Nikki Bella: What are you doing, step daddy?

Cena putting over Drake

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This is worth a watch. Very well done and very powerful message by a gifted performer. <a href="https://t.co/r1r26HtAfI">https://t.co/r1r26HtAfI</a></p>&mdash; John Cena (@JohnCena) <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnCena/status/1461537781629526021?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 19, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Coming soon, the WWE version of A Christmas Carol, where Ebenezer McMahon gets visited by three ghosts in the night.

Except Ebenezer just laughs at how the ghosts look and doesn't change his ways at all. The next morning, he fires Bob Cratchit due to budget cuts and then pisses all over Tiny Tim.

None of those releases are surprising. JoMo is talented, but they don’t need him. Send him out there to add to the bloat and/or water down the alternate scene. They’re not doing anything with him.

Releasing his wife was probably a good indicator he was on the way out.

Hope to see Johnny Mundo and Killshot on Azteca Underground in the near future.

And Taya reprising her role as a host for a demon spirit that was previously inside of a doll.

taya is going back to impact in a orange jump suit that says stanford st on it. when she left impact over a year ago, she was headed off to jail so she escapes jail writes itself.

:lol:

Morrison is out again. Sheesh.

I know his contract was up the first time and he walked away.

Roll the tape.

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When AEW does release people my guess is it will be at the end of their contract. I wonder if AEW has a no compete clause, if not, that could be interesting if it's someone WWE is interested in.

Then again, if you are an indy wrestler right now, seeing all the releases from people high up on the card, who had WM programs this year and even who've sold merch well, you might be a little hesitant to sign with WWE if another option or two presents itself.

But also,

I don't think WWE is interested in indy wrestlers right now, more focused on post-college and olympic level athletes they can 'mold' at the PC

AEW strike me as a company that will just let deals lapse rather than release people, unless of course there are extenuating circumstances like Jimmy Havok.

Although their roster is bloated too, I think a lot of guys on the indies find their contract structure to be desirable. They know they're mostly filling out Dark/Elevation tapings but otherwise they retain full control of their careers, being allowed to take bookings anywhere they want the rest of the week. Meanwhile if they "take off" and make a name for themselves on the indies, AEW could always give them Dynamite time and they also have the fringe benefits AEW offers like insurance, etc.

i am thinking the 1st 3 year contracts are up in july next year so that will be when they get rid of the people who did not work out

former tpww poster The Mercenary has chimed in

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ya all complain about Rasslers being cut, but fact is simple. If Biden don't wake up there will be a woman president</p>&mdash; chris greene (@chrisj_greene) <a href="https://twitter.com/chrisj_greene/status/1461738544540565512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 19, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

factual statement

Wtf is that weirdo talking about?

i think he's memeing on the fox news coverage of bidens colonoscopy

I've read a lot of "how can fans/kids get invested in wrestlers when they just disappear"

You mean like the territory days into the 90s

Yeah, but weren't some of those shows broadcast nationally? And wouldn't they do stuff like "Loser Leaves Town" and what not?

Wrestlers would come and go, show up randomly in other promotions all the time with no explanation. Look at the WWF during their expansion.

Buzz Sawyer for example. He randomly showed up with Cap Lou as his manager in April 84 and left a month later. No explanation. He was just there and gone.

If you're invested in a wrestler you really like then go watch them wherever they turn up next. It's not hard.

There is a massive difference between watching a new guy come into a territory and do an angle against an established team/personality that is both easy to follow and clear, than to watch “Top Dolla” have a few random matches on Smackdown and then disappear forever.

They have cleared out so much crap and, when you look at the list for their 25 man battle Royal, there is still so much more. They don’t establish ANYONE anymore. Guys aren’t coming in to do fresh angles with established stars. They are coming in to do no angles with guys who also aren’t over. Just random matches on TV, don’t get over, released.

It’s a result of 10+ years of terrível booking, and now, there are no Undertakers left to call for your big shows.

Man, when I was young one of my friends's dad wrestled in a local fed. They would regularly hold shows at "Tyndall Armory" downtown which was awesome. I had no clue his dad played "two wrestlers". He had a Justin "The Hawk" Bradshaw gimmick with the cowbell and western look..... but he also played a masked babyface called "The Creeper". He had a long feud with a young "Flash Flanagan" (caught one his shirts forever ago too).


That shit was so cool man. His dad would take us to//from and we always thought he was The Creeper, but we never were able to find his gear at home or anything, to confirm it. I wish like hayell I could remember the name of the promotion, and dig up some tapes.

was just searching for shit and found out Tyler Reks is trans. so there's that.

What state. I could figure it out

Was it Championship Wrestling from Indiana?

I can't remember. Definitely Indiana. This would have been early/mid 90s

That's what came to mind. Jeffrey Cohen was the promoter.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">William Regal has been let go from the company, WWE has confirmed to Fightful</p>&mdash; Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) <a href="https://twitter.com/SeanRossSapp/status/1478842489570308096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 5, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">WWE have confirmed producer Road Dogg, coach Ace Steel and writer Ryan Katz are all gone from NXT</p>&mdash; Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) <a href="https://twitter.com/SeanRossSapp/status/1478841666626854917?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 5, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Dave Kapoor, the former Ranjin Singh, has been let go from WWE. WWE has confirmed to Fightful</p>&mdash; Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) <a href="https://twitter.com/SeanRossSapp/status/1478842639000772614?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 5, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sarah Cummins, Senior VP of Consumer Products at WWE has been let go today, per PWInsider</p>&mdash; Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) <a href="https://twitter.com/SeanRossSapp/status/1478833611923202054?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 5, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

oh shit i had no idea ace steel was even working there to begin with

One of the releases today was good friends with a person who fed me scoops, so looks like that well just dried up for 'ol slikster...wishing them well in whatever they do next.

I hope Road Dogg goes to AEW and reforms the New Age Outlaws with Billy Gunn and they take the tag team titles from the Lucha Bros

Regal is one of the best minds in the business. Baffling.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Scott Armstrong is among the NXT personnel cuts, WWE has confirmed to Fightful</p>&mdash; Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) <a href="https://twitter.com/SeanRossSapp/status/1478845445464113156?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 5, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Pretty much RIP HHH's Performance Center/NXT staff for the most part, though HBK and Jeremy Borash both seem safe.

Can't imagine why they would get rid of Regal and Steel, especially with the direction they're headed with nxt. Incredible assets for developing talents.

Casually waiting for Triple H to show up in GCW.

i see trips and steph cashing out of wwe and buying impact wrestling

William Regal was probably 'too expensive' for Nick Khan.

He's one of the best minds in wrestling ever and a great promo/gimmick coach and Regal knows exactly the stuff Vince likes and wants on the main roster...but maybe they can hire Johnny The Bull at a fraction of the price or something instead.

Not too expensive for Tony Khan, Nick's brother.

Wiliam Regal debuts in AEW as Eddie Kingston's new manager, whose constantly trying to teach 'Edward' about the classier things in life.

Make it happen TK.

Like wearing capes.