Bustronaut Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Johnny Good vs Johnny Next (Morrison) would be a fun one-off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Lord Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 I admire Dean for wanting more creative freedom rather than just taking the easy money and phoning it in for another few years. The WWE never scratched the surface of his potential and that's just more about them having blinders on more then anything else. Sure Dean was WWE champion, but that was for Smackdown and the WWE Title is well established to be below the Universal Championship. So in WWE terms he's accomplished nothing. I had hope for Dean when he did this heel turn though. I thought maybe we'll get the old Dean back. That could have been fun. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallacy! Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Does seem like a work, especially after the "father in law" line to HHH last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James F'n X Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 ESPN's reporting it now. Are they willing to work one of their major media and coverage partners? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 They're willing to work everyone 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thibs Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Are we just assuming its a work due to the weird statement they just put out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Must say ESPN announcing this is really weird. I mean was Ambrose that big of a star in the company? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 The number 3 guy from the shield. Probably going to overhaul his character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteCarl Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Maybe it's a Pillman thing, where they will actually go through with not renewing his contract, thus they are not "working" anybody reporting that he's not re-signing, but with it agreed upon that he will come back to work an angle when he's "unsigned" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
For Great Justice Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 My reaction after seeing the press release was that they wouldn’t do this if it wasn’t a work. But then I saw the ESPN bit. So either this is the worst kind of “da BOYS in da BACK!” Russo deal or just extremely strange. Why do this if it’s real? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 4 minutes ago, MonteCarl said: Maybe it's a Pillman thing, where they will actually go through with not renewing his contract, thus they are not "working" anybody reporting that he's not re-signing, but with it agreed upon that he will come back to work an angle when he's "unsigned" So I guess we will be Fabian Aichner vs Jon Moxley at the first April EVOLVE show? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 It's entirely possible to be real and used in a story One theory I saw noted that it is possible that they are planning on running a Nia Jax/Ambrose match and that they acknowledged he was leaving now so as not to come off later as OMG HE LEFT BECAUSE HE HAD TO WRESTLE A WOMAN!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Being transparent and treating an employee’s wishes with respect shouldn’t be so shocking. These are strange times, so even WWE seems to be giving it a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 We need more moments like this on Raw. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thibs Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Weaving reality into wrestling actually makes it more entertaining? Who would have thunk it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
For Great Justice Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 6 minutes ago, Thibs said: Weaving reality into wrestling actually makes it more entertaining? Who would have thunk it. Slippery, slippery slippery slope man. Forget your scissors? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Remember the Dolph Ziggler thing while back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thibs Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 4 minutes ago, For Great Justice said: Slippery, slippery slippery slope man. Forget your scissors? True. You gotta do it in a smart way. A lot of the comments Shawn and Bret tossed at each other weren’t any better than “forget your scissors”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanChessgame Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Last night made it look like they're building a HHH/Ambrose program for Mania. If WWE wasn't publicly advertising the situation I'd say maybe they go with the stipulation that Dean gets fired if he loses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Rick said: Yeah I'm leaning towards it being a work. WWE have 3 months to negotiate. They are fighting tooth and nail to keep talents locked down, look at the Revival, why would they let Dean go when a 3 month window to renegotiate is still in play? The way last nights Raw played out made it seem like it's the beginning of a work, I don't believe it. According to the original report, Dean told them flat out he's not interested in negotiating, he's not angling for a better deal, he's just done. Assuming he convinced them that he really won't negotiate, they might as well get out ahead of it and prepare for life without him. Let him put over Nia and call it good. I mean, it could be a work, but to what purpose? So he can get a surprising midcard win at Mania? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 8 minutes ago, D.Z said: Remember the Dolph Ziggler thing while back? Well it is Dolph so nope As far as weaving wrestling with reality they are trying to do that with the commentary concerning Dean and it has been really awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehabilitated Rick Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Just now, Brian Fowler said: According to the original report, Dean told them flat out he's not interested in negotiating, he's not angling for a better deal, he's just done. Assuming he convinced them that he really won't negotiate, they might as well get out ahead of it and prepare for life without him. Let him put over Nia and call it good. I mean, it could be a work, but to what purpose? So he can a surprising midcard win at Mania? I'm not reading too much into the Nia stuff. I figure Dean's facing Hunter and they're rehashing Punk's storyline. I mean, Ambrose going rogue on Raw, the barbs at Trips, the HBK overly elaborate selling, staying in the ring following commercial breaking fourth walls, then the news coming out from WWE themselves about Ambrose's contract is masterful trolling/working. We know WWE have ramped up their social media presence and encouraged the talent to use twitter to further feuds and air out their grievances, I figure WWE reporting the news about Dean's contract is an extension of that. It's brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 If HHH is ready for Mania - I am assuming the match with Batista is back on the table Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 It could be a work/shoot situation where they play into the fact Dean is leaving while also secretly negotiating with him so if he leaves there's a story line and if he re-signs they play that into a future story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyWhioux Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 55 minutes ago, MonteCarl said: Maybe it's a Pillman thing, where they will actually go through with not renewing his contract, thus they are not "working" anybody reporting that he's not re-signing, but with it agreed upon that he will come back to work an angle when he's "unsigned" And then he doesn’t actually re-sign and goes elsewhere anyway for the full Pillman experience 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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