scorp Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 1 hour ago, HD-Man said: We shall see..... https://www.ringsidenews.com/2021/08/19/wwe-open-to-talks-about-selling-the-company/ I think that became a very very strong possibility when they released Braun. For a company that has it's highest profits in forever, releasing a guy like Braun can only be seen as a cost cutting measure to make the company look better to potential buyers. Hawkingbird 1 Quote Link to comment
Maxx Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 1 hour ago, HD-Man said: We shall see..... https://www.ringsidenews.com/2021/08/19/wwe-open-to-talks-about-selling-the-company/ To the shock of no one HD-Man and Darc_Requiem 2 Quote Link to comment
Grimmjow316 Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 46 minutes ago, scorp said: I think that became a very very strong possibility when they released Braun. For a company that has it's highest profits in forever, releasing a guy like Braun can only be seen as a cost cutting measure to make the company look better to potential buyers. Releasing Bray should have turned up all the flags especially since he was a big merch mover for them apparently. scorp, Hawkingbird and HD-Man 3 Quote Link to comment
scorp Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 1 minute ago, Grimmjow316 said: Releasing Bray should have turned up all the flags especially since he was a big merch mover for them apparently. Supposedly there is info coming out that Bray had disagreements with Vince/Dunn. Quote Freddie Prinze Jr was on the The Ringer’s new wrestling podcast, and talked about his love for The Fiend. He said while he can’t say exactly why Bray was released, but apparently there were very big creative issues between Bray and Vince/Kevin Dunn. Freddie said Bray didn’t do business like they would have liked, and Vince/Dunn doubled down. He also hinted that this was the reason he lost to Goldberg in Saudi Arabia. Quote Link to comment
Grimmjow316 Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 Honestly losing to Goldberg was something that needed to happen. Yes it is completely WWEs fault because The Fiend should have never been a character challenging for belts in the first place so they booked themselves in a corner. Also at the time people were really liking The Fiend so if you put him up against Roman you risk getting backlash and Roman getting booed again. Quote Link to comment
Hawkingbird Posted August 19, 2021 Author Share Posted August 19, 2021 6 minutes ago, Grimmjow316 said: Honestly losing to Goldberg was something that needed to happen. Yes it is completely WWEs fault because The Fiend should have never been a character challenging for belts in the first place so they booked themselves in a corner. Also at the time people were really liking The Fiend so if you put him up against Roman you risk getting backlash and Roman getting booed again. Not like any of that mattered since Roman backed out of the match last minute. Roman still beat him for the belt at Payback Quote Link to comment
Grimmjow316 Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Hawkingbird said: Not like any of that mattered since Roman backed out of the match last minute. Roman still beat him for the belt at Payback True it didn’t in the end since the pandemic in a messed up way helped and the Thunderdome era made the transition easier without much risk. Also by that time people look to have been burned out by Bray honestly. Edited August 19, 2021 by Grimmjow316 Quote Link to comment
Psychoblue Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 It's weird because IRS said after he left that a lot of the Fiend, particularly the creepy funhouse stuff, was creative. Bray was who came up with the edgelord Fiend stuff, which is why the Fiend seemingly came out of nowhere as those segments were starting to catch on. Either way, I remember when HHH took over he began pressuring Johnny Ace guys like Axel and Ricardo so that he could get his NXT guys up more quickly. It looks like Khan and Ace are returning the favor by just giving people the boot without the extra hassle of trying to diminish their position. Quote Link to comment
Serpent Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 They kept jobbing Bray out, he absolutely should have complained and I'm glad he did. WWE honestly sucks. I hope AEW drives them into near bankruptcy. I don't want AEW to be a monopoly either, but I'd much rather see AEW as the lead dog than WWE. Quote Link to comment
Psychoblue Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 (edited) Just now, Serpent said: They kept jobbing Bray out, he absolutely should have complained and I'm glad he did. WWE honestly sucks. I hope AEW drives them into near bankruptcy. I don't want AEW to be a monopoly either, but I'd much rather see AEW as the lead dog than WWE. WWE is going to be selling anyway, so they're gonna win by way of attrition unless they themselves self-destruct. This IS a Tony Khan joint so that may be in the cards too. Edited August 19, 2021 by Psychoblue Quote Link to comment
scorp Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Am I simping for Mei Suruga now? Quote Link to comment
Maxx Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Happy punk day.. Or punk eve or whatever. https://www.wrestlingnewssource.com/news/69852/Renee-Paquette-Will-Interview-CM-Punk-Before-AEW-Ramage/ scorp 1 Quote Link to comment
iStu X Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 31 minutes ago, Maxx said: Happy punk day.. Or punk eve or whatever. https://www.wrestlingnewssource.com/news/69852/Renee-Paquette-Will-Interview-CM-Punk-Before-AEW-Ramage/ Quote Link to comment
HD-Man Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Cult of Personality gonna play then out comes MJF or Matt Cordona. It'll be glorious 🤣 Quote Link to comment
scorp Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 34 minutes ago, HD-Man said: Cult of Personality gonna play then out comes MJF or Matt Cordona. It'll be glorious 🤣 lol Memories of DX announcing the return of midget Bret Hart Thankfully we don't have to worry about that. Why? Quote Link to comment
Lantis Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 1 hour ago, HD-Man said: Cult of Personality gonna play then out comes MJF or Matt Cordona. It'll be glorious 🤣 Man, they do that shit in Chi-town....the whole city will burn LOL HD-Man 1 Quote Link to comment
HD-Man Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Edge with the throwback to Seth. lol Quote Link to comment
Maxx Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Smackdown said we aignt Goin out like some punk bitch... Brood blood Quote Link to comment
HD-Man Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 That was pretty weak for a final promo between Cena/Reigns, but I'm sure the match between em will be a banger Quote Link to comment
HD-Man Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 (edited) Oh shit, right off the bat. Damn Niggas in the crowd crying lol Edited August 21, 2021 by HD-Man Quote Link to comment
Serpent Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Well here it is. AEW is the real deal. iStu X and HD-Man 1 1 Quote Link to comment
HD-Man Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 6 minutes ago, Serpent said: Well here it is. AEW is the real deal. Yep, and with Bryan incoming, they're over the top. No choice but to take AEW seriously now Quote Link to comment
Grimmjow316 Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 The ice cream bars CM Punk never forgets. Quote Link to comment
HD-Man Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 They handled Punk as well as they could, they would've chanted all night if they hadn't brought him out first Quote Link to comment
Serpent Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Man I'm happy. I forgot how much I genuinely loved wrestling. Just how much it improved my life and gave me something to enjoy every week. I am really happy we have AEW. I don't know what the future holds, but I just can't watch WWE anymore. This is it for me. If AEW ever fails, I'm just done with wrestling forever. Wrestling when it's good is just so damn good. It's special. WWE made me forget that, it squeezed all the joy out of it. Honestly, fuck WWE. Fuck Vince. scorp and iStu X 1 1 Quote Link to comment
iStu X Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, HD-Man said: No choice but to take AEW seriously now There’s plenty of reasons why I’m still not going to. CM Punk is not longer a draw for me Edited August 21, 2021 by iStu X HD-Man 1 Quote Link to comment
HD-Man Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, iStu X said: There’s plenty of reasons why I’m still not going to. CM Punk isn’t a draw for me Emphasis on "for me", he's definitely a draw in general tho...... His new shirt literally crashed AEW's site, it's STILL down Edited August 21, 2021 by HD-Man Quote Link to comment
iStu X Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 3 minutes ago, HD-Man said: Emphasis on "for me", Correct 3 minutes ago, HD-Man said: His new shirt literally crashed AEW's site, it's STILL down ok Quote Link to comment
Lantis Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 AEW at least has the advantage of having the next few shows in Chicago (or in nearby cities) so Punk doesn't have to feel the travel wear-and-tear. I will reserve judgement on Punk until I see his first few matches and how he deals with a 7-year ring rust. Quote Link to comment
scorp Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Serpent said: Man I'm happy. I forgot how much I genuinely loved wrestling. Just how much it improved my life and gave me something to enjoy every week. I am really happy we have AEW. I don't know what the future holds, but I just can't watch WWE anymore. This is it for me. If AEW ever fails, I'm just done with wrestling forever. Wrestling when it's good is just so damn good. It's special. WWE made me forget that, it squeezed all the joy out of it. Honestly, fuck WWE. Fuck Vince. Well said, fellow mark. Quote Link to comment
scorp Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 And yea. Thank you Tony for another thicc goddess in Kiera Hogan. HD-Man and Hawkingbird 1 1 Quote Link to comment
HD-Man Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 I expected the new AEW CM Punk shirts to go the way of the PS5 goin by last night but I was able to easily buy one this morning. Awesome, should be here in two weeks or less scorp 1 Quote Link to comment
iStu X Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 (edited) Respect to Rey for the Macho Man gear Edited August 22, 2021 by iStu X Quote Link to comment
Grimmjow316 Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Pat McAfee best commentator today. HD-Man 1 Quote Link to comment
iStu X Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 McAfee straight up said Jey Uso SRK’ed Dominic in the face 😂😂😂😂 Maxx and HD-Man 1 1 Quote Link to comment
HD-Man Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Pat McAfee is a national treasure Quote Link to comment
Maxx Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Sasha got replaced by Carmella... Cue the dirtsheets Quote Link to comment
iStu X Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 3 minutes ago, Maxx said: Sasha got replaced by Carmella... Cue the dirtsheets She didn’t though. Lol Quote Link to comment
HD-Man Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 And Bianca got buried apparently 🤦🏾♂️ Hawkingbird 1 Quote Link to comment
iStu X Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 (edited) Yeah…let’s have a MOTY candidate pairing face off at the second biggest PPV in the company be a squash match. For fucking reasons. That was god awful Edited August 22, 2021 by iStu X HD-Man 1 Quote Link to comment
Maxx Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 (edited) Wwe pulling a Kofi only on its black Champs I can't prove it but it felt racist Edited August 22, 2021 by Maxx Quote Link to comment
iStu X Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 I bet Drew makes videos of himself cutting gallon jugs of water with that sword while wearing a fedora and duster Quote Link to comment
HD-Man Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 15 minutes ago, Maxx said: Wwe pulling a Kofi only on its black Champs I can't prove it but it felt racist Interesting angle on that. Any other examples? Might look into this 🤔 Quote Link to comment
iStu X Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 (edited) This ppv started off so strong and now it’s rolling around in the gutter. ew, Edge vs Rollins? Edited August 22, 2021 by iStu X Quote Link to comment
HD-Man Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 It's like they deliberately want ppl to move to AEW scorp and Jurassic 2 Quote Link to comment
scorp Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 5 minutes ago, HD-Man said: It's like they deliberately want ppl to move to AEW What? You don't like Nikki being the transitional champ between Charlotte and Charlotte? 🤣 At this point I feel they are purposefully sabotaging their own show hahahahahaha HD-Man 1 Quote Link to comment
iStu X Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 I came close to wheezing I was laughing so hard at this Darc_Requiem, GreyFoxx, HD-Man and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment
scorp Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Just now, iStu X said: I came close to wheezing I was laughing so hard at this hahahahahah HD-Man 1 Quote Link to comment
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