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[Mr. Nerfect]

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[Maluco]

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Who wants to bet SOMEONE else will try to sneak attack Swede disguised as Robb Banks?
It'll be funny if it's Matty Boyle! A 7ft Robb Banks! Lol!


Can't wait for this.


How is Robb Banks worthy of a title shot? Stinks of bad writing to me...

[Emperor Smeat]

Cesaro rumored to be out soon due to a shoulder injury. Worst case scenario is him missing Mania next year.

Word of the latest WWE injury comes via Jim Ross:

Hearing that @WWECesaro is having shoulder issues that will likely require surgery soon. If true, we wish him our best. Quality person.
— Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) November 22, 2015

According to sources close to WWE, Cesaro may have torn rotator cuff. If he seeks surgery for this treatment, he could be out of action anywhere from four to six months. This is another horrible injury that comes on the heels of Seth Rollins' knee injury and Randy Orton's shoulder injury. Elsewhere in the midcard, Rusev and Lana are both out while recovering from recent injuries.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

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Raylene is very attractive.

[Mr. Nerfect]

That sucks for Cesaro. As with anyone, I feel that time off can have a silver-lining and help recharge some characters though.

[Kris P Lettus]

Renee looks mad uncomfortable there. Understandably so,

The insinuation is that she is about to be gang raped by a bunch of roided up meat heads. Everyone except Afterlife would be uncomfortable in that situation.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Edge & Christian will be getting their own show on the WWE Network.

[GD]

WWE.com has been publishing a lot of weird errors as of late


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[Dark One]

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[DAMN iNATOR]

The insinuation is that she is about to be gang raped by a bunch of roided up meat heads. Everyone except Afterlife would be uncomfortable in that situation.

Of course.

[Mr. Nerfect]

https://twitter.com/RealCurtisAxel/status/668597701815246848

[Mr. Nerfect]

If Cesaro is off, I might actually stop watching for 6 months until he is back.

[What Would Kevin Do?]

Jesus Christ... I just watched that clip of Mojo Rowley...

He is going to be a star. Like a main event star. If he can transition himself into an actual character, and not the one dimensional thing he is right now, WWE may have a moneymaker in the future.

[Fignuts]

Not like Cesaro would have been doing much those 6 months.

[Fignuts]

Also, new respect for Mojo.

[Rammsteinmad]

That clip with Mojo is so nice, new respect for that guy.

Best part is still ten seconds in when that kid hugs Cena. So touching.

[The CyNick]

If Cesaro is off, I might actually stop watching for 6 months until he is back.

I dare you

[The CyNick]

WWE Network is now the 5th most popular Over-The-Top Video streaming service.

Netflix
Amazon Video
Hulu
MLB.TV
WWE Network
HBO Now
Crunchyroll
NFL Game Pass
The Blaze
SlingTV

Yeah but who cares, ratings are down

[Emperor Smeat]

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[The CyNick]

CY-NICK-ROCKS!
CY-NICK-ROCKS!

[The Condor]

Just watched 1999 Royal Rumble. Kurrgan and Gillberg were more over than 95% of today's roster.

[Emperor Smeat]

WWE confirmed Cesaro is getting surgery this week and is going to be out for a while.

Assuming the 4-6 months rehab window, might still miss Mania 32 even with a best case scenario. Worst case is by MitB 2016 baring any sudden setbacks.

http://www.wwe.com/inside/cesaro-injured-interview

[Shadrick]

I really just don't get the hype for Cesaro. Dudes trash.

[Shadrick]

Just kidding, Cesaro is awesome, I just wanna see how many people come at my neck.

[thekrow]

So what did you guys think of Team FTW taking out Swede Savard at the end of last weeks' Carnage?
I think it was a really good storytelling decision by the CHW Creative Team. I hate how often in wrestling, especially in the WWE, all the heels are automatically allies just because they are heels and vice versa. But Team FTW is really fleshed out well with they're character in that even as heels, they still destroyed a fellow heel (Swede) for what they think was his fault for them losing the match.


I really hope this isn't a face turn for Swede, I want to see Swede battle Team FTW!
Who do you guys think would be a good partner for Swede if he took on INNOVATOR and XACUTOR?


Imagine Devastator returning...a team FTW original!


What do you all think?!?!?!?!

[Mr. Nerfect]

CY-NICK-ROCKS!
CY-NICK-ROCKS!

:|

[Lock Jaw]

WWE Paige's new job

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[SlickyTrickyDamon]

What a bully! Ray is filming this!

[Frank Drebin]

Is she cleaning up barf?

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Yeah some fan read the script.

[Volare]

Gotta pay them dues.

[Emperor Smeat]

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[Seth82]

this looks awesome!

can't wait to delve into this one.

Kevin Sullivan & Jim Cornette do a Back To The Territories for Eddie Graham's legendary Championship Wrestling from Florida.

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[Mr. Nerfect]

Can't wait to watch that.

[Mr. Nerfect]

By the Seth, I never really read too many of your in-depth posts, but I do appreciate that you bring the wrestling history and overseas stuff in here. :y:

[Mr. Nerfect]

Speaking of wrestling history:

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[Lock Jaw]

Someone page Cool King

[Fignuts]

YES

Been too long since the last Kaitlyn pics

MORE

[Lock Jaw]

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[Emperor Smeat]

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This week’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw only did an average of 2,964,000 viewers on the USA Network. That’s down an average of (-328,667 viewers) from the week prior and the lowest audience of the year.

Below is a breakdown of viewership by hour:

Hour one – 3,190,000 viewers
Hour two – 2,990,000 viewers
Hour three – 2,712,000 viewers
Average – 2,964,000 viewers
For some comparisons and historical stuff, this week's episode broke another new low and is even lower than the Christmas 2012 episode (2.0 rating vs 2.16 this week). Around 3rd ppv in a row the post-PPV bump has been very low or non-existent. RAW needs another 0.6 drop in ratings to match TNA Impact's highest ever rating (2.2 for their Monday debut). In terms of hour breakdowns, 8pm took the #4 spot with 9pm at the #5 spot and 10pm at the #10 spot.

WWE officials were still debating what to do with the WWE World Heavyweight Title as of Sunday morning and going into afternoon, according to Wrestling Observer Radio. The decision was made to have Sheamus cash-in Money In the Bank and defeat Roman Reigns to win the title just a few hours before the show began.

While WWE officials still want Reigns to win the WWE World Heavyweight Title soon, it was also noted by Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio that they don't want Reigns to win the title and still have people boo him.

They may be looking to build him up with angles and out-of-the-ring appearances before putting the title on him. No word yet on what they have planned for Sheamus' reign as champion but he should carry the title at least until the Royal Rumble.

WWE talent Zamariah "ZZ" Loupe was recently injured at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando during a training session. He's expected to be out of action for up to 6 weeks.

The incident was described as a case of miscommunication but most of the blame was put on ZZ for not paying attention. There's definitely a feeling among some that ZZ does not have a very bright WWE future.

ZZ was the male runner-up on the most recent season of WWE Tough Enough. It was announced in late October that WWE had signed ZZ, as well as 4 other competitors from the show, to developmental deals.

We've noted how Lana has major backstage heat with WWE officials. For what it's worth, it was noted on Wrestling Observer Radio today that she has "nuclear heat." There's a feeling that the heat comes from her leaking the news of her real-life engagement with Rusev, and some of the cryptic comments she's made on social media since.
F4W thinks Lana's WWE career is likely done and WWE is just waiting for her contract to expire or for her to ask for a release.

WWE NXT star Solomon Crowe, aka Sami Callihan prior to signing a WWE developmental deal in 2013, has left WWE, PWInsider.com has confirmed. The story making the rounds is that Crowe requested and received his WWE release yesterday. We don't know more than that at this time.

I'm going to quote an article from July, 2014, called "The Sad Case Of Zack Ryder" in which I wrote: "Eventually, people get tired of finding out that the WWE Superstars they have supported with their cheers, their signs, their purchases, their follows, and their likes aren't real Superstars - and, little by little, those fans lose interest in WWE, find other interests, and become former WWE fans."

I am one of those people on the verge of becoming a former WWE fan. I'm tired of being told through Raw, Smackdown and PPV's that WWE superstars I have rooted for - from Ziggler to Cesaro to Kevin Owens aren't top stars - no matter how strongly crowd reaction seems to disagree. I'm tired of NXT stars getting their big "break" in WWE, just to be treated like jokes.

Six months ago, my son and I traveled 12 hours – from Eastern Tennessee to Orlando, Florida to watch Sasha Banks wrestle Becky Lynch at #‎NXTTakeover.- One of the greatest women's matches of all time. Last night, in what I believe was their first singles match on #‎RAW Sasha and Becky were given four minutes. At a time when WWE desperately needs to make new stars – when they need to give wrestlers with talent the opportunity to break through – they gave Sasha and Becky four minutes. I turned the channel, and watched a pretty good football game instead. I think I can get used to watching football games on Monday night again.

I will be watching RAW this Monday. Maybe, as is often the case in relationships, they will give me just enough to remind me why I love wrestling - just enough to keep me coming back. Maybe they will even give Sasha and Becky a rematch – and a legitimate chance to show the world what they can do. .

There is an old saying in politics : as Ohio goes, so goes the nation. Think of me as the Ohio of wrestling fans. If I leave, it's not just one disgruntled former fan; finding something else to do on Monday nights. Instead, losing a long-time, die-hard fan like me might well be an indication of a larger exodus from WWE. I guess we'll see what tale the ratings tell.

I want to stay. I really do. So please WWE - next week on WWE Raw... Just give me a reason.

Let me know what YOU think. Oh yeah, #‎SockTuesday is one week away!
For some perspective, Foley has gone public a few times this year about considering a break from watching WWE stuff. Those were more of him believing they could still easily fix their current ills or had enough good stuff to keep him interested.

New WWE World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus did a media conference call earlier this afternoon. Below are highlights:

* In regards to pressure and scrutiny on this reign due to top WWE stars being out, Sheamus said he's been in this position before and faced a lot of scrutiny in the past, as a heel and babyface. He said he's been ready to go for a long time, since before winning Money In the Bank. He feels like the last few months he's been waiting and ready to go. He said there's always pressure and he looks forward to that. He's 6 years into his WWE career, at a different point in his career and is a different person. He knows what he's doing now. He knows a lot of top WWE stars are out right now and knows Seth Rollins will be coming back better than ever. Sheamus says he's not going to let the opportunity pass him by and will give it everything he can. He calls it an opportunity of a lifetime and says he's never felt better or more comfortable in his own skin

* He was asked how he prepared for the weekend and asked if they ever thought there might not be a show due to the reports of a potential Islamic State terror attack. He says WWE took the threat very seriously and the talents were kept updated on what was going on. He talks about how the authorities handled everything.

* Sheamus was asked how he celebrated the win last night - a few Monster Milks and a 4.5 hour drive to Nashville. He sat in the locker room for about an hour by himself last night and took it all in before getting in the car to drive to Nashville. He says the era of the Celtic Warrior begins on RAW tonight and he couldn't be happier. He was asked about working with Roman Reigns and possibly Brock Lesnar. He says he'd love that and has been ready to go for a long time. He talks about the WrestleMania match with Daniel Bryan and how Bryan went on to do big things. He was so proud of Bryan for winning the title at WrestleMania. Sheamus says but he knew he needed to switch things up when he returned the last time. He reiterates that he won't let this opportunity pass him by. He names Reigns, Dean Ambrose and Kevin Owens, saying there's a lot of people he's looking forward to facing

Jonathan Coachman is denying that WWE’s Sportscenter segment is a time buy. Coachman also had a classic line that he’s been defending himself on about how there weren't any wrestling insiders who had ever taken a bump.
Been a bunch of speculation that the WWE-ESPN deal isn't a real deal but just WWE simply paying for the advertising spot. Basis is how ESPN rarely reports any WWE related stuff outside that spot.

WESH TV in Orlando put up the video of the WWE Performance Center shooting from several months ago. It's not much. Well, aside from Armando Alejandro Montalvo being shot, though that seems to take place behind a police car. The first 15 minutes is him standing outside the Performance Center acting all crazy and trying to get inside. He does, in fact, rush the cops prior to being shot. He survived and is out of both the hospital and jail on bond, and will go to trial in February 2016. He is pleading not guilty to charges of resisting arrest, trespassing and aggravated assault on a police officer.
Footage of said incident: http://uproxx.com/prowrestling/2015/11/wwe-performance-center-shooting-video/

WrestlingDVDNetwork reported that the upcoming NXT’s Greatest Matches Vol. 1 DVD and Blu-Ray set will include a CM Punk & Seth Rollins vs. Antonio Cesaro & Kassius Ohno dark match from 2012. The set comes out on March 8, 2016.


Some other sheet news includes:

Recent interviews by both Bret Hart and Ric Flair believed the WWE has done a bad job to improve Cesaro's star power. Flair suggested the idea of being his manager to take care of promo issues while Bret believed the WWE was wrong to purposely ignore Cesaro's popularity with the crowd.
Former NXT writer recently ranted on Twitter at how horrible WWE Creative has become and how poorly they've handled call-ups from NXT. Said the majority of the problems are with Vince, Steph, and Triple H and how nobody in Creative is influential enough to tell them things are not working. https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/3u5fzf/formernxt_creative_rants_on_twitter/
WWE has recently started to upload NWA Championship Wrestling shows to the WWE Network.
Lucha Underground recently released a teaser image for Season 2: https://41.media.tumblr.com/5424b7d1a0be6f9d4b081e5806ab55d3/tumblr_nxu0r6zQZb1u9rkhoo1_540.jpg

[Black Widow]

Foley will be showing next month to play Santa.

[Simple Fan]

Foley will be showing next month to play Santa.

My moneys on Titus O'Niel playing Saint Nick.

[Simple Fan]

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If there was ever a time I wished to be sweet potato pie that was it. No lie, came across this post as I was watching Tosh.o and he had a big black lady sounding guy eat the same exact pie going crazy about it.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

So you could be killed by her roided up husband?

[Simple Fan]

Not if I was sweet potato pie.

[Shadrick]

thread got weird pretty quick

[GD]

This Sheamus

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[Disturbed316]

She looks cold in both pictures, poor thing.

[Tom Guycott]

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I had sex with Emma

Makes me so wish I were born on the 29th.

[Rammsteinmad]

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I usually hate these "Top 50 Moves" videos coz 50 is a ridiculous number. The top ten are awesome though. Personally, I always nominate O'Haire as the #1 "WWE dropped the ball with this guy" kinda guys. I don't remember him using the F5 before Lesnar hit the scene, but damn does it look a lot tidier than Lesnars.

[Mr. Nerfect]

This Sheamus

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I honestly could not finish this.

[Dark One]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I thought about adding the title &quot;Best Spear in the Company&quot; to my resume, but I'm not sure that's anything to brag about.</p>&mdash; Epsilon (@WWEBigE) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWEBigE/status/669549688874524672">November 25, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Jesus Christ. Shots fired.

[Volare]

He's only telling it like it is!

[Heisenberg]

RAW Dark Match & Superstars **SPOILERS**

By Ryan Clark (http://www.tpww.net/author/ryan-clark/) on Tuesday, November 24th, 2015 at 4:35 PM ET

Dark Match:
There wasn’t one.

WWE Superstars (Airing Thursday):


R-Truth defeated Adam Rose


The Miz defeated Zack Ryder




Pretty easy story to report right here...no DARK match brah

[Emperor Smeat]

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[Heisenberg]

The Updated WWE, Tables, Ladders, Tables Lineup

By Ryan Clark (http://www.tpww.net/author/ryan-clark/) on Wednesday, November 25th, 2015 at 2:45 PM ET


Here is the updated WWE Tables, Ladders and Chairs card:

TLC Match For WWE World Heavyweight Title:

Sheamus vs. Roman Reigns

Intercontinental Title Match:
Kevin Owens vs. Dean Ambrose




haha, Tables Ladders Tables Ryan Clark

[Big Vic]

TLT

[GD]

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This t-shirt

[The Destroyer]

From WWE.com

WWE has come to terms on the release of WWE Superstar Brad Maddox as of Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015. WWE wishes Maddox the best in all of his future endeavors.

[XL]

Tut.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

this looks awesome!

can't wait to delve into this one.

Kevin Sullivan & Jim Cornette do a Back To The Territories for Eddie Graham's legendary Championship Wrestling from Florida.

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The territories were monopolies just like WWE is it was just localized monopoly. They labeled companies not affliated with the NWA "renegades." They were worse because alot of them had mob connections also. I bet Sullivan knew James Bulger!!

[CSL]

c'mon son, Sullivan clearly is Whitey Bulger

[CSL]

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[KaosDarksol]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I thought about adding the title &quot;Best Spear in the Company&quot; to my resume, but I'm not sure that's anything to brag about.</p>&mdash; Epsilon (@WWEBigE) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWEBigE/status/669549688874524672">November 25, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Jesus Christ. Shots fired.

Well it's certainly better than Charlotte's.

[Volare]

FUCK YES

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[Lock Jaw]

Damn... Was hoping for him to come up straight to the main roster as a surprise in the Rumble....

I mean, I ain't mad, but it would have been "cool"...

[Emperor Smeat]

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According to reports, Vince McMahon settled on Sheamus cashing in his Money In The Bank contract on the afternoon of the Survivor Series pay-per-view.

The original show plans had Roman Reigns winning, which is still in long-term plans, but they want to first build Reigns up better as a babyface before doing so. Reigns gets booed at tapings, so WWE would like to get fans behind him by having corporate figures screw Reigns over and keep him from winning the title, which would mirror what WWE did with Daniel Bryan a few years ago.

Reigns is viewed in some fans’ eyes as the ‘corporate’ champion already due to being pegged as the next ‘face’ of the company. WWE is hoping fans will be more accepting of Reigns in this role, which they’ve tried to do on TV already, without getting such a negative reaction.
Ended up using Bryan's cash-in at TLC 2011 as the basis for Sheamus' cash-in and possible future plans for Reigns.

Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer reported on Wednesday that all plans for WrestleMania 32 were scrapped by the WWE creative team on Sunday. He says the company had a list of tentative matches for the big event, and they all fell apart for one reason or another. In other words, reports circulating the web on potential matches are just guesses at this point.

“Anyone reporting on a ‘Mania card now is guessing,” Meltzer said on F4WOnline.com. “They had a complete top six matches and everything fell apart. Everything changed again on Sunday.”

We previously reported that John Cena and The Undertaker were being booked in a match for ‘Mania. As far as The Rock goes, right now it’s considered highly unlikely that he will even appear at the show, let alone wrestle at it. WWE is trying to stack WrestleMania 32 with star power to sell out the 100,000+ seat AT&A Stadium.

As for other top matches at WrestleMania 32, Sting vs The Undertaker is not happening, and as of this writing WWE officials are still planning The Undertaker vs John Cena. This is a match that was discussed back in August, and it appears as if WWE is sticking to the plan.

TNA will be announcing shortly that the scheduled 12/2 to 12/4 tour of India has been canceled.

Talent that had been booked on the tour were contacted more than two hours ago stating the tour is now off. TNA had planned the semifinals of its world title tournament as well as a live PPV in India during the three nights.

TNA claimed to talent the tour was being postponed to 2016.

Talent was told the tour was canceled due to safety concerns. They were scheduled to leave this weekend. Everyone is scrambling now to find bookings for this weekend on short notice.

The tour was being promoted by TNA's broadcast partners, Sony Six, and TNA had already done advanced work for the tour as well as spent months pushing Mahabili Shera for its partners.

JR's thoughts on Survivor Series and WWE in general:

- Sheamus is cold, and taking the title off him quickly will mean nothing. Reigns should be kept away from him til WM, and Sheamus needs to go on a tear from now til Mania to have a hope of being a hot heel.

- Doesn't like Reigns' super manpunch/spear combo, they're too similar in set-up, and Reigns hitting the punch then waiting for them to get back up to hit the spear looks foolish. Meltzer suggested he needs a submission finisher with the spear.

- Reigns should have (and Meltzer agreed) turned heel the day after WM 31 and become bitter at everyone.

- Feels Reigns is becoming predictable/repetitive in his late matches with the same set-ups, dangerous for a guy that young to stagnate.

- Titus O Neil has real charisma and needs a bigger role, despite his limitation in the ring. Meltzer suggested he needs a small and very skilled tag partner to complete him instead of Darren Young, similar to Gable and Jordan who have what the other lacks.

- Luke Harper is really underrated.

- Divas butterfly belt needs to go immediately.

- Criticized the commentary but not the commentators, who are just doing what they're told. Meltzer lamented that they do not change intensity as the match ramps up, they have the same tone throughout.

- If Bryan can no longer wrestle, he should be retained as a trainer and producer. Meltzer said Bryan is one of WWE's best for PR situations because he's genuine and not phony.
Highlights from a recent JR podcast episode that had the Observer's Dave Meltzer as his guest.

The former La Sombra did an interview for Medio Tiempo talking his WWE career. He said it had always been his dream to come to WWE and he's been taking one-on-one English lessons three days a week as his main focus right now. He seemed to indicate that there is no rush to get him going in terms of choosing a character, a new name, a TV start date, etc.

WWE has begun uploading episodes of the old NWA World Championship Wrestling program on the WWE Network, years ranging from 1985 to 1987. It’s been a gradual process over the last day or so, but already around 30 episodes have been added.

Matt has a WWE Youtube observation: "Just thought I'd point something out from the WWE's YouTube account, since that's how I catch up on anything Raw related these days: They uploaded exactly zero seconds of Sheamus speaking from Raw. Plenty of Triple H, Stephanie and Roman Reigns from that promo, but nothing from the guy who actually won the company's top title. Guess they figured we weren't interested in what he has to say, which I guess is accurate, given the rating the show got. Not only have they not learned from the last two people they've done the cash in-Authority puppet trope with (Orton, Rollins), but they seem to be doubling down. Interesting."


Some other sheet news includes:

Mexican promotion AAA currently suffering with more stars wanting out of the company. Main problems related to management and money issues with management problems as the worse of the two. Other promotions have already started to send offers to poach more talent away during AAA's crisis.
Wrestling Observer currently holding a Black Friday sale for one month's membership to their newsletter and other paid services. http://www.f4wonline.com/sites/www.f4wonline.com/files/styles/large/public/field/image/blackfriday.jpg?itok=QfhDITOk
For those interested, WWE 2k16 is currently on sale as part of Microsoft's Black Friday deals for Xbox platforms.

[DAMN iNATOR]

In the spirit of Thanksgiving:
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From Survivor Series '89.

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Torrie vs. Dawn Marie "Pilgrim Fashion Show" from SD!, 11/28/2002.

[GD]

The Drifter

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[Tom Guycott]

The Drifter
I
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"You like that song? I'm 'a sing it at yo' funeral."

And Kevin Nash accompanies this guy to the ring with the short blonde hair and red and white striped shirt.

[Simple Fan]

Lol Stephanie McMahon is an anagram for The Macho Man Penis.

[GD]

Feel like Kaitlyn is taking botox or something. Not sure.

[Emperor Smeat]

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

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Eddie Gilbert's dad Tommy Gilbert is dead. He was a rassler too. RIP.

[Volare]

Sam Roberts going for the throat.

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[erickman]

so does Melissa joan heart have a match at wrestlemania after all this

[Seth82]

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[Volare]

Yessir. :)

[Mr. Nerfect]

The Drifter

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I like Elias Sampson. Before he was doing this Drifter thing, he was in a tag team match with a partner (I think it may have been Mike Rawlis) against some guys, and his facial expressions were great. I believed him being in there. Could turn into a really great worker.

[Emperor Smeat]

Dirtsheets sponsored by Nap Time with Chikara Wrestling:
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WWE Hall Of Famer and former NWA World Heavyweight Champion Harley Race had to pull out of Saturday’s WrestleCade IV event in Winston-Salem, NC due to health issues.

WrestlingNews.co has confirmed that Race recently had a 9-inch rod inserted into his back because of spine issues and now he cannot feel his legs. Race is confined to a wheelchair. Race also underwent surgery last year to remove a cyst on his spine.

Kurt Angle confirmed that his final shows with TNA will be the U.K. tour. His plans include trying to break into acting and writing a second autobiography, claiming the WWE was too hands on regarding the first one. He said he will be starting filming in March a movie called "Epidemic." He said he'd like to get into acting and doing comedies and dramas as opposed to action movies. Jeremy Borash was shooting an Angle documentary while both were in the U.K. this past week. Borash also hosted Angle's talk shows that took place there this past week. Angle said he expected this tour would be his last time he would wrestle in the U.K., and if he had his way, he'd like to do a retirement match on the tour against A.J. Styles. He said he was very excited about the prospects going forward with Bellator.
Before anyone gets their hopes up, Rumble happens before the UK tour so very unlikely TNA is going to let him leave prior to the tour.

The WON reports that reports of backstage heat on Lana are underselling the whole thing. A source close to the matter told the site that WWE being angry at her is a “major understatement” and that, as noted last week, it stems in part from her taking her issues with the Charlotte/Paige Raw promo public via Twitter.

The site notes that the company’s issues with her regarding that incident largely came from her inferring that Paige was a bully. The company was already upset with her because they believe she leaked her engagement to Rusev online, which forced them to change their onscreen storylines. The source said that calling Paige a bully was ridiculous anyway because she was one of the people who were picked on the most while in NXT.
Might need a new term for Lana's heat since its above nuclear.

Contract negotiations for a new ROH deal with Bobby Fish & Kyle O'Reilly have stalled as the sides aren't close. There have been a few WWE wrestlers trying to recruit them, as right now NXT is looking to load up on workers for a more extensive schedule of big shows around the country in 2016 aiming at the same type of audience ROH draws from.

Jerry McDevitt filed two motions last week. One was a motion to get the concussion lawsuit filed by Ryan Sakoda (Keiji Sakoda), Russ McCullough and Matt Wiese (Luther Reigns) thrown out of court based on it being time barred under Connecticut law. McDevitt argues that Connecticut law is clear that you only have two years after an injury to file a claim for damages, and none of the three have even worked for the company since 2005. The argument that will obviously be used to counter is that people suffering from brain injuries from concussions may not even learn of the problems until decades later. McDevitt's other filing was an argument against opposing attorney Konstantine Kyros' motion to have the lawsuit filed by WWE against a number of former wrestlers including Oreal Perras (Ivan Koloff), Bob Windham (Blackjack Mulligan) and Thomas Billington (Dynamite Kid) thrown out. The WWE sued the four as basically a first move in an attempt, which has been thus far successful, to keep them from joining in on the concussion lawsuits. The Windham deal is a weird one since he's got three grandchildren that work for the promotion. It's one weird business where you work for a company that sues your grandfather who is old and in declining health, not that there's any alternative.

Konnan on his podcast was mad at me and adamant that Alberto Del Rio got a seven figure downside guarantee. Others close to Del Rio have also said the same thing, saying he's very clear he got well in excess of double to triple what WWE claimed and how it makes no sense given he was fixing to make $600,000 working half the number of dates and making his own schedule so why would he go back to that schedule for less than seven figures guaranteed.
Still some confusion on how much Del Rio is really making from his new deal with Konnan and Mexican sources claiming Del Rio is making at least $1.5 million before any potential bonuses.

In something of a coup, Kay Jewelers is now a WWE sponsor. Sponsors with high dollar products have traditionally shied away from advertising on wrestling, but NBC Universal is pushing wrestling as a good value for sponsors hard because USA Network in January will have 24 percent of its prime time schedule be WWE, and USA has been the most profitable station in the NBC Universal family. The last time I remember a jewelry company being a major wrestling sponsor was the 70s and 80s when I.W Marks was a major sponsor of Houston Wrestling and Paul Boesch was featured for years wearing earrings in their local television ad.


Some other sheet news includes:

According to the Observer, TNA is currently scrambling to find a new date for their recently canceled India tour due to tv contracts in the country demand at least one tour per year.
El Rey Network is reported to have already ordered a third season of Lucha Underground likely to avoid another long delay after Season 2 ends.
In a "WWE Did You Know" type fact, the official definition of a jobber in the WWE is someone who basically acts as a prop. https://twitter.com/mookieghana/status/670291380867096576
Ziggler teased on Twitter about retiring from wrestling within the next 1-2 years in order to move onto his next goal being a career in Hollywood.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Every pin begins with Kay.

[Volare]

Perfect 2 girls for that....

http://sashabanksphotos.com/albums/userpics/10001/5707febac24b11e2a7f322000a1f9a55_7.jpg

[Volare]

And for your Saturday morning pleasure....

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[Mercenary]

Might need a new term for Lana's heat since its above nuclear.











Apocalypse heat?

[Disturbed316]

JBL is just terrible, he's usually mildly irritating but on this week's Raw he completely ruin New Day's one year anniversary jamboree but screaming all the time. Fucking twat.

[Tom Guycott]

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For some reason, I can't unsee Pinnochio and Lampwick.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Would love to see this whole Rusev/Lana stuff dropped and Lana begin an in-ring career in NXT. Give her a humble start and have her (re-)earn a following until the heat has died down.

[Mr. Nerfect]

With so many injuries plaguing the WWE, I could see the WWE offering Angle a part-time deal to come in and work with Del Rio for WrestleMania.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Angle working one last WWE match at WrestleMania would be a dream. Supposedly his contract with TNA doesn't expire until after it, though. Even if the company folds I'm not totally sure Angle will come in at this point.</font>

[Emperor Smeat]

Sami Callihan/Solomon Crowe rumored to be signing a deal soon with ROH & NJPW.

[Disturbed316]

I still holding out for a massive markout return from Angle at a Rumble, pop would be huge.

[GD]

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:love::love::love::love:

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[Fignuts]

Great theme

[DAMN iNATOR]

Sam Roberts going for the throat.

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so does Melissa joan heart have a match at wrestlemania after all this

Surfer Owens v. Biker Sabrina only.

[Juan]

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Reminds me of...

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[Rammsteinmad]

The Wrestling Observer Newsletter has more on WWE’s decision to have Sheamus cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase at Survivor Series, beating Roman Reigns in the process. According to the site, Vince McMahon made the decision on the afternoon of the PPV because the company wants to build Reigns up more as a babyface before giving him an actual run at the belt.
The original plans for the show had Reigns winning and giving him a title run is still the long-term plan. However, because Reigns gets booed at tapings, WWE wants to get fans behind him by pitting him against the Authority as they screw him out of title wins, mirroring what happened with Daniel Bryan. The hope is that this will fight the perception among some fans that Reigns is the “corporate” champion that he’s picked up by being the next face of the company.

This is hilarious if it's true.

[Damian Rey]

They could have just embraced it and turned him heel as the corporate champion ala the Rock many moons ago. I mean, if he's gonna get boo'd might as well use it to get him over.

[Shadrick]

They could have just embraced it and turned him heel as the corporate champion ala the Rock many moons ago. I mean, if he's gonna get boo'd might as well use it to get him over.

this. the reason people wont get behind it is because we KNOW the ending is gonna be him with the title as the chosen guy, regardless of how many obstacles they put in front of him. it was organic with Bryan because we know he's not the typical prototype and the fans related to him because of that.

just turn him heel. give us a reason to hate him. turn him and have him destroy ambrose. you could have that austin/rock dynamic with ambrose terrorizing the corporation

[Emperor Smeat]

This is hilarious if it's true.

Even funnier is supposedly they forgot why Bryan was over with the fans and why that storyline managed to work in the end.

Crowds loved Bryan because they wanted him to be the next mega star and rallied around him as the underdog when it became clear the WWE didn't want that to happen. Reigns has neither going for him at the moment.

They tried it again with Cesaro but gave up a lot quicker due to the WWE being even more stubborn than before and not letting the fans get another win over them.

[Damian Rey]

The other thing with Bryan is that he was white hot over a two year span. The yes chants started and he was able to keep the momentum going with an organic character progression that eventually saw him go over Cena clean with the crowd eating it up.

Reigns has beaten nobody and had zero progression. It was SHIELD breakup, beat Orton, get hurt, win the Rumble, main event, feud with Wyatt, back to the main event. He's exactly the same guy from the breakup through today. Nothing new. Nothing different. It's clear that they want him as the man.

I just don't get what about an effective heel turn that could also help elevate another guy into a main eventer is unappealing to them.

Reigns Ambrose could be an epic feud.

[The CyNick]

And for your Saturday morning pleasure....

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Knowbody cares about CM Punk

[The CyNick]

This is hilarious if it's true.

Its most likely not true.

[The CyNick]

The other thing with Bryan is that he was white hot over a two year span. The yes chants started and he was able to keep the momentum going with an organic character progression that eventually saw him go over Cena clean with the crowd eating it up.

Reigns has beaten nobody and had zero progression. It was SHIELD breakup, beat Orton, get hurt, win the Rumble, main event, feud with Wyatt, back to the main event. He's exactly the same guy from the breakup through today. Nothing new. Nothing different. It's clear that they want him as the man.

I just don't get what about an effective heel turn that could also help elevate another guy into a main eventer is unappealing to them.

Reigns Ambrose could be an epic feud.

The YES chants were taken to another level when Bryan started getting screwed by The Authority and Stephanie would mock it. If you notice around that time, they went out of their way to shoot the crowd doing it to help teach future crowds to do the same.

But I know I know, Daniel wasn't being pushed then.

[Damian Rey]

Which has what to do with anything? The point is the character had a natural, organic growth into the main event picture. It didn't happen overnight nor did it happen in one feud. The yes chants weren't even a chant. It was a big part of the annoying, obnoxious chicken shit heel gimmick Bryan was developing after winning his first world title. Roughly 2.5 years later, that gimmick pushed him into main event status. There was a journey, filled with twists and turns, adversity and tragedy, and an eventual epic payoff.

What's Roman's journey? SHIELD broke up, and he was in the main event less than a year later, and he really hasn't changed or progress. It's the same guy doing the same thing with the same music and same entrance. There's nothing to for the fans to latch on to. I know that's what they're trying to do now and I think it's an at least admirable attempt to try and win over the fan base, however, it's not going to change the fact that Roman's journey has been a bit thin.

[Black Widow]

Perfect 2 girls for that....

http://sashabanksphotos.com/albums/userpics/10001/5707febac24b11e2a7f322000a1f9a55_7.jpgLucky dresses.

[Lock Jaw]

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[Lock Jaw]

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[Lock Jaw]

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[Simple Fan]

Its most likely not true.

Everything that's happened on TV supports the idea that it might be true though.

From TV only no dirt sheets:

Sheamus has the MITB briefcase
Reigns is leading candidate to win the WWE WHC tournament
Sheamus looses to Kalisto
Reigns wins WWE WHC
Sheamus cashes in MITB briefcase
Sheamus wins WWE WHC
Reigns gets screwed ala Daniel Bryan style in hope the fans come around to him

Its not crazy to think Vince hadn't made his mind up about what he wanted to do with the title. I cant see Vince knowingly have Sheamus job to Kalisto before becoming champion. I could be wrong though and Vince could just be out of touch.

[Emperor Smeat]

https://i.imgur.com/Wi3QYJU.jpg

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

I'm not Kane asshole!

[Rammsteinmad]

Everything that's happened on TV supports the idea that it might be true though.

From TV only no dirt sheets:

Sheamus has the MITB briefcase
Reigns is leading candidate to win the WWE WHC tournament
Sheamus looses to Kalisto
Reigns wins WWE WHC
Sheamus cashes in MITB briefcase
Sheamus wins WWE WHC
Reigns gets screwed ala Daniel Bryan style in hope the fans come around to him

Its not crazy to think Vince hadn't made his mind up about what he wanted to do with the title. I cant see Vince knowingly have Sheamus job to Kalisto before becoming champion. I could be wrong though and Vince could just be out of touch.

C'mon Simple Fan you're better than this. He's just baiting you. I hate most online cliches, but I gotta say "don't feed the troll".

[Lock Jaw]

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[CSL]

out of context, that looks like Flair has been diagnosed with CP and Charlotte is a heel taking the piss

[The CyNick]

Everything that's happened on TV supports the idea that it might be true though.

From TV only no dirt sheets:

Sheamus has the MITB briefcase
Reigns is leading candidate to win the WWE WHC tournament
Sheamus looses to Kalisto
Reigns wins WWE WHC
Sheamus cashes in MITB briefcase
Sheamus wins WWE WHC
Reigns gets screwed ala Daniel Bryan style in hope the fans come around to him

Its not crazy to think Vince hadn't made his mind up about what he wanted to do with the title. I cant see Vince knowingly have Sheamus job to Kalisto before becoming champion. I could be wrong though and Vince could just be out of touch.

Rightly or wrongly WWE has in the past had the MITB holder lose a lot. Theory being you have guys who can then lay claim to a title shot. I could easily see Kalisto getting a match with Sheamus on TV, she Sheamus beats him.

[The CyNick]

C'mon Simple Fan you're better than this. He's just baiting you. I hate most online cliches, but I gotta say "don't feed the troll".

Lol, cute.

[Innovator]

-Bray Wyatt costs Roman Reigns the MITB
-Sheamus wins MITB
-Roman finally dispatches Bray
-Roman wins WWEWHC
-Sheamus chases in and wins WWEWHC
-BRAY WINS FEUD

[Nicky Fives]

Bray winning MITB next year could be interesting..... seems like he could cut some of his typical promos in reference to fate/destiny

[Emperor Smeat]

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[The CyNick]

Bray winning MITB next year could be interesting..... seems like he could cut some of his typical promos in reference to fate/destiny

Bray should be a babyface in 2016

[CSL]

Bray is already a babyface, most heels in WWE are. We live in an era where most guys don't give a shit about getting booed/actual heat, it's mostly about being cool and getting a reaction

[The CyNick]

Bray is already a babyface, most heels in WWE are. We live in an era where most guys don't give a shit about getting booed/actual heat, it's mostly about being cool and getting a reaction

I think Bray tries to be a heel. It's just the WWE clearly wants him to be face at some point, that's why they focus on the fireflies.

[Volare]

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[Droford]

http://www.whereisaxel.com

[Mr. Nerfect]

Beautiful. Better than anything on WWE television.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Only thing I'm interested in is Smoky Mountain being added to WWE Network.

[The CyNick]

Only thing I'm interested in is Smoky Mountain being added to WWE Network.

Who booked that territory?

[erickman]

Only thing I'm interested in is Smoky Mountain being added to WWE Network.

does wwe own those tapes I say jim cornett have them. talking about smoky mountain they are putting on good indy wrestling now only out of Kingsport instead of Knoxville.

[CSL]

Who booked that territory?

Cornette

Only thing I'm interested in is Smoky Mountain being added to WWE Network.

does wwe own those tapes I say jim cornett have them. talking about smoky mountain they are putting on good indy wrestling now only out of Kingsport instead of Knoxville.

they literally started adding SMW to the Network today, good timing

[erickman]

hope cornette got paid

[CSL]

he got paid/sold the library years ago

[The CyNick]

Nothing gets by CSL.

[Lock Jaw]

His reflexes are too quick. He would catch it.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>lol @ CyNick's undying hatred for Jim Cornette simply because Noid likes him</font>

[The CyNick]

<font color=goldenrod>lol @ CyNick's undying hatred for Jim Cornette simply because Noid likes him</font>

I find him to be insufferable.

[Big Vic]

I hate hearing his shoots.

[Seth82]

RIP Stan Holek

Stan Holek was more than just some no name guy from 50 or 60 years ago like most will assume. He was a damn good worker.

Whether as Crusher's brother or Art Neilson's brother he was a tremendous asset to any promotion. hell under any name he was a good hand.

real great article here from Greg Oliver on Stan who passed away at 82 this past saturday.

http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2015/12/01/22578699.html

Crusher was still being billed as Reggie Lisowski when he teamed with "brother" Stan in the 50s.

Reggie Lisowski (The Crusher) administers a little grooming to his "brother," Stan Lisowski (Stan Holek)
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The Lisowski Brothers: Stan and Reggie
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[The CyNick]

I hate hearing his shoots.

I only listen to them to have material to use against him.

[Nicky Fives]

I for one could listen to Jim Cornette speak about professional wrestling for days.....

[Lock Jaw]

Meme

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[Emperor Smeat]

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[KaosDarksol]

Meme

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Classic TNA copying storylines from WWE...

[Emperor Smeat]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CVJcs7DU4AEkNs3.jpg

Owen Hart's taunt shirt was better.

[Rammsteinmad]

I kinda wish the Dudleys returned to WWE with that attire. It was cool and nostalgic when they returned, but now it's just kinda goofy. Their TNA look would give them a bit of a modern upgrade.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

I for one could listen to Jim Cornette speak about professional wrestling for days.....

He's like a broken record though. Says the same stuff on every shoot.

[CSL]

like wrestlers do the same moves, it's a gimmick at this point, people pay to hear him rant about the usual stuff. I've been in the room and heard people ask the same questions that have been asked a million times in shoot interviews etc because they want to hear "the Cornette reaction", his one-liners etc. And he doesn't let them down.

[CSL]

Nothing gets by CSL.

lol was I supposed to know that you actually knew the answer?

[The CyNick]

like wrestlers do the same moves, it's a gimmick at this point, people pay to hear him rant about the usual stuff. I've been in the room and heard people ask the same questions that have been asked a million times in shoot interviews etc because they want to hear "the Cornette reaction", his one-liners etc. And he doesn't let them down.


Takes a certain type of person to get excited over a Jim Cornette rant. Congrats on being in a room with those people.

[mike adamle]

RIP Stan Holek

Stan Holek was more than just some no name guy from 50 or 60 years ago like most will assume. He was a damn good worker.

Whether as Crusher's brother or Art Neilson's brother he was a tremendous asset to any promotion. hell under any name he was a good hand.

real great article here from Greg Oliver on Stan who passed away at 82 this past saturday.

http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2015/12/01/22578699.html

Crusher was still being billed as Reggie Lisowski when he teamed with "brother" Stan in the 50s.

Reggie Lisowski (The Crusher) administers a little grooming to his "brother," Stan Lisowski (Stan Holek)
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CUCkdNEU8AA8lWl.jpg:large

The Lisowski Brothers: Stan and Reggie
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CSXgA-bUYAAwdjM.jpg:large

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Devestating. R.I.P. Stan Wholecock!

[CSL]

Takes a certain type of person to get excited over a Jim Cornette rant. Congrats on being in a room with those people.

yeah, mostly idiots. Just like a huge amount of wrestling fans. He'd still be foolish not to get paid because of that.

[McLegend]

Yeah but he's so good at it though.

[CSL]

absolutely, he's great at it

[Volare]

What......The......Fuck.

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[SlickyTrickyDamon]

why do people think this guy was any good? he seemed to be shit.

[Evil Vito]

What......The......Fuck.

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:lol:

[Emperor Smeat]

Dirtsheets sponsored by Bray's butt "The Eater of Tables"
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WWE sent out an email blast to its WWE Fan Council yesterday, asking them to take a survey concerning the state of Raw.

They asked questions such as when a viewer actually watches the show, when they change the channel, etc. The company was curious if the respondent would change the channel during talking segments, backstage bits, recaps, etc.

It’s no secret that Raw’s ratings have lost about 25% of their number since June. It’s nice that the company is asking the questions. Hopefully, they will get the right answers and listen to them.

The 9 p.m. airing of Impact on 11/25 did 234,000 viewers, up from last week’s 202,000 viewers. The replay did 78,000 viewers, which is what they did last week. Overall they did 312,000 viewers. up from last week’s 280,000 viewers. ROH did 141,000 viewers, up from last week’s 114,000 viewers, for its last showing on the network. They are moving to Comet TV.

Tommy Dreamer worked the dark match main event after Raw went off the air, teaming with Kane and The Dudley Boyz to defeat The Wyatt Family. Dreamer is also booked for tomorrow's Smackdown taping, seconding Bubba Ray Dudley vs. Bray Wyatt. For those who asked whether Dreamer has signed a WWE deal, I can't say 100% but my gut feeling is that he has not. Dreamer was slated to travel to India for the canceled TNA tour to work as a Producer so when that fell apart, it opened a window of opportunity for WWE to bring him in. Dreamer is not signed to a TNA deal so it's entirely possible WWE could sign him on full-time if that's what both sides want. Dreamer wore a House of Hardcore shirt on his WWE TV appearance, promoting his independent promotion. For those who asked, the polka dots on his pants are something he has been wearing since the passing of Dusty Rhodes as a tribute to the late WWE Hall of Famer, who was Dreamer's hero.
Potential small controversy brewing with the WWE having no problems with Dreamer wrestling even though he has a bad history of concussions but not willing to let Bryan wrestle even though he's been cleared by non-WWE doctor(s). http://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2015/12/1/9826932/tommy-dreamers-wwe-return-raises-questions-concussion-policy-daniel-bryan

The WWE Network has started to add a number of TV episodes from Jim Cornette's Smoky Mountain Wrestling and Bill Watts' Mid-South Wrestling. Watts' Mid-South Wrestling, which later changed it's name to UWF, was founded in the late 1970s when Watts took over that territory. By the early 1980s, the gritty, realistic, hard-nosed style of the company became must see television for the region and took on a near legendary status among fans of that era, with Mr. Wrestling II, Magnum TA, Ted DiBiase, Hacksaw Duggan, The Midnight Express, The Rock N' Roll Express and The Junkyard Dog being just a few names who found stardom in the territory.


As noted, Thursday's Thanksgiving edition of WWE SmackDown drew a record-low 1.652 million viewers, down from the 2.229 the week before. The final rating for the show was a 1.15, down from the previous week's 1.64 rating. This is close to the lowest-rated SmackDown in Syfy history, going back to a 1.14 in December 2010.
WWE basically stopped caring a few months ago once the move to USA was made official. Have a chance to top that with Christmas Eve and New Years Eve since Smackdown also falls on those dates this year.

Tomoaki Honma's girlfriend went to a women's magazine and basically claimed that he beat her. It came out today, basically. And as far as a I know, New Japan hasn't reacted to it. It's not that big of a deal in Japan - it's in different in their country than our country. If it were our country, he'd be suspended immediately until he was cleared, then he'd be brought back and signed to a new contract. Over there, thus far they haven't done anything. He wasn't pulled from the show today or tomorrow or anything like that, but we'll see what happens. It's a story there.
The alleged details regarding the story is really bad ranging from him beating the shit out of her multiple times to her being scared for their pet dog's well-being. She's splitting because his verbal abuse has been a lot worse than the physical abuse. Also being speculated he's probably getting tossed out of Wrestle Kingdom 10 plans and/or the company soon.

It's well known that WWE has been suffering in the ratings department throughout 2015. Former WWE writer Vince Russo believes things may change due to the USA Network as a result.

"I've heard there's been some rumbling from USA Network saying 'You know what? We may have to start getting more edgy.' USA Network doesn't want to be politically correct. That's not their call. That's coming from WWE," Russo said on WrestlingINC's podcast.

Russo continued, "Look at the other shows that are on USA Network from 9-11 at night! They're not puppet shows. That's all mandate from WWE. If it continues this direction, I think we're headed for a showdown between WWE and USA Network, and that's where you're going to see some changes."
Supposedly the head of USA Network wants the channel to go in a new direction to help with the struggling ratings which could force the WWE to also change if NBC gets involved as well. Only Mattel has as strong of an influence that NBC and USA has with the WWE.

Luke Harper recently made his Talk Is Jericho debut, sitting down with the first-ever WWE Undisputed Champion, Chris Jericho, to talk about his WWE career thus far ...

Harper recalled that McMahon yelled at him on the November 17, 2014 edition of WWE Monday Night RAW. Harper won the Intercontinental Championship from Ziggler that night, but he failed to speak with a southern accent in his promo before the match.

"I won the Intercontinental title, I beat Ziggler for it. Yeah, I thought it was great. I thought everything was good. I came to the back and Vince yelled at me because I didn't speak in a southern accent, so [it] kind of put a damper on things for a little bit." Harper added, "I had to say, 'I'm a team player' [in the prematch promo], but I had to say it southern because that was his vision of me and it might still be. I hope not. Yes, and our vision of it is our people come from everywhere. [Bray Wyatt's] message is nationwide. He's from the bayou, but us, his followers, aren't necessarily. We kind of pick and choose where he got us."

According to Harper, his ladder match at WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders, Chairs... and Stairs for the Intercontinental Championship against Ziggler the following month was one of his favorite matches and neither competitor realized how violent the match was going to be. Harper said that he got word the night before that he was going to drop the championship to Ziggler at the pay-per-view. Harper's short stint with the title gave him more incentive to put on a great match with Ziggler.

"I was pissed because I thought I didn't get a fair run with [the title], really. I hadn't really done anything with it." Harper continued, "I thought 'this is bulls--t.' So I remember talking to Dolph and I said, 'hey man, I want to do something special here because I'm pissed.' It was in Cleveland [Ohio], his hometown, so it was, like, again, a perfect storm of stuff ...

Harper said that he thinks the Wyatt Family should continue to add new members and quickly agreed with Jericho's suggestion that the group add a "creepy" female to its ranks.

"New blood. I've always said that, I thought with a cult like that, we should always have kind of [new members joining] and [grow] bigger." Harper continued, "I think [adding a woman] gives us more diverse things and more ways to go instead of just saying, 'hey, we're going to beat you up.'"

Probably not hard to put the pieces of this puzzle together. From Lana on her Twitter: "No human being will tell me who to [love]. It's my choice & my life & I am proud to live with my consequences." As noted on last night's Observer Radio, she was unaware that Ryback was going to claim on TV that he'd heard she had gone all the way with Dolph Ziggler.

Some other sheet news includes:

According to Court Bauer from MLW Radio, the current rumored marquee matches for Mania are Reigns vs Triple H, Cena vs Taker, and Owens vs Lesnar. http://mlwradio.libsyn.com/episode-204-nose-fatu
AJ Styles recently hinted he's staying in NJPW and ROH once his current deal expires. Won't take any indie bookings next year mostly for health reasons. https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/3v0nv3/aj_styles_told_new_japan_magazine_that_in_2016_he/
The entire match and content list for the upcoming NXT Greatest Matches Vol. 1 DVD/Blu-ray set was recently revealed. http://officialfan.proboards.com/thread/534431/kings-wrestling-punk-rollins-edit

[Nicky Fives]

What......The......Fuck.

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His translation of the word "voodoo" in French is wrong, but I'm pretty sure that's not the only thing wring in that clip....

[Damian Rey]

Reigns/Triple H, Cena/Taker and Owens/Lesnar sounds pretty great, tbh.

[Fignuts]

Fucks sake @ honma

[Dark One]

http://i.imgur.com/vy7ot8l.png

[Dark One]

Reigns/Triple H, Cena/Taker and Owens/Lesnar sounds pretty great, tbh.

Those are all pretty amazing. Owens / Lesnar, if it's not a Kofi / Lesnar type of match, could potentially be insane.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

http://i.imgur.com/vy7ot8l.png

A Major Accomplishment.

[GD]

http://i.imgur.com/MzSRt2w.jpg

[Fignuts]

Why

[Nicky Fives]

even Big Red Machines have to take a leak sometimes....

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

wtf

[Mercenary]

....the hell?

[Evil Vito]

http://i.imgur.com/vy7ot8l.png

<font color=goldenrod>To be fair...it's weird as fuck to think he's only 30 but is closing in on a decade with the company. He and Hawkins were really young when they got signed.

Actually pretty tough for guys that young to even get signed nowadays since the expectation now is to develop at least some sort of following on the indies before getting signed.</font>

[The CyNick]

Reigns/Triple H, Cena/Taker and Owens/Lesnar sounds pretty great, tbh.

Wonder how they get to HHH v Reigns (assuming it's for the title). Does HHH win the Rumble and Reigns beats Sheamus. Maybe someone like Ambrose wins the Rumble and HHH screws him in February.

Unless they plan to keep the title on Sheamus and put him against someone else for the belt (Bryan would be awesome if he's healthy).

[Damian Rey]

Giving Ambrose the Rumble win then giving him the shaft out of the main event would be counter productive imo.

I think Reigns wins the belt and Hunter wins the Rumble. Don't really like that he wins it, but that's the most logical way to get him back in the main event. Also, can't think of a better heel to cement the Roman Empire's arrival.

Owens v Lesnar just sounds great.

[Rammsteinmad]

Urgh... Another Triple H feature match at Wrestlemania...

[Innovator]

Urgh... Another Triple H feature match at Wrestlemania...

And he'll eliminate a returning Daniel Bryan at the last elimination in the Rumble

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Nobody except for James Steele wants to see Triple H wrestle anymore</font>

[Damian Rey]

I actually like that he only wrestles occasionally. As long as he is putting over younger talent.

Last year's dream match with Sting was entertaining also.

In terms of being in the main event, who else other than Lesnar can really be there with Reigns and look legit. Sheamus isn't the guy. The only other option is Ambrose, but they'd have to really have him tear shit up, and I don't see that happening.

[The CyNick]

Giving Ambrose the Rumble win then giving him the shaft out of the main event would be counter productive imo.

I think Reigns wins the belt and Hunter wins the Rumble. Don't really like that he wins it, but that's the most logical way to get him back in the main event. Also, can't think of a better heel to cement the Roman Empire's arrival.

Owens v Lesnar just sounds great.

My only thought was it plays into the storyline that The Authority is after Reigns and his friends. Plus, I was thinking Ambrose rarely wins big matches, but he's going to be a top 3 babyface going forward. Rumble win would establish him as a true main eventer.

Actually now that I think of it, might just make sense to do Ambrose-Sheamus for the title, and leave Roman-Hunter as a revenge match. Have Ambrose win the title at Mania. Then build to that Shield triple threat for next year or at Summerslam.

Owens-Lesnar is appealing.

[Maluco]

A bit out of left field, but what if the League of Nations "go into business for themselves" and Authority feels threatened. Sheamus takes out their pick for number one contender backstage after TLC, saying they have power in numbers and don't need the authority.

Triple H then straps the boots on himself for a Rumble match with Sheamus while the rest of the LoN are trying to stop Reigns winning the Rumble. Could be an interesting story and a nice, unique way to set up the match they want at Mania.

[Lock Jaw]

<font color=goldenrod>Nobody except for James Steele wants to see Triple H wrestle anymore</font>

:wave:

[Lock Jaw]

(That means I do)

[Simple Fan]

Yeah I have no interest in seeing HHH in the ring. The only person on the roster that I would want HHH to have a program with is Curtis Axel so Axel could get a pinfall win over The Game.

[Evil Vito]

:wave:

<font color=goldenrod>Nobody else who counts wants to see Triple H wrestle anymore</font> :shifty:

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Triple H vs. Christian: ONE MORE MATCH</font>

[Lock Jaw]

<font color=goldenrod>Triple H vs. Christian: ONE MORE MATCH</font>

Would be a sweet angle.... :drool:

[Lock Jaw]

Can't understand NOT wanting to see Triple H wrestle...

[Evil Vito]

Would be a sweet angle.... :drool:

<font color=goldenrod>If Christian wins, Triple H needs to re-sign Christian to the active roster and put an end to the mandated retirement that WWE saddled him with.

Also, he'd obtain access to Batista's Unlimited Title Shots cheat code circa 2006-09.</font>

[Evil Vito]

Can't understand NOT wanting to see Triple H wrestle...

<font color=goldenrod>I'm just not at all interested in seeing the old dudes wrestle anymore I guess.</font> :-\

[Lock Jaw]

He can still go and any match he is involved in automatically fells "big time" and elevates his opponent up to being "big time" as well.

That being said, while I do like seeing Triple H wrestle, I don't think he should ever beat young up and comers at WM. He should definitely do the job to someone this year. Especially since they gave him the win vs. Sting last year.

[Lock Jaw]

If WWE were capable of keeping someone's momentum going, a big match/win against Triple H would be a fantastic addition/help in the matter.

[Big Vic]

A bit out of left field, but what if the League of Nations "go into business for themselves" and Authority feels threatened. Sheamus takes out their pick for number one contender backstage after TLC, saying they have power in numbers and don't need the authority.

Triple H then straps the boots on himself for a Rumble match with Sheamus while the rest of the LoN are trying to stop Reigns winning the Rumble. Could be an interesting story and a nice, unique way to set up the match they want at Mania.
Reigns already defeated the league of nations on smackdown, they are no longer a threat.

[Rammsteinmad]

I don't mind Triple H wrestling from time to time. But I hate how repetitive and "typical" it is that he hasn't been in the ring all year, and then "oh look, it's Wrestlemania and Triple H is engaged in a feud so intense that it's time for him to lace up the boots again". Triple H is good, don't get me wrong, but the only reason he's as legendary as he is because of how WWE promotes him (and the fact that he pretty much runs the company after Vince McMahon). Wrestlemania won't crumble without him, and it gives a young star a chance to get some of the worldwide spotlight at Wrestlemania.

Then, this time next year, hopefully, we won't be in this mess because WWE will have some hot, new talent that are established "names".

[Innovator]

http://i.imgur.com/x7teqom.gif

[Heisenberg]

Nobody except for James Steele wants to see Triple H wrestle anymore



I would like long haired Motorhead The Game Triple H to wrestle one more match

[drave]

http://i48.tinypic.com/157cg7o.jpg

[XL]

A bit out of left field, but what if the League of Nations "go into business for themselves" and Authority feels threatened. Sheamus takes out their pick for number one contender backstage after TLC, saying they have power in numbers and don't need the authority.

Triple H then straps the boots on himself for a Rumble match with Sheamus while the rest of the LoN are trying to stop Reigns winning the Rumble. Could be an interesting story and a nice, unique way to set up the match they want at Mania.

That's some very fluid heel/face dynamics.

Would HHH go face to battle the threat of The League only to go back heel to put Reigns over? Or a heel Authority-backed HHH versus a heel League-backed Sheamus?

[GD]

http://i48.tinypic.com/157cg7o.jpg

Miss lion Hunter.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Triple H needs an epic mustache again.</font>

[Maluco]

That's some very fluid heel/face dynamics.

Would HHH go face to battle the threat of The League only to go back heel to put Reigns over? Or a heel Authority-backed HHH versus a heel League-backed Sheamus?

You can keep both a heel I feel, Triple H's special attraction value doesn't change as a heel I don't think, and the Rumble plus maybe a Brock match can sell the PPV. It just provides an intriguing diversion of a storyline and could be quite a fun theme during the night of the PPV.

[Emperor Smeat]

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Is it wrong that I can already sort of see how the whole Lana-Rusev thing is going to end again. They are stressing too much on Lana and/or Rusev actually cheating with each other which probably gets revealed slide-show style when Ziggler and/or Summer interrupt their WWE wedding.

Probably can already predict the punchline as well:
Hornswoggle was involved

[Big Vic]

Kinda just realized that Tazz Dan was alive when Rollins was champ. Kind of sad that we had 2 champs in a such a short amount of time since then.

[Dark One]

Kinda just realized that Tazz Dan was alive when Rollins was champ. Kind of sad that we had 2 champs in a such a short amount of time since then.

I mean, we've had two new champs since Veterans' Day.

[#1-norm-fan]

After Survivor Series we could have said "We've had two new champs in the last 10 minutes."

[Emperor Smeat]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CVGzFASWsAEN0Lh.jpg

[Simple Fan]

Who's the dude to the left of Big E?

[Emperor Smeat]

Dirtsheets sponsored by Sheamus showing off his dancing skills:
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A key story to watch for next month are the Shinsuke Nakamura contract negotiations. There is WWE interest in Nakamura, and unlike with Kazuchika Okada, who has made it clear his goal is to build New Japan up and already had his taste of U.S. wrestling, Nakamura has never had any kind of a U.S. run. From a WWE standpoint, Nakamura is tall enough, which is a current management knock on Hideo Itami on the main roster, but his age, as he’d be 36 before he’d start, is a factor as WWE traditionally doesn’t like to start guys of that age in NXT (Samoa Joe or James Storm are different as the ideas for them were strictly NXT and not main roster, while Nakamura would likely start in NXT but the goal is main roster). Nakamura is intrigued with the idea of being an American star, and the huge reaction he’s gotten on ROH shows may give him the idea that his charisma would carry over. At the same time, owner Takaaki Kidani in the past has said that they may have to offer seven figure or near seven figure deals to top guys, so it’s not a situation like AAA with Alberto where they couldn’t match with WWE offer.
MLW Radio podcast with Court Bauer also hinted at the WWE interested in grabbing Nakamura.

Lethal is another one whose contract expires relatively soon and WWE has shown interest in for NXT. One of the perks for ROH is the New Japan connection and he’s doing the Dome show in a probable title match (unless he loses between now and then) with Michael Elgin.

Mick Foley has been very critical WWE’s creative direction in recent weeks, publicly grappling with the notion of completely giving up on watching the product. What Foley has failed to mention is that his son Dewey has secured a job with WWE’s writing staff.

According to a source close to the situation, Dewey, 23, will begin working with WWE’s creative team shortly after the holidays. He had been running a blog for WWE creative writing samples, which is now set to private.

Suddenly, Mick Foley’s public damnation of WWE creative suddenly takes on an entirely different perspective.

It’s worth noting that Foley’s daughter Noelle could also be working for WWE in the not so distant future, as there is talk of her becoming a backstage interviewer. During a recent interview with Justin Labar of Chair Shot Reality, Noelle noted that she has done some training in the ring but is focusing on other things.
Puts some doubt if he was legit impressed at this week's RAW or only said it because he didn't want any negative backlash towards his son if he vented again. Also his son recently deleted Facebook comments that were critical of Creative and Triple H prior to taking the job. www.sescoops.com/dewey-foley-wwe-creative-writer/

That all said, it is not a good thing that the audience watching is smaller, and even worse that the audience watching is significantly less engaged and switches off the show quicker than any time in history. The latter point is the key, in the sense if people watch out of habit but care about the product less, it’s a bad sign. I can recall Lance Russell in the late-80s, who was a successful program director before wrestling announcer became his full-time vocation, talking about the enormous ratings Memphis wrestling was still getting during a period when live attendance was falling greatly noting that on a show like wrestling, which draws based on people being creatures of habit, the ratings decline comes last, not first. That was the case with WCW, where there was a huge ratings decline as they went down the drain, but the decline in PPV, live events and other revenue streams was far greater ...

In talking recently with someone who runs one of the major arenas in the country, WWE, even though live gates are $200,000 to $300,000 for a house show, and more for TV, has gone from an event that is a key regular franchise event for the building, to an event that is considered a low grossing event compared to most entertainment events (unless it’s a major PPV event, which is actually of more value than ever before because of the higher ticket prices), but is fine to have for an otherwise free night in the building. ...

The big flaw is that the questions are being asked of the company’s most hardcore fans, given the Fan Nation status, meaning for the most part, they are not getting the input from the key fans they need to reach, the casual fan, sometime fan or lapsed fan, which are the fans who are the keys in growing the business and the ones dropping out now. The Fan Nation fan, while important to know their thoughts, are more likely to be satisfied and less likely to have the mindset to the product of those who are less interested or have faded away, or watch but aren’t nearly as invested and thus don’t stay for the whole three hours. Unfortunately, the audience that they need to contact is the one they can’t find ...

In the mid-card era, they’ve created nobody new, with most of their efforts geared to Roman Reigns, a cosmetic pick in an era where cosmetics don’t connect as much as in the past. Ironically, the crowd has tried to pick stars on their own, who are either grudgingly accepted after a fight (Punk and Bryan), are given early lip service to and quickly put “in their place” (Owens) or on a much smaller level, are rejected and shoved in their faces (Cesaro).

Basically ratings are historically usually the last thing that plunges and a sign companies had been ignoring the more serious flaws (ex. WCW waited too late to fix their fatal flaws), venues are starting to see less value in holding WWE shows, and the recent Fan Council survey isn't targeting the actual groups leaving en mass.

Culturally, while the publicity is not good, this has not resulted in the type of reaction something like this would get if it was a similar-level star in the U.S. It’s notable because the press covers Japanese wrestling far more than in the U.S. (although the gap isn’t nearly as wide today as it was for most of the past 60 years), and while this incident got some mainstream publicity, many key people in the Japanese pro wrestling industry were unaware of it even after it had been covered in Japan and discussed in the U.S. Honma is still working nightly in the New Japan tag team tournament. However, the story did start to garner more interest in Japan when Honma responded by threatening a lawsuit and claiming all of the incidents described were him acting in self defense.
Update to the Honma story that might end up getting worse for Honma because of the lawsuit threat for making it public.

Both Multi Screen Media (MSM), or Sony Six, their television partner which was bringing TNA in for the tour, and TNA made an agreement that neither side would publicly give a reason for the tour being canceled.

The announcement said the tour would be rescheduled for 2016. TNA’s contract with Sony Six that was recently signed calls for TNA to have to tour the country at least once a year, or the contract would be breached. Sony Six was on board with this cancellation so this won’t be held against TNA.

It was believed to be a direct financial issue, since it was the Indian group that was financing much of the tour. It was not a ticket issue as no tickets were being sold for the three shows, and they were people who would be let in free.
Update to TNA's India tour being canceled.

Regarding Destination America, the station is going to be rebranding. Apparently after doing record numbers for the live exorcism, they are moving to a paranormal channel five nights per week as soon as possible, and moving to seven nights a week of paranormal programming in September, so wrestling didn’t fit into the new direction. They are also going to be changing the name of the channel. At least that was the internal plan announced within the company this past week. It has not been announced publicly yet.

In addition to the recently added episodes of NWA World Championship Wrestling, Smoky Mountain Wrestling and Mid South Wrestling, the WWE Network has added AWA All Star Wrestling to its lineup. They’ve also resumed adding WCCW shows after a long break. It appears that they’re focusing on shows featuring big name WWE legends to start with.


Some other sheet news includes:

Was quickly discovered on the internet that the new Paige POP figurines are just the old AJ Lee figurines repainted to Paige's colors. http://officialfan.proboards.com/thread/534769/wwe-funko-pop-paige
If it wasn't for last week's disaster, this week's episode of RAW would have been a new record low for the WWE. As of now its just the 2nd lowest in the 3 Hour era.
Chris Jericho announced Becky Lynch will be on this Friday's episode of Talk Is Jericho podcast. https://twitter.com/TalkIsJericho/status/672085551449833472
According to a recent interview with F4W, Brad Maddoz confirmed he was fired due to the "cocky pricks" promo and was getting frustrated with his role which is why he did the unscripted promo. http://www.f4wonline.com/wwe-news/brad-maddox-his-wwe-release-i-tend-take-chances-stupid-times-202836
In a "WWE Did You Know" type fact, TNA has officially lasted longer than WCW going by official WCW launch and not counting the pre-JCP/GCW era. TNA has lasted so far for 12 years and 6 months while WCW was 12 years and 5 months.
In a recent interview with the Miami Herald, the president of POP TV officially debunked rumors of TNA paying for their spot on the network. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/fighting/article47489355.html


Some TPWW News:

This week's episode of TPWW's TLP podcast was released: http://tablesladderspodcast.podbean.com/e/tables-ladders-podcast-132-120215/

[Nicky Fives]

Who's the dude to the left of Big E?

Good question....

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

I think it's Finn Balor but it could be nxt announcer Greg Hamitlon.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

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Is it wrong that I can already sort of see how the whole Lana-Rusev thing is going to end again. They are stressing too much on Lana and/or Rusev actually cheating with each other which probably gets revealed slide-show style when Ziggler and/or Summer interrupt their WWE wedding.

Probably can already predict the punchline as well:
Hornswoggle was involved

Rusev is comedic gold.

Rusev: I joined this new thing Instagram.

Cole: It's not new.

Rusev: :) :mad:

[Emperor Smeat]

According to NeoGAF's wrestling thread, TNA's deal with POP TV includes a very similar opt out clause Destination America had with them. POP seems to care more about ad money and less on viewership as what will trigger the clause. DA was the inverse but ad money dropping was a big factor as well.

As long as TNA generates enough money to keep POP happy, the clause won't get invoked. If not, third year in a row TNA could end up getting kicked off a network.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Rusev is comedic gold.

Rusev: I joined this new thing Instagram.

Cole: It's not new.

Rusev: :) :mad:

Just wait until Lana finds his SnapChat and AdultFriendFinder accounts!

[Big Vic]

I'd like to see CyNick defend TNA.

[drave]

He won't because Vince has nothing to do with TNA.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>"If Vince took over TNA, it would be the highest rated show on Thursdays within 3 months"</font>

[Rammsteinmad]

Haven't seen this in a while. Not sure why there's annoying music in the background, but it's still funny, and there must be some people here who've never seen this gem.

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[Tom Guycott]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CVGzFASWsAEN0Lh.jpg

Haha. Stingdust.

[Simple Fan]

Really want a Sting/Stardust feud.

[Big Vic]

I have mixed feeling on whether I want to see Sting have one last run.

[The CyNick]

I'd like to see CyNick defend TNA.

Despite dirt sheets writing weekly articles about how the company is doomed and could be facing their last year, they have managed to remain the only moderately successful alternative to the WWE. Company is now in its Xth year of existence when most people thought they wouldn't get past 18 months.

[The CyNick]

I wonder what pillar of wisdom Lance Russel provided Dirt Sheet Dave about where the VOD business fits into his little model.

I also wonder if he talked about how live event ticket sales are down across all major sports. Probably not.

[Emperor Smeat]

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[Emperor Smeat]

Dirtsheets sponsored by Wrestling's Instant Regrets:
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As previously noted, there have been rumors going around online about a potential Brock Lesnar vs. Kevin Owens match at WrestleMania 32. The rumor got started on Court Bauer’s podcast after Kevin Owens did an interview on the “Like Father, Like Son” podcast where he expressed interest in wrestling Lesnar.

Bryan Alvarez asked Dave Meltzer about this on Wrestling Observer Live and Meltzer was skeptical of the story. He said that Lesnar is not aware of any plans for a match with Owens. Obviously, Lesnar would be made aware of plans that involve him since he is one of the top paid guys in the company. Meltzer said that he is skeptical because of the way Owens has been portrayed on WWE television and he is not treated as a top guy. In order to match him up with someone like Lesnar then Owens would need to run roughshod through the roster and he would need to win most (or all) of his matches leading up to WrestleMania if they want to make him credible enough for Lesnar.
The match itself could still end up happening but as of right now, its not one of the big matches planned for Mania. A recent interview Owens gave for a podcast might have been the source of the confusion. http://www.wrestlingnews.co/update-on-a-potential-brock-lesnar-vs-kevin-owens-match-at-wrestlemania/

The WWE Tag Team Champion Triple Threat Match at WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs between titleholders The New Day and challengers The Usos and The Lucha Dragons will now be contested under Ladder Match rules. Tom Phillips broke the news in a video posted on WWE’s official Facebook page.

Steve Austin was recently on the Taz Show: Bodyslams & Beyond:

On Scripted Promos:
“It’s a different PC world that those guys are operating in, so I feel for those guys. And I love WWE, I’m still part of the company, but it’s just tough these days on these kids,” Austin said. “I don’t like to be the bitter veteran that complains about the system, but, I don’t believe that promos should be ‘scripted’. A couple of bullet points, yes, to point a cat in the right direction, but you’ve got to be out there and be able to feel at home and believe with conviction and your heart and your soul with everything that you’re saying and if you’re just trying to be an orator or someone who delivers a speech, that’s not effective in my opinion. And to me, to draw money, you’ve got to be able to reach people’s heartstrings and reach some kind of guttural response or just anything that resonates with them.”

On This Generation’s Wrestlers:
“These guys are a step above our generation and the generations before us, athletically. What they can do in the ring is amazing and they’re great athletes, but I can give you [Ric] Flair/ Windham from ’87 or ’86 and those guys are working at today’s pace, but they’re selling everything, they’re not telegraphing anything, they’re not foreshadowing the next sequence of moves. It’s about 50-50 or 70-30 called in the ring and so it feels spontaneous and it feels different. It feels like a shoot. So there’s a real fine line between taking all that athleticism and you’re going to set up a little bit of stuff, but when it looks like you’re just going through the motions, you’re just going through the motions and people can see that. And you’ve got to be able to feel and really get behind a character and a personality and the human that’s doing that. I mean, that’s the money level.”

[B]On Finn Balor:
“I’m wondering if he’s going to get lost in the shuffle a little bit [on the main roster]. He does that crawl to the ring and sometimes it takes so long. It’s a little disconcerting because I’ve seen the kid. Good looking kid, worked for many years in Japan, and he’s very technical from Ireland or wherever he’s from. Great kid! Great kid! Hell of a worker. Ten times the worker I ever was, but he [has] got to connect with those people. And so hopefully that gimmick allows him to do that. And it’s a great look. You can make a lot of action figures off of it, but put all the pieces together. People [have] got to care about him to become emotionally invested in him, but a great human being and a hellacious worker.”

The Brock Lesnar vs. Undertaker blow-off at the 10/25 Hell in a Cell show did slightly smaller numbers as the year before, which is a positive given a substantial increase in network subscribers over the year ... did 87,000 buys on pay-per-view, broken down as 23,000 domestic and 64,000 overseas. It’s a drop domestically from the 31,000 the prior month’s Night of Champions did domestically

... Last year’s Hell in a Cell show did 29,000 domestic PPV buys, and 75,000 overseas buys, for a total of 104,000.

... But the network subscribers have increased significantly, both domestic and overseas, so a direct comparison isn’t as meaningful. What’s notable is that even with the push to actually even insult people who buy the show on PPV on broadcasts, that ever since last year’s Hell in a Cell, that the B show numbers in North America, which fell to 21,000 for last year’s TLC show, have never fallen below 22,000 since. The overseas numbers, at 64,000, have been increasing, as they ranged from 40,000 to 50,000 most of the year, before hitting 55,000 at Battleground, fell to 46,000 in September, and grew to 64,000 in October.
WWE insulting ppv buyers somehow has managed to lead to more international buys for ppvs. Either people overseas don't care or are not interested in the Network (if available there) for it to go up.

There is nothing new going on with GFW right now. We’d heard nothing about a U.S. deal being close and the U.K. deal that they were hoping for hasn’t been completed at this point. Some people have noted how ROH and TNA were able to get new TV quickly after Destination America canceled while GFW hasn’t been able to, but the circumstances are different. GFW needs television that pays or they can’t afford to run. They don’t have major money behind them. From what I understand, Toby Keith has told Jeff Jarrett he’s willing to come back to the table but Jarrett needs to get certain things done, which I presume is a viable television deal and a method to where the company can be profitable. ROH got on a new Sinclair Network, which likely isn’t paying them considering how hardline they’ve been about contracts of late, and TNA took a deal that didn’t pay them with POP TV. How they can afford that is a question but obviously Jarrett can’t afford that.
GFW still struggling big time to find a tv deal even at TNA range or lower level.

It was notable that the WWE web site put up articles on Rey Mysterio Jr. & Maria Kanellis recently. It’s well known WWE would like to get Mysterio Jr. back and keep him from going to Lucha Underground. Kanellis is a free agent as the contracts of Kanellis, Michael Bennett and Matt Taven have expired. It’s an interesting situation. It comes down to who and what WWE wants regarding the three, New Japan’s interest and ROH’s interest, in the three both as a group as well as individuals.

Neville has been added to at least some of the NXT shows on the upcoming tour. The tour is 12/10 to 12/16, and he’s advertised on the first two shows, which includes the opening night in Newcastle, where he’s from. Sami Zayn is advertised for the entire tour. He’s been back training of late and his return was being pushed on NXT TV this week. It’s not clear if he’ll be just appearing or wrestling at this point.

Right now the partnership between Del Rio and Colter is not looked at as being a long-term thing and there is already talk about him after they are broken up. Of course nothing is definitive here given they change their minds on stuff like this every day but there is a 2016 direction for him away from Colter.

The 9 p.m. airing of Impact on 12/2 did 221,000 viewers, down from last week’s 234,000 viewers.

The replay did 73,000 viewers, down a little from the previous week's 78,000.

Overall they did 294,000, down from last week's 312,000 viewers..

So, in the first week with no Ring of Honor, TNA's audience dropped.


Some other sheet news includes:

Melina confirmed she was released by Lucha Underground although said it wasn't due to rumors of backstage issues or her public posting of Johnny Mundo's medicine.
In a "WWE Did You Know" type fact, today is the 3 year anniversary of Teddy Long's heel turn on random tag team matches. Turned a Kofi & R-Truth vs Ceasro and Barrett tag match into a random Fatal 4 Way match instead.
According to reports, Kevin Owens is currently dealing with a flu which is why he missed RAW this week.
According to the Observer, ticket sales for TNA's upcoming UK tour are not doing well to the point that TNA is giving a 40% discount to help generate interest.
Recent article on WWE's official website dealt with Kevin Owens career and life as a father so far: http://www.wwe.com/inside/kevin-owens-worlds-most-dangerous-dad-28314634
WWE and Lionsgate's Codeblack Films have recently signed off for a new set of films to be made with the first called Brother's Blood starting production next month.
Update to Mick Foley's son being signed by the WWE to a Creative job as it turns out he's not going to be a writer but just an assistant for a writer.

[Sixx]

What exactly is The Dudley Boyz' gimmick?

They dress like military but also kinda like dorks. Are they military accountants or something?

[Simple Fan]

Hope they go the Owens/Lesnar match at Mania.

[Tom Guycott]

What exactly is The Dudley Boyz' gimmick?

They dress like military but also kinda like dorks. Are they military accountants or something?

Well, is there something else to evolve to? They went from tye dye to camo... what would they do next, neon?

[Sixx]

I'm not asking where they're going with this. Just what are they supposed to be now.

I'm just drunk and thinking about meaningless shit.

[DAMN iNATOR]

I'm not asking where they're going with this. Just what are they supposed to be now.

I'm just drunk and thinking about meaningless shit.

Seems like they're just trying to appeal to older viewers who still remember their trademark glasses and camo and shirts and mannerisms from the Attitude Era.

[Fignuts]

I'm not asking where they're going with this. Just what are they supposed to be now.

I'm just drunk and thinking about meaningless shit.

They had the camo and glasses for most of their wwe run, so I'm not really sure what the issue is.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Holy shit WWE Network just hit the megaload. MidSouth, NWA Saturday Night, Smokey Mountain.

My free time is booked solid.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Front page article says they also added USWA.

[Dark One]

Brad Maddox--err---Mad Braddox The Mad Ox--has a hell of a shirt.

http://www.prowrestlingtees.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/m/a/madbraddox1008.jpg

[Dark One]

Deceptively simple KICKOUT AT TWO:

http://i.imgur.com/VSzXKQ3.gif

Also an edited GIF BUT WHATEVER

[Rammsteinmad]

Just realized TNA's stupid world title series is still going on haha. Somewhere, there is someone who has actually followed it all right from the start.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Just wait until Lana finds his SnapChat and AdultFriendFinder accounts!

AshleyMadison is the site that got hacked though.

[Simple Fan]

I've watched most of it. Haven't watched the last 2 weeks will probably check it out this week. They have gotten out out the round robin part of the tournament and have started the16 person bracket, Gail Kim and Awesome Kong advanced, I think Gail lost in the first round though.

[DAMN iNATOR]

AshleyMadison is the site that got hacked though.

Yeah, but he pulled some strings with Putin to have the Russian government delete all traces of that account.

[Sixx]

They had the camo and glasses for most of their wwe run, so I'm not really sure what the issue is.

There's no issue. I'm not saying something's changed, I always remembered them in camo and glasses.

It's just a weird gimmick, yo.

[Nicky Fives]

Just realized TNA's stupid world title series is still going on haha. Somewhere, there is someone who has actually followed it all right from the start.

:wave: It was actually a great concept, but I'm a fans of tournaments....

[Anybody Thrilla]

Was it really necessary to have like 14 people in the Corporate Ministry? Looks ridiculous to have them all standing there during a Vince promo.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Attitude Era. They could do no wrong. Ratings and money.

[Disturbed316]

I miss Daniel Bryan :(

[GD]

Remember when Daniel Bryan cheated on Brie Bella and his sister-in-law Nikki Bella with Gail Kim?

[Blonde Moment]

They need Paul Heyman and Jim Cornette with 5 writers they can both agree upon

[Mercenary]

They need Paul Heyman and Jim Cornette with 5 writers they can both agree upon

Seeing as how Jim wanted Hogan vs Dusty to main event Wm 17 or 18.....no fuck him

[erickman]

:wave: It was actually a great concept, but I'm a fans of tournaments....

if they would have done it on pop a ch I get I would have watched it to. dumbasses of dest America go from tnaand roh to looking for ghosts and big foots.

[Big Vic]

Holy shit WWE Network just hit the megaload. MidSouth, NWA Saturday Night, Smokey Mountain.

My free time is booked solid.
So you're no longer being fucked by Vince?

[Big Vic]

Was it really necessary to have like 14 people in the Corporate Ministry? Looks ridiculous to have them all standing there during a Vince promo.
Who would you cut? Joey Abs?

[thekrow]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/12278915_1086378401397073_6548302600760742878_n.jpg?oh=63b073eaea7e9537d39ff9fed41a5533&oe=56E7A1E9&__gda__=1457062787_2d801ad5755c2415b463491e4ede6ae0https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/12278915_1086378401397073_6548302600760742878_n.jpg?oh=63b073eaea7e9537d39ff9fed41a5533&oe=56E7A1E9&__gda__=1457062787_2d801ad5755c2415b463491e4ede6ae0Some highlights of CHW title match of Robb Banks Vs Swede Savard. What a match!


https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpt1/v/t1.0-9/12075072_1086378344730412_2919335746862104800_n.jpg?oh=b89829ddd3d11b84829f3fefdfda2557&oe=571E28F8&__gda__=1456750712_81a258b33f74963c59a8b78abac66237
Robb gets caught up in the fence and eats some hard chops courtesy of the pride of philly!


https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xtf1/v/t1.0-9/12316171_1086378331397080_2323981702869719368_n.jpg?oh=904e9af2ada5ea0b52506a90e844c206&oe=56E20126&__gda__=1456799118_1ac6b2c94415219cb3c9b7626bc8cb8b
Robb with a innovative pin attempt on Swede!


https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xft1/v/t1.0-9/12308840_1086378284730418_5202351010507224864_n.jpg?oh=ac3e5b2b8c7a4525a0f35107f764e84c&oe=5721B8BD&__gda__=1458699484_13f2e0a777c7fb61ff3aa3adad79f441
Swede Savard destroying Robb


https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xtp1/v/t1.0-9/12313529_1086378241397089_530761701409539809_n.jpg?oh=54eb926f93fd6d19ba2ffdd9860c0ddb&oe=56EBE0BA&__gda__=1461743756_b36052c556864d5b8e5638cfc3964204


Toast is ready!


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Swede resorts to the oldest heel trick in the book, SALT TO THE EYE! Swede is a classic heel.


https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xla1/v/t1.0-9/12311243_1086378091397104_1087561167319530618_n.jpg?oh=0652385da799a7309e19e12303aa3fcd&oe=56F32ECC&__gda__=1461756162_e7d7f56ab7a1997061c99d3727e14238


Double cookiesheet shot, Only in CHW!


https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/11222408_1086378034730443_8202621970797159067_n.jpg?oh=887f40d833108795f33fb687bce2a715&oe=56DD874D&__gda__=1458320754_387cf97b0f046925db030e540277e1dc


Robb Banks takes down Swede! New champ?!?!


https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/12278915_1086378401397073_6548302600760742878_n.jpg?oh=63b073eaea7e9537d39ff9fed41a5533&oe=56E7A1E9&__gda__=1457062787_2d801ad5755c2415b463491e4ede6ae0




Swede Chin music connects!


https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xtp1/v/t1.0-9/12289626_1086378364730410_6902332553296395972_n.jpg?oh=909312999b4312849fdd677687b55307&oe=56E43074&__gda__=1456990034_ace44b60bcaa006ebd4b3a6ce5002f7f


Swede preparing to finish Robb Banks off!


https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/12308317_1086378568063723_3135663113471727867_n.jpg?oh=229406da643986ee3e36dfd9cf1c17d2&oe=56EE4AF7&__gda__=1457407688_ee25602248d0666a6c62db641784544f


Swede Chin to the ref! Swede is a classic heel!


https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xlf1/v/t1.0-9/12299152_1086378554730391_6254967375027093961_n.jpg?oh=c8b3ff79504b341afde158fce30d6784&oe=56D9DED7&__gda__=1458508876_00ce9ab5657beed02506f8b5858b41eb


Still the champion!

[Volare]

Yep.

[Sixx]

Man, jumping of a plastic chair sure must add impact to the move.

[Nicky Fives]

if they would have done it on pop a ch I get I would have watched it to. dumbasses of dest America go from tnaand roh to looking for ghosts and big foots.

entire episodes are now on YouTube.... Dixie trying to get that YT money now....

[Tom Guycott]

Who would you cut? Joey Abs?

Fuck that. Pete Gas was the weak link.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Anybody know when HOF tix usually go on sale?