Snapshots: Brooklyn! Brooklyn!

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When the location for Wrestlemania 29 was revealed to be the MetLife stadium in New Jersey, all New York wrestling fans, confused, had the following questions:

  • Why New Jersey
  • Why not MSG?
  • SERIOUSLY, WHY NEW JERSEY?!? 
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    Every time Michael Cole proclaims that Wrestlemania 29 will hail from the “NY/NJ Area,” New Yorkers die a little. First of all, the NY/NJ area is not a place; the MetLife Stadium is New York adjacent at best. Second of all, the term “NY/NJ” didn’t work out for the NY/NJ Hitmen or the XFL, either. 
    But 3MB may have discovered the real reason behind the venue swerve. According to an article in the New York Metro, New Yorkers have honesty issues: Honest Tea set up stands filled with their drink and a jar asking for $1 as payment. New York City, on the whole did well in this experiment: 92% of people paid. Brooklyn, on its own, itself did not: It scored 61%.
    As Brooklynites, we’re a little ashamed of these results, particularly if this is one of the reasons New York was not chosen to host Wrestlemania again. That being said, 61% is still pretty good! Plus, in Brooklyn, someone tried to the duct tape that was on the stand? That was not part of the study but, to quote JTG:
    That’s Really Hood! Cheah!”

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    So That Happened: 08/20/12

    Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman address the WWE Universe.

    Gif courtesy of ilovewrestlinggifs


    Paul Heyman calls referee Scott Armstrong to the ring.

    Paul Heyman declairs Brock Lesnar the King Of Kings.

    Match 01: Kofi Kingston/R-Truth/Sin Cara vs. Prime Time Players/Cody Rhodes


    Winners: Kofi Kingston, R-Truth and Sin Cara

    Backstage: AJ Lee is talking with Matt Striker. David Otunga returns and tells AJ Lee she needs a legal consultant. He accidentally uses the word crazy so AJ punishes him by putting him in a match with an opponent of her choosing.


    Match 02: Ryback vs. Not Stansky and Rosenberg

    Jinder Mahal tries to attack Ryback but fails.

    Winner: Ryback (via DQ)

    Backstage: Chris Jericho is interrupted by Dolph Ziggler who demands a rematch. Jericho and Ziggler argue until AJ literally skips between them. AJ makes Dolph Ziggler vs. Chris Jericho tonight. If Ziggler loses, he gets the Money In The Bank briefcase. If Jericho loses, his contract with RAW is terminated.

    Backstage: Alberto Del Rio walks to the ring. RicRod tries to hand him water but Del Rio flips out.

    Alberto Del Rio demands to fight Sheamus for the title right now. As he rants, AJ Lee interrupts him.

    Instead of giving Del Rio Sheamus, AJ has a different opponent in mind for him.

    Match 03: Alberto Del Rio vs. Randy Orton

    Before the match starts, Sheamus comes out to the ring for no reason.

    Sheamus talks about being poor and driving a mule and a cart.

     Sheamus distracts Del Rio causing Randy Orton to RKO. Del Rio’s foot is on the rope but Sheamus knocks it off.

    Winner: Randy Orton

    CM Punk will name his #1 contender for the WWE Championship tonight.


    Match 04: Brodus Clay vs Damien Sandow

    Winner: Damien Sandow

    Post-match, Brodus Clay attacks Damien Sandow.

    Shawn Michaels’ emotional message to Triple H:

    Match 05: David Otunga vs. Big Show

    Winner: Big Show



    Match 06: Zack Ryder and Kane vs Miz and Daniel Bryan

    Daniel Bryan slaps Kane and all hell breaks loose.

    Winners: Kane and Zack Ryder (via DQ)

    Post-Match, Kane chokeslams Zack Ryder.

    Backstage: CM Punk chooses John Cena as his number one contender under one condition. Punk plans to call John Cena out to the ring to tell him this condition, and demands respect from John Cena.


    Match 07: Divas Battle Royal:


    Winner: Kaitlyn

    Touts on Touts on Touts: Brock Lesnar quits…again.

    Wade Barrett Promo:

    Backstage: Vickie Guerrero and Dolph Ziggler emphasize the importance of winning the match against Chris Jericho.

    Match 08: Chris Jericho vs. Dolph Ziggler

    Winner: Dolph Ziggler

    Post-match, Dolph Ziggler celebrates until Chris Jericho picks up the Money In The Bank Briefcase and attacks Ziggler with it.

    Chris Jericho thanks the fan then leaves.


    Main Event: CM Punk calls out John Cena.

    Before CM Punk calls out John Cena, he asks Jerry Lawler to apologize for saying he turned his back on the fans.

    John Cena interrupts CM Punk and Lawler’s conversation.

    CM Punk calls John Cena out on interrupting him then talks about taking a backseat. Punk says John Cena gets the title shot but Cena has to admit Punk is the Best In the World.

    Rather than do this, John Cena goes on a tirade about respect, beating The Rock and not letting people down.

    John Cena refuses to sacrifice his integrity and tells CM Punk that if he doesn’t choose him, he’s confident he’ll get a title shot again.

    John Cena tells CM Punk the best way for Punk to prove that he is the Best In The World is to face John Cena in his hometown at Night Of Champions in “the biggest match in the main stage.”

    John Cena says if CM Punk doesn’t choose Cena, Punk has no respect for the WWE Championship and no respect for himself.

    CM Punk calls Jerry Lawler back in and demands an apology. After Lawler apologizes, CM Punk demands Lawler call him the “Best In The World.” Jerry Lawler refuses.

    Jerry Lawler gets ready to leave but CM Punk kicks Jerry Lawler then kneels over him.

    So That Happened:

     Also This Happened:

    As of this writing, The Rock has not clarified what “Big Boy Breakfast” is. Maybe he will at the Royal Rumble.

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    Cheap Pop: Heroes Of Summerslam

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    Last night, the WWE went all out with their 25th Anniversary of Summerslam. Just like Wrestlemania, there were matches, live performances and celebrities. Also, like Wrestlemania, the Superstars decided to switch up their gear and pay tribute to their favorite Superheroes. While 3MB is not Fashion Police, we’re going to look at some of these gear changes and point out the clear winners and losers of the evening.

    Rey Mysterio as Batman

     If you were following the 3MB Twitter Wall, you saw the backlash Rey Mysterio received for coming out in this attire.  Mysterio is no stranger to ruining Superhero costumes. He ruined Spiderman in ’97. He ruined The Flash in ’04, Silver Surfer in ’07, The Joker in ’09, Max Moon/Avatar in 2010 and now he’s adding Batman to his repertoire. The worst part about this is, it’s not even a good Batman costume. Here’s a list of the following things Rey Mysterio’s “Batman” attire looks like.
    • A  Times Square Batman
    • A Birthday Party Batman
    • Lego Batman (Via Dave Lagreca)
    • A Rejected member of the Colony from Chikara
    • A failed attempt of a “How To Draw Batman” tutorial
    • NOT Batman
    • Catwoman
    • Principal Skinner as Catwoman

    Despite dressing like a winner, Rey Mysterio was not a winner at Summerslam. Mysterio may have dressed like the hero, but he wrestled long enough to hear the crowd treat him like a villain. Not only did he lose to The Miz, but he also disappointed the millions (and millions) of Batman fans that reside in the Gotham section WWE Universe. Not even Batmite himself would add this Batman to his collection.

    Batman is not impressed
    LOSER: Rey Mysterio
    Kofi Kingston as Superman
    Kofi Kingston is another WWE Superstar who is not afraid to embrace comic book inspired attire. Despite being a face, Kofi has donned Supervillain inspired attire in the past such as, Carnage, Skeletor, The Riddler and the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.This year, Kofi quit embracing the hate, and went with a more traditional Superhero approach: Superman.
    Kingston tends to go all out with his tights, and this year’s Superman tribute was no different. The tights are fitting since both Kofi and Superman can take flight with the greatest of ease. Unless you’re a Smallville fan, but even then, Kofi can run extremely fast. Kofi’s influence even inspired his tag team partner, R-Truth to get in on action as he dressed as Krypto: The Superdog.
    The Superman/Krypto tights paid off as Kofi Kingston and R-Truth successfully retained their titles against the Prime Time Players.
    WINNER: Kofi Kingston
    And last, but certainly not least. One Superstar dressed as one of the greatest Superheros of “The New Generation.”
    CM Punk as Bret “The Hitman” Hart
    CM Punk is no stranger to Summerslam or paying tribute through tights. In the past, Punk has paid homage to the Chicago Cubs, G.I. Joe and the late-great, Macho Man Randy Savage. For Summerslam, “The Best In The World” paid tribute to “The Best There Is,” “Bret “The Hitman” Hart.
    Both Punk and Bret have had tremendous success at Summerslam. Bret Hart, who is arguably “Mr. Summerslam,” won all three major titles at the event, while Punk has successfully retained the WWE and World Heavyweight Championships on multiple occasions at the PPV. The Hitman Homage paid off as CM Punk successfully retained the WWE Championship at Summerslam defeating John Cena and the Big Show in a triple threat match.
    Image courtesy of WWE.com
     WINNER: CM Punk
    As for the rest of Summerslam, no one else dressed out of the ordinary. But based on CM Punk, Kofi Kingston and Rey Mysterio, the moral of the story is: The more effort you put into your costume, the better your chances of winning are. Maybe next year, Mysterio will dress as a giant book and call himself “The Great Gatsby.”
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    Highlight Reel: The Summerslam Dilemma

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    As you know, Summerslam is this Sunday and it is WWE’s biggest Pay-Per-View of the summer. As you also know, WWE Pay-Per-Views are pretty pricey, so sometimes in order to order the show, you have to sacrifice something else you were interested in purchasing. ReyFearsPsychosis sums up this dilemma perfectly with a parody of a the classic “Lisa Needs Braces” clip from The Simpsons Episode, “Last Exit To Springfield.”

    If you were Homer, Which one would you choose?

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    So That Happened: 08/13/12

    Match 01: CM Punk vs. Big Sow

    Daniel Bryan’s music hits and he interrupts the match saying he deserves to be in the WWE Title picture.

    Daniel Bryan enters the ring and attacks CM Punk  costing Big Show the match.

    Winner: CM Punk

    Post-Match, Daniel Bryan and BigShow beat up CM Punk until John Cena makes the save.

    AJ Lee’s theme plays and she comes out and makes a tag team match: Big Show and Daniel Bryan vs. John Cena and CM Punk.

    Image courtesy of WWE.com

    For those wondering the rules of this tag team match?

    There ya go!

    Backstage: Last Week’s 3MB Celebrity Guest Tweeter, JTG, complains to Kaitlyn about not having a match.

    JTG says his lack of screen time is crazy, AJ thinks he called her crazy and books him in a match against a mystery opponent.

    Match 02: Ryback vs JTG


    Winner: Ryback

    It’s not all bad for JTG because he’s…

    Gif courtesy of Snitskys

    #RAWActive: The announcers go over the choices for Piper’s Pit Tonight are #JerichoPit #DolphPit #MizPit

    Backstage: Rowdy Roddy Piper goes on a rant about picks then talks to Shawn Michaels about Brock Lesnar. Piper walks off as Shawn Michaels talks to Triple H on the phone. Triple H is running late and HBK tells Hunter that he needs to be here.

    Match 03: Heath Slater vs R-Truth

    Winner: R-Truth

    Post-Match, The Prime Time Players jump R-Truth.

    Touts on Touts on Touts: Mark Henry at the 2012 Olympics

    Touts on Touts on Touts: Booker T touts that Alberto Del Rio’s title match against Sheamus is cancelled due to his actions from Smackdown last week.

    Match 04: Sin Cara vs #RaciallyInsensitiveTensai

    Winner: Sin Cara

    Post-Match, Tensai attacks Mr. Sakamoto.

    Backstage: HBK is walking around. Wandering aimlessly.

    Piper’s Pit: Rowdy Roddy Piper is in the ring with Jerry Lawler, awaiting the winner of the RAWActive Poll:

    The winner is:

    Image courtesy of TheSmackdownHotel

    Seriously. The winner is Chris Jericho (and his new mowhawk)

    Image courtest of WWE.com

    The interview starts with Piper telling Jericho about he and Chris Jericho being a lot alike. Piper starts rambling about Jericho’s Dad then mentioned that his Dad won the big one and that Jericho can do the same because the little boy in the red shirt thinks he can do it (Not making this up.)

    Vickie Guerrero interrupts Piper’s Pit then introduces Dolph Ziggler. Dolph Ziggler runs down Piper.

    Dolph Ziggler runs down Chris Jericho until Jericho mocks his hair then tells Vickie to “SHUT. THE HELL. UP!” Jericho says that he’s going to prove that he can win the big one this Sunday at Summerslam.

    The Miz makes his entrance as Roddy Piper quietly chants Y2J.

    The Miz says that he’s taking over Piper’s Pit with Dolph Ziggler as his guest. Miz tries to take the mic from Piper, but Jericho punches Miz then cleans house.

    Match 05: Chris Jericho vs. The Miz vs Dolph Ziggler (DJ Pauly D is tweeting BTW)

    Chris Jericho hits the Walls of Jericho on The Miz but Vickie Guerrero distracts the ref. Ziggler hits the Zig-Zag on Jericho for he win.

    Winner: Dolph Ziggler

    Backstage: CM Punk stretches until Handsome Eve Torres interrupts and congratulations Punk on “The New” CM Punk. CM Punk denies there’s a new CM Punk and the only thing he’s doing is fighting for respect. Eve says no one believes him, especially John Cena. Punk says he’ll prove it right now.

    Backstage: Shawn Michaels wanders around until John Cena asks if he’s okay.

    Backstage: CM Punk confronts John Cena telling him that he’s not guy and that he won’t stab Cena in the back.


    Wade Barrett Promo:

    Match 06: Handsome Eve Torres and Beth Phoenix vs Layla and Kaitlyn

    Fact: This was DJ Pauly D’s favorite match of the evening.

    Winner: Layla and Kaitlyn

    Match 07: Big Show and Daniel Bryan vs. CM Punk and John Cena

    CM Punk does John Cena’s moveset!!

    John Cena steals CM Punk’s moveset…


    Winner: CM Punk and John Cena

    Post Match, CM Punk wants to shake John Cena’s hand but he refuses.

    Backstage: Paul Heyman is seen talking to Brock Lesnar

    Match 08: Damien Sandow vs Christian

    Brodus Clay’s music hits and he tries to interfere but he’s limping. Christian still loses.

    Winner: Damien Sandow


    Backstage: Shawn Michaels slowly walks to the ring. 

    Brock Lesnar vs. Triple H Contract Signing:

    Paul Heyman taunts Triple H (Who isn’t here yet) then calls out Shawn Michaels to the ring.

    Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman stare down Shawn Michaels until Triple H finally arrives.

    Triple H signs the contract, then Brock Lesnar angrily signs the contract then throws the contract at Triple H.

    Backstage: Shawn Michaels shares his doubts about Brock Lesnar with Triple H.

    Backstage: Big Show is interviewed Matt Striker until they’re interrupted by an HBK/Paul Heyman accident. HBK and Heyman argue until Brock Lesnar pulls Shawn Michaels out of the car. Lesnar backs into the camera as the screen goes black and….yeah.

    The unseen heroes of the RAW Roster are in the parking lot with AJ Lee looking at a broken windshield. Triple H asks AJ where Shawn Michaels is but AJ doesn’t know.

    Brock Lesnar carries Shawn Michaels to the ring on his shoulders then tosses him into the ring.

    Brock Lesnar hits the F-5 on Shawn Michaels.

    Brock Lesnar locks in the Kimura Lock on Shawn Michaels.

    Triple H runs down to the ring but Paul Heyman tells Triple H if he takes one more step, he’ll break HBK’s arm.

    Triple H continues to take several steps.

    Brock Lesnar breaks Shawn Michaels arm! Triple H charges to the ring but Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman run out. Triple H checks on Shawn Michaels, then rips off his pink shirt and challenges Brock Lesnar to fight “right now.”

    So, That Happened:

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