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July Wrasslin' |OT| All this G1 talk is making me Climax.
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Wishes he didn't though. You corrupted him
sf2fanatic
Member
Yo Zach, The enforcer or Mr Asia?
It's a shame all of the good ones are getting snatched up and presumably will stay in the umbrella. I'm sure half of them will trickle back out sooner or later, but I'll just have to see how it shakes out. Looking at the indies over the past year and comparing all the women that are going to be in the MYC, it's going to be barren on the indies through the end of the year.
I'm not too bummed about it, it's how it was always going to be.
avengers23
Banned
Look, nerd.
Now put him in a tag team with Agent Francis York Morgan.
Two months later, Alexa Bliss bullies Nia Jax and Viper because they're both big girls.
Police are corrupt, but what about black on black killing ....
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avengers23
Banned
Feud 1: Kairi gets bullied by Rachel Ellering because she can't speak English.
Feud 2: Toni Storm gets called "fat" by Andrea and Alpha Female.
Feud 3: Bayley and Lacey Estrella fight over who can be Bo Dallas's girlfriend. Lacey reminds the world that Bayley has never kissed a boy. Bayley calls Lacey a slut because all WWE faces are actually assholes.
And so on.
Brian_FETO
Banned
Nia Jax origin story where she's back in elementary school, sits down in her chair and it breaks
The students all point and laugh singing "you're not like most girls! you're not like most girls! ha-ha-haha-ha, ha-ha-haha-ha!'
Close up on her crying eyes as we fade back to the present where shes mean now
Death, taxes, and the statistics of black on black crime
Hidden One
Member
So good
Cena looking down slowly at the wrist band had me dying.
serenewarfare
Banned
I don't think it would be handled by the main roster crew. I think it would stay in the NXT umbrella and just be non-main roster women. It would kind of have to be taped at Full Sail unless they cancel 205 Live (which they won't do) or Main Event (which I guess they could do but I doubt it). And if it's taped at Full Sail, Vince and his crew have no involvement in it.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
They'll try to make Viper the next Nia, the differences being 1) Viper's better, 2) Viper will get her first loss quicker than Nia ever did, and 3) Nia will actually get a title run
avengers23
Banned
Or they wind down 205 Live, quietly shuffle the likes of Gulak, Nese, and Daivari to the future endeavor'd section, and keep Gallagher, Neville, and Tozawa around for meaningless preshow feuds and matches. Then, proceed with burying the women after a Stephanie promo about how she started the Women's Revolution.
BronsonLee
Member
205 Live is so fucking gone, I don't think they even air it on TV anywhere
Either that or they mix it in with the women's show and have a true C brand show after Smackdown
Either that or they mix it in with the women's show and have a true C brand show after Smackdown
serenewarfare
Banned
I highly doubt 205 Live is going anywhere. At worst they change the format, but the show itself is there to stay. Meltzer has said the strategy with all this talent is that they want as much live wrestling content for the Network as they can possibly get, whether it's producing their own (like 205 Live) or grabbing someone else's (like ICW and Progress).
SallyIsNow
Banned
I'm definitely leaning toward believing that's the case, but I'm curious if they reshuffle NXT creative or if a new creative team is used. Regardless, it's not like NXT's creative has delivered much as far as I'm concerned. For my money, they've been uninspired for a long while.
To its benefit, the quality of matches will mostly be consistent with what the majority of them can do. The only women that will be dragged down considerably would be Kairi and Io. Toni can't do her piledrivers anymore but that's for the better.
Best laid plans and all that. Speaking of ICW and Progress, that's been hinted at for over 6 months. What's the hold up?
BronsonLee
Member
The problem with that is that nobody actually watches 205 Live, it gets outdrawn by the live event replays at this point
Their talent strategy is basically this:
Scoop up anybody interested for a year or two
If they land, cool, off to the races
If not, cool, see you bye
The contracts are so cheap now that it makes perfect sense to do this
Their talent strategy is basically this:
Scoop up anybody interested for a year or two
If they land, cool, off to the races
If not, cool, see you bye
The contracts are so cheap now that it makes perfect sense to do this
serenewarfare
Banned
I've liked what NXT has done lately a lot. With the women less so, but most of them have been booked well. Cross especially. Riot has been alright. Asuka is still great. I think Royce and Kay actually are booked well for what they are. The only real spot of failure right now for me is Ember.
As for ICW and Progress, Dave says that the deals are completely done. They are just waiting on Vince to give the okay. But Vince knows that once he does it, it's hard to go back from that decision, so he's being more cautious than usual. It'll happen. It's just a matter of when.
I agree. But I don't think the reaction to that will be "cancel 205 Live and fire all the cruiserweights". I think they would sooner reshuffle the format of the show and/or just move it to tape at Full Sail and Vince washes his hands of it.
Lately it has been actually. I think it gets top 15 most weeks now.
avengers23
Banned
I'm parachuting in to that "Fuck the police" thread, and now I'm parachuting out.
I have some more squash matches in Fire Pro World to play.
I have some more squash matches in Fire Pro World to play.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
205 Live is the first thing that's gone if/when the TV deal occurs and changes must be made because it's much less than they expected, again
PHOENIXZERO
Member
Imagine how much better 205 Live would be if it were handled similarly to the CWC.
I laughed... I know Vince would love this.
I laughed... I know Vince would love this.
SomewhatGroovy
Banned
Austin TX, the best fucking thing about TX, still gets the short end of the stick when it comes to WWE shows here in town (as in they don't happen).
Corpus Christi though? No problem.
Corpus Christi though? No problem.
slightconfuse
Banned
Wait jinder and Orrton are still fueding
Why???
Why???
serenewarfare
Banned
They want to keep the title on Jinder but they don't want him to actually beat any of their top guys.
Nothing quite like a trilogy where the same guy loses each ppv match in succession
excelsiorlef
Member
I will give them credit in that each match is somewhat justified in its existence
First was Jinder's title sot
Second was Orton's Rematch
Third is because Jinder made it personal and in exchange for Shane giving Orton the shot Jinder got to pick the stip.
Much better than Lana's trilogy
First was Jinder's title sot
Second was Orton's Rematch
Third is because Jinder made it personal and in exchange for Shane giving Orton the shot Jinder got to pick the stip.
Much better than Lana's trilogy
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Punjabi Prison is the blowoff
SallyIsNow
Banned
Lana got three title shots? >_>
Hell they could've just done a silly thing with Sami being the plucky underdog and get screwed into being in a Punjabi match. Or it could've been MOJO. Or are they saving Mojo and his super friend for the real money ppv
down the line?
Point being, you gotta at least try to be creative. 3 straight ppvs of Jinder/Orton isn't defensible.
network special
Point being, you gotta at least try to be creative. 3 straight ppvs of Jinder/Orton isn't defensible.
sf2fanatic
Member
Did Rusev hurt his left foot again?
slightconfuse
Banned
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Nothing matters in the network era they already got your money. No point in trying to put a good show on
I wouldn't be shocked if there were some weird behind-the-scenes metrics that showed that match-interrupting commercials for the network sold more subs than the network specials themselves.
excelsiorlef
Member
excelsiorlef
Member
Mojo is lamer than Orton and that's saying something.
And people who just get very angry that Sami was being fed to Jinder.
JesseEwiak
Member
...and yet those contracts are still better for talent than independent paydays aside from the dozen or so guys that have Japanese deals or meme status that they get signed anyway.
Keeps two people no one cares about off to the side. Fine by me.
What?
SallyIsNow
Banned
TimeEffect
Member
PHOENIXZERO
Member
Oh, lol at that Big Show/Cass confrontation, great way to sell Cass's height by putting him face to face with someone else who is billed as being seven feet tall but clearly has at least a couple inches on him. It could've been worse if Show was a legit seven feet tall. Speaking of Cass, that music is terrible and for the love of Benji the dude needs to change up his look, put on some pants at least, Test was the best when he wore the pants. Makes those damn leg slaps sound at least a little better too.
Uhh, was that Paige/Del Rio situation, specifically with the audio released discussed because yeah... That relationship is about as what it was expected. She really needs to get away from him.
Uhh, was that Paige/Del Rio situation, specifically with the audio released discussed because yeah... That relationship is about as what it was expected. She really needs to get away from him.
blackaroni
Member
^that audio is awful. I hope she's able to get the help she needs.
They should probably stop having Raw and Smackdown in Houston. Nobody wants to go fucking downtown that early during the week. They had to bribe people with $1 beers to get them to show up early for an NBA playoff game because there's always so many empty seats during the first quarter.
excelsiorlef
Member
The point was to point out he's not the only giant.
Then he'll beat Show and become the undisputed Raw giant. Putting him over someone his own size makes sense for credibility.
Bryan & Vinny review WWE Great Balls of Fire (with video included):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPLzr-B9wUU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPLzr-B9wUU
The Silver
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Undisputed Raw giant? With Brawny there?
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