Author Topic: Pro Wrasslin' Thread: I don't know what I just saw (Read 937456 times)

$15 million. The brand still has some recognition I guess. Even if it's just used as a fake 'brand' for a new season like Ballers (show ended a year or two ago). That would still be worth it. Or rebranded as a new Arena Football League.

Tripon · « **Reply #10809 on:** August 03, 2020, 02:22:02 PM »

Quote from: Stro on August 03, 2020, 01:59:05 PM

AEW is doing a women's tag tournament on youtube (not on Dark, not on Dynamite, a separate thing) and among the people they've hired is Taynara ( who is teaming with Anna Jay ) and.....Cameron. From the Funkadactyls. The one who tried to pin someone laying on their stomach.

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https://twitter.com/WomensWTNA/status/1289946231364554752

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bork · « **Reply #10810 on:** August 03, 2020, 02:36:07 PM »

AEW getting that top talent!

Tripon · « **Reply #10811 on:** August 03, 2020, 03:30:40 PM »

https://twitter.com/SeanRossSapp/status/1290364030847262722

Tripon · « **Reply #10812 on:** August 03, 2020, 06:08:36 PM »

https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1290369419277996033

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #10813 on:** August 03, 2020, 06:17:47 PM »

I mean, so long as they have Rocky 4 at the top it's fine, but also they should all have to answer the all important question:

Did Paulie fuck that robot in Rocky 4?

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Of course he did

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dkdk · « **Reply #10814 on:** August 03, 2020, 08:05:43 PM »

It shouldn’t be allowed to have Crews Shelton and Bobby all in one program
One of em gotta grow their hair out or something

Tripon · « **Reply #10815 on:** August 03, 2020, 08:48:50 PM »

Liv Morgan and Peyton Royce tonight.

bork · « **Reply #10816 on:** August 03, 2020, 09:58:08 PM »

Where did this Raw Underground thing come from?

Tripon · « **Reply #10817 on:** August 03, 2020, 11:14:43 PM »

RAW underground was odd, and I'm not sure how they can keep a PG rating with outright strippers.

El Babua · « **Reply #10818 on:** August 03, 2020, 11:21:09 PM »

It's oddly satisfying to see Shelton, MVP, and Lashley closing out a Raw in 2020

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #10819 on:** August 04, 2020, 12:35:19 AM »

https://twitter.com/ToBeMiro/status/1290385907858542592

bork · « **Reply #10820 on:** August 04, 2020, 07:26:22 AM »

Quote from: Human Snorenado on August 04, 2020, 12:35:19 AM

https://twitter.com/ToBeMiro/status/1290385907858542592

Eh, he introduced a new face or two. But I do like that they promoted a new faction appearing, only for Vince to get into a mood and rewrite the show at the last minute, dropping them. So instead we get who I presume is this new group "sabotaging" stuff and "poisoning" Montez Ford for no reason.

Pissy F Benny · « **Reply #10821 on:** August 05, 2020, 08:18:44 AM »

Pissy F Benny · « **Reply #10822 on:** August 05, 2020, 03:15:02 PM »

Tripon · « **Reply #10823 on:** August 05, 2020, 03:46:14 PM »

https://twitter.com/njpwglobal/status/1290938623345307649

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #10824 on:** August 06, 2020, 09:42:20 AM »

Has anyone confirmed that the Bischoff hosted Orange Cassidy segment on AEW last night didn't kill Cornette?

Pissy F Benny · « **Reply #10825 on:** August 06, 2020, 10:28:18 AM »

he's not tweeted for 24hrs so maybe

Pissy F Benny · « **Reply #10826 on:** August 06, 2020, 10:29:29 AM »

Sideshow Raheem · « **Reply #10827 on:** August 06, 2020, 07:44:31 PM »

Marty Jannetty clarifies his murder confession: https://nypost.com/2020/08/06/wwe-legend-marty-jannetty-claims-self-defense-from-rape-amid-police-probe/

“'Can you imagine dragging a guy — he’s just tried to f–k you in the ass — can you imagine dragging him to the river and throwing him in? And then finding out on the news the dude’s missing? You know the dude. And you know more than that. That f–king affected me bad, bro,' Jannetty said in the Boston Wrestling interview."

Tripon · « **Reply #10828 on:** August 06, 2020, 08:14:30 PM »

You're telling me Shawn Michaels wasn't the crazy one in that tag team?

Sideshow Raheem · « **Reply #10829 on:** August 06, 2020, 09:59:54 PM »

Quote from: Tripon on August 06, 2020, 08:14:30 PM

You're telling me Shawn Michaels wasn't the crazy one in that tag team?

I think this twitter post is brilliant.

https://twitter.com/YbborSchini/status/1291036472670380035

bork · « **Reply #10830 on:** August 07, 2020, 09:38:24 AM »

Dirt sheets are saying that Vince has given up on Mustafa Ali.

bork · « **Reply #10831 on:** August 07, 2020, 11:35:05 AM »

Quote from: Stro on August 07, 2020, 11:07:26 AM

I think that was obvious a long ass time ago.

What's fucking wild is he was penciled in to beat Bryan for the title at WM last year, but got an injury that only kept him out of action for like 2 weeks and instead they went with Kofi and Vince just...dropped Ali entirely. Went from "I'm putting the title on this guy at WM" to being in the Andre battle royale on the pre-show to being in a random thrown together tag team with SHORTY G by the end of the year to this year having all of 3 televised matches. Shame, Ali is an amazing talent, great in the ring and with unique promos, with a unique perspective and background. You'd think just for WWE's own love of patting themselves on the back for their own PR that they'd give him a prominent role.

He was supposedly going to be pushed as the "hacker" and after being moved to Raw recently, didn't he get a big win in a 3v3 tag match against the MVP stable?

bork · « **Reply #10832 on:** August 07, 2020, 02:28:54 PM »

Quote from: Stro on August 07, 2020, 11:58:34 AM

Idk I was just looking him up on cagematch. Not being used for 7 months, not even on the C shows, is never a good sign

I checked the results- when he was moved to Raw, he seemed to be in line for some kind of push, then within weeks he went to jobbing on Main Event. It looks like there was an idea for him and his fellow de-pushed pals Ricochet and Cedric Alexander to be a stable to take on MVP's stable (The Hurt Business?) that got scrapped.

Mark Henry and Ron Simmons' recent appearances were also originally supposed to be building towards a new Nation Of Domination, but Vince scrapped that too.

Tripon · « **Reply #10833 on:** August 07, 2020, 03:58:05 PM »

I mean, WWE didn't want to touch the Forgotten Sons when one of them cut a promo on Trump's actions during the beginning of the protests, despite that getting some real heat.

You have a ton of writers, and wrestlers who you want to perform a role. And then don't do it.

Pissy F Benny · « **Reply #10834 on:** August 07, 2020, 04:42:39 PM »

Even his tag partners were against him

Tripon · « **Reply #10835 on:** August 07, 2020, 10:09:00 PM »

ANTIFA

bork · « **Reply #10836 on:** August 07, 2020, 10:34:43 PM »

~~Aces & Eights~~ Retribution made their debut on Smackdown.

https://twitter.com/WWEonFOX/status/1291917923485986816

Pissy F Benny · « **Reply #10837 on:** August 08, 2020, 07:32:41 AM »

damn what a rad new group full of midgets

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #10838 on:** August 08, 2020, 08:26:03 AM »

Quote from: Piss Benoit on August 08, 2020, 07:32:41 AM

damn what a rad new group full of midgets

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #10839 on:** August 08, 2020, 08:36:28 AM »

Supposedly it's to turn him face

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #10840 on:** August 08, 2020, 08:44:40 AM »

Quote from: Stro on August 08, 2020, 08:43:54 AM

Who the fuck wants Adam Cole to be a face

Also when it's all over and done with, will Retribution be shittier and less effective than the Nexus?

bork · « **Reply #10841 on:** August 09, 2020, 09:59:37 PM »

R.I.P. Kamala.

Trent Dole · « **Reply #10842 on:** August 10, 2020, 12:06:16 AM »

Wait is RETRIBUTION just the Undisputed Era?

bork · « **Reply #10843 on:** August 10, 2020, 09:52:27 AM »

https://mobile.twitter.com/jessithebuckeye/status/1292225165384974347

bork · « **Reply #10844 on:** August 11, 2020, 11:32:28 AM »

"How are you going to lead the women's locker room if you don't even have a TikTok?"

team filler · « **Reply #10845 on:** August 13, 2020, 04:22:38 PM »

#boat

Pissy F Benny · « **Reply #10846 on:** August 13, 2020, 04:27:54 PM »

I’m genuinely considering cancelling now that they’ve added indie garbage to the network

bork · « **Reply #10847 on:** August 13, 2020, 05:06:11 PM »

Quote from: Stro on August 13, 2020, 04:37:28 PM

You've been paying for it? #trumpset

Are you still doing that sign up thing every month?

bork · « **Reply #10848 on:** August 13, 2020, 05:06:51 PM »

Quote

While WWE hasn't announced or confirmed anything yet, multiple sources are now reporting that a deal to move to SummerSlam next week to the Amway Center is pretty much a done deal but once it's official, the company will release a statement. F4WOnline reports that at this point, no tickets are going to be sold for the PPV which would mean that those in attendance would strictly be WWE personnel. The fact that there will be no fans also doesn't put the pressure on the company to announce anything right away.

-- PWInsider adds that WWE is looking to move all their tapings - Raw, Smackdown and NXT - from the Performance Center to the Amway Center as it is a much larger facility and gives the company significantly more freedom in terms of staging and production. They also add that for the first time, WWE is considering using "virtual fans" as a possibility for SummerSlam and all future broadcasts, something that their partner FOX has been using for MLB.

Pissy F Benny · « **Reply #10849 on:** August 13, 2020, 05:28:21 PM »

I was getting it for about 7 quid a month via a US account before the pound went to shit

Pissy F Benny · « **Reply #10850 on:** August 13, 2020, 05:30:50 PM »

Changing the topic when is the last time anyone watched current wrestling outside of YouTube clips

Pretty sure it was mania for me, I may have watched money in the bank but can’t remember anything about it

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #10851 on:** August 13, 2020, 05:44:30 PM »

Quote from: Piss Benoit on August 13, 2020, 05:30:50 PM

Changing the topic when is the last time anyone watched current wrestling outside of YouTube clips

Pretty sure it was mania for me, I may have watched money in the bank but can’t remember anything about it

I "watch" RAW and NXT as background noise while working.

Quote from: Piss Benoit on August 13, 2020, 05:28:21 PM

I was getting it for about 7 quid a month via a US account before the pound went to shit

bork · « **Reply #10852 on:** August 15, 2020, 01:22:59 PM »

https://twitter.com/WWEAsuka/status/1294684540644913153

I still watch the PPVs every month -getting harder to sit through everything- but don't really watch TV much anymore. Raw a few weeks ago was the first time I watched a live show in a while.

Pissy F Benny · « **Reply #10853 on:** August 15, 2020, 03:23:09 PM »

Quote from: Stro on August 15, 2020, 02:17:17 PM

I jjust can't do this no crowd shit. I guess I did watch the last TNA PPV and I'll try Summerslam/All Out, but it's just too weird

BIONIC · « **Reply #10854 on:** August 15, 2020, 04:18:52 PM »

Only 2001 WCW can give ole stro a chubby these days

bork · « **Reply #10855 on:** August 15, 2020, 05:53:38 PM »

Quote from: Stro on August 15, 2020, 02:17:17 PM

I jjust can't do this no crowd shit. I guess I did watch the last TNA PPV and I'll try Summerslam/All Out, but it's just too weird

The 'E PPVs are easier to watch with their ~~forced~~ NXT audiences there, at least.

I wonder if running shows at an arena means they are only going to use a digital crowd or have both?

Sideshow Raheem · « **Reply #10856 on:** August 16, 2020, 05:24:25 PM »

To answer the question: I'll watch a pay-per-view. I'll also scan Hulu for replays of Raw, etc., to see how Asuka or Io Shirai are doing.

The women's battle royale this week was amusing. There were two wrestlers with green hair. Tamina had to sprint to the ring with the other scrubs, and it's clear she got tired going down the runway. Oh, and I don't know what happened to Bayley, but she learned to do an amusing promotional.

EDIT: Someone tried to kidnap Sonya Deville. It's a pretty horrifying story, but she avoided the creep.

https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/29675466/man-arrested-kidnapping-charge-home-wwe-star-sonya-deville

dkdk · « **Reply #10857 on:** August 16, 2020, 06:49:42 PM »

Quote from: Piss Benoit on August 13, 2020, 05:30:50 PM

Changing the topic when is the last time anyone watched current wrestling outside of YouTube clips

Pretty sure it was mania for me, I may have watched money in the bank but can’t remember anything about it

I just watch it long enough to see what Sasha and Bayley are up to

Shuri · « **Reply #10858 on:** August 16, 2020, 08:52:58 PM »

A bit off topic.

I'm watching the first UFC shows, I remember how super dirty, underground it felt when I was a young teenager. All the hype made them feel like real life street fighter / mortal kombat but wow, it's interesting to watch now in 2020. The production values are very 1993, but at the total dominance of Gracie. The hosts all sound like they are expecting some crazy Bloodsport movie fights, but each fight has ended super quickly.

This must had been quite a shock to the fighting world back in the days. Nobody was ready for Gracie's fighting style.

Also, the no rules shit is wild. No time limits, no judge, no real rules.. Dudes getting hit in the back of the head, the ref is just watching.. Wow!

edit: Bahaha, Gracie looking pissed off that the fights are already over each time he wins.. this is awesome
edit2: the crowd is always angry, they were expecting a spectacular fight

Tripon · « **Reply #10859 on:** August 17, 2020, 12:14:32 AM »

https://twitter.com/KENS5/status/1295128201656700929

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