Originally Posted by Observer Newsletter

Regarding WrestleMania this year in Dallas, WWE contacted AT&T Stadium with several different potential ideas including the two-day Mania that has been talked about. Right now that is under consideration but not a done deal, but logically it makes sense. The different ideas they approached the stadium with was a Sunday Mania and Monday Raw at the stadium with a 40,000-seat set up. They also brought up doing both Saturday and Sunday Mania and were looking into planning, security, insurance, cost of production, length of the event two days vs. one day and other locations for shows that weekend. Smackdown right now can’t be held at the American Airlines Center in Dallas because the Mavericks have the date. Often the Smackdown before Mania is taped ahead anyway so talent can get into town, but on FOX maybe they don’t want to do that this year. They are also looking at Gerald Ford Stadium, which holds 32,000, as a possible home for Smackdown and Raw because they expect so many tourists in town for the weekend

Originally Posted by 411Mania.com

WWE has reportedly had several high-level meetings with FOX officials as of late, with new details of the two companies’ relationship made available. Fightful Select has a lengthy report discussing the relationship between the wrestling company and network, which notes that Vince McMahon and Nick Khan met with FOX Sports CEO Eric Shanks and FS Head of Production Brad Zager on the night before SummerSlam.

According to the report, which notes that they have spoken with reps and sources from “many levels” in WWE, FOX, FOX Sports, NBCU, Peacock and USA Network. It makes clear that the sources don’t represent Fox, NBC Universal, Peacock, Tubi, The USA Network or WWE as a whole.

According to the report, while a source at FOX has acknowledged that WWE’s viewership for Smackdown have been disappointing compared to their expectations, that’s been difficult to gauge for sure due to the pandemic being in effect for much of that relationship. Sources from both sides pointed out that Smackdown is still the most watched wrestling TV show in the world.

While one FOX source said that the network has not been incredibly pleased with constantly promoting Peacock, several sources said that it hasn’t been a serious issue. Sources on both sides noted that WWE talent have been heavily featured on FOX, FOX Sports and the like to promote SummerSlam, which is prime programming for FOX. It was also noted by a WWE source that if FOX wanted the PPV content, they could have paid the price that Peacock ultimately did.

It was also noted Fightful’s FOX source that discussed the ratings numbers that the news that Rupert Murdoch will likely be portrayed in a negative way in the upcoming scripted series about Vince McMahon is a “childish move” that won’t help the WWE/FOX relationship. Murdoch had met with Stephanie McMahon, Triple H and others in May 2018 to lure WWE’s programming from USA.

However, it was also said that Vince McMahon has had a conversation with Murdoch in recent months and the topic wasn’t broached, with the relationship between the two families being “one of great respect.”

FOX has felt that WWE bringing back John Cena, Brock Lesnar and Becky Lynch has shown an effort to go above and beyond in stacking up the roster since fans returned to live events.

Regarding the WWE/FOX meetings, the two sides reportedly met during SummerSlam for about four hours and it was said from WWE’s side to have been productive. McMahon and Khan have decided to nix a discussed Raw at the Staples Center in Los Angeles in order to appease FOX so that the first show in the city for WWE can be the December 10th Smackdown, which is expected to be announced shortly.

Originally Posted by Emperor Smeat (Post 5482708)

According to Fightful Select, WWE recently held several high-level meetings with FOX to discuss a variety of things and plans.

Based on their sources from the FOX side, the network hasn't been that happy over SmackDown's ratings compared to expectations and WWE's constant promotion of NBC's rival Peacock streaming service but its also not at a level where it could seriously affect WWE's standing with FOX when it comes to the next tv contracts talks.

Same for FOX's boss not being too fond of Vince McMahon's upcoming television series since it likely will be portraying him in a negative light but also not something right now where it could negatively impact WWE's next tv contracts talks.

Originally Posted by Emperor Smeat (Post 5482345)

According to the Observer Newsletter, WWE is currently working on several ideas and plans for next year's WrestleMania 38 weekend in Dallas.

Besides the idea to do another two-day event, they are also consider the idea of holding WrestleMania 38 as just a regular one day show but would hold the next night's RAW in the stadium as well.

In regards to SmackDown's go-home show, WWE is currently considering holding it in a different city due to American Airlines Center being booked for something else that night.

Originally Posted by Emperor Smeat (Post 5482345)

According to the Observer Newsletter, WWE is currently working on several ideas and plans for next year's WrestleMania 38 weekend in Dallas.

Besides the idea to do another two-day event, they are also consider the idea of holding WrestleMania 38 as just a regular one day show but would hold the next night's RAW in the stadium as well.

In regards to SmackDown's go-home show, WWE is currently considering holding it in a different city due to American Airlines Center being booked for something else that night.

Originally Posted by Emperor Smeat (Post 5483086)

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Originally Posted by Emperor Smeat (Post 5483086)

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Originally Posted by Damian Rey 2.0 (Post 5483670)

Favorite powerbomb ever was Nash on Orrin at the summer slam chamber match. The iOS sickening thud personified.

Originally Posted by Lock Jaw (Post 5483671)

How often you type Orrin?

Originally Posted by Emperor Smeat (Post 5483581)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Street Fighter: The Movie truly lives on in AEW talent <a href="https://t.co/khnlVjxCi6">pic.twitter.com/khnlVjxCi6</a></p>&mdash; Will Washington  (@WilliamRBR) <a href="https://twitter.com/WilliamRBR/status/1438531786926018567?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 16, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Street Fighter The Move might have been horrible as a video game-based film but its one of those films that I ended up liking more than not even after all of these years. The original Mortal Kombat film is still the best video game based film of the 90s and 2000s.