09-30-2015, 09:30 PM
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Former TPWW Royalty
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Dirtsheets sponsored by Suplex Wednesday:
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As noted, Vince McMahon has not been happy with the recently low Raw ratings trend, and according to The Wrestling Observer, after the low rating came in for the 9/21 edition of Raw, Vince put enormous pressure on the creative team, even more pressure than the previous two weeks.
This week’s Raw rating came in at a record low, so you can imagine how upset Vince was when he was made aware of the number. Vince has been known to make major changes to the WWE product when he begins panicking about the ratings, and one move he’s made for next week is to bring Brock Lesnar in for the show.
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This e-mail incident really did happen, according to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter. It turns out Dixie sent an e-mail to several unintended recipients. Whoever she was sending it to, the e-mail was mostly Dixie complaining about how Discovery doesn't send out information on the +3 ratings, since Impact Wrestling usually does 15% to 20% more viewers when DVR viewership over the following 3 days after it airs is factored in.
Dixie reportedly called Graboff some negative names in the e-mail and took a shot at his intelligence in some way. Besides the intended recipients, Dixie also sent the e-mail to Destination America Group President Harvey Schlieff and several other Discovery executives. Schlieff responded to Dixie and said he was sorry she felt that way about Graboff. Graboff was also copied on the e-mails, apparently by Schlieff so he could see what was happening. Obviously this did not go over well with the network and likely added to the problems that the ratings had brought on.
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Update to the TNA email incident that likely played a big role in getting them kicked off of Destination America.
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MLW Radio revealed on Twitter that a major cable network is currently working on an exposé piece on WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy Snuka. As noted, Snuka was arrested on September 1st for the 1983 death of then-girlfriend Nancy Argentino. He is currently facing third-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter charges. MLW tweeted:
We can confirm a Jimmy Snuka expose is in the works for a major cable network. No information on who is being interviewed or when it airs.
— MLW (@MLW) September 30, 2015
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On when he found out Seth Rollins would be turning against The Shield:
"Day of."
On a possible Shield Reunion:
"It's tough because I enjoy what I'm doing now. I enjoy being a singles guy. I enjoy commanding the stage with myself and an opponent. It's a different process when you're teammates. Especially with the way we work. We're very unselfish with how we work together in so many different regards. Not just what you see as the final product of the match. Just strategizing, psychology, teamwork. What made us so empowering is that we helped each other and we always looked out for each other and you didn't see that in wrestling too often. Even in factions, it's a very individual game, but The Shield, we were just iron-clad brothers in black. We made it more about the group than anything. I miss that. I miss that camaraderie."
On winning back the fans who turned against him at the beginning of the year:
"It's been a work in progress. The crowd is the crowd. You're gonna take them as an individual performer how you take them. The key is how do you learn from them. How do you use whatever is happening reaction-wise to get better."
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Part of a recent interview Roman Reigns had with Fox Sports. http://www.foxsports.com/buzzer/stor...terview-093015
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Summer Rae and Eden took to Instagram to defend Renee Young after she was harassed by fans online for a picture she posted. Young posted a picture with a male friend on her account and found herself being trolled by fans who weren’t happy that she was posting a pic of a guy that wasn’t her boyfriend, Dean Ambrose.
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Oct. 9 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT
IWGP Junior Tag Team Championship four-Way Match – Kyle O’Reilly and Bobby Fish; KUSHIDA and Alex Shelley; Rocky Romero and Alex Koslov; and Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship – Ryusuke Taguchi versus Kenny Omega
Oct. 16 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT
Tetsuya Naito versus A.J. Styles
NEVER Openweight Championship – Tomohiro Ishii versus Togi Makabe
Oct. 23 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT
Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima and Tomaoki Honma versus the Bullet Club (Jeff Jarrett, Back Luck Fale and Yujiro Takahashi)
Special Single Match – Kazushi Sakuraba versus Minoru Suzuki
IWGP Tag Championship – Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows versus Hirooki Goto and Katsuyori Shibata
Oct. 30 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT
Toru Yano, Naomichi Marufuji, Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste versus Takashi Iizuka, Shelton X Benjamin, Lance Archer and Davey Boy Smith Jr.
IWGP Intercontinental Championship – Shinsuke Nakamura versus Kota Ibushi
Nov. 6 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT
IWGP Heavyweight Championship – Hiroshi Tanahashi versus Kazuchika Okada
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Episode lineup for NJPW's show on AXS channel for the next few weeks. All based on Wrestle Kingdom 9 matches from earlier in the year.
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Originally Posted by PWMania
NWA President Bruce Tharpe, who also works as a heel manager in New Japan Pro Wrestling, recently had a meeting with Spike TV officials in New York City about getting one of the world’s oldest pro wrestling brands on the network.
Spike officials have stated there is some interest in bringing back pro wrestling but nothing is on the table right now, for the NWA or any other promotion. Tharpe was basically told the same thing, that right now Spike isn’t making any moves with wrestling.
The Wrestling Observer Newsletter notes that Spike is trying to run shows that have more appeal to women than pro wrestling does. With that said, Tharpe is looking at other options to bring the NWA to TV.
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Some other sheet news includes:
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