Nice Guy Eddie 19,551 Posted March 5, 2018 Jim Cornette is a good example that sometimes it's better to burn out than to fade away. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Godfrey 1,594 Posted March 5, 2018 So apparently Impact is making sure to lock down Alberto el Patron, Eli Drake, and Evan Bourne to contracts and I have a legitimate question: Does anyone really enjoy Patron enough for him to be a top priority? I personally find him an instant channel changer but he’s always in demand so I must be missing something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oyaji 7,422 Posted March 5, 2018 I've only enjoyed him in Lucha Underground. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nice Guy Eddie 19,551 Posted March 5, 2018 40 minutes ago, Godfrey said: So apparently Impact is making sure to lock down Alberto el Patron, Eli Drake, and Matt Sydal to contracts and I have a legitimate question: Does anyone really enjoy Patron enough for him to be a top priority? I personally find him an instant channel changer but he’s always in demand so I must be missing something. fixed 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Fowler 13,340 Posted March 5, 2018 I think he's good in ring, but I don't care about him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
(BP) 4,404 Posted March 5, 2018 Alberto's appeal to companies is that he could theoretically connect with the Latin American market, but I'm not a figures guy so I don't know if that's ever actually been the case anywhere he's worked. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChesterCopperpot 3,738 Posted March 5, 2018 At least the matches they taped at Santino's gym yesterday will look good on TV 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Web Conn 2,491 Posted March 5, 2018 That's gonna be the second Twitch special that airs this Friday. It's their second twitch special and it's going up against ROH for the second time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JonnyLaw 2,718 Posted March 6, 2018 Sydal’s options are pretty limited, aren’t they? Do they need him locked up? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Niners Fan in CT 12,906 Posted March 6, 2018 Can all these dudes like Sami just go back to backyards and pummel each other for pennies? I was over the "hardcore" scene a decade ago. TNA is the worst it's ever been and that's saying something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thibs 343 Posted March 6, 2018 6 hours ago, Niners Fan in CT said: Can all these dudes like Sami just go back to backyards and pummel each other for pennies? I was over the "hardcore" scene a decade ago. TNA is the worst it's ever been and that's saying something. You really think so? I’ve enjoyed their shows in the last month 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeathyBoy 294 Posted March 6, 2018 19 hours ago, (BP) said: Alberto's appeal to companies is that he could theoretically connect with the Latin American market, but I'm not a figures guy so I don't know if that's ever actually been the case anywhere he's worked. I mean I think it’s clear WWE doesn’t want him back given the Paige stuff and the fact that Almas is an infinitely better worker/personality. So he has no leverage for a better deal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Web Conn 2,491 Posted March 6, 2018 Bought tickets to the Impact vs Lucha Underground Wrestlecon Show. It's to be my first Impact live event. They've gone to Kent Washington which is like 20 minutes from where I stay in Washington a handful of times in the past but of course I never went. And that's when they had the likes of AJ, Angle, Dudleys, Roode but I'm seeing them now in New Orleans. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RIPPA 29,392 Posted March 6, 2018 Related to the Alberto news Quote By Mike Johnson on 2018-03-06 10:45:00 Former WWE, AAA and Impact Wrestling champion Alberto el Patron (fka Del Rio) was at WWE HQ in Stamford, CT last week, PWInsider.com has confirmed. We are told Patron was in Stamford last Wednesday, filming interview material for an upcoming WWE project related to Rey Mysterio. That would be the day he flew to Europe to make an appearance for Five Star Wrestling. While Patron was in Stamford, he also met with Vince McMahon, numerous sources have confirmed. The meeting with McMahon is very interesting, because, as I noted in my Elite audio update yesterday, there have been rumblings of late within WWE that McMahon was very much for Patron returning to the company, as he's always been extremely high on Patron as a performer and a character. Patron left the company in September 2016 after requesting a release, at the time unhappy with where he had been slated within the company. Patron has been with Impact Wrestling since March 2017 and his current deal with the company is slated to expire next month. As reported yesterday on PWInsider.com, Impact management made it a priority over the weekend in Canada to meet with talents who's deals were coming close to expiring in order to negotiate new deals, including Patron, who by all accounts would be the biggest "name" talent in the company and likely the highest paid. Impact sources yesterday noted that those conversations with all talents were positive and expressed hopes all, including Patron, would be inking new deals. Patron is scheduled to headline the 4/22 Impact Wrestling Redemption PPV, challenging champion Austin Aries. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Craig H 10,476 Posted March 6, 2018 WWE has more than enough wrestlers as it is. There's no need to add more dead weight. Especially one with as much baggage as ADR. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nice Guy Eddie 19,551 Posted March 6, 2018 If Vince is still high on Alberto...or just high period, I assume he'll be back. I want HHH to walk past the newly re-hired ADR, "Who the fuck hired Alberto del Rio?". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
(BP) 4,404 Posted March 6, 2018 Vince and co. really like guys who can shoot, even if they've gotten their asses kicked in legitimate fights. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RIPPA 29,392 Posted March 6, 2018 Of course I am amused that I no sooner post that than AAA announced that Alberto will be at TripleMania Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nice Guy Eddie 19,551 Posted March 6, 2018 Any discussion of Alberto needs this: 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J.T. 8,817 Posted March 6, 2018 16 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said: Any discussion of Alberto needs this: CroCop's look of pure disgust at the end of that fight just sells it. He kicked Dos Caras Jr.so hard that when he woke up, he thought was a Mexican billionaire. Oh, wait... CroCop's mantra has always been right leg = hospital / left leg = cemetery, so Del Rio is lucky that Mirko's shin glanced off of his temple rather than landing flush against his neck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nate 4,735 Posted March 6, 2018 That always makes me so happy. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Web Conn 2,491 Posted March 6, 2018 Cro Cop has a history with pro wrestlers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DreamBroken 1,845 Posted March 6, 2018 I can see Alberto staying with Impact for one more year or so. He said in an interview a couple months ago that he believed he would go back to WWE next year (but not full time) and then retire. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
odessasteps 11,186 Posted March 6, 2018 Alberto will still be wrestling when he is his uncle's age. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
