^^ NOOOOOOOOOOO, I love those guys when they post NJPW gifs. F' that in the bin, man. Can they appeal or something?

Turns out that the Dudleys really are leaving.

From PWInsider:

Lariato is back - https://twitter.com/MrLARIATO

Yay!!!!

Gossip: More like my prediction for this brand split. Stephanie and Shane start feuding around Survivor Series. This ends up in a unification match at WM. The loser of the match (Shane, obv) has to "leave town forever". After WM, the brand split is forgotten about and much like around 2012, wrestlers just land on either show for random matches.

Incoming rant:
Even as someone who rarely watches the tv shows, I find it awful how they have general managers but the "commissioners" just have to be there. Why even have a general manager if they're not going to have full control which was the entire point of them, previously. Always have to have a ****ing McMahon on tv and it's just going to end up in it being all about the McMahon's, AGAIN. That, in turn, will lead to the shows not revolving around the talent which was the promise that Bryan and Mick made when they took office.

/rant

That's the dumbest **** ever if true. The brand split wasn't just a re-write of the show, it would have cost them a bunch of money. Re-branding, re-scheduling, new licenses, new promotion, new advertising pitches and a much more. For them to do all that so that it can last under a year and be part of an angle centered around the McMahons is insane(but because it's the McMahons not impossible). I'm sure they're bound to go back to one roster eventually but I'd be really surprised if it was that short lived. I do think there will be some sort of SD vs Raw element to SS though.

Agree that keeping Steph and Shane on every show is stupid and defeats the point of having a GM. Steph and Shane should show up like once a month or only at PPVs to "check in" on things.

Did Bo behave like this on the flight?

"I just can't wait to be king!"

The guy that originally reported it is saying they got some facts wrong. It was airport staff that called Rollins a dick, not Bo. Confirmed he was signing Lion King while drunk though which is all that counts to me.

twitter.com/StevenFnBell

David Williams copping a feel on Bo

Well thats better than the last time he was captured on film doing something sexual

That Bo thing with the cops was incredible. I laugh everytime I see it

lol I thought that bo picture was real and was like wtf is he doing wearing wrestling pants on a plane

Meltzer is reporting that Del Rio has been pulled from all shows, even after his suspension is up.

Solid use of the year long John Cena open challenge angle push.

I didn't watch his out of WWE work but I never understood the love of the office for him

He's tall, Hispanic, has a good luck, and is a solid (though never spectacular) worker. I've heard many describe him as the Mexican Randy Orton, and we all see how often they push Orton (also tall, with a good look, and is a solid worker).

I'll just quote this recent LKJ post about ADR vs. Orton that I completely agree with.

There's just something about ADR that makes me want to like him but he just never gets there and I don't care. The only thing memorable about his WWE matches are the results and not the matches themselves. I can't think of one memorable promo/angle/incident either. The best thing about him was Ricardo, slapping that guy backstage and the first time the crowd chanted "Si".

News that will surprise no one by now: ADR finished with WWE.

Rusev probably should have been #1 in the poll for somehow keeping his heat after the League of Nations.

Also after the Summer Rae stuff. The ability to elevate/withstand awful material is huge in WWE.

It's what makes Miz one of their most valuable performers. He and Sandow spun Mizdow into gold somehow. He elevated from the most awful material ever (the godawful Smack down Host period) to become champ.

ya miz can be terrible at times (worst. face. ever) but overall is a really underrated worker