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Orton takes his place on the Unmatched Fury wall. He is middle of the 2nd row from the top, in Cena’s old spot. Cena now moves to the top row with Jericho and Punk. Pretty lofty company.

very nice

Thanks for the money.

Added a Disqus account to the ol’ blog today, so you can leave comments of all sorts. Democracy and blood!

Everybody thinks we’re the bad guys. Everybody thinks we’re the company that eats wrestlers up and ruins their lives.

But last time I checked, we’re the only wrestling company who will put our superstars up for rehabilitation. We’re the only company who will keep a guy on the payroll for years while they recuperate. We’re the only wrestling company with a real ambulance in the back, just in case anything happens. Yeah, we pay for that, out of pocket.

Edge has been on the injured list more than he’s been off, but we keep him around because he benefits the company when he’s good to go. We sent Eddie Gurerrero to rehab because he was such a great talent at his best. We care about our superstars way, way more than any other wrestling company ever has.

But if they decide to not take their wellbeing seriously, if they decide, like Kurt Angle, Ken Kennedy, and Umaga decided, that instead of seeking help and time off, they’d rather go wrestle for the competition, well, I don’t have a lot of sympathy for that. We tell these guys to take some time off, to heal, to get better, to put time into what’s really valuable in their lives. The best ones do. But some of them take it as some kind of afront to their dignity. They think they’re invincible. They’re their biggest fans. They think they can’t do any wrong.

Well.

I’m saddened by the loss as much as anyone. I’m riddled with grief whenever a member of our funny art form passes. But do you know why Edge and John Cena and HHH and the Undertaker are still ticking after far more years in the business (and far more injuries) than a guy like Umaga? Because they could go home and turn it off and be normal people. I’m saddened by the loss of Umaga, but I don’t feel guilty for not taking the time on our programming to salute what he’s done.

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Too Hot for iMPACT: Abyss is set on fire

See, WE (as in the WWE) know how to not turn our cameras on during rehearsals.

Way to go TNA, now everyone knows you’re fake.

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via wrestlezone

TNA’s Times Square billboard

TNA has an off-off-broadway show now?

Sometimes I like a good swerve. what can I say?

News later.

Talk amongst yourselves.

So some website is stating that we’ve effectively benched Charlie Haas by extending his contract but keeping him off TV, and the sole reason we’re doing so is that Kurt Angle wants to do things to him with him in TNA.

You really think we’re that petty? Or that we’d waste money like that? Who do you think we are, WCW?

We like Charlie. He’s a great talent. Solid wrestler. Charismatic. He’s got just about every quality we like in a WWE superstar. That’s why we hired him, and that’s why he still works for us. It’s not because we don’t want TNA to have another one of our guys. Man, if only TNA wanted more of our guys. We’ll gladly give them away. You want Carlito? Friggin have him. How about some Mizzark? We’ve got plenty Mickie James that nobody wants.

No, the thing with Haas is that, well, his last couple of runs have not been stellar. Do you remember this? Nobody got rich doing impressions. Or that? Yeah, Lillian was pretty much the number 1 baby face of the entire WWE her whole run here. Or how about that long period where he teamed up with Rico and absolutely nobody cared?

Look, some of that was our fault. We pushed him to do some of those things, sure. And he’s always been up for anything, which is why we keep him around. But we’ve benched him because we believe it’s best for Charlie if everyone were to forget all things lame things he’s done before we bring him out again.

Or maybe he will. We haven’t decided yet.

Also, aren’t you all a little concerned that he’s working both shows? I mean, I thought fans cared about the wellbeing of their superstars.

Oh, wait, that’s nobody I’m talking about.

One of the reasons we made the brand split was so that instead of working two nights of TV and two house shows a week, superstars would do one night of TV and three house shows. It was win/win, because while we were doing more shows, our talent was actually working the same amount of dates. And, I don’t know if you’ve been to a house show lately, but the guys don’t exactly bring their television or PPV game. This means their bodies last longer, which means maybe fewer of them will die.

Jericho came to the writers with the idea of being the unified champs with Edge and rock both shows. We were a little concerned about them being over utilized. We were also concerned with their health. While Jericho has been inspirationally lucky in the injury department, Edge hadn’t. And don’t you know it, three days into the story, Edge blows out for a year. Jericho then made the brilliant move in picking Big Show, but we were still worried about the overtime. They convinced us that it would be okay because it was tag team wrestling, and each of them was only going to do 6 minutes of wrestling a night each.

But even that sort of thing can’t go on forever. So while Jerishow has been a resounding success, it’s time to bring them to a close for their own good. 6 months of working double duty is more than enough to ask any superstar.

There. Now don’t say I never do anything nice.

Just wanted to clear that rumor up. Shawn is the healthiest guy on our roster and has a great deal many years left in him.

Also, the Undertaker isn’t losing at Wrestlemania. Ever. And when you say, what’s the fun in that? realize that the Undertaker isn’t doing this for you, idiot.