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Nice. It is something. I don't understand why the WWE isn't still using Zeb Colter. The man was such a pleasure on the mic.
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It actually really bothers me how the WWE has squandered Jack Swagger. No, the guy isn't perfect. There's something that doesn't really "click" about the guy. Part of it is his booking, sure, but maybe he also appears a little too "clean," if you know what I mean? But the guy is so fucking crisp in the ring. He looks good whether he's putting a beating on a guy or taking one (I'm genuinely surprised at how sympathetic he is working face). He was really hurt by not getting *anything* over Rusev, I think. No, I don't think he should have "decisively won the feud" or anything like that; but one win here to get some revenge for Zeb would have been nice.
The shtick where Colter would slap Swagger in the face to psych him up was actually pretty over. People reacted to it. There's still hope for the guy to do something, but they just seem afraid to give him any sort of sustained credibility. |
I'm still behind the idea of a Cesaro/Ziggler tag team. If you have no designs to use either of them in a major singles capacity, then why not put them together and let them bounce off each other for a while. Dolph is a tremendous seller that people care about; Cesaro is great at showing fire on comebacks. Dolph has got personality and might help to bring it out of Cesaro.
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Cesaro would also be killing it in this program against The Wyatts. It would have made perfect sense to inject him as a guy looking to prove himself. He's teamed with Dean Ambrose in the past (and they had great chemistry, as Cesaro seems to have with almost everyone), and having the balls to stand up to The Wyatt Family without having a real personal issue with them could earn the ire of Bray Wyatt and have been used as a segue to get Wyatt off Reigns in the future. Plus, Bray could subtly put Cesaro over for being someone who went after Wyatt instead of vice versa.
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Cesaro vs. Luke Harper? Yes please.
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yeah we had a swagger sighting in the lumberjack match, I wish he and zev would move to nxt let him tag with james storm
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A Storm/Swagger tag team would have an interesting dynamic, that's for sure.
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I know plans are probably to run Finn Balor vs. Samoa Joe through the fall and into the winter, but Joe coming up to win the US Title from Cena would make a lot of sense for the main roster right now. The ratings are slipping, so they could use a bit of an infusion of fresh blood. There are mumbles that The Rock might be coming back to do some stuff -- but is he going to be on RAW every week? The thing with the part-timers is that they don't always have that episodic presence.
I'm not saying Joe would be an instant ratings fix or change the game entirely; but he would shake things up and introduce a full-time guy with the presence of being a real player -- especially if he beats John Cena at Hell in a Cell or something. They would never do this, but if they had Joe force Cena to tap-out? Man, that would be hectic. Cena could use the tapping as an excuse to "find himself." He lives by the mantra "Never Give Up," but along came a new cat that made him do just that. Joe is a long-time friend and a guy who broke into the business with him, and he has utmost respect for Joe, but he needs to move away in order to come back the John Cena he knows he can be. This could also be used as a springboard for Cena vs. Taker, if that's the route they want to go for WrestleMania. Cena needing to find something to prove himself could be a huge motivator in challenging the legend to a match at the big show. The thing with Joe is that he's no spring chicken. He's 36, which is around when they say workers put it all together in the ring the best, but given the style guys work these days, it might be a bit earlier than that. There's no real sense in "holding off" on Joe. If you want the guy to return the investment you've put in him (which, granted, may not be huge right now), then giving him a big rub and making him a player out the gate is probably the best way to do it. The guy's also got a presentation that lends itself to lots of merchandise. Maybe it won't be as colorful as Cena's, but it could be pumped out -- shirts, towels, wrist-bands, etc. He could be presented as humble enough to be liked by the kids (and respected by them, especially if Cena gives him the nod and taps out), and he's cool and edgy enough to keep the older demographics tuning in. He could pretty much be what they want Roman Reigns to be, only admittedly less ripped (although his look works for him). |
And when you put the belt on Joe, have him keep up the John Cena US Title Open Challenge. Even keep the name so people keep thinking "Cena." It could be a sign of respect, but with a flare of show-boating.
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So Crews doesn't win? Think they will kill his undefeated streak so quick?
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All of the WrestleMania Travel Packages have sold out already. That is looking good for the WWE. Booking and ratings be damned.
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Jericho's Podcast have been on fire lately. Awesome interview with the Dudleyz and his 25th anniversary show with Cyrus/Jackyl, Lance Storm and Dr.Luther was the funniest wrestling podcast I've ever heard. Holy fuck was it good. Listened to it 3 times.
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I could honestly foresee the "Vince snd co. In panic mode backstage" story being completely true. Not only does RAW stand to lose a lot in ratings, but what about revenue from the sales of Cena's merch as well.
And if it were to happen, I'd LOVE to see Rock make a few sporadic appearances. Maybe he could be used to make Reigns look like a slightly to moderately more palatable main-eventer and/or VERY long-term WWE WHC. |
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He has it but doesn't use it, according to HHH on a conference call. HHH gets the final say, but if Vince really wanted something done, he'd do it.
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Vince doesn't care about nxt because that's just on the stupid internet.....
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In a creative environment its up to the head of creative to use his instincts in what will work and what won't. If his instinct is that Cesaro is just meh, he may be wrong, but i know he's right more often than wrong. I think we're on the same page. We would both like to see Cesaro get a nice singles program to sink his teeth into. And then judge him after. But it may not be in the cards. To me it doesn't make me want to stop watching RAW. |
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So he likes what he sees. Vince and Hunter are on the same page that the show appeals to a different portion of the audience than RAW. But if you think Vince is out of touch, he would look at NXT, and say nope were changing everything so it looks like RAW. |
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Plus, Vince must think something is working right with NXT if they sell out the Barclays Center for the "developmental" brand. |
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His approval or allowance of the show is not the same as being involved with its direction. It's pretty clear that he has little if anything to do with the show given its presentation and direction.
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Why is he grinning like an idiot?
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Are you in meetings with him regarding NXT? Do you talk to Vince or Hunter? The only public information is that Vince has final say. Reading and hearing stories about him, I don't think he would just leave NXT and not care what goes on. I agree that Hunter likely has the biggest hand in the creative direction, but it's naive to think Vince has nothing to do with it. |
We actually have Hunter confirming NXT is his baby and he runs the show. He's said it. Several times. It's widely known to this point.
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How do you know? Where you there?
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What you guys fail to grasp is RAW looks different from SD, from PPVs, from NXT, because it's meant to appeal to a wider audience. It's not that Vince is out of touch, it's just that the shows are different. It wasn't that long ago that HHH was the villain of the IWC for holding everyone back and booking himself strong. Now he can do no wrong. What you're missing is that Vince approves it all. Nothing airs without his blessing. Unless you are in the upper echelon of creative meetings (ie Vince, Steph, Hunter, Dunn) you don't know whether or not Vince is out of touch. |
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Hunter has been booking with Vince since Russo left, so I would think more often than not Hunter would know what Vince wants to see. The point isn't who is doing the day to day booking. If Vince was out of touch he would take a look at NXT TV and want it changed. The point I'm trying to drive home is he doesn't. So how can he be in touch with NXT and out of touch with RAW? Are the Network Specials good? Is he out of touch there? I think the real problem is some of you don't like that one or two guys are not higher on the card, so you paint this picture that all of the booking and creative sucks. Couldn't be further from the truth. |
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Vince being out of touch also has zero to do with knowing the upper echelons of creative. It's a opinion shared by many given that Vince is the final say the company's primary program and that it's common knowledge he runs and calls most of not all the shots on the creative direction of such. Given that it's been ages since I consistently found myself invested in what is presented on television, and that they've yet develop any performers beyond meandering mid card acts despite crowd reactions and support yearning for otherwise, and that it's widely assumed and known Vince is head honcho and responsible for creative direction, it's of my opinion he's or of touch with what his fans want. |
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Remember when "Fandangoing" became a thing and WWE awkwardly tried to make it their thing the next night on Raw like someone's weird, out of touch grandpa trying to be "hip to the youngsters"?
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Except outside of Lesnar, who only recently became a main event attraction and was instead wasting time wrestling Triple H, none of those acts are main event status. None. Hell, Lesnar is about to wrestle Taker for the third time. He's wrestled Big Show twice, Hunter 3x, Cena 3x, and Taker 3x since coming back. Other than Reigns and Rollins being sprinkled in, it's been the same repetitive matchup for arguably their biggest draw.
Rollins is jobber who is made t look lesser than his competition despite being the champion. Ambrose and Reigns have been spinning their wheels with no advancement in the least year and a half, as evident by the fact Ambrose is STILL in a feud with Bray Wyatt. Speaking of Wyatt, he went from feuding with Ambrose, to a short term, no gain feud with Undertaker, to feuding again with Reigns and Ambrose. They've done absolutely nothing of note with Wyatt since his Cena feud. He hasn't seen the main event yet. Not sure why you pegged him as a "main event act". Daniel Bryan was pushed down to feud with Kane while the Shield took over the Authority angle, and then pushed down further when he returned from injury. Kevin Owens is in a feud with Ryback, after a short feud with Cesaro. Two guys who have been meaningless after a once hot but now over exposed feud with Cena. You have the right to feel differently, but I don't find seeing guys do the same shit for years on end, getting nowhere despite having both the talent and fan support ( Ambrose and Wyatt specifically) to become more prominent, as riveting, compelling or progressive television. Not to mention, what exactly does that have to do with NXT and Vince basically being Ted Turner to the product, as in he's there in money only? Are you trying to defer from the topic? Fact is, NXT is run by Hunter, and despite having the pull to do so, Vince does not, by choice, involve himself in the product and it's clear to see when compared to the product he does invest time in. |
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Vince doesnt control everything in NXT like he does Raw. So for you to say he's not out of touch because he doesn't nix NXT is crazy. The dude doesn't even watch NXT so one could actually argue that he is out of touch because he doesn't watch the hottest promotion in the world right now. I dont have a problem with people being low on the card, its the card itself. With 5 hours of national TV time you would think every one would have something. I mean hell throw every one you don't have any thing for in to tag teams or somthing. Every week Raw is one big Seth Rollins storyline that usually sucks and is predictable as hell. Everyone is on the same level except for Cena. The divas revolution is a joke. That's even more proof that Vince is out of touch since NXT has had no problem presenting their "women". |
Any time I watch NXT, the fans are super into the product. Hell, even the women's matches gets huge pops.
Meanwhile in WWE, we're regularly greeted with "boring" chants, or constant "what" chants to faces, or "please retire" chants to guys like Big Show who has done the same thing every year for the last ten years. Regardless of who's overseeing what shows, NXT seems to be doing something right because their product is hot! It's a formula WWE should follow more on Raw, and then their flagship show might actually be half as entertaining as it use to be. But hey, what do I know? I only come on to TPWW every Tuesday for the last year to see reports of Raw hitting the "lowest rating ever". WWE sucks these days. Vince is out of touch. He has no idea what his audience wants. |
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If it was Cena or any other hand picked star by the WWE, no doubt they would have been more active or acknowledge the pop culture aspect a lot sooner. Was during the time of them being rumored thinking it was just the chant that was over or just a fad and not Bryan as the real reason. Tried to "give" the chant to Big Show or downplay it thinking it would just get weaker when the opposite happened instead. |
Or telling Bryan to chant no instead and not trying to ride the wave and turning him face sooner.
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Furthermore, I am tired of people saying that they want WWE to do what they do with NXT, but on the main show.
This simply just is not possible. There's a lot they can do to improve, but it is impossible to try to mimic the NXT model with the main roster. |
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Nxt is an hour a week with 4 (?) Ppvs a year vs. 3 hours of live tv, 2 hours of taped tv (not to mention Superstars and Main Event) and at least a dozen ppvs a year. That's just for starters. |
Oh and it's also just supposed to be a "minor league" type proving ground, not the finished product.
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For example, giving more of the roster stuff to do. I think we can both agree that RAW can't manage time for shit. They have 3 hours of programming yet they've actually managed to have fewer interesting storylines than they had when they were only filling up two hours. The writing would also benefit from a major change to being more like NXT. Stop with the Rusev/Lana/Dolph shit and start giving us storylines that actually matter and aren't the kind of thing that'd make reality tv cringe. Instead of the abortion that has been the Divas Revolution how about they just start writing for the women the same way they do for the men? NXT got this right with Sasha vs Baylee yet the main roster can't seem to fathom that. Why can't two women be chasing the belt just to prove they're the best in the business just like the guys? And on the topic of Sasha vs Baylee, we know that most of the people on the main roster can go in the ring. Why can't the main roster allow them to showcase their abilities the way NXT does? Even PPV matches aren't allowed to have the same quality as some regular NXT matches. There's some sort of disconnect here, and it's not the talent of the superstars involved (most of the time). somewhere along the line talent is being hampered for some odd reason. I'm not saying that everything from NXT will work on the main roster, but the basics would and have worked in the past. NXT's booking, writing, timing, etc really aren't much different from what WWE has done in the past with the main roster. |
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Whoa! Didn't know that Nikki Bella was 16 minutes older than Brie Bella. Weird.
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What's going on here now?
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I guess that means their their father came and then came again 16 minutes later, right?
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Eden Styles.
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Some people dont seem to get that NXT airs on the WWE Network. By the nature of where it airs, 100% of your audience are big time fans of the product. Just like the type of person who would come to TPWW to post about sports entertainment would be a bigger than average fan. Its sometimes tough to write/produce TV that appeals beyond what YOU would like to see. Its a tough concept to grab for some people. But you clearly get it. Good to see some smart people on here. |
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People remember the Attitude Era, and seem to forget how crap the in-ring product was on TV. When you see the TV today, they focus on fewer characters over a longer period of time. It allows guys to work longer matches, and tell stories in the ring. Not everyone is great at it, but you have to learn. You're so impatient. Do you not think Sacha will eventually have a 15 minute match with Charlotte, Becky, Paige or Bayley? Of course she will. They brought up a bunch of girls at the same time, it takes time to get them over. There's no point of trying to have the epic title match before people are ready for it to matter. What they are doing is great. Nikki was the long running champion, she clearly cared about being champion, and it was very clear that Charlotte cared a lot about finally winning it. Paige did the halfway heel turn because she is jealous that Charlotte won the title. Nikki wants the title back. Literally everything is about the title. If anything, you could make the argument that they need to have a couple programs in the Divas division that are away from the title. This is another example of complaining for the sake of complaining. The Divas are getting an opportunity to work longer matches on TV, learning to carry themselves better, and over time the division will be strong. You gotta remember that Banks and Bayley headlined or co-headlined shows. The WWE Divas division is not at that place yet. But they hopefully will be over time. You can just go from 0 to 100 in 1 night. Its gotta be a gradual process. If you know what to look for, you can see they are setting the foundation for progression. |
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He is a classic example of guys who get on TV for a small thing, but then dont elevate their game. But sure, if you feel better blaming the bogeymen like the writing team or Vince, go for it. |
How would you have him "elevate him game", while sticking to the confines of what the booking team allow him to do?
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Fandango actually sustained a concussion and that was the end of that.
I actually very much like the talent they do have. You claiming otherwise is reaching for an argument that doesn't exist. The fact that they've done nothing to progress said talent is the issue I take. But keep spinning your wheels pal. |
OK Cynick is delirious, he said the Divas revolution is great. Really, Charlotte copies her father so much and is horrible at it. Becky just stands around and says so.thing weird all the time. Sascha is the boss but maybe not even the leader of BAD? Paige turns heel then switches her mindset and wants to be back in PCB and is jealous of Natti. Its all shit and an extra match on Raw every week is pretty much all the Divas revolution is. Lana and Summer Rea was the best thing going about the divas until Lana got hurt.
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I still don't know which Bella is which. And I don't really care.
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Actually, I still don't know which Uso is which. But I like the Usos.
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Fandango was already finished with his feud with Jericho and was fighting for the IC title. Which was then won by Curtis Axel. How would Jericho been involved at that point? Just giving out advice?
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Looks like Blue Pants got the walking papers cause she was bad during Summerslam weekend
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It probably has to do more with the first part. Everybody hated her because she wasn't under contract and was way more over than most of the people. She got one of the loudest pops and chants with "We want Blue Pants," and "Blue Pants City." She can make alot of money on the indys for being former NXT. She was making alot more than most with being able to take indys and signings.
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Damn it. Saw a Sasha Banks had followed me but it was a fake account, but it doesn't say parody account. Is that legal? Didn't think it was really Sasha though. Bailey's favorite was real. :heart:
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I need a topic to write for about wrestling for my blog. Taking suggestions. Sort of out of ideas. Talked about alot of stuff already including nxt, tag team wrestling, road to WM last year, the shield, divas and every episode of WWE Rivalries.
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Ric Flair's robes
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wrestling calligraphy
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the hairstyles of the AWA
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Dean Malenko
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who wore tassles the best?
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Which is your favourite Big Show?
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