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Post by casanova on Sept 6, 2021 6:23:57 GMT -5
Assuming more NXT talents will be released in the next week.Could see some of the older talents getting cut.As crazy as it might sound I think it would be a really good idea long term if the WWE cut a bulk of their 40 plus year old talents.Not saying they can't go in the ring but most have done everything meaningful that they are going to do in WWE and would make way for younger talent,also would put some fire under Vince and companies ass to actually create new stars.Just look at the current main roster of talents that are 40 or turning 40 this year and older that are full time. AJ Styles Bobby Lashley Bobby Roode Cesaro Finn Balor Jeff Hardy John Morrison Kofi Kingston The Miz MVP R-Truth Randy Orton Rey Mysterio Sheamus Shelton Benjamin Shinsuke Nakamura That's a ton of talent on the back nine of their careers.Paul Heyman once said years ago if he took over TNA(around the time Hogan came in) that he would cut all the talent 40 plus baring a name or two,think he might have had a point.I wouldn't go that extreme but would only keep four or five guys in that age bracket. I see your point but who do you want to get rid of? Let’s say you can keep 3-4, Styles, Lashely and Orton would be given. I wouldn’t want to lose Cesaro, Sheamus or Balor. WWE wouldn’t want to lose these incredible wrestlers to AEW either, I think. Its a dilemma that is really hard to solve. The roster is definitely overaging atm, but the guys keep being too important.
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Post by johnnyhanson21 on Sept 6, 2021 8:49:52 GMT -5
I would keep Orton,Styles,Hardy,Mysterio and move Miz to the commentary booth(would do the same for Kevin Owens)
Would have one roster with the top talents moving forward being Big E,Dunne,Dragnouv,Ford,Lee,McIntrye,Priest,Reigns,Riddle,Rollins with Styles & Orton as your old vets.Would give a ton of fresh match ups and newer faces mix in the uppder card and main event scene.Guys to hold down the fort for a few years while the WWE build some fresh new talents from scratch like Stevenson,Steiner,Borduex..ect
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Post by MKSavage on Sept 6, 2021 15:18:58 GMT -5
What's the reason for all the layoffs? I thought the WWE was making record profits during the pandemic? Are the talent asking for releases? Is Vince trying to turn over the roster to start a new era?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2021 15:42:46 GMT -5
Is Vince trying to turn over the roster to start a new era? If that's the case he couldn't have possibly picked a worse time to attempt such a thing. The WWE's image (at least creatively) is arguably the worst it's ever been and pro wrestlers have more legitimate, alternative working options to the WWE now than they've had in about 25-30 years.
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Post by MKSavage on Sept 6, 2021 15:52:36 GMT -5
Is Vince trying to turn over the roster to start a new era? If that's the case he couldn't have possibly picked a worse time to attempt such a thing. The WWE's image (at least creatively) is arguably the worst it's ever been and pro wrestlers have more legitimate, alternative working options to the WWE now than they've had in about 25-30 years. True, but he has done it before. Just seems odd that he is cutting this much talent, some which are his biggest stars.
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Post by k5 on Sept 6, 2021 20:15:19 GMT -5
What's the reason for all the layoffs? I thought the WWE was making record profits during the pandemic? Are the talent asking for releases? Is Vince trying to turn over the roster to start a new era? rumors of selling the company are quite abundant these days and nick khan isn't exactly calming those claims. if not that, then it's clear at the very least we're getting a shake up due to them not being content with their current roster/ratings/etc.
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Post by Nivro™ on Sept 7, 2021 9:50:18 GMT -5
If WWE releases any more AEW is going to have a Saturday morning show on Turner Classic Movies
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Post by shanieomaniac on Sept 7, 2021 20:27:15 GMT -5
So, turns out, Kevin Owens just removed the "Owens" part of his twitter page as well as flash tweeting the coordinates to Mount Rushmore. (Tweeting then quickly deleting). Also, his contract is up in January, not 2 years from now.
It's starting to look like my predictions are more and more correct. This stuff doesn't happen in a vacuum. He knows something.
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Post by kinnikuman on Sept 7, 2021 20:57:26 GMT -5
I can easily see Owens leaving. Dunne might leave too.
What does South Dakota have to do with anything though? Weird.
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Post by FLUX '97 on Sept 7, 2021 21:23:57 GMT -5
I can easily see Owens leaving. Dunne might leave too. What does South Dakota have to do with anything though? Weird. Mount Rushmore was the name of a stable Owens had with Adam Cole and The Young Bucks on the independent circuit.
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Post by cordless2016 on Sept 7, 2021 21:41:03 GMT -5
I can see Owens leaving if it’s true his contract is up in January. Guy isn’t held a title since 2017 and has mainly been used as a “jobber to the stars,” loosing nearly every major feud he’s been booked in since then.
Guy should be valued much higher than he is, and it would be cool to see Kenny drop the belt, only to then be kicked out of The Elite by a debuting Kevin Steen, who forms Mount Rushmore with the Bucks and Cole. Kenny goes face, and brings in Sami Zayn to Team with (who’s contract is also rumored to be up in October).
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Post by The Real Chillary on Sept 8, 2021 7:27:08 GMT -5
I can see Owens leaving if it’s true his contract is up in January. Guy isn’t held a title since 2017 and has mainly been used as a “jobber to the stars,” loosing nearly every major feud he’s been booked in since then. Guy should be valued much higher than he is, and it would be cool to see Kenny drop the belt, only to then be kicked out of The Elite by a debuting Kevin Steen, who forms Mount Rushmore with the Bucks and Cole. Kenny goes face, and brings in Sami Zayn to Team with (who’s contract is also rumored to be up in October). El Generico plz
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Post by Yambag Jones on Sept 8, 2021 9:06:30 GMT -5
I can see Owens leaving if it’s true his contract is up in January. Guy isn’t held a title since 2017 and has mainly been used as a “jobber to the stars,” loosing nearly every major feud he’s been booked in since then. Guy should be valued much higher than he is, and it would be cool to see Kenny drop the belt, only to then be kicked out of The Elite by a debuting Kevin Steen, who forms Mount Rushmore with the Bucks and Cole. Kenny goes face, and brings in Sami Zayn to Team with (who’s contract is also rumored to be up in October). Imagine Bucks, Cole, Steen vs Hangman, Omega, Generico, O’Reilly
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Post by rkmo: 9 Month Warning on Sept 8, 2021 12:03:39 GMT -5
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Post by Yambag Jones on Sept 8, 2021 14:40:15 GMT -5
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Post by J'Dinkalage Morgoone on Sept 8, 2021 14:46:36 GMT -5
I can see Owens leaving if it’s true his contract is up in January. Guy isn’t held a title since 2017 and has mainly been used as a “jobber to the stars,” loosing nearly every major feud he’s been booked in since then. Guy should be valued much higher than he is, and it would be cool to see Kenny drop the belt, only to then be kicked out of The Elite by a debuting Kevin Steen, who forms Mount Rushmore with the Bucks and Cole. Kenny goes face, and brings in Sami Zayn to Team with (who’s contract is also rumored to be up in October). Imagine Bucks, Cole, Steen vs Hangman, Omega, Generico, O’Reilly so basically just 5-10 years ago.
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Post by Yambag Jones on Sept 8, 2021 15:17:39 GMT -5
Imagine Bucks, Cole, Steen vs Hangman, Omega, Generico, O’Reilly so basically just 5-10 years ago. Not really. Page and Omega hadn't teamed yet. It would be special given everyone's history together.
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Post by shanieomaniac on Sept 8, 2021 19:31:29 GMT -5
I can see Owens leaving if it’s true his contract is up in January. Guy isn’t held a title since 2017 and has mainly been used as a “jobber to the stars,” loosing nearly every major feud he’s been booked in since then. Guy should be valued much higher than he is, and it would be cool to see Kenny drop the belt, only to then be kicked out of The Elite by a debuting Kevin Steen, who forms Mount Rushmore with the Bucks and Cole. Kenny goes face, and brings in Sami Zayn to Team with (who’s contract is also rumored to be up in October). Imagine Bucks, Cole, Steen vs Hangman, Omega, Generico, O’Reilly This is pretty much what I see happening, except Hangman is with the Dark Order and is the one to take the belt.
After Hangman takes the belt, Steen shows up seemingly support Kenny, but attacks him. Then the Buck and Cole also turn and reform Mount Rushmore. Then, Kenny responds by telling Steen that "You steal my friends, I'm gonna steal yours" and Sami/Generico/whoever debuts to team up with Kenny.
Honestly, as much as I'd love to see Generico in AEW, I feel like it would be a step backwards for him. I almost want to see him debut as Generico, rip the mask off, stomp on it, stomp Kevin as well, then begin a run as a new character. Of course, this would instantly make him a hated heel for stomping on the Generico character and would only work if the plan was to make Kenny the heel in the feud against the Bucks (which I don't see working too well, the Bucks, Cole, and Steen are all better off as heels in my book.)
All that said? The fact that WWE doesn't have molecule one of IP claim to Generico makes me very happy. It means that if Sami does end up in AEW there is nothing stopping them from making an El Generico flashback figure.
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Post by Darkhawk on Sept 8, 2021 19:48:52 GMT -5
Man WWE is losing their stars, but at the same time they aren't making any so how does that work out lol.
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Post by shanieomaniac on Sept 8, 2021 20:12:06 GMT -5
Man WWE is losing their stars, but at the same time they aren't making any so how does that work out lol. I love how WWE has successfully made exactly two stars in the past 6 years and in both cases it took something out of Vince's control to make it manifest.
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