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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on May 20, 2024 21:50:05 GMT -5
Was it Mania 38 where everything suddenly became STUPENDOUS! CENA IS SPOILING FOR A FIGHT! (due to AC/DC's Spoiling for a fight was the theme music for the next PPV.) Shorty G and Doudrop still make me want to lick tables over at Least Doudrop started like it was setup to be Eva Maria changing Piper's name .. . but then Eva was like let go immediately... and then they kept the name without the set up ... and she kept going with it until the Rumble where they just changed her name.
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Post by fg on May 20, 2024 21:55:40 GMT -5
Nothing about "Great Balls of Fire"? That was a a name that WOULD HAVE NEVER SEEN THE LIGHT OF DAY during the Attitude era because the song was FORTY YEARS OLD. Why did Vince think it was a good idea to use it in 2017 despite the fact it was at that point almost 60 YEARS OLD despite him being sooooooo out of date with pop culture?
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Post by MiLB Fan on May 20, 2024 21:56:28 GMT -5
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Post by bog on May 20, 2024 23:00:48 GMT -5
Oh my god how did I not start off this whole thread with DEMON KANE DEMON KANE DEMON KANE They just straight up made that his full name for like a year đ Corporate Kane was worse. They put the man in a goddamn suit and tie, had him wrestle in slacks, made him an evil middle manager, and had to remind us every time he was named that he was Corporate Kane and not just regular Kane with a good paycheck and a desk. Corporate Kane. It was like watching a show for six year olds. They missed the mark by not calling him Citizen Kane. Bothers me to this day.
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Post by Cvslfc123 on May 21, 2024 2:24:26 GMT -5
Speaking of demons, there was that short time when they called Finn Balor "The Demon King" after he debuted on the main roster.
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Post by sarkerpolseng on May 21, 2024 10:56:04 GMT -5
Does "box-like structure" count?
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on May 21, 2024 11:05:26 GMT -5
Speaking of demons, there was that short time when they called Finn Balor "The Demon King" after he debuted on the main roster. Am I remembering this rightly - he was feuding with Kane at one point but it was mask Kane not Corpo Kane so it was like Demon King vs Demon Kane and it was impossible to tell who was actually being referred to
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Post by ben:friendship frog on May 21, 2024 14:16:35 GMT -5
I just wanna note that bearcats are adorable weird freak looking things that I love largely because they look a bit like you cross bred a red panda and a raccoon and *Satan*. They do not look like a threatening wrestling gimmick. They aren't f***ing wolverines. I'm pretty sure they mainly eat fruit. I bet you could find some of that on e621 if you looked hard enough. Well, that's a Google search I can never take back đ
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Post by MrElijah on May 21, 2024 14:52:46 GMT -5
Nikki A.S.H. A.S.H. which stands for Almost a Super Hero. Like why would you want to be ALMOST a hero?
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Post by Jindrak Mark on May 21, 2024 14:59:49 GMT -5
The WWE Universe has taken to calling Kofi Kingston "The Wildcat."
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Post by Jasper Troy Bolton on May 21, 2024 15:04:28 GMT -5
Nikki A.S.H. A.S.H. which stands for Almost a Super Hero. Like why would you want to be ALMOST a hero? My new name is Ronald ANT (Almost Not Trash) and I think I'm gonna get over huge
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Post by Hypnosis on May 21, 2024 15:05:37 GMT -5
Nikki A.S.H. A.S.H. which stands for Almost a Super Hero. Like why would you want to be ALMOST a hero? It wasn't even like Rosey as the S.H.I.T. either where he actually finished his superhero training and upgraded his look either. Nikki just changed from blue and yellow to black and yellow while still being "Almost a Super Hero", even after being Raw Women's Champion, as fluky as it was.
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Post by Denny Zen is Cooking⢠on May 21, 2024 15:11:51 GMT -5
Nikki A.S.H. A.S.H. which stands for Almost a Super Hero. Like why would you want to be ALMOST a hero? The worst part about this one for me was that "A.S.H." was pronounced by saying all three letters like "aye-ess-aitch" and not just like the word "ash." I remember going to a live event during that run, and this little girl behind me trying to get a "Nikki Ash" chant going, and this dude a couple of seats down "correcting her" and saying we should get an "aye-ess-aitch" chant going instead. If that's not the sign of a terrible nickname, I don't know what is.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on May 21, 2024 15:38:19 GMT -5
Nikki A.S.H. A.S.H. which stands for Almost a Super Hero. Like why would you want to be ALMOST a hero? Regrettably didn't she pitch this herself
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Post by MrElijah on May 21, 2024 15:49:17 GMT -5
Nikki A.S.H. A.S.H. which stands for Almost a Super Hero. Like why would you want to be ALMOST a hero? Regrettably didn't she pitch this herself If she did, man, someone should've vetoed it.
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Post by coleslaw on May 21, 2024 15:59:02 GMT -5
Does "box-like structure" count? I think it was Mark Henry that clotheslined someone and Michael Cole(?) exclaimed that he utilized his "LIMB-LIKE ARMS"
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Post by darbus alan on May 21, 2024 16:06:20 GMT -5
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Post by Venti on May 21, 2024 16:27:13 GMT -5
I hated 'Wrestlemania Backlash'.
I mean, I always figured Backlash was named so because it was usually the PPV after Wrestlemania.
It's like when someone says a slightly clever pun, but ruins it by proceeding to overexplain it.
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Post by "The Wizard of War" Birdie on May 21, 2024 17:21:07 GMT -5
The WWE Universe has taken to calling Kofi Kingston "The Wildcat." Bingo. I also remember his tights that said SKILLZ, which may have been his idea, but still forced and kind of odd, especially since I think it was around the same time. Also, remember Sami Zayn's main roster shirt in the moldy poo greenish tan that had "Underdog from the Underground" plastered on the back? When he said "they" call him that in a backstage interview, I think I physically cringed. Nobody called him that.
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Post by ben:friendship frog on May 21, 2024 17:43:07 GMT -5
I think this was just a meme thing on here but all this reminiscing has reminded me of BIG BREAKFAST Baron Corbin
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