AxB Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 So Elayna Black/ Cora Jade is making her WWE debut on 205Live tonight, but apparently up until yesterday she was still booked on GCW's 24 hour show next weekend. Against Joey Janela. If you wanted to get conspiracy theory-ish, you could suggest that WWE moved her debut up to prevent her from doing the GCW show... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 I need to keep reminding myself of something Lance Storm said on a podcast a few months ago: that you shouldn't criticize a wrestler for going to this company or that company because you don't know what their options were and what offers were or weren't on the table when they made the decision. Like I'm ready to say, "why does anyone go work for WWE when 98 times out of 100 they'll just languish for a few years and waste their careers?" but then I realize people need to make money and there may not have been another option outside of jobbing to Jimmy Lloyd in shitty deathmatches. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Technico Support said: I need to keep reminding myself of something Lance Storm said on a podcast a few months ago: that you shouldn't criticize a wrestler for going to this company or that company because you don't know what their options were and what offers were or weren't on the table when they made the decision. Like I'm ready to say, "why does anyone go work for WWE when 98 times out of 100 they'll just languish for a few years and waste their careers?" but then I realize people need to make money and there may not have been another option outside of jobbing to Jimmy Lloyd in shitty deathmatches. 100%. We should mainly just criticize them for their ringwork. Especially in comparative form. With polls. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 2 hours ago, Matt D said: 100%. We should mainly just criticize them for their ringwork. Especially in comparative form. With polls. We see what you're trying to do, ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share Posted January 22, 2021 2 hours ago, Matt D said: 100%. We should mainly just criticize them for their ringwork. Especially in comparative form. With polls. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolCB Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 11 hours ago, RIPPA said: ...the match against Taz. (Spoilers just due to size) Rippa, you jokester. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 (edited) I just read about NHL likely being moved to USA network by the end of the year. If they take NXTs slot I think WWE would rather that be the reason they stop going head to head with Dynamite then being force to because of viewership Edited January 23, 2021 by Ziggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 (edited) Just added to WWE's YouTube. Enjoy everyone. The best Royal Rumble match of all time, Ric Flair going an hour and the best commentary to any match ever by Bobby The Brain Heenan/Gorilla Monsoon. *****. Edited January 23, 2021 by The Natural 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Ah, yes, my yearly tradition. It truly is the best Rumble of all time and is rightly credited with it meaning that much more going forward. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edwin Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 (edited) Just wanted to share this. I know it will help many of you to listen to it. No matter what life throws at you, you're not alone. God bless and stay safe folks. Edited January 23, 2021 by Edwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakk_Sabbath Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/22/media/nbc-sports-network-shut-down/index.html Spitballing here, but if theoretically one of these sports properties catches on big with USA, for example NASCAR or something, are Raw/NXT in trouble come renegotiation time if they're no longer the top shows on the network? I'm not hoping for it or anything, I'm just nterested in TV and sports TV stuff like this outside of wrestling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Some options: Move Raw and NXT to diff days. Demoted to Syfy. Peacock. New Channels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 (edited) Peacock isn’t a real thing. It’s a made up service from the 30 Rock reunion special. You’ve been worked, DZ! Edited January 23, 2021 by Andy in Kansas 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Dave Meltzer on WrestleMania XXVII. In spoiler tags for size: Spoiler A report by Dave Meltzer in the new issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter explains why the direction for the top matches at WrestleMania 37 remains unclear: The reason there has been no television direction for the main matches at Mania and you don’t hear anything about them is because there isn’t any. The only thing we know is the top Raw championship matches are not locked in. On SmackDown, Reigns has two different opponents that are being considered so Bryan is not a lock and at least as of this past week, Nakamura was not one of the two under consideration as of last week, even after the gauntlet. Then again, if you followed the Kingston deal a few years ago if they sense people want something, it’s possible to change and in fact, plans change daily anyway. But with no crowds, while plans will change, the change to Nakamura in that spot is less likely but nothing is impossible. Meltzer also reports that as of earlier this week, WWE is planning for an attendance of 30,000 on each night of WrestleMania 37: Inside WWE, the plan looks to be to put 30,000 people in the building both nights. If the Super Bowl puts in more, they’ll likely put in more. But that was the legit goal as of early in the week. What they’ll announce is anyone’s guess. The shows will likely be four-and-a-half hours with the first match going in the ring at 5:30 p.m. and the targeted ending at 10 p.m. The Tokyo Dome did two five hour shows. The second day was tough, as it was last year, and as it was to a degree with WrestleMania last year, but in the long run it was the best for all concerns. Right now it doesn’t look like that will be the plan going forward, but two shows at four-and-a-half hours leads to better matches and longer matches and higher quality shows than one at seven. Plus there is more money to be made. In the past you could argue it would break tradition or it just wouldn’t work, but New Japan has proven two years running that it does. WWE announced last weekend that WrestleMania 37 will be held on Saturday, April 10 and Sunday, April 11 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. It was also revealed that WrestleMania 38 is scheduled for April 3, 2022 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas and WrestleMania 39 is set for April 2, 2023 in Inglewood, California at SoFi Stadium --- Any guesses for WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns opponent? I think Daniel Bryan is the most likely. Really don't want to see Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar or Seth Rollins again. Reigns vs. Edge? Spear vs. Running Hug. Read Edge's rehab for his injury isn't going good. Reigns vs. Bryan is the match I want to see the most then Reigns/Cesaro, Reigns/Big E and Reigns/Nakamura. Like to think Drew McIntyre walks into WrestleMania XXXVII as WWE Champion and doesn't drop it to Goldberg at the Royal Rumble next week. Just have to wait to see who wins the Royal Rumble match and the Elimination Chamber match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofuture Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 The NHL's tv contract ends with NBCU this year so WWE/NXT's fate isn't quite in danger yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Once again, the WWE remains un-de-fea-ted when it comes to pairing with piece of shit organizations: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peck Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 One alleged twat in one state doesn't besmirch the entire charity, IMO. Unless there's other examples of this I'm unaware of.. then I'm all ears. Make-A-Wish(at least seemingly) does a lot of great things for those who could use it probably more than anybody else. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Just added by DDP. The Diamond Cutter is my favourite finisher ever. The ways it can be hit and to do on anyone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Bonus marks for DDP taping his ribs like it's 1997-1998 all over again! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kafkonia Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Those things take forever to heal, man. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 (edited) it's annoying when that happens, WWE on FOX twitter is guilty of that. Here you go, Adam and to Americans here: Fucking vicious chop by WALTER. Edited January 23, 2021 by The Natural 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 8 hours ago, The Natural said: it's annoying when that happens, WWE on FOX twitter is guilty of that. Here you go, Adam and to Americans here: Fucking vicious chop by WALTER. I know Shawn and Hunter think the World of WALTER but I wonder what Vince thinks of him. I imagine he'd be losing his shit over him, we atleast in the previous eras. Even with all his upside I'd still be nervous about how he'd be used on the main roster, just based off how a guy like Keith Lee has been booked. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 12 hours ago, kafkonia said: Those things take forever to heal, man. Longer than Bob Orton's arm? 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Happy 62nd birthday to overall good guy Akira Maeda. For all his flaws, he's one of the biggest stars of Japanese wrestling/combat sports that hardly anybody in the West gives too much of a shit about. A pioneer of sorts in terms of MMA too and an absolutely great wrestler. He's way more than kicking Choshu in the face and fucking w/ Andre. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyld Samurai Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 5 hours ago, Ziggy said: I know Shawn and Hunter think the World of WALTER but I wonder what Vince thinks of him. I imagine he'd be losing his shit over him, we atleast in the previous eras. Even with all his upside I'd still be nervous about how he'd be used on the main roster, just based off how a guy like Keith Lee has been booked. Didn't WALTER only sign with the WWE under the condition he wouldn't be moved to the main roster? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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