BewareTheBatsie
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January Wrasslin' |OT| Big Month John
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Sweeney Tom
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More people got suspended last year than will be suspended by HHH, especially for roids
I'd love to be proven wrong about the first part but I will never be wrong about the second. The last roid suspension you see before the HHH/Steph era officially starts is the last you see ever. If Neville's still around when it happens, it'll be really obvious when it happens too
slightconfuse
Banned
You guys for get that Steph and HHH are a package
BewareTheBatsie
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Remember around the time of Summerslam when it seemed like everyone in the WWE got popped.
It's kinda funny to think that ITV tried to be Raw-lite and was merely okay, coming off as a cheap clone whereas WWE themselves couldn't have tried harder to produce something that could have aired over two weeks on 1986 NWA Crockett television.
Wrestling is really weird in 2017
Wrestling is really weird in 2017
BewareTheBatsie
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There's Orton and provided his shoulders don't do him in he can still go for a few more years full time.
Hmm. True. Never been officially fired.
I've been back into wrestling for about 5 years now and it wasn't even until the past year that I said enough was enough. For years my attitude was simply "as long as it's good enough". But after years of the same cycle of promise it just wasn't worth it anymore. WWE is really the only aspect of wrestling that I'm bitterly cynical about and it's not like the product didn't nurture that response.
The biggest difference is that business realities didn't keep Lucas from making good shit, it was just Lucas.
With WWE their business model needs house show revenue that unnecessarily taxes their talent and waters down their work. Merch revenue drives EVERYTHING and that dictates some of their worst impulses. They need to fill 7 hours of wrestling a week. How the hell do you accomplish that without resorting to shallow and poorly planned storylines?
There's a lot wrong with the company and most of it can be traced to how it sustains itself. Is Haitch going to break the mold? After all these years? After all the considerable influence? After his developmental baby is still running into issues mimicked by the main roster? It's not worth counting on.
FlammableD
Banned
Another couple of promotions on the FloSlam list: http://www.floslam.tv/article/50735...n-and-lucha-forever-join-floslam#.WH5cl8uIZnE
"The promotions offer distinct takes on the artform that originated in Mexico. These multi-event deals will include live streams on FloSlam. After the initial airing, shows will be available for unlimited rewatching via our ever-growing library.
Pro Wrestling Revolution is based out of Southern California. They utilize a lot of Mexican talent including veterans and up and comers. Their first event of 2017 takes place Feb. 25 and PWR recently announced Ultimo Dragon -- a legendary wrestler who has competed around the world, including stints in WCW and WWE -- for the event.
Lucha Forever is a new promotion based out of the United Kingdom. Their debut show is set for April 17 in Birmingham, England with plans to run monthly shows after. Top UK talents Ryan Smile and Will Ospreay are creatively involved with the promotion.
Their debut event already has several exciting matches announced, including randomly chosen trios teams in championship qualifiers. On June 18, the event will be headlined by a four-way ladder match between WWE UK Championship Tournament finalist Pete Dunne, Will Ospreay, Ryan Smile and Travis Banks."
"The promotions offer distinct takes on the artform that originated in Mexico. These multi-event deals will include live streams on FloSlam. After the initial airing, shows will be available for unlimited rewatching via our ever-growing library.
Pro Wrestling Revolution is based out of Southern California. They utilize a lot of Mexican talent including veterans and up and comers. Their first event of 2017 takes place Feb. 25 and PWR recently announced Ultimo Dragon -- a legendary wrestler who has competed around the world, including stints in WCW and WWE -- for the event.
Lucha Forever is a new promotion based out of the United Kingdom. Their debut show is set for April 17 in Birmingham, England with plans to run monthly shows after. Top UK talents Ryan Smile and Will Ospreay are creatively involved with the promotion.
Their debut event already has several exciting matches announced, including randomly chosen trios teams in championship qualifiers. On June 18, the event will be headlined by a four-way ladder match between WWE UK Championship Tournament finalist Pete Dunne, Will Ospreay, Ryan Smile and Travis Banks."
BewareTheBatsie
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Only suspended twice!
TECHNICAL WRESTLING
Did someone say package?!
How Lex looks now is crazy.
Roland_Gunner
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I guess Floslam is having to go really small now that WWE is signing up indies. The UK one won't even have their first show for three months!
BewareTheBatsie
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Did someone say package?!
I mean he's in a chair.
More than likely. Probably eliminates Taker to build a Mania program.
Uno Venova
Banned
Still would be better than raw now
slightconfuse
Banned
Naaaaaaaaaitch
I wonder if the OTT shows failed to do the #numbers needed to get a full time thing or the now very explicit WWE connection has ended that association. Or they only want promotions who can do full live productions?
I'm desperate to know who is behind Lucha Forever, moneywise. I hope to fuck it isn't Will that boy needs to save save save, god knows how long he lasts.
It's Alex Shane isn't it
Nope
Luger you sonofabitch. Gonna need a few Jack and Diet Cohkes after that one.
BewareTheBatsie
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Taker vs Balor is something Vince would do just because of how long the entrances would be.
That's gotta be KANE
This is true, I was watching something on YouTube about 3 people who got a development deals and sad thing is that they will probably never appear on WWE TV.
It's hilarious how badly they ruin their easy surprise pops.
God, can you imagine if we had been kept in the dark about Golderg, Undertaker, Lesnar, and (probably not but i'm hopeful) Angle?
Would have been one of the best rumbles for surprise entrants.
BronsonLee
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They do want people to subscribe/buy the PPV you know
BewareTheBatsie
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WWE have a LOT of seats to fill for the rumble arena which is presumably the reason behind announcing most of the spots in the rumble.
True.
FlammableD
Banned
Money wise, who knows. The domain is registered to Ryan though.
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
Just found out about Angle being inducted in to the hall of fame.
YAAAAAYYYY
But then this also means he probably won't be having another match or actually be in the rumble. Sad. Still, it'll be great to see Angle in WWE again regardless even if it's not in ring.
Also, does anything interesting happen on Raw other than that announcement?
YAAAAAYYYY
But then this also means he probably won't be having another match or actually be in the rumble. Sad. Still, it'll be great to see Angle in WWE again regardless even if it's not in ring.
Also, does anything interesting happen on Raw other than that announcement?
SallyIsNow
Banned
THEN MAKE THE PRODUCT GOOD FFS
IF RAW IS GOOD I'LL BUY THE FUCKING NETWORK FOR THE PPV
AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRHHHHHHHGGGGGGGGG
spoiling the PPV to sell it is stupid as fuck and it's a backward ass solution
sf2fanatic
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HazySaiyan
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BewareTheBatsie
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Excuse you it's the Demon King.
How did get your hands on Michael Cole's TV scripts for the next couple of months?
Good news. His hall of Fame induction isn't conditioned on him retiring.
http://rajah.com/node/54601
If it's up to him, it sounds like he wants to wrestle.
Of course Kurt wants to wrestle. He contacted Vince to come back to WWE and wrestle a year or two ago. But Vince said Haitch is in charge of that now and to talk to him, who then turned the offer down.
SoulPlaya's legacy lives on forever.
C'MON AND FIGHT ME LIKE A MAN, DEMON KING
DEMON KING
DEMON KING, WHERE ARE YA
DEMON KING
DEMON KING
YOU CAN'T BEAT ME, DEMON KING