mrbananagrabber
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Post by mrbananagrabber on Jan 23, 2018 16:50:50 GMT -5
So now that the 25th Anniversary is over, there were some glaring, bafffling omissions from the show. So let’s name who really should have been there.
Punk is an obvious one, but that was never going to happen.
But the Rock?? Where the Hell was the Rock? He couldn’t even do one of his video interviews or something?
No Foley?
No RVD?
No Bret?
Who else were you surprised didn’t make an appearance?
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Post by Giul T. on Jan 23, 2018 16:53:13 GMT -5
Bret was having surgery to fix his other surgery that hes suing a doctor over
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Post by celtics543 on Jan 23, 2018 16:53:48 GMT -5
Foley and Bret both had prior commitments and I'm sure Rock is busy with something in Hollywood. RVD I think is at odds with the company over concussions or something.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2018 17:29:59 GMT -5
Seems like just a ton of guys had health issues and couldn't make this show or had prior engagements that had to go to like Edge.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jan 23, 2018 17:32:14 GMT -5
No Randy Orton or Lita which both seemed to not be invited
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Post by Redbeard's Ghost on Jan 23, 2018 17:56:41 GMT -5
Very simple answer to this one. They scheduled the 25th Anniversary show on the same night as the go-home show for their 2nd or 3rd biggest PPV of the year. Bad timing, and it showed. Instead of concentrating on the anniversary and giving us the nostalgia kick we all expected, with the HOFers and important stars, they gave us celebration-lite on a regular old RAW. Piss poor effort.
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Post by mystermystery on Jan 23, 2018 18:20:13 GMT -5
You want a happy crowd Manhatten Center crowd...Where was Hacksaw Jim Duggan?
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Post by DASH 243✅ on Jan 23, 2018 23:54:28 GMT -5
No Nash either but I think he just had surgery.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Jan 23, 2018 23:55:55 GMT -5
Foley and Bret both had prior commitments and I'm sure Rock is busy with something in Hollywood. RVD I think is at odds with the company over concussions or something. RVD wants to continue wrestling but per his divorce papers he got a concussion that impaired his vision that's one of the big nos on the wellness test. |
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Post by Fade on Jan 24, 2018 0:22:14 GMT -5
Lita not getting invited is a weird one.
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Post by edgestar on Jan 24, 2018 11:02:37 GMT -5
You want a happy crowd Manhatten Center crowd...Where was Hacksaw Jim Duggan? College. |
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Jan 24, 2018 11:04:13 GMT -5
No Randy Orton or Lita which both seemed to not be invited Both of those seem really bizarre, Orton especially considering the foundation of his career was on Raw. |
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Post by cjb01: Limited Edition Item! on Jan 24, 2018 11:10:15 GMT -5
Lita not getting invited is a weird one. They carted out The Bellas, Maryse, and Kelly Kelly and treated them as Legends and leave girls like Lita, Beth (Who I don't know about a legend but they HOF'd her last year so...) Victoria, Ivory and Molly Holly off?? It was really weird... and didn't really make much sense. If you're gonna trot McCool out there you could have called Layla, Laycool was the only time she was over. |
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Post by lionelp on Jan 24, 2018 11:13:48 GMT -5
You want a happy crowd Manhatten Center crowd...Where was Hacksaw Jim Duggan? If you were looking for a genuine answer |
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Post by Spiderf 4 on Jan 24, 2018 11:14:07 GMT -5
WHERE THE F*** WAS VICKIE?
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jan 24, 2018 11:15:54 GMT -5
No Randy Orton or Lita which both seemed to not be invited Both of those seem really bizarre, Orton especially considering the foundation of his career was on Raw. I guess they could have been like they didn’t want to bring him out for a 10 second segment However, how hard as it to write a segment in which he RKOs someone and the crowd pops |
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Post by xCompackx on Jan 24, 2018 11:19:42 GMT -5
Both of those seem really bizarre, Orton especially considering the foundation of his career was on Raw. I guess they could have been like they didn’t want to bring him out for a 10 second segment However, how hard as it to write a segment in which he RKOs someone and the crowd pops Especially since that's what Orton ended up doing on SmackDown last night. No Rock wasn't too surprising; he's probably got like, 5 projects in production so I doubt he's got much free time. No Foley was weird, though. Shame they couldn't get Val Venis, too. |
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Jan 24, 2018 11:20:37 GMT -5
Both of those seem really bizarre, Orton especially considering the foundation of his career was on Raw. I guess they could have been like they didn’t want to bring him out for a 10 second segment However, how hard as it to write a segment in which he RKOs someone and the crowd pops I’d have had him run in and RKO Shane instead of taking another stunner, then in a online segment he could be asked why and he’d say “For old time sake”. You could even have him approach Shane and say “It was nothing personal, it was the heat of the excitement”. |
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jan 24, 2018 11:23:05 GMT -5
I guess they could have been like they didn’t want to bring him out for a 10 second segment However, how hard as it to write a segment in which he RKOs someone and the crowd pops I’d have had him run in and RKO Shane instead of taking another stunner, then in a online segment he could be asked why and he’d say “For old time sake”. You could even have him approach Shane and say “It was nothing personal, it was the heat of the excitement”. Right that’s exactly what I was thinking. Or even while Vince is talking shit you have run and RKO Shane and Vince has this not again look on his face(remembering the punt) and then Austin’s music hit to have him shit on himself You have Austin and Randy stare off, tease each other with their finishers, smile and have a beer |
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jan 24, 2018 11:24:57 GMT -5
I guess they could have been like they didn’t want to bring him out for a 10 second segment However, how hard as it to write a segment in which he RKOs someone and the crowd pops Especially since that's what Orton ended up doing on SmackDown last night. No Rock wasn't too surprising; he's probably got like, 5 projects in production so I doubt he's got much free time. No Foley was weird, though. Shame they couldn't get Val Venis, too. Rock is understandably busy and no point In having him do a pre tape promo unless you was going to show it during the commercials to the crowd. Would have been fun to see him and Mick interact on screen as the rock and sock one more time |
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