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[big nasty kcnut]

Did yoiu guys see the ecw guys on raw getting pissed that vince won the ecw belts and tommy speaking from his heart. I so want to see them kill vince soul tomorrow.

[Ultra Peanut]

Originally Posted by Reaper16

Tony Stewart agrees.

Ha. Excellent.

Also I'LL MISS YOU KENNEDY GET WELL SOON OK

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

For a mash up of a soap opera and team gymnastics, purporting to be a sporting competition, yeah.

Bob Costas: What percentage of your audience believes that it's real?

Vince McMahon: I'd say about 2.5%.


For someone who watches as much scripted TV as you, it takes a lot of gall to talk out of your ignorant ass with such cocksuredness.


No one says it's real; It's theater, with highly athletic participants.

I can just imagine your ass waddling into the movie theater to go see Glory Road . "That shot wasn't real. They cut and spliced the scene so we thought that he made it."

No one's arguing that it's a real event, but it's every bit as real as the shit that you referenced in your previous avatar, American Idol.

Both are based around performance. One has broad cultural acceptance, the other doesn't, and that is the only thing that you are basing your views on, which again, makes you an ignorant ass.

[Ultra Peanut]

Originally Posted by Bryan Alvarez/F4W

WWE was thrown into disarray this week by a rash of injuries to major stars. When the smoke cleared, Edge was the new World Heavyweight Champion representing the Smackdown brand.

Things began falling apart when Undertaker went down with a torn biceps. It was a major tear, to the point where one head of the muscle rolled up his arm and you could see it through the skin. He was scheduled to undergo surgery shortly after we went to press and will be out of action at least six months. Undertaker had been told that this would be the first long-term championship run of his career, and there were no imminent plans to take the belt off of him. He had trimmed down significantly and was in the best physical shape of his career, largely in preparation for working his hardest house show schedule in years.

Taker was insistent that he drop the title in the ring as opposed to vacating it due to injury. The decision was made to book a cage match between Taker and Batista for the May 8th Smackdown tapings. Batista, however, was not scheduled to win the belt. Although he had appeared on Raw the night before to announce that he was going to use his Money in the Bank title shot at WrestleMania, the plan was actually for Mr. Kennedy to cash in after the Undertaker vs. Batista match, when both were bloody and defeated, and win the title.

And then Kennedy went down. This past weekend he suffered a severe triceps tear and will also be undergoing surgery imminently. He'll be out likely eight months. Because the decision had been made internally not to put the belt back on Batista at this point, someone was needed to take Kennedy's place. At Raw Monday night they shot an angle where Edge claimed that when he won the Money in the Bank briefcase he was man enough to defend it like a title. Kennedy agreed to do the same in a match with Edge that night. Edge attacked him before the bell, beat him down, threw him into the steps and hit him with the monitor, then tossed him into the ring. The referee told Kennedy he didn't have to go through with the bout, but Kennedy valiantly demanded they ring the bell. As soon as the match started Edge speared him for the pin.

The storyline was designed to put Kennedy in the role that Steve Austin (Kennedy's favorite wrestler) had in the famous Bret Hart match at the 1997 WrestleMania. There are a few differences, mostly notably that Bret was supposedly a babyface at the time (though everyone hated him) and Edge is a heel, and the fact that Steve Austin was way more popular at the time than Kennedy is today. Still, it was the same general idea, and while this turn will not be remembered like that iconic shot of Austin, covered in blood and screaming as he attempted to fight his way out of the sharpshooter, it was very well done and was the perfect babyface turn. Kennedy put his shot up like a man, he got jumped from behind in a cowardly manner, he refused to quit and demanded a fight, and he got ****ed. The hope is that he'll return a monster babyface, but there are definitely those in the company who aren't positive it'll work out that way because a person can lose a lot of momentum in eight months. Of course, as was the case when HHH came back from his first quad tear, they can also gain a lot of momentum. The positive is that this storyline perfectly sets up an Edge vs. Kennedy feud for the title when Kennedy returns.

Edge cashed the briefcase in following what was said to be another very good match between Taker and Batista. After a hard battle, both climbed out of the cage and hit the ground at the same time. It was ruled a draw, but before the fans had a chance to riot Mark Henry hit the ring and attacked Undertaker. Taker fought back, but then Edge ran down, cashed in, stomped a mudhole in him, and speared him as Undertaker was doing the zombie sit-up for the pin. WWE.com had the results up within minutes in an attempt to scoop the other news sites (I should note that we had predicted this exact scenario the night before), and even went as far as to announce the title change at the beginning of that evening's live ECW show.

Edge was chosen because of the feeling that there is no one else on the heel side that can draw at this point (Orton is out of the question for all the reasons written about each week, plus he'll be fed to Hunter upon Hunter's return), and Vince McMahon doesn't want any other babyface champions at the moment outside of Cena.

Agagaggaggggggggggggh, so close.

I realllly hope this works out best for Kennedy in the long run.

[Mecca]

If he gets hurt again he's gonna be screwed, that's 2 major injuries, a 3rd and they're gonna consider him injury prone.

In the end it could work out because Kennedy already has a money fued when he comes back and is setup to be a face.

[Reaper16]

http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/kennedyupdate2

Kennedy didn't tear the tricep off the bone after all! He's only out for 2 months instead of 6!!! This is awesome news; now we'll see the Kennedy/Edge fued and Kennedy won't lose nearly as much support as he would have being out for 6 months.

I'm so happy right now.

[Reaper16]

Bump for good tidings.

BTW, it probably won't be shown on TV, but people that attended the Smackdown taping on Tuesday said that after Edge left the ring, druids came out and took 'Taker back with them. Lol.

[Mecca]

Edge/Kennedy would be best suited to be held till Summerslam that way Edge has several months as established champ.

[Reaper16]

Originally Posted by Mecca

Edge/Kennedy would be best suited to be held till Summerslam that way Edge has several months as established champ.

I agree.

[Demonpenz]

so you watch it because it is like a soap opera but yet you want the story lines to go a certain way. Oh well i guess if it entertains you.

[Buns]

Originally Posted by Mecca

Edge/Kennedy would be best suited to be held till Summerslam that way Edge has several months as established champ.

If Kennedy requires eight months rehab, he won't be back until Royal Rumble.

[keg in kc]

Kennedy only requires six- to eight-weeks of rehab, and no surgery. His tear was not complete.

[Ultra Peanut]

God, I hope the forthcoming Edge-Kennedy fued is as good as it looks like it will be.



Two months should be just enough time to let Edge brush aside Batista or whatever, and then it's ****in' GO TIME.

Oh, and I hope Eugene finds his pills.

[Abba-Dabba]

Originally Posted by Mecca

Nascar isn't really a sport either........but hey don't tell some people that.

Wrong. The simple fact that it is physical activity accompanied with being competitive, makes it a sport. I know some people think it isn't hard driving a race car. But I'll tell you this. Most successful race car drivers you will find are finely tuned athletes, yes that is right, athletes. The shear amount of stamina and strength it takes to get behind the wheel for 500 miles in 130-140 degree heat, while constantly using every part of your body to get that car into a corner at 160mph without ending up at a deadstop at the top of the corner, all the while trying to come first across the finish line is quite the physical accomplishment. A race car driver can lose over 15-20lbs of weight in a 500 mile race. Name me one other sport that can cause that in 4hrs. Anyway...

Quite a bit different level than a C rate scripted theatrical performance.

[jlscorpio]

Anybody else see similarities to the angle where Sting was booked to take the NWA title from Flair for his 1st title run, but broke his leg, and was out for like 6 months. They ended up giving the belt to the ever-awful Luger when Flair bolted to the WWF.
Sting didn't really get his momentum back until his fued with Vader (one of my fave fueds ever) over the WCW belt a couple years later. Just an observation.

[jlscorpio]

BTW, my sig line is a quote by Jeff Jarrett in regards to people who attempt to label pro wrestling. It's not a soap opera, its not a real sport, and, if it's done RIGHT, its not sports entertainment. It's kind of it's own category, that can't be labeled as anything but professional wrestling.