g-ice
aka #DiamondNightmare
Ratings went up when Mark Henry was champ too.
People want to see black men kicking ass.
Yep, 'Mean Mark = RATINGS' was indeed a thing at the time.
Bobby Lashley/Hurt Business = Ratings
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Yep, 'Mean Mark = RATINGS' was indeed a thing at the time.
I watched him win the strap, was Monday good?
VegetasHairline
Veteran
After the opening segment where Lashley whooped The Miz's ass in a rematch, the show fell off a cliff.
I have a feeling those segments will continue to stand out, I have a hard time justifying watching again though for just one wrestler.
“And then when MVP had that Royal Rumble, he was only going to do that, but when he was there, we had worked before and I told him, ‘Man, you know what character you are… you are kind of a mix between Suge Knight, and Don King.’ I said, ‘If you mix all those up that is you.’ And I told him about this and then me and him got together and he was like, ‘We can make a real little faction out of this.’ And of course we thought about Shelton (Benjamin), because Shelton wasn’t really doing anything, everybody knows how good Shelton is but everything really depends on timing and finding the right role for you. I was like, man we got to bring Shelton, because Shelton gets it. And then we needed a young boy to come up, and Cedric (Alexander) is phenomenal.
“But when we went to go look for The Hurt Business at that time, I was like, man, let’s try The Hurt Business, and we sent it in and then when it came back it shocked us. Like, what? Nobody has it? Nobody copyrighted it or nothing… And the merch guy came up to me and was like, ‘Bro, you’ll never believe it, it is open.’ I said let’s go, let’s start printing. And as soon as we put it out, the T-shirts went like crazy at the beginning. Black and gold, The Hurt Business, it was beautiful. And then our group just kind of formed from there. And then before I ran with it, I called my boxing coach down there at Coconut Creek and I asked for his blessing and he was like, ‘Use the name, just send me a few T-shirts.’ I said cool.”
MVP is a creative visionary, and I have no doubt he is going hard backstage to keep the ball rolling with this stable. He just playing a mouthpiece on TV right now, but he gotta be huge for the group when it come to politicking with the writers and bookers. That's someone who isn't afraid to press Vince.
“But when we went to go look for The Hurt Business at that time, I was like, man, let’s try The Hurt Business, and we sent it in and then when it came back it shocked us. Like, what? Nobody has it? Nobody copyrighted it or nothing… And the merch guy came up to me and was like, ‘Bro, you’ll never believe it, it is open.’ I said let’s go, let’s start printing. And as soon as we put it out, the T-shirts went like crazy at the beginning. Black and gold, The Hurt Business, it was beautiful. And then our group just kind of formed from there. And then before I ran with it, I called my boxing coach down there at Coconut Creek and I asked for his blessing and he was like, ‘Use the name, just send me a few T-shirts.’ I said cool.”
MVP is a creative visionary, and I have no doubt he is going hard backstage to keep the ball rolling with this stable. He just playing a mouthpiece on TV right now, but he gotta be huge for the group when it come to politicking with the writers and bookers. That's someone who isn't afraid to press Vince.
no mention of the fact that they already did this in TNA, and instead its a concept that came about after the royal rumble.
was this a WWE interview??
TNA doesn’t exist in the WWE universe
no mention of the fact that they already did this in TNA, and instead its a concept that came about after the royal rumble.
was this a WWE interview??
no mention of the fact that they already did this in TNA, and instead its a concept that came about after the royal rumble.
was this a WWE interview??
Yup, here's full interview: Bobby Lashley on WWE Champion Representation
Breh the HitMang
Thank You Kobe
i stream Raw only checking for Lashley and Hurt Business, then im out
Saysumthinfunnymike
VOTE!!!
they cannot go to Drew
i wouldn't be surprised to see Lashley retain now though given his new entrance etc.
Saysumthinfunnymike
VOTE!!!
why do you always rail against demos? They are the most important thing. it's not made up by wrestling people. it's quite literally what advertisers go to for how to allocate their funds.
To answer the "question" The Hurt Business has been doing very very well in the demos.. RAW has been at #1 #2 and #3 for the three hours on most Mondays of late.
Dog Based Gremlin
Veteran
Throw a curveball and have Ce-Goat return and do the job at Wrestlemania then, have Drew beat him at Summerslam...
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