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BoneArk said:

The Undertaker marries Michelle McCool. Congrats to both.

http://www.vivekwwe.com/wwenews/2857-the-undertaker-marries-michelle-mccool-in-houston.html


Just to add, Booker T and  Sharmell are now becoming parents, as they are expecting twins August this year. One a boy, and the another a girl.



 

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Imphamis said:
Kasz216 said:
Imphamis said:

I enjoyed Raw a lot, was really into the show for some reason, besides the Divas matches as usual, everything was great for me.

The brawls, segments, promos, matches, and announcements.

It was also hinted greatly that the general manager is Stone Cold Steve Austin.


Which can only mean one thing.

It's not Stone Cold Steve Austin.

I'm still liking Michael Cole for some strange reason.

Or random... Mr. McMahon is evil and in control, and the attack on him was part of his plan.

Like when he was the head of the Ministry and kidnapped and terrorize his own daughter so...

Wait... why was he head of the ministry again? 

To take out Test?

I said myself even though it was hinted, It's not Austin. And I hope any McMahon is not part of the Nexus plan.

I agree... that won't stop me from expecting it though.  Can't be Austin.  The fact that Edge and Jerhico say they WANT to be the masterminds means it can't be them.

I mean maybe they're unreleated too...

I could see Sheamus as the secret head of the Nexus.  Sheamus himself is new... and all the Nexus attacks seem to benefit him.  He doesn't seem like the type to be leading a faction.

Really it could be that even the WWE have no flippin clue who the mystery GM and just threw it together cause of Brett Hart.

I would almost bet money that next week Michael Cole says "If you can smell what the mystery GM is cooking."



Imphamis said:
BoneArk said:

The Undertaker marries Michelle McCool. Congrats to both.

http://www.vivekwwe.com/wwenews/2857-the-undertaker-marries-michelle-mccool-in-houston.html


Just to add, Booker T and  Sharmell are now becoming parents, as they are expecting twins August this year. One a boy, and the another a girl.


That's good news, Booker T was one of my favorites.



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Thank the Lawd, that the Machineguns won the Tag titles FINALLY!!!



I liked RAW last night, I thought the Brady Bunch thing with Santino and Regal was funny as hell. Orton's RKO on Evan Bourne while doing the Shooting Star Press was badass. The Nexus vs. Cena was good too, Cena got cut during the match and was bleeding, I wonder if anyone is going complain about that. LOL!



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

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tastyshovelware said:


I'm the only guy on this board who does this, but Triple H really is great. Not top 5, but probably top 25 and that's still saying something. 

I could see Triple H being considered great based on his kayfabe successes and being a good jack-of-all-trades, but he's not really exceptional in anything.

He's a good speaker but not great, can't have a great match without a great opponent, he has a physical presence but can't get over solely with that, doesn't tell stories that haven't already been told, his ringwork isn't as tight as it could be etc. IMO he's struggling to break top 50 of US performers, let alone top 25.

And since we're talking about Triple H - while his on-air character tends to come off quite strong, he's also the most vulnerable to storyline losses IMO. It's kinda hard to explain, but if , say, Undertaker or Cena lost a big match once in a while, no harm done. If Triple H loses a big one, his credibility tends to almost always take a huge hit despite the match, the opponent or the decision - it's almost as if he's never had a solid base for his supposedly high status as a main event player.



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BoneArk said:

I liked RAW last night, I thought the Brady Bunch thing with Santino and Regal was funny as hell. Orton's RKO on Evan Bourne while doing the Shooting Star Press was badass. The Nexus vs. Cena was good too, Cena got cut during the match and was bleeding, I wonder if anyone is going complain about that. LOL!


I just want to know why Florence Henderson was there...

did they go to Florence Henderson?  Florence Henderson come to them?  How are some of these guest hosts picked?



Mise said:
tastyshovelware said:


I'm the only guy on this board who does this, but Triple H really is great. Not top 5, but probably top 25 and that's still saying something. 

I could see Triple H being considered great based on his kayfabe successes and being a good jack-of-all-trades, but he's not really exceptional in anything.

He's a good speaker but not great, can't have a great match without a great opponent, he has a physical presence but can't get over solely with that, doesn't tell stories that haven't already been told, his ringwork isn't as tight as it could be etc. IMO he's struggling to break top 50 of US performers, let alone top 25.

And since we're talking about Triple H - while his on-air character tends to come off quite strong, he's also the most vulnerable to storyline losses IMO. It's kinda hard to explain, but if , say, Undertaker or Cena lost a big match once in a while, no harm done. If Triple H loses a big one, his credibility tends to almost always take a huge hit despite the match, the opponent or the decision - it's almost as if he's never had a solid base for his supposedly high status as a main event player.

I think a lot of it just had to do with the constant... he's always in the title hunt.  I know I hated Triple H because it seemed like everytime I was considering watching wrestling again... he was either in the title hunt or the champion... and I was sick of it.

Vs people like say... the Undertaker who have a good enough gimic they can play in the background.

He just isn't believable as a "Hogan-esque" always deserves to either be the guy or the contender type.



Kasz216 said:
Mise said:
tastyshovelware said:


I'm the only guy on this board who does this, but Triple H really is great. Not top 5, but probably top 25 and that's still saying something. 

I could see Triple H being considered great based on his kayfabe successes and being a good jack-of-all-trades, but he's not really exceptional in anything.

He's a good speaker but not great, can't have a great match without a great opponent, he has a physical presence but can't get over solely with that, doesn't tell stories that haven't already been told, his ringwork isn't as tight as it could be etc. IMO he's struggling to break top 50 of US performers, let alone top 25.

And since we're talking about Triple H - while his on-air character tends to come off quite strong, he's also the most vulnerable to storyline losses IMO. It's kinda hard to explain, but if , say, Undertaker or Cena lost a big match once in a while, no harm done. If Triple H loses a big one, his credibility tends to almost always take a huge hit despite the match, the opponent or the decision - it's almost as if he's never had a solid base for his supposedly high status as a main event player.

I think a lot of it just had to do with the constant... he's always in the title hunt.  I know I hated Triple H because it seemed like everytime I was considering watching wrestling again... he was either in the title hunt or the champion... and I was sick of it.

Vs people like say... the Undertaker who have a good enough gimic they can play in the background.

He just isn't believable as a "Hogan-esque" always deserves to either be the guy or the contender type.

Agreed - the WWE (and Triple H himself methinks) really seem to want him to come across as a Hogan-esque, larger-than-life wrestling icon thing, but he just can't pull that off. And he's been horribly overexposed and -pushed for like the past 8 years, that has to have something to do with it.

Also, something I forgot to mention about Triple H - he really seems to suck at putting people over unless he goes out of his way to do so, like with Batista. Guys like Bret Hart could beat guys like X-Pac decisively and still make them look like a credible threat - not so with Mr. Levesque.



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Mise said:
Kasz216 said:
Mise said:
tastyshovelware said:


I'm the only guy on this board who does this, but Triple H really is great. Not top 5, but probably top 25 and that's still saying something. 

I could see Triple H being considered great based on his kayfabe successes and being a good jack-of-all-trades, but he's not really exceptional in anything.

He's a good speaker but not great, can't have a great match without a great opponent, he has a physical presence but can't get over solely with that, doesn't tell stories that haven't already been told, his ringwork isn't as tight as it could be etc. IMO he's struggling to break top 50 of US performers, let alone top 25.

And since we're talking about Triple H - while his on-air character tends to come off quite strong, he's also the most vulnerable to storyline losses IMO. It's kinda hard to explain, but if , say, Undertaker or Cena lost a big match once in a while, no harm done. If Triple H loses a big one, his credibility tends to almost always take a huge hit despite the match, the opponent or the decision - it's almost as if he's never had a solid base for his supposedly high status as a main event player.

I think a lot of it just had to do with the constant... he's always in the title hunt.  I know I hated Triple H because it seemed like everytime I was considering watching wrestling again... he was either in the title hunt or the champion... and I was sick of it.

Vs people like say... the Undertaker who have a good enough gimic they can play in the background.

He just isn't believable as a "Hogan-esque" always deserves to either be the guy or the contender type.

Agreed - the WWE (and Triple H himself methinks) really seem to want him to come across as a Hogan-esque, larger-than-life wrestling icon thing, but he just can't pull that off. And he's been horribly overexposed and -pushed for like the past 8 years, that has to have something to do with it.

Also, something I forgot to mention about Triple H - he really seems to suck at putting people over unless he goes out of his way to do so, like with Batista. Guys like Bret Hart could beat guys like X-Pac decisively and still make them look like a credible threat - not so with Mr. Levesque.

Hah, like when Sheamus beat him... just barely, after he was brutally attacked and had a huge head injury etc. 

Honestly,  I think the WWE is making their heels look too weak right now.

With Cena now, I don't think Triple H will get quite the push he did, but really his main credible non championship stuff had all been DX.