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Heisenberg 02-10-2016 09:13 AM

tough break for Titus O'Neill getting suspended

drave 02-10-2016 09:47 AM

Wellness violation?

GD 02-10-2016 09:48 AM

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Innovator 02-10-2016 09:50 AM

Brie probably won't stick around much longer. Bryan is done, Nikki might be done, and there are babies to be made.

Big Vic 02-10-2016 09:57 AM

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WWE star Titus O'Neil was sent home from last night's Smackdown taping in Portland, Oregon shortly after he arrived. The word we are getting is that O'Neil has been suspended for unprofessional conduct.
During the ending of last night's Raw taping in Seattle, Washington, a number of WWE personalities and staff were assembled on the stage in honor of the retiring Bryan Danielson. At the end of that segment, which aired on Raw before going live on the WWE Network, Danielson returned to the locker room after passing through the center of the assembled WWE personnel.

As WWE talents returned to the back, O'Neill grabbed WWE owner Vince McMahon in what was described to us as in a "playful, physical way." McMahon responded by shoving O'Neil away. McMahon's shove of O'Neill actually made it onto the final seconds of the broadcast. We are told that McMahon was angry at being grabbed and that led to the suspension.

When O'Neil arrived at Smackdown, he was informed he was going sent home. The word making the rounds is that the suspension could be for upwards of 90 days. That would put O'Neil out of action through May, which means he would be missing Wrestlemania 32.

O'Neil, 39, signed with WWE in 2009 and is best known as one half of the Prime Time Players, although he's been used most recently in a singles role. He's been very active in local community outreach where he lives in Tampa. O'Neil had lost to Adam Rose earlier during the Raw broadcast.

Last night, the WWE Network exclusive video of Bryan Danielson's farewell was removed from Youtube and WWE.com as well as the WWE Network. It is likely that WWE is going to edit the snippet at the end out before restoring the videos.

Big Vic 02-10-2016 09:58 AM

I missed the snippet can someone post it?

GD 02-10-2016 10:03 AM

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GD 02-10-2016 10:06 AM

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Evil Vito 02-10-2016 10:24 AM

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Evil Vito 02-10-2016 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Big Vic (Post 4769603)
WWE star Titus O'Neil was sent home from last night's Smackdown taping in Portland, Oregon shortly after he arrived. The word we are getting is that O'Neil has been suspended for unprofessional conduct.

well...they could have been nice and told him up front to not bother coming to the show in the first place.

Evil Vito 02-10-2016 10:29 AM

The Titus thing sounds similar to the Paul London smiling incident. Nothing offensive or bad...just happened to goof off at the wrong place and wrong time.

Big Vic 02-10-2016 10:36 AM

lol I just saw the video Titus grabbed Vince mad hard.

#1-norm-fan 02-10-2016 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Big Vic (Post 4769605)
I missed the snippet can someone post it?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Did you guys see Titus O'Neil and Vince McMahon get in to a little tickle fight last night? <a href="https://t.co/M2dZDFmNhC">pic.twitter.com/M2dZDFmNhC</a></p>&mdash; Ivan (@pheonixsplash) <a href="https://twitter.com/pheonixsplash/status/697115203792535552">February 9, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Can't imagine why Titus would think that was a good idea. lol

Schlomey 02-10-2016 10:42 AM

39 years old and still acts and wrestles like a green rookie. Sorry not sorry, Titus.

Black Widow 02-10-2016 11:08 AM

I guess he wasn't ready for Prime Time..

drave 02-10-2016 11:20 AM

You show yourself out now!

Bad AJ lee's.

Vastardikai 02-10-2016 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Vito Cruz (Post 4769617)

Who farted?

Nicky Fives 02-10-2016 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Noid (Post 4769404)
:y:

I think his point was that the casual fan sees it flipping through channels and thinks, "this is what pro wrestling is now?" and keeps on flipping....

Volare 02-10-2016 05:32 PM

Today is the 13th anniversary of Curt Hennig's death.....damn can't believe it's been that long.

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Black Widow 02-10-2016 07:34 PM

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Emperor Smeat 02-10-2016 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by F4W
As noted, Titus O'Neil was suspended for 90 days due to unprofessional conduct this week. The suspension happened because Titus grabbed Vince McMahon at the end of the Daniel Bryan retirement celebration on the WWE Network after Monday's RAW went off the air.

Bryan Alvarez noted on Wrestling Observer Live today that Vince suspended Titus to send a message to the locker room, that they need to stop "messing around" and be professionals. Word is that there have been several talents who have "been riding the line" in terms of following the company rules lately.

Vince wants WWE to be a professional organization and it was explained to Alvarez by a source that while Titus was just messing around with Vince, it was "one messing around too many" and Titus was used to make an example, and was the fall-guy.

WWE officials do like Titus and with John Cena out, he is their number one guy for work in the community. They broke The Prime Time Players up so Titus could be pushed as a singles star. While it wasn't acknowledged on TV, Titus went undefeated for almost three months until the loss to Adam Rose on Monday. No word yet on how the suspension will hurt any future push.

Some details regarding the sudden Tidus suspension. Also it appears the suspension got reduced to 60 days which means it ends the week after Mania.

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There’s significant concern within WWE over top Superstars John Cena and Roman Reigns, and their merchandise sales. Cena’s merch sales are said to be way down from one year ago and WWE is worried about that because Roman Reigns isn’t connecting with fans like they want. Reigns’ merchandise numbers are coming nowhere near where they need to be to make up for the loss with Cena.

WWE officials are worried that Cena’s audience is growing older and becoming less interested in his merchandise, and he’s not doing as well with kids as he has in recent years. WWE has always kept Cena as a babyface, mainly because of his strong merchandise numbers, and this wasn’t reported by a source, but it was speculated that maybe this could lead to Cena finally turning heel.

The drop in Cena’s merchandise sales has caused WWE Shop to be overstocked on his designs, which is why they’ve had more sales as of late.

With all that said, Cena is still WWE’s biggest merchandise mover but officials are really hoping the WrestleMania 32 push for Reigns works because the feeling is that there’s no one else on the roster that can help fill the Cena void, at least in terms of merchandise.
Assuming the whole thing is true, WWE is finally starting to feel the real negative effect from years of revolving the whole company around just Cena. http://www.dailywrestlingnews.com/jo...igns-and-cena/

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Originally Posted by Observer
WWE has hired a high powered PR firm to promote Stephanie McMahon in her role as Chief Brand Officer as the nice public face of the company. The “Good Morning America” appearance was the first thing they got for her, but they are pitching her hard for mainstream media everywhere. They basically see Charlotte Jones Anderson (the Executive Vice President and Chief Brand Officer of the Dallas Cowboys) and her notoriety and public face of philanthropic efforts as how they want the public to view Stephanie

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Originally Posted by Observer
Going into this week, Reigns had been in the main event segment of 14 of the last 16 weeks of Raw, including 11 weeks in a row. The last Raw without Reigns in the headline spot was 10/12

"WWE Did You Know" type fact.

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Originally Posted by Observer
Any talk of Undertaker vs. Strowman now is 99 percent dead. Right now the plan is for Strowman to win the Andre the Giant Battle Royal and get a major push from that point on as a monster, to build him for an eventual title program with Reigns as well as a potential PPV match with Lesnar, which right now is on the books for SummerSlam. So at this point there doesn’t appear to be an idea what the situation is with Undertaker unless Cena is going to make it back by then. Owens pitched real hard backstage for the Undertaker match but that also isn’t happening

Update to Taker's Mania plans which now has both Strowman and Owens out as possible matchups. WWE still hoping Cena might return in time for a possible match against Taker but other than that, WWE still undecided on what to do for Taker's match (if it even happens now).

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Originally Posted by Observer
Davey Richards suffered a serious ACL injury. It wasn’t made clear to me it was a tear although hinted, and it was said he will be out of action for a significant length of time. The good thing is that he legitimately had just signed his guaranteed contract because if he hadn’t, it would have meant a significant loss of income. But this pretty much forces them to use Eddie Edwards as a single, or get a new tag team partner, and the long-term plans for the Wolves vs. Beer Money have to be put on hold

Update to the recent Richards injury news for TNA. Turns out it was a lot worse than expected.

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Originally Posted by 411Mania
John Cena will have competition that he may not have anticipated for eyeballs on his new reality series: WWE. FOX announced new details for their midseason schedule today and it included the Cena-fronted reality competition series American Grit, which will run ten episodes and feature people with military backgrounds competing in challenges.

American Grit will premiere on April 14th, running Thursdays at 9 PM ET/PT. That will of course put it up against Smackdown, which airs Thursdays from 8 PM to 10 PM on the USA Network. American Grit will have the spring run of Bones as a lead-in

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Originally Posted by Observer
Bob Backlund was named as the latest inductee into the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame this July, joining WO founder Dave Meltzer, Chael Sonnen, JJ Dillon, Lex Luger, and Joe Blanchard.


Some other sheet news includes:
  • According to Daniel Bryan during yesterday's SportsCenter interview, the recent medical test was able to document 10 concussions Bryan suffered during his career. Bryan hinted the real number is way higher and testing wouldn't be able to catch due to baselines missing. Also admitting he's been suffering seizures because of his concussions and purposely hid it so nobody could find out. Video links of the interview: http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:14750304 , http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:14750322 , http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:14750339
  • Someone posted a video syncing Mankind's historic title victory with Austin's commentary from a recent Stone Cold podcast episode. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3r...k-1-4-1999_fun
  • According to the recent issue of the Lucha Underground comic, the kayfabe reason Mil Muertes throne exists is because the Disciples of Death murdered a lot of people to build it including a random Roddy Piper fan and the musicians from Season 1. https://imgur.com/gallery/DSsb5
  • Observer announced their year ending Best Technical Wrestler will be officially renamed the Bryan Danielson Award starting with this year's voting. Bryan has the most wins with 9 since the award's debut in 1980.
  • According to the Observer, ROH recently fired one of their refs (Kevin Keenan) due to a sexual harassment incident involving a female wrestler.
  • Nakamura revealed during a recent interview with Tokyo Sports that he feels sadness over Daniel Bryan's retirement since Bryan was one of the big reasons why he wanted to go to the WWE. https://twitter.com/STRIGGA/status/697318346170175488
  • Kurt Angle recently gave his opinion on Daniel Bryan's retirement and said personally he ranks up there with HBK and Benoit in terms of all-time greats. https://twitter.com/RealKurtAngle/st...26335257268225
  • Live episode of the Stone Cold podcast with Big Show as the guest will occur after next week's RAW ends. http://www.wwe.com/wwenetwork/stone-...-show-28578055
  • For those interested, ESPN had a recent article by the Masked Man (David Shoemaker) in regards to Daniel Bryan's career, retirement, and legacy: http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/1...lasting-legacy
  • In a more somber note, today is the 13th anniversary of Mr Perfect/Curt Hennig's passing.

Mr. Nerfect 02-10-2016 10:13 PM

Batista told Titus to quit.

Mr. Nerfect 02-10-2016 10:13 PM

lolwwe when it comes to the merchandise stuff.

Droford 02-10-2016 10:18 PM

No Taker match at all in Texas guven the lack of star power already and i think they might be on the way to the worst WM ever

Black Widow 02-10-2016 10:58 PM

If WM don't have a Taker match then it wont feel right.

mitch_h 02-10-2016 11:09 PM

Taker vs Sheamus might be the match that I could see happening at this point. Bleh

Lock Jaw 02-10-2016 11:11 PM

TPWW Poster "AJ lee's", would you ever consider a "rebranding"?

Black Widow 02-11-2016 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Lock Jaw (Post 4769924)
TPWW Poster "AJ lee's", would you ever consider a "rebranding"?

Like how?

Big Vic 02-11-2016 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Lock Jaw (Post 4769924)
TPWW Poster "AJ lee's", would you ever consider a "rebranding"?

Lock Jaw is using a euphemism for a sexual act.

Lock Jaw 02-11-2016 09:57 AM

I mean changing your name/brand on the forums... Think it could bring you to the next level if you didn't have a weird user name....

#1-norm-fan 02-11-2016 10:01 AM

No, I think Big Vic is onto something. Lock Jaw definitely wants to fuck AJ lee's.

Heisenberg 02-11-2016 10:11 AM

Just in time for Valentine's Day, designate a thread for their conception and let's get it on

Big Vic 02-11-2016 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by #1-wwf-fan (Post 4769973)
No, I think Big Vic is onto something. Lock Jaw definitely wants to fuck AJ lee's tits and brand her face.

:shifty:

drave 02-11-2016 11:38 AM

Not true. Lock Jaw only has eyes for one braud and that is HMB.

Volare 02-11-2016 12:44 PM

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Big Vic 02-11-2016 04:05 PM

Sorry to see someone already came up with "Meme Street Posse"

Black Widow 02-11-2016 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Lock Jaw (Post 4769972)
I mean changing your name/brand on the forums... Think it could bring you to the next level if you didn't have a weird user name....

I have tried to change it a couple times but didn't work.

Emperor Smeat 02-11-2016 05:31 PM

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drave 02-11-2016 05:50 PM

Damn.... he took that like a fuckin champ.

Lock Jaw 02-11-2016 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by AJ lee's (Post 4770069)
I have tried to change it a couple times but didn't work.

You need to request a name change in the name change request thread in the "forum questions and suggestions" section....

Mr. Nerfect 02-11-2016 08:11 PM

Who do you think will be signed by the WWE first -- Cody Hall or Matt Riddle?

Mr. Nerfect 02-11-2016 08:12 PM

Listening to Jim Cornette talk about burying the hatchet with Mark Jindrak. The dude is still wrestling and is probably in awesome shape. Do you think there's a chance he got noticeably better? Maybe the WWE should have another look?

Evil Vito 02-11-2016 08:24 PM

I had sex with Becky Lynch today.....

Evil Vito 02-11-2016 08:25 PM

..........is what I would say if my life weren't one big cruel, sick joke.

Bad News Gertner 02-11-2016 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Noid (Post 4770099)
Listening to Jim Cornette talk about burying the hatchet with Mark Jindrak. The dude is still wrestling and is probably in awesome shape. Do you think there's a chance he got noticeably better? Maybe the WWE should have another look?

He didn't really have a lot of charisma and was pretty piss poor on the mic. Maybe he's gotten better?

Mr. Nerfect 02-11-2016 08:50 PM

That's what I would hope. If there was any shred of potential, it would have surely been unlocked by working in front of crowds where body language is more important due to language barriers. His work would be at its peak too.

Mr. Nerfect 02-11-2016 08:51 PM

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Black Widow 02-11-2016 09:38 PM

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Lock Jaw 02-11-2016 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Noid (Post 4770097)
Who do you think will be signed by the WWE first -- Cody Hall or Matt Riddle?

Who the hell is Matt Riddle?

Any relation to Tom?

Mr. Nerfect 02-11-2016 09:53 PM

God I wish they would do something worthwhile with Cody Rhodes.

Mr. Nerfect 02-11-2016 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Lock Jaw (Post 4770152)
Who the hell is Matt Riddle?

Any relation to Tom?

Former MMA fighter that has started work in EVOLVE and has been taken to it like a duck to water.

Mr. Nerfect 02-11-2016 09:54 PM

Giving him an evil wizard entrance would be tremendous.

Mr. Nerfect 02-11-2016 09:54 PM

Holdemort.

Emperor Smeat 02-11-2016 10:21 PM

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First couple of sheet news is from the recent fiscal report by the WWE with some good and some bad:
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During today's WWE Fourth Quarter 2015 earnings call with investors, Vince McMahon was asked about the current string of injuries in WWE and how they will still have a good WrestleMania 32. Vince responded:
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"By being creative. We'll have an awesome WrestleMania. It'll be very attractive to our audience, just as attractive as last year."
Vince McMahon noted during today's Fourth Quarter 2015 earnings call that the company isn't as worried about TV ratings like they once were.

An investor asked about WWE TV ratings being down for several quarters now and Vince said the ratings are down but not as much as other programming on the networks they work with. Vince talked about how people aren't watching TV as much as they used to. Vince said TV is still extremely important to WWE but when you add in their digital and social content, their audience is consuming content when they want to and how they want to. Vince said that is important to WWE.

Vince added that WWE is not just about TV ratings anymore. He acknowledged that the company used to "live and die by" ratings but that was before the era of new media.
On the flip side, very unlikely their next tv deal will be any better if the ratings and viewership keeps declining. Also USA Network probably not going to be happy the more WWE's Youtube clips and Hulu keep pulling viewers away since they get no cut of the ad revenue WWE makes.

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STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) _ World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. (WWE) on Thursday reported a loss of $1.2 million in its fourth quarter.

The Stamford, Connecticut-based company said it had a loss of 2 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 4 cents per share.

The producer of professional wrestling events and television shows posted revenue of $166.2 million in the period.

For the year, the company reported net income of $24.1 million, or 32 cents per share, swinging to a profit in the period. Revenue was reported as $658.8 million.

WWE shares have declined 12 percent since the beginning of the year. The stock has climbed 20 percent in the last 12 months.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/wwe-re...134928384.html
Stocks dropped by around 8% from the fiscal report announcement. In terms of overall stocks, still haven't reached early Network launch levels. While the quarter itself was a net loss, in terms of revenues it was one of their highest ever in company history.

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WWE Network had 1.22 million ending paid subscribers, representing a 49% increase from the fourth quarter 2014; WWE Network hit an all-time high of 1.24 million average paid subscribers for the quarter

WWE Network was recognized as the fifth largest direct-to-consumer (“OTT”) subscription service in the U.S. according to Parks Associates, ranking alongside Netflix, Amazon Video, Hulu and MLB.TV

WWE Network subscribers watched an estimated total of 256 million hours of content, representing an average of 188 hours per household placing it among the top cable and broadcast networks

WWE content garnered more than 8 billion views on YouTube; WWE was the most followed sports channel on YouTube and the second most followed sports brand on Facebook

WWE generated 790 million social media fan engagements in 20152; Sprinklr’s Social Business Index ranked WWE as the 6th most social brand worldwide, alongside Disney, Time Warner and Google
Some good news/bad news in regards to the Network with the good being the amount of content has made it a strong service and the bad being outside of some expected bumps (Mania and Summerslam), its been leveling out at around 1.2-1.4 million for paid subs. Going to fall well short of the original expectations which was meant to be in the 3-4 million range for paid subs and that's counting the worldwide expansions.

Observer has a more detailed breakdown of the key parts of today's fiscal report: http://www.f4wonline.com/wwe-news/ke...results-207441


And now your regularly scheduled sheet programing:
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Originally Posted by PWTorch
Week 3 of Lucha Underground on El Rey Network rebounded from a dip in Week 2 to match the season premiere.

February 10: Lucha Underground drew a combined audience of 217,000 viewers, improving on 201k last week and matching 216k for the season premiere.

The first airing drew 136,000 viewers, the most through three weeks. The replay then drew 81,000 viewers.

In terms of comparisons with Season 1, Season 2 is currently on track to top Season 1's viewership average.

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Daniel Bryan wanted to quit WWE and wrestle for another company, Dave Meltzer is reporting in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

He had been studying CMLL heavily, and had actually grown his hair with the idea of going there and doing a hair versus mask match.

The fact he was putting so much thought into his post-WWE career shows how serious he was about leaving. He was also looking at Ring Of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling.

"He was watching those promotions and it was something he was genuinely excited about doing, thinking he could help the industry as a whole to use his stardom to help build a larger following for the other companies,” Meltzer states.

He actually asked Vince McMahon for the release. Unsurprisingly, McMahon denied it. Contractually, WWE could keep him tied down to the deal they had, due to injuries allowing the company to freeze time left on contracts. He would have been paid to basically not leave, as his appearance elsewhere could have hurt WWE.

However, with Bryan’s latest medical testing showing a problem with his brain, he has now made the decision to retire. He won’t be wrestling elsewhere. His retirement speech on Raw this week was a shoot, he really is done in the industry.

He’ll remain on a WWE contract and fans should expect further character appearances.
Update to the Bryan retirement story and what he was planning prior to the results of the last tests. Technically even with the retirement, his contract is likely still frozen with the WWE.

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Originally Posted by WrestlingDVDNetwork
“Living on a Razor’s Edge – The Scott Hall Story” is coming to DVD and Blu-ray on July 4th, 2016 in the United Kingdom, and follows on July 5th, 2016 in the United States.

As we’ve previously noted the format of this one will be the classic Superstar-themed 3 disc DVD and 2 disc Blu-ray. On there you can expect to see a documentary on the WWE Hall of Famer, and of course a collection of his best matches and moments to go along with it.

The first synopsis for the set reads as follows:
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A biography on the life and times of WWE Hall of Famer, Scott Hall.

Hear from the man himself, Scott Hall, as he candidly discusses his rise to wrestling fame, his decline with personal demons, and his attempt to get his life back while training his son to carry on his wrestling legacy.

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As noted, Titus O’Neil was suspended by WWE on Tuesday morning for 60 days (originally reported to be 90 days, but later confirmed at the reduced number) for an incident with Vince McMahon during the Daniel Bryan retirement celebration after WWE RAW on Monday. Titus was reportedly joking with Vince in a playful manner, and multiple sources told Satin that O’Neil was just trying to allow Stephanie McMahon to leave the stage first.

Looking at video of the incident, Stephanie and Vince look to be walking side-by-side, and sources told Satin that Titus said he was only saying “ladies first” when he grabbed Vince’s arm to be polite. Titus later spoke with management and explained himself, but also understood how his actions could have been perceived by others.
Update of the Titus incident from his side of the story.

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A current WWE star is fairly strongly considering MMA when his contract expires. To me, once you get past about 27, even if you are a top level athlete (and Brock Lesnar’s don’t grow on trees), MMA isn’t the way to go as a career if you can still do WWE. It’s one thing if you’re already rich and it’s a bucket list thing like with Dave Bautista or Punk, but not for a regular guy looking to switch careers. If it’s one of the Gerald Brisco developmental guys, and there are a lot of them, who aren’t making money in NXT, then the equation is different than for a main roster regular
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Originally Posted by Observer
A special show on the very first WrestleMania in 1985 will air at 10:30 p.m. Eastern tomorrow night on the MSG Network. Among those interviewed were Vince McMahon, Roddy Piper and Hulk Hogan. Hogan's quotes were a nice work of fiction saying that when he went in the ring, he was afraid Piper and Paul Orndorff would break Mr. T's leg.

Figured that might be useful for those who get that channel.

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Originally Posted by Observer
Mark Nulty, who was a former wrestling announcer and ring announcer who was in charge of the Wrestling Classics web site and message board passed away last night after a long battle with lung cancer.

Observer had a lengthy obituary about Nulty and his career in wrestling. http://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrest...es-away-207411

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Originally Posted by 411Mania
“Never give up. Back in 2003, 2002, when I was just wearing boots and tights and I was supposed to be the ruthless aggression young good guy, nobody in the company liked me. I know Vince McMahon won’t admit this, but he wanted me fired, Triple H wanted me fired, everybody hated me. They just wouldn’t give me a forum to showcase my talents. I’ve always been able to connect with the audience if given the ability to speak.

“I got that ability and I was off to the races. I was up against all odds. I wasn’t born into this business. I’m not a third generation guy or a second generation guy. I’m just a dude who grew up a fan like all you guys and I wanted to do this my whole life. And I never gave up. That’s the advice I give to all the young cats, all the guys who have been trying and trying, trying to make it, attempt after attempt. I’ve failed many times, but you never ever give up.”

Story from Cena about how close he got to being fired prior to the Thuganomics gimmick. Several stories usually point to the Halloween show in 2002 and Stephanie accidentally hearing him rap backstage one time as the main reasons he kept his job in the end.

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Some other sheet news includes:
  • For those interested, the Observer is currently having a sale with one month of Observer content available at a $3.99 discount. http://www.f4wonline.com/news/f4wonl...nly-399-202426
  • Rumors of Mike Knox recently signing a WWE were revealed to be fake and just someone trolling on Twitter using a fake Knox account.
  • WWE announced another season of Swerved is currently being planned for the WWE Network.
  • Some confusion regarding the recent Bryan seizure news with the main source being the interview with Sportscenter. A report or two revealed while Bryan purposely hid them so fans and WWE wouldn't know, he didn't when it came to his doctors for tests and medical checkups.
  • Kurt Angle revealed he will be inducted to the Arnold Sports Hall of Fame as part of this year's class. https://twitter.com/RealKurtAngle/st...85211363667970
  • Recently fired ROH ref gave his side of the story regarding the sexual harassment claims and basically confirmed it was true. Also confirmed being dumb enough to do it, joking or not, right in front of the head booker. http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/6733...other-employee
  • For those interested, WWE currently selling AJ Style hoodie merchandise at their online store. http://shop.wwe.com/AJ-Styles-%22I-a...efault,pd.html
  • Observer teased the WWE might be working on a new DVD or Network special for Daniel Bryan since they were filming a lot of extra stuff backstage at RAW.

Vastardikai 02-11-2016 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Lock Jaw (Post 4770152)
Who the hell is Matt Riddle?

Any relation to Tom?

He was on a season of the Ultimate Fighter. Rampage gave him the nickname "Chipper."

Nicky Fives 02-12-2016 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Noid (Post 4770097)
Who do you think will be signed by the WWE first -- Cody Hall or Matt Riddle?

If Hall could be half of the talent his father was, then they would be stupid not to give him a shot....

Sepholio 02-12-2016 02:22 PM

Had an interesting idea earlier. Since WWE seems really keen on forming up new teams and stables right now, I was trying to figure out where to fit some people they aren't using right now that need attention because they rock. And then it hit me. Why not have Damien Sandow join up with Goldust and R-Truth to from the New Oddities? They are obviously going with the latter 2 as a team anyways and they easily fit the bill, and you could have Sandow return with his gimmick thief shtick based off of him also just being plain cuckoo. Would at least give him something to do to get him back on TV and I think he would bring the most amount of attention to the group out of the 3. I mean he was pretty damn over when he was with The Miz.

Sepholio 02-12-2016 02:25 PM

Goldust is the 'freak' of the group, R-Truth has imaginary friends, and Damien Sandow thinks he is everyone else except for himself. Start them off against the Social Outcasts.

Emperor Smeat 02-12-2016 06:24 PM

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Volare 02-12-2016 06:39 PM

Sit yo ass down sista!

Poit 02-12-2016 07:53 PM

Like a boss.

Shisen Kopf 02-12-2016 09:14 PM

Here's a rasslin LIST ONLY

1) Lex Luger
2) Scott Steiner
3) Batista
4) Rob Conway
5) Doug Basham
6) Danny Basham
7) Jerry Lynn
8) Renee Dupree
9) La Parka
10) Rick Steiner

Emperor Smeat 02-12-2016 10:38 PM

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Kurt Angle may have finished up his pro wrestling dates with TNA, but he's not retiring, as he's said many times. As it turns out, he'll be in the ring rather soon, and against an old foe in Rey Mysterio

A promotion called UR Fight is putting on a pro wrestling/boxing/grappling/ MMA card that features several former WWE names. Ken Shamrock is advertised to take on Dan Severn in an MMA fight, while Michael Bisping and Chael Sonnen are set to grapple. Roy Jones Jr will also box on the show...against a fan.

The show takes place March 20 from the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona. The show will be broadcast on IPPV.
To be fair a bit, Angle said several times in the past he was only wrestling one match after his TNA deal was done and this match was the one he agreed to do.

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On episode 104 of The Ross Report with Jim Ross, the legendary broadcaster welcomed professional wrestling veteran Sean 'X-Pac' Waltman to the show. Among other things, Waltman talked about Roman Reigns winning the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he was mercilessly booed for winning the Royal Rumble match the year before. Waltman disclosed that Triple H had to fight very hard to get the green light to get beaten up by Reigns.

"[WWE] did wonders in a two-day period between the last pay-per-view and I was here in Philly when Roman won the title in the exact building in Royal Rumble that they booed him out of the building," Waltman said. "And I might get heat for this, but him beating the hell out of Hunter, that almost didn't happen. Hunter had to fight really hard to get that to happen and they tried to put an edge on Roman. And it did work."
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Thursday’s WWE Smackdown averaged 2.414 million viewers for USA Network, according to Showbuzzdaily.com. The number was down from the 2.664 million count from last week.
3rd week in a row for a drop and starting to get to the usual range the show was getting prior to the move.

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The Edge & Christian Show That Totally Reeks of Awesomeness debuts after Fast Lane on 2/21 on the WWE Network

Other new WWE Network shows include Daniel Bryan's Greatest Moments, Brock Lesnar's Road to the Undisputed title and The Best of Stone Cole vs. Mr. McMahon.

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Stock continued to decline, closing at $14.65 per share, the lowest in a long time. Besides the decline in the market as a whole, this stems from yesterday's report where the company lost money for the quarter and there was a slight decline in network subscriptions.

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There are major cash flow and pay issues with many AAA luchadores in Mexico, with the highest profile talent being Rey Mysterio. Mysterio is apparently done with AAA due to the late pay and corporate disorganization. He last appeared for the promotion last December.

Mysterio isn't the only talent to be frustrated with the company, as there is a lot of disenchantment in AAA right now and several talent have complained about late pay. Many luchadores and office staff have contacted CMLL and ELITE about jumping, and some have reached out to WWE intermediaries. Chris Master also recently took to Twitter and posted a message about not receiving "a cent of help" from AAA after suffering an injury while wrestling for them, but deleted the tweet.

According to sources, the only way Mysterio would return to AAA is if they paid up and offered him guaranteed creative control.
Update to the current mess going on in Mexican promotion AAA.

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Innovator 02-12-2016 11:18 PM

Fuck yeah, RAINMAKAAAAA

CSL 02-12-2016 11:59 PM

really 'fear' for New Japan if Nakamura is a hit in WWE, they'd definitely go back for Okada, possibly Tanahashi despite his age, Kota etc. Maybe the best thing for them would be some kind of working relationship where those guys could do the odd shot for NXT, the way Liger did in Brooklyn. And mayyybe WWE could send guys to do tours for New Japan. Or maybe it's wishful thinking. Definitely was a few years ago but now, I almost wouldn't be surprised.

Damian Rey 2.0 02-13-2016 01:30 AM

A yearly NXT/New Japan talent exchange would be great. Could even start an invasion angle over the summer that eventually leads to a world cup type of tournament. Gets NXT huge exposure in Japan and vice versa over here.

I for one would love such a thing

SlickyTrickyDamon 02-13-2016 02:20 AM

There will be no talent exchange. It's WWE signing them out from under them.

SlickyTrickyDamon 02-13-2016 03:26 AM

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To be fair a bit, Angle said several times in the past he was only wrestling one match after his TNA deal was done and this match was the one he agreed to do.




3rd week in a row for a drop and starting to get to the usual range the show was getting prior to the move.






Update to the current mess going on in Mexican promotion AAA.

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Some TPWW news includes:

Daniel Bryan: The Revenant

Black Widow 02-13-2016 05:20 AM

https://youtu.be/gezpgMN0Vks

The match that can save WM 32 lol

Volare 02-13-2016 08:45 AM

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thekrow 02-13-2016 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Volare (Post 4770457)
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Somehow I doubt Matt Hardy is as rich as he says here so its not very convincing, obv its a gimmick but he don't even look the part. And I really doubt his yard is 120 acres.

CSL 02-13-2016 11:03 AM

true

CSL 02-13-2016 11:03 AM

I doubt The Undertaker is really dead either

CSL 02-13-2016 11:04 AM

you know what, now that I think about it, I don't remember Psycho Sid ruling the world, never saw anything about him on the news or in the papers :?:

CSL 02-13-2016 11:05 AM

oh christ, what if Finn Balor isn't actually a demon when he comes out in that makeup?

CSL 02-13-2016 11:05 AM

for a millionaire, Ted DiBiase wears an awful lot of tracksuits nowadays

CSL 02-13-2016 11:07 AM

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...springs_CA.JPG

apparently this is what a rattlesnake looks like?! I thought they were all 250lb bald men with a Texas accent?!

CSL 02-13-2016 11:08 AM

and I bet you any money that The Rock hasn't used an oven in like 20 years

Evil Vito 02-13-2016 11:43 AM

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Was watching the segment where Cena picks Bryan to face him at SummerSlam 2013. Funny seeing it from this angle, Bryan blatantly hides behind Cesaro the whole time to avoid being picked up by the regular camera.

Also :lol: @ the Brooklyn Brawler being there

Evil Vito 02-13-2016 11:48 AM

Actually even the subtle stuff is kinda cool, like seeing where all the camera guys are positioned. And Jericho apparently being the one in charge of telling everyone when to head backstage. Kinda helps you see how the whole "production" comes together.

Droford 02-13-2016 01:00 PM

I watched the Daniel Bryan tryout match, wax surprised that Shooter Shultz didnt make it anywhere

Damian Rey 2.0 02-13-2016 03:37 PM

He had decent looking suplexes. For guys who were less than a half year of training they put on an entertaining match.

The Destroyer 02-13-2016 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Droford (Post 4770488)
I watched the Daniel Bryan tryout match, wax surprised that Shooter Shultz didnt make it anywhere

He apparently retired not too long after he got let go from WWE, so I guess he didn't really have much of a chance.

Droford 02-13-2016 04:30 PM

http://prowrestling.wikia.com/wiki/F...ckdown_results

Funny thing is i thinl that match was probably better than all the other matches they had that night on smackdown.

Side note..10 matches..granted they were all short but still..

CSL 02-13-2016 04:46 PM

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Emperor Smeat 02-13-2016 05:32 PM

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Volare 02-13-2016 08:40 PM

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Volare 02-13-2016 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by CSL (Post 4770522)
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Jesus that got me more pumped than watching RAW itself!

Bad News Gertner 02-13-2016 08:53 PM

Latest Mr.Dufour's Wayback Machine covering a Philly Spectrum show from 1982.

http://411mania.com/wrestling/mr-duf...illy-spectrum/

Mr. Nerfect 02-14-2016 05:15 AM

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Originally Posted by CSL (Post 4770437)
really 'fear' for New Japan if Nakamura is a hit in WWE, they'd definitely go back for Okada, possibly Tanahashi despite his age, Kota etc. Maybe the best thing for them would be some kind of working relationship where those guys could do the odd shot for NXT, the way Liger did in Brooklyn. And mayyybe WWE could send guys to do tours for New Japan. Or maybe it's wishful thinking. Definitely was a few years ago but now, I almost wouldn't be surprised.

I think Nakamura is somewhat of a special case. His charisma is really off the charts. I think they'd like Okada, but I also feel that his place in Japan is pretty set, and he can grow into as big a national hero as a Japanese wrestler can. The talent raided by WWE have all been American guys with the exception of Nakamura who has probably had the inkling he'd be going for years.

WWE are probably seeing New Japan as a bit of a feeder right now, but I think they've probably plucked everybody they want. Give Kenny Omega a couple of years and see how Will Ospreay does. Cody Hall and Tama Tonga will probably eventually go too. So will The Young Bucks and maybe Matt Sydal for another run once he proves to be reliable and if he can eventually develop a more rounded personality. The value of the New Japan guys is that they actually make a name for themselves in New Japan before they get snatched up, so it'll keep New Japan on their toes, but they'll probably get a lot of juice out of guys before they lose them.

A New Japan/WWE talent exchange would be great. For both companies. New Japan would benefit by getting more star power, some of the WWE's audience that follows that stuff and having a more diverse presentation with some of the talent on offer to them. WWE would benefit by its talent getting more shine, building their ring skills and overall work, and getting cred for some of their talent that seem a bit "floppy" (largely because of booking or because they've only worked for WWE developmental companies).

I was thinking about what guys like Jack Swagger and Dolph Ziggler miss, and I realize that I don't really see them as "heavy impact" guys. They're both beautiful workers with an amateur background, but they don't really scream "bad-ass" to me. Send Jack Swagger to Japan and let him be promoted with the over the top pro-American patriot gimmick. Let him work matches with the heavyweights there, look more "snug," actually have some potentially classic matches, then bring him back once he's conquered Japan.

Tyler Breeze is not doing anything on the main roster. It's way too early to send him back to NXT for a repackaging. Why not send him to New Japan as a junior heavyweight and play off his history with Jushin Liger. Breeze could beat Liger in their rematch and easily be established as a contender for the Junior Heavyweight Title. KUSHIDA vs. Tyler Breeze? Yes please. Do updates on RAW and SmackDown promoting that Breeze is staying at his holiday home in Tokyo and competing for New Japan. Show some matches on the WWE Network (In fact, why not try and work out a deal with New Japan stuff being shown on the WWE Network in general? It might get me to jump onto it), and then bring back Breeze with a more "legit" style. Hell, bring him back with a slightly warped gimmick, where he claims to have found enlightenment in a Japanese temple, and he does a trendy mock zen type thing. Tyler Breeze -- Buddhist monk.

You're doing nothing with Damien Sandow, Zack Ryder, Fandango, Los Matadores and The Prime Time Players right now. Let them go out in the world, with the same paychecks, and get them to learn, become overall better workers, have their TV presence recharged and bring them back better and more over.

Volare 02-14-2016 09:41 AM

Just gonna leave this here....

http://www.gotceleb.com/wp-content/u...oshoot--12.jpg

drave 02-14-2016 12:01 PM

synw5 eargdfgndk7iu35y4er


That's what happens when Becky Lunch is on screen

Mr. Nerfect 02-14-2016 12:14 PM

Amazing woman.

Emperor Smeat 02-14-2016 12:36 PM

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Shadrick 02-14-2016 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by CSL (Post 4770471)
and I bet you any money that The Rock hasn't used an oven in like 20 years

lol wha?

Mercenary 02-14-2016 03:42 PM

https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...65&oe=576FF027

Emperor Smeat 02-14-2016 03:54 PM

For those collecting POP WWE figurines, next set is going to include Bret Hart, Reigns, Eva Marie, and Kevin Owens based on a recent catalog.
http://popvinyls.com/wp-content/uplo...73692208_n.jpg

Also the next series of WWE Blind Box characters were also revealed in the same catalog.
http://popvinyls.com/wp-content/uplo...44230319_n.jpg

Mr. Nerfect 02-14-2016 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Smelly Meatball (Post 4770676)

I'm hoping that Becky gets a chance to wow on the main stage at WrestleMania 32. I know there are some clamoring for a straight-up one-on-one match between Charlotte and Sasha Banks, but I think a strong case can be made for Becky being in the match:

* She's a pure babyface right now. Unlike Sasha Banks, she has shown herself to be moral and to fight with a code. Banks is fucking cool and all, but she's the cool heel that's been turned by the fans. Becky and Banks challenging for the title at the same time gives things a "Light Side/Dark Side" element. They're not too similar as to be considered redundant as far as opponents for Charlotte goes.

* There's unfinished business between Becky Lynch and Charlotte. And Lynch and Flair for that matter. When Flair kissed Becky at the Rumble, I thought it might have led to Becky immediately knocking the shit out of Ric, but that didn't happen. Flair would go on to cost Becky the match. If the WWE are trying to send the message these girls can't be pushed around, then Flair has a beat-down coming his way...

* Charlotte, Sasha Banks and Becky Lynch all came in to the WWE on the same night. Yes, they have history going back to NXT, but on the main roster, their history extends to that fateful night in June. This is what it has all been leading up to. To have one of these girls out of the picture is giving the fans two-thirds of the story of this revolution.

* The WWE loves tag lines. A Triple Threat between these girls could be billed as being for the Divas Championship and to decide the "Queen of the Revolution."

Mr. Pierre 02-14-2016 07:50 PM

I know WWE has other issues that hinder the product, but I just quickly wanted to state that the commentary on RAW is fucking brutal. It's been said a million times, but it amazes me that Cole still holds that top spot. So fucking bad.


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