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#5301 | |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Burke, VA
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And if NXT had to sell merch or generate clicks, they would have hotshotted the Zayn win over Neville 3 weeks in and had the title flip 5 more times already. |
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#5302 | |
Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Land O Lakes FL
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WWE star Kevin Nash and son booked on battery, released - CNN.com
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"The blind soldier fought for me in this war. The least I can do now is fight for him. I have eyes. He hasn’t. I have a voice on the radio, he hasn’t. I was born a white man. And until a colored man is a full citizen, like me, I haven’t the leisure to enjoy the freedom that colored man risked his life to maintain for me. I don’t own what I have until he owns an equal share of it. Until somebody beats me and blinds me, I am in his debt."- Orson Welles August 11, 1946 |
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#5303 |
High School Varsity
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Lowcountry, SC
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Nash is an inarguable ass, but from what I've read - at least on the surface - hard to fault him here. Although, it's likely a result of absentee parenting to begin with.
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#5304 |
General Manager
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: The Mountains
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Alcohol plus family getting together around the holidays equals big business for defense attorneys!
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#5305 | |
Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Nov 2004
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As far I can tell, son comes home drunk. Son assaults mom, dad (Nash) puts son down on the ground. Police are called. Mom lies and says that it was a misunderstanding. Police arrest dad, presumably because he is big and scary, possibly drunk? Mom changes story and says son was actually the aggressor, but police don't buy it.
A couple of hours later son is ready for round 2. Son assaults mom and then uncle. Police come out and again and drag him in. Honestly, I can't believe charges are even being pressed against Kevin Nash at this point. IMO police botched the initial investigation and took the wrong guy in. You can even hear Kevin Nash in the background of the initial call saying to someone that his son is drunk and completely out of control.
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#5306 | |
Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Land O Lakes FL
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I thought it was pretty standard for the man of the house to be removed from the home in any domestic violence call.
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"The blind soldier fought for me in this war. The least I can do now is fight for him. I have eyes. He hasn’t. I have a voice on the radio, he hasn’t. I was born a white man. And until a colored man is a full citizen, like me, I haven’t the leisure to enjoy the freedom that colored man risked his life to maintain for me. I don’t own what I have until he owns an equal share of it. Until somebody beats me and blinds me, I am in his debt."- Orson Welles August 11, 1946 |
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#5307 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: The State of Insanity
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Longest & Most Epic Chop Exchange in Wrestling History - YouTube
Over 360 chops thrown. I hope they wore very loose shirts the next couple of days
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#5308 |
General Manager
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: The Mountains
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Daniel Bryan on Twitter:
"Everyone comes to a crossroads in their life and I’ve come to mine. I look forward to telling you all about it tonight on #Raw." Retirement or teasing retirement to announce a return, it looks like. I'm guessing the latter, just because Meltzer reported that his arm strength has started to come back. But maybe they found something else. Or he just shaved his beard. Last edited by molson : 12-29-2014 at 04:32 PM. |
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#5309 |
Coordinator
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: NJ
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If you love wrestling and are sick of the shit WWE is putting out, I'm here to guide you.
1. Go to njpwworld.com 2. Sign Up 3. Whether you've heard of them or not, watch the Nakamura/Ibushi match from last nights Wrestle Kingdom show. 4. Go back to the beginning and watch the whole damn show. 5. Take a deep breath as you remember why you love wrestling in the first place. Last edited by Suicane75 : 01-04-2015 at 07:30 PM. |
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#5310 |
Death Herald
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas
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WrestleMania 32 will be held next April at Jerry's World. They almost certainly will break the attendance record set at WM3.
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/metro...l-announce.ece
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#5311 |
Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Backwoods, SC
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#5312 |
General Manager
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: The Mountains
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No shame in papering if they can fill the building up - the important number is the gate, and they definitely have a chance to break their record there. I'd imagine lots of people want to check out that stadium, and if they're a wrestling fan, this would be the idea time to do it. Tickets above the floor will be very affordable, and it won't be as expensive to travel to and stay in Dallas as it is to go to New York or the Bay area
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#5313 | |
Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: North Carolina
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Yeah. You will be able to do WM for cheaper than a football game, I expect. |
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#5314 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Chicago, IL
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LOL the Rumble is turning into a disaster
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#5315 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA
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The phrase I saw that might cover it was "Bootista wasn't this big a disaster"
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"I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis |
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#5316 |
Pro Rookie
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Chicago, Ill
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Getting a Philly crowd to become disinterested is quite the feat.
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#5317 | |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA
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Especially considering the pop that a returning ECW legend was worth. (Should they have saved that guy for a little life after the Elimination Of Doom? )
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"I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis |
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#5318 | |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Chicago, IL
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The booking is bizarre. They had to figure knocking Bryan out would cause the crowd to turn and should have setup something to get them back in it. I mean I think the next guy out was the dumb New Day gimmick. |
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#5319 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA
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Meanwhile, I guess the fans got ... Rock-rolled
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"I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis |
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#5320 | |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA
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I wonder what the record for consecutive entrants being booed was before tonight?
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"I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis |
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#5321 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Chicago, IL
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How did this company think Roman would get cheered?
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#5322 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA
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And how odd (as I watch the waves of chat room posts flowing around the net) to have two guys apparently never eliminated legally.
Axel never went over the top, Rusev (I gather) rolled himself out under the ropes. I'm pretty sure Curtis Axel ain't saving the match with a big win at the end so ... what was the point of that really?
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#5323 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Seven miles up
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I hate to say it, but I think it's all by design. Maybe I'm giving them too much credit, but Vince has done it before.
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#5324 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Chicago, IL
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Wow
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#5325 | |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA
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It's the ol' "Fuck you" from VKM. Nothing new about that at all really. Although rumors have been that Vince actually wanted Rock vs Brock for WM while Trips wanted Reigns vs Brock
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"I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis |
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#5326 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Chicago, IL
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Have to give them credit for finding a way to get the crowd to turn on even The Rock
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#5327 | |
Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Seven miles up
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It does help that WM is the next "big" event. Somehow it's a Skinner Box, that if the last one didn't reward you the next one surely will.
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#5328 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA
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Good point made out in the cyberverse ... biggest night of Reigns life, he gets booed out of the building really through no fault of his own. This one rests solely on the powers that be, not on Reigns.
And that, y'know, does kinda suck.
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#5329 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA
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Apparently the post-show thing started the Rusev-Cena feud.
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#5330 |
Pro Rookie
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Chicago, Ill
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Agreed. Just like last year it wasn't Batista's fault either.
I just don't get it. You have the most over guy on the roster in years eliminated before #16?
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#5331 | |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Chicago, IL
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It's so weird that they try to manufacture top babyfaces when the fans clearly are telling them who they want as the top babyface. It's almost like they book out of spite. |
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#5332 |
College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Jan 2001
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Reigns has always been the third most talented guy in The Shield. He looks cool and has a few shiny moves, but he can't talk. Right now he's just a highlight reel wrestler, any match over 8 minutes of his is super boring. He can't be a top singles wrestler, not in 2015 at least. He obviously still has a ton to learn before being ready, and he can't learn it while being overpushed and vilified by the crowd.
This is VKM saying "The fans don't know what they want. _I_ know what they want". (as in another muscle gronk overpushed like Cena) Actually the fans do know exactly what they want and WWE doesn't care. And this is why their ratings are at a near-record low. |
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#5333 | |
College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Jan 2001
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Why put him in the Royal Rumble at all if he's not going to win? Do they remember 2014? Or was that too long ago? |
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#5334 |
College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Jan 2001
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#5335 |
Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Concord, MA/UMass
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On the plus side, Seth Rollins trying to one-up Adrian Neville... https://pbs.twimg.com/tweet_video/B8PhAUNIAAA-OxV.mp4
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#5336 |
High School Varsity
Join Date: Mar 2012
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The only thing I can remotely think of putting interest in the match would be a Rollins cash in of some sort before mania and then the revenge match between Rollins and Reigns at Wrestlemania. Not to mention Brock is probably done after Mania and going back to UFC. Didn't they learn from the last time they put Brock in a Mania match when the whole world knows he's gone? The fans will crap all over it.
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#5337 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Chicago, IL
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I think I'm out on my network subscription. Have been debating it for awhile now. Fast Lane looks like a throwaway PPV and the WM looks to be shaping up terribly. I'd only be in for comedic value at this point.
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#5338 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: NYC
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I'm not a wrestling guy but apparently a lot of the sports media guys I follow on Twitter are. Can someone summarize what exactly happened last night and why it's such a big deal? Thanks.
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#5339 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Seven miles up
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The question is, are they ready to put the title on Roman right now? Because on paper I don't see the guy they've built in Brock losing to the guy they've built in Roman. The flip side is, would they really be willing to keep the belt on Brock even longer?
I do like that they've finally moved away from the belt swapping every other week on Raw.
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#5340 | |
Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Seven miles up
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Oh, I think he's done, but I don't think there is any way he goes back to the UFC. Those scars are still there and that division isn't somewhere an old guy can go and be competitive. He still might make money there, but a couple of losses and you take away from what you accomplished there. OTOH, he pretty much said he'd never go back to the WWE too. I think you could be on to something though. Roman/Rollins would be more intriguing than Brock/Roman.
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#5341 | |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Chicago, IL
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Tough to explain but fans feel like the WWE is forcing certain wrestlers down their throats while ignoring the ones they like. Basically fans want their stars to be created organically and WWE wants to create them artificially. |
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#5342 |
General Manager
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: The Mountains
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There will be an all-state "travel ban" in effect in CT during RAW in Hartford tonight. If this were any other kind of sporting event, it'd get cancelled, but I can't remember the WWE ever cancelling a live TV event because of weather.
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#5343 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Chicago, IL
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Word is that it's been cancelled.
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#5344 |
General Manager
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: The Mountains
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Wow. Not sure that's good or bad to let Rumble simmer for another week. Wonder if they'll run anything else in the timeslot.
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#5345 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Chicago, IL
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I think it's probably better for them that it's cancelled. Heat dies down a little bit. Could have gotten ugly tonight on Raw.
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#5346 |
n00b
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Wooster, OH , USA
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They putting on a live show Thursday on Smackdown to make up for missing the live Raw. VKM just doesn't understand that the hardcore viewers want to see a guy who can wrestle like D Bryan and CM Punk. We don't need muscle bound freaks that can't wrestle.
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Nov 2004
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It isn't even that. It's a complete inability to read their audience and it goes beyond the "hardcore." If they would have put Roman Reigns over last year the crowd would have went crazy. The Shield was hot and the way Roman was booked up to and in the Rumble the crowd wanted him to win (well, in the same way they wanted Dolph Ziggler to win this year). Instead they put over Batista and the crowd shit on it. Flash forward one year later and now heading into and including the Rumble match itself, Reigns has been booked like shit and exposed. Couple that with a crowd that is hot for the return of Daniel Bryan and Dolph Zigglermania....and you put over Reigns. Really? Last year they ended up including Bryan because they fucked up the road to Wrestlemania by not putting over one of the guys the crowd wanted to see win (which was a short list that did include Bryan). This year they are falling into the same trap. Putting over a guy that the crowd simply didn't want to see win. Roman with The Shield last year > than Roman coming off injury and acting like a complete doufus this year. Really this should have been the year of Dean Ambrose. The dude was the breakout star of The Shield split over the summer but in true WWE post Attitude era fashion instead of running with it they decided he was over shadowing Roman Reigns and gave him the Cesaro treatment. I simply do not understand why this company books without regard to the audience reaction.
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#5348 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Chicago, IL
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The Rumble should be easy to book. You put over a face who got popular organically or you put over a heel. How can you screw that up two years in a row?
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#5349 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Seven miles up
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#5350 |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Burke, VA
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Watch for Reigns and Rollins to swtich roles before WM - Rollins is super-over and will be an easy guy to cheer, and Reigns is a natural heat-magent. This way they can push Lesnar as the face at WM.
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