Sun
2-Oct-2019(#1)Other thread was closed...so here we are.
Anyone else excited for AEW Dynamite tonight?
theJaw
* 29-Mar-2023(#241)Nick Khan also said there were no fights in the stands for the past 15 years in an attempt to make WWE seem all shiny and nice despite there being one in Boston a few months ago. He’s a yes man, and has been caught in lies numerous times. Same with Vince. Same with Triple H. Again, Triple H literally already admitted that Vince has input in his creative, it’s really not hard to believe that the shady dude who has a history of playing by his own rules may be doing the same thing right now. He’s obviously not back in any official capacity, but he is confirmed to be there weekly, it’s nowhere near out of the realm of possibility that he’s pushing Triple H toward his desired booking. Dude already changed the WWE bylaws via SEC filing even after stepping down, he’ll do what he wants regardless. As long as they don’t come outright and officially give him the job, they can do whatever they want.
To Pizza’s point, we saw how Triple H can book when Vince isn’t pressing him with NXT, there’s likely a reason it’s so wildly different now. Thankfully it’s not as bad as when Vince had full reign, but it’s mostly just dull. Again, just my opinion, but for my money, The Bloodline stuff is the only truly fantastic thing about WWE right now. Some of that is actually competent booking for once, and some of that is because it’s being compared to the turd Vince has squatted out for the past decade, so anything would look like gold in comparison. Even the Sami/KO stuff depended on a segment hawking t-shirts on the road to Mania, so there are still some whiffs even in that angle.
I also hope it steps up more after Mania, but I feel like people have been saying that for months. “I’m sure after SummerSlam Triple H will pick it up”, etc etc. He’s had enough time to start steering it that way, but so far he’s only been riding the Bloodline angle with a few decent storylines sprinkled underneath it. I just want it to be better, but if you’re digging it now, that rules. Folks should watch what they enjoy.
PizzaTheHutt
31-Mar-2023(#250)theJaw wrote:> Pretty good episode of WWE 24/7 going behind the scenes of WrestleMania 38 on Peacock
> now. I’m glad they’re keeping the 24/7 series going, always dug that one. I think
> “Day Of” (or whatever it was called) was good too.
>
> I miss Rivalries and WrestleMania Rewind.
I used to like watching these types of things when WWE was still its own separate Network app, but since the Peacock merge I barely watch any type of stuff like that anymore. I need to get back into it.
theJaw
* 1-Apr-2023(#258)@PizzaTheHutt He’s a known bully and piece of crap. Check out Bischoff remembering the first time he met him:
On seeing Steiner in the locker room for the first time: “So I go into this room, this big room where the guys are dressing. And I see both Steiners, Rick and Scott, have a referee. And for the life of me, I’m not sure who it was. I wanna say it was Nick Patrick, but I could be wrong. But anyway, they had this referee, and they had him duct taped up like a mummy. They had duct tape around his mouth, his hands were duct taped to the sides of his hips and his legs. His feet were duct taped together. And he was buck-ass naked and had a pencil stuck up his ass. And I thought, ‘Wow. This is gonna be a hell of a gig.’ [laughs] That’s my first recall of the Steiner Brothers. And I’m sure the referee, whoever it was, whether it was Nick Patrick or whoever, must have done something that the Steiners found worthy of some sort of Steiner Retribution. But they tortured him. It was, all I wanna say, in good fun for those who were watching. [laughs] Who knows what he did to deserve such a response. I’m not sure, I didn’t see it. I just saw the aftermath, and I thought, ‘Man. I’m gonna be really careful around these two guys.'” |
Unhinged old boomer douchebags, and they made light of literal rape. Wrestling locker rooms must have been a nightmare back in the day.
theJaw
* 3-Apr-2023(#270)With the Endeavor purchase, Ari Emanuel will be CEO and Vince McMahon will be Executive Chairman... again.
When creative was brought up:
imageVince then said he won't "be in the weeds" the way he was before, but that his role would be saying "yes or no". Meaning he'll still have final say on what gets pushed through creative. And THAT suuuuuuuuuuuuucks. He used the same "weeds" phrase when he was apparently handing creative over to Bischoff and Heyman 4 years ago, and we all know how that turned out. He was on the headset giving feedback for both nights of Mania. All this lines up with reports that Vince was pushing to keep the titles on Reigns through Mania, likely to have a "proven" asset like Reigns as the top guy through the selling of WWE. Triple H will apparently remain as chief content executive, aka Vince's fall guy when the going gets rough.
shadyfozzie
3-Apr-2023(#273)17 minutes into RAW, and no wrestling.. over/under # of matches is like 4.5 at this rate lol
theJaw
3-Apr-2023(#276)PizzaTheHutt wrote:> Was there any tribute screen at the beginning or mention on commentary of the passing
> of Bushwhacker Butch?
>
>
Not that I saw, but RIP Butch.
theJaw
* 3-Apr-2023(#277)shadyfozzie wrote:> 17 minutes into RAW, and no wrestling.. over/under # of matches is like 4.5 at this
> rate lol
Apparently the production crew have received two updated call sheets since the show started. That tidbit + a mere 5 minutes of wrestling in the commercial-free first hour certainly smells like ol’ Vinnie Mac.
shadyfozzie
4-Apr-2023(#280)worst Post Wrestlemania Raw ever.. no surprises (is Matt Riddle really a surprise?).. The only interesting thing was Brock turning on Rhodes.. I guess someone from Smackdown will challenge Reigns now (Please be Gunther).