Is the empire crumbling before our eyes?

[Embrodak]

Prichard and Dunn running creative is fucking hilarious, it’ll be like if Ringo kept The Beatles going by himself. They’ve gotta be placeholders while they put some kind of committee in place, unless they’re just there so Vince can text them what he wants done without actually physically being in the building to harass the talent.

[Ricky Jackson]

Sad/funny to see tons of WWE lifers propping up Rollins as the best option to replace Brock. God Vince would be proud of their devotion to his teachings of banality 

[El-P]

9 minutes ago, sek69 said:

Vince apparently made the decision to retire a week ago, which sure puts Titus's speech in a different context. I suppose he was basically saying goodbye by proxy.

Wow. It's kinda crazy how "little" it took it term of mainstream attention to get him the fuck out of the picture. Two articles in a mainstream outlet and he's a goner. If pro-wrestling was not seen as this under the radar, third tier kind of entertainment, it would have happened way sooner.

As far as the creative go, the company is thoroughly unprepared for such a scenario, as the last few years have demonstrated. 

[sek69]

Vince basically did his version of doing an Alford plea in court where you don't admit guilt but agree that there's enough evidence to find you guilty. 

[El-P]

Probably should post that here too, while we're at it, because all this shit is funny and all, but really it's not, because it's shit like this that it is about.

 

[sek69]

6 minutes ago, El-P said:

Probably should post that here too, while we're at it, because all this shit is funny and all, but really it's not, because it's shit like this that it is about.

If you're referring to what I said, he didn't actually make a plea, just that his retirement like this is basically an admission of the charges against him being legit. 

[El-P]

Just now, sek69 said:

If you're referring to what I said, he didn't actually make a plea, just that his retirement like this is basically an admission of the charges against him being legit. 

I was referring to what I posted next. Which should surprise no one. Also, it's obvious Kevin Dunn was in on it too.

But yeah, he pretty much admits to it without admitting to it. A former minister in France who used to be a TV star basically did the same thing, retiring from all public life after a wave of accusations.

[C.S.]

59 minutes ago, C.S. said:

Losing Roman vs. Brock at SummerSlam would be a huge positive. Any other match would be more interesting to me.

I spoke too soon. They've reportedly reached out to Goldberg. 

[sek69]

We're pretty much a tweaked hammy by Goldberg away from Taker coming back at this rate.

[The Thread Killer]

1 minute ago, sek69 said:

We're pretty much a tweaked hammy by Goldberg away from Taker coming back at this rate.

Or Shane-O-Mac

[El-P]

9 minutes ago, C.S. said:

I spoke too soon. They've reportedly reached out to Goldberg. 

As I predicted. Not that it was very hard to guess. 

Trip would have gladly made a comeback and beat Roman in a heartbeat... Wait, wrong formulation here.

[El-P]

And as always, everybody has forgotten about J-E Double F, J-A-Double R, E-Double T sneaking around Titan Towers amidst the chaos. King of the Mountain match at Mania next year ?

[sek69]

Got an email from WWE (at 5:42 pm) asking me to tune in to watch Brock on Smackdown tonight on Fox!

 

(which reminds me, Fox has to be thrilled over this development)

[strobogo]

HHH/JJ creative team could actually produce pretty good tv, imo

[Embrodak]

1 hour ago, strobogo said:

HHH/JJ creative team could actually produce pretty good tv, imo

I’ll bet Trips is seething that they fired Regal, otherwise he could call up HBK.

[Mattsdmf]

The amount of crocodile tears I’ve read the last couple hours elsewhere on the net is incredibly disgusting. That said, I’m very curious how this will shape out in the next 6 months or so.

[El-P]

I guess this has to live in infamy :

Stephy leading a chant for a guy who's such in deep shit with sexual harrassement stuff (at best) that after spending weeks waving his dick on TV can't even show up to say goodbye himself. Shame on each and every person in that building too who chanted along. And yes indeed, Stephanie McMahon is a repulsive human being (but what else is new ?).

[JerryvonKramer]

I actually think Vince is done here. Also surely this story is worth its own thread? Meltzer called it the biggest wrestling story since the death of WCW.

[El-P]

As long as he's holding the majority of the shares, he's not done. I believe he's done when he's either completely out either completely dead.

[KawadaSmile]

"Completely dead" made me laugh. Wouldn't rule out that fucker coming back as a zombie or vengeful spirit just to spite everyone!

[PeteF3]

Oh, the dude is going to be yelling instructions at his pallbearers, no question.

[C.S.]

Max Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Priiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii was apparently Bray Wyatted, with Maxxine Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Priiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii (Sooooooooooooooooooo Fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiia Cromwell) becoming the Alexa Bliss to his act and replacing him entirely.

https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/report-max-dupri-done-with-wwes-maximum-male-models-faction

[Sweet Brown Koko]

Vince internal retirement memo:

To all WWE Superstars: as I approach 77 years old (OMG am I really that old?), I feel it’s time for me to retire. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my passion, wisdom, and love of the business with you. No longer will you see the smiling, docile, level-headed, calm presence at Gorilla every week.

Your dedication to WWE will ensure that our company will continue to grow and prosper. Our organization is nothing without you. You are WWE’s only natural resource, chosen to perform in front of a global audience.

You are all WWE Global Ambassadors. Carry the WWE flag wherever you go. Wave it high and proud. And bust your ass to be all you can be as a persn and as a performer.

One other thing — I won’t be with you, but I’ll be watching. Remember to keep your hands up, grab hold, and sell. Btw, SmackDown airs live tonight at 8pm Eastern/7pm Central on FOX.

Vince

 

Per Pwtorch: https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2022/07/22/vince-mcmahon-internal-memo-on-retirement-revealed/

[sek69]

As Dave pointed out last night, the plug for Smackdown at the end shows they meant for this to get out. 

[sek69]

4 hours ago, KawadaSmile said:

"Completely dead" made me laugh. Wouldn't rule out that fucker coming back as a zombie or vengeful spirit just to spite everyone!

Now I'm wondering if a WWE themed Resident Evil game would work.