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[Mr. Nerfect]

Nice. It is something. I don't understand why the WWE isn't still using Zeb Colter. The man was such a pleasure on the mic.

[Mr. Nerfect]

It actually really bothers me how the WWE has squandered Jack Swagger. No, the guy isn't perfect. There's something that doesn't really "click" about the guy. Part of it is his booking, sure, but maybe he also appears a little too "clean," if you know what I mean? But the guy is so fucking crisp in the ring. He looks good whether he's putting a beating on a guy or taking one (I'm genuinely surprised at how sympathetic he is working face). He was really hurt by not getting *anything* over Rusev, I think. No, I don't think he should have "decisively won the feud" or anything like that; but one win here to get some revenge for Zeb would have been nice.

The shtick where Colter would slap Swagger in the face to psych him up was actually pretty over. People reacted to it. There's still hope for the guy to do something, but they just seem afraid to give him any sort of sustained credibility.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I'm still behind the idea of a Cesaro/Ziggler tag team. If you have no designs to use either of them in a major singles capacity, then why not put them together and let them bounce off each other for a while. Dolph is a tremendous seller that people care about; Cesaro is great at showing fire on comebacks. Dolph has got personality and might help to bring it out of Cesaro.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Cesaro would also be killing it in this program against The Wyatts. It would have made perfect sense to inject him as a guy looking to prove himself. He's teamed with Dean Ambrose in the past (and they had great chemistry, as Cesaro seems to have with almost everyone), and having the balls to stand up to The Wyatt Family without having a real personal issue with them could earn the ire of Bray Wyatt and have been used as a segue to get Wyatt off Reigns in the future. Plus, Bray could subtly put Cesaro over for being someone who went after Wyatt instead of vice versa.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Cesaro vs. Luke Harper? Yes please.

[erickman]

yeah we had a swagger sighting in the lumberjack match, I wish he and zev would move to nxt let him tag with james storm

[Mr. Nerfect]

A Storm/Swagger tag team would have an interesting dynamic, that's for sure.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I know plans are probably to run Finn Balor vs. Samoa Joe through the fall and into the winter, but Joe coming up to win the US Title from Cena would make a lot of sense for the main roster right now. The ratings are slipping, so they could use a bit of an infusion of fresh blood. There are mumbles that The Rock might be coming back to do some stuff -- but is he going to be on RAW every week? The thing with the part-timers is that they don't always have that episodic presence.

I'm not saying Joe would be an instant ratings fix or change the game entirely; but he would shake things up and introduce a full-time guy with the presence of being a real player -- especially if he beats John Cena at Hell in a Cell or something. They would never do this, but if they had Joe force Cena to tap-out? Man, that would be hectic. Cena could use the tapping as an excuse to "find himself." He lives by the mantra "Never Give Up," but along came a new cat that made him do just that. Joe is a long-time friend and a guy who broke into the business with him, and he has utmost respect for Joe, but he needs to move away in order to come back the John Cena he knows he can be.

This could also be used as a springboard for Cena vs. Taker, if that's the route they want to go for WrestleMania. Cena needing to find something to prove himself could be a huge motivator in challenging the legend to a match at the big show.

The thing with Joe is that he's no spring chicken. He's 36, which is around when they say workers put it all together in the ring the best, but given the style guys work these days, it might be a bit earlier than that. There's no real sense in "holding off" on Joe. If you want the guy to return the investment you've put in him (which, granted, may not be huge right now), then giving him a big rub and making him a player out the gate is probably the best way to do it. The guy's also got a presentation that lends itself to lots of merchandise. Maybe it won't be as colorful as Cena's, but it could be pumped out -- shirts, towels, wrist-bands, etc. He could be presented as humble enough to be liked by the kids (and respected by them, especially if Cena gives him the nod and taps out), and he's cool and edgy enough to keep the older demographics tuning in. He could pretty much be what they want Roman Reigns to be, only admittedly less ripped (although his look works for him).

[Mr. Nerfect]

And when you put the belt on Joe, have him keep up the John Cena US Title Open Challenge. Even keep the name so people keep thinking "Cena." It could be a sign of respect, but with a flare of show-boating.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

So Crews doesn't win? Think they will kill his undefeated streak so quick?

[Emperor Smeat]

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Meltzer said that Vince was mad that the Rusev/Lana engagement story broke on TMZ and it ruined the kayfabe angle on RAW with Summer/Lana/Ziggler/Rusev. He says WWE does work with TMZ about breaking stories but Vince was not happy about this one. He talked about Lana going on social media and showing the engagement ring that Rusev bought her weeks ago, but more often then not Lana/Rusev stayed in Kayfabe most of the time but then went ahead and broke kayfabe by doing that. He could see why Vince would have a problem because he doesn't understand why you would blow your own angle the entire world can see it. Dave goes on to say he doesn't think the angle is dead but they could retool it who knows.

Blue Pants (Leva Bates) is not expected to be used going forward. She was never under contract. It ruffled a lot of feathers that she had gotten over in a quirky way and there was heat with her. They had continued to use her because she got over in that cult way, in the sense fans were chanting for her at the road shows and they knew she’d get a big pop in Brooklyn. But once Alexa Bliss beat her, that was pretty much supposed to be the end of her.
Supposedly the female lockeroom resented the very favorable part-time deal she had and NXT management didn't like how she rubbed people the wrong way backstage.

Lucha Underground announcing a second season was of interest to WWE because we’re told there were three wrestlers under contract to Lucha Underground that they were interested in. Angelico are Ricochet are two of the names. Ricochet lives in Orlando already, as he’s the roommate of Apollo Crews. If they can sign him, it’s already been talked about fast tracking him to matches with Finn Balor, but he’s got a seven-year contract with Lucha Underground and New Japan was looking at doing a lot with him as well.

In regards to Season Two, Alberto Del Rio/Patron might not be available for tapings mostly due to commitments in Mexico and being upset with LU management over supposed broken promises.

The reason they did another injury angle with Kurt Angle, even though he beat Eric Young on Bound for Glory, is that with the next few months of television already taped in July, while he was recovering from his latest surgery, they had to do another injury to take him out again.
Very similar to the Matt Hardy situation with TNA being really short sighted with plans. Knew full well that if they went in a certain direction, it would cause a lot of problems with the taped stuff and yet still did it.

The final TNA U.S. house show tour of the year, from 10/29 to 11/1, was cancelled due to poor advances. TNA evidently claimed it was due to logistical problems, and advances were fine. If the advances were fine, the shows would have been run. Talent was notified on 10/9, making it pretty difficult to get new bookings three weeks out. According to people on the show, when talent was told about the cancellations, they were told they were getting partial pay for the dates, “although not a lot.” That tells you something when the advances are so bad that the company makes out better with partial pay, but saving the costs of actually doing the show and the trans. This was a major loss of confidence, because sources at WWE, Lucha Underground, New Japan and AAA all confirmed getting phone calls from talent inquiring about the possibility of coming in. WWE is very much in the idea they can pick and choose. Unless it’s a real big star, we’re told Lucha Underground and AAA want talent that already has experience in the Lucha style.

The 9 p.m. airing of Impact on 10/14 garnered 247,000 viewers, down from last week's 335,000 viewers. This ended the several week run of the audience rising. Impact's replay did 82,000, down from last week's 112,000 viewers. Impact's total viewers - 327,000, down from last week's 447,000 viewers.

The 10/8 edition of Ring Of Honor brought in 174,000 viewers, down just slightly from last week's 175,000 viewers. This was the second highest audience ever for the 11 PM timeslot for the series.

Lots of talk regarding The Freebirds to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame this year in Dallas. For one, Michael Hayes is still with the company and they like to have at least one inductee with ties to the history of wrestling in the area. The Von Erichs are already in, and I don’t see them putting in area legends like Gary Hart, Bruiser Brody, Johnny Valentine, or Gene Kiniski. For one, none are alive. Last year they didn’t induct any Bay Area legends. Ray Stevens was on the list, they were even collecting his memorabilia for doing so, but then made the call against him, likely because Vince doesn’t like to remind people that so many wrestlers passed away young.

Here are some notes on the difference between the audience that watches Raw on Monday and Smackdown on Thursday. Essentially, Raw averages 40 years old and Smackdown is quite a big older when it comes to viewership. Only 47 percent of the people 18-34 that watch Raw watch Smackdown. In 35-49, that increases to 55 percent. Over the age of 50, it’s 78 percent so it’s those over the age of 50 that are most likely to be watching both shows.

With John Cena about to take a hiatus from the road, McMahon is in panic mode about preventing the ratings for Raw from sliding even further. However, his solution to the problem doesn’t involve making any significant creative changes or altering the presentation of the show. Rather, he’s looking to have WWE’s biggest part-time Superstars appear on television more often.

There have been talks with Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker about appearing more. Both have been agreeable to making more appearances since they’re being paid head and shoulders above what anybody else makes per date, including Cena.

McMahon has also reached out to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson about returning to WWE, even if just for a small handful of appearances to spark interest. The WWE Chairman and CEO wants Johnson to return as soon as possible.

Furthermore, the USA Network is paying WWE $15 million per year for that third hour of Raw, which is significant. A loss of that revenue would cause a major negative effect on the price of WWE stock.
Rumors going around the net at the moment regarding Vince/WWE panicking over ratings and a big rift developing between those that know something needs changing and those that don't want to. Doesn't come from the usual sheet sources which is why its best to take this with a huge grain of salt.


Some other sheet news includes:

Recent article on WWE.com focused on indie promotion Evole and the 5 stars they'd like to show up or be more active in NXT. http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/evolve-wrestling-hottest-prospects-wwe-nxt-28054230
Evolve recently addressed rumors of them having a deal with the WWE by basically giving a vague non-answer. Implied the answer to be "yes" without actually saying it.
During a recent interview, Jerry Lawler teased Smackdown might become a weekly live show at some point next year. http://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe-smackdown/2015/10/15/9546355/smackdown-live-2016-jerry-lawler
In a "WWE Did You Know" type fact, Seth Rollins currently has the 12th longest WWE title reign for 1st time champs and needs another 3 months to beat Billy Graham as the longest non-turn heel run as champ. https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/3ovr9n/seth_rollins_is_the_12th_longest_reigning_first/
Indie promotion 2CW announced they are shutting down on December 20th. https://www.facebook.com/2CWWrestling
RAW's Canadian rating is expected to tank really bad next week due to the Blue Jays playoffs game and Canadian Elections taking place that day.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

All of the WrestleMania Travel Packages have sold out already. That is looking good for the WWE. Booking and ratings be damned.

[Bad News Gertner]

Jericho's Podcast have been on fire lately. Awesome interview with the Dudleyz and his 25th anniversary show with Cyrus/Jackyl, Lance Storm and Dr.Luther was the funniest wrestling podcast I've ever heard. Holy fuck was it good. Listened to it 3 times.

[Volare]

Thanks meatball for putting that pic of Bliss up there....


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[DAMN iNATOR]

I could honestly foresee the "Vince snd co. In panic mode backstage" story being completely true. Not only does RAW stand to lose a lot in ratings, but what about revenue from the sales of Cena's merch as well.

And if it were to happen, I'd LOVE to see Rock make a few sporadic appearances. Maybe he could be used to make Reigns look like a slightly to moderately more palatable main-eventer and/or VERY long-term WWE WHC.

[The CyNick]

Remember reading something earlier in the year or maybe last year about Hunter having some control over Smackdown for stuff but not enough for any real impact. Vince still gets final say over everything and anything special or unique on Smackdown quickly gets tossed to RAW for rematches and priority.

You know what else Vince has final say on? NXT. Everyone loves that show.

[Innovator]

He has it but doesn't use it, according to HHH on a conference call. HHH gets the final say, but if Vince really wanted something done, he'd do it.

[Frank Drebin]

Vince doesn't care about nxt because that's just on the stupid internet.....

[The CyNick]

Regardless of any of that, though, I hate the idea of someone like Cesaro not going anywhere simply because "Vince finds him boring". It's been said countless times over the years that Vince has lost touch of what people want to see, and I gotta say it's fucking right (assuming everything we read online is somewhat true).

If Vince retired tomorrow and Triple H and Steph took complete control, I bet guys like Cesaro would most certainly start to take a more prominent role in the product.

And yes, Cesaro does get good reactions in Des Moines Iowa or anywhere else. Unless we're watching completely different shows. But nobody can ever face Cena and get a better reaction than a "Lets go Cena/Cena sucks" chant.

I don't know. I haven't heard an interview with HHH giving his opinion on Cesaro. Maybe there are attitude issues we don't know about. Maybe it is just Vince doesn't like him. Nobody knows what goes on behind closed doors. And those that claim to know are carnies.

In a creative environment its up to the head of creative to use his instincts in what will work and what won't. If his instinct is that Cesaro is just meh, he may be wrong, but i know he's right more often than wrong.

I think we're on the same page. We would both like to see Cesaro get a nice singles program to sink his teeth into. And then judge him after. But it may not be in the cards. To me it doesn't make me want to stop watching RAW.

[The CyNick]

He has it but doesn't use it, according to HHH on a conference call. HHH gets the final say, but if Vince really wanted something done, he'd do it.

Exactly

So he likes what he sees. Vince and Hunter are on the same page that the show appeals to a different portion of the audience than RAW.

But if you think Vince is out of touch, he would look at NXT, and say nope were changing everything so it looks like RAW.

[The CyNick]

Vince doesn't care about nxt because that's just on the stupid internet.....

So is the stupid WWE Network though

[Innovator]

Exactly

So he likes what he sees. Vince and Hunter are on the same page that the show appeals to a different portion of the audience than RAW.

But if you think Vince is out of touch, he would look at NXT, and say nope were changing everything so it looks like RAW.

I think it shows that Vince at least trusts HHH enough to let him do this thing in NXT. HHH knows his audience for it and plans accordingly.

Plus, Vince must think something is working right with NXT if they sell out the Barclays Center for the "developmental" brand.

[The CyNick]

I think it shows that Vince at least trusts HHH enough to let him do this thing in NXT. HHH knows his audience for it and plans accordingly.

Plus, Vince must think something is working right with NXT if they sell out the Barclays Center for the "developmental" brand.

Right, but the point is the product is a little different from RAW and yet Vince allows it air. I never hear people on the Internet say "NXT shows Vince is out of touch". Yet Vince has a say on NXT. So if green lights NXT how out of touch can he be?

[Damian Rey]

His approval or allowance of the show is not the same as being involved with its direction. It's pretty clear that he has little if anything to do with the show given its presentation and direction.

[thekrow]

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A mysterious new face showing up in CHW?


???


Who could this be?


Will he show up at GENIE IN THE LAMP 3?


Make sure to stay tuned!


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[Sixx]

Why is he grinning like an idiot?

Looks so forced.

[Jura]

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[The CyNick]

His approval or allowance of the show is not the same as being involved with its direction. It's pretty clear that he has little if anything to do with the show given its presentation and direction.

How is that clear?

Are you in meetings with him regarding NXT? Do you talk to Vince or Hunter?

The only public information is that Vince has final say. Reading and hearing stories about him, I don't think he would just leave NXT and not care what goes on. I agree that Hunter likely has the biggest hand in the creative direction, but it's naive to think Vince has nothing to do with it.

[Damian Rey]

We actually have Hunter confirming NXT is his baby and he runs the show. He's said it. Several times. It's widely known to this point.

[Simple Fan]

With NXT Takeover: Unstoppable running tomorrow, interest in NXT has reached a fever pitch. Triple H held a media conference call today to talk about the special, as well as the NXT brand in general. During the call, HHH was asked about how CEO Vince McMahon feels about the brand, and most notably Vince's reaction to WrestleMania weekend.

"He was blown away," said Triple H. "I didn't know he was going to come until the last minute. He just dropped me a note and said he'd be there in a bit"

Triple H then noted that Vince McMahon gave him the finances and opportunity to create something special at NXT, and that McMahon was impressed with what he did. However, there were hurdles that Triple H and NXT faced getting to run a show during WrestleMania weekend.

"They saw the success of what we were doing from a television standpoint," explained Triple H. "They were excited about it. San Jose was a tipping point. That all came together last minute for the facility, and I jumped on it. I had to jump through a lot of hoops to convince people that it was the right thing to do. I pushed for it hard and executed it. Vince was on board, but he was getting a lot of push back for it."

Triple H said that the show was a huge paradigm shift for NXT, and got a lot of executives on board, saying "You couldn't stand in that building and not think 'Holy sh-t, this is something special.'"

During the call, Triple H also said that Vince McMahon doesn't watch NXT religiously, but Triple H will often show him things that he needs to see. He mentioned that when McMahon needs something for a particular segment, he'll pitch it, which is what happened with Kevin Owens this week.

Interview HHH did and pretty much says Vince is just the money man and will only pitch something when he really wants something.

[Damian Rey]

How do you know? Where you there?

[The CyNick]

We actually have Hunter confirming NXT is his baby and he runs the show. He's said it. Several times. It's widely known to this point.

Nobody is disputing its his show. I'm saying if Vince didn't support what was going on his TV, it wouldn't go out there. By allowing it to air, he's green lighting it. If he was out of touch as people claim, he would nix it, and want everything to look like RAW.

What you guys fail to grasp is RAW looks different from SD, from PPVs, from NXT, because it's meant to appeal to a wider audience. It's not that Vince is out of touch, it's just that the shows are different.

It wasn't that long ago that HHH was the villain of the IWC for holding everyone back and booking himself strong. Now he can do no wrong. What you're missing is that Vince approves it all. Nothing airs without his blessing. Unless you are in the upper echelon of creative meetings (ie Vince, Steph, Hunter, Dunn) you don't know whether or not Vince is out of touch.

[thekrow]

Why is he grinning like an idiot?

Looks so forced.

Hes probably smiling either because he just got a CHW contract


OR


Hes planning something sinister!


Either way, I think we have to check out GENIE IN THE LAMP 3 this weekend to see who this is and what he is up to!

[The CyNick]

Interview HHH did and pretty much says Vince is just the money man and will only pitch something when he really wants something.

He also said Vince can do whatever he wants on the show. That's the key.

Hunter has been booking with Vince since Russo left, so I would think more often than not Hunter would know what Vince wants to see.

The point isn't who is doing the day to day booking. If Vince was out of touch he would take a look at NXT TV and want it changed. The point I'm trying to drive home is he doesn't. So how can he be in touch with NXT and out of touch with RAW?

Are the Network Specials good? Is he out of touch there?

I think the real problem is some of you don't like that one or two guys are not higher on the card, so you paint this picture that all of the booking and creative sucks. Couldn't be further from the truth.

[Damian Rey]

Nobody is disputing its his show. I'm saying if Vince didn't support what was going on his TV, it wouldn't go out there. By allowing it to air, he's green lighting it. If he was out of touch as people claim, he would nix it, and want everything to look like RAW.

What you guys fail to grasp is RAW looks different from SD, from PPVs, from NXT, because it's meant to appeal to a wider audience. It's not that Vince is out of touch, it's just that the shows are different.

It wasn't that long ago that HHH was the villain of the IWC for holding everyone back and booking himself strong. Now he can do no wrong. What you're missing is that Vince approves it all. Nothing airs without his blessing. Unless you are in the upper echelon of creative meetings (ie Vince, Steph, Hunter, Dunn) you don't know whether or not Vince is out of touch.

Vince allowing or green lighting the show and being out of touch are not directly related. He's not involved in NXT, as blatantly stated by Hunter himself. He's got nothing to do with it other than financing the product.

Vince being out of touch also has zero to do with knowing the upper echelons of creative. It's a opinion shared by many given that Vince is the final say the company's primary program and that it's common knowledge he runs and calls most of not all the shots on the creative direction of such. Given that it's been ages since I consistently found myself invested in what is presented on television, and that they've yet develop any performers beyond meandering mid card acts despite crowd reactions and support yearning for otherwise, and that it's widely assumed and known Vince is head honcho and responsible for creative direction, it's of my opinion he's or of touch with what his fans want.

[The CyNick]

Vince allowing or green lighting the show and being out of touch are not directly related. He's not involved in NXT, as blatantly stated by Hunter himself. He's got nothing to do with it other than financing the product.

Vince being out of touch also has zero to do with knowing the upper echelons of creative. It's a opinion shared by many given that Vince is the final say the company's primary program and that it's common knowledge he runs and calls most of not all the shots on the creative direction of such. Given that it's been ages since I consistently found myself invested in what is presented on television, and that they've yet develop any performers beyond meandering mid card acts despite crowd reactions and support yearning for otherwise, and that it's widely assumed and known Vince is head honcho and responsible for creative direction, it's of my opinion he's or of touch with what his fans want.

So we're ignoring

The Shield
Wyatt Family
Brock Lesnar 2.0
Daniel Bryan
Kevin Owens

All recent acts that have gotten to main event status. Did they slip through the cracks?

[Emperor Smeat]

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[#1-norm-fan]

Remember when "Fandangoing" became a thing and WWE awkwardly tried to make it their thing the next night on Raw like someone's weird, out of touch grandpa trying to be "hip to the youngsters"?

[Damian Rey]

Except outside of Lesnar, who only recently became a main event attraction and was instead wasting time wrestling Triple H, none of those acts are main event status. None. Hell, Lesnar is about to wrestle Taker for the third time. He's wrestled Big Show twice, Hunter 3x, Cena 3x, and Taker 3x since coming back. Other than Reigns and Rollins being sprinkled in, it's been the same repetitive matchup for arguably their biggest draw.

Rollins is jobber who is made t look lesser than his competition despite being the champion. Ambrose and Reigns have been spinning their wheels with no advancement in the least year and a half, as evident by the fact Ambrose is STILL in a feud with Bray Wyatt.

Speaking of Wyatt, he went from feuding with Ambrose, to a short term, no gain feud with Undertaker, to feuding again with Reigns and Ambrose. They've done absolutely nothing of note with Wyatt since his Cena feud. He hasn't seen the main event yet. Not sure why you pegged him as a "main event act".

Daniel Bryan was pushed down to feud with Kane while the Shield took over the Authority angle, and then pushed down further when he returned from injury.

Kevin Owens is in a feud with Ryback, after a short feud with Cesaro. Two guys who have been meaningless after a once hot but now over exposed feud with Cena.

You have the right to feel differently, but I don't find seeing guys do the same shit for years on end, getting nowhere despite having both the talent and fan support ( Ambrose and Wyatt specifically) to become more prominent, as riveting, compelling or progressive television.

Not to mention, what exactly does that have to do with NXT and Vince basically being Ted Turner to the product, as in he's there in money only? Are you trying to defer from the topic? Fact is, NXT is run by Hunter, and despite having the pull to do so, Vince does not, by choice, involve himself in the product and it's clear to see when compared to the product he does invest time in.

[Simple Fan]

He also said Vince can do whatever he wants on the show. That's the key.

The point isn't who is doing the day to day booking. If Vince was out of touch he would take a look at NXT TV and want it changed. The point I'm trying to drive home is he doesn't. So how can he be in touch with NXT and out of touch with RAW?

I think the real problem is some of you don't like that one or two guys are not higher on the card, so you paint this picture that all of the booking and creative sucks. Couldn't be further from the truth.

How is Vince can do anything he wants the key? He can but he doesn't. From what I have seen it seems Vince just pitches things for guys that are on the main roster.

Vince doesnt control everything in NXT like he does Raw. So for you to say he's not out of touch because he doesn't nix NXT is crazy. The dude doesn't even watch NXT so one could actually argue that he is out of touch because he doesn't watch the hottest promotion in the world right now.

I dont have a problem with people being low on the card, its the card itself. With 5 hours of national TV time you would think every one would have something. I mean hell throw every one you don't have any thing for in to tag teams or somthing. Every week Raw is one big Seth Rollins storyline that usually sucks and is predictable as hell. Everyone is on the same level except for Cena. The divas revolution is a joke. That's even more proof that Vince is out of touch since NXT has had no problem presenting their "women".

[Rammsteinmad]

Any time I watch NXT, the fans are super into the product. Hell, even the women's matches gets huge pops.

Meanwhile in WWE, we're regularly greeted with "boring" chants, or constant "what" chants to faces, or "please retire" chants to guys like Big Show who has done the same thing every year for the last ten years.

Regardless of who's overseeing what shows, NXT seems to be doing something right because their product is hot! It's a formula WWE should follow more on Raw, and then their flagship show might actually be half as entertaining as it use to be.

But hey, what do I know? I only come on to TPWW every Tuesday for the last year to see reports of Raw hitting the "lowest rating ever". WWE sucks these days. Vince is out of touch. He has no idea what his audience wants.

[Emperor Smeat]

Remember when "Fandangoing" became a thing and WWE awkwardly tried to make it their thing the next night on Raw like someone's weird, out of touch grandpa trying to be "hip to the youngsters"?

Or the inverse of them failing to capitalize for a long time on how popular the "YES" chant was becoming outside of wrestling.

If it was Cena or any other hand picked star by the WWE, no doubt they would have been more active or acknowledge the pop culture aspect a lot sooner. Was during the time of them being rumored thinking it was just the chant that was over or just a fad and not Bryan as the real reason. Tried to "give" the chant to Big Show or downplay it thinking it would just get weaker when the opposite happened instead.

[Damian Rey]

Or telling Bryan to chant no instead and not trying to ride the wave and turning him face sooner.

[Mercenary]

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[Lock Jaw]

Or telling Bryan to chant no instead and not trying to ride the wave and turning him face sooner.

I thought the "no" stuff was brilliant.....

[Lock Jaw]

Furthermore, I am tired of people saying that they want WWE to do what they do with NXT, but on the main show.

This simply just is not possible. There's a lot they can do to improve, but it is impossible to try to mimic the NXT model with the main roster.

[Frank Drebin]

100%

Nxt is an hour a week with 4 (?) Ppvs a year vs. 3 hours of live tv, 2 hours of taped tv (not to mention Superstars and Main Event) and at least a dozen ppvs a year.

That's just for starters.

[Frank Drebin]

Oh and it's also just supposed to be a "minor league" type proving ground, not the finished product.

[Lock Jaw]

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[Lock Jaw]

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[Lock Jaw]

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[Emperor Smeat]

Dirtsheets sponsored by The Rock's #1 fan ... The Rock:
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Harry Smith has announced that he has acquired the trademark rights to use the British Bulldog name. In the below announcement, he also confirms that going forward in NOAH he will be billed as “The British Bulldog Davey Boy Smith Jr”…

“A big announcement to be made! Ownership and trademark of the name “British Bulldog” has been granted, won and paid by me. Now going forward in Pro Wrestling NOAH I will be known as the “British Bulldog” Davey Boy Smith Jr.”

Wrestlingdvdnetwork.com has confirmed that a Shane McMahon DVD will be released sometime in May. WWE is also considering releasing “Best of the United States Championship” in May, so they may decide not to release Shane O’Mac’s DVD. The uncertainty may be caused by the uncertainty of Shane being involved with the DVD.

"Not too long after i was back working, Vince had a meeting with a few of us, including myself, 'Taker, and Hunter, and he told us how we needed to start building up these younger guys.

That's when Vince laid out his plans. He said, "Hunter, you're going to work with Sheamus and start building him. Shawn, you're going to work with Miz and start building him. And 'Taker, you're going to work with Drew McIntyre and start building him."
Excerpt from a book called "My Favorite Match" that included WWE wrestlers telling stories of their own. The matches HBK mentions would have happened at Mania 26 before Vince eventually dropped the plans since he felt none of the young guys were ready/worthy yet. Longer part of the HBK story from NeoGAF's monthly wrestling thread: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=181911593&postcount=9959

It was reported earlier that AAA star Myzteziz, Luis Ignacio Urive Alvirde would be leaving the promotion.

The former / ‘original’ Sin Cara in WWE, Alvirde apparently walked out on the promotion but then said later he would join CMLL after fulfilling his obligations to AAA, and would resume working as ‘Mistico’, the name he is most known for, leading to some confusion.

The Wrestling Observer Newsletter is reporting AAA owns the Myzteziz name, and may have someone else work the gimmick, similar to WWE owning the ‘Sin Cara’ name and having a new wrestler wear the mask. As far as Alvirde working as Mistico, it’s being said he doesn’t want to return to using that name, even though CMLL owns it. He did previously claim he owned the Sin Cara name, which is untrue, and the name might actually hurt his image with Mexican fans.
The new name he ended up deciding on was Mistico 2.0 as a loophole to get around CMLL's ownership of the name.

"I've approached them. Dusty (Rhodes) approached them on my behalf. For whatever reason, the office has their favorite guys. I understand that. One of the first deals I made when I signed with Vince McMahon was that when I was done that I wanted to coach. It's water under the bridge, it ain't going to happen. It's never going to happen," Animal said.

Animal singled out the Performance Center needing tag team wrestling coaching in particular. He said that there's a lot of favoritism involved in who gets jobs right now, and he things that coaching the tag division is crucial.

"You have to have guys coaching who know tag team wrestling. You have to have the experience. The business has to get away from 'this guy is my buddy, so he gets a job,'" said Animal.
Part of a recent the interview Road Warrior Animal had with Jobbing Out podcast. https://soundcloud.com/jobbingout/jobbing-out-october-15-2015

I can tell you one we did on Rhyno. We were doing some shows in Tennessee and he was staying at my house with Billy Gunn. Billy and I went out drinking the night before the show and so we made Rhyno drive the next day. We were going to Jackson, Tennessee and my brother is a police officer there – and he looks nothing like me. So I had my brother pull us over and mess with Rhyno. He did the whole windows down, hands on the steering wheel business…

Meanwhile, I'm throwing fries and they're hitting Rhyno on the head and he's cussing at me. My brother asks for his license and registration and Rhyno gives him the license but says he doesn't know where the registration is because it's my (Storm's) car. My brother asks, "What's his name" and Rhyno said: "I don't know", which didn't go down well with my brother. Rhyno explained that he didn't know my real name because we're all professional wrestlers, but my brother said he didn't watch wrestling. He then asked Rhyno if he'd been drinking and Rhyno told him no at which point I shouted out that Rhyno was actually on steroids!

Billy, who wasn't in on the joke, was completely shocked by this point. My brother then pulled Rhyno out of the car and gave him the drinking test. Meanwhile, I have some bullets in the back of my truck, because I often target shoot. I held up a bullet from the window and shouted, "Officer, he's got a gun on him!" Rhyno, in complete shock, looked at me then turned around and saw that my brother had his taser aimed at him and was screaming at him to put his hands on his head. Rhyno reached up, but my brother kept telling him to reach higher. At that point, my brother told Rhyno he was taking him to jail. He takes Rhyno to the car and puts one hand behind his back and cuffs him.

I get out of the car, come running over and hit my brother from behind. He goes down as if he's been knocked out. Rhyno turns around, one hand still cuffed and says "What did you just do Storm!". I shouted "Dude, let's get out of here. We'll rip the camera out of his car and they'll never know it was us". He simply said, "FU, I'm leaving". He goes to take off, running into the woods.

At that point, we let him know what was happening. He told me he was convinced I'd gone completely crazy. He was going to run into the nearest house and call the cops!
Rib James Storm once did to Rhino while in TNA.

Paige will be on Conan O'Brien on TBS on Thursday night to push the WWE 2K 16 video game release.

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Some other sheet news includes:

According to John Pollock from LAW (Live Audio Wrestling), WWE currently planning on waiting until the actual Hell in a Cell ppv itself to reveal who will face Cena for the US title.
For those in the UK, South Side Wrestling announced Austin Aires will be at their October 24th show and is facing Will Ospreay in a match.
According to the Observer, don't expect any Evolve related stuff to show up on the WWE Network any time soon due to the WWE not liking the production used by Evolve nor wants to invest the huge sums of money to improve it. The current relationship between the two companies is just planned to be talent swaps and a feeder system for NXT.
Update to Owen Hart's DVD/Blu-Ray set getting a recent cover changed as its been rumored the WWE is considering one more change before settling on a final version.

[Wishbone]

Furthermore, I am tired of people saying that they want WWE to do what they do with NXT, but on the main show.

This simply just is not possible. There's a lot they can do to improve, but it is impossible to try to mimic the NXT model with the main roster.

This is true, but a lot of what NXT does 100% could be translated to the main roster.

For example, giving more of the roster stuff to do. I think we can both agree that RAW can't manage time for shit. They have 3 hours of programming yet they've actually managed to have fewer interesting storylines than they had when they were only filling up two hours.

The writing would also benefit from a major change to being more like NXT. Stop with the Rusev/Lana/Dolph shit and start giving us storylines that actually matter and aren't the kind of thing that'd make reality tv cringe. Instead of the abortion that has been the Divas Revolution how about they just start writing for the women the same way they do for the men? NXT got this right with Sasha vs Baylee yet the main roster can't seem to fathom that. Why can't two women be chasing the belt just to prove they're the best in the business just like the guys?

And on the topic of Sasha vs Baylee, we know that most of the people on the main roster can go in the ring. Why can't the main roster allow them to showcase their abilities the way NXT does? Even PPV matches aren't allowed to have the same quality as some regular NXT matches. There's some sort of disconnect here, and it's not the talent of the superstars involved (most of the time). somewhere along the line talent is being hampered for some odd reason.

I'm not saying that everything from NXT will work on the main roster, but the basics would and have worked in the past. NXT's booking, writing, timing, etc really aren't much different from what WWE has done in the past with the main roster.

[Dark One]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/WWEBigE">@WWEBigE</a> tried to shake a few hands in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWEMerida?src=hash">#WWEMerida</a>, but felt the sudden urge to dance <a href="https://t.co/MR9cDN73qP">https://t.co/MR9cDN73qP</a></p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWE/status/655196622213791745">October 17, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[Dark One]

Let's talk about how great Dalton Castle is in this Q&A: https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/3ow4lo/dalton_castle_ama_live_now/

[GD]

Whoa! Didn't know that Nikki Bella was 16 minutes older than Brie Bella. Weird.

[Shadrick]

Whoa!

[Sixx]

Whoa! Didn't know that Nikki Bella was 16 minutes older than Brie Bella. Weird.

This is fucking incredible.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

Holy shit seriously?

[#1-norm-fan]

What's going on here now?

[Sixx]

I guess that means their their father came and then came again 16 minutes later, right?

[Savio]

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WHo is she? I love her.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Eden Styles.

[Shadrick]

WHo is she? I love her.

Mrs. Cody Rhodes.

[Simple Fan]

Whoa! Didn't know that Nikki Bella was 16 minutes older than Brie Bella. Weird.

My little brothers are twins and they are only 2 minutes apart.

[The CyNick]

Remember when "Fandangoing" became a thing and WWE awkwardly tried to make it their thing the next night on Raw like someone's weird, out of touch grandpa trying to be "hip to the youngsters"?

I remember them going with it and then Fandango proving to be garbage and unable to sustain the momentum. Does he still work there?

[The CyNick]

Except outside of Lesnar, who only recently became a main event attraction and was instead wasting time wrestling Triple H, none of those acts are main event status. None. Hell, Lesnar is about to wrestle Taker for the third time. He's wrestled Big Show twice, Hunter 3x, Cena 3x, and Taker 3x since coming back. Other than Reigns and Rollins being sprinkled in, it's been the same repetitive matchup for arguably their biggest draw.

Rollins is jobber who is made t look lesser than his competition despite being the champion. Ambrose and Reigns have been spinning their wheels with no advancement in the least year and a half, as evident by the fact Ambrose is STILL in a feud with Bray Wyatt.

Speaking of Wyatt, he went from feuding with Ambrose, to a short term, no gain feud with Undertaker, to feuding again with Reigns and Ambrose. They've done absolutely nothing of note with Wyatt since his Cena feud. He hasn't seen the main event yet. Not sure why you pegged him as a "main event act".

Daniel Bryan was pushed down to feud with Kane while the Shield took over the Authority angle, and then pushed down further when he returned from injury.

Kevin Owens is in a feud with Ryback, after a short feud with Cesaro. Two guys who have been meaningless after a once hot but now over exposed feud with Cena.

You have the right to feel differently, but I don't find seeing guys do the same shit for years on end, getting nowhere despite having both the talent and fan support ( Ambrose and Wyatt specifically) to become more prominent, as riveting, compelling or progressive television.

Not to mention, what exactly does that have to do with NXT and Vince basically being Ted Turner to the product, as in he's there in money only? Are you trying to defer from the topic? Fact is, NXT is run by Hunter, and despite having the pull to do so, Vince does not, by choice, involve himself in the product and it's clear to see when compared to the product he does invest time in.

Basically you're entire post there is "I dont like the upper echelon of talent in the WWE right now, so any combination of them feuding sucks and means they are not real main eventers"

[The CyNick]

Furthermore, I am tired of people saying that they want WWE to do what they do with NXT, but on the main show.

This simply just is not possible. There's a lot they can do to improve, but it is impossible to try to mimic the NXT model with the main roster.

Thats exactly right. NXT appeals to a more hardcore fan. That type of programming with not work on Monday in prime time.

Some people dont seem to get that NXT airs on the WWE Network. By the nature of where it airs, 100% of your audience are big time fans of the product. Just like the type of person who would come to TPWW to post about sports entertainment would be a bigger than average fan.

Its sometimes tough to write/produce TV that appeals beyond what YOU would like to see. Its a tough concept to grab for some people. But you clearly get it. Good to see some smart people on here.

[Mercenary]

I remember them going with it and then Fandango proving to be garbage and unable to sustain the momentum. Does he still work there?

Yes cause ypur ass buddy Vince's creative did nothing with him, but push him to the side. Like they have so many others.

[The CyNick]

This is true, but a lot of what NXT does 100% could be translated to the main roster.

For example, giving more of the roster stuff to do. I think we can both agree that RAW can't manage time for shit. They have 3 hours of programming yet they've actually managed to have fewer interesting storylines than they had when they were only filling up two hours.

The writing would also benefit from a major change to being more like NXT. Stop with the Rusev/Lana/Dolph shit and start giving us storylines that actually matter and aren't the kind of thing that'd make reality tv cringe. Instead of the abortion that has been the Divas Revolution how about they just start writing for the women the same way they do for the men? NXT got this right with Sasha vs Baylee yet the main roster can't seem to fathom that. Why can't two women be chasing the belt just to prove they're the best in the business just like the guys?

And on the topic of Sasha vs Baylee, we know that most of the people on the main roster can go in the ring. Why can't the main roster allow them to showcase their abilities the way NXT does? Even PPV matches aren't allowed to have the same quality as some regular NXT matches. There's some sort of disconnect here, and it's not the talent of the superstars involved (most of the time). somewhere along the line talent is being hampered for some odd reason.

I'm not saying that everything from NXT will work on the main roster, but the basics would and have worked in the past. NXT's booking, writing, timing, etc really aren't much different from what WWE has done in the past with the main roster.

I see it differently.

People remember the Attitude Era, and seem to forget how crap the in-ring product was on TV. When you see the TV today, they focus on fewer characters over a longer period of time. It allows guys to work longer matches, and tell stories in the ring. Not everyone is great at it, but you have to learn.

You're so impatient. Do you not think Sacha will eventually have a 15 minute match with Charlotte, Becky, Paige or Bayley? Of course she will. They brought up a bunch of girls at the same time, it takes time to get them over. There's no point of trying to have the epic title match before people are ready for it to matter.

What they are doing is great. Nikki was the long running champion, she clearly cared about being champion, and it was very clear that Charlotte cared a lot about finally winning it. Paige did the halfway heel turn because she is jealous that Charlotte won the title. Nikki wants the title back. Literally everything is about the title. If anything, you could make the argument that they need to have a couple programs in the Divas division that are away from the title. This is another example of complaining for the sake of complaining. The Divas are getting an opportunity to work longer matches on TV, learning to carry themselves better, and over time the division will be strong.

You gotta remember that Banks and Bayley headlined or co-headlined shows. The WWE Divas division is not at that place yet. But they hopefully will be over time. You can just go from 0 to 100 in 1 night. Its gotta be a gradual process. If you know what to look for, you can see they are setting the foundation for progression.

[The CyNick]

Yes cause ypur ass buddy Vince's creative did nothing with him, but push him to the side. Like they have so many others.

No, they pushed him. I dont know if you recall or not, but he was working with Chris Jericho. The fans got into him in a mocking way, and it caught on. WWE let that flourish, kept him on TV, and he fell on his face.

He is a classic example of guys who get on TV for a small thing, but then dont elevate their game. But sure, if you feel better blaming the bogeymen like the writing team or Vince, go for it.

[Rammsteinmad]

How would you have him "elevate him game", while sticking to the confines of what the booking team allow him to do?

[Damian Rey]

Fandango actually sustained a concussion and that was the end of that.

I actually very much like the talent they do have. You claiming otherwise is reaching for an argument that doesn't exist. The fact that they've done nothing to progress said talent is the issue I take. But keep spinning your wheels pal.

[Simple Fan]

OK Cynick is delirious, he said the Divas revolution is great. Really, Charlotte copies her father so much and is horrible at it. Becky just stands around and says so.thing weird all the time. Sascha is the boss but maybe not even the leader of BAD? Paige turns heel then switches her mindset and wants to be back in PCB and is jealous of Natti. Its all shit and an extra match on Raw every week is pretty much all the Divas revolution is. Lana and Summer Rea was the best thing going about the divas until Lana got hurt.

[Shadrick]

No, they pushed him. I dont know if you recall or not, but he was working with Chris Jericho. The fans got into him in a mocking way, and it caught on. WWE let that flourish, kept him on TV, and he fell on his face.

He is a classic example of guys who get on TV for a small thing, but then dont elevate their game. But sure, if you feel better blaming the bogeymen like the writing team or Vince, go for it.

No, they halted the push. Fandango got a concussion. Chris told him not to divulge it. He did anyway. They halted the push as a result. It had nothing to do with him not "elevating his game" because he's been cleared since with no resuming of the push.

[GD]

I guess that means their their father came and then came again 16 minutes later, right?

I just assumed that Brie was the older one based on how she acts.

[Rammsteinmad]

I still don't know which Bella is which. And I don't really care.

[Rammsteinmad]

Actually, I still don't know which Uso is which. But I like the Usos.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Fandango was already finished with his feud with Jericho and was fighting for the IC title. Which was then won by Curtis Axel. How would Jericho been involved at that point? Just giving out advice?

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

I still don't know which Bella is which. And I don't really care.

Bigger ass Brie, bigger boobs Nikki. It's pretty simple now.

[Wishbone]

Actually, I still don't know which Uso is which. But I like the Usos.

Buddy of mine refers to them as "right Uso" and "left Uso" based on which side their facepaint is on. Not sure if that changes at each show, but it's worked relatively well so far for us.

[Emperor Smeat]

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[thekrow]

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IT IS COMING~!

[Rammsteinmad]

Buddy of mine refers to them as "right Uso" and "left Uso" based on which side their facepaint is on. Not sure if that changes at each show, but it's worked relatively well so far for us.

I can't even focus enough to notice that. I just see them as "that Uso" and "the other Uso".

[Jura]

U and SO

[#1-norm-fan]

No, they halted the push. Fandango got a concussion. Chris told him not to divulge it. He did anyway. They halted the push as a result. It had nothing to do with him not "elevating his game" because he's been cleared since with no resuming of the push.

Shad... Shad... It's hopeless. Just don't even try.

I can't even bring myself to be out for blood for hate toward my Johnny baby in this situation.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Bayley favorited a tweet of mine :heart:

[Mercenary]

Looks like Blue Pants got the walking papers cause she was bad during Summerslam weekend

http://www.dailywrestlingnews.com/wwe-talent-gets-drunk-in-front-of-higher-ups-gets-backstage-heat/

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

It probably has to do more with the first part. Everybody hated her because she wasn't under contract and was way more over than most of the people. She got one of the loudest pops and chants with "We want Blue Pants," and "Blue Pants City." She can make alot of money on the indys for being former NXT. She was making alot more than most with being able to take indys and signings.

She'll be back if the We Want Blue Pants chants happen. She'll just have to sign a contract and forgo any more Indy bookings.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Damn it. Saw a Sasha Banks had followed me but it was a fake account, but it doesn't say parody account. Is that legal? Didn't think it was really Sasha though. Bailey's favorite was real. :heart:

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

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Horrible mistake. Spike Dudley could have been the best ECW Champion ever and wouldn't have split to WCW. Also killed his push forever.

[Lock Jaw]

Bayley favorited a tweet of mine :heart:

What was the tweet.... post it....

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">NXT- The Divas█Revolution. <a href="https://t.co/tdvwLw0Uml">https://t.co/tdvwLw0Uml</a></p>&mdash; Ryan Damon (@rdamon1982) <a href="https://twitter.com/rdamon1982/status/655492058006687744">October 17, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[SlickyTrickyDamon]

I need a topic to write for about wrestling for my blog. Taking suggestions. Sort of out of ideas. Talked about alot of stuff already including nxt, tag team wrestling, road to WM last year, the shield, divas and every episode of WWE Rivalries.

[CSL]

Ric Flair's robes

[CSL]

wrestling calligraphy

[CSL]

the hairstyles of the AWA

[CSL]

Dean Malenko

[CSL]

who wore tassles the best?

[CSL]

Which is your favourite Big Show?

[CSL]

Lou Albano and his elastic bands

[CSL]

best wig in wrestling history

[GD]

"Brie Mode" is so wrong.

[CSL]

Michael Hayes' chest hair circa 1982

[CSL]

excellent suggestion Desmond, keep them coming

[GD]

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[#1-norm-fan]

CSL's suggestions are pretty hair-centric.

[Disturbed316]

Which will last longer 'What!?' or 'YesYesYes'

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

lol

[Tom Guycott]

who wore tassles the best?

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[GD]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/dailystache">@dailystache</a> cunts like you ruin shit for real fans. I &quot;abandoned&quot; a company? Fuuuuuuuck your childish entitlement. Pig.</p>&mdash; Coach (@CMPunk) <a href="https://twitter.com/CMPunk/status/655591796324478976">October 18, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Emperor Smeat]

https://i.imgur.com/xeCfXls.jpg

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

The Harper Family.

[GD]

lol

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[Simple Fan]

Shirt would be cooler if it was just a bunch of eyes and yeah yeah yeahs.

[Lock Jaw]

"You'll have to YEAH YEAH YEAH louder, I'm wearing a towel"

[Wishbone]

https://i.imgur.com/xeCfXls.jpg

Who dat in the back by Harper?

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Sheamus?

Looks like IRS is in the far back corner.

Hope they paid sales tax.

[Vastardikai]

https://i.imgur.com/xeCfXls.jpg

Harper smiling is uniquely terrifying.

[Lock Jaw]

@Dark One

http://40.media.tumblr.com/1043dc3c7cbc050be15e87c562a7e451/tumblr_nwdw7cCKFk1rlmi6co1_500.jpg

[Damian Rey]

https://i.imgur.com/xeCfXls.jpg

None of these clowns taking their craft seriously.

[Wishbone]

Sheamus?

Looks like IRS is in the far back corner.

Hope they paid sales tax.

That's who I was thinking it was. Hard to tell with the hawk being covered up.

[Emperor Smeat]

Era of Prettiness about to start soon.
don't know when he will officially start on TV, other than it is supposed to be really soon, but Tyler Breeze is now considered on the main roster. He could start this week although I was told it could be bumped a week or two.

[Damian Rey]

Raw is about to get mmmmm gorgeous.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Fuck yeah

[Lock Jaw]

Gonna debut at Hell in a Cell when he rips the door off of the cell to attack The Undertaker

[Lock Jaw]

Naw, seriously, R.I.P. his career. Had a good run.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Can't wait!

[#1-norm-fan]

Gonna debut at Hell in a Cell when he rips the door off of the cell to attack The Undertaker

"That's... That gotta be... That's gotta be Prince Pretty! That's gotta be Prince Pretty!"

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[#1-norm-fan]

I've been wanting to see The Miz start an entourage for a while now. Breeze as his fashion consultant could have potential as a way to ease him into the spotlight as opposed to being treated like something special for a couple weeks and then becoming a jobber on Main Event which is inevitably where it will go.

[Wishbone]

I've been wanting to see The Miz start an entourage for a while now. Breeze as his fashion consultant could have potential as a way to ease him into the spotlight as opposed to being treated like something special for a couple weeks and then becoming a jobber on Main Event which is inevitably where it will go.

Gotta agree with Fan here. Slow build is the best way to go with Breeze. Not sure I'm all in with a Miz lead stable, but honestly it's probably the best way to do it. If only they'd actually do something with the Miz so such a stable had a purpose.

[#1-norm-fan]

Breeze as his fashion consultant. Otunga as his legal adviser. Summer Rae as his "leading lady" (assuming Maryse wouldn't come back). Maybe bring in a bodyguard. Actually have him/them wrestle. Could be good times.

[Damian Rey]

Tyler Breeze giving the Bellas fashion tips= gold

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

"You can look but not touch? I wouldn't even want to look at you in that outfit!"

[Damian Rey]

Haha it's just too perfect. Just have him run down everyone. Ryback's outfit is in need of a roast.

[Emperor Smeat]

Breeze as his fashion consultant. Otunga as his legal adviser. Summer Rae as his "leading lady" (assuming Maryse wouldn't come back). Maybe bring in a bodyguard. Actually have him/them wrestle. Could be good times.

Add in Bo or Bull Dempsey as his motivational guy as well.

[Damian Rey]

C'mon guys. Let's get real here. None of those jabronies could ever headline so we should just move on. Nobody cares about a bunch of non main event jobbers.

[Simple Fan]

Like #1wwf-fans idea of a Miz entourage. You could have Breeze debut against Ziggler and Summer cost Dolph the match and becomes Breeze's arm candy. Have Tyler and Summer come on Miz TV and hit it off with the Miz. Coulld add a tag team, like Zach Ryder and Alex Riley. Feel like The Miz could run with a stable called The Entourage and could even be used to put him back toward the main event.

[Mercenary]

I've been wanting to see The Miz start an entourage for a while now. Breeze as his fashion consultant could have potential as a way to ease him into the spotlight as opposed to being treated like something special for a couple weeks and then becoming a jobber on Main Event which is inevitably where it will go.

Yes because it did wonders for Daimen Sandow huh?

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

That was a different though. Mimicking isn't the same thing as being in a stable.

[Juan]

My money is on Tyler Breeze debuting at HIAC and challenging Cena, since they haven't named his opponent

[GD]

Opponents for Cena's open challenge at HIAC that would make me excited (in order)

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[Heisenberg]

agree with all of them except Tyler Breeze, he is too young to be jobbed out to Cena.


Carlito coming back would make me watch fully again. They could produce a whole RAW around him spitting apples in faces and get over more than ever

[The CyNick]

HIAC should be a New Day member. Likely either Big E or Woods. Kinda leaning towards Woods right now. They should use the numbers game to beat Cena.

Then on RAW have Cena say he's going to use his rematch clause, but have New Day lay a beating on him to close the show to explain his time off. Then Cena has a ready made program to come back to.

[The CyNick]

I've been wanting to see The Miz start an entourage for a while now. Breeze as his fashion consultant could have potential as a way to ease him into the spotlight as opposed to being treated like something special for a couple weeks and then becoming a jobber on Main Event which is inevitably where it will go.

This is a great idea

[Ultra Mantis]

agree with all of them except Tyler Breeze, he is too young to be jobbed out to Cena.


Carlito coming back would make me watch fully again. They could produce a whole RAW around him spitting apples in faces and get over more than ever

Carlito coming back, beating John Cena for the US title on his first night and putting him out of action for a month would a nice call back to when WWE was cool.

[The CyNick]

https://i.imgur.com/xeCfXls.jpg

Comedic talents

[Innovator]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CRswSGyUkAA3VHf.jpg

[Wishbone]

Well, I mean it's not like TNA has anyone else of value willing to stick around on their sinking ship. Honestly I almost feel bad for Bram lol.

[Emperor Smeat]

http://i.imgur.com/di00rwr.gif

http://i.imgur.com/80Bg2KM.gif

[drave]

Loved that moment.

[Wishbone]

Lol Stone Cold's look of pure horror at the end of the first gif is just golden

[Emperor Smeat]

http://demandware.edgesuite.net/aaiw_prd/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-main/default/dw13751e24/images/large/W10497.jpg

[GD]

http://i.imgur.com/di00rwr.gif

http://i.imgur.com/80Bg2KM.gif

Reminds me of how good the Stone Cold Blu-Ray set was.

[Nicky Fives]

Austin is/was entertaining as hell, heel or face it doesn't matter, the guy knows how to entertain people....

[GD]

http://giant.gfycat.com/RemarkableMadAtlanticspadefish.gif

[Big Vic]

Lol at bubbaNielsen has sued Bubba “the Love Sponge” Clem over claims that he paid a radio listener in an attempt to inflate his own ratings. Billboard reports (http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6730957/bubba-love-sponge-ratings-tampering-nielsen-lawsuit) that the ratings company filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday accusing Clem of fraud, conspiracy to defraud, violating the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Practices Act and interfering with business and contractual relations between Nielsen and Beasley. Beasley is the company that owns the station which carries Clem’s show.


The lawsuit says that his unnamed partner in the scam was an acquaintance of a listener who Clem learned was participating in the ratings survey. Clem then allegedly met with the man and offered to pay $300 a month if the listener helped to increase his ratings, with a bonus of $400 per month if the target result was reached.
Nielsen claims that Clem sent texts to the listener which told him to stay quiet, saying, “U have to PROMISE NOT TO SAY A WORD … This could ruin me.” He also told the listener to switch to other stations in order to avoid suspicion, but told him not to listen to 102.5, which airs Clem’s rival. Clem also allegedly had radios shipped to the listener’s home and may have tried to influence other panelists.
The listener eventually came forward and contacted Nielsen about the arrangement.
Nielsen said in a statement that it doesn’t comment on pending litigation, adding, “Nielsen is committed to maintaining the highest standards of data and panel integrity and will continue to act swiftly to ensure that those standards are upheld and protected.”


Clem is a shock jock in the Florida area who had a brief run in TNA. His friendship with Hulk Hogan became tabloid headlines in the wake of Hogan’s sex tape scandal, in which Clem’s wife Heather was Hogan’s partner. The tape was filmed in Clem’s house and he was initially sued by Hogan along with Gawker, though Hogan eventually dropped him from the suit.


Clem said in a statement on October 6th after the allegations were initially made, “I take full responsibilities for what happened and subsequently the consequences that probably are here forward. There’s no excuses, there’s nobody to blame, I am the person to blame and I’ll accept whatever happens moving forward.”

[Emperor Smeat]

http://38.media.tumblr.com/98eaeea5cb31ccc2818bfadd283e3d7e/tumblr_nwhv7wLBA21saykaxo1_400.gif

[Sixx]

http://38.media.tumblr.com/98eaeea5cb31ccc2818bfadd283e3d7e/tumblr_nwhv7wLBA21saykaxo1_400.gif

That kinda reminds me of Vince Neil from Motley Crue bumming smokes from the audience. Difference being that one wasn't scripted.

[Rammsteinmad]

When was the last time HBK was seen without a hat on?

[Sixx]

Probably around the same time Ted Nugent last was.

[Lock Jaw]

When was the last time HBK was seen without a hat on?

Before it was surgically attached

[GD]

A lot of cruiserweights on the current WWE roster.

[GD]

Was attempting to list the superstars that would be eligible if a Cruiserweight title existed in the WWE. It's way too large.

[GD]

I have an interesting idea if the Cruiserweight title were to be reinstated in the WWE.

After John Cena is done with the United States Championship, he sets his eyes on the Cruiserweight Championship. A title that has been held by some of the greatest high flyers in the history of the business such as Rey Mysterio, Dean Malenko, Psychosis, Chris Jericho, Eddie Guerrero etc.

Just like Matt Hardy, John Cena starts to lose weight and in order to motivate himself, hires the managerial services of one Shannon Moore. After six long months, Cena reaches his goal of weighing under 220 lbs. It would be cool if someone of notoriety such as Dolph Ziggler or Neville be holding on to the strap before facing off Cena at a major event with the title on the line.

[Emperor Smeat]

Dirtsheets sponsored by The Most Deading Man in Sports Entertainment, The Taker:
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With the news of John Cena taking time off to film a reality TV series, and Randy Orton being out of action with an injury, WWE will be protecting Dean Ambrose as a top babyface in the company.

Dave Metlzer reported in the latest installment of Wrestling Observer Radio that the top babyfaces of the company will be Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose and Kane while Cena and Orton are out of action.
The Kane part was more of a joke on Meltzer's behalf mostly because of how few top star quality faces the WWE has at the moment.

As seen on Monday's RAW, WWE announced that Randy Orton had suffered an injury at the hands of The Wyatt Family, and would not be teaming with Dean Ambrose at Sunday's Hell in a Cell event. Dave Meltzer reported on the latest installment of Wrestling Observer Radio that the reason WWE pulled Orton from the Hell in a Cell event and the tour of Mexico this past weekend, was because he dislocated his shoulder. Orton is scheduled to have an MRI soon and has been reportedly working with an injury for some time now. Orton has had a long history with shoulder injuries.
Some speculation going around because of the timing was Orton got upset his tag match vs the Wyatts was bumped to pre-show so he requested time off instead. Would have been the first time in his career of being bumped off the card in favor of doing a pre-show match.

The sports-entertainment empire may have found its version of HBO's "Hard Knocks." It's set to launch an all-access, behind-the-scenes look at the daily lives and routines of wrestlers developing their over-the-top personas in the quest to become the next John Cena or Seth Rollins.

WWE will debut its new WWE Network original series, "Breaking Ground," on the WWE Facebook page and the WWE YouTube channel on Sunday. "Breaking Ground" will debut in its regular WWE Network timeslot on Monday, following "Monday Night Raw," which airs on USA Network.

William Shatner will narrate the 10-episode series that gives viewers access to the lives of wrestlers at the WWE Performance Center ...

Breeze — a pretty boy with a selfie gimmick — will be one of the featured talents on "Breaking Ground" ...

WWE wants to hook viewers on the next generation of stars who may reach WrestleMania. Unlike WWE's reality show "Tough Enough," the NXT stars aren't competing for a contract, just a spot on the main roster.


Hour one – 3,600,000 viewers
Hour two – 3,347,000 viewers
Hour three – 3,123,000 viewers
Average – 3,356,667 viewers
Viewership for RAW this week. Up by around 72,000 compared to last week but no real bump from the Legends. Growing trend of 8pm being their strongest hour when that usually wasn't the case a few months ago.

We got several reports from Raw last night about an incident where they were panning the camera around the building during the commercial break so that everyone could show off the signs they brought to the show. Someone held up a giant sign that read, "WRESTLEMANIA 32", and as soon as the camera focused on it he turned it over and on the other side it read, "THREE HOURS SUCK". The camera quickly panned away.
:lol:

Sony SIX (a part of Multi Screen Media Network), India’s premiere sports entertainment channel, and TNA Wrestling, the international professional wrestling entertainment organization, have teamed up for India’s first ever LIVE televised wrestling event. Mr. Prasana Krishnan, Business Head, Sony SIX & Sony KIX, and John Gaburick, Executive Vice President of Television and Talent Relations for TNA, today announced three historic LIVE TNA Wrestling events scheduled to take place in Mumbai December 2-4, a pioneering move that brings an internationally broadcast sporting event to India featuring the Stars and Knockouts of IMPACT WRESTLING, TNA’s flagship.

The final show, TNA One Night Only: Mumbai, on Friday Dec. 4, will air LIVE in India and broadcast in the United States and all around the world. Full information, including broadcast details, will be released in the coming weeks. Also present at the launch were three of TNA's most recognisable names. India's own Mahabali Shera, former TNA World Champion Ethan Carter III and Knockout Rebel, who are currently undertaking a seven-day international media tour of four of India's major cities to promote the upcoming LIVE events.

In addition to this, Sony SIX and TNA announced the launch of their second search for India's next big wrestling star to join Mahabali Shera on the TNA roster. The project will give aspiring wrestlers from India an opportunity to showcase their talents on a global platform. The announcement follows 2014's grand unveiling of TNA's first ever Indian wrestler, Mahabali Shera after a year-long talent search led by TNA Hall of Famer and Olympic Gold Medallist Kurt Angle.

It was confirmed on Wrestling Observer Live today that Patrick Clark from WWE Tough Enough has been signed by the company. He's reportedly starting at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando today.

The first Wrestlemania 32 presale code is RAWVIP, starting on November 4.

Ring of Honor debuted on WMCN-TV in Philadelphia on Friday night. It's regular schedule will include Saturday night airings at 11:30 ET.


Some other sheet news includes:

James Storm revealed on Twitter he wasn't aware TNA was still using his image to help promote the TNA World Title tournament. He was involved in a bunch of matches during the big tapings a while ago but probably didn't think TNA would use it since he left the company.
In a WWE "Did You Know", prior to Cena's US Open Challenge series averaging at least 15+ minutes per ppv match, the last time a non-Cena US title ppv match lasted that long was Booker vs Benoit at No Way Out 2006. Owens vs Cena at Battlegrounds missed out on being the longest ever by 3 seconds. https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/3pjjh8/all_of_john_cenas_ppv_us_title_defenses_this_year/

[Kris P Lettus]

<blockquote class="imgur-embed-pub" lang="en" data-id="X8W8K4H"><a href="//imgur.com/X8W8K4H">and I&amp;#039;ve seen it every day for the last few months </a></blockquote><script async src="//s.imgur.com/min/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[GD]

Hilarious

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[Wishbone]

There will never be another Chris Jericho. That man is literally a gift from god. :'D

[drave]

http://giant.gfycat.com/RemarkableMadAtlanticspadefish.gif


Lock Jaw sighting

[Jari]

https://i.imgur.com/xeCfXls.jpg

That's a whole lot of guys getting punished.

Edit* Probably just Cesaro

[Big Vic]

It was confirmed on Wrestling Observer Live today that Patrick Clark from WWE Tough Enough has been signed by the company. He's reportedly starting at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando today. Congrats to patrick... Pats for Patrick.

[Rammsteinmad]

Not long now and everyone from Tough Enough will be signed.

And then none of them will debut.

[#1-norm-fan]

Was attempting to list the superstars that would be eligible if a Cruiserweight title existed in the WWE. It's way too large.

Adam Rose
Dean Ambrose
Diego
Dolph Ziggler
Fernando
Heath Slater
Kalisto
Kofi Kingston
Neville
Seth Rollins
Sin Cara
Stardust
Tyler Breeze
Xavier Woods
Zack Ryder

Not too bad. Obviously, you wouldn't have guys like Rollins and Ambrose compete in the division despite being weight eligible. But that would still be a pretty hot division.

[Bad News Gertner]

It's why nobody watches wrestling. Too many midgets.

[Lock Jaw]

Or not enough midgets. We want WeeLC 2!!

[GD]

http://giant.gfycat.com/RemarkableMadAtlanticspadefish.gif

Lock Jaw sighting

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[Rammsteinmad]

It's stupid, it's comical, it's ridiculous, but it's still pretty damn funny.

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[owenbrown]

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[owenbrown]

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[Rammsteinmad]

None of these John Cena videos are funny. Please don't post them.

[Emperor Smeat]

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[Emperor Smeat]

Dirtsheets sponsored by WWE Wacky Races:
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The President of Bushiroad (NJPW's parent company) Takaaki Kidani wrote this in a column discussing the business ventures of his company's projects, including New Japan. He made mention of the fact that New Japan, while having substantially grown, is still a long way off from where they want to be. Being able to compete with companies like WWE and Magic the Gathering (since Bushiroad makes TCGs) are their long-term goals.

But he mentioned this, which is likely referring to the rumors floating lately of business conversations between New Japan and WWE:

"One proposed idea would be for the WWE to show NJPW footage [on the Network], but this type of proposal just shows that they don't see us as competition.

Play NJPW footage on the Network, see if any of our wrestlers gain popularity, then buy that wrestler out; that's probably the extent of their thoughts on it.

It's a very obvious strategy."

SI.com: If you could add a fourth member to The New Day, who would it be?

Big E: Sasha Banks, no question. She’s probably my favorite wrestler on the planet right now. The stuff she’s done with Bayley have been tremendous, both at Takeover: Brooklyn and the Iron Man Match. We’ve got a lot of respect for her, she’s on another level.
From a recent interview Sports Illustrated had with Big E: http://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2015/10/20/wwe-big-e-new-day-kofi-kingston-xavier-woods

The reason Rowan was brought back to TV for the six-man tag is because they had booked The Shield vs. Wyatts as the TV main event and Harper had a family issue come up that wouldn't allow him to be at TV this week. He's not injured and despite what has been reported that there was a creative decision for Rowan to replace him on the show, that was not the case. Rowan had been back training for a return. It seemed a little quick for Rowan to be back after a torn biceps in June and that's usually a six-month recovery period after surgery, but he was back in four.

Monday's WWE Raw scored a 2.21 rating, down from the 2.33 rating the show drew last week. Raw averaged 3.356 million viewers, up from the 3.284 million average from last week.
Update regarding RAW's ratings/viewership for the week. Also ends up being a new historic low for the 3 Hour Era according to PWTorch.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CR2snCvUEAAxCcb.jpg
In regards to how much of an impact the NFL alone is having against RAW ratings this year compared to previous years. https://twitter.com/JRHWriting/status/656870908271923200

WWE is the most viewed content creator on YouTube and those numbers keep going up as Raw ratings go down.

Something to think about.

Key segments are doing at least 450K views now. Main events over 1m. Top 10 Raw Moments 1.8m+.

Could it actually be siphoning TV viewers
Possible theory on where the declining RAW viewership might be assuming they are not just quitting watching wrestling/WWE. Same could be true with social media being huge for the WWE but doesn't translate at all into viewers and/or revenue.

As we reported over the weekend, WWE has signed Patrick Clark from the most recent season of Tough Enough. PWInsider has also confirmed that the company has signed two additional cast members to NXT deals.

Starting yesterday at the WWE Performance Center was Mada Abdelhamid, a personal trainer who handled celebrity clients such as actor Jason Momoa, who had good size. Originally from Egypt, he was living in Los Angeles at the time he was cast in the reality series. He had shown some good potential when it came to promos.

Also starting was MMA fighter turned Tough Enough contestant Daria Berenato, who was also from Los Angeles and had showed a big passion for pro wrestling but ended up eliminated very early via fan voting.

That makes seven competitors from the most recent season who were signed to WWE deals - winners Sara Lee and Josh Bredl, finalists Zamariah "ZZ" Loupe and Amanda Saccomanno (who will soon be seen on Total Divas as Mandy), plus Clark, Abdelhamid and Berenato. That is the most signings coming out of any Tough Enough season, ever.

Former UFC veteran Seth Petruzelli, famous for being the man to knock out Kimbo Slice in a fight he took on extremely short notice, has signed with WWE as a striking coach in their developmental system.

Petruzelli has joined the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida to help the developmental WWE talent with their striking, as that has become part of the training regimen for WWE hopefuls.

Petruzelli will be working for WWE three times per week at the Performance Center.


Story here about the retirement of Portia Perez at age 27 due to a neck injury that has been steadily getting worse for several years. Instead of the usual tearful goodbye, she instead cut a heel promo on the crowd telling them they suck.
http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2015/10/21/22564499.html

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Some other sheet news includes:

According to the Observer, the original plans for CM Punk's big return after Money in the Bank 2011 was to get pedigreed by Triple H as punishment for leaving as champion. Vince nixed the idea in favor of letting Punk's historic reign have a stronger start instead. https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/3pmh00/the_original_plan_for_cm_punks_glorious_return/
ESPN released this week's segment of Top Moments from RAW: http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=13935040
This week's episode of TPWW's TLP podcast was released earlier today: http://tablesladderspodcast.podbean.com/e/tables-ladders-podcast-126-102115/

[Simple Fan]

Really like Big E wanting Sascha in New Day. She could leave Naomi and Tamina and start calling the shots for New Day. You know use her boss gimmick and have her be the leader. Kinda like Maria with The Kingdom in ROH only funnier.

[Damian Rey]

It would be far better than being in team BAD, where's just kinda there. Being in New Day equals more tv time.

[Fignuts]

New Japan straight calling out WWE

[Simple Fan]

I think it would suit her character more. Hate the she's the boss but maybe not even the leader of BAD. New Day would be bad ass with her and if she ever won the title New Day would go crazy.

[Nicky Fives]

Sasha in New Day would be awesome......far better than being stuck in a group with 2 personality black holes.....

[#1-norm-fan]

It would be far better than being in team BAD, where's just kinda there. Being in New Day equals more tv time.

And a chance to actually show off some personality and stand out from the pack in ways "generic 5 minute multi-diva match every week" doesn't do.

[Simple Fan]

Her cutting New Day type promos on the divas would be gold. WWE needs to make that happen.

[Big Vic]

Can't believe they signed ZZ over Gigi.

[Rammsteinmad]

Can't believe they signed anyone from Tough Enough. They were all pretty shite.

[Big Vic]

Nah Gigi was the goods.

[Innovator]

The goods at being shite

[Big Vic]

:(

[thekrow]

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Oh man I cant wait! Its coming! Matty Boyle winning the gold will be a shocker but I think hell lose by DQ

[Jura]

CHW presents: Heck on a Deck

[Emperor Smeat]

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[Vastardikai]

http://i.imgur.com/6wAX1eD.jpg

:naughty:

Better than Taker hanging the Bossman.

[Lock Jaw]

WWE has started "WWEMusic" youtube channel for theme songs... only got a handful of NXT themes up right now....

[Fignuts]

Wish WWE would just sign Storm and Ciampa already

[Emperor Smeat]

Dirtsheets sponsored by WWE's Savoir from the Uggos, Prince Pretty:
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One person there, in describing the booking and inability to make new stars said, "What is backfiring is the fact the company, its owners and executives now feel they have to answer for their decisions. `Some people did not like this guy won,' and then feel the need to explain their own creative process. It's a defensive posture that permeates even the booking, which is why it's always 50/50, unless someone has the clout to avoid being in the 50/50 club. But the booking itself becomes defensive. Don't offend anyone's fan base. Don't alienate anyone. Please everyone, at all times, and make either apologies offered or excuses given if the audience presents even the slightest backlash. It leads to no commitment to a decision, and therefore, long-term, long-lasting money situations become harder and harder to manufacture."

Orton, who has a history of shoulder problems dating back to early in his career, had been working of late on a bad shoulder, but not so bad that he couldn't wrestle. But in taking out the garbage to the curb this past week, the shoulder dislocated and he was in tremendous pain. It took three hours to pop it back into place. He was to have an MRI done to find out the extent of the damage, and if he may need surgery, so his prognosis is not determined.

More on Alberto likely not being back for a second season of Lucha Underground, which is more than likely as one person close to the situation said, "Alberto is out as of right now," blaming money and creative for the downfall in the relationship. Alberto has told people in wrestling that he won't be taking any bookings after the end of November anywhere, because he wants to spend December with his family, although those close to him say right now it's all speculative as to whether he'll be back or not. He has said to at least some people he's interested in being back with WWE for WrestleMania, and obviously that explains WWE starting to talk openly about booking plans involving him. He apparently has said he would rather have an advertised return than a surprise return. If that's the case, it'll be a huge blow to AAA coming so quickly after losing Myzteziz.

While some aspects of the TNA tournament look like they were well planned out, you can see the holes in things as well. Among them include Manik in the tournament being masked when he had removed his mask on television already; Austin Aries booked to lose a loser leaves town match a few weeks ago on Impact, but now he's on TV still involved in the title tournament with no explanation; and Mahabili Shera wearing trunks that read "Khoya" in the tournament, even though he had already dropped the name in a TV angle. Josh Matthews at least explained the latter one this week, saying that he's wearing those trunks as a reminder of what he went through.

Jake Roberts was on Adam Carrola's podcast and said that there was a new wrestling company starting in Las Vegas that he's going to work for as a trainer. He said they are offering full medical and retirement packages to the wrestlers. There has been talk of Shane Douglas being involved in a promotion like that going back several years, but nothing has ever transpired. Roberts said that it starts in December and that he, Terry Funk, Douglas and Tommy Dreamer would be training the wrestlers in old school wrestling. Roberts said he was getting another operation on his hip, and then he would move to Las Vegas to work with the promotion. Hopefully Jake Roberts has really mentally turned his life around, because Roberts in Las Vegas full-time and away from DDP would have me worried.

Jerry Lawler did an interview at Comic Con and said there's a good possibility of Smackdown going live in January when it goes to USA. There has at least been talk of starting out with a live special, and there has also been talk of moving the show to Tuesday and going live. It would increase costs somewhat. Live on Thursday wouldn't make as much sense as that would be a huge cost increase, plus be somewhat worse for talent. The office would have to fly out to a new city twice a week instead of once. So that's why if it does go live, Tuesday would seem to work best. You can look at the live vs. taped numbers for Raw the few times a year it is taped, and the occasional live Smackdown specials, not to mention the few live TNA shows and the ratings never show a difference. We haven't heard that's a sure thing, but do know WWE was looking at major changes come January, including some being worked on and not finalized.

Two names being batted around for future Steve Austin podcasts are Eric Bischoff and Ronda Rousey. At the house shows, when they play the WrestleMania 31 video, in most arenas, Rousey has been getting a bigger reaction than anyone, even The Rock. At one point Rousey was talked about as far as shooting an angle at Hell in a Cell, but with Mania seemingly out (the last time she was asked, she did tease the idea that she could do it by flying in and out of Indonesia, where she'll be at that time next year, saying it's wrestling and it's best not to tell you now) and being so close to a fight, it would seem less likely.

Reports that the first shot episode of the NXT kids pilot show that we wrote about last week was surprisingly good. Basically it's remixed NXT matches with Corey Graves as a babyface announcer working with two 12-year-olds who are clearly not scripted and are weirdly entertaining going off on different trains of thoughts while watching the matches. For example, while watching one of the women from Australia wrestle, the kids start calling the woman Kangaroo woman and the kids and Graves go off on a tangent about Kangaroos. They also have kids doing interviews. Graves is said to do a real good job of holding the 30 minute show together.

As noted yesterday on the site, WWE will be releasing the new “Undertaker: 25 Years of Destruction” book next week. One of our readers got an advanced copy of the book and passed along an interesting note regarding the book.

Apparently CM Punk has been blacklisted in the book, as there is no mention of the former WWE Superstar at all and there is no mention of him being part of The Undertaker’s streak.

Hulk Hogan's legal team scored a small victory in court yesterday when the Judge presiding over The WWE Hall of Famer's lawsuit against Gawker.com for publishing clips and a review of his sex tape with Heather Cole (known by the last name Clem at the time of the recording, as she was married to Bubba "The Love Sponge" Clem) ruled that Hogan's legal team could have access for a forensic investigation of specific computers, servers, emails and text messages to see if their claims that someone associated to the website leaked Hogan's racist rant this past July. Hogan's legal team claims the rant was released in order to hurt Hogan as he pursued the lawsuit against Gawker.

The forensic investigation will only cover materials owned by Gawker's founder and chief executive, Nick Denton, Gawker President Heather Dietrick and former Gawker editor AJ Daulerio with searches for specific items within those records, including the terms "racist," "Hulk Hogan," and "DVD details." The expense of the investigation will fall upon Hogan's shoulders and will only cover 6/26-8/6 of this year ...

It should be noted that in at least one case (gossip reporter Nik Richie), the comments were written about online well before Hogan had ever filed his lawsuit against Gawker. The ruling goes into effect next month. Gawker has claimed they will file an appeal.

John Cena: Wrestler Set to Return to WWE to Defend US Title on Dec. 26
Cena is scheduled to defend his title against Sheamus on Dec. 26 at Madison Square Garden in New York. It is set to be his first WWE fight after Oct. 26's "Hell in a Cell" event.
Possible spoilers regarding Cena's Hell in a Cell match based on current WWE ads for his return. To be fair, WWE also has Rollins advertised as WWE champion for the Tribute to the Troops show at the end of the year since he's the current champion at the moment and doesn't guarantee he'd still be by that show.

In presale news, get tickets for the 12/8 Jacksonville Smackdown/Tribute To The Troops tapings by using TROOPS and the 12/14 RAW in Philly by using EMAIL.


Some other sheet news includes:

Observer speculating Lesnar's Rumble/Mania opponent might show up during Taker-Brock III while current WWE plans have the Taker-Brock feud finished at Hell in a Cell regardless of the outcome.
Vince Russo recently sent a feeler to the WWE to see if they'd be interested in having him back in Creative or help sort out their booking issues that's been a problem for years. http://www.ringsidenews.com/wwe-news/vince-russo-contacts-vince-mcmahon-again-claims-he-can-save-wwe/
Recent article from Grantland dealt with the issue between the WWE and its over-reliance on using Legends to make shows better instead of fixing the bigger problems. http://grantland.com/the-triangle/wwe-the-undertaker-brock-lesnar-hell-in-a-cell-ppv-seth-rollins-kane-shawn-michaels-ric-flair
In a "WWE Did You Know" type fact, every match currently planned for the upcoming Hell in a Cell match baring Cena vs mystery opponent has already been done within the past 2 months. All except Taker-Brock happened within the past couple of weeks. https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/3ps8ld/every_single_confirmed_match_on_the_hell_in_a/

[Simple Fan]

TNA explained Austin Aries returning for the World Title Series simply because hes a former cjampion, and Mathews talked about Maniks mask this week.

[#1-norm-fan]

In a "WWE Did You Know" type fact, every match currently planned for the upcoming Hell in a Cell match baring Cena vs mystery opponent has already been done within the past 2 months. All except Taker-Brock and happened within the past couple of weeks. https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/3ps8ld/every_single_confirmed_match_on_the_hell_in_a/
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Hott card. Much anticipation. Take my money, plz.

[Simple Fan]

Man, Randy's got a great excuse next time he's told to take out the trash.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

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Oh man I cant wait! Its coming! Matty Boyle winning the gold will be a shocker but I think hell lose by DQ

Keep this shit off the real threads.

[Mercenary]

WWE has started "WWEMusic" youtube channel for theme songs... only got a handful of NXT themes up right now....


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All they need on it

[Tom Guycott]

I think Asuka is filling that hole left in me from Layla's departure.

Also, with this influx of ladies to NXT, now would be the perfect time to reintroduce WWE to Kharma.

[Rammsteinmad]

"Mr. Money in the Bank" was Rob Van Dam's twist on his "Mr. Monday Night" moniker when he won the briefcase in 2006.

Just kinda dawned on me that they have used that moniker for every MITB winner since.

[Mercenary]

Most wrestling fans

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[Emperor Smeat]

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[slik]

ugly

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Your first look at the Global Championship. The first-ever Global champion will be crowned tonight in LAS VEGAS! <a href="https://t.co/ftSrjCwrYt">pic.twitter.com/ftSrjCwrYt</a></p>&mdash; GFW 10/23 LAS VEGAS (@GFWWrestling) <a href="https://twitter.com/GFWWrestling/status/657634462528737280">October 23, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[Simple Fan]

I think it looks pretty good. The dragon looks badass.

[Wishbone]

ugly

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Your first look at the Global Championship. The first-ever Global champion will be crowned tonight in LAS VEGAS! <a href="https://t.co/ftSrjCwrYt">pic.twitter.com/ftSrjCwrYt</a></p>&mdash; GFW 10/23 LAS VEGAS (@GFWWrestling) <a href="https://twitter.com/GFWWrestling/status/657634462528737280">October 23, 2015</a></blockquote>
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God damn it... Why can't we just have a classy looking, plain gold belt for once? Fucking people...

[Damian Rey]

Bring back the attitude era belt.

[Emperor Smeat]

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WWE has made a final creative change to Owen Hart artwork.

As you know by now, “Owen: Hart of Gold” will hit stores worldwide this December on DVD and Blu-ray formats, with a 1 hour and 11 minute documentary as its main feature.

The latest update to the artwork largely keeps the same front cover revealed last week with the new shot of Owen, but now removes its background.

In order to maintain sensitivity to how Owen tragically passed, the decision was made to remove the lighting rig structures that may have inadvertently given the impression of an arena ceiling.

http://www.wrestlingdvdnetwork.com/wwe-changes-owen-hart-cover-first-2016-dvds/101795/

As noted, WWE NXT Superstar Colin Cassady is currently injured with a leg injury and is on crutches. No word yet on the exact details of the injury but word is that he will be out for several weeks. He and Enzo Amore could be back in action for the NXT UK tour in December.

Last night's WWE SmackDown, featuring the debut of WWE NXT Superstar Tyler Breeze, drew 2.204 million viewers, according to Showbuzz Daily. This is up from last week's 2.090 million viewers.
Era of Pretty off to a good start.

There has been speculation that the news of Rusev and Lana's real-life engagement getting out to TMZ could result in some heat for the two. For what it's worth, The Wrestling Observer Newsletter notes that there is far more heat on Lana than Rusev.
Rumor regarding Tyler Breeze's debut this week was it being a last minute decision and as a way to salvage whatever is left from the Rusev-Ziggler-Summer feud after TMZ revealed Rusev and Lana got engaged.

In a month his “Go to Hell” tour kicked off live from Madison Square Garden, in a week he went face-to-face with a “Rattlesnake”, and on a weekend he goes to war with “The Phenom”, WrestlingDVDNetwork.com exclusively reveals plans for a new BROCK LESNAR WWE DVD!

As of right now, the Lesnar DVD/Blu-ray set appears on the 2016 WWE Home Video Schedule, filling one of the two remaining slots we were yet to confirm.

Information we’ve received suggests that in addition to a compilation of matches and moments, this one will contain an all-new documentary feature on Brock’s life and career.

WWE.com had a story on James Storm where he gave the indication it's up to WWE if he signs or not. He didn't work last night's TV. He said that Road Dogg and Billy Gunn, who he knew from TNA, opened the door for him. He also admitted he was at the show in Nashville even though he had previously denied it.

I'd love to go back there again because I loved my time there. I think the answer is always the same, but the ball isn't really in your court. I've been able to leave my mark there and I'm happy and grateful for that. Of course I would go back if they asked me ...

It's really hard to say. I've said Sasha Banks on Twitter before because she's awesome. I think she's a star. She's got it! She can walk, she can talk, she can work...she's really good. I think Ashley Flair (Charlotte) - love her as a person and I think she's doing awesome - I'm so proud of her. I'd love to work with Paige...I think that would be fun. I just love working. I just love wrestling and I know what I would like to do with each person in terms of the story and match perspective.
Highlights from a recent interview Mickie James had with TJR Wrestling Podcast involving if she like to go back to the WWE and who she'd pick for her 1st opponent. http://www.cagesideseats.com/2015/10/23/9602462/mickie-james-open-to-wwe-return-wants-match-with-sasha-banks

A correction regarding Insane Championship Wrestling and its ticket sales. The Barrowlands in Glasgow, which we reported they twice drew 3,000 fans at, was actually set up for 1,600 both times they sold it out. The SECC show, also in Glasgow, on 11/15, did claim to have almost sold out a 5,000 seat arena (actually they are now saying it sold out in the last few days), but promoter Mark Dallas actually in August admitted the real number was closer to 4,000. Still, for an indie show to draw that today is amazing, since nobody has done that on the U.K. scene aside from American promotions in more than 30 years. That's pretty telling as well as far as how big British wrestling was in the 80s if they almost never had shows do more than 4,000 fans. While U.K. historian John Lister said it was the biggest crowd by any U.K. promotion since a February 1982 sold out show at Royal Albert Hall headlined by Pete Roberts vs. Wayne Bridges, Rollerball Rocco vs. Kung Fu Eddie Hamill and Johnny Grey vs. Johnny Saint, the ICW is billing it as the largest crowd for a U.K. promotion since a 1981 match with Big Daddy vs. Giant Haystacks at Wembley Arena.
Small resurgence in British indie wrestling has been going on during the past few months.


Some other sheet news includes:

Indie promotion Revolution Pro signed a deal with NJPW which involves the co-branded RevPro-NJPW events being added to NJPW World service. Rev Pro will get a small timed window for exclusive rights to show replays before being moved over to NJPWW. https://twitter.com/reasonjp/status/657484490378342400
NXT tag team called "The Mechanics" got renamed to just Dash & Dawson now based on the recent NXT tapings.

[Innovator]

Dash and Dawson, couple of dudes who go hard

[Innovator]

They also got one of my needs in wrestling, robes and satin jackets

[Lock Jaw]

Haven't been called The Mechanics in some time now....

[Emperor Smeat]

NXT announcers seemed to go back and forth with how they'd call the team's name for a while. Sometimes got called just as Dash & Dawson and other times as the Mechanics or a mix of both.

Even their actual wrestler names would go back and forth with how it was called. Sometimes the announcers would just ignore both guys first name.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Haven't been called The Mechanics in some time now....

Still stuck on the Internet.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

ugly

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Your first look at the Global Championship. The first-ever Global champion will be crowned tonight in LAS VEGAS! <a href="https://t.co/ftSrjCwrYt">pic.twitter.com/ftSrjCwrYt</a></p>&mdash; GFW 10/23 LAS VEGAS (@GFWWrestling) <a href="https://twitter.com/GFWWrestling/status/657634462528737280">October 23, 2015</a></blockquote>
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I hate that shade of green. Looks like the green ring that fake jewelry leaves on people's fingers on tv sitcoms.

[Volare]

Wonder how good it glows in black light.

[Simple Fan]

GFW Champions
Global Force Wrestling crowned its first champions at last night’s set of Amped TV tapings in Las Vegas, Nevada. Some pictures from the tapings also surfaced on Twitter, which you can check out below. Here are the new GFW champions:

GFW Global Champion: Nick Aldis (formerly Magnus)

GFW Women’s Champion: Christina Von Eerie

GFW Tag Team Champions: The Bollywood Boyz

GFW NEX*GEN Champion: PJ Black (formerly Justin Gabriel)

[Simple Fan]

NEX*GEN is a horrible name for a championship. Could have been a bit more creative.

[Rammsteinmad]

Seems too much like "X-Division V.2".

[Rammsteinmad]

Which isn't surprising really, considering GFW is basically TNA V.2.

[Simple Fan]

Seems too much like "X-Division V.2".

Thats essentially what it is should have just called it the X Force championship.

[GD]

Feel like Magnus would be a great fit for WWE.

[Emperor Smeat]

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[Ultra Mantis]

Thats essentially what it is should have just called it the X Force championship.

Should have just gone with The XY Division, where there are no weight limits, there are no limits for male employees only! Everyone who competes in it is a heel.

[Jura]

How about the title can be won by anyone employed by the company? Like for example the referee or Jim in accounting could win it.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I really like Dash & Dawson, but God dammit do they need better names. "Dawson" just sounds soft to me. Like Dawson's Creek or something. He should be Scott Anderson, just playing up that Anderson association he gets. Dash Wilder? How about "Wild" Thrash Conroy? Or McCoy. Or McGregor. Something with "Mc" in it. If he needs a human first name, give him something manly, like Greg or Bruce. Why does the WWE not have a Bruce?

Scott Anderson & Bruce Wilder. There you go.

[Sixx]

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Friend bought me a gift cause she knows I'm into wrestling. That's hard to get in Poland, yo.

[Simple Fan]

What does the atencion say?

[Asmo]

The story behind 'It's still real to me, damn it!':
http://www.worldwrestlinginsanity.com/artman/publish/article_1683.shtml

[Rammsteinmad]

So apparently now seven people from Tough Enough have been signed. Kinda makes the whole series redundant. I feel cheated for actually watching that garbage now.

[Shadrick]

So apparently now seven people from Tough Enough have been signed. Kinda makes the whole series redundant. I feel cheated for actually watching that garbage now.

Did you think that only the winner would get a contract? Thats never been the case with any tough enough ever

[Rammsteinmad]

I know, but it still just seems so ridiculous, having the whole damn show (which I watched, even though it sucked) only to sign them all anyway.

I bet the two who actually won it will never even debut. It'll be "Silent Rage" Andy Leavine all over again.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Fucking hate Tough Enough.

[Mr. Nerfect]

A bunch of kids want a WWE contract? Have them train then wrestle for it. Fuck's sake.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

So apparently now seven people from Tough Enough have been signed. Kinda makes the whole series redundant. I feel cheated for actually watching that garbage now.

lol

Which jobbers weren't signed?

This doesn't mean the show was irrelevant. Those developmental deals are probably like 500 a week or some shit. The two winners got paid.

[Emperor Smeat]

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[Jura]

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[Mr. Nerfect]

Kind of miss Kelly Kelly. She basically lived the first portion of her adult life in front of us.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Would anyone else trade both Bella Twins for just one Maria Kanellis as a manager?

[Mr. Nerfect]

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[parkmania]

Gotta say, I had a huge bone for Maria back in the day, but now she reminds me too much of that Rachel Riley from Big Brother. Hate that loudmouthed attention whore.

[Wishbone]

Would anyone else trade both Bella Twins for just one Maria Kanellis as a manager?

Man, I'd trade both Bellas for whatever's in your pocket right now. I will literally never understand the people that act like they're anything special.

[Tom Guycott]

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This needs to accompany sad Swagger and also needs more "Lonely Man"