All Things Wrestling II- Who Run The World??? - The Shield

[Iceman]

Followed on from TiBB's Longest Running, Most Active Thread WWE - All Things Wrestling (http://www.thisisbigbrother.com/forums/showthread.php?t=47372)

Streams:
http://www.hqfooty.com/
http://tykestv.eu/channel1.php
www.whsports.net

[King Gizzard]

All Things Wrestling without the WWE

We don't need TNA thread as well

[Ramsay]

Yeah nates got it

[Novo]

The Vince Mcmahon late night loyal thread

[Iceman]

Done

[King Gizzard]

No opening page of a wrestling thread is complete without the blessing of Funaki

http://www.accelerator3359.com/Wrestling/pictures/funaki2.jpg

[Iceman]

http://tribalwrestling.com/wp-content/uploads/John-Cena-vs-The-Rock-2011.jpg

Time is flying in. This is gonna be an epic Wrestlemania

[bbfan1991]

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll43/myknsj/WWE/th_ca77e7db.gif?t=1242062771

[Benjamin]

Just thought I'd grace the first page.

Wrestling is fake.

-runs-

[King Gizzard]

Just thought I'd grace the first page.

Wrestling is fake.

-runs-

I like the term Scripted

[Iceman]

http://www.wrestlingvalley.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Kevin_Nash.JPG

This is for Stu :love:

[bbfan1991]

Get Stu an X-Pac one too:hugesmile:.

[Iceman]

http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/9173/bandpspbugzwp.jpg

[Iceman]

Cant see anything Reg?

[bbfan1991]

http://www.ring-rap.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/chris-jericho-2.jpg

[bbfan1991]

http://images.ados.fr/photo/hd/7385291738/private-category/img_130906_3-1098677fd0.gif

[Novo]

http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/9173/bandpspbugzwp.jpg

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[bbfan1991]

SmackDown Money In The Back competitors!

Daniel Bryan
Sin Cara
Kane
Wade Barrett
Sheamus
Cody Rhodes
Justin Gabriel
Heath Slater .

[Boothy]

http://s2.e-monsite.com/2010/02/28/08/la-y-as-que-du-Stone-Cold-pendant-quelque-GIF.gif

[King Gizzard]

God knows how much GB of unwatched WWE I've got on my laptop now. about 15?

[Stu]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kmIHGDi2Lss/TUByXTtorPI/AAAAAAAAC78/XxLzHdcW2J8/s400/kevin-nash-feature.jpg

I like this one best. It sums up my idea of Big Kev. Sexy yet dominating.

[bbfan1991]

As long as there isn't one with Hogan:joker:.

[Stu]

Why?

[bbfan1991]

Main event of SmackDown tonight: Randy Orton vs Mark Henry for the World Heavyweight Championship.

[Ramsay]

SmackDown Money In The Back competitors!

Daniel Bryan
Sin Cara
Kane
Wade Barrett
Sheamus
Cody Rhodes
Justin Gabriel
Heath Slater .

The amount of botches Sin Cara will do itll be cringy

[bbfan1991]

The amount of botches Sin Cara will do itll be cringy

True, he's probably in for the high flying but I do think he has potential LOL if he can improve.

[Stu]

Sin Cara in MITB? Christ it's going to take eleven Botchamania videos to cover that.

Speaking of videos ... I've found more of this gold stuff :

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[bbfan1991]

Why?

I dunno, respected the guy but wasn't really a big fan, however in the NWO preferred the other guys tbh:).

[bbfan1991]

I decided to follow Michael Cole on Twitter:D.

Pleased Wade is in the MITB, hope he wins but I think Sheamus will because he was involved in the Orton/Christian and Henry storyline so they will probably want to continue that..

[Ramsay]

love those videos stu

[Stu]

Billy Corgan from the Smashing Pumpkins is a massive mark. He was retweeting Austin's thoughts on the Punk promo from Monday night.

What a guy.

[King Gizzard]

Derrick Batemans back from injury...and he's 43938348439843 times better than Johnny Curtis..I hope they use him with Bryan

[Ramsay]

NXT is still on..?
jesus christ

[King Gizzard]

No they were on it 3 months ago..he got injured in the final

[Stu]

NXT is still on anyway isin't it? NXT Revenge or something. All the old contestants.

Jesus I'm so out of the loop with that stuff.

[King Gizzard]

Havn't watching it in ages they had the guy who got his cock out on twitter teaming up with Hornswoggle..

[bbfan1991]

love those videos stu

Ditto:).

[Novo]

NXT redemption is still on i think Darren young and Titus O'Neill are the final two in it

[Stu]

Loved Sheamus, our boy, destroying that contract signing on Smackdown. I thought he was slipping from view. Phew.

[bbfan1991]

Impressed with Sheamus at the end:D, think I like him now.

Enjoying Christian as a heel too...

[Novo]

I don't enjoy Christian as anything anymore to be honest time he got lowered to mid card

[Ramsay]

is sheamus a tweener yet?
hoping for a badass face turn

[bbfan1991]

is sheamus a tweener yet?
hoping for a badass face turn

A face turn would be interesting for Sheamus but he might prefer his character to stay a heel like Stu Bennett does;).

[bbfan1991]

Former WWF wrestler 'Macho Man' Randy Savage died of heart disease, according to the medical examiner's official autopsy report.

The star, whose real name was Randall Poffo, passed away last month following a car accident in Pinellas County, Florida.

The AP has now confirmed that Savage died because of an enlarged heart and blocked coronary arteries.

The report goes on to claim that the injuries Savage sustained in the crash would not have been enough to contribute to his death.

The 58-year-old had been driving with his wife Lynn at the time of the accident, who herself suffered only very minor injuries.

Toxicology results confirmed that small traces of alcohol and the painkiller hydrocodone were present in Savage's blood at the time, but that they were not enough to have been a factor.

The wrestler's career spanned more than 20 years, during which time Savage won seven heavyweight titles, including two in the then-WWF and four in the now-defunct WCW.

[Iceman]

CM Punk's current storyline was continued at Friday's RAW live event in Sydney, Australia. Ring announcer Tony Chimel announced at the start of the show that Punk was suspended by WWE but had agreed to fulfill his contract and appear at the event. Punk trashed the McMahon family, among others, before his mic was cut off once again. He then lost to Rey Mysterio in the show's opening match.

Hopefully get a video of this soon aswell.

[Iceman]

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llckx4OeNi1qaazgco1_500.jpg

Put this man, heck put both of them in the hall of fame.

[Ramsay]

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funny **** hahah
YOU HAVE A VAGINA!!!
the moustache is amazing

[Stu]

My hero :lovedup:.

[King Gizzard]

Hahahahhaa

Stupid fan

He's just had to apologise on twitter though which is a shame.

[Stu]

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[Iceman]

'try lacing my boots'

[Ramsay]

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[Stu]

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http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/4815/batistatape.jpg

I miss him :(.

[Ramsay]

BASKETBALLS DONT HOLD GRUDGES!
/caps

[King Gizzard]

oi fella! oi oi

[Stu]

Anyone watching Raw?

Just saw the latest NXT reject directly ask 'Hunter' for a chance once he was booted. Rather odd that they are now directly acknowledging that Triple H is in charge of the talent development.

[Stu]

This is awful. It was recorded straight after last weeks show and everything is so fake and the crowd is so burned out.

**** it.

[Stu]

http://www.kevinbigsexynash.com/images/new-t1.jpg

[Ramsay]

why did they make it pre-taped?

[King Gizzard]

Theyre in australia

[Stu]

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Best thing Cena's ever done.

[King Gizzard]

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[bbfan1991]

Ha Ha not Wrestling related but I like how JBL is interested in the football here, he seems to enjoy it:D.

[Stu]

Double J got Angle into it too. He was talking about the Premiership in interviews with the British press when he was here.

[King Gizzard]

MVP is a United fan, I know that

Seems WWE only think there's 2 teams here, United and Liverpool

[Iceman]

Punks last RAW tonight?

[Stu]

He is going to open the show with a live promo apparently.

[Iceman]

Oh its on now? Ill watch that then do a Punk and take my **** elsewhere.

[Stu]

Megaphone! Megaphone! Megaphone!

[Boothy]

Anyone got a stream?

[Stu]

http://whsports.net/

[Boothy]

Cheers, Stu.

[Stu]

Not a bother. One of the streams is always bound to work.

Crowd loving him.

[Stu]

McMahon and Punk on the mic together later on :amazed:.

[Iceman]

That was brilliant

[Iceman]

'your music is just too loud'

[Boothy]

'your music is just too loud'

:joker:

[bbfan1991]

What another great promo from Punk:D.

[Iceman]

Yes get a proper belt

[bbfan1991]

'your music is just too loud'

Class:joker:.

[Iceman]

Name dropper much?

[bbfan1991]

Name dropper much?

He's NOT the best.

[Stu]

Cena would be an awesome promo guy with the angry stuff if it wasn't for the fact that I'm expecting him to crack a smile and make a toilet joke at the drop of a hat because of who he is and what his general material is.

Angry Cena just comes off like a one dimensional jarhead.

[Stu]

Cena would be an awesome promo guy with the angry stuff if it wasn't for the fact that I'm expecting him to crack a smile and make a toilet joke at the drop of a hat because of who he is and what his general material is.

Angry Cena just comes off like a one dimensional jarhead.

[bbfan1991]

That laptop:mad:. The GM thing is so annoying now!:sleep:

[Iceman]

Cant wait for McMahon tonight now, was just gonna go to bed but I'll leave this on in the background and play some F1.

[bbfan1991]

Overall CM Punk is showing just how stale the WWE is at the moment, personally the writing is more to blame at the moment IMO.

[Boothy]

Yeah, I was gonna go to bed after the Punk promo but I wanna stay up now. I'm so tired, but I'll try and make it.

[bbfan1991]

I followed Stacy Kiebler on Twitter today:blush::hugesmile: (she's called Carter now).

[Iceman]

Actually I gotta go now.

[bbfan1991]

^ Night:wavey:.

I'm going for definite this time too:).

[Boothy]

Yeah, I am too. I'm knackered.

I'll try and catch the Punk/Vince thing on YouTube tomorrow or something.

[Stu]

This is ... amazing.

[Iceman]

Just watched it again, Punk was immense, the whole promos were immense. MITB should be one of the best ppv's ina long time.

[Boothy]

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[bbfan1991]

Another awesome promo by CM Punk:D, he owned it and could have done without the poor dog poo jokes from Cena:bored:. Vince becoming involved has given it another dimension and I hope he appears more now.

Obvious CM Punk will return in a few months down the line...

[Stu]

http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww219/Ian_hitmanhart/trend.jpg

How awesome was that pop.

[bbfan1991]

http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww219/Ian_hitmanhart/trend.jpg

How awesome was that pop.

That awesome that Vince realises he can longer ignore Punk and that he should be on the same level as Cena and Orton;).

[Ramsay]

Punk is probably the best thing going in all of wrestling right now
something big is gonna happen at MITB i can feel it

[Stu]

It should be the show of the year. I'm looking foward to it far more than WrestleMania. And it's free on Sky Sports - no lousy stream troubles.

[Iceman]

My idea of what will happen.

R-Truth wins MITB. Punk wins and is about to leave with the belt, Truth cashes in and becomes an interim champion until Summerslam when Triple H wins the belt.

Punk is gone and so is Cena. (Cena is gone to protect the main event at Wrestlemania, come summerslam the Rock comes back and asks where Cena is because he's back.....huge promo about it to keep the hype up).

Punk goes on twitter and teases going to TNA, I wouldnt be surprised if he enters in negotiation just to get the dirt sheets buzzing.

Cena and Punk both return at the Royal Rumble entering at 29(39)/30(40) Punk wins and becomes champion, Cena beats him at the next PPV setting up The Rock v Cena for the title. Then Punk envokes his rematch clause making it a triple threat match, The Rock v Cena v CM Punk is set up.

[bbfan1991]

It should be the show of the year. I'm looking foward to it far more than WrestleMania. And it's free on Sky Sports - no lousy stream troubles.

What date is it on Stu?:) It's so annoying when you've got a stream and it cuts off to something else.

[bbfan1991]

My idea of what will happen.

R-Truth wins MITB. Punk wins and is about to leave with the belt, Truth cashes in and becomes an interim champion until Summerslam when Triple H wins the belt.

Punk is gone and so is Cena. (Cena is gone to protect the main event at Wrestlemania, come summerslam the Rock comes back and asks where Cena is because he's back.....huge promo about it to keep the hype up).

Punk goes on twitter and teases going to TNA, I wouldnt be surprised if he enters in negotiation just to get the dirt sheets buzzing.

Cena and Punk both return at the Royal Rumble entering at 29(39)/30(40) Punk wins and becomes champion, Cena beats him at the next PPV setting up The Rock v Cena for the title. Then Punk envokes his rematch clause making it a triple threat match, The Rock v Cena v CM Punk is set up.

Won't Cena need a rest at some point? He could be injured before WrestleMania you never know despite how careful they might be to avoid it.

[Iceman]

Won't Cena need a rest at some point? He could be injured before WrestleMania you never know despite how careful they might be to avoid it.

Yeah I meant they write him out from now until Royal Rumble.

[bbfan1991]

Oh right:).

Going OT you up for a late night watching the first United match of the USA tour at 1:00 AM?

[Iceman]

Probably not, im doing a lot ths week my mate is up from the country.

[bbfan1991]

Probably not, im doing a lot ths week my mate is up from the country.

That should be fun:). You can catch up on highlights anyway!

[Iceman]

Yeah i will do, probably at the weekend.

[Boothy]

My idea of what will happen.

R-Truth wins MITB. Punk wins and is about to leave with the belt, Truth cashes in and becomes an interim champion until Summerslam when Triple H wins the belt.

Punk is gone and so is Cena. (Cena is gone to protect the main event at Wrestlemania, come summerslam the Rock comes back and asks where Cena is because he's back.....huge promo about it to keep the hype up).

Punk goes on twitter and teases going to TNA, I wouldnt be surprised if he enters in negotiation just to get the dirt sheets buzzing.

Cena and Punk both return at the Royal Rumble entering at 29(39)/30(40) Punk wins and becomes champion, Cena beats him at the next PPV setting up The Rock v Cena for the title. Then Punk envokes his rematch clause making it a triple threat match, The Rock v Cena v CM Punk is set up.

You should send your CV to the writing team :D

[Iceman]

LOL I like my own little theories on what should have happened and what shouldnt, i would have had the past ten years done so differently.... my main angle would have been Kane staying with the mask becoming a proper champion..... no Hogan, No Big Show as champ, no mysterio.....

[Ramsay]

john cena just said **** in his tweet
i am shocked..SHOCKED

[michael21]

TNA UK TV RATINGS – WEEK ENDING 3rd July 2011

IMPACT Wrestling on Challenge
The UK TV Ratings are in for the week ending 3rd July 2011 and it’s further good news for TNA Wrestling on Challenge!
According to the Broadcasters Audience Research Board – IMPACT Wrestling scored a huge 236,000 viewers, for the Tuesday 28th June “BISCHOFF’S CRIMSON MASK” episode headlined by a Sting vs. Abyss main event.

Sting vs. Abyss: The most watched TNA IMPACT Wrestling Main Event ever broadcast on UK Television.
This is a new all time high viewership record for TNA IMPACT Wrestling on UK television. In fact the show scored more viewers than WWE’s RAW and Smackdown shows could garner – COMBINED!
What’s more is that the saturday night replay of the same score also scored an all-time high rating for a replay with 126,000 viewers tuning in.
TNA Xplosion, featuring a Magnus vs. Orlando Jordan “Xplosion Championship Challenge” match, ranked outside the top 10 highest rated programs on Challenge TV and thus i’m unable to confirm the exact viewing figures for the episode.
However the lowest ranked of the top 10, Play Your Cards Right, drew 114,000 viewers, meaning TNA Xplosion falls somewhere below that figure.
Here is the Top 10 ranked programs on Challenge for the week:

Challenge
w/e 03 July 2011
1 TNA PRESENTS IMPACT WRESTLING (TUE 2202) 236
2 BULLSEYE (THU 1730) 161
3 CATCHPHRASE (SAT 1830) 159
4 CELEBRITY WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE (FRI 2100) 152
5 CELEBRITY WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE (THU 2101) 149
6 BLOCKBUSTERS (SUN 1731) 144
7 TNA PRESENTS IMPACT WRESTLING (SAT 2101) 126
8 BULLSEYE (SUN 2302) 125
9 CELEBRITY WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE (WED 2100) 118
10 BULLSEYE (TUE 1732) 114

WWE’s RAW, posted 152,000 viewers whilst Smackdown on Sky Sports 2 drew just 96,000 viewers.

Weekly Ratings Summary:
1 TNA PRESENTS IMPACT WRESTLING (TUE, Challenge , 2202) 236,000
2 WWE LATE NIGHT RAW – LIVE (MON, Sky Sport 3, 2600) 152,000
3 TNA PRESENTS IMPACT WRESTLING (SAT, Challenge , 2101) 126,000
4 WWE LATE NIGHT SMACKDOWN (FRI, Sky Sports 2, 2259) 96,000
4 WWE BOTTOM LINE (SAT, Sky Sports 3, 1100) 45,000
4 WWE LATE NIGHT SUPERSTARS (SAT, Sky Sports 3, 2201) 44,000
5 TNA XPLOSION (TUE, Challenge, 2400) Under 114,000


Weekly Ratings Wins so far (2011)
IMPACT Wrestling – 17
WWE RAW – 2
WWE Smackdown – 2


This is good news :dance:

[King Gizzard]

The amount of WWE i've got built up to watch :joker:

http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/9442/unledqvw.png

[Novo]

Where do you download from?

[King Gizzard]

wrestlingforum.com

sign up then there's a hidden multimedia section and they usually put up links within 2 hours of the show (they put smackdown up really early cause it's on tv in australia at 2pm there)

[Novo]

I am on that forum haven't got any posts though

[King Gizzard]

Do you have to have a certain number before you can see that section?

[Stu]

After John Cenas comments about the Rock at a house show in perth last week ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tljEBR8vI90

The Rock responds in the only way he knows how

http://www.whosay.com/DwayneJohnson/videos/46340

A great promo and a shame it wont be on TV

Eight months to go.

[Iceman]

TNA UK TV RATINGS – WEEK ENDING 3rd July 2011

IMPACT Wrestling on Challenge
The UK TV Ratings are in for the week ending 3rd July 2011 and it’s further good news for TNA Wrestling on Challenge!
According to the Broadcasters Audience Research Board – IMPACT Wrestling scored a huge 236,000 viewers, for the Tuesday 28th June “BISCHOFF’S CRIMSON MASK” episode headlined by a Sting vs. Abyss main event.

Sting vs. Abyss: The most watched TNA IMPACT Wrestling Main Event ever broadcast on UK Television.
This is a new all time high viewership record for TNA IMPACT Wrestling on UK television. In fact the show scored more viewers than WWE’s RAW and Smackdown shows could garner – COMBINED!
What’s more is that the saturday night replay of the same score also scored an all-time high rating for a replay with 126,000 viewers tuning in.
TNA Xplosion, featuring a Magnus vs. Orlando Jordan “Xplosion Championship Challenge” match, ranked outside the top 10 highest rated programs on Challenge TV and thus i’m unable to confirm the exact viewing figures for the episode.
However the lowest ranked of the top 10, Play Your Cards Right, drew 114,000 viewers, meaning TNA Xplosion falls somewhere below that figure.
Here is the Top 10 ranked programs on Challenge for the week:

Challenge
w/e 03 July 2011
1 TNA PRESENTS IMPACT WRESTLING (TUE 2202) 236
2 BULLSEYE (THU 1730) 161
3 CATCHPHRASE (SAT 1830) 159
4 CELEBRITY WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE (FRI 2100) 152
5 CELEBRITY WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE (THU 2101) 149
6 BLOCKBUSTERS (SUN 1731) 144
7 TNA PRESENTS IMPACT WRESTLING (SAT 2101) 126
8 BULLSEYE (SUN 2302) 125
9 CELEBRITY WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE (WED 2100) 118
10 BULLSEYE (TUE 1732) 114

WWE’s RAW, posted 152,000 viewers whilst Smackdown on Sky Sports 2 drew just 96,000 viewers.

Weekly Ratings Summary:
1 TNA PRESENTS IMPACT WRESTLING (TUE, Challenge , 2202) 236,000
2 WWE LATE NIGHT RAW – LIVE (MON, Sky Sport 3, 2600) 152,000
3 TNA PRESENTS IMPACT WRESTLING (SAT, Challenge , 2101) 126,000
4 WWE LATE NIGHT SMACKDOWN (FRI, Sky Sports 2, 2259) 96,000
4 WWE BOTTOM LINE (SAT, Sky Sports 3, 1100) 45,000
4 WWE LATE NIGHT SUPERSTARS (SAT, Sky Sports 3, 2201) 44,000
5 TNA XPLOSION (TUE, Challenge, 2400) Under 114,000


Weekly Ratings Wins so far (2011)
IMPACT Wrestling – 17
WWE RAW – 2
WWE Smackdown – 2


This is good news :dance:

It's not really whats happening, you just dont listen when we explain this to you.

[michael21]

This week impact is a pay-per-view style show its called mid summer nightmare cant wait till Tuseday to see it :hugesmile:

I now wwe is on late bla bla bla but the point is TNA is getting record viewership in the uk in your face MR mac

[Iceman]

But its not, its not a true reflection of ratings, thats what we're trying to point out. Im not trying to argue with you but the way you post that makes it sound as if WWE are flagging behind, when infact they have more viewers.

[Iceman]

We noted yesterday here on the website that Colt Cabana told Alex Marvez that he will be attending this Sunday's Money in the Bank pay-per-view event, which emanates from Rosemont, Illinois.

"I am more interested as a fan to see what happens," Cabana said. "There is so much buzz around this. Punk has caused a stir that hasn't happened in wrestling in a long time. I'm excited to see what goes down and, most importantly, watching my best friend in his last WWE match."

Cabana, who performed for WWE in 2008 and 2009, also spoke about his interest level in returning to the organization.

"I love where my career and life is at," said Cabana. "Don't get me wrong: I'd love to be with WWE and working again with CM Punk. That would be amazing.

"But I've also seen so many guys get fired from WWE and then sit around waiting to get a call to come back that usually doesn't come. Their value drops until they have no following. I can't sit and wait. All the different projects I have make me creatively and monetarily happy."

Cabana remains hopeful that Punk's tirades could benefit both his friend and spark WWE to reassess its method of operation.

"If the buy rate for this show is high, it basically says CM Punk was responsible singlehandedly for making this kind of money," Cabana said. "And it will be because of the stuff he said, that people want to see something different and have gotten on the bandwagon. If WWE realizes that maybe it is time for a change, the potential for that is there.

"Yes, inevitably this will all put a lot of money in McMahon's pocket. But it also puts a lot of power into the hands of CM Punk."

Just give the guy the wwe title.

[Novo]

http://mizphotos.com/albums/WWE%20Digitals/PPV/MITB%202010/MITB10_Photo_235.jpg

The past and future

[Iceman]

He could win come sunday.

[Iceman]

GQ Interview With CM Punk

[Iceman]

Part 1
GQ: One of the things you said last night was that you made the WWE socially relevant, that the only times it's socially relevant are when you're talking and when somebody dies. Do you care to expand on that?
C.M. Punk: I think pro wrestling—for some reason, our company doesn't like to call it that, but that's what it is, so that's what I call it—it doesn't seem to get a lot of mainstream attention until somebody dies. There's a negative connotation to that, but Randy Savage just passed away of natural causes. The poor guy was driving his car, and he had a heart attack. I think that was the last time we got any mainstream attention. And then all eyes are on the program, to see whether they're going to do a memorial. Are they going to forget about this guy? Are they going to pretend he didn't contribute to their product? It's not just the negative stuff with stupid wrestlers dying in stupid ways. Savage was all over ESPN. Local news reported it. It was a big news story. They don't report what happens on every other "Monday Night Raw."

GQ: Why do you think that is?
C.M. Punk: Pro wrestling has always been ingrained into American culture. It was one of the first things that was ever on television, so everybody watched it. Countless people tell me, "I got into wrestling because my grandfather watched it." It was always there. No matter how much people want to pretend that they're embarrassed by it, that they don't watch it, everybody knows about it. It's truly, I believe, one of the only art forms that America has actually given to the world, besides jazz and comic books. The media, no offense, likes to latch onto negative stuff. They're not going to report that—there's no truth to this story; I'm just using it as an example—that John Cena and his wife just had an eight-pound baby. But you'd better believe that if somebody dies, they're going to report it.

GQ: But when a story comes along that captures people's imagination, like what you're doing now, it does become relevant. How does that not happen more often?
C.M. Punk: That is a fantastic question. I don't have the answer. If it happened more often, it wouldn't be as special, right? I hear a lot of people compare what I did three weeks ago to Stone Cold Steve Austin. Everyone's just waiting for that next polarizing character. I think that's why this worked. I've been saying I'm that guy for five years. Different people are afforded different opportunities. I've been given some awesome opportunities, and I feel that I've always knocked them out of the park. But I've always been scaled back after that. This time, the genesis of it is that I'm leaving. I'm done. I'm tired. "What are they going to do, fire me?" That's been my attitude for months and months now. That finally resonated through the television screen. And that's something that everyone in this economic world can 100% relate to.

GQ: Is that parallel to Austin why you wore a Stone Cold Steve Austin T-shirt when you were delivering that promo?
C.M. Punk: I do a lot of weird little things like that because people talk about it. I don't think it's any secret; I think the biggest match any wrestling company can do right now is C.M. Punk vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin. I've thought that since I was 15. I'm straight edge. I don't drink. I don't do drugs. I don't smoke. And that is the perfect protagonist or antagonist to Stone Cold Steve Austin, depending on how you want to spin it. It writes itself. You would have to try really, really hard to **** that one up. The idea of being on television is to wear your T-shirt so people see it and maybe buy it. I had gone out previously in the night and wrestled. You throw your T-shirt on the ground, and I don't know what the hell happens to it after that. I came to the back, and I was looking for another T-shirt. I sent somebody to go and get one, and they came back with a XXL. I was like, "I'm going to be swimming in this thing." And it's always creepy when you're wearing wrestling trunks with a shirt because it doesn't look like you're wearing any pants. I had a Stone Cold Steve Austin shirt in my bag, and it fit me. I chuckled to myself and put it on. Am I planting seeds? I don't know. I can't guarantee to anybody that that match is going to happen. Do I want it to happen? Absolutely.

[Iceman]

Part 2
GQ: In pro wrestling in general and especially with you right now, it's hard to tell how much of what's on TV is a storyline and how much of it is actually happening. But you're really done with the company for now?
C.M. Punk: How much is real? That's 100% real. That's not to say that there are still not negotiations. It's not like I'm leaving and they're like, "Good. Go **** yourself." I think that's why this whole thing works. I'm not doing my job if people are like, "What you do is fake." And literally people on the street are confused, generally, for the first time. That's a great thing. The funny part about it is that you're going to have your staunchest critic who says that it's all scripted. It's not! Dusty Rhodes told me a long time ago that the best promos come from the heart. You watch anybody who's ever cut a meaningful promo, and it means something to them. Everything I've said isn't somebody else's words that they put on paper. They tend to hand me things like, "Here, say this," and I'm not saying any of it. If I went out there and laid an egg, if what I did was boring TV and nobody cared and nobody was talking about it, somebody would probably be pissed off. But I went out there and seemingly turned the place on its ear, and I have yet to hear one negative thing about any of it. I don't really think Vince McMahon cares. The bottom line is making money. I'd like to think that that's what I did. Whether it's real or not is almost irrelevant, but I think people can see through it and realize that yeah, this guy's pissed off, this guy's fed up. They can relate to that.

GQ: Are you at all surprised at the enormity of the reaction?
C.M. Punk: Yeah. I'd like to go out there and do that all the time, but that's just not the case. So to actually strike that nerve is tremendous. Right after that night in Vegas, we hit the ground running. We flew to Australia the next day, and that's a 15-hour flight, so that's 15 hours of everybody talking about what I did. And when I landed in Australia, I wasn't really turning my phone on because of the roaming charges. People started emailing me and texting me. Jim Rome wants me on his show, and all these ESPN people are talking about it. Bill Simmons is writing about it. I wasn't on the nine o'clock news or anything like that, but it seems like I made it socially relevant for the first time in a very long time.

GQ: You've talked a lot about your treatment within the WWE and the way the company generally runs. How could it be done better?
C.M. Punk: A lot of the people who are in charge—and this isn't a negative thing—are old. They have a wealth of experience, yes, but there's no youth that's involved in anything. The youngest people there are all performers. I don't envy their job, trying to get inside somebody's head and figure out who they are and what their character is. It's a nerve-racking thing when you first get there. If you're like me, this was your dream job; you worked 13 years to get to where you are. The normal course of action is mouth shut, eyes and ears open, not stepping on toes. But that's how you get ahead. A squeaky wheel gets the grease. If something sucks, I've always been completely vocal about it, and I've been punished many, many times because of that. But I don't think I'd be in the spot I'm in right now if I wasn't me. I've always just been me. I don't think we should be looking externally for talent; there's plenty of guys and girls in house that are super-talented that we don't do enough with. A guy like Evan Bourne, who's a fantastic high-flyer, does the most fantastic stuff on the roster. I could go on: Kofi Kingston, Dolph Ziggler, Beth Phoenix. There's Nattie Neidhart, Tyson Kidd. Tyson Kidd is a fantastic wrestler, maybe not the greatest promo. So let's help him. Let's teach him to get better instead of signing someone from Europe who failed at Euro football. I could talk about this forever. Part of it is that there's no territories; there's no place for people to learn. And the places that people can learn aren't the best, and they're completely looked down upon. Like independent wrestling. It's easy to **** on people from a great height, but it's another thing to pull them aside and try to impart knowledge. And I've been on the other side of the coin where I try to help somebody out and they blow me off like they know everything.

GQ: When you say you've been punished, what does the company do?
C.M. Punk: We have dress code violations. For a while, the big thing was that people who wear suits get ahead. I'm not a suit and tie kind of guy. I wear a suit once a year, for the Hall of Fame, or if I have to go to a funeral or something. It's just not me. And I think our travel is ridiculous enough. When we go overseas, it's sometimes two flights to get to where we're going, a three-hour bus ride, and then you're in a hotel for four or five hours. You have to eat and try to work out, and you're lugging your bags around. And you're getting the crap beat out of you on a nightly basis. The last thing I'm worried about is wearing nice, uncomfortable shoes. I've never worn a dress show that's been comfortable. I've always just worn dress shoes. On more than one occasion, I've heard that a champion should dress like a champion. But I'm a champion because of who I am. Who I am is not that guy. If everybody wears three-piece suits, everyone looks the same. When you hear "C.M. Punk," what do you think of? I'm covered in tattoos. For a while there, I had a crazy hobo beard. And you want me to shatter that illusion I'm projecting by wearing an Armani suit? Not only am I not that guy; that doesn't make sense business-wise for me.

GQ: When somebody like you comes from the indies, how do you even get a shot in the company at all?
C.M. Punk: I'm a very goal-oriented person. In 2004, I was working for [independent wrestling company] Ring of Honor. I didn't create the place, but I'm proud to say I'm one of the guys that made it a hell of a place to work, for young guys to learn. We did a lot of awesome stuff there, and I helped out. And I was really bored. I'd done everything: Been to Japan, been to Puerto Rico, wrestled in Europe. Every company that I was ever in, I'd become their champion. And I have a very strong bond to the old school. I'm friends with a lot of legendary wrestlers that I respect, like Harley Race. I look at what they did, and what they did is so drastically different to what an independent wrestler did in 2004. Me and my friend Colt Cabana were working four days a week, which is insane and unheard of. But then you look at guys like Ricky Steamboat and Ric Flair, who wrestled every day of the week, twice on Saturday, and twice on Sunday. I craved that. I always said that I was born 20 years late; I would've thrived in the territory days. But I was bored. I needed something new. I set the bar high: Working with the WWE. I figured out that if I went to work there then, they'd say I'm not big enough, so I kicked my own ass and got into mega-shape. I ordered my own gear. They contacted me, and I said, "Give me three months to get into shape, so when I go there, you can't say no." That's what I did. In any situation, the cream rises to the top. I didn't have an easy go of it; they hired me and sent me into their developmental system. But I've always worked my ass off. I'm never satisfied. It's like that now; that's what keeps driving me. And I think that's how I worked here, because I don't take no for an answer.

[michael21]

wwe just been Punk :joker:

[Iceman]

Part 3
GQ: When you look back at your time with the WWE, what were your proudest moments?
C.M. Punk: I will always say that my proudest moment was just being C.M. Punk. When I started wrestling in the backyard with my buddies, I was C.M. Punk. When we didn't know anything about the wrestling business and decided that we needed to run shows because we were awesome, when we built a wooden ring and eventually bought a ring and started running shows—these untrained goofballs that we all were—I was obsessed with being the best wrestler. I think it's an awesome story, that I've been C.M. Punk since I was 15, and that I went from rolling around in the backyard to Wrestlemania. I'm extremely proud of that. I've always been me. The last three weeks of my career, I've cut some of the best promos I've ever cut, and I do consider myself to be a promo guy. Winning the Heavyweight Title for the first time, when I cashed in on Edge, was awesome. The fact that I can work with anybody, from Undertaker to Big Show to Rey Mysterio.

I don't want to sound egotistical, but I'm egotistical to an extent. If you're in this business and you don't think that you're the best, or want to be the best, then I don't know what you're doing. I would never be happy with just coming to TV tapings, not working house shows, and just getting by, staying in the shadows. I'm proud of the fact that I can turn chicken**** to chicken salad.

GQ: What are some of your lowest moments in the company?
C.M. Punk: I'm not Superman. Eventually, the grind gets to you. If you're away from your friends, you're not traveling with anyone you like, and you're doing stuff that doesn't creatively stimulate you, that's when it becomes a job. Sometimes, I think it's easy to see who's talented and what works. Oftentimes, they go the other way, and that's frustrating. I was really bummed when Cabana got fired. I didn't feel like it was my fault, but maybe there was something that I could've or should've done to prevent it. He's a super-talented guy. I'm brutally honest; he knows that. I can look at him and be like, "Maybe trim up, work out harder, do more cardio." But when he's in the ring, he's the most entertaining guy. A company slogan is "We put smiles on people's faces." That's what that guy does, and he does it with his wrestling style. It's amazing. I was so bummed when he got fired because I want the best for my friends. If I could somehow trade places with him, I probably would, just so he could experience what I have. He deserves it. My buddy Luke Gallows got fired; that sucked. I was with the company when Chris Benoit's murder/suicide went down; that was a pretty ****ing low point in everyone's life. I still can't explain that one. A lot of people don't like to talk about it. It still blows my mind.

Professionally, what bums me out is not feeling like they ever really got behind me. My fan base, how I became popular, was really despite them. It was very organic. Instead of giving me the ball and letting me run with it, they would give me the ball to keep it warm for somebody else. I always just want to be the guy.

GQ: When you finished up your big promo and went backstage, what was the atmosphere?
C.M. Punk: Gorilla position is our central base of operation, right behind the curtain. It's called that because that's where Gorilla Monsoon, a legendary wrestler, used to sit and watch all the matches. That's where the wrestlers come in and out. I cut that promo, and my mic was cut off. I knew we were on the air, and it didn't make sense for me to walk back through there. There was going to be a lot of angry people waiting for me. So I jumped off the ramp, double birds in the air: "**** this place, I'm leaving." I walked out a side ramp, and I actually walked past this gigantic group of people who were all waiting at the bottom of the stairs in Gorilla to see me coming out. I walked out and got to see everyone's legit reaction. It wasn't like, "Oh, he's coming," stone-faced. I walked behind people, and they had their hands on their heads, eyes wide open, looking around like, "Did you hear that?" I loved it. It couldn't have been any better. If I can do that with employees, I was immediately thinking that maybe we did that with the live audience. And you couple that with the millions of people watching on television throughout the world—somebody in Egypt is probably sitting their, hands on their head, mouth wide open, calling their friends. By the time I left the ramp and got to my phone, I had more than 200 text messages. It's a great feeling.

GQ: What kind of reactions have you gotten from your co-workers?
C.M. Punk: Nothing but positive stuff. Everybody wants to say what I said. There's a lot of unrest. There are a lot of people who are unhappy. I don't want to say I'm their hero, but a lot of people have said that. It's not like we work for a tyrant. It's like this in every job, I think. There's certain people who are afforded privileges and maybe, maybe don't deserve them.

GQ: When you do these promos, you weave in a lot of subtle references and inside jokes. Do you plan all these out?
C.M. Punk: No. Planning stuff out sucks. If you plan stuff out, you wind up talking in a very monotonous, unnatural way. For some reason, talking is easy for me. Practice does make perfect; I've been doing it for a while. Being out there in a high-pressure situation with a live audience and a live TV camera on you, it brings something out. It's very organic. Obviously, I think about what I'm going to say. But no matter what I think I'm going to say, Vince McMahon or whoever I'm out there with could say something, and it would have zero relevance to what he just said. I don't know an actor in Hollywood that could do what we do. For all of our superstars and divas who need improvement, they're still light years ahead of anybody in Hollywood. I don't think you could grab a Tom Hanks, and five minutes before he's supposed to go on television, hand him a five-page script. That's a meltdown. It's what I do. I can't explain it, really.

GQ: It was interesting watching you talk with McMahon. There seemed to be a little feeling-out period for the first couple of minutes...
C.M. Punk: And then it opened wide. I've always wanted to be in the ring to do stuff with Vince; I don't think there's anything bigger than that. But I've never been given that opportunity. So I'm not slowing down. Last night was that situation. I was going to go out there and do nothing but hit a grand slam.

[bbfan1991]

Good read. I still think he'll return in a few months LOL, utterly convinced:p.

[Iceman]

Part 4
GQ: Is he someone you feel comfortable talking to?
C.M. Punk: Yeah. He intimidates a lot of people. I'm certainly not intimidated, but he does have a very strong presence. If you ask for five minutes, he'll say he's got a TV show to write. But he's not really blowing you off. He's got a TV show to write. Only a few people can really command his attention, and I certainly couldn't do that when I first got here. I can definitely do that now.

GQ: What made you demand the return of WWE Ice Cream Bars last night?
C.M. Punk: If I have Vince McMahon over a barrel and he wants me to re-sign—If I'm Carmelo Anthony or LeBron James, everybody wants me, I can get whatever I want, and I'm this prick douchebag—I'm going to ask for ridiculous stuff. The idea came from those crazy rock and roll riders: "I need a football field of green M&Ms." But I actually love those ice cream bars, and I would love to see them come back. And I'm always trying to crack up whoever I'm in the ring with. I think Vince subscribes to that theory, too. He's calling me "Phil." But that's the chemistry. It's just fun.

GQ: You always hear backstage stories, like about people like the Undertaker or John Bradshaw Leyfield being hardasses who keep everyone in line. What do you think your reputation is backstage?
C.M. Punk: I don't know, and I would hate to assume. I would love to find out, though. Obviously, guys like Bradshaw and the Undertaker have been with the company for decades, and they're good at what they do. They don't suck. They're ****ing awesome; that's why they're here. If they have something to say, I would like to think that somebody's going to listen. I'd imagine I fall somewhere in between hardass godfather type and the who-the-****-does-this-kid-think-he-is guy. There's a lot of times when I'm throwing a fit because everyone has completely destroyed the locker room. I'm in these locker rooms more often than I'm sitting in my living room. To get back from working a main event match, where you're hungry and tired and hurt, and everyone's already left the building, there's luggage bag-tags, half-eaten food, sweaty wrist-tape, **** strewn all about—I'm that guy who says, "Hey everybody, we're going to have a meeting, and I'm going to tell you to clean up the ****ing locker room." It never gets done; it's one of those things. I would think that is the genesis of adapting a leadership role in the WWE. I don't think the Undertaker was like that when he first got here. Imagine him when he first walked in the building. There's Jake Roberts, Jimmy Snuka, Hulk Hogan, all these guys. They're probably looking at him like, "Who's this new kid? I gotta put him over tonight?" I'm sure he was quiet, too. But then eventually, all these people fall to the wayside. I'm the old guy on the road now. We were just in Australia, and somebody on the babyface bus comes up to me and says, "Cena was at an appearance this morning, so do you know who was on the babyface bus with the most seniority? Kelly Kelly." Your ascension as a locker-room leader is one of those things that naturally happens. I would like to think that, instead of being the guy who yells at them to pick **** up, maybe they look at me as a leader. But maybe that's premature in my career.

GQ: So there's really a babyface bus and a heel bus?
C.M. Punk: Absolutely.

GQ: Which one has the better atmosphere?
C.M. Punk: I don't know, depends on who you ask. The business has changed a lot. It used to be about bragging rights between the buses, about who partied harder. Now, I'm the only heel who's awake on the bus; everybody is passed out asleep. I can only comment on the heel bus. I wouldn't set foot on that other bus.

GQ: Who do you hang out with on the bus?
C.M. Punk: I miss Luke Gallows. There's really nobody I hang out with on the bus.

GQ: In Australia, somebody caught you on camera calling a ringside fan a "homo." When it went public, you apologized for it immediately. What brought that on?
C.M. Punk: It was just me doing my job, being a bad guy. I'm glad you mentioned something. When I saw that TMZ picked it up, because what a salacious story, I was legit embarrassed. My best friend Chez, ever since I have known her, has tried to curb anyone around her from using any gay slur. It's something that slipped out, more in reference to the guy's faux-hawk. It's not like he said anything that made me mad. It was just a back-and-forth that everybody was enjoying until I slipped and said something that could potentially damage somebody. I wasn't proud of it. I have gay friends, and sitting there in Australia, I was immediately thinking, "What are they going to say? Are they going to be disappointed?" Before I even talked to anybody in the office, I went to Twitter, and I apologized. It wasn't a public relations statement. It was just that I ****ed up.

GQ: Now that you're ending your time with the WWE, do you have any plans for the future?
C.M. Punk: I have no plans. Cabana was fired on a Friday and wrestling on a Saturday. That is not going to be me. I haven't talked to anybody. Nobody's contacted me. I'm positive that people will try to contact me on Monday, but I just want to sit on my couch. That's kind of the idea. I've been doing this for a long time with no break. Especially over the last year, I had an elbow surgery and narrowly avoided hip surgery, so all my downtime's been used up by rehabbing so I can get back in the ring. And I never missed a beat; I was doing commentary with my cracked-up hip. That wears on you after a while. I'm looking forward to not setting an alarm, not flying anywhere, not having a schedule. I think everyone's dream is to do nothing. I want to have time off and not be injured. I want it to be summer vacation, where I don't have anything to do for three months. I can do anything.

GQ: Are you set for life? Could you never work again?
C.M. Punk: I don't know if this sounds bad, but I am set, yeah. I don't spend my money. I don't buy cars or have an expensive drug habit. The only thing I've ever bought with the money I've made is my house. My car was paid for in 2005. I don't like having debts. I don't like buying anything that I can't buy in cash. I didn't have a credit card until about a year ago. I'm not going to say I'm fortunate, because I've sacrificed a whole ton, but I'm set.

GQ: Does that have any appeal for you? Never working again?
C.M. Punk: No. Everybody jokes with me that I'm going to go crazy in the first week, and maybe I am. But maybe that's what I need to experience. I've never not done this, whether it was because I needed to pay bills or because I was so passionate and obsessed about it. But I think I'm reaching a point where I can step away and where I need to step away for a while.

[Iceman]

I'm completely into Punk right now, I've always rated him but he's just oozing charisma and its a shame that its at a time were he's wrapping up for a bit.

[Stu]

Thanks for posting. I've only just started reading but I do need to echo what he touched upon with Savage. I feel awful for it but I felt oddly happy that a huge wrestling star died who wasn't a casualty of the business ... just a poor old bloke who died of natural causes.

[Iceman]

Thanks for posting. I've only just started reading but I do need to echo what he touched upon with Savage. I feel awful for it but I felt oddly happy that a huge wrestling star died who wasn't a casualty of the business ... just a poor old bloke who died of natural causes.

Yeah, now imagine toxicology came back and he was on roids? the **** storm surrounding that would've been huge.

[bbfan1991]

I'm completely into Punk right now, I've always rated him but he's just oozing charisma and its a shame that its at a time were he's wrapping up for a bit.

Beth work your magic;).

[Iceman]

LOL he comes across as a man who could run a company behind the scenes perfetcly.

[Iceman]

So what do we reckons gonna happen tomorrow with Punk?

Also Colt Cabana will be at MITB.

[Stu]

I reckon if Vince has really let him go then he is a very silly billy.

I honestly don't know what's going to happen which is fantastic - especially with the whole MITB winner angle hanging overhead too - but I'm preparing myself for a basic Cena/Punk just leaves and will consider anything better a bonus.

[Iceman]

http://eoinl.tumblr.com/ my thoughts on Punk.

[Stu]

Okay **** it here is my slice of fantasy booking :

Cena and Punk go twenty minutes in what would hopefully be a classic match with a fiery, impassioned Chicago crowd in the All-State arena. The last five minutes take the form of a Vince Russo wet dream. I'm talking just an insane amount of overbooking. Plenty of false finishes and eventually a ref bump.

With poor ol' Charles Robinson laid out on the canvas Punk batters the jelly out of Cena with a chair screaming about how crap the company is. Punk gets the win as Vince comes out looking all panicky with that heart attack face he does so well.

The crowd goes wild as Punk cuts a promo about how he is leaving the company and staying with the championship right here in Chicago. As Punk watches from the top of the ramp Cena gets up and Vince turns his anger on him saying how he couldn't get the job done, you sonofabitch etc. Cena get's fired, Punk goes LMFAO and the PPV cuts off.

In the lead up to Summerslam have both guys on TV alot but without ever actually having them on TV. Punk can appear with his title - the 'WWE' logo ripped out and the belt spraypainted with three black 'X's - via satellite feed hijacking the show getting pissed about stuff.

At the same time the show is without a champion and the network is getting pissed. Raw is in dire straights with numbers falling. Vince doesn't know what to do and Cena starts a grassroots campaign around the country begging Vince to resign him, begging Punk for a rematch at SummerSlam, and getting one billion three thousand people etc to sign a Facebook petition.

Punk agrees to the match and Cena says to Vince 'hey I'm the only way you're going to get him and your title back - you have no choice'. Vince rehires Cena and the match is on. Same type of overbooked insanity. Same ref bump. This time Vince comes down with a chair rolling up his sleeves looking pissed. As both men get to their feet on either side of the ring Vince goes to twat Punk with the chair. Nah. He twats Cena with the chair as Punk smiles and covers him. Vince grabs the ref's hand and counts the three.

Your winner and new Corporate Champ - CM Punk.

[Iceman]

What a wet dream :love:

[Stu]

http://i54.tinypic.com/f9jura.jpg

Mother****er.

[Iceman]

Is that Taker?

[Stu]

Aye. Looks like the deadman character is over. I imagine he will go all out with the Clint Eastwood gimmick when he returns.

He needed a reinvention. Mofo was probably balding anyway.

You're next, Shawn.

[Iceman]

I quite like the look he has going there....have the deadman die though....somehow

[Boothy]

http://i54.tinypic.com/f9jura.jpg

Mother****er.

Jesus. Wouldn't have recognised him if Eoin didn't point out who it was.

[Novo]

Looks like Gary Glitter a bit

[Iceman]

LOL Novo you're right!

And Boothy i didnt wanna say it was him incase it wast :tongue:

[bbfan1991]

Did anyone see SmackDown? What happened? I was tired so missed it:(.

[Iceman]

I didnt see it Reg man. I doubt anything major happened with the PPV being sunday.

[RichardWells]

God i'm so pumped for tonight's PPV :)

[Iceman]

I have that Wrestlemania/Royal Rumble feeling :D

[RichardWells]

I'm more excited for tonight than I was Wrestlemania.

[michael21]

This has just come thought to my head The Rock is going to M.I.T.B :dance: I bet John win tonight then evry one will be :shocked:

[Iceman]

This has just come thought to my head The Rock is going to M.I.T.B :dance: I bet John win tonight then evry one will be :shocked:

No he'd hype himself up.

[Iceman]

I'm more excited for tonight than I was Wrestlemania.

Same here, it should be a special night.

[RichardWells]

Well hopefully.

I don't wanna be disappointed :(

[Stu]

It's going to be a super duper show hopefully. The SmackDown ladder match is going to be a total botchfest.

[Boothy]

I really want to watch this but I had 2 hours sleep last night and 5 hours the night before so I dunno if I'll make it.

Got some energy drinks in though so I'll see what happens.

[Iceman]

whats the bets Sin Cara botches everything.

[Iceman]

I really want to watch this but I had 2 hours sleep last night and 5 hours the night before so I dunno if I'll make it.

Got some energy drinks in though so I'll see what happens.

Go to bed now and then watch it :amazed:

[Iceman]

I will continue to give you everything I have. Regardless, for or against, people will talk about what happens tomorrow for years.

Via John Cena

[RichardWells]

Doesn't Cena say that every month before a PPV lol.

[Boothy]

Go to bed now and then watch it :amazed:

Yeah, I think I'll try that. I can't normally sleep in the day though, dunno why. Worth a try though :D

[Iceman]

Doesn't Cena say that every month before a PPV lol.

yeah I thought Id try get as much info from them as possible though :D

[Stu]

Cena sounds like such a daft movie trailer in that awful, square jaw way he hypes things on his Twitter. What a dope.

[RichardWells]

I'll be having a nap around about 6-7pm.

I always seem to feel tired around about that time.

[bbfan1991]

John Cena was slagging off The Rock again on Twitter this week, probably keeping in character but I hope there is a twist tonight and we don't get a predictable SuperCena win:sleep:.

[Iceman]

http://c0013854.cdn1.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/x2_708d1a6

I want that T-Shirt

[Iceman]

WWE Championship
* John Cena (c) vs. CM Punk.

WWE World Heavyweight Championship
If Orton is disqualified or there is bad officiating, he loses the title.
* Randy Orton (c) vs. Christian.

* Big Show vs. Mark Henry.

Raw "Money in the Bank" Ladder Match
* Rey Mysterio vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. R-Truth vs. The Miz vs. Jack Swagger vs. Evan Bourne vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Alex Riley.

Smackdown "Money in the Bank" Ladder Match
* Kane vs. Sheamus vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Wade Barrett vs. Sin Cara vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Heath Slater vs. Justin Gabriel.

WWE Divas Championship
* Kelly Kelly (c) vs. Brie Bella.

match Card for tonight.

[Ramsay]

its on sky sports tonight aint it?
dammit dont have sports :( woulda bought it on box office
hopefully theres a serious stream
everyone staying up for it yeah?

[Iceman]

Yeah im streaming it, I never have any real problems and if I do they're sorted within the first 10-15 minutes.

[Iceman]

im picking Sheamus to win tonight

[Ramsay]

Yeah i think sheamus will win too
dont think he should tho cus he doesnt need it hes already an established main eventer would love if cody rhodes won it instead

[Iceman]

id like him to win and cash in tonight, been a while since he's been champ

[Ramsay]

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SPEAR SPEAR SPEAR SPEAR!!
hahahah

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john! john what are you doing?? my diet soda!!

im actually developing a mad man crush on this dude

[Marc]

RAAAWWRRRR!!!

*hits people with chairs then leaves*

[Iceman]

LOL I just think he is Wrestling at the moment...monday night RAW is gonna suck balls tomorrow

[Iceman]

-- Although WWE has billed Money in the Bank as CM Punk's final appearance for the organization, he is among those advertised for tomorrow's Monday Night RAW in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Of course, things could change. He is also not advertised for shows after Monday.

[Stu]

How cool would it be if Batista came back and cost Cena the match.

My actual most realistic prediction for tonight is a Punk win with someone cashing in on him unfortunately. Maybe even Dull Rio.

[Iceman]

How cool would it be if Batista came back and cost Cena the match.

My actual most realistic prediction for tonight is a Punk win with someone cashing in on him unfortunately. Maybe even Dull Rio.

I think he's winning and cashing in or maybe even perhaps as Michael said The Rock comes back to help Cena to ensure he's in the company for WM....

[Stu]

I don't think it's plausible that they would pay The Rock to do a run in unadvertised on a B-Show. Then again this entire storyline has been like some sort of surreal dream.

[Iceman]

**** the actual possibilities of this are endless, I dont think we'll get it right.

[Ramsay]

guarenteed cena will just win and nothing will happen and we'll all be uber pissed hahah

[Iceman]

Whos watching tonight then?

[King Gizzard]

Wonder if I can get away with it even if I'm way behind (a month and a bit)

[Stu]

I'm on the coffee. Can't wait. It's going to be a super duper show I'll probably hate come 04:05 AM.

[Ramsay]

im in!

[Iceman]

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Watching from here again :love:

[LaLaLand]

Can't wait for what's happening with Punk. Is it a work? Is he actually leaving? Will ROH/Colt Cabana have some impact on the match? Etc etc etc etc.

[Iceman]

Wonder if I can get away with it even if I'm way behind (a month and a bit)

Just watch the Punk Promos....thats all what tonight is about

[Stu]

I hope Sin Cara accidently murders someone by botching a sleeper hold.

[Ramsay]

bahhah

[King Gizzard]

and deffinitely agree with the Wrestlemania/Rumble sentiments and in fact I probably enjoy this more (Well I did last year)

[Iceman]

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I just saw this for the first time, Amazing.

[Iceman]

Only 2 **** matches on the card aswell... divas and Shows match....and possibly Ortons.

[Iceman]

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I ****ing Love Dave Grohl, nobody else would give a ****.

[Ramsay]

himself and josh homme are gods

[Iceman]

he basically confirmed they're doing Slane next year..... get the **** in

[Stu]

Sorry but Grohl just comes off as a narcissistic dillhole in that clip. The guy might not have started the fight or his girlfriend might have gotten elbowed or something. He might have come a long way for that concert.

Dave Grohl can surf a plank of plywood up my ass.

[Iceman]

I like him, i didnt rate him till I saw him live and he just hanged my whole perception of him in 2 hours....

[Boothy]

Set it to record in case I fall asleep. I've forgot the last time I was looking forward to a PPV as much as I am this one.

[Stu]

http://tykestv.eu/channel1.php

Class A stream, chaps.

[Ramsay]

thanks stu!

[Iceman]

Ah cant watch the start my Dad has the Tv on.

[Stu]

Give him the GTS.

[Iceman]

id give him strychnine if i could get my hands on it. :idc:

[Stu]

Here we go. A MITB will open it I reckon.

[Iceman]

:o I might watch on mute.

[Iceman]

right im watching with Mute

[Iceman]

where the bloody hell is Josy

[Stu]

Do your worst, Sin Cara!

[Iceman]

my go he dint botch the entrance

[Stu]

Justin Gabriel's music is pants. The set and crowd all look mint.

Back up stream : http://www.hqfooty.com/

[Stu]

SHEAMUS! OUR BOY! YES! DO IT SON!

caps

[Iceman]

OI Fella

/karl

[Stu]

SHEAMUS! OUR BOY! YES! DO IT SON!

caps

[Ramsay]

oi!!!

[Stu]

That set is mint. I've spotted the midget ladders!

[Iceman]

im saying Sheamus, if not him then Wade Barrett

[Ramsay]

as long as its not the one man cock band





























see what i did there? :)

[Stu]

It's the entire SmackDown roster!

I'm going for Slater. The one man rock band, don't you know.

[Iceman]

That was brilliant, shaking the ladder along

[Stu]

See the pop for Sheamus almost Celtic Crossing Rhodes? He is super over.

[Ramsay]

would love to see sheamus turn face
dunno why :laugh:

[Stu]

'Sin Enough Cara'

Class.

[Boothy]

LOL! What are those tiny ladders all about?

[Iceman]

Nice spot by Cara

[Stu]

D Bryan?

Really?

[Stu]

YES! KILL HIM SHEAMUS!

Awesome!

[Boothy]

That was pretty class.

[Iceman]

Steel ladder, that you can clearly see is made from wood.

[Stu]

The GM podium is there for what it's worth.

[Stu]

Punk chants in the opening match.

[Iceman]

that a CM Punk chant?

[Iceman]

Cmon Fella

[Stu]

Doomsday device followed by an LOD chant!

I love Chi Town.

[Iceman]

Nice Neckbreaker

[Iceman]

here comes the end

[Stu]

Jesus that was sketchy.

CMON SHEAMUS!

[Iceman]

IO think they botched a bit

[Boothy]

I've really enjoyed this match :D

[Stu]

Sheamus is out :(.

[Iceman]

Ouch

[Iceman]

that 450 was amazing

[King Gizzard]

Daniel bryan!!!! :d :d

[Stu]

That was a great finish and a fantastic pop. Wish it was Sheamus like, but still

[Iceman]

D Bryan YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

now someone change his music

[Iceman]

Great opener

[Stu]

Bryan crying. That was a super, super start. And I love his music, man. It's so over the top for such an understated guy. It could be some pants generic rock music!