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[Zach]

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.

Hmmm... reminds me of where I am in my chrono-watch. Now that WCW's dead, the WWF is getting less and less compelling. It's almost like actual competition is good and monopolies are bad.

Ah well!

 

[SymbiantXenos]

Roman Reigns to be your first xUK champion.

 

[Data West]

I think I would have been better off in life in general if I stopped watching wrestling after WCW died.

 

[excelsiorlef]

Exactly, just like the CWC.

I think WWE UK will be more NXT UK than another 205 Live.

Cruisers still have to wrestle on the flagship show so they get scrutiny that something like NXT doesn't.

 

[HazySaiyan]

I think WWE UK will be more NXT UK than another 205 Live.

Cruisers still have to wrestle on the flagship show so they get scrutiny that something like NXT doesn't.

As long as Vince is hands off with it unlike 205 Live

 

[excelsiorlef]

As long as Vince is hands off with it unlike 205 Live

I can't imagine he'll be as hands on with a weekly show produced across the pond... could be wrong but I do think Vince is hands on with 205 because it's part of the main roster and filmed as part of the main roster.

NXT isn't and neither will this.

 

[British Monsoon]

I think I would have been better off in life in general if I stopped watching wrestling after WCW died.

You wouldn't be the only one - I always find it amusing that in defeating his competitors, Vince actually alienated a huge chunk of his potential audience. When there aren't alternatives, people don't go elsewhere, they don't grudgingly put up with whatever status quo bullshit is being peddled, they just stop watching.

 

[FlammableD]

To sidestep the UK stuff for a mo

Listening to Matt Hardy on Kevin Steen show from a couple years ago

He's talking about his ROH promos and how Reby was editing them and playing music and he was basically handing it over to her and letting her control the direction

I wonder how much that applies to his current run, how responsible she is for the success of the gimmick, not seen anyone really talk about her

 

[Zach]

I think I would have been better off in life in general if I stopped watching wrestling after WCW died.

There's no doubt about it!

(That was my Gordon Solie impression.)

 

[excelsiorlef]

The Smackdown 6 was great post WCW even if that was just a few months.

Everything building up to Mania 19 was great.

Acting like the Attitude Era was the last time WWE was great is giving that era too much credit.

I'll take Ruthless Aggression over Attitude.

He'll I'll go as far to say that if the Attitude era came along now it wouldn't be nearly as well received as it was then.

 

[Fox318]

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.

They are afraid he is over.

 

[Heroman]

Ruthless aggression era is the worst era.

 

[Zach]

The Smackdown 6 was great post WCW even if that was just a few months.

Everything building up to Mania 19 was great.

Acting like the Attitude Era was the last time WWE was great is giving that era too much credit.

I'll take Ruthless Aggression over Attitude.

He'll I'll go as far to say that if the Attitude era came along now it wouldn't be nearly as well received as it was then.

The Attitude Era was pretty crappy outside of Austin, Foley, and sometimes The Rock and Vince.

 

[excelsiorlef]

Ruthless aggression era is the worst era.

Nah that'd be early PG era...

Snackdown 6 + Lesnar etc... too damn good to be the worst era.

The Attitude Era was pretty crappy outside of Austin, Foley, and sometimes The Rock and Vince.

Yep.

I watched both but I won't lie, WCW was my main love because of their mid card

 

[Foggy]

The belt looks nice, but WWE is the literal worst. It'll be fine for a shining moment then become a footnote. Everything they touch becomes a waste of time.

 

[Bluekaveli]

Pete Dunne 🤘
That title 👍

Pretty cool

 

[Heroman]

The UK dudes will probably end up like the Crusierweights but worst

 

[funkystudent]

I am sure the Network special will be great but once these people start hitting the main roster or are on the road with the main roster and Vince gets control of them it will be has bad as the cruiserweights

 

[imBask]

Ruthless aggression era is the worst era.

you've crossed the line you nerd, that's enough

 

[Arrowgigantic]

OK, so

Samoa Joe
Moe Joe

The Hype Joes

Spoiler

Fire Mojo

 

[excelsiorlef]

The UK dudes will probably end up like the Crusierweights.

Again it's more likely to be British NXT... These guys don't have to show up on Raw every week..

I am sure the Network special will be great but once these people start hitting the main roster or are on the road with the main roster and Vince gets control of them it will be has bad as the cruiserweights

But they won't. They'll be on WWE UK every week or whatever their show is going to be called.

 

[Heroman]

Again it's more likely to be British NXT... These guys don't have to show up on Raw every week..

Nxt serve a purpose, this has no purpose outside of keeping talent away.

 

[excelsiorlef]

Nxt serve a purpose, this has no purpose outside of keeping talent away.

Does NXT serve a purpose?

It's not really developmental anymore. It's a well produced Indy company under the WWE brand.

 

[Heroman]

you've crossed the line you nerd, that's enough

Crossing the line? Here is crossing the line, HHH is not a good wrestler.

 

[Zach]

I've determined that Scott Hall sold the Stunner better than The Rock.

 

[Heroman]

Does NXT serve a purpose?

It's not really developmental anymore. It's a well produced Indy company under the WWE brand.

To show to investors that HHH can run a promotion, that is the reason why it's a thing

 

[excelsiorlef]

I've determined that Scott Hall sold the Stunner better than The Rock.

Rock's stunner sells ruined playing as Austin in WWE games for like over a decade.

To show to investors that HHH can run a promotion, that is the reason why it's a thing

Till we know more about WWE UK and who is overseeing I remain cautiously optimistic.

 

[Hasney]

Rock's stunner sells ruined playing as Austin in WWE games for like over a decade.

Yuke's did that for playing with anybody on the roster.

 

[excelsiorlef]

Yuke's did that for playing with anybody on the roster.

Yes but it came from The Rock doing it

 

[Browny]

I've determined that Scott Hall sold the Stunner better than The Rock.

Santino sold it better than either of them.

 

[Beefy]

@SkySportsWWE

.@WWE to crown first-ever #WWE United Kingdom Champion at 2-night show in Blackpool in January! http://skysports.tv/0zks2Q #WWEUK

*Edit: beaten

 

[imBask]

I like the belt

 

[Zach]

Santino sold it better than either of them.

No one knows what you're talking about, Browny.

 

[Shadow Broker]

@SkySportsWWE

.@WWE to crown first-ever #WWE United Kingdom Champion at 2-night show in Blackpool in January! http://skysports.tv/0zks2Q #WWEUK

*Edit: beaten

Tied with the intercontinental as the best looking belts in the WWE.

Everything else is a far second and are so meh that the order doesn't matter.

 

[Zach]

I have a pre-Bash at the Beach '96 Nitro playing in the background as I get ready for work and Schiavone is speculating that Greg Valentine could be The Third Man.

That would've put butts in the seats.

 

[Luschient]

and eat a scotch egg and this happens?

*googles scotch egg*

Is this what happens when America sleeps?

 

[FlammableD]

Tied with the intercontinental as the best looking belts in the WWE.

Everything else is a far second and are so meh that the order doesn't matter.

can't wait for pete dunne to stick it in his mouth

 

[Beefy]

Can't wait until the UK breaks up and they have to rebrand.

 

[Bluekaveli]

can't wait for pete dunne to stick it in his mouth

Do you have a link to the promo where he kind of hints to the events that just occurred?

 

[FlammableD]

Do you have a link to the promo where he kind of hints to the events that just occurred?

"The only thing this title's good for is to lean on when I sign a contract"

 

[slightconfuse]

More belts just what WWE needed

 

[excelsiorlef]

More belts just what WWE needed

?

This is not a main roster title.

 

[Fox318]

Meltzer was going all out on NXT and the WWE taking what's special about performers and killing it.

Spot on

Also

https://youtu.be/bRXemuujHVI

 

[Bluekaveli]

"The only thing this title's good for is to lean on when I sign a contract"

Thank you. Crazy how things work

 

[Fernando Fernandez]

Progress Wrestling RT something and now it's not there. Don't want to get into the British version of getting into a worked shoot, chaps.

 

[slightconfuse]

1. Trent Seven
2. Pete Dunne
3. Tyler Bate
4. Sam Gradwell
5. Wolfgang
6. James Drake
7. Tucker
8. Jordan Devlin
9. Joseph Conners
10. Tyson T Bone
11. Bodyguy Roy Johnson
12. HC Dyer
13. Dan Moloney
14. Jack Starz
15. Tiger Ali
16. Ringo Ryan
17. Saxon Huxley
18. Chris Tyler

Full list, prob some alternates given there's 18.

 

[Sibersk Esto]

Shit if I was one of the boys I would be pissed that the U.K. got such a nice title while we had to fight for our rinky-dink class ring piece of shit.

 

[TarpitCarnivore]

Meltzer was going all out on NXT and the WWE taking what's special about performers and killing it.

Spot on

Also

https://youtu.be/bRXemuujHVI

What specifically was he saying?

 

[imBask]

Progress fanboys sure are an insecure bunch huh

 

[klonere]

Progress fanboys sure are an insecure bunch huh

you missed out on a chance to bait fans of an entire scene and you small ball it by going with a single promotion smh you've dropped off man