"100,001" Replies (Wrestling Forum)

[Cool King]

On the UK tour they're doing a NXT Takeover live I'd assume it'll be like 3pm east coast

I really hope that they're using that live broadcast as a way to test the waters for broadcasting PPV's live from the UK.

What I would give to go to WrestleMania or SummerSlam if it was live in the UK.

[Cool King]

Hell, any live PPV would suit me fine actually.

[Gerard]

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[loopydate]

Saw Josh Mathews at Kroger last night. Confirmed via Twitter.

[NormanSmiley]

where is fan?!?!


Sucking dick downtown in back alleys like the true bitchboy he is

[Mercenary]

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[Mr. Nerfect]

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First one has me wondering...

Some of those sound like mixed/half-truths, but the last one takes me to a podcast I was listening to yesterday between Court Bauer, Alex Greenfield and Andrew Goldstein (writers during the 2006-2007) period.

Apparently Vince was borderline obsessed with the idea of making Finlay the World Heavyweight Champion on the SmackDown brand, winning the title from King Booker at SummerSlam 2006. And there were solid plans in place for The Undertaker to beat Batista for the World Heavyweight Title at WrestleMania 23, only for Mr. Kennedy to cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase he'd win (presumably earlier that night), and become the World Heavyweight Champion, which he'd end up dropping to Bobby Lashley to kick off the Era of Lashley on SmackDown.

[#1-norm-fan]

Can you imagine if the streak had ended via MITB cash-in? Good God...

[Emperor Smeat]

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Ric Flair recently noted on his "Whoo! Nation" podcast that Randy Orton is looking to work a lighter WWE schedule going forward. Apparently Orton is looking for a schedule similar to the one Shawn Michaels worked at one time, where he would work for a while and then have a significant amount of time off

In the latest Wrestling Observer Radio Meltzer said that Eva Marie is being set up to be the no.1 contender for Bayley's title.

Regarding Monday's Miz TV segment with Charlotte, Becky Lynch and Paige, the segment was botched as the whole idea was to show tension between the three Divas and do a subtle tease of breaking them up as they all want a title shot against WWE Divas Champion Nikki Bella.

When the crowd on RAW in Brooklyn turned on the women's match it wasn't the fault of the crowd nor the fault of the women, it was the way it was presented. In the promo to set up the match Nikki Bella actually said that wins and losses didn't matter and that these muti-diva matches are pointless. She said the only thing that mattered was the Diva's Title and how she will soon be the longest reigning Diva's Champ of all time. How can anyone be surprised or angry that the crowd gave up on the match that followed when they were flat out told before it started that it didn't matter? Furthermore how can we care about Nikki's long title reign when I doubt anyone even remember the last time she defended it?

I do remember both Sasha and Charlotte making Nikki tap out to win tag matches, a fact that wasn't focus on, nor did it earn them a title match. To get this thing over you have to completely overhaul the way in which it is presented, like they did in NXT. You must focus on each woman in turn with a constant focus on the Championship. Unfortunately because they also have to focus on and promote Total Divas, they have to focus on a large group of women, in particularly the Bellas, so this may be impossible. The Bellas have improved a ton over the last couple years and they are more than capable of having good matches, but in my opinion as long as they are being focused on, this will never feel new.
From part of a large article about Lance Storm's opinion about the problems with the Divas Revoltuion at the moment. http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=176749569&postcount=19275

About 5 million Dish Network subscribers lost access to 129 local TV stations operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group across the U.S. late Tuesday, in what amounts to the largest single TV blackout in history in terms of channels dropped.
According to PWI, a new deal was reached between the two companies after the FCC got involved although still a bit hit to ROH since only 79 stations returned back in the deal at the moment. Going to take a while before they get back all the markets.

Bryan is so ridiculously honest to the point he openly criticized Vince McMahon's version of what the "it factor" is." He said he believes the "it factor" is the ability to make people care about you through your wrestling and praised Cesaro, saying that's his favorite wrestler in the U.S. to watch. He said his proudest match was with KENTA. He talked about how he liked being in ROH because ROH needed him to have big matches and help draw, while WWE doesn't need him.

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Some other sheet news includes:

WWE announced they will open the Performance Center to the public for one day only on September 28th. www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/wwe-performance-center-all-access-experience-27806223
Oxford Dictionary recently added the word "Kayfabe" to the list of official words in the English language. http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2015/08/pop-culture-new-words/
Stephen Amell recently teased on Twitter about the possibility his feud with Stardust isn't done nor Summerslam being a one-off match for him. https://twitter.com/amellywood/status/636988182622420993?s=09
MetalInjection recently had an interview with Dolph Ziggler involving him as a fan of Megadeth and the internet backlash from the time he wore a tribute patch that misspelled the band's name. http://www.metalinjection.net/video/wwes-dolph-ziggler-addresses-megadeth-patch-error

[Emperor Smeat]

Current official poster for Night of Champions:
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[GD]

Random nugget

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[Bobholly138]

After not having been to a show since May, a week from Friday hitting up two shows in two days.

First up is a VIP wrestling show in Arlington TX. Got Matt Sydal,ACH,and lot of other good indy guys on the card.

Then the next day is a show in Lula MS. With Jerry Lawler,Bill Dundee,Boogie Woogie Jimmy Valiant and Wrestling with Death's Derrick King.

Best part is I am getting into both shows for free.

[Vastardikai]

Some of those sound like mixed/half-truths, but the last one takes me to a podcast I was listening to yesterday between Court Bauer, Alex Greenfield and Andrew Goldstein (writers during the 2006-2007) period.

Apparently Vince was borderline obsessed with the idea of making Finlay the World Heavyweight Champion on the SmackDown brand, winning the title from King Booker at SummerSlam 2006. And there were solid plans in place for The Undertaker to beat Batista for the World Heavyweight Title at WrestleMania 23, only for Mr. Kennedy to cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase he'd win (presumably earlier that night), and become the World Heavyweight Champion, which he'd end up dropping to Bobby Lashley to kick off the Era of Lashley on SmackDown.

I can honestly say that I would have been in favor of a World Heavyweight Title run for Finlay. He would have made it work. Especially if we got a defense against Regal.

[Rammsteinmad]

Wish Sting would cut his hair short. It always gets all fluffy and puffs out ridiculously.

[Damian Rey]

Problem is it'd be unlikely to grow back. I was stunned to see how bad he is at Wrestlemania. I'd prefer he just get hair plugs like Jimmy Hart. Bald Sting would be weird.

[Cool King]

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I highly doubt that Paige is a WWE Legend.

[Lock Jaw]

She was a Tough Enough judge!

[GD]

She was at the epicenter of the "Divas Revolution".

[Big Vic]

She's really really white.

[Rammsteinmad]

She's overrated.

[Lock Jaw]

How dare you speak that way about a legend

[Emperor Smeat]

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[SlickyTrickyDamon]

I believe she calls that the Front View!

[Lock Jaw]

Who dat

[Emperor Smeat]

Athena who supposedly got hired recently by the WWE. Got trained by Booker T in his school. Probably won't show up until late September or early October since she has a few indie dates left.

http://prowrestling.wikia.com/wiki/Athena

[GD]

She's really really white.

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[Rammsteinmad]

That reminds me to ask, what's with these "Owen White" jokes constantly in Smackdown threads? I don't geddit.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Looks alot like Naomi could come in as her sister.

[Cool King]

She's overrated.

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[Heisenberg]

That reminds me to ask, what's with these "Owen White" jokes constantly in Smackdown threads? I don't geddit.

It was spawned off everyone's boredom of Smackdown! at the time. Enter slik and Smelly

[Emperor Smeat]

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Tropical storm Erika is currently brewing in the Caribbean and could have an impact on this weekend’s WWE live events in Florida as well as Monday’s RAW from Tampa, Florida. The storm is currently projected to peak on Monday with 75 mph winds hitting Sunshine State.

“There is growing concern that Erika will threaten Florida Sunday night into Monday,” according to AccuWeather Hurricane Expert Dan Kottlowski.

Meteorologists are expecting flash flooding and mudslides, which could have an impact on WWE RAW.
Could end up with another RAW from WWE HQ since a state of emergency was issued in Florida for the storm.

We noted before that it was rumored in Japan that women's wrestler Kana, who appeared at ringside for NXT "Takeover: Brooklyn" and was called Kanna, signed with WWE a few weeks back. Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter noted today that Kanna indeed was signed two weeks ago.

Wednesday's episode of Ring of Honor on Destination America drew 149,000 viewers. This is up a bit from last week's 145,000 viewers. This was the fifth 11pm EST airing as the network dropped their 8pm EST airing in July.

This week's TNA Impact Wrestling on Destination America at 9pm EST drew 279,000 viewers. This is down from last week's 323,000 viewers. The midnight replay drew 83,000 viewers, up from last week's 73,000. TNA drew a total of 362,000 viewers this week, down from last week's total of 396,000.

Japanese wrestling legend Jushin “Thunder” Liger is expected to work more dates for WWE after making his debut for the company at NXT Takeover: Brooklyn this past weekend. According to the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter, an unnamed wrestling promoter attempted to book Liger for a few upcoming shows in the United States but was told WWE has already booked him for those dates.

On this week’s episode of NXT, Tyler Breeze said that he’s not done with Liger, another indication that we’ll be seeing him back in NXT soon.

It’s possible that Liger will be working for WWE & NXT with a deal similar to Samoa Joe’s, where he’s still able to wrestle for other promotions (mainly New Japan Pro Wrestling).

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Some other sheet news includes:

NXT Takeover London pre-sale tickets ended up selling out within minutes.
Newest episode of Botchmania was recently released with a strong focus towards Summerslam. https://vimeo.com/137366157
New Day's Jay Z parody song at Summerslam got dropped for future showings due to a recent lawsuit threat from Jay Z's side demanding it to be taken down.
New WWE web series hosted by Corey Graves had Seth Rollins as his guest talking about tattoos. http://www.wwe.com/videos/seth-rollins-tells-the-stories-behind-his-tattoos-superstar-ink-27868131
Recent episode of Talk Is Jericho had NJPW bookers Jado and Gedo as his guests. http://podcastone.com/pg/jsp/program/episode.jsp?programID=593&pid=534317
New Twitter campaign called #ThingsBetterThanNikkisReign started trending as both backlash against the WWE's treatment of the Divas Revolution and the Bellas recent rant against wrestling crowds.
Xavier Woods recently sent a thank you video as part of the celebrations of his UpUpDpwnDown gaming Youtube channel reaching 100k subscribers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCzB61xZsus
WWE currently running a poll for possible feedback on which currently retired belt could get a comeback in the near future. At the moment, the Hardcore Championship is leading with 47% of the vote. http://www.wwe.com/inside/polls/which-retired-title-would-you-want-back
TPWW's Tables Ladder's Podcast episode for the week was recently released. http://tablesladderspodcast.podbean.com/e/tables-ladders-podcast-118-082615/

[Mr. Nerfect]

I don't want to see the Hardcore Title come back. I think things are fine as they are.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Emma is so great. And Lance Storm is spot on with his RAW thoughts.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Want to bang Evil Emma so badly.</font>

[Mr. Nerfect]

I agree with former writer Alex Greenfield when he says the WWE could use another roster split. There is such an overexposure of certain talent and too many guys trying to kick down the door at once. They're trying to tell me that Sheamus is going to be a main event presence whilst Brock Lesnar, Seth Rollins, Sting and John Cena have everything there on lock-down.

As I was watching the guys come out for the 8-Man Tag on RAW, I thought to myself "All of these people could totally be sent exclusively to SmackDown". All of them. The ladies could be split into two as well. The Bellas, Alicia Fox, Paige, Emma & Nattie could handle RAW, while the new girls, Lana, Summer Rae, Naomi and Tamina could do fine on SmackDown.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>A dedicated brand split is about the only way I'll ever watch SmackDown with any regularity again.</font>

[Savio]

Evil Emma is wayyy sexier than regular Emma.

[Lock Jaw]

Where is Gertner? Feel like right about now he should come in a denounce Emma's looks.

[Mr. Nerfect]

She looks "real." Not like a Barbie. She's "girl next door" and that sort of stuff is in. I have a feeling that Emma would have no problem acting like a real fucking whore for a TV gimmick either. Not saying they should do that, but Risque Emma could be money.

[DAMN iNATOR]

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I highly doubt that Paige is a WWE Legend.

Maybe not yet, but I don't think any male fan will argue that she's got one legendary body! :naughty:;)

[GD]

I love you DAMN, but just shhhhh...
Paige has somewhat solidified herself as a member of the main roster. She is going to do just fine. SO UQHISDFJKSAJSDKJUST SHHHHHH...

[DAMN iNATOR]

Ok, well we're in agreement then...what's the big deal here?!

[Cool King]

WWE currently running a poll for possible feedback on which currently retired belt could get a comeback in the near future. At the moment, the Hardcore Championship is leading with 47% of the vote. http://www.wwe.com/inside/polls/which-retired-title-would-you-want-back

It just wouldn't work if the title did make a return but was renamed as the "WWE Extreme Rules Championship".

Maybe not yet, but I don't think any male fan will argue that she's got one legendary body! :naughty:;)

You thought wrong!

When I agree with Rammsteinmad that she's overrated, I'm not just agreeing that she's overrated when she's in the ring.

[Bad News Gertner]

Where is Gertner? Feel like right about now he should come in a denounce Emma's looks.

Lemme see here.

Nice ass: check
Nice tits: check
Doesn't look like a man or a Thai Ladyboi: check

Could use a nose job, but that can easily be corrected.

Verdict: would fuck.

[#1-norm-fan]

Was the "Thai Ladyboi" thing a Rosa Mendez reference?

As someone who has seen his fair share of Thai ladybois, I feel like it could be.

[DAMN iNATOR]

I totally voted Women's Championship in that poll. Get that fucking dumbass retarded silver/platinum and purple/pink/magenta/whatever the fuck butterfly Divas "championship" "belt" the fuck outta here. Nobody takes that shit seriously.

[Cool King]

I agree with former writer Alex Greenfield when he says the WWE could use another roster split. There is such an overexposure of certain talent and too many guys trying to kick down the door at once. They're trying to tell me that Sheamus is going to be a main event presence whilst Brock Lesnar, Seth Rollins, Sting and John Cena have everything there on lock-down.

As I was watching the guys come out for the 8-Man Tag on RAW, I thought to myself "All of these people could totally be sent exclusively to SmackDown". All of them. The ladies could be split into two as well. The Bellas, Alicia Fox, Paige, Emma & Nattie could handle RAW, while the new girls, Lana, Summer Rae, Naomi and Tamina could do fine on SmackDown.

I've been all for a roster split for so long now.

And much like Mr. Cruz:

<font color=goldenrod>A dedicated brand split is about the only way I'll ever watch SmackDown with any regularity again.</font>

I don't get how Vince & Co. can't see that a roster split would make sense.

Vince has a main roster of around 90 people, yet he only focuses on around 15, so that's around 75 guys that are just left to pretty much go to waste. With a roster split, pretty much everyone would be in use and the company would have more main event names and so much more mid-card names, which would eventually become main event names. Also, we'd see the return of the "Draft specials" of Raw, which I always enjoyed.

Checking out the roster now, if I had to split them into brands:

Raw

Alicia Fox
Big E
Brock Lesnar
Byron Saxton - Commentary
Cesaro
Chris Jericho
Curtis Axel
Darren Young
Dolph Ziggler
Dudley Boyz
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
Emma
Fandango
Heath Slater
Jack Swagger
Jamie Noble
JBL - Commentary
Joey Mercury
John Cena
Kalisto
King Barrett
Kofi Kingston
Lana
Lilian Garcia - Ring Announcer
Mark Henry
Michael Cole - Commentary
Naomi
Natalya
Nikki Bella
Paul Heyman
Renee Young - Backstage Interviewer
Roman Reigns
Rusev
Ryback
Scott Stanford - Backstage Interviewer
Seth Rollins
Sin Cara
Stephanie McMahon - General Manager
Titus O'Neil
Undertaker
Xavier Woods
Zeb Colter

SmackDown

Adam Rose
Alex Riley
Becky Lynch
Big Show
Bo Dallas
Booker T - Commentary
Bray Wyatt
Brie Bella
Cameron
Charlotte
Christian
Daniel Bryan
David Otunga
Dean Ambrose
Diego
Eden - Ring Announcer or Backstage Interviewer
El Torito
Erick Rowan
Eva Marie
Fernando
Goldust
Hornswoggle
Jason Albert
Jerry Lawler - Commentary
Jey Uso
Jimmy Uso
Kane
Kevin Owens
Konnor
Kyle Edwards - Backstage Interviewer
Luke Harper
Macho Mandow
The Miz
Neville
Paige
R-Truth
Randy Orton
Rosa Mendes
Sasha Banks
Sheamus
Stardust
Summer Rae
Tamina
Tom Phillips - Commentary
Tony Chimel - Ring Announcer or Backstage Interviewer
Triple H - General Manager
Tyson Kidd
Viktor
William Regal
Zack Ryder

Have the return of the World Heavyweight Championship and make it a SmackDown exclusive, along with the United States Championship.

The WWE Championship and Intercontinental Championships would be Raw exclusive.

The Tag Team Championship and Divas Championship wouldn't be branded so the holders of the championship can appear and defend on both brands, but to make it more interesting, when the holder loses it, they become exclusive to the brand of the person they lost it to. I think it could make some interesting storylines.

Also, make it a pyramid system, so that new talent begin at NXT, they then "graduate" to SmackDown, then from there, they graduate to Raw.

To me, I think all that would make things a whole lot better than what we have now.

[DAMN iNATOR]

You thought wrong!

When I agree with Rammsteinmad that she's overrated, I'm not just agreeing that she's overrated when she's in the ring.

I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree, then. "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" or whatever. And this particular beholder wouldn't turn down the opportunity to be holdin' her...:)

[Cool King]

I totally voted Women's Championship in that poll. Get that fucking dumbass retarded silver/platinum and purple/pink/magenta/whatever the fuck butterfly Divas "championship" "belt" the fuck outta here. Nobody takes that shit seriously.

But girls love butterflies and pinks and purples and sparkly diamonds.

Don't they?

[#1-norm-fan]

I think the roster split ended in large part due to the fact that no one was watching Smackdown anyway. So they started "Raw Supershow" to get eyes on the Smackdown talent and eventually they were like "Why the fuck do we even have a roster split at this point?"

So with Smackdown moving to USA, it could be a good time to bring it back. Just... keep one world title. Fucking hate the 2 title system. Have the guy with the title move between brands like when it first started and keep ONE champion who has a shitload of credibility instead of two interchangeable guys splitting it.

[Cool King]

I think the reason no one was watching SmackDown was because near the end of the roster split, SmackDown had become just a Raw recap show, with three or four SmackDown matches added between the recaps.

SmackDown was no longer it's own show at that point.

[DAMN iNATOR]

That may be true, @CK_But_NOT_Louis, but I think the NXT Women's Championship shows that you can design a women's division title belt that female fans and male alike can take seriously...which also looks to be either silver or platinum with pink/purple and diamonds.

IMO, the NXT Women's Championship looks well-designed, well thought out ahead of time and sensibly laid out, whereas to me the Divas belt doesn't look Iike it has any of those things going for it. Besides, does the Divas Championship actually have diamonds? Every time I've ever seen it, it hasn't appeared to...

[#1-norm-fan]

However, even if a new roster split were to happen... Booking would still be an issue.

[#1-norm-fan]

I'd be all for giving whoever the fuck is writing NXT half of the roster and letting him have Smackdown. I just don't think Vince would allow the free range for him to do what he wants. An hour on WWE Network is one thing. Valuable time on the USA Network...

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>My ideal concept for a brand split (and one that I was going to do in my EWR game before I got too busy to play it as usual) would be that all the champions float. World, IC, US, Tag, Divas. All of them. Champs can show up wherever they want.

Realistically the champs would spend chunks of time on one show depending on who they're feuding with at the moment but it gives them flexibility to change things up as they see fit. You could have the World Champ end the feud with a Raw guy and then focus on a SmackDown guy. So while that is happening you have the IC/US title holders feuding with Raw guys. So basically every show has different title feuds going on.</font>

[#1-norm-fan]

I like the more "neat and tidy" idea of the IC championship as the "main title" on Smackdown and US championship as the "main title" on Raw. That never changes. If you're fighting for that title, you're trying to stake your claim as the "next in line" for the world title. It ALWAYS means something because those are the only titles that signify brand dominance. Plus it gives a meaning to both titles. I don't know exactly what holding either title is supposed to signify nowadays.

Other than that, the divas, tag and world titles all go back and forth between brands monthly because they all signify the best in the company in their respective divisions.

[Savio]

I say we just cancel smackdown.

[NormanSmiley]

As someone who has seen his fair share of Thai ladybois,


And here we go. Explains alot

[Cool King]

I say we just cancel smackdown.

And bring back <s>Sunday</s> Stevie Night Heat!

[Mr. Nerfect]

I can understand the principle behind having one World Champion, one set of Tag Champs, one Ladies' Champ, etc. That being said, I think the company finds it hard to toggle between meaningful programs for that champion on each show without stepping on the other's toes. If the split were definitive, then I'd go ahead and create my own champion on SmackDown via rassling tournament. I'd make Randy Orton the winner of that, defeating Bray Wyatt in the finals, but he only delays the inevitable, as Bray Wyatt is my central main event heel.

I'd remove Jerry Lawler from commentary, turning heel on Dolph Ziggler and costing him his tournament match. The WWE won't sanction a match between the two, so King and Zigs (reluctantly, since he's a good man now) build to an Empty Arena Match on a WWE Network special. Also agreeing to fight at the arena are Ric Flair and Rusev (doing a "too big for the B-show" super athlete gimmick) over Flair's issues with Rusev beating him down and calling Charlotte names during a rivalry she develops with Summer Rae.

* The Miz is drafted to SmackDown, but is not invited to compete in the tournament to crown a new champion. He complains about this and finds himself confronted by Damien Sandow -- giving the Sandow vs. Miz feud a chance to develop like it never really did. The Miz ends up reforming his alliance over another self-pitying star in R-Truth. Sandow brings his best friend, Curtis Axel, to the dance. I run Axel vs. R-Truth and Sandow vs. Miz at all my house shows, with them having one of the first tag team feuds of the new SmackDown era.

* I mentioned Charlotte vs. Summer Rae, but I think Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks would also benefit from being on SmackDown. You could space out matches between those girls quite easily. Eventually they get the Women's Championship to fight over.

* Eventually I move into a SmackDown Six style program between Cesaro & Ziggler, Owens & Rusev and Jack Swagger & Apollo Crews. There's so much history between Swagger and both Cesaro and Ziggler, as well as Swagger and Rusev. Swagger taking on Apollo Crews as a partner seems random (and it is), but Crews would bring a high energy level to Swagger's act; and a lot of his offense actually reminds me of Cesaro. Could you imagine the heat if Crews is pulling off Cesaro's shit on Dolph Ziggler, as Cesaro has to watch from the apron? Jeez.

[Emperor Smeat]

I'd be all for giving whoever the fuck is writing NXT half of the roster and letting him have Smackdown. I just don't think Vince would allow the free range for him to do what he wants. An hour on WWE Network is one thing. Valuable time on the USA Network...

They sort of already did this before since the current and previous lead writer were the lead writers of NXT.

Every time it ended the same way. New lead writer gets some leeway for storylines, WWE gets bored, and everything devolves back to just filler while anything good gets repeated on RAW.

WWE didn't even bother to consider Daniel Bryan's idea of having the IC belt be the exclusive belt for Smackdown similar to the US belt with the Open Challenges for RAW.

[Emperor Smeat]

Destination America's parent company already starting the removal of TNA from the network leading to the official drop by the end of next month.

Discovery Communications has begun pulling Impact Wrestling off their schedule for overseas airings. Discovery En Espanol does not have any more episodes of the show listed on their schedule. The show was airing on Saturdays at 1pm but Impact has been replaced with back to back airings of a show called “Curiosity.” TNA had only been on the air in Latin American markets since June.

TNA has also been pulled from the schedule in Romania and Finland on Discovery-owned Eurosport. We also got word that they have been pulled from the Nuvolari channel in Italy.

This is probably a sign of what is to come since the word is that, according to an internal memo sent a few months ago (shared with Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer newsletter), Destination America was exercising their right to use their “opt out” clause in their deal with TNA and they do not plan on airing Impact after September.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Here are the guys I would take for SmackDown:

* Apollo Crews: I'm not his biggest fan as of yet, but I think he'd make a great partner to Jack Swagger. It'd be a great way to incubate him, as I'd be having that team clash with Cesaro & Dolph Ziggler.

* Becky Lynch: I like the idea of the girls who just came up as part of the "Divas Revolution" spinning off and taking over their own show. That can be SmackDown. Give these girls a chance to get over on the blue brand before you interchange them and swap around rosters when you do the first draft.

* Braun Strowman: Not sold on the guy, but I imagine he's a package deal if I'm getting Bray Wyatt.

* Bray Wyatt: He's my top heel and second World Heavyweight Champion.

* Byron Saxton: I'm not sure if RAW would let me have him, because they seem to love him for whatever reason, but I'd use him around the place. He's got ring experience, commentary experience, ring announcing experience and I think he's even worked on the NXT creative team. If I need an announcer to get beat-down, he's my man. If I need someone to step up and be a manager, he's my man. He just seems like a "safe" guy to have around. He'd probably start off as my chief interviewer, but once Eden Stiles moves into competition, I probably use him as my ring announcer.

* Cesaro: I charge him as a babyface in the tag team division, teaming with Dolph Ziggler. Eventually they are bound to move up the card though.

* Charlotte: I put Charlotte against Summer Rae first. I then have that spill into a Ric Flair/Rusev confrontation. I probably go with Sasha Banks as my first Women's Champion, but Charlotte is bound to get some good runs either with the title or as Banks' top contender. I see big money in a Paige vs. Charlotte feud, but that probably happens on either RAW when they take Charlotte in the draft, or later down the track on SmackDown.

* Chris Jericho: He doesn't work TV anymore, but most of the guys Jericho likes to work with at live events would be on SmackDown after the draft, so I beg Vince to let me use him on my circuit and feature him on my roster page.

* Christian: He'd be my color commentator once I turn Jerry "The King" Lawler into a heel manager. To move Randy Orton off from Bray Wyatt, if I can get the clearance, I have Christian hit Orton with a steel chair in their final World Title match, revealing that he wants "One More Match" against his greatest rival...

* Cody Rhodes: I eventually imagine him winning the World Title from Randy Orton. I think he'd have a great run with Bray Wyatt too; but he might be better off starting in the mid-card of my shows. He'd make a tremendous Intercontinental Champion.

* Curtis Axel: Maybe there's no real main event potential in him, but he's a solid guy to have around to make others look good. I give him a chance to get over with his friendship with Damien Sandow and a rivalry against The Miz and R-Truth though. Face Axel vs. Heel Truth could be my last match before intermission at house shows or something.

* Damien Sandow: First he feuds with The Miz. Then R-Truth gets involved alongside The Miz. Axel comes in to help Sandow. Tag team matches. Sandow moves on to feud with another old rival in Cody Rhodes over the Intercontinental Title. Sandow wins it, and then offers to defend it against Curtis Axel out of respect. That might be where we see a heel turn from Axel, who aligns himself with Jerry Lawler, now doing heel manager work.

* Daniel Bryan: I don't know if I can get clearance to use him in the ring, but if not, I use him as a coach for Ryback or in a General Manager type position. Maybe he doesn't show up every week, but I get to promote him for special deals and such. I'd love to use him in an Intercontinental Title feud against Ryback or something.

* Dolph Ziggler: I put him with Cesaro and hope that having the best tag team matches ever will be beneficial to my brand somehow. He brings Lana over with him, so I also get a hot chick with some potential storylines to follow. Kevin Owens & Rusev are my big heels against Ziggler & Cesaro, but I also have a rivalry with Jack Swagger & Apollo Crews develop.

* El Torito; Hornswoggle: Torito comes over with Los Matadores, but eventually you're taking their masks. Do they keep the little bull? Maybe you can bring in someone to be "Little Dragon" with Lucha Dragons and have some matches at live events with Torito and Hornswoggle? I wouldn't make it a major part of programming, but I'd treat them as seriously as a guy named "Hornswoggle" can be treated.

* Eden Stiles: She'd be my ring announcer, but as Cody Rhodes become embroiled in a program with The Wyatt Family, she's bound to find herself a part of storylines. Eventually, once she gets good enough, you can slip her into active competition.

* Erick Rowan: I guess he comes over with The Wyatt Family. He worked well with Luke Harper, and if I'm being realistic and want to establish new Tag Team Champions, they'd be a good bet to go first. They could drop the titles to Cesaro & Ziggler, which launches my big program between them, Owens/Rusev and Swagger/Crews.

* Greg Hamilton: He's very similar to Byron Saxton, minus the commentary experience. I probably use him as a backstage interviewer once I switch Saxton to ring announcing -- or I have them alternate duties like that.

* Jack Swagger: I love Swaggie and think he could be used better, and don't think they'd be much of a fight to keep him on RAW. He's great in tag teams, so I'd refocus him that scene, giving a big rub to Apollo Crews. With Zeb Colter as their manager, they have someone who can talk. If I make Jerry Lawler the manager of Rusev/Owens, could you imagine a promo segment between Colter and King?

* Jerry Lawler: At first he's the color commentator, but when he sees a chance, he costs Dolph Ziggler a shot at the World Heavyweight Title. He fights Dolph Ziggler in an Empty Arena Match. But this all leads to King aligning himself with Rusev and becoming a heel manager. He takes Rusev & Kevin Owens to the newly re-established World Tag Team Championships, and eventually Curtis Axel to the Intercontinental Championship.

* Kevin Owens: He starts teaming with Rusev, simply because they see the benefit of working together to beat people up and make money. They eventually take on Jerry "The King" Lawler as a manager. If we're ballsy enough, we can have Kevin Owens Pop-Up Powerbomb Lana as a bit of an angle to get heat for the duo heading into matches against Cesaro & Ziggler. They're my big heel team alongside Harper & Rowan, who spend a lot of their time fighting Randy Orton, Ryback and my other top faces.

* Lana: She comes over with Dolph Ziggler and maybe has some matches with Summer Rae. She ends up the face manager of Ziggler & Cesaro, and maybe she is the eventual reason for their split? I could see her getting quite a big showing against Sasha Banks at some point.

* Los Matadores: They start off respectful faces, turn heel, lose their masks, have a heel run as a team, then maybe I have Primo turn on Fernando and try and make it as a heel on his own, eventually bringing back Epico for a blood-relative blood-feud.

* Lucha Dragons: I see a lot of potential in a Lucha Dragons vs. Los Matadores feud. After the Dragons dispatch of Diego y Fernando, I'm not really sure what then. Maybe they feud with the big bruisers in The Wyatt Family? Doing some work with Swagger & Crews would be cool too. I think you can get a lot of mileage out of them, and they might move some merchandise.

* Luke Harper: Bray Wyatt's first general. I see potential in him all over my roster. He could be one-half of the reinstated World Tag Team Championship, before dropping those titles to Ziggler & Cesaro. He could also have some good hard-hitting IC Title matches with Ryback. I'd probably have him win the title off Ryback (freeing Ryback up for a main event run), then drop it to Cody Rhodes. Eventually I'd like to see Harper in the main event.

* The Miz: I use him to put over Damien Sandow. I have him team with R-Truth, and I think they could be highly entertaining together again. I basically use The Miz to put over whoever he's working with. Eventually I consider even moving him away from the ring, if not permanently, just to give us a chance to not be overexposed to him. I can actually imagine a WWE Network or USA Network show, sort of like Tough Enough, where The Miz and Daniel Bryan lead opposite teams against each other.

* R-Truth: He's pretty good at everything, and I like the idea of him putting over Curtis Axel, Damien Sandow and working heel with Miz again. If The Wyatt Family need someone who can work if Strowman and Rowan don't pan out -- R-Truth becoming "Little Jimmy Wyatt" has potential.

* Randy Orton: My first World Heavyweight Champion. He feuds with Bray Wyatt before seguing into a feud with Christian (hopefully). He's a big star to get attention for the brand out the gate, and he gets another World Title out of it. His schedule is reduced due to being only on one show, and it's the show where he'll have the extra opportunity to spread his wings.

* Ric Flair: He shows up to confront Rusev about two things -- 1) being disparaging in regards to SmackDown, due to Rusev believing he's too big a "super athlete" for the "B-show"; and 2) insulting his daughter during a promo he cuts with Summer Rae. Rusev beats down Ric Flair, and if I can get away with it, I have Flair blade. At the same show King and Ziggler have their Empty Arena Match, Ric Flair challenges Rusev to show up and fight him. Charlotte begs him not to, but you can't stop Ric Flair being Ric Flair. King helps out Rusev and becomes his new manager, putting him together with Kevin Owens. Ric Flair then probably just gets used for special appearances.

* Rich Brennan: I much prefer him to Tom Phillips, for whatever reason. He's my play-by-play guy with Jerry Lawler, then Christian, and then either Corey Graves or Byron Saxton. He becomes "The Voice of SmackDown."

* Rusev: He's my heel bruiser with Kevin Owens against Ziggler & Cesaro. This will help him improve his ring skills. It's more than likely he and Owens would get a run with my World Tag Team Championship at some point. He gains Jerry Lawler as a manager, and eventually works his way up the card.

* Sasha Banks: This girl radiates "star." RAW probably wouldn't want me to have her, but it seems counter-productive to have her on the same show as Nikki Bella, and they'll want to keep Nikki happy by having her work RAW. Banks is the new girl, so she can carve out a fresh niche. She'd be my first choice for Women's Champion, but she'd probably drop the title to Charlotte, although I'd find a way to have her win it back. I then probably give Becky Lynch a run with the belt, but then Summer Rae gets manipulated into helping Banks win the title back. Then I probably have Lana get a shock run with the title, but either Banks or Summer Rae wins it back from her, and if it's Summer, then Banks is bound to be upset with her. You get the picture. Banks is probably something like a four-time Women's Champion by the time the next draft comes around.

* Summer Rae: She's actually not the worst in the ring, and had a good gimmick in NXT. She hasn't found traction on the main roster, but this alliance with Rusev has got some legs. She can have some matches with Lana and Charlotte, and eventually she and Becky Lynch are bound to mix it up. That will make her better. She's the sort of heel female performer that's not going to get accidentally cheered for being awesome.

* Wade Barrett: I don't really have a clear vision for him, but I guess I want to "save" him from RAW. I think his background, size and promo ability make him a "can't-miss" sort of talent, but he suffers from there really being no room at the top. There would be on my show. He'd find himself aligned with Randy Orton taking on The Wyatt Family at some point, and basically keeping everything grungy that there is in the underground fighter personality, but just pointing it towards evil. "The British are coming for your head."

* Zeb Colter: Man, is this guy both a promo and a wrestling mind. Having him around would be great. He manages Jack Swagger and Apollo Crews, and they probably get a run with the Tag Team Championship at some point.

That still leaves RAW with:

* Adam Rose
* Alicia Fox
* Big E
* Big Show
* Bo Dallas
* Brie Bella
* Brock Lesnar
* Booker T
* Bubba Ray Dudley
* Cameron
* Corey Graves
* D-Von Dudley
* Darren Young
* David Otunga
* Dean Ambrose
* Emma
* Eva Marie
* Fandango
* Goldust
* Heath Slater
* JBL
* Jey Uso
* Jimmy Uso
* John Cena
* JoJo
* Kane
* Kofi Kingston
* Konnor
* Lilian Garcia
* Mark Henry
* Michael Cole
* Naomi
* Natalya
* Neville
* Nikki Bella
* Paige
* Paul Heyman
* Renee Young
* The Rock
* Roman Reigns
* Rosa Mendes
* Scott Stanford
* Seth Rollins
* Sheamus
* Stephanie McMahon
* Sting
* Tamina Snuka
* Titus O'Neil
* Tom Phillips
* Triple H
* Tyson Kidd
* The Undertaker
* Viktor
* Xavier Woods
* Zack Ryder

[Mr. Nerfect]

And, if you want to know how I'd split the referees:

RAW: Mike Chiota, Chad Patton, Rod Zapata, Darrick Moore, Jason Ayers

SmackDown: Charles Robinson, John Cone, Dan Engler, Ryan Tran

[Mr. Nerfect]

TNA only have themselves to blame.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Paul Heyman is apparently a huge fan of Corey Graves' commentary work. Truth be told, I've always wanted to see how Graves & Renee Young would do together.

[screech]

Much prefer Graves on commentary than on kickoff shows. He's great at making fun of Rich Brennan

[Cool King]

I don't know why, but whenever I see Cory Graves & Renee Young working together, I always getting a feeling that there's some sort of sexual tension between the two of them.

[Sepholio]

Noid please use a different blue font in the future, ala Cool Kings. I tried to read your Smackdown refs and my right eye exploded.

[Cool King]

Once upon a time, those complaints were aimed at me.

Those were the days.

[Damian Rey]

Love Corey Graves commentary on NXT. Him and Brennan make an excellent team, which means they'll end up being awful if they ever get the call to the big time because Raw and Smackdown is where announcers go to die.

[Lock Jaw]

Corey Graves plays the heel better than JBL does these days. (Graves probably has a whole lot less people in his ear feeding him lines, though)

I also enjoy Rich Brennan, except for when he occasionally calls Charlotte "Cherlit" (Sure-lit) which sends me into a fit of rage. I notice he has improved that, though. Used to say it that way every-time he said her name, but now he only does it some of the time. Kudos to him to try and improve.

[GD]

Corey Graves is growing on me. While I don't enjoy his network show/s, I love his commentary work.

[screech]

I've been digging Culture Shock

[Fignuts]

Don't mind Corey Graves at all. He's knowledgeable at least.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Corey is a good heel but also knows when to just acknowledge greatness in the faces.

[#1-norm-fan]

From the front page...

Dean Ambrose was nearly attacked from behind by a fan during the WWE SmackDown television taping in Providence, Rhode Island this past Tuesday evening.
Seen below is footage of a fan being taken down by security after jumping the guard rail and attempting to attack Ambrose from behind.
According to some fans in attendance, the fan that tried to attack Ambrose reportedly tried to stab the WWE Superstar, however that has yet to be confirmed.

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Jesus Christ, people.

[#1-norm-fan]

Security guard with the quick takedown like a beast though.

[Mr. Nerfect]

In other bad news, Cliff Compton apparently got rushed to the hospital and couldn't perform at the ROH show he was booked to work. I hope the dude's alright.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I think Graves sometimes goes a bit *too* heelish, almost like it's a joke, but I do like Graves and Brennan together. Saxton can just fuck off out of that group though.

[GD]

From the front page...



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Jesus Christ, people.

This is terrible. First Roman, now Dean :nono:

[Savio]

NSFW:

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[GD]

I like the more "neat and tidy" idea of the IC championship as the "main title" on Smackdown and US championship as the "main title" on Raw. That never changes. If you're fighting for that title, you're trying to stake your claim as the "next in line" for the world title. It ALWAYS means something because those are the only titles that signify brand dominance. Plus it gives a meaning to both titles. I don't know exactly what holding either title is supposed to signify nowadays.

Other than that, the divas, tag and world titles all go back and forth between brands monthly because they all signify the best in the company in their respective divisions.

Daniel Bryan had a crazy idea where he would become exclusive to Smackdown along with the Intercontinental Championship so that he could have longer matches and creative things to do.

I still believe that having two separate distinct brands with different writing teams would do wonders for the WWE. That also means the reinstatement of the big gold belt.

[Lock Jaw]

Probably attacked Dean due to being jealous about Renee Young....

[GD]

I bet.

Didn't know that Seth Rollins had a "mistress". Seems feisty.

[#1-norm-fan]

Did you miss "Seth Rollins' cock-gate?"

[Mr. Nerfect]

I wonder if some of these fans are taking Bray Wyatt's cult leader gimmick a bit too seriously...

[Emperor Smeat]

Apparently Seth Rollins current girlfriend, Zahara from NXT, may or may not be some sort of neo-Nazi or Nazi admirer. Possible incoming scandal involving her Twitter and Instagram account having pro-Nazi/racist related stuff from the past that was recently discovered.

Had a couple of images of swastika related art with her originally saying there was nothing wrong with liking historical art. Then later tried to defend one of the images by saying the photo of a person included was a known anti-Nazi as a way to prove she's not some sort of neo-Nazi. Ended up deleting the images from her Instagram account once the backlash started to get really bad.

Rollins got involved on Twitter mainly being upset at people wanting him to immediately dump her and that he's not involved with anything she posts or believes in.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I saw some of her posts about that shit, and she sounds like someone who is interested in the historical significance of the insignia more than anything. She probably should have expected backlash, but I don't think she's exactly a neo-Nazi.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Also, she just debuted as Solomon Crowe's "little sister."

[Emperor Smeat]

The image that started the whole mess:
http://www.cagesideseats.com/2015/8/29/9226023/nxt-wrestler-zahra-schreiber-instagram-picture-swastika-2012

Another image that added more fuel to the mess:
http://41.media.tumblr.com/27c57a656f7520fff4fc0dfd73023aef/tumblr_ntvannY8bg1udced1o1_540.png

Rollins response at being dragged into this situation:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CNIJtJXWoAA2phU.jpg

[Mr. Nerfect]

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/558053365146730497/RU4uosaz.jpeg

She clearly loves America, people!

[GD]

Did you miss "Seth Rollins' cock-gate?"

Oh yeah! His penis.

[Cool King]

Apparently Seth Rollins current girlfriend, Zahara from NXT, may or may not be some sort of neo-Nazi or Nazi admirer. Possible incoming scandal involving her Twitter and Instagram account having pro-Nazi/racist related stuff from the past that was recently discovered.

Had a couple of images of swastika related art with her originally saying there was nothing wrong with liking historical art. Then later tried to defend one of the images by saying the photo of a person included was a known anti-Nazi as a way to prove she's not some sort of neo-Nazi. Ended up deleting the images from her Instagram account once the backlash started to get really bad.

Rollins got involved on Twitter mainly being upset at people wanting him to immediately dump her and that he's not involved with anything she posts or believes in.

The image that started the whole mess:
http://www.cagesideseats.com/2015/8/29/9226023/nxt-wrestler-zahra-schreiber-instagram-picture-swastika-2012

Another image that added more fuel to the mess:
http://41.media.tumblr.com/27c57a656f7520fff4fc0dfd73023aef/tumblr_ntvannY8bg1udced1o1_540.png

Rollins response at being dragged into this situation:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CNIJtJXWoAA2phU.jpg

Stuff like this just annoys me sometimes.

Pretty much the exact same thing happened over here with Tila Tequila two days ago.

Tila Tequila was a contestant on the newest series of Celebrity Big Brother, but after a day, she got kicked out because she posted a Photoshopped picture of her wearing a Nazi hat and armband outside Auschwitz. Around the same time, she got high and claimed she was Hitler or something like that. People seem to be missing that fact that the photo was Photoshopped and that she wasn't actually dressed as a Nazi outside Auschwitz. If she did actually do that, then yes, she's an idiot.

The thing is, this all happened in 2013.

I don't get why people feel the need trawl through people's internet history and then suddenly drag stuff from the past into the present. Nobody gave a shit back then, so why should we give a shit now? Just because the individual is more well known now?

If that's the case, then God help us all (Especially Jabba and his NCW C-Fed back in the day) if any of us become famous and more well known, as I'm sure we've all done stupid shit on the internet back in the day at one point or another.

I can actually understand where Zahara is coming from, as I know a girl who's the exact same as her, as the girl I know really likes "Nazi art" and she finds the Nazi's interesting along with both World Wars. I get the feeling that she would really like the My Little Pony Nazi image if she saw it.

Just because the girl I know likes that stuff, doesn't mean she's a huge Nazi and wants to be just like Hitler or anything like that. In fact, she's quite the opposite. She just has an interest in history and art that is both from and references that part of history, just like Zahara.

I don't see what's so bad about that.

[Mr. Nerfect]

You said it better than I could have. A lot of people have an interest in relics and historical attitudes from that time. Hell, I love reading up about the Nazis. I think people are looking way too much into this.

[#1-norm-fan]

She separates it from Hitler in the first picture by making it clear "the swastika was around before Hitler". Makes it clear that it's an "art" thing and not any kind of nazi thing.

But this...

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CNnRQ7tUYAAQgId.png

Seems a little more damning.

Especially the explanation. "I believe what I believe and I have my reasons behind them" and "I have my deep, personal reasons for what I believe in..." both sound pretty bad and not exactly like she's defending art. lol

[VSG]

The Swastika is a lot older than Nazi Germany but in this context she was clearly going on about the Nazi period. Either way, hopefully this doesn't lead to her getting fired or something.

Edit: Fuck you, fan

[Cool King]

Well, Aloisia got released for those "porn" pictures of her in her underwear, even though they were taken around five years before she signed with the WWE.

[Cool King]

If she doesn't get released, that must mean that Vince is a Nazi!

[#1-norm-fan]

lol

Yeah, clearly not just about the symbol. Which is fine if she's just into it from a historical perspective. Like I said though, when she starts defending her "deep personal reasons" for what she believes in, it does make it sound REALLY bad though.

[#1-norm-fan]

Well, Aloisia got released for those "porn" pictures of her in her underwear, even though they were taken around five years before she signed with the WWE.

Who is Aloisia?

[Cool King]

Who is Aloisia?

http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/pictures/n/nxt3/aloisia.jpg

[Cool King]

Or were you joking?

[#1-norm-fan]

No. Should I know that name?

Pic isn't working.

[Cool King]

Anyway, it's a good thing she did get released as because of that, we all got introduced to the goddess that is Kaitlyn.

https://igcdn-photos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xaf1/t51.2885-15/11008137_1374276589562248_2065449702_n.jpg

Fuck yeah!

[Cool King]

No. Should I know that name?

Pic isn't working.

The really tall girl from NXT.

[Cool King]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Eh_4vcOeF_A/TId2XrYajaI/AAAAAAAALYY/7XyuzrkM2GE/s1600/nxtrookies.jpg

[#1-norm-fan]

Oh her.

Completely forgot she was almost on NXT

[Mr. Nerfect]

Maxine. :(

[Mr. Nerfect]

I actually cannot remember the name of the good looking blonde on the left of AJ Lee.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I'm currently listening to Kevin Sullivan talk about Glacier in WCW. Lol, the dude was Garrett Bischoff's judo coach or something.

[Mr. Nerfect]

http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo203/TheWho87TEWR/Workers004/David_Finlay_Jr.jpg http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy100/edas000/Wrestlers/H%20Images/Hornswoggle10.jpg

Brothers.



https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTmDrJihvG4jXgTfAaGMnWTiYuwTd6xk6UAMwB6iX1dqxKo3SpqWQ http://i1264.photobucket.com/albums/jj486/Andy_Staed/Roster/Garrett_Bischoff.jpg

Cousins.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Noid - the blonde to the left of AJ is Jamie Keyes.

Her arms freaked me out for some reason.</font>

[Cool King]

I never noticed her arms being freaky until you pointed them out.

Now I can't "un-notice" them.

What's up with them?

[Evil Vito]

http://www.wwe.com/f/photo/image/2010/07/15113824.jpg

<font color=goldenrod>They probably just seem weird because even in the realm of WWE with its "strong" women, she's the only one who looked legitimately jacked. None of the divas had muscle definition to that degree.

Pretty sure somebody on the divas season of NXT referred to her as a "Little Boy Robot", too.</font>

[Cool King]

They don't look too bad there.

Originally, I was going by the picture I posted.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Eh_4vcOeF_A/TId2XrYajaI/AAAAAAAALYY/7XyuzrkM2GE/s1600/nxtrookies.jpg

There, they look really weird. It must be the lighting.

[DAMN iNATOR]

And bring back <s>Sunday</s> Stevie Night Heat!

And even though it didn't premiere until years later,"Saturday Night" Velocity, too!

I remember it gave us a glimpse of guys "before they were famous", like I think Ken "Mr." Kennedy was in a match on the show c.2003 or so.

[Ultra Mantis]

I like to think this is how Seth Rollins found out about this latest story.

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[DAMN iNATOR]

Weird. Found one of those matches of Kennedy's on YT from his "Ken Anderson" (his real name) days, and yet even back then he was wearing red tights with the "Double 'K's" logo on it...seems to have been from around 2003 or 2004, too, so maybe they already had plans to push him to the main roster back then...certainly interesting.

[Cool King]

Weird. Found one of those matches of Kennedy's on YT from his "Ken Anderson" (his real name) days, and yet even back then he was wearing red tights with the "Double 'K's" logo on it...seems to have been from around 2003 or 2004, too, so maybe they already had plans to push him to the main roster back then...certainly interesting.

I think that attire was from the days when he wrestled as "Kamikaze Ken".

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>As much as I love Rollins as a performer and thought he came across really cool on Talk is Jericho a while back, it's kinda tough to not view him as a bit of a bellend. I mean, the dude was engaged and fucked around with someone else (who also happened to be engaged) and then in his response to that one fan he basically said it was not a mistake to get involved with her.

Obviously shit like this happens especially with celebrities. But it's just kinda funny how people on the internet still bring up Cena's divorce which appeared to have been brought on by cheating yet Rollins gets a pass because he's a IWC darling.</font>

[Sepholio]

Rollins is a shit head who is bad for business.

[Disturbed316]

They don't look too bad there.

Originally, I was going by the picture I posted.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Eh_4vcOeF_A/TId2XrYajaI/AAAAAAAALYY/7XyuzrkM2GE/s1600/nxtrookies.jpg

There, they look really weird. It must be the lighting.

Why does she feel the need to wear heels? She's already like 8ft tall :roll:

[Droford]

http://i.imgur.com/uVUpmgm.gif?gifm

[Emperor Smeat]

WWE finally getting around to doing something different for the Divas Revolution. 1st ever Divas "Beat The Clock" challenge is happening tomorrow on RAW.

BREAKING NEWS: This Monday on WWE Raw, ‪#‎TeamPCB‬ will compete in the FIRST EVER Divas Beat-The-Clock Challenge to see who will be the No. 1 Contender for the Divas Championship!!!

[Cool King]

I'm sure Divas have been involved in a Beat-The-Clock Challenge before.

It happened during the days of Victoria, Trish Stratus, Lita and Jazz. I'm sure they were involved in it.

[Cool King]

Or maybe I dreamt it, I don't know.

[Mercenary]

Or maybe I dreamt it, I don't know.

Think you dreamed it

[Savio]

I don't remember a Divas beat the clock match.

[Savio]

Why does she feel the need to wear heels? She's already like 8ft tall :roll:
Didn't Vince make Andre stand on a milk crate when interviewing him?

[Mercenary]

Didn't Vince make Andre stand on a milk crate when interviewing him?


yep

[Lock Jaw]

More like a beat the cock match, amirite?

(I am right)

[#1-norm-fan]

Renee Young conducts interviews without shoes to make the wrestlers look a little bigger.

Matt Striker did something to make himself look smaller, too. He mentioned it in a shoot once. Can't remember what it was.

[Lock Jaw]

Apologies for the terrible, un-Lock Jaw-esque, post. Could not stop myself...

[Damian Rey]

Wonder who they'll feed to Nikki to ensure she breaks the record. Or maybe it's all a swerve and Charlotte or Sasha will win and end the run for the record rather abruptly.

[Lock Jaw]

I don't think Nikki will beat the record.... they've been making too big a deal of it, and mentioning it too much.... The obvious story would be for someone to stop her just in time and win the title.

Of course, that means it isn't happening and Nikki will keep holding the belt.

[el bobbo]

I know Seth is a consummate professional and all, but there has to be just a wave of nostalgia and reverence he feels getting to wrestle Sting. Anyone who went through early WCW and NWO-era WCW would just be flabergasted at this.

[el bobbo]

I don't think Nikki will beat the record.... they've been making too big a deal of it, and mentioning it too much.... The obvious story would be for someone to stop her just in time and win the title.

Of course, that means it isn't happening and Nikki will keep holding the belt.

They're going to switch it over to Brie for another almost breaking streak... :(

[Savio]

When will she break the streak?

[Mr. Nerfect]

Renee Young conducts interviews without shoes to make the wrestlers look a little bigger.

Matt Striker did something to make himself look smaller, too. He mentioned it in a shoot once. Can't remember what it was.

I think Striker widens his stance, lowering his body.

[Frank Drebin]

Wonder who they'll feed to Nikki to ensure she breaks the record. Or maybe it's all a swerve and Charlotte or Sasha will win and end the run for the record rather abruptly.

They're going to have Sasha job on Monday I'll bet :(. Could see either Becky or Charlotte winning with Paige or Charlotte turning heel at some point either leading up to or during the ppv.

Just have this terrible feeling Sasha is going to draw the short end of the stick for a while here which is a travesty...unless they actually plan to have two story lines going for the Divas and she's doing her own thing getting over in that program.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Nikki will break the record before Night of Champions, so she really doesn't need to beat anyone. My thinking is that Nikki retains the NoC though. Someone turns heel out of jealousy, or Sasha Banks makes her presence felt for not being invited to the #1 Contender's party.

[Lock Jaw]

I hope they bring in some enhancement talent for the beat the clock matches... Think that would be best...

[Frank Drebin]

I hope they bring in some enhancement talent for the beat the clock matches... Think that would be best...

Alicia Fox :-\ and Tamina seem like they'd job. Maybe not Tamina but Sasha just because wwe/lock jaw wants me to be angry.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Yeah, I've got no clue how they can justify Paige, Charlotte & Becky being the only ones to get title shot opportunities against active roster competitors. Either they open it up so that whoever wins gets to set the pace, or they bring in enhancement girls, which could be fun.

[Lock Jaw]

Maybe one of them faces Sasha, who actually beats them faster than any of the other girls. So even though she wasn't "part of the challenge" she had the "best time"... and finagles her way into the title match that way...

[Emperor Smeat]

Probably going to be Charlotte that gets the title shot but wouldn't be surprised if whichever member of PCB faces a Team Bella member either loses or gets the worst time. Probably Becky since she seems the most likely to get the short straw out of the three.

The fact that the WWE is already teasing the group's breakup seems like whatever happens on RAW is going to be the actual start and that would be the easiest way to do it.

Team BAD pretty much is getting related to making everyone else look good till this whole storyline is done or Sasha breaks away from the group. The fact that her taping out Nikki lead to nothing means she's probably not doing anything meaningful until after the NoC title match.

[Savio]

Should be PCB vs BAD

[Savio]

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[erickman]

I hope they bring in some enhancement talent for the beat the clock matches... Think that would be best...

good news swagger gets a match on raw bad news losses in 30 secends

[Mr. Nerfect]

Probably going to be Charlotte that gets the title shot but wouldn't be surprised if whichever member of PCB faces a Team Bella member either loses or gets the worst time. Probably Becky since she seems the most likely to get the short straw out of the three.

The fact that the WWE is already teasing the group's breakup seems like whatever happens on RAW is going to be the actual start and that would be the easiest way to do it.

Team BAD pretty much is getting related to making everyone else look good till this whole storyline is done or Sasha breaks away from the group. The fact that her taping out Nikki lead to nothing means she's probably not doing anything meaningful until after the NoC title match.

You're probably right on all counts. Becky Lynch getting the quickest win would make the most sense, but I think they'll probably give it to Charlotte. Or they pull something wacky. It really should be PCB vs. BAD.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I'm reading up on Scott Norton. Dude was meant to be a huge deal apparently. I thought it was just the smarky smarks that liked him.

[Juan]

<font color=goldenrod>As much as I love Rollins as a performer and thought he came across really cool on Talk is Jericho a while back, it's kinda tough to not view him as a bit of a bellend. I mean, the dude was engaged and fucked around with someone else (who also happened to be engaged) and then in his response to that one fan he basically said it was not a mistake to get involved with her.

Obviously shit like this happens especially with celebrities. But it's just kinda funny how people on the internet still bring up Cena's divorce which appeared to have been brought on by cheating yet Rollins gets a pass because he's a IWC darling.</font>

Why do people even care what these guys do in their personal time/life?

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Because they are seen as role models like other sports athletes.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

I'm reading up on Scott Norton. Dude was meant to be a huge deal apparently. I thought it was just the smarky smarks that liked him.

He was a huge deal in Japan.

[Hanso Amore]

I'm reading up on Scott Norton. Dude was meant to be a huge deal apparently. I thought it was just the smarky smarks that liked him.

Well yeah. Smarks like him because he is the fucking greatest thing ever.

And sadly only we know about him.

[Hanso Amore]

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[Cool King]

Checking out WWEShop and I see this:

http://demandware.edgesuite.net/aaiw_prd/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-main/default/dw6ae0df12/images/large/W10020.jpg

Do they actually think people will pay money for that?

Maybe some people will, but I doubt the number will be high. That T-shirt is probably the worst design I've seen since Jack Swagger's "Hand Scribble" T-shirt.

http://demandware.edgesuite.net/aaiw_prd/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-main/default/dw0057cb74/images/large/W07952.jpg

[Cool King]

The T-shirt designs have been pretty awful recently.

At least that's my opinion.

I remember there was a time where I'd check out WWEShop and see loads of T-shirts I would want and they would all look pretty cool. Now, it's really rare for me to see even one T-shirt that I think looks good and I want to buy.

These days, the vast majority of them are pretty ugly and like the two images above, a waste of money. I've said it before one time, but with T-shirts like those and similar ones before them, I could head to my local T-shirt printing place with the design and get it done there for £5, saving myself around £20.

[Cool King]

These ones were probably the worst.

http://img.bleacherreport.net/img/images/photos/001/607/613/W03902AX_crop_north.jpg?w=410&h=410&q=75https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/d9/fd/99/d9fd998268440273398ac2bb7e8b0c2c.jpg

Weren't they wanting the full $25/£20 for those and the other ones that said "HEEL", "I GOT HEAT" and "WHAT'S YOUR FINISH?"

[#1-norm-fan]

lol That "jobber" shirt is awkwardly bad in so many ways.

[DAMN iNATOR]

They should release classic version "J.O.B. Squad" logo tees if they want something for people who want to broadcast to the world that they're a loser.

Seriously. The two in Cool King's post look like bad SD! game signs for an equally badly-done CAW or something.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Anyone ever watch this guy, "Wrestling With Wregret" on YT or DM? He may not be the best, but he also doesn't come off as being someone he's not and has some interesting takes on a bunch of things.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Blue Pants is probably the least offensive wrestling t-shirt ever. It's more for ironic reasons though. Also, I kind of get what they were going for with the "We the People" design. :-\

[DAMN iNATOR]

I mean, I get the whole "right hand over your heart" in respect for America., but putting a picture of friggin' blue sweatpants on a t-shirt? I'm sorry, but that's just straight-up retarded.

[Big Vic]

Remember this shirt?

http://www.maniastore.com/catalog/images/T_quaker.jpg

[Cool King]

Remember this shirt?

http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/1/6/3/3/2/1/5/webimg/666764864_o.jpg

[Innovator]

https://uproxx.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/bayley.png?w=650

[Cool King]

Remember this shirt?

http://www.maniastore.com/catalog/images/T_quaker.jpg

I wonder if anyone actually bought that T-shirt.

The only pictures I've ever seen of it are the WWEShop pictures.

I've never seen pictures of anyone wearing it or it being in someone's room or whatever.

[Big Vic]

I think HHH had a parody shirt too.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Bram re-signs with prison.

<img src="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Bram-New-Contract-600x250.jpg" class="mainImage" data-bm="12">

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

I think HHH had a parody shirt too.

He had "Game Over" "You're damn right I'm over"

[Innovator]

You can suspend someone from a per diem contract?

[Big Vic]

He had "Game Over" "You're damn right I'm over"
No it was like "Preparation HHH" or something.

[VSG]

WWE released Zahra Schreiber due to inapproporiate and offensive remarks she made that were recently brought to out attention

What a shocker

[screech]

Was that jobber shirt for real?

[Cool King]

Sure was.

[screech]

lol that is terrible

[DAMN iNATOR]

Remember this shirt?

http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/1/6/3/3/2/1/5/webimg/666764864_o.jpg

That's not a shirt, it's a shart.

[Sepholio]

lol @ Bram.

[Innovator]

First Bram is arrested, Zahra is released, shooting at Performance Center, now Eric's secretary is in a coma.

[Innovator]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BREAKING NEWS
Bram unfortunately cannot sign a new multi year contract due to being unable to smuggle a pen into jail <a href="http://t.co/t76RCiUZxD">pic.twitter.com/t76RCiUZxD</a></p>&mdash; TNA Breaking News (@TNABreakingNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/TNABreakingNews/status/638386271245758464">August 31, 2015</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Simple Fan]

What did Bram do?

[Cool King]

What did Bram do?

Apparently, he's been charged with two felony counts of domestic battery by strangulation and false imprisonment.

[Cool King]

I didn't even know who he was so I had to look him up.

I didn't know he was married to Charlotte or that he's English.

[Simple Fan]

Did he beat up Charlotte?

[Cool King]

Charlotte wasn't involved.

[Innovator]

Apparently they're divorced/separated/NAITCHING

[Big Vic]

Charlotte would got him in the Figure 8! WOOOO!

[Nicky Fives]

Glad to see Charlotte taking after her father, may break his record for most Flair marriages....

[VSG]

I didn't even know who he was so I had to look him up.

I didn't know he was married to Charlotte or that he's English.

Kenneth Cameron from the Ascension

[Cool King]

Ahh that was him!?

I remember there being a vignette with Konnor and an Englishman that played before they debuted on NXT or something like that, but I didn't know the Englishman was him.

[Emperor Smeat]

http://i.imgur.com/2pwel3t.gif

[Cool King]

E-C-DUB! E-C-DUB! E-C-DUB! E-C-DUB!

[Black Widow]

What a shockerI did NAZI this coming.

[VSG]

Ahh that was him!?

I remember there being a vignette with Konnor and an Englishman that played before they debuted on NXT or something like that, but I didn't know the Englishman was him.

Same guy, got fired from WWE for being arrested (drunk and fought with a cop) in 2012, went to TNA and history repeated.

[Emperor Smeat]

<iframe src="https://vine.co/v/eI5DQb0WAMY/embed/simple" width="300" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><script src="https://platform.vine.co/static/scripts/embed.js"></script>

[Lock Jaw]

Thought he was still married to Charlotte... I guess good that she got away from that guy....

[DAMN iNATOR]

I did NAZI this coming.

Bad pun. :n:

[Mercenary]

Bad pun. :n:


Well Aj Lee's is a shit poster what the hell do you want? And this coming from a shit poster

[Lock Jaw]

I enjoy puns.... always feel like it is a wasted opportunity when people say "no pun intended".... people should strive to make as many puns as they can in the time they have on this planet...

[Sepholio]

LOL STD gave me my first neg rep in years because I don't like Seth Rollins. What a petty little bitch lmao. Probably still mad I whooped his candy ass in KoTF.

U MAD BRO? ;)

[Droford]

https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/3j50gc/the_zigglerrusev_feud_should_end_with_the_two_of/

Probably the best possible outcome of the Rusev/Ziggler feud at this point.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Charlotte is on the market? WOOOOOOO!</font> :shifty:

[Mr. Nerfect]

Can't believe how terrible this Dolph/Rusev/Lana/Summer stuff is.

[Mr. Nerfect]

WWE needs more Cesaro in a Suit.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Cesaro will also get a trillion times more over if he learns to do the upside-down bump ala Ray Stevens. In a suit.

[Black Widow]

Bad pun. :n:Your avi isn't much better.


Well Aj Lee's is a shit poster what the hell do you want? And this coming from a shit posterA random stranger on the internet doesn't like me:'(

[Mr. Nerfect]

This bullshit with Nikki Bella going for the Divas Title record should really have AJ Lee coming back and ending the reign. In a mask. As Spider Lady.

[Mr. Nerfect]

When is Zeb Colter going to return to the WWE and start slapping Jack Swagger and making him win matches?

[Innovator]

This bullshit with Nikki Bella going for the Divas Title record should really have AJ Lee coming back and ending the reign. In a mask. As Spider Lady.

I love how they're pushing that she's going for the record but hasn't defended it on a long ass time

[Mr. Nerfect]

Oddly enough, I've been reading some stats on the reign. Nikki has actually defended the Divas Title more than AJ did. :-\

[Mr. Nerfect]

AJ went like 70 days without defending it.

[Innovator]

There also wasn't a giant spotlight on her breaking a record

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>It does amuse me that they're going to this length to have her break a pretty meaningless record just because Vince or whoever thinks it will upset AJ and therefore possibly upset Punk by osmosis. I guarantee they do not give one iota of a shit.

Seriously if the longest reigning Divas champ were anybody else...WWE never would have even acknowledged it, and Nikki probably would have dropped it to one of the new girls at Battleground if not earlier.</font>

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

AJ went like 70 days without defending it.

Nikki hasn't defended since Japan which was pretty much a house show title defense. MITB is the last time she defended with a chance of her losing it. That's 79 days.

[Lock Jaw]

Just find it ridiculous how Saxon on Raw was all "oh! Can Nikki Bella make history, or is Charlotte going to change all that?!"

When Charlotte's title shot is set for after Nikki breaks the record.

[Big Vic]

If they were doing it to piss off punk the probably would have ended her first reign sooner or not give her the title 2 more times in the first place.

It probably has to do with filming of total divas honestly.

[Big Vic]

Just find it ridiculous how Saxon on Raw was all "oh! Can Nikki Bella make history, or is Charlotte going to change all that?!"

When Charlotte's title shot is set for after Nikki breaks the record.Does Charlotte get the shot at NOC or is it like next week?

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

If they were going to try to piss off Punk they should probably know that he doesn't give a fuck.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Does Charlotte get the shot at NOC or is it like next week?

NOC.

[Mercenary]

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jlGB-To_D-Q" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>


Pipers theme with lyrics

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Piper's theme is Scotland the Brave. Band might have used some of it.

[Cool King]

Piper's theme is Scotland the Brave. Band might have used some of it.

No it's not.

Well, it probably was in TNA, but I would say that Piper had two well known themes in the WWE. One of them was "The Bonnie Lass o' Fyvie" and the other was "The Green Hills Of Tyrol".

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GyUZJxBSJGA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GNRqibe96_g" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[Jura]

With Ziggler's new outfit I'm getting a Mr. Perfect, HBK and Bret Hart vibe from him.

[road doggy dogg]

Wrestling legend Jimmy 'Superfly' Snuka charged in girlfriend's 1983 death (http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-jimmy-snuka-grand-jury-announcement-20150901-story.html)

[Jura]

http://image.forumcommunity.it/1/0/2/4/7/9/5/4/1441095575.jpg

[Jura]

Surfer Sting, Crow Sting, Joker Sting, Wolf pac Sting and now the elusive Military Sting:

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KemDpBaS14k" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PSH0eRKq1lE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Maybe all bagpipe music sounds the same but he used this in WWE.

[Cool King]

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PSH0eRKq1lE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Maybe all bagpipe music sounds the same but he used this in WWE.

When did he use that?

I can't recall him ever using "Scotland The Brave" as his entrance theme, but maybe I'm forgetting.

Was it in the 80's, 90's or when he returned in 2003?

[Cool King]

And no, not all bagpipe music sounds the same.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

The War to Settle the Score.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Its on his wiki too.

[Cool King]

The War to Settle the Score.

I had a feeling you would be talking about one of his entrances with a pipe band.

I don't really think that would count as an entrance theme, as it's a special entrance so it would be a special one off theme, I'm assuming.

That's sort of like claiming that one of Cena's entrance themes is this, as he used it during his special entrance at WrestleMania 22.

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jolXAYmc1xo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

I don't know though. When it comes to special entrance themes, it's up to the individual if they consider it an official theme or not. :-\

For me, it's not official.

[Savio]

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4eA1ZrmdmoA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[Damian Rey]

Love JR sometimes.

[Emperor Smeat]

Oddly enough, I've been reading some stats on the reign. Nikki has actually defended the Divas Title more than AJ did. :-\

Think that got debunked or was found out to be missing some info that made it skew pro-Nikki. Only thing that was true at the time was length between title matches.

The real breakdown with house shows and overall matches stuff missing which skews in AJ's favor as well: https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/3i32fi/the_real_facts_about_aj_lee_and_nikki_bellas/


It probably has to do with filming of total divas honestly.

Very likely since its been rumored before the Bellas managed to get Vince/Creative to drop the Total Divas restriction for the belt. Had to do with Vince not wanting storylines to get all messed up which is why the Total Divas stuff never involved the belt and was always dropped whenever the show took a seasonal break.

[Cool King]

It's most likely just me that thinks this, but I don't think the Diva's division will ever truly be taken seriously like it was between late 2001 and late 2006, for as long as Total Divas is around.

In my opinion, during that five year period, the Diva's division was at its best. You could tell that a lot of care, thought and attention was being put into it, and it did help that the majority of the division, actually, probably all of it, was comprised of women who could actually wrestle and cared a hell of a lot about wrestling.

These days, I can't help but think that Total Divas is just this ugly mark on the Diva's division. It's just there, being all tacky and such. I can't help but think that it's the main focus for some of the Divas and the writers, and that the Diva's division comes second, and that the division's main purpose now is to give a reason to advertise Total Divas.

I just think that if Total Divas goes away, then maybe the Diva's division would be taken more seriously, as it wouldn't have a reality show challenging it for attention.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I haven't cared for Nikki's reign, but let's not pretend AJ Lee's was crash-hot either.

[Mr. Nerfect]

It's most likely just me that thinks this, but I don't think the Diva's division will ever truly be taken seriously like it was between late 2001 and late 2006, for as long as Total Divas is around.

In my opinion, during that five year period, the Diva's division was at its best. You could tell that a lot of care, thought and attention was being put into it, and it did help that the majority of the division, actually, probably all of it, was comprised of women who could actually wrestle and cared a hell of a lot about wrestling.

These days, I can't help but think that Total Divas is just this ugly mark on the Diva's division. It's just there, being all tacky and such. I can't help but think that it's the main focus for some of the Divas and the writers, and that the Diva's division comes second, and that the division's main purpose now is to give a reason to advertise Total Divas.

I just think that if Total Divas goes away, then maybe the Diva's division would be taken more seriously, as it wouldn't have a reality show challenging it for attention.

I think that's a fair point to raise. I was watching RAW and got the message that they wanted Paige, Charlotte & Becky Lynch to be taken seriously as female athletes, but then Lana got into a brawl with Summer Rae and spent most of the time with her skirt around her chest. What sort of consistent message is being sent?

[Rammsteinmad]

I haven't cared about the divas division since forever, anyway.

[Emperor Smeat]

It's most likely just me that thinks this, but I don't think the Diva's division will ever truly be taken seriously like it was between late 2001 and late 2006, for as long as Total Divas is around.

In my opinion, during that five year period, the Diva's division was at its best. You could tell that a lot of care, thought and attention was being put into it, and it did help that the majority of the division, actually, probably all of it, was comprised of women who could actually wrestle and cared a hell of a lot about wrestling.

These days, I can't help but think that Total Divas is just this ugly mark on the Diva's division. It's just there, being all tacky and such. I can't help but think that it's the main focus for some of the Divas and the writers, and that the Diva's division comes second, and that the division's main purpose now is to give a reason to advertise Total Divas.

I just think that if Total Divas goes away, then maybe the Diva's division would be taken more seriously, as it wouldn't have a reality show challenging it for attention.

Probably not happening until the Bellas leave since its been teased in the past the show was their idea and just a platform for them to dominate the division.

Divas belt needs to go as well since that's also tied into Total Divas now and part of the stuff people want changed with the division. Should have started or been teased when Madusa/Blayze symbolically removed the classic Women's belt from the trash at the Hall of Fame. Could easily have set up a unification match at Night of Champs by now or tease its return as the prize for winning.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Whoever beats Nikki should call themselves the new Women's Champion. That won't happen, because the WWE loves the branding too much.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I still think that The Bellas and Alicia Fox being exiled from RAW and needing to survive on NXT would be a pretty interesting storyline that could really up their game and get them towards a position where they could be more important to the company.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Someone backstage reportedly claims that Bayley is "ungodly over." Like top star worthy.

[Simple Fan]

They need to bring 3 former women champions back and have Team Woman. Lita, Mickie James and Gail Kim would do and have them refuse to wrestle for the Divas title and they have a triple threat to crown a new WWE World Women's Champion.

[Mercenary]

They need to bring 3 former women champions back and have Team Woman. Lita, Mickie James and Gail Kim would do and have them refuse to wrestle for the Divas title and they have a triple threat to crown a new WWE World Women's Champion.

Gail wont be back. She hates VKM

[Simple Fan]

To bad because she could do wonders for the Divas division.

[Mr. Nerfect]

That would be a good angle. You want this thing to have heat, have a female talent take direct issue with Vince McMahon on his perception of female athletes over the years.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Gail Kim would be PERFECT for it.