?

There’s no confusion at all. WWE cut salaries because AEW is not perceived as a threat. Internet marks have to make it a story about incompetence and malevolence. Sometimes, get this — the reporters are the incompetent ones.

Was it the incompetence of reporters that made Malakai Black debut earlier than expected?

Pffft, of course it was. Aleister Black was never going to do anything on the roster. He was fat to be trimmed.



Some internet nerds posted the story of his "contractual oversight" but WWE knew what they were doing. Jesus fuck Noidator.

According to Fightful's Sean Ross Sapp, the upcoming new era of NXT will be something similar to a lite version of RAW based on those he's spoken to within WWE.

In terms of NXT talent being aware of the actual plans for NXT's revamp as of this week, many were still being kept in the dark.

Only real bright point was many NXT talent who have seen the newly redesigned Capital Wrestling Center praised the improvements made but also mentioned its more like a scaled down version of WWE's main roster sets in terms of appearance.

Also just like with everyone else, NXT talent were unaware of Triple H's health situation until the news was made public.

I'm not optimistic it will happen but they need to go back to 1 hour. 2 hours of the current quality stuff they put out, I can't justify watching.

Also reported is that NXT will be going to 3 hours weekly starting in 2022.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">New name … Gunnar Harland��</p>&mdash; Parker Boudreaux (@ParkerBoudreaux) <a href="https://twitter.com/ParkerBoudreaux/status/1436720286876028933?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 11, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

lol classic NXT 90's porn names

If it was a porn name it would be Gunner Hardlad

According to this week's Observer Newsletter, another reason for FOX recently being upset with WWE over CM Punk signing with AEW was due to WWE turning down FOX's offer to help cover the costs of any new deal with Punk.

WWE claimed Punk was asking for too much money while FOX said that wouldn't be an issue since they'd give WWE some more money to help secure the deal. After rejecting FOX's help, WWE then said there were other reasons why they didn't want him which led to FOX being upset in the end.

CM Punk wouldn’t have made a difference to the WWE’s bottom-line. WWE knows that and FOX knows that. This is a made up “WWE bad” story designed to smear one side while making the others out to be angels. Stop posting fake news without thinking about it critically. Fucking hell, yanks are stupid.

Noid adding some xenophobia to the story of his rapid mental descent. Nice.

What I get from that story is that WWE was CM Punk's #1 choice, but they didn't meet his money demands so he went to his backup choice.

*stirring the pot*

What is the Guinness record for longest temper tantrum? Noid has gotta be close.

Anyone who was impressed by the pop CM Punk received on his AEW debut has never seen a Val Venis entrance during the attitude era. Motherfucker outpoped CM Punk every single night. Fucking hell, yanks are stupid.

Remember the pop when Taka Michinoku won the WWF Light Heavyeight Championship? Made the Road Warriors blush.

Vince turning down money? That's a new one.

He wasn’t turning down money for him.

Even if fox did foot some of the bill, I can’t see Punk back in WWE. Nothing about what drove him away has changed and you could argue it’s worse.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Braun Strowman has reportedly been in talks with <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IMPACT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IMPACT</a> Wrestling:<a href="https://t.co/jVk7kLSTZM">https://t.co/jVk7kLSTZM</a></p>&mdash; WrestleTalk (@WrestleTalk_TV) <a href="https://twitter.com/WrestleTalk_TV/status/1437092629741776901?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 12, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

indie tag team has over 1 million followers on tiktok but is not signed anywhere...odd

https://www.tiktok.com/@vorostwins

Heard that Braun's new name might be "Titan"..... there is only one Titan that should be signed somewhere..... his first name is Paul....

would be 'shocking' if his name in impact was David Bigman in my opinion

NFL first game of season did 26 million viewers. RAW going to feel that sting on Mondays.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Scorpio crushing Benoit's face on the Tumbleweed leg drop. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Slamboree?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Slamboree</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/wcw93?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#wcw93</a> <a href="https://t.co/D4sTP129fm">pic.twitter.com/D4sTP129fm</a></p>&mdash; Jus��in (@Justin_SofOK) <a href="https://twitter.com/Justin_SofOK/status/1436840749635604480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 11, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

They should call him “The Titan Tower”.

Good grief

Thats gnarly

Samoa Joe is injured and relinquished the NXT Title.

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lol

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For the love of baby Jesus :nono:

Think I'm gonna watch SummerSlam 96. I've never seen it before. There's quite a few SummerSlam's that I haven't seen.

I've seen the Boiler room brawl and the Main Event. The undercard looks not bad. We will see.

I credit that Boiler Room Brawl with really hooking me on rassling.... watched as a kid off and but not serious...

But then I saw that match and Mankind, and Paul Bearer turning on Undertaker and I was just like "wow, who is this crazy masked dude and he even got Paul Bearer to turn against Undertaker?!"

From then on I was watching wrestling seriously until a couple years back when I stopped....

I remember watching on some Undertaker tape I rented from the video store and thinking it was the coolest thing ever.



I'm about an hour into the show and I'm regretting my decision. That fucking 4 way tag match. And I really like the New Rockers and thought the Smoking Gunns were fun.

On his review of Raw Cornett called Nia Jax a refrigerator with a cape and i cannot unsee this visual

A fight for the right to the name. Our boy Paul knocks out Mr. Sherr (and the broadcast) with THE SHOW ENDER!!!

If he wasn't involved with this EC3 "narrative" business, I'd suggest he have a manager by the name of President Tack Junney!

rumors circling Big E might cash in tonight to counter the NFL

not rumored now...


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Let’s let that cat out of the bag…I intend on cashing in my Money in the Bank contract tonight and cashing in to become WWE Champion.</p>&mdash; Ettore “Big E” Ewen (@WWEBigE) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWEBigE/status/1437458929198542850?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 13, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

That's incredibly stupid. You're not going to pull viewers in on the first week of football. It's going to be a big fat L no matter what they do. They should wait a week or two.

Imagine thinking that anyone in wrestling right now would pull people away from the first Monday night football of the season.

Big E should win the belt and drop it to Goldberg in Saudi Arabia

He should drop it to Eva Marie

Who will then lose it the next night on Raw to Bobby Lashley.

Fucking hell, can’t they, just once, have the mitb announce his cash in at a huge ppv a la rvd and build a fucking story about it so there’s some interest. Has Big E done anything main event worthy since winning the briefcase?

He feuded with Baron Corbin

RVD doing that really put over the MITB gimmick. Sure he could have snuck up and won the title, but instead we got this "oh shit RVD is calling his shot" story that was fucking fun.

I didnt even double check until just now, but this is the first time in quite a while that opening weekend does not have a MNF Doubke Header. The only game doesnt start until 8:15pm, so Raw might get one solid quarter hour lol.

I wouldn't be surprised at all if this ends up being some sort of bait-and-switch type thing by WWE.

Knowing WWE's habits, there are 3 different ways this could likely go and all of them suck:
1) He cashes in but it doesn't count because Lashley pummels him before the match actually starts
2) Someone else attacks him on behalf of Lashley like the time he put up a bounty for McIntyre
3) He wins but its via DQ meaning they run the match back again but at Extreme Rules

Big E really should be going after the Universal title and dethroning Reigns since that would be a bigger star making rub for him but nobody's beating Reigns for his belt until at least next year's Mania.

There was a story with Lashley had they decided to have Big E call his shot after winning mitb. Avenge Kofi, reunite with his brothers on Raw and bring the belt back to the new day. Easy. Having him randomly cash in with zero hype is just dumb. It doesn’t create any momentum or anticipation.

He wouldn’t even have to win at Summer Slam. He could’ve just lost, have the story run that he’s not quite ready and gets sent back to SD before going on a tear and winning the Rumble where he chooses Lashley and finally defeats him.

no more aew stories on tmz

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">JUST IN | Fox Entertainment has acquired TMZ and all its media properties from WarnerMedia. <a href="https://t.co/5JYSHB8cln">https://t.co/5JYSHB8cln</a> <a href="https://t.co/bHmhOo4jek">pic.twitter.com/bHmhOo4jek</a></p>&mdash; Adweek (@Adweek) <a href="https://twitter.com/Adweek/status/1437510167755644929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 13, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

According to Fightful, Big E's announcement of his cash-in for tonight's RAW might not have been WWE's decision and instead USA Network becoming a lot more hands-on with the plans for RAW & NXT this week.

Also has been reported while Trips is out of action a lot of production staff at NXT has been let go.

If it means no more of those segments where NXT Champion is in the ring and he has 4 guys challenge him that have the personality of Beige, I'm fine with this. It's half of what Knight stood out on the last one. He can actually talk.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Fightful Select has learned that NXT Triple Crown Champion Johnny Gargano's WWE contract is expiring in the near future.<br><br>Full story on <a href="https://t.co/jy8u4a7WDa">https://t.co/jy8u4a7WDa</a>. <a href="https://t.co/u2IlooJaoH">https://t.co/u2IlooJaoH</a> <a href="https://t.co/ZEo1BUDc57">pic.twitter.com/ZEo1BUDc57</a></p>&mdash; Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) <a href="https://twitter.com/SeanRossSapp/status/1437559538488680448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 13, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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SD huge in Alabama

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Vince has to be livid at those Top Markets <a href="https://t.co/3KkcLb3uPu">https://t.co/3KkcLb3uPu</a></p>&mdash; SoDuTw (@SoDuTw) <a href="https://twitter.com/SoDuTw/status/1437582178897080321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 14, 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">no I want people to talk to me <a href="https://t.co/4sFcnteqCb">https://t.co/4sFcnteqCb</a></p>&mdash; Soundwave (@LocalSoundwave) <a href="https://twitter.com/LocalSoundwave/status/1437278745304444936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 13, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

I unironically call Professional Wrestling the "Only honest sport left." Because they admit that their outcomes are predetermined.

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There was a documentary in 2000 called "Inside Pro Wrestling" that was about UPW's training school. One of the major people featured was a young John Cena. Ended up being a first look at the next big star.

I feel like this was the equivalent to that. A piece of a documentary about John Cena, that had a first look at several future WWE guys, including Leakee (whatever happened to him?) But it had a major feature of someone else... Kind of an appropriate thing to post tonight.

Being fair, they legit did that twice, and it bit them in the ass both times. One was, as you mentioned, RVD. Then RVD got busted as champ.

The other was Ken Kennedy. And that fell apart because of him being linked to that doctor during the drug scandal. He was one of the more expendable talent, so he went from being introduced as Vince's illigitimate son AND calling his MITB shot to being pretty well swept under the carpet in short order no matter how over he was at the time.

If they start to try to book a long term, pre-announced cash in straight, who knows what kind of shennanigans will ensue. Best case, the talent suffers an injury. Worst case, it ends up being a Velveteen Dream situation.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Remember Brad Taylor from Home Improvement? This is him now... <a href="https://t.co/me5F4iFmW2">pic.twitter.com/me5F4iFmW2</a></p>&mdash; 90s WWE (@90sWWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/90sWWE/status/1436759997975760898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 11, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

I believe Kennedy got injured and lost the briefcase to Edge. The illegitimate son thing was later on. He also got injured again, came back and in his first match pissed off Cena and Orton, and was fired.

I dont care what anybody says, at the start of that show Brad was the most over brother. That little turd Randy stole the spotlight!

Surely it was Mark! He was the "cute" young one that everyone felt sorry for.

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Typical wrestling story, 4 different accounts from 4 people. :wtf:

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People I think switch brands in the draft


To SD:
Drew
Orton
Riddle
Priest
Alexa Bliss
Asuka
Omos
Charlotte
Lashley

To RAW:
Becky
Bayley
Sasha
Nakamura
Seth Rollins
Finn Balor
Baron Corbin
Dolph Ziggler
Liv Morgan
Sami Zayn

I know The Rock is long-rumored for WM and it'd make sense with Roman beating everyone (Cena, soon Brock) but if Dwayne's schedule changes


Roman vs Drew
Seth vs Big E
Brock vs Lashley
Edge vs Balor
Bianca vs Charlotte
Omos winning Andre Battle Royal


sounds about right imo

They should have Rikishi come back and take the title off Roman, and then hand the title to the Rock.

He did it for the Rock again.

I'd pop for this.

Then have The Rock give the title to Foley because he did it for the Sock.

Football really did a number on RAW, 1.67 million but Big E's cash in was the most watched moment of the night at 1.84 million

Then give the title to Terry Taylor because he did it for the cock

What are the odds they ignore the segment rating and blame the whole night on Big E since it was announced ahead of time he was cashing in?

then terry taylor gives it to aldo montoya because he did it for the jock.

Then Aldo gives it to Chris Masters cuz he did it for the master’s lock

...then Chris Masters gives it to Raven because he did it for The Flock.

Who passes it within The Flock to Saturn who did it for the Mop.

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Presumably before Jake had the theme.

Always wondered, wtf were the splits in the back of hogans shirts all about? He cut them in himself and i don't think i've ever seen them on any other shirts but his, but it's not as if they made the shirt easier to rip, once the collar is away all you need is a slight cut and it tears easily.

i assumed it was either for extra ventilation, or hulkster really thought louvers looked cool

Even for shirts he wore to the ring to tear off? When i first seen them i thought it was something body builders did for whatever reason. He even did it in the nwo when they were doing the poncho shirt thing with the sides cut off (which they copied from Mike Tyson).

Maybe he is a fan of louvre doors. :-\ :wtf:

Seen this answer on reddit, makes sense.

Then he hands it to the big bossman coz he did it for the cop

the kliq sucked

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Who handed it to Foley, for the generic pop (right here..... on TPWWForums.com!)

Which he then handed to the Godwin’s who dropped it in a bucket slop

It got picked up by Road Dogg who handed it to Sopp.

The Lambert grabbed it before Jericho asked him who’s on top

CM punk put Lambert to sleep, laid another "pipe bomb", followed by a mic drop.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Had a call with the Department of Labor. If you are a current or former <a href="https://twitter.com/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WWE</a> performer who feels you were misclassified as an independent contractor contact <a href="https://twitter.com/lkmiddleb?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@lkmiddleb</a> and let’s get you what Vince owes you. Been a long time coming but this storyline is real.</p>&mdash; Andrew Yang�������� (@AndrewYang) <a href="https://twitter.com/AndrewYang/status/1438496646313222145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 16, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Andrew Yang yields no power or influence over anything. He so badly wants to have power and influence but he couldn't even get New York to consider him a top 5 candidate for Mayor.

He should join Impact as a heel manager

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">My word! Marty Garner has a very nasty landing. <a href="https://t.co/rzjg7IjbHw">pic.twitter.com/rzjg7IjbHw</a></p>&mdash; Allan (@allan_cheapshot) <a href="https://twitter.com/allan_cheapshot/status/1438442803135188993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 16, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

LOL damn

Wasn’t this the guy that took the Pedigree as a piledriver? Must have a rubber neck.

Read books, Mr Nerfect

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">There are a lot of people that say I should ignore this behavior, but I'd rather highlight that psychopathic and obsessive behavior over wrestling opinions or wrestling in general is stupid and shouldn't be normalized. A fraction of this stuff comes to light, but it's weirdo shit</p>&mdash; Sean Ross Sapp AKA ROCK HARD ERIC SHINS (@SeanRossSapp) <a href="https://twitter.com/SeanRossSapp/status/1438516786631045134?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 16, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

He is!

Remember how one day he was suddenly a Goth? Fuck that kid, Wilson should have thrown rocks at him!