Meanwhile, somewhere in the deep South judging from the shirts they have on sale, here’s a photo of a wrestling match taking place in the goddamn men’s activewear section at Wal-Mart.
I wonder if this is the circle of Hell where Jim Cornette sends workers who do dick flips and invisible hand-grenade spots.
So, tonight’s Raw, aside from the excessive number of talky segments and the Finn/Bray nonsense, was pretty good. They actually made Miz look clever and come out on top instead of just being a chickenshit, it was good to see the Shield in their vests again, and both the tag titles match and the cage match were killer. I didn’t expect Kane to show up - everyone and their mother was expecting Samoa Joe - but it makes sense since Kane was in the Shield’s first match and he still has an unsettled beef with them. (Hooray for continuity!)
That Finn thing, BTW, was just plain goofy live. They set up a camera on a tripod and had a guy with a tape measure showing Finn where to stand. Hopefully this feud will end on Sunday and Finn can move on to better things.
Hey, I got my picture taken with Ivan Koloff at a Wal-Mart. It’s what passes as a cultural center in some parts of the country.
Kallisto to Enzo last night: You know, your mouth is like a 7/11. It never shuts up! Er, it never closes!
So when there’s a trap door in the ring, how do the stars remember where it is? I’m sure they don’t want to risk falling through it, so they’ll avoid that area subconsciously, and it’s bound to mess up their timing. Also, Kane probably went under the ring during the commercial break. Was he in full costume when he did, or did he masquerade as a ring worker with cap & sunglasses and slip under and change?
It wasn’t hard to avoid in that match. The British Bulldog was injured getting slammed into a trap door once. They probably do better with them now. Modern wrestling is very heavily choreographed so these guys are used to keeping their moves under control. And in this case there wasn’t much going on. The extracurricular activity outside the ring kept this one from being a total snooze-fest.
Anyway, I’m glad to see Kane back, his introduction years back made him a superstar but the money was already on the Undertaker in that category so Kane was relegated to worker status, and he was a hell of a worker for them for years. I’m glad he’s back.
I’m glad to see Dr. Isaac Yankem, aka Fake Diesel, too. Plus, he should be very fresh. Hope his cardio is up for TLC. He was always very good for the big man spots in these types of matches (also Money in the Bank matches). Roman and Braun could learn a ton from working with him.
I doubt they showed anyone getting underneath the ring, as that would have tipped it off, especially with someone Kane’s size. I can think of two ways to do it; either have him underneath the ring before they let anyone in (although that’s hard to do for a 3-hour show), or wait until the house lights are dimmed, either for an entrance or a video segment, and sneak him in then.
Does this mean he’s not on the campaign trail anymore? Or does he just need that PPV pay day to afford some more airtime?
Well, he was estimated to have a $7 million net worth two years ago, but every payday is a good payday, so why not?
From an article in July; “Kane’s current deal, which is $905,000 per year downside with first class travel and accommodation, is set to expire at some point next year. With his age and outside interests, it’s quite likely that his current deal may be his last and his retirement and Hall of Fame induction won’t be too far off.”
Also noted that he had basically asked for time off this year and they gave it to him. So I guess he’s back and they have something for him for at least a little while.
There’s likely to be a trap door in the arena floor already. Modern arenas have a top floor for specific events and plenty of access underneath.
WWE usually just sneaks them out during a dark segment when everyone’s distracted by the Titantron. I recall one Raw I went to where there was a Wyatt Family appearance that got nixed, and during a break they just crawled out from under the ring and walked up the ramp to the back.
The one live event that I was at a year ago, when it went ‘black’, it wasn’t really all that dark in the arena and we saw the other person coming out and positioning himself near the ring. I don’t recall who it was.
I’ve seen that happen too. I was pointing out that there are more than just the two choices.
Sami Heel and KO are nailing it with their DBD-burying promos.
Pulp Fashion was hilarious. The Ascension have some decent comedy chops.
I forgot how funny Gables can be. This is more like his NXT self.
SD’s been crushing their promos. I’m getting more markish lately.
A funny thing I noticed during Fashion Files - the burger they had on the table was a regular cheeseburger from Dick’s, a Seattle institution just two blocks from the venue. They made a joke about Tyler having a pickle allergy, though, and the original doesn’t have pickles - only the special and the deluxe do, and Dick’s doesnt do special orders, so that burger couldn’t have had pickles on it. 
Wait, only the special and deluxe have pickles but they don’t do special orders? So how does something nonexistant have pickles?
That’s hilarious.
As for KO and Sami, I love the heel tandem because KO is great and Sami is boring as balls and needs something interesting to do.
However, does it scare anyone else that KO proclaimed Sami as his “best friend”? We all remember the last time that happened and I am NOT wanting to see ANOTHER KO/Sami feud. Please just let them tag-team and run everyone else out of town, and then just go their separate ways without a stupid program between them in 2 months ala Enzo/Cass.
Those are the names of the burgers. The original has ketchup, mustard, and cheese. The special has mayo, pickles, and lettuce. The deluxe has mayo, pickles, lettuce, cheese, and an extra patty. They don’t do custom orders, so you wouldn’t be able to get an original (which comes in a yellow wrapper like what we saw on the show) with pickles on it.
Of course, the average person wouldn’t notice this unless they’re familiar with Dick’s.
So you’d say you’re very familiar with dicks? 
Whenever I’m going to a show at Key Arena, I usually stay the night at a hotel that’s cater-corner to Dick’s. They’re open until 2 AM and you can’t cross that street without smelling their French fries, so I usually get a late-night bite there when I’m in town. They’re pretty much a Seattle institution that’s been doing things the same way forever - just sort of imagine that, somewhere around 1960, McDonald’s decided its menu had attained perfection and vowed never to change anything ever again.
They’re not the best burgers and they’re not cooked to order (which is why they don’t do special orders), but they’re cheap and filling, and the service is instantaneous - you usually have your bag in hand within about 10 seconds of paying for it.
(And yes, there are plenty of “eat a bag of Dick’s” jokes to be had.)
