2016 Pro Wrestling Thread

Did he sign it with his real name, or with "Spike?"

 

IIRC, Spike was in his display name but he signed it "Matt."

The whole thing was weird because his match was the one I called the weak spot in what was otherwise a fantastic show.

 

Say what you will about John Cena but he adds a hell of a lot of credibility to Smackdown......long term Cena/Styles will keep me from skipping that show.

 

Even without that, I don't know why anyone would skip it.

It's the better of the two shows right now.

 

I've had several instances where I've had wrestlers like or comment. From Piper, to Simon Gotch, to Braun Strowman (before his WWE debut), to Carmella, Becky Lynch, Both members of The Revival ... all pretty good with the fans, whether it's a disagreement or agreement.

 

Meh. Ambrose is painful right now. What they're doing with Bray and Orton is kind of a joke. Beyond Styles there's not much there.

 

Wow. Lana has a great American accent!

 

So is Lana Russian/Eastern European? I thought she was from Florida, but spent time in Europe or grew up there or something like that. I always assumed she was fluent, but the Russian accent was fake. Watching that trailer, it seems like it's real. Her "American accent" sounded like she was doing a language drill and the Russian seemed more natural.
I'm so confused.

 

Edge and the director were kayfabin' the accent. C.J. Perry went with her real voice in the movie scenes, then back into the Lana character for the interview, and got the cast and crew to play along.

Or, was that the blue-font type of post up there?

 

Per Wikipedia - While she was born in Florida, Lana's parents were Christian missionaries in Latvia, and she seemingly didn't "move back" to the U.S. for good until she was 17. She's 31 now, which is a bit older than I would have thought.

 

No, I was serious. Just listening to her do both, the Russian accent seemed more natural than when she was speaking "normally."

 

She was one of the Cowgirls at Florida State with Jenn Sterger.