Originally Posted by Droford (Post 5097751)

KO has gone to being Kevin Steen on Twitter and Sami just tweeted still as Sami.

Doh

Originally Posted by Emperor Smeat (Post 5097747)

Taker-Edge match reminded me of the stretch of great Mania matches Taker had from Mania 23 to either Mania 26 or 29 depending on your preferences.

Everything after Taker-HBK II was overkill but him retiring after hitting 20-0 or after the streak broke would have been a lot better than him still dragging on.

Originally Posted by Observer

There's a lot of movement going on behind-the-scenes when it comes to the often-delayed U.K. project. WWE does have a date booked in December in Margate, Kent and may have others. It should be noted that they've had a lot of dates booked for U.K. TV tapings and have canceled them quietly. However, they have renewed all the key contracts of the U.K. guys. The "big five," which they consider as Trent Seven, Tyler Bate, Pete Dunne, Wolfgang and Mark Andrews were believed to have gotten better deals, in at least one case from $20,000 a year to $50,000. They also just signed Zack Gibson, and it was for the U.K. project and not for NXT. The idea is still to do tapings and run a U.K. based promotion, and eventually open a training center with the idea of bringing U.K. trainers to Florida (like Johnny Moss already did) to teach them how WWE wants people trained and have them run it ...

In the U.K. dressing rooms the word has been passed around that Joe Coffey has signed a U.K. deal, but Coffey himself has personally denied it. The problem is the immediate counter is that he has to say that until WWE announces it, but as a story, this has already spread in different places

Originally Posted by PWI

WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan last appeared for World Wrestling Entertainment in July 2015, but that could soon change.

PWInsider.com has learned that conversations are underway for Hogan, 64-years old, to return to the company. Discussions began several weeks ago.

There is no word yet as to what role Hogan could play for the company should the two sides come to terms. The obvious guess would be an authority role for the Smackdown brand. It fits logically, given that Shane McMahon has taken a “leave of absence” from his role as Smackdown Live’s storyline Commissioner and Daniel Bryan is returning as a pro wrestler, but that’s just a guess.

It could simply be Hogan is returning to resume his former duties as an ambassador for the company. Wrestlemania is coming and as nonsensical as it sounds, Braun Strowman needs a partner. WWE is also lining up tons of major names for the Greatest Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia. Hogan would certainly fit in as a major addition there. There will always be a need for star power to mine for future DVD and WWE Network projects. Hogan fits into all those scenarios and many more.

WWE, in responding to a PWInsider request for comment, issued the following statement:

“"We have had discussions with Terry Bollea (aka Hulk Hogan) about how he can help others learn from his mistakes, however, he is not under any contract with WWE."

Originally Posted by Emperor Smeat (Post 5097893)

According to the Observer, WWE is still working on plans for an eventual UK division to happen. They also have plans for a new Performance Center to open in the region.

In regards to a potential tv show, still not happening any time soon and the big reason is due to ITV looking more likely they won't be restarting their World of Sport project. Without ITV's competition, WWE has no motivation to speed things up with the UK stuff.

Originally Posted by Bad News Gertner (Post 5097927)

If Strowman and Hogan team up I may drop dead after as there's no reason for me to live anymore. I want to die with that as my last memory.

Originally Posted by Outsider (Post 5097909)

So Jeff Jarrett managed to not just tank World of Sport but also WWE UK AT the same time?

Thanks Double J :rant:

A UK promotion with a TV deal, 5 Star Wrestling, went under this week. They'd booked some large arenas and seemed to mainly be trying to push former WWE stars which I doubt were cheap so think they may have been over ambitious.

Originally Posted by Fragile X (Post 5098050)

Random WM prediction. In an effort to get Roman cheered after beating Lesnar, Lesnar will be instructed to get color hardway. If the last match is any indication, this match will be incredibly stiff.

Originally Posted by Outsider (Post 5097909)

A UK promotion with a TV deal, 5 Star Wrestling, went under this week. They'd booked some large arenas and seemed to mainly be trying to push former WWE stars which I doubt were cheap so think they may have been over ambitious.

Originally Posted by Ultra Mantis (Post 5097934)

5 Star were absolutely clueless and made some absolutely apprehensible decisions. The ridiculous 128 man tournament, falsely claiming to have booked CM Punk for 1 million per appearance, cancelling all their shows everywhere "because of the Manchester bombing", booking guys and then telling them they don't actually want to use them when they get to the arena. Shitty company all round.

Originally Posted by Cool King (Post 5098213)

Pro Wrestling UK Ltd. were running the 5 Star Wrestling events but it was shut down for some reason, leaving 5 Star Wrestling no option but to fold.

They did focus a lot on former WWE talent, but Zack Gibson did get a pretty good push during the company's run.



They never claimed to have booked CM Punk. They made an offer to him for £1m, which to be fair, was most likely a publicity stunt.

Also, what's your source on them saying they canceled their shows because of what happened in Manchester? I had been following them since day one and this is the first I've heard of Manchester being the reason for the cancellations.

I always thought it was because some big names like Mysterio and Carlito couldn't make the original dates but to my knowledge, 5 Star Wrestling never actually explained why the dates were canceled and moved.

Originally Posted by Emperor Smeat (Post 5098257)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Fun fact: In Smackdown Here Comes the Pain, if you attempt a powerbomb finisher on a referee during a First Blood match and they reverse it, the reversal will cause you to bleed and a glitch will occur that declares the ref as the winner, complete with a hilarious victory scene <a href="https://t.co/HfKNaSEkPR">pic.twitter.com/HfKNaSEkPR</a></p>&mdash; Hairy Wrestling Fan (@hairywrestling) <a href="https://twitter.com/hairywrestling/status/975863356887306241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Originally Posted by Dastardly Dale Newstead (Post 5098127)

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/I-b1uhnF0SI" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe> my favourite Rock promo

Originally Posted by SlickyTrickyDamon (Post 5098261)

Not sure if glitch or karma