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If you don't like John Cena as a person, or at least his message, after that speech, then there is something wrong with you. He provides a beautiful message and can be witnessed by the people he affects. The little boy with cancer about made me cry.

After RAW went off the air last night

 

[party_animal]

I don't know if anyone watched the Stone Cold Podcast after RAW, but he slipped into character the last 5 minutes or so seemlessly and put over a Stone Cold v Brock Lesnar match at Wrestlemania 32 better than any promo in probably 5 years.  It was glorious.

Dude is still the best, and shows just how much better he is on a mic than anyone around today.  In about 5 minutes he completely sold me on the match.

My favorite part;

Heyman:  "I'm just an advocate.  I advocating"

Steve Austin:  "You're about to advocate yourself an ass whooping, and your boy ain't here to help you"

Look up his exchange with cm punk for one of the wwe2k games.

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[Zaximus]

I watched the Owens fight on youtube, and I was very impressed.  I haven't followed Ring of Honor as much as I should so I wasn't that familar and I've had issues following wrestling for the past year since I got this new job.  I love wrestlers with skills and moves and he can do some cool stuff for his size.    If WWE is going to start giving pushes to actual wrestlers then that is a good move, in my opinion.   The highlight for me as the suplex reversal on the top turnbuckle, it was so smooth and fast, felt like a video game.

Props to Cena though for a good match as well.  I hate Cena's character but I think he's an awesome person so it's always bittersweet watching him get beat down lol.

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These are my girls right here.  NXT Women > main roster divas

[Crixtala]

haven't read the past five pages to see if he's been mentioned... I started watching WWE right around two WrestleMania's ago and stopped watching again a little over six months ago

is Dolph Ziggler still getting buried?  I loved that guy, but with the uprising of the SHIELD and all of those guys being primed for success, he was getting booked with people like Damien Sandow and GoldDust's brother

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haven't read the past five pages to see if he's been mentioned... I started watching WWE right around two WrestleMania's ago and stopped watching again a little over six months ago

is Dolph Ziggler still getting buried?  I loved that guy, but with the uprising of the SHIELD and all of those guys being primed for success, he was getting booked with people like Damien Sandow and GoldDust's brother

He is stuck in the upper midcard.  Got hot leading up to and after Survivor Series.  Had a good moment in Survivor Series main event being the last man standing and winning when down to 3 on 1 to briefly put the authority put of power.

Then he slid back down.

Now he is in a love triangle feud with Rusev as Lana left Rusev and is now making out with Ziggler for some reason only known to Lana.

So yes.  Kind of.  Still gets a big pop, but is relegated to the midcard but right behind the main event players right now.

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Did anyone catch that Finn Balor vignette they showed on NXT last night?  It was awesome, and started to address the Demon

[Mol3m4n]

Did anyone catch that Finn Balor vignette they showed on NXT last night?  It was awesome, and started to address the Demon

I'll catch it tonight.

[carpanfan96]

I expect that Fin will beat Owens at the Japan July event. Sad to see that Kidd is out at least a year with a spinal injury, but definitely a freak incident. Wonder if they ban the muscle buster or not because of it.

[carpanfan96]

Also think Reigns turns heel, screws over Ambrose and walks out champion after winning MITB.

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Also think Reigns turns heel, screws over Ambrose and walks out champion after winning MITB.

This would not shock me.  I thought something screwy was going to happen at EC but it didn't.  But if Ambrose wins and Reigns cashes in on him... I would hate him anyway

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Whoa.  Just came across my news feed Dusty Rhodes died. 

Dang.  That was my boy in NWA/MAW/WCW during the 80s.  That sucks

[carpanfan96]

This would not shock me.  I thought something screwy was going to happen at EC but it didn't.  But if Ambrose wins and Reigns cashes in on him... I would hate him anyway

First RIP to The American Dream Dusty Rhodes. I think Ambrose will go on a hot streak near the end, Reigns will come out during that period. Ambrose will hit dirty deeds and then get speared by Reigns who will then turn in the briefcase and get the pin fall over Ambrose to get the full amount of heat.