Big Rob Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Total Divas was actually fine, but it would have been way better if Johnny Ace was still EVP of Talent Relations rather than that crusty old biddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
METAL ON METAL Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Actually, Brie seemed alright when she wasn't with Nikki. Â Daniel Bryan definitely snagged the better twin. Â Â That Ariane/Cameron is a certified headcase, not completely unexpected after her turn on Tough Enough and her whole arrest/bribe thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members JNLister Posted July 29, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted July 29, 2013 I really want Vincent to turn up on Raw and smack Brodus about. Anyway, Cena is playing this like the champ he is, no doubt he'll have moved on to another Diva by the end of the year. I got round to listening to Steve Austin's podcast with Scott Hall today, and there was a part of it that surprised me and was hoping that someone on here could clarify if it was all true or not.  Scott Hall says one of the main reasons he left WWF for WCW was because WCW were willing to give him an actual contract which guaranteed him money. Austin comments that this was the first time a contract like this would exist for a wrestler, that this was a pretty big landmark moment for wrestlers. But I found it really hard to believe that guys like Hogan and Warrior and whomever were not getting guaranteed money during the height of their runs.  Can anyone shed more light on this for me? Wrestlers were given their money based on their position on the card and what they sold, that was how you got your money up until 1996 - it was just the way things were run, although there are plenty of stories of Warrior and the like moaning about a pay day. Also, Hogan had no real reason to need the guaranteed salary, he was a multi-millionaire the time Hall got his deal (same with Warrior). Hogan is no mug, though, his WCW contract was loaded with potential money, for instance he was guaranteed a healthy cut of any WCW PPV has was on, and at that time Hogan was big money on PPV.   WCW (and Crockett before them) had done guaranteed contracts since the mid-late 80s. WWE up till the Monday Night Era had a standard contract that guaranteed you $50 a pop for 10 TV tapings a year and that was it. If I remember rightly, Mero was the first to get a downside guarantee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIDDUM_N_STYLE Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Like others have said Total Divas wasn't the embarrassment I thought it would be, was actually pretty fun to watch, hell it had the Anvil in it for a couple of minutes so it was gonna be a winner in my eyes anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted July 29, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted July 29, 2013 If I remember rightly, Mero was the first to get a downside guarantee. Â It doesn't matter how many times I read it, it still makes me laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Pitcos Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 I didn't like Total Divas much. I thought it'd have more to it. Everything seemed so fake and contrived, but it must have been real because the Bellas seemed like people and when they're acting they're like sex androids. Using real names in it is a bit confusing/pointless as well. Naomi and Uso B seemed sound, and Cena was brill. Bryan's Bella is so much prettier though. How come Layla, Kaitlyn, Alicia Fox etc aren't featured? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted July 29, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted July 29, 2013 Here's a lovely thing. Me and Bumclass were chatting on twitter about Man United. Bummers tagged Lex Luger in making a reference about how he'd be better in the middle than Fellaini would. I sent Bumclass a picture of the Total Package in a Van Nistelrooy era United kit, and Lex has put it as his profile picture. Â Flexy Lexy is a red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted July 29, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted July 29, 2013 Interesting sidenote on Total Divas - the Torch is running a poll on views of the show. Here are the current results : Â Watch majority of Total Divas & would watch again 43% 244 Watch majority of Total Divas & would not watch again 2% 14 Caught a few minutes & tuned out 4% 21 Had no interest in watching the show 51% 290 Â So, while a whole lot of people thought "this is going to be rubbish" and didn't bother with it, much like you lads on here the overwhelming majority of people that did watch it, thought it was good. 244 out of 279, call it 6 in 7 people that watched it gave it the stamp of approval. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted July 30, 2013 Moderators Share Posted July 30, 2013 (edited) Highlight of Total Divas:- Â Edited July 30, 2013 by PowerButchi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members bAzTNM#1 Posted July 30, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted July 30, 2013 Bit odd that they couldn't just type his name. Got to think the kids wouldn't know who he was and they would just like to keep it simple, but come on now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vamp Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Not that I've watched but I suppose they didn't want to add a new name to the ones people are already learning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forrest Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Why is there not a Total Divas discussion thread? Surely this merits it's own discussion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Bellenda Carlisle Posted July 30, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted July 30, 2013 Antonio Cesaro Porn-a-like  NSFW!  Pretty uncanny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheShowOff Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Bit odd that they couldn't just type his name. Got to think the kids wouldn't know who he was and they would just like to keep it simple, but come on now. Â If they showed Bret as 'uncle' one day, I think the Internet would implode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted July 30, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted July 30, 2013 Why is there not a Total Divas discussion thread? Surely this merits it's own discussion? Â Why don't you start one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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