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Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


Post Wrestling posted:

*One source noted to us that Retribution is expected to only appear on Raw moving forward.

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Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


https://twitter.com/KingRicochet/status/1300866122821050369

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


Aphrodite posted:

Sad old hypocrite Punk returning is the perfect culmination to his character arc.

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


Jerusalem posted:

[*] The 60 Minute Iron Man Fatal Fourway ended in... a draw

MorningMoon posted:

Shut the gently caress up theres no way they cant be that stupid lmao

Chris James 2 posted:

HHH is absolutely that stupid

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


https://twitter.com/SeanRossSapp/status/1301196914386513920

Sean's thought for a while NXT might move to Tuesdays long term. Numbers being better for that day than they have been for a long time on Wednesday would help

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


Grendels Dad posted:

Apropos impact, wasn't TNA moving shows back and forth during their pathetic version of the Monday Night Wars?

TNA's war lasted two full months (they premiered in January but that premiere was also just a planned test/trial run to see if there was anything to being competition IIRC; when it got them their highest viewership ever they went through with it "long-term" starting in March, where it didn't have near that success again and they abandoned ship in May)

NXT is currently at the start of month 11 of a "war" they've won exactly two months of. It's not As bad as TNA getting creamed every single week, but

It's bad

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


NXT had 849k viewers. Up 25k from last Wednesday

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


AEW just got almost 930k unopposed, so HHH is going to have a real internal battle in his mind over whether he wants more viewers on Tuesday than on Wednesday (while knowing AEW gets more viewers either way) or to continue fighting a losing battle (while knowing it's kneecapping AEW just enough they can't reach a million with both shows on simultaneously)

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


Announced for tomorrow: a #1 contender match for Reigns' title

Accused literal rapist Matt Riddle vs Big E vs Baron Corbin vs Sheamus

Whoever wins is getting squashed but still

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


Cartoon Network Latin America announced a Rey Mysterio cartoon https://luchacentral.com/cartoon-network-latin-america-announces-original-production-agreement-with-rey-mysterio-along-with-viva-calavera/

quote:

Rey Mysterio will tell the story of one of the most iconic luchadors, a figure admired by all and star of the ring, but he will also delve into a great secret: unimaginable forces threaten our world and he will be a fundamental part of that fight. When their number one fan discovers this secret, together they will immerse themselves in a world where the excitement and adrenaline of wrestling coexists with mystery, mythology, history, magic and supernatural beings.

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


Rarity posted:

Isn't one of them still injured as well?

Rezar tore his bicep in March yep

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


Pylons posted:

Fightful is confirming this is true.

Fightful posted:

Many main roster members hadn't even heard of the news and had only glanced over a letter, while others were livid about the request.

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


The UUDD youtube channel isn't at risk, but obviously he has a non-UUDD twitch channel

So does Joe
and Cesaro
and Styles
and Breeze
and Dakota
etc

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


Rarity posted:

Figtful is reporting that this move was made because talent is revealing 'sensitive information' during Cameos/streams

:laffo: Styles said just this week on Twitch that he was one of the positive COVID tests last month

Once again a flat earther ruins it for everyone

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


https://twitter.com/Rosen_Thorne/status/1302001916956872708

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


Waffleopolis posted:

Last time XFL returned we got COVID

Show some respect to Dwayne, he just paid $15mil for a key

https://twitter.com/TheRock/status/1296844175908823040

and 8 helmets https://www.instagram.com/p/CEmjB6yFWLp/

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


mkay0 posted:

lol at the cowards who still won’t unionize

This feels very much like a "if they'll let this go by without standing up for themselves, a union's just never gonna happen" point

I know, it's never gonna happen, just saying that not fighting even this would effectively be the nail in the coffin

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012



https://twitter.com/AndrewYang/status/1302071496282648576

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


Orange Carlisle posted:

Something very important from that email if it's real is Vince saying the word 'rejuvenation'

He's admitting that the company is in the shitter and that must be a huge deal in his tiny bubble

He and HHH are constantly at odds changing their own minds by the day on whether they're the best around or the sympathetic underdog

It's the former when talking to investors or, occasionally, fans
It's the latter when talking to fans about AEW (or New Japan) [or World of Sport]

If NXT ever makes the long-term move to Tuesday HHH will make a crack about how good it is Tuesday finally has real wrestling again, restarting their war with TNA (a company that currently has a sixth of NXT's audience and 1/14th of Raw's and SD's, yet has a successful MOTY nomination more recently than either brand)

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


https://twitter.com/LocalSoundwave/status/1302275560178094089

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


Rarity posted:

Some quick hits from PWI:

- Pro Wrestling Tees is included in the third party ban

Talent currently signed who would be affected by just this:
Edge
Ariya Daivari
Booker T
Bobby Lashley
Tommaso Ciampa
Brian Kendrick
Candice LeRae
Cedric Alexander
Chelsea Green
Curt Stallion
Dominik Dijakovic
Drew Gulak
Jaxson Ryker
Ruby Riott
Mia Yim
Jerry Lawler
Jessamyn Duke
John Morrison
Johnny Gargano
Kay Lee Ray
Lince Dorado
Mark Andrews
Mercedes Martinez
Mickie James
MVP
Nigel McGuinness
Nina Samuels
Tegan Nox
Damian Priest
Erik
Ivar
Ricochet
Dexter Lumis
Santana Garrett
Scarlett Bordeaux
Isaiah "Swerve" Scott
Shayna Baszler
Shotzi Blackheart
Drake Maverick
Shane Thorne
Brendan Vink
Tony Nese
Toni Storm
Piper Niven
Xia Brookside

Mark Henry under the Legends deal
Mick Foley under the Legends deal
Mike Rotunda (furloughed)
Adam Pearce
Referee Jessika Carr

https://www.prowrestlingtees.com/wrestler-tshirts

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/inynr4/i_might_not_be_on_cameo_much_longer_so_book_your/

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


There are, minimum, 7 things in that recap that made me pause and say "what"

I even bunched up as one the 2 times Owens/Black came back from commercial still fighting just for it to end with neither of them getting over

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


https://twitter.com/iamjohnpollock/status/1303160347914899456

https://twitter.com/BossMoz/status/1303148283670405123

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


Intruder posted:

Would it really be surprising if Vince hasn't decided who is and isn't in Retribution yet outside of one or two specific people

Absolutely not

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


TriffTshngo posted:

lmfao what the gently caress is this supposed to mean

WHAT THE gently caress DOES THIS MEAN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3OlpcO0aMs

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


Jerusalem posted:

[*] Drake Maverick assaulted Strong and Fish postmatch with a bat but got overwhelmed. Dain chased them off then beat up Maverick again.

Totally worth coming back for less money to the company that had no problem embarrassing him even before firing him in the middle of a plague

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


Rarity posted:

Vince McMahon failed to make the Forbes 400 list of the richest people in America

He would have made it if he hadn't bet on the XFL again :lmao:

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


Rarity posted:

Pro Wrestling Tees are in the process of taking down all stores belonging to WWE wrestlers

This roster's full of quitters on literally every fight to have Except when it comes to actually leaving the company

Prokhor Zakharov posted:

Does this include legend contractors or just active signed talent?

So far Mustafa Ali, Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, Zelina Vega are notably gone
Edge and Adam Pearce are still there but it sounds like it's the beginning of takedowns so I wouldn't expect that to still be the case for either by the week's end

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


PWInsider posted:

PWInsider.com is told by several sources that the departure of WWE Hall of Famer Gerald Brisco is part of another round of financial cutbacks for the company.

We are currently working to confirm how widespread the cutbacks will be and whether any talents will be released. It may be a case of the company opting not to bring back those furloughed, but we have yet to confirm that.

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


Two more firings during the plague


Rotunda, like Brisco, was furloughed during the first round of cuts

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


SatoshiMiwa posted:

That 1 million AEW rating locks NXT on Wed night doesn't it?

It's just as likely HHH is petty enough that this vindicates him competing against them in his mind, because without being there AEW would have the potential for a mil every week otherwise

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


Seams posted:

luther is good

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


The streak of Fiend WMOTYs may not be over just yet

https://twitter.com/WrestlingSheet/status/1304468275401756672?s=19

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


Rick posted:

The big surprise here to me is the Bronson Reed/Austin Theory bump.

Unfortunately I already knew that the NXT fans didn't care about Velveteen.

Theory's a creep too

edit: vv I hope things get better, sk!

Chris James 2 fucked around with this message at 21:27 on Sep 11, 2020

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


I believe Dust is completely free, but regardless it's had some pretty good free shorts/content on its Youtube page. Been around a few years, not bad at all if you're a scifi fan

I wouldn't at all be shocked if Morrison's is an exception to that, but still

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


bartok posted:

Throwing it out there that Impact is more enjoyable than NXT

Way better tag division
More fun roster
More fun women's roster just with Kylie and Rosemary
Infinitely less HHH selfies

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


Jeff's staying for a couple more years
https://twitter.com/btsportwwe/status/1305490561617604609

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


:yeshaha:

https://twitter.com/BrandonThurston/status/1305575740344238082?s=19

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Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


https://twitter.com/colettearrand/status/1305658771465797638

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