Postmania XVII: YES! YES! YES!

[Howard Allan]

considering the only chants that Tensei got were albert chants, I think the gimmick is not going to last long.

[Crimson Knightman]

Someone created a fantastic piece of art explaining why the excitement for Rock/Cena died down so much.

Pretty accurate.

[Alex]

Dean Ambrose is either working an angle on twitter, or he's a goddamn idiot who hasn't learned from history, as he posted...
"@TheDeanAmbrose wrote:
#wwe Looks like they must have been in a hurry to get me outta Virginia tonight. #senthome #pissed #thanksmick"

[marshal99]

Entertainment Weekly picked up on the bad crowd reaction that The Three Stooges received on RAW last night. From EW.com:

"Remember that classic Three Stooges episode where Curley dressed up as Hulk Hogan? No? Well, neither did the fans at the Verizon Center in Washington for WWE’s Monday Night Raw. The new Stooges got slap-happy for the crowd, but the audience response was one of general perplexity. Even when Curly (Will Sasso) came out dressed as Hulk Hogan and the Hulkster himself became a huckster for the film, which opens this weekend, there seemed to be little connection. In fact, the only excitement to the bit was when Kane choke-slammed the wannabe Hulk."

Bret should have come down and kick Sasso's ass since he's the one with the history with Sasso back in the old WCW days.

....

And now a break from the daily wrestling routine.

John Morrison/Hennigan wrestling Jessica Alba - now that's HOT !

[Aubergine~!]

"Remember that classic Three Stooges episode where Curley dressed up as Hulk Hogan? No? Well, neither did the fans at the Verizon Center in Washington for WWE’s Monday Night Raw. The new Stooges got slap-happy for the crowd, but the audience response was one of general perplexity. Even when Curly (Will Sasso) came out dressed as Hulk Hogan and the Hulkster himself became a huckster for the film, which opens this weekend, there seemed to be little connection. In fact, the only excitement to the bit was when Kane choke-slammed the wannabe Hulk."

Which is a pity because Will Sasso is awesome. His Kenny Rogers skits for MadTV were works of art.

Also, I'm a bit annoyed at all the WM feuds still continuing (Kane/Orton, Punk/Jericho and especially Show/Cody). WM, for me, should pretty much blow off all feuds, so we start with a clean slate after.

[Alex]

Which is a pity because Will Sasso is awesome. His Kenny Rogers skits for MadTV were works of art.

Also, I'm a bit annoyed at all the WM feuds still continuing (Kane/Orton, Punk/Jericho and especially Show/Cody). WM, for me, should pretty much blow off all feuds, so we start with a clean slate after.

I get the feeling, but they've been doing this for a few years now.

[clayholio]

I wonder how long Lord Tensai is going to last since he seems to be gaining no traction?

They need to have him wrestle someone anyone cares about. Putting him against people who haven't been on TV in six months is begging for silence.

[Alex]

They need to have him wrestle someone anyone cares about. Putting him against people who haven't been on TV in six months is begging for silence.

The yoshi squash match was better, i thought.
Probably because alex riley is like 9 feet tall.

[Genki Sudo]

I completely forgot Yosh even had a job

[clayholio]

The yoshi squash match was better, i thought.
Probably because alex riley is like 9 feet tall.

Much, much better. But Riley's also not known for his in-ring work in any way, too.

EDIT: Now that I think of it, maybe the shortcut for Tensai is to let him start knocking guys bigger than him out of the company. If Mark Henry's time is short, having Tensai take him out in a spectacular fashion might jump start the whole thing.

I completely forgot Yosh even had a job

You know, give it a week...

[Alex]

Much, much better. But Riley's also not known for his in-ring work in any way, too.

EDIT: Now that I think of it, maybe the shortcut for Tensai is to let him start knocking guys bigger than him out of the company. If Mark Henry's time is short, having Tensai take him out in a spectacular fashion might jump start the whole thing.

Waste, imo, he's 40 and doesn't have the look they like, won't last incredibly long even if he does somehow get over imo.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

Info dump from the Observer daily update. Not much here unfortunetly.
--There is something to watch. Brianna & Nicole Garcia, the Bella Twins in WWE, are doing an autograph show on 5/19 at Frank & Sons in the City of Industry, CA. They are being advertised as "Brianna and Nichole, formerly The Bella Twins in WWE." We also got word of a convention in New Jersey that has them booked although is not advertising it yet, and WWE talent is not allowed at their events. If they are not on television tonight, I'd read something into this. Given Nikki Bella just beat Beth Phoenix in a non-title match at Smackdown, it wouldn't seem that they would be quitting or being let go today. There were rumors over the weekend that WWE had made some cuts but they wouldn't be announced until everything was finalized and everyone was contacted. WWE did not confirm anything regarding the Twins.

i fukn love that place. been a few years and i need to get out there. kind of sad to hear about the bellas.

- FCW star Dean Ambrose posted a photo of scars on his back this morning and said he was visiting with the WWE doctors, possibly for a physical. This could be another sign that Ambrose is close to debuting on TV. He wrote:

"Fun morning trying to explain gross barbwire scars and excessive nerve damage to #wwe doctors,#thanksmick"

love that part. somebody needs to be accountable damn it!!

shit i forgot smackdown was on.

[marshal99]

Waste, imo, he's 40 and doesn't have the look they like, won't last incredibly long even if he does somehow get over imo.

And he won't get over , everyone knows him as A-train/Albert etc and for whatever reason , he has never really gotten over. He's a big guy that simply doesn't seemed to connect with the audience. He's not a bad wrestler like some of the big guys like Big Zeke or Khali , the guy is fairly mobile and can wrestle - i can remember him having a couple of decent matches with Benoit on smackdown over the years.

With A-train and Lesnar re-debuting at the same time

Here's a lookback Brock vs A-train - power vs power (with Cena on commentary)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_Dm-9nUnn8

A-train vs Chris benoit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBGIgt7QyNY

[lboinyamouf4sho]

And he won't get over , everyone knows him as A-train/Albert etc and for whatever reason , he has never really gotten over. He's a big guy that simply doesn't seemed to connect with the audience. He's not a bad wrestler like some of the big guys like Big Zeke or Khali , the guy is fairly mobile and can wrestle - i can remember him having a couple of decent matches with Benoit on smackdown over the years.

With A-train and Lesnar re-debuting at the same time

Here's a lookback Brock vs A-train - power vs power (with Cena on commentary)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_Dm-9nUnn8

A-train vs Chris benoit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBGIgt7QyNY

i don't understand why you're linking those matches when he's improved so much since then.

as far as albert i don't think his age is an issue. he's 40 but hasn't suffered any major injuries and works a pretty safe style w/o bumping too much. he could still have a long career ahead of him. albert is like mizark(xcept better in the ring) in that he could get over if they just book him smartly(and they're not doing that so far) and simply as a monster heel. it's really not even that hard to do but somehow along the way the WWE forgot how to do it.

[marshal99]

People talk about his major improvement , well - i'm not seeing it so far but then it's all squash matches. It's still the same old A-train with the same old sitdown powerbomb finisher although i think he has called it out something else. Can't pick out what he was shouting though.

The only change is the stupid mist claw thing he does after the sitdown powerbomb.

"Ah-ha , i have won , now i spit on my hand and rub it in your face"