KrisZ Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 And I wasn't necessarily going after Kevin Dunn but the agents could've done those guys better....I will say whoever laid out must love Adrian Neville because he was made to look like the top dog which I guess makes sense since he is the champ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovert Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 And I wasn't necessarily going after Kevin Dunn but the agents could've done those guys better....I will say whoever laid out must love Adrian Neville because he was made to look like the top dog which I guess makes sense since he is the champ Nothing to do with him being the Champ it is to with already said. He is dropping the belt on Thursday and is moving to the main roster with a bunch of others the Raw after Night of Champions. Breeze is winning the belt and Zayn is staying in NXT for a little while longer - some say he is teaming with Devitt short term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisZ Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 Yeah they definitely need a new wave of guys FAST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 My point was HHH is smart enough to know he needs the best talent available to make the Performance Center and NXT look as good as possible (especially since he knows Kevin Dunn is going to immediately bury everyone to Vince). If someone comes to him and says "this guy is good, we should give him a deal" he usually does. I guess he should get credit for being more progressive than Vince at that aspect I guess. At least he was willing to entertain the possibility that someone can be a top star and not be a jacked-to-the-gills type of guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WingedEagle Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 My biggest takeaway from the NXT match on Raw is that they should absolutely have 1 NXT match on the show every month, ideally a 4-5 minute spotfest or with some other unique hook to get people interested in NXT. You don't want this to become Tough Enough, but can easily have the right people out there for a few minutes as a showcase for Network programming. They could do many things such as build next week's Cena/Lesnar issue for Main Event instead of Raw, but the NXT thing doesn't require a radical change in approach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmare007 Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 Remember the kid that kept yelling "LET'S GO CENA!" during the Brock/Cena match? Turns out that was Bill Simmons daughter. btw, Simmons has to be one of the dumbest wrestling fans out there. Every time he start talking about it it's cringe worthy. edit: unrelated Below is the updated card for the September 21st WWE Night of Champions pay-per-view after tonight's Main Event: WWE World Heavyweight Title Match John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar WWE Tag Team Title Match Stardust and Goldust vs. The Usos WWE Intercontinental Title Match The Miz vs. Dolph Ziggler WWE United States Title Match Cesaro vs. Sheamus WWE Divas Title Match Nikki Bella vs. AJ Lee vs. Paige Rusev vs. Mark Henry Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins Chris Jericho vs. Randy Orton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakeplastictrees Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 Reading Chris' blog today: (And if anyone was curious, section 10.2.b is the 'Rey Mysterio' clause: " ( In the event that WRESTLER is unable to wrestle for six (6) consecutive weeks during the Term of this Agreement, for any or no reason, including, without limitation, due to an injury suffered while performing services at PROMOTER’s direction, PROMOTER shall have the right to thereafter: (i) terminate this Agreement; (ii) suspend WRESTLER either with or without pay; and/or (iii) extend the Term of this Agreement for a period of time equal to the entire period of inability to wrestle, or any portion thereof." I believe that WWE is using this part of the contract to 'extend' Rey's time under obligation to WWE by the amount of injury time he's accumulated.) I thought it was just paranoia. But no. Its actually written in the contracts.No wonder people rush back. Though I can't think of the last person who got hurt and WWE immediately canned the person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 I don't recall anyone else having their contracts extended, the usual MO was to just to let people's deals run out and not re sign them. I wonder if there's any kind of recourse for Rey since it's clear they are singling him out with this. Not to mention considering Alberto apparently has enough ammo for him to go to AAA and more or less keep doing his WWE gimmick, you'd think they wouldn't want another example of them picking on a Mexican guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilTLL Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 Remember the kid that kept yelling "LET'S GO CENA!" during the Brock/Cena match? Turns out that was Bill Simmons daughter. She has ten times the charisma of her dad already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantastic Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 Taker just keeps looking older and older. He's lost a fuck ton of weight too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMJ Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 Forget working WrestleMania 31. The only PPV I could envision a guy looking like that working is Slamboree 93. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petey Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 Saw Bix retweet this: http://www.thewrap.com/warner-bros-in-talks-to-acquire-entire-wwe-library-exclusive/ So confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 WWE is getting a new distributor, and that site seemed to think that meant WB is buying the actual library. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 I need an understanding of why WWE would even need a third party distributor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Ewiak Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 I need an understanding of why WWE would even need a third party distributor. So, they can fire the people they currently have hired to do that job and instead, get paid by WB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstar Sleeze Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 Going to the House Show at the Garden (The Boston Garden >>> Podunk One in NYC) and I all want is a 20 minute Slater Gator match is that too much to ask for? Cena vs Kane is being run on top, God help me. Jericho vs Rollins will at least be fun if not really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petey Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 lol @ Boston Garden being "The Garden". I could see Jericho/Rollins being an entertaining house show match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 I'm kind of frustrated that Baltimore seemingly only gets TV tapings or PPVs. I want to go to a house show but I don't want to trek out of my way for it. Also, it's nigh impossible for me to hit something on a Sunday or Monday night but a Friday or Saturday night would be doable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Childs Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 They run Fairfax, Va. sometimes. You probably don't want to drive to Salisbury. Don't think I would for a house show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.S. Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 Not sure why you're all begging for house shows. Longer matches, yes, but they're usually very paint-by-numbers. It's a fun enough experience, don't get me wrong, but the last thing you'll be is blown away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 Not sure why you're all begging for house shows. Longer matches, yes, but they're usually very paint-by-numbers. It's a fun enough experience, don't get me wrong, but the last thing you'll be is blown away.I went to a house show two months ago that had at least two fucking awesome matches, Rollins vs Ambrose and Shaemus vs Del Rio in an anything goes match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strummer Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 I also prefer house shows. Albany with a raw and SD taping this year. No house shows. The raw was the one with the horrible Kane/Bryan/Brie stuff with the car. to think how much has changed in a year the house show I went to last October was headlined by Punk v Curtis Axel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strummer Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 around this time last year we had RVD feuding with Del Rio over the Word Title, Big Show crying every week, Punk and Heyman still feuding in a program that started in June and with Axel headlining house shows, Miz getting a teased babyface push against the Authority that went nowhere and Dolph Ziggler still stuck in the same position on the card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petey Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 I haven't been to a house show since probably 1998 or 1999, but I think the allure of a house show is because it's like a throwback to our youths. It seems like house shows tend to be filled with more kids and you get more of a traditional face/heel divide as a result. Yeah, you know there's not gonna be angle advancement or a big title change, but I can see the appeal in just checking out a rasslin' show with no strings attached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.S. Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 I went to a house show two months ago that had at least two fucking awesome matches, Rollins vs Ambrose and Shaemus vs Del Rio in an anything goes match. Certainly better than the one I went to a few years ago, which featured Cena vs. Miz in a street fight, Punk vs. Alberto, and a VERY disappointing match between Dolph Ziggler and Evan Bourne that seemed a half-step off (think this was when Bourne was between Wellness suspensions). I remember Drew McIntyre impressing me with his hard work and enthusiasm despite losing. The thing is, I was barely following wrestling at that point (the Summer of Punk got me back, and then lost me again with a series of increasingly insane booking moves), and yet I was still able to predict every single thing that happened. The show was a cool experience, but everything felt rote and stale - which should not ever be the case for a lapsed fan, as I was at the time. I haven't been to a house show since probably 1998 or 1999, but I think the allure of a house show is because it's like a throwback to our youths. It seems like house shows tend to be filled with more kids and you get more of a traditional face/heel divide as a result. Yeah, you know there's not gonna be angle advancement or a big title change, but I can see the appeal in just checking out a rasslin' show with no strings attached. I can agree with this. Always fun to see the kids and families just having a good time. That was definitely the case at the show I went to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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