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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Cherish the moments you’re home, you’ll found out things you never knew 😉 <a href="https://t.co/VMDQONZVe6">pic.twitter.com/VMDQONZVe6</a></p>— Hikuleo (@Hiku_Leo) <a href="https://twitter.com/Hiku_Leo/status/1251668525875429376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 19, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Acolytes did the same shitkicking to the Dudleys, but the Dudleys fought back. They ended up earning their respect, and Vince's. |
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Joe Pedicino passed away today. One of those guys whose importance to wrestling was so understated.
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Apparently The Rock is working on a new tv series for HBO revolving around backyard wrestling.
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Hell, I'd watch that.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">At Tuesday's Orange County Board of County Commissioners meeting, a <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWE?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWE</a> employee named "John" submitted public comment they're being "forced to work" TV tapings despite stay at home orders. Says he's unable to speak out and feels he will be fired if he approaches his higher-ups. <a href="https://t.co/UJTvX1RGc7">pic.twitter.com/UJTvX1RGc7</a></p>— Jon Alba (@JonAlba) <a href="https://twitter.com/JonAlba/status/1252598932678549504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 21, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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John Cena?
John Morrison? John Gargano? |
Those aren't "employees"
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John Cone
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Refs might still have "performers contracts". Hence why Mike Chioda had to be included in the Black Wednesday press release.
Kurt Angle was a road agent but had a performers contract which is why he got formally announced but none of the other agents were. |
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John Undertaker.
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Subscribed to F4Wonline today. Only $9 a month. Mainly to watch all the Bryan and Vinny Retro shows. I love hearing them review old 2000 WCW shows.
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internet really mad at nia jax it seems for socially distancing Kairi six feet across the ring
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Speaking of Nia, always time for a TikTok!
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hey look, there’s more! Nia Jax uploaded these 2 TikToks (featuring herself, Mike Rome, and John Cone) from the Raw tapings overnight, but they have more violations of social distancing guidelines “outside WWE’s performances,” contradicting WWE’s comments to <a href="https://twitter.com/StephanieCNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@StephanieCNews</a>. <a href="https://t.co/79HVb1LFX7">pic.twitter.com/79HVb1LFX7</a></p>— David Bixenspan (@davidbix) <a href="https://twitter.com/davidbix/status/1252689355329671169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 21, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> |
I'd take Kamille over Nia Jax any day of the week.
Not just because she is more traditionally attractive. The one match I (just) saw, she fucking gets it. Intensity, Power, Arrogance, Everything. |
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Here are the groups for the World Cup of <a href="https://twitter.com/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WWE</a> Theme Songs ��<br><br>- Which song is the early favourite?<br>- Which is the group of death?! <br><br>You wouldn't believe the arguments to narrow it down to these 32... <a href="https://t.co/KJAOlVgRKf">pic.twitter.com/KJAOlVgRKf</a></p>— WWE on BT Sport (@btsportwwe) <a href="https://twitter.com/btsportwwe/status/1252591671654711296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 21, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Maria recently debunked stories of WWE paying for Mike Kanellis/Bennett's rehab while he was in the company. Turns out WWE didn't actually pay for it nor provided any real help besides not firing him while he was away.
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Wow! Bennett is lucky to have a partner like Maria.
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Does anyone really think Joey Janela is any good?
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Maybe.
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Janela is a perfectly serviceable midcarder.
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I think he's a good promoter. And, as a Wrestler, he makes a good promoter.
In essence, Janela = Trash. |
I really don't know much about him outside of the two or three times I've seen him on dynamite, and I just do NOT get it.
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But props on the promotional skills. Shit's not easy.
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Pretty much became very popular on the indies due to his Spring Break shows that made a ton of money for himself and GCW and also helped grow GCW into a notable indie promotion. The money and popularity from those shows ended up making it possible within just a couple of years for GCW to be able to host their own series of events during Mania weekend. |
Seems WWE pulled a bait-and-switch with the card of tonight's NXT show since they pulled the Balor vs. Dream match despite promoting it since last week's show.
Also seems a few people backstage might be going in the dog house soon since WWE's claims of them being serious with health precautions and talent following health safety rules for the coronavirus at tapings got debunked by David Bixenspan. This comes following a claim by an anonymous employee that WWE has been demanding their staff to work at the tapings despite any health concerns they might have. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I followed up with <a href="https://twitter.com/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WWE</a> about social distancing concerns during shows.<a href="https://twitter.com/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WWE</a> told me that that social distancing is practiced outside of its performances. The company says it recently adjusted its production schedule as well.</p>— Stephanie Coueignoux (@StephanieCNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/StephanieCNews/status/1252677606069190657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 21, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The social distancing claim is clearly not true. See thread: <a href="https://t.co/K3yqekOwdQ">https://t.co/K3yqekOwdQ</a></p>— David Bixenspan (@davidbix) <a href="https://twitter.com/davidbix/status/1252705118174285826?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 21, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> |
:lol: WWE did another swerve with the card for tonight's NXT show based on the report from the Frontpage.
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Apparently Cody recently filed a trademark to get his Rhodes last name.
For some unknown reason, WWE let their trademark on the iconic last name expire despite being in a trademark feud with him and AEW. Quote:
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Q1 Conference Call happening
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And that one solitary quote should say it all.
Even when you have an audience, you have no audience. |
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Riddick is largely reviewing the earnings release. <br><br>On PPV rights prospects and "transformative" deal hyped last quarter.<br><br>"Currently we are unable to estimate" when PPV rights can be sold, interrupted by COVID effects. "But we continue to believe it is possible"</p>— Brandon Thurston (@BrandonThurston) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrandonThurston/status/1253433136874049541?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 23, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Riddick and McMahon mentioned that Raw and Smackdown viewership held up despite PC empty building shows. Maybe in March in Q1. Not so sure April agrees. <a href="https://t.co/setzbETBXT">https://t.co/setzbETBXT</a> <a href="https://t.co/DwpotpcVBi">pic.twitter.com/DwpotpcVBi</a></p>— Brandon Thurston (@BrandonThurston) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrandonThurston/status/1253433817085251584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 23, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> |
Vince said they have backup plans if Florida shuts down production and said they area also looking at bringing an audience back to Full Sail soon and having audience members socially distanced
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I don't know that we're going to be in the "live event business" as we were before. We're ready if it's allowed. I think it's going to take a while for consumers to come forward and want to be put with 70,000 other people in MetLife Stadium. If anyone can figure it out, we will. I think it's going to be more content oriented - Not in terms of live events but more social and digital media. |
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Q: Do you think sub growth is COVID dependent or do you think you can hold on to that?<br><br>VKM: I think new content is always a driver... It could very well be they're tired of watching Netflix... We have a product that's very unique... That's an advantage we have...</p>— Brandon Thurston (@BrandonThurston) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrandonThurston/status/1253440039687729152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 23, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Vince also said ticket prices will likely be lower when live events come back to help get butts in seats
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Vince said they are using more new talent on RAW and taking this time to develop the audience's interest in the new talent.
VKM - "Obviously, Brock Lesnar is not available". |
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No 2k21 video game later this year
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Either Velveteen Dream got hacked on Instagram or he's been sending nudes to minors.
Fingers crossed it's the first. Because otherwise, that's a pretty big fucking yikes. |
Darby Allin's finisher is a glorified roll up. Wow.
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Isn't it the Coffin Drop?
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I guess he ani't called VelveTEEN Dream for nothing.
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He does that too, but he's been doing something else. It almost looks like a figure four, then he falls over top of their shoulders for a pin. They gave it a name, but I'm admittedly only very loosely paying attention. He won his last two matches with it.
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Hey I'm down with a rollup finisher if it looks cool. Bret had that sweet fucking victory roll he liked to bust out now and again. Not really a finisher, but I think it's realistic to have an "unbreakable" pinning combination.
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Maybe, but if your gimmick is that you love pain, it seems weird to me.
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But his gimmick is also that he is a scrawny tiny underdog type who wins via absorbing the pain and then sneaking out the win
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good point.
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I guess what I'm saying is that I don't love Darby Allin.
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He's got that Rey Mysterio-vibe where he is this tiny underdog dude who can have some good matches.... but when it comes to him actually winning them, his finishers always look "weak" to the point where you're like "oh. This tiny little dude beat that guy with THAT move?"
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Why do so many people do the tope suicida? It seems dangerous, and it seldom even looks good.
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I know wrestling is full of fuckheads, but I've got to be able to distance the fuckhead from their work a little. Darby's crossed that line with me where I just can't get into him because I know he is a piece of shit human. |
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Guess NXT Creative has no desire to let 205 Live get in on any of the current Cruiser tournament action despite the Cruiser division and belt also belongs to them and not just NXT.
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UFC already locked up carny promotion of the year award since not only is Fight Island a reality, UFC is going to hold events there starting in June.
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Outside of that, yeah, I could see him being an awkward guy and/or douche... and if that Jericho podcast story is true, yikes. Someone needs to tell him to grow up and to stop talking about the dumb shit he did in his past. |
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Quarantine life just got weird <a href="https://t.co/grYYDtr4pX">pic.twitter.com/grYYDtr4pX</a></p>— Tommy Dreamer (@THETOMMYDREAMER) <a href="https://twitter.com/THETOMMYDREAMER/status/1253868355553038338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Also, I quite like that pin combo from Darby, it’s really unique. I wouldn’t call it his “finisher” though.
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And, Jesus, a “special” on Daivari? “That’ll put butts in seats”.
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Like Jinder's title reign
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There are some terrible ones. Aries always had a great one, and went between the middle and bottom ropes I believe.
It is massively overused now though. I think the “big guy does athletic moves” trope hasn’t helped. Samoa Joe sort of pioneered it (to my knowledge) but now you have one of the Viking Raiders doing it, does Keith Lee do one or is he flip over the top rope like Damien Priest? |
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Looks like ROH uploads all their weekly shows to the their website for anyone to watch, going to check this out later:
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Be careful there. Those shows are very hard to watch.
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The main guys on ROH are really good. Production is great too. I just don't like a lot of the undercard workers there, thinking of Beer City Bruisers, Silas Young and the allotment of twinky types they've accrued in the last two or three years. I am hoping they can snag a few WWE cast off's and return strong with NJPW talent again. I watch ROH on Stadium often, it's rerun a lot there.
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I can get it on Sling TV too, but if it's wrestling I'm looking for, I go WWE/AEW/Impact in that order, and that's already a lot.
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AEW is the only show I can sit through enjoyably week after week. Even though I haven't been watching since around December, NWA was the 2nd best. I can't get through a whol episode of Raw since the plauge, and Smackdown is a no go. Also I haven't been into NXT since Nakamura was all "meh" there. Thinking about going back to a point and watching NXT UK. Something about those talents are really appealing to me. I've lost all interest in MLW even though the last taping I went to was great. They just don't have anyone that I care much about right now. They need to find some diamonds in the rough, they need an indy darling. I have no interest in the current storylines of ROH but that's because I don't know them. I was dissapointed when PCO lost the belt because I have enjoyed literally everything I've seen him do in ROH. But Rush is a start for sure. I really hope that this incarnation of NWA survives. I think I am gonna catch up with them today. |
SD and RAW have traded places since SD moved to FOX. SD used to be so good and enjoyable and minus Otis/Mandy/Sonya, Bray, (Roman) and Sasha/Bayley it's nearly unwatchable.
Zelina and Asuka have turned into the MVPs of RAW for me. Montez, Bianca, Aleister keeping my attention on brand red too. I like Drew but I'm not very interested in a Seth feud. I'm sure the actual match will be good though. |
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Raw has actually been pretty decent as of late. I'm not a fan of the cinematic matches WWE has been putting on, though. Firefly Funhouse was actually kinda entertaining, but something bothers me about them calling it a "match". I keep an eye on Impact since I have friends wrestling there, and they've actually been pretty watchable these days. ROH is doing just about nothing at all for me. |
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Two new words for <a href="https://twitter.com/ShawnMichaels?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ShawnMichaels</a>... <a href="https://t.co/5EOFboHKFO">pic.twitter.com/5EOFboHKFO</a></p>— TDE Wrestling (@tde_wrestling) <a href="https://twitter.com/tde_wrestling/status/1253862124314677248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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They should have a wrestler called The Hunkster.
He would be a really good looking wrestler who lost a hair match so his opponent left him with a skullet and now his hair won't grow back. He would always be seen wrestling in a toupee with an elastic chin strap. |
His valet could be a dwarf with a skullet who he calls Hulk Hogan and says he's shorter because of the Atomic leg drop.
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Deep cuts
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SD's debut on FOX to now:
http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/wp-cont...Oct-04-FRI.png http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/wp-cont...Apr-24-FRI.png WWE could turn the trend around for brand blue, but they can't turn it around by doing more of the same that got it there. Adults 18 to 34 -- 1.0 to .3 Adults 18 to 49 --1.4 to .5 Adults 25 to 54 -- 1.6 to .6 And the most damning: Men 18 to 49 -- 11 to 3 RAW is the highest-rated show on USA, DYNAMITE is the highest rated show on TNT. USA and TNT need WWE and AEW. FOX doesn't need WWE, WWE needs FOX. |
FOX falling into the same trap as NBC years ago after USA Network convinced them to bring back RAW.
Not only did NBC get diminishing returns for RAW on USA Network but both times they expanded WWE programming to also be on their own network, it didn't last long due to sluggish ratings. Even ESPN and their recent mini-deal with WWE quickly saw sizable declines each week. WWE arguably pulled their biggest con job ever when they managed to fool FOX badly over SD becoming a more sports-oriented brand featuring Rousey and Lesnar to cater to FOX's sports fanbase. Even fooled them on the promise of SD getting a big Hispanic star to cater to FOX's Latino sports fanbase. |
Jesus at that Sane spot yelling she's not set. Nia needs to never do that move again. They should give her a basic moveset. She's big enough that powerslams, elbow and leg drops, corner clotheslines and splashes will do.
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Tbf, the Buckle Bomb is dangerous enough when performed correctly (see Rollins vs Sting, Rollins vs Balor) maybe they need to ban the move altogether? But, yeah, they definitely need to tell Nia not to do it.
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Agreed. It's needlessly dangerous.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en-gb"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/TripleH?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TripleH</a> is a total winner! <a href="https://t.co/KsTHMEKeqx">https://t.co/KsTHMEKeqx</a></p>— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1254022414058631170?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">25 April 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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