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#7622 25-03-2023 12:01PM

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Not sure why they need to put Rey in the HOF now with the storyline been so strong
Be suicide for them if they get rid of Kayfabe and have Dom be all smiles in the ring/backstage etc

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#7623 25-03-2023 01:09PM

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I still think Lashley and LA Knight get a segment at Mania. Wade Barrett was giving it the business on commentary about it being crazy he doesn't have a match on the card, he's not doing that without something in the works.
Something simple like Knight cheating to win the Battle Royale next week then bragging about it at Mania would work.

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#7624 25-03-2023 01:11PM

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Something I feel is great this year is, it's been an awesome build to Mania, but with a lack of reliance on part timers or stars from the past. Where those matches are on the card (Cena vs Theory, Brock vs Amos), they aren't massively important, or are probably going to be used to put over full timers (Edge vs Finn).

The top feuds are all full time ones, and building people properly.

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#7625 25-03-2023 04:19PM

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What they've done with Dominik is almost miraculous.

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#7626 25-03-2023 05:02PM

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https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120400009#Comment_120400009

Aye they've turned him from a nailed on future jobber into arguably the most hated man in the company crowd reaction wise. They've also got me interested in Rey when I was never that pushed by him at all even in his world title days.

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#7627 25-03-2023 05:35PM

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How much did 'they' do though? I'd love to know who was behind the original holiday visit and subsequent 'prison dom' vignettes because they are what made him

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#7628 25-03-2023 10:42PM

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I wonder are they setting up LA Knight for something similar to Seth Rollins last year...demanding a match at Mania with no opponent announced and being given a surprise opponent at the event.
Could tie in with Orton rumoured to be at Mania

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#7629 30-03-2023 02:12PM

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View from last weeks Smackdown in Vegas, was a good buzz around the place those empty seats are from way before the show started

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#7630 30-03-2023 02:47PM

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https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120419827#Comment_120419827

Nice, They never bring the full setup for the UK tapings. Shipping costs etc more than likely the reason
Will WWE run shows in the new MSG Sphere do you think ?? Shape may not be ideal for TV/PPVs etc

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#7631 30-03-2023 03:00PM

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A couple with the big screen

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#7632 31-03-2023 07:21PM

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https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1641881961059831810
Can they co exist

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#7633 31-03-2023 10:17PM

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Tbh it's a pity Bobby Lashley has to do with been in the Andre The Giant Battle Royal for Mania weekend

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#7634 31-03-2023 10:45PM

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I'm old and I need to manage my late nights so I'll catch this and maybe the HOF ceremony tomorrow morning.

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#7635 01-04-2023 12:16AM

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Well going off the ROH PPV there goes Righteous and the notions of a Wyatt6 stable!

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#7636 01-04-2023 12:47AM

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The excess of the roster in the ring now

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#7637 01-04-2023 01:01AM

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Bobby Lashley wins
Meh

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#7638 01-04-2023 01:56AM

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LA Knight should have won
I notice The Bloodline are wearing their own t-shirts now not the stable ones, foreshadowing the end, how will Heyman manage not carrying any belts 😄

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#7639 01-04-2023 02:05AM

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Braun also in WM tag showcase match still?

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#7640 01-04-2023 02:21AM

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LWO

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#7641 01-04-2023 11:17AM

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Wouldn't mind a shock heel turn by Try and LWO being an actual thing again

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#7642 01-04-2023 05:06PM

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So how many in that Battle Royal had you forgotten about? I forgot about Angel and Humberto.

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#7643 01-04-2023 05:17PM

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Can see the other members turning on Rey tonight and joining with Domink

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#7644 06-04-2023 06:57PM

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https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1644038785494052879?t=rrzcQ94E2X4LlrLLZk3_jg&s=19
I don't know if I like this announcement with all that's gone on the past week...

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#7645 06-04-2023 07:32PM

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Guessing it will just be the same one as on Raw, but acting as if it’s a new audience watching it.

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#7646 06-04-2023 07:33PM

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I imagine it’s to reassure fans after that horrendous Monday night. The backlash online has been real.

The lifeboat has set sail

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#7647 06-04-2023 07:46PM

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I'm going to assume it's similar shite to what he said on RAW

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#7648 06-04-2023 08:11PM

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That’s it big smiles everybody’s happy and morale isn’t gone to sh!te

The lifeboat has set sail

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#7649 07-04-2023 05:28PM

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I'm guessing no champ Roman tonight

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#7650 07-04-2023 06:24PM

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Was there an anti-wwe hashtag trending on Twitter? If not then I’d imagine they wouldn’t give 2 shítes about online backlashes.

The first rule of the Dunning–Kruger club is you don't know you're a member of the Dunning–Kruger club.

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#7651 07-04-2023 07:20PM

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#firevince was trending in America pretty much all this week.

The lifeboat has set sail

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