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Lock Jaw 04-01-2021 11:36 PM

What

I can't watch the audio yet but....

What

That really wasn't an April Fool's gag?

#1-norm-fan 04-01-2021 11:46 PM

Lol I wish it was

#1-norm-fan 04-01-2021 11:51 PM

Kevin Dunn’s finally gonna get that Emmy with these new ideas.

#1-norm-fan 04-02-2021 12:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slik (Post 5441083)
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">All aboard! �� ���� <a href="https://twitter.com/BraunStrowman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BraunStrowman</a> <a href="https://t.co/yHnVuXd6ft">pic.twitter.com/yHnVuXd6ft</a></p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1377743653502918666?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 1, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Jesus. Forget the sound effects. That call by the announcer was the cringiest thing in that clip. What the hell was that?

Lock Jaw 04-02-2021 01:19 AM

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.

Lock Jaw 04-02-2021 01:20 AM

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....

GD 04-02-2021 01:28 AM

Did you catch the backstage promo where he forgot his lines and left Asuka to die on live tv?

Volare 04-02-2021 01:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by #1-wwf-fan (Post 5441123)
Jesus. Forget the sound effects. That call by the announcer was the cringiest thing in that clip. What the hell was that?

Real life tries to imitate Video Games....lord have mercy.

screech 04-02-2021 06:57 AM

You just know the writer who came up with that put their feet up on the desk like "yup - nailed it!"

Emperor Smeat 04-02-2021 04:48 PM

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.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Observer
He said Wednesday's TakeOver simulcast on WWE Network/Peacock will not feature ad breaks on the Peacock side of things. They are still working with USA and Peacock to figure out how it's going to work logistically.

Probably going to be like how AEW airs Dynamite on TNT and FITE with FITE just continuing airing matches during full breaks. Non-match breaks likely being mostly just backstage shots of wrestlers doing final pre-match stretches and walking to the entrance way.

Emperor Smeat 04-02-2021 10:10 PM

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.

slik 04-03-2021 12:17 AM

<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&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WrestleMania</a>?? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SmackDown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SmackDown</a> <a href="https://t.co/yD3l2zCmH0">pic.twitter.com/yD3l2zCmH0</a></p>&mdash; 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>

erickman 04-03-2021 04:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Emperor Smeat (Post 5441441)
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.

6 or 7 matches per night is all that is needed, that is a 3 to 3 and half hour shows. now peacock has the show for so cheap mainia can be shorter.

SlickyTrickyDamon 04-03-2021 07:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Conspiracy Victim Vito (Post 5440929)
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BREAKING NEWS:<br>Per <a href="https://twitter.com/ScrapDaddyAP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ScrapDaddyAP</a>, next week we'll see a special <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WrestleMania?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WrestleMania</a> edition of SmackDown on FOX with the 'Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal', a Fatal 4-Way for the SmackDown Tag Titles, and we'll hear from <a href="https://twitter.com/WWERomanReigns?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WWERomanReigns</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/EdgeRatedR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EdgeRatedR</a>, &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/WWEDanielBryan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WWEDanielBryan</a>! <a href="https://t.co/yYWM556N5E">pic.twitter.com/yYWM556N5E</a></p>&mdash; WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWEonFOX/status/1377713139165376518?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 1, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

"Yeah I know we're doing two nights of Mania but fuck you guys, you don't get to wrestle in front of fans for the first time in a year, not even on the kickoff show."

Oh no! You're having important matches on NATIONAL BROADCAST TELEVISION!

drave 04-03-2021 08:24 AM

Nope, just TV.

drave 04-03-2021 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slik (Post 5441462)
A Nigerian Drum Fight?!? What does @WWEApollo have in store for @WWEBigE at #WrestleMania?? #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/yD3l2zCmH0
— WWE (@WWE) April 3, 2021
<script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>




What in the actual fuck?


This is Kofi 1.0 all over again

erickman 04-03-2021 09:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SlickyTrickyDamon (Post 5441484)
Oh no! You're having important matches on NATIONAL BROADCAST TELEVISION!

now we know who will be spring cleaned this year

erickman 04-03-2021 09:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drave (Post 5441487)
What in the actual fuck?


This is Kofi 1.0 all over again

i fear vince saw a tarzan movie and saw someone beating a drum, and said that looks like big e.

drave 04-03-2021 09:22 AM

Except it's not Big E Doing the dumbass fake accent.

slik 04-03-2021 05:06 PM

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>&mdash; 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>

rockman725 04-03-2021 05:53 PM

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.

Emperor Smeat 04-03-2021 06:08 PM

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.

erickman 04-03-2021 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Emperor Smeat (Post 5441583)
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.

since it is taped on peacock they should let them speak as long as they want and cut parts for main show, or deap cuts that show the whole speach.

Damian Rey 2.0 04-04-2021 01:51 AM

Who honestly wanted to hear the Bellas talk for 15 minutes?

erickman 04-04-2021 04:54 AM

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.

Jordan 04-04-2021 08:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Damian Rey 2.0 (Post 5441639)
Who honestly wanted to hear the Bellas talk for 15 minutes?

Seriously. That's like watching 3 Bella's matches. :rofl:

Evil Vito 04-04-2021 07:17 PM

3 minutes of talking, 12 minutes of Nikki shaking her ass in her underwear would be acceptable

Emperor Smeat 04-04-2021 09:08 PM

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:

Originally Posted by Observer
The biggest news from the show is that after losing, Priestley said that this was her last match in Stardom. When she didn't sign a new contract with New Japan, she also didn't sign a new deal here and she made this decision some time back. She is leaving Japan. The only thing I can say is that she's not going to AEW and the rest would be the same conclusion everyone else would come up with, which is the place she's not allowed to say if she's going there and thus she's said nothing. This was kept quiet because if it had been said ahead of time it would have given away the result of the match. People are raving about this as the best women's match this year and that the top three matches are all great. Syuri challenged Hayashishita for the title.


erickman 04-04-2021 09:35 PM

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.

Jordan 04-04-2021 10:29 PM

Would you really want to watch a show with only WWE women's matches?

erickman 04-04-2021 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jordan X (Post 5441769)
Would you really want to watch a show with only WWE women's matches?

i watched wow and a few other women only places

Lock Jaw 04-04-2021 10:46 PM

I'd watch wrestling again for an all-women's show

For a month or two at least

Emperor Smeat 04-04-2021 11:11 PM

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.

Lock Jaw 04-04-2021 11:29 PM

205 Live still a thing?

Emperor Smeat 04-05-2021 12:05 AM

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.

erickman 04-05-2021 08:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Emperor Smeat (Post 5441783)
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.

i thought something was up when nxt added womens tag straps instead of taking them from the nia beast. peacock wants streaming content, if wwe has almost 60 women wrestlers, they ether need there own show or be spring cleaned.

XL 04-05-2021 05:32 PM

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.

slik 04-06-2021 12:34 AM

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WrestleMania?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WrestleMania</a> storyline builder 5000.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWERaw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWERaw</a> <a href="https://t.co/ghp9PmWY1Y">pic.twitter.com/ghp9PmWY1Y</a></p>&mdash; 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>

slik 04-06-2021 12:35 AM

<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>&mdash; 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>

Emperor Smeat 04-06-2021 02:10 AM

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:

Originally Posted by Observer
The TV schedule for the WWE events this week list the Hall of Fame as 90 minutes starting at 8 p.m. tomorrow. NXT Takeover is listed on Wednesday at two hours but probably will go over by a bit. The second night is listed as 8-10:15 p.m. Both nights of WrestleMania are listed at pregame shows at 7 p.m., main card at 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., so they are not looking at long shows as in the past.

Speaking of NXT, should be interesting if they keeps their split-screen ad breaks and the overrun once they move to Tuesdays since the only reason they got both was due to direct competition with AEW. USA Network dropped doing split-screen ad breaks once their new contract for RAW kicked in and FOX was never interested in doing that for SD.

Edit: Nevermind, the Hall of Fame ceremony is 3 hours long but split into 2 back-to-back 90 minute shows according to John Pollock.

erickman 04-06-2021 02:55 AM

that is good that the hof is 3 hours and not 90 minutes. that would suck to do 2 classes in that time.

drave 04-06-2021 08:18 AM

Not looking forward to this. Good thing is, I have shit to do outside while the people who wanna watch it can do so.

LibSuperstar 04-06-2021 02:35 PM

If you or somebody you know is attending WrestleMania pls vote or spread the word: http://www.justbringingtheraw.com/polls/wm37tkts.html.

Jordan 04-06-2021 04:26 PM

Sorry I don't know anyone who is going to Mania.

Emperor Smeat 04-06-2021 05:10 PM

According to Tiple H, WWE recently had talks with Rob Gronkowski in regards to him making a potential guest appearance at WrestleMania 37.

slik 04-06-2021 08:22 PM

<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>&mdash; 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>

Emperor Smeat 04-07-2021 01:40 AM

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:

Originally Posted by Observer
PWInsider reported this afternoon that this year’s Money in the Bank event will take place on May 16, with Backlash following on June 20. Both shows will be held at the WWE ThunderDome, which is moving to the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida starting next week, April 12.


slik 04-07-2021 02:02 PM

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.

slik 04-07-2021 08:10 PM

<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&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WrestleMania</a> <a href="https://t.co/t8nZHzYw4h">pic.twitter.com/t8nZHzYw4h</a></p>&mdash; 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>

Reacher 04-07-2021 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slik (Post 5442420)
<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>&mdash; 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>

I can’t remember who said it but a recently departed female WWE talent made an observation that the WWE no longer invests time into character development for their wrestlers because stakeholders want immediate results and so this often presents a conflict of interest. I’m wondering if a lot of the WWE’s woes, from a quality standpoint, stems from their decision from having gone public?

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.

Emperor Smeat 04-07-2021 11:01 PM

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:

Originally Posted by Fightful
Tonight starts two nights of NXT Takeover: Stand and Deliver, and we've heard of some changes to the audience. There are no more pods at the Capitol Wrestling Center, but those in attendance did require a negative COVID test at no cost to themselves. There are no more dividers in the floor area, either. Also, there's an elevated area for a row of fans across from the hard camera, and a seated area opposite the entrance ramp. Masks are still required at the shows. This greatly expanded the available attendance.


slik 04-08-2021 01:45 AM

<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>&mdash; 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>&mdash; 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>

slik 04-08-2021 05:11 PM

<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>&mdash; 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>

Lock Jaw 04-08-2021 07:24 PM

Where is the THUNDERDOME

slik 04-09-2021 02:53 PM

<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> &amp; Mr. Fluff! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NXTTakeOver?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NXTTakeOver</a> <a href="https://t.co/8ubCqi3grd">pic.twitter.com/8ubCqi3grd</a></p>&mdash; 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>

Emperor Smeat 04-09-2021 04:08 PM

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.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Observer Newsletter
Peacock and WWE Network are evidently editing out segments from the late 90s with Goldust wearing black paint on his face

Don't remember him ever doing it as an insult or joke but that shows how hard NBC is cracking down on blackface content on the WWE Network.

Emperor Smeat 04-09-2021 04:12 PM

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.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Observer Newsletter
Raymond Rougeau and Jean Brassard, who have been the French language announcing team for PPVs, were both informed that they were being let go with the move to Peacock. They were told it was a Peacock decision to cancel all international language commentary except for Spanish.


Bad News Gertner 04-09-2021 05:07 PM

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

screech 04-09-2021 05:09 PM

No more Sean Deng - the most excited commentator at any table.

slik 04-09-2021 11:08 PM

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/IdoBOFC00g">pic.twitter.com/IdoBOFC00g</a></p>&mdash; 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>

Emperor Smeat 04-10-2021 03:43 AM

: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.

Quote:

Gorilla Position released a clip from their stage show with Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins ...

Lynch went on to speak about the original name for herself, Charlotte Flair and Paige as they were initially known as the “Submission Sorority”. That was the name of a porn site and the site sent Vince McMahon a fruit basket for the traffic he sent over.

"Well, when I first came up to the main roster in the women’s evolution, they wanted to call myself, Paige and Charlotte [Flair] the Submission Sorority. Turns out that was a porn site. Said porn site sent Vince McMahon a fruit basket, for all the traffic that Vince sent them. So there’s that."

Volare 04-10-2021 10:48 AM

Totally forgot about that, but when you pair all 3 of em together like that...

xrodmuc316 04-10-2021 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Emperor Smeat (Post 5443487)
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.



Don't remember him ever doing it as an insult or joke but that shows how hard NBC is cracking down on blackface content on the WWE Network.

How does that work? We know from Piper he was 50% blackface and got edited out. Is there a certain percentage? Is Legion of Doom going to get edited? Hawk was probably 20% blackface. Ronda had more than normal black eye shadow at Summerslam 2018, that was like 3% at least.

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?

Volare 04-10-2021 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xrodmuc316 (Post 5443667)
How does that work? We know from Piper he was 50% blackface and got edited out. Is there a certain percentage? Is Legion of Doom going to get edited? Hawk was probably 20% blackface. Ronda had more than normal black eye shadow at Summerslam 2018, that was like 3% at least.

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?

I remember he did it I think in 98 with the "F-U" painted in gold on top of his black face paint.

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/j...psa2782f36.jpg

slik 04-10-2021 02:54 PM

<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&amp;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>&mdash; 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>

Bad News Gertner 04-10-2021 03:03 PM

I remember Adnan from theScore. Same place as Renee Paquette.

screech 04-10-2021 03:12 PM

lol didn't he get fired from ESPN for leaking information?

slik 04-10-2021 05:05 PM

Yeah

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.

Emperor Smeat 04-10-2021 05:18 PM

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.

Jordan 04-11-2021 12:18 AM

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>&mdash; 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>

slik 04-11-2021 12:44 AM

Nice!

Vladimir was great to see in the crowd

Supreme Olajuwon 04-12-2021 04:05 PM

Adnan is awesome. Really infectious energy. Hope he sticks and is able to be himself.

Evil Vito 04-12-2021 04:40 PM

The international commentary being cut sucks. Feels like a big fuck you to the global audience.

Jordan 04-12-2021 05:00 PM

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?

slik 04-12-2021 08:37 PM

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

slik 04-12-2021 11:17 PM

I am guessing Bray's new thing is his previous gimmick (Fiend) was the Hurt so his new gimmick (Televangelist) will be the Heal

Volare 04-13-2021 12:37 PM

1:33:00....AJ impersonating Stone Cold is what you need today!!

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Jordan 04-13-2021 01:39 PM

Anyone know if Peacock will update the way WWE events and programs are listed in the future? It's unbearable.

Evil Vito 04-14-2021 09:13 AM

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.

Evil Vito 04-14-2021 10:14 AM

Quote:

In compliance with SEC regulations, WWE filed a proxy statement Tuesday prior to their impending annual shareholder meeting -- the contents of which revealed last year's compensation for their directors and their board including president and chief revenue officer Nick Khan, Vince McMahon, Stephanie McMahon and Paul Levesque.

Nick Khan
  • Last year, Khan earned $13 million, made up of a prorated base $498,462 salary; $6.8 million in stock; $471,823 in incentives; and $5.19 million in other compensation (signing bonus). His base pay for 2021 will be $1.2 million in addition to $1.9 million in performance incentives.
  • The bonus is subject to repayment requirements if he leaves "without good reason" or is fired. If that was to happen within the first year, he has to repay all of it; between 12-24 months: $3.1 million; and between 24-36 months: $1.2 million.
  • He also received a signing bonus of performance-based stock units valued at $15 million. 40% of those PSUs will vest in September 2022 with the other 60% vesting in 2025. Also worked into his contract is that if he is fired without cause in those first five years, he gets the remainder of his yearly base for however many years are left on the deal. He also would be subject to repaying relocation expenses if he leaves on his own or is fired without cause in his first 12 months.

Vince McMahon
  • The chairman earned $3.9+ million in 2020 made up of $1.4 in base salary, $1.63 million in stock awards, $854,000 in incentives, and $20,000 in other compensations. That total is down from 2018's $5.6+ million and 2019's $3.5+ million.
  • As CEO, McMahon's total compensation was a 38-to-1 ratio of the total compensation for the median WWE employee ($102,577). That ratio disclosure is required by the SEC.
  • McMahon and his immediate family also gets use of the company jet for personal travel when it's not being used for business. However, any costs in doing so are paid for by him so WWE doesn’t have to cover it.
  • He also owns 92.3% of the company's Class B shares.

Paul Levesque
  • Levesque earned $2.38+ million last year with a $730,000 base, $464,778 in stock awards, $222,650 in incentives and just under $1 million in other compensation which was his performance and merchandise contract. The number is down from 2018's $5 million and from 2019's $3.3 million.

Stephanie McMahon
  • McMahon earned $2.8+ million on a $730,000 base, $464,778 in stock, $222,650 in incentives, $775,723 in other compensation for her performer/merchandise contract. The number is slightly up from 2019’s $2.07 million.

Other Notes:
  • Shane McMahon has a performer's deal that paid him a minimum of $820,369.
  • Both Connor Schell (former ESPN EVP, co-creator of 30 for 30) and Steve Koonin (CEO of the NBA's Atlanta Hawks and the State Farm Arena) were announced as members of their Board.
  • Of Board members, the highest compensation of cash and stock was Jeff Speed at $236,384 followed by Stuart Goldfarb at $224,516 and Laureen Ong at $208,884.
  • WWE paid CAA $5.8 million last year "for commissions on certain licenses and management recruitment fees." CAA was Khan's old agency where he negotiated the various TV contracts.
  • Investment firm Lindsell Train Limited owns 23% of Class A shares, followed by Vanguard Group and BlackRock that both have significant holdings in WWE.
  • Officers and directors own a combined 41% of both Class A and B shares.
  • Their management incentive plan (MIP) payouts (between 50-100% of salary) are based on a point system on the following personal and company-wide performance metrics: 40% strategic objectives (viewership with a benchmark of certain key TV ratings); 40% for the next iteration of WWE Network (acquiring a domestic network license); 10% for sponsorship business opportunities; and 10% for brand strength measurements (increasing WWE ratings among sports fans). Based on that, funding for those payouts was down to a 5.0 for an overall score, down from 6.7 in 2019 and 8.7 in 2018. That meant there was less money given out to executives for performance bonuses.


Emperor Smeat 04-14-2021 05:02 PM

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>&mdash; 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.

GD 04-14-2021 05:45 PM

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.

slik 04-14-2021 05:55 PM

Reddit is generally positive about everything, so many upvotes and comments I agree with

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GD 04-14-2021 06:08 PM

RAW comes across as a weekly obligation rather than coherent storytelling.

screech 04-14-2021 06:12 PM

I haven't watched this week's episode yet, but I agree with that redditor. RAW has been shit lately.

GD 04-14-2021 06:23 PM

It's sad that they couldn't incorporate their new champions on the show.

The Jayman 04-14-2021 06:29 PM

I agree that Smackdown has been the better show lately

Emperor Smeat 04-14-2021 06:50 PM

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.

xrodmuc316 04-14-2021 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jordan X (Post 5445387)
Anyone know if Peacock will update the way WWE events and programs are listed in the future? It's unbearable.

Yeah it's dumb they have PPV's listed as seasons.

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...

xrodmuc316 04-14-2021 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slik (Post 5445829)
Reddit is generally positive about everything, so many upvotes and comments I agree with

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So 3 out of the 4 wrestling shows he watches keeps him interested in wrestling? What a solid take, thanks for sharing Slik. How else could we have possibly known some guy from Reddit likes NXT, AEW, and Smackdown enough to keep watching wrestling even though he doesn't like Raw :yes:

The Jayman 04-14-2021 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Emperor Smeat (Post 5445857)
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.

Oh I agree 100%. Pre-Disney Fox was notorious for sending shows to the chopping block before they really had a chance to get going. I think WWE would have been ok either way because it was already a well established brand. I was always under the impression they had different writers for shows. I could be wrong on that.

Emperor Smeat 04-14-2021 09:55 PM

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.

xrodmuc316 04-14-2021 10:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Jayman (Post 5446084)
Oh I agree 100%. Pre-Disney Fox was notorious for sending shows to the chopping block before they really had a chance to get going. I think WWE would have been ok either way because it was already a well established brand. I was always under the impression they had different writers for shows. I could be wrong on that.

Fox Cancelled Brooklyn Nine Nine, which immediately got picked up by NBC.

That tells you everything you need to know about the decision makers at Fox.

slik 04-19-2021 02:09 PM

<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>&mdash; ‘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>&mdash; 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>

slik 04-19-2021 06:36 PM

According to fightful dot com Vince was late to RAW and has torn up the script for tonight's show.

Emperor Smeat 04-19-2021 06:42 PM

So business as usual for the RAW brand then.

slik 04-19-2021 11:28 PM

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&amp;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&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWERaw</a>. <a href="https://t.co/tnaQReflDR">pic.twitter.com/tnaQReflDR</a></p>&mdash; 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>

erickman 04-19-2021 11:42 PM

why bring her back just to work 2 shows that was dumb, i guess they wanted more heel heat for her.

Emperor Smeat 04-19-2021 11:45 PM

No more Charlotte stinking up the joint on RAW for the foreseeable future?

This calls for a celebratory gif.

https://i.imgur.com/CrKt1gu.gif

Emperor Smeat 04-20-2021 04:20 PM

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.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fightful
According to Tampa Sports Authority records (via Brandon Thurston at Wrestlenomics), night one of WrestleMania 37 was attended by 18,328 people while night two drew an attendance of 18,924 for a total of 37,252 fans across both nights.

Paid ticket sales were higher as night one drew 20,172 ticket sales and the second night sold 20,634 tickets. Before the event, WWE announced 25,000 tickets would be on-sale for both nights.

WWE announced an attendance of 25,675 people each night for a total of 51,350 fans.

Attendance revenues total $6.2 million, with Saturday selling $3.058 million in admission and Sunday hitting $3.187 million.

The average price of sold tickets for both days was $190.



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