WWE TV 9/25 - 10/1 Tua is the tribal chief of the NFL

[MLB]

We already know Jade's winning the women's Rumble. 

[SirEdger]

58 minutes ago, KawadaSmile said:

Roman vs LA Knight YEAH at the Rumble seems like a good idea. Let Gunther cook at the Rumble match and win.

That's assuming Knight isn't in the men's Rumble himself and wins the whole thing.

[KawadaSmile]

9 minutes ago, SirEdger said:

That's assuming Knight isn't in the men's Rumble himself and wins the whole thing.

It all depends on the next few months, but Gunther winning the Rumble and actually cashing in on Seth or whoever is holding the WHC, then setting up a feud with Cody would be a good idea. I would give Knight the Rumble main event against Roman, as you could have him defend it on a rematch at the EC, or just have a straight up Chamber match for the belt.

[MLB]

Yeah there's a lot of variables with Orton coming back, potentially Punk returning, and Rock gearing up for Roman by the Rumble. I could see Cena and Knight against Waller and Theory. 

My guesses: if Punk is coming back it will be a program with Rollins off the bat. I think Cody will likely be Orton's first opponent after returning to a huge pop and turning heel immediately. Gunther goes over Brock around RR/Mania. Cena will likely face Logan Paul at Mania. Ospreay debuts against Ricochet, Jade wins the women's title.

[sek69]

I hope Kelani Jordan doesn't get derailed by Dana Brooke getting endeavored. They seemed to be building to something with those two and now Jordan got left hanging in the breeze. 

[sek69]

2 hours ago, MLB said:

Ospreay debuts against Ricochet,

Also, what? Did I miss something?

[sek69]

Tiffy Time in the main event as nature intended, you love to see it 

[sek69]

Baron/Bron was a fun opener, it's still amazing to me that Gable Steveson was so repellant to the NXT audience that it turned Corbin babyface. 

[sek69]

Good to see Trick getting big wins, if they aren't going to keep him with Melo I didn't want to see him get Jannetty'd. 

[C.S.]

Psst, @sek69, talk to yourself in this thread instead.  

 

[MLB]

5 hours ago, sek69 said:

Also, what? Did I miss something?

Pure speculation...Ospreay's deal runs out in February.

[MLB]

Gunther and Ciampa ought to seriously bang, Ciampa is one the most underrated wrestlers in WWE and he will bring the fight to Gunther.

[NintendoLogic]

Their 2021 NXT is probably my favorite WALTER/Gunther match. The fact that he can deliver bangers with Ciampa, who is basically held together by silly string, shows that he's a smart worker who isn't reliant on sheer brute force to produce compelling matches.

[Alucard]

lol Loading up next week's NXT with Asuka vs Roxanne, Cena appearing, Heyman, and Cody making a major announcement. 

(Dynamite is on Tuesday next week)

[Embrodak]

Gunther vs Ilja on the main roster will absolutely bang. Ilja kind of reminds me of NXT-era Sami Zayn, someone who’s kinda offbeat but just gets the crowd behind him.

[sek69]

4 hours ago, Alucard said:

lol Loading up next week's NXT with Asuka vs Roxanne, Cena appearing, Heyman, and Cody making a major announcement. 

(Dynamite is on Tuesday next week)

Not that beating Dynamite isn't something they're interested in,  but they've been trying to gas up NXT so they can get a fat new TV deal for it since USA is only going to be carrying Smackdown now going forward. 

[MLB]

So the pitch for NXT to USA executives is, "Look, NXT draws ratings when Becky Lynch and John Cena appear on it!"

I hope USA sees through the charade and doesn't renew it. 

[C.S.]

On 9/30/2023 at 5:11 PM, MLB said:

Ospreay debuts against Ricochet

Well, you're a soothsayer.

Spoiler

Update: Sorry, folks, I got taken in by a false report. Nothing to see here. Move along now.

[NintendoLogic]

That has to be fake news. There's nothing about that on espn.com or any wrestling news website and Ospreay is still under contract to New Japan until next February.

[MLB]

5 minutes ago, NintendoLogic said:

That has to be fake news. There's nothing about that on espn.com or any wrestling news website and Ospreay is still under contract to New Japan until next February.

That's four months away, champ...Mania is in April. I was forecasting Rumble/Mania 2024. Connect the dots here.

[NintendoLogic]

Be that as it may, there is no breaking ESPN announcement of Ospreay signing with WWE, which is all I was saying. It looks like someone Photoshopped the Jade Cargill signing announcement to create the above image.

[MLB]

Yeah, it's obviously a forged announcement but the buzz is starting.

[Timbo Slice]

Ospreay signing with WWE would show how much of a failure their own development is in a lot of ways, which would be hilarious. Also, just having him feud with Ricochet isn’t enough when there’s an aura that there isn’t much room for more top end talent. 
 

Trying to tell the maximalist of all maximalist wrestlers to work on a weekly basis and house shows when he’s cutting promos about his body already breaking down is a choice, too. 

[MLB]

Body breaking down = cash in now with WWE.

Ricochet/Ospreay is kinda like Styles/Nakamura, WWE wants it on their big stage. 

[C.S.]

44 minutes ago, NintendoLogic said:

That has to be fake news. There's nothing about that on espn.com or any wrestling news website and Ospreay is still under contract to New Japan until next February.

Yeah, I got got.

I blame the Emergency Test activating my vaccine and turning me into a zombie.