sf2fanatic
Member
Blue here's your chance to shine.
Also i'm shocked Charlotte agreed to the promo. I know it's entertainment but dissing your mom/dad on TV not cool.
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Also i'm shocked Charlotte agreed to the promo. I know it's entertainment but dissing your mom/dad on TV not cool.
Come on man your joking.
Cesaro's already on tv pretty regularly
BewareTheBatsie
Member
Flair hanging around Charlotte has been the major complaint against her since it seems like whenever she's about to lose he just swoops in to pull some trick. Getting rid of him and having her be the one to do it instead of something where he gets Kayfabe fired works in favor of establishing her better as a heel.
ANuclearError
Member
Taken from Mark Dallas on Facebook, impressive numbers starting out. Especially considering we're talking about a Scottish indy being televised in Italy. Would need to find out how that compares to WWE, I'd assume they get about 750k, but that's pulled from nothing. TNA get roughly 150k in the UK I think on Challenge.
This is a show where its principal owner routinely bad mouthed his kids and made out with talent in front of his wife.
The owner of the company wanted to do an incest angle with his daughter.
So yeah, Charlotte kicking her dad to the curb ain't shit.
sf2fanatic
Member
Professor Beef
Banned
Well it's either that or have #1 contender matches on the PPV followed by the actual match for the belt.
No way.
Maybe if the WWE was running five hours of programming aired on local channels and shown at midnight it could get away with pitting wrestlers against tomato cans.
But it's got five hours of prime time to fill on a major cable network. And ads to sell.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
So the rumor from BACKSTAGE SOURCEZ (e.g. grain of salt), but which makes sense is that the titles will be split like this:
WWEWHC: Both shows
US Title/IC title: One goes to Raw, one goes to SD
Tag Titles: Raw only
Women: SD only
Basically you'd only get the tag division on Raw and the Women's division only on SmackDown. The theory is that this is something a little different than the older Brand Split in that they're calling the shows "distinct" rather than "separate."
Liquidsnake
Banned
I understand, I just do't think you have to disrespect a man who has been in your corner and is your father like that,
She could have sat down with him and told him I need to do this on my own, its important to me etc.......
i didn't like seeing Ric being dragged through the ringer like that.
BewareTheBatsie
Member
Charlotte's a Heel. You can't have the biggest female heel on the main roster sit her father down and give an inspiring speech about how this is her time to shine and how she wants to try achieving something as Charlotte, not as the daughter of Ric Flair. It's a good way to get heat with what she went with.
It's all in how it's presented. They've had that relationship for 30 years and showed they'll walk if the terms aren't right.
British Monsoon
Member
And that's why PCW never get any of my money. Fair play to them, as they're obviously successful promoting over-the-hill ex-WWE hacks, but when there's British indies kicking arse entirely because of the British talent, that's who I'll be paying attention to.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
WWE and WCW have spent decades treating the Flairs, and especially Ric, like shit
If he had any clue the promo/angle was going to happen, it's quite possibly the most respectful they've been to him in years. Just last year Reid's death was mentioned in a promo Ric (and also Charlotte's mom) didn't know about until it was aired
I hope this is wrong.
Liquidsnake
Banned
Yeah. I know hes got problems, i just wish they treated their older superstars with a little more respect. I think Charlotte could have done this a better way, and not lose any heat.
What ever, its just a small gripe.
Luschient
Member
Hart's podcast might be the (usually unintentional) funniest thing for me recently.
Him learning about how the term "midget" is considered offensive now right after his story of putting midgets in headlocks in the backseat of his dad's car had me rolling.
And how wrestlers today all look the same with the same body type. "They all look like.......swimmers".
Him learning about how the term "midget" is considered offensive now right after his story of putting midgets in headlocks in the backseat of his dad's car had me rolling.
And how wrestlers today all look the same with the same body type. "They all look like.......swimmers".
TimeEffect
Member
Well if Raw continues to be 3 hours, it's going to be even worse than before...bu5 at least Smackdown will be much better.
Liquidsnake
Banned
Ill check it out.
slightconfuse
Banned
thats a shoot
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I hope its not. Having two titles was garbage because everyone knows the one on Raw is the important one.
We will just have the return of 20 minute HHH promos. That should fill it out.
newdayrocks
Member
Which is funny, because I would have said the exact opposite before Enzo's injury.
True, if you know literally nothing about either Doo.
well at least my jeff hardy comparison is a little more valid then.
Most fully formed rumor/speculation I've seen on the split:
https://twitter.com/HeyHeyItsConrad/status/735481507742154753
IC and US on separate shows, Tag on raw, Women on SD, World on both. Considering the source it's probably Flair feeding him the stuff, idk how that bodes for accuracy.
Then again, considering it's WWE, there's a chance plans will change 3 times between then and now.
https://twitter.com/HeyHeyItsConrad/status/735481507742154753
IC and US on separate shows, Tag on raw, Women on SD, World on both. Considering the source it's probably Flair feeding him the stuff, idk how that bodes for accuracy.
Then again, considering it's WWE, there's a chance plans will change 3 times between then and now.
plagiarize
Banned
He wasn't part of the Reid angle. He was part of this angle. Remember when Flair interrupted Charlotte and then cut a baby face promo and people thought he was drunk or it was a really bad direction to go talking about your top female heel...
That was setting up what was to follow. Of course he knew what was coming.
I'd be okay with this. Tag and female rosters are only just at the point where they both feel large enough for one promotion. If Smackdown remains the wrassling show, putting the women on there and tag on the entertainment show that is RAW makes sense too. New Day are decent in the ring, but what makes them so good is everything else. With the women it's the wrestling.
TarpitCarnivore
Member
Gillberg's 99 Rumble pop is nuts, NUTS.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I can't wait for brand-specific PPVs again.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Dat potential GM mode return though
Finally the games will have one good thing about them again
Finally the games will have one good thing about them again
Rodeo Clown
All aboard! The Love train!
I can't wait for brand-specific PPVs again.
Yeah, I definitely don't have fond memories of the brand split for reasons like this. I feel like people are willingly forgetting that SmackDown was just Batista/Edge/Taker for like a solid two years.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
It was, but I think they stopped it well before the Brand Extension itself went away.
But recall that the Brand Extension itself kind of went away way before it officially went away because it sucked.
This is Ric Flair we're talking about. He probably looks that devastated when he burns some toast.
slightconfuse
Banned
Alvarez marking out for HbK on the B and V show was great
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Not that bad when you consider there was a major PPV main event advertised once with Carlito and Chris Masters in the match
British Monsoon
Member
Huh, seems STARDOM World is moving from youtube to hosting their own service on July 1st - youtube works well, but doesn't allow customers to purchase subscriptions in some fairly major markets (Germany, for one). They say they're using the same service as NJPW World, then also spill the beans that Pro-Wrestling WAVE and some men's promotions will also be opening international streaming services soon using the same provider!
Hoping for DDT and BJW.
Hoping for DDT and BJW.
Rusev is the only guy in the WWE that I just like am annoyed that he's there. Usually I don't care when people go to the WWE because I don't watch it much and I don't feel like I'm missing out on them on the indies or whatever.
But all I want to see is Rusev in other promotions. The dude is so ridiculously talented in every way. His physical ability, his look combined with him being hilarious. He could work so much other stuff. He's basically one of my favorite wrestling styles, Headshrinkers and Umaga, perfected.
Though I would also like to see Cena in not WWE. Not TNA either though.
But all I want to see is Rusev in other promotions. The dude is so ridiculously talented in every way. His physical ability, his look combined with him being hilarious. He could work so much other stuff. He's basically one of my favorite wrestling styles, Headshrinkers and Umaga, perfected.
Though I would also like to see Cena in not WWE. Not TNA either though.