BaLoR RoLLiNS
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Post by BaLoR RoLLiNS on Mar 22, 2017 19:51:12 GMT -5
Pro Wrestling Sheet has learned WWE and Sinclair Broadcast Group have recently discussed a potential buyout of Ring of Honor in secret … this according to sources.
Multiple sources with direct knowledge tell us the companies have been talking since January and things have been slowly progressing, with the plan being a full takeover if the deal is made official.
This would include the weekly TV show beginning to air on the WWE Network. No word at this point on whether every wrestler on the roster would continue working in ROH if it happens.
Keep in mind, there’s no actual deal on the table right now and discussions are simply that. This means the buyout could always fall through if both sides can’t agree on specifics.
Case in point, WWE had discussions with TNA last year about a buyout that never came to fruition.
Reps for WWE for ROH declined to comment.
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Post by Triple S: POOR on Mar 22, 2017 19:53:21 GMT -5
1. I'll believe it when I see it.
2. Is Pro Wrestling Sheet even a reliable "news source"? Sounds like more made up Meltzer "maybe/maybe not" garbage.
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Post by IRS on Mar 22, 2017 19:54:07 GMT -5
Please don't  ing happen. We need more strong alternatives to WWE, not less. |
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Post by ARUN on Mar 22, 2017 19:56:47 GMT -5
1. I'll believe it when I see it. 2. Is Pro Wrestling Sheet even a reliable "news source"? Sounds like more made up Meltzer "maybe/maybe not" garbage. Agreed. I don't believe anything anymore until it's official. Same type of reports last year stated that wwe was going to buy TNA or their tape library. Absolute nothing came out of that |
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Post by DeadHeadKing on Mar 22, 2017 19:59:29 GMT -5
I call BS!
It's never going to happen!
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Post by marino13 on Mar 22, 2017 20:06:37 GMT -5
While I'm not sure if I believe this or not, I wouldn't be against NXT & ROH merging into one roster. Then some of the standouts of NXT (Nakamura, Almas, Asuka, Revival, Roode) could be called up and NXT would still be a viable roster.
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Post by IRS on Mar 22, 2017 20:15:32 GMT -5
1. I'll believe it when I see it. 2. Is Pro Wrestling Sheet even a reliable "news source"? Sounds like more made up Meltzer "maybe/maybe not" garbage. Agreed. I don't believe anything anymore until it's official. Same type of reports last year stated that wwe was going to buy TNA or their tape library. Absolute nothing came out of that Only because Anthem bought them from Dixie. Dixie was absolutely talking to WWE about selling the tape library. |
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Post by Rude Awakening on Mar 22, 2017 20:22:23 GMT -5
I'm a WWE guy through thick and thin, but more wrestling promotions the better even if I don't watch them.
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xtremebadass
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Post by xtremebadass on Mar 22, 2017 20:36:53 GMT -5
Inheriting many ROH wrestlers [CHECK]
Weekly ROH on the network [CHECK]
WWE could cash in off that library with footage of Zayn, Cesaro, Owens, Rollins, AJ Styles, etc. [CHECK]
I'm on board 100% and I am not even an ROH fan.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2017 20:54:10 GMT -5
considering how WWE might has been. caught contract tamparing i don't see this hapining.
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Mar 22, 2017 21:35:24 GMT -5
I hope not. Less places to work, worse the wrestling scene becomes. It would be great if the Network had the library, but not at the sacrifice of losing another company.
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Post by punksnotdead on Mar 22, 2017 22:19:40 GMT -5
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Post by BSR on Mar 22, 2017 22:26:47 GMT -5
As much as I want all of it on the network. Hell no.
Plus I doubt this story anyway
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Post by J12 on Mar 22, 2017 22:28:10 GMT -5
Wrestling is weird these days.
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Post by Nivro™ on Mar 22, 2017 22:50:36 GMT -5
I dont mind a WWE monopoly, the problem is whom they have in charge. The NBA/ABA, NFL/AFL etc have shown that you can take multiple "leagues" under 1 umbrella and make them very successful. Even in a "fake sport" this can be done but there has to be people in charge that dont show personal biases and realize its the fans that chose who the stars are going to be. Not the other way around.
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Post by theMOESIAH on Mar 23, 2017 2:10:27 GMT -5
If this is true it proves what I've been saying about ROH for a long time now: WWE sees them as a potential threat.
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Post by IRS on Mar 23, 2017 2:16:22 GMT -5
If this is true it proves what I've been saying about ROH for a long time now: WWE sees them as a potential threat. Eh, if TNA was never a real threat with a major TV deal and guys like Jeff Hardy, Angle, Hogan, and Foley - ROH certainly isn't. Especially with the amount of internal turmoil within the company right now, and guys jumping ship left-and-right. |
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Post by Boy Wonder on Mar 23, 2017 2:37:50 GMT -5
Besides the tape library, I don't get what they'd win out of this. ROH is basically a free farm system for them like ECW was, probably more so. I'd hate to see ROH shows toned down to a WWE level. I went to NXT last month expecting something similar to ROH and while the crowd was similar, the in-ring stuff just wasn't as fast paced or physical. Nor were the matches as long.
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Squared²
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Post by Squared² on Mar 23, 2017 7:57:19 GMT -5
There goes the neighborhood
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Post by Prophet of Ash on Mar 23, 2017 8:57:55 GMT -5
I call BS! It's never going to happen! I called BS too, Kenny Bolin confirmed. And sold me a great pair of discount headphones too |
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