Yea, I was shocked aswell but then again with Swagger's new gimmick a fued with Alberto Del Rio really just sets itself up. Was really hoping Dolph was gonna cash his money in the bank contract last night but it's pretty obvious he's gonna do it at Wrestlemania.
The match of the night when to The Shield vs John, Shameus & Ryback though. What a match! The Shield are tremendous performers. That spear Roman Reigns delievered to Shameus through the baracade was epic stuff. I totally wasn't expecting them to get the win over WWE's golden boys but I'm happy they did.
the new WWE Championship belt was unveiled last night on RAW. What do y'all think?
I was hoping it was going to be better than I had expected. I mean, it's MUCH better than the tired ole Spinner Belt, but it will NOT compare to the World Heavyweight Championship belt design.
the new WWE Championship belt was unveiled last night on RAW. What do y'all think?
I was hoping it was going to be better than I had expected. I mean, it's MUCH better than the tired ole Spinner Belt, but it will NOT compare to the World Heavyweight Championship belt design.
No. I live thspinning belt better. The new one look old.
^What an idiot. He comes back to the biggest push of his career, with a gimmick that's even getting attention from media outlets outside of WWE and he goes and ****s it up.
I wonder how Vince plans to handle this with it being so close to Wrestlemania and all..
He got arrested for DUI, possesion of marijuana and speeding BTW.
Like I'm so pissed cause I was loving the new gimmick with Zeb and was actually looking forward to the Alberto fued.
Part of me hopes Vince just lets this slip under the rug until after Mania atleast.
But man, you would think someone who went from jobbing to the likes of Santino, Brodus Clay & Zack Ryder to winning the Elimination Chamber and headlining Wrestlemania would be on thier best behavior
He got arrested for DUI, possesion of marijuana and speeding BTW.
Like I'm so pissed cause I was loving the new gimmick with Zeb and was actually looking forward to the Alberto fued.
Part of me hopes Vince just lets this slip under the rug until after Mania atleast.
But man, you would think someone who went from jobbing to the likes of Santino, Brodus Clay & Zack Ryder to winning the Elimination Chamber and headlining Wrestlemania would be on thier best behavior
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He finally had a gimmick which I really began to love and now he has basically stuffed up his chance.
I was reading this on the Wrestlezone, which they posted what his punishment could be;
Quote:
According to the official Wellness Policy of the WWE, which you can read on their corporate website, the punishment for any WWE Superstar or employee being arrested in possession of drugs could be as severe as an immediate dismissal from the company.
"Any WWE Talent, who is arrested, convicted or who admits to a violation of law relating to use, possession, purchase, sale or distribution of drugs will be in material breach of his/her contract with WWE and subject to immediate dismissal."
At the very least, WWE can use the drug charge in lieu of a positive test for the substance, amounting in a fine of $2,500. However, testing positive for marijuana is not held to the same standard as steroids, or other performance enhancing drugs, and WWE is under no legal obligation to suspend Swagger, in the event that he remains with the company.
but I really can't see Vince letting this slide until after Wrestlemania. I think it's too early to tell what can happen, but boy, hasn't been back for 2 weeks and he ****ed up. I'm really shattered because I could have seen him being World Heavyweight Champion.
^I think ADR is gonna retain regardless who he faces at Wrestlemania with Dolph cashing in right after.
Still, Jack's new gimmick is probably the best one WWE has had in a long while and I was looking forward to the promos he was (hopefully still is) going to cut leading into Mania. And according to Smackdown spoilers for this friday
ADR cuts a promo about Swagger, Swagger defeats Orton and Smackdown ends with Swagger & ADR face to face
With all this build up can WWE really just throw it all away? Vince has one hell of decesion to make. I would hate to be him right now.
the new WWE Championship belt was unveiled last night on RAW. What do y'all think?
I was hoping it was going to be better than I had expected. I mean, it's MUCH better than the tired ole Spinner Belt, but it will NOT compare to the World Heavyweight Championship belt design.
Well it's a lot better than the spinning belt but I really wish they'd just bring back the old one
^I think ADR is gonna retain regardless who he faces at Wrestlemania with Dolph cashing in right after.
Still, Jack's new gimmick is probably the best one WWE has had in a long while and I was looking forward to the promos he was (hopefully still is) going to cut leading into Mania. And according to Smackdown spoilers for this friday
ADR cuts a promo about Swagger, Swagger defeats Orton and Smackdown ends with Swagger & ADR face to face
With all this build up can WWE really just throw it all away? Vince has one hell of decesion to make. I would hate to be him right now.
Jack's gimmick is the riskiest thing the WWE has done for a while which I love. I mean, it got people talking just after this week.
but you're right. with all the build up they have had, what will they do?. I mean, he will have to have some reprimand on his actions, and they can't leave it until Mania. it would be too long. but I'm hoping for a fine and hopefully no suspension so the feud can go ahead. it may be one of the best feuds leading to Wrestlemania
wouldn't want to be Swagger or Vince McMahon right now.
At the Royal Rumble, Hollywood actor, Dwayne Johnson returned to defeat CM Punk who had been champion for 434 days, which is a record in the modern era. I am a fan of CM Punk. I think he's a pretty darn good wrestler and his mic skills are unmatched with anyone's in history. I was a big fan of this dominate run and I believed no one else was worthy of being champion at the time other than Punk. Punk should have had his run ended by someone legit, someone who works his damn ass of everyday for the company. Instead he lost it to actor Dwayne Johnson who stared in such films as the Gameplan and The Tooth Fairy where he dressed up in a pink dress. When the rock first started becoming a star, nobody was a bigger fan of his than me. I was a huge Rock fan from 1998-2003, I often (now regrettingly) cheered for him over Stone Cold. In 2001 and 2002, The Rock started filming movies and taking time off of wrestling to do movies. I was like, ok, he’s doing this to promote WWE, make it bigger, I guess I get it. In June of 2002, Stone Cold Steve Austin quit the WWE due to a legitimate injury. The Rock did a promo in the ring where he mocked Austin, saying that “Austin took his ball and went home”. The Rock was an entertainer, I didn’t really think anything of it and just laughed. The Rock’s appearances in WWE started dissipating in late 2002 and early 2003. At this point I was thinking the Rock was a bit of a hypocrite and he pretty much left the WWE in 2003. Honestly I’m not gonna judge people, if he wants to be an actor over a wrestler that’s his choice, just a little hypocritical given what he said about Stone Cold, but whatever! Then in 2005 the Rock said he’s done with wrestling. I thought that was sort of douche thing to say. I thought he was being disrespectful to wrestling. He made a few appearances from 2003-2010 on WWE television but you could tell he really didn’t care about wrestling. Frankly I felt a little betrayed that he sort of turned his back on the WWE. Then in 2011 he came back to the WWE had did nothing but talk crap about John Cena. All because John Cena said that Rock doesn’t care about wrestling, which is true. I hated Cena at the time but I didn’t agree with Rock insulted Cena who had worked his ass off for 9 years to better the company. This feud would lead to a match at WM27 where Rock would defeat Cena. I was a little frustrated because I felt Cena deserved to win and the Rock was just coming back a couple of times a year to win main events and I also felt he was holding back young talent that the WWE has. Guys like Daniel Bryan, CM Punk, Dolph Ziggler and Cody Rhodes. And then on Raw 1000, The Rock announced he would get a title shot at The Royal Rumble 2013, my reaction was “Oh ****!”. And I was right, Rock defeated Punk and became the new WWE Champion or as I like to call him the Part Time Champion, because he is there half the time on Raw and he never does house shows. The Rock is a Hollywood actor and does not deserve the WWE Championship. He did earn it, 10 years ago! If you want a good product, you give the title to wrestlers that are earning it NOW, not 10 years ago. This guy has no passion for wrestling and yells at you and insults you if you say otherwise. He’ll make fun of people for leaving, then he’ll leave and say he’s never coming back, then he’ll come back and then leave and come back here and there. He has said he loves wrestling but yet spends more time making crappy movies than in the ring. He absolutely refuses to show up to every Raw, wrestle on Raw and show up to ANY house show as WWE Champion!!! He is an absolute prick. He is an egomaniac and a piece of crap and I’m getting angry as I’m writing this!!! Right now the Rock is tarnishing the wwe title and he is holding back our young talent . I can’t wait for after WM when he leaves and goes back to Hollywood and I hope he never ****ing comes back!