zev Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 7 minutes ago, Omega said: Stephanie McMahon can now book herself over Ronda Rousey A full timer beating a part timer at Mania? Madness! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 9 minutes ago, Omega said: Stephanie McMahon can now book herself over Ronda Rousey Yeah but Steph is too important to waste on pre-show enhancement talent. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Love the "hot take" that Rousey won't be as over in the WWE unlike in the past because of her last 2 knockout losses. Seriously this is a company that pushes Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins as the top acts while the only guys that gets any real reaction are Cena, Goldberg, and Lesnar (kind of). Yeah I think she would be fine. Of course once she gets pinned by Stephanie or Charlotte then that is a whole another story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Can we get all the fantasy booking tropes in one match mma four horsewomen vs nxt horsewomen in a war games match where charlotte and or sasha turn on bayley. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 I think it's a great idea to have Ronda come in and fight someone on the big stage. But I'm not crazy about her being a fulltime competitor unless she goes the NXT route and I'm not sure how that would work. She'd get the training and the development she would need down there but it might not make sense to pay her to work down there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofuture Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 I doubt Ronda's career is in such dire straights that she has to become a full-time wrestler to make ends meet. She just made 3 mill in 48 seconds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 9 minutes ago, nofuture said: I doubt Ronda's career is in such dire straights that she has to become a full-time wrestler to make ends meet. She just made 3 mill in 48 seconds. That's more than Punk probably has saved up, so if she wanted she could even go the same route and take a couple years off and train to someday become an MMA fighter. COME ON GUYS JUMP ON TEH BANDWAGONE HERE!!!! ITS EASY AN SHALLOW AN FUN!!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 22 minutes ago, piranesi said: That's more than Punk probably has saved up, so if she wanted she could even go the same route and take a couple years off and train to someday become an MMA fighter. COME ON GUYS JUMP ON TEH BANDWAGONE HERE!!!! ITS EASY AN SHALLOW AN FUN!!!! http://www.sportsrageous.com/mma/ufc-news-cm-punk-made-500000-ufc-203-much-net-worth/45807/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyJ Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 HHH could prob chuck her a cool $20k for that all woman tournament they're playing around with. It's not much, but sure beats working at Starbucks with Schiavone. Now there's a situational comedy idea. A former WCW announcer and a MMA champ both lose everything and work in a hip coffee shop surrounded by a host of interesting characters. The pilot features Lonnie Anderson! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 6 hours ago, piranesi said: That's more than Punk probably has saved up, so if she wanted she could even go the same route and take a couple years off and train to someday become an MMA fighter. IIRC, Meltzer once mentioned that Punk had something like $7-$10 million put away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTTW Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 20 hours ago, Ace said: #1 - SAG doesn't exist in the UK. They have a different guild. #2 - Pro wrestling isn't considered under SAG. If they were, Mick Foley would have medical insurance. Whatever letters represent the idea of what I'm talking about doesn't change the fact the wrestlers are getting a crappy deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 I'd love a deal so crappy that I get Twenty Three Thousand Knicker for working 16 hours, with the only caveat I can't work for two other specific companies for a year, while increasing my booking fees forward. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 ...with the added caveat that if they like your work enough, you might end up on NXT or, who knows, even the main roster. All this talk is quite silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 6 hours ago, JohnnyJ said: HHH could prob chuck her a cool $20k for that all woman tournament they're playing around with. It's not much, but sure beats working at Starbucks with Schiavone. Now there's a situational comedy idea. A former WCW announcer and a MMA champ both lose everything and work in a hip coffee shop surrounded by a host of interesting characters. The pilot features Lonnie Anderson! ....Anderson! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 Per WON Quote WWE officials have confirmed that Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker are being advertised locally for the January 9th Raw episode in New Orleans and will be appearing on the show The appearance is expected to build something for the Royal Rumble three weeks later in San Antonio. Undertaker was largely expected on the show in some form, perhaps in the Rumble itself. The only other role that would make sense, a match with A.J. Styles, seems to be set for John Cena instead. The destination for WrestleMania was as of a few days ago most likely Undertaker vs. Cena, but at the time Vince McMahon was not 100 percent with that match but leaning in that direction. A Michaels appearance at the Rumble in some form was expected because it was being held at the Alamodome in San Antonio. Michaels is the biggest wrestling star who is a native of San Antonio, and is currently working for WWE as a coach in Orlando, Florida. It is unclear what role Michaels will play in the show. Michaels retired in 2010 after losing to The Undertaker at WrestleMania and has insisted for years that he wouldn't wrestle in another match. There are a number of different roles, from referee to enforcer to a second where he could be a major part of the show if he's not wrestling. Styles had said that he would have liked to face Michaels, but with Cena earmarked for that match, that doesn't appear likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SorceressKnight Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 15 hours ago, Niners Fan in CT said: I think it's a great idea to have Ronda come in and fight someone on the big stage. But I'm not crazy about her being a fulltime competitor unless she goes the NXT route and I'm not sure how that would work. She'd get the training and the development she would need down there but it might not make sense to pay her to work down there. The training and development in the Performance Center would be the biggest thing to convert from MMA to pro wrestling. ...and if you're not sure how that would work, the simple answer is: "NXT Takeover: Brooklyn III, NXT Women's Championship: Asuka vs. Ronda Rousey." ...that's how it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTTW Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Personally I'd be happy if Rhonda did anything else with her life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTTW Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 7 hours ago, Curt McGirt said: ...with the added caveat that if they like your work enough, you might end up on NXT or, who knows, even the main roster. All this talk is quite silly. That path has worked for how many people so far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victator Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 52 minutes ago, DTTW said: That path has worked for how many people so far? Not many others. You want a shot at the big money that is wear you go. AJ Styles and Daniel Bryan's routes are not really available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 1 hour ago, DTTW said: That path has worked for how many people so far? The WWE basically gave 16 dudes a lottery ticket (1yr, 16£) and a few of those guys will probably end up doing very well. At the worst, some get an indy pay bump due to the WWE connection. I don't see how any of these guys will be in a worse place this time next year (and I'm using the CW tournament as my comparison) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyld Samurai Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 I'm shocked that jakked Italian guy hasn't been signed to the PC yet. Dude had a great look and he can go for a guy special young in the ring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 NOTE: Reposting this from the Music thread, just because This is the last song I heard this year, played by a local band on Channel 3 WCIA, while our Crack WCIA Newsteam were getting drunk and filming it. Which of course can only remind me of something far more positive I CAN ONLY ASK THAT MUCH FROM THIS YEAR GODDAMMIT GIVE ME A NEW YAMAKAWA 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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