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[gallsman]

Friend who watched it sent me a picture of a sign. "Roman is a Holocaust Denier."

They really hate him!

[David McKeown]

Yeah Axxess was nearly $70 when you included fees and charges. If you wanted the VIP signatures it was $520. That was the only way to get the VIP signature. There were two VIPs per session which AJ Styles, Roman Reigns, Edge, Kurt Angle etc depending on your session.

The session I was there you could get autographs from the older guys like Howard Finkel, Lillian Garcia, xpac, Scott Hall, Ivory, Goldust, Bob Backland or Gerry Brisco and Pat Patterson. These were interspersed with the odd current roster member like Kane, Titus O'Neill or Fandango.

Queues for autographs were about 30-40 mins per autograph.

Finn Balor was there posing for photos with people in an elimination chamber but wouldn't sign anything.

If I did it again Axxess  would be the only thing I missed out.

[Cunny Funt]

Not sounding good for Ric Flair.

[David McKeown]

I see Killian Dain has his first belt with this strange thing they do with stables winning tag belts. Good to see him building on the momentum from Mania and hopefully it will continue through the feud with the RoH boys. Hopefully he makes it to the main roster in due time.

[Cunny Funt]

Bobby Heenan former manager, color commentator died. RIP

[Gabriel_Hurl]

Sad loss on the Brain - the best manager ever.

In other news - someone took a bookie to the cleaners after Summerslam last month

It looks like one person might have ruined gambling on pro wrestling for everyone. According to the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter, somebody who gets the WWE finishes made a killing at SummerSlam, so gambling sites are considering dropping WWE.

Dave Meltzer wrote that there wasn't enough smart money in time for betting sites to adjust the line. Also, none of the finishes were changed at the last minute, so someone with inside knowledge can easily get all the finishes correct.

"He did a $3.36 parlay on ten matches, all of which he got right, and won $45,600," Meltzer wrote. "That was a key thing where I mentioned after the show that a lot of the gambling sites were considering dropping WWE because insiders that knew could make a lot of money and that level money was ridiculous. The company that got hammered hasn't done parlays in a long time, and won't be doing them again."

[MoChara]

Sad loss on the Brain - the best manager ever.

In other news - someone took a bookie to the cleaners after Summerslam last month

It looks like one person might have ruined gambling on pro wrestling for everyone. According to the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter, somebody who gets the WWE finishes made a killing at SummerSlam, so gambling sites are considering dropping WWE.

Dave Meltzer wrote that there wasn't enough smart money in time for betting sites to adjust the line. Also, none of the finishes were changed at the last minute, so someone with inside knowledge can easily get all the finishes correct.

"He did a $3.36 parlay on ten matches, all of which he got right, and won $45,600," Meltzer wrote. "That was a key thing where I mentioned after the show that a lot of the gambling sites were considering dropping WWE because insiders that knew could make a lot of money and that level money was ridiculous. The company that got hammered hasn't done parlays in a long time, and won't be doing them again."

45k is hardly gonna break the bank for a bookies, surely if they are running odds they also would have a line on the insider knowledge and adjust their prices accordingly with always the chances of the last minute change of plan or the properly held secret.

[DrinkingHarp]

Nature Boy - The life of WWE legend Ric Flair.

Tonight on ESPN, 30 for 30, 10ET

The life and career of WWE legend Ric Flair, including interviews with Flair's living children and several retired wrestlers including Hulk Hogan, Shawn Michaels, Ricky Steamboat, Sting, Triple H, The Undertaker, Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard.

Wwwwwwooooooooo!

[Syferus]

Glad Flair pulled through. There's enough depressing shît coming from America this year without the GoAT passing away too.

[Cunny Funt]

I see at the weekend Former WWE star Christy Hemme gave birth to quadruplets.

[Gabriel_Hurl]

Well - thats some signing for them.

[Syferus]

Rhonda needs to be booked like the women's division version of Lesnar, nearly unstoppable, no-selling strikes and treated like a special attraction. Given she's bound to be making Lesnar-type money that should be taken for granted but you never know with the WWE.

Giving her Roddy Pipper's jacket and look is a big mantle in itself. You're talking about drawing comparisons to one of the most charismatic and iconic wrestlers of all time right off the bat. Roddy actually gave her his blessing to use the Rowdy nickname when she was starting out in MMA.

Whatever the situation is it's a brave choice for her because there's a lot easier ways for her to make more money than training to be a professional wrestler and taking the hammering that's involved with it.

Love that they had Nakamura win the Rumble itself. Such a talent and maybe they'll finally get the best from him with this push.

[Gabriel_Hurl]

http://www.wwe.com/inside/daniel-bryan-announces-retirement-28665119

2 YEARS AND ONE MONTH LATER

http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/article/daniel-bryan-makes-huge-announcement?sf185073827=1

Following more than two years of extensive evaluations, four-time World Champion Daniel Bryan has been medically cleared to return to in-ring competition by leading neurosurgeons, neurologists and concussion experts, including Dr. Robert Cantu, Dr. Javier Cárdenas and Dr. Jeffrey Kutcher.

Bryan underwent a full review of his medical history and received comprehensive neurological and physical evaluations independent of WWE. He was cleared by each doctor as well as WWE's Medical Director, Dr. Joseph Maroon.

After enjoying numerous championship runs, battling in legendary rivalries as both a singles and tag team competitor and sparking the epic "Yes!" Movement, Bryan was forced to make an emotional decision to retire from competition in February 2016. Later that year, he became the SmackDown LIVE General Manager, where he has continued to be an active part of the blue brand.

What will the future hold for WWE's "Yes!" Man? Could we see a WrestleMania return? How will this affect his role as GM? Who will he look to face first? Find out as The Road to WrestleMania continues on SmackDown LIVE, tonight at 8/7 C

[Syferus]

Stupid boy.

[Cunny Funt]

It seems he was going to leave and end up wrestling in Japan if the WWE didn't give him the all clear.