# Any WWE fans in the audience? (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** boxing-wrestling-mma\ **Created:** [June 5, 2014, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124 "2014-06-05T15:34:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 239
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2016, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/4763 "2016-08-22T00:39:23Z")
AJ wins! Whee up to 2-2! The torch was passed. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2016, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/4764 "2016-08-22T00:48:33Z")
Jon Stewart, you made me laugh when you were on the Daily Show and greatly influenced my political thinking, but \*\*\*please \*\*\*get the fuck out of WWE! ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2016, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/4765 "2016-08-22T00:54:07Z")
It’s being reported that Sasha has been pulled from the listings for all shows until September 23rd. I smell a Wellness suspension incoming. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2016, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/4766 "2016-08-22T01:49:30Z")
One site is reporting Sasha needs time of due to injury. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2016, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/4767 "2016-08-22T02:22:00Z")
Well, I think I’m going to call it a night. I’m burned out on wrestling for a while. Grazts Finn. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2016, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/4768 "2016-08-22T02:25:08Z")
They have to have been extremely happy with Finn Balor’s performance at NXT, doing everything they ever asked of him, to have his very first WWE (main roster) match be the main event of Summer Slam (the #2 PPV) where he wins the big gold. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2016, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/4769 "2016-08-22T02:40:52Z")
Jesus, that last angle was stupid. How is Roman the babyface here? ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2016, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/4770 "2016-08-22T03:07:24Z")
I don’t know how you end with that match unless you’re planning for the blood to ruin the ring. Should have put Finn-Rollins last. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2016, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/4771 "2016-08-22T04:14:29Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > I don’t know how you end with that match unless you’re planning for the blood to ruin the ring. I’m guessing the match was supposed to continue but either Orton got busted open worse than they were expecting him to, or Brock legitimately ran out of fucks to give and started shooting. It was probably going to end with Brock winning and then attacking Shane anyway (I imagine they’ll have a HIAC match at an upcoming PPV.) I read that Rainmaker Okada was backstage for the show, probably at Finn’s invitation. I was kinda hoping to see him come out and congratulate Finn on his victory, but I doubt Vince would allow another promotion’s champion to appear on his show unless he was planning to sign him. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2016, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/4772 "2016-08-22T08:17:13Z")
I was kinda holding out hope that at the last moment, they’d realize how stupid the WWE Universal Title sounds, and they’d just bring back the World Heavyweight Title in the form of the Big Gold Belt. Instead, we’ve got three titles (if you include the Women’s Title) that look pretty much the same. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2016, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/4773 "2016-08-22T09:00:33Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > Instead, we’ve got three titles (if you include the Women’s Title) that look pretty much the same. Considering that the crowd reaction pretty much consisted of the fans ignoring the match and heckling the _belt_ instead, I won’t be surprised if they change it sooner than later. ---
**Author:** ![Cell\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@Cell\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cell_Guy)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2016, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/4774 "2016-08-22T13:17:53Z")
Finn Balor had his arm in a sling backstage after his match. Word is his shoulder was hurt when Rollins did that small package driver move. Balor is going to get the shoulder checked out today but the fear is that surgery is required. Somewhere Bret Hart is screaming “I told you so!” ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2016, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/4775 "2016-08-22T13:18:34Z")
So wtf else do you do with Brock now? I can’t really see a path forward to using him in any way that justifies his high pay, low number of dates, violating a wellness policy their other talent is held to and constantly going off script. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2016, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/4776 "2016-08-22T13:24:45Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > It’s being reported that Sasha has been pulled from the listings for all shows until September 23rd. > > I smell a Wellness suspension incoming. > [@D\_Odds](#): > > One site is reporting Sasha needs time of due to injury. I believe the second part of this more than the first. They need to tell Sasha to quit being so damn reckless in the ring. I love the flippy-shit and the reckless stuff, but she doesn’t do it well enough to merit it. She’s honest-to-God one or two matches away from seriously effing herself up > [@Chimera](#): > > I don’t know how you end with that match unless you’re planning for the blood to ruin the ring. > > Should have put Finn-Rollins last. I’m certainly glad they didn’t! I was tired as hell and that was the only match I cared about > [@Smapti](#): > > Considering that the crowd reaction pretty much consisted of the fans ignoring the match and heckling the _belt_ instead, I won’t be surprised if they change it sooner than later. I thought this was dumb as well. I don’t care if you hate the belt, pay attention to the match goddammit. Nothing pisses me off more than stupid fans taking control over a match for their own goddamn amusement. > [@Chimera](#): > > So wtf else do you do with Brock now? > > I can’t really see a path forward to using him in any way that justifies his high pay, low number of dates, violating a wellness policy their other talent is held to and constantly going off script. I honestly don’t know. His schtick is almost boring to me. I know he’s going to win, I know he’s going to just do 1000 suplex’s and then go home. Every match of his has underwhelmed. Either have him lose and create a story, or just let him go be alone in Canada. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2016, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/4777 "2016-08-22T13:38:03Z")
Same page with Brock. I honestly don’t give a shit about him or his matches. Even during the match all I could think of is that Vince absolutely worships the man and some sort of sexual thing is going on backstage. Sincerely hope Balor wasn’t injured. Rollins is going to play in the midcard for a long time if that happened after injuring Cena the last time. One of the rumors going around is that virtually the entire Smackdown Women’s roster is going to be suspended for Wellness violations. I hope that isn’t remotely true. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2016, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/4778 "2016-08-22T19:25:22Z")
My thoughts on the PPV: Note to WWE: the second syllable of Concord, California rhymes with “word” and not “board.” You might want to remember that the next time you’re in the Bay Area. Speaking of which, I wonder what the women already in the ring were saying to each other when they announced Eva Marie’s reason for not being there. Almost needless to say, the words “suspension” and “wellness” were not mentioned, although they could have said that she was taking a “wellness break from the fans.” And how soon before there’s some sort of “accident” with the Smackdown Title - **er, uh,** existing WWE World belt that causes them to replace it with one that’s blue? ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2016, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/4779 "2016-08-22T19:31:16Z")
> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > And how soon before there’s some sort of “accident” with the Smackdown Title - **er, uh,** existing WWE World belt that causes them to replace it with one that’s blue? Well, we know it won’t involve the Blue Meanie because JBL is on that show. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2016, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/4780 "2016-08-22T19:39:36Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Well, we know it won’t involve the Blue Meanie because JBL is on that show. Aw, shoot… ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2016, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/4781 "2016-08-22T21:01:12Z")
> [@Cell\_Guy](#): > > Finn Balor had his arm in a sling backstage after his match. Word is his shoulder was hurt when Rollins did that small package driver move. Balor is going to get the shoulder checked out today but the fear is that surgery is required. He didn’t have the sling when he was on GMA this morning, so hopefully it’s not too bad. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2016, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124/4782 "2016-08-22T21:34:49Z")
Incredibly dumb matches with incredibly dumb endings. Cena does another job. Charlotte regains her title, like we’re not going to see that again. There was a match for the World Heavyweight Championship, anyone remember that one? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124.md?page=238) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wwe-fans-in-the-audience-part-1/690124.md?page=240)