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Post by Falconsinclair on Aug 28, 2018 0:40:53 GMT -5
Does Rousey wrestle every show? No. Will she wrestle more shows during her run? Probably.
Right now she still has outside commitments to wrap up (press tour for her last movie) and is still training with Natalya as much as possible from what I understand.
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Post by Falconsinclair on Aug 26, 2018 22:13:17 GMT -5
Still nothing on the WWE Website, until then I assume he still just waiting out his contract.
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Post by Falconsinclair on Aug 23, 2018 2:11:26 GMT -5
WWE.comRowan suffers arm injuryRowan of The Bludgeon Brothers has suffered a torn right bicep, WWE.com has learned. The former SmackDown Tag Team Champion is currently scheduled to undergo surgery to repair the injury this week. Stick with WWE.com for news on Rowan’s status as it becomes available Published August 22nd, 2018 *Probably the reason they did the title switch on Smackdown this week, and used the No Disqualification Rules to help cover up the injury in the match.*
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Post by Falconsinclair on Aug 22, 2018 4:20:55 GMT -5
TakeOver: WarGames II - Survivor Series Weekend:
MAIN EVENT - WAR GAMES:
Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly & Roderick Strong) v British Strong Style (Pete Dunne, Tyler Bate & Trent Seven) & Oney Lorcan/Danny Burch (Whatever one isn't injured)
NXT CHAMPIONSHIP - Three Stages of Hell (No Disqualification/Falls Count Anywhere/Ladder Match):
Tommaso Ciampa (c) v Johnny Gargano
NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP - Triple Threat:
Ricochet (c) v EC3 v Velveteen Dream
NXT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP - Fatal Four Way:
War Raiders (c) v The Mighty v Heavy Machinery v Street Profits
NXT WOMEN CHAMPIONSHIP:
Kairi Sane (c) v Toni Storm (MAE YOUNG WINNER)
NXT UK WOMEN CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:
Rhea Ripley (c) v Dakota Kai
TAPED FOR FOLLOWING NXT SHOW:
Matt Riddle v Lars Sullivan
Keith Lee v Wesley Blake
Shayna Baszler v Vanessa Borne
NXT TakeOver - RUMBLE WEEKEND
NXT CHAMPIONSHIP:
Tommaso Ciampa (c) v EC3
NXT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP:
War Raiders (c) v Undisputed Era
NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP:
Ricochet (c) v Roderick Strong
NXT WOMENS CHAMPIONSHIP:
Kairi Sane (c) v Shayna Baszler
NXT CHAMPIONSHIP #1 CONTENDERS MATCH
Adam Cole v Matt Riddle v Johnny Gargano v Keith Lee v Velveteen Dream
TAPED FOR FOLLOWING NXT SHOW:
NXT UNITED KINGDOM CHAMPIONSHIP:
Pete Dunne (c) v Wesley Blake
Keith Lee v Lars Sullivan
NXT UK WOMENS CHAMPIONSHIP:
Rhea Ripley (c) v Toni Storm
NXT TAKEOVER MANIA WEEKEND
NXT CHAMPIONSHIP - HELL IN A CELL
Tommaso Ciampa (c) v Johnny Gargano
NXT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP - LADDER MATCH
War Raiders (c) v Keith Lee/Lars Sullivan
NXT WOMENS CHAMPIONSHIP - LAST WOMAN STANDING
Shayna Baszler (c) v Kairi Sane
NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Ricochet (c) v EC3
Velveteen Dream v Adam Cole
TAPED FOR FOLLOWING NXT:
Undisputed Era v Street Profits
Candice LeRae v Dakota Kai
Wesley Blake v Kassius Ohno
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Post by Falconsinclair on Aug 17, 2018 3:48:13 GMT -5
"Roddy" Piper shouldn't be on this list all. He was THE GUY to beat in the WWF at the time, Roddy never needed the title to get over and in all honesty the angle with Hogan would have been just as great if Hogan didn't have the belt at that time either. Hogan also never pinned Piper during that entire angle. At the War to Settle the Score Piper was disqualified. At WrestleMania 1 Orndorff ate the pin.
While Hogan was the man at that time. Piper was the man to beat during that period.
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Post by Falconsinclair on Aug 9, 2018 22:36:13 GMT -5
Here are my thoughts:
It sucks that it had to come to this. If Punk texted Cabana and said he would cover Cabana's legal fees then backed out he is a true scumbag and Cabana has prove of Punk's commitment. Punk should just man up and do right by his friend and put the whole thing behind him. The longer this draws out the worse Punk will look especially if the court decides in Cabana favor.
Even if the courts rule in Punk's favor this is a really crapty thing to force a friend to do.
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Post by Falconsinclair on Aug 5, 2018 5:49:57 GMT -5
I have a feeling that the n.W.o will "invade" an episode of Raw or a PPV only to announce they are the first names for the 2019 WWE Hall of Fame making all Three 2x Hall of Famers.
Then in 2020 if Flair is still with us I can see Evolution going in (even if Randy is still active) having Flair once again one up Hogan by becoming a 3x WWE Hall of Famer, plus Triple H goes in without having to officially retire.
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Post by Falconsinclair on Jul 29, 2018 0:18:14 GMT -5
the whole ufc idea is goofy. ufc already does what it can to separate from the idea of being associated with wrestling, they’re not going to destroy their legitimacy completely by allowing a knowingly staged fight to occur in their octagon. i don’t think people understand that mma has it’s own current form of kayfabe, and directly having a wrestling storyline involved with their product would break it. fans thinking fighters really hate each other: money. fans knowing that the feud aspect is rigged: less money. Did you NOT watch Brock's first Championship win? If that fight wasn't fixed then I will eat my hat. Even the most die hard UFC fans I know can't stand Lesnar in the Octagon, and don't believe he deserves another title shot. To quote one of them "Why does Dana White and Vince McMahon keep bending and letting Brock have his way with them. These same fans are already pissed at the amount of coverage of the Lesnar UFC fight is getting in the media plus Cormier's statement saying he'd be willing to appear on WWE TV to promote the fight. Which is something that rarely happens in the UFC, as one friend said if they keep promoting Lesnar's return on the UFC PPV's between now and then it will more then likely turn them off. They were extremely pissed when they ran the angle after Cormier's win, and that says a lot about those fans. In my eyes if Brock walks back into the UFC and wins the title with the WWE Universal Championship around his waist then it is explicit proof that the UFC is a fixed sport and it may end up killing all the momentum that company has built up over the years. Having Braun cash in after a Lesnar UFC Win or Lose will just be the icing on an already messed up situation
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Post by Falconsinclair on Jul 23, 2018 5:01:26 GMT -5
Surprisingly catchy
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Post by Falconsinclair on Jul 16, 2018 23:28:17 GMT -5
I would book it "Undisputed Era: Bobby Fish, Roderick Strong, Kyle O'Reilly & Adam Cole" vs British Strong Style "Pete Dunne, Tyler Bate, Trent Seven" w/ Danny Burch as Oney Lorcan is hurt right now.
EDIT: I originally had it as Oney Lorcan in the match as I thought it was Danny Burch was hurt. I've since fixed my mistake
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Post by Falconsinclair on Jul 16, 2018 23:24:52 GMT -5
Bryan isn't going anywhere, he has the contract with E! for Total Divas/Bellas and there is no way Vince would be comfortable allowing a Non WWE Wrestler to be featured on either show, and E! probably won't do Total Divas and Total Bellas without both of the Bella's on the shows. If Bryan wants to only work the odd Houseshow and TV/PPV's then Vince will eventually cave and give him what he wants. Daniel Bryan is a top merchandise seller in the company as well, and I can't see Vinnie Mac giving up on that money very easily as right now there isn't anyone close to filling that void.
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Post by Falconsinclair on Jul 15, 2018 23:23:47 GMT -5
Watched to show on a bit of a delay and I have to say that I felt it was one of the better paced shows WWE has presented in recent while. I was only disappointed with Reigns/Lashley match as I felt they didn't have much chemistry in the ring.
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Post by Falconsinclair on Jul 15, 2018 22:45:43 GMT -5
I'm all for shows like Velocity, Sunday Night Heat and others coming back, but as someone else said, where do you tape them?
Raw and Smackdown/205 Live tapings both top about 4 hours (Main Event Matches are taped before Raw and Smackdown currently) so how do we fix that?
I propose the following, since people are already leaving before or during 205 Live after Smackdown I say scrap making it live. Move 205 to Full Sail and do a month or two worth of taping the day before or after they do the NXT Tapings. This frees up Smackdown to make their Main Event leave a lasting impact on the crowd, plus with Smackdown moving to Friday Nights this leaves the option to keep Smackdown live while not hurting 205.
I would tape all the Main Event Matches before Raw and tape Velocity/Heat/Whatever you want to call the shows (yes shows) before Smackdown goes live, even if Smackdown remains taped on Tuesdays when they move to Friday Nights (If Smackdown remains live once they move to Fox) then the weekend shows would be able to still be taped before it.
As for the Question at hand. Raw/Smackdown have way too much talent right now and it is hard to get everyone on TV in a meaningful way each week if you aren't the Champion of the Brand or Roman Reigns. I also don't think creative had any long term plans heading into the "Superstar Shake Up" which is why guys like Samoa Joe and Jinder Mahal (to a way lesser extent) are struggling on their new brands. Mahal should have stayed on Smackdown for at least another year where he could have established himself as a solid midcard hand before moving to Raw (at least in my opinion). Joe moved to Smackdown in the middle of a program with Reigns and since that program wrapped up the Smackdown Creative Team hasn't had a clue what to do with him.
As for Lashley after tonight it looks like Vinnie Mac's wet dream is about to come true with a Lashley/Lesnar match taking place at Summerslam. Sadly thou after the match with Reigns that Lashley had tonight I am not excited for a potential Lashley/Lesnar showdown. In my eyes Lashley/Reigns had next to no chemistry in the ring and a Lashley/Lesnar match will sadly be more the same.
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Post by Falconsinclair on Jul 5, 2018 22:27:46 GMT -5
In all honesty if Rey has signed or is about to sign I can't see him doing so if he can't be at All In or finish up his current indy dates for that matter. He and Cody seem pretty close and I don't think Rey would want to bail on a good friend. More then likely Rey will show up the Raw/Smackdown after Summerslam and will start his run with the company then.
I would have Rey put in a program with someone like Samoa Joe (if he ends up on Smackdown) or Kevin Owens (if he ends up on Raw) and lose those programs. Rey seeming down on himself following those losses decides to go back to his roots to regroup and then he joins 205 Live to give that brand a much needed boost.
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Post by Falconsinclair on Jul 5, 2018 5:39:05 GMT -5
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. For the last few years New Day, Uso's & Sheamus/Cesaro have been pushed down our throats week in and week out. Not having them on the show right now should make the fans eager for their return. I for one can't wait for them to show up out of the blue (pun unintended) on the Blue Brand and lay waste to whoever holds the belts at that point. I'm sure when they do they will get a massive pop.
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Post by Falconsinclair on Jul 5, 2018 0:07:11 GMT -5
While most, if not all WWE Talent don't have Medical Insurance the WWE does seem to pick up a fair amount of their medical costs while they are under contract. Guys and Gals still receive pay while they are on the shelf with injury and WWE does pay for any and all rehab that former talents go thru (unless your name is Sunny)
Do I think the WWE Talent should Unionize? I'm not entirely sure, I work two jobs one were we have a union and one were we don't. So far I haven't found ANY reason as to why the one job we pay Union Dues as everything the Union "Does for Us" we have been given at the second property, if not more. At the non-union property I've received raises on a more frequent basis than the Union Property as said raises are worked into the Union Contract.
If talents were smart they would start to ask for any and all medical costs to be covered during the course of their contract with the WWE. If Vinnie Mac wants said talent bad enough they will agree to it. This could also lead to WWE creating a Benefit package thru a medical insurer to keep their costs down and everyone on the roster eventually being covered under said policy.
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Post by Falconsinclair on Jul 4, 2018 23:59:58 GMT -5
Taeler Hendrix Claims Refusing To Sleep With Jay Lethal “Sabotaged” Her ROH CareerIn what started as a fan casually mentioning they missed the Ring of Honor stable House of Truth – lead by Truth Martini and featuring newly crowned ROH World Champion Jay Lethal, Taeler Hendrix, and others – lead to a huge claim from one of the members. Taeler Hendrix revealed that it was her refusing to have sex with Jay Lethal that lead to her being outed from the company in early 2017. Full Article with Twitter posts includedIf this is true I'm not sure where ROH goes with Jay Lethal after the recent TV Tapings
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Post by Falconsinclair on Jun 28, 2018 5:55:01 GMT -5
I knew Edge and Christian before they went to the WWF. Edge and I use to hike a local conservation area together when he was in the area and talk Wrestling all the time. We bonded over our love of Hulk Hogan growing up and when I saw him teaming with our childhood idol I knew he was beyond ecstatic. He and Hulk winning the Tag Straps will always stick out to me more then anything he did during his career.
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Post by Falconsinclair on Jun 28, 2018 5:31:32 GMT -5
I was watching live with several friends. We were in shock over the whole thing and couldn't fathom why the WWE/F at the time wouldn't have told the live crowd what had happened.
Also for those of you who haven't read it yet, read Jimmy Korderas' book he was in the ring when Owen landed with Owen yelling at him to get out of the way.
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Post by Falconsinclair on Jun 27, 2018 23:06:01 GMT -5
Mania would put them in an interesting position going forward. Last year Friday Night held the Hall of Fame Ceremony. Saturday Night was NXT, Sunday Mania, Monday Raw and Tuesday Smackdown. They could now do it the following way: Thursday before Mania: WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony Friday before Mania: Final Smackdown before Mania Saturday: NXT Takeover Sunday: WrestleMania Monday: RAW Tuesday: Post Mania International NXT Tapings & 205 Event I wonder how they used to do it? It wasn't always taped. I think Thursday nights were live. Also, I imagine the Travel Packages will be going up more than normal because of it. A 3 day last year involved only HOF, NXT and Mania. HOF tickets do not retail as high as Raw or SDL tickets, so if it went SDL, NXT, Mania, the SDL tickets would increase. Perhaps they do away with the 3 day? For the vast majority of its life Smackdown was a taped show with few exceptions until the move to Tuesday Nights. The WWE Travel Schedule was Friday-Tuesday with Wednesday and Thursdays off. Then the first Brand Extension saw the Raw crew on the Road from Thursday to Monday and the Smackdown crew still on the Friday-Tuesday schedule where they would do a Live Event Monday Nights. I believe the current Brand Extension is still following that schedule.
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