Casey Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 If he's okay with, Brie is okay with it, and his doctors approve - I say go for it. Who am I to tell someone what to do with their life? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofuture Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Russian Raw and Smackdown commercials. I'm partial to the birthday themed one. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustJay Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 16 hours ago, RIPPA said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shibata Is My Homie Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 On 6/24/2017 at 11:23 PM, PetrolCB said: Dreamer is a weird dude. I'm sure he means well, but his Austin podcast episode changed my look on him. what did he say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caley Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 3 hours ago, nofuture said: Russian Raw and Smackdown commercials. I'm partial to the birthday themed one. These are nuts! I like the musical instruments one, especially the ending one with Mark Henry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Bischoff on the Women's MitB: Quote "I think it’s a bad move. It’s a mistake I’ve made in the past. Sometimes you learn from your mistakes. At least, sometimes I do and sometimes I don’t. When you build up to a big event on PPV and you build up the stakes and you build up the expectation and you basically deliver a screwed finish and then re-match it on free tv… it diminishes the long-term expectation of future big event matches on PPV when that happens. I think it’s a really bad idea. By the way, I’ve done it and the results were always negative." ...well, he's not wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 1 minute ago, Dolfan in NYC said: Bischoff on the Women's MitB: Quote "I think it’s a bad move. It’s a mistake I’ve made in the past. Sometimes you learn from your mistakes. At least, sometimes I do and sometimes I don’t. When you build up to a big event on PPV and you build up the stakes and you build up the expectation and you basically deliver a screwed finish and then re-match it on free tv… it diminishes the long-term expectation of future big event matches on PPV when that happens. I think it’s a really bad idea. By the way, I’ve done it and the results were always negative." ...well, he's not wrong. WWE Network absolutely ruined WWE's booking. There is no longer any need to build good storylines to a satisfying resolution on a worthwhile PPV because they no longer live and die by PPV revenue. TV booking is listless and awful and PPV booking isn't any better. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted June 26, 2017 Author Share Posted June 26, 2017 Chris Jericho is going to be working the Singapore and Japan shows this week for the WWE Hope Takayama will be there 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 2 minutes ago, RIPPA said: Chris Jericho is going to be working the Singapore and Japan shows this week for the WWE Hope Takayama will be there The tradition needs to continue: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 http://www.wwe.com/worldwide/article/triple-h-visits-police-officer-wounded-london-bridge-attack Cool story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Sweetser Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 49 minutes ago, The Natural said: The tradition needs to continue: Didn't he slap Mutoh at one of the other WWE Japan shows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 1 minute ago, Michael Sweetser said: Didn't he slap Mutoh at one of the other WWE Japan shows? Rings a bell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 45 minutes ago, The Natural said: The tradition needs to continue: No, not really. There was a time I would have been excited for a Jericho-Takayama match. That time was at least 10 years ago. Takayama is 50 (holy shit. If he's old, I'm old too!!!) and looked mostly immobile the last couple times I've seen him. I doubt he's gotten any younger since. BTW, according to cagematch.net, Takayama has already wrestled almost 30 matches this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Sweetser Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 I just looked it up on Google and the first thing that showed up was the altercation in Victoria where Jericho ended up punching a female fan that was harassing him, so that was something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 "I love Big E because he looks like a mountain of butts." 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 "I think they're going for 'Illuminati' but what we're getting is 'Juggalo.'" Excellent. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go2Sleep Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 2 hours ago, Technico Support said: WWE Network absolutely ruined WWE's booking. There is no longer any need to build good storylines to a satisfying resolution on a worthwhile PPV because they no longer live and die by PPV revenue. TV booking is listless and awful and PPV booking isn't any better. They've been doing screwy ppv finishes since the attitude era, so I wouldn't blame that aspect on the network, but I do agree many ppvs are indistinguishable from Raw. The shift away from ppv revenue is part of it, but I think making Raw 3 hours and "rematch culture" are huge parts of it as well. The network's biggest contribution to this problem is adding extra ppvs. There's no reason each brand needs a show every month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 11 minutes ago, Go2Sleep said: They've been doing screwy ppv finishes since the attitude era, so I wouldn't blame that aspect on the network, but I do agree many ppvs are indistinguishable from Raw. The shift away from ppv revenue is part of it, but I think making Raw 3 hours and "rematch culture" are huge parts of it as well. The network's biggest contribution to this problem is adding extra ppvs. There's no reason each brand needs a show every month. Good point. Both speak to the larger issue: Vince and the rest of the creative team no longer have to deliver anything. It's not like the olden days where you HAD to create a hot program, a major star, or a show that all the fans were dying to see. There's no more "I have to build a program that will make money or I'll lose my ass." All their money now comes from places not directly linked to the actual weekly product, so that product's quality or lack thereof has zero effect on Vince's pockets. It's a great spot to be in, financially speaking, but a shitty spot for the fans. There is nothing pushing them to make a better wrestling show, so they just don't. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyJ Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Right. WWE no longer needs to produce a hot program seeking out ppv buys. They can count on a certain amount of network revenue coming in every month. You would think this would give them freedom to creative. And in a way it has. The freedom to push Roman and Seth with little effect on the bottom line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewar Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Samoa Joe is main eventing a PPV this month. Smackdown has Jinder Mahal as world champion. Let's not pretend they aren't trying different things in creative. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 37 minutes ago, Dewar said: Samoa Joe is main eventing a PPV this month. Smackdown has Jinder Mahal as world champion. Let's not pretend they aren't trying different things in creative. I feel like these two things are the result of some Faustian bargain. DEVIL: Samoa Joe will face Brock Lesnar for the championship...if you agree to- Rube: Yeah yeah, my soul, it's yours, GIMMIE JOE-BROCK! DEVIL: It shall be done...a fortnight and fourteen days past the Solstice. Rube: ...Great Balls of Fire? DEVIL: You watch wrestling, kid. You don't get to call ME out for cheese. ~~~~~~~~Some weeks and a Jinder title win later~~~~~~~~~~~ Rube: Oh what the FU- DEVIL: Look, next time don't skip over the fine print. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Sweetser Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Pro wrestling *itself* is a Faustian bargain. "You get to be a star, but your body will be torn asunder." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofuture Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 When Brands collide. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianS81177 Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 1 hour ago, Dewar said: Smackdown has Jinder Mahal as world champion. Ugh. Every time I see this it pisses me off. Luke Harper is right fucking there, and he's actually over. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go2Sleep Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Joe/Lesnar is a great program no doubt, but it's pretty much the exception that proves the rule. Brock is the rare non-overexposed WWE wrestler that has the talent (if not always the motivation) to back it up. Joe is fresh to the main roster and hasn't fallen victim to standard booking. Despite the second point, Joe vs. literally anybody else on Raw still isn't exciting. Jinder is the proof that you can't fix bad booking by putting new faces into stale writing. He's got the exact same gimmick as Seth Rollins 2 years ago, except worse in every way. SD doesn't feel any different with him on top, you just get worse matches than you had with AJ. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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