Zakk_Sabbath Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 1 hour ago, paintedbynumbers said: WWE not bringing up Hero and tagging Shemus with him instead will always be a head scratcher to me. Same. As a complete outsider to the situation, my absolutely baseless speculation is that they hated his body, and he resented being stuck with that player-coach tag. Somewhere in the multiverse, they listen to Punk and bring him up in The Shield instead of Roman - one can only imagine what that would have made the landscape look like. That's an all-time near miss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 On 7/20/2021 at 11:30 AM, LoneWolf&Subs said: It’s typical WWE booking. They realize this guy sucks, so they course correct the booking by calling him up, then jobbing him out to repackage him, or do nothing with him till he’s released. That’s all it is. Keith Lee is the same way, but all that stuff leaked out about him, so I’m guessing he leaked it, or somebody close to him did. So I’m thinking it’s more of a punishment, than a course correction. Not that Keith Lee sucks, or anything. What was leaked about Keith Lee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 5 hours ago, paintedbynumbers said: WWE not bringing up Hero and tagging Shemus with him instead will always be a head scratcher to me. Hero wasn't in WWE when the Bar started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf&Subs Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, TheVileOne said: What was leaked about Keith Lee? A year ago it was reported they wanted to send him back to development to re-train him. It was very similar to the story about Kevin Owens criticism by Bill DeMont when he was in the performance center. Edited July 23, 2021 by LoneWolf&Subs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf&Subs Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 Watching an old episode of World Championship Wrestling, did you know that there was a Schlitz Malt Liquor Great American Bash at the Omni? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwoy2j Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 My 4 year old is playing WWF Wrestlemania on my retro gaming emulator and it's funny to hear him emulating Vince McMahon's calls while he plays. I think I've heard him shout, "You gotta give credit to Doink the Clown!" a dozen times this morning. 5 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremebve Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 11 hours ago, paintedbynumbers said: My wife used to enjoy wrestling. Not a huge fan but would watch it with me, knew enough of it to know who was who. I took her to a show that had AJ vs Punk, Southern Comfort vs Midnight Express, Sabin vs SJK, just a stacked card. Our own @Gormanwas on commentary I believe. Well long story short Kingston fell outside the ring and landed by my wife's feet. She backed up and he said "you should stay in the kitchen" no big deal. Well a few mins later he spat and it hit her. She was furious. To this day she refuses to go to a show. Fucking killed wrestling for her. I'm of the opinion that killing someone after being spat upon is 100% justified, so I can't blame her for never watching wrestling again. It's one of the most disgusting, disrespectful actions I can think of, and I may very well have started a riot if someone spit on my significant other. I'm generally not an angry person, but spitting is where I draw the line. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 2 hours ago, LoneWolf&Subs said: Watching an old episode of World Championship Wrestling, did you know that there was a Schlitz Malt Liquor Great American Bash at the Omni? I remember one year the Bash in Baltimore was sponsored by Schaefer and Schaefer Light. God damn, some old NWA wrestling and some malt liquor sounds like a fine way to pass the time, IMO. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf&Subs Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, cwoy2j said: My 4 year old is playing WWF Wrestlemania on my retro gaming emulator and it's funny to hear him emulating Vince McMahon's calls while he plays. I think I've heard him shout, "You gotta give credit to Doink the Clown!" a dozen times this morning. “You gotta give credit to THE BAD GUY RAZOR RAMON!” Edited July 23, 2021 by LoneWolf&Subs 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 For the context about the Queen of the Ring story Quote WWE is planning to hold a Queen of the Ring tournament this year, Wrestling Inc. has learned. The tentative plan is for the event to be a main roster show airing on Peacock. It’s not known when the event will take place. https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2021/07/wwe-planning-to-hold-queen-of-the-ring-tournament-this-year/ The rest of the article is requoting HHH from June shitting on having all women's shows Take everything with as much salt as you feel appropriate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremebve Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 1 minute ago, RIPPA said: For the context about the Queen of the Ring story https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2021/07/wwe-planning-to-hold-queen-of-the-ring-tournament-this-year/ The rest of the article is requoting HHH from June shitting on having all women's shows Take everything with as much salt as you feel appropriate I'd much rather have another Mae Young Classic. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 Meltzer dropped one line in the new WON saying the WWE is interested in bringing Braun Strowman back, especially in light of the recent AEW signings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 They can keep the dumb oaf for all I care. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf&Subs Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 Oh lord… what a retraction by them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eoae Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 Going back to WWE (presumably for less money) seems like a better fit for Stroman than the indies or overseas, but I'd still be curious to see what developed for him outside of WWE. To me, he feels like a guy like Enzo or Ryback, who has interests outside of wrestling and maybe is more interested in being a WWE superstar and making WWE money than in wrestling in whatever small feds will book them (which is probably why you rarely hear from some guys after WWE releases them). IRRC, Braun is 100 percent a product of the WWE system. I don't think he had any experience before WWE signed him (they found him through strongman contests). A while back, Meltzer threw out that Vince should fire everyone except the big names and can't-miss prospects, then wait a year and see where guys go and how they develop. Meltz's theory is that the guys who really want to wrestle and/or get back to the WWE will try to improve and keep working and will become regulars in Japan and on the indies, while the people who just want to be WWE stars or make WWE money won't work the indies or overseas and basically will move on to something else. Dave thought the guys that became working wrestlers were the guys worth bringing back and the other guys were probably just in it for WWE money and wouldn't be worth the long-term investment anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSmUgly Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 3 hours ago, cwoy2j said: My 4 year old is playing WWF Wrestlemania on my retro gaming emulator and it's funny to hear him emulating Vince McMahon's calls while he plays. I think I've heard him shout, "You gotta give credit to Doink the Clown!" a dozen times this morning. Vince did a hell of a job in that game with the BOOMSHAKALAKAs and the UNNNNBEEEELIEVABLEs and the YOU HAVE TO GIVE CREDIT TOs. Like, he clearly was on an eight ball and an energy drink in that recording booth. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztor Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 18 minutes ago, Eoae said: A while back, Meltzer threw out that Vince should fire everyone except the big names and can't-miss prospects, then wait a year and see where guys go and how they develop. Meltz's theory is that the guys who really want to wrestle and/or get back to the WWE will try to improve and keep working and will become regulars in Japan and on the indies, while the people who just want to be WWE stars or make WWE money won't work the indies or overseas and basically will move on to something else. Dave thought the guys that became working wrestlers were the guys worth bringing back and the other guys were probably just in it for WWE money and wouldn't be worth the long-term investment anyways. i understand where he's coming from, but i feel like that's a false equivalence. WWE can make plenty of money off of performers, whether they "improve their game" or not. Dave's just too deep in the wrestling bubble. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 1 hour ago, supremebve said: I'd much rather have another Mae Young Classic. I'd actually like them to do both. I like the idea of one tournament focused on the main roster while the other uses outside and PC talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 1 hour ago, RIPPA said: Meltzer dropped one line in the new WON saying the WWE is interested in bringing Braun Strowman back, especially in light of the recent AEW signings 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 1 hour ago, RIPPA said: Meltzer dropped one line in the new WON saying the WWE is interested in bringing Braun Strowman back, especially in light of the recent AEW signings Wow, they're really that spooked by Pillman Jr? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 30 minutes ago, SirSmellingtonofCascadia said: Like, he clearly was on an eight ball and an energy drink in that recording booth. They didn't have energy drinks back then, so... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofuture Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 1 hour ago, RIPPA said: Meltzer dropped one line in the new WON saying the WWE is interested in bringing Braun Strowman back, especially in light of the recent AEW signings Seems that was always the plan when they released him, bring him back on a much reduced contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremebve Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 Nothing good can come from going back to a job at a much reduced salary. They are looking you dead in the eye and telling you that they don't value you as an employee. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 1 hour ago, RIPPA said: Meltzer dropped one line in the new WON saying the WWE is interested in bringing Braun Strowman back, especially in light of the recent AEW signings Disregarding if this is true or not, I still think firing Braun last month was monumentally stupid. Braun may not be the best worker and he may have peaked in popularity a few years ago, but he's been a reliable performer and talent for the company. Up to freaking May 2021, he was still in world title main events. You don't f'n cut a guy you are still booking in world title main events a month later because of budget cuts. The fact is now guys like Lashley and Braun have even less ready-made contenders to face, and Braun can easily be plugged into any program or title program. Look at WrestleMania 36, when Reigns had to go on hiatus, Braun was the one who picked up the slack during the pandemic era. Maybe WWE thought that Braun was overpriced, but a talent like that still has value. Why get rid of a legit big man and main event talent if you don't have to? It's just dumb BS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eoae Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Curt McGirt said: They didn't have energy drinks back then, so... I feel like an ex-boss invented energy drinks back in the 90's when he tilted the edge of the coffee table so all the cocaine slid off into a glass, then poured himself a Jack and Coke and drank the thing. Sadly, he didn't remember any of that the next morning so he didn't get rich off the idea. The cops came to break up the party and found him face down in another pile of coke and arrested him. Guess he had other things on his mind. Edited July 23, 2021 by Eoae 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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