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02-16-2016 10:03 PM |
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Esquire Middle East recently conducted an interview with injured WWE star Cesaro, and the interview will be released in a future issue of the magazine. The publication has released a preview for the interview, which reveals Cesaro will not be ready to compete in time for WrestleMania 32, and his next ‘Mania goal is 33 in 2017.
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http://www.esquireme.com/brief/news/...s-weve-learnt/
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Originally Posted by ProWrestlingSheet
Former WWE Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett will not be signing a new contract with the company when his current deal expires in a few months … Pro Wrestling Sheet has learned.
Sources close to the situation tell us Barrett recently informed WWE officials of his decision — and we’re told it was due to the wrestler no longer enjoying what he was doing in the company ...
Our sources say his contract expires in June, but it’s unclear what he’ll be doing post-WWE.
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Originally Posted by Observer
Brianna Danielson, who wrestles as Brie Bella, may be the next WWE performer to retire.
The wife of Bryan Danielson, who announced his retirement last week on Raw, expects to retire this summer, confirming a report in last week's issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. The couple was on ABC's Good Morning America today to discuss his retirement, when she said that her days were limited in wrestling.
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WWE officials have had talks about reducing the number of pay-per-views and increasing the numberof WWE Network specials like the “Beast In The East” and “Live from MSG” events.
No plans have been finalized but there was talk of running 6-7 WWE Network specials, not including the NXT Takeover specials. This would lead to just 10 or 11 pay-per-views.
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Originally Posted by JR's blog
"The controversial suspension of Titus O’Neil by WWE last week for ‘unprofessional conduct’ still hs many folks scratching their head," Ross wrote. "I can’t render a clear cut opinion based on the brief video clip that was floating around for a while plus I’ve talked to no one about the matter that would know any substantive information. I’ve never known Titus to be a problem and actually he’s one of WWE’s most willing participants when it comes to volunteer and charity work. I only wonder, in hindsight, how this matter would have been adjudicated if the decision regarding punishment was delayed until the next day when all parties had a night to sleep on this matter. I have heard that Titus was fined in the neighborhood of 5K for his conduct plus a 60 day suspension. One has to wonder if this punishment was also utilized to get the attention of the entire roster especially if some talents were thought to be becoming to lax in their approach to their job.
"Could this have been a matter where too many talents are relaxing in their comfort zones which is the proverbial ‘kiss of death’ in any organization? That’s 100% speculation on my behalf by the way. At the end of the day, I hope that Titus O’Neil is able to find his way back into the good graces with the powers that be and can resume his WWE career."
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Recent blog posting by Jim Ross about the Titus situation. Apparently Titus also got fined around the range of $5,000 to go on top of the suspension. Also recently fan footage from another angle of the incident was recently uploaded online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c16-R5U-6uQ
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Originally Posted by wmcactionnews5.com
The King of Memphis wrestling is receiving death threats over his tweet about Donald Trump.
Jerry "The King" Lawler sent a tweet February 9 announcing his support for the Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Supporting @realDonaldTrump like I do is great. Getting out to vote for him even better! Vote today NH! #FITN #TrumpTrain— Jerry Lawler (@JerryLawler) February 9, 2016
The tweet encouraged people in New Hampshire to get out and vote for the billionaire businessman.
While some tweeted their support or disappointment, others sent threats or tweeted that they wanted the wrestling king to die.
Lawler said sending out the tweet was probably not the best idea, and said that he is now going to stay out of politics.
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Assuming its just from the actual comments from the tweet above, only one person actually wished death on Lawler.
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During last week’s WWE conference call, Vince McMahon blew off concerns about declining Raw ratings, citing the fact that many fans catch up with the show on YouTube. He also claimed that television viewership is down across the networks.
He wasn’t necessarily wrong, and Raw does remain the crown jewel of USA network, but his dismissal of concerns has been called into question by Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio. “Streaming doesn’t impact other big brands on television,” Meltzer stated, “UFC is up, football is the same.”
It as if WWE are forgetting that television is their bread and butter. For half a decade now the company has obsessed over social media, and now they appear to see YouTube as the next big thing. But whether it is Twitter or YouTube, neither are really going to make WWE big money.
“They make more money from television rights fees than anything else right now,” Meltzer said, “I think Vince is maybe getting bad advice, or maybe he actually believes it, I don’t know which.”
The Chairman seems to think that Raw can exist as a USA show and YouTube entity in equal measure, but he’s badly misjudging his brand potential. Meltzer described it as “completely illogical” for McMahon to think Raw ratings drops don’t really matter. YouTube as a platform will only ever be worth so much money, relative to television it just isn’t worth it for WWE. An investor on the conference call last week even highlighted that the videos WWE upload to the internet would be better used on their own platforms. Content should be on the WWE App or WWE Network, not a third party platform.
“They still may be able to get good rights fees,” Meltzer says, but clearly Raw ratings declines could still impact WWE in the future.
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Observer on last week's WWE investors meeting that involved Vince saying the WWE doesn't care about ratings.
Some other sheet news includes: - Mark Henry confirmed he got injured last night with him suffering a rib injury from the match against Big E. https://twitter.com/TheMarkHenry/sta...236032512?s=09
- Stephen Amell announced he will be auctioning off his Stardust autographed Slammy Award with the proceeds to go towards helping an 8 year old child's cancer treatment. https://www.facebook.com/stephenamel...0030236748910/
- During a recent interview, Kenny Omega revealed he recieved 3 seperate offers by the WWE to sign with them last year and rejected all of them. Still resents how bad he was treated in developmental during the Bill Demott and Johnny Ace period of the WWE. https://twitter.com/enuhito_eng/stat...88612011085824
- WWE recently released a highlight from yesterday's Stone Cold podcast with Big Show dealing with how Big Show handles the "Please Retire" chants and why he switches between heel and face a lot. https://www.facebook.com/wwe/videos/10153535311101443/
- The ratings and viewership for this week's RAW got delayed till tomorrow. Currently speculation from the Observer is to expect a low number mainly due to the Grammy Awards last night. Early numbers for the Grammys has it in the NFL range for viewers.
- Some bad news for those that use Hulu to watch replays of RAW as reports state Time Warner is trying to buy a 25% ownership stake of the company. Time Warner's rumored goal is to eventually lengtehn the amount of time new episodes are allowed to appear on the service. Part of their plan to hit back at cable cutters who don't want to pay for cable but still want to watch cable tv shows. Could affect future WWE tv episodes depending on how far Time Warner goes with their plans. http://www.syracuse.com/tv/index.ssf..._tv_shows.html
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