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01-10-2022, 05:41 PM | #41 |
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Moose would be an interesting call, debuting a worker who isn't signed to your promotion doesn't seem like something WWE would do but you never know.
My guess would be it's a former WWE talent currently with Impact. Give me Heath Slater! |
01-10-2022, 05:57 PM | #42 |
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Yeah, I don’t imagine Moose getting much of a reaction.
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01-10-2022, 06:00 PM | #43 |
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Now if it was an actual Moose it would get a big reaction.
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01-10-2022, 06:37 PM | #44 |
king of sucks
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i think wwe fans watch more wrestling then you think.
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01-10-2022, 06:41 PM | #45 |
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The only other person I thought of was Matt Cardona, but I'm going with Moose
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01-10-2022, 06:42 PM | #46 |
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01-10-2022, 06:45 PM | #47 |
the heartbreak king
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01-10-2022, 06:54 PM | #48 |
It's a blood match!
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WWE would be better off using promising NXT guys to fill voids. WWE clearly are in a rebuilding phase roster wise so just take the hit and use all young guys in the Rumble. Book the hell out of it to make it as exciting and memorable as possible and creat some new stories going forward.
WWE already has the big attraction with Brock and Bobby, the mixed tag and whatever Roman does. I think I will watch the Rumble this year, my annual give WWE chance go. |
01-10-2022, 06:54 PM | #49 |
It's a blood match!
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Walter would be great for a big pop in the Rumble
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01-10-2022, 06:57 PM | #50 |
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Since the winner of the Rumble doesn’t really mean shit anymore with the two world titles, now would be a good time to just let a newcomer from NXT win it in their “main roster” debut. Why not?
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01-10-2022, 06:57 PM | #51 |
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I think they should bring back Moose Cholak
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01-10-2022, 06:59 PM | #52 |
quesque fuck?
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Maybe Ciclope?
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01-10-2022, 09:24 PM | #53 |
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ADR
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01-10-2022, 11:39 PM | #54 |
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You know what. This unexpected forbidden door guy for the rumble that's rumored.....what if its moxley? Seth v Roman on the card, moxley shows up, interferes, enters rumble.
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01-10-2022, 11:40 PM | #55 |
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It's Sting
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01-11-2022, 05:22 AM | #56 |
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01-11-2022, 08:09 AM | #57 |
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Way less than that right now. But if they become the primary broadcasting partners of New Japan in the US, and if they have some sort of working relationship with the WWE, it gives them a lot of leverage to sign guys that already have a lot of money, don’t care so much about exposure, or still want to be available to the WWE (or the WWE wants to be available to them).
Does a wrestler care if they’re getting $1 million per year from Tony Khan or $1 million a year from multiple promotions? It also means the WWE can fire a guy like…Finn Balor. What would he do? Get signed by AEW and work New Japan when he has a chance. Buuut, if AEW is locked out of New Japan, maybe he takes a deal with Impact Wrestling instead? He can work New Japan and even go with the WWE on tours to Europe or be called in for a SummerSlam match with AJ Styles when they’re feeling dry. He eats up way less on the WWE’s expenses, but maybe still even comes out ahead. All the while being a true independent contractor. And if he ends up meaning something, there’s nothing stopping the WWE from signing him back on to a big deal and then either sourcing him out. TK would only have money and his approved partners to work with. It makes things harder to finesse and possibly even causes some talent (relatively big stars for him too) to leave, and eventually some people in power somewhere might hope his dad gets annoyed because his son is paying $1 million for certain talent but their deals with other places are only for a couple of hundred thousand. It doesn’t really make sense for the WWE NOT to work with smaller promotions, especially if they don’t want to hot-shot their own product to generate goodwill with the vocal online fan-base. The big factor would be what they can control creatively and how that potentially impacts them by association. But they don’t even need to technically be in bed with these people. |
01-11-2022, 08:11 AM | #58 |
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By the way, I don’t see Moose. I think his criminal history is the only reason he isn’t in WWE to begin with. I can see Heath Slater or someone from STARDOM.
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01-11-2022, 08:44 AM | #59 | |
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01-11-2022, 09:44 AM | #60 |
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Mickie in the rumble is kind of been there, done that. Would of been much more interesting if they got someone like Rosemary or Jordyn Grace.
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01-11-2022, 09:59 AM | #61 |
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Indeed. They are putting her in for "name recognition" alone.
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01-11-2022, 10:17 AM | #62 |
quesque fuck?
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Still cool if they mention Impact and she comes out with the title. Better than just WWE stuff. Few surprises would be nice, especially from other companies. I don’t watch the product but this has me SLIGHTLY interested. Nothing will probably happen though.
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01-11-2022, 02:27 PM | #63 |
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Oh yeah, of course. But I think people do “know of” Moose, and live crowds pop because of that. It may not be AJ Styles 2016 good, but he wouldn’t get crickets.
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01-11-2022, 02:56 PM | #64 |
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01-14-2022, 07:25 PM | #65 |
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Mickie has announced she will be coming to the ring to her impact theme and will be wearing the impact womens title
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01-14-2022, 10:36 PM | #66 |
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01-18-2022, 04:49 PM | #67 |
Rigged from the start
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The following post is brought to you by the Kool-Aid Man
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01-23-2022, 05:48 PM | #68 |
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Impact women’s tag champs the Iinspiration (formally the Iiconics) said in an interview this weekend that WWE also contacted them to offer spots in the Rumble. Much like Mickie, they would’ve brought their titles with them. But they declined the offer.
Can’t say I blame them. At the time they were released, their visas were due to expire so it caused them a bit of a headache getting that sorted. I’m assuming there’s some unease with going back even for one night. |
01-24-2022, 04:06 AM | #69 |
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There’s also the “optics”. Mickie will have her own reasons for taking the spot (money?) but it could be viewed in another way. Like, you don’t get to release me, then call me back for a one-shot deal when it suits you. Could be looked at as being a “mark for WWE” so I can see why they - or anyone else - would turn it down.
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01-24-2022, 02:18 PM | #70 |
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Having the Aussie girls would have been counterproductive. Maybe feelers would have been sent, but ultimately you just want that spotlight on Mickie.
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01-24-2022, 03:21 PM | #71 |
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Dunno how the IIconics have been treated in TNA, but it could also be the fact that they know if they went back it would probably be in some sort of comedy spot where they are eliminated fairly quick. So it could also be them not wanting to "lower themselves" to that again.
While Mickie James is probably going to get a more serious run in the Rumble... not win, of course, but probably a decent showing. |
01-25-2022, 02:50 PM | #72 |
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What if: Ronda Rousey wins the Royal Rumble and uses it to challenge Mickie James? Ronda’s loaned to Impact as a star to try and get them more attention so they can have more weight in negotiations with free agents to keep them from signing with AEW.
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01-25-2022, 02:52 PM | #73 |
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She doesn't need it. She has quite the stream going right now with its own base.
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01-28-2022, 04:36 PM | #74 |
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Still like 8 or 9 spaces left that could literally be surprise/return/both entries in the women's RR. If she was able to, I wouldn't mind Bayley returning as a face.
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01-28-2022, 06:15 PM | #75 |
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So there gonna do something with this in the Rumble right? Because they haven’t done a damn thing with it yet.
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01-29-2022, 02:07 AM | #76 |
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01-29-2022, 03:44 AM | #77 |
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Is Paige gonna return in the women’s rumble? I’d like to see her get a nice pop.
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01-29-2022, 10:16 AM | #78 |
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she tweeted not long ago she was medically cleared, wouldn't be too much of a stretchausen
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01-30-2022, 05:23 PM | #79 |
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So this kinda ended up as a big ol nothing.
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01-30-2022, 07:07 PM | #80 |
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