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Emperor Smeat 12-02-2015 10:22 PM

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Simple Fan 12-02-2015 10:50 PM

Who's the dude to the left of Big E?

Emperor Smeat 12-02-2015 10:52 PM

Dirtsheets sponsored by Sheamus showing off his dancing skills:
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Originally Posted by Observer
A key story to watch for next month are the Shinsuke Nakamura contract negotiations. There is WWE interest in Nakamura, and unlike with Kazuchika Okada, who has made it clear his goal is to build New Japan up and already had his taste of U.S. wrestling, Nakamura has never had any kind of a U.S. run. From a WWE standpoint, Nakamura is tall enough, which is a current management knock on Hideo Itami on the main roster, but his age, as he’d be 36 before he’d start, is a factor as WWE traditionally doesn’t like to start guys of that age in NXT (Samoa Joe or James Storm are different as the ideas for them were strictly NXT and not main roster, while Nakamura would likely start in NXT but the goal is main roster). Nakamura is intrigued with the idea of being an American star, and the huge reaction he’s gotten on ROH shows may give him the idea that his charisma would carry over. At the same time, owner Takaaki Kidani in the past has said that they may have to offer seven figure or near seven figure deals to top guys, so it’s not a situation like AAA with Alberto where they couldn’t match with WWE offer.

MLW Radio podcast with Court Bauer also hinted at the WWE interested in grabbing Nakamura.

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Originally Posted by Observer
Lethal is another one whose contract expires relatively soon and WWE has shown interest in for NXT. One of the perks for ROH is the New Japan connection and he’s doing the Dome show in a probable title match (unless he loses between now and then) with Michael Elgin.

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Mick Foley has been very critical WWE’s creative direction in recent weeks, publicly grappling with the notion of completely giving up on watching the product. What Foley has failed to mention is that his son Dewey has secured a job with WWE’s writing staff.

According to a source close to the situation, Dewey, 23, will begin working with WWE’s creative team shortly after the holidays. He had been running a blog for WWE creative writing samples, which is now set to private.

Suddenly, Mick Foley’s public damnation of WWE creative suddenly takes on an entirely different perspective.

It’s worth noting that Foley’s daughter Noelle could also be working for WWE in the not so distant future, as there is talk of her becoming a backstage interviewer. During a recent interview with Justin Labar of Chair Shot Reality, Noelle noted that she has done some training in the ring but is focusing on other things.
Puts some doubt if he was legit impressed at this week's RAW or only said it because he didn't want any negative backlash towards his son if he vented again. Also his son recently deleted Facebook comments that were critical of Creative and Triple H prior to taking the job. http://www.sescoops.com/dewey-foley-...eative-writer/

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Originally Posted by Observer
That all said, it is not a good thing that the audience watching is smaller, and even worse that the audience watching is significantly less engaged and switches off the show quicker than any time in history. The latter point is the key, in the sense if people watch out of habit but care about the product less, it’s a bad sign. I can recall Lance Russell in the late-80s, who was a successful program director before wrestling announcer became his full-time vocation, talking about the enormous ratings Memphis wrestling was still getting during a period when live attendance was falling greatly noting that on a show like wrestling, which draws based on people being creatures of habit, the ratings decline comes last, not first. That was the case with WCW, where there was a huge ratings decline as they went down the drain, but the decline in PPV, live events and other revenue streams was far greater ...

In talking recently with someone who runs one of the major arenas in the country, WWE, even though live gates are $200,000 to $300,000 for a house show, and more for TV, has gone from an event that is a key regular franchise event for the building, to an event that is considered a low grossing event compared to most entertainment events (unless it’s a major PPV event, which is actually of more value than ever before because of the higher ticket prices), but is fine to have for an otherwise free night in the building. ...

The big flaw is that the questions are being asked of the company’s most hardcore fans, given the Fan Nation status, meaning for the most part, they are not getting the input from the key fans they need to reach, the casual fan, sometime fan or lapsed fan, which are the fans who are the keys in growing the business and the ones dropping out now. The Fan Nation fan, while important to know their thoughts, are more likely to be satisfied and less likely to have the mindset to the product of those who are less interested or have faded away, or watch but aren’t nearly as invested and thus don’t stay for the whole three hours. Unfortunately, the audience that they need to contact is the one they can’t find ...

In the mid-card era, they’ve created nobody new, with most of their efforts geared to Roman Reigns, a cosmetic pick in an era where cosmetics don’t connect as much as in the past. Ironically, the crowd has tried to pick stars on their own, who are either grudgingly accepted after a fight (Punk and Bryan), are given early lip service to and quickly put “in their place” (Owens) or on a much smaller level, are rejected and shoved in their faces (Cesaro).

Basically ratings are historically usually the last thing that plunges and a sign companies had been ignoring the more serious flaws (ex. WCW waited too late to fix their fatal flaws), venues are starting to see less value in holding WWE shows, and the recent Fan Council survey isn't targeting the actual groups leaving en mass.

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Originally Posted by Observer
Culturally, while the publicity is not good, this has not resulted in the type of reaction something like this would get if it was a similar-level star in the U.S. It’s notable because the press covers Japanese wrestling far more than in the U.S. (although the gap isn’t nearly as wide today as it was for most of the past 60 years), and while this incident got some mainstream publicity, many key people in the Japanese pro wrestling industry were unaware of it even after it had been covered in Japan and discussed in the U.S. Honma is still working nightly in the New Japan tag team tournament. However, the story did start to garner more interest in Japan when Honma responded by threatening a lawsuit and claiming all of the incidents described were him acting in self defense.

Update to the Honma story that might end up getting worse for Honma because of the lawsuit threat for making it public.

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Originally Posted by Observer
Both Multi Screen Media (MSM), or Sony Six, their television partner which was bringing TNA in for the tour, and TNA made an agreement that neither side would publicly give a reason for the tour being canceled.

The announcement said the tour would be rescheduled for 2016. TNA’s contract with Sony Six that was recently signed calls for TNA to have to tour the country at least once a year, or the contract would be breached. Sony Six was on board with this cancellation so this won’t be held against TNA.

It was believed to be a direct financial issue, since it was the Indian group that was financing much of the tour. It was not a ticket issue as no tickets were being sold for the three shows, and they were people who would be let in free.

Update to TNA's India tour being canceled.

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Originally Posted by Observer
Regarding Destination America, the station is going to be rebranding. Apparently after doing record numbers for the live exorcism, they are moving to a paranormal channel five nights per week as soon as possible, and moving to seven nights a week of paranormal programming in September, so wrestling didn’t fit into the new direction. They are also going to be changing the name of the channel. At least that was the internal plan announced within the company this past week. It has not been announced publicly yet.

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Originally Posted by Observer
In addition to the recently added episodes of NWA World Championship Wrestling, Smoky Mountain Wrestling and Mid South Wrestling, the WWE Network has added AWA All Star Wrestling to its lineup. They’ve also resumed adding WCCW shows after a long break. It appears that they’re focusing on shows featuring big name WWE legends to start with.


Some other sheet news includes:
  • Was quickly discovered on the internet that the new Paige POP figurines are just the old AJ Lee figurines repainted to Paige's colors. http://officialfan.proboards.com/thr...unko-pop-paige
  • If it wasn't for last week's disaster, this week's episode of RAW would have been a new record low for the WWE. As of now its just the 2nd lowest in the 3 Hour era.
  • Chris Jericho announced Becky Lynch will be on this Friday's episode of Talk Is Jericho podcast. https://twitter.com/TalkIsJericho/st...85551449833472
  • According to a recent interview with F4W, Brad Maddoz confirmed he was fired due to the "cocky pricks" promo and was getting frustrated with his role which is why he did the unscripted promo. http://www.f4wonline.com/wwe-news/br...d-times-202836
  • In a "WWE Did You Know" type fact, TNA has officially lasted longer than WCW going by official WCW launch and not counting the pre-JCP/GCW era. TNA has lasted so far for 12 years and 6 months while WCW was 12 years and 5 months.
  • In a recent interview with the Miami Herald, the president of POP TV officially debunked rumors of TNA paying for their spot on the network. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/fi...e47489355.html

Some TPWW News:

Nicky Fives 12-02-2015 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Simple Fan (Post 4738600)
Who's the dude to the left of Big E?

Good question....

SlickyTrickyDamon 12-02-2015 11:09 PM

I think it's Finn Balor but it could be nxt announcer Greg Hamitlon.

SlickyTrickyDamon 12-02-2015 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Smelly Meatball (Post 4738513)
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Is it wrong that I can already sort of see how the whole Lana-Rusev thing is going to end again. They are stressing too much on Lana and/or Rusev actually cheating with each other which probably gets revealed slide-show style when Ziggler and/or Summer interrupt their WWE wedding.

Probably can already predict the punchline as well:
SPOILER: show
Hornswoggle was involved

Rusev is comedic gold.

Rusev: I joined this new thing Instagram.

Cole: It's not new.

Rusev: :) :mad:

Emperor Smeat 12-02-2015 11:41 PM

According to NeoGAF's wrestling thread, TNA's deal with POP TV includes a very similar opt out clause Destination America had with them. POP seems to care more about ad money and less on viewership as what will trigger the clause. DA was the inverse but ad money dropping was a big factor as well.

As long as TNA generates enough money to keep POP happy, the clause won't get invoked. If not, third year in a row TNA could end up getting kicked off a network.

DAMN iNATOR 12-03-2015 06:16 AM

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Originally Posted by SlickyTrickyDamon (Post 4738611)
Rusev is comedic gold.

Rusev: I joined this new thing Instagram.

Cole: It's not new.

Rusev: :) :mad:

Just wait until Lana finds his SnapChat and AdultFriendFinder accounts!

Big Vic 12-03-2015 08:44 AM

I'd like to see CyNick defend TNA.

drave 12-03-2015 08:46 AM

He won't because Vince has nothing to do with TNA.

Evil Vito 12-03-2015 09:29 AM

<font color=goldenrod>"If Vince took over TNA, it would be the highest rated show on Thursdays within 3 months"</font>

Rammsteinmad 12-03-2015 10:00 AM

Haven't seen this in a while. Not sure why there's annoying music in the background, but it's still funny, and there must be some people here who've never seen this gem.

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Tom Guycott 12-03-2015 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Smelly Meatball (Post 4738595)

Haha. Stingdust.

Simple Fan 12-03-2015 02:48 PM

Really want a Sting/Stardust feud.

Big Vic 12-03-2015 02:49 PM

I have mixed feeling on whether I want to see Sting have one last run.

The CyNick 12-03-2015 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Vic (Post 4738728)
I'd like to see CyNick defend TNA.

Despite dirt sheets writing weekly articles about how the company is doomed and could be facing their last year, they have managed to remain the only moderately successful alternative to the WWE. Company is now in its Xth year of existence when most people thought they wouldn't get past 18 months.

The CyNick 12-03-2015 03:50 PM

I wonder what pillar of wisdom Lance Russel provided Dirt Sheet Dave about where the VOD business fits into his little model.

I also wonder if he talked about how live event ticket sales are down across all major sports. Probably not.

Emperor Smeat 12-03-2015 03:56 PM

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Emperor Smeat 12-03-2015 09:10 PM

Dirtsheets sponsored by Wrestling's Instant Regrets:
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As previously noted, there have been rumors going around online about a potential Brock Lesnar vs. Kevin Owens match at WrestleMania 32. The rumor got started on Court Bauer’s podcast after Kevin Owens did an interview on the “Like Father, Like Son” podcast where he expressed interest in wrestling Lesnar.

Bryan Alvarez asked Dave Meltzer about this on Wrestling Observer Live and Meltzer was skeptical of the story. He said that Lesnar is not aware of any plans for a match with Owens. Obviously, Lesnar would be made aware of plans that involve him since he is one of the top paid guys in the company. Meltzer said that he is skeptical because of the way Owens has been portrayed on WWE television and he is not treated as a top guy. In order to match him up with someone like Lesnar then Owens would need to run roughshod through the roster and he would need to win most (or all) of his matches leading up to WrestleMania if they want to make him credible enough for Lesnar.
The match itself could still end up happening but as of right now, its not one of the big matches planned for Mania. A recent interview Owens gave for a podcast might have been the source of the confusion. http://www.wrestlingnews.co/update-o...-wrestlemania/

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Originally Posted by WWE
The WWE Tag Team Champion Triple Threat Match at WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs between titleholders The New Day and challengers The Usos and The Lucha Dragons will now be contested under Ladder Match rules. Tom Phillips broke the news in a video posted on WWE’s official Facebook page.

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Steve Austin was recently on the Taz Show: Bodyslams & Beyond:

On Scripted Promos:
“It’s a different PC world that those guys are operating in, so I feel for those guys. And I love WWE, I’m still part of the company, but it’s just tough these days on these kids,” Austin said. “I don’t like to be the bitter veteran that complains about the system, but, I don’t believe that promos should be ‘scripted’. A couple of bullet points, yes, to point a cat in the right direction, but you’ve got to be out there and be able to feel at home and believe with conviction and your heart and your soul with everything that you’re saying and if you’re just trying to be an orator or someone who delivers a speech, that’s not effective in my opinion. And to me, to draw money, you’ve got to be able to reach people’s heartstrings and reach some kind of guttural response or just anything that resonates with them.”

On This Generation’s Wrestlers:
“These guys are a step above our generation and the generations before us, athletically. What they can do in the ring is amazing and they’re great athletes, but I can give you [Ric] Flair/[Barry] Windham from ’87 or ’86 and those guys are working at today’s pace, but they’re selling everything, they’re not telegraphing anything, they’re not foreshadowing the next sequence of moves. It’s about 50-50 or 70-30 called in the ring and so it feels spontaneous and it feels different. It feels like a shoot. So there’s a real fine line between taking all that athleticism and you’re going to set up a little bit of stuff, but when it looks like you’re just going through the motions, you’re just going through the motions and people can see that. And you’ve got to be able to feel and really get behind a character and a personality and the human that’s doing that. I mean, that’s the money level.”

On Finn Balor:
“I’m wondering if he’s going to get lost in the shuffle a little bit [on the main roster]. He does that crawl to the ring and sometimes it takes so long. It’s a little disconcerting because I’ve seen the kid. Good looking kid, worked for many years in Japan, and he’s very technical from Ireland or wherever he’s from. Great kid! Great kid! Hell of a worker. Ten times the worker I ever was, but he [has] got to connect with those people. And so hopefully that gimmick allows him to do that. And it’s a great look. You can make a lot of action figures off of it, but put all the pieces together. People [have] got to care about him to become emotionally invested in him, but a great human being and a hellacious worker.”
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Originally Posted by Observer
The Brock Lesnar vs. Undertaker blow-off at the 10/25 Hell in a Cell show did slightly smaller numbers as the year before, which is a positive given a substantial increase in network subscribers over the year ... did 87,000 buys on pay-per-view, broken down as 23,000 domestic and 64,000 overseas. It’s a drop domestically from the 31,000 the prior month’s Night of Champions did domestically

... Last year’s Hell in a Cell show did 29,000 domestic PPV buys, and 75,000 overseas buys, for a total of 104,000.

... But the network subscribers have increased significantly, both domestic and overseas, so a direct comparison isn’t as meaningful. What’s notable is that even with the push to actually even insult people who buy the show on PPV on broadcasts, that ever since last year’s Hell in a Cell, that the B show numbers in North America, which fell to 21,000 for last year’s TLC show, have never fallen below 22,000 since. The overseas numbers, at 64,000, have been increasing, as they ranged from 40,000 to 50,000 most of the year, before hitting 55,000 at Battleground, fell to 46,000 in September, and grew to 64,000 in October.

WWE insulting ppv buyers somehow has managed to lead to more international buys for ppvs. Either people overseas don't care or are not interested in the Network (if available there) for it to go up.

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Originally Posted by Observer
There is nothing new going on with GFW right now. We’d heard nothing about a U.S. deal being close and the U.K. deal that they were hoping for hasn’t been completed at this point. Some people have noted how ROH and TNA were able to get new TV quickly after Destination America canceled while GFW hasn’t been able to, but the circumstances are different. GFW needs television that pays or they can’t afford to run. They don’t have major money behind them. From what I understand, Toby Keith has told Jeff Jarrett he’s willing to come back to the table but Jarrett needs to get certain things done, which I presume is a viable television deal and a method to where the company can be profitable. ROH got on a new Sinclair Network, which likely isn’t paying them considering how hardline they’ve been about contracts of late, and TNA took a deal that didn’t pay them with POP TV. How they can afford that is a question but obviously Jarrett can’t afford that.

GFW still struggling big time to find a tv deal even at TNA range or lower level.

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Originally Posted by Observer
It was notable that the WWE web site put up articles on Rey Mysterio Jr. & Maria Kanellis recently. It’s well known WWE would like to get Mysterio Jr. back and keep him from going to Lucha Underground. Kanellis is a free agent as the contracts of Kanellis, Michael Bennett and Matt Taven have expired. It’s an interesting situation. It comes down to who and what WWE wants regarding the three, New Japan’s interest and ROH’s interest, in the three both as a group as well as individuals.

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Originally Posted by Observer
Neville has been added to at least some of the NXT shows on the upcoming tour. The tour is 12/10 to 12/16, and he’s advertised on the first two shows, which includes the opening night in Newcastle, where he’s from. Sami Zayn is advertised for the entire tour. He’s been back training of late and his return was being pushed on NXT TV this week. It’s not clear if he’ll be just appearing or wrestling at this point.

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Originally Posted by Observer
Right now the partnership between Del Rio and Colter is not looked at as being a long-term thing and there is already talk about him after they are broken up. Of course nothing is definitive here given they change their minds on stuff like this every day but there is a 2016 direction for him away from Colter.

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Originally Posted by PWI
The 9 p.m. airing of Impact on 12/2 did 221,000 viewers, down from last week’s 234,000 viewers.

The replay did 73,000 viewers, down a little from the previous week's 78,000.

Overall they did 294,000, down from last week's 312,000 viewers..

So, in the first week with no Ring of Honor, TNA's audience dropped.


Some other sheet news includes:
  • Melina confirmed she was released by Lucha Underground although said it wasn't due to rumors of backstage issues or her public posting of Johnny Mundo's medicine.
  • In a "WWE Did You Know" type fact, today is the 3 year anniversary of Teddy Long's heel turn on random tag team matches. Turned a Kofi & R-Truth vs Ceasro and Barrett tag match into a random Fatal 4 Way match instead.
  • According to reports, Kevin Owens is currently dealing with a flu which is why he missed RAW this week.
  • According to the Observer, ticket sales for TNA's upcoming UK tour are not doing well to the point that TNA is giving a 40% discount to help generate interest.
  • Recent article on WWE's official website dealt with Kevin Owens career and life as a father so far: http://www.wwe.com/inside/kevin-owen...s-dad-28314634
  • WWE and Lionsgate's Codeblack Films have recently signed off for a new set of films to be made with the first called Brother's Blood starting production next month.
  • Update to Mick Foley's son being signed by the WWE to a Creative job as it turns out he's not going to be a writer but just an assistant for a writer.

Sixx 12-03-2015 09:17 PM

What exactly is The Dudley Boyz' gimmick?

They dress like military but also kinda like dorks. Are they military accountants or something?

Simple Fan 12-03-2015 09:40 PM

Hope they go the Owens/Lesnar match at Mania.

Tom Guycott 12-03-2015 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Sixx (Post 4738972)
What exactly is The Dudley Boyz' gimmick?

They dress like military but also kinda like dorks. Are they military accountants or something?

Well, is there something else to evolve to? They went from tye dye to camo... what would they do next, neon?

Sixx 12-03-2015 09:45 PM

I'm not asking where they're going with this. Just what are they supposed to be now.

I'm just drunk and thinking about meaningless shit.

DAMN iNATOR 12-03-2015 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Sixx (Post 4738979)
I'm not asking where they're going with this. Just what are they supposed to be now.

I'm just drunk and thinking about meaningless shit.

Seems like they're just trying to appeal to older viewers who still remember their trademark glasses and camo and shirts and mannerisms from the Attitude Era.

Fignuts 12-03-2015 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Sixx (Post 4738979)
I'm not asking where they're going with this. Just what are they supposed to be now.

I'm just drunk and thinking about meaningless shit.

They had the camo and glasses for most of their wwe run, so I'm not really sure what the issue is.

SlickyTrickyDamon 12-03-2015 11:11 PM

Holy shit WWE Network just hit the megaload. MidSouth, NWA Saturday Night, Smokey Mountain.

My free time is booked solid.

DAMN iNATOR 12-03-2015 11:21 PM

Front page article says they also added USWA.

Dark One 12-03-2015 11:23 PM

Brad Maddox--err---Mad Braddox The Mad Ox--has a hell of a shirt.

http://www.prowrestlingtees.com/medi...raddox1008.jpg

Dark One 12-03-2015 11:37 PM

Deceptively simple KICKOUT AT TWO:

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SPOILER: show
Also an edited GIF BUT WHATEVER

Rammsteinmad 12-03-2015 11:48 PM

Just realized TNA's stupid world title series is still going on haha. Somewhere, there is someone who has actually followed it all right from the start.

SlickyTrickyDamon 12-03-2015 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by DAMN iNATOR (Post 4738710)
Just wait until Lana finds his SnapChat and AdultFriendFinder accounts!

AshleyMadison is the site that got hacked though.

Simple Fan 12-04-2015 12:16 AM

I've watched most of it. Haven't watched the last 2 weeks will probably check it out this week. They have gotten out out the round robin part of the tournament and have started the16 person bracket, Gail Kim and Awesome Kong advanced, I think Gail lost in the first round though.

DAMN iNATOR 12-04-2015 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by SlickyTrickyDamon (Post 4739074)
AshleyMadison is the site that got hacked though.

Yeah, but he pulled some strings with Putin to have the Russian government delete all traces of that account.

Sixx 12-04-2015 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Fignuts HD Edition (Post 4739023)
They had the camo and glasses for most of their wwe run, so I'm not really sure what the issue is.

There's no issue. I'm not saying something's changed, I always remembered them in camo and glasses.

It's just a weird gimmick, yo.

Nicky Fives 12-04-2015 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Rammsteinmad (Post 4739071)
Just realized TNA's stupid world title series is still going on haha. Somewhere, there is someone who has actually followed it all right from the start.

:wave: It was actually a great concept, but I'm a fans of tournaments....

Anybody Thrilla 12-04-2015 01:18 AM

Was it really necessary to have like 14 people in the Corporate Ministry? Looks ridiculous to have them all standing there during a Vince promo.

SlickyTrickyDamon 12-04-2015 01:44 AM

Attitude Era. They could do no wrong. Ratings and money.

Disturbed316 12-04-2015 01:56 AM

I miss Daniel Bryan :(

GD 12-04-2015 04:26 AM

Remember when Daniel Bryan cheated on Brie Bella and his sister-in-law Nikki Bella with Gail Kim?

Blonde Moment 12-04-2015 06:00 AM

They need Paul Heyman and Jim Cornette with 5 writers they can both agree upon

Mercenary 12-04-2015 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Fastway (Post 4739165)
They need Paul Heyman and Jim Cornette with 5 writers they can both agree upon

Seeing as how Jim wanted Hogan vs Dusty to main event Wm 17 or 18.....no fuck him

erickman 12-04-2015 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Nicky Fives (Post 4739123)
:wave: It was actually a great concept, but I'm a fans of tournaments....

if they would have done it on pop a ch I get I would have watched it to. dumbasses of dest America go from tnaand roh to looking for ghosts and big foots.

Big Vic 12-04-2015 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by SlickyTrickyDamon (Post 4739026)
Holy shit WWE Network just hit the megaload. MidSouth, NWA Saturday Night, Smokey Mountain.

My free time is booked solid.

So you're no longer being fucked by Vince?

Big Vic 12-04-2015 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Anybody Thrilla (Post 4739136)
Was it really necessary to have like 14 people in the Corporate Ministry? Looks ridiculous to have them all standing there during a Vince promo.

Who would you cut? Joey Abs?

thekrow 12-04-2015 12:06 PM

SPOILER: show

https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.n...63491e4ede6ae0https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.n...63491e4ede6ae0Some highlights of CHW title match of Robb Banks Vs Swede Savard. What a match!


https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.n...a8b78abac66237
Robb gets caught up in the fence and eats some hard chops courtesy of the pride of philly!


https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.n...c9b7626bc8cb8b
Robb with a innovative pin attempt on Swede!


https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.n...3aa3adad79f441
Swede Savard destroying Robb


https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.n...5638cfc3964204


Toast is ready!


https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.n...54aca84a21bfdb


Swede resorts to the oldest heel trick in the book, SALT TO THE EYE! Swede is a classic heel.


https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.n...c99d3727e14238


Double cookiesheet shot, Only in CHW!


https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.n...030e540277e1dc


Robb Banks takes down Swede! New champ?!?!


https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.n...63491e4ede6ae0




Swede Chin music connects!


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Swede preparing to finish Robb Banks off!


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Swede Chin to the ref! Swede is a classic heel!


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Still the champion!
















Volare 12-04-2015 12:11 PM

Yep.

Sixx 12-04-2015 12:17 PM

Man, jumping of a plastic chair sure must add impact to the move.

Nicky Fives 12-04-2015 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by erickman (Post 4739171)
if they would have done it on pop a ch I get I would have watched it to. dumbasses of dest America go from tnaand roh to looking for ghosts and big foots.

entire episodes are now on YouTube.... Dixie trying to get that YT money now....

Tom Guycott 12-04-2015 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Vic (Post 4739175)
Who would you cut? Joey Abs?

Fuck that. Pete Gas was the weak link.

SlickyTrickyDamon 12-04-2015 05:41 PM

Anybody know when HOF tix usually go on sale?

Emperor Smeat 12-04-2015 09:55 PM

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WWE is looking to take legal action against recently released performer Tyler Kluttz (Brad Maddox) and ProWrestlingTees.com for trademark infringement over his new ring name, Mad Braddox.

ProWrestlingTees.com is selling T-shirts bearing the name Mad Braddox and WWE’s legal department believes the name is too similar to Brad Maddox. WWE owns the intellectual property rights to Brad Maddox and believe Mad Braddox would cause confusion with consumers.

WWE attempted to register the Brad Maddox name several weeks ago, but the application has yet to be approved. The legal department is contemplating whether to send cease and desist letters soon, or wait until their trademark application is approved since it would give them a much stronger legal position.
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Originally Posted by PWI
Jeff Jarrett's Global Force Wrestling currently has 16 hours of episodic TV ready to go when they sign TV deals. The promotion is being represented by Boulder Creek International for TV distribution and were represented at MIPCOM and SPORTEL last month. Boulder Creek is slated to also present GFW at another TV broadcasters convention in Singapore this coming week.

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Originally Posted by PWI
As noted on the site, PJ Black dropped their NexGen title over the weekend in North Carolina. Black has signed with Lucha Underground, so that necessitated the title change to Sonjay Dutt.

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Originally Posted by PWI
For those who have asked what TNA is going to do with their World Title Series since they are not filming material in India, it is important to note that the company has already filmed through their finals back in July (although no one knew it at the time). There were plans to discard that footage and shoot new material in India. My guess is that they will use through the Semi-Finals and tape the final when they debut on Pop TV in January as a way to come in with a big moment for Impact.

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So it seems that my son Dewey's hiring by WWE has caused some people to question the honesty, or intentions of a few of my recent Facebook posts. From what I can gather, the criticism has fallen into one of two camps.

1) I was critical of WWE's recent creative direction in order to open up an opportunity for my son to join the creative team.
OR
2) I praised the past episode of WWE Raw as some sort of thank you gesture for hiring my son.

I also received several messages on social media pointing out the perception of nepotism involved in WWE's decision to hire my son – as if I had arranged for some type of high-paying, piece-of-cake job for him with the company.

Here is the truth. My son was hired two months ago by WWE creative, and will begin working with the company in January. He would have started earlier, but he and I both felt it was important for him to fulfill the commitment he made to the college that employed him as the director of a residence hall. He could have merely explained that this was his dream job, and possibly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but he chose to stay because it was the right thing – and because I told him that deep down, Mr. McMahon would respect him as a man of his word. My son was not given this job because of his last name. He earned it. He earned it by working for hundreds of hours in solitude, with no compensation, to prove his writing skills and mind for the business. There are no piece-of-cake jobs in WWE. As ESPN's Jonathan Coachman said of his time with WWE, "you are expected to bring it every day." My son will do his best to "bring it" every day. He will be working long hours, in a thankless, difficult job, for entry level money - the way it should be. There has also been talk of my daughter joining WWE as a backstage interviewer. I certainly hope that turns out to be the case - but as of now, as far as I know, it's just talk.

The hiring of my son in September by WWE has had no bearing on any of my posts about the company - be they negative or positive. I am both puzzled and insulted to think that some wrestling fans have become so jaded and cynical that they could read a few of those heartfelt Facebook posts or listen to my podcast with stone cold Steve Austin, and doubt the sincerity of my words. Not everything - in wrestling or life - is an angle, or a work.

I love WWE. I really do. I literally began a meeting with Triple H two years ago by saying, "I love this company. I love it now - and no matter what happens during the course of this meeting, I'll love it when I walk out this door."

So I guess, when I write something that is critical of WWE, I convince myself that I am showing them "tough love" - that the right people will read what I have to say (I I have it on good authority that the right people DO read my posts) and that my thoughts will be taken into consideration. But these past few days have made me re-examine my priorities. Maybe I should do the right thing as a parent and stop being so critical of the company in such a public way. His job will be tough enough without his dad throwing obstacles in his way. I think I will start using the text option on my phone when I feel like Mr. McMahon, Triple H or Stephanie need to hear my opinions or feedback. Maybe I'll get fewer likes on my Facebook page. But I'll probably sleep better at night.
From a recent posting by Mick Foley on his Facebook account. http://www.facebook.com/RealMickFole...283561401780:0

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On a glass ceiling in the wrestling industry:

For certain superstars there is definitely a glass ceiling. Using Zack Ryder as an example, it doesn’t matter if the crowd is on your side. If they don’t approve of you, if they don’t put the machine behind you, then they are not going to follow through with it. They handpick their stars.

On whether race is a barrier in this glass ceiling:

I definitely believe so just due to history, the results you know? All the superstars that have been identified as African Americans, have been identified as black – I’ve never seen them been the face of the company or be the Heavyweight champion. I’ve seen it in other companies like TNA and WCW, but in WWF still there hasn’t been a Black face or a champion.

On Hulk Hogan’s racial rant:

What Hulk Hogan did was very disappointing. He was one of my biggest childhood heroes in the 80s and to hear him say that “We’re all a little racist” you’ve pretty much sealed your own fate. And I’m still trying to wrap my head around that. It’s still disappointing. I know that he is a loving guy and he’s very positive. I’ve met Hogan probably like two or three times and he’s already had good spirits about him but racism has nothing to do with loving or hating somebody; it’s a mindset that you are superior to the other race.

On representations of race in wrestling:

That’s how wrestling has always been. Hopefully it changes real soon. And usually they bring them in as a heel; as a monster for the white champion to overcome. You know Umaga, he was fed to John Cena. Same thing with Kamala in the 80s, he was fed to Hulk Hogan. Nine times out of ten they make the angry black man – the savage – just be fed to the champion. It’s an obstacle that he’s going to win.
Recent interview JTG had with World According to Wrestling podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/...ign-mpt=uo%3D4

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"I don't see that happening in the near future, no. You know to be real and to be very candid and keep it honest, African-American wrestlers, black wrestlers... They have to work twice as hard as white competitors. If you haven't noticed like let's say someone like Daniel Bryan. If it was a black wrestler on that same level, same charisma, same ring style... there is no way he will be WWE champion. He's got to work 10 times harder. We got to work ten times harder and we still don't even get to that level. And it is not just African-Americans.

I don't want to take anything away from the Rock, but he is not identified as black, he's Samoan. There is a big difference. You have to be identified as black. Rock is more ambiguous. Mainstream Hollywood society doesn't identify him as black. Once you played Hercules and you have long flowing brunette hair, you're not identified as black."
Previous interview by JTG explaining what he meant by "identified as African Americans"

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Originally Posted by Observer
Ric Flair is booked to appear on 12/26 in Madison Square Garden for the post-Christmas house show and for Raw on 12/28 at the Barclays Center.


Some other sheet news includes:
  • Smackdown managed to rebound a bit from last week's historic low ratings and viewership but both were still lower than 2 weeks ago. Gained about 400k viewers compared to Thanksgiving but still about 200k less than the week prior.
  • Sami Zayn confirmed he will be appearing during NXT's upcoming UK tour. https://twitter.com/ilikesamizayn/st...17285129072640
  • Update to TNA Impact's ratings impact this week as it ended as the 2nd lowest ever since being on Destination America. Likely going to get worse till Impact officially moves to POP next month.

Vastardikai 12-04-2015 10:14 PM

Vastardikai'd
 
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Originally Posted by thekrow (Post 4739251)
SPOILER: show

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This isn't the same pic posted twice. These are two separate attempts to locate where the dog shit is on his shoe



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Moron in red: wanna ride my invisible moped?
Nerd in black: No thanks, I'm good.



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You don' t know how hard it is to pass a stop sign.


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2 hours later, Moron in red finally finds a parking space for his invisible moped.

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Moron in red debuts his new "American Pickers" gimmick.


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Nerd in black encounters patchy fog.


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Backyard Wrestling is hard work, so the combatants fan each other to cool down.

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Person of Indeterminate Gender: Never seen this before in my "Tantra for Dipshits" book. I'll need to get a closer look.


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Third time is a charm!


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Moron in red eats his tombstone pizza while standing on a chair.


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The exact moment Person of indeterminate Gender realized he/she made poor life decisions.


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Moron in red: Are we done, yet? Burger World expected me there 2 hours ago. And I STILL haven't put on my uniform.

















Volare 12-05-2015 12:29 AM

WIN!

Emperor Smeat 12-05-2015 05:30 PM

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Emperor Smeat 12-05-2015 06:47 PM

According to a recent Ric Flair podcast episode, Randy Orton's career is now in serious jeopardy since his injury is a lot worse than originally believed. Now has a real chance of being out till 2017 the earliest instead of a possible mid/late 2016 return.

Observer also confirmed Orton's injuries are a lot more serious than what the WWE and doctors believed even after surgery. WWE believed Orton would be back by Mania since they thought it was just going to be a simple surgery and recovery.

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Originally Posted by Inquisitr.com
Orton has had work done on his shoulders and areas near it before. He has hypermobile shoulders which cause the shoulders to go too far back. This is one of the main reasons he has the snake look in the ring. Orton hurt himself taking out the trash at home which made most believe that he would need to have a simple surgery at the worst and be back in time for WrestleMania 32.

It now looks like that is out of the cards. The Wrestling Observer reported earlier in the week that Orton may miss far more time than expected. Ric Flair then confirmed those reports on his WOOOOO! Nation Podcast. He said that Orton would be out of action from WWE indefinitely as it looks like he’ll be having neck surgery along with the needed shoulder surgery.

Flair didn’t go into any other major details, but did mention that it is likely Orton might need neck fusion surgery. This would put his time away from WWE at a much longer point. He would miss a year of action after the surgery. This would keep Orton out of action until mid-2017 at the very earliest. The reason for this is that it would be unlikely that they would do both the shoulder and neck surgery at the same time as both take significant time to recover from. So it is likely that he will have his shoulder worked on and then have his neck surgery after the recovery from the shoulder surgery.

It then takes a little over a year to recover and get cleared to return to the ring from this type of surgery


Volare 12-05-2015 06:51 PM

Fuuuuuck. Feel bad for him if that's the case.

Lock Jaw 12-05-2015 06:51 PM

Damn..... sucks big time. Sucks for Orton to be out for that long. Sucks for WWE because Orton is one of the only "stars" that WWE has made the past 14 years.

SlickyTrickyDamon 12-05-2015 08:34 PM

The Golden State Warriors have broken the undefeated streak of the Undertaker. 21 wins and 0 defeats.

Lock Jaw 12-05-2015 09:15 PM

Pretty sure Brock Lesnar did.

Vastardikai 12-05-2015 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Smelly Meatball (Post 4739737)

Seconds after someone suggested they open the spoiler tag on the latest post to be Vastardikai'd.

Emperor Smeat 12-06-2015 12:04 AM

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Lock Jaw 12-06-2015 12:08 AM

Wouldn't mind WWE Paige around my office

GD 12-06-2015 04:30 AM

Possibly NSFW

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SlickyTrickyDamon 12-06-2015 04:48 AM

There's literally an entire thread about this Dave.

GD 12-06-2015 04:52 AM

I apologize for not looking for it first with respect to the amount of time I have.

Emperor Smeat 12-06-2015 04:29 PM

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Simple Fan 12-06-2015 05:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SlickyTrickyDamon (Post 4739790)
The Golden State Warriors have broken the undefeated streak of the Undertaker. 21 wins and 0 defeats.

Wouldn't it be tied, 22 would break it. I think they go for it tonight

SlickyTrickyDamon 12-06-2015 06:00 PM

They're facing the Nets.

Simple Fan 12-06-2015 06:09 PM

Yeah my brother is a Warriors fan and I've heard nothing bit how great the Warriors are for a while.

SlickyTrickyDamon 12-06-2015 06:14 PM

How long has he been a fan about a year? lol

Simple Fan 12-06-2015 07:02 PM

No he's actually been a fan since before the Mark Jackson years.

Simple Fan 12-06-2015 07:41 PM

Tough Enough winner Josh's NXT name is Bronson Matthews.

Lock Jaw 12-06-2015 07:46 PM

Hey Ma, how about some cookies?

Savio 12-06-2015 07:56 PM

No dice

Lock Jaw 12-06-2015 08:09 PM

This ain't ovah

Emperor Smeat 12-06-2015 08:29 PM

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The Condor 12-07-2015 09:25 AM

I like 3/4 of the guys in the League of Nations, and I'm into it, but I can't help but look at them as some weak ass heel faction akin to DiBiase's Million Dollar Corporation in 1995. They are essentially jokes who will be steamrolled by tepid babyfaces after garnering limited heat from fans, thus leaving the whole thing as a microcosm of 2015 WWE's problems.

Heisenberg 12-07-2015 01:54 PM

any1 hard about RAW tonight?

Big Vic 12-07-2015 02:24 PM

Whats the main event?

#1-norm-fan 12-07-2015 02:26 PM

Is Fandango scheduled for the show? That would get me all boned up.

DAMN iNATOR 12-07-2015 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by #1-wwf-fan (Post 4740383)
Is Fandango scheduled for the show? That would get me all boned up.

Screw that, I want me some #AXELMANIA!

Simple Fan 12-07-2015 05:36 PM

DAMN right.

Emperor Smeat 12-07-2015 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Heisenberg (Post 4740371)
any1 hard about RAW tonight?

According to the Observer, supposedly the WWE tossed out whatever plans they were following with a new set or direction possibly starting tonight or very soon.

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For what it's worth, F4Wonline.com indicates that there may be significant creative changes beginning on tonight's WWE RAW. Details were sketchy but it sounds like there may be changes due to the survey WWE recently issued asking fans to compare WWE NXT with the main roster.

Volare 12-07-2015 06:06 PM

With an opening from Triple H introducing us?

Poit 12-07-2015 08:03 PM

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Volare 12-07-2015 08:05 PM

Holy god yes!

Lock Jaw 12-08-2015 12:22 AM

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Ass Master

Rammsteinmad 12-08-2015 07:01 AM

When was the last time Raw opened with a match and not the same 20-minute promo?

Heisenberg 12-08-2015 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Smelly Meatball (Post 4740483)
According to the Observer, supposedly the WWE tossed out whatever plans they were following with a new set or direction possibly starting tonight or very soon.




Strong strong start, but the rest of the show was utter crap. The beginning was great, too many cooks in the ring, still made a nice stew of a match.

Emperor Smeat 12-08-2015 06:25 PM

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Droford 12-08-2015 07:29 PM

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Too bad..

Lock Jaw 12-08-2015 08:08 PM

Zeb Colter got the Pringles logo to join Mexamerica?! BREAKING NEWS.

The CyNick 12-08-2015 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Smelly Meatball (Post 4740483)
According to the Observer, supposedly the WWE tossed out whatever plans they were following with a new set or direction possibly starting tonight or very soon.

More epic journalism.

Emperor Smeat 12-08-2015 09:46 PM

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Waltman also said that he didn't have a problem saying no to bad ideas when he returned to the WWF in 1998, and thinks that talent today should speak up when given bad angles.

"Don't get me wrong, there were times when I was selfish. I didn't let anybody walk on me when I came back to WWF. I was more equipped to say 'I'm not f--king doing that, that sucks.' Guys need to start doing a little more of (that). I might get heat for saying this, but they need to start saying that," Waltman said.
From a recent interview by X-Pac on possible ways to improve the WWE. http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/...-to-bad-ideas/

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After more than 30 years of speculation, Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka's homicide case could be settled in as few as four months.

A Lehigh County judge on Tuesday set March 22 as the trial date for the famed pro wrestler, and also reminded the family of the victim, Snuka's girlfriend Nancy Argentino, that there's a gag order in place.

Snuka's attorney, Robert J. Kirwan II, complained that Argentino's sister has been posting links to newspaper stories about the case on her Facebook page.

Snuka, 72, was charged on Sept. 1 with third-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter in Argentino's May 1983 death.

The trial is expected to last about a week, the lawyers told Judge Kelly L. Banach.
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Originally Posted by Observer
WWE’s long-anticipated Owen Hart set, Owen: “Hart of Gold” is officially out on DVD and Blu-Ray. Elsewhere on the site, there’s a review of the set.

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Originally Posted by Observer
The presale for the February 13th WWE house show in Fresno starts tomorrow with the password being WWEFAN (The same code works on other shows during that swing through California).

Figured that might be useful for TPWW's California crew.

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Originally Posted by Observer
Even though Tommy Dreamer is booked for a number of WWE house shows and has been appearing on WWE television, he is still keeping his own promotion going.

Dreamer's House of Hardcore organization, which has been using TNA talent, ECW talent of the past, and some name independent talent, has announced an April 16 show at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The show will be a combination of a wrestling show and an Icons Of Wrestling convention at the same building.

Tickets will be going on sale tomorrow for the event, but no names have been announced yet.

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Originally Posted by Observer
Tokyo Sports announced its 2015 pro wrestling awards:

The MVP was Kazuchika Okada who won on the first ballot, and became only the fifth wrestler in history to be a three-time winner.

Okada vs. Genichiro Tenryu on 11/15 was named Match of the Year.

From what I've read, Tokyo Sports awards lean more towards casual or mainstream in terms of importance. Okada got the MVP because he's Japan's top star and not because he had the best year while Tenryu getting an award was more for legacy reasons than match quality.

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Originally Posted by Observer
WWE announced the hiring of John Brody as Executive Vice President of Global Sales and Partnerships. He has performed similar positions with the NFL, Major League Baseball and the Boston Celtics. He will work directly under Michelle Wilson, the Chief Revenue and Marketing Officer as a new member of the senior management team.

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Originally Posted by Observer
Street & Smith's Sports Business Journal released its 50 most influential people in sports in 2015 list. No Dana White, Lorenzo Fertitta or Vince McMahon in the top 50. White & Fertitta have been on the list in years past. Eric Shanks of Fox Sports was No. 10. Bob Bowman of Major League Baseball, who was formerly on the WWE Board of Directors before resigning, was No. 24. Al Haymon, the boxing promoter, was the only combat sports person on the list at No. 46.

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Some other sheet news includes:
  • According to Kofi Kingston and people trying to order them, New Day's new unicorn horns merch managed to sell out within a few hours on WWE's online shop. http://wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2015...r-the-new-day/
  • According to the Observer, WWE has removed Stampede Wrestling shows from their WWE Network library due to rights issues with Bret Hart. Turns out Bret owns exclusive rights to his matches and the WWE uploaded shows without his permission and/or compensation.
  • According to PWTorch, this week's RAW rating was 2.15 and down from last week. 2nd worst of the 3 hour era and in the last 20 years.
  • In a "WWE Did You Know" type fact, 2015 has been an amazing year for Zack Ryder in terms of wins and losses. Current record is 84 wins (most ever) and 44 losses.

Emperor Smeat 12-09-2015 04:10 PM

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Big Vic 12-09-2015 04:23 PM

who is zack ryder beating?

Poit 12-09-2015 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Smelly Meatball (Post 4741317)

... I have three.

Droford 12-09-2015 06:28 PM

Tricorn?

The CyNick 12-09-2015 07:12 PM

WWE just doesnt know how to create stars.

Emperor Smeat 12-09-2015 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by PWTorch
Daniel Bryan made a big statement about his career standing in WWE while in Singapore for a WWE promotional event.

Asked about his ongoing concussion recovery, Bryan was quoted by a Singapore newspaper: “I think it could be the end of my career in WWE, but I don’t think it will be the end of my career.”

Bryan has reportedly not been cleared by WWE’s medical team to return to the ring. However, he has said in past interviews that his own independent doctor cleared him to return.

“I could find another passion, but it would just be sad because this is what I have been most passionate about since I was five,” Bryan said.

The article noted that Bryan has been training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu while waiting to get clearance from WWE doctors. UFC fighter Ben Henderson recently noted that Bryan is actually quite good.

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Originally Posted by SEScoops.com
Sting was Ric Flair’s guest for this week’s WOOOOO! Nation podcast and revealed that he will require neck surgery to repair the damage sustained during his match against Seth Rollins at Night of Champions.

“Yeah, MRI’s and neurologists have been looking at it, Dr. Maroon out of Pittsburgh, he’s looked at it. He’s telling me that I’ll have to have a surgery,” Sting said. “The dust only in the last couple weeks has kind of started to settle a little bit for me, just trying to get so much done in life but now it’s time to go get this thing taken care of. No, I’m hoping (they don’t have to do a fusion surgery). I know that’s one of the techniques that they use and I’m not sure if Dr. Maroon will have to do that or not. I’ve got two spots in my neck that are troublesome. I guess it’s called cervical spinal stenosis. That’s what it is."

"I have two areas in my neck where the spinal canal, which holds the spinal cord, it’s kind of choked off in two different locations. Lucky that a catastrophe didn’t happen that night, long story short. I’ve gotta go get it fixed. I guess John Cena had something very similar, he had his fixed, and Dr. Maroon has done several of the WWE guys up there and all with great success.”

Quote:

There was an incident during tonight'sWWE SmackDown tapings in Jacksonville, Florida where a family had to be escorted out of the arena by security. It appears the issues began when two young boys called Roman Reigns the "n word" during his entrance. This led to some comments from other fans in that section and the boys' mother didn't respond well to people talking to her sons. The mother then got into an argument with other fans, accusing them of taking photos of her kids. Security saw there was a situation brewing and the family causing the problems was removed.
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Originally Posted by Observer
A further update from yesterday's report on the comeback of Sami Zayn is that his first match back will be a single match with Finn Balor for the NXT title tomorrow night in Newcastle, England.

Zayn returns from six months out due to shoulder surgery on the NXT U.K. tour which runs from 12/10 to 12/16 and will be in the main event of several shows on the tour including the opener.

He is not announced for a match on the live Takeover special on 12/16 in London, but is advertised as appearing on that show as well.

The information was first reported on Talksport in the U.K.

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"Alberto del Rio gave his first interview to Mexican media since he went back to the WWE today to Felix Zapata from Reforma and he said that WWE had originally allowed him to work the Guerra de Titanes show on 12/4 which was the original date but when they cancelled the show, he said that WWE pulled the offer and Alberto blames the disorganization of AAA for why he wasn’t able to lose his title in the ring thus being vacated. Alberto said that it is shameful that he wasn’t allowed to go out gracefully in his country because of AAA’s disorganization and that he wanted his fans to know what the real situation was. Now this contradicts everything that Dorian Roldan has said about this situation so it’s a he said he said situation but Alberto can point out to the fact that he was allowed to Work for WWC in Puerto Rico on 12/5 against Ray Gonzalez Jr. so maybe the real story will come out and clear this mess up."
Quote:

Originally Posted by GFW
NASHVILLE – Global Force Wrestling will break new ground in 2016 as founder and CEO Jeff Jarrett brings his promotion to the Northeast, a hotbed of pro wrestling, for the first time to open the New Year.

It all kicks off with a Jan. 22 show at legendary wrestling venue the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie, New York. "Double J made his first-ever appearance in the Northeast at this venue in 1993," said Paul Lloyd, president of the MHCC. "We are thrilled that GFW has chosen Poughkeepsie to be a part of its first tour of the area, and we're sure the rabid wrestling fans in this area will be eager to join the force."

The next night, Jan. 23, will feature a co promotion between GFW and Pro Wrestling Syndicate from the Rahway (New Jersey) Rec Center. The card will include matches between GFW and PWS stars. "We're honored to be working with GFW," PWS owner Pat Buck said. "Fans are going to see a great combination of global talent mixed with the stars of PWS."



Some other sheet news includes:
  • During a recent radio interview, Team BAD confirmed Creative has serious problems writing for the Divas division. The question asked dealt with why the heel-face dynamic is such a mess in the division. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wTK...outu.be&t=3m6s
  • Update to the Honma domestic violence accusations as NJPW won't punish Honma for the supposed incident based on recent show reports and police haven't filed official charges yet.
  • El Rey Network announced started next month they will be having a Lucha Underground Season One mini-marathon occurring every Wednesday leading up to the debut of Season 2. The weekend before Season 2 will have a mega 40 hour marathon. Trailer for season 2 was also released: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GAnIuBKuLo
  • Recent article on WWE's official website involved what they felt are the Top 5 lamest entrance theme songs in wrestling history. http://www.wwe.com/videos/playlists/...es-of-all-time


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