"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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1. Big Show vs. Shaquille O'Neal
Shaq wins via pin after a body slam (if he can pull it off)

2. Triple H vs Seth Rollins
Seth rollins wins via pin after HHH misses a curb stomp (Seth's old move), Seth counters with a pedigree

3. Goldberg vs. Lesnar III
Lesnar wins in a squash with the F-5 as Goldberg returns the favor.

4. Bray Wyatt vs. Braun Strowman
As Braun totally destroys RAW in these next few months, these 2 come face to face at the Rumble for the first time. Randy turns on The Wyatt Family, Luke Harper defends and pairs off with Orton. Strowman ignores the brand split totally and forcibly makes his way onto Smackdown to confront Bray - now a face.
Strowman wins in a street fight loaded with weapons.

5. Chris Jericho vs. Kevin Owens - Universal Championship
Jericho turns face by eliminating Owens at the Rumble.
Kevin Owens wins via pin

6. Daniel Bryan vs. AJ Styles

AJ Styles loses the WWE Title at Royal Rumble and blames Bryan for it. They have a feud on Smackdown. He coaxes Bryan out of retirement for one more match. (Unlikely, but AJ is the safest worker on the roster, so why not?)
Bryan wins via submission in a 10-minute nostalgia match.

7. Finn Balor vs. Kane
Balor scores the win in an upset.
After a demon vs demon match, a humbled Kane removes his mask and hands it to Balor, passing the torch as resident Demon. Kane has a moment in the ring with the fans and retires.

8. Rey Mysterio vs. Kalisto - Crusierweight Championship
Kalisto wins the belt sometime this winter and challenges his childhood idol Ray. A high flying, luchador match is always fun.
Kalisto wins via roll-up/quick finish

9. Ladder Match - Intercontinental Championship

Sheamus vs. Orton vs. Cesaro vs. Reigns vs. Rusev vs. Miz vs. Ambrose
Cesaro wins (and finally gets a rub)

10. Big E vs. Kofi vs. Xavier Woods - U.S. Championship
The New Day implodes and they all go crazy. Big E becomes this big serious brute character, Xavier turns into a preacher like Reverend D-Von, and Kofi gets caught in the middle but dragged in.
Big E wins via pin after hitting the big ending finish on both men at the same time.

11. Charlotte vs. Bayley - Womens Championship

Charlotte wins with Sasha in her corner, and Becky Lynch in Bayley's (these 4 women were once called the Four Horsewomen on NXT)

12. **Main Event Match**
The Undertaker vs. John Cena - WWE Championship (NO DQ)

Taker defeats AJ Styles for the title at the Rumble, Cena wins the Rumble match. It's the biggest match of the decade. This is a career ending match for Taker, and on the line for Cena is his 16th World Title and Ric Flair's record. Cena is respectful in the months leading to the fight. Taker dominates most of the match, but just when it looks to be over the ref refuses to count. Cena hits a low blow and brutalizes Taker with a chair before hitting multiple AA's on it. Crooked ref counts and leaves.
John Cena wins via pin (and turns heel)
The crowd is going ape**** throwing debris at Cena. He's taunting the announcers and entire 1st row. Michael Cole is screaming at him "WHAT DID YOU DO JOHN!? WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU!?!?" After the shock settles and Cena leaves, Taker is stirring in the ring. He's in agony and in tears. Suddenly, the lights flicker and a Paul Bearer hologram appears on the stage. He beckons Taker, who makes a full recovery and sits up, wide-eyed, and leaves on his own power. Kane meets him on the ramp, the two do the fists salute. The lights close, they come back on, there's no one there. One more gong and the show ends.

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I couldn't figure out what to do with the tag teams and crusierweights. Let them have fun on the pre-show
 
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"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.

Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?

You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.

Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.

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The Lakers are building a statue of Shaq and the Heat just retired his jersey. I was kinda wondering if he had some terminal illness, but maybe it is all meant to promote his wrestling career.
 

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That would be one hell of a show. Wish creative team for WWE was as adventurous as you.
 
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