solved it. He’s not, and so I expect to see some variation of the same sh*t he’s done over the past decade. Something like bringing back the The Rock at the expense of all of his current talent. The only solution to this problem is to create quality, compelling, stories and Vince can’t do that anymore because he’s a 70 year old conservative who thinks all of his jokes from the 80s are still funny. Real change will come when he’s out of control. Bingo. He's got no idea what to do to generate more of an interest in his product. The only thing he can come up with is having another draft every few months.
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Post by ThugSuperstar on Dec 4, 2018 21:08:39 GMT -5
One guy turns heel and becomes a germaphobe. Another guy turns heel and becomes an eco-friendly liberal. Just incredible booking these days.
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Post by ThugSuperstar on Dec 3, 2018 22:13:23 GMT -5
Lmao, they can't give Ambrose a new theme or new graphics? They just decided to put a siren over his theme?
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Post by ThugSuperstar on Dec 3, 2018 22:09:47 GMT -5
What are the chances Rollins isn't dressed up as one of the guys in a gas mask? That woulda made sense. Eh, I was close lol.
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Post by ThugSuperstar on Dec 3, 2018 22:09:21 GMT -5
That was an excellent promo by Ambrose, as dumb as hell as this whole germaphobe thing is he has to work with.
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Post by ThugSuperstar on Dec 3, 2018 22:05:55 GMT -5
What are the chances Rollins isn't dressed up as one of the guys in a gas mask?
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Post by ThugSuperstar on Dec 3, 2018 22:01:59 GMT -5
I cannot believe what they have done to Ambrose in the last two weeks.
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Post by ThugSuperstar on Nov 26, 2018 20:47:54 GMT -5
Why do they think that every heel has to randomly insult the fans to get heat? Ambrose was already getting boo'd and despised just from the fact that he turned on Rollins. This stuff they've done the past two weeks of the fans making him physically ill is just so corny. Ugh. I had such high hopes that they would just have Ambrose be a lunatic gone off the rails as a heel, and the past two weeks have lowered my expectations tremendously now that they're going to actually do anything good with him.
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Post by ThugSuperstar on Nov 26, 2018 20:44:29 GMT -5
Oh, good. So Ambrose's heel gimmick is being a germaphobe. Awesome.
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Post by ThugSuperstar on Nov 21, 2018 10:35:35 GMT -5
Why does it seem like they're just turning everyone heel now for shock value, as opposed to having any real story or explanation planned long-term? The only ones that made sense from a storyline explanation were Becky over the summer and Ambrose last month. Honestly, it seems like Vince is just randomly doing things now to get people to tune in and talk because of everyone who's out. Like, I'd be shocked if this Bryan heel turn works long-term. The crowd is not going to boo him, and the fact that he's already using the same tired excuse of "the fans stopped believing in me" never builds a good heel character.
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