Author Topic: Pro Wrasslin' Thread: I don't know what I just saw (Read 1167469 times)

bork · « **Reply #10080 on:** April 05, 2020, 10:29:15 PM »

Quote from: nachobro on April 05, 2020, 10:18:24 PM

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Nice, better than the one I just did.

bork · « **Reply #10081 on:** April 05, 2020, 10:33:39 PM »

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #10082 on:** April 06, 2020, 10:21:21 AM »

Me after watching that Firefly Funhouse match

If WWE leans into weird shit like that and the Boneyard match, I will start a change.org petition to get them classified as an essential industry so they can keep making shows during the apocalypse to keep me entertained.

nachobro · « **Reply #10083 on:** April 06, 2020, 10:35:23 AM »

nwo cena = legend

nachobro · « **Reply #10084 on:** April 06, 2020, 02:11:18 PM »

https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/fw2wig/the_firefly_funhouse_was_great_but_im_not_sure/

bork · « **Reply #10085 on:** April 06, 2020, 04:15:30 PM »

https://mobile.twitter.com/Jordan_Patu/status/1246704944536629248

bork · « **Reply #10086 on:** April 06, 2020, 05:52:50 PM »

Quote from: nachobro on April 06, 2020, 02:11:18 PM

https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/fw2wig/the_firefly_funhouse_was_great_but_im_not_sure/

Titus at the end

Momo · « **Reply #10087 on:** April 06, 2020, 06:04:21 PM »

How did this shit go without a crowd btw?

Tripon · « **Reply #10088 on:** April 06, 2020, 08:22:35 PM »

The Thrill of Victory and the Agony of Defeat.

nachobro · « **Reply #10089 on:** April 06, 2020, 08:23:14 PM »

Finally a good replay match

Tripon · « **Reply #10090 on:** April 06, 2020, 09:13:32 PM »

Why is Aleister Black only wrestling black dudes?

nachobro · « **Reply #10091 on:** April 06, 2020, 10:52:47 PM »

big show

bork · « **Reply #10092 on:** April 07, 2020, 07:47:31 AM »

Quote from: Stro on April 06, 2020, 07:14:29 PM

Idk it wasn't as weird as I thought, I guess I was acclimated from the first night though. Certainly didn't feel like WM on any level of course.

Very much this- especially the Drew/Brock and Braun/Goldberg matches. If nothing else, for the former, I would have had Drew lose and then let him get the belt whenever they have their first live PPV in front of a crowd again.

bork · « **Reply #10093 on:** April 07, 2020, 07:49:53 AM »

Quote from: Stro on April 07, 2020, 07:45:25 AM

I can't wait to get all the details about the making of Boneyard/Funhouse matches because neither seemed to have any Vince input, particularly the Funhouse since I mean....obviously. Interested in who was responsible for what, if Vince really just gave Bray a clean slate to do whatever the fuck he wanted and how he reacted to the THQ era SvR video game storyline, Cena's thoughts, etc.

The only details I've seen on either were that the NXT crew did the Boneyard match and Raw/SD crew did the Funhouse...thing.

Stuff on the boneyard match:

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WhatCulture has a report with even more tidbits about Taker vs. Styles:

Filming took place in Florida, but not “anywhere near the Performance Center” in Orlando.

WWE contracted an outside production company to build a graveyard set for a promo, but Haitch and Hayes were so impressed by the work they hired them to build out everything we saw during the match.

The set took five days to build.

It was an eight hour shoot, done from 9 p.m. Eastern on Weds., Mar. 25 until 5 a.m. Eastern on Thurs., Mar. 26.
Clean-up after filming took an entire week.

The company “deliberately” hired contractors from the Orange County area where the PC is. WhatCulture reports many of the workers believe it’s the only work they may be getting for a while due to the coronavirus outbreak, and it’s “no exaggeration to state that WWE paid their rent for April”.

WWE originally want to film Taker driving through an embankment and across an abandoned bridge for his entrance, but had to scrap plans as it was city property and they didn’t have the necessary permits.

The extras playing druids (WhatCulture isn’t clear, but it almost sounds like they were the same guys doing set construction) were coached up by AJ, Taker, Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows. The wrestlers never got impatient, and took as much time as the extras wanted or needed to do what asked of them (get beat up by the Badass).

As a long-time Biker Taker mark, this is my favorite one... all the dialogue was improvised. Which just goes to show you that Mean Mark is one of the all-time great $#!+-talkers.*

Undertaker was not supposed to cut his arm when he smashed the hearse window. Even the glass breaking only happened because he wanted to try re-shooting that moment from a different angle. The producers debated editing it out, but ended up running with and liking what it added.

Hunter & Hayes found a fake hand prop on the set and wanted to use it, but didn’t have an idea for it. Taker is the one who suggested using it after he buried AJ, as a callback to his Buried Alive match with Mankind at 1996’s In Your House 11.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #10094 on:** April 07, 2020, 09:13:23 AM »

According to Meltzer, the Funhouse match was mostly Bray and Bruce Pritchard(!) with Cena offering some suggestions.

Pissy F Benny · « **Reply #10095 on:** April 07, 2020, 09:43:04 AM »

that reminds me i've still not watched nite 2 yet

bork · « **Reply #10096 on:** April 07, 2020, 10:54:01 AM »

OK, I missed this.

Pissy F Benny · « **Reply #10097 on:** April 07, 2020, 11:13:05 AM »

why does charlotte look different every time i see her

is she having some new plastic surgery every month?

bork · « **Reply #10098 on:** April 07, 2020, 02:00:27 PM »

https://twitter.com/mscharlottewwe/status/959919388592832514

Uh...you don't...?

bork · « **Reply #10099 on:** April 07, 2020, 03:23:13 PM »

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Former NXT champion Rhea Ripley has gone back to Australia and won't be on NXT TV this week, reports pwinsider.com. Ripley was forced to return to her home country as her work visa recently expired and she needs to go back there to initiate the process to renew it. With travel bans down all over the world and both Australia and the United States requiring visitors/residents to self-quarantine, her return date back to North America is completely up in the air. At least, she will miss this week's TV tapings which are supposed to carry WWE through several episodes of NXT. Given these recent developments, it's fair to wonder whether Ripley dropping the NXT title to Charlotte happened due to her impending absence.

Pissy F Benny · « **Reply #10100 on:** April 08, 2020, 07:51:47 AM »

the new dark side of the ring about the brawl 4 all apparently has another

v russo special fellow war on it

that was the highlight of the montreal one on the last season, especially cos montreal has been beaten to death a million times over and them both claiming they come up with the screw job was at least new

bork · « **Reply #10101 on:** April 08, 2020, 07:55:51 AM »

Quote from: Stro on April 07, 2020, 03:59:39 PM

Wow that's some TNA level shit. WWE should have had that handled months ago.

Meanwhile, Meltzer is saying Charlotte won "because she's viewed by WWE as a babyface." OK, Dave.

nachobro · « **Reply #10102 on:** April 08, 2020, 10:15:41 AM »

that rhea visa story is just made up nonsense.

dirtsheets

Tripon · « **Reply #10103 on:** April 08, 2020, 02:29:31 PM »

Quote from: nachobro on April 08, 2020, 10:15:41 AM

that rhea visa story is just made up nonsense. dirtsheets

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #10104 on:** April 08, 2020, 03:32:05 PM »

bork · « **Reply #10105 on:** April 08, 2020, 03:50:26 PM »

Quote from: nachobro on April 08, 2020, 10:15:41 AM

that rhea visa story is just made up nonsense. dirtsheets

Maybe not!

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Ripley herself spoke about needing to return to Australia to get her visa renewed while doing ‘Mania press. In those same interviews, though, she said her plans were changed by the coronavirus pandemic.

So she’s still in the States but her visa is expired or expiring. Question remain as to when exactly it expires or expired, whether WWE and the authorities have arranged for her to continue working until she can travel, and what the plan is - since there probably wasn’t a “what to do in case of global pandemic” procedure in place until very recently, if at all.

nachobro · « **Reply #10106 on:** April 08, 2020, 04:01:33 PM »

i saw someone on reddit saying basically that Australia doesn't want anyone to come back right now so any renewal stuff is on hold til all this shit clears up.

nachobro · « **Reply #10107 on:** April 08, 2020, 08:27:07 PM »

these ladies murdering each other in a room with 6 people

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io vs charlotte

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Tripon · « **Reply #10108 on:** April 08, 2020, 08:41:27 PM »

Quote from: nachobro on April 08, 2020, 08:27:07 PM

these ladies murdering each other in a room with 6 people

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io vs charlotte
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Should have watched NXT today. AEW is on cruise control.

nachobro · « **Reply #10109 on:** April 08, 2020, 09:00:49 PM »

its a wm replay match right now but ciampa/gargano is after. also lol at vince going the dana route with interim champs since the cw belt is stuck in the uk

nachobro · « **Reply #10110 on:** April 08, 2020, 09:58:22 PM »

wat is that ending

oh LMAO okay

bork · « **Reply #10111 on:** April 09, 2020, 11:37:16 AM »

https://mobile.twitter.com/JohnAsHimself/status/1247746023591571457

nachobro · « **Reply #10112 on:** April 09, 2020, 12:35:09 PM »

woulda been pretty funny to see ryback get knocked the fuck out

iirc barrett was a boxer back in the day so he might have been able to do work

nachobro · « **Reply #10113 on:** April 10, 2020, 10:11:46 AM »

https://www.wwe.com/article/scott-dawson-dash-wilder-the-revival-released

i'm sure everyone is just thrilled for them to go to aew and create a new, totally original gimmick of "the same thing as in wwe but also saying 'fuck wwe' while they do it"

they did get a "we wish them all the best in their future endeavors" so maybe it's not as bad as it seems, heh

Pissy F Benny · « **Reply #10114 on:** April 10, 2020, 10:22:46 AM »

kill me now corona the young fucks revival match is gonna be the smuggest thing i'll never watch, but undoubtedly still witness part of due to unsolicited gifs on twitter

Pissy F Benny · « **Reply #10115 on:** April 10, 2020, 10:25:37 AM »

tbf from what i've seen the revival seem to have burned most of their goodwill will alot of online fans, but i don't look into the aew cult so take that with a grain of salt

bork · « **Reply #10116 on:** April 10, 2020, 10:27:03 AM »

Quote from: Stro on April 10, 2020, 10:23:13 AM

There's only been one release in like 5 years that didn't get best of luck in their future endeavors but I can't remember who it was. Enzo maybe?

Looks like it.

https://www.wwe.com/article/enzo-amore-released

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WWE has come to terms on the release of Eric Arndt (Enzo Amore).

Tripon · « **Reply #10117 on:** April 10, 2020, 10:40:10 AM »

https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1248597343324327936

nachobro · « **Reply #10118 on:** April 10, 2020, 10:45:03 AM »

Quote from: BlueLithium on April 10, 2020, 10:25:37 AM

tbf from what i've seen the revival seem to have burned most of their goodwill will alot of online fans, but i don't look into the aew cult so take that with a grain of salt

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The Rebirth might be a better name. Be interesting to see what they go with, but I wager that they'll end up better known by the name they pick in AEW than they were as WWE main roster guys.

real level headed folks over in aew land

Pissy F Benny · « **Reply #10119 on:** April 10, 2020, 10:52:34 AM »

the best they could have been in aew is if they brought in

as their manager to get mega heat, he even said he'd do it but that bridge is burnt now

Trent Dole · « **Reply #10120 on:** April 10, 2020, 12:11:32 PM »

haha freed during the plague so they literally can't work anywhere.

bork · « **Reply #10121 on:** April 10, 2020, 12:12:44 PM »

Quote from: BlueLithium on April 10, 2020, 10:52:34 AM

the best they could have been in aew is if they brought in as their manager to get mega heat, he even said he'd do it but that bridge is burnt now

I would love for this to happen, if only to listen to Corny do a 180 on all his AEW shit-talking and start praising it while he's employed there. Then when he leaves, go back to shitting all over it again and explaining how he would have done everything (cough) 1000 times (cough cough) better.

nachobro · « **Reply #10122 on:** April 10, 2020, 01:00:42 PM »

Quote from: Trent Dole on April 10, 2020, 12:11:32 PM

haha freed during the plague so they literally can't work anywhere.

meltz said a week or two ago that both their guarantees had been paid out completely so with no house shows and tv being pre-taped they weren't making anything while staying with wwe either. at least now they can sell tshirts or something, or sign another contract with aew

or go to japan...there's still shows running there right?

Pissy F Benny · « **Reply #10123 on:** April 10, 2020, 01:49:55 PM »

Aren’t aew still running weekly? I know wwe has shit taped but can’t remember hearing about them one way or the other.

nachobro · « **Reply #10124 on:** April 10, 2020, 09:01:12 PM »

miz and morrison are rapping in the ring. also miz is back, i guess.

they called the other tag teams "turdcutters"

oh god there's a video what the fuck

nachobro · « **Reply #10125 on:** April 10, 2020, 09:05:17 PM »

wait what they are doing another singles triple threat next week with miz/big e/other uso for the tag belts. something tells me that won't be as good as the wm match.

Tripon · « **Reply #10126 on:** April 10, 2020, 09:10:53 PM »

We got job team Forgotten Sons from NXT, and job team Lucha House Party.

nachobro · « **Reply #10127 on:** April 10, 2020, 09:25:43 PM »

it's tamina

"i know you're just back from whatever coconut shell you were in for the past year"

Tripon · « **Reply #10128 on:** April 11, 2020, 11:55:19 AM »

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WWE: “We’ll do it live!”

Original plan: Yesterday WWE was suppose to tape five weeks of Smackdown and on Monday they were to tape five weeks of RAW. However Dave was specifically told: “That is the plan until Vince changes his mind.”

Last night Vince changed his mind. As the talent will be going to the PC every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday to be live on their respective shows. How is WWE getting away with this in Florida, a shutdown state? “It doesn’t matter.” -Dave

WWE and USA has an angle in their contract where there must be a set number of taped shows a year. (Dave isn’t 100% sure on FOX’s deal but believes there is something similar.) Dave believes Vince is concerned that, even during a pandemic, if WWE doesn’t meet the quota then it’ll give the networks an out to change (and possibly cancel) their deals. Dave believes a network would never do that in these unprecedented times, but many people higher up in WWE agrees with the decision economically.

Dave thinks FOX and USA will possibly make a decision/answer to this predicament in the coming days. And if they decide to pull an “ESPN on UFC” and cancel tapings then Vince will be stuck with less options than he has prior to this new venture.

https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/fz7l1o/wor_news_and_notes_41120/

Tripon · « **Reply #10129 on:** April 11, 2020, 06:01:41 PM »

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“A WWE employee has tested positive for COVID-19. We believe this matter is low risk to WWE talent and staff, as the individual and a roommate became symptomatic in the days following exposure to two people working in acute health care on the evening of March 26, after WWE’s TV production on a closed set was already complete. The employee had no contact with anyone from WWE since being exposed to those two individuals, is doing well, and made a complete recovery.”

Are those two other employees under quarantine?

https://www.prowrestlingsheet.com/wwe-positive-covid-19-test-confirmed/

nachobro · « **Reply #10130 on:** April 11, 2020, 08:29:23 PM »

if it's "on-screen talent in the company, who is not a member of the roster" that probably means a ref

nachobro · « **Reply #10131 on:** April 11, 2020, 09:40:57 PM »

i'm surprised they even have commentary physically at the tapings. nxt is doing dubbed commentary but raw/sd have the commentary at the taping. so weird.

Trent Dole · « **Reply #10132 on:** April 13, 2020, 12:56:14 PM »

Remember who Vince is bffs with and these decisions will make more sense.

Pissy F Benny · « **Reply #10133 on:** April 13, 2020, 12:59:25 PM »

I bet dana white is

that this isn't getting the same amount of backlash that his fight island got

nachobro · « **Reply #10134 on:** April 13, 2020, 01:04:07 PM »

dana should have moved ufc to florida, they don't give a fuck there

Trent Dole · « **Reply #10135 on:** April 13, 2020, 01:16:04 PM »

Yeah there's ordinances in place but apparently they're going to be able to keep doing live shows in FL from the PC anyway

Pissy F Benny · « **Reply #10136 on:** April 13, 2020, 01:20:06 PM »

if they're doing it they might as well go full fuck it and fuck you, and get some developmental talent in the crowd so theres so noise in the building, silent empty arena rasslin =

nachobro · « **Reply #10137 on:** April 13, 2020, 01:34:24 PM »

Quote from: Trent Dole on April 13, 2020, 01:16:04 PM

Yeah there's ordinances in place but apparently they're going to be able to keep doing live shows in FL from the PC anyway

i believe its because "media" is essential and also loosely defined so wwe is taking advantage of that

Trent Dole · « **Reply #10138 on:** April 13, 2020, 03:32:28 PM »

Sports Entertainment is essential yeah ok sure, just like fast food is.

nachobro · « **Reply #10139 on:** April 13, 2020, 03:54:37 PM »

yeah it's pretty clearly meant to be classifying news orgs as essential but vince will do what vince does

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