Moderators PowerButchi Posted January 5, 2014 Moderators Share Posted January 5, 2014 It's obviously the announcement that they reached an agreement with Ole Anderson and he'll be in the Hall of Fame. Not that he cares either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheShowOff Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 They do great food at the Wynn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconHoof Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Quite telling that of the four people pictured on that invite, only one of them is on the active roster... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum1993 Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 In what way? Triple H is a prominent member of the roster. Austin is arguably their biggest star ever and Michaels is Triple H's mate. Who would you rather? CM Punk is hardly corporate enough for that. They can't exactly have Bryan do it with current storylines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gaffer Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Still it'd be nice if it coughed up one of those oft hillarious moments where a weird wrestler shows up at a press conference and the media have no fucking idea what to make of it, like Fandango before WrestleMania. Â "We're here". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheShowOff Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 CM Punk is hardly corporate enough for that. They can't exactly have Bryan do it with current storylines. Â Yeah, in 1998 they shouldn't have included Austin or Mankind in commercials. Bloody renegades and freaks eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gaffer Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Austin trashed the concept of doing business in kayfabe though. Mankind is deranged only as a character. Mick Foley is just an insecure bloke who will happily play ball. Punk openly and annoyingly pricks about on Twitter and at appearances acting like he doesn't give a shit. Get him on your press conference and you have Ordinary Bloke with a cubs hat on with his feet up on the desk. He's like the guy that never got off the Papa Roach buzz when everyone else did once they'd finished growing up. He's not going to school, mom. Â And sure that's actually him and it's good to have people represented as individuals but I could totally understand if WWE were a bit tetchy about getting him to do this kind of stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Pitcos Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Or him even wanting to. Especially now he's back crying about the job again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheShowOff Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 What he said  It's a television show. They're the stars. You're over thinking it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gaffer Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 What he said  It's a television show. They're the stars. You're over thinking it. There's nothing to really over think. Punk can be a right capricious bastard about these things and it's not unseemly to think that WWE would not want him around it.  And yeah, or if he even wanted to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheShowOff Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 (edited) In formal settings, Punk is fine. Like everybody else, he does what he is told to do. This wouldn't be an instalment of the Nerdist podcast. He has been fine at Mania press conferences in the past. If it were a big deal that they wanted a suit and tie thing, he'd be in a suit at their request. Shawn Michaels has looked like a wonk eyed tramp for the last ten years, he's hardly a better fit for a photographer either. Â ANyway, the original accusation from Callum was that he was too non corporate to do the gig - it's just not the case. Nor is thinking that because Daniel Bryan in the storylines is being painted as an outcast he shouldn't be included either. Edited January 5, 2014 by TheShowOff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ShortOrderCook Posted January 5, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted January 5, 2014 If it's to announce the launch of the network those names are ideal for it. Maybe you could have had Bret in there in place of Shawn too or if he was already on board then definitely Hogan. Either way, those names are ideal and the only guy you'd need from todays roster (who isn't involved in ownership of the company) is John Cena. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheShowOff Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 All well and good, but, Â Quite telling that of the four people pictured on that invite, only one of them is on the active roster... Â Was the quote for Callums line of thinking that Punk and Bryan shouldn't be included due to their on screen personalities / storylines. I'm not passing judgement on who is included for what reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum1993 Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Yeah from an on-air perspective it makes sense for Punk not to be there. Plus with his continuous disgruntled tweets towards the company he isn't exactly the best fit for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ShortOrderCook Posted January 5, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted January 5, 2014 (edited) All well and good, but, Quite telling that of the four people pictured on that invite, only one of them is on the active roster...  Was the quote for Callums line of thinking that Punk and Bryan shouldn't be included due to their on screen personalities / storylines. I'm not passing judgement on who is included for what reason.  Yeah, I was more making the point that Callums comment isn't telling of anything whatsoever and thus the discussion you two are having is entirely irrelevant. Edited January 5, 2014 by ShortOrderCook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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