The Wrestling Thread

[HD-Man]

Heard the same, that boy HHH good. He cookin only a week or so onto his reign 

[Lantis]

Been quite a ride for HHH from being the most hated guy in pro wresting circa 2002/2003 to being heralded as the savior of WWE

 

But please don't tell CM Punk that LOL

[HD-Man]

In the span of 3 hours, Triple H has fixed Ciampa. To be fair, he was THAT bad, but yea all is well 

 

Now, we need H to bring back the Bruiserweight. He can still be with the Brawler faction, but make him Pete Dunne again. Hell, if Walter ain't doing shit, run it back with him at Clash

[Darc_Requiem]

Seems like things in the HHHF are going well from what you guys are saying. I remember his version of NXT being well regarded.

[Hawkingbird]

8 hours ago, HD-Man said:

In the span of 3 hours, Triple H has fixed Ciampa. To be fair, he was THAT bad, but yea all is well 

 

Now, we need H to bring back the Bruiserweight. He can still be with the Brawler faction, but make him Pete Dunne again. Hell, if Walter ain't doing shit, run it back with him at Clash

Walter is feuding with Shinsuke.

[iStu X]

2 minutes ago, Hawkingbird said:

Walter is feuding with Shinsuke.

That sounds like money. 

[HD-Man]

43 minutes ago, Darc_Requiem said:

Seems like things in the HHHF are going well from what you guys are saying. I remember his version of NXT being well regarded.

Definitely is. HHH breathed new life into the women's division and made the US title feel prestigious again in the span of 3 days. 

 

Can't wait to see what else he does, excited for a non NXT WWE product for the first time since forever 

[Lantis]

18 hours ago, HD-Man said:

In the span of 3 hours, Triple H has fixed Ciampa. To be fair, he was THAT bad, but yea all is well

Yep, Ciampa was doomed to his role as the underutilized jobber under Vince destined for the unemployment line, and in just a matter of 2 weeks he cuts a fire promo and is now #1 contender for the US title. Still not feeling his pairing with the Miz but hey whatever puts him back into the spotlight.

[HD-Man]

2 hours ago, Lantis said:

Yep, Ciampa was doomed to his role as the underutilized jobber under Vince destined for the unemployment line, and in just a matter of 2 weeks he cuts a fire promo and is now #1 contender for the US title. Still not feeling his pairing with the Miz but hey whatever puts him back into the spotlight.

I got a feeling the Miz pairing won't last much longer or is going to see a complete reversal where Miz is the flunky instead 

 

If I had to bet tho, Miz gonna get jealous and cost Ciampa the title match against Bobby

[iStu X]

 

[Hawkingbird]

8 hours ago, HD-Man said:

I got a feeling the Miz pairing won't last much longer or is going to see a complete reversal where Miz is the flunky instead 

 

If I had to bet tho, Miz gonna get jealous and cost Ciampa the title match against Bobby

Miz has more reason to help Ciampa beat Lashley than screw him. The Miz was the guy Lashley beat to win the WWE title. The company should make use of that continuity to make Ciampa champ.

[HD-Man]

1 hour ago, Hawkingbird said:

Miz has more reason to help Ciampa beat Lashley than screw him. The Miz was the guy Lashley beat to win the WWE title. The company should make use of that continuity to make Ciampa champ.

I wouldn't mind. Kinda torn between wanting Lashley to have a decent reign and having Ciampa get his shine. I'm sure I'll be cool with whatever result

 

As for the IC Title, just let Walter keep it for awhile and having banger matches with everyone. Let him go on a long reign like he did as UK NXT Champ. I'd love to see him face Drew and Sheamus in particular 

[Hawkingbird]

12 minutes ago, HD-Man said:

As for the IC Title, just let Walter keep it for awhile and having banger matches with everyone. Let him go on a long reign like he did as UK NXT Champ. I'd love to see him face Drew and Sheamus in particular

When it comes to Walter I want to see imperium reformed. Marcel is a job guy as a single. Fabian needs to be added back to fold as they have a better chance for success together than individually.

[scorp]

Another solid Dynamite!

 

HHH in charge is gonna make TK straighten out and it’s great!

 

lol @ the Vince line

[Hawkingbird]

AEW could be in trouble. Discovery is killing shows and movies left and right it will be harder for Tony to negotiate a better deal

 

https://www.cagesideseats.com/aew/2022/8/4/23291838/warner-bros-discovery-budget-cuts-aew-tv-rights-money-contract-negotation-tbs-tnt-tony-khan-hbo-max

[scorp]

1 hour ago, Hawkingbird said:

AEW could be in trouble. Discovery is killing shows and movies left and right it will be harder for Tony to negotiate a better deal

 

https://www.cagesideseats.com/aew/2022/8/4/23291838/warner-bros-discovery-budget-cuts-aew-tv-rights-money-contract-negotation-tbs-tnt-tony-khan-hbo-max

SHOW THEM THE TOP 5 ON CABLE FOR WEEKS RUNNING, THEY'D HAVE TO BE STUPID

 

Also I had my first interaction with a ragey wrestling fan on Facebook. I wasn't even trolling and this dude was full on offense.

He eventually blocked me. 🥲

[Darc_Requiem]

3 hours ago, Hawkingbird said:

AEW could be in trouble. Discovery is killing shows and movies left and right it will be harder for Tony to negotiate a better deal

 

https://www.cagesideseats.com/aew/2022/8/4/23291838/warner-bros-discovery-budget-cuts-aew-tv-rights-money-contract-negotation-tbs-tnt-tony-khan-hbo-max

If AEW does well then they should be fine. The new head, Zaslav, seems to be a bottom line kind of guy. If AEW makes him money, they'll be okay. if they don't then he has no problem giving them the axe. See Batgirl....or rather, you won't see Batgirl because it. 

[HD-Man]

Bout time Tony Khan dished out duties to others instead of doing everything himself. Man's was spreading himself thin and it was starting to show. Good on him

[scorp]

2 hours ago, HD-Man said:

Bout time Tony Khan dished out duties to others instead of doing everything himself. Man's was spreading himself thin and it was starting to show. Good on him

He realized that cocaine and White Claws had a limit on the human mind. 

[Hawkingbird]

So this special episode of AEW Evaluation was booked by Madison Rayne and Dean Malanko

 

 

[iStu X]

Vince getting unceremoniously drummed out and all his cronies haven’t been excluded and will continue be ousted from the company might make me give a shit about wrestling again. 
 

maybe. Dream big. 

[Hawkingbird]

2 hours ago, iStu X said:

Vince getting unceremoniously drummed out and all his cronies haven’t been excluded and will continue be ousted from the company might make me give a shit about wrestling again. 
 

maybe. Dream big. 

Not all his cronies will leave. Bruce Prichard has taken over Vince's TV duties. What exactly that entails I don't know. Seeing how commentary has dramatic improved he's probably not yelling in anyone's ear.

[Psychoblue]

The thing about AEW is that they get away with a lot and that might curve their demo bottom line downward.  A lot of the hardcore stuff and the profanity could be made into TV-MA stuff and depending how Discovery views that it could be a big problem.

 

Brother Love no longer has Vince to suck off of but I've also heard he came off sideways at people when he worked at TNA and MLW so who knows what kind of positive impact he has left.  Could also be that it was more him getting on people's cases for how to conduct themselves for national audiences and the guys wanted to do whatever.

Edited August 5, 2022 by Psychoblue

[HD-Man]

Dunn might be an issue, but Prichard is kind of a yes man, he'll go along with whoever is in charge do he shouldn't be a problem. Beaver can get tf out tho

[scorp]

3 hours ago, Psychoblue said:

A lot of the hardcore stuff and the profanity could be made into TV-MA stuff and depending how Discovery views that it could be a big problem.

I hope not! It's the closest I'll get to an Attitude Era company in 2022!

[Psychoblue]

1 hour ago, scorp said:

I hope not! It's the closest I'll get to an Attitude Era company in 2022!

It's a situation where they'll have to tone it down without making it going away entirely.  For WWE they saved the blade jobs usually for PPVs and, on TV like once a month or twice tops to build a main event/upper midcard angle.  Most of the TV-14 stuff on TV was the extramartial subterfuge.

 

In AEW's case they bleed every week, usually with Moxley, and curse more than usual.  If you can tell guys to save the juice for PPVs and stay within the "seven bad word" limit it shouldn't be too big of a change, but it's also a fanbase that flipped their shit the one time a DQ finish was called a few months back.  

[scorp]

Just now, Psychoblue said:

In AEW's case they bleed every week, usually with Moxley, and curse more than usual.  If you can tell guys to save the juice for PPVs and stay within the "seven bad word" limit it shouldn't be too big of a change, but it's also a fanbase that flipped their shit the one time a DQ finish was called a few months back.  

haha I definitely believe they should dial back the blood. It got more bloody than ECW.

And I didn't mind the DQ finish, its good writing to show the wrestlers are equals. But you can't please everyone!

[iStu X]

7 hours ago, Hawkingbird said:

Not all his cronies will leave. Bruce Prichard has taken over Vince's TV duties. What exactly that entails I don't know. Seeing how commentary has dramatic improved he's probably not yelling in anyone's ear.

I feel like Prichard was very much a yes man but only to Vince. With a lot of other people he was very cooperative and creative. He’s really one to get into the trenches if a wrestler or whoever believes in their idea.
 

for instance, He, Cena and Bray Wyatt produced that entire wrestlemania match by themselves with no input from anyone else. 
 

He is very much a really strong creative but Vince is just Vince. Can’t do much about that. 

Edited August 5, 2022 by iStu X

[scorp]

For my black bros

 

[Darc_Requiem]

41 minutes ago, scorp said:

For my black bros

 

 

Scorp you owe me new keyboard fam. I need to grab another bottle of water now.

[Lantis]

BAH GAWD now Karrion Kross and Scarlett are back too. And looks like he's getting a main event push too LOL

 

All heed the HHH call

[iStu X]

 

[HD-Man]

Stu gonna have a stroke when he sees who came back On  Smackdown lol

[iStu X]

2 hours ago, HD-Man said:

Stu gonna have a stroke when he sees who came back On  Smackdown lol

Eh? I already know KKKross is back. 
 

[HD-Man]

Lmao my signal bad here so it only loaded responses to a certain page. But good to see you're excited about Kross being back, you're his biggest fan after all

[Hawkingbird]

Kross is looking too much like a regular ass dude for me to buy into his NXT gimmick. 

[scorp]

Just went to Walmart and saw a girl that looked like a black Liv Morgan. I was smitten. 

[HD-Man]

Hope Kross been working on his promos while he was away, cuz Drew and Roman gonna cook his ass in this unscripted promo era unless he's prepared. We ain't forgot what Cole said about him, which ironically ended up happening 

 

I like Kross and want him to do well, despite my criticisms. He definitely looked legit last night atleast 

Edited August 6, 2022 by HD-Man

[Psychoblue]

I am legit pumped by these Dexter Lumis rumors.  He was my fave guy in NXT during the pandemic era and he'd be perfect for WWE TV.  The freaks get over.  

[scorp]

So all those cuts clearly weren’t a money issue because HHH is allowed to hire most of them back it seems. 
 

So why did Vince get rid of so many? Was the dude that senile?

[HD-Man]

1 hour ago, scorp said:

So all those cuts clearly weren’t a money issue because HHH is allowed to hire most of them back it seems. 
 

So why did Vince get rid of so many? Was the dude that senile?

Vince needed the extra company funds to buy pussy 😂

[Jurassic]

11 hours ago, scorp said:

So why did Vince get rid of so many? Was the dude that senile?

I assumed it was because WWE was conforming to a new budget, but now it seems cuts were being done just on Vince's whims.

Edited August 7, 2022 by Jurassic

[Psychoblue]

11 hours ago, scorp said:

So all those cuts clearly weren’t a money issue because HHH is allowed to hire most of them back it seems. 
 

So why did Vince get rid of so many? Was the dude that senile?

I suspect it’s because Ace wanted to make that salty runback extra salty so he fired all the guys that fit into Nicks criteria of being on the wrong side of 30

[Maxx]

5 hours ago, Jurassic said:

I assumed it was because WWE was conforming to a new budget, but now it seems cuts were being done just on Vince's whims.

I think its because vince was working to sell thr company. But with step and nick in charge maybe they dont feel they need to sell or at least delay it for a few years to see if they can change it up

[Hawkingbird]

Rumor is that Dijak is getting repackaged. No word if it's a new gimmick or going back to being himself

[scorp]

2 hours ago, Hawkingbird said:

Rumor is that Dijak is getting repackaged. No word if it's a new gimmick or going back to being himself

Good for him.

So many people breathing a breath of fresh air now. Don't have to get slapped with a shitty gimmick anymore.

[iStu X]

Johnny Ace is gone 

[Psychoblue]

10 minutes ago, iStu X said:

Johnny Ace is gone 

11 years this man tried to get a salty runback, and he only got to enjoy it for a few months before being out of the game entirely.  How poetic.  

[Psychoblue]

HE HAS RETURNED!

[Dragonfave723]

Looks like Dexter Lumis is back. He appeared in the crowd on RAW at the end of Aj Styles vs Miz match. 

 

Edited August 9, 2022 by Dragonfave723