odor31
Unicron
The Stunner Collector
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Post by odor31 on Sept 18, 2013 13:29:59 GMT -5
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543Y2J
Patti Mayonnaise
Seventh level .gif Master
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Post by 543Y2J on Sept 18, 2013 13:39:26 GMT -5
Holy shit Morishima on WWE.COM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Man I feel I am going to mark all over this article. WWE.Com has been consistently amazing over the past few years, cheers Joey Styles!
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Phil Parent
El Dandy
Your Favourite Teacher
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Post by Phil Parent on Sept 18, 2013 13:42:23 GMT -5
Wow, lots of people and feds getting looked up on Google today, for sure!
This kind of article is good for the indies.
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Post by GuyOfOwnage on Sept 18, 2013 13:42:30 GMT -5
Wasn't that reference originally used here post-18 seconds?
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67 more
King Koopa
He's just a Sexy Kurt
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Post by 67 more on Sept 18, 2013 13:44:21 GMT -5
Amazing to see an article like this on WWE.com.
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Post by Brother Nero....Wolfe on Sept 18, 2013 13:50:17 GMT -5
Man that was a fantastic article. I would love if they turned that into a mini-video package somehow. Wasn't that reference originally used here post-18 seconds? Yup, pretty sure it was! The last time he walked into WrestleMania with a title, he lost it in eighteen seconds. EIGHTEEN. FREAKIN'. SECONDS. I can only hope that this doesn't happen again. It won't. There's no reason to still be upset about 18 seconds - unless you paid to see that match and ended up, you know, not seeing it. Then by all means complain away. But as far as character development goes, we really can't complain, because intentionally or not it essentially became this:  (I made that image but only because I couldn't find the original one anywhere. Still, pretty sure the original one came from here). (And if WWE.COM people are reading this thread, hey guys, love your articles, they are great!) |
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paywindah
Dennis Stamp
He's goin' to da paywindah here on da muddaship TBS.
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Post by paywindah on Sept 18, 2013 14:29:18 GMT -5
Wow, lots of people and feds getting looked up on Google today, for sure! This kind of article is good for the indies. For the most part the only people who will actually read this relatively long story don't need to Google any of these feds and wrestlers. |
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Steveweiser
Dalek
Mickie Mickie You're So Fine... Hey Mickie!
THE GRAPS
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Post by Steveweiser on Sept 18, 2013 14:30:03 GMT -5
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Post by Hit Girl on Sept 18, 2013 14:32:22 GMT -5
The American Dragon is still a cool name. WWE should use that, rather than the dumb troll/goat references which have never and will never catch on
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paywindah
Dennis Stamp
He's goin' to da paywindah here on da muddaship TBS.
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Post by paywindah on Sept 18, 2013 14:33:28 GMT -5
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Post by 1 Free Moon-Down with Burger on Sept 18, 2013 14:33:33 GMT -5
The American Dragon is still a cool name. WWE should use that, rather than the dumb troll/goat references which have never and will never catch on The goat stuff did catch on. |
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Sept 18, 2013 14:35:10 GMT -5
The American Dragon is still a cool name. WWE should use that, rather than the dumb troll/goat references which have never and will never catch on They don't make much sense... The goat stuff would make sense if Bryan had a long goatee or even a Lincoln beard... Not a full on mountain man/hobo beard. |
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Post by Hit Girl on Sept 18, 2013 14:38:40 GMT -5
The American Dragon is still a cool name. WWE should use that, rather than the dumb troll/goat references which have never and will never catch on The goat stuff did catch on. Jerry Lawler ramming references down the throat of the audience doesn't count. |
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Sept 18, 2013 14:40:04 GMT -5
The American Dragon is still a cool name. WWE should use that, rather than the dumb troll/goat references which have never and will never catch on The goat stuff did catch on. That, and I think there's a copyright issue with Disney's "American Dragon Jake Long" show that WWE might not want to touch. Besides, Goatface isn't any more demeaning than any playful nickname in sports- no Giants fans take umbrage with calling Brandon Belt "Baby Giraffe" or Pablo Sandoval "Kung Fu Panda". |
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Steveweiser
Dalek
Mickie Mickie You're So Fine... Hey Mickie!
THE GRAPS
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Post by Steveweiser on Sept 18, 2013 14:40:28 GMT -5
Notice the big error about Dean Ambrose in there?
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Crappler El 0 M
Dalek
Never Forgets an Octagon
I'm a good R-Truth.
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Sept 18, 2013 14:43:48 GMT -5
It's cool that they wrote this, though I wasn't overly impressed by the article. The photos confirm the obvious: Daniel Bryan looks much better without long hair and the big f***off beard. I was a little surprised there were no pictures of him with Nigel McGuinness, but I can understand WWE using photos of him with Seth Rollins. The article claims Bryan faced Dean Ambrose in Ring of Honor, which I doubt. Maybe they meant DGUSA. I wasn't aware Ambrose ever worked there.
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Post by Hit Girl on Sept 18, 2013 14:44:15 GMT -5
The goat stuff did catch on. That, and I think there's a copyright issue with Disney's "American Dragon Jake Long" show that WWE might not want to touch. Besides, Goatface isn't any more demeaning than any playful nickname in sports- no Giants fans take umbrage with calling Brandon Belt "Baby Giraffe" or Pablo Sandoval "Kung Fu Panda". The problem is that a silly whimsical name isn't really ideal for a guy who needs to be pushed as a serious top line face. It would be like calling the Macho Man "Old Badger Face", or Hulk Hogan "The Big Golden Gopher". Previous faces all have cool names like The Brahma Bull, the Rattlesnake, the Hardcore Legend etc... "Goatface" just sounds dumb |
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Sept 18, 2013 14:48:31 GMT -5
That, and I think there's a copyright issue with Disney's "American Dragon Jake Long" show that WWE might not want to touch. Besides, Goatface isn't any more demeaning than any playful nickname in sports- no Giants fans take umbrage with calling Brandon Belt "Baby Giraffe" or Pablo Sandoval "Kung Fu Panda". The problem is that a silly whimsical name isn't really ideal for a guy who needs to be pushed as a serious top line face. It would be like calling the Macho Man "Old Badger Face", or Hulk Hogan "The Big Golden Gopher". Previous faces all have cool names like The Brahma Bull, the Rattlesnake, the Hardcore Legend etc... "Goatface" just sounds dumb Honestly, Macho was charismatic enough to probably make Old Badger Face work. Besides, Bryan's always come off as the kind of guy that's not afraid to poke fun at himself, which is definitely a big part of his appeal. When a wrestler can't be self deprecating, you wind up with Gunner, and no one wants to be Gunner. Not even Gunner. |
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Post by N E O G E O B O Y S on Sept 18, 2013 14:50:12 GMT -5
Daniel Bryan must be the first wrestler which I really want to see at the top of wrestling. His story of perseverance, the methodical approach that he applies to his job, his love for what he is doing and overall being a likeable and humble guy is an amazing example not only for all the wrestlers in the industry, but also, he is a good example for everyone on how you could be successfull without having all at the beggining
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Post by JTG Fan on Sept 18, 2013 15:06:03 GMT -5
Good read, but...
Saying Dean Ambrose/Jon Moxley played an equal role in ROH's success to Bryan, Punk, and Rollins is like saying Horace Hogan was the key to the success of the nWo.
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