Hunter's Torn Quad 0 Report post Posted December 9, 2005 morale backstage is said to have reached an all-time low Internet writers use this line way too much. Maybe because morale is regularly given reason to fall to low levels. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sass 0 Report post Posted December 9, 2005 Vince signing the NWO in early '02 is one example I can remember where Meltzer cited locker room morale as being at an "all-time low," which made some sense after Vince shat all over them after they left the company. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Fook Report post Posted December 9, 2005 Just re-watched the Gimmick Battle Royal from WrestleMania X-Seven... The One Man Gang needs to sue WWE for the "Chain Gang". Because he had "Join The Chain Gang" on the back of his shirt! Either that or he was a clairvoyant and knew about Cena rising to the top of WWE. They need to use OMG instead of Jamal as Cena's backup from the streets. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter's Torn Quad 0 Report post Posted December 9, 2005 Vince signing the NWO in early '02 is one example I can remember where Meltzer cited locker room morale as being at an "all-time low," which made some sense after Vince shat all over them after they left the company. What made it worse was that just after WCW died, the office talked about who they should bring in, and nobody wanted Nash. Not one person thought it would be a good idea to bring him in. And then Vince panicked and went against what everybody wanted and morale sank. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Amazing Rando 0 Report post Posted December 9, 2005 Just re-watched the Gimmick Battle Royal from WrestleMania X-Seven... The One Man Gang needs to sue WWE for the "Chain Gang". Because he had "Join The Chain Gang" on the back of his shirt! Either that or he was a clairvoyant and knew about Cena rising to the top of WWE. Clairvoyent Akeem! BOOK IT! Todd Grisham: Where is Slick doing, Akeem? Akeem: FOR SOME CHICKEN! Slick: HOW DID YOU KNOW?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sass 0 Report post Posted December 9, 2005 See, I would have figured more guys would have been opposed to Hulk freakin Hogan joining the WWE than Nash, since HHH and Waltman were still cool with him then (I guess). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
claydude14 0 Report post Posted December 9, 2005 I'm glad that of all the single brand AKA off month (well, now a days sometimes the same month as the big 4) PPVs, Armaggedon at least still has the bad ass theme song, "The End." It was on Anthology, is currently being played in the Orton/Taker HiaC PPV hype commercials; and it's at least something that makes the PPV stand apart, to me. I'm glad New Year's Revolution is getting the Elimination Chamber again, just so people expect it as a yearly tradition, but the month placement of the PPV (with Royal Rumble, traditionally the #2 PPV of the year) is not so good. The only other single brand PPVs I can think of with a tradition feel theme at this point are RAW's Bad Blood for the HiaC, and Smackdown!'s the Great American Bash for Underataler killing someone. I hope some of the other single brand PPVs can start to build their own traditions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter's Torn Quad 0 Report post Posted December 9, 2005 See, I would have figured more guys would have been opposed to Hulk freakin Hogan joining the WWE than Nash, since HHH and Waltman were still cool with him then (I guess). A lot of the locker room didn't want Hogan in either. They'd either been in WCW with him and knew what he was like, or they'd heard the horror stories and didn't want the same bullshit going on in WWE. And then Vince panicked and, well, you know the rest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisMWaters 0 Report post Posted December 9, 2005 Just re-watched the Gimmick Battle Royal from WrestleMania X-Seven... The One Man Gang needs to sue WWE for the "Chain Gang". Because he had "Join The Chain Gang" on the back of his shirt! Either that or he was a clairvoyant and knew about Cena rising to the top of WWE. They need to use OMG instead of Jamal as Cena's backup from the streets. Or his mentor from the streets, given the age difference. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewTS 0 Report post Posted December 9, 2005 Just re-watched the Gimmick Battle Royal from WrestleMania X-Seven... The One Man Gang needs to sue WWE for the "Chain Gang". Because he had "Join The Chain Gang" on the back of his shirt! Either that or he was a clairvoyant and knew about Cena rising to the top of WWE. They need to use OMG instead of Jamal as Cena's backup from the streets. Maybe... Or they'll team OMG up with a returning Lanny O. Lane to be a pair of smarks who just will bitch about the workrate of faces then get jobbed out constantly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest clockworkraven Report post Posted December 9, 2005 I'm glad that of all the single brand AKA off month (well, now a days sometimes the same month as the big 4) PPVs, Armaggedon at least still has the bad ass theme song, "The End." It was on Anthology, is currently being played in the Orton/Taker HiaC PPV hype commercials; and it's at least something that makes the PPV stand apart, to me. I'm glad New Year's Revolution is getting the Elimination Chamber again, just so people expect it as a yearly tradition, but the month placement of the PPV (with Royal Rumble, traditionally the #2 PPV of the year) is not so good. The only other single brand PPVs I can think of with a tradition feel theme at this point are RAW's Bad Blood for the HiaC, and Smackdown!'s the Great American Bash for Underataler killing someone. I hope some of the other single brand PPVs can start to build their own traditions. Didn't the chamber start off as a SSlam tradition? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Black Lushus 0 Report post Posted December 9, 2005 first one was survivor series 02 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pochorenella 0 Report post Posted December 9, 2005 Hey, anybody know the pre-sale password for Rumble tickets? The pre-sale was supposed to start today until tommorow. I'd appreciate any help, thanks in advance. Guess I'll answer myself. Pre-sale password for Royal Rumble 2005 tickets is RUMBLE for anybody interested (pre-sale ends tonight at 9pm) Got section 108, row 26, seat 20. Pretty good, although I was aiming for either sections 106 or 107 so I could be right in front of the camera. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Just John 0 Report post Posted December 9, 2005 This isn't really a WWE question, but I don't know where else to put this... Where is ROH based? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dangerous A 0 Report post Posted December 9, 2005 See, I would have figured more guys would have been opposed to Hulk freakin Hogan joining the WWE than Nash, since HHH and Waltman were still cool with him then (I guess). Another thing is since Hogan had been away for awhile, Vince knew there was still money in him. Nash was the puzzler because he had zero dollars in him and Hall was just a headache. Also Just John, ROH is based out of Pennsylvania. Not sure exactly where, but I do know their DVD's and other merchandise come from Bristol, PA. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lil' Bitch 0 Report post Posted December 9, 2005 Cena's "Bad Bad Man" is used in the trailer for the upcoming new season of the Shield. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haVoc 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2005 I don't know if this has been reported any where else... It appeared as if WWE and Brock Lesnar were close to settling their legal problems, but WWE filed a restraining order against Lesnar on 12/6 asking the court to keep him from wrestling for New Japan Pro-Wrestling or any other wrestling promotion. Lesnar is currently NJPW's IWGP Champion and is being promoted as one of their top stars. WWE filed a 25 page Memorandum explaining their side, claiming that Lesnar has admitted that he started working for NJPW even before the court made a decision to allow him to do so. WWE also says that Lesnar had reached a verbal agreement with Vince McMahon and WWE in July but then turned around and negotiated a deal with NJPW which he ended up taking. WWE also mentioned that NJPW is promoting Lesnar as a "former WWE Champion" without their permission. WWE mentioned that they may go after NJPW legally in the future. WWE also invited Lesnar to appear before the court and explain why he signed a deal with NJPW, ignoring both his written agreement with WWE and the legal process that he himself started back in February. Lesnar's camp has yet to respond. This whole mess started when Lesnar signed an agreement that got him out of his WWE contract back in 2004 so he could pursue an NFL career. The contract he signed included a 10 year no-compete clause. Once Lesnar's attempt to make it to the NFL failed, he wanted to return to WWE but couldn't reach a deal. He then filed suit against WWE, saying the company was trying to keep him from earning a living. Before the legal process was finished, Lesnar signed a deal with NJPW and has been working for them since. Credit: PWInsider.com Other feds can't mention WWE without being sued? Man, Brock must have really pissed Vince off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quit Calling My Mama 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2005 Another twist to this Matt/Edge/Lita crap. http://forums.prowrestling.com/showthread.php?t=38382 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter's Torn Quad 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2005 Other feds can't mention WWE without being sued? Man, Brock must have really pissed Vince off. Of course Brock pissed Vince off. He outworked his legal team. I knew Vince would try and stick it to Brock for beating him the first time, and now he is. And it'll work just as well this time as it did the first time. 2-0 to Brock. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haVoc 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2005 But can WWE sue for someone else mentioning their name? Is there really that big a difference between another wrestling fed saying WWE or Access Hollywood calling The Rock a former WWE wrestler? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter's Torn Quad 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2005 WWE can sue for anything their petty little minds tell them they can. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haVoc 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2005 More on Lesnar and court situation by Dave Meltzer [email protected] As of 8:30 p.m., or less than eight hours away from his scheduled match in Osaka against Manabu Nakanishi, U.S. District court in Connecticut has not upheld WWE's request for a temporary restraining order. The WWE was attepting to stop Lesnar's matches with Nakanishi very late tonight, Yuji Nagata very late tomorrow night and a third match on January 4th at the Tokyo Dome against Kazuyuki Fujita. It seems highly unlikely given the time frame and it being the weekend, that any restraining order would stop the weekend matches from taking place. To grant the order, the WWE needed to prove it would suffer irreparable harm if Lesnar were to perform in the weekend matches. Such an assertion is laughable on the surface. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sass 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2005 If Vince loses his case against Brock...I could see his cracked out ass firing McDevitt and Co. for the court loss (if at all possible). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter's Torn Quad 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2005 If Vince loses his case against Brock...I could see his cracked out ass firing McDevitt and Co. for the court loss (if at all possible). I can also more legal-based skits and more insanity on Raw and Smackdown as Vince continues his slow and gradual meltdown. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BUTT 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2005 Vince signing the NWO in early '02 is one example I can remember where Meltzer cited locker room morale as being at an "all-time low," which made some sense after Vince shat all over them after they left the company. What made it worse was that just after WCW died, the office talked about who they should bring in, and nobody wanted Nash. Not one person thought it would be a good idea to bring him in. And then Vince panicked and went against what everybody wanted and morale sank. Fuck, Nash is a fucking draw. Yeah, he can't do a fucking space flying tiger drop, but that doesn't fucking mean he can't fucking work. Like, you expect motherfuckers to get behind a fucking fucker like Chris Benoit? That's like watching a fucking porn star with a motherfucking two inch dick. You wanna be star, bitches gotta want to fuck you. And bitches want to fuck Nash. Oh, fuck yeah. Bitches suck his fucking dick and he cums on their fucking tits. So yeah, New York was like, fuck, let's get Nash. So Nash went to fucking New York and made money doing the nWo angle. Then he made fucking money with HHH. Don't fucking be jealous just cause you're jacking off while Big Sexy is fucking cumming on bitches tits. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sass 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2005 Chris Hyatte, is that you sir? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2005 Vince signing the NWO in early '02 is one example I can remember where Meltzer cited locker room morale as being at an "all-time low," which made some sense after Vince shat all over them after they left the company. What made it worse was that just after WCW died, the office talked about who they should bring in, and nobody wanted Nash. Not one person thought it would be a good idea to bring him in. And then Vince panicked and went against what everybody wanted and morale sank. Fuck, Nash is a fucking draw. Yeah, he can't do a fucking space flying tiger drop, but that doesn't fucking mean he can't fucking work. Like, you expect motherfuckers to get behind a fucking fucker like Chris Benoit? That's like watching a fucking porn star with a motherfucking two inch dick. You wanna be star, bitches gotta want to fuck you. And bitches want to fuck Nash. Oh, fuck yeah. Bitches suck his fucking dick and he cums on their fucking tits. So yeah, New York was like, fuck, let's get Nash. So Nash went to fucking New York and made money doing the nWo angle. Then he made fucking money with HHH. Don't fucking be jealous just cause you're jacking off while Big Sexy is fucking cumming on bitches tits. Ok, so what's more pathetic here? The fact that you try and act hard or the fact that you remember Kevin Nash quotes? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter's Torn Quad 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2005 I think he was joking. At least, I hope he was. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2005 Because everybody is laughing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter's Torn Quad 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2005 Because everybody is laughing. I never said it was a good joke. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites