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I don't think it makes a difference because when people do say WWF they know you're talking about WWE. It's not like if someone was to say WCW in reference to AEW. When people say WWF they'd still associate Cena or Batista in their minds with those letters as they would Hulkamania or the Attitude era. Alot of people that dont watch anymore just would rather refer to in as WWF just a point of saying that was when they were a fan.

Isn't that an accurate description of Vince ? Just about everyone that has been at the top level have had to match his work ethic. I guess think makes it easier for guys to put their bodies on the line and work this crazy schedule . I think WWE going publicly traded really forced Vince to become more micromanaging with the company, I'm sure he already had his hand in every aspect but him being conscientious about having to answer to shareholders forced him to be more controlling over the product. They went from Vince and 2 or 3 others booking to a whole Writing staff the size of a high school classroom. Alot of the company's business practices is catered to a corporate business structure doesn't fit the Wrestling industry that most of us grew up on.

He's delusional, I remember on Austin's podcast he said the locker room didn't take initiative and come to him with ideas then afterwards guys like New Day and other guys would go on Jericho or Austin's podcast and say they'd come to him with ideas all the time. Triple H on that wikipedia Fact or Fiction, he talked about how he and Shawn would just go on live TV and say what came to mind. Its almost like he's bragging about how much creative freedom he had in his day.

They could've waited until next Monday to tease Charlotte vs Rhea. Atleast last year at this time you could buy into Bianca beating Shayna. Why'd they even go with Bianca for this Takeover if she's going to lose again. They'll probably move her to RAW and basically start fresh with her. I forgot about Riott but she definitely can go in the ring. I can see Heyman push her as the Female CM Punk. barely seen much of her NXT work or indie stuff but I when she got called up I thought she was the best women out of that recent crop to get called up since Ember. They are very similar in that they really deliver in the ring but they have no real direction.

Maybe at this point but the Perfect time wouldve been after he beat Taker at Mania. I kinda still want it but I've always wanted that post Survivor Series 95 Diesel type of heel run where he is Babyface to his fans only but does obvious heel actions and is allowed to express himself like Diesel was able to. Let his show that arrogance and personality As long as he isn't a Baron Corbon type heel where they have him going egregiously bad heel tactics he should be good.

AJ Styles was the face of the Pre Foxsports era of Smackdown, they should have kept it that way. It make not sense to hold age against these full timers when these part time guys are 50 and get 20 to 30 minutes inring time on the biggest shows.

That goes back to a point someone made about Zack Ryder winning a title for the sake of making a WrestleMania moment. Watching it as it happened was cool seeing Seth Rollins cash in but Roman was hurt by not beat Brock one on one in one of the best matches ever imo. Speaking of Roman, he was on Fox earlier giving his SuperBowl predictions and he showed so much personality and natural charisma that he barely he wasn't allowed to show when he was first being pushed. He gets to show it more now it's just that he gets saddled with stupid angles like the deal with Bryan and Rowan or the Dog food stuff with Corbin that is embarrassing if you did want more of the foxsports audience to crossover. I think Reigns is the Perfect representative for the company especially when intermingling with the Sports world. It's too bad he's booked like '95 Bret Hart when he was feuding with Yankeem and the Pirate. He was having great matches but he was stuck in silly programs that's hard to take seriously

If its true that Austin's original opponent for WM 13 was supposed to Bulldog if Michaels didn't lose his smile then that means they didn't think Austin could main event a Wrestle Mania at that time. According to legend he wasn't supposed to win the Royal Rumble that year. I dont think Bret or Taker or Michaels wouldve took a clean fall to him until they knew Vince was going to go all the way with him at that point. Alot of his rise was just things falling on creatives laps including the 96 KOTR and even then he wasn't pushed like they make it seem.

I heard alot of people say that AEW isn't that much different than WWE has been over the past 2 decades. People say they have too much talking segments and silly gimmicks and angles for their liking to really set them apart from WWE of them to really succeed love term. I think everyone should want them to succeed even if they aren't following it because it will hit home to WWE that they aren't the be all end all of Wrestling anymore. I want every Promotion to have success. Whether it's MLW or NWA or ROH. Its Amazing how a few more networks have expressed interest in Wrestling and you got Sinclair basically sitting on ROH. Its SBC was serious about Wrestling ROH could be far ahead of AEW several years before. I hope that Sinclair sees more potential with Wrestling since more interest from these networks is growing with Wrestling atleast right now. For that reason only we should all want these other promotions to deliver a great product and show them a potential market for Wrestling outside of WWE.

That's been the mentality of Promoters and bookers for decades not just WWE. Cornette says it all the time, when Wrestling is hot you can get away with the stupidest things and when it's not its killing the business. Wrestling is the only business that can insult it's own fanbase and that's why it's where it's at right now but WWE isn't the first one. Like people say, they've got their money from the FOX deal and they haven't changed things up to increase their ratings. Now would be a good time with Wrestlemania season. I say forget AEW concentrate on Smackdown if I was them

I thought he was a Redskins fan. Wasn't there talks of him buying The Jets, and The Vikings and even the Redskins at different points over the years. I though I remembered Bruce saying Vince hated them talking about sports in meetings not because he didn't like it but because he was to busy to keep up with it. I remember alot of topical NBA and College basketball references on the early 94 RAW. On another note, I seen a clip of Austin taking a Knockout punch from George Chuvalo on a Toronto house show. He sold it and rolled out the ring. Its crazy to think that early 97 he was still a chickenshit heel when he needed to be. The same in 01. Guys today wouldn't dare to be a backpedaling heel especial at the top of the card

I was surprised when they mentioned live PPVs were going to be apart of the Network. I always felt like they were leaving money on the table and they'd probably the same amount of current subscribers if they had never decided to stream the PPVs. My coworker last time I checked still buys PPVs, I've been telling him for years about it, he's in his 60s and I don't think he wants to deal with all the technology. I've had the network since April 2014 outside of most of the Saudi shows and some of the house show specials I haven't missed a PPV I probably wouldve never spent money on a PPV but some people would rather not deal with the Network

I agree but I saw Meltzer tell people Zack Sabre Jr is better, especially since Bryan himself said it as well, I've been watching his New Japan work I dont think he is Yet

I understand some of crowd tired of them going back to Charlotte but it to a few years to win me over. She's the Brock of the Women's division, she's probably the most protected person overall beside Becky and Brock. She'll probably never be the smoothest in the ring but she delivers in big matches.

I was surprised Morrison didn't do some crazy Rumble spot considering he was just as infamous for that as Kofi was before he was released but that bump he took for Brock was insane.

I wasn't fully paying attention but was Asuka vs Becky worth watching? Last night with Drew was like Keith Lee at Survivor Series, they can still make a guy a top guy in one night.

With NWA/WCW being a Turner company it could've happened decades ago but outside of Ted Turner himself they could care less about Wrestling. He could've been on the same level as Michael Jordan or Charles Barkley at least pop culture wise.

I didn't see that RR when it happened but it got him and Golddust rehired. I watched it much later on but the next night on RAW he was used as a top guy he had a match with Austin. I was so happy to see him back in WWF with his Mr Perfect theme. He was made like a big deal that night and the next Smackdown then he was back on the mid card until he got released after the plane ride from hell. He was over, they even did vignettes of him again . It was surreal seeing him on equal footing with Angle and Austin and Hunter in that Rumble.

I understand them wanting to finally get away from WWFs Polynesian stereotype gimmick but I wish they had come in as the Island Boys. I remember reading about them in the Apter mags during their HWA run. They didn't get to work together long enough on the Main Roster. Rosey was so over teaming with Hurricane. He was doing split legged moonsaults. We know Umaga was good probably the best of his family but Rosey was very good too.

Forget podcasts and Shoot Interviews , I think the WWE network should do a Vince McMahon Watch along. Have a sit down and watch old PPV and comment on whatever he was thinking. Every month they pick an old PPV that would be dope.

It took me a minute to realize Jordan Oliver was the same guy in Injustice. He came across as any early 2000s Jack Evan's when I first seen him in MLW. Going viral is getting him alot more work, he's gonna be really good in a few years he just need more experience. MLW in particular can give him experience working against guys he probably wouldn't be booked against in other Indies.

The difference between Tessa and most other people in this situation is her peers aren't going to let the issue slide. I think WWE and even AEW would probably wait a year or so for the issue to die down then bring her in but certain people aren't going to let people forget. I don't think they should forget. Tessa is the top Wrestler in IMPACT now and with her fiancee she can continue to get work in Mexico. I'm not convinced % 100 that the door is closed for the 2 major companies bringing her in. It may take a few more years. It'll be interesting to see how she's affected by this, Its probably a win for IMPACT in a sense that this increased the likelihood of her sticking around. I'm not a fan of a woman holding the title but I dont watch IMPACT anyway. I'd like to see where they go with this though, do they have her booked again another woman or do they keep her hagain men. They just did tapings in Mexico and the title change happened in Texas, it'll be interesting to see what reaction see gets among East coast fans.

Watching Wrestle Kingdom a few weeks ago I was thinking to myself why would anyone want to be in the Final match/Main Event match at Wrestle Mania. The last 2 Manias I struggled to stay up for the Main Event. I know last year was important for the lady's to get to close the show but now that that's done. Why would anyone want to close a show that about 6 hours in total. The Crowd is more so ready for the show to end long before

They'd be perfect for Showtime, I hope they do get on that Channel and I think they'll gain alot of new fans that have that Channel already. I think it would be cool tv have Wrestling on a Premium Channel like that. Imagine ECW on HBO or Showtime in the late 90s. I think it wont be too long before Corgan gets NWA on someone's tv, both NWA and MLW have done great with being on YouTube. NWA has created enough buzz among the Wrestling fans for the past few years. There is still other channels that would probably want to get in the Wrestling market right now and NWA would definitely be appealing to a network want to get on board with having Wrestling on. I'm loving how all these networks are open to have Wrestling apart of their programming especially non WWE. I just hope all these companies to do well enough to where they don't mind investing in their success. Imagine if it was like this 10 to 15 or so years ago. TNA ruined it f anyone else even bothering with pro Wrestling.

I think the fact that the company is behind her makes it easier for her to work herself into a shoot, Believing she never anything. She didn't deny Spitting on her either. Her company supports her, That's all she needs