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I can't watch the audio yet but.... What That really wasn't an April Fool's gag? |
Lol I wish it was
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Kevin Dunn’s finally gonna get that Emmy with these new ideas.
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I assume the call had something to do with that Shane promo in another tweet above... I only made it 2 minutes before I couldn't watch anymore....
lol at the train sounds. I literally could not believe it and thought it was an April Fool's joke. |
Also watched the Riddle clip... I see the US Title was redesigned and looking pretty naff..... also what the hell with Riddle's character.... I mean, I never liked his character and thought he should obviously have been a heel, but.... yeah....
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Did you catch the backstage promo where he forgot his lines and left Asuka to die on live tv?
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You just know the writer who came up with that put their feet up on the desk like "yup - nailed it!"
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According to Triple H, Night 1 of NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver won't feature commercial breaks on the Peacock stream unlike the USA Network version of the show.
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Unless WWE suddenly adds more matches at the last minute, this year's Mania card is on pace to just miss tying last year's Mania card in terms of number of matches.
Last year's Mania card had 18-19 matches depending on how you counted the Big Show vs. Drew match for the WWE title. This year's card currently has 12 matches announced for both main card shows, 14 overall if you count the two Mania tier matches for next week's SD, and 16 overall if you also count the two rumored Women's Tag title related matches that have yet to be announced. |
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A Nigerian Drum Fight?!? What does <a href="https://twitter.com/WWEApollo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WWEApollo</a> have in store for <a href="https://twitter.com/WWEBigE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WWEBigE</a> at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WrestleMania?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WrestleMania</a>?? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SmackDown?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SmackDown</a> <a href="https://t.co/yD3l2zCmH0">pic.twitter.com/yD3l2zCmH0</a></p>— WWE (@WWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1378159830293176322?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 3, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Nope, just TV.
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What in the actual fuck? This is Kofi 1.0 all over again |
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Except it's not Big E Doing the dumbass fake accent.
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Looks like they are building a pirate ship for the set
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Drone footage of Wrestlemania Stage construction. <br><br>Are you getting excited for Wrestlemania? <a href="https://t.co/cMmeSV8rtv">pic.twitter.com/cMmeSV8rtv</a></p>— Wrestle Joy (@WrestleJoy) <a href="https://twitter.com/WrestleJoy/status/1378443857348583427?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 3, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> |
In regards to the Network/Peacock,
I can only hope that they don't edit out any more past what they have already done. It seems as though it's mostly the blatant racism stuff, but one can argue that most storyline fiction has some sort of racial element to it, especially in wrestling. Essentially, the entire year of 1993 WWF would be eliminated completely if that was the case with all of US vs. The World stuff. Seems like the sexual stuff is still alive, from the few PPVs I've checked, the bikini contests & such are still there. Actually, it would be hypocritical of them to edit out the sexual content when they are literally airing the American Pie movies on their network right now! lol I can confirm that the $9.99 version of Peacock does not have Ads during the PPVs. Personally, I think that the stream plays better & smoother through my Roku with Peacock than the Network app, but the Network App is organized much better. My biggest fear is still the migration of content and what will/won't be added by Summerslam. None of the PPVs have their Kickoff/Preshows with them yet, plus, what about all of the hidden gems matches, DVD documentaries, interviews, special events, coliseum video, and more. I'd hate to lose access to all of that. |
According to the Bellas and X-Pac, WWE cut back on the amount of time allowed for speeches for this year's Hall of Fame ceremony and also dropped having inductors giving speeches.
The Bellas mentioned that they had a 15 minute speech prepared before the ceremony and were told to cut it down to just 3-5 minutes instead. |
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Who honestly wanted to hear the Bellas talk for 15 minutes?
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i guess the same people who watch there show, i just don't want to see the others cut off like bischoff the nwo, rvd will take 3 mins to get out his name.
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3 minutes of talking, 12 minutes of Nikki shaking her ass in her underwear would be acceptable
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Bea Priestley is currently rumored to be going to WWE.
She had her last match earlier today in Stardom and is leaving Japan for the United States. Quote:
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wwe should start a glow type brand they have enough women to do it. that's the only way to take care of the women they have.
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Would you really want to watch a show with only WWE women's matches?
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I'd watch wrestling again for an all-women's show
For a month or two at least |
An all-women's WWE weekly show or brand would be way more interesting than whatever WWE is doing with 205 Live these days.
WWE's combined main roster and NXT women's divisions is large enough as is to be its own promotion. Like somewhere close to being in the 60s after their recent big batch of signings. |
205 Live still a thing?
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Yeah and apparently one of the big storylines these past few months over there was someone being on a Goldberg-like undefeated or win streak.
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The only way I’d go in for a women’s only brand would be if they had a totally different creative and production team. More Kevin Dunn production, more shite like they’ve presented with every women’s angle in the lead up to Mania? No thanks.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WrestleMania?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WrestleMania</a> storyline builder 5000.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWERaw?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWERaw</a> <a href="https://t.co/ghp9PmWY1Y">pic.twitter.com/ghp9PmWY1Y</a></p>— Wrestling Jebus (@WrestlingJebus) <a href="https://twitter.com/WrestlingJebus/status/1379246116458356743?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 6, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/tBebKE4ayP">https://t.co/tBebKE4ayP</a> <a href="https://t.co/ruKORQQ5Fx">pic.twitter.com/ruKORQQ5Fx</a></p>— Dick Van Klondike (@DickVanKlondike) <a href="https://twitter.com/DickVanKlondike/status/1379289234968875010?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 6, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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According to the Observer, both nights of WrestleMania 37 are currently scheduled to be 3 hours long not counting the pre-show.
In regards to both nights of NXT TakeOver Stand & Deliver, Night 1 is currently scheduled for 2 hours plus any overrun while Night 2 is scheduled for 2 hours and 15 minutes. Tuesday's Hall of Fame ceremony is scheduled to be 90 minutes long. Quote:
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that is good that the hof is 3 hours and not 90 minutes. that would suck to do 2 classes in that time.
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Not looking forward to this. Good thing is, I have shit to do outside while the people who wanna watch it can do so.
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If you or somebody you know is attending WrestleMania pls vote or spread the word: http://www.justbringingtheraw.com/polls/wm37tkts.html.
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Sorry I don't know anyone who is going to Mania.
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According to Tiple H, WWE recently had talks with Rob Gronkowski in regards to him making a potential guest appearance at WrestleMania 37.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">WWE makes so much more sense when you just accept that literally everything they do is simply to fulfil contractually mandated content hours and has no other purpose.</p>— Garrett Kidney (@garrettkidney) <a href="https://twitter.com/garrettkidney/status/1379271820960993288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 6, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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According to PWI, this year's Money in the Bank event will be on May 16th while this year's Backlash event will be on June 20th.
Both will be the first PPVs at WWE's new ThunderDome home at the Yuengling Center. Quote:
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Sounds like a 50% chance of rain in Tampa over the weekend. Rain in the background with a giant Pirate Ship as the set would be a really cool visual IMO.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">LOOK AT THAT BIG ASS PIRATE SHIP DUDE <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WrestleMania?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WrestleMania</a> <a href="https://t.co/t8nZHzYw4h">pic.twitter.com/t8nZHzYw4h</a></p>— Jessi Davin (@jessithebuckeye) <a href="https://twitter.com/jessithebuckeye/status/1379948078359265283?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 8, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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I also wonder as to what’s really going on down at the WWE Performance Center. Are the wrestlers actually being taught about in-ring psychology, the art of selling, and telling a story to the fans? They likely are but I’m just not seeing this translate onto the main shows. Watching wrestling these days almost feels like I’m watching figure skating. It’s a shame because the actual wrestlers are far more athletic than their predecessors. |
Apparently NXT had the dumbass idea to drop their protective pods and dividers for the crowd for tonight's TakeOver show.
Normally wouldn't be that big of an issue if it was anyone else but NXT has been getting hit with outbreaks way too often and now have less protection in place to prevent crowds from getting exposed, especially now that they increased the crowd limit for shows. Quote:
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A lot of new WWE / Peacock signs around Universal Studios <a href="https://t.co/iBRri2HgPa">pic.twitter.com/iBRri2HgPa</a></p>— DavKind (@DavKind76) <a href="https://twitter.com/DavKind76/status/1379880727324549120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Seeing some WWE ads on vacation... <a href="https://t.co/Z3ZZCcsA0A">pic.twitter.com/Z3ZZCcsA0A</a></p>— DavKind (@DavKind76) <a href="https://twitter.com/DavKind76/status/1378538408797216768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 4, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> |
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sneak peek of the WrestleMania stage from Mandy Rose’s insta story <a href="https://t.co/JO8FZrEyc6">pic.twitter.com/JO8FZrEyc6</a></p>— Kenny Majid - A Kenny For Your Thoughts Podcast (@akfytwrestling) <a href="https://twitter.com/akfytwrestling/status/1380256586485133313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 8, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Where is the THUNDERDOME
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">From the archives: <a href="https://twitter.com/FinnBalor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FinnBalor</a> visits Dr. <a href="https://twitter.com/rachelbonnetta?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@rachelbonnetta</a> & Mr. Fluff! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NXTTakeOver?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NXTTakeOver</a> <a href="https://t.co/8ubCqi3grd">pic.twitter.com/8ubCqi3grd</a></p>— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWEonFOX/status/1380203793481093120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 8, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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According to the Observer, NBC's scrub job for the WWE Network recently removed segments involving Goldust wearing black face paint from late 90s WWF shows.
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Also related is WWE has released all of their international broadcast teams with the exception of their Spanish team as part of the WWE Network's move to Peacock.
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So no more Funaki then.
Just looking at his wiki, and aside from the time he was released in 2010 till he started doing sporadic appearance for the company in 2011, he was pretty much involved with the company in some capacity since 1998 |
No more Sean Deng - the most excited commentator at any table.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/IdoBOFC00g">pic.twitter.com/IdoBOFC00g</a></p>— Evan Axelbank Fox13 (@EvanAxelbank) <a href="https://twitter.com/EvanAxelbank/status/1380699058151522304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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:lol: a porn website once sent Vince a fruit basket as thanks for the time WWE accidentally gave free exposure to their company by naming the group of Becky Lynch, Charlotte, and Paige as the "Submission Sorority" during the early days of the Women's Revolution storyline.
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Totally forgot about that, but when you pair all 3 of em together like that...
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Boogeyman had black face paint, although I think he is African American. Umaga was probably 30% black face paint, and portrayed a savage. Is that alright though since he is a minority? Sting after 1996 no longer exists, and maybe that is why we haven't seen Demon Balor in 2 years? Lastly, what about that whole time Undertaker had that little black tear on his face. It wasn't a real tattoo, does that half of a percent result in removal? |
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Adnan Virk will be replacing Tom Phillips on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWE?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWE</a> RAW, Wrestling Inc. has learned. Details at: <a href="https://t.co/YRDIFFO3Kj">https://t.co/YRDIFFO3Kj</a></p>— WrestlingINC.com (@WrestlingInc) <a href="https://twitter.com/WrestlingInc/status/1380949626400899074?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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I remember Adnan from theScore. Same place as Renee Paquette.
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lol didn't he get fired from ESPN for leaking information?
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Corey Graves headed back to RAW. Team will be Adnan-Graves-Saxton starting on Monday. Tom Phillips not expected to call WM either due to Covid interaction. |
Rather have Samoa Joe stay on commentary than Graves be his replacement, especially if this leads to him eventually going back to his old routine of being very annoying and obnoxious on commentary.
At least on Smackdown, he was kept in check by Cole and didn't have a third person around to be the target of his insults and nagging. |
This is going to be amazing. All my questions answered.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Superfan: The Story of Vladimir tells the life story of Vladimir Abouzeide, one of the most devoted fans in <a href="https://twitter.com/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WWE</a> history ... and it arrives on <a href="https://twitter.com/peacockTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PeacockTV</a> in the U.S. and <a href="https://twitter.com/WWENetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WWENetwork</a> everywhere else this summer. <a href="https://t.co/FiJb0ut8Kx">pic.twitter.com/FiJb0ut8Kx</a></p>— WWE Network (@WWENetwork) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWENetwork/status/1381031574188228612?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> |
Nice!
Vladimir was great to see in the crowd |
Adnan is awesome. Really infectious energy. Hope he sticks and is able to be himself.
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The international commentary being cut sucks. Feels like a big fuck you to the global audience.
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I wish they had a live audience tonight. I'm on a Mania high, I'd like to watch but I don't think I could make it through 3 hours of WWE Battleground. Is that what they call it? I can't do it. If they have people live for NXT why won't the put some fans in for Raw and Smackdown or PPV's?
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Why do backstage 'my guest at this time' interviewers just stare at wrestlers walking away at the end of interviews...why don't they just say 'back to you'
Has to be some weird Vince thing |
I am guessing Bray's new thing is his previous gimmick (Fiend) was the Hurt so his new gimmick (Televangelist) will be the Heal
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1:33:00....AJ impersonating Stone Cold is what you need today!!
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Anyone know if Peacock will update the way WWE events and programs are listed in the future? It's unbearable.
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Supposedly not until at least August by which point they should have all of the Network stuff loaded and will then re-organize a bunch of it.
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Odds of Mania week being a super spreader event for the coronavirus just rose since one person already confirmed they tested positive for it and had attended several WWE and indie shows.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I've reached out to this person and they informed me they received their positive COVID-19 test on Tuesday night.<br><br>As a notice for those that could be affected, he attended the following shows:<br>- Jimmy Lloyd's Degeneration F <br>- Bloodsport<br>- Spring Break<br>- Both WrestleMania nights <a href="https://t.co/SbXTbmmlZC">https://t.co/SbXTbmmlZC</a></p>— John Pollock (@iamjohnpollock) <a href="https://twitter.com/iamjohnpollock/status/1382425394419220485?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 14, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> If I had to guess, this person likely caught it at one of GCW's shows since it seems GCW was irresponsible again with their handling of COVID precautions during their Collective shows based on stuff going around online from people who were there. |
I know what you mean.
Was also odd to see a high profile name like Jon Moxley show up at the end to do a spot with Nick Cage. Seemed unnecessary. |
Reddit is generally positive about everything, so many upvotes and comments I agree with
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RAW comes across as a weekly obligation rather than coherent storytelling.
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I haven't watched this week's episode yet, but I agree with that redditor. RAW has been shit lately.
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It's sad that they couldn't incorporate their new champions on the show.
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I agree that Smackdown has been the better show lately
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Yeah Smackdown has been a much better show than RAW at least since last year's SummerSlam.
Been speculated for a while that the reason why there is such a big gap in quality between the two shows is due to Vince fearing upsetting FOX way more than USA Network. Without FOX, WWE might not have been able to get the multi-billion deal they have from their current tv contracts and prior to them selling off their FOX Studios, FOX was notorious for being very trigger happy when it came to cancelling shows that didn't meet their expectations. That was also the reason why Vince freaked out over the idea of WWE not being able to produce new weekly shows early into the pandemic since he thought that would give FOX an excuse to rip up the contract. |
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If I wamted to watch the 2001 Survivor Series, I have to figure out which "Season" 2001 was, when they could just list it as, I dunno, 2001... |
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Think they still do but instead of separate creative teams, they merged them back together with Bruce Prichard in charge.
Around the time Paul Heyman got removed as RAW Executive Director is when they merged back together. |
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">They've built an entire angle around this and now they're going to edit it out? <a href="https://t.co/rmUs0m1Rqz">https://t.co/rmUs0m1Rqz</a></p>— ‘Point God’ Jeremy Lambert (@jeremylambert88) <a href="https://twitter.com/jeremylambert88/status/1384198458832146436?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 19, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I get it as it makes the show a much slicker watch in retrospect, but it's such a shame as some of those promos were really enjoyable.<br><br>I'm just glad I got a screenshot of the ponchos.</p>— Gary Cassidy (@WrestlingGary) <a href="https://twitter.com/WrestlingGary/status/1384116324062822406?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 19, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> |
According to fightful dot com Vince was late to RAW and has torn up the script for tonight's show.
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So business as usual for the RAW brand then.
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Charlotte's big two week return has wrapped up so she can go film Walking Tall
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BREAKING per <a href="https://twitter.com/ScrapDaddyAP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ScrapDaddyAP</a> on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RawTalk?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RawTalk</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/MsCharlotteWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MsCharlotteWWE</a> is being suspended indefinitely and fined $100K following her actions at the conclusion of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWERaw?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWERaw</a>. <a href="https://t.co/tnaQReflDR">pic.twitter.com/tnaQReflDR</a></p>— WWE (@WWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1384345815485923334?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 20, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> |
why bring her back just to work 2 shows that was dumb, i guess they wanted more heel heat for her.
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No more Charlotte stinking up the joint on RAW for the foreseeable future?
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According to the Tampa Sports Authority, the real amount of tickets WWE sold for WrestleMania 37 was around 11k lower than what they announced and the actual attendance for both nights was around 14k less.
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