Paid Members Arch Stanton Posted February 22, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted February 22, 2015 I don't think it's much of a wrestling book to be honest Raid. From what I've heard it sounds like The Lord gets a lot more pages than Marty Jannetty, despite the fact that he was an even more unreliable tag team partner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted February 22, 2015 Awards Moderator Share Posted February 22, 2015 (edited) Based on his recent Austin podcast interview, it's dedicated to the story of his salvation. In fact, he describes his 90s life as "before I was saved". Edited February 22, 2015 by Onyx2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Pitcos Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 (edited) Shawn Michaels plugging his new book and has something interesting to say about HHH... Would he wrestle Triple H if he wanted him to in a retirement match? “Well obviously I think I’d consider it but I guess I know my buddy well enough I don’t think he’d ask. But of course, let’s put it this way, I’ve had some folks already ask me some pretty moving things about their last matches or matches they’ve wanted. I’ve given all of them some thought but again, to your point earlier about ‘you have a great body of work’, I want to keep that body of work. He’ll always be my buddy, but right now we’re not on the best of terms. I don’t agree with things that he’s doing I just feel like I left on as close to a perfect situation as you can and I always just I want to make sure that I honor that and take care of that. So, certainly, I’d consider it because he’s my buddy, and I’d do anything for my buddy so it’d be something that we’d certainly discuss but I think he’d understand if I turned it down.” "Not on the best of terms"? Wonder what has gone on there? What's your source for the quote? The source was a shithead transcribing a radio interview and making things up to get hits. The actual quote is: Well obviously I think I'd consider it but I guess I know my buddy well enough I don't think he'd ask. But of course, let's put it this way, I've had some folks already ask me some pretty moving things about their last matches or matches they've wanted. I've given all of them some thought but again, to your point earlier about 'you have a great body of work', I want to keep that body of work. I just feel like I left on as close to a perfect situation as you can and I always just I want to make sure that I honor that and take care of that. So, certainly, I'd consider it because he's my buddy, and I'd do anything for my buddy so it'd be something that we'd certainly discuss but I think he'd understand if I turned it down. Only really it also has about a thousand "uhhh" and "you know"'s in there, like any Shawn Michaels interview. Nothing about them falling out though. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxqRlQIlfsA#t=8m30s Edited February 22, 2015 by King Pitcos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted February 22, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted February 22, 2015 (edited) Shawn was much more interesting before he was saved. Christianity robbed us of loads of bitter shoot interviews for years. Would have loved to have seen a 50-year-old Shawn Michaels do the Ho Bag on Kayfabe Commentaries. Or a Guest Booker where HBK rebooks 1993 WWF. I wish he'd have married Sunny. Shawn's a idiot anyway. He was a megastar, so had the pick of the Nitro Girls. How did he even look at Whisper when Spice was standing there? Edited February 22, 2015 by IANdrewDiceClay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted February 22, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted February 22, 2015 From what I've heard it sounds like The Lord gets a lot more pages than Marty Jannetty, despite the fact that he was an even more unreliable tag team partner. God was far more effective as a manager. He kept Hogan on the right tracks for years. Shawn was much more interesting before he was saved. Christianity robbed us of loads of bitter shoot interviews for years. Thank God (him again) that there are so many interviews with Nash, Hall and Kid about those days. Although my favourite comment I've heard from any of them lately is when Diesel comes back from winning some elimination match pre-solo run and Luger describes Vince and agents' reactions to watching him go out and do the thing as "Dude, they're going to put the strap on you. They just came all over themselves." Shawn's a idiot anyway. He was a megastar, so had the pick of the Nitro Girls. How did he even look at Whisper when Spice was standing there? All about Fyre for me. Wasn't there a rumour in the late 90s that Rey "happily married" Mysterio was hanging out the back of Spice? Along with Nash having an affair with Chae, which I have never doubted to be anything but 100% fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted February 22, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted February 22, 2015 I have no doubt Mike Knox is shagging Rebel in TNA. Mike Knox is a real man. You aren't turning Big Mike down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheShowOff Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 A random find when Googling Wrestlemania: http://www.lep.co.uk/news/local/preston-wrestler-conned-friend-out-of-cash-for-flights-to-wrestlemania-1-7122275 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.PeterVenkman Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 I have no doubt Mike Knox is shagging Rebel in TNA. Mike Knox is a real man. You aren't turning Big Mike down. Given how fit she is I'd hope she'd hold out for someone who's actually a star, she'll end up like Baby Doll if she's getting knobbed by some nobody (not that I'm suggesting she should climb on Dusty either) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daaaaaad! Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 WWE® ELECTS STEPHANIE MCMAHON, PAUL LEVESQUE AND ROBYN PETERSON TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS STAMFORD, Conn., February 26, 2015 – WWE (NYSE: WWE) today announced that WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon, WWE Executive Vice President, Talent, Live Events & Creative Paul Levesque and Chief Technology Officer and Head of Product for Mashable Robyn Peterson have been elected to its Board of Directors. “The appointments of Stephanie, Paul and Robyn to WWE’s Board of Directors will be invaluable to the company as we continue to transform our business and look toward a new era of unprecedented growth,” said WWE Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Vince McMahon. “I am confident that our Board of Directors and senior management team is stronger than ever and well-positioned for future success.” Stephanie McMahon, WWE’s Chief Brand Officer, is responsible for leading the company’s efforts to further enhance its global brand reputation among key constituencies including business partners, advertisers, media, investors and the public sector. She serves as the company’s brand ambassador and works with WWE’s business units to support key growth initiatives. McMahon is the primary spokesperson for WWE's corporate social responsibility initiatives and is participating in the prestigious Eisenhower Fellowship, an international leadership exchange program for outstanding professionals. She began her career with WWE in 1998 as an Account Executive for WWE’s sales office in New York City, in addition to being a TV personality, and she has overseen multiple business areas including WWE's Creative, Talent Relations, Talent Brand Management, Live Events, Digital, Social and Mobile businesses. Paul Levesque has more than 20 years of experience at WWE as an executive and performer. Well known as WWE Superstar Triple H®, Levesque is also WWE’s Executive Vice President, Talent, Live Events & Creative, leading the talent development and talent relations departments responsible for recruiting and training the company’s Superstars and Divas. He recently oversaw the development and launch of the state-of-the-art WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, which serves as the home to WWE’s talent developmental system, NXT. Levesque also oversees all business operations for the more than 320 annual live events, including scheduling, ticket pricing strategy and promotion, and continues to play an integral role behind-the-scenes as a director and producer shaping the storylines in WWE’s programming. Robyn Peterson, Chief Technology Officer and Head of Product for Mashable, is a seasoned technology executive with more than 15 years of experience in web, mobile and video product development. Peterson is a member of Mashable's Operating Committee, where he directs product strategy and development and manages the product, design and engineering teams. Peterson led the redesign of Mashable.com in 2012 which ushered in a 100 percent increase in mobile page views, pages-per-visit and ad engagement, and oversees the development of Mashable’s Velocity platform, a technology that predicts and tracks the viral life cycle of digital media content. Prior to Mashable, Peterson was the head of product at Next Issue Media, the magazine and newspaper consortium funded by News Corp., Conde Nast, Time Inc., Meredith and Hearst. Earlier in his career, Peterson served as Vice President for Technology and Product for NBCUniversal. Is this a big deal or not? I sort of feel like it is but I expect that theoretically nothing will change. Is it a preparation for a changing of the guard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members stumobir Posted February 26, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted February 26, 2015 (edited) 320 live events a year?! Fucking hell. Edited February 26, 2015 by stumobir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.PeterVenkman Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 320 live annual events?! Fucking hell. Don't they do 2 shows on the same night a lot of the time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members stumobir Posted February 26, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted February 26, 2015 I would think they must, if guys had to go to even 3/4 of them you'd expect them to be burned pretty fast. Still seems a lot though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted February 26, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted February 26, 2015 (edited) I would think they must, if guys had to go to even 3/4 of them you'd expect them to be burned pretty fast. Still seems a lot though. Does it? With enough talent for two touring parties to send around the house show circuit, I don't think it's unrealistic to think they put a show on somewhere in the world on average eight days out of every nine. So on average, if you split your house shows 50/50, all year long everyone does 4 days on then 5 days off. Sounds about right. Edited February 26, 2015 by air_raid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members JNLister Posted February 26, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted February 26, 2015 Yeah, that's exactly the schedule. Two house shows a night Friday to Sunday, then the Raw and Smackdown tapings. In the 80s they were doing very close to 1,000 shows a year and on some occasions ran four shows a night. The fourth biggest show was usually in a school gym with main events like Koko B Ware vs One Man Gang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted February 26, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted February 26, 2015 Rey's been moved to the alumni section on WWE.com now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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