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  • s@ppisgod
    No longer a noob
    • Apr 2011
    • 1032

    Really think they rushed/half-assed UT's return. Could have been a much bigger moment. Also, I HATE WWE's camera work as well as their constant use of the WM logo in the background of shots.

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    • MrBill
      Billy Brewer Sucks Penis
      • Feb 2009
      • 0

      Originally posted by BigBiss
      Bill do you go to the RCW shows offten or is this your first?
      Originally posted by Warner2BruceTD
      I will answer for Bill since he rarely comes in this thread and i've been talking to him all week.

      He's never been to a RCW show.
      What Warner said. I've never been to an RCW show but my buddy has been trying to get me to one for a while now. I'm looking forward to checking it out. They have a few of the TNA wrestlers participating on the card and it seems like a pretty well ran organization. Kind of getting back into wrestling again after taking about 10 years off after 9/11. I spent my childhood watching Mid-South wrestling and going to the occasional event in New Orleans or Biloxi. Followed WCW and WWF heavily throughout most of my adult years.

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      • JimLeavy59
        War Hero
        • May 2012
        • 7199

        I really like how the WWE trys to really sell The Rock like some big success in Hollywood.

        And fuck John Cena for no selling everything Rock said and fuck him again for cutting another shitty promo.

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        • EmpireWF
          Giants in the Super Bowl
          • Mar 2009
          • 24082

          Originally posted by JimLeavy59
          I really like how the WWE trys to really sell The Rock like some big success in Hollywood.
          Well, he's a success. More often that not, his films turn a profit (some, big profits). You can say fair # of his movies suck quality-wise tho.


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          • JimLeavy59
            War Hero
            • May 2012
            • 7199

            Originally posted by EmpireWF
            Well, he's a success. More often that not, his films turn a profit (some, big profits). You can say fair # of his movies suck quality-wise tho.
            Fast Five was his movie? The Rock just jumps on successful film series that were going to make money anyways.

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            • EmpireWF
              Giants in the Super Bowl
              • Mar 2009
              • 24082

              In Lead
              Journey 2: Mysterious Island - $325M - took over lead from Brendan Fraser
              Tooth Fairy - $112M
              Race to Witch Mountain - $106M
              The Game Plan - $150M
              Walking Tall - $103M
              The Rundown - $80M (didn't turn a profit, but was well reviewed)
              The Scorpion King - $165M (spinoff of the Mummy franchise)
              Planet 51 - $105M (animated, voiced with Justin Long, Jessica Biel, Gary Oldman, shit reviews)
              Gridiron Gang - $41M (opened #1, fell quickly)
              Snitch - $24M (# is as of Sunday, opened #2)

              Smaller roles/massive projects where he was not in the starring role
              Be Cool - $95M
              Get Smart - $230M
              The Other Guys - $170M
              Fast Five - $626M

              Flops
              Southland Tales (the only Rock movie to open in so few theaters [63], everything else was massively released)
              Doom


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              • MrBill
                Billy Brewer Sucks Penis
                • Feb 2009
                • 0

                Originally posted by JimLeavy59
                Fast Five was his movie? The Rock just jumps on successful film series that were going to make money anyways.


                Actors don't decide what roles they get, the studios underwriting the budget and the director shooting the film make those calls. The point is that The Rock is a bankable star. Men like him because of his WWE background and women think he is hot. Hollywood will set him up for success in roles where they know he will deliver return on their investment.

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                • JimLeavy59
                  War Hero
                  • May 2012
                  • 7199

                  Originally posted by EmpireWF
                  In Lead
                  Journey 2: Mysterious Island - $325M - took over lead from Brendan Fraser
                  Tooth Fairy - $112M
                  Race to Witch Mountain - $106M
                  The Game Plan - $150M
                  Walking Tall - $103M
                  The Rundown - $80M (didn't turn a profit, but was well reviewed)
                  The Scorpion King - $165M (spinoff of the Mummy franchise)
                  Planet 51 - $105M (animated, voiced with Justin Long, Jessica Biel, Gary Oldman, shit reviews)
                  Gridiron Gang - $41M (opened #1, fell quickly)
                  Snitch - $24M (# is as of Sunday, opened #2)

                  Smaller roles/massive projects where he was not in the starring role
                  Be Cool - $95M
                  Get Smart - $230M
                  The Other Guys - $170M
                  Fast Five - $626M

                  Flops
                  Southland Tales (the only Rock movie to open in so few theaters [63], everything else was massively released)
                  Doom
                  Didn't realize some of his films made that much money.

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                  • LiquidLarry2GhostWF
                    Highwayman
                    • Feb 2009
                    • 15429

                    Rock fell into a bad stretch of roles and films there for a little bit. Then he and his ex-wife teamed back up...he went back into wrestling and started focusing on more bad ass movies...it was a re-imaging.

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                    • LiquidLarry2GhostWF
                      Highwayman
                      • Feb 2009
                      • 15429

                      So far, the WrestleMania card looks like...

                      Cena v. The Rock
                      Punk v. The Undertaker
                      HHH v. Brock Lesnar
                      Sheamus/Show/Orton v. The Shield
                      Alberto Del Rio v. Jack Swagger

                      ---

                      Looking like Ryback/Mark Henry...perhaps Jericho/Ziggler...token Divas match (that will probably involve a Celeb)...

                      Anything else being rumored?

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                      • JimLeavy59
                        War Hero
                        • May 2012
                        • 7199

                        So the WWE is going to turn the Big Show face again?

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                        • LiquidLarry2GhostWF
                          Highwayman
                          • Feb 2009
                          • 15429

                          Originally posted by JimLeavy59
                          So the WWE is going to turn the Big Show face again?
                          For WrestleMania...sure.

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                          • BigBiss
                            Junior Member
                            • Mar 2009
                            • 1912

                            Originally posted by MrBill
                            What Warner said. I've never been to an RCW show but my buddy has been trying to get me to one for a while now. I'm looking forward to checking it out. They have a few of the TNA wrestlers participating on the card and it seems like a pretty well ran organization. Kind of getting back into wrestling again after taking about 10 years off after 9/11. I spent my childhood watching Mid-South wrestling and going to the occasional event in New Orleans or Biloxi. Followed WCW and WWF heavily throughout most of my adult years.
                            Mathew Palmer is one of "my guys" let me know what you think it's his first show there

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                            • MrBill
                              Billy Brewer Sucks Penis
                              • Feb 2009
                              • 0

                              Originally posted by BigBiss
                              Mathew Palmer is one of "my guys" let me know what you think it's his first show there
                              Cool, will do. I saw his name on the flyer.

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                              • JimLeavy59
                                War Hero
                                • May 2012
                                • 7199

                                I can't shake the feeling that Cena is turning heel soon.

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