[King Gizzard]

D Lo had a funny head

[bbfan1991]

Originally Posted by Xanax Santa

Did John Cena just talk to me directly?

Probably.

[bbfan1991]

Thank you Miz.

[Stu]

Cena said "they're everywhere, Stu!" during his retarded talk to the camera bit up by the 'tron.

Miz is bollocks. He needs to drop the pantomine heel stuff and fast. He's like this homosexual four year old.

And the tan. Christ. Why?

[Stu]

He's back! Yes! The troof!

[bbfan1991]

He clearly has been doing too much baking.

[bbfan1991]

R-Truth!!

[Stu]

Great bit of crimbo philosophy there.

[bbfan1991]

One success of 2011 has been this crazy gimmick for R-Truth...

[Stu]

Great, great ending. The rest was awful.

[bbfan1991]

Ending was great indeed, hopefully this is a hint of a Cena heel turn?

Rest was meh..

[Stu]

[Ramsay]

If its not Jericho and just Taker next week it'll be the biggest let down ever
Saw that DVD in Xtra Vision it was so random

[Stu]

I really hope it's McMahon related.

I think that if they were to cut the lights, have a grandiose 'It Begins' vignette air only to fade into 'HERE COMES THE MONEYYYYYY' with Shane O'Mac coming out to do his stupid little dance the internet would explode. And die.

[Ramsay]

That dance will always have a place in my heart

[Ramsay]

Just after reading this on a forum and it actually makes the most sense

Your guys arguments on why it's Jericho makes sense but I think it's Taker.

We now know that "It begins" means the "The End Begins" If this is Taker's last Mania you know they'd hype the ***** out of it.

They talk about what's rightfully his, and he's taking it back. WRESTLEMANIA. The girl could be Rock v Cena, and how it's overshadowing the streak.

When I see he's coming and hear a force shall arive you just don't think Jericho.

[Stu]

http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/2471...due-to-ratings

Several days ago we reported that CM Punk might be in danger of losing the WWE Title soon due to poor ratings of his weekly Raw segments.

F4WOnline.com is now reporting, also as a result of poor ratings, that WWE has placed Zack Ryder in a romance story line with Eve Torres in order to distance him from the main event picture.

The report is noting that these managerial moves are stemming from the very poor 2.67 cable rating drawn by the main event of last week's Raw Supershow. It's being said that the current Ryder/Torres story line is expected to continue for the next several weeks.

[michael21]

Originally Posted by Xanax Santa

http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/2471...due-to-ratings

[Stu]

Yeah it's wonderful when hard working guys who are setting arenas on fire get the plug pulled on them.

[bbfan1991]

No that sucks if that they do that to Punk, not his fault not enough viewers are tuning in.

[Stu]

I'm not sure where to stand on it. On one hand the product needs a complete overhaul and needs time to build itself up again which they are obviously getting impatient about as usual. On the other hand I can totally see why a mainstream audience wouldn't be into this greasy, smart arse little git heading up the promotion.

I've always had a chip on my shoulder with internet fans who insist bizarre things like putting Paul London in main event feuds. Sometimes the WWE audience just don't nessacerily want what a relatively tiny proportion of internet fans crave.

It's funny though because the live audience love both guys so I'm leaning towards it being a problem with the company itself and not the individual talent.

[Ramsay]

Yeah i dont get it cus the live audience go crazy for them

[Stu]

Why don't they blame it on the rubbish heels they have? The likes of Del Rio and Miz have been booked into boring oblivion. Mark Henry is (was?) the only decent heel in the company at the required level. Add to the fact that John Cena and Randy Orton have been treading water the past couple of months, Punk is recovering from the mess they made in the summer, Triple H as the authority figure was cut short and his appearances are completely random and the only other genuine main event players, Mysterio and Undertaker have been AWOL and it's no surprise that ratings are in the toilet.

Then consider the tired formula, the endless rematches and the lack of focus on building rounded characters.

Nah, too sensible, blame two wrestlers instead. And lord knows, those romance angles are always a hit, right?

[Ramsay]

Watching Ryder beat Ziggler just there and i dont think ive ever seen a pop like that over a US title win

[Stu]

Randy Orton was injured at last night's SmackDown tapings in Indianapolis during the Falls Count Anywhere main event against Wade Barrett. Orton has been removed from this week's live events.

Word backstage was that Orton suffered some sort of back injury according to PWInsider.com.

We are learning that the injury has to do with at least one of the discs in his back. Orton could miss up to 6 months of in-ring time, causing him to miss WrestleMania 28.

We will bring you more information with more details on injury and recovery time as the week goes on.

It appears the earlier scuttlebutt was true.

According to The Wrestling Observer, earlier tonight during a house show in the "Motor City," WWE announcer Tony Chimel informed the Detroit, MI audience that Randy Orton was injured and would be out for six months. He also let the crowd know that refunds would be available upon request.

If there was any doubt that this was part of a storyline, the refund offer pretty much plays Earthquake to the theory's Damien. In short, it squashes it.

This is a major blow to the WWE and also Smackdown. With an unproven draw like Daniel Bryan as the World Heavyweight Champion, I'm sure Vince McMahon and company were hedging their bets on Orton's star power to help keep ratings and house show attendance up. While some argue that this turn of events might be a boon for "The American Dragon," it could in fact end his title run sooner than previously planned.

During today's radio show, Dave Meltzer also opined that they could bring Raw talent over which was an idea several here at Cageside had as well. This could help Bryan's chances of holding onto the belt but the loss of Smackdown's biggest star for half a year is sure to have far reaching ramifications.

Of course, this still could -- and I emphasis could -- still be a work. The WWE could have agreed to take a short term financial hit on the house show circuit by planting a false injury story -- or rather, an embellished one -- in order to shock everyone on Jan. 29 when Orton shows up to a hometown Royal Rumble as a surprise entrant.

Having just typed that, it doesn't sound as crazy as previously thought. There still isn't an official word from WWE.com and even the most tapped in wrestling insiders have yet to pull the trigger on declaring this a storyline or not.

It would actually shows a lot of gumption and foresight on the part of the WWE and if this is indeed their plan, I have to say I wholeheartedly approve.

What do you think, Cagesiders?

http://www.cagesideseats.com/2011/12...for-six-months

That's that then. The Viper's out for half a year. I hate to see anyone get injured but he was stale with me [the crowd obviously disagree], everyone loves a good return, and it should be interesting to see what they come up with.

Strap a rocket on Sheamus's back.