Not dead, just co-opted and in check. ITV just majorly fucked if they were going to have a full tilt at trying to get something going, WWE just locked up some of the most choice talent.
Fuck man I just want some competition in the space.
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Not dead, just co-opted and in check. ITV just majorly fucked if they were going to have a full tilt at trying to get something going, WWE just locked up some of the most choice talent.
Fuck man I just want some competition in the space.
excelsiorlef
Member
Say what you will but the WWE Network has fundamentally changed how the WWE does business and for the better imo as a fan of wrestling
British Monsoon
Member
Fuck the lot of it.
Also, this is the same as the cruiserweight classic, in that you can tell the 2-3 who have a chance of winning the thing before it's even begun.
Also, this is the same as the cruiserweight classic, in that you can tell the 2-3 who have a chance of winning the thing before it's even begun.
ANuclearError
Member
Hmm, so they've got both the ICW champion, Wolfgang, and the no. 1 contender Trent Seven.
Curious as to how this affects the Square Go.
Curious as to how this affects the Square Go.
HashtagLapsed
Member
It will shake things up for sure.
I mean, WWE could badly botch the presentation of the division, driving people to support indies that they have given exposure to.
FlammableD
Banned
Honestly I thought you'd be a lot more chill about it
What's telling is they've really not locked up that much talent. They got British Strong Style and Devlin, and that's about it in terms of top level guys.
whatevermort
Member
Poor ITV.
FlammableD
Banned
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FlammableD
Banned
I just noticed Bodyguy made it in!
British Monsoon
Member
It's just the beginning, fucker talked about having a weekly UK TV show! They'll need a fair bit of talent to make that a reality.
I'm not sure how people expect indie wrestling to survive with such an exodus of talent. Oh, there will always BE indie wrestling, but for it to maintain the level of quality it currently has it NEEDS that talent - if WWE do a good enough job of culling the UK wrestling scene, it will kill the boom and put us back a decade or more to the dark days when no-one gave the slightest of shits about indie wrestling in this country.
Damn Silly
Member
Surprised they're not throwing Neville in it.
(unless he's the one a couple to the right of HHH whose face is completely blown out)
(unless he's the one a couple to the right of HHH whose face is completely blown out)
FlammableD
Banned
Nah it's all indy guys.
Multiple "scab" tweets 😂
Multiple "scab" tweets 😂
Arrowgigantic
Member
Where's Grado
FlammableD
Banned
FlammableD
Banned
They were already teasing it on that PROGRESS promo
THE SIGNS WERE THERE ALL ALONG WHY DIDN'T WE LISTEN
Fernando Fernandez
Member
British Strong Style </3
Jim Smallman and Regal being BFF makes me think this was known for awhile. Missing the Jan 15th Progress show for it, what a heel.
Jim Smallman and Regal being BFF makes me think this was known for awhile. Missing the Jan 15th Progress show for it, what a heel.
Because Progress has their own taped stuff, wouldn't the WWE mark deal take them off it?
Fernando Fernandez
Member
I think so, unless they've worked something out. Those tweets from other wrestlers don't sound promising tho
excelsiorlef
Member
Better photo:
ITV
Second last guy on the right is who I'm going to root for on facial hair game alone.
FlammableD
Banned
ANuclearError
Member
On a related note, I only just noticed that BBC Scotland's Twitter header image is Grado and Mark Dallas for a web series. I wouldn't be surprised if Vince is under the impression that ICW is/will be on BBC.
FlammableD
Banned
- Trent Seven
- Pete Dunne
- Tyler Bate
- Sam Gradwell
- Wolfgang
- James Drake
- Tucker
- Jordan Devlin
- Joseph Conners
- Tyson T Bone
- Bodyguy Roy Johnson
- HC Dyer
- Dan Moloney
- Jack Starz
- Tiger Ali
- Ringo Ryan
- Saxon Huxley
- Chris Tyler
Full list, prob some alternates given there's 18.
Fernando Fernandez
Member
Is there any more FUME out there?
excelsiorlef
Member
Good choice, that's Tyler Bate.
Awesome, glad I didn't superficially pick a scrub XD.
But legit that's some damn god facial hair game.
I'm excited for this because I'll get exposed to new guys I'd never really get a chance to see without tracking down tapes and what not.
FlammableD
Banned
It is odd that for PROGRESS' first show in Birmingham, they won't have their top heel faction who hold their World and Tag titles.
Two of whom are very much Birmingham based.
Two of whom are very much Birmingham based.
British Monsoon
Member
I'd presume PROGRESS were aware of this when they put the title on Pete, they'll probably have them tape a promo bragging about not being there, which can then be played to rile up the Brum crowd.
FlammableD
Banned
True. I guess that's why they didn't hold off on the Riots rematch.
I guess they could make both shows, but I imagine that WWE'd want them there all day.
Fernando Fernandez
Member
Yeah that promo video the other day wouldn't have been filmed without knowing about this I reckon
Would love World Of Sport to swoop in with an announcement of a TV series now.
Would love World Of Sport to swoop in with an announcement of a TV series now.
HazySaiyan
Banned
I'm completely out of the loop, what's actually happening here?
BewareTheBatsie
Member
So according to Meltz, the big fear over a Tye Dillinger call-up is that the '10' chant becomes the new 'what'.
I don't think it will ever get that big, but that chant annoys the shit out of me and I would rather it maybe just stayed a thing for Tye's matches.
I don't think it will ever get that big, but that chant annoys the shit out of me and I would rather it maybe just stayed a thing for Tye's matches.
British Monsoon
Member
ITV filmed a World of Sport TV pilot and because WWE are so deathly afraid of anything remotely resembling competition they've staked their own claim on British wrestling with a UK tournament, belt and prospective weekly TV show.
HazySaiyan
Banned
That's pathetic, as if World of Sport would even end up being competition for WWE.
It would 100% be bigger ratings wise than WWE in the UK.
its a nice belt but they fucked up, its meant to be a unicorn not a horse if they're going for the royal coat of arms.
HazySaiyan
Banned
Would it? I'm not so sure TBH. I mean I guess if it airs on like a Saturday night on ITV1 it might but I'm not sure how much mainstream interest there is in British wrestling these days. Besides I don't see it eating into WWEs ratings one bit, I don't see there being some sort of new Monday Night War
FlammableD
Banned
Regal was quoted in an interview saying it wasn't a response to WoS, they've been scouting for months before they knew about WoS.
I mean of course he'd say that.
But given that PROGRESS show he showed up at in July, and Bodyguy getting a spot, I kinda buy it.
I mean of course he'd say that.
But given that PROGRESS show he showed up at in July, and Bodyguy getting a spot, I kinda buy it.
Yes. It'd be in a good timeslot on free TV. TNA used to beat WWE in ratings in the UK. There's no question that it'd rate better than WWE.
British wrestling has more interest now than in a long time.
FlammableD
Banned
WWE get garbage ratings in the UK, they're on a Pay TV channel at 1am.
WoS will be primetime on the second biggest (and free) channel in the country.
TNA got better ratings than Raw over here. And they were on a tiny free channel.
Fernando Fernandez
Member
I saw that argument elsewhere. Apparently WWE gets 150k viewers on Sky for any program and the timeslot WoS will have for NYE is guaranteed 2Mil.
HazySaiyan
Banned
Fair enough, I wonder why they never aired on a terrestrial channel? Does the money they get from Sky Sports make it not worth it?
ANuclearError
Member
Their PPVs used to be on Channel 4 for a while. But they had ads running through the middle of them, even during stuff like the Royal Rumble.
FlammableD
Banned
I assume so? There was a brief period where they were on terrestrial TV in 2000, Channel 4 bought 1/4 of the PPV's and Sunday Night Heat
They immediately got cold feet after the first show, Royal Rumble 2000, when the Mae Young thing happened.
I forsee the tourny itself being quite good and then they rapidly lose interest in the whole endeavour once ITV fuck off and the whole thing trudges along with little direction or energy for far too long.
Fuck me do I not want WWE creative anywhere near my OTT/PROGRESS storyline stuff.
Fuck me do I not want WWE creative anywhere near my OTT/PROGRESS storyline stuff.
21st century cowboy
Member
This is how I got into wrestling as a kid as I didn't have sky. I wonder how many kids WoS will bring into the fold.
HazySaiyan
Banned
Exactly, just like the CWC.