World Wrestling Entertainment

[GD]

I wish we had a WWE thread to talk specifically about WWE like we have AEW/NJPW. Anyone agree? WWE was down voted greatly in the end of the year awards to worst promotion of the year. I think that with the lack of interest in Wrestling in general makes a solid case for a WWE thread. Thoughts?

[M-A-G]

Wow, can't believe we're getting close to twenty years since WWE became the only major player in town AND since they lost out to the panda people that forced the name change.

[M-A-G]

Of course, there is that theory running around that Vince and company deliberately tanked that legal battle so that'd they'd have an excuse to have "entertainment" as part of the name.

[screech]

Of course, there is that theory running around that Vince and company deliberately tanked that legal battle so that'd they'd have an excuse to have "entertainment" as part of the name.

I don't doubt that.

I can't remember who said it on the Ruthless Aggression show, but someone praised Vince for being "a visionary" for changing the name.

[Jordan]

At this point the name change makes sense and seems "bigger" and yes certainly less "rasslin".

Thanks for making the thread. I'm considering trying to resub for a free Network trial so that I can watch The Rumble. The Adam Pearce booking sounds too good to miss. I always hoped this would happen for him but never thought it would come to fruition.

[Jordan]

I have been off WWE since Mania. I won't be getting into Raw anytime soon it's just too long for me. But Smackdown has some stuff happening that sounds quite good. I wish there was a way to see the whole Roman/Uso saga without watching and skipping through entire episodes.

[M-A-G]

It makes me wonder why they didn't go with "World Entertainment Federation". Certainly with that label SmackDown! Records would have been a force with which we'd all still be reckoning.

[road doggy dogg]

tbh it would make more sense to simply make sub-forums in the Wrestling Forum... WWE forum, AEW forum, etc

but then it would dilute discussions even more so idk WWE bad amirite lads

[Evil Vito]

The Adam Pearce booking sounds too good to miss. I always hoped this would happen for him but never thought it would come to fruition.

I'd bet dollars to donuts that they welch on it and it ends up being yet another Kevin Owens match.

And I like KO a lot, but come on. The Rumble is the perfect time to put nonconventional title challengers in there because the Rumble itself is the draw. Also it frees up KO to have a nice babyface run in the Rumble itself instead of just having a match that could happen on any SmackDown.

[drave]

It makes me wonder why they didn't go with "World Entertainment Federation". Certainly with that label SmackDown! Records would have been a force with which we'd all still be reckoning.




We all know 4 letter companies are doomed to fail.

[screech]

Roman and KO have had several matches at PPV in a row, so it's a good idea to have Roman face someone else.

I have zero knowledge of Adam Pearce, but fuck it. Could be fun

[xrodmuc316]

HOW DARE YOU MAKE A THREAD FOR EVIL WWE?!?!?!?!? THEY HELD AMBROSE BACK WITH GOOFY SHIT! AND CHRIS JERICHO SAYS BROCK LESNAR IS FAT!

THIS IS AN ALL ELITE SAFE SPACE!!!!!!!!! ADAM PAGE HAS A FREAKING HORSE MAAAAAAAAAAN!

[Jordan]

Roman and KO have had several matches at PPV in a row, so it's a good idea to have Roman face someone else.

I have zero knowledge of Adam Pearce, but fuck it. Could be fun

He's like very similar to the fatter guy from FTR. Also he seems to be in much better shape now than when he was NWA/ROH Champ. He had a pretty epic feud with Colt Cabana on the indies which revolved around the NWA Championship. Very old school and simple but very solid worker. Since he's an agent and a big deal behind the scenes I'm expecting him to put on a great showing. I haven't been watching so I don't know the possibility of KO slipping in over Pearce but I really hope not.

[xrodmuc316]

He's like very similar to the fatter guy from FTR. Also he seems to be in much better shape now than when he was NWA/ROH Champ. He had a pretty epic feud with Colt Cabana on the indies which revolved around the NWA Championship. Very old school and simple but very solid worker. Since he's an agent and a big deal behind the scenes I'm expecting him to put on a great showing. I haven't been watching so I don't know the possibility of KO slipping in over Pearce but I really hope not.

That does seem the way it is being setup. Roman made a big deal about how Pearce got his friend K.O. hurt by putting him in a match the week before.

[Jordan]

So is Pearce a babyface?

[Evil Vito]

HOW DARE YOU MAKE A THREAD FOR EVIL WWE?!?!?!?!? THEY HELD AMBROSE BACK WITH GOOFY SHIT! AND CHRIS JERICHO SAYS BROCK LESNAR IS FAT!

THIS IS AN ALL ELITE SAFE SPACE!!!!!!!!! ADAM PAGE HAS A FREAKING HORSE MAAAAAAAAAAN!

Are you eight?

[Jordan]

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The Royal Rumble is taking place on Sunday, January 31.

This is the first time that WWE has publicly announced that a member of their roster has tested positive for COVID-19.

[DaveWadding]

HOW DARE YOU MAKE A THREAD FOR EVIL WWE?!?!?!?!? THEY HELD AMBROSE BACK WITH GOOFY SHIT! AND CHRIS JERICHO SAYS BROCK LESNAR IS FAT!

THIS IS AN ALL ELITE SAFE SPACE!!!!!!!!! ADAM PAGE HAS A FREAKING HORSE MAAAAAAAAAAN!

I know that you seem to be joking and think this is humorous for some reason, but literally the only people on this entire forum who are incapable of engaging about the differences between the two companies are you and Noid. Every other conversation seems to be an entirely normal, mature conversation until either of you get involved. Have you ever considered that maybe you are the problem? This probably counts as feeding the troll though, so I'll stop.

[screech]

I know that you seem to be joking and think this is humorous for some reason, but literally the only people on this entire forum who are incapable of engaging about the differences between the two companies are you and Noid. Every other conversation seems to be an entirely normal, mature conversation until either of you get involved. Have you ever considered that maybe you are the problem? This probably counts as feeding the troll though, so I'll stop.

This is extra funny to me because both of them claim to want to have "logical discussions" about rasslin, then have quasi-meltdowns when someone disagrees with them.

[screech]

Damn that's unfortunate about Drew. Feel like Vince could work this into an angle to give Goldberg the title or some shit.

Not that I think they will do that, but I would not be shocked by it.

[xrodmuc316]

Are you eight?

More like Aces and Eights, IMPACT AND AEW TEAMING UP IT'S ELITE BAYBAY!

[xrodmuc316]

I know that you seem to be joking and think this is humorous for some reason, but literally the only people on this entire forum who are incapable of engaging about the differences between the two companies are you and Noid. Every other conversation seems to be an entirely normal, mature conversation until either of you get involved. Have you ever considered that maybe you are the problem? This probably counts as feeding the troll though, so I'll stop.

It's what the forum requires, otherwise it would just be posting every tweet about AEW and then other people gleefully posting about how cool Tony Khan is for buying Jungle Boy themes. :rofl:

But yes, I've been saying for months this place should be renamed TPAEWW, because it is a cult following level of brainwashed fragile AEW fans who can't handle any criticism of their fave rasslin company and have to edit and/or delete posts, or randomly attack another poster who was very clearly joking.

These conversations you are referring to do not exist. Somebody posts something, a few people post in 100% agreement that the thing they love is the greatest thing ever. A few less people don't agree because they aren't blindly biased, then the original people come back and insult the ones not agreeing 100% in their view.

"GEEK OUT WITH THE SAME LEVEL I AM DOING, OR FUCK YOU!"

That is the problem, not being able to even jokingly speak ill of AEW without experiencing backlash. Even the more refined posters can't help it. You tried to make a civil reply, but you couldn't get through one paragraph without a personal insult.

I'm a troll because I made a joke, a joke that irrationally upset you enough that you had to reply and insult me. Maybe consider the problem is that.

[Shisen Kopf]

tbh it would make more sense to simply make sub-forums in the Wrestling Forum... WWE forum, AEW forum, etc

but then it would dilute discussions even more so idk WWE bad amirite lads

Needs to have a LIST ONLY sub forum in the sub forum

[Jordan]

Anybody got ideas what will happen with Goldberg/Drew now that Drew has covfefe?

I guess there is a chance Drew can still do the match. If not though, would they just delay til the next PPV?

[xrodmuc316]

Anybody got ideas what will happen with Goldberg/Drew now that Drew has covfefe?

I guess there is a chance Drew can still do the match. If not though, would they just delay til the next PPV?

I think they will likely push it to E.C. I guess the Rumble still being 2 weeks out means they may still be able to do it there, but if I was betting is think they will push it to the next PPV.

[screech]

I mean would they think Goldberg could help draw the February show so he isn't "wasted" at the Rumble?

(I'm guessing he's got limited dates.)

[fundiddle]

It makes me wonder why they didn't go with "World Entertainment Federation".

i woulda wuhved to watch me some of that WEF'wing

[slik]

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[Bad News Gertner]

Dennis Knight tested positive for Covid a couple of weeks after being in the ring for Taker's Retirement after Survivor Series

[Jordan]

Well a couple of weeks is pretty much the timeline right? Hopefully everyone is healthy. Kishi and Savio and all those guys can't take a blow like that.

[slik]

omg


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[slik]

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[Jordan]

What a weird head on that guy.

[slik]

It's like an IRL photoshop

[Vastardikai]

I said in some board that the breakout star for WWE was Adam Pearce. Someone tried to argue Keith Lee or Bianca Belair. Maybe you could make a case for "The EST" (what a bizarre nickname), but Lee has lost all momentum.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Lee looked so good in the rumble last yr. Is he evenprimed for a big storyline going into mania?

[drave]

No, but ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN RIGHT HERE IN WWE!!!

[Savio]

Well a couple of weeks is pretty much the timeline right? Hopefully everyone is healthy. Kishi and Savio and all those guys can't take a blow like that.

Eh I think I'd be fine

[rez]

What a weird head on that guy.

/horny

[XL]

Lee looked so good in the rumble last yr. Is he evenprimed for a big storyline going into mania?

Is anyone?

[Mr. Nerfect]

Adam Pearce is so fucking good.

[GD]

Is anyone still following 205 Live? Does it serve a purpose now that the Cruiserweight title is a part of the NXT brand?

[GD]

Also, (not that it matters) I won't be making PPV threads anymore. Feel like other posters should get the chance to create them...dunno.

[DaveWadding]

Is anyone still following 205 Live? Does it serve a purpose now that the Cruiserweight title is a part of the NXT brand?

They're apparently putting Dusty Classic tag matches on 205, so that means that I might tune in, maybe.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Shinsuke Nakamura is a better worker than anyone in AEW.

[GD]

Shinsuke Nakamura is a better worker than anyone in AEW.

This is truly one of the worst gimmicks on the board. Has no redeeming quality.

[GD]

According to a post (https://old.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/kwb576/lita_revealed_on_her_twitch_livestream_last_night/) on /r/SquaredCircle, during a recent Twitch stream, Lita revealed that WWE threatened to fire her if she did not go along with the "Live Sex Celebration" segment.

[XL]

Shinsuke Nakamura is a better worker than anyone in AEW.
And look what WWE have done with him...

[screech]

Noid has admitted to not watching AEW, but can't stop telling people how bad it is.

[screech]

And look what WWE have done with him...

Watched last week's SD yesterday. With how the gauntlet ended, it could set up his feud with Roman. I think that would be a really good program.

But with how WWE has used Nakamura, this will probably never be mentioned again.

[XL]

Yeah it could. Seemingly an out of the blue face turn in there too. All signs pointed to them setting up Daniel Bryan for Roman and that could very well some down the line despite him losing to an already tired Nakamura.

If anything they’ll swap Pearce out for Naks for the Rumble or put him in there with Roman at one of the shows between Rumble and Mania.

Does booking him well for a few weeks cancel out the indifferent booking he’s received for the last number of years?

And yes, I know Noid will rationalise why they’ve “wasted” him, or that they’ve brought him in specifically to fill a spot on the card and thus they’ve got out of him exactly what they wanted.

[Bad News Gertner]

He also really hasn't had a lot of stand out matches.

[Evil Vito]

Nakamura reminds me of Del Rio in that he's a great worker who phones it in 95% of the time.

Not meant to be a knock on him either, no sense in killing yourself in random matches when you're a good enough worker to get by half assing it unless it's a really big match.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Going all out in NXT where you might have a TV match every other week plus the takeovers made sense. Doing in WWE with their previous touring schedule was a death wish.

[screech]

The fact that he can phone in it and still do good work is pretty great, really.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I’ve never seen Nakamura “phone it in.” Don’t watch every week, obvs, but whenever I see him I see a dude in the moment working exactly how he needs to work.

He’s not punching a dude as hard as he can in the fucking neck anymore. But his timing, facial expressions, how smooth some of his shit looks — he’s sublime. As far as his choices go in the ring (say what you want about his look, size, booking, the language barrier, etc.), does he have a single flaw?

The guy doesn’t look lazy at all. He always looks like he’s there to be in a fight. Del Rio seemed almost hypnotized half the time. Del Rio was silky smooth too, but nowhere near as good as Naks.

[drave]

The quality is shit, but this is still one of my favorite NXT matches.


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[Damian Rey 2.0]

That match was fucking stellar

[slik]

The quality is shit, but this is still one of my favorite NXT matches.


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I saw this live, was sitting in the last row at the top of the arena and it's one of my favorite wrestling memories

[Mr. Nerfect]

Nakamura has to be the greatest Japanese wrestler in WWE canon outside of Yokozuna.

[GD]

Funaki?

[Bad News Gertner]

How are we defining "Greatest Japanese wrestler".

Mr. Fuji arguably had a better WWF career than Nakamura (I'm aware he's Hawaiian)

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Nakamura is this era's Kenzo Suzuki. Tons of hype, jobbed out in title programs, then permanently moved into midcard obscurity. The one plus is Nakamura actually got a title shot at Mania, which was the beginning of his end.

[Jordan]

Well Pearce is out if the Rumble, KO is in.

[Maluco]

The quality is shit, but this is still one of my favorite NXT matches.


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WWE are the absolute kings of making something into nothing. I remember tuning in just out of intrigue to see this match and I was blown away. His entrance, his charisma and just how good he looked.

Once Vince gets his hands on someone, he makes sure he strips away whatever energy they have built up and WWE’s them (50/50 booking, nothing feuds, comedy skits etc...) until there is nothing to see anymore.

[Evil Vito]

Well Pearce is out if the Rumble, KO is in.

Lmao of course they were gonna welch on that

[Lock Jaw]

Probably because Drew has the rona so they have to take their other big title match seriously now

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Adam Pierce v Roman Reigns was easily the most interesting program they could've run for Rumble. Hasn't Owens been feuding (and losing) to Reigns for a few months now?

[XL]

Tbf he’s lost twice and not been pinned/made to submit.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

I know he lost a ladder match. Idk what the other match was, but back to back losses? Even if there hasn't been a definitive loss, seems like overkill with a fresh match right in front of them and an event perfect for that type of match.

[xrodmuc316]

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Imagine AEW being good enough to announce a show 2+ years in the future...THEY CAN'T BECAUSE THEY AREN'T THAT GOOD AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

[Volare]

Imagine a WWE thread that is for everything WWE period...and can't get more than 2 pages in more than 2 days.

Yet AEW hits 4-6 in here weekly....preaching to the wrong choir sir.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

They're gonna have mania in a 65k seater this yr? Why? Maybe they're really optimistic about a combo of vaccine distribution and Florida being a lot more lax on large gatherings. But still, why hold it in such a give venue when the livelihood you're gonna be able to pack is prob slim at best?

[Verbose Minch]

They're gonna have mania in a 65k seater this yr? Why? Maybe they're really optimistic about a combo of vaccine distribution and Florida being a lot more lax on large gatherings. But still, why hold it in such a give venue when the livelihood you're gonna be able to pack is prob slim at best?

To be fair, they're prioritizing giving vaccines to seniors first. Given that makes up the majority of WWE's fanbase nowadays, they should be able to fill it okay

[Volare]

They're gonna have mania in a 65k seater this yr? Why? Maybe they're really optimistic about a combo of vaccine distribution and Florida being a lot more lax on large gatherings. But still, why hold it in such a give venue when the livelihood you're gonna be able to pack is prob slim at best?

To be fair, they're prioritizing giving vaccines to seniors first. Given that makes up the majority of WWE's fanbase nowadays, they should be able to fill it okay

BOOOOOOOM!

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Verbose with a bomb. It'll be interesting to see how many people they can pack in.

Was thinking if they hadn't already blown the match, and if he was available, a heel Reigns w/Heyman taking on a returning Cena would be a fun little story for Mania.

[xrodmuc316]

Imagine a WWE thread that is for everything WWE period...and can't get more than 2 pages in more than 2 days.

Yet AEW hits 4-6 in here weekly....preaching to the wrong choir sir.

Because posters like you bump AEW threads with literally ANYTHING you can. Example from the AEW thread:

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No comment, no reason, just a random YouTube video that you HAD to share because "YEAH AEW!"

I can bump every WWE thread with random things too.

eG_ejeS78v8

[xrodmuc316]

To be fair, they're prioritizing giving vaccines to seniors first. Given that makes up the majority of WWE's fanbase nowadays, they should be able to fill it okay

This week...

RAW 18-34 =.35
AEW 18-34 =.15

AEW totally drawing ALL those young fans lmao. :rofl:

[drave]

you can bump any thread you want with Asuka videos tbh

[GD]

Can we take a moment to acknowledge and appreciate the 8K upgrade/presentation on Smackdown?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This camera tho' <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SmackDown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SmackDown</a> <a href="https://t.co/8TzKGyxTSI">pic.twitter.com/8TzKGyxTSI</a></p>&mdash; WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWEonFOX/status/1350248910883868673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 16, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Lock Jaw]

No because it is blocked in my country

[#1-norm-fan]

Because posters like you bump AEW threads with literally ANYTHING you can. Example from the AEW thread:



No comment, no reason, just a random YouTube video that you HAD to share because "YEAH AEW!"

I can bump every WWE thread with random things too.

eG_ejeS78v8

I bet you’ll bump them with AEW posts instead though since AEW is your obsession.

Even in a strictly WWE thread you can only seem to talk about AEW.

“BUT MAH AEW CRITIQUES HAVING WWE SHOEHORNED IN THEM!!!”

[screech]

lol so we're up to complaining about random wrestling videos being posted now?

Fucking mark. This gimmick is so boring.

[slik]

Fastlane has been added as a ppv on March 21

WrestleMania will have a 3 week build

[screech]

Fastlane has been added as a ppv on March 21

WrestleMania will have a 3 week build

I don't like it, but this also does not surprise me. They've been "on to the next" for quite some time.

[GD]

No because it is blocked in my country

USA! USA! USA!

[#1-norm-fan]

I remember when they booked Cena vs Rock a year in advance and I naively thought Vince remembered that long-term booking sells.

Lol No

[Evil Vito]

Fastlane has been added as a ppv on March 21

WrestleMania will have a 3 week build

Can’t imagine why anybody feels like WrestleMania is just another show.

[Evil Vito]

I am glad they at least are splitting Mania across two nights. I’d love for that to be the norm. They only announced one day for 2022/2023 but it can always change.

But I imagine it’s mostly to try to offset the fact that there will probably only be 50% capacity in the building this year, two nights allows them to take home the same gate as if it was a regular year.

[XL]

Can we take a moment to acknowledge and appreciate the 8K upgrade/presentation on Smackdown?

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Yes!

I noticed this and loved it.

[XL]

That said, I loved it because it gave SmackDown a slightly different look. I’ll be less enamoured when they also use it on Raw.

[XL]

I am glad they at least are splitting Mania across two nights. I’d love for that to be the norm. They only announced one day for 2022/2023 but it can always change.

But I imagine it’s mostly to try to offset the fact that there will probably only be 50% capacity in the building this year, two nights allows them to take home the same gate as if it was a regular year.

Mania needs to stay a 2 day event for as long as they can sell tickets to the 2 nights. 7 hour + show is far too much for one night.

[xrodmuc316]

lol so we're up to complaining about random wrestling videos being posted now?

Fucking mark. This gimmick is so boring.

As always, you completely missed the point.

I am not upset with videos being posted.

Bumping AEW threads with every random video or tweet, then saying AEW gets more posts than WWE because of said random posts is just a weird flex.

Post away, it's a wrestling forum, but using post count as proof when it doesn't mean anything is absurd. As I said, a few people posting any random thing because "YEAH AEW!" doesn't mean anything other than they like posting random things because "YEAH AEW!".

[Evil Vito]

Mania needs to stay a 2 day event for as long as they can sell tickets to the 2 nights. 7 hour + show is far too much for one night.

lol watch it become a permanent 2 night event but both nights manage to be 7 hours instead of reasonable length like last year

[drave]

As always, you completely missed the point.

I am not upset with videos being posted.

Bumping AEW threads with every random video or tweet, then saying AEW gets more posts than WWE because of said random posts is just a weird flex.

Post away, it's a wrestling forum, but using post count as proof when it doesn't mean anything is absurd. As I said, a few people posting any random thing because "YEAH AEW!" doesn't mean anything other than they like posting random things because "YEAH AEW!".




Believe it was your pal Noid who said that 2 (maybe 3?) pages for a WWE PPV was "weak as shit".


Someone with more time than me will find the quote.

[screech]

7 pages for a PPV. Weak as shit.

P sure this was not long after a WWE PPV thread went just 3 pages.

[slik]

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[Volare]

God now I wish I won KOTWF...just to shut down xrod and have a reason to do so.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

God now I wish I won KOTWF...just to shut down xrod and have a reason to do so.

The mute button is a powerful ally

[Helmsphere]

God now I wish I won KOTWF...just to shut down xrod and have a reason to do so.
Wait I have the power to do that?

[screech]

The mute button is a powerful ally

100p this. I only have to read his dumb shit when it's quoted.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Wait I have the power to do that?

Just click on his name, hit the user lists drop downand the mute option is there

[xrodmuc316]

Believe it was your pal Noid who said that 2 (maybe 3?) pages for a WWE PPV was "weak as shit".


Someone with more time than me will find the quote.

Let me see if I got this correctly...

So Noid said something 6 months ago that butthurt a bunch of people here so much so that you all bring it up every week, and somehow I am responsible for it????

That's some AEW Booking mind flips going on.

Bumping posts and then bragging about post counts translates to nothing. I mean what are we talking about? Volare bragged about post counts in threads he bumped with zero context, evidently solely so he could brag about post counts?!?!?

" WWE GETS LESS REPLIES HAHA FUCK YOU! "

Literally has nothing to do with anything, especially when your sample size is like 20 people.

[GD]

I don’t believe anyone was butthurt by Noid’s comment. Just amused by how out of touch he was.

[GD]

This trend is also quite common on /r/SquaredCircle which has a much larger sample size. I don’t believe there’s a need to pick sides. Just enjoy whatever floats your boat I guess...

[drave]

I don’t believe anyone was butthurt by Noid’s comment. Just amused by how out of touch he was.

This trend is also quite common on /r/SquaredCircle which has a much larger sample size. I don’t believe there’s a need to pick sides. Just enjoy whatever floats your boat I guess...




^

[Vastardikai]

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He had a match with "The Model" where Martel didn't want to lock up with him because of his smell. It ended with him hosing Booger down with Arrogance.

[xrodmuc316]

I don’t believe anyone was butthurt by Noid’s comment. Just amused by how out of touch he was.

Big Vic, who has not posted in this specific thread, so maybe he didn't see our posts about it, just brought it up yesterday again.


https://www.tpwwforums.com/showpost.php?p=5416386&postcount=228

Yeah, clearly it didn't bother anybody to STILL be bringing it up months later :rofl:

[GD]

That’s just having a little fun at Noid’s expense. It’s harmless and doesn’t mean anything.

[Tom Guycott]

Yes!

I noticed this and loved it.

I kinda don't. Only because it kinda makes it look like they're trying to imitate how entrances look in a 2k game. It is this weird "uncanny valley" thing to me. Instead of trying to make the models in the game look and move more realistically, we're pivoting to making the real entrances look like a game. I can't unsee that, and it bugs me.

[fundiddle]

i can't unsee uce's teef

[GD]

I kinda don't. Only because it kinda makes it look like they're trying to imitate how entrances look in a 2k game. It is this weird "uncanny valley" thing to me. Instead of trying to make the models in the game look and move more realistically, we're pivoting to making the real entrances look like a game. I can't unsee that, and it bugs me.

I know what you mean...the depth of field and tracking portion does make it look unnatural.

[XL]

Yeah I get that too. I did think “is this from the game?”. I’m just desperate for them to do something to make the shows look different from one another.

[GD]

Priscilla Kelly is NXT.

[Seanny One Ball]

That guys head isn't real though is it?
It's like a horse kicked his head in and they stuck a medical balloon in there to stretch the skin out a bit and left it in too long.

[Vastardikai]

Priscilla Kelly is NXT.

So long as she doesn't do her shitty L7 impression, I don't care.

Also, so is Anthony Henry. He is one of the better guys to come from Augusta, GA.

[xrodmuc316]

Timothy Thatcher is the Undertaker at Wrestlemania in Fight Pit matches!

[Bad News Gertner]

Amazing show by WWE Developmental tonight


That's how it's done Jacksonville Dixie

[xrodmuc316]

Amazing show by WWE Developmental tonight


That's how it's done Jacksonville Dixie

Damnit, I forgot about Jacksonville Dixie! Love Orton lol

[GD]

Undertaker is on the Joe Rogan Experience.

[GD]

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[xrodmuc316]

Undertaker is on the Joe Rogan Experience.

I thought Joe Rogan hated pro wrestling? Maybe it was just CM Punk he hated?

[GD]

Joe Rogan is fickle. He shat on Kanye for years and sang his praises when he was on his podcast.

[Bad News Gertner]

Yeah but it's the Undertaker

[GD]

He respects the grind that the wrestlers endure but doesn't care for the theatrics or in-ring combat.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

That's fair, imo

[GD]

Read the results for "WWE Superstar Spectacle". Sounds super cringe.

[xrodmuc316]

Read the results for "WWE Superstar Spectacle". Sounds super cringe.

I forgot about that, is that the one in India where all the WWE guys are fighting random locals?

[GD]

Here are the taping results: https://www.tpww.net/2021/01/wwe-superstar-spectacle-taping-results-jan-22-2021-spoilers-mcintyre-mahal-return/

[xrodmuc316]

Here are the taping results: https://www.tpww.net/2021/01/wwe-superstar-spectacle-taping-results-jan-22-2021-spoilers-mcintyre-mahal-return/

Patrick Clark will wake up in the morning to watch it, and Hulk Hogan will like him for it :rofl:

[GD]

Feels so contrived...

[XL]

Oh no. First Drew gets COVID, now he’s got some Indus Sher on him.

[xrodmuc316]

Oh no. First Drew gets COVID, now he’s got some Indus Sher on him.

Scotland contributing to India's Covid cases :n:

[DaveWadding]

Priscilla Kelly is NXT.

She looked pretty good on 205. Both the Dusty Cup matches on 205 were good. Still trying to figure out who "Curt Stallion" and "Tyler Rust" are.

[Evil Vito]

She looked pretty good on 205. Both the Dusty Cup matches on 205 were good. Still trying to figure out who "Curt Stallion" and "Tyler Rust" are.

I dunno Curt Stallion but Tyler Rust worked in the indies for years as Rust Taylor

[slik]

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[Jordan]

Who

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Who will be the 30th entrant in the Men's <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RoyalRumble?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RoyalRumble</a> and the #1 &amp; #2 entrants in the Women's Rumble? Find out exclusively on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWEBackstage?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWEBackstage</a>!<br> <br>��: Saturday 8e/5p on <a href="https://twitter.com/FS1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FS1</a> <a href="https://t.co/k7OMTwNPmc">pic.twitter.com/k7OMTwNPmc</a></p>&mdash; WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWEonFOX/status/1353880992747048960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 26, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Evil Vito]

lol this company is so dumb

[Evil Vito]

even the Rumble's gonna be phoned in at this point

[screech]

what

[screech]

That's fuckin dumb

[xrodmuc316]

even the Rumble's gonna be phoned in at this point

It's not new, they always randomly have somebody announced for number 1, or have somebody win number 30.

Lesnar was announced number 1 just last year.

I wish one year they would do a different number...oh here comes number 19, that means R-Truth is gonna be on his way in 10, 9...

[Evil Vito]

Lesnar had an angle behind it. Really any time they announce a spot early there's an angle...someone wins a match to get #30, someone is punished to get #1, etc.

They're just announcing spots for no apparent reason this time.

[slik]

Edge announced for the Royal Rumble

[xrodmuc316]

Lesnar had an angle behind it. Really any time they announce a spot early there's an angle...someone wins a match to get #30, someone is punished to get #1, etc.

They're just announcing spots for no apparent reason this time.

Yeah they do usually use 30 as a carrot for somebody, like mixed match challenge winners getting 30.

I agree it's lazy, but it's not shocking lol

[slik]

Does the Thunderdome have a spot for a WM sign for people to point at?

[Lock Jaw]

And the #30 entrant.... THE MODERN DAY MAHARAJA..... JINDER MAHAL!!!!

[Tom Guycott]

I kinda don't. Only because it kinda makes it look like they're trying to imitate how entrances look in a 2k game. It is this weird "uncanny valley" thing to me. Instead of trying to make the models in the game look and move more realistically, we're pivoting to making the real entrances look like a game. I can't unsee that, and it bugs me.

I know what you mean...the depth of field and tracking portion does make it look unnatural.

Yeah I get that too. I did think “is this from the game?”. I’m just desperate for them to do something to make the shows look different from one another.

Did the back quoting for a reason...

Does the Thunderdome have a spot for a WM sign for people to point at?

Probably going to do that stupid CGI shit they did for Asuka and Roman Reigns' entrances at WrestleMania to just insert a shitty, cartoony looking, poorly rendered sign hovering in the air in roughly the direction the wrestler points in. Won't be actual fans there to ask "WTF are they pointing at?" because everyone will be looking at a screen because Thunderdome.

[screech]

Lesnar had an angle behind it. Really any time they announce a spot early there's an angle...someone wins a match to get #30, someone is punished to get #1, etc.

They're just announcing spots for no apparent reason this time.

Not that #30 necessarily has to be a surprise or whatever, but it's better for me to not know who is coming out when (unless there's a story for it). Plus you know commentary will mention it during the show so not watching Backstage won't even help.

And I was thinking Bayley and Bianca could've challenged each other like "I'll outlast you, I'm entering first." "FU I'm entering second." (I think Jericho did this or something similar with HBK in 2002.)

This is just so lazy.

[Evil Vito]

Rumors of a "controversial finish" being planned for one of the Rumbles.

One thought - the pre-announced #30 is a schmuck everybody knows won't win, Brock or somebody takes him out as an actual surprise.

Other possibility - only 2 people left in the ring before #30 enters, they take each other out Bret/Luger style and #30 wins without doing anything

[slik]

What if Goldberg beats Drew and also wins the Rumble to challenge Roman to a title vs. title match...

[Evil Vito]

Then I thank them for giving me a reason to skip WrestleMania again :y:

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Bad ass baby face Brock going against bad ass heel Roman, who I don't think has ever beaten Lesnar at Mania, with Heyman caught in the middle, would be fun. And it's a "big level" match, which I think Roman needs/deserves. Plus he can finally go over Brock at Mania.

For the women, push Rhea. Let her win the Rumble. Let her beat Charlotte for the women's title. And push her.

I would love of Becky and Ronda to come out at 29 and 30, rekindle that feud and set up a grudge match at Mania.

This is all nonsense fantasy dream booking that'll never happen but I'd be ecstatic to watch it.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

I would also be happy with Cena coming back and challenging Reigns. I think Reigns needs a big name match and Lesnar or Cena putting him over at Mania are the biggest I can think of. Not at all interested in a Goldberg match.

[slik]

I can't picture Cena wrestling an actual match like he used to. His last two matches were getting squashed by Taker in 2 minutes and not having to wrestle in the Firefly Funhouse. I think whatever he does this year would have to be similar to those, maybe just hitting his signature moves.

[drave]

cinematic matches are dumb

[slik]

I really enjoyed the Boneyard Match between Taker/AJ, Stadium Stampede and the Best Friends/Proud & Powerful Street Fight (not sure if Street Fight counts as cinematic).

[Damian Rey 2.0]

I can't picture Cena wrestling an actual match like he used to. His last two matches were getting squashed by Taker in 2 minutes and not having to wrestle in the Firefly Funhouse. I think whatever he does this year would have to be similar to those, maybe just hitting his signature moves.

Damn shame if true. I'd hope not. It doesn't need to blood and guts and Cena is typically very safe in how he bumps. But, given he's made himself smh asset in film I can see why he prob won't wrestle. At least not with huge advance notice.

Brock is a different story. He's worth the paycheck this yr, imo. It's a big match, him and Reigns mesh well, the dynamic this time around is completely different, and Reigns can cement himself as the new beast incarnate or whatever.

There's nobody I'm seeing on the SmackDown roster that'd interest me. I guess a Daniel Bryan match would be fun but the story isn't there.

I really enjoyed the Boneyard Match between Taker/AJ, Stadium Stampede and the Best Friends/Proud & Powerful Street Fight (not sure if Street Fight counts as cinematic).

I seem to be in the minority but I didn't like the Stadium stampede match. Santana and Ortiz v Best Friends was stellar and outside of some small goofy shit, the Boneyard match was really fun.

[Bad News Gertner]

I've always wondered how it would get over if they just had some lower card guy win the Royal Rumble. Someone like Drake Maverick or back in the day: Heath Slater

Do a Rocky vs Apollo Creed from Rocky 1 storyline.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

I've always wondered how it would get over if they just had some lower card guy win the Royal Rumble. Someone like Drake Maverick or back in the day: Heath Slater

Do a Rocky vs Apollo Creed from Rocky 1 storyline.

Like a wet fart in church lol.

But honestly, if someone loveable like Truth won it, I think he'd catch some steam.

[Lock Jaw]

The 2011 one with 40 people where Santino almost won.... people would have been into him winning

[Bad News Gertner]

Like a wet fart in church lol.

But honestly, if someone loveable like Truth won it, I think he'd catch some steam.

I think I can get this over

Someone give me Vince McMahon's phone number.

[DaveWadding]

Watching NXT right now. Bronson Reed vs Swerve Scott. This should be a good one.

[DaveWadding]

Swerve's neck on the apron. Yikes.

[Tom Guycott]

I've always wondered how it would get over if they just had some lower card guy win the Royal Rumble. Someone like Drake Maverick or back in the day: Heath Slater

Do a Rocky vs Apollo Creed from Rocky 1 storyline.

Like a wet fart in church lol.

But honestly, if someone loveable like Truth won it, I think he'd catch some steam.

The problem is in the probabilities.

What I mean is, WWE is likely to try to push someone who has absolutely nothing going for them (think Virgil's big face turn and push), and then if it kinda looks like whoever wins maybe might build steam, Vince gets bored with the idea in about 30 days and it gets shitcanned and never talked about again until some future xxxth episode of RAW where the push is treated like an inside joke.

[Evil Vito]

Cena confirms he is out for WrestleMania this year

He's shooting a TV show in Vancouver until July, and it's not like he can just take a weekend to make a Mania appearance and come back. Canada's COVID protocols would necessitate a two week quarantine upon him getting back into the country, essentially shutting down the entire production.

[Evil Vito]

Tampa mayor coming under fire for allowing 25,000 fans at the Super Bowl. Lots of videos going around of nearby bars and clubs packed to the gills with maskless partiers. If there’s a big spike tied to the Super Bowl, I wonder if there will be pressure to stop fans from coming to Mania again.

If that happens, I imagine that like last year they won’t be holding Mania in a giant football stadium with no fans. The Tampa Bay Rays don’t play their first home game until April 9th so the Thunderdome should still be available. Otherwise, the Capitol Wrestling Center for Performance Center Mania II.

[Lock Jaw]

For real? Tampa is letting 25,000 fans attend? In what world does that seem like a good idea? Or are the arenas that huge that they can social distance that?

[Evil Vito]

It’s a big football stadium that has a normal gameday capacity of 65,000. Its relatively to space people out into clusters in the seating area. The bigger problem is the concession areas or moreso the surrounding businesses that have a flood of people due to thousands of out of towners being in for the game.

[Emperor Smeat]

Tampa mayor coming under fire for allowing 25,000 fans at the Super Bowl. Lots of videos going around of nearby bars and clubs packed to the gills with maskless partiers. If there’s a big spike tied to the Super Bowl, I wonder if there will be pressure to stop fans from coming to Mania again.


Maybe if it was any other state but WWE already has shown via Linda McMahon's group that all it takes is one sweet bag of money to get Florida to do something very dumb during this pandemic.

[Evil Vito]

Only difference here is than Jane Castor is a Democrat and more likely to cave if pressure comes down from Biden’s COVID team.

Guess we’ll see how big of a super spreader Sunday is.

[Emperor Smeat]

Extra huge money bag then to solve that problem or the governor tries to override things like last time.

NFL shouldn't have been allowed to have that many people to begin with since they've been just as irresponsible with some of their handling during this pandemic.

[slik]

Halftime show will take place from the stands this year. Makes sense they wouldn't want to set up a stage mid-field during Covid when they couldn't spray after disassembling.

I wonder if The Weeknd will use the Pirate Ship in his halftime show and if so, will WWE be able to top how he uses it for WM.

[slik]

From a drone flyover on YT -- stage setup next to pirate ship so it is likely being used in the halftime show


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[Jordan]

Johnny Ace is back as head of Talent Relations! Wonder what this will affect!?

[Jordan]

The WWE has not yet announced this, but John Laurinaitis has been put back in the position of Head of Talent Relations, reporting to WWE Executive Vice President of Operations Brad Blum.

The talent relations department is being split into talent management and talent branding. The latter of which will be the idea of a talent agency looking to book WWE talent for appearances, television commercials, movies, and other third party engagements.

Laurinatis' new role will be General Manager, Talent, which he starts immediately. Meltzer

[drave]

What does it affect? Seriously????


People Power!

[xrodmuc316]

Johnny Ace is back as head of Talent Relations! Wonder what this will effect!?

People Power!

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[Jordan]

Who had this job most recently, Curano?

[Evil Vito]

Vince getting the boys back together

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[Bad News Gertner]

I loved him as an on screen character.

[screech]

Time for more People Power!

[Evil Vito]

Molly Holly is the first inductee of the 2021 HOF

[xrodmuc316]

Who had this job most recently, Curano?

That guy is such a tool, but Johnny is a solid upgrade!

[screech]

That is wonderful. Love Molly Holly. Also love that The Hurricane got to break the news to her:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BREAKING NEWS: The first inductee in the <a href="https://twitter.com/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WWE</a> Hall of Fame Class of 2021 will be <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MollyHolly?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MollyHolly</a>!<br><br>In a beautiful, emotional moment on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWETheBump?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWETheBump</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/ShaneHelmsCom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ShaneHelmsCom</a> delivered the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWEHOF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWEHOF</a> announcement to the former WWE Women's Champion. <a href="https://t.co/5yGzz7BBG4">pic.twitter.com/5yGzz7BBG4</a></p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1369671970862796807?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 10, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Fignuts]

The Hurt Business is one of the best things in wrestling right now. Each member is missing something, but putting them together and adding such great presentation makes the faction as a whole look like stars.

[Jordan]

Anyone know how many tickets WWE is putting on sale for Mania?

[Jordan]

Also Nikki Bella said she's been enjoying missionary position lately because she's been tired after binge watching tv shows.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

That is wonderful. Love Molly Holly. Also love that The Hurricane got to break the news to her:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BREAKING NEWS: The first inductee in the <a href="https://twitter.com/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WWE</a> Hall of Fame Class of 2021 will be <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MollyHolly?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MollyHolly</a>!<br><br>In a beautiful, emotional moment on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWETheBump?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWETheBump</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/ShaneHelmsCom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ShaneHelmsCom</a> delivered the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWEHOF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWEHOF</a> announcement to the former WWE Women's Champion. <a href="https://t.co/5yGzz7BBG4">pic.twitter.com/5yGzz7BBG4</a></p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1369671970862796807?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 10, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

This is awesome. And well deserved for Molly.

[Gerard]

Mantaur and Bastion Booger gonna be the highlights this year for the HOF.






















:shifty:

[Emperor Smeat]

Anyone know how many tickets WWE is putting on sale for Mania?

Still rumored to be up to 30,000 tickets for each night.

[Jordan]

Still rumored to be up to 30,000 tickets for each night.

That's good enough for the current situation I would think. I'm sure they can make the visual work and the sound should be good.

[Emperor Smeat]

Yeah that number would be fine for the crowd visual aspect since that's a little under half capacity of what Raymand James Stadium can hold and more than what the NFL had for last month's Super Bowl.

WWE wanted a bigger number than the NFL solely for some shameless bragging rights during a pandemic.

[GD]

NXT's weekly programming deserves more eyeballs. Glad they're moving to another night.

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[Jordan]

I haven't watched any NXT since going to USA but it does have a very cool look right now.

[Volare]

Seeing things about Asuka having a concussion?

[xrodmuc316]

Seeing things about Asuka having a concussion?

Shayna kicked her teeth out, literally flew right out of her mouth. That surely would be likely to cause a concussion as well.

[Evil Vito]

WWE Network had a section up featuring Daniel Bryan matches labeling him as a 2021 Hall of Fame inductee, and it's since been removed.

I mean he's openly said he's in the midst of his final run as a full-time competitor and has teased that this year could be his last WrestleMania. But he's never indicated retirement was on his mind, and has said he'd prefer to keep wrestling now and then.

Hall of Fame is usually something they reserve for people that are fully done or as close to it as you can be in wrestling. Even the part-timers they usually hold off on induction until they're near certain they won't be wrestling again, which is why someone like The Rock hasn't gone in yet or why Undertaker hasn't gone in all these years (almost certainly headlining Texas' class next year tho)

[Jordan]

He's going to AEW as soon as his contract is up.

[Emperor Smeat]

Could see him going to Japan or Mexico first since he mentioned before about wanting to check those off his bucket list before retiring for good.

[Evil Vito]

I don't think he's going anywhere. All the talk about where he'd go last time and he simply re-upped with WWE. Part of it was because he didn't want to jeopardize anything for his wife with Total Bellas.

But also, I think WWE gave him the closest he could find to doing a world tour in one place. He's wrestled Shinsuke. He said in so many interviews that he really badly wanted to wrestle Metalik. He's name dropped so many guys in NXT he eventually wants to mix it up with.

I've given up hope of him working anywhere else, he's settled into a role with creative and he'll wrestle different guys now and then and that'll be that.

[Evil Vito]

Rumors were going around for a few days that Batista might not be able to make the ceremony and he’s now been removed from the HOF list on the roster page.

[xrodmuc316]

Rumors were going around for a few days that Batista might not be able to make the ceremony and he’s now been removed from the HOF list on the roster page.

Think he is like Cena filming a movie in another Country, so flying and quarantining is not cost effective for the studios.

[Evil Vito]

Nope, would be a valid reason to miss the ceremony for sure. By next year when the world is hopefully normal the schedule would line up.

That said, he was meant to be this year's headliner. Undertaker is the obvious headliner that should be available but I'd have to think the hope was him going in next year in Texas, with a full crowd on hand.

[Evil Vito]

nWo can probably just headline since they were a big enough deal plus it's Hogan.

[GD]

Wait a minute...I just realized that Big E is not officially a member of The New Day anymore. I thought he was just the lone New Day member on Smackdown. This is a bummer.

[fundiddle]

Undertaker is the obvious headliner that should be available but I'd have to think the hope was him going in next year in Texas, with a full crowd on hand.
he probably hoped trump would induct him during a second term, too

[Rammsteinmad]

Within the span of about two weeks, The Miz became WWE champion, lost it, and has just kinda moved on. It's this sort of writing and lack of consistancy that makes me unable to watch WWE at the moment. :(

[GD]

WWE has done far worse in terms of consistency. At least, The Miz got his rematch which is something Kofi Kingston was never afforded.

[Evil Vito]

Roddy Piper vs. Bad News Brown from WrestleMania 6 (best known for Piper painting himself half black) has been edited out on Peacock.

Vince McMahon dropping the N-word has been edited out on Peacock.

A big reason they didn't just port the entire library over on day one is because Peacock wants to scrub anything they deem unsuitable. If you didn't do a full ECW or Attitude Era watch through on the Network yet, you're likely shit out of luck.

[screech]

Bummer. I'd rather they put a disclaimer at the beginning of the shows that are deemed offensive rather than scrubbing stuff entirely.

[#1-norm-fan]

I’m surprised WWE didn’t edit those things out already.

[Emperor Smeat]

Bummer. I'd rather they put a disclaimer at the beginning of the shows that are deemed offensive rather than scrubbing stuff entirely.

Yeah a disclaimer would be more reasonable and save NBC a ton of time with their work porting over WWE Network content to Peacock.

If they have to scrub or bleep out stuff, it should be reserved for the really bad stuff where just having a disclaimer wouldn't fix the issue like Vince uttering the N word since that wasn't okay for him to do even back then.

[screech]

I’m surprised WWE didn’t edit those things out already.

They had disclaimers before certain events, didn't they?

[Jordan]

Do they have matches with Crispin Wagh?

[Gerard]

They had disclaimers before certain events, didn't they?

Apparently that's not enough to stop the constantly offended on someone else's behalf to be offended on someone else's behalf.

[#1-norm-fan]

Yeah, I didn’t watch stuff on the network enough to know but even with disclaimers, I’m surprised they didn’t play it as safe as possible. All it would have taken is one member of the PC Police to stumble upon Piper in half-blackface and get attention on Twitter and it would have been a mess.

[erickman]

Roddy Piper vs. Bad News Brown from WrestleMania 6 (best known for Piper painting himself half black) has been edited out on Peacock.

Vince McMahon dropping the N-word has been edited out on Peacock.

A big reason they didn't just port the entire library over on day one is because Peacock wants to scrub anything they deem unsuitable. If you didn't do a full ECW or Attitude Era watch through on the Network yet, you're likely shit out of luck.

yeah i say they will cut alot of piper out, what he said does not age well. he could be a race heel.

[Emperor Smeat]

Wonder how NBC are going to handle the Triple H vs. Booker T feud that lead up to Mania 19 since that leaned towards borderline racist at times, especially Triple H's infamous promo against Booker T's ethnicity.

Also doesn't help that Triple H was a big focal point and hogged up a lot of screen time during the early brand split era on RAW so any scrubs or edits are going to be more noticeable than a simple scrub of Vince uttering the N word.

[erickman]

Wonder how NBC are going to handle the Triple H vs. Booker T feud that lead up to Mania 19 since that leaned towards borderline racist at times, especially Triple H's infamous promo against Booker T's ethnicity.

Also doesn't help that Triple H was a big focal point and hogged up a lot of screen time during the early brand split era on RAW so any scrubs or edits are going to be more noticeable than a simple scrub of Vince uttering the N word.

yeah that whole feud like the trips sting feud was bad all the way around best forgotten.

[erickman]

talking about booker-t guess we won't get his 1st apperence in wcw with stevie ray as the chain gang with col tom parker.

[xrodmuc316]

I'm wondering where the line is though. Blackface has to be less offensive than Katie Vick, right? What about Heidenreich and Michael Cole?

[Emperor Smeat]

I'd assume its a hard line and mainly stuff that would get any other company in a lot of real hot water had they done the same or been involved with it.

Very questionable and potentially tasteless stuff probably won't get the cut treatment unless it was really that bad or indefensible. Something like the Katie Vick angle leaned a lot more towards the dumb and comical side than the offensive side although the real story of the shooting of that scene is very messed up.

Something like any WWE Network footage involving Col. DeBeers from AWA probably is getting the hard scrub treatment since that character was based on being an open racist and saying racist stuff to his opponents and others.

[Emperor Smeat]

According to Post Wrestling, an episode of RAW from 2009 also got the scrubbing treatment except in this case its the whole episode that got axed at least for now.

One user noted to us that among the 2009 episodes of Raw, the June 22nd edition where Donald Trump buys the WWE doesn’t appear to be there.

[screech]

lol isn't that when shareholders freaked out because they thought it was legit?

[Emperor Smeat]

Yeup.

Think WWE did have plans for Trump to legit become the new owner of WWE but only until the end of that storyline. Vince would still keep his actual controlling shares in the company so Trump's ownership would have been more in name only but with some genuineness to it.

The shareholders freaking out and WWE's stocks tanking afterwards ended up pulling a plug on those plans.

[Volare]

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[Emperor Smeat]

According to a report from AdWeek, the Old Spice ad that aired during Fastlane is actually a 6-part ad series with the remaining parts to air during future WWE shows.

Rik Bugez/Eric Bugenhagen's "Joe Average" character is going to be a recurring role in this ad series as well.

WWE NXT Superstar Rik Bugez (Eric Bugenhagen) will continue to play Joseph Average, the Old Spice character that we saw briefly win the WWE 24/7 Title at the recent Fastlane pay-per-view.

As noted, Fastlane featured a backstage segment where Average, the delivery guy for WWE sponsor Old Spice, ended up winning the WWE 24/7 Title from R-Truth. Average pinned Truth while trying to clean up a display that was knocked over. The segment, which saw Truth immediately roll Average back up to re-take the title, also featured Akira Tozawa and Drew Gulak.

In an update, the story of Joseph Average will play out across 5 more WWE vignettes, according to AdWeek. There’s no word on exactly when these vignettes will air, but they should premiere in the next several weeks. AdWeek noted that this is a multi-week content series and storyline integration to support the launch of Old Spice’s new NightPanther deodorant scent.

It was also revealed that the NightPanther storyline will also play out during Night One and Night Two of WrestleMania 37 next month.

In addition to the 6 vignettes, WWE’s new Old Spice ad campaign also features 4 custom commercials and a robust social media campaign. The social media campaign will include a YouTube playlist and organized online support from Superstars.

In a bit of a spoiler for future vignettes, it was revealed that WWE producer Shane Helms will bring back his Hurricane Helms gimmick for at least one of the vignettes ...

It was noted by AdWeek that Old Spice decided to go big for the rollout of their newest scent, so they turned to WWE for help. Classic Old Spice ads from the past have featured high energy, eccentricity and over-the-top personalities, and Old Spice went to WWE as the one place that could match its supercharged ethos.

[drave]

And he'll debut on the post-mania RAW

[Emperor Smeat]

According to the Observer Newsletter, this year's Mania is currently planned to be longer than last year's show in terms of runtime for both nights.

WWE currently looking at around 3.5 to 4 hours for each night this year. For some comparisons, WrestleMania 36 was 3 hours & 15 minutes for Night 1 and 3 hours for Night 2.

[Bad News Gertner]

lmao fuck that shit

[#1-norm-fan]

Content, content, content.

[#1-norm-fan]

20 years from now:

“A billion dollars for a billion hours worth of content is actually a pretty sweet deal!”

“Yeah but how much of it is watchable?”

“... UPWARDS OF A HUNDRED HOURS!!!”

[drave]

20 years from now:

“A billion dollars for a billion hours worth of content is actually a pretty sweet deal!”

“Yeah but how much of it is watchable?”

“... UPWARDS OF A HUNDRED HOURS!!!”




Needs more Steiner math

[Emperor Smeat]

According to the Yuengling Center, WWE will be staying there for their ThunderDome tapings from April 2nd to August 3rd.

Also just like with their ThunderDome tapings at the Amway Center and Tropicana Field, WWE won't have live crowds for RAW and SD at the Yuengling Center.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Are they locked in that long? I can see live crowds coming back in the next month or so if not by mid year. Hard to imagine Vince would pass up the chance to get people in the building if and when venues start allowing live attendance.

[Evil Vito]

I don't think Vince particularly minds running shows in front of an environment where he can control everybody's reactions tbh. It's not like the revenue loss from a gate is hurting them at all.

That said, wouldn't surprise me if SummerSlam ends up being the return of a live crowd for an indoor show.

[Evil Vito]

Funny thing is that WWE is probably nixing house shows since they weren't really making them any money.....but I COULD see them possibly doing a few loops once the country is properly reopened just because people are going to be craving going to any sort of live event again, they might do really good gates for a few months.

[Emperor Smeat]

Are they locked in that long? I can see live crowds coming back in the next month or so if not by mid year. Hard to imagine Vince would pass up the chance to get people in the building if and when venues start allowing live attendance.

Yeah they are locked in till that date. After that is when they start to run into potential problems since the University of South Florida uses it for their college basketball and other sporting events.

The venue is a lot smaller in size than Tropicana Field and Amway Center for capacity since its only around 10k for sports and entertainment events.

[Evil Vito]

The UI for WWE on Peacock is so, so fucking bad. It's been said a lot already but it really can't be emphasized enough.

[fundiddle]

they should make the ui more like a vbulletin forum, or a torrent site

[Jordan]

I think this Peacock move is going to bring a rise in WWE pirate sites of different kinds.

[Evil Vito]

I'm just glad I lost interest in historical re-watches, trying to find anything consistently would be a nightmare.

I've been more likely to just pick a random show from any time period and watch it as a standalone, so I don't imagine that changing.

[Bad News Gertner]

I've yet to purchase the Network.

Love my torrent sites/file sharing.

[xrodmuc316]

The stream quality on Peacock gets especially bad during Kevin Dunn's preferred bouncing repeated cuts.

None of their Law and Order shows do that, maybe they can get Dick Wolf to kick Kevin Dunn in the balls.

[Jordan]

I haven't subbed to WWE network in almost a year but I had it from the beginning. I loved it. I'd often fall asleep to TNT or boring old shows. I watched a lot of the library. It's quite upsetting what they've done with Peacock. It should have been an untouchable right for Wrestling fans to have that library as accessible as it was. Maybe it will get back to or above that level but it isn't looking promising.

[screech]

It should have been an untouchable right for Wrestling fans to have that library as accessible as it was.

lol "untouchable right"

Peacock has no obligation to sell or rent us any rasslin at all. They own the rights to stream the shows and can do what they want with them.

Is it disappointing? Sure. But we're not owed any of it.

[Bad News Gertner]

It really does annoy me how much footage they are sitting on that'll never see the light of day

[slik]

The UI for WWE on Peacock is so, so fucking bad. It's been said a lot already but it really can't be emphasized enough.

As someone who enjoys screenshotting things while I watch it's near impossible on Peacock on my laptop bc the second it detects activity it pops up what I am watching and darkens the screen.

This never happened on the Network, and doesn't happen on Netflix or Hulu or Sling. It's lame.