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[The CyNick]

Using this thread to criticize what passes for journalism in this industry

[road doggy dogg]

Ryan Clark

[CSL]

98% of them are dog shit. That's about all there is to it.

[The CyNick]

"For what it's worth, and plans are always changing, but F4Wonline.com reports that the finish for the 30-man Royal Rumble main event is written and whatever they have planned to happen is going to set up a big match at the February 21st Fastlane pay-per-view. WWE officials reportedly want Fastlane to be an A-level pay-per-view and not just another stop on the Road to WrestleMania."

The breaking news here from one of the so-called industry leaders:

1. An upcoming Network Special has a finish booked (what is the actual finish? Well that would require inside information).

2. A future Network Special will have a "big match". (More shocking news at 11)

How is this acceptable?

[Icame4Hookers]

Jun Ross

[Bad News Gertner]

The only good one .....is ME Bad News Gertner!


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[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Meltzer and Alvarez are about the only people I would give any credence to with rumors.</font>

[Rammsteinmad]

Instead of whinging about it, you could just, I dunno... not read it?

[Rammsteinmad]

But then again, I whinge about Raw every week, skim through it in ten minutes, and then whinge some more. So whatever.

[CSL]

"For what it's worth, and plans are always changing, but F4Wonline.com reports that the finish for the 30-man Royal Rumble main event is written and whatever they have planned to happen is going to set up a big match at the February 21st Fastlane pay-per-view. WWE officials reportedly want Fastlane to be an A-level pay-per-view and not just another stop on the Road to WrestleMania."

The breaking news here from one of the so-called industry leaders:

1. An upcoming Network Special has a finish booked (what is the actual finish? Well that would require inside information).

2. A future Network Special will have a "big match". (More shocking news at 11)

How is this acceptable?

lol "Network Special". You're adorable. If I could pinch your cheek through a computer monitor, I definitely would.

[Schlomey]

I still only read John Canton's stuff.....he doesn't suck and he is actually a reallly good guy.

[Heisenberg]

Meltzer sheep

[Shisen Kopf]

Meltzer sheep,,,,,,,

[Heisenberg]

thanks, future KOTF

[XL]

The quality of "real" journalism has plummeted since social media took off, it's all about getting hits, screw the integrity. Ya think an industry as ropey as wrestling should have more integrity?

[road doggy dogg]

That's true of every industry, sadly.

[The CyNick]

lol "Network Special". You're adorable. If I could pinch your cheek through a computer monitor, I definitely would.

What do you call them?

[The CyNick]

The quality of "real" journalism has plummeted since social media took off, it's all about getting hits, screw the integrity. Ya think an industry as ropey as wrestling should have more integrity?

there's never really been any "real" journalism in the industry. The market leaders make things up. The other sites cut and paste their made up stuff.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Dave Meltzer is pretty legit.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Keller and Meltzer are the standard bearers. Anybody else is pretty much copy and paste crap.

NotSam is pretty good for podcasting.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

"For what it's worth, and plans are always changing, but F4Wonline.com reports that the finish for the 30-man Royal Rumble main event is written and whatever they have planned to happen is going to set up a big match at the February 21st Fastlane pay-per-view. WWE officials reportedly want Fastlane to be an A-level pay-per-view and not just another stop on the Road to WrestleMania."

The breaking news here from one of the so-called industry leaders:

1. An upcoming Network Special has a finish booked (what is the actual finish? Well that would require inside information).

2. A future Network Special will have a "big match". (More shocking news at 11)

How is this acceptable?

Sounds like Wiki's stub page for the ppv.

Background
See also: Professional wrestling
Fastlane will feature professional wrestling matches that involved wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds or storylines that play out on WWE's primary television programs, Raw and SmackDown. Wrestlers will portray heroes or villains as they follow a series of events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.[2][3]

[Heisenberg]

Dave Meltzer is pretty legit.

Meltzer sheep,,,

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

I think CyNick resents Dave Meltzer due to his success as a wrestling reporter

[The CyNick]

I think CyNick resents Dave Meltzer due to his success as a wrestling reporter

I say good for him.

My issue is with the quality. I think we should expect more. People like you have no standards I guess.

There's no way you can read the "report" I posted in this thread and say it's good journalism.

Imagine if an NFL insider said "the Super Bowl" has been worked out. It will feature two football teams".

[Simple Fan]

That doesnt work. Its more like the season finale of Walking Dead has been worked out and someone will die. You cant compare journalism from a real sport to somthing that is a tv show. Your standards for wrestling journalism seem to be a little high.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

His standards for wrestling journalism aren't applicable to wrestling journalism. For a guy who has clearly spent years watching wrestling he doesn't really seem to understand it at all. And he only seems to like WWE which I can only assume means he's not a wrestling fan, he's a WWE fan.

[BigCrippyZ]

That doesnt work. Its more like the season finale of Walking Dead has been worked out and someone will die. You cant compare journalism from a real sport to somthing that is a tv show. Your standards for wrestling journalism seem to be a little high.

His standards for wrestling journalism aren't applicable to wrestling journalism. For a guy who has clearly spent years watching wrestling he doesn't really seem to understand it at all. And he only seems to like WWE which I can only assume means he's not a wrestling fan, he's a WWE fan.

This and this. :yes:

CyNick is a guy that thinks he knows way more than he actually does.

It's doubtful he's ever actually worked in news, media or entertainment for any significantly sized company. He's likely never negotiated a television rights deal or negotiated any kind of agreement re: the rights for the public performance or broadcast of intellectual property. He's most likely never negotiated any kind of business deal larger than selling his own house or car.

He's almost positively never sat in on a board meeting or business affairs meeting for a major international company while they discussed their plans, goals, strategies and annual and quarterly results as it relates to ratings, subscriber counts, sales, profits, loss, debt, credit, revenues, assets, liabilities, etc., let alone been a part of negotiations with them or on the company's behalf.

As much as Cynick would like to think (and like US to think) that we just don't understand and that he has some greater overall understanding of the WWE's, the media, television or the entertainment industries inner business workings, ratings, finances, goals, strategies, etc. He simply doesn't.

He's simply a tool.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I say good for him.

My issue is with the quality. I think we should expect more. People like you have no standards I guess.

There's no way you can read the "report" I posted in this thread and say it's good journalism.

Imagine if an NFL insider said "the Super Bowl" has been worked out. It will feature two football teams".

Actually, the idea that Fastlane will feature a big match and not just be a filler PPV is actually informative, as is wanting it to be an "A-level PPV." It could be false or change (as things do in a week-to-week industry -- imagine trying to predict who Jimmy Fallon's guests will be in three months time), but the idea of Fastlane being a big show isn't "nothing."

[Mr. Nerfect]

Of course, they're all WrestleMania to you, so you don't really extract that nugget.

[The CyNick]

"For what it's worth, and plans are always changing, but F4Wonline.com reports that the finish for the 30-man Royal Rumble main event is written and whatever they have planned to happen is going to set up a big match at the February 21st Fastlane pay-per-view. WWE officials reportedly want Fastlane to be an A-level pay-per-view and not just another stop on the Road to WrestleMania."

The breaking news here from one of the so-called industry leaders:

1. An upcoming Network Special has a finish booked (what is the actual finish? Well that would require inside information).

2. A future Network Special will have a "big match". (More shocking news at 11)

How is this acceptable?

So back to my original point.

What happened at the Rumble that set up the Fastlane main event?

Answer: terrible journalism

[drave]

So back to my original point.

What happened at the Rumble that set up the Fastlane main event?

Answer: terrible journalism


HHH won the belt. As a direct reaction to that victory, the main event of Fastlane will now be a lackluster Triple Threat that Gorgeous Dale Newstead already "wrote out".

Card subject to change.


Titties.

[drave]

HHH won the belt. As a direct reaction to that victory, the main event of Fastlane will now be a lackluster Triple Threat that Gorgeous Dale Newstead already "wrote out".

Card subject to change.


Titties.


You might say

"But Drave, the match wasn't made until RAW. Also, I don't like titties because...."

To which I would say

"True, but there wouldn't have been the NEED to create the main event of the PPV if said result did not happen the night before."



ALTERNATE DIMENSIONAL EXISTENCE IS RUINING THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT!!!!!!


I like bacon.

[The CyNick]

Rumble itself was for the title. We knew that going in. The "big scoop" from the bloggers was Rumble finish has been finalized and it will lead to something at Fastlane.

No such thing happened.

Another example of pure bullshit that comes out of these guys mouths.

[Simple Fan]

So back to my original point.

What happened at the Rumble that set up the Fastlane main event?

Answer: terrible booking

Now the answer is correct.

[Emperor Smeat]

Rumble itself was for the title. We knew that going in. The "big scoop" from the bloggers was Rumble finish has been finalized and it will lead to something at Fastlane.

No such thing happened.

Another example of pure bullshit that comes out of these guys mouths.

Authority won the title which is something they wanted done ever since Reigns became a thorn to them. Storyline after the Rumble became what to do with the #1 contender spot which is what Fastlane is set to answer.

Fastlane now gets the Rumble's traditional #1 contender's match instead of the usual meaningless throw-away match because of its traditional bad position between Rumble and Mania.

[Big Vic]

I mentioned over the weekend that the planned Braun Strowman vs. The Undertaker singles match at WrestleMania 32 may have been nixed already. While several ideas for The Wyatt Family have been tossed around lately, Taker vs. Braun was penciled in as Vince McMahon was a big fan of doing the match and has taken an interest in building Strowman.

The online backlash in the first 24 hours after the Braun vs. Taker news broke may have changed WWE's plans, according to PWInsider. A very well-placed source noted that the bad reaction to the match may have caught on within the company and the match may have been nixed within 24 hours of the news getting out. It should be noted that Vince is always changing plans and they could go back to Taker vs. Braun.

In regards to what the back-up plan for Taker would be, a source noted that those details had not trickled down to other sources yet and likely only a small circle of people were aware of exactly what those plans are. It was noted that Taker's opponent at WrestleMania will likely be someone totally unexpected.

[Droford]

Taker vs AJ Styles
The Phenom vs the Phenomenal One

Writes itself

[WorkrateHeel]

i read STD's blog. it's fucking awesome at how he can't spell, or form thoughts

[drave]

Perhaps proofread your own writing before trying to tear someone else down for the same thing.

[The CyNick]

Re Strowman story from PWI

Or "our well placed source was full of shit but we're too stupid to know it"

[Big Vic]

I read it as

Taker vs Braun might not happen, or it might happen. WHO KNOWS!?

[Savio]

The reaction to Nakamura coming to WWE is in general broken down into these responses. The existing WWE fans in Japan were happy. One group of New Japan fans were mad WWE took him and another group was sad but would follow him because they were fans of his. But almost all fans, even WWE fans, were worried that WWE would ruin him.Thanks observer.

[harmsway]

Keller and Meltzer are the standard bearers. Anybody else is pretty much copy and paste crap.
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Lmfao, don't you have a blog about sports entertainment??? Way to go calling yourself copy and paste crap.