Dammit, people, once we hit 1000 posts, we start a new one, in deference to the poor, weak, rickety server upon which OO is housed!

When last you spoke on the Rumor Thread, these were the issues:

* Brock Lesnar sucks and his matches suck more, because he only has one move of doom.

* Brock Lesnar may be in trouble after a drug violation (this now has its own thread).

* Cody Rhodes in ROH is happening soon.

* A lot of WWE Alumni are expected to show up and (even if only briefly) repopulate the rosters after the draft.... Tajiri and Rhyno are already on part time contracts, and MVP is rumored. OO really hopes that those Carlito rumors are true! Longshots would be the likes of Morrison and Rey from LU (LU has ardent fans, but less than solid financial grounding, and might give up Rey so that they have more funds to do their third season filming the right way), and maybe, just maybe one major surprise like Angle or something.

* And probably other things, too.....



Rick

According to Meltzer, Cena is booked for only six house shows until November. Those being international shows and a MSG weekend.

It's official, the Cena era is over. He's a part timer like Taker and HBK were 7 years ago. With the Brand Split coming up, he could even be the new Undertaker as SD's titan who overshadows even the top guys just like Taker did when Cena and Batista became top guys.

Also this really opens up the chance for Ambrose/Rollins/Styles to become the top guy by becoming the face of SD while Reigns keeps tanking on RAW.

[Edited on 7-16-2016 by First 9]

Yeah, I'm kinda bummed out, because after his US title reign, I really came to like the dude. I never disliked him outright, but I really gained a lot of respect for him after that. But hell, it;s been a hell of a run, so I'm glad for his sake he's slowing down and pursuing other things. I'm sure he'll be around forever anyway from the way he talks. Even if it gets widdled down to Mania in 4-5 years or something.

I think he'll still be a regular on TV, so for the majority of fans it won't make any difference.

Per WWE.com, this is how the draft will work.

-Raw has the first overall pick
-Since SmackDown Live is a two-hour show and Raw is three hours, for every two picks SmackDown Live receives, Raw will receive three picks
-Tag teams count as one pick unless a Commissioner/General Manager specifically only wants one member of the team​
-Six draft picks will be made off the NXT roster​

Interesting notes:
-Brock Lesnar is eligible for drafting and thus could be limited to one brand moving forward.
-The Wyatt Faimly is not protected under the tag team rules so we might see them split
-No mention of drafting non-wrestlers.

I can see the obvious advantage RAW has in numbers being mixed into Steph's rivalry with Shane, so we'll get Steph bragging how she absolutely has the advantage in quantity only for Shane to make a bombshell of a final draft pick.

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EDIT: Can someone move this to the WWE Draft thread since there is already a thread about it, it's big, and it's news?



EDIT 2: First 9 reposted in the Draft thread and I moved my comments over there.

[Edited on 7-18-2016 by williamssl]

* The Torch is reporting that Gran Metalik and Ibushi from the CWC have signed full time deals with WWE. Expect more cruiserweight signings as they look to fill out the division.

* Big Show vs. Shaquille O'Neal at Wrestlemania is a thing that is happening.

* Things are extremely tense on the writing team for WWE because Vince is doing everything regarding the brand split week to week on the fly rather than planning things out well in advance. Even his decision for the brand split was made rather quickly with no real reason given.

[Edited on 7-19-2016 by CCharger]

[Edited on 7-19-2016 by CCharger]

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* Things are extremely tense on the writing team for WWE because Vince is doing everything regarding the brand split week to week on the fly rather than planning things out well in advance. Even his decision for the brand split was made rather quickly with no real reason given.

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Shaq vs Big Show makes me happy.

Now we just need that Ziggler vs Jackman match.

I love writing things that sound sarcastic but are actually things I want, even though they sound like trolling but aren't.

Apparently Simon Gotch got into a legit fight in catering with Sin Cara at Smackdown tonight.

For whatever reason, I feel like this will come back to fuck Sin Cara in the ass, more than Simon Gotch.

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Apparently Simon Gotch got into a legit fight in catering with Sin Cara at Smackdown tonight.

For whatever reason, I feel like this will come back to fuck Sin Cara in the ass, more than Simon Gotch.

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But is he The World's Sweetest Man? No. No he isn't.

Maybe all that pomade grease Gotch uses has soaked through his scalp and into his brain, giving him some weird form of CTE.

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* Cody Rhodes in ROH is happening soon.

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* The substance that Lesnar tested positive for was clomiphene which is used by steroid users at the end of their cycle to help restore the natural production of testosterone.

* The Social Outcasts are done as a stable

* Putting Paige and ADR on two different shows was allegedly a deliberate attempt by managment to break them up

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If this means that they're going to actually try to do something interesting with the guys involved, cool. If not, it's just another example of them killing off an act for committing the cardinal sin of getting over more than intended.

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Not that I wish any ill will towards him, but I agree. After all, this isn't the first dust-up that Sin Cara/Hunico has been involved in backstage. Sounds to me like he's got a bit of a temper, because Gotch seems like an all around sweetheart.

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Not that I wish any ill will towards him, but I agree. After all, this isn't the first dust-up that Sin Cara/Hunico has been involved in backstage. Sounds to me like he's got a bit of a temper, because Gotch seems like an all around sweetheart.

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I haven't heard this about Sin Cara. What's the scoop?

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Is Sin Cara going to be the modern-day Haku?

Looks like that other fight was Sheamus being a bully and Sin Cara defending himself.

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Looks like that other fight was Sheamus being a bully and Sin Cara defending himself.

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That's not the first story I've heard of a smaller guy taking out Sheamus. I remember reading back in the day that Yoshi Tatsu smacked him around a little, too. Who knows if it's true.

Whether Hunico was the instigator or not, I don't see much of a future for him in WWE. Sin Cara has become an albatross of a gimmick since Mistico fucked it up so badly.

[Edited on 7-20-2016 by denverpunk]

So this is pretty funny. From WWE.com.

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After Tuesday night�s SmackDown Live, the WWE Universe watched helplessly as the lights quite literally went out on Heath Slater.

The Social Outcast member more than lived up to his former group�s moniker when he found himself sitting alone in the dark, the only Superstar not chosen during the WWE Draft. And though the awkward moment proved painful to watch and may have brought lesser men to their knees, the rejection seems only to have added fuel to the redheaded rocker�s fire.

�Guess who is the Hottest Free Agent� Yeah!!!! Me!!!� Slater tweeted, moments after SmackDown Live went off the air. And though his assessment may be overly optimistic � or arguably delusional � perhaps he has a point. After all, Slater is also a Slammy Award winner, a three-time WWE Tag Team Champion and the man who has defeated the likes of Seth Rollins, The Great Khali and Dolph ZIggler.

Any independent promotion with an ear to the ground knows Slater would be a respectable acquisition. Rumors have even surfaced that sports-entertainment�s newest free agent has already been in talks with EVOLVE Wrestling�s Gabe Sapolsky and has reached out to William Regal regarding promotions in the United Kingdom.

If Slater does decide to hang up his boots, however, it may well be time for his close-up. With a role in the upcoming film The Marine 5: Battleground and as host of WWE Game Night on WWE.com, the burgeoning actor appears to have caught the bug. If so, Slater finds himself uniquely poised to follow The Rock and John Cena as the newest WWE Superstar to conquer Hollywood.

And for those who have clamored to hear him fulfill his destiny as a front-man in a rock-n-roll outfit, don�t unplug you�re headphones just yet. With time now on his side, The One Man (Southern) Rock Band may soon be spending days laying down tracks in an effort to rock your face off before long.

Regardless of what path his journey may take, whether in the ring, on a movie set or in a recording studio, Heath Slater isn�t about to rest on his questionable laurels. To paraphrase rocker Neil Young, it�s better to burn out than to fade away � bay-bay!

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ONE MAN BRAND BABAY!!!!!

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Post of the Year nominee. I legitimately laughed out loud.

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Post of the Year nominee. I legitimately laughed out loud.

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Totally seconded. In fact, that was such a spot-on Heath Slater imitation that I think Crunk ought to form the Social OOutcasts? Can Janerd be Bo Dallas?

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Just read that supposedly the drug Roman Reigns got popped for was Adderall.

Nikki Bella has been cleared by doctors and will begin training at the Performance Center:

http://411mania.com/wrestling/nikki-bella-gets-good-news-teases-in-ring-return/

I'm glad that she is able to continue her career and not have it taken away from her. Hopefully she will stay healthy and be able to go out on her own terms when the time is right.

Word has it that Cesaro's comments after last week's draft was a shoot. He wanted to be on Smackdown with Daniel Bryan, and when drafted to RAW, he said that he hoped the focus would be on the wrestlers there, and not Stephanie and Mick Foley.

This is why not telling your talent beforehand that they are being drafted is sometimes a good thing. Nia Jax reacts to being drafted and becomes emotional:



Just goes to show you there is some reality to this scripted world.

[Edited on 7-21-2016 by royberto]

* WWE have signed Rhyno and Curt Hawkins to full time deals to help fill out the roster

* Word is that Daniel Bryans was presented with the opportunity to be the GM of Smackdown opposing Shane and Steph on RAW, but declined because he was not mentally ready to be around wrestling full time again. Vince approached him again a few weeks later and Bryan agreed and was shoehorned into the spot.

[Edited on 7-22-2016 by CCharger]

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Not a bad ideer there Count. Janerd is a font of quixotic positivity and Gape Vigoda pictures. Is this your roundabout way of campaigning for the Axel spot?

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Not a bad ideer there Count. Janerd is a font of quixotic positivity and Gape Vigoda pictures. Is this your roundabout way of campaigning for the Axel spot?

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I'm probably not wild enough to be Adam Rose, so I guess I would have to say YIIIIII! YIII! YII!!! YI!!!YIIIII!!! *chopping hand-motion*

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Pads a lock for our Radical Mongoose, right?

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Speaking of Bo, I won't be happy unless they paired him up with Tamina and Nia Jax to be an SJW themed mini-stable. Just slap a fedora on Bo and list their tumblr accounts under their names instead of their Twitter handles.

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Pads a lock for our Radical Mongoose, right?

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In hindsight, I should've realized that was the obvious choice. YIII! YII!!!!

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* Putting Paige and ADR on two different shows was allegedly a deliberate attempt by managment to break them up

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Well, either they succeeded in breaking them up, as apparently Paige has deleted just about every quote about, or picture of ADR from her instagram, or this rumour got it backwards and they broke up and the WWE put them on separate shows to keep the peace.

I feel like I've now sunk to a new low... gossiping about wrestlers love lives

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Add #dicks out for harambe to your avatar.

Holy shit that's really a thing? Dunno, that av is getting pretty wild already without adding gorilla dicks to it though. Maybe squeeze Milo in there somehow.

Gotta go with Danny on this one.

So we don't piss off the nOOrmals...

http://www.cagesideseats.com/2016/7/21/12241080/roman-reigns-wwe-suspension-ends-adderall-substance-tested-positive

Unlike Bark Lobster, Adderal (if that's what it was) doesn't seem like such a big deal. Heavy schedule, lots of travel, whatevs. It wasn't Bolivian Marching Powder, so at least his heart won't asplode.




#DicksOut4Royberto

Adderall isn't that hard to chant either. Poor Bastard.

* The rumored plan is to have Rollins pin Ambrose for the belt at Battleground and then feud with Reigns, while Ambrose is moved back down to the upper mid-card.

* Rumors are that the fight between Gotch and Sin Cara was a total ass-kicking with WrestleZone calling it a "one-sided destruction" on the part of Sin Cara. Reportedly, the two were standing in line at catering when Gotch made some type of remark about Mexicans that Hunico was offended by and beat Gotch's ass for it. There is more heat on Gotch for the incident as the WWE is trying to get a hold on the anti-Hispanic, anti-immigrant talk that has been commmon in WWE lockerrooms for years.

* As WWE tries to bolster its roster numbers, some names that have been offered deals are Cedric Alexander, Tozawa, and Tajiri.

[Edited on 7-22-2016 by CCharger]

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Rollins vs. Rollins at Summerslam! Sweet!

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If they do indeed go with Rollins-Reigns going forward, between the suspension and, you know, the fact he's been booed out of the building the past two years, they've GOTTA do the double-turn don't they!?

Don't they...?

Don't.........they?

Recently reported on the OO forums:

Slade is responsible for all the crappy booking done by Vince in the WWE.

You're welcome!

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Well, either they succeeded in breaking them up, as apparently Paige has deleted just about every quote about, or picture of ADR from her instagram, or this rumour got it backwards and they broke up and the WWE put them on separate shows to keep the peace.

I feel like I've now sunk to a new low... gossiping about wrestlers love lives

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ReiBOOOOOOO! returned today at an event. The crowd didn't eat him alive, if you can take the reaction from a house show to what it will be at Battleground and then on RAW.

ETFS. - Edited for stupidity.

[Edited on 7-23-2016 by merc]

The dicks are still out, Steph.



[Edited on 7/24/2016 by Paddlefoot]

A couple sites are reporting bayley as sasha's mystery partner.

* word is that ADR won't be returning after his contract expires in October; Vince allegedly wants to keep him but he's one of the performers that HHH is apparently trying to low-ball on a contract renewal

Not sure how this affects Paige, if she'll remain with WWE herself or go all "stand by her man" the way AJ Lee did with Punk. I couldn't see either her or ADR in the respective RAW or SD locker-rooms at the end of the PPV last night, which is kind of a big thing as talent is always expected to show up backstage at shows even if they're not being used in-ring.

Could someone please post the link where an unknown dean Ambrose confronts mick foley at a fan event? I remember it, but YouTube isn't helping

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Beer on me

* Cageside Seats is reporting that Reigns' push as "a top guy" is over "for the time being". I don't even know how to take that.

* Bayley vs. Sasha is set to be a slow boil, long term feud that will culminate in a match between the two at Wrestlemania 33 in Orlando

* WWE and Kurt Angle are in the process of negotiating a deal to bring Angle back. The sticking point appears to be money as new HHH's tactic is to low ball performers on salary offers.

* Add Melina and Tommy Dreamer to the list of names possibly returning to fill out the roster