strobogo Posted December 12, 2021 Report Share Posted December 12, 2021 If there is such a thing at winning at life, The Rock absolutely won at life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted December 12, 2021 Report Share Posted December 12, 2021 There isn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strobogo Posted December 12, 2021 Report Share Posted December 12, 2021 Okay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.S. Posted December 12, 2021 Report Share Posted December 12, 2021 2 hours ago, El-P said: There isn't. You okay, man??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted December 12, 2021 Report Share Posted December 12, 2021 1 minute ago, C.S. said: You okay, man??? No worse than I usually am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rah Posted December 13, 2021 Report Share Posted December 13, 2021 8 hours ago, strobogo said: If there is such a thing at winning at life, The Rock absolutely won at life  8 hours ago, El-P said: There isn't.  8 hours ago, strobogo said: Okay Shut it down. We've peaked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted December 13, 2021 Report Share Posted December 13, 2021 Legit cracked me up, I admit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxnj Posted December 14, 2021 Report Share Posted December 14, 2021 Maybe I've been living in a cave, but never heard of there being heat between Rock and H. Thought it was just Rock and Michaels. Given that H losing power has led to Michaels taking over NXT, that's not very good revenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo Slice Posted December 14, 2021 Report Share Posted December 14, 2021 I thought it went back to Rock’s appearance on SNL, yeah? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoS Posted December 14, 2021 Report Share Posted December 14, 2021 I think the Rock-HHH heat is the continuation of the Rock-HBK heat, especially because Hunter was involved both in trying to get Bret to beat Rock for the IC title in 1997, as well as trying to convince Vince that Rock didn't deserve to headline against Austin at WrestleMania in 1999. I also remember Meltzer pointing to voices in Vince's ear telling him they no longer need Rock, after they had somehow let the fucking Rock's contract expire, under the guise of a clerical error. As for NXT, while Shawn oversees the execution of Vince's vision these days, it is clear that creatively he has lost power from the Adam Cole-Johny Gargano-Ciampa days, which had his fingerprints all over the product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo Slice Posted December 18, 2021 Report Share Posted December 18, 2021 Saw this over at DVDVR, but apparently Thatcher has transferred over to being a trainer now? I wonder if injuries caught up to him? Seems like a natural fit (his friends I’ve worked with at local indies out her still rave about how much they’ve learned about him to this day), but my hope is that he can still work when need be, as he can obviously still go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strobogo Posted December 18, 2021 Report Share Posted December 18, 2021 WWE having Thatcher and Hideki as trainers but then just having people do front rolls for months and months on end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted December 18, 2021 Report Share Posted December 18, 2021 They don't want "indy style" in their product because WWE Style (tm) is the law. However, they hire "indy guy who never worked in the main roster" as trainers. Make sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted December 18, 2021 Report Share Posted December 18, 2021 I would assume Thatcher saw the writing on the wall and decided his best chance to stay employed was to be a trainer.  Hell, him teaching guys to do front rolls would still be a better use of him than being a jobber in NXT or a comedy gimmick on Raw chasing the 24/7 title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted December 18, 2021 Report Share Posted December 18, 2021 'member when people where having fantasies of big time matches against WALTER when he signed ? That good ol' WWEptimism... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted December 18, 2021 Report Share Posted December 18, 2021 I hate to defend WWE, but there wasn't much they could do if he didn't want to come to the US for more than a short trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted December 18, 2021 Report Share Posted December 18, 2021 Him or anyone else really. He's been a complete waste of talent for someone who has such a unique kind of talent. It's not like he had any shot to begin with of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Enthusiast Posted December 18, 2021 Report Share Posted December 18, 2021 They destroyed an incredible European wrestling scene and they are left with… a trainer.  What a shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted December 18, 2021 Report Share Posted December 18, 2021 32 minutes ago, Zoo Enthusiast said: They destroyed an incredible European wrestling scene and they are left with… a trainer.  What a shame. Hey there's also NXT UK which apparently is still putting out great matches on the regular but nobody watches it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Wolfe Posted December 18, 2021 Report Share Posted December 18, 2021 NXT UK in-ring is great but commentary is awful It really is a studio show, though, if you are nostalgic for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo Slice Posted December 18, 2021 Report Share Posted December 18, 2021 I do think there's going to be an attempt to branch out in the UK once safe to do so, mainly because it can be budgeted somewhat better. But at the same time, yeah, something has to give.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyin' Brian Posted December 19, 2021 Report Share Posted December 19, 2021 Looks like Owens and Zayn have both resigned. Lord knows why, especially Sami. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo Slice Posted December 19, 2021 Report Share Posted December 19, 2021 My guess is that they saw a contract with 7 figures on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Enthusiast Posted December 19, 2021 Report Share Posted December 19, 2021 It's too bad but I can't blame them if they got paid that much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteF3 Posted December 19, 2021 Report Share Posted December 19, 2021 On the other hand, as Dave pointed out on WOR, they essentially signed rolling 90-day contracts, not "3-year" deals or however long it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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