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We heard from people in all parts of the country that there were problems ordering last night's PPV, on many different systems. How that continues to happen in this day and age is mind blowing to me.
Mike Epsenhart noted that after WWE had Randy Orton take the WWE Title from Daniel Bryan, the crowd was totally deflated. A minute earlier, there was a huge buzz in the building. Mike said that there was no buzz or chatter among people when they left the building. They were just kind of like WTF just happened.
The feeling backstage was mixed on the end of the show. While everyone agreed that the work was fantastic, some took the "now we can tell a great story and when Bryan gets his revenge it will get him over even more" stance. Others took the "They should have let Bryan have his moment and it would have made him right there and he wouldn't have had to be made after a chase" position. I side with the latter.
A number of people in the company also commented on the fact that it made no sense for Bryan to take one Pedigree, have all the time pass between then, Randy Orton getting to the ring, ringing the bell and then making the cover, yet Bryan couldn't kick out. A few people in the company made a point of saying that it's ridiculous that a move from a largely retired wrestler is so supposedly devastating that it outdid anything that John Cena did in the match. When you think about it, they are right. Triple H shouldn't be stronger than any of the top guys. Period.
Steven Fernandes reporting. ... WWE.com has videos of Dolph Ziggler, Big Show, Kofi Kingston, The Miz and Brad Maddox talking about what happened last night with Triple H screwing Daniel Bryan out of the WWE Championship. Ziggler and Show were very vocal about it, so they could be incorporated into the storyline. You can watch them by clicking here.
TMZ caught up with Shawn Michaels over the weekend and asked him about Darren Young coming out. Michaels said it was no big deal. People have been gay in the business for years and everyone knew about it.
Thomas Rude sent these videos, which were shot over SummerSlam weekend:
Sam Roberts Interviews The Miz & Maryse: http://youtu.be/ZvxOoTljpUQ
Sam Roberts Interviews Cody Rhodes: http://youtu.be/vw-duPg979o
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